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- Diamond in the roughJuly 29, 2015
In a reversal of fortune worthy of Hollywood, Rosemary Rodriguez '83 has taken advantage of a second chance to become an in-demand TV and film director who's called the shots on 14 episodes of "The Good Wife" and is awaiting the release of her second movie, "Silver Skies."
- Representatives of Brandeis fly on El Al's maiden Boston to Tel Aviv flightJuly 7, 2015
- Undergraduate researchers get career guidance in summer symposiumJuly 2, 2015
Organized by the Brandeis Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, the event brought students together with alumni, faculty and staff
- Pete Varney announces retirement as baseball coach after 34 yearsJune 25, 2015
Varsity baseball coach Pete Varney has led the Judges to the post-season 21 times in 34 years, including 12 berths in the NCAA tournament and one appearance at the NCAA Division III World Series.
- Prof. Ilan Troen '63 elected president of the Association for Israel StudiesJune 17, 2015
Troen, the Karl, Harry and Helen Stoll Professor of Israel Studies, assumed the presidency June 3.
- Update: Schuster Institute's dogged work exonerates man of wrongful murder convictionJune 16, 2015
After 21 years in prison, Angel Echavarria, who has maintained his innocence against a murder conviction for years, has been cleared of all charges.
- Brandeis alumni join the US Supreme Court barJune 4, 2015
Brandeis celebrated its 14 alumni who were in Washington to be sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court bar on June 1.
- Study: Brandeis PhD in History program among most prestigiousJune 4, 2015
The program is among the best at producing tenure-track faculty.
- Senior athletes recognized at Charlie's BreakfastJune 2, 2015
Nine seniors were honored and given awards for their work inside and outside the athletic arena at Charlie's Breakfast, an annual Commencement weekend event sponsored by Friends of Brandeis Athletics.
- Brandeis Magazine's Spring issue has sprungMay 27, 2015
Pick up the current issue to read about Brandeis-educated curators who are shaking up the museum world. Meet Nadia Hashimi '00, who writes novels that explore Afghanistan. Take a peek at how Brian Donahue '82, MA'93, PhD'95, constructed a "slow-wood" house. And, in a Q&A with politics professor Jytte Klausen, learn what experts are discovering about domestic jihadism.
- Alumnus in Nepal to help people of earthquake-ravaged nationMay 22, 2015
Ayal Weiner-Kaplow '11 was in Nepal when it was hit by a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake on April 25. He stayed to help with relief efforts and has been designing and building temporary shelters and sanitation facilities and assisting with logistics for aid shipments.
- Jens Hilscher and Michael McKay win Brandeis IBS Teaching Awards May 21, 2015
They were presented the annual awards in a ceremony commencement weekend.
- VIDEO: A look back at Commencement 2015May 19, 2015
Brandeis' newest alumni are challenged to be leaders, to change the world and to make public service a priority.
- Brandeis International Business School graduates encouraged to apply skills, make an impact around the world
May 17, 2015
Brandeis International Business School honored 244 graduates, who represented 44 countries, at the school's 21st annual Diploma Ceremony on Sunday.
- Heller School celebrates Class of 2015May 17, 2015
On a beautiful spring Sunday, 144 Heller School graduates from around the world gathered together to receive their diplomas at the 2015 commencement ceremony.
- #Brande15: Commencement social media wrap-upMay 17, 2015
The Class of 2015 – and their family and friends – took to social media as they celebrated their graduation from Brandeis on May 17.
- Jamaica Kincaid to humanities grads: 'Don't be afraid to wonder who you are'May 17, 2015
Renowned author provides address during the humanities diploma ceremony, challenges graduates to make society better and to live a full life.
- Ballerina Suzanne Farrell tells creative arts graduates: 'The arts are hospitals for our souls'May 17, 2015
After receiving an honorary degree from Brandeis, Farrell delivered a speech during the creative arts diploma ceremony on Sunday.
- Leila May Pascual '15 sings the national anthemMay 17, 2015
- VoiceMale sings the Brandeis alma materMay 17, 2015
- Yotam Ottolenghi explains the stories and traditions behind his cookbook, 'Jerusalem'May 17, 2015
Ottolenghi spoke at the Fellows and Trustees Breakfast before receiving an honorary degree during Brandeis' commencement ceremony on Sunday.
- Bethany Adam's undergraduate addressMay 17, 2015
- Allysha Roth's graduate addressMay 17, 2015
- Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering's commencement addressMay 17, 2015
- President Fred Lawrence's commencement addressMay 17, 2015
- Pickering encourages graduates to make public service part of their livesMay 17, 2015
In his address during Brandeis' 64th Commencement exercises, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering extolled the virtues of public service, calling it an "honorable and rewarding pursuit."
- Class of 2015 cherishes Brandeis moments, anticipates futureMay 17, 2015
Our newest graduates reflect on their favorite Brandeis experiences.
- Congratulations to Rabb School's Class of 2015May 17, 2015
The Rabb School of Continuing Studies awarded 83 master of science degrees, 22 master of software engineering degrees, and one graduate certificate in software engineering.
- Chris Burden, 'One of the greatest American artists of his generation'May 11, 2015
The creator of 'Light of Reason,' a permanent installation outside the Rose Art Museum, died May 10 at 69.
- Class of 2015: Senior reflectionsMay 8, 2015
Members of the Class of 2015 look back at their time at Brandeis.
- Michael Pizziferri '15 makes the right connectionsMay 8, 2015
After graduation, he will be the director of operations and global education programs at WorldBoston.
- Center for Jewish Film's Festival brings unique screenings to Boston areaApril 30, 2015
From April 30 to May 15, the festival will hold screenings and discussions around the city.
- Sarna unveils his new book on Lincoln's interactions with JewsApril 30, 2015
Jonathan Sarna examines President Lincoln's relationships with Jewish people with co-author Benjamin Shapell in their book, "Lincoln and the Jews: A History."
- Julieanna Richardson '76 building something special with 'The HistoryMakers'April 23, 2015
Alumna has collected 9,000 hours of interviews for the oral history project, which has teamed with Brandeis for a grant.
- David Kertzer, PhD'74, wins Pulitzer Prize for 'The Pope and Mussolini'April 22, 2015
For the second consecutive year, a Brandeis alumnus has won a Pulitzer Prize. This time, it was David Kertzer winning the Pulitzer Prize in biography for his book "The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe."
- 'Find Your Light:' Festival of the Creative Arts to shine April 23 to 26April 16, 2015
Music, theater, comedy, dance and art will fill the campus for the annual event established by Leonard Bernstein.
- Sharing stories of war and struggle leads to new friendships April 14, 2015
Students working in the Brandeis-Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry uncover previously unknown, first-hand accounts about living in the Soviet Union before and after World War II.
- Diamond gem: Varney notches 700th winApril 8, 2015
Baseball head coach Pete Varney earns his 700th win when the Judges beat Worcester State 7-2. His former players share their thoughts on lessons their coach taught them.
- 2015 Richman Fellow Julian Bond visits campusApril 6, 2015
The civil rights leader presents keynote address, meets with students and the Brandeis community in a series of campus events.
- Classmates make documentary on remarkable recovery of Tessa Venell '08April 6, 2015
Joshua Louis Simon '07 and Jeff Arak '07 have made a short film on Venell's recovery after a traumatic brain injury and have plans for more.
- Lincoln and the Jews: A story of mutual respectApril 2, 2015
Professor Jonathan Sarna's new book takes us back in time and reveals how one of the most celebrated presidents of all-time helped make Jews equals in American society.
- Milford Graves headlining first Brandeis Improv FestivalMarch 23, 2015
The festival will bring together improvisers from all walks of life. It runs from March 27 to 29.
- Civil rights leader Julian Bond to visit campus March 31 to April 2 as Richman FellowMarch 23, 2015
The former Georgia state senator and chairman of the NAACP will be part of a series of events around campus during his visit.
- Sorensen Fellows prepare for summer journeysMarch 20, 2015
The eight Brandeis undergraduates will participate in internships around the globe this summer.
- Ben Terris '08 breaks story that leads to Illinois congressman's resignationMarch 19, 2015
Terris' Washington Post story on Rep. Aaron Schock's lavish Capitol Hill office was the beginning of the end for the congressman, who announced his resignation this week.
- Lilith Magazine archives added to special collectionsMarch 13, 2015
The Jewish feminism magazine's archives have been acquired by the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections.
- Thomas Friedman '75, H'88: Role of climate change overlooked in Middle East turmoilMarch 2, 2015
Thomas Friedman '75, H'88 said the "-ism" that will determine the Middle East's future will be environmentalism, not radicalism or extremism, during a talk at Brandeis.
- Rose Art Museum receives significant donationMarch 2, 2015
Computer programmer and philanthropist Peter Norton has donated 41 works created by some of today's leading contemporary artists to the museum.
- Legendary newsman Bob Simon '62 dies in car accidentFeb. 12, 2015
The Brandeis graduate and "60 Minutes" correspondent was widely recognized for his journalistic excellence and coverage of world events.
- Brandeis alumni and scholars win prestigious book awardsFeb. 11, 2015
- Students make another splash on the fashion sceneFeb. 10, 2015
Careers defined by red carpets and runways await two Brandeis students who have carved a unique niche in the fashion world.
- City Year founder tells his story at 'DEIS ImpactFeb. 6, 2015
Alan Khazei, who delivered the keynote address at the fourth annual 'Deis Impact, encouraged students to be determined in their pursuits of social justice.
- Jewish People's Choice Awards honors Stein '15, Nass '14Feb. 4, 2015
- Alan Khazei to give keynote address at 2015 'DEIS ImpactJan. 22, 2015
The festival of social justice runs from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9.
- Brandeis celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. and 'The King in Us All'Jan. 21, 2015
Roy DeBerry '70 was the featured speaker at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.
- Brandeis named a top 10 school for a sociology degreeJan. 7, 2015
- Catching up with Sheldon Best '08Jan. 5, 2015
Best's most recent appearance on the stage received critical acclaim. He answered questions on the acting life for BrandeisNOW.
- Winter issue of Brandeis Magazine in mailboxes and onlineDec. 22, 2014
The latest issue explores what it means to be Brandeisian, from Ebola clinics in Africa to legal courts in the United States.
- Brandeis named a top 10 school for an economics degreeDec. 12, 2014
College Factual has ranked Brandeis as one of the top 10 schools to earn an economics degree in the United States.
- World of Work helps open doors for ambitious undergradsDec. 8, 2014
The Hiatt Career Center program awards stipends for Brandeis students performing unpaid internships. For some students, it allows for opportunities that wouldn't have been possible.
- Alumnus paints fencing room muralsDec. 2, 2014
Former Judges fencer Chris Spencer '94 has painted two murals in the fencing room, one of university namesake Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis holding a saber. The other is of three fencers, each representing one of the sport's disciplines — foil, epee and saber.
- Enter Jesse Appell '12: comedian and global Internet sensationNov. 14, 2014
Fulbright Scholarship to study Chinese comedy leads Brandeis alumnus to use humor to connect people and nations.
- Society for Neuroscience honors Eve Marder '69 and Timothy O'LearyNov. 11, 2014
Eve Marder '69, the Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Neuroscience, and Timothy O'Leary, a postdoctoral fellow in the Marder lab, will be honored this weekend at Neuroscience2014, the Society for Neuroscience's annual conference.
- Alumnus donates historical snapshots to university archivesNov. 5, 2014
Richard Borkow '63 donated images of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Eleanor Roosevelt and others while they were visiting Brandeis to the university archives.
- Brandeis to NASA: Developing tech to boldly go where no tech has gone beforeOct. 29, 2014
Valerie Scott '05, an inorganic chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, designs small technologies for space and planetary exploration.
- Lydian String Quartet set to open season, joined by new violistOct. 27, 2014
The Lydian String Quartet opens its 2014-15 season Nov. 8 with a show featuring compositions by Franz Joseph Haydn, Phillip Glass and Elliott Carter.
- Marty Krauss appointed Heller School's interim deanOct. 23, 2014
President Frederick M. Lawrence and Provost-elect Lisa M. Lynch have named Marty Krauss PhD '81, a renowned expert in intellectual disabilities, as interim dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
- Alumni and students show Judges pride at homecomingOct. 21, 2014
As Brandeis celebrated its annual Athletic Homecoming, hundreds of former student-athletes reconnected with campus and the current crop of Judges.
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text: http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_...we-it-to-fans-to-clean-house-immediately.html "That purge should begin with two men, head coach Juan Carlos Osorio and technical director Jeff Agoos, the two men responsible for the construction of this abomination of a team." "As much as some would like Osorio to be the fall guy, the sole person to blame for this disaster, he isn't. Jeff Agoos has worked hand in hand with Osorio and is just as culpable for the construction of a team that has manage just two wins all year. Agoos has held a front post for three years, after never having held one, and his on-the-job training has produced nothing of consequence. Sources suggest that Agoos tries to hang his hat on the acquisition of Juan Pablo Angel in 2007, but it's pretty common knowledge that Bruce Arena was the instrumental figure behind that deal". Everyone really needs to go read this article. Ives finally gets it. It took him a dogs age to get it but he finally does. No more sandwiches and cold red bovine for him in the press box next week. He's also burning some pretty big bridges with this. What is really going on behind the scenes? Deadbull is 2-16-4 and the general manager takes a vacation in the middle of the season. Rofl just Rofl. Seems like his new hero is Governor Sanford of SC. You have to wonder if his trip was to Buenos Aires to "scout". Discuss.


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Mrs. DiLaurentis asks Emily to move into Alison's old room, Ezra gets more bad news about his son, and 'A' toys with a vulnerable Toby.
Spencer, Emily, Hanna, and Aria walk the school hall discussing Shana and Jenna. Spencer says if they need information they'll have to go to the source - Cee Cee. Emily gets a text from her mom that Mrs. DeLaurentis offered to let them stay at her house. Emily swears she won't sleep in Ali's old bed. Hanna convinces her to do it so they can find Cee Cee. After, Hanna spots Caleb and joins him. Spencer notices Ezra has locked himself out of his classroom. He's obviously distressed. Outside, Caleb tells Hanna the cable bill is linked to an address in Philly where Cee Cee might be right now.
Aria joins Jake at the cafe and learns he has a regional championship match that day. She asks to come along to watch. He says it means taking the train to Philly. She wants to go.
At Radley, Wren talks to Mona about her feelings about what she's done. Mona says she realized she and the girls are on the same side. She got rid of Wilden because he was bothering them. Wren doesn't believe she got rid of anyone. He talks about the trust they had before. She says that was before she realized he was keeping secrets from her. He counters that she kept a secret; she stopped taking her medication.
At his room, Toby receives the envelope containing the sheet music. A note says, "Leave the lamb alone and go for the lion. 'A'"
Spencer accompanies Emily into Ali's old room, telling her she could find some things in there that are really useful to them. Emily's creeped out. Ali's mom checks in. The sight of Ali's dresses in the closet upset her. She recovers quickly and says it's nice to see the girls back in that room.
At Hanna's house, she talks to Caleb about how depressed her mother's been recently. She tells Caleb that Aria's going to check out the Philly lead, and asks him to help her get into Radley. They argue about Mona. He reminds her she can't be sure Mona's not the enemy and suggests she tell the cops 'A' is back.
Hanna greets Wren in the cafe. She admits she hunted him down, and asks him to get her in to see Mona - she's wondering about Cee Cee. Wren tells her a blonde tried to get in to see Mona last night but was turned away. Hanna asks if he will check the security cameras to see if it was Cee Cee. She goes. He phones someone. "We have a problem. I'll take care of my end, you take care of yours."
Toby shows Spencer the sheet music and note at her place. He says his mom used to play that song. He asks Spencer to come with him to see Palmer. He wants Spencer to continue to keep his secret until he finds out what really happened to his mother.
Emily looks at an old photo in Ali's house. Ali's mom says her husband is divorcing her. Someone watches them through the window. Mrs. DeLaurentis tells Emily how she kept thinking she saw Ali after she died. She found out who Ali's father really was after she was gone. Emily can relate. She tells Ali's mom, she is with a girl, and that she's seen Ali too.
Ezra meets with Maggie in his apartment. He tells her he met with a lawyer to get his name put on his son's birth certificate. He produces DNA results. "You knew I wasn't his father." Maggie says she slept with someone else one night when she was mad at him. She knew there was a question... Ezra tears up talking about how he's bonded with Malcolm. She says she's sorry and goes.
Outside, Hanna spots Caleb, who admits he was going to tell her mother that 'A' is back. He'd rather Hanna hate him and be safe. He expresses his frustration. "I'm not enough to keep you safe anymore." She says he is, and they kiss. Wren looks on.
Wren visits Veronica at home. She really doesn't want to see him since he broke her daughter's heart. He wants to warn her about Mona. He says Mona is going to turn the table on her and will hurt Hanna and her friends. Veronica warns he could lose his medical license for telling her this. He doesn't want to mess this up.
In Philly, Aria looks for Cee Cee. She learns that Alison got Cee Cee kicked out of her apartment from a girl moving out. The same girl talks about a frat party three years ago. She says Cee Cee hated them for what happened there. Aria rejoins Jake, who says he's competing in five minutes. She sees an incoming call from Ezra. Later, Jake apologizes for the match going so late and them having to eat takeout on a stoop. They flirt and kiss.
Hanna walks through the DeLaurentis house looking for Emily or Ali's mother. She goes into Alison's room and opens the jewelry box. A blonde girl in a red coat with an Ali mask appears behind her briefly.
Spencer and Toby visit Palmer in his office. Toby wants to talk about his mother some more, and shows Palmer the sheet music. The man chuckles. He says it's a good one, but he doesn't play. Spencer plays the song. Palmer says, "Oh, Marian. That's lovely. Is Toby coming today?" Spencer pretends to be Marian and says no. Palmer talks about Toby needing to see she's enjoying her music again. Spencer, as Marian, asks about the blonde girl she should steer clear of. Palmer says she's dangerous, but won't answer if she's Cee Cee Drake. As he's wheeled away, he says, "Could you show Mrs. DeLaurentis to my office."
Veronica visits Mona at Radley. She warns her about messing with her daughter and her friends. Mona says only Wilden messed with them, and he's dead now. Veronica warns her again.
Spencer is back with Hanna and Emily at the DeLaurentis house. She tells them about Mrs. DeLaurentis having been at Radley at some point. Emily gets irritated. She says Ali's mom is going through a divorce, and leaves for work. Downstairs, Spencer and Hanna ask Ali's mom about knowing Palmer. Ali's mom flashes to yelling at Ali about a prank in which she got a call that Ali was in Radley but when she rushed over there it was Cee Cee Drake dressed up as Ali. "That girl is no longer welcome in this house!" Ali's mom goes on to Spencer and Hanna about how Ali and Cee Cee's relationship was wrong - they would 'borrow' each other's personalities. Emily returns later to find an electrician at the house with Ali's mom. He says they have a bit of a problem. They follow him down to the cellar. Ali's mom says he's right. It looks like someone used this as their temporary home. Emily turns off the light and sees five holes of light beaming in. She hears footsteps.
At Spencer's house, Veronica tells Hanna, Caleb, and Spencer that someone made an anonymous call claiming that she bullied Mona into confessing. She has to recuse herself and Ashley no longer has a lawyer. Hanna freaks out and leaves. Caleb follows.
At Radley, Wren is on the phone. He is talking about being shocked that his former mother-in-law coerced a confession. He colors a red coat on a girl in a drawing.
'A' is in Emily's family home. There are smashed family photos on the ground. 'A' throws a black shoe down.
Spoilers for Next Week on Pretty Little Liars:
The girls try to corner "A" at their school's hoedown.
Hanna is stalked by a classmate who has an explosive secret.
Ezra seeks help from Aria just as she decides to commit to Jake.
'A' continues to manipulate Toby by promising to reveal info about his mom's death.
Candi's Comments:
The twists are coming fast and furious now. It's becoming clear that Cee Cee Drake plays a huge role in whatever is going on. I love Aria and Jake together, though I feel bad for Ezra.
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UTAS Home › Faculty of Health › Pharmacy › Pharmacy News › › Appointment of Professor Gregory Peterson to the inaugural Chair in Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Gregory Peterson to the inaugural Chair in Pharmacy at the University of Tasmania.
Greg currently holds a personal chair at the School and will take up his new appointment as Chair and Head of School from the beginning of 2009.
This appointment completes a full circle for Greg's association with the School and the University of Tasmania. He was a member of the first intake of undergraduate students when the School became part of the University in 1978. He was also the first Honours graduate and in 1985 became the School's first PhD graduate.
After spending several years as a senior hospital pharmacist in Melbourne, he joined the University as a member of academic staff and was awarded a personal chair in the School in 2000. He established and leads the innovative UMORE (Unit for Medication Outcomes and Education) research group within the School and has attracted external funding of more than $10M over the past seven years for a variety of projects directed at improving the use of medications and patient outcomes in both community and hospital settings.
Greg is an alternate Director of the National Prescribing Service and a member of two of their standing advisory groups. He is still a practicing pharmacist and owner of a rural community pharmacy. His enormous contributions to the profession over an extended period were recently recognised when Greg was awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's highest honour and was named Australian Pharmacist of the year for 2007.
In 2005 - 2006, the School approached its alumni to raise funds (via the University of Tasmania Foundation) so that an establishment grant for the new Chair would be available, ensuring that the position would be attractive to high-calibre prospective applicants. Thanks to the great generosity of School alumni, this appeal raised funds in the order of $125,000 and the University has agreed to match these on a dollar for dollar basis. These funds will be used by Greg to establish a senior research fellowship to help continue the research drive within UMORE and the School.
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Good, fresh, tasty burgers. Good food, free toppings, over 30 soft drink options. Do it.
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I love the burgers and the fries. The people who work here are hard working. They aim to please.
Posted by Tamiz on 07/22/2011
Great burger, especially in place of fast food. Good setvice, fresh, not gourmet, but very good. Raven's review was right on.
Posted by raven on 05/25/2010
This is not the humongous or overpriced burger currently in fashion at upscale places, but just the good old fashioned burger I remember growing up as a kid. love the fries. Wish the drink selection were better, and it's not a place you'll likely linger.
Posted by PhillyButterman on 06/07/2008
It's not that far from Le Bec Fin in distance or food quality. I know it seems weird to compare the two, but the food at both is simply great. Le Bec wins on decor if you like gold plating, but Five Guys is simple and focused on their food. They told me there is no freezer in the place, everything is fresh, no preservatives even in the bread. Great cheeseburgers and fries. A much better value than Le Bec!
Posted by Good Twin on 01/13/2008
I'm focused on the basics of food, i.e. how good it tastes in my mouth. Marble floors, waiters in tuxes, miniture attractively arranged portions...no thanks. Five Guys does the basics perfectly. Meat is five stars, buns are five stars, fries are five stars. There could have been plywood on the walls for all I cared...those were excellent burgers!
Posted by Ninja Buck on 01/07/2008
I'm a Texan, so you know I like my beef done right. I was upset with Philly because I didn't think I would ever find a great burger, but then I was turned onto 5 Guys. I am finishing a 5 Guys burger right now! 5 Guys gets 5 stars for food! They are slow (avoid the lunch hour if you can. try 2:00), but ah, what are you gonna do (I don't think they even claim to be fast food, so you really can't complain)? If you want fast food, there is a chain place right down the street. If you want GOOD, then try 5 Guys. Now I'm just waiting for What-a-Burger and Kolache Factory to make their way up here.


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In his first new Dawn comic in three years, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER brings to life three classic tales as only Dawn can. "THE SWORDMASTER'S DAUGHTER" shows a young Dawn inspiring Darrian to become a master swordsman. In "SAMSARA," Dawn learns that Death is never late for an appointment. And in "THE WHITE PHOENIX," Dawn shows Darrian if it is right to fight false friends by sharing with him a page from The Bhagavad Gita.
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One of our staff writers released a game last November. Considering it is a game that features a middle-aged woman as the protagonist, it seems odd that we never actually, you know, provided our readers here with a link. What game would that be? Life Flashes By by Deirdra Kiai.
The game's premise is one that is familiar to us as consumers of story, but probably less so as people who game: slice of life stories told in a retrospective manner. Charlotte wakes up to find herself in a strange forest, finds out she's been in a serious car accident, and with the guide of Trevin, a flying man-pixie-faery person, is guided along to explore significant moments in her life, alongside alternate selves that would result from a different decision being made during those scenes. It's a far cry from the usual amnesic protagonist we see in games.
Deirdra has an interest in seeing her game played by more people, and since we at the Border House like to highlight games that feature non-sexualized, diverse women in lead roles, I asked Deirdra if she wanted to both promote the game and engage in a conversation with me. She agreed. You'll find the conversation behind that little cut, but it is spoiler-laden, so I would recommend playing the game first, which can be found here (available for PC, Mac, and as an .slg file).
The format results from starting three threads, and then Deirdra and I e-mailing each other back and forth, expanding on thoughts in each thread. The topics start off specific, but also reach into general thoughts on creation, games, and communities.
First Thread
Denis: I recall early on your mentioning that some people were surprised by Charlotte not being incredibly likable. When playing the game, I found myself not liking her, per se, but still felt empathy for her. Particularly as she wasn't a consumable, market-produced female for an audience. When did her general personality start taking shaper, and how did you decide on how it would shift in her various alternate paths?
Deirdra Kiai: It was always in my head that Charlotte had to be a person who feels real, with a complex personality that includes both positive and negative characteristics. Honestly, it's such an obvious thing to me that I couldn't imagine doing it any other way. I mean, I see a lot of well-meaning male creators in various media who aim for what we call Strong Female Characters, and while that's way better than using women as decorative set pieces or not having any women around at all, I keep feeling like there's too much idealizing going on at least in comparison to the variety we have in sympathetic male protagonists. It's been my personal experience that I can relate better to a socially awkward nebbish protagonist like Guybrush Threepwood from the Monkey Island games than I can to, say, April Ryan from The Longest Journey — and I say this knowing that April's still one of the best Strong Female Characters we've got in gaming. Something's got to give.
So, Charlotte emerged with this strong reactionary stance in the back of mind, but I wanted to write about her, simply because I found her interesting. Our culture devalues middle-aged women far too much, which is a shame, because I look to a number of older women for wisdom and sheer biting wit. And with this, I figured she'd possess a mix of outward self-assuredness and inward self-consciousness stemming from awareness of failing to be what society expects of a woman — something I already feel all too well in my mid-twenties. The same, I think, goes for all the alternate Charlottes you meet in the course of the game. It's just the outward means of self-expression that change, really. The way I personally see the alternate paths is that none of them are really better or worse; they're just different. And, as you dig a little bit further, you'll find that none of them are really THAT different after all.
I indeed selected the option of telling Trevin that I saw their lives as no better or worse when it came up at the end. Looking back, I was particularly thrilled at going back to her high school, for instance. I'm not quite middle-aged, but I've had many of the same thoughts she was having regarding nostalgia and how the entirety of high school was just… daft (are there people who haven't?). It was curious how as time progressed, she seemed to be more critical of a particular self (or so it appeared to me), and aware of her own inhibitions that were holding her back. It's as if her own standards for herself kept being raised.
In fact, it's rare that we even get games that are merely slice of life dramas, to use a phrase. Particularly since this is a bunch of those little slices. Instead of asking for a changed person though, what we get is a woman who is telling a story at even this junction of her life.
DK: Indeed. I was inspired to do smaller slice of life pieces prior to this one after being exposed to a few interactive fiction games I've played in that genre — Photopia, Best of Three, and Rameses are excellent examples of what I'm thinking about, here — and the next logical step was to do several of those pieces all in one, telling a greater overarching story about one person's life and how it evolves over time. And Charlotte's story, as I like to say, isn't even over yet. I don't mean this in the sense that I'm planning a sequel (in fact, the only sequels I'll be writing to this story will be of the spiritual variety) so much as it's left open-ended because this is a story about me (in a highly metaphorical sense, mind you; this isn't self-insertion fan fiction) and MY life is far from over, and still full of a great deal of uncertainty.
So, in a huge way, the continuation of the story comes from what people take out of it, and how what they've just played will affect them going forward. Not to mention the conversations about the game I hope to see more people having as more people play it. This, in turn, will affect who I become in the not-so-distant future, and consequently inform the creation of future games of mine. I've always been big on the idea of games being a means of communication between the player and the designer. Some people take this to mean "create a sandbox", which is totally a valid approach, but I also think it's valuable to do something that's deeply personal and author-driven but still understand that this kind of communication exists and is important.
I can't speak for everyone, obviously, but part of what thrills me about games now, that didn't even occur to me back in the day, is a new process of telling a story. Arguably, we could call what you've created very akin to IF, and yet, there's that hint of something more. Even traversing Charlotte's memories in any order we choose? While it seems superficial, it all depends on how we discover a person, doesn't it? Part of what I don't understand is the thought that we have blank slate characters, which I just can't ever see being fully achieved–the system itself creates our characters, much as I believe the world's system shape our own beliefs. Whether we are in tandem or opposition with those systems informs us, as well. The fact that you decided not to force my discovery of Charlotte down a strictly linear format in terms of time, though it might be suggested, seems to hint at such.
DK: That's exactly why I never really understood the game design philosophy in which one puts as little "character" in a player character as possible so that players can have an easier time projecting themselves into said character. And that's a valid stance to have in, say, MMOs, where the players actually shape the system itself; however, in single player games, what you really wind up getting is a character who represents either the game designers or whatever marketing believes the largest demographic for the game in question is going to be. There are so many unchecked assumptions in play that it's a lot harder for someone like me to consider the character a proper representation of myself.
So, as you can imagine, I'm a lot more interested in the idea of a game showing you what it's like to be someone else, someone who's probably not like you at all. And to do that, you actually need to go through the work of creating a compelling character, just like you would in any other storytelling medium. But you can't just leave it at that, or all you're making is a movie. You have to decide what kinds of gameplay interactions are possible based on things your character would or would not do.
As for the non-linear exploration, that was something I'd had in my mind near the beginning. I'd flirted with the idea of releasing each vignette alone in an episodic format, but then decided I wanted more freedom of movement, to take better advantage of what interactive media has to offer. And I enjoy the idea of working in a medium where you don't have to tightly control what we're supposed to feel at each stage of the story. For instance, I like the idea that someone's first impression of Aaron could change depending whether they first see him in the cute meeting scene or in the breakup scene. Or that people could interpret any part of Charlotte and Trevin's conversation as either actual argument or sarcastic banter. Things like that fascinate me.
Second Thread
On your blog, you've mentioned isolation and exploring feelings of such in your games. This game certainly has it, but often in a questioning manner: during certain creative processes, are we more prone to be shut-off, for instance. It's certainly a feeling I think many people who become aware of the larger world around them, and how they stick out from mainstream discussions of topics. Yet, as Charlotte learns to break from mainstream expectations from her, largely with age and experience, she does become more isolated in a sense.
DK: This is true. I think as people age and gain more experience living in the world, some mellow out and become more tolerant and accepting of others around them, whereas others go the opposite way and grow sharper and harsher. Charlotte is definitely of the latter category, and it's a scenario that scares me, because I WANT to live a more open and less lonely life as I get older, but I keep finding myself pulled in the other direction in response to the injustice and oppression I see going on everywhere, and the so-called mainstream's refusal to do anything constructive about it. The thing that draws me away from complete cynicism and misanthropy — something, I note, that Charlotte lacks — is a sense of community in which those of us of various marginalised groups can come together and make each other aware that we're not alone in this. I've always loved Shakesville's analogy of trying to empty the sea with a teaspoon; it's futile if you're doing it alone, so any reasonable person would just shrug and give up, but if you've got a critical mass of people shovelling their teaspoons right there with you, everything feels so much more hopeful.
It does seem as if Charlotte is set up as isolated from the very first. What resonated with me in particular is moving to a completely different country and having your accent being a point for people to ridicule (I was about child Charlotte's age when that first happened, actually). From the start, it seems she's set up to isolate herself, and her primary passion, writing (and reading), is one that keeps being mentioned as waning in culture as a whole. On top of being intelligent, she's female, which obviously even sets her against her first rival in maths–his being picked on, follows him picking on her, which causes her to leave maths behind entirely.Perhaps somewhat more foreshadowing of what this would mean is the high school era (it all comes back to adolescence, doesn't it?), where she can't bring herself to just go away with her friend, and then reflects that they never really had anything in common except bucking the normal trends. Which is oddly at ends with her telling her father she just wants to be normal; she gives up a field of study for it, but finds she's not accepted even when she pursues what's considered more friendly to women's interests.
Which always begs the question of when you find that community. It seems like in Charlotte's mind, as she's never had it in either a large family or her social circle, she wouldn't be able to conceive of so many people working together at such a monumental task.
DK: That's very true, and I think another element at play here is the privilege Charlotte DOES possess in the society in which she lives. For instance, as a white woman, she's never had to go through some of the things I've experienced as a woman of colour. And it kind of echoes a lot of a sentiment I see from similarly privileged people I see entering anti-oppression spaces and being like "I'm straight, white, cis, and middle class; I don't know anything about oppression!" and instead of doing the understandably difficult work of examining that privilege when it gets called out, they find themselves feeling alienated and pushed away by what's perceived as hostility.
The solution to that, I want to say, is to just get over yourself, which is what I'm sure a lot of people want to yell to Charlotte sometimes, myself included. But it's a long, hard process to figure out that it's not all about you, and that's something even I have trouble with a lot of the time. I still struggle with feeling like an outsider, even knowing of the importance of community. The things I know from an intellectual standpoint often seem far ahead of what my emotions understand, and I'm not surprised in the least to see that come out in the art I create.
I couldn't help but wonder about Aaron in that regard. He almost seemed a polar opposite end of the spectrum from Charlotte, even if under that umbrella of creative artist. He also seemed to be a POC (to be honest, I couldn't at first tell if perhaps he was just slightly more tanned than Charlotte, but the daughter also sharing his skin tone seemed to argue against that–a habit probably culled from cynicism in games), and their ability to communicate was so fundamentally flawed. If anything, it seemed he was a consoling entity that was able to sneak under her normally rigid exterior when her father died–which was further highlighted because she wrote a book about a gnome that came to symbolize both of those men. After all, Charlotte's work, from the bits we get, are influenced by the world around her–the very same world in which her privilege allows her to escape a lot of it. What struck me was her ability to recognize some of it, such as her friend in high school coming from a wealthy family, but then losing that ability to scrutinize anything beyond just herself. Her 'last' alternate reality, for instance, is having writer's block from not going on a blind date–a seemingly dull event where she just droned on in a bored manner with a man to whom she had no attraction or connection.
DK: The awkward dinner date seemed pretty pointless in the grand scheme of things, yes, but at the same time, she had to take that chance of putting herself out there to know that for sure. And the alternate reality there was trying to show what might have happened if she'd mentally blocked herself from the outside world TOO much, taking that kind of extreme reclusiveness to its logical condition. If you finally give up completely and shut yourself away so you don't have to deal with people you hate anymore, then there's nothing more to really write about, is there? (Well, except yourself, of course, but unless you possess a certain amount of narcissism — which Charlotte doesn't, aware as she is of her flaws — you get sick of yourself pretty quickly.)
Third Thread
I was amused by Trevin, and particularly how he interacted with Charlotte. In many ways, it seemed the two were constantly engaging in duels of wit and word. It was also very endearing how, in my game, certain responses allowed a relationship to strike up–painting Charlotte's isolation as largely one of her own doing. After all, what we see displayed over the course of the game is a story about a friendship in the making.
DK: You're absolutely right; that's exactly the kind of feeling I wanted to convey in their relationship. I think the guided life review in this game is sort of a metaphor for the concept of "letting someone in"; as you get to know a person, you learn their stories, the little vignettes of lived experience that made them who they are today. I think that's a big reason why when I was growing up, I considered characters in fiction as dear friends, and I think many of us introverted, geeky types can relate. Charlotte, as a fictional character, is like that too, except it's a little different, because you're actually playing the part of the person who's sharing the stories. For many of us, it can be terrifying to open ourselves up in that way, something that Charlotte feels at first — but then, as we learn to trust and be more comfortable with who we're sharing with, it only feels natural.
Yet Charlotte's forced to do so, through our very desire for a story, isn't she? Not in a sinister sense, but we are directing her life–though in a sense, the lack of choice makes it feel less about controlling her, and more about guiding her through these scenes. Something that struck me is that she is very obviously one of those literary types that's not in the public eye, so there's not even a sense she has any connection with an audience. She seems to disdain outright any artistic endeavor purely made to cater to an audience, in fact. When it comes down to it, even the lack of agency comes down to authorial control–Charlotte is having a direct influence over it, she won't let us take those reins.
DK: There's something very "old school" about Charlotte's approach to art — I say "old school" in quotes because it's not really that old at all — in that she considers herself separate from the audience, that what she does is "high art" because she doesn't need to pay anyone any mind but herself. And that brings me back to the idea of community versus isolation. She's definitely got a bit of a "lonely at the top" feeling going on, even if, arguably, she's nowhere near the top. It's a coping mechanism I see in a lot of highly intelligent people who have difficulties with social interaction; you convince yourself that you're somehow superior and more evolved than all those plebs, or what have you.
Yet, to pull that into a more abstract view, isn't that the same discussion we always have around art? I'm not of the belief that games, for instance, are the only interactive method of creating art, or what could be considered art of varying levels. Even in theater (using my own background), there is the question of audience participation and reacting to the audience so that you can take the same package and deliver something completely different depending on who's there. Yet you'll always have those plays that have a very strict fourth wall. I often wonder if we've falsely constructed this dichotomy where suddenly, now, there are more creators, rather than admitting now we've created more tools to make that creation easier and more visible. Even your creation of this game, funded through KickStarter, speaks to more channels to engage in the same arguments–it's just that the argument is being made more often, and they're made more available, if that makes sense?In other words, I never see us getting rid of the Charlottes, no matter how much progress we make in interactivity, as the computer programmer Charlotte points out. There will always be an audience for various entertainment. It's just disheartening to see someone so removed from the audience that they can't connect with them at all–something I'd argue we've also always seen in terms of superstars (again, something I think we've always had, but that has become more prevalent). After all, can Charlotte cope with criticism, despite being able to give it in spades?
DK: The superstar thing was what I was trying to get at; it could just be an artifact of growing up and gaining more means to discover niche interests, but I find that as time passes, "superstars" and other aspects of mainstream culture become less and less relevant and visible to me, personally. And yes, niches have indeed existed before this day and age, but it seems to me like the internet has gone a long way in amplifying that, since you have a way to connect people that's comparatively more agnostic to geographical region and economic class. So, now you have these small-scale "minor internet celebrities" who create works I really enjoy, but still manage to be accessible as real people to me. The end result of this is that I can't go back to thinking of creators of media I enjoy as god-like, for lack of a better word, and consequently, have very little patience for creators who embody this god-like persona in interacting with their fan bases, if they choose to interact at all.
As for criticism? Of course Charlotte can cope with it (in that it doesn't destroy her) but does she do so in a healthy way? I imagine her as dismissing most of it as irrelevant; she expresses on many occasions that she has little patience with what she terms "mere critics". But it is indeed sad that she doesn't really see a middle ground between this mindset and "pandering".
At this point, Deirdra and I decided the conversation had grown large enough that we could present it to people. If you enjoy Life Flashes By, you might consider becoming a Facebook fan, or following Charlotte and Trevin's Twitter accounts.


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It's a couple of weeks since my last update on my Project Stealth (aka weight loss plan). I thought this would be a good time to post an update on not losing weight. I'm still at 200 pounds which nets me a three pound loss since my first post (which was about month ago).
No Snacking
Something interesting has happened since I last posted. I read an interesting eBook about discipline and one of the rules was to not snack. I gasped when I saw this strategy. For me, snacking is how I lost my 40 pounds. I ate small meals throughout the day with a couple of snacks to hold me over.
Prior to reading this eBook, I struggled with my appetite. I was constantly hungry – especially after work and right before dinner. I read somewhere that if you're hungry while trying to lose weight, time to rethink the strategy.
I took the no snacking challenge. What the eBook advised was to eat slightly bigger meals three times a day. Made sense to me but it was a balance because I shouldn't be gorging myself three times a day.
The result was less hunger pangs and better mindset into dinner and into the evening. I dipped to 199 but then something else happened too.
Adding Muscle but Not Losing Weight
As part of my ongoing strategy for injury free running, I take strength training more seriously. For the last month, I've been using a workout a co-worker gave me, and it's been awesome. The workout provides a lot of runner type strength building movements.
The other tactic I've added was 100 pushups, 100 squats, and 100 crunches – 6 days a week. This came at the suggestion of the eBook. I thought – why not?
Where things got interesting is that I was building muscle and not losing weight.
At first I got a little salty with the scale, but then I tried on a pair of pants I haven't been able to wear for over a year. Then, I was smiling. They fit!
Suddenly, I had to pull another notch on belt because it was too loose.
What I realized was that I lost an inch or two, built muscle, but wasn't necessarily losing weight. It's kind of a good position to be in but it doesn't get me closer to my 185 goal. Or will it and it will just take longer?
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Posted: January 24, 2013|
Conservative Westcountry MPs have heaped praise on David Cameron for promising an "in-out" EU referendum.
The Prime Minister announced yesterday that his party's 2015 election manifesto will seek a mandate to negotiate a "new settlement" for Britain, which will be put to voters in a referendum by the mid-point of the next Parliament in around 2017.
But the plan brought divisions within the coalition government to the fore, as Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said renegotiation was "not in the national interest" and would create damaging uncertainty for business.
Tory MPs were delighted, cheering from the backbenches as he arrived at the House of Commons after making the pledge in a long-awaited speech.
Gary Streeter, Conservative MP for South West Devon, had previously urged Mr Cameron to push for a new relationship with European institutions amid fears the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) was eroding the Tory vote in the Westcountry.
Mr Streeter, a minister in John Major's government, said: "It was a significant speech. This is exactly what I said he should do.
"We need a new way forward with the UK outside the eurozone, and once we know what that is it is clear we must put it to the people in a referendum."
He added: "The way to combat UKIP is to have a good policy on Europe. Now we have that policy. People now know a vote for UKIP is a wasted vote, and if they vote for the Conservatives at the next election they will get an in-out referendum."
George Eustice, Tory MP for Camborne and Redruth, who leads the Fresh Start group of eurosceptic MPs, said Mr Cameron's speech in central London was "the most important speech that a British Prime Minister has delivered on the EU since we joined 40 years ago".
Mr Eustice, a former Press aide to the Conservative leader, said: "For far too long the public have been lectured about Europe and told that they must just accept whatever is dished out but David Cameron has called time on that sort of defeatism.
"He set out a clear British vision for the future of the EU where powers are returned, regulations scrapped and where national parliaments call the shots.
"At long last, Britain has a Prime Minister who is determined to get this country's voice heard and the public will have their say in a referendum."
Central Devon Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris welcomed the promise, saying Britain's relationship with the EU "has changed beyond all recognition since" since the last 1975 referendum.
But critics claimed Mr Cameron has been buffeted by the right-wing of his own party, and his pledge is to quell party unrest and will serve to endanger the economy.
Stephen Gilbert, Liberal Democrat MP for St Austell and Newquay, said: "The biggest danger in all this is that while the Tory party fall out amongst themselves about their favourite issue the businesses who want to create jobs think that Britain's future is too uncertain to consider investing here. It's like booking an appointment to cut off your nose to spite your face."
And Exeter's Labour MP Ben Bradshaw said: "Promising a referendum at an unknown time, on an unknown outcome of an uncertain renegotiation is not pursuing the national interest but about Tory divisions and the perceived threat from UKIP. What Britain and the rest of Europe need over the next few years are policies for growth not this massive distraction and uncertainty, which will hit investment in Britain."
In his speech in London, Mr Cameron said he wanted a new treaty to reform the EU for all its members, but was ready to demand a renegotiated status for Britain alone if other nations did not agree. Draft legislation will be drawn up by the Conservative Party ahead of the election, and will be enacted by the end of 2015 if Tories win, to pave the way for renegotiation and referendum within the next two years, he said.
But there were immediate questions over whether other EU states would be prepared to agree special terms for the UK.
In his address, Mr Cameron said a new EU treaty should be driven by the five key principles of competitiveness, flexibility, return of powers to national governments, democratic accountability and fairness.
Crucially, he said it was time for the EU to ditch the universal commitment to "ever closer union" and accept that members can decide for themselves how deeply they want to integrate.
The completion of the single market should be Europe's "driving mission", while the EU should be required to justify the expansion of the Commission and other institutions.
"It is time for the British people to have their say," Mr Cameron said. He added "nothing should be off the table" when it comes to returning powers from Brussels to national governments over issues like the environment, social affairs, crime and working hours.
So will Cameron be able to renegotiate our EU membership?
Q: Are we now certain to have a referendum?
A: No. A referendum remains far from certain. Crucially, it depends on the Conservatives winning the general election scheduled for May 2015. If Mr Cameron secures an overall majority, the way will be clear for him to attempt a re-negotiation of Britain's membership and put it to voters by the end of 2017. But neither Labour nor the Liberal Democrats are signed up to that goal.
Q: What if there is another hung Parliament?
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Q: Will David Cameron be able to renegotiate UK membership in the way he suggests?
A: Most EU nations want Britain to stay in, and there is a degree of sympathy for his frustration with excessive bureaucracy and sclerotic decision-making. But with attention in European capitals focused on rescuing the single currency, there is little appetite for new treaties and institutional reform.
Q: Will Mr Cameron vote for Britain to stay in the EU?
A: He has said he will campaign "with all my heart and soul" for continued membership if his renegotiation ploy succeeds. But he ducked repeated questions from Labour leader Ed Miliband yesterday over which way he would vote if the re-negotiation fails.
Q: What does it mean for EU cash pumped into Cornwall and Devon?
A: It is unclear whether repatriating EU regional policy is a priority. If it happened, the Open Europe think-tank says Cornwall and the Scillies would get £207 million more than at present under the Convergence programme.


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case, as we have indicated from the very beginning of this appendix, dynamical systems concepts will necessarily be at the very heart of any useful theory of VE.
It is important that VE researchers develop the kind of nonlinear intuition that the subject encourages and also build on existing methods for analysis of nonlinear systems. Both the concept of chaos —that apparent complexity and randomness can arise from deep simplicity —and the concept of emergence—that apparent order and simplicity can arise from deep complexity —are of great importance. On the other hand, they are empty without the more technical concepts such as phase space, bifurcation, strange attractors, Poincare maps, Lyapunov exponents, Hamiltonians, Euler-Lagrange equations, symplectic maps, integrability, self-organized criticality, ergodicity, and entropy. Unfortunately, there is no easy access to this deeper work.
To end this discussion, we might tentatively propose a notion of "soft complexity" analogous to, and including, "soft computing," in the same way that we might propose a notion of "hard complexity" that is analogous to and includes "hard computing." The flavor of the distinction would be as follows: Soft complexity equals emergence, fractals, artificial life, complex adaptive systems, edge of chaos, control of chaos, . . . plus soft computing, fuzzy logic, neural nets, and genetic algorithms. Hard complexity equals information theory, algorithmic complexity, computational complexity, dynamical systems, control theory, CASE/CAD, nonequilibrium physics, statistics, numerical analysis, and so on. This appendix has clearly advocated the relative importance of "hard" over "soft" complexity in VE. Some of the more extreme advocates for soft complexity claim it will revolutionize analysis and design of complex systems and obviate the need for the "structured and mathematical approach" advocated here. While we obviously disagree with this assessment, it is likely that soft complexity can help make concepts of hard complexity accessible, albeit in a limited way, to a nontechnical audience. It is also likely that the soft complexity concepts will be quite valuable in communication and, probably, for certain types of initial exploration of concepts. In any case, popular expositions of soft complexity will continue to emerge and will have effects on decisions about investment. Our hope is that papers such as the current appendix will help maintain perspectives. 9
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Partitioning Iraq for Peace
Recorded: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland, author of Partitioning for Peace, appeared on "Doug Stephan's Good Day" radio program. Eland talks about the state of terrorism in the Iraq and whether the US creates more of a problem with its intervention. He also discusses the question of how ISIS is different than other terror groups.
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Recorded: Monday, March 23, 2015
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich, talks with radio host Tom Woods about the events in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s that led to the disarming of Jews and other so-called "Enemies of the State" beginning with gun registration policies of the Weimar Republic, to the Nazis use of that information to disarm and eliminate any opposition.
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Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of "Recarving Rushmore," appears on the Lars Larson radio show
Recorded: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of the newly updated book "Recarving Rushmore," appears on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson radio show to discuss how he ranks the U.S. Presidents in terms of peace, prosperity and liberty. The updated version of the book includes President Barack Obama.
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Recorded: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on Doug Stephan's Good Day radio show to talk about the DEA and their tactics of accessing data from civilians' phone calls. According to Eland, this is an example of one agency borrowing tactics from another in violation of the Constitution.
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Ivan Eland on Ranking US Presidents
Recorded: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, appears on Fox & Friends to discuss his updated version of "Recarving Rushmore."
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Recorded: Sunday, August 10, 2014
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Cisco systems cuts workers in restructuring
California-based Cisco Systems Inc., a technology company with operations in the Research Triangle Park, cut about 500 workers in a restructuring this week, according to an email from a company spokeswoman Thursday.
The company said in the emailed statement that the restructuring affected less than one percent of the company's workforce globally. The email said the cuts are subject to local legal requirements where required.
Karen Tillman, a spokeswoman for the company, said employees were notified on Tuesday.
"We routinely review our business to determine where we need to align investments based on growth opportunities," the emailed statement from Tillman said.
The move follows a two percent cut in the company's global workforce last year that meant a layoff of about 1,300 workers.
In 2011, the company announced a cut of about 6,500 workers from its global workforce. That included a cut of about 2,100 workers who agreed to participate in a voluntary early retirement program.
According to its annual report for the fiscal year that ended July 28 of last year, the company started a realignment effort of its sales, services and engineering organizations in fiscal year 2011 to simplify its business model and achieve other goals.
The company said the realignment was largely completed in fiscal year 2012.The initiative aimed to focus the company around leadership in its core business in routing, switching and associated services, in the area of data center virtualization and cloud and other areas.
Cisco reported in February that its net income in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2013 was up about 44 percent to $3.1 billion compared to the same period in the prior year. Its net sales were up 5 percent to $12.1 billion.
The company is based in San Jose, Calif., and has additional sites in and outside of the country, including in the Research Triangle Park.
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