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(A/N): Hey, here is one of the new fics I mentioned. The other one is Tumbling, if you're interested. A special thank you to superpicklechops, who basically gave me the courage to post this story and share it with you all. Also, I am fairly certain I had maths homework and psychology revision I was supposed to be doing, but instead I came up with this. However, if anyone knows anything about memory models then I would be happy to hear it.
This is AU, OOC, anything you can think of, in the fact that Lisbon's dad didn't die, he just faked his own death. You'll find out why at a later date. SO everyone reacts to how they'd react in that situation.
Warnings, violence, gore, f-bomb, if any of those disturb you please don't read it.
I do not own the mentalist.
Chapter 1?
His weight pinned her to the nearest wall and she fought against a whimper as she struggled against the shadowy mass in front of her. Even worse, she appeared to be only fourteen and was still the weak little girl fielding punches meant for both her and her brothers from their father.
Suddenly, the face focused in on the shadow pinning her to the wall, and she gasped in shock and recognition. Dark messy hair that desperately needed a wash. Bloodshot, clouded eyes that glared at her. A cruel mouth that emitted the burning smells of both whiskey and brandy mixed. It was indeed her father.
He leaned to her and growled menacingly into her ear, "I'll see you soon Tess, can't wait to see you again."
Teresa Lisbon shot up in her bed, the covers tangled around her shaking form. She was covered in a fine sheet of sweat and her breathing was heavily laboured. She panted for a few moments before her sleepy brain caught up to the dream and memory that had woken her up. She shuddered. She had very few memories of her father where he was a kind, normal, loving person, and she didn't really like dwelling on the memories she had of him after the death of her mother.
Sighing, she stumbled clumsily out of her bed and into the ensuite bathroom. She knew she wouldn't get any more sleep tonight. She peered into the mirror attached to the cream wall of the spacious room and sighed as her reflection mimicked her. She touched a strand of her dark locks. She had loved looking like her mother as a small child, then hated it once her mum had died. Who wanted a reminder of what you'd lost every time you look into a mirror? Now she was simply indifferent. She wasn't particularly happy with being a spitting image of her mother, but she wasn't about to change it as she did as a teenager. It's not like it worked, anyhow.
A young Teresa Lisbon stared at the short boyish locks surrounding her face then back to the box of black hair dye she held in both hands. Drastic was cutting all of her hair off, as the massive clump of dark locks in the bathroom trash can now proved. Dying it wasn't that much more of a step. She hated it. She hated it when her father would walk in, completely inebriated and begin yelling at her, calling her Talia and asking why she was there at all. She swallowed the forming tears bravely. This was what she had to do and she knew it. Swallowing hard, she opened up the packet of dye.
Lisbon stared at her hair now for a moment. It was long now and back to her natural dark brown colour. She liked it that way, she ahd to admit. She wandered back to her room and glanced at the clock that sat in the centre of her night stand. The luminous display told her it was just past six o'clock in the morning. It was a waste of time attempting sleep now. She flicked the switch on the back of the clock to switch off the alarm set to go off at half past and began to straighten up the covers of her bed. It was going to be a long day, she could feel it.
She had just stepped out of her house with her thermos flask filled with coffee and her black briefcase when she suddenly got the feeling that someone was watching her. Placing one hand on her gun at her hip cautiously, she scanned the area around her. There was nothing. The street was empty, just as it was at that time on every other day. Shrugging it off, she climbed into her black SUV and took a long gulp of her coffee before sighing in bliss. No matter how bad her day had started out, a coffee never failed to cheer her up. Now she just needed to go and face another day at work.
Lisbon had just sat down at her desk with an open file before her waiting to be read and signed when the shrill ringing of her desk phone broke the peaceful quiet of the third floor of the CBI that housed the SCU. Sighing, she picked up the receiver and pressed it to her ear with a short, "Lisbon."
She listened attentively to the other side, the hand that wasn't clutching the phone to her ear making notes of a sticky yellow post-it note.
"Yeah, uh-huh. No, I understand. We'll be there as soon as possible. Bye."
Lisbon put the phone down and placed her head into her hands. Deaths never got any easier, no matter how many times you faced it. Also the fact that Red John had been dead for just under a year, and already all the copycats were coming out in force. They were still the go-to guys for anything to do with Red John, and all the local PDs still called them all the time. Steeling herself, she stepped out of the sanctuary of her office and into the bullpen.
"Gear up everyone, we have a homicide."
The team looked up excitedly. It had been a boring week, and they had been looking forward to being able to work, though it wasn't good that someone had to die for them to be busy. Lisbon held up a hand and they fell silent, waiting for her to continue.
"It's a Red John copycat case."
All eyes turned to Jane, who had sat up at Lisbon's word with a thoughtful expression on his face. The rest of the team held their breath until he finally smiled and got up to stand beside Lisbon.
"Okay, everyone. Let's go."
The house was a nice looking house with a neatly trimmed lawn and nicely painted front door that was a brilliant green colour, contrasting to the plain doors of the rest of the street. Now it also had yellow crime scene tape and several uniformed visitors to differentiate it from its neighbours too. Jane placed a hand on Lisbon's forearm, a worried expression on his face.
"Lisbon, you okay?" He murmured into her ear so that her team couldn't hear them. Lisbon opened her mouth to deny everything before she shut it again. Eventually she shrugged.
"I don't know Jane, I really don't. We'll just have to wait and see. Right now we have to focus on the dead person in the house and the stupid copycat smiley face. Are you okay with this?"
Jane nodded sullenly and let his grip of her arm go slack, though he kept a close distance as she made her way into the house and upstairs to where the latest corpse was waiting for them. It was a woman in her late twenties, long blonde hair pulled into a ponytail and the usual Red John cutting style, obviously how she died with a smiley face adorning the wall above the body. Jane looked at the body, making his own unique observations as Lisbon snapped on some latex gloves and began going through the night stand of the simple and tasteful bedroom the victim had been found in. Peering into the bottom draw only revealed a photograph alone in it. She was about to look at it when she heard two sets of heavy footsteps heading towards them and a familiar voice that made her blood run cold and years' worth of painful memories threatened to overtake her.
"I can show you where it is, I know where she kept that kind of thing. I just can't believe she's dead."
Jane glanced up and noticed the ashen complexion of the petite brunette who was shaking on the spot in the corner of the room. Within an instant he was by her side, waving a hand before her face quickly.
"Lisbon?" He asked worriedly when she didn't respond. "Lisbon? Are you okay? Come on, speak to me woman, please. You're starting to worry me now." Just then, two men entered the room, one wearing a uniform of Sac PD, the other one wearing a button down shirt and a pair of jeans that were both spattered with blood. He was obviously the one who found this particular body. The officer grinned at Jane cheekily.
"What's wrong psychic boy?"
Jane frowned at the officer. "There's no such thing as psychics, as I've already explained to you before now, and I'm not quite sure. Lisbon's not responding to me."
The officer looked concerned immediately and rushed to Lisbon's other side. "Agent Lisbon, are you okay?" He asked, and the man wearing the shirt and jeans turned slowly to face the three in the corner of the room, his gaze focusing on the brunette woman between the two men.
"Talia?" He whispered in shock, and Lisbon seemed to wake from her trance, enough to answer anyway.
"No, I'm not Talia. Never have been as you well know," She answered shortly, refusing to even look at the man as she turned to face Jane. He knew her mother's name and in a moment of vulnerability, she had even told her that she looked like her mother. He knew enough to keep quiet about it all, and she was grateful. "Jane, I'm fine, honest." Jane didn't look convinced, but he nodded anyway and gave her some room.
"Okay, let's go tell Cho the CSU can start processing the scene," He told her kindly and she nodded, looking shaky. She reached the door with Jane following her when the man's voice stopped them once more.
"Tess, please-"
"No, you already had your chance, dad."
The man flinched at the pure ice in her tone and reached out to touch her arm as she walked past, but Jane got in his way, a cold glare on his face as he took hold of Lisbon's hand and lead her quickly away from the room. She didn't even put up resistance as he pulled her straight past Cho and the rest of her team until they were stood outside. He put his hands on her shoulders and made her look into his eyes.
"Lisbon, are you okay?"
Lisbon looked like she was about to lie, but sighed instead. "I don't know Jane." She whispered, looking vulnerable. Jane enfolded her in his arms as she whispered into his ear. "I thought he was dead Jane. I really hoped he was. I don't know if I can take this."
"You can, and you will. You do have a choice, you know. Not much of one, but a choice nonetheless. It might make you feel slightly better about all this."
Lisbon pulled away enough to look up at him with a small kind of hope shining through the fear in her eyes. "What?"
"Are you going to tell your brothers?" He asked as the man from earlier came outside. He heard all of what Jane had said, though he stayed in the shadows. Lisbon answered him immediately.
"No. No, Jane, I can't do that to them. They were finally free from all of it when I was raising them alone. I can't tell them that everything they thought was true was actually a lie."
"Maybe Tommy night want to know. You know, for Annie's sake maybe," Jane suggested but felt Lisbon shiver in his arms as she shook her head vehemently.
"No. Tommy wouldn't let him within a million miles of his only daughter Jane, and I wouldn't blame him for that. James and David wouldn't even speak to him, so don't even mention them in this either. Hell, I don't even want to acknowledge him Jane."
Jane nodded and hugged the brunette woman to him once more, a gesture that she gladly reciprocated. "You're strong, Lisbon. You'll make it through this."
Lisbon nodded and awkwardly pulled away from him, her business-like tone returning almost immediately, though there was a hint of compassion behind it as she spoke to him. "You sure you can handle this case Jane? I can always fob it off to the local PD if that's what you want."
Jane nodded and swallowed. "Yeah, I'll be fine, but it's no big deal, honest. Lisbon, he's dead, we know that. There'll always be another crazy out there, and I have to deal with it. There's no need to become the mother bear on me. I'm fine. Save the protective instincts for your brothers, though it's nice to see you care."
Lisbon smiled gratefully as his response instilled a sense of normality for her. Cho came out of the house at that moment and walked straight up to the pair. "Hey, boss-"
The man couldn't stay in the shadows any longer. "Boss?" He asked incredulously, walking towards the trio, who all stared at him. "Since when have you been a boss, Tess?"
"I've been a boss for the past twelve years, and it's Agent Lisbon to you, sir." Lisbon said stiffly, and Cho turned to watch her intently, before looking at Jane. One look to the blonde man's hostile face, and Cho understood enough to know he had to protect his boss at all costs.
The man looked apologetic. "Tess, don't be like this."
"You can't tell me what to do."
"Who can't? I'm your father Tess."
"Yeah, and what a crap one you were too."
"How dare you?" Her father was clearly angry, and tried to take a step towards her, only to find his path blocked by the two men, both glaring at him.
"How dare I? How dare you beat the crap out of me and my brothers for years before faking your own death and disappearing on us?" Teresa said angrily, about to launch herself at her father, when an older car appeared at the house, and Virgil Minelli got out and headed towards them all. Lisbon looked surprised before staring at Jane. He shrugged then nodded.
Virgil reached them and immediately pulled Lisbon into a tight hug. "It's good to see you Lisbon." He told her firmly.
"It's good to see you too, Virgil." She assured him, reciprocating the hug just a firmly. Virgil pulled away, but kept his hold on the petite brunette as he turned to face the stranger in the group.
"Hi, I'm Virgil Minelli," He told the other man, holding one hand out respectfully, whilst holding Teresa round the waist with the other one. The man gritted his teeth, but shook hands with Minelli anyway.
"I'm Mark Lisbon, Tess' father."
Minelli looked shocked and turned to Teresa. She nodded, looking grim and uptight at the same time.
"It's true, Virgil, no matter how much I wish it was different." As soon as he had Lisbon's confirmation, Virgil's entire posture changed from casual and relaxed to protective and angry. His grip tightened on Teresa, and she took a large intake of breath at the unexpected tightening of his grasp around her waist. Mark looked angry, but the demeanour of the older man before him stopped him from losing it. He knew that if he so much as took a step towards Tess whilst angry, then he'd get most likely killed by the three men surrounding her.
"You look good Tess." He tried in a soft voice, but Lisbon tensed anyway. Cho took a step away from Lisbon and towards Mark.
"Excuse me sir, but you need to step back into the house. You are a witness and a potential suspect."
"Go away," She finally said, looking up. Mark flinched at the pure hate and ice mixed into her green eyes. "Fuck off sir back inside until we have some questions for you to answer."
"What did you just say?"
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I know there are a few other direct drives around. But is the Pearl monster worth it?
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SEC. GATES: (In progress) -- earlier this week, but I want to once again recognize his strong, principled and innovative leadership. Even while heading the alliance during its largest operation ever, he has initiated a number of reforms -- (inaudible). In order for NATO to remain the most successful military alliance in history, we must continue to evolve to meet the security challenges of the 21st century.
Let me also thank General John Craddock, NATO Supreme Allied Commander. Later this month, I'll have a chance to pay tribute to him as he leaves his post in Europe. However, at this his last ministerial meeting, it was important to note the valuable contributions he has made to this alliance over the last three years.
We just concluded a very successful ministerial, my ninth, I would say the most successful and productive of all, and dealt with a wide range of NATO missions. I'm pleased that we've agreed to establish a long-term counter-piracy operation and to reduce our presence in Kosovo to a deterrent level.
But as the secretary general just made clear, our main focus was Afghanistan, a mission whose importance to the security of Europe and the United States must not be underestimated. As we have seen from attacks all over the globe over the past eight years, the danger posed by instability in the region reaches far beyond the borders of Afghanistan or Pakistan. It is critical that we get this right and quickly establish positive momentum. I'm confident we will do just that. The alliance has a new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, one that will bolster and unify our military and civilian capabilities.
With that in mind, this week for the first time -- again, as Jaap just described -- we decided to deploy NATO AWACS for use in Afghanistan; we stood up a new, unified NATO training mission for the Afghan National Security Forces; and we agreed in principle to establish a new command structure.
We also now have a new commander to lead these efforts. This morning I introduced General Stan McChrystal to the ministers. We all look forward to working with him as he brings fresh thinking and unparalleled energy and determination to Kabul. His extensive counterinsurgency experience and expertise will help us forge a much more comprehensive approach to the war.
I made a statement during the session with the troop-contributing nations about civilian casualties. I said, and I quote, "We know the Taliban target innocent civilian Afghans, use them as shields, mingle with them, and lie about their actions. That said, every civilian casualty, however caused, is a defeat for us and a setback for the Afghan government."
We need to make more changes in the way we conduct our operations to overcome what I believe is one of our greatest strategic vulnerabilties in Afghanistan; that is, civilian casualties. We can only succeed if Afghans believe we are their friends, their partners and, with Afghan forces, their protectors.
We must address this problem on a ISAF-wide basis, in no small part because 43 percent of air support missions are flown in support of non-U.S. forces. I have told General McChrystal that addressing this challenge must be one of his highest priorities. He is obviously in complete agreement. All you have to do is look at his congressional testimony during his confirmation to see that. And he is already working on new ways to improve our operations and better protect the Afghan people.
While this will undoubtedly be a long and difficult fight, we can achieve what I believe to be our primary goal, a free Afghan people who do not provide a safe haven for al Qaeda, reject the rule of the Taliban, and support the legitimate government that they elected and in which they have a stake. To accomplish all of this will take continued commitment of the alliance and of our partners, as well as the courage of our men and women in uniform.
Take a handful of questions.
Q (Name inaudible) -- from Geo Television Pakistan. Can you tell us what sort of objections Pakistan is having with Afghan government regarding Baluchistan? And foreign minister yesterday said that the -- (inaudible) -- the allied forces has to address and review after seven years of ISAF (inspection ?). Are there any -- (inaudible) -- of Pakistani objections, or did you take into account regarding ISAF (inspections ?)?
SEC. GATES: Well, I've been in these meetings for the last two days, so I don't know what statements may have been made. I do know that there is broad recognition that the evolving cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as the two of them and ISAF, is regarded by all the ministers as a very positive development. We think there's been a lot of a progress in this respect in the last few months, and we look forward to continuing.
Q (Name inaudible) -- the Czech Republic. Mr. Secretary, can you elaborate on the expected level of combat in Afghanistan this season, this summer?
SEC. GATES: I think we've been pretty forthright that as more ISAF troops, as more American troops go into Afghanistan and into places such as Helmand, where there has not been an Afghan government or security forces or ISAF presence in the past, or a number of years, that the fighting will almost certainly get heavier.
And so I think the realistic expectation of most people is that we expect a heavy fighting season ahead. But I think there are some real opportunities to make important gains.
Q Andrew Gray from Reuters.
Mr. Secretary, soon the United States will have twice as many troops, in Afghanistan, as the rest of NATO put together. You know, three American generals are now in more senior positions, if you like, in the NATO structure in Afghanistan.
With that in mind, isn't this really now a U.S.-dominated operation? And why persist with the NATO structure and proceed with this new NATO structure, when America has the overwhelming majority of forces and influence in Afghanistan?
SEC. GATES: Well, we certainly have a majority. But I would not minimize the importance of 32,000 NATO and partnering troops, in Afghanistan, and the role that they and their civilians and their development people are playing in virtually every part of the country.
They're playing an increasingly important role in the police training. They are doing a lot in the area of mentoring. They provide something on the order of, at this point, I think, 43 OMLTs. So I think that our partners and our NATO allies are making a tremendous contribution in this fight.
I also think it's important; from the stand point of the Afghan government, there were -- in the troop contributing nations meeting this morning, there were 43 representatives. This is 43 institutions and governments that are allied, with the Afghan government, in trying to overcome the threat posed by the Taliban and other violent extremists: the Haqqani network, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, al Qaeda and so on.
So I think the importance, in terms of the deep involvement of the U.N., with their special representative in Kabul, Ambassador Kai Eide, along with the representatives of our partners, the overall impact is much greater, in my opinion, than the arithmetic.
The sum, as they say, is greater than -- the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. And I for one and I know that I've certainly not been silent about wanting more help, from other troop contributing nations, both civilian and military. But that is not to say that the contribution that's already being made is huge.
And I think the fact that, you know, just over the last year or so, the number of non-U.S. forces has increased by a third, from about 22,000 to about 32,000. So I think people are looking for ways to step up their contribution.
Q Jim Neuger from Bloomberg. What, if any, commitments did you get from the allies to keep their election-support troops in Afghanistan after the election? And were you satisfied with these forces?
SEC. GATES: We really didn't talk about that. To be honest, when you have representatives from 43 entities that all want to speak in two hours and 40 minutes, there's not a lot of opportunity for a back-and-forth dialogue.
I think we've made our hopes and wishes clear. I think some of our allies have indicated that they're prepared to do that. A number of the troop-contributing nations indicated this morning that they were increasing either their military or civilian presence, in some cases both.
Again, the numbers may not necessarily be large, especially from some of the smaller countries, but, proportional to their size, it's an important commitment on their part, and we welcome it. And they did not indicate that this presence was something that would go away after the election.
Q Dan De Luce, Agence France-Presse. On the question of civilian casualties, this latest incident in the Farah province, are you satisfied with how the communications aspect of it was handled, the way that -- the different messages and different accounts given by the U.S. military itself over a period of time? Would you like to see these kinds of incidents handled differently in the way the U.S. and the coalition explains what's happened and what went wrong?
SEC. GATES: I think the only thing that I would say on that is that I think we can do better.
Q (Name and affiliation inaudible). Secretary, as I understand it, Russia -- relations with Russia were absent from your discussion -- from the discussion during the discussions about Afghanistan. Do you continue to consider any role Russia -- (off mike) -- your efforts in Afghanistan? And what do your -- what do you think about the future relations with Russia in next months? They were very harmed by the Georgian war. What do you consider your relationship with Georgia, too?
SEC. GATES: Well, I think you squeezed about four questions in there. First of all, I think that Russia rightfully is concerned about particularly the narcotics coming out of Afghanistan into Russia. I think Russia also is concerned about the dangers the -- posed by gains by the violent extremists and terrorists for its own security.
And so I think that Russia has started to make some contributions already, and they are welcome. And clearly, whatever's -- there's obviously a history there with respect to Afghanistan and the Afghan government, but I think our view would be that help that is welcomed by the Afghan government would be -- would be welcomed by us.
And let me just say, on the larger relationship with Russia, I think that beginning with the meeting, the early meeting between the president and President Medvedev in London, the meeting between Foreign Minister Lavrov and Secretary Clinton, and the prospective summit meeting with -- when the president travels to Moscow next month, indicates that there's a lot of opportunity for progress in this relationship. But I would say it needs to be reciprocal, in terms of each side doing things to reset the relationship. And I would say at this point, so far so good.
Q (Name and affiliation inaudible) -- about this issue with Russian relations. You are rather optimistic this week about the possibility that the anti-missile shield would be installed-- (off mike) -- in Russia. But the Russians have been, I mean, skeptical about this possibility. So do you still see a good chance about this? And did you touch about this issue at all in the meeting today? Thanks.
SEC. GATES: I'm the eternal optimist. I think that -- I think we have a common concern with respect to the development of Iran's missile capabilities and what appears to be Iran's programs to develop nuclear weapons. And based on the conversations that I have had going back over the past 18 months with first then-President Putin and then President Medvedev, I continue to believe that if we can find the right formula, that there is an opportunity for the United States and Russia to work together in addressing -- in addressing this problem. And I certainly will do my part to pursue that.
Q (Name and affiliation inaudible.) Today there is Iranian election. How do you consider future risks between the United States and Iran? And how do you think of the role that Iran could play in the -- (inaudible)?
SEC. GATES: Well, I think -- first of all, I think we are interested in seeing the policies that the Iranian government follows.
And we would wait to see, no matter who was elected, we would wait to see what kind of policies are followed by that person. So it's really less dependent on personalities than it is on the policies that the leaders follow.
Iran is playing a bit of a double game in Afghanistan. They are an important trading partner for Afghanistan. They profess to have warm relations with the Iranian, I mean, with the Afghan government. At the same time, they're sending in what I would describe as a relatively modest level of weapons and capabilities that attack ISAF forces and coalition forces.
So I think that they're trying to do what they can to hurt us and to hurt our allies and partners, in Afghanistan, which also ends up hurting the Afghan people. At the same time, officially they're trying to have a good relationship. So I think, as I said, they're playing kind of a double game.
One more question.
Q (Off mike.) BBC. (Off mike.) Two questions.
First, a general question: General Petraeus said a couple of days ago that insurgent attacks were at their highest level since 2001. I'm just curious. I mean, what would you say to -- what is the answer to why should one be optimistic that events can be turned round, in the next couple of years now?
And the second question: About the civilian casualties, to what extent are you concerned that -- after all, NATO and U.S. soldiers rely on airpower when things get sticky for them. To what extent will any attempt to minimize civilian casualties increase the risk to NATO forces?
SEC. GATES: Well, first of all, I think, with respect to the second question, we will do whatever is necessary to protect our and our allies' and partner nations' men and women in uniform.
That said, I think that one of the areas General McChrystal will be looking at is, how do we design our operations to minimize the chances of civilian casualties, through better intelligence, through more precise targeting of ground operations and so on that reduces the chances of having to call on airpower.
The truth of the matter is, I think, as we get more forces on the ground, in the country, my hope would be that the need for that would be reduced. We've said all along we expected hot and heavy fighting this year.
We're going into areas that have not been touched before. The Taliban have each year, for the last three years at least; each year there has been a higher level of violence. So it's not surprising that this year, it's higher than it was last year and the year before that.
But I think that with the additional forces and all the other things that we're doing, and that the Afghan government is doing, I think, we have a chance to turn the tide of that momentum, during the course of the next year.
Thank you all very much.


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Don't spend school funds to woo industry
Robstown school board Vice President Osvaldo Romero appears to have the best of intentions in wanting to give $10,000 in school district funds toward the city's economic development. Robstown certainly could use some economic development. New industry would grow its tax base and generate more money for the schools. So in a way the proposed $10,000 expenditure could be argued as an investment in education.
In a Nueces County economy that has been slow-growth, Robstown actually has lost population since the 2000 census, according to estimates. It has shrunk from about 12,700 to about 12,100, according to those estimates. The school district has been affected accordingly.
But that's about as far as the argument goes before it runs into the reality that these are funds meant specifically for schools, in a district facing a $250,000 shortfall. Among the possible uses for the $10,000 would be a dinner or transportation to woo industry. Money meant for the operation of schools, salaries of teachers, and equipment used by the children of Robstown in the pursuit of learning should not be used for wining, dining and squiring industry prospects.
There are other ways to fund economic development besides tapping into money meant specifically for schools. The city has been doing it aggressively, one way or another, having spent more than $150,000 since 2008 on trips to China and Mexico, and $220,000 to pay consultants to develop the Robstown Trade Processing and Inland Center, an inland road-and-rail port hub. The city has received some promising nibbles from a Chinese company.
Using school funds for economic development would send a curious message to state and federal education officials and grant application evaluators. They would be apt to conclude that the Robstown district must not be in dire need of outside assistance if it has $10,000 to spend in this manner.
"Where," asked school board member Eva Orona, "is our district seeing the potential of providing funds to the city that would directly benefit the children?" The key word in her question is "directly." Romero can argue, correctly, that a successful economic development effort would benefit the children. But he can't argue that it would happen directly — or at all. Economic development efforts involve risk. It's one thing to invest school funds and another to risk them.
If Robstown's schools were its most gleaming asset, the envy of the rest of the state for academic achievement and ostentatious facilities, using school funds for economic development still would be a questionable precedent. Since Robstown schools and the district's fund balance are not those things, that should be reason enough to table the discussion.
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As business employees demand the use of more innovative technologies, enterprise decision-makers and IT procurement professionals are being charged with the responsibility of adopting those solutions in the workplace. This requirement means that companies need to find effective ways to incorporate what are often called next-generation services into existing operations without disrupting efficiency, availability, or security.
Although successfully carrying out these tasks can be a major boon for organizations, failing to properly implement these sophisticated tools in the business world can invite unnecessary headache and costs. In many cases, the latter is more devastating because executives often cite the need to keep expenses down in today's unpredictable economy among their top priorities. This trend was highlighted in a recent Gartner report, which said IT asset management and procurement professionals are facing several distinct disruptions in the IT landscape that are forcing them to evolve their strategies.
Out of a total of eight occurrences highlighted in the report, some are influencing the corporate landscape more so than others. Analysts said decision-makers need to find ways to manage these solutions if they are to keep operations running effectively.
The cloud effect
Gartner stated that cloud computing is rapidly becoming a major priority for most companies because the hosted solutions promise to reduce costs and augment current operations with more efficient practices. In fact, analysts forecast the global public cloud market to generate more than $180 billion in revenue by 2015, up from $131 billion by the end of this year. Executives who want to make use of the cloud need to develop well-rounded cost models that compare the financial specs of the cloud with those of traditional services.
Additionally, IT procurement professionals need to be on the lookout for instances when they may be inadvertently or purposefully bypassed, the report noted. In some cases, the consumerization of IT is so encouraging to employees that they neglect to follow policies and implement cloud infrastructure services on their own. Although this finding suggests that the cloud is highly effective and in demand, the process of circumventing IT could potentially introduce security and performance issues that could have a lasting negative impact on the company as a whole.
In addition to the cloud, organizations also need to be on the lookout for the amalgamation of various types of information that may not have been discovered before.
The data disruption
The ongoing adoption of the cloud is contributing to another phenomenon occurring in the business world: Big Data. By providing employees with new opportunities to leverage sophisticated applications at all times, companies will inevitably capture larger volumes of information. As this happens, IT procurement and asset management professionals need to ensure they have the business intelligence and analytic solutions in place to decipher unstructured data and turn it into meaningful information that can be used to give firms a competitive advantage, Gartner reported.
A Visiongain report recently highlighted how 80 percent of enterprises are now investing some part of their IT budget into Big Data projects, pushing the global market to generate roughly $12.4 billion in revenue by the end of 2013. Analysts said the adoption of these strategies will become more common in the coming years as decision-makers recognize the potential opportunities that can be experienced when the projects are implemented carefully and within the budget.
Forward-thinking executives need to consider how they can embrace cloud computing and Big Data initiatives simultaneously without putting too much pressure on the bottom line. By working with trusted providers and educating the workforce on best practices, enterprises around the world will be able to manage these significant IT disruptions without much trouble.
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Today's poem holds that the act of attention is a form of prayer.
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
from New and Selected Poems, 1992
Beacon Press, Boston, MA
Copyright 1992 by Mary Oliver.
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I vacuum cleaned the interior and boards to remove any debri and powered on the system. An error message is shown on the screen:
Model # 8938; System Processing Unit (SPU)
Unfortunately, I do not have any documentation at all for the MV/2000DC. If any of you readers have MV/2000DC documentation, I would really apreciate a copy.
The disk is very quiet. All I can hear is the brake releasing at power up but no disk motor spinning. Removing the Maxtor disk shows some corrosion on the electronics board in the area with the power transistors that drives the stepper motor. I brushed the loose corrosion away with a small, soft bristled brass brush and cleaned the board with isopropyl alcohol. After drying I put the disk back in the MV/2000DC chassies and powered up. Volai! The disk started spinning and the Maxtor produced it's "beep" to signal it was ready.
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Susquehanna Seniors to Share Scholarly Research
Published on April 11, 2012
Rhiannon Basile, a senior English major from Millville, N.J., believes that the 18th-century author Jane Austen was "a truly revolutionary author, for she uses contemporary feminist ideology to interrogate her society, as well as its conceptions of the novel and of women."
Basile is one of nearly 100 seniors at Susquehanna University planning to present and discuss their research and creative projects at Senior Scholars Day on April 17. She will give an oral presentation of her essay titled "Ahead of Her Time: an Analysis of Jane Austen's Use of Feminist Theory in Northanger Abbey."
Begun more than 30 years ago, the annual Senior Scholars Day is an opportunity "to celebrate student-faculty collaboration at the highest level and for students completing such work to honor the faculty that supported them," said Terry Winegar, dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences.
Poster displays, oral presentations, graphic design work and recitals will be offered in the Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center and the Cunningham Center for Music and Art, starting with opening remarks in the former at 11:45 a.m. A closing reception to honor all participants and faculty members will take place at 5:45 p.m. in the Lore Degenstein Gallery.
Poster sessions are scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. in the Degenstein Campus Center's Mellon Lounge, with oral presentations taking place from 1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. in the meeting rooms. Attendees will find musical performances from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Cunningham Center's Stretansky Concert Hall, while graphic design majors display their work through the day in the building's first-floor art wing.
"Scholarship—discovering or creating something new—is one of the highest aims of a Susquehanna education," said Carl O. Moses, university provost. "Our senior scholars and their faculty mentors exemplify our values in significant ways, and on this day, we recognize their accomplishments."
Other scheduled presentations include "The Presence of Sulfur Oxidizing and Sulfate Reducing Bacteria at the Site of the Centralia Mine Fire," "Take Us Out of This Poverty Isle: Oppression, Poverty and Famine in the Letters of Irish Migrants, 1858–1851," "Determining Our Free Will" and "Cause and Effect: What Motivated the Perpetrators in the Rwandan Genocide?"
For more information on Senior Scholars Day, please visit www.susqu.edu/academics/1013.asp.
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You may be looking for Brontes IV, the setting for StarCraft: Insurrection, or the Brontes system.
Brontes is a terran world.
Brontes was an important Core World of the Terran Confederacy.[1] Settled by 2478, it appears to have been a comparatively peaceful world during this period.[2]
In 2496, Senator Canon and his bodyguard (and lover) Agent Nuura Joss campaigned there, pledging to fight corruption. He narrowly survived assassination by a Korhalian upset at the destruction of his world. Joss rescued Canon and killed the would-be assassin. The two were later ambushed by a ghost, who knocked Joss out and killed Canon with a knife, framing Joss for the murder. She was arrested and charged with treason, although the public generally viewed it as a crime of passion.[3]
Great WarEdit
A skirmish called "the Battle of Brontes" took place in space between Confederacy forces led by Edmund Duke and the Sons of Korhal. The wrecked ships continue to float in space.[4]
Brontes was infested by the zerg early in the Great War.[1]
Dominion ReclamationEdit
The Terran Dominion made the space around Brontes into a salvage yard as it needs all the ship parts it can get. As a result, the salvage hasn't been cleaned out by salvagers, raiders and thieves. The Dominion assigns a low priority to this region of space, however, so it is not well-guarded; criminals such as Rosemary Dahl are sometimes able to sneak in and steal something.[4]
Brontes IV is probably not the same world as Brontes, as Brontes IV was described as a minor world, missing from most Confederate navigation charts.[5]
References Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
- ↑ McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). StarCraft: I, Mengsk. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 1416-55083-6.
- ↑ Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "StarCraft #5" StarCraft 1 (5) (October 28, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Golden, Christie (November 27, 2007). StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #2: Shadow Hunters. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7126-1.
- ↑ StarCraft: Insurrection. Aztech New Media. "StarCraft: Insurrection" (in English). 1998.
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- What is the difference between the non-accelerated (or traditional) and accelerated programs?
- How soon should I apply to the program?
- How many credit hours would you recommend for a first year graduate student?
- When do you get an advisor?
- When and why should you meet with your advisor?
- When is the program of study form due?
- I was accepted into the CASAL program for Fall. Due to some personal circumstances, I was unable to start classes and did not register. I would like to start classes in January, but am unsure what I need to do to begin that process.
- How can I determine what classes will be offered next semester?
What is the difference between the non-accelerated (or traditional) and accelerated programs?
The accelerated program is full-time with 3 courses/semester and meets at the East Center in Solon, OH on Friday nights and all day on Saturdays. Usually students take 2 5 week courses and one online course each semester. It is a cohort program - which means that the program generally starts in the fall and students attend classes for the next 15 months (including the summer sessions) and then graduate in December. In other words, this is a full-time, very structure and accelerated program.
In our traditional program you can either attend part-time or full-time - at your own pace. The classes are offered at the Main Campus downtown in the evenings. So, if you took one class you would be in class for one evening/week during the semester.
You may also take most of our classes in an online format. This can supplement your course work either through the downtown traditional program or through the accelerated program.
Further information can be found at our website:
Adult Learning and Development Home Page
How soon should I apply to the program?
You should apply to the program as soon as you meet the requirements. The requirements are to either 1) have a 3.0 GPA in your undergraduate or most recent graduate degree from an accredited institution; 2) take the GRE and score in the 50th percentile or 3) Take 12 credit hours in the program as a degree seeking student and obtain at least a 3.0 GPA. Please note that one of those courses in the 12 hours must be EDB 601 – which is the research course. If you meet any of these three requirements go online and apply for admission to the program. The website with detailed information is http://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/admissions/degree.html The sooner that you are admitted into the program, the sooner you can meet with an advisor to tailor your program to your career aspirations.
How many credit hours would you recommend for a first year graduate student?
The answer to this question depends on whether you are a full-time or part-time student. We recommend that full time students limit their first semester to 8-9 credit hours. If you are part-time and especially if you have been out of school for longer than a year and are working full-time, we then recommend that you take one course the first semester, so that you can get your feet wet and see how much rearrangement you will need to add school back into your life.
When do you get an advisor?
An advisor is assigned once you become a degree-seeking student in the Adult Learning and Development program. In the meantime, you may contact the program director if you have specific questions.
When and why should you meet with your advisor?
As soon as you receive your assignment letter telling you who your advisor is, you should email them and request an appointment to meet and discuss your career aspirations, the requirements for the Master's in Adult Learning and Development and fill out your program of study. One important component of meeting with your advisor is discussing the best possible elective for your goals and to discuss the internship and exit requirements.
When is the program of study form due?
The program of study is a blueprint to help you make the most efficient use of your time and take the courses that will benefit your career aspirations. Therefore, it is in your best interest to apply as soon as possible to be a degree-seeking student. In addition, as soon as you get your letter assigning you to an advisor and a program of study form, you should contact your advisor by email and ask to schedule an appointment to fill out the program of study.
At this time, your advisor will give you important information about the internship requirement and the exit option. This meeting with your advisor is designed to help you be successful in obtaining your Master's degree as you strive to meet your career goals.
In addition, a program of study needs to be on file in order to register for both ALD 688, the internship class and ALD 689, the Portfolio Development exit option.
I was accepted into the CASAL program for Fall. Due to some personal circumstances, I was unable to start classes and did not register. I would like to start classes in January, but am unsure what I need to do to begin that process.
Since you were accepted into the program as a degree-seeking student, you can register for classes in January. The spring schedule will be visible on campus net about the 3rd week of October and you will be able to register for spring classes during the second week of November. I am not sure how many credits you want to take so here is my recommendation in order of importance to help you get you off to a great start in the program:
- EDB 601 - Educational Research - 3 credits
- ETE 501 - Technology Strand - 2 credits (usually this class is taken with EDB 601).
- ALD 605 - Psychology of Adult Learners - 3 credits OR
- ALD 607 - Adult Education in a Changing Society – 4 credits
How can I determine what classes will be offered next semester?
At the A-z index of the CSU home page www.csuohio.edu you will find a link for CampusNet. You can log on there as a guest. Then select the term that you are interested in, graduate level, and education and select the continue button. On the next page select ALD from the drop down box for subject and you will be able to see which courses are offered for that particular semester.


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Posted by UWSProf on 03/14/2008
The ideal restaurant for the contemporary vegan. Outstanding food, beautifully prepared with service and atmosphere to match. Try the Wild Mushroom Trio appetizer. Expensive, but worth it. Excellent wine list. May be pricey for those who've been eating oats and twigs, but appropriately priced for a high-end experience. Candle 79: The upper west side needs you.
Posted by John Sarbello on 02/25/2008
I just wanted to let it be known that I had a great first time experience along with my friend who was very impressed with Candle 79. We had dinner on a Saturday evening. The staff was very nice and knowledgable about the food. The food was outstanding and the atmosphere was perfect. I definately give it a 2 thumbs up and highly recommend it. My friend was very impressed with everything and definately wants to come back again in the future. I also plan on coming back the next time I am in the city.
Posted by EstherM on 01/25/2008
Last night we tried Candle 79. The food was very good, even for a non-vegetarian like my husband. The Mushroom trio appetizer was very large and very delicious. The potato leek soup, also excellent. The salad was large and for main courses I would recommend their "signature" dish t he Seitan Picata. Really really good. We sat upstairs but there were booths downstairs and it is possible to also eat at the bar. The service was excellent at a level we are not used to here in NYC.
Posted by veggie on 01/10/2008
To answer some of the reviews below, I just went for dinner last night and found the portions to be filling and there was no bread, as one reviewer requested, but there was a small amuse-bouche brought out before the appetizer (two pieces of sushi in our case). The food was quite good. The flavors blended perfectly. And the waiter was attentive without being pushy. It's definitely too expensive for everyday but for special occasions, it's ideal.
Posted by Anonymous on 11/25/2007
Just got home and wanted to post the review. Great Food, Lovely atmosphere and wonderful service. Now for the negatives. It wouldn't hurt to put some bread, preferably, health or grain bread, on the table. Also, the portions are VERY SMALLl. Delicious, but small. I ordered the special appetizer of artichoke(s) - just one (1) artichoke heart. I would have loved a little more. I do not mind paying for what I get, and, dinner was very good. A keeper in my book - - but, PLEASE, try to put something on the table with our drinks, and increase your portions, if just a little!
Posted by Ann From TV3 on 08/30/2007
There are many wonderful places to eat as a vegan in ny but this is really somewhere special. We were only here for 5 nights and this was the first place we ate at and all 5 of us agreed it was the best, yes not cheap but then then you are having a upmarket meal in a upmarket restaurant. The food was amazing and I only wish there were places to eat like this in England. Well done you made us feel special and gave us a very warm welcome to your city. I wish we had chosen your resaurant for another meal. Will do next time.
Posted by Princess Joost on 08/30/2007
So my fiance told me that we had to go to this place for a friends birthday and I was NOT excited about going to a total vegetarian restaurant. Im much happier with meat and potatoes, etc. But when the food came out I was pleasantly surprised. I had the Seitan Piccata which was delicious. We also split multiple sides of polenta fries which were also delicious. That being said, this place was pretty expensive. I paid something like $120 for the two of us, plus tip. Now this may have been because of booze or something, but still, I walked out realizing that I paid almost two monthly metrocards for leafy compote. Id recommend this place if you're trying to impress a first date whose a vegetarian, but otherwise Ill be at the diner.


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