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Army leaders probe 'deep future'
December 14, 2012
By David Vergun
POTOMAC, Md. (Army News Service, Dec. 14, 2012) -- Trying to anticipate what the world might be like in 2030 would seem to be in the realm of science fiction writers -- but the Army is interested too.
Helping the Army to get a better sight picture on the future are some of the world's greatest minds, from the academic and scientific communities, as well as the Army and Defense Department. Many of them met here at the Bolger Center for a week of participation in Unified Quest break-out study groups on future trends.
And, incidentally, science fiction writers -- many of whom have advanced degrees in science and whose future visions are sometimes on target -- were part of the collaboration process of Unified Quest.
The Army's senior leaders think it is important for planning purposes to know where the service will be in 2030 and beyond -- dates it terms the 'deep future.'
The reason deep future is important is because plans often take decades to materialize into reality. First there are discussions and concepts leading to models and simulations; then to live experimentation, aka field exercises, to 'battle-test' those plans with real Soldiers; and, finally to put it in doctrine, from which real-world decisions are made in manning, materiel, tactics and strategy. The process is dynamic, meaning these plans and concepts are continually revised based on new technologies and the ever-changing world.
Leading the future planning effort is the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command -- the organization which heads the Campaign of Learning, of which Unified Quest 2013 --the deep future study portion -- is part.
To promote the candor necessary for open and meaningful dialog, names of the panelists and the some 100 participants could not be used for attribution, except during the media roundtable which followed, with Maj. Gen. Bill C. Hix, TRADOC's director of the Concepts Development and Learning Directorate; and Col. Kevin M. Felix, TRADOC's chief of the Future Warfare Division.
Hix emphasized that deep future thinking 'is not about teleporting or trying to predict the future. Rather, it is about understanding trends and plausible scenarios so leaders today are better informed in their decision making and are not caught off guard by surprises.'
Hyper-empowered individuals are terrorists and criminals who are empowered by modern technologies, which they would be willing to use to cause harm and even threaten national security.
These non-state actors are expected to proliferate. As they do, nation states are expected to form regional alliances and to grow more agile in responding to these threats, as well as to build a level of political and psychological resilience. Terrorist groups will continue to use social media as a tool to network and spread.
Nation-states may become less relevant than they are now as people with common ideologies or grievances such as the haves and have-nots connect via social media. The Arab Spring was an example of how quickly word -- followed by actions -- can spread.
The Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region will still be important in 2030 and beyond, with China and India growing as strong, regional military powers.
'The global economy will likely still depends on Middle East oil and because of our interconnection with the global economy, that region will still be in our strategic interest, even though it will be unlikely that we get our oil from there,' Hix said.
Henry Hudson's 17th-century dream of finding the Northwest Passage may become a reality as global warming accelerates the melting of the Polar icecap. This will open the sea lanes for navigation and exploitation of natural resources. Russia in particular is expected to benefit from these climate changes.
As many nations continue to age, third-world countries like those in Africa will have a 'youth-bulge,' which could lead to displaced persons and civil unrest as poverty there increases, along with a climate less favorable for agriculture.
Water will become an increasingly strategic asset, as nations in the Middle East and South Asia build dams upstream, denying water to those downstream. Also, desalination plants could become targets for terrorists, as their importance becomes increasingly important.
As these scenarios play out, 'we have to ask ourselves if it is in our vital interest to intervene,' Felix cautioned.
Overall, economies of the world will likely grow, resulting in a brain drain, as many scientists in the U.S. return to their native countries.
'We need to work harder at attracting the best minds into the fields of science and technology rather than letting them to disperse around the globe,' Hix suggested.
He said the possibility of an improved world economy 'is not a problem for us as more boats are lifted by the rising tide of prosperity.'
Hix added that economic competition is good for everyone, but that America must maintain its military edge so that prosperity and freedom will continue.
The Army needs to put better corporate human factors into its design of future technology as funding for training and materiel tightens. Human factors include such things as user-testing and matching the best functions of machines with human physiological and psychological capabilities. Humans have certain advantages over machines like creativity and judgment. Repetitive and monotonous tasks are best done by machines so manpower is not wasted, experts said.
Machines will continue to increase their advantage at processing information at a phenomenal rate of speed and robots will continue to proliferate on the future battlefield, putting Soldiers out of harm's way, some experts said. This could mean Army recruits will be valued even more so for their technological abilities as they are for their physical prowess.
Biomechanics, nanotechnology and medicine will make it likely that super powerful and intelligent Soldiers could be developed. Discussions in society regarding the ethics and possible restrictions of this science need to take place, some warned as they raised an important question: If others have access to these advancements, will they be as concerned about the ethics?
The Army will need new partners, not just with the other services and treaty allies. These partners could include multinational and transnational business leaders. The partnership will be increasingly important as manufacturing becomes more global and decentralized and as machines become more intelligent.
Hix discussed the symbiotic relation the Army could have with industry, helping them with the development cost, and in turn, acquiring those products at lower cost due to the economies of scale that the Army brings with its large size.
Industry is already leading the way in new technologies that could conceivably be adapted for use by the Army. For instance, Google has already figured out how to make a self-driving car and manufacturers are producing 3-D printers. The convergence of those capabilities and trends could lead to a leaner sustainment footprint, eliminate a Soldier's need to operate in convoys, and enable a more expeditionary Army, Felix said.
'It is likely we will have increased robotics capabilities to enhance Soldiers and operations, but technology and economic constraints may limit the full realization of the convergence of robots with artificial intelligence by 2030, Felix continued.
Hix concluded that 'this is just the first step in looking at the future. But it's an important step. We need to have some idea what's over the horizon.'
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darvki wrote:.Aloka wrote:Dan74 wrote:Not helpful to whom?
Certainly not helpful to me. I found it confusing when I was a Vajrayana practitioner, wondering if ''all sentient beings have Buddha Nature" how this could apply, for example, to slugs.
...and its irrelevant to my practice in the here and now.
Personally, it has never confused me, as a literal doctrine (which I do not subscribe to) or metaphor, and I do not find it irrelevant to my practice here and now. I think that it's perfectly helpful and if handled right does not have to cause additional delusion.
That's absolutely fine if its meaningful for you, Darvki. I was simply expressing one of the reasons why it used to puzzle me -and stating that it has no relevance in the here and now for me.... it wasn't a suggestion for anyone else.
Does it help me overcome Dukkha ? No it doesn't. Seeing all beings as if they were brothers and sisters has a lot more relevance for me.
Different strokes for different folks as they say, !
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Georgina Hartwell sent us this evaluation after she and her husband, Henry, went on a mission awareness trip to Costa Rica. While there they visited Steven, their sponsored friend. We are sharing this evaluation with their permission.
From left are Georgina; Steven, the Hartwells' sponsored friend; Steven's sister, Noelia; Steven's mother, Jolane; and Henry.
Did you find that the orientation and information provided by the CFCA project staff during the trip adequately described the host country and CFCA's work there?
Would you recommend a CFCA mission awareness trip to others?
Why or why not?
It was up close and personal. We saw our money at work.
Please describe your impressions of the trip and how the trip affected you personally.
I cried a lot. I never felt so loved and appreciated in my life (I'm 68). It was more than I expected. I guess I thought we would view much from afar. We did not. We were so very much "with the people."
Also, on the trip we celebrated our 47th anniversary. The women of Desamparados surprised us with a beautiful, huge, delicious cake ñ enough to share with all!
The Hartwells' anniversary cake.
Any additional comments or suggestions?
The week was packed full of activities but I never felt pressured with a time schedule. Yes, there was a schedule but the staff and our wonderful driver, Carlos, always managed to be a bit flexible with a smile!
God bless all aspects and people of CFCA. With the five enclosed brochures you sent us, I will do my best to get five new sponsors.


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Cat Closures are limited to 15 per academic year. One closure per month is reserved for Classified Council luncheons. If the Classified Council does not use all ten of those reserved closures, the closures return to the pool of available closures. The five remaining closures that are not reserved for the Classified Council, and any closures not used by the Classified Council, form a pool of available closures. Requests for closures will be considered by the University Facilities and Events Committee upon receipt of a completed Cat Cavern Closure Request form. Please note that each Dean and Vice President is allowed one closure per year until the total of 15 closures is reached. Requests for closures that fall outside the academic calendar will also come before the University Facilities and Events Committee, but fall outside of the 15-closure limit. Closures are granted not on a first-come-first-served basis, but upon University priority.
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Warden Hall has served as a game warden for more than eight years and is currently stationed in Polk County, one of the busiest recreational boating areas of the state. He patrols Lake Livingston and the Neches and Trinity rivers. To date, Warden Hall has made 65 boating while intoxicated arrests with an almost 100 percent conviction rate.
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Paying a hefty price tag for organic milk may leave wallets lighter, but a new clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that it may have no significant health advantages over conventional milk.
In general, milk has the same protein, vitamin, trace mineral content, and lipids from both organically and conventionally reared cows, the report says.
One reason why consumers buy organic milk is to avoid "hormones." Yet, even if a farm supplements its cows with growth hormone or recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), the rbST is biologically inactive in humans and has no physiologic effect, authors of the report say in this article in the journal Pediatrics.
There is no evidence that the composition of milk (fat, protein, and lactose) is altered by treatment with rbST, nor is there any evidence that the vitamin and mineral content of milk is changed, the authors say.
In addition, rbST may have environmental benefits, the authors point out, because it allows farmers to get more milk out of their cows, which means fewer cows are needed.
According to the USDA, 187 million pounds of organic milk products were sold in August, up by nearly 10 percent from 2011. This accounted for about 4 percent of total fluid milk sales for the month. Click here to read more.
The study did find some benefits from eating organic produce.
Read, "Report Supports Organic Produce, but Not Milk" from The Wall Street Journal.


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Glamorgan pair ensure the Force is with Fugies
2:20pm Monday 7th April 2014
2:20pm Monday 7th April 2014
THERE was no danger of rain bringing an early end to proceedings on Saturday as Newport Fugitives got their ground shipshape for the coming season.
Glamorgan bowlers Andrew Salter and John Glover were among the willing volunteers that headed to High Cross Road as part of the NatWest CricketForce.
The project helps clubs throughout the country engage with the community through renovation project and the Fugies had a busy day of graft.
A patio area with seating for families was created at the top end of the ground, sight screens were put up, a host of paintwork was done, the shower facilities were renovated and a brand new net cage was set up.
Not only that but the square was prepared and preparation work was done ahead of May's installation of a new artificial wicket for junior cricket.
Club chairman Oliver Mason said: "The response was fantastic, the local community have been very supportive in helping us to provide quality cricket facilities for our senior teams but most importantly allowing our youth players to enjoy cricket in a safe environment."
The Fugies' junior cricket training starts next Monday from 6pm until 7pm. Go to fugies.co.uk for more information.
- The club would like to thank Marshalls for the patio slabs, Jewson for sand and cement, Wickes, Wilkinson's, Colourcentre and New Clad for the paint and accessories, councillors Tom Bond and Chris Evans, Shepherds Grave Tending Services for supplying a digger, West Country Steel Buildings, Speedy Hire, A-Plant Tool Hire and Sue and Paul Conlon for providing food and coffee.
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A drug dealer caught with thousands of pounds worth of heroin has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence.
Ian Say had the large lump of class A drugs in his pocket when he got home as police were raiding his flat almost two years ago.
But after hearing he had used the time since his arrest to get off drugs a judge decided the 45-year-old was at a 'turning point' and imposed a suspended sentence.
Tessa Hingston, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court he had 83.6 grams of heroin in one lump in his pocket on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
She said it was uncut and could have been worth up to £5,600 if it was divided up into street deals and he had texts on his phone which showed he had been dealing.
But he insisted the drugs were for his own use after he had stolen them from his a dealer shortly before his arrest when he was living on Park Road, Trowbridge.
Say, now of Charlotte Square in the town, pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing drugs with intent to supply but was convicted following a trial.
Paul Grumbar, defending, said at the time of his arrest his client was an addict, injecting heroin into his groin.
He said it was unlikely he was involved in direct dealing as he would not have been trusted with the stock.
"What seems to have happened is his arrest and indeed the whole trial process has had a very salutary effect upon him and he has stopped taking the drugs," he said.
Passing sentence, Judge Douglas Field said "I have a letter from the Wiltshire Substance Misuse Service people who tell me you have been regularly tested from February 14 through to the end of the month and been negative for various drugs including, importantly, opiates.
"I have decided that you are at a turning point. All of this happened some time ago and you haven't offended in the meantime.
"You have taken these rather remarkable steps to rid yourself of this drug habit."
He imposed a two-year jail term suspended for a year and a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement and 120 hours of unpaid work.


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Chinese Stocks Hammered on Regulatory Fears
Chinese Internet stocks got hammered today on news that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is cracking down on Chinese audit firms.Baidu (BIDU) is down 6% to $90. Sina (SINA) is down almost 8% to below $42. Sohu (SOHU) is down 4% to $38. Dangdang (DANG) is down to $4. Youku (YOKU) is down 8% to $15.20. Soufun (SFUN) is down to 5.5% to $22. Even Qihoo 360 (QIHU), which had good earnings two days ago, is down 5% to $26.
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Mrs. Lima was born July 13, 1918, in Portland. She grew up in Portland and married Alfred Lima in 1946. They moved to San Francisco in 1947 and then to San Carlos in 1957. In 1973, they moved to Santa Clara.
She was preceded in death by her husband, in 2006. She is survived by her sister, Mary McIntire, Portland; and numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Monday, March 12, at St. Justin Church, 2655 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95051.


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STAFF at Burnley housing group Calico have raised £208 for the Alzheimer's Society.
The money was collected by the organisation's independent living team during Dementia Awareness Week.
Workers also donated items including cordial, shampoo and shower gel to homelessness charities the Elizabeth Street Project and SafeNet Sarah Harker, Calico's supported living officer, said: "This is a fantastic result – we'd like to thank everyone who took part throughout the week.
"As well as raising a tremendous amount for a fantastic cause, we hope we've also raised awareness of a very important issue.
"Three quarters of people in the UK don't think society is geared up to deal with people with dementia, and over two thirds of people with dementia don't always feel part of the community."
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Stringless Pleasure Stereo System
by Brian Fichtner
Audiophiles have had a tough time of it in recent years. Ever since the digital music revolution made it possible for music lovers to archive entire collections on a hard drive, high fidelity and the golden age of home audio equipment have all but disappeared. Fortunately for the stalwarts, a few companies still value the home stereo system as an important element in modern living.
The British manufacturer of high performance speakers, KEF, recently teamed up with the Italian manufacturer, Giorgetti, to prototype a beautiful hybrid stereo-cum-shelving unit, queerly dubbed Stringless Pleasure. Designed by the architect Chi-wing Lo for the Creation 9707 project (a campaign to promote Hong Kong design), the unit is fabricated from antique wood and accentuated by precious stone dials, a slot load CD drive, and a concealed iPod dock.
Although thereâs no word on pricing or commercial availability, interested parties are advised to hold on to their jewel cases and contact the manufacturers for further details.


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The National Endowment for the Arts today named former Minneapolis City Council member Ralph Remington its director of theater and musical theater.
Remington, who is also the founder the Pillsbury House Theater in Minneapolis, says his new job will be multifaceted and he's been impressed with the Obama administration's support of the arts.
"The overall thing I'll be doing is helping to nurture the American theater," Remington said. "So I'll manage the National Endowment's grant making for theater and musical theater as well as develop partnerships to advance the theater field as a whole. I'll also lead large scale theater projects such as the NEA's new play development program."
Remington said he's not sure how much of the NEA's $168 million budget he will oversee, but he said it's likely to be a good amount. He will move to Washington D.C. for his new job which begins March 15.
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Gag order imposed on two kids in Marcellus fracking case
Two young children are forbidden from speaking about Marcellus Shale or fracking for the rest of their lives. The court action stems from a settlement in a high-profile Marcellus Shale lawsuit in western Pennsylvania.
The two children were 7 and 10 years old at the time the Hallowich family settled a nuisance case against driller Range Resources in August 2011. The parents, Chris and Stephanie, had been outspoken critics of fracking, saying the family became sick from the gas drilling activity surrounding their Washington County home.
According to court testimony released Wednesday, the parents were desperate to move and reluctantly agreed to a gag order that not only prevents them from speaking of Marcellus Shale and fracking, but also extends to their children.
Stephanie Hallowich told Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Paul Pozonsky that she agreed to the gag order in order to get enough funds to move out of the house. But she said she didn't fully understand the lifelong gag order on her children.
"We know we're signing for silence forever, but how is this taking away our children's rights being minors?" she asked the judge. "I mean, my daughter is turning 7 today, my son is 10."
Judge Polonsky didn't have an answer for her. And the family's attorney, Peter Villari, questioned whether the order would be enforceable.
"I, frankly, your Honor, as an attorney, to be honest with you, I don't know if that's possible that you can give up the First Amendment rights of a child."
Villari told StateImpact that it's the first time he's seen this in his 35 years of practicing law.
"That someone would insist on confidentiality of a minor child," he said, "or that it would be discussed within the context of a proposed settlement was unusual. I have not encountered it before and I have yet to encounter it again."
Villari says his own research has turned up no case law related to gag orders placed on children.
At the hearing, Villari questioned his own clients vigorously in order to establish they understood the bizarre nature of the confidentiality agreement.
Range Resources attorney James Swetz told the judge that when it came to the settlement agreement, the family was defined as the "whole family," referring to the questions by the parents, the judge, and the parents' lawyer as "ancillary."
"That's what we've agreed to," Swetz told the court. "Putting aside all these other issues and sort of ancillary topics, that's what the settlement says, and that's what we've agreed to at this point."
Range Resources seems to now be distancing itself from its lawyer's remarks, insisting the gag order applies only to the parents.
"Those comments are not accurate from our former outside counsel and are not reflective of our interpretation of the settlement," wrote spokesman Matt Pitzarelli in an email to StateImpact. The seven and ten year olds are free to discuss whatever they wish now and when they are of age."
The Hallowich case against Range Resources, MarkWest Energy and Williams Gas settled for $750,000. The Hallowichs have since moved. Their attorney says their health has improved significantly.
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The HELM Website
You can now find all HELM (Historic Environment Local Management) web content on the Historic England website.
- The guidance has been rationalised
- Historic England and its partners still offer a bespoke free HELM training programme on a range of historic environment topics, aimed at local authority staff and
- The HELM Newsletter has become the Historic England Newsletter. Existing subscribers to the HELM Newsletter will receive the new newsletter automatically.
HELM was a capacity building programme established in 2004 to strengthen English Heritage's role as a supporter and enabler of local authorities.
It included a:
- Website
- Newsletter
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EDGEWATER, Fla. - Four people were sent to the hospital and two homes were destroyed Saturday morning after a fire broke out at a mobile home park.
The fire happened right before 2 a.m. at the Riverview Pines Mobile Home Park on South Ridgewood Avenue in Edgewater.
According to Edgewater Fire Rescue, the fire broke out inside a mobile home in the park. The flames quickly spread to a second home, destroying it, and damaged the exterior of a third home nearby.
The residents inside those three homes were evacuated, along with residents in homes near the fire.
Of the four people taken to the hospital, only one of them sustained serious injuries.
Three pets, two dogs and one cat were killed in the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the state Fire Marshal's Office.
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Christian Comment with the Rev Richard Bryant Hon Associate of Rodborough Parish Church
9:02am Sunday 6th April 2014
9:02am Sunday 6th April 2014
The Holy Island
THE sky was slate grey.
The wind was strong and the air was filled with the calls of curlew and sandpipers.
Across the broad, flat sands of the bay sea birds scurried.
She took off her boots and put on sandals.
Then she set off across the sands to follow the line of tall poles that marked the ancient pilgrim route to the holy island.
This was a special place, holy and remote, and she felt that she needed to come upon it slowly, to get out of the modern desire for speed, for instant gratification.
She had come for a day to drink at this well-spring of faith, to sit in the ruins of the old monastery and reach out to touch the past made alive by the prayers of countless pilgrims, to join in worship in the living church and feel the privilege of being part of the continuing legacy of this bright beacon of faith.
After the church service she sat on a great slab of rock and she looked out over the sea.
She, like many others, thought of faith as coming in various levels of intensity.
The great martyrs and saints are at the top having most faith, then the intensity descends through the ranks of the faithful to those like her who always felt that they needed more faith.
In the service, however, she had been reminded that Jesus himself would have none of this.
He said that we do not need to be forever seeking more faith, we just need faith – but we also need to accept the discipline of the servant so that our faith can truly direct our actions.
And she understood that, with discipline, faith can become more focused, more useful.
She saw that in faith we really can move mountains – the mountains of inequality and unfairness that blight the world.
By this time the tide had come roaring in and the pilgrim route across the sand was under water.
So she stayed until the early evening and allowed the place to soak into her soul.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could now regulate all navigational apps, according to the new Grow America Act. Read »
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Fairfax County to Host Northern Virginia Citizen Corps Council
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Fairfax County to Host Northern Virginia Citizen Corps Council
Fairfax County will host the next meeting of the Northern Virginia Citizen Corps Council on Wednesday, March 30. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Fairfax County Public Safety Center, 4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax.
The focus of the meeting is the Neighborhood Watch program, one of five programs under the Citizen Corps umbrella. Fairfax County officials will share highlights of its nationally known program that was established in 1979, and how, under the Citizen Corps, the program is promoting emergency preparedness. Following presentations from attending jurisdictions, there will be a question and answer session.
In Virginia, there are now 57 Citizen Corps Councils that help promote and coordinate Citizen Corps programs in partnership with Virginia Corps and the National Citizen Corps. In Northern Virginia, the Fairfax County and Arlington County Citizen Corps Councils helped establish the Northern Virginia Citizen Corps Council to encourage regional coordination and communication.
The Northern Virginia Citizen Corps Council meets bimonthly and will highlight a Citizen Corps program at each meeting. The first meeting of this new regional council was held in Arlington County in January and focused on the Community Emergency Response Teams' (CERTs) efforts. The county's CERT program is administered by the Fire and Rescue Department.
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'"Statistics help, but you can't really look at that, you can't judge how a player's playing by his stat line, there are other things going on in the game. At this point of the year I'm trying my best to contribute like being a plus players, being good defensively, but obviously where you're scoring goals and providing offense, those things go hand in hand. It starts in your own end, if you're solid in your own end, the offense can come from that. Right now, I'm getting rewarded for working hard, where this whole year, it's been tough on the statistics front for myself and a few other guys."'
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Sometime over the past weekend, Baylor's official Facebook page welcomed its 140,000th follower — one of just 45 colleges and universities nationwide to have topped that mark.
Considering that Baylor only has about 165,000 living alumni, such a Facebook following indicates that a tremendous percentage of the Baylor family wants to stay connected to the university. Other year-end numbers bear that out:
- The Baylor Proud blog (the one you're reading right now) registered more than 3.5 million page views over the past year, and the Baylor Proud email now goes out every week or two to upwards of 110,000 Bears. (If you're not getting the email, you can sign up here.)
- Baylor Magazine is mailed out quarterly to 145,000 homes. (You can sign up for that here.)
- Giving to the university is at an all-time high, making efforts like McLane Stadium and The President's Scholarship Initiative possible.
- Over the last 12 months, more than 16,000 Bears attended a total of almost 1,000 Baylor Alumni Network events in 170 different cities.
Getting back to Facebook, one of the great things about such social media platforms is that they allow for two-way communication. In the last year, for instance, Baylor fans have left more than 22,000 comments on the official Facebook page, and another 6,000 comments on Baylor Instagram photos. On Twitter, Bears have addressed or mentioned @Baylor 10,000 times; @BaylorProud adds another 5,000 mentions to the mix.
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A move of the National Western Stock Show is off the table.
Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday said the city is committed to keeping the iconic 106-year-old livestock show complex in the city of Denver.
Plagued by what stock show managers have said is an aging, woefully undersized complex spanning Interstate 70 in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, for more than a year the show contemplated a move to land near Denver International Airport. However, that deal — which hinged on Gaylord Entertainment building an adjacent 1,500-room hotel and convention center, in Aurora, in a complicated and heavily subsidized deal — fell apart.
The mayor's announcement comes in advance of a report compiled by the Denver Urban Renewal Authority about the stock show's business plan. That report is expected Wednesday.
The 100-acre north Denver complex is badly in need of repairs, and its leaders say it is too tight to be successful.
The stock show owns its own buildings and leases the land from the city. That lease still has 28 years remaining. Only critical repairs to the facilities have been made in recent years. Deferred maintenance costs in 2011 were estimated to be as much as $75 million.
Annual attendance at the January show has topped out in the 600,000 to 650,000 range due to parking and other constraints of the existing property, so the show is unable to increase revenues, city officials said last year.
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Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will launch the world premiere of "Double Heart: The Courtship of Beatrice and Benedick," a free hour-long touring production scheduled to visit 21 neighborhood venues throughout northeast Ohio, to kick off the company's 2013 series of Surround outreach programming. The play, an imagined prequel to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, is written in poetic verse by NE Ohio playwright and Supervisor of GLT's School Residency Program, David Hansen, and features a touring company of four actors directed by Lisa Ortenzi. The tour commences on Feb. 12th, continues through March 7 and is designed to support Great Lakes Theater's upcoming mainstage production of "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, which opens in March. All performances of the touring production are free and open to the public, with the exception of performances at area schools, which are private. The touring play is appropriate for all audiences.
"For nearly 25 years, Great Lakes Theater has brought free, professional theater out into the community in the form of our educational outreach tours," said Daniel Hahn, Great Lakes Theater's Director of Education about the company's annual tour. "When you see the audience's appreciation, whether it's in an auditorium of high school students or at an assisted living facility, or even at a local community theatre or library, there's nothing quite like taking professional theatre to the people, and having the opportunity to have an open discussion with our audiences and actors after each and every performance."
"Double Heart," an imagined prequel to Much Ado About Nothing, envisions the early courtship of Beatrice and Benedick, providing a back story to Shakespeare's tale.
The four-actor touring company features Cleveland actors David Hansen, Annie Hickey, Emily Pucell, and James Rankin. The design trio of Terry Martin (scenic design), Esther Haberlen (costume design) and Richard Ingraham (sound design) complete the play's production team. Lisa Ortenzi, the director of the touring production, also serves as the Supervisor of Great Lakes Theater's acclaimed School Residency Program.
"Double Heart" is a 60-minute program that includes an introduction and post-performance discussion.
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With the help of its expert Outdoor Discovery Schools guides, L.L.Bean aims to show families how to maintain healthy, active lifestyles. The multi-city tour kicks off in New York City Saturday, June 22, with free kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and fly casting instruction as part of the 9th annual Adventures NYC in Central Park.
"We're concerned that people — particularly children — are spending less time outside than ever before and losing out on the physical and mental benefits of the outdoors," said CEO Chris McCormick. "With our 2013 Outdoor Discovery Tour and Outdoor Discovery Schools programming, our goal is to make the outdoors both accessible and fun, hopefully helping to instill a lifelong passion for the outdoors."
The Outdoor Discovery Tour heads to Pittsburgh June 29, to Philadelphia July 13 and to Chicago July 20. There, and at additional cities, expert guides will demonstrate outdoor activities, promote local outdoor resources and share their own experiences to inspire others to follow suit. In Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, L.L.Bean will host an Outdoor Discovery Day, so families can try new activities like fly casting and geocaching or learn the basics of camping.
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Cattlemen's College attendees received some hands-on education Tuesday night on stockmanship at the Florida fairgrounds from livestock handling experts Curt Pate and his daughter Mesa Pate.
"The colt-starting people have learned a lot about putting pressure on and taking it off," Curt Pate said. "We in the beef industry can make the same change. We have a responsibility in training that cow and steer to be handled no matter where they are going."
Demonstrating with a pen of fractious yearling Brahman bulls, the Pates worked both on horseback and on foot to show the over 300 people the principles of quiet handling and getting the cattle to go where they wanted them to.
"You need to get the leaders to lead the group where you want them to go and for the stragglers, give them the idea to change their mind and find the gate. Work their nose and their head."
Cattle in pens also need to be exercised, Pate said. "Working them through the chute is a good way to exercise them and it also helps get them acclimated to the chute." The Pates, who have worked with a lot of bucking bulls, has used this method with those bulls and says it works great as a way to exercise and train them to the chute.
"We need to train our cattle for the biggest jobs of their lives like getting bred and having calves or gaining weight in the feedlot," he said. "Handling really helps."
The 2013 NCBA Cattlemen's College was sponsored by Zoetis.


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On Reuters Jeffrey Goldfrab writes "The Marlboro Man is having an identity crisis" commenting a study (Metros Versus Retros: Are Marketers Missing Real Men?)conducted by Leo Burnett which found out most of the men (about 74 percent) think images of men in advertising are out of touch with reality. In the "real" world there aren't only macho men, but also fathers, who enjoy spending time with their families and aren't very much interested in ads proclaming masculinity. The message Leo Burnett delivered during a presentation in Cannes is clear: agencies need to wake up, abandon the old stereotypes and start investigating how men are changing and adapting to society's changes.
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WINCHESTER'S acting political leader has refused to postpone a meeting to discuss affordable housing in the Silver Hill scheme.
The developer Henderson proposes to drop plans for 100 affordable units in the £150 million scheme for shops and flats in Winchester city centre, saying the scheme would be unviable.
That proposal has sparked strong opposition from councillors and members of the public who fear the scheme will become a rich man's ghetto.
A Council meeting on July 16 agreed to review affordable housing.
But now a report to the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday August 6 reveals that any money for affordable housing will have to come from the city council's share of the profits.
Leading campaigner Kim Gottlieb called for the August 6 Cabinet to be postponed as many councillors are currently away.
Deputy council leader, Vicki Weston has written to Cllr Gottlieb.
She says: "Thank you for your emails to the Leader, copied to all Members. I am replying on Rob's behalf in his absence on holiday, having sought advice from officers.
In response to your first email of July 27: Following the city council decision officers have sought to obtain the best possible outcome from the scheme in relation to affordable housing. CAB2607 sets out the outcome of the discussions with Henderson clearly and transparently. Cabinet has the authority to make the decision and will do so on the basis of the full picture provided in CAB2607.
The proposal in CAB2607 differs from that discussed at Cabinet/Council because it does not propose the use of a 'claw back mechanism' separate from the overage provisions contained in the Development Agreement. The use of an additional claw back mechanism is no longer acceptable to Henderson because they cannot obtain funding for the development if one is included. That is clearly set out in the report.
CAB2607 sets out how the Council can, as a developer profiting from the scheme, assign some of that profit to affordable housing. If the scheme grows in profitability then the council's overage will increase and the amount available for affordable housing will increase.
The underlying principle for ensuring that development profit is available for affordable housing remains in place because there is a mechanism to capture the profitability of the scheme which rewards the council as profit grows. Above each 'hurdle' percentage the council's share of development profit represents a good return given our risk and capital contribution. The report proposes that we assign a percentage of this to affordable housing so that actual contribution will be linked directly to the overage the council achieves.
Henderson will not assign any of their profit to affordable housing because the scheme funder requires a level of return in order to be willing to fund the scheme – a matter of risk and reward which I am sure you will be very familiar with.
Every Member who attended one or other of the three meetings where we discussed Silver Hill will recall an open and honest acknowledgement that there might be no affordable housing contribution. You were very keen to press the point that the claw back mechanism might produce no money because it would only work if the scheme is profitable. I therefore disagree with you that Cabinet will be discussing a possibility that councillors were unaware of.
In response to your second email of July 30 on Silver Hill to the Leader, copied to all Members, I am again replying on Rob's behalf.
I do not accept your description of "missing money". The issues were fully dealt with in the advice given to Members by Leading Counsel, and Deloittes. This is contained in CAB2603 and its exempt appendices 5-7.
Exempt Appendix 5 refers to the work undertaken at the date of the report on verifying invoices to confirm that they are properly charged to the Development Account. This work is continuing and progress is being made.
You suggest that no one in the commercial world would accept Thornfield's historic costs being charged to the Development Account. The advice from Leading Counsel in Appendix 6 is that as the council is still dealing with the same legal entity such costs can be properly charged. However, he recognised it was a negotiating point. In this connection it is important to look at the wider picture of the deal as a whole, not just isolating one aspect as you are still seeking to do. The Cabinet spent some time at its meeting on July 10 exploring whether the council had maximised its negotiating position. This is dealt with in the exempt appendix to the minutes. This occurred after you left the meeting, so you were not present to hear this part of the session. The exempt minute shows that Mr Owen of Deloittes confirmed that the overall package which was before Cabinet, "went beyond what Deloittes thought might be achieved by the Council. It went beyond what was necessary to reflect the inclusion of 153 High Street in the scheme and represented a good deal." He confirmed that the Council, as of the date of the meeting, had achieved best consideration. He will also be available to advise Cabinet at its meeting on August 6.
The points you are making have already been considered by Cabinet, which did not accept them. You also proposed an amendment at Council to the same effect so council has also considered the points you seek to make. Your amendment was lost – 37 votes against with 7 in favour.
In these circumstances I do not agree to your request."


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No. 19 Boise State has high hopes with Washington rematch
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - For the Boise State University Broncos and Washington Huskies, 2013's first game is a rematch of last year's Las Vegas Bowl.
But Saturday's contest at Husky Stadium on Seattle's waterfront will present the 19th-ranked Broncos with a far more hostile crowd than greeted them in Sin City last December, when they beat the Huskies 28-26.
BSU players and coach Chris Petersen talked about the renewed matchup Monday at a press conference.
It's a clash of two quarterbacks who at the 2012 season's conclusion were on different trajectories: BSU's Joe Southwick shined, while the Huskies' Keith Price threw critical interceptions, including an errant toss that sealed his team's bowl-game fate.
Washington aims to improve on its seven-win season from last year, while BSU is predicted to be Mountain West Conference champion.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—For the opening minutes at least it looked like rookie Andrew Luck and the Colts would be able to hang with future Hall of Famer Tom Brady and the Patriots, holding a 14-7 lead after the first quarter at Gillette Stadium. But the Patriots piled on from there, racking up a huge day in all aspects of the game in an eventual 59-24 win. Here's what we learned:
1. The Colts just aren't ready
Both teams came into Week 11 with 6-3 records, but there was a sense the Patriots were a contender and the Colts were playing a little above their level.
Indianapolis has been one of the great stories of the season, bouncing back from last year's 2-14 debacle behind Luck and succeeding without their coach, Chuck Pagano, who's courageously battling leukemia.
Bruce Arians is doing an admirable interim job, but this is a team with 43 new players on the active roster and practice squad, and as we approach the stretch drive of the season, the Colts' inexperience was bound to show up. They were banged-up in the secondary against the Patriots, but even healthy the Colts probably would not have had much of a chance against New England's offense.
Indy has a comeback win over Green Bay in Week 5 as its signature game of the season, and there are winnable games in the coming weeks (Buffalo, Tennessee, at Kansas City).
There is much to be excited about in Indianapolis, but the blowout loss to the Patriots, plus two remaining games against Houston, will probably provide an accurate barometer of how far this team needs to go.
2. Patriots overcome shortcomings being opportunistic
It could be argued the Patriots and Colts are similar on defense. Both have been below average in yardage allowed (the Patriots entered Week 11 ranked 23rd in the league, and the Colts ranked 17th). Each team had each allowed 201 points (12th in the NFL).
What the Patriots have had going for them this year, though, is their ability to create turnovers with 10 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries entering Sunday's game. The Colts, meanwhile, had just two fumble recoveries and four interceptions.
Those trends stayed true Sunday with the Patriots forcing four turnovers, while the Colts didn't force any.
Indianapolis' turnovers were especially costly. Patriots cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Alfonzo Dennard each returned interceptions for touchdowns, while Rob Ninkovich recovered a Luck fumble in the third quarter to set up a 24-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski.
3. Julian Edelman is back
To start the season, the Patriots appeared to be going out of their way to minimize star receiver Wes Welker, who is playing this season under the franchise tag and could be gone next year in favor of Edelman, his presumed replacement.
The Patriots went so far as to start Edelman ahead of Welker in their home opener against Arizona. But Edelman hurt his hand in Week 3. With Aaron Hernandez also dealing with injuries, Welker again took over as Brady's favored target, coming into the game with 66 catches, third in the league.
When Edelman returned in Week 7, he had a hard time getting on the field and had just three catches for 15 yards in three subsequent games. Edelman's fingerprints were all over the win over the Colts, though. He had a game-changing, 68-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the second quarter, tying the game at 14 and bailing out a Patriots offense that had begun to sputter.
Edelman was a factor in the offense with five catches for 58 yards. He scored the Patriots' fourth touchdown of the game nearly four minutes into the second half, and set up another touchdown with a 47-yard rush. Including punt returns, Edelman accounted for 222 yards.


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A Ferndale Institution inmate died of apparent natural causes at Abbotsford Regional Hospital Nov. 10.
Gordon Pawliw, 65, was a third-time federal offender serving a life sentence for first degree murder and conspire to commit an indictable offence. His sentence started April 26, 1985.
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A MAN claiming to be a police officer asked to see a betting shop's takings in Chard.
On Sunday, October 27, a man in plain clothes entered Corals bookmakers in the High Street and claimed to be a police officer.
He showed staff a fake badge and asked to see the takings. Staff became suspicious and called the police so the man left the shop.
The incident has been reported to police and we are investigating an offence of impersonating a police officer.
CCTV enquiries have identified someone we believe could have information which could help us.
This man, or anyone who recognises him should contact Avon and Somerset Police and quote 107410/13.
Alternatively, phone the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. They never ask your name or trace your call.