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Paul Allen
|Paul G. Allen
Paul G. Allen at Flying Heritage Collection, April 2013
|Paul Gardner Allen
January 21, 1953
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
|Mercer Island, Washington, U.S.
|Lakeside School
|Alma mater
|Washington State University (dropped out in 1974)
|Philanthropist, investor, entrepreneur, author, sports owner, guitarist, filmmaker, explorer, neuroscience supporter and space pioneer
|Known for
|Chairman and founder Vulcan Inc.
Owner Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers
Part-owner Seattle Sounders
Founder Allen Institute for Brain Science
Founder Allen Institute for Cell Science
Founder Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Co-founder Microsoft
|Net worth
|US$17.5 billion (July 2015)[1]
|Kenneth Sam Allen
Edna Faye Allen
|Jody Allen(sister)
Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American philanthropist, investor and innovator, best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates. As of January 2015, he was estimated to be the 51st richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $17.5 billion.[1]
Allen is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., which manages his various business and philanthropic efforts. Allen also has a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio including technology companies, real estate holdings, and stakes in other technology and media companies. He owns two professional sports teams, the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL),[2] and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA)[3] and is part-owner of the Seattle Sounders FC, which joined Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2009.[4]
He is also the founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science,[5] the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence,[6] the Allen Institute for Cell Science[7] and Vulcan Aerospace.[8]
- 1 Early life and Microsoft
- 2 Philanthropy
- 3 Business Ventures and investments
- 4 Sports team ownership
- 5 Filmmaking career
- 6 Writing career
- 7 Musical aspirations
- 8 Awards and recognition
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 Further reading
- 12 External links
Early life and Microsoft[edit]
Paul Allen was born in Seattle, Washington, to parents Kenneth Sam Allen, an associate director of the University of Washington libraries, and Edna Faye (née Gardner) Allen, on January 21, 1953.[9] Allen attended Lakeside School, a private school in Seattle, and befriended Bill Gates, who was almost three years younger and shared a common enthusiasm for computers.[10] They used Lakeside's Teletype terminal to develop their programming skills on several time-sharing computer systems.[10] After earning a perfect score of 1600 on the SAT (pre-1995 scale), Allen went to Washington State University, where he joined Phi Kappa Theta fraternity,[11] but dropped out after two years in order to work as a programmer for Honeywell in Boston, placing him near his old friend again.[10] Allen later convinced Gates to drop out of Harvard University in order to create Microsoft.
Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1975, and began marketing a BASIC programming language interpreter.[10] Allen came up with the original name of "Micro-Soft," as recounted in a 1995 Fortune magazine article.[12] In 1980, after promising to deliver IBM a Disk Operating System (DOS) they had not yet developed for the Intel 8088-based IBM PC, Allen spearheaded a deal for Microsoft to purchase a Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS) written by Tim Paterson who, at the time, was employed at Seattle Computer Products. As a result of this transaction, Microsoft was able to secure a contract to supply the DOS that would eventually run on IBM's PC line. This contract with IBM was the watershed in Microsoft history that led to Allen and Gates' wealth.[10]
Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1982. His cancer was successfully treated by several months of radiation therapy. However, he did not return to Microsoft and began distancing himself from the company.[10] Allen officially resigned from his position on the Microsoft Board of Directors in November 2000 but was asked to consult as a senior strategy advisor to the company's executives and still owns a reported 100 million shares.[13]
Paul Allen has given more than $1.8 billion towards the advancement of science, technology, education, wildlife conservation, the arts and community services in his lifetime.[14] The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation was established to administer a portion of Allen's philanthropic contributions. Since its formation, the foundation has given more than $494 million to over 1,500 nonprofits.[15] In 2010, Allen became a signatory of The Giving Pledge, promising to give at least half of his fortune to philanthropic causes.[16] In December 2014, Inside Philanthropy named Allen as their "Philanthropist of the Year."[17]
Scientific endeavors[edit]
Paul Allen has founded and provided support to many scientific endeavors, including:
- Allen Institute for Brain Science: The Allen Institute for Brain Science is a Seattle-based non-profit dedicated to understanding how the human brain works. In total, Paul Allen has donated $500 million to the Allen Institute for Brain Science, making it his single largest philanthropic recipient. Allen launched the institute in 2003 with a $100 million donation, and contributed another $100 million after it completed the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas and other early initiatives. In 2012, Allen expanded the scope of the institute and infused it with an additional $300 million pledge. The Allen Institute for Brain Science makes research tools freely available to the scientific community using an open data model.[18]
- Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence: In fall of 2013, Paul Allen announced the expansion of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a new research institution that will be modeled after the Allen Institute for Brain Science.[19]
- Allen Institute for Cell Science: In December 2014, Paul Allen committed $100 million to create the Allen Institute for Cell Science in Seattle. The institute will investigate and model the complex living machinery of cells in the hope of bringing forth treatment of different diseases.[20]
- Allen Distinguished Investigators: Allen launched a grant program in 2010 to support scientists pursuing early-stage research projects who often have difficulty securing funding from traditional sources.[21]
- Allen Telescope Array: Paul Allen donated the seed money to build SETI's radio telescope array, eventually contributing $30 million to the project.[22]
- Wildlife Conservation: Allen bankrolled a range of wildlife conservation projects in Africa over the past several years. Allen contributed nearly $10 million in direct gifts and grants to African charities and projects, including protecting lions in Namibia, developing a migratory corridor for elephants in Tanzania, and protecting gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[23]
Paul Allen is a founding member of The International SeaKeepers Society and hosts its proprietary SeaKeeper 1000TM oceanographic and atmospheric monitoring system on all three of his megayachts.[24]
Allen has a flower fly named after him for his contributions to Dipterology, called Paul Allen's flower fly.[25]
In 2014, Paul Allen pledged at least $100 million toward the fight to end the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa,[26] making him the largest private donor in the Ebola crisis. He also created a website called TackleEbola.org[27] as a way to spread awareness as well as serve as a way donors can fund projects in need. The site additionally highlights organizations working to stop Ebola that Allen supports such as International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Médecins Sans Frontières, Partners In Health, UNICEF and World Food Program USA. On April 21, 2015, Allen brought together key leaders in the Ebola fight at the Ebola Innovation Summit in San Francisco. The summit aimed to share key learnings and reinforce the need for continued action and support to bring the number of Ebola cases down to zero.[28]
Museums and collections[edit]
Over the years, Paul Allen has established several non-profit community institutions that feature his private collections of historic artifacts. These include:
- EMP Museum, a collection of rock 'n' roll and pop culture exhibits inside a Frank Gehry-designed building at Seattle Center, established in 2000.[29] The EMP Museum also houses the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
- Flying Heritage Collection, which showcases restored vintage military aircraft and armaments primarily from the World War II era, established in 2004.[30]
- STARTUP Gallery, a permanent exhibit at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque dedicated to the history of the microcomputer, established in 2007.[31]
- Living Computer Museum, a collection of vintage computers in working order and available for interactive sessions on-site or through networked access, opened to the public in 2012.[32][33]
The arts[edit]
An active art collector, Paul Allen has gifted more than $100 million to support the arts.[34] On October 15, 2012, the Americans for the Arts awarded Allen with the Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts.[35] Allen has also loaned out more than 300 pieces from his private art collection to 47 different venues. In 2013, Allen sold Barnett Newman's Onement VI (1953) at Sotheby's in New York for $43.8 million,[36] surpassing its estimate of $30 million to $40 million.[37]
In 1989, Paul Allen donated $2 million to the University of Washington to construct the Allen Library, which was named after his father Kenneth S. Allen, a former associate director of the University of Washington library system.[38] In the same year, Allen donated an additional $8 million to establish the Kenneth S. Allen Library Endowment.[39] In 2012, the endowment was renamed the Kenneth S. and Faye G. Allen Library Endowment after Allen's mother (a noted bibliophile) died.[40]
In 2002, Allen donated $14 million to the University of Washington to construct the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering.[41] The building was dedicated in October 2003.[42]
In 2010, Allen announced a gift of $26 million to build the Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health at Washington State University, his alma mater. The gift is the largest private donation in the university's history.[43]
Business Ventures and investments[edit]
Financial and technology[edit]
- Vulcan Capital is the investment-arm of Allen's Seattle-based Vulcan Inc., which manages his personal fortune. In 2013, Allen opened a new Vulcan Capital office in Palo Alto, California to focus on making new investments in emerging technology and internet companies.[44] Recent investments include Redfin, Decide.com and Audience Inc.
- Patents: Paul Allen holds 43 patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.[45]
- Apps: Allen backed A.R.O., the startup behind the mobile app Saga;[46] SportStream, a social app for sports fans;[47] and a content-management app called Fayve.[48]
- Interval Research Corporation: In 1992, Allen and David Liddle co-founded Interval Research Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based laboratory and new business incubator that was dissolved in 2000 after generating over 300 patents,[49] four of which were the subject of Allen's August 2010 patent infringement lawsuit against AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo!, and YouTube.[50][51]
- Ticketmaster: In 1993, Paul Allen invested $243 million to acquire 80% of Ticketmaster. In 1997, Home Shopping Network acquired 47.5% of Allen's stock for $209 million worth of HSN stock.[52]
Allen confirmed that he was the sole investor behind Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft on October 4, 2004.[53] SpaceShipOne climbed to an altitude of 377,591 feet (115,090 m) and was the first privately funded effort to successfully put a civilian in suborbital space. It won the Ansari X Prize competition and received the $10 million prize.[54]
On December 13, 2011, Allen announced the creation of Stratolaunch Systems. Stratolaunch is a proposed orbital launch system consisting of a dual-bodied, 6 engine jet aircraft, capable of carrying a rocket to high altitude; the rocket would then separate from its carrier aircraft and fire its own engines to complete its climb into orbit. If successful, this project would be the first wholly privately funded space transport system.[55] Stratolanch, which is partnering with Orbital Sciences Corporation and Scaled Composites, is intended to launch in inclement weather, fly without worrying about the availability of launch pads and to operate from different locations. Stratolaunch plans to ultimately host six to ten missions per year.[56] On April 13, 2015, Vulcan Aerospace was announced. It is the company within Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. that plans and executes projects to shift how the world conceptualizes space travel through cost reduction and on-demand access.[57]
Real estate[edit]
Allen's Vulcan Real Estate division offers a full range of development and portfolio management services from site selection and urban planning to build-to-suit construction, leasing and asset repositioning. Its real estate model is based on quality, sustainable development that builds new value across the entire community. Vulcan Real Estate is widely known for the redevelopment of the South Lake Union neighborhood immediately north of downtown Seattle and nestled along the south shore of Lake Union. Today South Lake Union is a mixed-use neighborhood that is home to many innovative companies that are leaders in technology, life sciences, global health and business, many of which are located in Vulcan developed properties.[58] Vulcan has developed 6.3 million square feet of new residential, office, retail and biotechnology research space and has a total development capacity of 10,000,000 square feet (930,000 m2). The South Lake Union redevelopment represents one of the largest urban revitalization projects in the country. Allen's investments in South Lake Union have proven to be an economic catalyst and more than $5.7 billion has been invested in the neighborhood since 2002 for development projects and public infrastructure improvements. Vulcan advocated for the Seattle Streetcar line known as South Lake Union Streetcar, which runs from Seattle's Westlake Center to the south end of Lake Union. The Streetcar is a public and private partnership made possible because of a Local Improvement District (LID) supported by businesses and residents along the line; The LID provided 50% of the funding while the remainder came from Federal and State sources with no city money used for its development costs.[59] The streetcar officially started operation on December 12, 2007. This development has been criticized as a city-supported real estate investment for Vulcan Inc.,[60] and concerns over the loss of low-income housing have been expressed.
In 2012, The Wall Street Journal called Allen's South Lake Union investment "unexpectedly lucrative" and one that led to his firm selling a 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2) office complex to Amazon.com for US$1.16 billion, one of the most expensive office deals ever in Seattle.[61] "It's exceeded my expectations," Mr. Allen said of the South Lake Union development.
In September 2014, Vulcan made a commitment to invest $200 million at Yesler Terrace where it will purchase three land parcels from the Seattle Housing Authority as part of an ambitious redevelopment plan for the 30 acre site located southeast of downtown Seattle.[62]
- Sports & Event Centers: Allen invested more than $150 million in Portland's Moda Center, which he now owns outright. He also contributed more than $140 million to help build CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
- Seattle Cinerama: Allen purchased Seattle's historic Cinerama Theater in 1998, and upgraded it with 3-D capability and digital sound, in addition to interior and exterior refurbishing. The theater installed the world's first commercial digital laser projector in 2014.
- Hospital Club: Allen opened the Hospital Club in London in 2002 as a professional and social hub for people working in the creative arts.
The launch of Paul Allen's 414 feet (126 m) yacht, Octopus, secured its position as one of the world's largest yachts in 2003.[63] As of 2013, it is 14th in the list of motor yachts by length. The yacht is equipped with two helicopters, two submarines, a swimming pool, a music studio and a basketball court.[64]
Allen has loaned Octopus, which is equipped with a submarine and ROV, for a variety of rescue and research operations,[65] notably assisting in a hunt for an American pilot and two officers whose plane disappeared off Palau, and loaning his yacht to scientists to study a rare fish called a coelacanth.[66]
In 2012, he loaned the ship to the Royal Navy in their attempt to retrieve the bell from the HMS Hood, which sank in the Denmark Strait during World War II, as a national memorial.[67] In March of 2015, an Allen-led research team found the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea off the coast of the Philippines.[68] Musashi and her sister ship Yamato were two of the largest and most technologically impressive battleships in naval history.
Octopus is a member of AMVER, a voluntary group ship reporting system used worldwide by authorities to arrange assistance for those in distress at sea.[69]
Allen is known for throwing huge, celebrity-studded parties on his yacht, such as a 2005 New Year's Eve party in which he and his band played Johnny Cash songs with R&B star Usher. His band also played at another party he hosted during the Cannes film festival with keyboardist Dave Stewart.[70][71][72]
Allen also owns Tatoosh, one of the world's 100 largest yachts.
Sports team ownership[edit]
Portland Trail Blazers[edit]
Allen purchased the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team in 1988 from California real estate developer Larry Weinberg for $70 million.[3] He was instrumental in the development and funding of the Moda Center(previously known as the Rose Garden), the arena where the Blazers play. He purchased the arena on April 2, 2007, and stated that this was a major milestone and a positive step for the franchise.[73][10] Since taking over the franchise, the Allen-owned Trail Blazers are 1183-901 and have reached the playoffs 19 times including the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992 (As of July 2015)[74] According to Forbes, the Blazers were valued at $940 million in 2015 and ranked No. 12 out of 30 NBA teams.[75]
Seattle Seahawks[edit]
Allen purchased the Seattle Seahawks NFL team in 1996 when former owner Ken Behring threatened to move the Seahawks to Southern California.[2] Herman Sarkowsky, a former Seahawks minority owner, told The Seattle Times about Allen's decision to buy the team, "I'm not sure anybody else in this community would have done what [Allen] did."[76] The Seahawks are valued at $1.33 billion in August 2014 by Forbes, which says the team has "one of the most rabid fan bases in the NFL."[77] Under the helm of Allen the Seahawks are 157-131,[78] have been to the Super Bowl three times winning Super Bowl XLVIII and have won three NFC Championships (2005, 2013, 2014).[79]
Seattle Sounders FC[edit]
Allen's Vulcan Sports & Entertainment is part of the ownership team of the Seattle Sounders FC, a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise that began play in 2009 at CenturyLink Field, a stadium also controlled by Allen.[4] The ownership team also includes film producer Joe Roth, businessman Adrian Hanauer, and comedian Drew Carey. The Sounders sold out every home game during its first season, setting a new MLS record for average match attendance and the most season tickets sold in the league. Seattle Sounders FC is only the second expansion team in MLS history to win the U.S. Open Cup tournament in its first season.
Filmmaking career[edit]
Paul Allen and his sister Jody Allen are the owners and executive producers of Vulcan Productions,[80] a television and film production company headquartered in Seattle within the entertainment division of Vulcan Inc. Their films have received various recognition, ranging from a Peabody[81] to Independent Spirit Awards,[82] Grammys[83] and Emmys.[83] The films have also been nominated for Golden Globes[83] and Academy Awards[82] among many others. Vulcan Productions' films and documentary projects include Far from Heaven[82] (2002), Hard Candy[84] (2005), Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge[85][86] (2005), Where God Left His Shoes[87] (2006), Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial[88][89] (2007), This Emotional Life[90][91] (2010), We The Economy [92] (2014) Racing Extinction[93] (2015) and Body Team 12[94] (2015).
In 2013, Vulcan Productions co-produced the Richard E. Robbins-directed film Girl Rising[95] which tells the stories of girls from different parts of the world who seek an education. Globally over 205 million households watched Girl Rising during the CNN and CNN International premieres,[96] and over 4 million people have engaged with Girl Rising through websites and social media. Through the associated 10x10 program, over $2.1 million has been donated to help girls receive an education worldwide.[97]
Also in 2013, Vulcan Productions signed on as a producing partner of Pandora's Promise,[98] a documentary about nuclear power, directed by Oscar-nominated director Robert Stone. It was released in select theaters nationwide June 12, 2013 and on CNN on November 7, 2013. A variety of college and private screenings as well as panel discussions have been hosted throughout the country.[99]
Writing career[edit]
Allen's memoir, Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft, was released on April 19, 2011. The paperback version of Idea Man, which included a new epilogue, came out on October 30, 2012.[100][101]
Musical aspirations[edit]
Paul Allen received his first electric guitar at the age of sixteen, and was inspired to play it by listening to Jimi Hendrix.[102] In 2000, Allen played rhythm guitar on the independently-produced and eponymous album Grown Men.[103] In 2013, he had a major label release on Sony's Legacy Recordings; Everywhere at Once by Paul Allen and the Underthinkers.[104] PopMatters.com described Everywhere at Once as "a quality release of blues-rock that's enjoyable from start to finish."[105][106]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Paul Allen has received various awards recognizing many different areas including sports, philanthropy, and the arts:
- On March 9, 2005, Paul Allen, Burt Rutan, and the SpaceShipOne team were awarded the 2005 National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Current Achievement.[107]
- In 2007 and 2008, Allen was listed among the Time 100 Most Influential People in The World.[108]
- He received the Vanguard Award from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association on May 20, 2008.[109]
- On October 30, 2008, the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors honored Allen for his "unwavering commitment to nonprofit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and lifetime giving approaching US$1 billion."[110]
- In 2009, Allen's philanthropy as the long-time owner of the Trail Blazers was recognized with an Oregon Sports Award[111]
- On October 26, 2010, Paul Allen was awarded the W.J.S. Krief Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of neuroscience by the Cajal Club.[112]
- On January 26, 2011 at Seattle's Benaroya Hall, Paul Allen was named Seattle Sports Commission Sports Citizen of the Year, an award that has been renamed the Paul Allen Award.[113]
- In 2011, Paul Allen was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[114]
- On October 15, 2012, Allen received the Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts at the National Arts Awards.[115]
- On February 2, 2014, Allen received a Super Bowl ring as the Seattle Seahawks won the Vince Lombardi Trophy.[116]
- On October 22, 2014, Allen received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Seattle Business Magazine for his impact in and around the greater Puget Sound region.[117]
- On December 31, 2014, Online philanthropy magazine, Inside Philanthropy, made Allen their inaugural "Philanthropist of the Year" [17] for his ongoing effort to stop the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, breaking ground on a new research center in Seattle, and his battle to save the world's oceans.
- On July 18, 2015, Ischia Global Film and Music Festival recognized Allen with the Ischia Humanitarian Award. Event organizers honored Allen for his contributions to social issues through his philanthropic efforts. [118]
Honorary degrees and doctorates[edit]
- Honorary degree from the Washington State University. The university bestowed its highest honor, the Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award, upon him.[119]
- Honorary doctorate in Philosophy from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University[120]
- Honorary doctorate of Science from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Watson School of Biological Sciences.[121]
- Honorary degree from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[122]
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- Pirates of Silicon Valley, a 1999 film about the rise of the personal computer. Allen is portrayed by Josh Hopkins.
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Further reading[edit]
- Rich, Laura, The accidental zillionaire: demystifying Paul Allen, Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 0-471-23491-5
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Welcome To Nepal Muslim Women Welfare Society (NMWWS)
NMWWS is a non-partition, non profitable and non-discriminatory organization serving the marginalized, disadvantaged and resource poor community particularly, to Muslim women of Nepal. The role of these non-government organizations has been witnessed to be pivotal in sensitizing and creating awareness among all sections of the society. Guided and motivated by this very phenomenon, a pragmatic team of social workers initiated the creation of this organization in order to complement and supplement the national plans, policies and priorities of the Government of Nepal.

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Preston Driving School
All driving instructors in Preston should follow a planned training programme. Your driving lessons in Preston will normally follow a programme similar to the one below. Your Preston Driving School driving instructor will quickly establish your strengths and weaknesses. To keep things very simple we have put the syllabus into six stages. These stages are an example of how a complete beginner might progress through training, however not everybody will come to us as beginners, some people are partly trained and others near to test standard. Whatever your standard your driving instructor at Preston Driving School will help you.
Stage One
The Complete Beginner
- Introductions - check driver's licence and eyesight.
- Explain the main controls, their operation and function.
- Explain the precautions on entering a vehicle and starting up.
- Moving off and stopping.
- Steering.
- Changing gears.
- Use of mirrors before changing direction, slowing, stopping or signalling
Stage Two
Basic Driving Manoeuvres in Light Traffic
- Moving off and stopping - uphill and downhill gradients.
- More detailed use of the accelerator, brakes and gears.
- General introduction to MSM/PSL.
- Normal driving positioning for right and left hand bends.
- Selecting safe positions when making normal stops.
- Explain traffic signs and road markings make up.
Stage Three
Developing Manoeuvrability, Junction and Light Traffic Driving
- Reversing in a straight line, following a curve around a kerb.
- Turn in the road (Often called a 3 point turn)
- Reverse parallel parking and bay parking to the right and to the left.
- Junctions - MSM/PSL, speed and gear on approach and effective observations.
- Adequate clearance to parked cars and other obstructions.
- One-way streets.
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Developing Driving in Driving Test Traffic Conditions
- Reversing to the driving test standards.
- Turn in the road to driving test standards.
- Reverse parallel park and bay park to driving test standards.
- Developing finesse, smoothness and necessity in gear changing
- Develop advance control on uphill and downhill junctions.
- Develop effective observations at types of junctions with obscured views.
- Develop crossing the path of other vehicles safely at busy right turn junctions.
- Develop knowledge and confidence at traffic light systems, box junctions, zebra and pelican crossings, school and railway crossings.
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- Very busy roundabouts including mini roundabouts
- Making quick progressive and safe progress where necessary.
- Develop advance planning, observations, awareness and anticipation.
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After City vs Stoke and the drab affair that was, at least in 2012 we had a game which, if nothing else, had a talking point to illuminate it.
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A client contacted me this week with a tax problem. He sent over a big pile of correspondence that he had received from the IRS. On the front of one of the letters, it read in big letters: Last Date to Respond to this Letter: XXXX 2011.
Um, it's 2012.
The client missed the deadline. It's a common mistake, one that I deal with on a pretty regular basis. And 9 times out of 10, the reason is quite simple: the taxpayer didn't open the mail.
I get it. It's scary to get something from IRS. So the whole "I'll just ignore it" mentality kicks in for taxpayers. They let the letters pile up. They refuse to go to the post office to pick up the certified letter. Sometimes, they even leave the letters on the stoop (for my friends in the South, that's your top step). At my office, it's not unusual for clients to drop piles of unopened mail from IRS on my desk during an appointment – yes, I've even had clients bring in Samsonite luggage full of Certified Mail, completely sealed.
But here's the thing. While I understand why it happens (usually fear, paranoia, panic and even depression), letting that mail sit is the single worst thing you can do when it comes to tax matters. This is a case of what you don't know, could actually hurt you.
When you get a letter from IRS, take a deep breath and open the envelope. It's rarely as bad as you think. Sometimes it's an informational letter (advising you, for example, that you might need to file a certain form), sometimes it's simply a notice of adjustment and occasionally, you'll receive a notice of deficiency. What's most important to remember is that IRS correspondence is generally time sensitive – there are deadlines. And IRS deadlines are a big deal. Those deadlines affect your appeal rights and collections activities.
Depending on what the notice says, you may need to take action. Maybe you need to confirm a Social Security number or send a copy of a canceled check or other receipt. Maybe you owe some more money – or maybe the IRS owes you money (it happens). Maybe you need to write a letter or make a phone call. And this is the important part: despite the story that I posted about an IRS rep who hung up on me – on purpose – I'm still going to advocate that you contact the IRS when you have a problem. Or if there's a notice. Again, ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away and usually makes it worse.
I'm going to let you in on a little secret: the IRS is staffed with real people. They have friends and families and lives, too. Believe it or not, their job isn't to make your life miserable. Most of the time (and yes, I'm admitting this out loud), they really do want to help. But as cliche as it sounds, they can't help you if you don't contact them.
Those liens and levies? Stories about seizures? Those don't happen without some effort from the IRS to notify taxpayers. The IRS has a whole set of procedures. They can't levy indiscriminately. They can't seize your property without notifying you that there's a problem.
And yes, there are exceptions. I make my living dealing with a lot of those exceptions. But many times, starting with opening and responding to the the mail would have changed the outcome of a lot of the horror stories you hear. Trust me.
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The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean
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Leone's story
While in battle, if you don't touch any button for 5 minutes the screen will go black, and Leone will tell you the story of how and why he created the 24 resonance stones that you are looking for in the game. If you have any books (such as Doll Knights volumes) in you inventory, the story of those book will appear after Leone's story as well.
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Love is a compatable vibration
brings feeling you can't understand,
it cannot be taught in a classroom
or bought with a wedding band.
Love can last for a fleeting moment
or allow you a lifetime of joy,
and it doesn't discriminate between us
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Sex is a chemical reaction
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in society they call it making love
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Sex is only a part of love
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For World Bread Day today, I decided to bake up some Ciabatta. I had completely forgotten it was WBD until I saw postings on FaceBook and I thought I had better do something quick. Well, quick doesn't work too well for sourdough… Continue reading Flaxseed Ciabatta – for World Baking Day 2012
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Flaxseed is a wonderful addition to bread. I toast mine and then pour water over it while it is still jumping in the pan like a Mexican jumping bean. This will bring out the mucilaginous property of the seeds and help produce moist, flavorful bread that stays fresh longer.
I have never seen a football game, that is, not until yesterday. I watched Super Bowl 45 with the Steelers and the Packers.
I have a new recipe for you… Flaxseed Loaf. This bread was lots of fun to bake. I made up two variations, a plain loaf and a loaf covered with flaxseeds. They were both really good. Here is the recipe;


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Paralyse, Neutralise, Stigmatise: The Master Plan Behind the GOP's Legal Pursuit of Obama
While not implementing what I this week christened his Half-Arsed Doctrine in key geographical regions such as Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, or dithering over the growing immigration crisis on America's borders, President Obama has been busy tinkering with his signature legislative 'achievement', the Affordable Healthcare Act, better known as Obamacare. Passed with undue haste and a lack of legislative attention to detail ('We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what's in it') as the Democrats' narrow grasp on a Senate supermajority and a majority of any sort in the House evaporated, the bill has contributed to great ruptures in the American body politic.
Rather than passing a universal health care bill that garnered strong bi-partisan support, the manner in which the legislation was steamrollered through, and the specific elements of the provisions, ensured that the Act remains contentious. The bill's opponents have attempted pretty much every legal manoeuvre possible to have it overturned, including a telling day in the highest court of the land, in which the administration was forced to concede that the measure was indeed a tax, having stressed all along that it was not. Such efforts formed part of the GOP's master plan for Obama's time in office: Ensuring he was a one-term president.
When the best efforts of Mitt Romney proved unequal to this task in 2012, Republicans were forced to come up with a new plan, one designed to ensure that this president has more than one historical distinguishing star by his name. Reaching back to the late 1990s, they devised a plan to derail his administration by legal means. Whereas their predecessors attempted to impeach a popular, populist Democratic Chief Executive, they now would seek to sue an increasingly unpopular and far from populist president for his excessive tinkering with legislation and his continuing efforts to bypass the Congress.
This is a move based on political calculation and a very specific reading of history. Republican leaders know that they do not have anything like the votes to impeach President Obama, even if they could agree upon what to charge him with and get the House of Representatives to approve such articles. 67 members of the Senate are simply not going to vote to remove Obama from office.
Yet removal from office is not the aspiration of the GOP. The bigger target is Hillary Clinton and the forthcoming election of 2016. Right now, the GOP simply does not have anyone who can beat her. With that being the case, a strategy appears to be one of decimating the incumbent to ensure that a case for continuity cannot be made at the next election. In this, a leaf is being taken from the GOP playbook of the late 1990s.
Think the impeachment of Bill Clinton failed? Think again. Who won the presidency in 2000? Republicans dreamt of impeaching Clinton throughout his presidency, but recognised that if this were to succeed they would hand the presidency to Al Gore, recognised as being a weak campaigner, but whose stature and chance of electoral success would be greatly enhanced by the incumbency.
Despite their best efforts, perhaps, the GOP therefore arrived at their perfect scenario when its efforts to impeach President Clinton failed to remove him from office: A humbled and contrite chief executive remained in office, while his deputy and would-be successor found it impossible to campaign as his heir for moral and political reasons. It can safely be acknowledged, that the final vote in Clinton's impeachment came not in the Senate Chamber in 1999, but in the Supreme Court in December 2000.
Such a play is underway once more, and again, Republican efforts in regard to President Obama do not need to succeed to be successful. The plan is simple: paralyse, neutralise and stigmatize.
There are 27 months until the next presidential election in November 2016. These are vital times for the president to establish his legacy. If he can achieve a lasting peace in a key global region, or enact meaningful legislation this would go a long way to relieving the sense of disappointment with his time in office. By paralysing his remaining time in office, his political opponents seek to prevent such a reappraisal from being possible. Paralysis of the president's political activities and timetable would deny him the opportunity to focus upon and implement legacy projects and ensure that his presidency is lamented in history books, rather than lionised.
President Obama my be a lame duck, constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third term in office, but that does not mean that the Republicans are guaranteed to win the White House in 2016. Indeed, their recent track record has been poor. Defeated in the elections of 2012 and 2008, narrowly securing victory in 2004, the benefactors of a highly contentious decision in 2000 having lost the popular vote and having lost in 1996 and 1992, the GOP national campaign strategy is in serious need of a new approach as its natural constituency gets older and whiter, as the nation gets younger and darker. The GOP cannot necessarily win by advancing policy, but it can neutralise any opponents, and the obvious target is Hillary Clinton. If the GOP can neutralise her candidacy by tying her to an administration and a president under legal review, either via impeachment or prosecution, the GOP may be able to secure victory by default, in a similar patter to 2000. All this before they need to raise the shadow of Benghazi, or whisper anything about the oft-reported continuing private antics of the former president.
Any legal process against Obama will form part of his presidential history. As was demonstrated in the 1990s, such initiatives need not succeed to be successful. The stigma of a presidency under legal review will prevent the Obama administration from pursuing a meaningful, place a democratic succession in jeopardy and further alienate the White House from local politicians in close races. All of which aids the GOP in its efforts to further undermine the Obama presidency both in the immediate and long-term, and in its efforts to secure electoral success in 2016.
Such initiatives are hardly the methods of governing that can be found in US Politics 101 classes or ones that anyone would necessarily want to be implemented to run a modern superpower. It is, however, the way of doing business in the 21st century. It is the inverse of Clausewitz's famed remark about War being the continuation of politics by other means. As politics becomes the continuation of war by other means, there will be casualties on both sides; the risk, however, is that democracy itself becomes the ultimate victim.
JDB on Inside Egypt
I was delighted to return to the Aljazeera studios this weekend to appear on Inside Egypt. Anchored by host Adrian Finighan, I appeared alongside Nicholas Piachaud of Amnesty International and Professor Aahar Aziz of Texas A&M University.
I have posted a variety of images from the event on Twitter and the show can be viewed by clicking the image:
The State of Obama's Union: Not Great, and Getting Worse
If you are visiting (or hopefully following) this website, you will know that I have fond memories of the Clinton years, and am preparing to complete my first book on his adminstration. (Clinton's Grand Strategy, available later in the year from Bloomsbury)
Back then, President Clinton routinely opened his annual address to Congress by intoning that 'the State of our Union is Strong.' Not a bad way to begin, both structurally and rhetorically. It set the tone and demonstrated mastery of the moment. (Even when the wrong speech was fed into his Teleprompter). In other words, Clinton did everything that was missing from the 2014 State of the Union address.
President Obama's speech was fascinating for many reasons. It was, perhaps, his best (some would say final) opportunity to breathe new life into an administration that appears to be rapidly running out of road and to put the disaster that was 2013 behind him. With the world watching and the nation gathered around television screens, computer terminals and perhaps even the odd tablet, the stage was set for Obama's big moment. So much so that talk emerged of State of the Union fatigue! This, however, was Obama's big night for his big reveal; what would he do with the remainder of his presidency? What initiatives would be unveiled that would doubtless prove instrumental in any legacy?
The answer, apparently, was not very much. When even Gary Younge is forced to concede thatObama's union is in a state, it's time to start packing…
Obama promised a year of action for 2014 but this appeared to be lacking in his speech. Instead of sweeping ideas and potential legislative initiates, the speech was full of small postures and restated positions. It is remarkable that a year into his second term the president had so little new to offer and raises the question as to why he ran for re-election if he has no tangible agenda to initiate over the next three years. He has served but a quarter of his second term, and yet specific policy initiatives were thin on the ground.
Instead of moving forward, Obama backtracked, and called out his opponents over their opposition to his healthcare plans. The White House is desperate to get on the front foot on this issue and move beyond the technical issues that have haunted the administration since its roll out. Such efforts will probably succeed as the technical glitches get sorted, but the initiative has taken a pounding as a result.
50 years on from Lyndon Johnson's ambitious War on Poverty, the president who initially appeared to offer so much to elements of American society that had previously gone un-noticed, did little to breathe life into the corpse that is the Great Society. Much has been made of Obama's pledge to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors from $7.25 to $10.10, but this will have a limited impact since many federal workers already earn more than this. Neither will it be applied retrospectively and so will only have a limited impact at some point in the future. Republicans, naturally, have concerns that it could drive businesses to the wall.
Both sides are playing to their base in an election year. However, in the United States, every other year is an election year and every other year the country is anticipating an election. This, therefore, is a government far better suited for campaigning than for actual governing.
That being the case the president made a play for the female vote (traditionally Democrat) by highlighting the gender gap in pay and conditions and calling this an embarrassment. It should be highlighted, of course, that he has been president since January 2009, and so part of that embarrassment must be shouldered by his administration. This, remarkably enough, was not conceded.
Continuing in the election year mode, issues of immigration reform have become lost in the weeds and the president's blustering efforts to address this issue are unlikely to help. A bi-partisan group was making interesting headway on this issue last year, until Obama stumbled in and insisted on stamping his own views on the process, which appears to have damned the initiative to failure.
There was little sign last night of a contrite chief executive, seeking the bi-partisan approach to policy that is necessary for success on Capitol Hill. Instead, Obama's perceived presidential pomposity was exacerbated by his announcement of a willingness to act by Executive Authority in defiance of Congress, a stance that will do nothing to assist bi-partisanship for the remained of this time in office. It's almost as though he wishes to fail in his legislative relations! For a former Constitutional lecturer, he appears to have a rather nuanced interpretation of the role of the president as defined by the Founders, who actively sought to avoid a leader capable of ruling by decree.
Three years from now the next President of the United States will be in office and Obama will presumably be home in Illinois. When he kicks back and watches the new president's first address to Congress, he will be forced to concede (privately, of course) that his 2014 attempt to rescue his presidency failed to do so. With his opinion polls lower than many members of Congress, he remains a liability for Democrats heading into the midterms, an event that will effectively end the Obama presidency and fire the starting pistol for the 2016 presidential election to find his successor. They, presumably, will have rather more initiatives to promote than the incumbent and greater personal and political skills with which to try and implement them. One can but hope.
JDB on Marco Rubio at Chatham House
Senator Marco Rubio spoke at Chatham House on December 3, firmly establishing the think tank as the destination of choice for visiting American politicians eager to establish an international reputation ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Following hot on the heels of former Secretary of State, former senator, former First Lady of the United States (and Arkansas for that matter) Hillary (sometimes Rodham) Clinton, the visit of Senator Rubio marks London as the new epicentre of an emerging International Primary, designed to raise their profiles ahead of Ohio and New Hampshire.
In a 30-minute address, Senator Rubio provided a wide-ranging vision of the future direction that US foreign policy should take, addressing the Special Relationship and Washington's dealings with a variety of nations, leaders and locations. In a solid, workman like address, Rubio discussed Iran, Russia, China, the UK and the development of EU-US trade ties. The defence and advocacy of Liberty was at the heart of the talk and was returned to time and again as Rubio threaded a narrative of US commitments and responsibilities through a series of locals, events, and personalities.
Rubio was steadfast in his positions in regard to Iran and Russia. As a member of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he forecast that bi-partisan legislation would be presented as early as next week that would increase pressure on Iran, at the same time that the Obama administration is seeking a rapprochement with Tehran. Rubio remains convinced that Iran is merely using the discussions as a delaying tactic to enable it to achieve an enrichment capacity and that a nuclear empowered Iran would begin a regional arms race. Putin's Russia also came in for heavy, repeated criticism, as the senator took issue with the manner in which it was seeking to use energy supplies to exert influence over Central and Eastern Europe, and the manner in which Ukraine was being weakened as a result.
In response to a series of questions, coordinated with the usual grace by Chatham House Director Robin Niblett, Senator Rubio was adamant that while he believes in the concept of Medicare and Medicaid, the mandated spending programs as presently constructed are financially unsustainable. Addressing these issues, however, will require more than charm and youthful vigour, for they remain the third rail in American domestic politics. Rubio advocated the reductions in trade tariffs that would accompany the potential TTIP framework, while acknowledging that the US would struggle to accept much of the EU regulatory frameworks on international trade and commerce. Rubio declared that the United States needs a strong European Union but that it must respect the UK's decision with regard to its continued membership.
Returning to foreign policy, Rubio was quick to dismiss talk of 'hawks and doves' as being an outdated division in the 21st century. He advocated the use of diplomacy, foreign aid and soft power in US foreign activities and stressed that for Americans, foreign policy was domestic policy. While stressing that he did not believe that the president was required to seek Congressional approval for a course of action, Rubio presented a concise explanation for his lack of support for Obama over Syria. As he had mentioned previously Rubio had sought US involvement for 2 years, during which he had advocated allying with moderate opposition forces that now appear to have dissipated; he opposed the limited engagement that the president had called for; and he found the plans lacking in direction. Worryingly, however, he made reference to 'the forces of darkness and evil', language that is all too reminiscent of a recent president whose lack of nuance was portrayed as mere naivety. This is one area where progress needs to be made in the coming months.
This was then was a sold delivery, though not without the occasional misstep; a speech that was read, rather than delivered. It was a shopping list of ideas and aspirations, designed in part to tell an audience what they wanted to hear; a speech that quoted both Reagan and Thatcher and even made reference to One Direction.
Rubio was adamant that in a season of doubt, the United States remained vigilant and ready to lead. He noted the 6 decades of declinist talk and of the various world powers that had been predicted to assume the mantle of global leadership, all of whom had failed to rise to the occasion. With the revolution in US energy production and forecasts of its future as an energy exporter, Rubio was certain that the future was indeed a bright one.
As the son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio has a fascinating narrative and is well positioned to take full advantage of his heritage, youth, and position as senator for the key state of Florida heading into 2016. Accordingly, this visit was all about establishing international credibility and elevating the senator in the eyes of potential kingmakers in the GOP. Senior parliamentarians with whom he met were understood to have been impressed, although those who had not met with him were heard to mutter in the corridors of power 'Isn't he a bit of a nutter?' Well, the simple answer is, no, he isn't, and it is concerning that such a view was being aired so openly. Whilst the depth of the senator's grasp of the issues was never tested, his breadth of knowledge and the span of the talk were more than sufficient.
Cuba was mentioned just once, clearly signalling that Rubio is seeking to position himself not as the Cuban candidate, but simply as a candidate who happens to be of Cuban extraction. He will, doubtless, reap an electoral windfall from the huge influx of Latino voters who are expected to form a huge voting bloc in 2016. One wonders in what capacity London will next welcome Marco Rubio to these shores?
Parkland and the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination
Following an article that I was widely quoted in that appeared in the Metro newspaper recently, I was invited to attend a screening of the movie, Parkland, at the American Embassy in London. The film addresses the immediate aftermath of the ambush that awaited President Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in Dallas on November 22, 1963 and is named after the hospital that tended all too briefly to JFK.
The first hour of the film appears to proceed in virtual real time, with the action (if that is the appropriate word) focused on the events in Trauma Room One and the frantic efforts to resuscitate the stricken chief executive. For the remaining 35 minutes or so, the movie speeds through the events of the following 2 days culminating in the simultaneous funerals of President Kennedy and his alleged assassin.
Much like the 2006 movie Bobby, Parkland feels like a small, independent movie, packed to the rafters with A-C list Hollywood actors, eager to be associated with the Kennedy legacy. As with Bobby, Parkland suffers as a direct result since one is all too often thinking, 'Oh look, it's (fill in the blank) in a funny hat.' The movie also suffers from a lack of direction or obvious intent: It is never clear what the message of the movie is meant to be or who it is aimed at. It is certainly moving in places but this a result of the storyline more than the actual movie itself. As always, Paul Giamatti is excellent in his work as Abraham Zapruder, less successful, however, is Billy Bob Thornton, who as always, plays Billy Bob Thornton, this time in a hat and suit that appear 2 sizes too small and seems to be in a little movie all by himself, never quite appearing to be part of the wider events portrayed on screen.
Parkland continues the recent attempt to move away from focusing upon the graphical content of the Zapruder film, despite this being at the centre of the film. This is a strange decision, but far from the only challenging aspect to the film: For a movie that seems to want to stress it's grasp of detail it singularly fails to include an appearance by Abraham Zapruder on American television that destroyed weekend.
The role of the FBI is singularly unquestioned. No mention is mentioned of the memo that was sent to every FBI field office on the eve of the assassination, warning of a threat to the president. Even the destruction of evidence linking Oswald to the FBI, which began that weekend, is presented in a very matter of fact manner, and not as part of a far larger effort to destroy evidence.
Despite the vast about of achieve footage of the doomed motorcade, hardly any is utilised, presumably due to the cost involved. This however, removes what could have been an interesting way in which to present the interaction between the president and everyday Texans as he glided to his untimely end. Considering the effort of the film to address the murder through the eyes of average citizens, this would have been a logical and effective addition.
Missing also from the film's use of archive footage is the scene at Love Field when secret service agents were ordered to stand down from the presidential limousine. Missing entirely is the figure of Clint Hill, the sole secret service agent who leapt to action as the bullets were fired.
Vitally, at no point is Oswald's innocence raised in a serious fashion. Only Oswald's mother holds out the possibility that there may be more behind the shooting than meets the eye, but she is routinely portrayed as being unstable. Indeed, the widely addressed conspiracy theories are only raised as straw men, to be demolished by Oswald's brother Robert. No serious consideration is given to any debate or discussion surrounding the assassination.
Parkland singularly fails to develop upon the myriad tales of individual involvement in the aftermath of the shooting or how the events impacted the rest of their lives. Clearly, many involved never recovered and never moved on from the events portrayed in the movie. As with Bobby, there were many interesting stories that could have been told around the historic event, but this is not one of them. Indeed, there really is no story at the centre of the movie. The medical team in Trauma Room One in particular were haunted by the events and their actions and reactions questioned and investigated ever since. This would have been a tale to tell, but one that may have required greater acting capacity than provided by Zac Efron, whose doe eyed look is the extent of his emotional range.
The release of Parkland raises a serious issue surrounding the portrayal of the assassination on film. In the decade following the president's murder, a series of movies emerged that directly challenged the official version of events. These included Executive Action, Winter Kills and The Parallax View. Then came JFK, Oliver Stone's behemoth that brought the events to a new generation and which resulted in the release of a slew of previously unreleased documents. However, in the years that have followed, challenges to the official record have disappeared. Parkland is only the latest in a series of cinematic recreations that blindly accept the lone gunman theory despite the fact that this has been directly challenged by a House Committee investigation in the late 1970s.
The movie fits into a very strange and increasingly conservative interpretation of the assassination and indeed, Kennedy's life and legacy. 25 years ago, in 1988, it was not only permissible, but encouraged to look for complexity and contradictions in the official verdict and several programs aired that claimed to name second gunmen. While these efforts clearly went too far and were revealed to be flawed, they did at least seek to present a series of dilemmas that are at the heart of the assassination to the wider public. This is no longer the case. 2013 has revealed a near total failure to challenge the Warren Commission and indeed, has served merely to reinforce some of the more bizarre and far-fetched findings of that troubled report. It is indeed a strange world when a president can be killed in suspicious circumstances and it is those who are asking the difficult questions that are portrayed as being nutcases….
JDB and Marco Rubio
On Tuesday December 3, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will be speaking at Chatham House, the leading international relations think tank in London and I am delighted to announce that I will be attending this very special event.
Coming hot on the heels of Hillary Clinton's recent talk, this will be a fantastic opportunity to compare and contrast two very different politicians who are both leading candidates for the 2016 presidential election.
I will be offering my analysis of the talk following the address, which promises to be of great interest to those focused on the future direction of US foreign and domestic policy.
JDB on JFK 50
On November 22, 2013, I was deeply moved to participate in the BBC's coverage of the events commemorating the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. I made a series of appearances on both BBC World News and on the BBC News Channel throughout the day, starting at 12:30 and ending at 20:30 as the station reflected on events from 1963 and the ensuing impact on US politics.
I was gratified to be able to work with the likes of Stephen Sackur, Nick Bryant and Tim Wilcox, as well as with the former White House correspondent for Time Magazine, Jef McAllister. Having watched Martin Sixmith's report on the BBC news reflecting on the 25th anniversary in 1988 it was a poignant moment to be working with the BBC to mark this solemn occasion.
Whilst the BBC's coverage of events was admirable, the ceremony designed to do so in Dallas was a travesty that appeared more to mourn the impact that the events had on the city than on the loss of the young president and the implications that this had for the nation and the world.
It was, in many ways, all too appropriate, for it reminded us of the manner in which Kennedy's style, grace and charm was extinguished and replaced with Texan BBQ and crass antics 50 years ago.
Those chosen to speak clearly had no knowledge or interest in Kennedy; what he stood for, or what he sought to achieve. This was, along with move of the television coverage in general this week, an attempt to whitewash history and to deny certain truths. No mention was made, for example, of the Texan schoolchildren who cheered upon hearing the news of the shooting, having been raised in a climate of loathing toward the president in a city known then as The Hate Capital of Dixie. The clergy, tasked with reflecting on JFK, chose to use words initially spoken by George Bernard Shaw, adopted by RFK during his ill-fated campaign in 1968 and used so memorably in Ted Kennedy's speech at Robert Kennedy's funeral. Great words, but singularly unconnected with JFK. Asking David McCullough to speak was also strange. A gifted author and orator, but again, where was the Kennedy connection?
The crass nature of the remarks, the glib attempt at a memorial service made a mockery of the events being observed. Hardly any surprise that no one intimately associated with the family was represented.
The death of President Kennedy was a dark day in the history of the United States and one whose impact is all too often forgotten. The ceremony in Dallas did little to improve the city's standing and served only, perhaps, to remind us further of what was lost 50 years ago.


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I'm a big fan of the Vichy capital soleil matti flying sunscreen for face, so I gave this one a whirl for the body and it's as good as its face cream counterpart! I've tried many spf50+ sunscreens which tend to leave the skin quite greasy and while it does indeed leave a bit of a sheen on the skin, it's nothing like those I've tried before. I don't even feel the need to run to the sink to wash my hands after application as I normally would! Another plus is the fact that there is little fragrance which makes it feel more like a lotion. Plus the sun protection is very high quality (provided you're often reapplying as necessary). For 13€, it's an incredible deal. Yes yes yes.
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I ordered this online - this is the one w/ Mexoryl + minerals for sensitive skin (hope I'm in the right category - the label is all in Spanish, Portuguese and another language I cant decipher). Anyway, came in a nice, good-sized squeeze tube (300 ml). This is a white milky cream, but it disappears instantly, leaves skin soft and moisturized w/o being sticky, caused me no irritation whatsoever, and I wore it outside all day and never burned (I'm fair w/ light eyes, but I do tan, if I have no ss on I will burn pretty quickly though). I didn't even re-apply, which I know you're supposed to do but I always forget. I've used it about 6 times so far. Great for body, but w/ my super-oily face I don't think I can use on face. Overall, very happy w/ it.
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I used this sun cream on my whole body (not face) throughout my summer vacation, and it kept my skin looking healthy and free of sunburns. Active ingredients are a mixture of both physical and chemical sunscreens: titanium dioxide and avobenzone (don't know the exact amounts, because it's not compulsory to report them in Europe). However, as expected with a sunscreen this high, the feel tends to be quite heavy and sticky. I've tried much worse, and this feels light enough, but you will notice you're wearing sunscreen. I'm hoping to find something that feels even lighter, but this is definitely one of the better sunscreens I've tried. It's fragrance-free and also paraben-free, if you find that important. At 300 ml and around 24 euros, it's a pretty good deal too.
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You know the scenario: you've just settled down to dinner and the phone rings; there's someone on the line trying to sell you something or get something from you and you couldn't be more irritated. Well, what if the person on the other line was not a person at all – but a lemur?
Hear us out, we know what you're thinking. But perhaps this lemur in Devon, Britain, can change your mind. He's got a phone book in hand ... err, paw ... and he'd like to talk to you. And whether you're listed in the personal or business section, he's going to find your number sooner or later.
Or at least that's what we'd like to believe. In actuality, this inquisitive furball resides at the Paignton Zoo, and he's searching through this telephone book not in hopes of finding conversation, but a treat. Keepers have hidden his food somewhere in the book as an exercise, but we can still dream.
The Daily Treat: Lemur Tries His Hand at Telemarketing
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Star Trek XI DVD - Preorder or not?
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Re: Star Trek XI DVD - Preorder or not?
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I don't think it will happen. AFAIK, JJ Abrams isn't big on extended versions of films. What we saw in the theaters *was* the director's cut. The best we can hope for is just having the deleted scenes in a separate section.
Abrams may not be, but I don't doubt Paramount would love to double dip on it. And it's not exactly footage that Abrams was forced to shoot and later cut (like the Blade Runner voice over or a "happy ending"), it's stuff he liked but trimmed for pacing and such.
But since they were deleted for storytelling and pacing reasons, that would make it even more unlikely a director would put them back in.
Abrams is on record saying that the theatrical cut IS his director's cut. However, I agree that Paramount may push for one just to get the double dip on such a successful movie for them.
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Overview: The role of the Ground Water Quality Bureau is to protect the environmental quality of New Mexico's ground water resources as mandated by the Water Quality Act and the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) regulations (20.6 NMAC), and to identify, investigate and clean-up contaminated sites which pose significant risks to human health and the environment.
The Ground Water Quality Bureau:
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Continuing the Unreal Canucks GIF Tournament, a quest to determine which Canucks GIF is the greatest in existence. We've narrowed it down to 32 candidates, divided into four divisions then seeded, one through eight. Now we need your help. An important note: this isn't just something to do while the players and the owners waste time bickering over who should get what's left of the money they're burning — it's also a super-important initiative. After all, if we don't do this, how else will we know? AND WE MUST KNOW.
(1) We call this gif LORD OF THE DANCE.
This gif teaches us an important lesson about Ryan Kesler: he has a dance button. It is located on his right shoulder and, if you punch it, Kesler will immediately launch into the goofiest dance in the world. I sincerely hope that his opponents don't discover his secret dance button or else he'll become ridiculously easy to shut down.
(6) We call this gif WOO!
Poor Woo!. It scored a surprise upset in the first round, beating out a crotch shot handily, but now has to face the number one seed in the Kesler Division. Doesn't seem to faze Woo! at all, however, and you have to give a gif credit when it shows such enthusiasm in the face of adversity. Despite going head-to-head against goofy dancing Kesler, Woo! just keeps on wooing, with the kind of dedication that is truly inspiring. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
OKAY. Now let's vote.
Voting closes at midnight.
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The slightly uplifting LORD OF THE DANCE
Like a pocket pair stands little chance
Not against the wickedly wonderful WOO
That ridiculously repeating deja vu
I boot up the Mac for Jennifer Wren
And it's over and over and over again
This expounding explosively on the play
In an extensively exponential way
While Kesler displays an iota of joy
Lappy's a child with a Christmas toy
The one he's wanted for ever it seems
And now's the apogee of his dreams
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By tully | "Boredom at Its Boredest" by Michael Tully February 22, 2007 at 3:36AM
I'd like to send out a humble, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who showed up at The Pioneer last night for the big first screening of CA. It made me feel all warm and tingly inside (the good kind, not the "I just dropped yellow all over my leg" kind) to look out and see so many genuinely good friends showing their support. A special medal of honor goes to Jesse Sweet, who watched the film a week ago to write a review for The L Magazine yet sat through it again last night. When the new "African American Lives" comes out on DVD, I promise to watch it four times in a row, Jesse.
Reading legitimate reviews of the film has been ridiculously fun. It's like the overriding point of Tony Kaye's LAKE OF FIRE (more on that later). I read one review and think, "Yeah, I see that," then I read another one and say, "Good point," then I read another one and think, "That makes sense." And I'm not just talking about the positive reviews. The negative ones--especially the hilariously brutal ones--have a ton of truth to them. Thankfully, the positive ones ring true as well. The main point is that none of this stuff is true yet all of it is true at the very same time. We're simply enjoying being treated like a real movie--which we ARE, goddamn it!
I have to once again thank Ray Privett for giving us this latest burst of life. If it weren't for Ray, none of this would have happened. To wake up, go to the newsstand, buy a New York Times, open it up, and read an incredibly thoughtful review of your tiny little movie... it's a magical thing. Without Ray, we wouldn't know what that feels like. So thank you, Ray.
I encourage all of you to support COCAINE ANGEL at The Pioneer over the course of the next six days, not even for our sake, but for Ray's, who is giving films like ours the opportunity to play with the big boys.
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Here in Alumni & Development, we've been playing 'Words with Big Blue,' our version of a popular word game. Will you help us play our final letters? Use all of the remaining seven letters, plus one letter already in play on the Big Blue board to complete the puzzle. Here's a clue: Fairly new to the Millikin campus, this Big Blue fan has found a home here after 10 years in the Lone Star state. Tell us the word and its board placement, and you could win a Millikin prize!
Send your best guess to email@example.com, and be sure to include your name and address. Winners will be selected in a random drawing from all who respond correctly and each winner will receive a Millikin prize.
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Michael D. Ford II
KINGSPORT — Police today announced the arrest in Kentucky of a man accused of trying to kill a woman in a stabbing and kidnapping case in Kingsport earlier this month.
About 11:45 a.m., Michael D. Ford II, 38, 304 Kincaid St., surrendered to the Kentucky State Police at a gas station in London, Ky.
He was held at the Whitley County, Ky., Detention Center awaiting extradition back to Kingsport. He was charged with attempted 1st degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping and especially aggravated robbery.
About 3:15 on Sept. 1, Kingsport police were called to 1338 Holyoke St. in reference to a stabbing incident. Police said Ford went to the residence and asked the victim, Carolyn Morris, to borrow some money for gas. Ford and Morris were acquaintances, so she invited him in and gave him a small amount of money.
Police said Ford became enraged by the small amount and demanded that Morris give him all of her money. She tried to leave, but Ford closed the door and prevented her from leaving. When she tried to escape through the rear of the house via the kitchen, Ford stabbed her several times in the neck and arm.
Morris suffered from multiple lacerations and was taken to Holston Valley Medical Center's Emergency Room for treatment.
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It's taken fifteen years of couples counseling. Forty barrels of ink. Six billion dollars… and a time machine to get to the epic conclusion of SECRET… and HERE IT IS! The death and resurrection of Steadfast. Someone lives. Someone dies. And, of course, someone loses a finger.
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The secrets behind the hidden connection tying the CIA, KGB, and modern Security Companies are finally revealed.
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