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The 1967 "Report of the Council on the Future Tasks of the Alliance", also known as the Harmel Report, was a seminal document in NATO's history. It reasserted NATO's basic principles and effectively introduced the notion of deterrence and dialogue, setting the scene for NATO's first steps toward a more cooperative approach to security issues that would emerge in 1991.
- The 1967 "Report of the Council on the Future Tasks of the Alliance" was initiated by Belgian Foreign Minister Pierre Harmel at a time when the existence of the Alliance was put into question.
- The Report reasserted NATO's basic principles and introduced the notion of dialogue and deterrence, while setting out a programme of work.
- The Report advocated the adoption of a dual-track policy for NATO: the promotion of political détente while maintaining adequate defence.
- It is considered as a key political and strategic think piece, which communicated to the public the spirit of the classified strategic documents adopted in 1967.
- The Report had a lasting impact on the Alliance's strategic thinking, broadening NATO's approach to security and anticipating the breakdown of the deadlock between East and West.
While recognizing that the international environment had changed since 1949, the Report reaffirmed the aims and purpose of NATO and its twin functions - political and military. It also introduced a new dimension, committing the Alliance to a dual-track policy: it advocated the need to seek a relaxation of tensions of East-West relations while maintaining adequate defence, i.e., military defence deterrents would be balanced alongside political détente.
For the political dimension, there was a plea for balanced force reductions in the East and West, as well as a solution to the underlying political problems dividing Europe in general and Germany in particular; for the military dimension, the Report spoke of examining "exposed areas", citing in particular the Mediterranean.
Its namesake, Belgian Foreign Minister Pierre Harmel, originally highlighted the need for the report in 1966, at a time when the existence of the Alliance was put into question. Four separate reports were initially drafted and, consequently, summarized. It was this summary that constituted the Report, which was presented and unanimously approved by defence ministers in December 1967.
The impact of the Report was both short-term and long-term. In the late 60s, NATO was under increased public scrutiny: France had withdrawn from the integrated military command structure and, for some, 1969 marked the end of the Alliance or, at least, of the Alliance as it had existed up to then (a belief fed by a misinterpretation of Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty). The Report not only reiterated the Organization's key principles, but it also set out a realistic programme of work, therefore reasserting the existence of NATO in a practical as well as a political way.
In the long term, the Report had a lasting impact on the Alliance's strategic thinking. Building on the Report of the Three Wise Men (1956), it broadened the Organization's approach to security, anticipating the breakdown of the deadlock between the East and West.
Aim and political context
Climate of change and fundamental questioning
NATO had been advocating massive retaliation for a decade before it adopted a strategy of flexible response in December 1967. Up to then, Kennedy's assassination and the US plight in Vietnam had slowed down any new thinking on NATO strategy; the Berlin crises had been a reality check for NATO's strategy of massive retaliation; and France's withdrawal from NATO's integrated military structure in 1966 was a shock to Alliance solidarity.
1966-1967 were therefore pivotal years for the Organization. The world was in flux and there were unjustified fears - but fears nonetheless - that three years on NATO would no longer exist. Article 13 of the Washington Treaty stated:
"After the Treaty has been in force for twenty years, any Party may cease to be a Party one year after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the United States of America, which will inform the Governments of the other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation."
The article only gave the possibility for member countries to renounce their membership of the Alliance, no more. Should a member take up this provision, it would not put into question the existence of the Alliance as such.
Harmel and time for adjustment
Recognizing that the Organization needed to adjust to remain relevant and united, Pierre Harmel made a proposal at the 16 December 1966 ministerial meeting for the Alliance "to undertake a broad analysis of international developments since the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949". The purpose of this was "to determine the influence of such developments on the Alliance and to identify the tasks which lie before it, in order to strengthen the Alliance as a factor of durable peace."
Work on the "Future Tasks of the Alliance" was undertaken in parallel with the drafting of a new strategy for the Organization, which was published in December 1967. MC 14/3 and its accompanying military document (MC 48/3) were so inherently flexible, in substance and interpretation, that they remained valid until the end of the Cold War. The Harmel Report reflected this philosophy and was to be considered as a key political and strategic think-piece. It effectively communicated to the public (it was an unclassified document) the spirit of the classified strategic documents (MC 14/3 and MC 48/3).
The top political authority of the Organization – the North Atlantic Council (NAC) -tasked Harmel, as a member of a group of special representatives, to undertake the drafting of the Report. It evolved in two principal phases: first with the setting up of Special Groups in February 1967 and second, with the political stage when the findings of each group were compared.
The first stage – the formation of special groups
A Special Group of Representatives was set up under the chairmanship of the Secretary General Manilo Brosio on 22 February 1967. The Special Group then established broad sub-groups, each one chaired by a rapporteur named by member governments:
- East-West relations, chaired by J.H.A. Watson from the British Foreign Ministry and Karl Schutz from the West German Foreign Ministry;
- interallied relations, chaired by former NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri Spaak;
- general defence policy, chaired by US Deputy Under Secretary of State Foy D. Kohler; and
- relations with other countries, chaired by C.L. Patijn, a professor of international relations at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
These groups began work in April 1967.
The second stage - consultations and negotiations
The second and political stage of the process took place in October 1967. The rapporteurs met for the last time on 11 October at DitchleyPark in the United Kingdom. Here, each sub-group's findings were compared.
The Secretary General, Manilo Brosio, consulted members directly, often to mediate on standoffs for instance between the United States which was unwilling to be forced into something by France and the United Kingdom, along with other members, who wanted a report more acceptable to the French authorities.
The methods used by the groups' rapporteurs varied, sometimes causing complaints among some permanent representatives that the groups' methods were chaotic. Two of the four rapporteurs were criticized for their "highly personal manner", while others such as Spaak, were criticized for addressing issues in a more theoretical, than realistic way. Additionally, there were inevitable disagreements over substance, considering that 15 member countries had to discuss such a broad range of issues. For instance, on the key issue of East-West relations, views differed, with the United Kingdom's more optimistic outlook on détente being confronted with the scepticism of the Federal Republic of Germany. Eventually, the conclusion was that NATO and a policy of détente were not contradictory and that US presence in Europe was important to peaceful order.
The four reports formed the basis of the summary report – known as the Harmel Report - drafted by the International Staff early December 1967. It was presented to foreign ministers and further debated. Following amendments, the final report was approved by ministers on 14 December 1967 and issued as an annex to the final communiqué.
The Report's findings and programme of work
The Harmel Report is a very short document, consisting of 17 paragraphs. It highlights two main tasks for the Alliance and several other key issues.
Two main tasks for the Alliance
- "…to maintain adequate military strength and political solidarity to deter aggression and other forms of pressure and to defend the territory of member countries if aggression should occur";
- "…to pursue the search for progress towards a more stable relationship in which the underlying political issues can be solved."
And the text continues:
"Military security and a policy of détente are not contradictory. Collective defence is a stabilising factor in world politics. It is the necessary condition for effective policies directed towards a greater relaxation of tensions. The way to peace and stability in Europe rests in particular on the use of the Alliance constructively in the interest of détente. The participation of the USSR and the USA will be necessary to achieve a settlement of the political problems in Europe."
Key concerns
- Adaptability: The Alliance is capable of adapting itself to changing circumstances within the terms of the Treaty and continuing to help maintain peace within a very different international security environment to that of 1949;
- Stability: Alliance members share ideals and interests. NATO's cohesion generates stability in the Atlantic area;
- Détente: Allies are not obliged to submit their policies to collective decision, but consultations should be improved with a view to seeking common ground in pursuing the divisive issue of détente with the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe;
- German reunification: détente or the "relaxation of tensions" was not the ultimate goal but Allies were aware that if they wanted to reach a "lasting peaceful order", the German question had to be resolved;
- Disarmament: arms control or balanced force reductions play an important role in working toward and effective détente with the East;
- Exposed areas: these have to be examined, in particular the South-Eastern flank and the Mediterranean.
The Report concluded that the Alliance had a very important role to play in promoting détente and strengthening peace. As such, it advocated the adoption of a dual-track approach to defence where "Military security and a policy of détente are not contradictory but complementary", or as US Deputy Under Secretary of State Kohler described it in his sub-group's report, it advocated a two-pillar security strategy.
The entire process of self-examination not only served to reassert Alliance unity and cohesion but it clearly laid out its concerns and principal objectives. Additionally, the inclusion of language on defence in the final report provided an opportunity to gain support for the Alliance's new military strategy published the same year.


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With his coach looking on, a Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shot and killed himself outside the team's practice facility Saturday morning, less than an hour after he killed his girlfriend, according to the police.
The player was identified as Jovan Belcher, 25, said Darin Snapp, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department, and his girlfriend was identified as Kasandra Perkins, 22.
The harrowing morning began at a house on Crysler Avenue in Kansas City, Mo., that Belcher shared with Perkins. About 7 a.m., with his mother and infant daughter in another room, Belcher shot Perkins multiple times, Snapp said.
When the police arrived after the shooting, Belcher's mother, Cheryl E. Shepherd, told them that her son had shot Perkins, Snapp said. Shepherd told the police that Perkins was like her own daughter, and that it was not immediately clear what had triggered the violence.
Perkins was taken to a hospital, where she died a short time later, the police said.
After shooting Perkins, the police said, Belcher made the 15-minute drive to the team's practice facility at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Kansas City police received a call a little after 8 a.m. from a member of the Chiefs' security staff who said he saw Belcher pull up to the parking lot with a gun and that Belcher was threatening suicide, Snapp said. When the officers arrived, they saw coach Romeo Crennel, general manager Scott Pioli and another Chiefs employee, who was not identified, standing in the parking lot talking to Belcher.
Snapp said that they had been talking for about four or five minutes -- the time it took for the police to arrive. As the officers pulled up, Belcher walked away from Crennel and Pioli and shot himself, Snapp said.
In their preliminary interview with the police, Pioli and Crennel said that they were never threatened by Belcher and never in fear. Belcher thanked them for everything they had done for him since he had been with the Chiefs, Snapp said.
Clark Hunt, the team owner, issued a statement that said: "The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy. We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted."
According to his biography with the Chiefs, Belcher played linebacker, offensive tackle, nose guard and fullback at West Babylon High School on Long Island. In his senior year, the team was undefeated in the regular season for the first time. He was also a three-time prep all-American as a wrestler.
During his four-year career at the University of Maine, Belcher started every game; as a junior he was an Associated Press second-team all-American. But he was not drafted by an NFL team.
In 2009, he signed as a free agent with the Chiefs and proved himself on the practice squad and on special teams, not an unusual path for an undrafted player from a nonmajor program.
From there, Belcher's rise was rapid. He started 15 of 16 games at linebacker in 2010, and every game last season. This year, he started 10 of the 11 games the Chiefs have played, with 38 tackles.
The Chiefs, who are 1-10 this season, announced Saturday afternoon that they would play Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers as scheduled at Arrowhead.
Fans have persistently called for the firing of the team's top management. But after news of the shooting, a demonstration against the team's leadership that had been planned for Sunday's game was called off. On Facebook, a group calling itself Save Our Chiefs released a statement that said: "We feel that tomorrow's game is neither the proper place nor the proper time to continue these activities, but rather tomorrow's game should be a time for all fans to come together and help this team recover from a great tragedy."
Former teammates and friends said Belcher was mild-mannered and quiet and that the news came as a shock.
Anthony Becht, who was a tight end for the Chiefs last season and whose locker was just a few stalls away from Belcher's, said he never saw any hints of problems in his personal life.
"He's a very quiet kid, a nice guy -- a hard-working kid," Becht said. "He worked his way up from a small college to being a starter in the NFL. You never know what would trigger that. I would never -- if I'd try to think of someone who would do this, I wouldn't have ever thought it was this kid."
Becht added: "There was nothing about him that seemed abnormal; it's not like he was on the field ripping guys' heads off. He was a hard-nosed player, he practiced hard, in the locker room he'd hang out. What could have caused him to make him do that?"
Belcher and Perkins' daughter, Zoey Michelle, was featured on Perkins' Instagram page. It includes pictures of Perkins while she was pregnant, at the Chiefs' complex and in the hospital holding Zoey, who was born on Sept. 11. One photo shows a smiling Perkins and Belcher with the baby. Zoey was unharmed, the police said, and was in the care of Shepherd, Belcher's mother.
Snapp, in televised briefings with local stations, said there were reports of trouble between Belcher and Perkins. "We had heard that they had been arguing in the past," Snapp said.
There was little public information about Belcher's injury history.
In West Babylon, at the home of Shepherd, friends and relatives gathered Saturday to toast him, playing songs and displaying photos and football memorabilia.
"I couldn't believe it," Ruben Marshall, 42, a family friend who had coached Belcher in the town's youth football league. "I didn't want to believe it. He was a good man. A good, loving father, a family man."

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To Indiana:
- Andre Miller
To Denver:
- Stephen Jackson
- Anthony Johnson
What this deal gives us is some quickness in the backcourt. Miller is a solid defender and great playmaker. He also is very durable having played in no less than 80 games in each of his season in the NBA.
We get rid of a headcase in Jackson and give them Johnson so we can upgrade at the 1 and to make salaries work. Plus they will likely demand a PG in return if Miller is dealt.
As for Denver they need a shooting guard who can shoot and Jackson is one of their best opitions out there. AJ and Bookyins would make a good PG tandem.
Of course though this trade depends on one thing:
- Us trading Tinsley. We can't have Tinsley, Miller, and Saras on this team. To much salary for 3 PGs.
One thing I like about Miller is that he doesn't shoot a lot of threes. He isn't a good long range shooter which isn't good but I like the fact that he plays to his strengths.
Again, we would have to have Tinsley dealt to do this deal and I don't have any idea at the moment for that.
What do you guys think of this deal? I think it is fair, realistic, and good for both teams.


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Hi Nick,
I've just downloaded the old open source code from the link provided by "juhana" in this thread to take a quick look on it.
I'm a bit surprised by the implementation of your Timer class...
I remember when I created my own Timer class for my 3D engine, I've end up with approximately the same straight-forward implementation But I've rapidly got some weird timing effects (3D animations went fast, then slow, then fast, etc...), first I thought it was because of my crappy animation system but then I've found that tons of developers had the same problem as mine and it's seems to happen on multi-core platforms only (ex : this GD thread).
I know this is old code so maybe the Timer class in today's SwiftShader is no more the same but I just had to ask you the question : didn't you had any side effect like mine on multi-core platforms with this implementation ?
Maybe it was so long time ago so you could not try it on a multi-core platform, thus my question would become totally irrelevant...
That class is no longer used (there's nothing time dependent). But I'd love to know what you discovered exactly and whether you found better alternatives!
Errr, OK
Well, I did not "discovered" so much... And I think I'd better not to feed the troll again about performance timing and profiling under Windows...
AFAIK, performance counters under Windows have 2 well-known problems : * Too great leaps between 2 calls to QueryPerformanceCounter() (seems to be on every platforms, example here). Here is the MSDN KB article about it. * The side effect I described due to the fact that each core has its own clock (so the problem occurs only on multi-core platforms, example here)
For clarity, here is "your" implementation (and basically the same as my old one) :
double Timer::seconds()
__int64 currentTime;
__int64 frequency;
return (double)currentTime / (double)frequency;
Now, the most-common-and-recommended-trick : There is an example implementation in OGRE 3D (Timer::getMilliseconds method at line 119).
As you can see, this is awful, but during my googling trip about this problem, I found nothing better for performance timing.
Maybe someone here use an another trick ?
What if the thread the timer is running on runs at half the speed of the other threads?
Kenneth: that should be accounted for in the value returned from QueryPerformanceFrequency, no?
True, but I was thinking about synchronicity. If one subsystem is running twice as fast/slow as the others, couldn't timing anomalies occur?
Consider this:
Thread 1 (1.5Ghz) : Rendering, AI Thread 2 (3.0Ghz) : Physics, Audio
Oh, definitely, if they're running on different cores (with physically separate clocks) then even if the cores are at the same clock speed, timing anomalies WILL occur. That's what the code polyvertex linked to is trying to account for, by setting the thread affinity mask so that it always calls QPC on the same core.
I don't think you can have two threads on the same core running at different clock speeds...that wouldn't make much sense to me.
Reedbeta is right about thread affinity and clock speed.
You could even call SetThreadAffinityMask(threadHandle, 1) to always stick to the first core but, as you can see, OGRE developers are going further by calling GetProcessAffinityMask() (see the Timer::reset() method, line 84) to be fully compliant with current OS and hardware settings, which seems to be a good thing...
I have to say that since I changed my Windows Timer class to use those tricks (constant thread affinity masking and potential leaps compensating), I never had timing problems anymore...
It was supposed to say core 1/2, my bad
Wow, I just found this. Does somebody know what is this "/invisible/src/" URL thingy ?
Reedbeta, why did you suggested to the OP to convert LARGE_INTEGER to floating point here ?
'invisible' seems to be one microsoft research project last updated in 2004..
I was just thinking that it would be simpler and more convenient to work with times in floating point format rather than 64-bit integers. However, Nils said later in that thread that he thought this was a bad idea because the roundoff errors could become significant. So, the timer should internally keep the time as a LARGE_INTEGER but then convert it to float when calculating the timestep for each frame (assuming your physics and logic routines use floating-point time).


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Gallardo faces off against good friend Villanueva
PHOENIX -- Carlos Villanueva doesn't believe in fraternization and wanted to avoid seeing his former Brewers teammates until he took the mound on Friday. But Milwaukee's Yovani Gallardo did a sneak attack.
"Someone mentioned to me [that he doesn't like to talk on the field]," Gallardo said. "I was like, 'Oh, I have to talk to him on purpose now and see what he does.' We said hello before the game. He was a good friend of mine, and he still is. It's good to see him doing well."
Gallardo started by sending his former teammate text messages around 7 a.m. MST Friday.
Villanueva left Mesa before the Cubs' team bus, and was hoping to avoid seeing anyone from the Brewers. But when he got to Maryvale Baseball Park, there was Gallardo, waiting for him. The two hugged.
"Of course, he's warming up right there," Villanueva said of Gallardo. "I couldn't just push him away. Pitchers, I'm OK with."
Villanueva and Gallardo were together on the Brewers from 2007-10, and good friends.
"Me and Yo, we were tight when I was there," Villanueva said. "There was a lot of trash talking back and forth for the last couple days. I have a lot of friends on that team, but when it comes down to business, it's business, and they know it.
"We'll be facing them a lot during the season and sometimes it's a good thing I know a little bit about them because that way I can maybe use some of that against them, but hopefully those two years I was away [playing for the Blue Jays], they forgot a little bit."
Villanueva threw six scoreless innings Friday, while Gallardo gave up one unearned run over 5 1/3 innings. Gallardo did offer a scouting report on Villanueva.
"He looked pretty good to me," Gallardo said. "He's got good stuff. Even when he was here, he's got four plus pitches, commands the ball very well, and any time you have the off-speed like he does, you're one pitch away from getting out of a tough inning."
Villanueva's Cubs got the upper hand on Friday, rallying to beat the Brewers, 4-1. They'll meet again April 8-10 in the Cubs' first regular season series at Wrigley Field.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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embarrassed himself badly mixing up the two recently. Maybe that's why he left the race. See, geography really is important!
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Real or imaginary, a perception exists for fans of pretty much everyone other than Duke that Duke gets all the calls, all the breaks, all the attention.
It's certainly the case with television scheduling, and nearly every word uttered by coach Mike Krzyzewski is parsed in some way. Of course, he's the winningest Division I men's coach in college basketball history, so that might have something to do with it, too.
But when it comes to how the Blue Devils are treated by the NCAA tournament selection committee, there's really little to quibble about.
Last four included: Arizona State, Richmond, Baylor, Oregon
Last four out: Mississippi, Southern Methodist, Louisiana State, N.C. State
Next four out: Brigham Young, Arkansas, Indiana, Saint Joseph's
Moving in: Arizona State, Coastal Carolina, Davidson, UC Santa Barbara, Vermont, Weber State
Moving out: Chattanooga, Northern Colorado, Southern Methodist, Stony Brook, UC Irvine, UNC Asheville
Conference call: Big 12 (7), Pac-12 (7), Atlantic Coast (6), Big Ten (6), Atlantic 10 (5), American (4), Big East (4), Southeastern (4), Mountain West (2)
Over the last 18 seasons, Duke's seeding has paralleled its final regular season position in the Ratings Percentage Index far more often than not. Taking the overly simplistic step of matching the top four teams in the RPI as apparent No. 1 seeds, the next four as apparent No. 2 seeds, etc., Duke's seeding lined up exactly with its projected seeding in 14 of the last 18 years.
Of the four seasons the Blue Devils's seeding wasn't in line with the RPI, they were seeded lower than anticipated in three of them.
The one time Duke was mildly overseeded was in 2010, when it got a No. 1 seed with an RPI of 7 and an overall strength of schedule of 8. That's hardly anything to get too upset about; the Blue Devils were still really good, and they went on to win the national title that season (in fact beating the West Virginia bunch that had a decent claim to the final No. 1 seed that season in the Final Four).
But it has cut the other way as well. A season ago, Duke finished atop the RPI, played the nation's sixth toughest schedule, went 11-3 against the top 50 in the RPI and arguably had the second-best overall profile behind Louisville. Still, the committee saw fit to hand the Blue Devils a No. 2 seed and place them in Louisville's bracket, and out Duke went in the regional final to the eventual national champion.
The other two recent instances of Duke's seeding being off reflected some common sense on the part of the committee. In 2009, Duke had the top RPI and the toughest schedule, but it also went 6-5 to close out the ACC regular season before winning the conference tournament. As a No. 2 seed, those Blue Devils were crushed by Villanova in the NCAA round of 16.
Two years earlier, Duke went 4-7 after Feb. 1 and earned a No. 6 seed despite an RPI of 15. The Blue Devils were promptly bounced in the first round by Virginia Commonwealth.
As for this year? The Blue Devils sit at 11th in the RPI while playing the sixth toughest schedule in the country entering Saturday's game at Syracuse. In Friday's bracket projection, their seeding precisely reflects their metrics: A solid No. 3 seed that could continue to improve over the final six weeks of the regular season.
Note: (Teams with their conference affiliation in parenthesis are projected to be automatic bids by winning the conference; in this bracket, the West winner would face the Midwest winner and the East winner would face the South winner)
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ISC'14 Announces New Passport and Pricing Structure
by Suzanne Tracy, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing and HPC Source
The ISC'14 conference and exhibition are now open for registration. A new passport system has been introduced this year that includes five different categories enabling attendees to register for the entire program, the exhibition, the tutorial series, a special focus program the ISC team has put together, or just specific days. All conference passes include free public transportation within Leipzig during the duration of the conference.
Also new this year is a "Special Focus Pass," designed for new attendees, which provides access to a good selection of scientific and industry-related programs at a competitive price, including keynotes, Industry Innovation through HPC, research papers, posters, birds-of-a-feather, vendor showdown, exhibitor forum, the exhibition and social events.
Taking place from June 22 to 26, the conference consists of half-day and full-day tutorials, a conference track that offers a diversity of subjects, ranging from big data and quantum computing, to status reports on ongoing research like the European Human Brain Project, to exascale initiatives and the TOP500.
The ISC Student Cluster Competition will return to the show floor, this time with 11 teams from around the globe. To find out who is competing this year for the best team title, click here.
The HPC Advisory Council meeting also is back. It will take place on Sunday, June 22, and requires an additional registration.
The full five-day program can be viewed via the agenda planner, which attendees can use to select sessions and events that match their interests and to organize their days at the conference.
Check out all the different passports and the fees structure here. By registering between now and May 15, attendees can save up to 25 percent off the onsite price.


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Can you blame me?
Defense looks shaky, though it's to be expected when so many players are missing.
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Can you blame me?
Defense looks shaky, though it's to be expected when so many players are missing.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I hope you're joking. Frankly, I was more impressed with our D last year than our O....
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Hell no I can't. I'm just in the optimistic crowd. I have started other seasons off by being like you, but as the great Hicks has said, there is no point in being too pessimistic about things or else it's no fun, and when it's no fun anymore, then that's when I quit being a fan.
But yeah, I know what you mean, I'm a Pacers/Colts/IU/Reds fan.
I have plenty of things to be pissed about/sad about/angry about and plenty of things to be happy about.
If anyone can understand it's people in the Pacers/Colts fan crowd.
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Ladies and Gentleman your 2nd string QB Shaun King
King throw's an intereception
Why Not Us ?
interception Hayden
Why Not Us ?
Nice job Kelvin!
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
Can we all just wait till the season starts before saying we are screwed? I have been to TC and Addai looks great when he gets reps on the first team.
Also, With pretty much the second string defense in, the Rams did not score like they should have.
"If I tell you its Easter, you'd better hide eggs" - Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard
Hagler looks really good..... is constantly around the football.
King > Sorgi
It's really funny that this is slanted toward the NFC so much. Obviously FOX is going to do that. But, they are really neglecting the COLTS
"If I tell you its Easter, you'd better hide eggs" - Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard
And the Colts pick up where they left off -- with a loss.
Oh well. The Starting offense looked good and Adam V looked good so we do have a few things to look foward to.
Was it just me, or did Adam Vinatieri get 2 touchbacks? Plus kicked a 53 yard fg.
2007 Super Bowl XLI Champions!
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Don't they have a contract to do only the NFC, to cover it more?
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
I still can't believe we lost because of a SAFETY.
No your weren't dreaming apparently touchbacks are possible during a kickoff , I've heard of there existence but never really seen a real one until today
And don't forget the beautiful onside kick
Why Not Us ?
In the face
Hey 'toad, why don't you try to be positive this year.
I mean it can't kill you....can it?
Seriously what made you so negative and I'm not trying to be all mean about it; but I mean I guess the Colts/Pacers can do that to a man.
Or have you been positive before and it not look right and you just quit?
I can't speak for 'toad but for me it helps to be negative (I prefer pessimistic) because if you don't get your hopes up you won't be disappointed. If you're lucky you'll be pleasantly surprised.
More people should try the "'Toad Way." Here's an example:
One of Kegboy's drivers for the Brickyard was Jimmie Johnson. More than an hour before the race was over I told Kegboy that Jimmie would win (and I wasn't happy about it ). Kegboy kept saying "no he won't." As soon as Jimmie took the checkered flag Kegboy turned to me smiling and said "Did you like my Indy Toad impersonation?"


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1.whats your opinion about showing respect to the older,parents,friends, why do some people not show respect to others?
2.i think the improvement of technology has made our life worse instead of making it better,i prefer to live a simple life in a village,without confusement of city life!
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And Jack gets tossed. There's a shocker.
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And Jack gets tossed. There's a shocker.
Well, Chicago lost, so that's cool.
What a great night for the Pacers, even though they didn't play.
After a slow start, they are now in the East's top 3.
@PeterVecsey1: FYI: Solid source says Clips discussed trading Jordan 4 Varajeo B4 it was known he needs knee surgery. Cavs demanded Bledsoe as well.
Not sure what to think of this.
Honestly, if I were the Clippers I would have tried to lower the cost but ultimately have accepted Jordan + Bledsoe. Jordan is young, talented, and super athletic...but Varejao would fill Jordan's role better than he does now. And the Clippers are so deep that they have other guys to fill in what Bledsoe is doing. He's a great young player but Varejao woulda been a big upgrade.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
The Spurs signed Australian Center, Aron Baynes. Expect him to be good in Pop's system.
Blair's time in SA may be ending soon.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Of course, Andy could make them the favorites for the title. That is, if he was healthy enough.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I think his assists are inflated by the New Orleans stats team, like Collison's and Paul's were to a certain degree. I read a really specific breakdown of Collison's huge assist night that made it seem like he was credited for a lot more than he deserved.
Random stats bit:
Derrick Williams per-36 in the last 20 games (since mid-November): 20.3 ppg, 8.6 reb, 60% TS
He only got a bit over 16 min per game, but the guy has silently been very efficient in limited minutes.
He had trouble adjusting to the increased role when Love was hurt the first time. But those numbers since -- impressive.
He's also been playing a career high 36 mpg for the cavaliers, whereas he would only be playing 25-30 for the Clippers. And their bench is ridiculously good. They've got a bench that could compete against starting lineups and their most productive lineups have been small-ball. Nobody's surprised he's injured again, but if he's not injured then not only is he going to be a less focal point of the offense for the Clippers but he will be seeing less minutes as well. He just gets to be a secondary PnR player and clean up the mess in the miles of open space creating by Paul, Crawford, and Griffin lol
I can definitely see the reasoning behind not trading for him, but in the case of the Clipper (pre-injury) I think the risk is worth it.
Kirilenko fouls Westbrook:
Must be a corollary to the law of verticality: if you get shoved (egregiously) off your feet, you're not allowed to use your arms to try to maintain your balance.
"I think if he is and we pass on Leaf we'd be some dumb mother ****ers."
- Larry Bird to Kevin Pritchard before their pick on Draft Day
Oden wants to play this year. http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...BA_This_Season
I say sign him. Oden in a limited role would be very good, and he'd be cheap. Mostly, just have him practice with the team this season and sign him cheap next year. No one with a brain would give him a large sum of money. Pacers are a playoff team, which has to look pretty enticing.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I hope Miami doesn't get him. There'd be no downside for them and only upside. If he could be at all close to how he played in between injuries in Portland, every minute he can give would be a huge bonus for Miami.
They do need size, but they don't have any money do they to sign someone?
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I think ... yes.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
I watched the Lakers game last night. The Lakers bigs(Howard, Gasol, and Hill) were injured, so Earl Clark played heavy minutes. I was impressed with his scoring and rebing, something like 22 pts, and 14 rebs. He has an inside outside game. I didn't realize he had that type of game. Maybe he just had a really good not often type game last night. At least he helped the Lakers keep it a close game against the Spurs only losing by 3.
Stephen Jackson hit a # of 3's quickly then lost his cool with 2 techs, and had to leave the game. He took his hot shooting right out of the game with his arguing. Somethings just never change.
His 22 & 13 last night was 8 more points and 2 more rebounds than his previous career highs. So not quite an "often type game".
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
I watched the game as well (Nash & fantasy reasons). The scoring was a bit atypical of him. Especially, the 3 point shot. Clark is not a shooter and that was a main reason why he almost never played for the Magic. However, he could have improved his shot over the off-season.
He is a good rebounder, a good athlete and an energy guy. Playing with Nash his scoring will increase. He can finish inside. He may become an excellent pick-up for a fantasy team
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.


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Where are the most social beauty shoppers in the country? We asked the brainiacs at FourSquare to tally the data from its 15 million users to find out which cities users are checking into most for beauty stores like Ulta, Sephora, and more. And, according to the free mobile app, the most beauty-obsessed city with over 300,000 check-ins is Fresno, CA, which is home to five beauty schools, as well as multiple beauty retailers. Lubbock, TX follows in the number two spot, with Tulsa, OK rounding out the top three. See the full list below and on the map above. Don't see your hometown? Check into FourSquare on your next makeup run and make your beauty stop count!
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It's that special day for that special couple. You love them. You do. But you haven't been to a wedding in years. Well, times have changed. Sure, it's still all about the bride and groom. But you might want to take note of a few of these tips to make sure you're enjoying yourself, but also ensure that the bride and groom are happy they invited you.
Make the most of a special day that the bride and groom thought of YOU when writing their invitations!
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One way I like to think about the schedule is to look at how many tough road games are left on the schedule?
I think we all can agree that we just played 5 extremely difficult road games.
LA Clippers
San Antonio
The Pacers are tied for the third best record, but these other teams have the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th best records in the NBA. In other words those are to this point in the season the 5 toughest road games any team can play. Well unless you replace the Clips with the Pacers. But those 5 teams are a combined 53-8 at home to this point in the season.
I expect every team listed above except the Clippers to probably win 60 plus games. And the Clippers will probably 58 games or so.
But the best news is we only play one of those teams again on the road and that is the Heat.
So I was looking at the rest of the schedule. Trying to come up with some tough road games.
We do of course have the Heat, but besides that we have
Dallas Mavs
Denver Nuggets.
I think at worst we will go 2-2 in those games, probably 3-1. Pacers are better than all 4 of those teams. I cannot say the same about the teams we just played. Pacers might be as good as the Heat, Thunder, Spurs, Blazers and Clippers. But are they better than any of those teams? Maybe the Clippers, OK, but not the other four.
Unless a couple of the east teams start to play well. Hawks, Pistons, Wizards, seem like the most likely candidates along with maybe the Celitcs if they get Asik and if Rondo comes back.
My main point is the worst of the schedule is over. I think we all knew that, but I hope this post makes it clear.
edit: let me add the Knicks just got Chandler back and the Nets are playing better. Both are pretty talented and have very experienced players, so they could at some point start to play well or maybe not


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Topic: Sweats, Fainting, and Blurry Vision--Oh My
So now my dad is having sweats, fainting and blurry vision. He had it where he fainted and hit his head on a nightstand. He went to the ER...and is at Mayo now. They did a CT scan no hematoma in the brain...no clots in the lungs.
Is this something that occurs with CC? Also his urine is still rusty even after the stent.


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We're waiting to see if Brandon Hilton can become the new Jeffree Star. Taking fashion and gender bending looks to similar levels, Hilton is working to push his Internet presence into a fame monster.It worked for Star who was recently signed to Akon's label which is major.
In his newest single, "Glamour Zombie," Hilton sings against a lot of blue glow stick light thingies. It's a little dark, but you can see the white blonde hair and know it's Hilton all the way.


text: My weight has taken an upswing too recently. I was down to 325 and weighed myself today and am a 334. I blame it on my lack of energy and poor discipline when it comes to eating lunch at work. I gotta start doing better because I get weighed again on 10/15 at my doctor's appointment at the VA Hospital in Marion, IN. It doesn't help that my appointment is with a doctor who I have never seen before who has already taken it upon himself to change a few of my medicines. I am gonna try to stay positive then, but I can see me asking how or why he would do that with no input from me. That stresses me out and when I am stressed out I usually eat more.


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Members of most state political parties will gather Tuesday, Feb. 7
T.W. Budig
ECM Capitol Reporter
It's a chance to shape the political parties and the fortunes of candidates.
Minnesotans will caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 7, gathering in neighborhoods across the state for an exercise in democracy.
"It's always a big deal," said Minnesota DFL State Party Chairman Ken Martin of the caucuses.
DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie views the caucuses as a chance for people to arrange the "building blocks" of parties by molding party platforms.
Beyond this, Ritchie sees the caucuses as providing candidates willing to spend the time, make the phone calls and wear out the shoe leather, with a means of making their political mark without spending a lot of money.
Caucuses can be wellsprings of new ideas, Martin said.
He cites an idea out of a northern Minnesota caucus in the 1950s that Hubert Humphrey latched onto, an idea about helping that eventually took the shape of the Peace Corps.
This year, a presidential year, will add zest to the caucuses as Republicans and Democrats will feature presidential straw polls.
In 2008, in a presidential race matching Sen. Hillary Clinton against Sen. Barack Obama, some 220,000 Democrats caucused in a record-setting display of fervor.
"I remember standing in a line a mile long," Martin quipped.
Republican officials are hopeful of a big caucus turnout for their non-binding presidential straw poll.
Innovative Approach
Some of the parties are getting innovate in their approach to the caucus.
The Independence Party of Minnesota this year is hosting a live, online caucus.
"I'd love to see a hundred people (participate)," said IP Chairman Mark Jenkins. Jenkins expects a few glitches, but also foresee the use of technology continuing into the future.
Details about the live, online IP caucus can be found on the party's website: www.independenceminnesota.org.
The IP will have caucuses at more than 40 locations on Feb. 7 — Edina, Bloomington, Eagan, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Coon Rapids, Stillwater, elsewhere.
To find where to caucus, check the Secretary of State's website under "Elections" for a caucus-finder to locate the caucus in your neighborhood.
Caucusing begins at 7 p.m.
In addition to the Republican, Democratic, and Independence parties, the Green and Constitution parties are also caucusing.
The Grassroots and Libertarian parties are not meeting.
To be eligible to participate in a caucus, attendees must be eligible to vote in the next general election, live in the precinct, and in general agree with the principles of the political party.
Delegates to party conventions are often elected at caucuses.
One theory about caucuses is that supporters of opposition parties sometimes infiltrate competing caucuses to twist the results.
While Martin and Jenkins don't wholly discount the scenario, they downplay it. "It would be very difficult to accomplish," Martin said.
Democrats are eager to bring new blood into their caucuses, he explained. Democratic statewide candidates have struggled, Martin believes, in part because the same people attend the party's caucuses. And these activists tend to send similar-patterned candidates into the primaries, election after election.
A turnout of 100,000 citizens on caucus night wouldn't be too bad, Ritchie indicated. Martin expects around 30,000 people to attend the DFL caucuses this year.
Jenkins said he was unfamiliar with the previous IP caucus turnouts, but, whatever the total, they're hoping for more, he explained.
The IP, which has seen some election success in Minnesota, is focusing on getting a half dozen candidates elected to the Legislature, Jenkins said.
"I'd be lying if I'd say I'd be disappointed at two or three," he said.
Attempts to contact Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Pat Shortridge were not successful.
The Secretary of State's Office will post the results of the caucus night presidential straw polls on its website. The results will be provided by the parties.


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Coming off like Calvin Coolidge high on crystal meth, Mayor Bob Filner pronounced himself shocked — that's really shocked, not Casablanca's Claude Rains-style shocked — over the prospective draining away of public transit funds.
San Diego's brash rookie mayor, famous (and getting more so by the frenzied news cycle) for his martially artful style, took his game up a notch last week when he rained rhetorical blows on SANDAG's budgeting for public communications, a work product that can be condensed into two letters: PR.
Though he often shoots from his hair-trigger lip — and predictably has fired up the business community to unhorse (if not recall) him — Filner drew a high-five from the Everyman on the Street when he reared up and blistered SANDAG for failing to give its PR budget a good smell test.
Filner couldn't believe that SANDAG, the 25-member regional planning agency, is putting aside $40 million over the next five years for outside PR work when it already has 10 scribes whose job is to inform the world about the projects coming 'round the mountain.
As Filner could have said, hundreds of weekly newspapers around this country don't have 10 reporters and editors.
Hell, there are small dailies without newsroom staffs of 10.
And yet we're to nod understandingly when SANDAG officials say the existing PR platoon may need to be shored up by dozens of firms that will be standing by, ever ready to jump into the breach and inform the public about transit and other projects that the residual force is just too busy to get their tired arms around.
If the Washington sequester works its way down to SANDAG, this $40 million contingency fund could be pared to, say, zero.
Sequester problem solved.
And if SANDAG experiences an exodus of exhausted wordsmiths who refuse to work in a sweat shop, I know a number of recently laid-off journalists, all of whom have labored honestly for years, who'd jump at the prospect of churning out factual copy and eye-catching graphics for decent pay and good benefits.
The weird thing about this self-inflicted PR black eye is this: SANDAG's positive name ID, the sine qua non of PR, is far from universal.
Here you have a key agency with a $1.3 billion budget and you'd be lucky to find five people out of 10 who have a clue what its mission is.
Sandag? Uh, beach farming?
Why SANDAG hasn't been nicknamed something that memorably reflects its identity is a mystery to me.
The full name — the San Diego Association of Governments — has been reduced to an acronym that all but the wonky yearn to forget as soon as possible.
Personally, I like to refer to SANDAG as "Roads & Rail R Us" or, for short, R&R R Us.
(By the way, I offer this snappy moniker free of charge. If SANDAG insisted on paying me thousands of dollars for "brand consulting," I would refuse the windfall on behalf of taxpayers.)
It's irony as rich as a padded expense account that the PR-heavy agency has been pulled up short for planning for more PR. What's more, if Escondido Mayor Sam Abed gets his way, the controversy will generate more PR Muzak to soothe the San Diego mayor and the media's savage breast.
At last week's meeting, Abed recommended a (ghostwritten?) op-ed column that, if it's going to have any credibility, would have to reveal to the nickel what the screed's composition is costing taxpayers.
"We need to control our message," Abed said, "and not let the media define what SANDAG is."
Sounds like a political campaign waged against the press, which is the people's best proxy when it comes to the spending of taxpayer dollars.
For SANDAG, the most effective defense against populist revolt over profligate spending isn't a massaged message. It's the fully audited austerity of public virtue. Pinch the pennies — and reap the people's gratitude.
"The things I never say never get me into trouble," Coolidge famously said.
For SANDAG, the terse aphorism can be retrofitted to read:
The unnecessary dollars we never spend never get us into trouble.


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Rogers 'on board' with placement on DL
PHOENIX -- Right-hander Mark Rogers said he was "on board for sure" with the Brewers' decision to place him on the disabled list, giving Rogers some time to reclaim his missing velocity.
He met with assistant general manager Gord Ash and members of Milwaukee's athletic training staff on Wednesday morning to set what Ash called "a very specific plan" for the next two weeks.
"Like we talked about before, I'm extremely confident my velocity will be back sooner rather than later," Rogers said. "It's just a matter of continuing to get stronger and allowing myself the time to get there. I'm feeling better every day. I'm excited to have the opportunity to get stronger, and hopefully be back with the club when the 15 days are up. I just have to listen to my arm."
Rogers, whose bid for the Opening Day roster was scuttled by his diminished velocity, will remain at Maryvale Baseball Park when the rest of the team departs Thursday. Once he's ready to pitch, the Brewers can keep Rogers on a rehab assignment for up to 30 days.
He is out of Minor League options, so the Brewers would have to bring Rogers to the big leagues at the end of his DL stint or expose him to waivers.
"I want to get to 100 percent," Rogers said. "I'm not going do myself any justice, or the club any justice, if I pitch at less than 100 percent. That's what the goal is for the next couple of weeks."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Uptons satisfied with latest spring results
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Upton brothers had reason to be satisfied when they exited Sunday afternoon's split-squad game against the Astros at Osceola County Stadium.
Justin Upton drew a walk and flied out to center field in the only other plate appearance he recorded while playing four pain-free innings during the 7-4 loss to the Astros. This was the first spring game of the season for Upton, who was bothered by a sore right side last week.
B.J. Upton recorded his first hit of the spring with a double in the third inning off Astros left-hander Brett Oberholtzer, who was previously in the Braves organization. Upton's double cut through the windy conditions and nearly cleared the left-center-field wall.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Why do architects wear black, anyway? Well, not all of them, but enough so that you can understand why one asks the question. Black turtlenecks, black jackets, black pants, black shoes, black, black, black.
I am off into purely personal speculation here, so I can only ask that you bear with me. Black is a serious color. And architecture is a pretty serious business. To an architect, there is probably no more serious business. (Aside: priests wear black; ultimate reality is pretty serious, too.) Architecture is about form, space, and order – ask Francis Ching – the serious elements of this serious business. It's not about mere decoration. Decoration is too ephemeral, too frivolous, very unserious. I'd suggest that black reflects and affirms an architect's commitment to the seriousness of his or her profession; it says "decoration is not for me – I leave that to others. I create structure, space, form and order. I don't pick out wallpaper."
So why is the Miller House in Columbus, Indiana, predominately white? White steel on the exterior, white plaster and laminates and nearly-white marble and terrazzo on the interior. Granted, the house's exterior walls are clad in nearly-black slate, but I'd argue that this merely heightens the impact of the interior's light-filled whiteness. White is a serious color for modernism. White rejects the colors one associates with most traditional building materials – brick, wood, and stone – in the same way that flat roofs and large expanses of glass reject traditional buildings' expressions of shelter and enclosure. White emphasizes architecture as intellectual concept independent of historical precedents or local traditions. One might say it's the same idea as the architect's black wardrobe rendered in reverse.
The Miller House has intellectual rigor to spare: the grid of its columns, the 5-foot module of its plan, its perfect clarity of openness and enclosure. All expressed in white or nearly-white materials. But the Miller House has plenty of color and texture as well – Alexander Girard saw to that – textiles, glass, ceramics, decorative objects. They balance the house's austerity and reserve with an outgoing cheerfulness that belies the care of their selection and organization. Architecture is indeed an intellectual exercise, but a home environment must satisfy emotional needs as well. Saarinen, Roche, Girard, and the Millers understood this. My guess is that they wanted to see the full range, a home whose use of color metaphorically captures the greatest possible breadth of experience.
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Manhattan Shakespeare Project to Teach Students in Palestine the Works of Shakespeare, 11/25 - 12/7
(From L-R: Documentary filmmaker Lena Rudnick, Manhattan Shakespeare Project Founding Artistic Director Sarah Eismann, and teaching artist Jensen Olaya)
New York, November 15, 2012 — Manhattan Shakespeare Project, an all-female Shakespeare theater company, will send members to The Drama Academy in Ramallah, Palestine from Sunday, November 25 to Friday, December 7, 2012 to teach 14 Palestinian drama students on William Shakespeare text & performance, movement, and viewpoints.
During their visit, the women will collaborate with the students to create an original devised theater piece incorporating Palestinian youth songs, William Shakespeare's Sonnets (both in English and Arabic), and movement that will tell each student's story of what it means to be an artist in Palestine. The piece will be presented to the public in Ramallah and at The Freedom Theatre in the Jenin refugee camp. For one week, the students from The Drama Academy will also mentor Jenin high school students, through the process of theater making, to develop another original piece, which will also be publicly performed at The Freedom Theatre.
Manhattan Shakespeare Project's founding artistic director, Sarah Eismann, and teaching artist Jensen Olaya will teach Shakespeare text & performance and viewpoints respectively.
A documentary will be created by filmmaker Lena Rudnick to capture the methodology and stories of these students for an audience beyond the Palestinian borders. The film will be used for educational outreach to symposiums across the U.S., as well as to students worldwide in an effort to collaborative theater pieces and mentor new students and communities.
In November 2011, the New York-based theater company had an opportunity to perform with the students from The Drama Academy in an international production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare. Inspired by the collaborative experience with The Drama Academy, Manhattan Shakespeare Project has put together the "Shakespeare For A New World: The Palestinian Voice" initiative. "We want to answer the question 'How can artists from wildly different backgrounds, cultures, and languages create theater together, bridge diverse communities, and teach each other and audiences how to grow and live in harmony?'" said Eismann.
For more information about Manhattan Shakespeare Project and "Shakespeare For A New World: The Palestinian Voice," visit manhattanshakes.org.
Donations are also accepted at indiegogo.com/shakespeare-for-a-new-world.
Manhattan Shakespeare Project is a bright new venture into the wonderful world of Shakespeare. Its mission is to explore ways to re-envision Shakespeare's works, to communicate to new generations and new communities. It wants to create vital and currently viable theater focusing on gender constructs, and develop its members' passion for theater not only as an art form, but also as an educational tool.
Manhattan Shakespeare Project is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Manhattan Shakespeare Project must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Past productions have included "Henry V" and "Titus Andronicus."


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Like you're going to do what we say anyway.
I know, you see a million dollar townhouse in Foggy Bottom and then a much bigger home in Broad Ripple for like a 10th of the price, it gets very tempting.
My advice would be to check out areas of the country you have interest in when you are young with no ties.
Sounds like you already have ties.
The reality is most of us have to go where the jobs are too.
I tried hard to find a job long distance in Alaska years ago but never made it.
Obviously we're all so different it's impossible to chose for someone else. I've found even different stages of life you have very different thoughts on where you'd live.
most big cities (like DC, NYC and Chicago) want you to be there before they'll consider you for something other than an internship or the like. i'm not sure if indy would be the same way because indy isn't nearly as transient as the other places.
oddly, i actually find it to be the other way around. my friends on the east coast travel significantly more than anyone i know in the midwest. i think it can be done much easier (when young - it would be significantly different with children, etc) in a place like DC.
example: i had built up a couple grand in savings while in college which i emptied my three months working as an intern here because of the cost of living (i wasn't being paid to intern.) however, in the year in a half since actually getting on the payroll i've been able to save a quite a bit more because i make (as a communications temp at a nonprofit) about $15k+ more than a friend in IL that is a full time middle school math teacher (in her 3rd year.) [one caveat - she is a math teacher in a town of about 2,000 - it'd be a different story in places like Chicago; Springfield, IL or right outside St. Louis.]
i think it comes down to knowing how to convert the increased wage rate in places like DC and NYC (thanks to cost of living, etc) and knowing how to limit your expenses. i'll use my IL teacher friend again here: we recently compared expenses and essentially she pays the same for gas each week i pay for metro, she pays $700 for a 2bd furnished apt with all utilities and i pay $750 for a furnished bedroom in someone's house... ultimately it turned out that our monthly expenses were identical but i was making a significant amount more per year.
i live in a house that has a host of problems (fairly old, wet unfinished basement, etc.) and would be sold out here for at least $750,000. freaking crazy.
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This is the darkest timeline.
I'll be on the Red Line in the direction of Glenmont, boarding at Farragut North in about 20 minutes if anyone wants to say "WORD UP YOU STUPID JACKASS."
i board at gallery place / chinatown. if you see me, please don't make eye contact.
This is the darkest timeline.
ATC is right about the possibilities of cheap student housing. I was neglecting that option. In his comparison, he pays the same for a bedroom in someone's house that his Illinois friend pays for a 2-bedroom apartment. That shows you can live cheaply in Washington, if you are willing to live like that. But things start to close in around you pretty quickly. You save a lot of money not owning a car...but that means you can't drive up to Great Falls on a Sunday afternoon.
Eventually, wage disparities level off. My wage data shows that corporate managers earn about the same everywhere, because the wage levels are set by the corporation. So a banking executive for Chase might make $125,000 in Philadelphia and pay $5000 a month on his mortgage, then move to Indy and get a nicer house for $3000 a month while still making $125,000 a month.
This is probably true. People who move to Washington are the type of people who are likely to travel around some more -- and people who were born and stayed in Indiana are more likely to stay put. All I meant was that you CAN enjoy the nation's wonders while living in Indiana.my friends on the east coast travel significantly more than anyone i know in the midwest. i think it can be done much easier (when young - it would be significantly different with children, etc) in a place like DC.
DC also asked about jobs and moving. In my instance, I moved before I had the job. Today it would be much easier to avoid that risky step.
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And I won't be here to see the day
It all dries up and blows away
I'd hang around just to see
But they never had much use for me
In Levelland. (James McMurtry)
also, i should admit that i'm in a fairly lucky situation in that i work for a non-profit but a successful non-profit media organization that for the most part takes care of the employees (when you're a temp with an assignment of 3mo or longer you get full benefits/insurance.) not all of the jobs available for people my age (specifically non-profit orgs and the hill) offer the same things. usually lower-level staffers (and interns) on the hill roam around the senate/house buildings looking for receptions with food they can attend and get a meal from.
clearly, one might think that was due to my lack of capitalization but as i have moved into the industry i've learned it is partially about trust - if you're not in the area you could easily flake out and never end up moving. and secondly larger cities have plenty of people in those industries currently living there that are looking for jobs. why not simplify the process?
This is the darkest timeline.
Oh the joy of advanced search...
I remembered having a discussion on here about DC to see if there was anything to add to Jose's thread. And found this:
Love it.
Listen, douchebag. I hate leaving DC. Unfortunately (or fortunately), graduate school beckons - that's why I'm in Chicago for god knows how long. I'd love to go back to DC when I'm done.
Look at the big brain on Ed!
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So..any updates? Still considering Indy?
There are things I love about Indianapolis the city- cheap, good housing, more entertainment than what meets the eye, traffic is not bad, people do not get killed in public transportation accidents, ect.
The one thing Indy doesn't have going for me right now? A job that would replace the current job that I have. Like I said, I really can't give this position up.
Right now I am looking at buying my first house in the next year. I love some of the townhouses in DC, but I really don't feel like investing half a million into some gentrifying area 2 blocks from the hood. I don't mind it when I'm paying rent, but when its my own money...
My most realistic goal right now: start up a successful political consulting firm, base it in Chicago, get a chopper or small plane, and take the quick ride to Indy for every Pacers game, Bernie Eckelstein style
You're also not a giant tool, like say Rexnom.
Actually if you're interested in purchasing a house, there is a 3 bedroom 2.5 bath house right around the corner from me and it can be yours for $535,000. The lot size is 8,875 sq ft. It was built in 1960 and the estimated property taxes for the first year are $9,570.
There's also a 1,015 sq ft 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo a couple blocks away for a cool $319,000 if that's more you're speed.
Either way, it's the People's Republic of Takoma Park - we're the end of the Red Line with all the cool **** happening!!
When I dream about the moonlight on the Waaaabash . . . then I looooong for my Ind-i-ana home
Does this help?
The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.
I may be wrong, but from what I read you're about to leave college. If that is the case, I submit this to the you should come back to Indy side of the argument: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/workl...ads/index.html
Indy is not a good place to be looking for a job. It's not the worst, but I have some friends that have been out of work for a year.
Also, I can relate on doing wonders to the resume. I look at living out of Indy (or moreso, living in a large city) as an investment. What would take me 15 years to accomplish professionally in Indy I've done in 14 months in L.A.
Indy is a good place to live, as many others have stated. The cost of living is #1, but there are other benefits. The Pacers don't hurt . I'd love to have a spot in Real Silk (though I don't plan on moving back), and I check about 5-10 properties every time I'm in Indy for fun.
Re: Real Estate. It may be more beneficial to save more and wait until 2011.
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Three top jobs listed are "sales, customer service, health care"
In other words: Dunder Mifflin, Dunder Mifflin, and Dunder Mifflin Hospital.
No thank you.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird
Yeah, I went to college with a very specified major (International Relations) and my professional interests are even more narrow than that. I do love Indianapolis and while I can think of a few options where I may be able to work there, given most of the opportunities in my field it is unlikely.
Miraculously, I was able to find a job, doing something I love at that, in this economic climate.
My interests have confined me to probably either DC, New York, or overseas. Not that there is anything wrong with that, hell I should probably be more thankful than I am. The world is getting smaller and airfare to Indianapolis is always manageable.
As for real estate, thanks for the info ATC. Right now I don't think I am in the position to buy anything but I am saving for an eventual down payment. I actually pay a really fair rent for my current neighborhood, Columbia Heights (around $1,500 a month including utilities for two bedrooms) and am able to save a good amount of money month-to-month.
Rexnom, it is shameful that you left DC for that icebox known as Chicago. Nice city, but Indianapolis is about the limit of what I can stand for a winter.
Developments since I started this thread: the girlfriend I mentioned is now my wife, and Rexnom moved to yet another city that is not DC.
I foresee myself changing jobs at the end of this year and am once again looking at Indy at least as a trial option. The "insert random social science" and law classes I have taken in graduate school have made me realize I should have considered law school more closely than I did, and I have some connections with local law firms and may try to use them to get a paralegal job to see whether or not law is for me. I have also made a couple of cuts and may get a chance to interview for a couple of really good government jobs here in DC, it will probably enable my wife and I to afford a much nicer place here if that actually works out.
The problem is I know that if my wife and I bought a condo out here, space would always be somewhat limited and I don't know if we could afford to live in a decent place and send our future kids to a private school (DCPS is basically not an option). The other option is sending our kids to public school and living in the suburbs, but then you're stuck in commuting hell for the rest of your life.
My wife and I want to start a family in the next couple of years, Indy is obviously better for that. We could live close to downtown/wherever we worked with relative ease and while traffic in Indianapolis can suck (I commuted from a doughnut county to a high school in Indy so I know) it is not like traffic in DC. My family is also in Indy which is a plus when you have kids. Living in Indy for a year or so to start may be good to see whether or not I like being close to my family, whether the city has enough cultural amenities for us (we are both quiet homebodies but still like to go out sometimes), and whether or not I can still take the winter. After looking at a couple of places in Broad Ripple and Fountain Square a few months ago my wife now actually wants to leave DC for Indy, but I am convinced she would need the "trial" period as well.
As much as DC gets on my nerves, it would still be hard to leave though. I am reading through these posts again and the advice is still helpful and great, thanks guys.
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Keep in mind that if you lived in Broad Ripple or Fountain Square, those are in IPS School districts, so not good. I would imagine that private school here would be about the same % of your income as it would in DC. Believe me, if you are starting a family and you don't think you will have the money for private school, the location of the house you buy will absolutely be the single most important decision you will have to make. There's nothing worse than having to send your child to a school you hate. Our son starts Kindergarten this fall and we are desperately scrambling right now trying to get him into any neighboring school we can so that he doesn't have to go to the schools in our district. When we bought this house, we thought we'd have plenty of time and opportunity to move before our son was school age. Then the housing market bombed and we're still here. You never know what's going to happen. If family is your goal, and private school is not an option, really do your research on the schools and go where the ones you like are. This is solid advice no matter which city you choose to live in.
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This threads cracks me up, and it is sad seeing ABADAys post in here.
This thoughts of this thread runs through my mind 10 times a day. I hate Northern Virginia, and missing living in Florida, but I have a great job and I have got accustomed to the lifestyle of the DC metro area.
I will ad to what Travmil says, stay the **** out of Broadripple and Fountain square area if you are planning on starting a family. IPS school system is terrible. If you want to live close to broad ripple. IE Walking or Biking distance. Then probably the best place to live is in Washington Township. Housing is still very affordable here. I bought my first house at the age of 26 here in Washington Township. Its smaller 3bed room home with a full unfinished basement for only 100K, that was 4-5 years ago. Great starter house for a young family, and these types of homes are plentiful in Washington Township. You are close to Broadripple, Castleton, and Nora communities. Nora has alot of eclectic food offerings and decent small shops, Broadripple has great bars and night life (though Broadripple is more hassle then its worth now-days, but I'm 30 years old now and settling down this year so that probably has much to do with it!) I'm also a 15 minute drive to Butler University and Clowes Hall and there are so many great concerts and productions put on there.
Best of all I can make it to BLF in about 20 minutes.
Low cost of living, property taxes in Washington Township are acceptable, good school system and best of all not in Carmel or Fishers where you can expect to spend an hour driving to and from work every day.
Fountain Square is an interesting neighborhood, lots of cafes and antique stores, art galleries, you can literally ride your bike downtown from there. But the reality is that Fountain Square is about a 5 block radius if that, and everything outside of those 5 blocks is the Ghetto. Poor run down neighborhoods, bad schools lots of crime. I know this first hand as I grew up just East and South of Fountain square around English Ave and Southern Ave. - formerly know as IPS school# 21. Outside of Fountain Square those neighborhoods have not changed for the better in 30 years.
There is probably only one city I would consider leaving Indy for and that would be the Seattle area, I visited family there a few years ago and I just simply loved it. But when I compare the cost of real estate, my house in Seattle would be around $300K!
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You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Someone talk me out of my itch to move to NYC for a period of no longer than 2 years.


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