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AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013 USTFCCCA All-Academic ... CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Athlete of the Week (4/29) ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/27) ... Seeded 13th initially in the 800 at the NCAA Championships, finished in eighth place overall in the prelims with a time of 2:11.46 (5/24) ... Placed ninth in the 800 finals, crossing the finish line in 2:13.35 (5/25) ... Climbed to second on UCSD's all-time top-10 list in the 800 with a second-place time of 2:10.90 at the 27th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (4/13) ... Clocked the Tritons' third-fastest 400 in school history at the Soka Peace Invitational, where she won the event in 55.95 (4/20) ... Was the only Triton woman to earn provisional marks in more than one event during the season ... Won the 800 (2:11.51) at the Triton Invitational and ran the opening leg of the second-place 4x400 relay (3:51.15).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012All-American ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... CCAA All-Academic ... One of five UCSD women to compete at the NCAA Championships in Pueblo, Colo. ... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400 relay, leading the Tritons to a school record-breaking time of 3:42.17 in the prelims to finish third ... Advancing to the finals, led her team to a time of 3:45.17 and a seventh-place finish to earn the foursome All-America distinction and the fifth-fastest time in UCSD history ... Turned in valuable performances in a pair of events at the CCAA Championships ... Won her heat in the prelims of the 800, running a time of 2:16.46, prior to placing second overall in that event's finals (2:16.52) ... Represented the Tritons' starting leg in the 4x400 relay at the CCAA Championships, where the UCSD team finished first overall with a time of 3:44.84 ... Earned a personal best in the 800 at the Cal State L.A. Last Chance Qualifier, where she finished in first place while also contributing the third-fastest time in school history (2:12.69).
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The former director of the CIA and NSA, Gen. Michael Hayden (USAF, Ret.) and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Barton Gellman, squared off last week over the implications of national security reporting. A lively and informative debate covered ethical obligations of journalism, the need for discretion in reporting of sensitive issues, and the imperative for secrecy in protecting national security priorities. For more, watch a recording of the event on the Sanford School of Public Policy YouTube page here.
TCTHS director David Schanzer will moderate a discussion between former director of the NSA and CIA, General Michael Hayden (USAF – Retired) and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Barton Gellman on the implications of national security leaks and the media.
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TCTHS Director David Schanzer is preparing to launch a mass online course on 9/11 and its Aftermath in September. This course will explore the forces that led to the 9/11 attacks and the policies the United States adopted in response. In the course, students will examine the phenomenon of modern terrorism, the development of the al Qai'da ideology, and the process by which individuals radicalize towards violence. For more information or to register for the course click here.
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Most of what I heard has already been mentioned by Sam (and positively: a lot of it related to ideas we have already spoken about) so I've added my comments, thoughts and more questions:
Most of the comments that I picked up on seemed to relate to our target audience: who are they - client or agency? (I'm sticking to some rigid stereotyping here). Obviously both but does the site need to be skewed one-way or another?
Content/architecture "too vertical":
- "Would clients understand forum titles?"Creative: "too harsh"
- Questions - "how intimidating is it?", "how important is download time versus 'personality'?"Currently harsh and vertical (agency skewed), can we also make it softer and horizontal (for the client types) without weakening it.
- (PT: Two-tracks - one for the specific information gatherer and another for the browser. Current architecture and look & feel lends itself to information grabbing. Can we make it better for browsing as well by increasing horizontal content: contextual cross-links and softening the look&feel? ie. e-consultant pics, or maybe something as simple as colours and a curve here and there).
Forums are "scary"
- you wouldn't want to post a quick, jokey note to the forums, it would look out of place amongst more thoughtful, quality posts.
- We don't have critical mass in the forums and that means less up-to-date content. However, the content is good enough to have a longer 'shelf-life'.
- (ME: I think that less is more, and fewer, considered postings are of more value than a constant mass of 2 or 3 line questions and answers - it fits in with 'thought-leadership' and the whole idea of a concentrated, knowledgeable brand - less fluff more hard info. It also means that valued forum content can be cross-referenced horizontally to create integrated knowledge sources on say, 'kids e-commerce' without being drowned in specific, chatty posts on, 'Fox Kids' new look & feel').E-mail services are good can we bring them even further to the front'?
- Use mail services to create a 'softer' track for less hardcore users - promote aggregated e-con content with a more accessible tone-of-voice ie. 'Everything we know about eCRM' or even softer 'Everything we know about using the web to talk with customers'. These could be indexes that link to the site.
- ...So I visit an Alex post on GPRS, don't understand a word of it but a contextual link takes me to 'e-consultancy: The layman's guide to wireless' an aggregation of forum posts, white papers and features.
- Question: Can we grade white papers on level of experience - a beginner's guide to globalisation would be accessability '1' while - 'Ethnography in online FMCG channels' would be a '5'. Then users can search knowledge levels - I want to know about 3G but I don't want network diagrams and examples of code so I'll choose 'beginner'.e-con Users - who are they?
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Wow, not feeling so fabulous right now - I was about an hour ago and I know I will be again any moment. It only takes a decision to change our state of emotion. We all have this amazing gift, we hold the remote control to how we think, feel and can change it if we want something different. Just choose to cast your mind back to a time when you felt happier, free-er, when you laughed so hard tears appeared – or a time you felt completely calm and at peace. Go back there now, through your own eyes, see what you saw, feel what you felt and really feel those feelings again now. So I choose to feel happier and more fabulous.
I don't know if you do this too – but I sometimes I slip up and I forget who I can share my good new with and those it's best not to share with.
I have had some great successes with my business lately and my daughters are happy. I am so excited for our futures. I chose to speak to a close relative today and share my truth with her but unfortunately I slipped up. I know better than to do this. You see all my life I have been seeking approval from this person and many years ago, I realised that their approval was not as important as my own self approval and self-worth. Isn't it interesting how we unintentionally put our head into the 'lions mouth' over and over – just trusting and hoping for a different response? Have you done this too?
Some people don't want to see you progress because they are fearful that you will fail. Sometimes, they don't want you to progress so the dynamics of the relationship may change. Sometimes, they are jealous of your progress or they realise just how their thinking 'small' has held them back from 'being' or having what they have always wanted. In my case I think that this person wants great things for me and yet the 'script' that she lives her life by has makes her fearful, unable to be empathetic or joyful of my journey.
An innocent trigger can provoke these often unconscious responses from others. It is down to me to decide how I react to this response. I am responsible for my thoughts and feelings. I can choose to feel let down and hurt or I can choose to let it go and give myself all the approval I desire. I can look at my success journal and remind myself of how far I've come. Isn't it fantastic that we can give ourselves the permission to feel fabulous and shake off the negative comments/vibes if we wish to!
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North Carolina is a great state, and we deserve better leadership than what we have now.
The North Carolina secretary of state acts as our state's record keeper and also is responsible for business development, overseeing lobbyist activity, financial regulations and investigating all types of fraud, from identity theft to Ponzi schemes.
The N.C. secretary of state's office is vital to our everyday lives, and I think it is time for someone to hold that office who will think outside the box, be proactive and do more than what is just required. It's time for new leadership for a new day.
We need a secretary of state who will not allow Ponzi schemes to operate in N.C. for years and cost our taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. We need a secretary of state who will keep records updated and use the technology we have to its fullest potential. And finally, we need a secretary of state who will be an active proponent for N.C. businesses.
When I speak about thinking outside the box, being proactive and doing more than what is just required, I take that very seriously. This is how I was trained as a special agent with Naval Criminal Investigative Service. That is how we got the job done, caught the bad guys and stayed alive.
After conducting a complete audit of the department to eliminate waste and redundancy, the first thing on my agenda is to initiate a 100-county quality-control checklist. I will contact business and political leaders from each county and find out what is helpful and harmful to business growth and development in their county. I'll compile and analyze that list, pick the low-hanging fruit and work with the governor and General Assembly to actively change unnecessary taxes and regulations currently imposed on businesses.
I believe that if I take the same forward-thinking investigative approach to the N.C. secretary of state's job as I did in NCIS, we will significantly improve North Carolina's business environment. It is time we work with businesses instead of against them.
All businesses, large or small, look at these six points when deciding to open, expand or relocate. We must always keep these factors on our radar and constantly address them to make sure we have the competitive advantage.
Cost of doing business.
Availability and quality of the labor force.
Economic climate.
Growth prospects.
Quality of life for employees and customers.
North Carolina has everything we need to be an exemplary leader in the Southeast and the nation.
So ask yourselves this one question: Why aren't we?
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WoofStock, a fundraiser to benefit the Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5 from 6 to 11:30 p.m. at the home of Bob and Beegie Caviness. Tickets are $50. Visit FAPSpet.org or call 864-2077.
"A cure must be found, and fundraisers such as this golf tournament are one way to fund and find that cure," Linda Lockamy says about multiple sclerosis and the Tee It Up For MS fourth annual Charity Classic, which is scheduled for Oct. 12 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course in Hope Mills. The cost is $75 per golfer or $240 per foursome in the captain's choice event. Registration and check-in is at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. "There has been so much progress made in the diagnosing and treatment of MS in the last 15 years," Lockamy says. "But so much further to go." Call 670-5736, 485-4415 or 425-4649.
"Be a Fairmont fan!" Charles Kemp says, and there may not be a bigger fan of the little town than the mayor. Kemp has nominated Fairmont for a travel magazine's "America's Coolest Small Town" competition, and the voting deadline is Oct. 15. Kemp says you can cast your vote by visiting budgettravel.com
"If he had an agent, he could have been a country music star," the Rev. Archie Barringer says about R.B. Stone, who died Sept. 18 at age 83. He composed numerous lyrics and songs, including "Fayetteville Blues," "Hydrophobic Drinkin' Man," "Almost Got Married in Texas," "Dream With Me," "My Life Is Passing By," and "Grandpas Know." Barringer says many were played at Mr. Stone's funeral. Aside from his musical talents, Mr. Stone established the now defunct Rae-o-Hope youth center along Hope Mills Road that always provided an entertaining, happy and safe place for youngsters to enjoy life.
Willie A. Hawkins was known for doing her own yard work, her vegetable soup and her immaculate home in north Fayetteville. She was a World War II nurse who fell in love with Paris, but she loved calling Fayetteville home, where she became a nursing supervisor at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center until retiring in 1974. We talked for hours back in February about her life growing up in Cassatt, S.C., the Great Depression, her Army career, her beloved Peace Presbyterian Church and the beautiful ivy that lined her walkway. Mrs. Hawkins died Sept. 20 at age 94, and I am grateful to have known this lovely lady.
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text: Home Culture The Showdown Between Women and Wal-Mart The landmark suit accusing the nation's biggest employer of discriminating against women could mean a big win in the Supreme Court -- or spell the end of civil rights class actions. By: Sherrilyn A. Ifill Posted: March 29 2011 12:31 AM 0 From left: Christine Kwapnoski, Stephanie Odle, Patricia Surgenson and Betty Dukes This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that may result in the dismantling of one of the largest employment-discrimination class actions ever filed. The case, Wal-Mart v. Dukes, was brought by Betty Dukes and five other lead plaintiffs, who charge that Wal-Mart's corporate policies discriminate against women seeking promotion into management positions at the mega-retail corporation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Much has been written about Dukes, the powerful African-American ordained Baptist pastor and former Wal-Mart greeter who decided to challenge her employer's conduct. Some have likened Dukes to Rosa Parks, and certainly her forthright, fearless stance against the nation's biggest employer has the potential to create a watershed civil rights ruling. But if Wal-Mart has its way, Dukes' suit not only will fail but also may enable the Supreme Court to strike a mortal blow to civil rights class actions. The class action is a procedural device that allows lawsuits to be brought by a few named individuals who represent -- or stand in the place of -- hundreds, thousands and, in rare cases, millions of individuals with claims against a common defendant. When Congress endorsed the amendment of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 1966, which govern class actions, it did so with an eye toward supporting the use of class actions in civil rights cases. It was only two years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and more than a decade after the best-known civil rights litigation on behalf of a class in history: Brown v. Board of Education. Advancing civil rights claims as class actions has significant benefits. In the 1960s and 1970s, class actions allowed claims to be brought by a few named representatives, while protecting other members of the class who might be subject to retaliation if they participated openly in civil rights litigation. In a class action, the class representatives (in this case, Dukes and the five others) must be available for depositions and other pretrial discovery, for media attention and for communication with the class members. The more than 1 million class members are not named and will not need to actively participate in the suit unless they are called to appear by lawyers or judges -- and most likely not at all, unless Wal-Mart is found to have in fact engaged in a practice of gender discrimination. Then individual members of the class might play a more active role as the lawyers seek to determine if each class member is entitled to any monetary recovery. If the parties seek to settle the case, and the court orders Wal-Mart to change its corporate promotions practices, the court may provide an opportunity for members of the class to appear and offer any objections to any settlement the court might seek to impose. Otherwise, members of the plaintiff class who are not class representatives need not take an active role in the case. In addition, because lawyers typically take class actions based on a contingency fee, the class action device allows plaintiffs -- who individually would not be able to afford a lawyer for a complex civil rights case that might take years to resolve -- to retain counsel willing to invest the time and resources in a case based on the likelihood that he will receive as an attorney's fee a percentage of money recovered by the entire class if the claim is successful. In the Wal-Mart case, for example, it has been estimated that the average claim for each individual class member would amount to about $1,100. No lawyer experienced enough to take on Wal-Mart would agree to undertake years of litigation to obtain a $1,100 payment for her client. Indeed, $1,100 would not even cover the cost of an initial retainer for a competent lawyer to take up such a case. Without the class action device, a defendant can engage in illegal conduct on a massive scale but will be insulated from civil liability simply by virtue of the fact that the harm to each individual is prohibitively small. Class actions are particularly appropriate when, as in the Wal-Mart case, plaintiffs charge that a common defendant has engaged in a pattern, practice or common course of discriminatory conduct. Not surprisingly, defendants challenging class actions typically argue that the conduct under scrutiny is not systemic but individual. In civil rights cases in particular, a typical challenge is the one raised by Wal-Mart, in which a defendant contends that rather than a common course of conduct, plaintiffs are actually challenging a series of highly individualized, fact-specific decisions. Promotion decisions -- Wal-Mart and other defendants in employment-discrimination class actions contend -- are subjective, independent decisions grounded in unique situations for each employee. Wal-Mart would seek to disaggregate the Dukes lawsuit into 1.6 million individual cases -- well aware that only a handful of those cases would ever be litigated because individual plaintiffs could not afford to bring their own discrete claim against the largest employer in the United States. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


text: There's no denying the power of social media in today's world – especially on college campuses! That's why a handful of St. John's students have been using Twitter and Facebook to promote the Alumni Insider's View…Program (AIV) an innovative series of events in which alumni show students some of the most exciting careers available. This social-media initiative – called myAIV – allowed student "insiders" to report on AIV events throughout the Spring 2012 semester, sharing photos, videos and important career information during each event. Students, alumni and any other member of the St. John's community could follow these live updates and get a sense of what was going on in each program. "Being a part of myAIV was both a lot of work and a lot of fun," said Student Insider Aryanna Whitten '13CPS, a Mass Communications major. "I got to meet so many fascinating alumni – people who are experts in their respective fields – and I was able to document each event straight from my smartphone."One of Whitten's most memorable events was the AIV…New York State Capital Program, which brought students to Albany to meet alumni working as politicians, lobbyists, journalists and healthcare professionals. Throughout the trip, she tweeted notable quotes from the panelists and documented her experience through a series of photos. "That event was particularly interesting because I met such a wide variety of alumni," she noted. "Personally, I'm not sure whether I'm more interested in law, politics, communications or journalism – I like a lot of different fields. So to network with so many graduates – especially at the formal networking reception – helped me tremendously, and I hope people at home enjoyed seeing it through my eyes." Jamillah Vernon '13CPS served as a myAIV Insider for the Staten Island campus and most enjoyed reporting on the AIV…Professional Connection – Business Ethics Panel Discussion. This insightful event featured distinguished Staten Island alumni, such as Alfred Cerullo '83NDC, '86L, President/CEO of the Grand Central Partnership and Commissioner of the New York City Planning Commission, Hon. Andrew J. Lanza '87CBA, New York State Senator 24th District and John Esposito '84NDC, Vice President, Global Automobile Chartis."I made it a point throughout the evening to post quotes and photos to let students, alumni and friends know what was being discussed," said Vernon. "It was an incredibly interesting event that delved into what constitutes ethical behavior in the workplace, especially the world of Business. So I hope the rest of the St. John's community was able to enjoy my coverage of the event on Twitter and Facebook and see what a great opportunity it was." If you would like to become an alumni AIV participant, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (718) 990-6232 or by e-mail at email@example.com and find out how you can get involved. And be sure to check out our students' videos, photos and live coverage from this past semester's myAIV on Facebook, Twitter and the myAIV homepage.


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NEWFANE -- As she has each July 4 since 2006, Lauri Richardson will spend this morning coordinating the installation of thousands of flags on Newfane Common - one for each U.S. casualty in the Iraq War.
But when those flags are removed in a few weeks, they won't be returning. Nearly seven months after the war officially ended, Richardson is retiring a display that has spurred a wide range of emotions and stories from volunteers and from passersby.
It also has been transformative for Richardson, a Williamsville resident who has no interest in taking too much credit for the exhibit.
"I feel absolutely fortunate to have been a part of this project," she said Tuesday. "I feel like it's been life-changing."
Richardson, who runs Avocado Design in Newfane with her husband, Glenn, said she started the flag project as an "acknowledgment" of those who had died in Iraq.
She is careful to say that the project never has been intended as a political statement. Instead, the field of flags has served as a sort of blank slate for visitors.
"In its simplicity, there's a lot of room for interpretation," Richardson said. "People's perspectives come from their personal experiences."
Because the display requires maintenance, and because Richardson handles that job, she often hears those perspectives firsthand.
"Inevitably, people stop, and they start talking," she said. "Many people have just been really honest. I've heard the whole range of what it brings up for people."
Some of those thoughts have been recorded in an exhibit called "Reading Between the Lines." It consists of mosaic American flags with white stripes bearing words from those who visited the flag memorial.
Some are defiant: "Unless you've heard a bullet whiz past your ear, you shouldn't be allowed to start a war, and that goes for Congress as well," one message begins. "How many of their kids are in Iraq?"
Another piece, titled "Sacrifice," tells a story of loss: "My little brother got blowed up in Iraq - I.E.D. There was nothing left of him to send home. My daddy didn't believe he was dead. So they sent him a video to help him get closure. He'd just turned 21, too. He called from over there and said he could finally drink legally."
Then there is a piece called "Empathy" with thoughts from a Vietnam veteran: "When these guys come home from Iraq, I'm going to look them in the eyes, shake their hands and tell them they did a good job - no matter what they did. Because I know what they've been through. We were called baby killers and women killers, but some of the best shots were women. It was total civilian warfare. There are no rules in these wars."
The flag mosaics are posted at Richardson's website, www.mosaicpeacebypeace.com. They're also on display at Newfane Cafe & Creamery, which is a short walk along Route 30 from where the flag display will be assembled this morning.
As in past years, Richardson is asking anyone who wants to help with installation to stop by starting at 9 a.m. Also, there will be painting supplies available for those who want to create a flag.
"There are absolutely folks who are committed year after year and come back," she said. "But there are new people every year as well."
There almost was no display this year. With U.S. troops having pulled out of Iraq, Richardson said she had considered not installing the flags.
But she noted that there were 54 Americans killed in Iraq in 2011. So the exhibit's final flag count will be 4,486.
"I've got mixed feelings about (ending) it," Richardson said. "This project has been exhausting and exhilarating."
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text: After flying for more than 26 hours, test pilot André Borschberg has completed the first ever night flight by a solar-powered airplane. The Solar Impulse aircraft touched down at 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, July 8th 2010 at its home airfield in Payerne, Switzerland, after breaking records for the highest and longest solar flight in history. "I've been a pilot for 40 years now, but this flight has been the most incredible one of my flying career," Borschberg said in a statement. "Just sitting there and watching the battery-charge level rise and rise thanks to the sun. And then that suspense, not knowing whether we were going to manage to stay up in the air the whole night." After taking off early Wednesday morning, Borschberg spent the day climbing to higher altitudes and charging the polymer lithium batteries using the nearly 12,000 solar cells. As the sun was setting, the airplane known by its Swiss identifier HB-SIA was near its maximum altitude of 28,097 feet (8,564 meters). At this point the team had fully charged batteries and maximum potential energy to descend slowly through the night. After a final check of the weather forecast, the decision was made to continue flying through the night. By this time Borschberg was suffering through a few difficulties. His water had frozen, though perhaps more importantly, so had his iPod. After more than 14 hours of flying, the pilot prepared for a relatively thirsty, cold and quiet flight in the tiny cockpit. Borschberg co-founded the Solar Impulse project with aviator Bertrand Piccard. No stranger to long flights, Piccard made history in 1999 completing the first nonstop flight around the world in a balloon. More informations, videos and pictures here and here.


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