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Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
As prepared
Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, and other distinguished Members of this Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the President's FY 2011 Budget Request for the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
The INL Bureau, which I have the honor to lead, assists countries around the world in their efforts to develop their own capacity to fight crime, administer justice, and safeguard the rule of law priorities of critical interest to our own national security and foreign policy objectives. Our assistance works to develop the bedrock of civil society-- promoting safe, secure environments where laws can be enforced, rights are protected, and sustainable development can proceed. Our goal is to help our partner nations realize their own ambitions to become responsible international partners with full sovereignty over their borders and the capability to deny safe haven to international criminal threats.
INCLE programs, thanks to your support, have accomplished much to realize President Obama and Secretary Clinton's foreign policy vision. As stewards of increasingly more taxpayer dollars for critical national security and foreign policy objectives, Madam Chairwoman and Ranking Member Granger, INL is committed to continuing our strong partnership with your Subcommittee, to continue providing effective programmatic security assistance to our international partners, and to conducting our work to the high standards you expect.
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, the President is requesting over $2.1 billion in International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) funds to combat transnational crime and illicit threats that impact both national and global security. Of this request, only 42 percent is directly related to counternarcotics, marking a dramatic shift from FY 2009, when approximately 72 percent of FY 2009 INCLE funds were counternarcotics focused. The shift reflects growing world-wide concern for civilian security capabilities, and the transition of responsibility for a transformed police development program in Iraq from the Department of Defense to the Department of State.
The need for our security capacity building programs is growing in zones of ongoing conflict such as Iraq and Afghanistan. In recent days, many of the critically important results that INL programs have achieved, and continue to achieve, have been overshadowed by the challenges we have faced adapting our contract management efforts to these increasingly difficult operating environments.
Over the last several years, INL has increased its contract oversight staffing substantially, but not at the accelerated pace of growth in resources that you've entrusted us to manage. By necessity rather than by design, our assistance programs have at times relied extensively on contract personnel, who have been permitted to operate in environments where government personnel have in the past been much more restricted. Where our efforts can improve is in more extensively adapting our contract oversight in theaters of war where military operations and complex security requirements limit our on-the-ground staffing and our staff's ability to safely travel to training sites. Part of my plan moving forward involves human capital investments that will lead to an increase in government oversight personnel operating in-theater and on-site at key contract locations, as well as a greater reliance on U.S. Government employees. Our contract management and financial oversight efforts not only strengthen our commitment to the American tax payers, it will give us the tools to more effectively execute our assistance programs located in every corner of the world.
Western Hemisphere
In the Western Hemisphere, many of our partners continue to face considerable threats from transnational criminal and drug trafficking organizations and those organizations' violent activities that endanger citizen safety. As Secretary Clinton has noted, the United States has a "shared responsibility" in this regard. We need to assist states with developing their internal capacities to safeguard their citizens, along with reducing drug consumption within our own borders to undermine the profitability of transnational crime.
The President's FY 2011 budget requests your support for our programs in drug producing countries such as Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico, as well as the Central American and Caribbean countries through which nearly 600 metric tons of cocaine and significant quantities of heroin and marijuana flow to the United States. The President's FY 2011 request also includes funding for other transnational anti-crime initiatives and for critical institutional and capacity building programs to support the development of a modern, transparent, and effective judicial system to reduce corruption, and enhance the protection of human rights.
We have witnessed the flexibility of drug traffickers as they adapt to pressures and shift their transportation routes, inflicting damage along the way. As a result, our current initiatives are intended to reduce sanctuaries and limit the abilities of transnational criminal groups to adapt to these pressures. While challenges remain, our pressure on criminal organizations in Mexico and in international waters is forcing illicit actors to shift their focus into the territorial waters and lands of Central America.
Our justice sector programs in the Western Hemisphere for FY 2011 are designed to build effective partnerships that can better develop, mobilize, and sustain the security capabilities of the whole region.
An excellent example is Colombia, where the Colombian National Police, along with other Colombian government agencies have benefited from significant U.S. training and assistance. They are now at the forefront of sharing their expertise with other police forces and judicial institutions throughout the hemisphere. From 2007, Colombia participated in a U.S.-led program that trained approximately 5,800 Mexican police and judicial officials, and more than 150 police officers from 19 countries have taken part in the elite Colombian police training course. In the year ahead, we will press forward with the Central America Regional Security Initiative and the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative so that our program nation partners in both regions can benefit more fully from the regional capacity that we have helped to develop.
Ten years after the start of Plan Colombia, we have also seen the people of Colombia and their government take back control of their country from the illicit actors and terrorists organizations that are fueled by the drug trade. With U.S. Government support, Colombia has expanded security into areas previously held by the FARC, disrupted the drug trade, weakened the FARC and implemented a modern oral adversarial system of criminal justice, which has provided more transparent justice and improved conviction rates from less than three percent to over 60 percent. What's more, the U.S. Government estimates that Colombia's maximum potential production of pure cocaine dropped 39 percent in 2008 and that cultivation dropped by 29 percent. Colombia's interdiction capacity also continues to grow. In 2009, Colombia seized a record 288 metric tons of cocaine and coca base. While much has improved in Colombia over the last ten years, challenges remain. Criminal organizations involved in the drug trade remain violently active, Colombian security forces need to improve their protection of human rights, and the rule of law must be embedded in rural and conflict areas of the country.
In FY 2011, our program will focus on addressing these issues by further developing the capacity of Colombian institutions to consolidate and expand the achievements in democracy and security. This will include enhancing the capability of rural police, expanding the reach of judicial institutions and supporting Colombian-led interdiction and eradication programs that are closely coordinated with alternative development.
As you can see from the Colombia FY 2011 budget request, we have been working to "nationalize" our efforts in Colombia, i.e., transfer to Colombian institutions additional financial and operational responsibility for many programs. We will work closely with the Government of Colombia on further areas to nationalize, but need to do so in a measured, coordinated manner. Our successes in Colombia are also paying dividends throughout the region. The Government of Colombia is currently providing significant counter-drug, criminal investigative, and other training to Mexico under a Mexico-Colombia bilateral cooperation program. This presents an important leveraging of our assistance to our regional and global partners contending with similar problems, all of which affect our national security interests.
Mexico has taken bold steps to confront increasingly violent drug trafficking organizations, and U.S.-Mexican cooperation is close and productive. Our FY 2011 assistance request of $292 million will support efforts to build police and judicial institutions, counter corruption, assist in the reform of border control, reinforce the rule of law through judicial reform, and help transform Mexico's corrections systems. Perhaps most ambitious and most important, Mexico is transforming its judicial sector to a system of oral adversarial trials similar to what has taken place in Colombia. Our assistance will include extensive training for prosecutors and judges in furtherance of this goal.
To provide robust inspection capability, we have provided non-intrusive inspection equipment for both border ports of entry and for interior checkpoints that Mexico uses in the search for illegal drugs, money, and weapons. In FY 2011, we also aim to improve the vetting of Mexico's law enforcement personnel, help reform and improve the Government of Mexico's management of its correction systems, upgrade law enforcement communications to promote connectivity and maintain operational integrity, and provide protective gear for Mexican police who contend with organized crime. We will also continue to work with Mexico on a special plan for Ciudad Juarez to provide greater security for that city's citizens.
Our programs in Central America have also achieved much on which we aim to build further. In 2009, with our support, Mexico and Central America interdicted over 124 metric tons of cocaine and over 18 metric tons of crack, heroin, ephedrine, or pseudoephedrine, seized roughly $24 million in suspect funds, and arrested or detained over 91,332 individuals on drug-related crimes. In FY 2011, we plan to focus on building capacity and providing equipment and technical assistance to the justice sector – police, prosecutors, judges, and corrections – to deal with the trafficking of drugs and arms, money laundering, and violence against citizens. We will also continue to work with Central American governments to break up criminal gangs, some with reach into the United States as well as from the United States, institute programs for youth at risk, and support crime and violence prevention initiatives such as community policing.
For Guatemala in FY 2011, we plan to continue to provide counternarcotics air mobility support to the government's effort to exercise greater control in remote areas and clamp down on violence spurred by inter-cartel fighting, which has deeply impacted Guatemalan communities.
Afghanistan and Pakistan
INCLE programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan aim to lay the foundation for lasting change in the region. But the situation on the ground in both nations is sobering and while much has been accomplished, much work lies ahead. For FY 2011, the President's budget request will broaden INL's support and engagement at the provincial and district levels of Afghanistan for counternarcotics and rule of law programs, and continue to build capacity within the Government to sustain and support these initiatives. In Pakistan, funds will be used for border security, law enforcement, and judicial system programs. In FY 2011, the total budget request for all Afghanistan programs is $450 million, and $140 million for Pakistan programs.
The President's request includes $240.6 million to support counternarcotics programs that will reduce opium poppy cultivation and demand, as well as increasing the capacity of the government of Afghanistan to reduce supply, provide treatment options for addicts, and conduct law enforcement operations to interdict drugs and target traffickers. Included in this request is $5 million to support the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime's cultivation, verification and assessment surveys to communicate the motives behind illicit cultivation, opiate trade, and the impact of alternative development programs, and $100 million to support INL's aviation support for all of our programs in Afghanistan. Funds will be used to operate and maintain existing aircraft, not for aircraft acquisition. We are also requesting $48.6 million to increase the size and operational infrastructure of the Counternarcotics Police of Afghanistan's specialized interdiction units and to provide interdiction training for partner nations in Afghanistan including those from Central Asia.
Our counternarcotics efforts also include critical support for demand reduction programs to allow the Government of Afghanistan to assist its citizens in combating addiction. We are requesting $14 million to expand Afghanistan's treatment capacity, including specialized programs for women and children. With your support, we expect an expansion from 16 to 32 residential drug treatment centers in the upcoming year, as well as the start-up of a clinical trial to develop and implement the first treatment protocols worldwide for drug-addicted children (infancy to seven years). The President's budget also requests $8 million for another critical element of supply and demand reduction in Afghanistan; public information campaigns. In FY 2011, we plan to support a Counternarcotics Public Information program, which will provide training for local government officials on anti-drug messaging, and public information campaigns tailored for local leaders, farmers, women and youth. $20 million has also been requested for the Counter Narcotics Advisory Teams (CNAT), which build capacity at provincial levels to support governors' counternarcotics campaigns in seven provinces, monitor demand reduction activities, and providing outreach to women and youth groups.
Beyond our counternarcotics programs, the President's request also includes $190 million for administration of INL's criminal justice programs in Afghanistan to strengthen institutions, train practitioners, develop Afghan judicial capacity, secure prisons, protect citizen rights, combat corruption, build linkages with Afghanistan's traditional justice system, and develop leadership capacity for the future. Of this request, $73 million is for the Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP), which provides training and mentoring at provincial and district levels to prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and investigators on issues such as anticorruption, counternarcotics justice and the judicial response to major crimes. The JSSP will also develop alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for use throughout Afghanistan and will conduct conferences focused on human rights, women's legal rights, domestic violence, and constitutional rights throughout Afghanistan. The JSSP will also work to further develop in house training programs such as human resources capabilities so that our efforts and training yield programs that can be sustained by the Afghans. INL is working alongside the interagency as well as military partners to ensure that INL funded programs and activities are closely aligned and coordinated with USG activities to support the development of the justice sector in Afghanistan.
The FY 2011 budget also includes $10 million to provide training, technical assistance, and operational security for prosecutors and judges handling Afghanistan's national security cases which are of particular interest to the United States Government; $12 million for anticorruption training initiatives; and $15 million in grants which will be awarded to NGOs and other civil society organizations that advance public awareness of legal rights throughout Afghanistan, including especially designed programs for women and minority populations. Critically important to the development and sustainability of Afghanistan's criminal justice system is a humane and secure corrections system for men, women, and juveniles. INCLE programs will support further development of Afghanistan's criminal justice systems toward these goals with $80 million in FY 2011 funding. Beyond infrastructure development and central corrections program guidance, INL will also deploy corrections mentors to virtually all provinces to assist Afghan leadership with their corrections programs and help them to implement critical deradicalization, reintegration, and rehabilitation programs.
The President's budget also includes a request of $140 million for our critical programs in Pakistan. Of this amount, $42.5 million is for Pakistan's border security operations, including the operation and maintenance of the Pakistan's Ministry of Interior Air Wing comprised of U.S. Government owned rotary and fixed wing aircraft. $83 million is for provincial law enforcement and justice training programs has also been requested. Law enforcement funds will be used to continue the provision of training and resources to civilian law enforcement units in Islamabad, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and the provinces of Balochistan, Punjab, and Sindh. Resources will focus on female police training, civil disorder response units and police reform initiatives. Funding will also support rule of law programs to continue and expand training and technical assistance for prosecutors, judges, and other members of the criminal justice system in Pakistan.
In FY 2011, $9.5 million will be dedicated to counternarcotics programs in Pakistan. This includes training and resources to enhance interdiction efforts; support to help maintain the operational tempo of law enforcement entities with counternarcotics mandates; the fostering of legitimate high-value crops as an alternative to poppy; and road construction and small infrastructure schemes in current and former opium poppy cultivation areas. INCLE programs for FY 2011 also include demand reduction efforts through local outreach and drug treatment centers.
Near East (including Iraq)
Based on a comprehensive U.S. interagency assessment of Yemen's criminal justice sector conducted last October, INL is working to develop a comprehensive program for strengthening the government's ability to police and maintain security over its territory. We aim to continue our work through the multilateral donor coordination framework, the Friends of Yemen Justice and Rule of Law Working Group, to equitably share the burden of criminal justice sector development with partners.
In the West Bank and Gaza, INL is working to strengthen the Palestinian Authority (PA) Security Forces consistent with conditions agreed to under the Roadmap. We are currently providing training, non-lethal equipment, and infrastructure support to enable the civilian police and the PA security forces maintain law and order throughout the West Bank. We hope to use FY 2011 funds to increase the pace of training and equipping the National Security Forces and to add rule of law programs that have been requested by the Palestinians.
Throughout the region, INL contributes towards the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP), a multi-faceted, multi-year strategy aimed at defeating both terrorist and criminal organizations, by strengthening regional counterterrorism capabilities, enhancing and institutionalizing cooperation among the region's security forces, promoting democratic governance, and reinforcing bilateral military ties with the U.S. Government. The President's FY 2011 budget requests support of TSCTP to provide training, technical assistance, and equipment with a particular emphasis on counterterrorism objectives.
U.S. national security and strategic interests throughout the Near East are intrinsically linked with the future of Iraq. Continued assistance to the Iraqi civilian police forces is vital to supporting Iraq's future as a nation governed by the rule of law rather than sectarian elements – conditions which protect U.S. interests in the region.
Over the past several years the Department of Defense has assisted the Iraqi Security Forces and made great progress in building basic level policing capacity and skills to address counterinsurgency threats. As our relationship with Iraq transitions with the drawdown of U.S. military troops, continuing to support the development of the Iraqi police remains critical to Iraq's future stability and to achieving the Administration's vision of a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq. With basic security improved, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has asked for additional civilian-led assistance focusing on advanced skills training and strengthened police capability at senior levels of leadership. The Department of State and INL will assume responsibility for police development in Iraq from DoD on October 1, 2011. This civilian program will promote the rule of law in Iraq by supporting the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) in its progress towards becoming a self-sufficient organization that supports and protects the rule of law and is the primary provider of internal security in Iraq.
This new civilian-led program will include 350 U.S. Government and contracted subject matter expert advisors, many of whom are current or former Federal, State, and local police officers from the United States. They will be based out of three program hubs in Baghdad, Basrah and Erbil. Working on mobile advisory teams, these advisors will travel by air and ground to provide consulting and advising services to senior levels of the GOI at approximately 50 field locations including the MOI, agency headquarters, police colleges and academies, and regional and provincial police headquarters on topics that include: strategic planning, management, budgeting, advanced investigatory skills, and police curriculum development. Rather than focusing on increasing the numbers of basic recruits, the INL-led program will concentrate on building senior leaders' capacity to effectively manage and sustain the full range of MOI and policing operations.
This program will have broad geographic and functional coverage throughout the country and reach the largest possible cross section of senior officials at important Iraqi police institutions. At its conclusion, the program will enable civilian police forces to assume full responsibility for Iraq's internal security and provide senior leadership with the management, leadership and technical skills to effectively administer criminal justice sector responsibilities.
The requested $517.4 million in the FY 2010 Supplemental and $294.6 million in the FY 2011 based budget request will provide for necessary start-up requirements and an initial three months of operations after which FY 2012 funds are expected to be available. We will seek appropriate GOI contributions which may include personnel support, equipment, and no-cost leases of land and facilities. State will not provide any equipment to the Government of Iraq as part of the police development program.
Additionally, the FY 2010 Supplemental and FY 2011 Budget Requests will fund the full range of a fully-functioning criminal justice system that supports the Government of Iraq's objective of a stable, secure, self reliant and independent nation governed by the rule of law. We will assist the GOI in developing a criminal justice system that contributes to stability and is sufficiently effective and fair that Iraqi citizens will turn to courts and other government institutions, rather than to violent militias and other "alternative" forms of justice, to resolve disputes and seek justice. Our courts program focuses on the establishment and development of court administration, judicial capacity building, and judicial security through such programs as training judicial protection personnel (a U.S. Marshals-type force); continuing legal education and training in criminal investigations, criminal case preparation, and case management to judges, judicial investigators, prosecutors, and court administrators; connecting the courts, police and prisons through a case management database; and providing legislative assistance with the drafting of legislation relating to the judiciary and criminal law and procedure and providing Rule of Law Advisors at U.S. Government posts across Iraq. Support to corrections will focus on supporting advisors to the GOI's Iraqi Corrections System at the upper administrative level, in the areas of correctional management, human rights and inmate rehabilitation, and we will provide subject matter expertise to the Embassy.
Additionally, FY 2011 funds for drug demand reduction will help the GOI develop a nation-wide demand reduction strategy in coordination with physicians and public health practitioners. The plan will draw on the influence of leaders in local religious, educational, and community institutions.
INCLE programs in Africa bolster law enforcement agencies and promote the rule of law-two necessary elements for the realization of shared U.S. and African goals for security and development. The President's requested funding in FY 2011 will support programs in various African countries to combat narco-trafficking, counter terrorist operations, bolster civilian law enforcement capabilities, develop border security capacity, address sexual and gender based violence, and combat organized crime and corruption.
Drug trafficking through West Africa has increased dramatically and is a threat to regional stability and INCLE programs are a key element in the U.S. Government's response. For example, in 2005 an estimated 1 percent of the global cocaine supply transited West Africa but since 2005, that share has increased to almost 17 percent. The vast majority of the cocaine transiting West Africa goes to Europe. However the proceeds – believed to be as much as $450 million a year – flow to the same drug trafficking organizations that move cocaine to the United States. Trafficking also threatens stability in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau, the most affected state in the region thus far, is in real danger of degenerating into a narco-state. In a region with a history of instability, weak governance structures, and endemic corruption, Guinea-Bissau could become a harbinger of what may happen to its neighbors.
The FY 2011 INCLE request will support the interagency agreement that U.S. Government counternarcotics assistance in West Africa should build host government capacity to effectively counter drug trafficking organizations. We recognize that our European partners have a particular operational interest in interdiction, which complements the U.S. Government focus on developing institutions capable of responding to complex transnational crime.
In Liberia, INCLE assistance has greatly increased stability, and continued support is important to sustain the development of a formal justice system there, in anticipation of the drawdown of the United Nation's Mission in Liberia in 2012. The President's request will enable INCLE-funded advisors to continue their efforts to train, equip, and mentor Liberian police, including the newly developed Emergency Response Unit, and justice sector institutions that support institutional reform and enhanced capacity.
In Sudan, our programs are of critical importance toward maintaining peace and security leading up to the 2010 national elections and the 2011 referendum on Southern Sudan's statehood. INCLE programs currently assist Southern Sudanese police, judicial and corrections institutions, directly and through the United Nations Mission in Sudan with training and equipment to enhance their operational effectiveness. Additionally, we continue to help to maintain a safe and secure environment in Darfur by equipping and training the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) police units who provide critical protection for civilians.
INCLE programs are a core activity in building basic policing skills to combat terrorism under the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) and East Africa Regional Security Initiative (EARSI). Developing general policing capabilities in TSCTP and EARSI member states builds law enforcement and border control services with the capacity to investigate and dismantle criminal and terrorist groups, interdict trafficking and smuggling, manage crime scenes, and cooperate with regional and USG law enforcement agencies in investigations of complex transnational crimes.
Global Programs
Many of our security and judicial assistance programs are implemented through bilateral partnerships, but more still are realized through close partnerships with regional organizations and other multilateral partners. In FY 2011, INCLE global programs will help to combat transnational crime and illicit threats such as corruption, money laundering, cybercrime, alien smuggling, organized crime, criminal gangs, and illicit networks; and provide peacekeeping training in addition to and beyond what I've discussed in my regional overview of the President's budget request. Our programs also work with international partners to help develop internationally recognized policy frameworks and standards on crime and provide assistance in meeting those standards worldwide. For example, we will continue to support global efforts to combat organized crime through implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (and its three protocols against human trafficking and migrant smuggling and trafficking in firearms) and the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). These international instruments, along with the three United Nations counter-drug conventions, create a broad legal framework for mutual legal assistance, extradition, and law enforcement cooperation. FY 2011 funds will also allow us to pursue greater cooperation with international organizations and groups such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Organization of American States, the European Union, and the Financial Action Task Force and its regional sub-groups.
Our global programs will continue to make prevention and treatment a priority in FY 2011, including pursuing efforts to reduce drug use, related crime, and drug-related threats posed by drug use methods that lead to the spread of HIV/AIDS. We plan to support sub-regional demand reduction training centers, regional/global knowledge exchange forums, drug-free community coalitions, research/demonstration program development, and initiatives to increase and improve drug treatment services for women.
The FY 2011 budget request's your continued support for our existing International Law Enforcement Academies in Bangkok, Budapest, Gaborone, Roswell, San Salvador and the Regional Training Center in Lima. We also plan to continue our work to establish the Regional Security Training Center in West Africa. The center will strengthen law enforcement and counter-terrorism efforts by creating an infrastructure for capacity building, information-sharing and coordination among strategic African nations.
INCLE global programs also include our Aviation program which I've discussed at times throughout this testimony. This program comprises 240 active aircraft in eight countries to that provide safe, professional aviation services that facilitate counternarcotics and other law enforcement related missions. Many of our security and judicial capacity-building programs could not be administered without this support due to extended distances, lack of infrastructure such as road networks, slow alternative forms of transportation, security hazards, and other logistical challenges in many of our program countries. Critical functions provided or enabled by air assets include eradication, interdiction, reconnaissance/surveillance, logistical movement, and transport of key personnel to mission locations. Our Interregional Aviation Support program provides support from Patrick Air Force Base to make the country programs possible. While outside the scope of the INCLE budget request, the INL Airwing also manages and supports, with D&CP funding, aviation programs in support of our Embassies in Baghdad and Kabul. We manage these programs jointly in these countries to promote maximum economy and efficiency.
We also plan to strengthen our Office of Civilian Police and Rule of Law Programs (CIV) to continue the expansion of our USG post-conflict police and criminal justice programs, and assist those already in operation. In 2008, our CIV programs provided immediate support to the Georgia crisis and in 2010, the Haiti earthquake, by deploying seasoned police and criminal justice experts to the field within weeks of the crisis. To strengthen this function, the CIV office is in the process of hiring additional police, corrections and criminal justice development experts, both through INCLE-funded positions and through funding provided for the Civilian Response Corps Active Component. We are also building oversight capacity for a mandatory pre-deployment training program, which provides a comprehensive training regimen for all of our advisors deployed to the field.
Oversight and Management
We have implemented a series of improvements to refine our contract oversight and management. Since more than half of INL's annual contract activity occurs in Iraq and Afghanistan, the bureau established an integrated business model in April 2006 to manage and oversee our contracts for Iraq and Afghanistan. In conjunction with the contracting officer, this model involves three main components: program officers, contracting officer's representative (COR) and COR staff; and in-country contracting officer's representatives (ICORs) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
INL's contact management oversight team for both countries consists of 87 staff, including 27 program officers in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Washington who provide program direction and policy oversight and monitor our contractors' performance. Currently, seven ICORs each in Iraq and Afghanistan provide contract oversight in the field, with more ICORs coming on board in the coming months, and the COR and twenty-eight COR staff in Washington are dedicated to conduct contract support oversight and administration from the U.S. This arrangement – with Washington providing much greater and more involved support than we would in a peacetime environment – has been developed to deal with the unique challenges of ramping up capacity while conflict continued.
As we have refined our contract management oversight, we have strengthened Statements of Work (SOW) with additional contract accountability tools and increased opportunities to compete the contracts. For example, INL incorporated Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP) in the current Iraq and Afghanistan task orders. These plans allow us to better evaluate whether contract deliverables and performance comply with the contracted statements of work. We do this through site evaluations, inspections, and representative sample reviews.
As the Civilian Police base contract comes up for renewal, we at INL are broadening our acquisitions strategy for major requirements to encourage competition. We are working to continually improve our processes and plans to enhance our efforts even further with additional staffing in-country.
We will complete standard operating procedures for the ICORs as well for domestic contract management oversight support personnel involved with the Iraq and Afghanistan task orders, by June 30, 2010. The standard operating procedures will be tailored so they can be used for all of our contract management efforts moving forward.
We are also applying the lessons we have learned in Iraq and Afghanistan to our oversight and management for the Merida Initiative and its successor programs, in an effort to increase transparency and accountability. We standardized management processes and controls as well as centralized the financial management function of all Merida Initiative posts. We made a point to properly staff the initiative up front, establish systematic program and contract oversight, and put in place an internal audit function, which we are expanding bureau-wide by May 2010, beginning with tests of our management controls for Afghanistan and Iraq.
We are committed to improving our business process and systems to conduct effectively our due diligence over the public funds entrusted to the bureau.
Madam Chairwoman, the successes our assistance programs have achieved, and our widely recognized expertise in law enforcement and criminal justice programs is due to our people, their knowledge, and their hard work. Building on the recommendations for improvement from the oversight community and this Subcommittee, we hope soon also to be recognized for our agility and proficiency in contract management and oversight, too. Given the growing importance of security sector assistance to our nation's foreign policy, we can and will more effectively adapt to battlefield environments so that our contract management and oversight activities can be fully carried out to the degree expected by taxpayers and this Subcommittee. Thank you again for your support, Madam Chairwoman. I would be happy to address any questions the Subcommittee may have.
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NATO Recasts Its Role in Europe FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING
Francine S. Kiefer, writer of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
AFTER a year in the making, plans to adapt NATO to the post-cold-war era are nearly complete.
Although key characteristics of the Western alliance will remain intact, a strategy review calls for sweeping change within the 16-member organization.
On the political side, NATO wants to strengthen ties with the former members of the Warsaw Pact, though it declines to offer outright membership. (See story below.) On the military side, it is abandoning its single-minded dedication of forces to the Soviet threat in favor of force reductions of 50 percent and a restructuring of the remaining troops so that they are more flexible.
These and other changes, says NATO Secretary-General Manfred Worner, comprise "the most radical transformation of our alliance in its history."
Mr. Worner was speaking at a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers here in Copenhagen last week. The ministerial meeting focused on the political dimension of the security review; a meeting of NATO defense ministers two weeks ago tackled the military aspect. The alliance has only one broad area left to rethink - its command structure - before NATO heads of state meet to approve the strategy review in Rome on Nov. 7 and 8.
The mandate to redefine the role of the Atlantic alliance came at the NATO summit in London last July. Since then, the review process has been evolving in "brainstorming sessions" among the 16 ambassadors to NATO. The ambassadors can be accompanied by up to a half-dozen staff members, but these sessions allow only a notetaker. The result is a "much freer atmosphere than usual," says a NATO diplomat and the process "in part has been people just working out in their own minds" the implication of the sea-change in East-West relations.
NATO's opening up to the former Warsaw Pact members is one result of the strategy review and is the key feature of the alliance's new political face.
Several former members of the Warsaw Pact want to join NATO, but the alliance has refused, one reason being that this would antagonize the Soviet Union. This strongly worded statement, however, "is as close as we can come" to granting outright membership, says the NATO diplomat.
The foreign ministers in Copenhagen cautioned repeatedly that the statement refers only to NATO's political commitment to supporting democracy in Eastern Europe, including the Soviet Union. It does not extend a military guarantee to the region, they emphasized. Nor, said United States Secretary of State James Baker III, is NATO pointing to any one source - such as Moscow - when it talks about the threat of "coercion or intimidation."
It was privately admitted, however, that the wording is ambiguous. …

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George Beverly Shea dies; sang at Graham crusades
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — George Beverly Shea, whose booming baritone voice echoed through stadiums, squares and souls during a decades-long career with evangelist Billy Graham, died Tuesday. He was 104.
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association spokesman Brent Rinehart said Shea died in Asheville after a brief illness.
Shea's rendition of "How Great Thou Art" came to define the faith of a Protestant generation that Graham helped bring to Jesus Christ. He performed live before an estimated 200 million people at crusades over the years — taking him from North Dakota to North Korea and beyond.
He joined Graham's crusade team in 1947 and stayed until Graham's declining health ended most of the evangelist's public appearances nearly 60 years later.
"As a young man starting my ministry, I asked Bev if he would join me," Graham said then. "He said yes and for over 60 years we had the privilege of ministering together across the country and around the world. Bev was one of the most humble, gracious men I have ever known and one of my closest friends. I loved him as a brother."
A Canadian emigrant who became one of America's most-recognized gospel soloists, Shea himself summed up his career with one of his inspirational trademarks: "The Wonder of It All."
"I just thought it was such a privilege," Shea said in a January 2009 interview.
Despite several chances to perform on the secular stage, Shea largely stuck with gospel music. He recorded dozens of albums of sacred music and was nominated for 10 Grammys. He won in 1965 for his album "Southland Favorites." At age 88, he recorded his first country-and-western album.
Shea believed the simplicity of old hymns drew people to his music.
"It's the message of the lyrics, the test that hits the heart in a hurry and the melody that goes along with it and seems to all go together," Shea said.
Born Feb. 1, 1909, in Winchester, Ontario, George Beverly Shea grew up singing around the family dinner table and then later in his father's church choir.
Though his father was a Wesleyan minister, Shea recalled that he was a wandering teenager who needed direction. He had wavered several times from the gospel until the week his father put on a special effort to draw people to the faith.
When the invitation came, the gospel song "Just As I Am" — a tune that he himself later sang and recorded — filled the sanctuary.
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The Temptations of the Court
Why the last hour of the Supreme Court argument over Obamacare matters most.
By the third day of Supreme Court arguments over the Affordable Care Act, people may be inclined to tune out. They shouldn't. The final hour may be of far greater consequence than anything else the court hears this week. On Wednesday afternoon, the justices will vet a claim that targets the part of the new law that expands the Medicaid program. The Republican governors and attorneys general bringing the case against the health care law assert that the choice given states by the federal government—either accept coverage of approximately 16 million newly eligible beneficiaries or withdraw from Medicaid and lose all existing federal Medicaid funds—is "coercion." Hence, they argue that with this provision, the federal government is unconstitutionally undermining state autonomy.
That is no small claim. Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement will be making a states' right argument that is by far the most ambitious line of attack presented by the challengers to Obamacare. If accepted, this coercion theory could unravel existing federal authority and topple long-standing programs on a truly massive scale. Laws in the crosshairs would include: conditions on federal aid to education, such as No Child Left Behind (either the original George W. Bush or the modified Obama version); protections for persons with disabilities, like wheelchair access facilities on urban buses, subways, and sidewalks; myriad guarantees against racial, ethnic, gender, age, religious, and other forms of discrimination by state and local recipients of federal funds; guarantees of access to campus facilities for military recruiters, even anti-abortion restrictions. Indeed, this specter is so large it provoked a stinging (and unreported) defection from one of the senior most Republican leaders. On Dec. 15, 2011, Senate finance committee baron Charles Grassley of Iowa took to the Senate floor to warn, "A Supreme Court ruling in favor of the states will necessarily bring into question every agreement between the federal government and the states where the federal government conditions 100 percent of the federal funds on states meeting requirements that are determined in D.C."
The Republican challengers say these fears are overwrought, and they disavow any goal of overturning so many federal programs. On the contrary, their precise "ask" is that the court freeze Medicaid. They want to veto the new modifications but maintain status quo ante federal-funding levels. They are entitled thus to have their cake and eat it too, they claim, and turn Medicaid into a constitutionally mandated block grant, because the new Medicaid amendments are uniquely oppressive—as they say, "unprecedented coercion." Mimicking political attack-ad hyperbole, their brief analogizes the law to "when a thief produces a loaded gun and demands, 'your money or your life.' "
To back up this scary rhetoric, it's necessary for opponents of the law to build it up as some unprecedented invasion of states' independence. At best, these arguments are misleading, if not just plain wrong. For example, the challengers assert that the Medicaid expansion is a uniquely "onerous" imposition on the states. That gets the facts exactly backward. The statute actually provides that the federal government will shoulder 100 percent of the costs of adding newly eligible persons to Medicaid rolls, through 2016, dropping to a permanent level of 90 percent in 2020. That is a vast improvement from the average 57 percent in burden-sharing today. Moreover, several studies show that the new law will lead to a net benefit of $100 billion for state budgets through 2019.


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128 Cardboard: A Clever Recycled Cardboard Fruit Bowl by SEMdesign
Posted By Ana Lisa On February 13, 2012 @ 5:43 pm In DIY,Environment,Green Materials,Green Products,Innovation,Recycling and Composting | 2 Comments
Utrecht [1]-based SEMdesign [2] created this low-impact faceted bowl that is made entirely from cardboard so it can be easily recycled or composted at the end of its life. Named "Fruit Bowl 128 Cardboard", this stripey bowl was made by laser-cutting and affixing 128 different pieces of recycled cardboard together.
Established by Sylvie van de Loo in 2005, SEMdesign [2] specializes in innovative product design with a conceptual and humorous touch – and their "Fruit Bowl 128 Cardboard" is no exception. With its playful organic shape [3] and its clever use of everyday material, this eco-friendly object will hopefully inspire and remind its owners to eat healthy fresh fruit on a daily basis. If you feel crafty and think that you can manage to DIY it, SEMdesign have kindly uploaded a free open source manual for the "Fruit Bowl 128 Cardboard" here [4]!
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France Denies Construction On French Polynesia Atoll
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Jan. 30, 2013) – The French High Commission and the French military in French Polynesia have denied that there is any construction work being done on Moruroa atoll, which France used to test its nuclear weapons.
This comes shortly after the rulingTavini Huiraatira said it had confirmation from various sources that work had been underway for several weeks to construct a bunkerlike building on the atoll.
There has been no independent assessment of the situation on Moruroa, which has remained a military no-go zone, 17 years after the last test.
The French High Commission says a media conference will be held later this week about the rehabilitation work on the former weapons test sites.
Moruroa was excised from French Polynesia in 1964 for the nuclear tests which were conducted between 1966 and 1996.
[PIR editor's note: Nuclear testing veterans' associationMoruroa e tatou says allowing access to the atoll would help the French government's efforts to dismiss suspicions about what is happening on Moruroa.]
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"The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes. Even modest talent with those characteristics grows." - Milton Glaser The future of work is such a wide-open issue. With so many perspectives, ideas, and "guaranteed" predictions out there ... [ + Read more ]
Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Workplace Happiness
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US-Brazil ties strengthened through new university center
Newscast Media WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S.-Brazil ties grew a little closer this month with the opening of Columbia University of New York's new Global Center in Rio de Janeiro.The 2,500-square-foot (232-square-meter) facility in the heart of the city's commercial center will serve as a hub for Columbia University programs throughout Brazil and will explore collaboration with Brazilian universities in education, public health, journalism and sustainability. Professor Thomas Trebat will head the new center.
Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States. The university views a network of global centers as the next step in its long history as an international research university, and now operates eight around the world. In addition to Rio, they are located in: Santiago, Chile; Nairobi, Kenya; Beijing; Paris; Istanbul; Mumbai, India; and Amman, Jordan.
In her remarks March 20 at the opening of the Rio Global Center, Rebecca Blank, acting U.S. secretary of commerce, said the center represents the "next natural stage in the U.S.-Brazil relationship."
"From a foundation of robust exchange in goods, services and investments — all of which will continue to grow — we are now moving into sharing knowledge, ideas and innovation," Blank said.
"Prior to the establishment of this center," Blank said, "the ties between Columbia University's faculty and Brazil's scholars were already flourishing." The new global center, she said, will deepen that relationship.
Blank added: "Leaders in both of our nations are beginning to understand the need for this type of outreach from our knowledge communities. … Both President Obama and President [Dilma] Rousseff know that investing in education is crucial if we want to make sure that the next generation — tomorrow's workforce — is equipped with the skills they need to lead."
"It's particularly important," Blank said, "that our young people learn to understand and operate in a global world. This means they need to feel comfortable in countries other than their own."
According to Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, "The driving principle of the Columbia global centers always has been to foster academic collaboration across national boundaries, discover new knowledge and address challenges facing our society by connecting students and faculty on our home campuses in New York City to partners around the world."
Bollinger added: "It is fitting that Rio de Janeiro, a truly global capital, completes the initial phase in the evolution of Columbia global centers, and we look forward to working here in ways that not only deepen our own understanding of Brazil and South America but enhance our contributions to life and learning."


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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Callaway County has received a $300,000 industrial infrastructure grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development to improve a county road and help create jobs.
The county road improvement project is designed to support expansion of OCCI Inc., a Callaway County bridge construction firm that promises to add at least 30 new permanent private jobs.
Callaway County Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann said the $300,000 state grant will pay about one-third of the cost of widening and paving about 1.75 miles of County Road 256 from State Route J near Millersburg to its intersection with County Road 257. The OCCI firm is located near the intersection of the two county roads.
Jungermann said the county will use its graders and dump trucks to widen the roadway and prepare it to be paved. The county also will replace culverts under the road. The paved road will be 30 feet wide with 15 feet of shoulder on each side.
"When this is completed, we will seek competitive bids to apply asphalt on the widened road," Jungermann said.
The request for the $300,000 state grant was written by Bruce Hackmann, president of the Fulton Area Development Corporation (FADC).
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We are pleased to announce the January 2014 Winners for the PipesMagazine.com Cartoon Caption Contest Sponsored by SmokingPipes.com and Savinelli.
January 2014 - 1st Place - Jeff Aiken, St. Louis, MO
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In Search of the Promised Tomatoland
CUESA - Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture
Monday, August 15, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
All's not well in Tomatoland. Find out why—and how we can find a better way—in this conversation featuring Barry Estabrook, author of the recently released book Tomatoland. The panel will also include organic farmers Nigel Walker of Eatwell Farm and Larry Jacobs of the Del Cabo cooperative, as well as farmworker justice advocate Damara Luce of Just Harvest USA.
Estabrook's book investigates the supermarket tomato's origin in the fields of Immokalee, Florida. It brings to light the atrocities endured by fieldworkers and the heavy pesticide use that is standard industry practice. It also traces the history of how this once flavorful, nutritious fruit got so mealy and devoid of life.
Hear from Nigel Walker and Larry Jacobs about their efforts to provide an alternative for tomato shoppers who value flavor, environmental responsibility, and human dignity. Eatwell Farm is well loved by farmers market regulars and CSA members, and the farm, through social media, farm visits, and a website, provides a level of transparency and intimacy that stands in stark contrast to the anonymity depicted in Tomatoland. Larry Jacobs' Del Cabo tomatoes are grown organically by a farming cooperative in Mexico, and Jacobs has made it his mission to grow produce for the international market while respecting both people and planet. The company supports more than 400 farming families by offering training, start-up funds, and consistent distribution channels.
Damara Luce, who spent six years living in Immokalee and advocating for better working conditions for migrant farmworkers in the tomato industry, will provide a personal account of the culture and practices there. She will share her experience achieving some significant victories that have already improved the lives of field workers, and describe what work lies ahead.
The discussion will begin at 6:00 and go until approximately 7:30 pm; a reception with farmers' market refreshments (including tomatoes, of course) will follow. During the reception, the author will be available to sign books, for sale by Book Passage.
A sliding scale donation of $0-$5 will be requested at the door. Please RSVP to ensure a spot! (If you didn't, don't worry. Come on down!)
When & Where
Port Commission Hearing Room, Ferry Building, 2nd floor
The Embarcadero at Market St.
San Francisco,
Monday, August 15, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
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Competencies for the General Dentist
Competencies for the General Dentist
Domain 1: Patient Care
Part A - Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
Graduates must be competent in:
1.1 Selecting, obtaining, and interpreting patient/ medical data, information and diagnostic images to be able to use these findings to accurately assess and treat patients.
1.2 Formulating a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and/or referral plan for the management of patients.
1.3 Preventing, assessing, and managing medical and dental emergencies.
1.4 Recognizing the manifestations of systemic disease and how the disease and its management may affect the delivery of oral health care.
1.5 Recognizing and finding referrals for all forms of abuse. (add in 2013)
Part B: Establishment and Maintenance of Oral Health
Graduates must be competent in:
1.6 Preventing, diagnosing, and managing odontogenic and non-odontogenic oral diseases and disorders in pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients, geriatric and special needs patients. (Note: Data will be collected during the next two years on the parts of our curriculum that address the unique needs of women. At that point, consideration will be made to include the unique needs of women specifically as part of this competency.)
1.7 Assessing outcomes of comprehensive oral health care.
1.8 Preventing and managing pain and anxiety in the dental patient.
1.9 Preventing, diagnosing and managing periodontal disorders.
1.10 Preventing, diagnosing and managing of pulpal and periradicular diseases.
1.11 Performing minor oral surgical procedures.
1.12 Applying universal infection control guidelines for all clinical procedures.
1.13 Managing the replacement of teeth for the partially or completely edentulous patient.
1.14 Recognizing and managing limited developmental or acquired occlusal abnormalities.
1.15 Implementing strategies for the clinical assessment and management of caries.
1.16 Performing preventive and restorative procedures that preserve tooth structure, replace missing or defective tooth structure, are esthetic and functional, prevent hard tissue disease, and promote soft tissue health.
1.17 Preventing, diagnosing, and managing trauma, oral diseases, and other oral disorders
1.18 Diagnosing and managing temporomandibular disorders
Domain 2: Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Graduates must be competent in:
2.1 Applying appropriate interpersonal and communication skills in providing patient-centered oral health care to a diverse population.
2.2 Communicating and collaborating with other members of the health care team to facilitate the provision of health care and health promotion.
Domain 3: Professionalism
Graduates must be competent in:
3.1 Applying appropriate ethical and legal standards in providing patient centered oral health care.
3.2 Practicing within the individual's scope of competence and consulting with or referring to professional colleagues when indicated.
3.3 Recognizing the importance of maintaining professional growth and life-long learning.
Domain 4: Practice Management
Graduates must be competent in:
4.1 Applying and demonstrating practice management skills, including quality assurance, assessment, and improvement concepts.
4.2 Applying principles of risk management; including informed consent, appropriate record keeping, and compliance with local, state and federal regulation including OSHA and HIPAA.
4.3 Applying the basic principles and philosophies of models of oral health care delivery and how to function successfully as the leader of the oral health care team.
4.4 Developing and implementing a catastrophe preparedness plan for the dental practice.
Domain 5: Informatics and Critical Thinking
Graduates must be competent in:
5.1 Integrating best research outcomes with clinical expertise and patient values for optimum evidence-based care.
5.2 Using critical thinking and problem-solving, including their use in the comprehensive care of patients, scientific inquiry and research methodology (Evidence-based Dentistry)
Domain 6: Health Promotion
Graduates must be competent in:
6.1 Understanding the opportunities for improving oral health beyond his/her practice through participation and outreach in community based clinical and health promotion educational activities.
6.2 Providing appropriate prevention, intervention, and educational strategies for all patients at risk for disease.


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Letter to a Young Male Gamer
Some ground rules to keep in mind in the wake of an ugly, sexist scandal.
I know you want, more than anything, a world free of hypocrisy and cronyism and cool kids. This is not an impossible goal. But you have to be strategic, as your fellow gamers say on 4chan and Escapist:
Trying to shame Zoe more is derailing us from useful endeavours like brainstorming more ideas for inclusive video games … which are far more productive than bitching about one woman's sex life.
We need to stop focussing on her and focus on the journalists. ... We need to not make this about Zoe.
Trying to find new and inventive ways to hate Zoe Quinn, however, does nothing to build or improve your case that journalistic integrity is at the heart of this issue.
I read many comments like this, and they are absolutely right: Don't make Quinn the target. Indie game journalist Sarah Auseil agrees with you. "Quinn is not, and should never have been the centre of this storm," Auseil writes. Go at the journalists, not at Quinn. Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo took the matter seriously enough to conduct an investigation as to whether Quinn received biased coverage and has changed policy to bar reporters from donating to game developers, so people are listening, and your concerns are legitimate.
Women in gaming have it way rougher than men, and to be blunt, it is simply not the end of the world if Quinn gets a free pass for whatever sins she may have committed—if you can call what's happening to her right now a free pass. As Auseil wrote:
I am a woman in this industry and I have dealt with the abuse, the harassment, the misogyny in every area. I could tell you all about my rape threats, dick pics, about being physically confronted by dudes, having people demand I prove I 'even play games', but that's the norm for women. ... You don't have [to] like it, you don't have to care, but you do have to accept that's a fact we can all attest to.
It's because of that ubiquitous abuse, young gamer, that the "adults" in the room (and I use that term loosely) have to stop the bloodshed in pretty blunt ways, which means taking away the toys from the kids. Unfortunately, gaming means that you, as a mature human being, get temporarily lumped in with the misbehaving kids. This is why the moderators kill every thread concerning Quinn on Reddit; it's why mentioning Quinn on game-streaming site Twitch.tv will get the channel shut down immediately. It's depressing that you're getting censored along with the assholes. But if it's a victim contest, the women will always "win." As gaming writer Jenn Frank says, "the TRUTH is, it turns out being a girl professionally, or on the Internet, etc., is VERY HARD." Feminist video game critic Anita Sarkeesian, a popular target for harassment, is getting "very scary threats" against her family, and all she does is talk about video games. Even Tea Partiers and socialists manage not to do that to each other.
Now a harder suggestion: Police yourselves. When an impetuous member of Anonymous "revealed" the wrong person as Michael Brown's shooter, many other members aggressively and publicly condemned the member. You've got to do that, too. When the more infantile and hateful members of the online gaming contingent harass a woman, you should remind them what the actual goal is, and tell them that they're tripping themselves up. Remember that you're talking to a child, in spirit if not in actual fact. If you police yourselves, Reddit and Steam moderators won't have to. This is not an easy task, but it is possible. Self-organizing communities are one of the miracles of human civilization.
To be honest, Quinn's Depression Quest left me fairly unimpressed, at least compared with lesser-publicized games like Emily Short's Blood and Laurels, Sophie Houlden's Rose and Time, or Georgina Sinclair, Anita Sinclair, and Michael Bywater's Jinxter. (Please write about them, Kotaku!) But next to atrocities like Dungeon Keeper or Rambo or SimCity, I just can't get too worked up over it. But I see what it represents to you: the indie game scene being infected by the same publicity-crazed and nepotistic mentality that pollutes every facet of our capitalism-driven lives. But you know how you like to talk about the Streisand effect—how trying to get rid of something on the Internet only draws attention to it? Take your own advice, and ignore Quinn. Better to light a candle than curse Depression Quest.


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Tuesday Feb 16 2010
Rahlves' rapid recuperation
By: Eric J. Gourley, Journal Sports Writer
Ski veteran rebounds from hip dislocation at Sugar Bowl Resort
NORDEN — A young fan on skis hollered across a crowded run at Sugar Bowl Resort Monday morning, expressing his admiration for U.S. Olympian Daron Rahlves. "You're really cool," the boy yelled. "Thanks, man," Rahlves replied. "You too, for saying that." The always-modest Rahlves then continued to the gate at the top of the Mt. Judah lift and dropped into the resort's new skicross training course for another successful training run. "I'm feeling a lot better than I did two days ago on the physical therapy table," Rahlves said. "It's nice to be outside skiing. I feel like I'm ramping it up but there's still that little extra push that's not there. I know it'll be there. I'm trying to be careful. There's no reason to take any risk right now." Two weeks ago, Rahlves' presence on the Vancouver slopes looked doubtful. The 36-year-old Truckee resident dislocated his right hip – his fourth such injury in an illustrious career – in a crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. on Jan. 31. Since the accident, Rahlves has undergone as many as six hours of daily physical therapy, multiple acupuncture sessions and platelet-rich plasma injections. "It's been a grind just trying to get back on skis," he said. "It's usually like a two-month recovery and I've done it in two weeks. I've had a lot of help, getting the right care all the time. What I think really made a big difference are the PRP injections. They take your blood, spin it down to get the healing properties of your blood, which are the platelets, and inject them into the joint." Rahlves hit the snow Sunday morning for the first time since the crash. After waking up in even less pain Monday, he returned to his home resort with teammate Casey Puckett and coach Tyler Shepherd for another morning of racing. "I'm just trying to get the flow back," Rahlves said. "You're never quite sure but I was just trying to be optimistic and heal as quick as possible here and just see how it goes. The Olympics are a good motivator. You have something hard to work toward." Rahlves' range of motion is still limited, particularly on turns, but he said he felt good after a half-dozen trips through the course Monday. "These skiers are incredible athletes and they really, truly do heal quicker than the average person who's not in shape," said Dr. James Rappaport, a Reno-based U.S. ski team physician. "There's something to be said for that exercise. Daron is skiing hard and he's skiing fast today. You can tell they're having fun." Puckett, the only other U.S. skicross competitor, separated his shoulder last month and has slowly but surely returned to form. Both men are searching for their first Olympic medals in nine combined appearances. "There is absolutely no reason in my mind that those two shouldn't be on the podium," said Shepherd, a former competitive skier who resides in Denver. "They're super competitive. They're going up there for a job and to get that job done. These guys have both skied banged up before, and pretty much every guy in the field at some point or another in their career has had to ski banged up." An accomplished downhill skier who only recently switched gears to freestyle, Rahlves will line up next to Puckett for the Olympic debut of skicross next week. The sport, a longtime staple at X Games events, features freestyle terrain elements like jumps and banked turns packed into a timed racecourse. J.P. Martin, Sugar Bowl's terrain park manager, built the training run to loosely mirror the Olympic course at Cypress Mountain after consulting Shepherd for specifications, according to John Monson, director of sales and marketing. "It's not identical, because it's not the same slope, but it has some of the same features and same berms for the guys to fabricate what they're going to have up there," Monson said. After attending the Opening Ceremony last week, Puckett and Shepherd joined Rahlves in Tahoe. "We decided to come down here because Sugar Bowl has been very supportive of skicross and is very excited about it," Shepherd said. "We're getting better training here than we could get anywhere else in the world right now, especially right before the Olympics." Bad weather and poor conditions have already forced cancellation of several practices in Vancouver. "It was very good that we had this option to come down here," Shepherd said. By midday Monday, the sun created a slushy surface at Sugar Bowl. "It's getting so wet," Rahlves said. "These are perfect conditions like what we're going to have in Cypress. It's going to be wet snow like this." Sugar Bowl will detune the course after the Olympians depart Wednesday morning for Vancouver, where they plan to practice Friday and Saturday. The training course will be open for public skiing and riding on Thursday. "People are going to be sitting in their living rooms watching the Olympics, watching skicross and boardercross footage thinking, 'that looks fun,'" Monson said. "They're going to be able to come out here and give it a shot. That's pretty special."


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Bratislava's Old Town is 1.3 km from the Stella. Bratislava Castle is 1 km away. INCHEBA Expo is within 2 km. The nearest trolleybus stop is within 200 metres.
The hotel has a restaurant that serves international and Slovak dishes in buffet form. The property also boasts a bar.


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Vegas Restaurant's Better Business Bureau Accreditation Earns A+ Rating
LAS VEGAS, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas' oldest and authentic Thai and Chinese restaurant Kung Fu Thai & Chinese has earned an A+ rating from the Southern Nevada Better Business Bureau. The award is the highest commendation granted by the trusted organization, and signifies Kung Fu Thai's commitment to operating at the highest levels of integrity and customer service for over 35 years. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130329/PH85521-a)(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130329/PH85521-b) Kung Fu Thai's General Manager Alan Wong stated, "It is such an honor to receive the Better Business Bureau's highest rating. We strive every day to provide the best Thai and Chinese cuisine to customers while providing excellent service. Whether they come into the restaurant and dine in our dining room, pick up their dinner, or have food delivered – our goal is 100% satisfaction." The Better Business Bureau uses a rating scale with 16 factors including complaint history, licensing and government actions, advertising, time in business and more. Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant originally opened its doors in downtown Las Vegas in 1974. In a town that has seen thousands of restaurants come and go during that time, Kung Fu Thai & Chinese has thrived because of its great tasting Thai and Chinese dishes, fast and accurate service, and commitment to keep prices low. Every dish is always prepared with the freshest ingredients including the use of 0-trans fat cooking oil and no MSG. Despite being steeped in tradition, the restaurant has evolved its services by adding on-line ordering, free Wi-Fi and speedy delivery. In addition, Kung Fu Thai offers a full bar with beer, wine and spirits to complement their excellent dishes including the imported specialty spirit from Thailand known as Mekhong. In addition to the A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Kung Fu Thai & Chinese has received awards from local and national publications including TripAdvisor, which named the restaurant among the top 20 Asian dining options in all of Las Vegas. For more information about Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant visit them on the web at: http://www.kungfuplaza.com/. About Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant Kung Fu Thai & Chinese is a full service Asian restaurant featuring Thai and Chinese cuisine. The eatery has been serving customers for over 35 years. They feature weekly specials, take out and delivery service, online ordering, free Wi-Fi and off-site catering. The restaurant is located just half a mile west from the Wynn Resort on the Las Vegas Strip, and is open every day of the year for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the average dish is just around $10 and most patrons prefer to order family style. Contact: Alan S. Wong, General Manager Email 702-247-4120 3505 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89103 http://www.kungfuplaza.com This press release was issued through eReleases® Press Release Distribution. For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com. SOURCE Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant
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I found two other possible, though not practicle to me, options. One is to ride into Charleston and take the Greyhound back to Columbia. They have 3 trips a day for $30 but your bike has to be boxed and you have to ride from and to both bus stations. The other is to have Enterprise Rent A Car deliver a vehicle to the trail end from the Charleston airport and drive it to the Columbia airport. Those two locations will do a oneway rental but the cheapest vehicle that will carry a bike is about $150 per day after the oneway fee!
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i wanted to know if i can get pregnant because im 17 . Also 27 day later i got my period but it was not hard like it alway was can i still be pregnant someone help me plsz.
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My husband and I had sex right after my period when we thought we were safe....I had a little boy. BTW I also had my period. I thought for sure I was not pregant. Any time you have sex, you have the potential to become pregnant. If you don't want to get pregnant, then you know what to do. Don't have sex or use birth control. It's that simple.posted 03/28/2011 by TetonJules
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Molina out 2-3 games
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ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Jaime Garcia will return to the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation Sunday, and the team will shift impressive rookie fill-in Joe Kelly to the bullpen.
Catcher Yadier Molina was out of the lineup Wednesday night with mid-back tightness, and thought he might be out two or three days, but figures to be ready for Garcia's first start since June 5.
Garcia was shut down for a month with a shoulder strain and made his fourth rehab start Tuesday night, striking out eight and walking three in five innings for Triple-A Memphis.
Garcia won 13 games his first two seasons in 2010 and 2011 but is just 3-4 with a 4.48 ERA in 11 starts this season. Kelly pitched into the seventh inning Tuesday night in a victory over Arizona and is 3-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 12 starts.
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Are All Sayyid's Jannati? Dec 13, 2007 19:48:45 GMT
Post by Saalik on Dec 13, 2007 19:48:45 GMT
abdooljabbar said:well i usually go to tazia procession,which is very much different to that done by shias and in india. in my congregation rateeb is mostly done with the khanqah.nobody goes naked as u r saying. i have see many clips of tazia in india well its very different here.
Concerning whether i am fit or not to lead such mehfil i wont give u a definite reply.i leave it for Allah to decide.but what i can say since the age of 9 i use to lead such zikr in the presence of other shaykhs in the rifaiyya shadhiliyya yashrutiyya aydourousiyya turuq and was given ijazat at the age of 15 to lead such mehfils on my own. and none of my students,none of the members in my jamaat has ever been bleeding alhamdulillah.
Since now i havent feel unfit for this task by the grace of the Almighty.
concerning my previous posts...i said it as a matter of fact.i said in earlier post to repected fana fi shaykh who are the true sadaats?
well i was referring to those fake sayyad who pompusly call themselves so. A real sayyad in himself should be an example in every aspects.
Thats why i show reserve on those who call themselves sayyad or in their names there is 'sayyad' and they do not follow the sunnah in their daily moves and also those who do not give a real example to the umma.
About those who do piercing with hooks and go with naked torso in procession on the streets with tazia, is it in conformity with the Proper Rifaai Tariqa?
As per the proper rules what are the prerequisites (inward and outward) that a Kaamil Shaikh look before giving ijaazat to anyone to lead spiritual practices in the path of tasawwuf?
As for the bleeding, even when tamils do the piercing or walking on sharp sworded ladder for the cavadee festival, there is no bleeding. This is another big slap to the shias. What a shame.
P.S. Please do not forget to answer about the 2 Sayyads you mentioned earlier. Were they Ashrafi Sayyads?


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WASHINGTON (September 20, 2010) – The Howard University Student Association (HUSA) will become the first student association in alliance with TransAfrica Forum, the leading advocacy organization for Africa and the African Diaspora, during an inauguration ceremony on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Digital Auditorium, Blackburn Center.
The president of TransAfrica, Nicole Lee Esq., is the special guest. The public policy organization, based in Washington, is the largest and oldest organization focused on changing U.S. foreign policy toward Africa and the African Diaspora. In its 33 year history, TransAfrica has led the anti-apartheid movement against South Africa, helped restore democracy in Haiti, and protested large oil company destruction in Nigeria. Today the organization is focused on Haiti, Zimbabwe, Colombia, Congo, and Ethiopia.
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Samsung, what does that have anything to do with Nexus 5?
And Google is, the last time I checked, an American company.
So China got the iPhone first? Because most of it is made by Foxconn.
Yes, LGE is a Korean company but I think you don't understand the way global trade works.
To the OP, try through the Korean Play store first. I have a Korean bank account and cc so it was easy for me. If not try connecting to Play via a VPN. See if you can have it delivered to an APO FPO or DPO.
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Decrease on sexual interests can be a problem with you too as it is with several other people all over the world. Decrease in libido, or the decrease in sexual desires can practically occur at any instance of time.
This may be due to various factors like sexual trauma, sexual dissatisfaction, stress, and depression, problems with your partner, sexual fears, or even pain experienced during sex. Fortunately, you can now count on your workout regimes and bodybuilding practices to increase your libido.
Bodybuilding Helps Boost Your Libido
Bodybuilding exercises helps to increase the level of testosterone in the body. Basic and primary exercises like squats or maybe benches can help the pituitary gland to secrete more testosterone. Then there are several of supplements which can also help you increase levels of libido.
Bodybuilders are very particular about their health and hygiene. They maintain strict rules regarding their health and maintain a constant well being of their body. They are therefore better aware of the several issues related to one's body and functionalities.Bodybuilding naturally makes you feel good and confident.
This event adds an extra boost of self esteem in your life thus making you more interested in getting involved in sex. This will naturally get you a better relationship status. Bodybuilders always refrain from the usage of nicotine, alcohol or drugs.
These materials are highly dangerous for your sexual life. Since bodybuilders are concerned with such damages they do not go for such usage. Naturally their sexual interests are rejuvenated.The best part is bodybuildersare always very active in their lives. Activity provides a nice platform for good sex.
Bodybuilders normally have a very stubborn attitude towards every aspect. They consider everything with a "can do" type of attitude. This is the reason that they are able to find out problems with their body conditions and sort them out. Similarly when it comes to libido enhancement, they try it out in the same way.
Libido For Bodybuilders
Since bodybuilders are always concerned with the well establishment and growth of their body, they constantly examine themselves and try to find out the places where they find a suspect.They are so concerned that they keep on testing their body functionalities in order to keep a record of the performance of all parts of their body.
This is another reason why they can quickly figure out the exact point where their body is suffering a deficit.When a libido deficit is the problem, they can quickly realize the crisis and start working accordingly.
They know that basic steps such as benches and performing squats can increase testosterone and thus the libido level will be recovered. One of the basic concepts known by many is this production of testosterone. Heavy weights lifting always increase amount of testosterone secretion and thereby increases libido.
Not only this increased testosterone level also increases weight lifting performances and enhances body progress. Testosterone is a general hormone which helps build muscles, but it has an equal share in increasing sexual desires. Men carrying higher amounts of testosterone will therefore have higher libido. So, your sexual life can be greatly improved by going to the gym.
Overtraining Is Not The Way
Now get it very clear that increasing libido does not mean draining yourself down or maybe even getting injured. Some might have gathered an idea by now that; if training can work such wonders then we must train more and more in order to get the maximum libido. This is not true! Like training with heavy weights can work wonders similarly, over exercising can cause serious adverse effects.
When you are engaging too much on lifting weights, the body gets fully tired and stressed out. Much of the body reserves are then busy fixing this up. The libido levels as a result, are brought down. When the body is too busy and has a lot of things to be maintaining, it never thinks or concentrates on having sex.
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This is a common thing. You might also have faced this type of situations before. May be you might have remained stressed out or tired and your body never thought of having sex even. This is time when the body libido levels falls below par and the body refuses to react to sexual desires.
Nutrition Is A Major Part
Now, the last but not the least is nutrition. You must be very careful with your nutritional charts if you want to increase your body libido, along with bodybuilding. Your nutrition will be again determined from your weight gain program. Some people decide that they will go for low carbohydrate meals in order to meet their weight training program and gain mass particularly.
But, keep this in mind; a low carbohydrate meal may lessen your body libido levels. Bodybuilding meals can be of a large variety, but low carbohydrate supply to the body can reduce improvement in your sexual life.
Instead, you can try a balanced carbohydrate meal. This will ensure both your mass gathering and libido management. Low calorie diets are absolutely not applicable if you want to increase your libido level.
Low calorie diets will make your body weak gradually and hence the libido levels will fall. Even if not for the libido levels, you must still not be having low calorie diets. Since bodybuilding involves gaining mass, you need heavy calorie diets to support your body's needs.
So, these are some of the basics to be kept in mind in case you want to have libido levels recovered with bodybuilding. Remember, bodybuilding can bring about a wide change in your body's testosterone stimulation and thus improve your sex life.
But, this can be done only with the proper following of good exercising schedules and nice diets. In case the efforts are made in haphazard manner, results can be seen moving from positive to a negative end.
One thing you can be sure, that bodybuilding can surely provide you with a double bonanza – get a good shape and increase your libido to get closer to your partner.
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Updated: 5:09 p.m.: Trains are no longer single-tracking on the Blue Line, but expect delays to remain in both directions.
Original Post: Burning debris in the tunnel between Benning Road and Capitol Heights has created delays on the Blue and Orange lines at the beginning of the afternoon commute.
The fire was extinguished shortly before 5 p.m., Metro reported, but delays have already begun to slow travelers in both directions. Blue Line trains were still single-tracking between Stadium-Armory and Morgan Boulevard at 5 p.m.
Trains should resume normal operations on two tracks shortly, but riders should expect delays in the near future on both the Blue and Orange lines.


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Sheriff John Layton says a male and a female inmate were left unsupervised in the same part of the jail.
Prosecutors say Tim Durham and his associates are flight risks and should be imprisoned until they're sentenced.
The jail was under supervision for a lawsuit for overcrowding in 1972. But some fear the same conditions could occur at other local jails.


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