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Call for Action to Stop Fighting in DR Congo
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Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo are calling for assistance and strong international leadership to prevent further deterioration of the devastating humanitarian situation in the country's eastern provinces. Panel discussion hosted by Women for Women International in New York Thursday.
Tony Gambino, an expert on development issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said in New York at a panel discussion hosted by Women for Women International that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council need to take a 'No More Victims' approach towards the humanitarian crisis in Congo. "Because it is clear that the Congolese authorities are incapable of protecting the population, we need to get engaged. The universally accepted principle of 'the responsibility to protect' applies to Congo and we must follow through on it," Gambino said.
Gambino is the author of 'Congo: Securing Peace, Sustaining Progress', a special report published this week by the Council on Foreign Relations in which he argues that the U.S. should focus on ending rampant violence and insecurity in eastern Congo and promoting broad-based environmentally sound sustainable development. "The current UN mission in eastern Congo needs the necessary personnel and mandate to fulfill its central role in stopping rampant violence and helping to build capable security forces," Gambino said on Thursday. "Without this civilians won't find protection and peace."
The worst fighting is occurring close to the provincial capital city of Goma, where Women for Women is training and assisting almost 1,000 women. The UN is reporting that retreating fighters have gone on a rape and looting rampage just 60 miles north of Goma. In another incident on Tuesday night 75,000 people fled their homes following a gun battle in Kibati, just six miles from the city. The displaced are leaving behind most of their belongings and are staying in makeshift camps without access to water, food, and basic health care.
Also addressing the panel, Women for Women International Country Director Christine Karumba said that fear among women in eastern Congo is rising. Many have endured and witnessed gross sexual violence and are afraid that mass rape will further increase if the country returns to war. "The women we are working with don't want to lose what they have achieved," Karumba said. "It is very precious to them." She warned that the area would be hit by a serious food shortage if people are unable to harvest their crops due to displacement. Any loss of income would worsen the situation of the desperately poor civilian population in the eastern part of the country, Karumba added.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo rape has been used by almost all parties of the conflict as a weapon of choice and observers have found that it is now also spreading among civilians as a means of intimidation, torture, and exercising power. The lack of protection through local law enforcement and security authorities is increasing fears of sexual violence escalating. The effects of brutal attacks on women are long-lasting and frequently leave them with severe physical and psychological problems that often remain untreated. The stigma of rape makes many survivors and their children destitute after they are rejected by their families and communities.
"The climate of impunity is problematic and an obstacle to a stable peace in eastern Congo. Although the challenges of reforming and building a functioning law enforcement and justice system are huge, it will be the key of stopping violent attacks - including sexual violence - on civilians"
Mike VanRooyen, Co-Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)--which is conducting both clinical work for rape victims and research in eastern Congo--said during the panel discussion that focus group discussion with survivors have shown the need for economic support to women who are trying to rebuild their lives. The HHI research has also found that although men do not often speak out against the rape epidemic, they are deeply affected by the fact that they are unable to protect women and girls from the attacks.
Panelists agreed that perpetrators need to be brought to justice. "The climate of impunity is problematic and an obstacle to a stable peace in eastern Congo. Although the challenges of reforming and building a functioning law enforcement and justice system are huge, it will be the key of stopping violent attacks - including sexual violence - on civilians," VanRooyen added.
Since 2003, Women for Women International has served more than 18,991 Congolese women and another 102,551 family and community members in this region. Through a holistic program that includes rights awareness and life skills training, income generation assistance, and vocational and skills development, women are able to create stability and self-sufficiency amidst an otherwise chaotic and volatile environment. In 2007 alone, the program reached 9,489 women in the communities of Bukavu, Goma, Fizi and Baraka in the Kivu provinces of eastern Congo. Women for Women International also conducts Men's Leadership Training programs that aim at educating religious, traditional, and civic leaders about the consequences of sexual violence on women and whole communities, with the aim of turning men into advocates of women's rights.
Women for Women International, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization, provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. Women for Women International is a Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize award winner.
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Students happily roamed the familiar hallways in search of an adventure or two given to them through interactive reading.
Second-grader Khallida Muhammad was visibly entertained by one exhibit during Stockbridge Elementary School's Fourth Annual Family Reading Night. "I think it's wonderful," said her mother, Danna Muhammad. "All of the activities are engaging." This year's reading night was deemed the SES Safari Literacy Night, which included one of the seven-year-old's favorite exhibits, the Lion Lake exhibit. The Lion Lake exhibit was one of 17 exhibits featuring ways to read through story telling, music, technology and art, according to Stockbridge Literacy Coach Adriene Lanier, who spearheaded the event. photo Photo by Johnny Jackson Young children use music as a means of making reading fun at Stockbridge Elementary School in Stockbridge. photo Photo by Johnny Jackson A storyteller reads a tale to youth in the Stockbridge Elementary School media center, during the schools annual Literacy Night event. photo Photo by Johnny Jackson Stockbridge Elementary School students learn through reading and music during the schools annual Literacy Night. The school hosted its annual literacy night on Sept. 1, as a way to promote literacy among students and their families. Lanier said the event included games and activities designed to make reading fun and interesting to young people. Leading up to the annual event, she said, teachers were asked to demonstrate to parents different activities in which they can engage with their children to make reading fun for the children, at the K-3 elementary school. "Parents have been responsive," Lanier said. "They were here before the doors were open." The literacy coach, noting the event's annual growth, reported that more than 70 families attended the event this year. "It's more than just reading a book, it's taking it beyond reading a book," said Lanier. "My ultimate goal is to foster a lifelong love of reading. Reading doesn't end at taking a test. Literacy is a daily part of life."More like this story
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Tomorrow morning KT McFarland will join Robert McFarlane, Reagan's national security advisor, for one of her K.T. "kitchen talks" at the house of some emigrees from the Soviet Union. And in the evening, she has that fund-raiser (pdf of invite here) with Henry Kissinger, General P.X. Read More


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For British nail artist Kayleigh O'Connor, dressing up your hands isn't something to do just for Halloween, it's an everyday hobby. The 25-year-old from Birmingham, England got her start as a teenager 9 years ago when she started using simple, plain colors to cover up her badly-bitten nails.
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Now her intricate pop culture and 3D designs are receiving international attention since she began posting photos of them on Facebook and deviantArt.
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"Harry Potter" sorting hat design
"I was just happy to have a hobby that I enjoy so I have been amazed at all the positive feedback I've been getting online through it, I'm really amazed!" O'Connor, who recently got a university degree in media and communications, told TODAY.com in an email.
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As complicated as her designs appear they don't take her long to create at all. When O'Connor gets an idea she jumps right in, taking about 10 minutes to plan the design and 1 to 2 hours to complete a set.
"My favorite thing about starting a new set is working out what to put on each nail (and seeing it all come together in the end). And wearing them, of course!" said O'Connor, who is setting up a small video production company with friends.
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While replicating her intricate designs may seem daunting to a nail art newbie, O'Connor shared with us some simple steps you can take to give your nails a Halloween theme this year with one of her "The Shining" designs.
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Give yourself "The Shining" Grady twins and carpet nails.
Tutorial for "The Shining" Grady twins and carpet pattern nails:
- Seven different shades of nail polish (light blue, cream, white, pink, orange, brown and red)
- A thin paintbrush or toothpick
Kayleigh's tutorial
- I decided to paint the Grady twins' dresses on my ring and middle fingers but you can choose any two of your nails which you think will be best. The first step is to paint both nails light blue and then wait for these to dry.
- From now on you must use a thin paintbrush or a toothpick to create the look for the rest of the outfits. Once the blue has dried, use a cream colored varnish to paint thin triangles on both sides of these nails. These act as the twins' arms and create the dress shapes.
- Use a white varnish to paint two small, joined semi-circles at the tips of the nails to create a collar. Then, add dots to the 'sleeves' of the dresses to create a frilly look.
- Now use a pink varnish to paint a thin line across the middle of the dresses, where you imagine the waist would fall.
- Little flicks with the pink varnish (falling downwards from the center of the line) create ribbons, completing the dresses.
- Moving on to the rest of the design, begin by painting your other nails orange and wait for these to dry.
- Paint a brown line upwards from your cuticle, stopping around two thirds of the way up your nails. Use your paintbrush or toothpick for this and for the next steps if you find this easier.
- Create a 'V' shape on top of this line, connecting it with the top corners of your nails.
- Leaving a gap for the orange to show through, use the 'Y' shape you've now created as a guide to complete the other brown sections of the carpet pattern.
- Fill in the top and side areas with red varnish as shown and the design is finished! After everything dries, use a clear top coat to give the nails an extra sleek finish and to prevent the design from chipping.
Now that you know how to create this design you will be able to feature the Grady girls on your nails "for ever, and ever, and ever…" Happy Halloween!
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Steven Donnell Waytes, 26, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the May 27 shooting of Jimmie Lee Hunter, 34, in Capitol Heights, police say.
Prince George's County Police say Waytes was identified as a suspect in the murder of Hunter and a warrant was obtained for his arrest on June 7.
Waytes, of the 4200 block of Barnaby Road S.E. in Washington, was arrested without incident Firday. He is awaiting extradition from D.C.
On Friday, May 27, police were called at approximately 7:25 p.m. because of a shooting. When they arrived on scene in the 1700 block of Kenilworth Avenue in Capitol Heights, they found Hunter, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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This family-friendly hotel is located in Reykjavik, close to Asgrimur Jonsson Collection, Laugavegur, and Sundhollin. Also nearby are Reykjavik Pond and Harpa.
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In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Odinsve features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café and a conference center.
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In addition to premium satellite television, guestrooms include beds with Select Comfort mattresses, complimentary wireless Internet access, and climate control.
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The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and audiovisual equipment.
An Internet point is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 1076 square feet (100 square meters) include a conference center and a meeting/conference room. This family-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Guests can use the business facilities at a partner hotel. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times and an area shuttle.
Hotel Odinsve is a smoke-free property.
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- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 100
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Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Snaps Bistro - Bar - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Pitman, Beyer, Modesto Christian and Ceres High all gathered together Tuesday for this year's Ceres Basketball Tournament. Pitman (6-4) faced off against Modesto Christian (3-2) in the first game of the round-robin style tournament and was bested by the Crusaders 38-48.
Both Pitman and Turlock High will need to find head coach replacements for their water polo teams by next season.
The girls basketball team at Turlock High hosted its first home game of the season against a red hot Beyer High team Friday night. The Bulldogs (2-6) and Patriots (9-1) played a close first half but as the game progressed, Beyer gradually pulled away, handing Turlock its sixth loss by a score of 51-35.
Turlock Christian High (1-7) entered the first round of the Denair basketball tournament on Thursday pitted against an eager Hughson High (2-5). Both teams were looking for their second win of the season and a spot in the second round winner's bracket.
It wasn't looking good for Denair's boys basketball team (2-6) Thursday night when they faced Cristo Rey High (1-7) in the first round of their own tournament. The Trojans looked to be on their way to the second round after a dominate first half, but a Coyote comeback dashed their plans. Denair snatched the win from Cristo Rey by a score of 76-68 and advanced to the second round where they played Hughson High.
Hilmar High's wrestling team had to overcome two obstacles Wednesday night in their first dual of the season, a tough Hughson High team and a lack of preparation. With only a week of practice and conditioning Hilmar came up short, losing 33-39.
It was a dominate performance by the Yellowjackets Tuesday night when Hilmar High (4-3) traveled to Denair High (1-6) to face the Coyotes. Hilmar, led by Jesse Burke, outscored Denair 74-53. It was Hilmar's most productive night of the season.
It was as close as it could get Monday night when Pitman High's girls basketball team hosted Turlock Christian High. The Pride controlled most of the game but with 1:00 left in regulation the score was tied, 40-40, as the two teams engaged in a back and forth battle for the win.
The 35th annual Frank Godinez basketball tournament almost ended with a showdown of local rivals, Turlock and Pitman High. Although both teams played well in the tournament they both lost in the second round, setting up a championship game between Davis High (6-4) and Valley High (6-1) on Saturday. When it was all said and done, Valley emerged from the tournament as champions, defeating Davis 71-62.
Confidence is contagious. It motivates and inspires athletes to perform to their expectations, and sometimes beyond. Such was the case Wednesday night when Turlock High's wrestling team hosted the Los Banos Tigers in its first home dual of the season.
The boys from Pitman High's basketball team handed Ceres High a first round loss at the Godinez tournament on Thursday, 55-39.
Turlock High's boys basketball team entered the first round of the Frank Godinez tournament on Thursday facing a Beyer High team that had only won two games in the past two seasons. Most expected the Bulldogs to pull off an easy victory and cruise into the second round.
With only one practice that included all of its players, Hilmar High's boys basketball team entered Tuesday's game against Atwater High under-prepared, yet enthusiastic. Their enthusiasm wasn't enough to finish the Falcons, however, as they lost 58-42.
It's a new season for Hilmar and Denair high's wrestling teams. Time to lace up their shoes, snap on their head gears and get ready to grapple with anyone who steps on the mat.
Hilmar High's girls basketball team entered Monday's home game against Central Catholic with high energy and expectations to win. Unfortunately, the Raiders were able to keep the Yellowjackets at bay, claiming victory 51-38.
Turlock and Pitman High will meet on the baseball field in a game to watch, before league play even starts after both squads notched back-to-back wins in this year's Pedretti Tournament earning a spot in the championship round.
Turlock's Albino Orozco (170 pounds) is the last man standing for area wrestlers in the CIF State Wrestling Championships at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
The Central California Conference is known to be one of the most competitive leagues in the valley in nearly every sport-including softball.
Turlock and Pitman High kicked off track season on Friday by going the distance, joining 16 other high schools at Joe Debely Stadium for the Pitman Distance Wars. But while only a handful of each team's track competitors actually saw action on Friday, their respective rosters-sprinters, jumpers, and throwers-were in attendance to cheer their teammates on.
With preseason currently in play, the Southern Athletic League and Trans Valley League girls soccer teams prepare for another fresh season.
The California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships is two days away. After countless hours of practice and months of preparation-and in some cases years-seven local wrestlers are on the cusp of what will be the biggest stage of their wrestling careers. They're State bound.
The Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament, the final stop before every high school wrestler's apex dream-the State Tournament.
The Pitman High soccer tournament was supposed to be a launching point for the 2014 season, unfortunately, Mother Nature forced the tourney to get cancelled and sent most of the 36 scheduled teams back home.
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THERE'S a leaky roof and mold on the walls at South Charleston Middle School that at least one student suspects is causing her health problems.
Parents of several of the school's students came out in force to the Kanawha County Board of Education meeting Thursday to demand that action be taken.
As reported by the Daily Mail's Shay Maunz, 7th grade student Sarah Providenti said she's been sick every day since the first day of school. Repeated trips to the doctor and allergy testing finally found a cause - mold.
"Lately, I've been avoiding going to the bathroom at school," she said. "Because the mold is so bad in there and I cough so much.
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This isn't nearly the first time the issue of mold and poor maintenance at a Kanawha County school have reached board level.
Superintendent Ron Duerring asked for patience, explaining that steps are underway to address the issues. An environmental crew is scheduled to be at the 87-year old school building today and a project to replace the roof is already out to bid.
The school board said it will address the issue further at its next regular board meeting in October, after an environmental study has been completed.
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well considering Tex-Pan America is currently ranked third on this list, and their average attendance last year for conference home games was under 700 fans per game...I think this 6th fan competiotin is a bunch of bull
the top 10 is a collection of "who the **** is that team"?
The hell are these schools? We got some catchin up to do.
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The fact that I would have to go out of my way to figure out who the #8 team UALR is makes this poll silly.
As someone who went to junior high and high school in Little Rock and saw most of my classmates either go to Arkansas, Ole Miss, etc.....then flunk out from partying too hard only to wind up back home at UALR.....it stands for the University of Absolute Last Resort.
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Various ways to solve certain puzzles.
Physics-based object manipulation works great.
Superb sound.
Great price.
Natural puzzles solved by manipulating your environment.
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A mandatory team meeting of University of Louisville football players has been called for 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, with the agenda being preparations for the Sugar Bowl game against Florida.
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With Carlos Marmol on the DL shelf, and already having been demoted from his closer role, Cubs manager Dale Sveum is mixing-and-matching relievers to close games (though it's been mostly Rafael Dolis, that is, when there's even been a closing situation).
This Tom Verducci article at SI.com provides some food for thought on managers possibly changing that role. Here, he's talking about David Robertson of the Yankees, who was the first one given that team's closer role after Mariano Rivera went down with a torn ACL:
In fact, relief usage is so nonsensical that the better you do your job the less you get used. Check out this pattern of how many times Robertson has pitched more than one inning over the past three years:
2010: 16
2011: 9
2012: 1
Verducci goes on to point out:
In 1990 there were 519 saves of more than three outs. Last year there were only 82. And this year we are on a pace for 60.
Where have all the independent thinking managers gone?
Here's an opportunity for Dale Sveum to put a stamp on the game. Be the guy who goes against the grain. Use a reliever for a two-inning save. (That is, when the Cubs even have a chance to do that.) Why not? How many times have we seen Marmol blow a game after the eighth-inning guy blew through three hitters in eight pitches?
Cubs lineup:
DeJesus RF, Campana CF, Castro SS, LaHair 1B, Soriano LF, Stewart 3B, Soto C, Barney 2B, Samardzija P
Brewers lineup:
Aoki cf, Lucroy c, Braun lf, Ramirez 3b, Hart rf, Green 1b, Conrad 2b, Maysonet ss, Estrada p
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Jeff Samardzija has not faced the Brewers this year, and overall current Brewers don't have much of a record against him -- 8-for-35 (.229) with one home run (Ryan Braun). In fact, Braun has four of those eight hits. Shut him down and maybe the Cubs will win this game. (Yes, I know. I'm reaching.)
Marco Estrada has never started a game against the Cubs; in five career relief appearances he's posted an 11.23 ERA with three home runs allowed. That'd be nice. This year, since moving into the rotation, he has a 5.00 ERA with five home runs allowed in 18 innings. No current Cub, though, has more than three career AB against him; overall, current Cubs are just 2-for-18 against Estrada with one home run (Geovany Soto).
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Acquiring "the Knowledge" of London's Layout Drives Structural Brain Changes
Acquiring "the Knowledge" of London's Layout Drives Structural Brain Changes
Current Biology, Volume 21, Issue 24,
Pages 2109-2114,
Publication Date 08 December 2011
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.11.018
Katherine Woollett
Eleanor A. Maguire
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Corresponding author
► Trainee taxi drivers in London spend 3–4 years learning the city's layout ► We assessed the brain and memory of trainees before and after this long training ► Those who qualified experienced increased gray matter in posterior hippocampus ► Successful qualification was also associated with changes in memory profile
The last decade has seen a burgeoning of reports associating brain structure with specific skills and traits (e.g., [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]). Although these cross-sectional studies are informative, cause and effect are impossible to establish without longitudinal investigation of the same individuals before and after an intervention. Several longitudinal studies have been conducted (e.g., [9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18]); some involved children or young adults, potentially conflating brain development with learning, most were restricted to the motor domain, and all concerned relatively short timescales (weeks or months). Here, by contrast, we utilized a unique opportunity to study average-IQ adults operating in the real world as they learned, over four years, the complex layout of London's streets while training to become licensed taxi drivers. In those who qualified, acquisition of an internal spatial representation of London was associated with a selective increase in gray matter (GM) volume in their posterior hippocampi and concomitant changes to their memory profile. No structural brain changes were observed in trainees who failed to qualify or control participants. We conclude that specific, enduring, structural brain changes in adult humans can be induced by biologically relevant behaviors engaging higher cognitive functions such as spatial memory, with significance for the "nature versus nurture" debate.


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The amendments [text, in Turkish] were approved [JURIST report] by the Turkish Grand National Assembly [official website, in Turkish] last week. Last month, the AKP submitted a revised version [JURIST report] of their proposed amendments, including a proposal to alter Article 157 of the Constitution [text, in Turkish] so that judges of the Military Supreme Administrative Court would have judicial immunity and be shielded from spurious claims. An earlier version of AKP's proposal was submitted [JURIST report] a week prior and contained seven revisions [Hurriyet report] from the package originally unveiled [JURIST report] at the end of March. Included amongst the changes were a highly-disputed reform to the judiciary system that would allow military and government officials to be tried in civilian court, another that would make it harder for the government to disband political parties that challenge the country's nationalist establishment, and a provision that would prohibit the prosecution of the 1980 coup leaders. AKP says it created the amendments to promote democracy in Turkey and support its bid into the European Union (EU) [official website].
While Canada is believed to hold about one-fifth of the world's fresh water, water supply has become an increasingly contentious issue as the world's population continues to grow. In March, Bolivian President Evo Morales [BBC profile] called on the UN to declare access to safe drinking water a basic human right [JURIST report], marking World Water Day [official website]. In December, a California judge tentatively ruled that a 2003 Colorado River water use agreement is invalid [JURIST report]. The agreement settled a dispute over how to divide the Colorado River between California and six other states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Under the agreement, California would significantly reduce the amount of water diverted from farms to California cities over the course of 75 years.
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Recently, a number of policy analysts and scholars have raised the specter of a growing gap between the U.S. military and the society it is sworn to protect. Concern about this alleged gap has evolved into a regular part of the ongoing debate over the status of U.S. civil-military relations in the post-Cold War era.
The essence of this claim is that the U.S. military has become increasingly alienated from American society and that the officer corps, once apolitical, is growing both more conservative and politically active than ever before. A major scholarly study seems to confirm this view. Working under the auspices of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS), a consortium of universities in North Carolina, a number of highly respected scholars have concluded that a substantial gap concerning politics and values has opened over the last two decades between the nation's increasingly conservative military elite and prominent civilians without military service.
Many of the TISS researchers believe they have identified trends that ultimately will result in a large, semi-autonomous military so different and estranged from society that it will become unaccountable to the people it serves. They fear the expansion of the military's influence and that the military will become contemptuous of American society and unresponsive to civilian authorities.
The TISS study research is essentially sound. There are differences between the military and civilian society, and some of these differences have increased over time. But a danger is that policy-makers will misconstrue the findings of the TISS study and use them to justify actions detrimental to long-term U.S. military effectiveness.
The fact is that there are several gaps between the military and American society. A functional gap arises from the fact that the military must meet the hard requirements of the battlefield in order to succeed in war. To fulfill its functional imperative, the military must govern itself according to principles different from those of liberal society. This gap must exist if a liberal society's military is to be effective. Those who have experienced combat or at least have seen "Saving Private Ryan" can understand why.
To do its job, the military has adopted a culture that constitutes an evolutionary response to the unchanging nature of war. To maximize the chances of battlefield success, military organizations must overcome the paralyzing effects of fear on the individual soldier. Accordingly, the military places a premium on such factors as unit cohesion and morale. It stresses such martial virtues as both physical and moral courage, a sense of honor and duty, discipline, a professional code of conduct and loyalty. A workplace foreign to most civilians dictate these requirements.
Most of the other gaps follow logically from the functional one. For instance, the unique requirements of military culture create a legal gap the military justice system includes offenses that do not exist in civilian life. And because the military attracts individuals of a conservative bent, we should not be surprised that a values gap has arisen between the military and liberal society. The TISS study focused a great deal of attention on this values gap.
But of greatest concern should be the participation gap. The TISS study confirms a growing divergence between the attitudes of the military and the civilian elite that largely has forsaken the military in the all-volunteer era. In the long run, this participation gap constitutes the greatest threat to the long-term health of the republic because the American civilian elite, ignorant of the requirements of military culture, may seek to subordinate the military's functional imperative to a societal one at the cost of military effectiveness.
All too often, the American civilian elite sees military culture not as something that contributes to military effectiveness, but as a problem to be eradicated in the name of multiculturalism, sexual politics and the politics of "sexual orientation." At a minimum, elite opinion contends that the military is obligated to adapt to contemporary liberal values, patterns of behavior and social mores no matter how adversely they might affect the military's ability to carry out its functional imperative. Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO) epitomized a more radical version during the Navy's Tailhook trauma: that the service's problems represented "the sound of a culture cracking." That approach seeks destruction of the culture, not its reform.
The American civilian elite's assault on the military ethos undergirds the ongoing process of softening military discipline and reducing training standards within the U.S. military. The decision last year by Secretary of Defense William Cohen to reject, on the advice of the chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force, his own hand-picked panel's recommendation to separate basic training by "gender" is a case in point.
Unfortunately, such attempts to "civilianize" the military are not new. After World War II, a review board under Gen. Jimmy Doolittle set out to strip away the harshness and sharp edges of military life. Training was made less demanding. Discipline was softened in conformance with civilian norms and standards.
The consequences of the Doolittle reforms were evident in the early days of the Korean War when many American soldiers threw down their arms, surrendered or ran in panic before the onslaught of the North Koreans. One result of the Doolittle reforms only recently cane to light: Panicky, undisciplined troops, paralyzed by fear, killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of refugees surging against their defensive positions in No Gun Ri.
Cohen's decision is reminiscent of the Doolittle reforms after World War II that contributed to the failure of U.S. arms at the outset of the Korean War. Could we be setting ourselves up for a repeat of that debacle?
Of course, some commentators argue that technology has transformed the "very nature of war" by eliminating what Prussian theorist of war Carl von Clausewitz called "friction" and the "fog of uncertainty" in war. Accordingly, they contend that there is now less need for the soldierly virtues associated with the traditional military ethos. But history and experience have taught the dangers of over-reliance on technology. Technology is no substitute for soldierly excellence, which is developed the old-fashioned way: through leadership, training, discipline and unit cohesion.
A liberal democracy such as the United States faces a dilemma when it comes to its military: to fulfill its functional imperative, the military cannot govern itself by the liberal principles it ultimately defends. As T. R. Fehrenbach wrote in his classic study of the Korea conflict, This Kind of War: "By the very nature of its missions, the military must maintain a hard and illiberal view of life and the world. Society's purpose is to live; the military's is to stand ready, if need be, to die." If we cannot count on the military to prepare itself for that eventuality, it will fail and if it does, the liberal American society that the military protects will go down with it.


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By Mr. Koczera of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 320) of Robert M. Koczera and others relative to the issuance of a category one casino license in the southeast region. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
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Life in Nevada County
People are drawn to Nevada County for many reasons….its history, diverse population, the area's natural beauty, wide variety of outdoor sports and activities as well as quality of life found in the small town atmosphere.
County Location
Just Northeast of Sacramento, Nevada County is found nestled in the Northern California Sierra Foothills Region…..the perfect place to visit or live. In 1851, its founder took parts of Yuba County to form the new county, naming it after the mining town of Nevada City from which the term Nevada, in Spanish, means "snow covered". The county offers approximately 974 square miles, 958 square miles of land and 17 square miles of water, for one to experience and enjoy. The western portion is defined by several river courses and irregular boundaries of adjoining counties. The county boundaries resemble the shape of a Deringer pistol which happened to be a common possession among the refined gold rush period residents.
Today, the county seat of Nevada City still exhibits snow covered landscapes during random winter storms. As of 2000, the county census showed a population of 92,033 with 36,894 households and 25,936 families. Also noted in the census were 44,282 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile.
- Grass Valley
- Nevada City (County Seat)
Towns and Communities
- Alta Sierra
- Lake Wildwood
- Lake of the Pines
- Penn Valley
- McCourtney Area
- Morgan Ranch
- North San Juan
- Washington
- Big Oak
- Smartville
If you are looking into the various schools and educational opportunities for you, your family members or a friend, we have provided you with a list of the individual school district and school sites, both public and private.
Individual School District Sites
- Chicago Park School District
- Clear Creek School District
- Grass Valley School District
- Nevada City School District
- Pleasant Ridge Union School District
- Pleasant Valley School District
- Ready Springs Union School District
- Twin Ridges School District
- Union Hill School District
- Nevada Joint Union High School District
- Bear River High School
- Colfax High School
- Placer High School
Private Schools
Adjacent Counties
- Placer County, California - south
- Yuba County, California - west
- Sierra County, California - north
Major Highways Accessing the County
Public Transportation
- Gold Country Stage - bus service in Grass Valley, Nevada City, Cedar Ridge and Colfax. A connection is available between Grass Valley and Auburn (Placer County).
- Tahoe Area Rapid Transit, operated by Placer County, has a route connecting Truckee with Lake Tahoe and the state of Nevada. Truckee also has its own local bus service.
- Greyhound and Amtrak stop in Truckee and Colfax.
- Nevada County Air Parkis a general aviation airport located just east of Grass Valley.
- Sacramento Internationation Airport– Off the interstate 5, Sacramento - 1 hour away from the Western Nevada County area:
Directions to Nevada County from Sacramento
- Route 1 - Taking Interstate 5 east, to the 99 and head north to the 70 into Marysville. Go east on State Route 20 toward Penn Valley/Grass Valley/Nevada City.
- Route 2 – Take the Interstate 5 southeast toward Sacramento. Head east on Interstate 80 toward Reno. In Auburn, take the State Route 49 north towards Grass Valley/Nevada City.
National Parks
State Parks
- Donner State Park
- Mallokoff Diggins State Park
- Empire Mine State Park>
Lakes in the Region
- Bullards Bar
- Collins Lake
- Donner Lake
- Lake Engelbright
- Lake of the Pine
- Lake Wildwood
- Rollins Lake
- Sardine Lake
- Serene Lake
- Scotts Flat Lake
Golf Courses
- Lake of the Pines (Private – Within Gated Community )
- Lake Wildwood (Private – Within Gated Community)
- Alta Sierra Country Club
History of Creative Talent
- The world's first long-distance telephone call
- World's first commercial air field in Grass Valley
- The Pelton wheel, designed to power gold mines and currently drives hydro-electric generators
- Nevada City and Grass Valley - First CA towns with electric lights.
- Lyman Gilmore developed early powered aircraft and operated the world's first commercial air field in Grass Valley. There is evidence that he may have flown prior to the Wright brothers.
- Charles Litton Sr., a Nevada County resident, assisted Raytheon in the development of the magnetron tube.
- Atari developed its first home computer video games in Nevada County.
- The Grass Valley Group designed and manufactured the videobroadcasting equipment used by the Olympics, NASA and almost every television station
- Electronic medical dosing equipment was developed and manufactured in Nevada County.
- The first commercially viable picture-phone was developed in Nevada City.
- Chuck Yeager, the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound resides here.
Sources reveal that as many as 50 high tech and applied tech companies and more than 1,000 hardware and software design and development professionals are happy to call Nevada County their home.
Housing and Outdoor Environment To Meet Everyone's Style and Taste
From apartments, co-housing, miner's cottages, cabins and bungalows to farm houses, ranches, equestrian properties, Victorians, subdivisions and expansive estates with panoramic views, you can find it all in Nevada County. This area offers a diverse range of housing in the setting of your choice. While some desire to live within city limits or reside out in the country, you may want to consider a location on or near a lake, river, stream, golf course or mountain peak. The area offers so many possibilities and, for this reason, Nevada County is known for its diverse population. While walking the streets, a visitor might cross the paths of a Bay Area "Techi" or entrepreneur, world renown pilot, poet, inventor, artist or athlete…or perhaps an organic farmer, aging hippy, rancher, banker, musician, small business owner or employee of tech firm recently relocated to Nevada County. Visitors and residents can truly attest that this county has something that everyone seeks – quality of life.