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A Unique Fingertip Sensor Helps Robots Touch The World Around Them
Robots need love, too. That's why MIT researchers have added a touch-force sensor to the robotic Baxter, allowing him to register gentle caresses, tender hand-holding, and the sense the he is loved and in love. Okay, not really. But now Baxter, a robot used in manufacturing and to perform repetitive tasks, can carry out those tasks with a certain gentleness and grace thanks to the… Read More
Watch This Robotic Cheetah Run Like A Real Animal
It's not every day that you see a robotic electric cheetah traipse merrily on the MIT quad and football field, but here you go: the Cheetah, a robot that will be able to run as fast as 30 miles per hour, is now wandering about untethered like Big Dog's jumpy younger brother. The Cheetah was made at MIT's Biomimetics Lab and features a light, powerful collection of electric… Read More
The ATLAS Bipedal Robot Is Ready To Build Your Warehouse/Battle Station
We've been following MIT's ATLAS, the bipedal robot, for a while now. We've seen the cute little guy walk, toddle, and climb over obstacles but now he can reach down, grab a heavy metal girder, and drag it around like a beast. Our little robo-monster is growing up! The demo, which was presented at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Hong Kong… Read More
MB&F Mixes Up Sci-Fi Canon With A New High-Tech Music Box
Watchmaker MB&F aka Maximilian Büsser & Friends is well known for its dedication to the sci-fi cause. Many of the watches – some costing over $100,000 – are reminiscent of robots, steampunk engines, and alien heads. Now, however, you and yours can own a handmade music box that looks like a weird USS Enterprise and plays, oddly enough, the Star Wars theme. Read More
This Lizard-Inspired Robot Does A Barrel Roll
In today's episode of "Post Featuring A Robot Doing A Barrel Roll," we present the FlipBot, an RC car that uses the tricks used by real lizards to flip in midair. It's essentially a car with a tail. When the FlipBot takes a sweet jump, the tail spins quickly to twist the body of the car in the air while the tail essentially remains in the same position. Given that… Read More
The "Robo Brain" Will Use The Internet To Teach Robots
If you're wondering when Skynet went live, look no further. Last July, Cornell researchers turned on Robo Brain, a system that scours the Internet and teaches robots how to think. While we're a few years late (this was supposed to happen on August 4, 1997), the Robo Brain is actually working. By taking images and concepts available on the public web, Robo Brain can teach robots… Read More
HitchBOT Shows That Robots Can Trust Humans With Cross-Canada Journey
A project cosponsored by a group of Canadian universities, startups and Microsoft Azure has resulted in a robot named HitchBOT successfully making its way across Canada, beginning its journey in Halifax on the country's eastern coast and ending in Victoria, British Columbia on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The project saw a rudimentary robot depending completely on strangers willing to… Read More
Watch A Robotic Copter Land On A Moving Platform
Like Voltron, robots will soon need to coordinate landings and docking with absolutely precision in difficult conditions. That's what a group of researchers have solved by allowing a robot and a movable landing platform to communicate in order to coordinate a perfect landing. As you can see, the quadcopter and a tank-like platform both converge on a pre-set location and both robots… Read More
Watch A Thousand Micro Robots Self-Assemble Into Wild Shapes
The madmen at Harvard have finally done it: they've simulated real life swarms with tiny robots, thereby bringing the coming robot apocalypse that much closer. Or maybe they just created some really cool proof-of-concept robotic self-assembly systems. Either way, what you're seeing is a set of a thousand "kilobots" that can self-assembled into shapes and patterns. The… Read More
Squishy, Lego-Like Blocks Could Build The Robots Of The Future
Imagine a biomimetic robot that can inflate itself, bend at odd angles, and channel liquids through itself in any direction. That's what scientists at Harvard University have created. By using squishy little Lego blocks with channels built-in, a team at Harvard has created robots can move like slugs or snakes. For example, when you close the channels the robots expand and move and when… Read More
Watch This Robot Learn To "Walk Off" An Injury
What do you do if you're a robotic hexapod and one of your legs is broken? Do you give up? Lie down and burst into flames? Cry from tear duct-less eyes? Or, through a process of trial-and-error, do you brush yourself off, hide your broken leg, and learn to walk again? You guessed it. Researchers Antoine Cully, Jeff Clune and Jean-Baptiste Mouret have trained a hexapod to try… Read More
Hands On With Jibo, The Family Robot
While Siri and its ilk have gotten most of us used to the idea of talking to our devices, the current selection of smart assistants still feel more like tools than something with a personality. Jibo, a new robot from MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, might be the gadget that finally changes that. Read More
Researchers Create A Flying Drone That Can Light Your Snapshots
Is there anything flying quadcopters can't do (besides give birth to human babies… yet?) Researchers at MIT and Cornell have created a flying flash rig that connects a light meter, photographic flash, and continuous light source so that photographers can get perfect shots from any angle. Read More
MIT Is Working On T-1000 Style State Shifting Robots With Google's Robot Company
Robots of the near future could resemble T-1000, rather than the early Arnold Schwarzenegger T-800 Model 101: A team at MIT has developed a phase-changing material built out of the decidedly unsexy components of wax and foam that can switch between hard and soft material states at will. Even low-cost robots could employ this material, too, so shape-changing could make its way into future… Read More
Kids Can Now Teach Robots To Play Angry Birds – For Science!
In what must be the cutest example of human-robot interaction I've seen in recent months, researchers at Georgia Tech are helping kids teach robots how to play Angry Birds and, in the process, help the kids regain muscle movement and control. The process is fairly simple. Kids play games and a little two-legged robot watches. The robot keeps an eye on the score, recreates what the child… Read More
Researchers Create Walking, Muscle-Powered Biobots
In today's mildly squiggy but kind of cool news, we learn that researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created tiny robots that walk when current is applied to their bio-based muscular engines. The tiny robots can twitch their way across a surface or through a liquid. Read More
UK Plans To Demo Robots In The Wild
The UK's first official robotics strategy, drawn up with help from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), is calling for the establishment of real-world test sites over the next five+ years where robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) can be rigorously put through their paces to help speed up development. Read More
Mini-Bots Are Helping Scientists Control Tiny Objects Under A Microscope
Imina has created tiny little robots that can be used to help scientists and researchers manipulate tiny objects under a microscope, giving them a tiny helping hand when looking at very small objects. The video above, filmed by AtoZNano, shows the miBots in action. They're controlled via a joystick-like interface and the tiny probe can measure wires and nanotubes and can even help out… Read More
This Perching Robot Could Point To The Future Of Flying Drones
What do you do when your drone runs out of power? At this point in the quadcopter game, flying drones need to return to base to recharge or risk falling out of the sky. However, a new method for "tapping" power lines has been discussed, which would allow the drones to sit on and steal power from overhead lines and then keep flying when they've recharged. Read More
Tell Me Dave Lets You Train A Robot To Respond To Complex Commands
Sudo make me a sandwich, anyone? A new research project by a computer science team at Cornell University is using human volunteers to train robots to perform tasks. How is it unique? They're showing robots how to infer actions based on very complex, human comments. Instead of having to say "move arm left 5 inches" they are hoping that, one day, robots will respond to… Read More


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"At the start, China gave him a warm welcome and, I think, some aid. But we got no gratitude. They take us for granted," said Jin Canrong, an international affairs expert at Renmin University in Beijing. "China tried to get closer to him, but it was not successful. China has become very disappointed."Yet Beijing also sees Pyongyang as a crucial buffer against U.S. troops based in South Korea and Japan. It also deeply fears a regime collapse could send swarms of refugees across its border. For those reasons, Beijing is unlikely to cut Pyongyang adrift, even if it pushes North Korea harder to end its nuclear provocations and reform its broken-down economy.
North Korea Nuke Test Could Test China's Patience
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America's decision to send nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to drop dummy munitions during military drills with South Korea this week was part of normal exercises and not intended to provoke a reaction from North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.
Hagel acknowledged, however, that North Korea's belligerent tones and actions in recent weeks have ratcheted up the danger in the region, "and we have to understand that reality."
Speaking to Pentagon reporters, both Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the B-2 bombers were a message intended more for allies than Pyongyang.
"The North Koreans have to understand that what they're doing is very dangerous," Hagel said. "I don't think we're doing anything extraordinary or provocative or out of the … orbit of what nations do to protect their own interests." The U.S., he added, must make it clear to South Korea, Japan and other allies in the region that "these provocations by the North are taken by us very seriously and we'll respond to that."
U.S. Forces Korea announced in a statement Thursday that two B-2 stealth bombers flew from an air base in Missouri and dropped dummy munitions on a South Korean island range before returning home. The Pentagon said this was the first time dummy munitions had been dropped over South Korea.
The joint drills are likely to heighten the already escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea that have played out in recent weeks, including Pyongyang's threat to carry out nuclear strikes on Washington and Seoul. North Korea has ramped up its rhetoric in response to the recent U.S. military exercises and also the U.N. sanctions over North Korea's nuclear test last month.
Use of the stealthy B-2 bombers added something of an exclamation point to the training mission, which had already included older but also nuclear-capable B-52 bombers.
"They're telling the North Koreans, we can attack you in ways in which you can see us coming, and we can also attack you potentially in ways in which you cannot see us coming," said retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton, a North Korean intelligence expert who served on the Joint Staff and the National Security Council. "So it's a message to the North Koreans that they have to be very careful how they proceed next with their military efforts and their political efforts."


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There is no better way to celebrate Dad's then with a juicy piece of steak. In honor of Father's Day, Dime Store will be offering a special menu. It's Dads turn to be spoiled, show him some love and come enjoy your beautiful Sunday morning at the Dime Store for brunch. Almond French Toast local raspberries, blueberry […] Read more »
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Celebrate Father's Day at The Heathman Restaurant and Bar
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Gentlemen, Start Hacking Your Engines
By CHRIS DIXON
Published: January 9, 2003
ON a smoggy afternoon on a broad swath of farmland in Bakersfield, Calif., Erick Aguilar is about to test years of work. He has brought a black Honda Civic to the Famoso Dragstrip to race against a small fleet of other souped-up imports, including tricked-out Mazda RX-7's and scorchingly fast vintage VW bugs. In the bleachers, a diverse crowd of young men and women have gathered to compare notes and watch the races, called the Battle of the Imports.
Mr. Aguilar lines up with another Civic, and when the light goes green, the 300 horsepower under his hood makes the car rocket off the starting line. It reaches 60 miles per hour in about three seconds and clears the quarter-mile in 10.28 seconds, with a top speed of 128 m.p.h.
The crowd roars, and the crew at the starting line stands slack-jawed. Mr. Aguilar's little car has just become the fastest non-turbocharged, gasoline-powered Honda Civic on the planet.
Back at the pits, Mr. Aguilar is humble. ''We did a little work to broaden the horsepower,'' he said. ''I guess it paid off.''
The work to which he refers includes plenty of old-fashioned greasy mechanical tinkering of the kind practiced by hot rodders and shade-tree mechanics for decades. But Mr. Aguilar is also a wizard at a newer sort of garage alchemy: the reprogramming of automotive engine control units, the small computers that regulate fuel, air and ignition, for maximum horsepower.
Over the last decade or so, a generation of young, technologically smart drivers came to realize that if an engine control unit were simply a computer, then it could be hacked. They would not need a wrench to make their cars run faster; a keyboard and some patience would allow them to create customized high-performance engine-control programs of their own.
The result has been a revolution in high-tech hot rodding that has spread from Southern California to the East Coast and spawned a new market for performance-boosting add-on parts, gadgets and software. According to Jim Spoonhower, a spokesman for the Specialty Equipment Market Association, an industry group, sales of such aftermarket performance gear came to $2 billion in 2002, compared with $295 million in 1997.
As Grant Downing, 40, who works for Venom Performance, a seller of high-tech car products in Stanton, Calif., said: ''Kids these days, they go to school and they've got computers they learn on. That their car is also a computer is just no big deal to them.''
Venom fields an import drag-racing team and runs a Honda Civic whose 800-horsepower four-cylinder engine boasts both nitrous oxide injection and a turbocharger. The company produces various products for imported and domestic hot rods. But Wes Lakey, the company's director, says it is the sport import and compact market, cars that include the Civic, the Mitsubishi Eclipse, the Hyundai Tiburon, the VW Golf and even the surprisingly popular Ford Focus, that is growing fastest.
''It's just exploded,'' Mr. Lakey said. ''Small performance shops are just popping up everywhere.''
One of the computer products in which Venom takes most pride is a nitrous oxide injection system controlled by a Palm organizer. Once a mysterious gas known as much for blowing up engines as making them go faster, the horsepower-enhancing ability of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, gained wide credibility in 2001 when the film ''The Fast and the Furious'' shone a spotlight on high-tech (and highly illegal) street racing.
''The Palm Pilot piggybacks off your E.C.U.,'' Mr. Lakey said, referring to the engine control unit. ''Instead of using your PC, now you can sit in your car and change your whole system. The Palm Pilot has all your engine configurations. You can set it to full race mode in seconds.''
Mr. Lakey said that the company came up with the product not only for convenience, but also because it is a great marketing tool. ''A kid wants to be able to say, 'I can program my car with a Palm Pilot.'''
Engine control units first appeared in cars in the late 1970's. By regulating fuel injection, air and ignition far better than older systems that relied on carburetors and distributors, the E.C.U. resulted in better gas mileage and fewer emissions. These ''black boxes'' are now so ubiquitous and advanced that if your car has an engine problem, a mechanic can diagnose it by simply plugging the car into a computer.
But for some, this technology came at a price. Until engine control units came along, all the small-time hot rodder needed to soup up an engine was a little knowledge, a few familiar tools and a well-tuned ear. By making such inexact science impossible, the E.C.U. relegated a proud band of do-it-yourself craftsmen to working only on older cars. With newer cars, most home mechanics were limited to mundane tasks like changing the oil or the spark plugs.
For young people comfortable with technology, however, the increasing sophistication of engines has provided opportunities and challenges.
''I think young people have gotten back a love of cars,'' Mr. Spoonhower said. ''They've grown up with technology and have learned that in some cases, they can work with the onboard computer systems to get a lot more performance.''


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Aaron Rodgers, Evan Turner And The Belt [Photo]
How the hell did we miss this? Not sure. Obviously sleeping on the job.
This comes from Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner's Instagram feed. Apparently, Turner is a fan of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the belt move… or, as it has disgustingly become known — the discount double check.
Way to ruin that one State Farm.
Monty McMahon is one of the founders of Total Packers. He is probably the most famous graduate of UW-Oshkosh next to Jim Gantner.


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Ford Plans Action in Europe
TheStreet) -- Ford (F - Get Report) made clear Wednesday that it will take action to halt its losses in Europe. "We absolutely have overcapacity now," Ford CEO Alan Mulally said Wednesday, responding to a reporter's question about European overcapacity during the company's earnings conference call. "We are assuming this is a structural issue not a cyclical issue. It's not going to come back ... We're bringing production down because demand is not there."Mulally and Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks declined, however, to specify what specific course Ford will take in Europe, where it projected losses that will exceed $1 billion this year. The second-quarter pretax operating loss was $404 million, compared with a $176 million gain a year earlier. Both executives emphasized that Ford's solution in Europe will include not simply cost reductions but also revenue gains, which will largely reflect product introductions. That is, after all, the way Mulally fixed Ford's North American division, which posted near-record quarterly profit of about $2 billion. "We are looking at the situation in Europe with great urgency," Shanks said. "It isn't just a cost story: There are tremendous opportunities available to us on the revenue side. "I would go back and look at what we did in North America, which was comprehensive," Shanks added. Among the new Ford products that have been introduced or will soon be introduced in Europe are the new B-Max and C-Max with a 1.0 liter engine -- both are compact multi-purpose vehicles -- and a new Transit Connect compact van. Mulally noted that global platforms now provide the underpinning for nearly 80% of Ford's worldwide volume, which also represents a step to reducing the company's overall costs. Mulally was also asked if he could discern the reason why Ford is trading at around $9, its lowest price since December 2009. In 2009, Ford hit a low of $1.50 in February before starting a steady climb. This year, Ford shares are down about 18%. Shares traded at $8.98, down 8, shortly after noon on Wednesday. "It's in the context of a very tough biz environment," particularly in Europe, Mulally responded. "We have a tremendous presence and operation in Europe: We have made money there six of last eight years. (But) we are seeing very significant deterioration in the industry and economy.DETROIT (
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Elvis Costello - King Of America
I can, will and have listened to this record so many times. Brilliant Mistake is a perfect pop song. America Without Tears, amazing. Indoor Fireworks -- chills
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Robert Pattinson opens up about Kristen Stewart affair
Round 1: Movie Posters
We're not including any posters from the Twilight series because let's be honest, that thing is just one hour-long broodfest after another. But don't you fret: Robert and Kristen have found plenty of other opportunities to brood for money.
Kristen looks dramatically into nothing in this promo shot for Snow White and the Huntsman while Robert wrings his hands in serious contemplation for this Cosmopolis poster. While Snow White and the Huntsman did better in theaters (seriously, did anyone see Cosmopolis, and if so, can you explain what it was about?), this point goes to Robert because he looks like he's going through some serious shit here.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 2: Photocalls
Kristen seemed mildly irritated at the German photocall for Twilight: Eclipse while Rob looks like he's contemplating the very meaning of existence at an Australian photocall for Breaking Dawn: Part 2. We've got to give this point to Rob -- Sorry Kristen, you just look more ill than broody.
Kristen: 0, Robert: 2
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 3: ComicCon
Kristen looks like she's trying to decide between Jacob or Edward (we know, we can't choose either Kristen!) at a 2011 ComicCon panel, while Rob seems to be pondering some seriously intellectual French philosophy. The point here has to go to Kristen because not only does she look broody, she also looks really sad.
Kristen: 1, Robert: 2
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 4: Sunglasses
Sunnies are going to inevitably make brooding a bit more difficult; without that withering stare, how are we to know if you're being moody or just hungover?
Kristen hid her gaze on the Cannes photocall for On the Road with a pair of black shades (bonus points for the way she's adjusting them). Robert was snapped by the paparazzi leaving the airport with his earphones on–judging by his expression, he's probably listening to some really heavy, obscure band. We're giving this point to Kristen, because Rob's got an unfair advantage with those earbuds, and Kristen had the chutzpah to wear the glasses on the red carpet.
Kristen: 2, Robert: 2
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 5: Red Carpet
Kristen appears at the Australian premiere of Snow White and the Huntsman looking pretty but also like she's got a lot of shit on her mind. Which, given the scandal that unfolded, she probably did. Rob popped up at a gala in LA just this month looking like he had better things to think about than whether or not his tie was on straight. (and again: He probably did). This one is a tie because we just can't decide who is less thrilled to be on the carpet.
Kristen: 2, Robert: 2
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 6: Magazine Covers
Rob and Kristen have had their fair share of cover stories over the years, but we've picked two of their finest for this round.
Kristen covered Vogue for the first time in 2011 looking like photographer Mario Testino was going to throw the camera at her rather than snap her photo with it. Rob snagged the cover of Another Man, shot by Hedi Slimane while trying to solve the problem of global warming. Rob wins this round–you can't beat that stare, and Kristen looks more awkward than brooding.
Kristen: 2, Robert: 3
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 7: Awards Show
Are there any two celebrities around today who hate the song-and-dance of an awards show more than Robert and Kristen? Nope.
Maybe you don't find these particularly broody, but they are in their own way. Their faces say, "I have to be here so I'm going to make this as uncomfortable for everyone as possible!" Mission accomplished. Kristen is thrilled to be at the MTV Movie Awards while Rob is ecstatic to win the Golden Popcorn. Kristen wins this one for her high sass levels.
Kristen: 3, Robert: 3
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fashionista
Round 8: Couples Edition
The couple that broods together… breaks up and eventually gets back together? We're not entirely sure, but it seems like their broody dynamic was at it's very best when paired up. Rob's got that sultry-brood happening while Kristen has her best annoyed-brood on: it's gotta be a tie. The real winner is Robsten fans everywhere!
Kristen: 3, Robert: 3
Photo Credit: Getty Images, Courtesy of Fashionista
Heartthrob actor, Robert Pattinson opened up about his break up with Kristen Stewart, and you are going to want to hear what he had to say!
With leading roles in the ever-so famous Twilight movies, K-Stew and Pattinson had there own saga off the screen and it was quite an eventful one. As we all remember, about two years back, Kristen Stewart was caught kissing her Snow White and the Huntsman director, Rupert Sanderson. Since the scandal broke there hasn't been much talk from Pattinson on the matter. Until now that is.
In the upcoming September issue of Esquire, the British actor tells us that, "S**t happens, you know?" he laughs. "It's just young people... it's normal! And honestly, who gives a s**t?". And later says "The hardest part was talking about it afterwards. Because when you talk about other people, it affects them in ways you can't predict. It's like that scene in Doubt [2008, in which Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a priest suspected of inappropriate behaviour], where he's talking about how to take back gossip? They throw all those feathers from a pillow into the sky and you've got to go and collect all the feathers."
Its refreshing to find out that drama is behind them, but we have to say it was pretty crazy to see that love triangle unravel. Check out our rendition of 'Best Brood' between K.Stew and Robert in the gallery above!


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Using simple catch, I've added bbpress to create a forum on my site (www.safetydifferently.com).
However, going to the main page for the forum http://www.safetydifferently.com/forums
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Large companies and major corporations have the means to hire a team of human resource professionals to boost the venture's productivity.
Fledging startups and small businesses aren't so lucky, but that doesn't mean their HR departments should go unmanned.
So what should you do if you're a small-business owner who can't afford to hire a full staff of HR professionals?
Settle on the right person and give them some leeway.
According to Sarah Derry of People Reaching Potential, plenty of companies are successfully relying on a single HR professional to carry their company during the early stages of investments and development. Derry is both the principal and sole HR person for her company. She told Human Capital Magazine that she often works with other unaccompanied HR workers.
"You really get to put your stamp on it," Derry said. "As a solo person, you get to work closely with the leadership and sometimes when there's a lot of hierarchy, you don't necessarily get that exposure."
She said you're also much more likely to have a better grasp of all the employees. As a lone HR representative, you are their only outlet.
"If you have a team of 10 people in HR and you've got 100 staff, you might only see a person once every six months," she said. "But if you're it and you're the key contact, you are going to get a lot of contact with the employees."
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Two other pitfalls Sackett warned HR leaders to avoid is gathering poor data and failing to emphasize the company vision.
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"Another sign of lousy leadership is when your leader just uses the organization vision and can't break it down to a functional level," Sackett said. "This is just flat out lazy."
Derry added to Sackett's theory.
"You've got to really understand the direction the organization is going in," she said. "Are you a strategic HR person or are you expected to be hands-on and operational? Basically I think it comes down to HR people needing to understand the type of HR that's required and what's going to have the biggest impact."
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Derry said one of the biggest problems for a company's lone HR representative is finding the time to do everything.
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4 Blogs, all saying the same exact thing, looks like a big old copy and paste session. You know what, think of the world as an ice cream parlour. There are all sorts of different flavours with all sorts of different types ans toppings you can get on them as well. It is the same in here, there are more than one type of person, and each has as opinion which they are admitedly entitled to, its the subtle differences that keep the world interesting. You cannot scare customers away from an ice cream parlour or close it down because they have more than the flovour "you" want, or threaten someone because they brought in their crying child because "you" are bugged by it..get over yourself,,no one on here has a crown,,or has been dubbed royalty..we all have to deal with shit and some have the ability to take it with a grain of salt,,shrug it off, and carry on. The only other way i see around it is to close your eyes,,put brail on the keyboard,,fingers in the ears repeating "lalalala"...it makes me ponder 2 questions. 1- Do you whine and carry on like this in the real world?? 2- Hmm,,,wonder why you are single and on here looking,,such a great catch that you are?? lIfe flows forward,,,stop building dam's trying to stop it..
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Jan 20 @ 1:07PM
Glad to see someone else noticed that. However You are far more polite than I would have been. I guess Thumper Rabbit said it best......."If you can't say anything nice, then say nothing at all".
Jan 20 @ 1:10PM
i agree with you weasell, thats why they have no girlfreind in real life, so they come on here and act the way they do, it makes me wonder how they treat woman in the real world!
Jan 20 @ 1:19PM
i prefer to use my own words, instead of someone else's...to mindlessly follow one person's words goes against everything that this site and our right to speech allows...thanks, weasell...
Jan 20 @ 1:27PM
Considering your previous blog...I'm a little suprised by your reaction.
Jan 20 @ 1:33PM
Well,,it is partialy to do with the fact that 6 now say the same thing..I spoke out,,and realized each has their own view and I cant win,,,this is only mine. It is sometimes better to say to each their own.
Jan 20 @ 1:35PM
Well said weasell,,,,I
You and even give you a kudo for this one....Once again Peace be with us all....May you all have a wonderful weekend....Lena
Jan 20 @ 1:43PM
I agree with you Sundance But Weasell
also does make a good point here. It's
kinda like reading ten different profiles
all saying the exact same thing.
We are many different people on here
And although we may think this is a
problem. We should all put things in our
own words and our own way.Stop and
think about it a minute please.Do not
judge to quickly.He has a good point.
Jan 20 @ 1:44PM
so those copy n paste blogs can't just be a show of support of an idea that they agree on? hmm odd...cause i TOO have read your blogs n thoughts and enjoyed them....do you understand why this was being done?? maybe you missed the
'begining of the movie
so to speak?
Jan 20 @ 1:52PM
5 have seen it all,,but remained quiet,,,,you know,,,may be deemed a cliquie,,but I beleive it shoulda been said on the frist posting,,I am the first to show support,, but we need to sit and think for a moment and find some common ground here...we are going back and forth in an endless circle,,instead of sayin that we need to agree that we disagree and leave it at that..
Jan 20 @ 1:57PM
no one on here has a crown,,or has been dubbed royalty..
Um...this isn't exactly true. More than once I have been labeled the "Queen" or "Queen Bee"...or the newest one, "Queen Cockroach"...
But royalty issues aside, I think it would be very different if the people some of us refer to as "trolls" and "douchebags" were just being general asses...Equal opportunity asses, if you will. If you ask me, those can be easily dealt with my ignoring them. But when they make personal attacks in blogs, in comments, or in forum posts, as many have done to me and several of my friends, to stand up and collectively say "this is bullshit and we're not going to be quiet about it" is merely a way to say "we're in this together".
I don't get is why it is an issue that we stand together...No matter what we say or how many of us say it, each individual member has the same rights we do. What they choose to do is on them; not us. If everyone decides to block a particular member, it's not because they were obligated by royal decree; it's because they made that choice out of free will.
As a member who has been publicly slammed time and time again, I support just about any action taken to weed out the bad element here for the sole purpose of spreading negativity.
Jan 20 @ 2:01PM
Hell, I was going to say it, But the damned Weasell did it before I did...Either way, It is tad annoying, Honestly...Sure, It's a great thought, For all to stand together, To dispell the idiots and neanderthals in this online community...But do you honestly thing one blog, repeated many times, Is going to do anything...Raise moral maybe, But that I must say would be the extent...Now mind you, Let's say someone got on here, Posted a blog telling everyone what they could do with themselves, And, I dunno, Seven people agreed with him/her and reposted his blog...Would it not be annoying, And would you not wish for it to cease?...It's among the same principal here, Spamming is spamming, Doesn't matter who does it, Or why it is done, And nobody likes Spam, That's why there is always a full stock when I go to the grocery store...Nasty gelly covered meat...shudders...
Jan 20 @ 2:14PM
what would be next???? to block anyone who disagrees with what a person says?...who is to decide who should be "weeded out"? will "you" form a committee to vote on who is "in" and who is "out"...? this whole appraoch has totally quieted the community...repressed others thinking that they must follow and agree...
Jan 20 @ 2:21PM
EXACTLY,,,we are being pressured to choose sides!! And I blatantly refuse to do so,,,will I be on the hitlist now? Banned or disbarred for speaking either for or against? Punished for my descisions? This is a democracy where every opinion and voice shall be heard, whether to insult or to approve...
Jan 20 @ 2:41PM
No one is asking anyone to choose sides!!! This is our way of letting people know that we will not tolerate being disrespected in any way. Call it a virtual demonstration...we are all shouting the same slogan. If you don't want to participate...that's your choice. No harm, no foul. You don't have to agree with it and you can post blogs saying how annoying it is. Yes...it's annoying...but so is all the abuse we have had to tolerate on this site in blogs, email and in the forums. We are simply at our wits end on how to get thru to the people doling out the abuse and this is our last resort.
Jan 20 @ 2:49PM
Ya know, people always talk about shades of gray, them being nuteral, wishy washy, and in the middle....But sometimes things are black and white. What the hell is wrong with trying to treat people with respect on here, and when you get some bad apples attacking ya? There isn't a place for that behavior and that's what a lot of us are stating and taking a stand against, people like that. No one is saying to choose sides, but then I would honestly think that you would take a stand against some of the bad behavior with people on here doing the attacking with the type of person you say you are.
Jan 20 @ 2:54PM
Sure, It's a great thought, For all to stand together, To dispell the idiots and neanderthals in this online community...But do you honestly thing one blog, repeated many times, Is going to do anything
Look and you will find.. the people that have been here through thick and thin... this is a group of intelligent, caring, sexy people that will stand strong... despite others who join this site to cause havoc and problems.... that is what Canu's crusade is about...
I say walk in my shoes and open half my emails from idiots with one-liners saying come fuck me... hell yes it gets old! But I've met some really great men from this site that have respect for me as a woman... and that is why I will defend my position and all my friends that are here.... SO DON'T TELL ME ABOUT MY WORLD... I know what is going on in it... do you?
Jan 20 @ 2:58PM
Yes Straddle,,you are right, but it is a rapid downhill slide that i am seeing,,and I think my best recourse of action was to choose not to choose...you know i do not like the abuse or some of the disrespect that goes around,,but you are choosing a battle with things that are very much out of your control...a lion can easily beat a skunk,,but why would he...you will get rid of 2 and 10 will sign in,,why not give the appearance of a fortified front together instead of pissing and moaning as single entities..one man tells me fuck off,,,i smirk,,30 as a united front,,,i strongly consider fucking off..
Jan 20 @ 3:00PM
I got an email telling me that ccoocckkggaazziinngg will cause ccoocckkeeyyeeddnneessss in women 43 (oh and there were more); later, that same person injects himself into my blog(s) telling me I stink, then proceeds to go other blogs and call me names and talks twisted shit about me, then starts going around leaving rude comments on the blogs of several of my friends, then starts posting stupid fucking blogs filled with negativity - I'd say this person is a troll and I feel no shame for wanting to see him gone from here. Perhaps you didn't see or know all this, so when you see a blog that's ranting about trolls and douchebags, you didn't know where it was coming from. Perhaps you did and simply don't care. Either way, it doesn't change the fact that the blogs aren't there to step on free speech and censorship, and they're not about trying to control people...they're about not sitting down for this kind of harassment.
Jan 20 @ 3:45PM
Alright, Someone made a comment, To what I posted, About opening half their e-mails...You will not find sympathy from me maam, Because three forths of my e-mails are calling me a freak, And asking if I am homosexual because I wear eyeliner, Have long hair, and so on and so forth...Is it annoying, Yes...Is it abuse, Yes...But I refuse to give them any power...My days of being affected by insults online are far over, Therefore I refuse to get up in arms about it...And never once did I react hatefully in what I posted, So I please ask for the same...I'm not trying to ostercize anyone whatsoever, Just simply state, That spamming in any name, Is still spamming...As for walking in people's shoes, My dear...You aren't the only one who has to deal with ignorance daily, Everyone has too, Yes, Even the horny despicable lowlifes whom all this started from...It's part of life...Not to mention, A big mention is for everyone to stand together, Yet, Correct me if I am wrong, Do I not see just a bigger division...And to point out, I'm not saying I don't understand what is being said here, And yes I do agree it should stop, But spamming the blog board, Isn't going to make it stop...It's just going to cause what is happening now...
Jan 20 @ 3:55PM
I choose to remain neutral in this one since everytime i try voicing my opinion i get attacked. True usually when i do someone has gotten my ire up and i respond with my gut feeling. i do apologize however if i look back and feel i could have gotten my point across better. The repeat blogs are about the best that can be done at the moment as a fortified front. it shows people agree on one thing and are stating their agreement, kinda like a good old fashioned protest since one cannot do a multi person blog. I do see your side two as i was staring at my computer screen wondering at first WTF?!? as i noticed six or seven blogs saying the same thing. I choose to play neutral in this instance cuz i really don't feel like being drug away with this current. I have enough problems in my life at the moment.
Jan 20 @ 4:46PM
After a very good conversation with Canu, I see the meaning to the madness..More power to you,,hope it works.
Jan 20 @ 7:14PM
After a very good conversation with Canu, I see the meaning to the madness..More power to you,,hope it works.
Thanks... I think the proof is in the reading... people can argue all they want about the futility.... but I see a different story....
let me die knowing I made a stand in what I believed in... rather than die in obscurity....
Sep 14 @ 11:17PM
i am one of the most hated ,,,on by archy headache,,girl ,ricky blondie,,,,,ashley twisted whatever name it is now..shall i go on and on...and hey......i know this none of em pay my bills and when they do i just might listen...however this late night club,,has posted pics of me,,gone in my private chatrooms..etc etc...called me fat hippo ,,make remarks about my job. call me disease ridden ..i could go and on...posted pics of me on links... downed me,,my looks etc etc..i would gladly anyday anyday invite this crew to south ga,,,but ya know what they would not come ......soooooooooo just had to comment i could not resist,,although weasel is one of the better looking wise assess....and next time i suggest they pick a less wimpy target,,,cause ,,,,it aint gonna happen with this gal ever ever,,,i come on and take all the shit that they throw ,,,,and why would i use this site exactly whats it for to meet hotties in my area,,,and every now and again give an appearance just to see,,that same crew night after night,,,and they tell me to get a life ya right:) insult away cause i am no wilting ass pansy flower,,,if ya going to post stuff get it right,,,,,,i have met many good people off this site,,so only thing that really gets me,,is when you take up for your self,,you are the lets see let me read my script,,,blaze that witch,,,someone needs to slap her silly and dare her to snore,,she best be careful or adm is going to get shove up her,,,,,,,,i aint ever had it in the ass and dont plan to now,,,have fun late night peeps,,enjoyyyyyyyyy
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 10, 2006) - Army leaders are committed to ensuring soldiers have the best force-protection capability possible, but also want to avoid giving Soldiers a false sense of security, service officials said here Sept. 8.

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A, Sorenson, the Army's deputy for acquisition and systems management, took exception to an NBC News report that said the Army is not buying an Israeli system, called Trophy, that could protect soldiers and their vehicles from rocket-propelled grenades. The report alleges the Army manipulated information in favor of a competing Raytheon system, called Quick Kill.

Both the Israeli and Raytheon systems are designed to fire missiles that intercept RPGs in flight. The Israeli system may be six months ahead of the Raytheon system, but it has limitations. The NBC report made it sound as if the Army refused to field a perfectly fine combat system that would save lives, officials said.

Sorenson said the system is not a "produceable item." The Israelis have been working on the Trophy system for 10 or 11 years, Sorenson said. "If this thing was ready to go, my question would be, why wasn't it on the particular tanks that went into Lebanon'" he said. No Israeli Merkava tanks carried the Trophy system, he said.

Other problems include the fact that the system right now has no reloading capability. Once it fires, that side of the vehicle is vulnerable. Which brings up another shortcoming: the Trophy can only be mounted to protect one axis. This means officials would have to mount multiple missile systems on every vehicle. The Quick Kill missile has 360-degree capability and a reload capability.

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At the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, we place an emphasis on promoting people-to-people exchanges between Japan and the United States. Our goal is to maintain a high quality and quantity of people and organizations that would support the future Japan-U.S. relationship, and to foster active intellectual exchanges between experts in the two countries in various policy areas.
As part of this effort, our foundation launched a project in 2008 entitled, "Promoting Japan-U.S. Relations: An Opinion Leaders' Dialogue." This project supports visits to Tokyo and other cities by American experts and policymakers in various policy areas at senior, mid-career, and young professional levels, and host their speeches and arrange meetings with their counterpart policymakers and experts in Japan during their stay.
Our foundation has conducted the Opinion Leaders' Dialogue for six years since 2008 (Phase one from 2008 to 2010, second phase from 2011 to 2013) . Building on the success of those phases, we embarked on implementing the third phase of the Opinion Leaders' Dialogue in 2014 for further exchanges between the two nation's opinion leaders for another 3 years.
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Place visited:Tokyo、Hokkaido
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Understanding the U.S.-Japan Relationship from Regional View and Citizens' View " (November 16, 2015)
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- Mr. Paul Dickman (Senior Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory)
- Mr. Mark Holt (Energy Policy Specialist, Congressional Research Service: CRS)
- Ms. Sharon Squassoni (Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program CSIS)
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(October 23, 2015)
"Improving Nuclear Governance Lessons for and from- U.S. and Japan by Sharon Squassoni"
"U.S. Nuclear Regulation after Three Mile Island by- Mark Holt"
"Features of the U.S. NRC Structure and Functions by- Paul Dickman"
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Place visited:Tokyo、Kyoto
*Dr. Calder gave his speech based on his latest monograph on "The United States, Japan and the Gulf Region".
Dates visited:May 16, 2015~May 21, 2015
Place visited:Tokyo、Hiroshima 、Kumamoto
Dates visited:December 8, 2014~December 13, 2014
Place visited:Tokyo、Niigata
- Representative Sylvia Luke (House of Representatives, State of Hawaii)
- Representative Raj Mukherji (House of Representatives, State of New Jersey)
- Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos (House of Representatives, Washington State)
- Representative Hubert Vo (House of Representatives, State of Texas)
- Representative Donald Wong (House of Representatives, State of Massachusetts)
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Place visited: Tokyo、Kyoto
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"Diversity in Leadership: The Journey of Asian American State Legislators"
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President, The Heritage Foundation and former U.S. Senator (R-SC)
Lecture topic:"Conserving the Promise of Freedom in Asia : U.S. Views on Asia and its Relationship with Japan"(May 15, 2014)
(Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University)
Dr. Michael O'Hanlon
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Lecture topic:"U.S.-China Relations : Implications for the Asia-Pacific and the World" (May 14, 2014)
Dates visited: April 13,2014~April 20, 2014
Lecture topic:"The U.S.-Japan Alliance in Asian Security" (April 16, 2014)
Former U.S. Ambassador to the OECD/Former Member of the House
Dates visited: February 22,2014~February 28, 2014
Place visited: Tokyo、Kamakura
Lecture topic:"Female Leadership in Government and Society" (February 25,2014)
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence,
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, The Brookings Institution
Lecture topic:"The Iran Nuclear Issue: Can Negotiations Succeed?"(December 3, 2013)
- William Kristol(Founder and Editor, The Weekly Standard and Political Commentator)
- Gary Schmitt(Resident Scholar and Co-Director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies and Director of the Program on American Citizenship, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
- Christopher J. Griffin(Executive Director, FPI)
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Places visited: Tokyo
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The United States Secretary of Energy
Lecture topic: "The Future of U.S.-Japan Energy Cooperation in Energy Security and Policy" (October 31, 2013)
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- Jonathan ANSFIELD (Reporter, The New York Times Beijing bureau, and Editor, The New York Times Chinese edition)
- Melissa CHAN (Correspondent, Al Jazeera)
- Gady EPSTEIN (China Correspondent, The Economist)
- Isaac STONE FISH (Associate Editor, Foreign Policy)
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Places visited: Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto
Panel Discussion: "Chinese Views of the World and Implications for the United States and Japan:
The Role of Media, Education and the Market" (September 4, 2013)
Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Lecture topic: "An Insider View: What to Expect from the 113th Congress and Second Obama Administration" (June 26, 2013)
Former Speaker of the United States House of the Representatives
Dates visited: June 16,2013~June 20, 2013
Place visited: Tokyo
Lecture topic: "An Insider View: What to Expect from the 113th Congress and Second Obama Administration" (June 19, 2013)
Members(in alphabetical order):
- Nathaniel AHRENS (Deputy Director and Fellow, Hills Program on Governance, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
- Ian M. EASTON (Fellow, The Project 2049 Institute)
- Melanie HART (Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress)
- Oriana Skylar MASTRO (Fellow, Center for a New American Security)
- Ely RATNER (Fellow, Center for a New American Security)
- Derek SCISSORS (Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation)
- Jennifer TURNER (Director, China Environment Forum, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
Dates visited: February 16-23, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo, Kyoto
Panel Discussion: "U.S.-China Relations: Policy Recommendations for the 2nd Obama Administration"
A Panel Discussion with American China experts on Military & Security, Economic & Trade, and Energy & Environmental issues" (February 19, 2013)
Professor and Director of China Policy Program, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Lecture topic: "US-China Relations: Managing Cooperation Competition" (January 23, 2013)
Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Boston University
Lecture topic: "The US-Japan Alliance in a Global Context:
Prospects and Perils for an enduring Partnership" (December 12, 2012)
Associate Professor, Howard University
Dates visited: November 24-30, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo, Akita
Lecture Topic: "From Slave Ships to the White House: African-Americans and the American Political System"
(1) Akita International University (November 27)
(2) Tokyo Aoyama Gakuin University (November 28)
(3) Center for Pacific and American Studies (CPAS), University of Tokyo (November 29)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science,Stanford University
Lecture topic: "Japan's Economy: A Viable Pathway Forward for Steady Growth"(October 29, 2012)
Former US Deputy Secretary of Energy
Lecture Topic: "Global Energy Trends and Developments"(September 4, 2012)
President and CEO of Project 2049 Institute / Partner, Armitage International LLC
Lecture Topic: "Enhancing Japan-U.S. Partnership in a New Global Order: Insights from Armitage-Nye 2012" (August 21, 2012)
Former US Minister for Agriculture / Former US Trade Representative (USTR)
Dates visited: June 16 , 2012 - June 23, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo and Mt. Fuji area
Lecture Topic:"TPP and US-Japan Relations: The Impact of Japan's Participation"
Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow, the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC), Stanford University/Former US Ambassador to Japan
Dates visited: May 11, 2012 - May 20, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo and Okniawa
Lecture Topic:"US-Japan Relations: A New Partnership for a New Era"
Chair and Counselor, Center for American Progress (CAP) / Former White House Chief of Staff to President William J. Clinton
Dates visited: April 10, 2012 - April 16, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo and Kyoto
Lecture Topic:"U.S. Rebalance to Asia: Japan as the Key Partner"
Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Dates visited: March 2, 2012 - March 6, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo and Sendai
Lecture topic:"A Contest for Supremacy: China, America and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia"
Senior Vice President, Samuels International Associates (author of the "Nelson Report")
Dates visited: January 20 - 27, 2012
Places visited: Tokyo and Okinawa
Lecture topic:"The Obama Administration's Asia Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance"
CEO, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Lecture topic:"After Afghanistan: American Power and Purpose in the 21st Century" (November 7, 2011)
Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and Public Policy, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Dates visited: September 10, 2011 - September 15, 2011
Places visited: Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto
Lecture topic:"The Future of Cybersecurity as a Global Challenge"
Partner, Armitage International / Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Dates visited: June 8, 2011 - June 16, 2011
Places visited: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Akita
Lecture topic:"U.S. South Asia Policy post-Bin Laden"
Mr. Josh Rogin
Staff Writer, Foreign Policy
Dates visited: June 5 - 12, 2011
Places visited: Tokyo and Fukushima
Senior Fellow and Director, 21st Century Defense Initiative, The Brookings Institution
Lecture topic:"Wired for War:The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Centuries" (February 28, 2011)
The Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University
Dates visited: January 9, 2011 - January 19, 2011
Places visited: Tokyo and Kyoto
Lecture topic:"America's Strategic Choices"
Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Dates visited: December 15, 2010 - December 19, 2010
Places visited: Tokyo
Lecture topic:"Toughing it out in Afghanistan"
Professor of International Affairs, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and Senior Fellow of European Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Dates visited: November 13, 2010 - November 20, 2010
Places visited: Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima
Lecture topic:"Enemies into Friends: How Peace Breaks Out"
Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia Program, Center for a New America Security
Lecture topic:"America's Strategic Restraint and its Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance" (July 8, 2010)
Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Dates visited: March 27, 2010 - April 4, 2010
Cities visited: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Hakone
Lecture topic:"The Return of History"
Senior Fellow, the Center for a New American Security and National Correspondent for The Atlantic
Lecture topic:"The Indian Ocean Geopolitics" (March 12, 2010)
Associate Professor at Georgetown University, and Korea Chair, the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dates visited: December 6, 2009 - June 12, 2009
Places visited: Tokyo and Kyoto
Lecture topic:"Obama and Asia"
Lecturer, National Defense University, and Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
Dates visited: November 22, 2009 - November 28, 2009
Cities visited: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima
Lecture topic:"North Korea: A Problem for Northeast Asia, or Symptom of Regional Problems"
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Duke University
Lecture topic:"President Obama's Grand Strategy: Change or Continuity?" (June 1, 2009)
Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar
Lecture topic:"America's Asia Policy under the New US President and the Future of US-Japan Relations" (February 10, 2009)
Vice Chairman, Hill Knowlton / former Secretary of Transportation
Dates visited: March 16, 2009 - March 27, 2009
Cities visited: Tokyo, Kyoto and Mishima
Lecture topic: "Bridging the Divide"
Stanford University students who completed internships at Japanese companies presented their internship experiences to corporate representatives and interested members of the U.S.-Japan community in Japan.
Date: March 16, 2010
Topic: "Future Prospects for Japan and U.S.-Japan Relations"
Diet members: Mr. Motohisa Furukawa (Member of the House of Representatives, The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)); Mr.Shinjiro Koizumi (Member of the House of Representatives, The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)); Mr. Taro Kono (Member of the House of Representatives, LDP); Ms. Mieko Nakabayashi (Member of the House of Representatives,DPJ)
Moderator: Dr. Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University