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Illicit goods are often poor quality and therefore pose a risk to public health. Enforcement operations in the field aim to remove such products from circulation.
At the same time, a clear link can be drawn between trafficking in illicit goods and transnational organized crime, which makes enforcement operations of this nature of utmost importance. Not only is there the vital question of protecting public safety, but also of dismantling those illegal networks that are connected to other serious forms of crime.
Representatives from a variety of agencies and sectors – police and customs officers, prosecutors, investigative experts – attend training courses and workshops in advance of the operational activity. These hands-on workshops equip participants with the knowledge they need for the raids and follow-up investigations, in particular, enabling them to better distinguish fake products from genuine ones.
The following flagship operations highlight the success of multidisciplinary enforcement action and show the impact of our activities across the world.
September and October 2014
Operations White Mercury II and Black Poseidon III
Fakes worth EUR 37 million seized in INTERPOL coordinated operations across Europe
September 2014
Operation Real
INTERPOL operation nets fakes worth USD 50 million across Asia
July 2014
Operation Wipeout
Dangerous fake goods seized in INTERPOL operations across Eastern and Southern Africa
April 2014
Operation Jupiter VI: Hundreds of raids across South America net fake goods worth USD 27 million
March 2014
Operation Al Shaheen: INTERPOL-supported operation in Qatar leads to major seizure of illicit goods
January 2014
Operation Opson: Thousands of tonnes of fake food and drink seized in INTERPOL-Europol operation
January 2014
Qatar requests first INTERPOL notice for illicit trade offences
November 2013
Operation Alisuyo
Participating countries: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
November 2013
Intellectual Property Crimes operational workshop
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Operation White Mercury
Participating countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
September 2013
Operation Kalahari
Participating countries: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia
May - June 2013
Operation Black Poseidon II
Participating countries: (six) Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.
May - June 2013
Operation Etosha
Participating country: (one) Namibia.
May - June 2013
Operation Hurricane
Participating countries: (eight) China, Hong Kong (China), Fiji, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
May - June 2013
Operation Pacific
Participating countries: (six) Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.
December 2012
Operation Opson II
Participating countries: (29) Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and the USA.
October 2012
Operation Tonse II
Participating countries: (six) Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
May 2012
Operation Meerkat
Participating countries: (seven) Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
May 2012
Operation Black Poseidon
Participating countries: (five in total) Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine.
March 2012
Operation Tonse
Participating countries: (one) Zambia.
March 2012
Operation Maya
Participating countries: (11) Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and USA.
November - December 2011
Operation Opson
Participating countries: (10) Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
April to June 2011
Operation Atlantique
Participating countries: (five) Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo.
January to December 2010
Operation Jupiter V
Participating countries: (13) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France (French Guyana), Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Weekend Recommender: June 27-30
Aspen Ideas Festival, Theatre Aspen's Les Miserables, and more.
June 26, 2013
Theatre Aspen will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a rendition of Les Misérables.
Aspen Music Festival: Icarus at the Edge of Time
Thursday, June 27, 7:30 p.m.
A special event of the AMFS eight-week season, this multimedia show, presented in conjunction with the Aspen Institute, originally debuted in Manhattan in 2010. Based on the book by Brian Greene, with music by Philip Glass, this incredible performance will feature Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Held at the Benedict Music Tent, 845 Meadows Rd., 970-925-9042
Theatre Aspen: Les Miserables
Thursday, June 27-Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m.
Join theatre Aspen for its 30th anniversary season. This Aspen institution offers amazing Broadway talents and promises a fun and entertaining night for family and friends. Now staged in the new Hurst Theatre, on tap this weekend is renowned musical Les Misérables. Directed by Mark Martino, the production features music by Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schöneberg. 470 Rio Grande Place; 970-925-5313
Aspen Ideas Festival
Thursday June 27-Tuesday, July 2
One of the many highlights of an Aspen summer, this heady event draws global leaders, media tycoons, CEOs, scientists, and politicos to the mountains. Now in its ninth year and presented by the acclaimed Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, three inspiring program tracks span four topics each. More than 300 speakers include U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan; Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih; Twitter CEO Dick Costolo; Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA); National Rifle Association of America President David A. Keene; Goldman Sachs CEO and Chairman Lloyd Blankfein; and Cellist and the Aspen Institute's 2013 Harman-Eisner Artist in Residence Yo-Yo Ma, among others. Aspen Meadows Resort, 845 Meadows Rd., 970-544-7960
JAS Café Presents: Jon Cleary
Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
The Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) June Festival continues! Staged at the JAS Cafe at The Little Nell, Jon Cleary, an Irish native and New Orleans transplant, brings the succulent sounds of the Crescent City to the mountains. A pianist and vocalist, Cleary deftly navigates soul, funk, jazz, and rock. 675 E. Durant Ave., 866-JAS-TIXX
Fold Brings Sustainable Fare to Carbondale
A West Coast chef opens a new community kitchen.
June 20, 2013
Exactly the type of restaurant, attitude, and skills that I've been craving for in the Roaring Fork Valley, Fold Community Kitchen, located on Delores Way, off Satank Road in Carbondale (near Ajax Bike and Sport) is the passionate project of young local Noela Figueroa, a highly skilled chef who recently moved to the area from the West Coast (by way of Portland, Seattle, and Santa Barbara). She has brought a sustainable sensibility, a huge commitment to local farms, and a hip approach that resonates throughout the restaurant's menu, décor, and ambiance.
I've stopped into Fold a couple of times at breakfast and lunch. The coffee and baked goods, such as the handmade pineapple pithiviers and buttermilk biscuits, were delicious, and the lunch of Monte Cristo on homemade brioche served with spiced apple butter and hearty kale salad with fennel was outstanding.
During a recent visit I had the chance to speak with Figueroa, who with superstar sous chef Caroline Glover (formerly of the Spotted Pig in New York and a grad of the Culinary Institute of America), are now offering breakfast, lunch, and Sunday brunch. Dinner service begins this month. It's just the kind of small, intimate, dedicated culinary experience for which local diners, like me, have been clamoring.
"The Roaring Fork Valley has a lot of opportunity for people interested in food," says Figueroa. "We have visitors from all over the world, transplants from larger cities, and natives who have grown up with cosmopolitan influences. In addition, there's an emphasis on comforting, healthy food, and sometimes the intersection of those two points of view gets confused. Taste is still subjective, and people like what they like—that doesn't mean they can't be turned on to something new, there just needs to be a reason for them to do so."
Fold satisfies a niche for American food with hearty ingredients and innovative preparations.
"I'd like to try and fill that desire for comfort, with an additional twist that makes you think twice, and eat a little more," she adds, an ambitious endeavor for the small staff in a small space.
"Caroline and I are doing this because we truly love food," she says.
Beginning this summer, dinners will also be served at Fold. The opening dinner featured radish salad with dandelion greens and a chive dressing; arugula agnolotti with an apple-date chutney, Idiazabal cheese and walnut sauce; Rocky Mountain trout on a celery root puree with grapefruit chutney and a fennel slaw. For the final course a gluten-free chocolate cake with an almond milk sorbet and a salty sweet brittle.
Furthermore, Figueroa adds, "Eventually, I'd like to offer cooking classes for children and adults,specialty wine dinners with some friends, and the project that I am most excited about: a prepared foods program based around Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares with local farms." 1909 Dolores Way, Carbondale, 970-963-1163
Best Eats for Your Denver Road Trip
If you're hungry on your next trip to Denver, check out these eateries.
June 19, 2013
Unbelievable burgers and grass-fed brisket are on tap at The Grind in Glenwood Springs
The drive from the mountains to Denver on a summer day is, in itself, spectacular. And even if you are dreading yet another jaunt to the Front Range, it's a great chance to discover dining locales that may have yet to make it onto your GPS.
Glenwood Springs (Exit 116): The Grind
I time my exit from the valley so that we can gorge on one of the best burgers in the state. Now in its new and expanded location, stop in for its signature beef grind, a custom blend of locally raised, grass-fed cuts of brisket, short rib and chuck, ground on the premises. If not a meat-eater, the best (hands down) black bean veggie burger in the Rockies is the Mayan, a housemade black bean Grind, with chipotle mayo, pumpkin seed salsa, lettuce, tortilla chips, and roasted Anaheim chilis. The Grind is a burger joint for the food obsessed, worth a trip in any season.
Order This: The Daily Grind, a changing chef-inspired creation, ground from beef, chicken, lamb, tuna, pork, buffalo, or veggies. 970-230-9258
Edwards (Exit 163): Eat! Drink!
Worthy of a date night, this stop features a menu of gourmet paninis and small plates to share. Eat! Drink! serves 30 wines by the glass (all under $10). For an impromptu picnic, assemble a cheese basket from more than 200 artisan selections.
Order This: Peppadew peppers stuffed with Valdeón blue cheese, wrapped in prosciutto, then finished in a panini press and topped with honey and Marcona almonds. 970-926-1393
Frisco (Exit 201): Alpine Market & Deli
For those dedicated to local, organic products, or have specific dietary needs (vegan, gluten-free) don't miss the Alpine Market & Deli, an organic food store, raw juice bar, and all-natural meats deli. While sometimes the wait can be long, it's worth it, and the selection keeps me returning to this fine eatery.
Order This: Brant's Super Protein Bar made with chocolate, peanut butter, sesame, sunflower seeds, and coconut. Add a warm Harvest Spice juice of apples, carrots, ginger, and a hint of lemon. 970-668-5535
Idaho Springs (Exit 241): Smokin' Yards BBQ
Recommended to me by former Pullman Chef John Little, Smokin' Yards has attained a cult-like following among frequent I-70 travelers. Using oak to evenly flavor its meat, Smokin' Yards is an unexpected gem in Idaho Springs.
Order This: Moist brisket sandwich served with chipotle mashed sweet potatoes, spicy coleslaw, and fried dill pickles. 303-567-9273
I-70 East Honorable Mentions:
The Pullman: This restaurant is such a no-brainer I almost didn't feel like I needed to mention it. For both adults and kids, it's a homerun and less than two minutes off I-70. I usually go with the daily special, and the kids' menu is the best deal in the valley – lunch, dessert, and a drink for $8. 330 7th St., 970-230-9234
Larkburger: Yes it's a chain. But it's a local chain and they make a great burger. Often oozing with grease, I don't recommend eating these in the car. Shakes and fries worth the caloric splurge. Located in Edwards.
Heading West to Grand Junction on I-70:
Red Brick Barbecue: First recommended to me by Lisa Houston, publisher of Edible Aspen and a Texas native who knows her barbecue. She doesn't fool around when it comes to BBQ, and either does Red Brick, located in Silt. Take note of hours. They are closed between lunch and dinner hours and they mean it. 970-876-1119
Bin 707 Foodbar: The most exciting restaurant to come out of Grand Junction since 1997 (when I started keeping track!). Owners are excited and devoted to a seasonal, farm-driven menu and friendly service. A must in GJ. 970-243-4543
3 Beers for Breakfast: Waking Up with Goose Island
Goose Island throws a decadent, beer-centric breakfast for the Food & Wine Classic.
June 14, 2013
There are many events at the Food & Wine Classic outside of the tents, but none more thoughtfully prepared than this morning's first Goose Island beer breakfast led by the brand's educator and "beer chick" extraordinaire Christina Perozzi.
It was 7:30 a.m. when we started drinking beer atop the beautiful Limelight Lodge rooftop courtyard. But the selections served by the Chicago craft brewer—perhaps best known for its smooth and subtle Matilda, a Belgian-style pale ale—were incredibly drinkable and dare I say, desirable to consume so soon after sunrise.
Three beers were featured this morning: Sofie Paradisi, a Belgian-style farmhouse ale with bright citrus notes and a tart finish; Pepe Nero, a mahogany Belgium farmhouse ale with a black pepper finish; and the outstanding Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout, a stout featuring rich, roasted flavors that is aged in bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill Distillery. (The latter received a perfect 100 rating by Beer Advocate and is currently rated sixth on a list of top 100 American beers.)
Each beer was delightfully paired with the dishes by Limelight Lodge's chef de cuisine Joe Gonyo, including a nicely balanced elk hash with poached eggs and just a touch of hollandaise to add creaminess, and a beer batter waffle made with Goose Island Summertime Ale, caramel ice cream, and candied bacon sprinkles. Mix in a perfect view of Independence Pass over the white tents in Wagner Park and the morning was close to perfect, indeed.
The Ultimate Father's Day at Grand Cochon
Five pigs, five chefs, five winemakers, one "king of porc." Dad will love it.
June 13, 2013
If you haven't already heard, the 31st Anniversary of the Food & Wine Classic is this weekend. But should you be shut out of the tents or preferred not to shell out the money for the full weekend pass, hope is not lost for regional foodies.
This Father's Day, bring your favorite bacon-lovin' father, dad, son, boyfriend, et al, to the ultimate pork competition in the country—the Grand Cochon in Aspen. Held Sunday, June 16, at 3 p.m., this finale event, which takes place at the gorgeous Hotel Jerome (330 E. Main St.) , is the culmination of a 10-city regional competition where savvy chefs take a whole heritage-breed hog and create a pork-centric menu. Think Food & Wine Classic Grand Tasting – reserve wines, top chefs, artisan cocktails, regional beers, butcher demos—but smaller, cheaper (tickets start at $125) and all focused on pork, including pig-infused desserts. Is it not every man's dream?
While the event is known for its party atmosphere and truly virtuosic dishes, the story behind Cochon is even more inspiring. According to Brady Lowe, founder of regional Cochon555, and the finale event in Aspen, Grand Cochon, the focus of this competition is to promote heritage pigs and breed diversity in local and national communities. It's the only heritage breed pig culinary competition in the country.
"The main thing is," he says, "it's for a good cause. It speaks to local food and inspires to keep eating in the right direction."
Each competing chef sources his or her own adolescent whole pig or a mature split hog, which provides a great opportunity for attendees to try pork from around the country and learn the nuances of how they were raised, what they were fed and they taste. Many of the chefs also bring the regional pig farmers along for the Grand Cochon ride.
"The success of Cochon 555 and Grand Cochon is attributed to one thing—flavor," says Lowe. "(When the competition began), we set out on a mission to create a national conversation around heritage pigs and responsible agriculture, and today we celebrate with the greatest culinary event in the country – the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. It's an honor to be there, and an honor to feed the foodies, the influencers, educators, and celebrated icons of our national food community."
At the end of the night the judge's panel of food expert and culinary stars, along with the audience, choose a winner. So who shall be crowned this year's "King or Queen of Porc"? Only time, and many, many pork dishes, will tell.
Tickets for Grand Cochon are $150 per person for general admission and are available online. VIP tickets for $200 include early access to the floor. Attendees do not need a Food &Wine Classic in Aspen pass to attend Grand Cochon. This event is open to the public consumers with a Grand Cochon ticket.
Last Call for 'Food & Wine' Classic Tickets
Tickets for three anticipated "A La Carte" events are still on the table.
June 12, 2013
No pass to the sold out Food & Wine Classic in Aspen (June 14-16) this year? No worries! There are some great events beyond the Grand Tastings and seminars, and tickets are still available for purchase by the general public. Our top picks:
Reserve Wine Tastings: These feature rare wines, expert winemakers, and sommeliers from around the world. Moderated and hosted by Food & Wine magazine's Wine Editor, Ray Isle, and wine experts Richard Betts and Antonio Galloni, the Reserve Tastings at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen offer attendees the ultimate wine tasting experience. Ticket prices range from $225-275.
Last Bite Dessert Bash: Hosted by Food & Wine's own Gail Simmons, judge of Bravo's Top Chef, and featuring Johnny Iuzzini, this oh-so-sweet soiree is a celebration of decadence, featuring a never-ending spread of desserts, including buttercream-frosted cakes, pastries, meringues, parfaits, petit fours, tarts, and galettes. Tickets $125. Held Friday, June 14, 10 p.m. at the Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St.
5K Charity Run: Run with celebrity chefs and wine experts through the city streets and parks of Aspen, while raising money for Wholesome Wave at the Celebrity Chef 5K Charity Run. Not only will an impressive cast of characters run through town, but it's amazing to witness that many people who drink for a living, such as Bobby Stuckey and Richard Betts, are also hardcore athletes. Held at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 14, at the Rio Grande Park.
All "A La Carte" Food & Wine Classic events can be purchased separately from the weekend passes that are officially sold out by calling 1-877-900-WINE.
Weekend Recommender: June 7-9
Snowmass Mammoth Fest, Grateful Dead tribute band at Belly Up, and the Aspen Eco Fest.
June 06, 2013
See acts like Mofro and AWOLNATION at Snowmass Mammoth Fest this weekend
Snowmass Mammoth Fest
Friday, June 7, 4 p.m. and Saturday, June 8, noon
Snowmass officially kicks off its summer with one of the best music fests in the West, which just so happens to feature a national chili competition and beer grand tasting, too. Held at the gorgeous Town Park, music acts include Lord Huron, JJ Grey and Mofro, Return to the Dark Side of the Moon, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Joy Formidable, AWOLNATION, and more. Once the fest ends in Town Park check out the Late Night Village Vibe (11 p.m.) at Snowmass Base Village, held at both Venga Venga and Base Camp Bar & Grill. More than 25 microbrews will be on tap for the beer grand tasting, while two International Chili Society sanctioned cook-offs will be staged, too. Cheers! Visit snowmassmammothfest.com/tickets for ticket and pass info
Aspen Eco Fest
Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8
Held at the historic Wheeler Opera House, this fourth annual event draws more than 100 vendors and touts all things green, whether recycled, remade, organic, or energy-efficient. Focused on environmental education, this unique event is free and open to the public. 320 E. Hyman Ave., 970-920-5770
Aspen Art Museum: Free Family Workshop
Saturday, June 8, 3:30-5 p.m.
Aspen's acclaimed contemporary art museum holds free family gatherings on select Saturdays, featuring hands-on art projects for children and adults of all ages. While there, check out the current exhibitions: Thea Djordjadze and Rob Pruitt: An American Folk Artist, both on display through July 14. 590 N. Mill St., 970-925-8050
Belly Up: Shakedown Street Performs Europe '72
Saturday, June 8, 9 p.m.
Fans of the Grateful Dead will be transported back in time during this special tribute concert from acclaimed band Shakedown Street. The performance will resurrect the Grateful Dead's most impressionable musical era. 450 S. Galena St., 970-544-9800
Chef Mark Fischer Opens Town
Carbondale's culinary scene heats up with Chef Mark Fischer's latest restaurant.
June 01, 2013
The pea agnolotti dish at the recently-opened Town restaurant.
After months of anticipation and speculation, Town, Chef Mark Fischer's most ambitious restaurant to date, is finally open in Carbondale. To say it's met the expectations of those waiting for its arrival is an understatement. Located in the space that once housed Ella and Hestia on Main Street, Fischer's latest incarnation is bold, dynamic, experimental, and ever changing. As a fan of his former flagship restaurant, Six89, and his current Glenwood outpost, The Pullman, Town won't disappoint. We expect foodies will drive from near and far to experience this epicurean adventure.
Since opening for dinner on May 1, the restaurant, which employs Chef de Cuisine Bryce Orblom, has been bustling. The packed house is tempting diners with revolving and interesting dishes and ingredients. Crispy pig's ears and fried cheese curds are popular starters for the curious. The English peas, served edamame style, tossed in oil, sea salt, and sesame seeds, are sweet and satisfying, and just as addictive as its soy brethren.
Reading the witty menu—a Fischer trademark—is fun in and of itself. Nowhere else will you find chilaquiles for brunch next to Hamachi crudo with barrel-aged fish sauce and crispy shallots, or a sunchoke, artichoke, and sunflower salad next to rabbit tacos with pickled onions (all of which are highly recommended). At dinner, an artisan bread course is prepared by Fiona Smollen, a baker formerly at the shuttered Grana bread who crafts fresh baked daily goods.
When Fischer announced his first and defining restaurant, Six89, was closing last summer, collective hearts in the Aspen valley skipped a beat. What could he do to top it? Fischer never seemed concerned, and never questioned if a town like Carbondale would be able to handle whatever edge he decided to jump off next. But the new place had to be uniquely Carbondale, with all its quirks and casual sophistication. And there's an innovative cocktail list to boot.
Town is a reflection of what is happening in this small outpost of local food, experimental living, and thoughtful execution. Where else in the valley—or the state for that matter—will you hear a farmer saying to the chef, "I've got a goat that I'll bring in for you."
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Film screening at Wheeler, the sounds of summer at Belly Up, and more!
May 30, 2013
The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies hosts a family-friendly gardening event this weekend.
At the Wheeler: "Girl Rising"
Friday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.
Academy Award nominated director Richard Robbins brings us Girl Rising, a powerful documentary about how education can change the life of a girl. With an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, and Cate Blanchett, this film is evocative and authentic, a heady, and important film to kick-off the weekend. Wheeler Opera House, 320 E. Hyman Ave., 970-920-5770
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The best Sublime tribute band takes to the Belly Up stage for a locals' favorite show. Sounding eerily similar to the real deal, fusing ska and punk, this band pays homage to former Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell. 450 S. Galena St., 970-544-9800
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The Aspen Institute announces a stellar lineup for the 2013 Ideas Festival.
May 28, 2013
The 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival features an intriguing lineup of world class speakers.
An Aspen summer begs for outdoor adventure and family fun, yet it's also that precious time when world leaders, activists, musicians, politicos, artists, and scientists descend on our little mountain town for one of the most acclaimed "think tanks" on the globe. The anticipated lineup for the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival has just been announced, and, as to be expected, it's sure to be a feast for the senses and synapses.
From June 26 to July 2, The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine stage the ninth annual Aspen Ideas Festival at the Aspen Meadows Resort campus. The staggering list of headliners and presenters is a who's who of today's true change makers and trend setters; speakers include U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, the Aspen Institute's 2013 Harman-Eisner Artist in Residence Yo-Yo Ma, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, The SING Campaign founder, singer, and activist Annie Lennox, former secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department Henry Paulson, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, and many more. Nearly 300 insightful thinkers will participate, presenting to a crowd of nearly 4,000 attendees over the weeklong affair.
Given its intense scope and range of topics, the festival is broken up into several program tracks. Three span the festival in its entirety (June 26 to July 2): America: One Nation, Divisible; The Critical Middle East, and The Economic Puzzle. From June 26 to 29, attendees can choose between four diverse program tracks, including Citizen Artists, Space and the Cosmos, The Energy Revolution, and the Reinvention of Television. Lastly, from June 29 to July 2, featured program tracks are Flying Cars? The Future of Transportation, How We Learn, Innovation by Design, and You and Your Health. Check out the festival's website for complete details on program tracks.
Only in Aspen will there be such an influx of powerful minds and innovative ideas. New to this year's festival is a preview of sorts. Held June 24 to 25, the 21st Century National Service Summit is a celebration of the Franklin Project's vision of civilian national service, and findings from the event, featuring General Stanley McChrystal (ret.) and more, will be announced on opening day of the Aspen Ideas Festival.
If you can't be in Aspen during Ideas Fest or are unable to attend, the extensive online coverage ensures you can follow it without skipping a beat. Beginning June 26, The Atlantic will feature ongoing coverage via articles, video, and photography, while The Aspen Institute will post video and audio clips on its website, the Aspen Institute's YouTube channel, iTunesU, and on the Aspen Institute's video channel. Follow all the action on Twitter at @aspenideas with hashtag #AspenIdeas. Finally, Festival discussions can be followed year-round on the Aspen Ideas Festival blog.
Fuel for the mind and inspiration for change, this event offers those "only in Aspen" moments that connect us not just to the town of Aspen, but also to the rapidly changing global community. For detailed info on confirmed speakers, program tracks, and pass holder information, visit www.aspenideas.org.
Aspen Peak celebrated Aspen Film's 23rd Annual Academy Screenings with a double-header evening of events at Grey Lady Aspen and Escobar Aspen. It was a spectacular way to celebrate the holidays, introduce our new Executive Editor Damien Williamson, and support one of Aspen's most prolific nonprofits. Thanks to EKS Events for crafting a seamless evening! Happy New Year!


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Pretty much every sport at the Olympics.
Pretty much every sport at the Olympics.
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Code:47.3 W Coppinger to Heads Smacked the ball straight into the groin of Iwuajoku who has fallen over, miraculously with the ball still caught in his scrotal area! Out!
Or something.
RIP Fardin Qayyumi (AKA "cricket player"; "Bob"), 1/11/1990 - 15/4/2006
The comedian Lee Mack does a really funny sketch about watching gymnastics every four years and nobody having a clue what is going on.
Search for it on youtube, it's worth a viewing!
Rip Fardin Qayyumi, Bob Woolmer and Craig.
Sailing's a good shout, mainly because Britannia still does a fairly decent impression of ruling the waves and we normally pick up a few medals.
Modern Penthalon is another. The chances of me watching a minority sport increase exponentially if there's a chance of a GB medal.
Can't get onboard with handball; seems like the result of a drunken one-night stand between association football & basketball.
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Table tennis. Legendary sport. Shame its hardly ever televised even in the Olympics...
Haha, agree strongly with the handball love in this thread.
Dad and I used to watch a fair bit of the athletics when the Olympics were on, and would always tune in if we had a Kiwi in the pool.
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Oi, we won two golds in the pool in Atlanta 12 years ago!
With the same bloke.
Another one I forgot about is synchronised diving.
Oh, and the Canoe/Kayak Slalom. Absolutely insane, but ****ing awesome.
There's a doubles event in that slalom tomorrow. Can not believe how that works out.
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I liked ME1 but there was really nothing to the setting or story. In the same way that Dragon Age collated a whole load of fantasy tropes, ME1 did so with sci-fi. But because of how starved gaming is for something so similar it got a bit of a free pass. Going back to it, like I have recently, and I find it amazing how it got so much of a free-pass.
The story is dull and typical end-of-everything rubbish. The sidequests offer better stories but the problem is they don't really tie into the main one that much. Which you may think is great as they build the world... but then you wonder why these planets are otherwise entirely empty and why Shepard gets bothered with only certain small things (like hostage-rescue) of which there will be tonnes going on in the galaxy.
Three of the characters are crap, while three are good only until you realise they're played very safe and don't stray far from the Bioware stable.
The gameplay does that awful RPG thing that Deus Ex did where your trained professional main character starts off being unable to hit water if he fell of a ferry. And while the powers don't share a recharge time they have all the bite and feel of a gnat.
Most of the different equipment is useless, as there are usually 1 or 2 things which are better than everything else (until you can afford the Spectre weaponry which is just better).
And the Mako was such a piece of shit. You live in a world of spaceships and the best you can come up with is that? Ever heard of a fucking helicopter?
It should have been on fire.
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fantastic, by the way, check it out) channel at the end? Just sayin'.
Edit: You fucked with his point, too. It wasn't that ME3 sucked: it was that the ending sucked. WTF, random internet guy/gal?
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Not to carry on the ME3 wagon (...) but my narrative issues stretched way beyond the ending. Deus Ex Machina: The Game! Need a way to win an impossible war? HERE'S A SUPER WEAPON. But don't worry, we'll try to make it subtle by not knowing what it actually does. That's okay, isn't it? Not explaining something because you're not supposed to know? I'm glad you agree! Now go around and resolve these conflicts that couldn't at all wait until after we'd put aside our, relatively speaking, minor differences and NOT BECOME EXTINCT. It's as if everyone in that universe come the third game was fighting over who had control of The Idiot Ball. UCH.
And on the subject of AI, I seem to be encountering difficulties I never encountered previously in Shogun 2: Total War. Now in older TW games, when the armies got big you just ended up mushing them together in one big splurge of "MAKE THE ENEMY DIE AND YOU NOT!" which generally worked. I'm expecting a little more finesse now, so when I beautifully craft my vast army into a capable machine of organisation and death dealing, I sort of expect the game to keep track of my very simple commands: 1. Stay in formation. 2. Don't leave formation.
Now you, dear reader, might say "But aren't they the same?" Yes! Indeed, they are! Except Shogun 2 has a desire that the formation you've created is more a loose interpretation of what it was doing exactly 10 seconds previously. I get it, some units have different movement speed, but is it that hard to realise that you've been grouped up with other units in a very specific, very sensible manner? Well, apparently. A massive battle with almost 2500 men on each side consisted of 15 minutes shuffling into position. By the time I said fuck it and just clicked all my melee units, pointed at one of the enemy units and just had done, I was beginning to laugh at the directions that some were taking, as well as the directions some had to take because without me noticing they'd waddled into the middle of nowhere.
And I certainly won't be forgetting my archers' tactical retreat of splitting from their nice formation line and dividing into two directions. Allow me to paint the scene crudely:
Enemy: ............\/........
Archers: .....<<.......>>
HOW?! WHY?! I don't know. Now you're going to ask "Well why don't you just bloody auto-resolve it at this point?" Again, a superb question, one that I have pondered many times. The answer is that this is the result of me auto-resolving large battles that should've easily gone in my favour, but I'd end up losing most of my army in what the game would decree a "Decisive victory" simply because the enemy had been almost wiped out. I was...not entirely happy with that result. I took control manually and the battle out-come was vastly different, highlighting just how superior my force was, barely losing 1/6 of what the AI did, whilst simultaneously taking out more of the enemy.
I appreciate auto-resolve is supposed to be the compromise between 20-30 minutes of precision and a quick resolve, but I also don't expect the difference within that to be almost an entire army's difference! And if it's all a numbers game, how the hell did the game think I didn't deserve to absolutely slaughter them so comprehensibly considering I had every advantage going in?
And on top of all this, I'm at that mid-game point where the enemy only has vast armies that seem to come out of nowhere and only seem to be used against you, despite you looking at the map and clearly identifying much more valid threats that are closer to home. Urgh. I really would like to win a campaign, even a short one, but it's frustrating that I seem to be approaching these mechanical issues. It just makes the whole thing frustrating because there's a great degree of depth there to explore, but you can become a psychic playing these games knowing when stuff is going to happen that you have to react to and it never feels like you have enough time to execute anything because there's an army knocking at your door. I won't at all proclaim I'm something special at the game, but it gets tiring seeing the same patterns.
EDIT: Oh, and while I'm at it, played some Hawken earlier. After being completely whipped by players who had played for longer and, not because of skill, but because they had the experience points to buy parts that make their mechs better with no repercussions, it was a reminder that I bloody miss arena shooters where you had everything available to you at the start that you needed. I might re-install UT04. I mean jeez, it's been 10 years and there hasn't really been anything since that's in the same hemisphere of quality and intent. What the hell, gaming industry? What the hell.
EDIT 2: This feels appropriate.
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RE: ME3: Maybe resolution is a better word to use than ending. Honestly, I stand by what I said a few pages earlier: Bioware can't write a decent plot for shit, and the monomyth will only take you so far.
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Screw you, Ion Cannon Mk. III.Irrelevant on further examination of the rest of the thread.
Needed some space 4x drug. I had overdoes on MOO2 so many times it does not work on me anymore. Spent 20 bucks on GC2. It is sortof effective.
doing campaign...
Still playing cloudbuilt on supercharge mode awesomeness. Boost boost boost:D
Uhm, not the right thread but i can see myself playing this to kill the time when it comes out.
Which i feel it will get mixed criticism. I personally hope there will be more to the movement system than this and a flat stage.
Resident Evil 4
First time playing it. Mostly alright game but terrible controls and it's not challenging at all which is kind of bad for a survival horror. It's not even really a survival horror game, ammo is everywhere( though I can't buy it?) and enemies are not very dangerous. I guess it was the beginning of RE franchise turning into what it is today.
Now that I have some responsibilities out of the way, I got back to Dark Souls 2.
Very much enjoying it. It has some serious flaws, but I am loving it. I'll make a "final" opinion probably next weekend, but it is favorable. Also, it looks gorgeous and most of those screenshots were staged to make it look worse. For one thing, the dragons ARE at that bridge if you look for more than a second.
Also, all of my ranting against Dragon Age 2 convinced me to play Dragon Age 2 again. Yeah, I don't get it either :p. Bought the Legacy DLC, skipped the Felicia Day DLC since apparently it is broken as hell and tends to corrupt saves.
Used a save generator to build a DA:O save since I lost my old one (that was kind of broken anyway because of Bioware not planning for it) and rolling a Rogue
Also, I have never got all the Mako hate. I am a HORRIBLE driver and I regularly tried to go straight up 90 degree inclines and I never had a problem with it. And it led to the climax of ME1 which is arguably better than the climax of the whole series.Steam: Gundato
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I agree. It grows old if you chase every map marker on every side planet, but then again, so does on-foot shooting. The Mako sections were a nice breather, and they also gave the game some degree of scale.
Since I couldn't sleep this morning, I spent a couple of hours starting and finishing Blackwell Convergence. Again, such a charming game, like the rest of the series. On to Deception next few days and then wait for the final game to be released.
Wow, the 'skill roulette', 'not created equal' and the 'something angles' settings really revolutionised XCOM. Position matters more than the size of the shield on the cover and every person is a beautiful collection of strengths and flaws.
I just realised that 2K made the Necromunda game and nobody noticed. If only they'd made a persistent multiplayer campaign.I'm failing to writing a blog, specifically about playing games the wrong way
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You like Something Angles, then? I was considering doing a playthrough with properly individual troops, and I was never sure if that one was a good idea.
This week I've been having the most brutally nasty cold I've ever had. Yuck. Still, Diablo 3: Roster of Stools has been perfect for being sick. Satisfying and involving without having to think too much. I"m delighted with how D3 has been fixed. It was always a pretty good game, and now it's a great one.
In other gaming news: Luftrausers: wheeeee! Ace Patrol is great for running in a window while my 2 year old sits on my lap and watches videos of trains.
I'm getting tired of RE4. It's never even slightly scary, more like unsettling sometimes but not too much, it's kind of old too and that doesn't help. I enjoyed it's obvious clones like Dead Space much more. Even the second Dead Space. And by the way, RE4 setting often looks exactly like some stages of Dark Souls. Even some enemies and bosses look similar. Not sure what to thinbk of it.
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Just got tothe Deus Ex: HR equivalent of Hong Kong; the level design is gorgeous, and the accents aren't as absurdly terrible this time, which is good enough for me. I've also upgraded my arms to the point where I can pick up and throw refrigerators and vending machines, which I find oddly hilarious.
Aiming angles? Ptshwaaa, it's something angles from now on.
And yes, I like it. It gets rid of missing point blanc shots around cover. I still wish I could throw up cyber barbed wire or something like that, but whatever. The fact is with 'something angles' gun fights can get into police academy shootouts from heavy cover to heavy cover, but that's okay because you are playing it wrong. It instead throws influence from RNG to tactics, and abilities. It also boosts grenades and the ability to ignore over watch or throw out suppression.
People not being identikit clones is easier to praise, they matter, you grieve them, you want meld or to save a felled ally, but the soldier is too precious it creates compromise, the mother of strategy.
Edit: I need to add, Enemy Within is the best expansion pack for years. It fixed the base game and poured in interesting content. Non of the lazy 2 maps, 3 guns and 4 hats nonsense here.
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When she came to us through Humane Law Enforcement last year, Britney was in lots of pain, suffering from multiple untreated conditions. But with ASPCA veterinary care and attention, she is now as healthy as possible. In her opinion—and ours—Britney is ready to find her forever home.
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I am doing a ride for the humane society...i love animals.just wanted to say that i makes me feel good knowing that people care about our 4-legged friends.this story has shown this to be true.I would like to have Britny be a part of my life.I live in Canaan Maine.My cell # is 207-612-6435.please call me if she still needs a home.I will come to get right away.Thanks,Gary Runnells
Can you get her to Seattle? If you can I will find a way.
Tell me how I can adopt Britney. I live in Pittsburgh PA. I am a widow and have a little dog who is almost nine years old. I know she would love to have a friend. I am a senior citizen my self and would love the company. Please send me an email and let me know if Britey is still avaliabel and how can I adopt her
Tell me how I can adopt Britney. I live in Pittsburgh PA. I am a widow and have a little dog who is almost nine years old. I know she would love to have a friend. I am a senior citizen my self and would love the company. Please send me an email and let me know if Britney is still avaliabel and how can I adopt her
How do we find out if she has her forever loving home?
I am so excited that Britney was adopted.....I know she had a long wait and it would be terrific if her new owners would follow up with a 'Happy Tails' report.
Check out a photo of a happy Britney with her new dad on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aspca. Such a happy ending :)
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Thursday - 10/4/2012, 3:48pm EDT
The Office of Management and Budget is reemphasizing that agencies must reauthorize the security of all their systems at least annually, if not on a continual basis.
The Homeland Security Department detailed the requirements for continuous monitoring in June, and now OMB is ensuring agencies move away from reviewing their systems every three years as has been the case for the last decade.
Acting OMB Director Jeff Zients issued the annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) guidance to agencies Oct. 2 detailing the updated requirements.
OMB seems to have changed little in the 2012 reporting guidance, which is based on Feb. 2012 FISMA metrics from DHS.
"These priorities focus federal agency efforts to identity who is on their networks, what is on their networks and when network security posture changes, and what is entering and existing on their networks," Zients wrote to agency secretaries. "The FY 2012 FISMA metrics issued by the Department of Homeland Security established minimum and target levels of performance for these priorities, as well as metrics for other key performance areas."
The guidance includes 57 questions and answers addressing everything from testing and training to contractor monitoring and controls.
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"Continuous monitoring programs thus fulfill the three-year security reauthorization requirement, so a separate re-authorization process is not necessary," the guidance stated. "Agencies should develop and implement continuous monitoring strategies for all information systems which address all security controls implemented, including the frequency and degree of rigor associated with the monitoring process. Continuous monitoring strategies should also include all common controls inherited by organizational information systems."
In addition to not having to authorize systems every three years, OMB told agencies that they don't have to report every significant deficiency in their FISMA reports.
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Piet van Zyl's two tries and Elgar Watts's goalkicking sealed the match for the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
The Cheetahs led 18 – 6 at half time, before further penalties and a late Reds try resulted in a final score of 27 – 13.
Piet van Zyl scored two tries for the Cheetahs, one an opportunistic try against the run of play, an another from a great break. This set up the Cheetahs, along with the help of Elgar Watts' boot, for a surprising win over the Reds. Watts kicked 17 points by way of a conversion and five penalties to put the result beyond doubt.
The Reds looked the better of the two teams on attack, but failed to finish off any move. They lacked the patience that resulted in them being named champions two years ago, making elementary errors throughout the match. Will Genia was the worst of the lot, not finding touch with penalties and looked in disarray.
The Cheetahs were patient with ball in hand, an approach that worked on the night as they continued to put points on the board through penalties. Even though the Reds scored a late try to reduce the deficit to fourteen points, the match was over as a contest before that. Watts' penalties hurt the Reds as they were never in the match, on the field or on the scoreboard.
The forward pack was the difference between the two teams, the Cheetahs dominating the set pieces and giving the backline freedom to run. The Reds might feel hard done by, having an early try ruled out by the TMO, yet another dubious decision. The try that stood at the end of the match, also referred, clearly showed a forward pass, but the TMO deemed the try to stand, so it evened out at the end. It was a terrible weekend in terms of TMO decisions, Craig Joubert referring anything and everything to the fourth ref when he could easily have made a decision on the park.
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Cheetahs: 27 (18)
Tries: Piet van Zyl (2)
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People come from all over the world to sip le chocolat chaud in the busy and cozy cafés in Paris. Here are some of the top addresses in town to warm up.
226, rue de Rivoli
Métro: Tuilleries
This famous hot chocolate salon is getting a well-deserved makeover. But no matter; the place is always packed-full of French society women and tourists side-by-side spooning up their gloriously rich, and impossibly thick, le Chocolat Africain. The service has taken some knocks, but most chocophiles forget any glitches in exchange for the priviledge of sipping the world's most famous hot chocolate.
31, rue St. Louis-en-Î'le
Métro: Pont Marie or Sully-Morland
Pair a mug of frothy hot chocolate with a scoop of Paris' best ice cream for a decadent afternoon snack. Their salon de Thé next door to the ice cream shop has terrific desserts, including perhaps the best, and most perfectly caramelized, tarte Tatin in Paris. Pair it with a scoop of caramel ice cream making it a wedge of heaven. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Cafe de la Paix at The Grand Hotel
12, boulevard des Capucines
Métro: Opéra
Overlooking the extraordinary Opéra Garnier, this is the most picturesque (and expensive) spot in Paris to sip hot chocolate. Be sure to request fort en gout (strong flavor), unless you prefer your hot chocolate touché delicate, with a delicate touch. Open late in the evening for those after-the-opera chocolate cravings.
Charles Chocolatier
15, rue Montorgueil
Métro: Les Halles
Revitalize in this tiny, modern chocolate shop near bustling Les Halles on the trendy rue Montorgueil with a cup of their dark, bittersweet brew which gushes from their well-polished copper cauldron.
Hotel Meurice
228, rue de Rivoli
Métro: Tuileries
Unwind in fabulous gilded splendor at this chic address across from the Jardin des Tuileries. The ultimate luxury here is ordering your hot chocolate according to the cru (tropical origin), including fruity Manjari chocolate from Madagascar and intense Guanaja from South America.
Jacques Genin
133, rue de Turenne (3rd)
Tél: 01 45 77 29 01
Métro: Filles du Calvaire
The master of chocolate makes a dark, less-sweet hot chocolate, using French chocolate in his modern laboratory. The desserts are works of art as well, and don't leave without getting a bag of his outstanding caramels.
Jean-Paul Hévin
231, rue Saint-Honoré
Métro: Tuilleries
Divine hot chocolate is served in the upstairs tearoom. I challenge any die-hard chocoholics not to resist one of the rich, elegant chocolate cakes as well.
La Charlotte de Îsle
24, rue St. Louis-en-Î'le
Métro: Pont Marie or Sully-Morland
This funky tearoom serves their ultra-thick le chocolat chaud in tiny Japanese cups, encouraging you to savor it one chocolaty dose at a time. La Charlotte got a boost from a favorable write-up in The New York Times a few years back, so the cluttered shop can get a bit cramped on weekends.
La Maison du Chocolat
8, blvd Madeleine
Métro: Madeleine.
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Only a few locations of La Maison du Chocolat have tasting 'bars' where you can sit in the summer, slurping down a chocolate frappe or during the winter, treat yourself to a steaming mug of hot chocolate made from the world's finest chocolate. The exotic Caracas hot chocolate is not for the timid, nor is the Bacchus, with a rather adult shot of dark rum.


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Our Senior Security Engineer, Josh More, is a big fan of SANS' Internet Storm Center and WiKIDBlog. The SANS Internet Storm Center is a collective of security professionals who provide " a free analysis and warning service to thousands of Internet users and organizations, and is actively working with Internet Service Providers to fight back against the most malicious attackers." The writers at WiKIDBlog tend to think outside of the box and often have some unique solutions to common security problems. They also champion two-factor authentication "without the hassle factor!"
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In short, I have problems making myself do useful things. Procrastination, or whatever it is called. I tend to forget about my daily tasks, postpone them, and fill my time with useless stuff like surfing the internet. I am sure many are familiar with this problem. My practice greatly suffers from this as well. I try to motivate myself as much as I can, reading appropriate texts, etc, but apparently I have a lot of karma holding me back, because I am not very successful.
Recently I have discovered a nice method of dealing with this. I wrote down various tasks (exercising, cleaning my room, working on various projects) and assigned them positive values, like +1, +5, +10, depending on the difficulty of the task. Then I wrote down some things I like (playing video games, buying stuff, reading blogs, etc) and assigned them negative values, like -10 or -50. So, once I "earn" points doing useful stuff, I can spend them - for example, by playing video games for an hour, or something else. So far, this worked quite good.
Now more to the point. I did not include my Buddhist practice in the "useful things" category, because it seemed just wrong: meditating on compassion or reciting mantras to "earn points" to spend on some entertainment? No way. But I still keep thinking of using a separate but similar system just for my practice. For example, I could just give myself some daily negative points (representing sliding deeper and deeper into samsara), and then I would assign positive values to different practices, so that I would be forced to do them to stay in the positive. Or something.
I believe there was some kind of precedent for using similar techniques in the past. For example, I remember a story about a certain geshe (I forgot the name) who used to put a white stone in the bag each time he had a good thought, and a black stone each time he had a bad thought, and in the beginning most stones at the end of the day would be black, but eventually he got to the point where all stones would be white. But I am still concerned that doing things "for points" would somehow misdirect my motivation, "cheapen" my practice, and harm it. What do you think? Do you have some methods of your own that you use to motivate yourself in your practice?


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LECOM Bradenton School of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Gary Levin, PharmD and assistant dean of academic affairs Dr. Ron Berezniak, PhD participated in a panel discussion with other area college representatives as part of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Manatee program.
Forty members of Leadership Manatee visited the LECOM Bradenton campus to hear from representatives of area colleges and universities including: LECOM Bradenton, USF Sarasota-Manatee, Manatee Community College, Ringling College of Art & Design, Webster University and New College.
|LECOM Bradenton faculty members Dr. Gary Levin and Dr. Ron Berezniak, right, participated in a Leadership Manatee panel discussion.
Dr. Berezniak addressed the primary care physician shortage in Florida and also touted LECOM Bradenton's high pass rate (Class of 2009 second in the country) on part one of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX).
The Leadership Manatee program is designed to expose current and future leaders to all aspects of Manatee County.
The program's purpose is to identify community leaders of diverse backgrounds, develop their potential and desire to accept civic responsibilities and leadership roles and to expose community leaders to the problems and opportunities that face Manatee County.