Last May I had a parent reach out to me about recruitment. As we got to know each other better she mentioned that her daughter wasn't going through recruitment until August 2013 and did I think she was starting preparations too soon? My advice to her…never too soon to prepare for recruitment… especially if you are going through at a very competitive campus.
I got to thinking about a time line for recruitment preparation and thought I might share it with you. So get out those planners..you're going to need to add some dates. WAIT!!! Better yet get in the car and go buy a planner….a really cute one, maybe a Lilly????
It needs to be your "recruitment" planner and organizer. A place to put all of the mailings that will come as well as any notes, addresses, phone numbers, just a place that will hold everything you need on recruitment. You might even get one that has some sort of pockets in it to keep items in. If you are feeling crafty then you can make your own planner. Check out stores like Paper Source or hop on Pinterest for some great planner creating ideas!
If you are a JUNIOR (or even a SENIOR) and know that your college experience is going to include going Greek now is a great time to look at your volunteer/philanthropy history. When looking at resumes sororities key in on certain areas and one is Philanthropy. Remember each sorority has its own philanthropy that it works with. Usually members are required to do some sort of philanthropy related service project at least once a semester. So it just makes sense that when looking for a great PNM one thing sororities look at is the "who, what, and when" of their philanthropic activities.
So let's look at the "who" of your volunteer section. What I mean is what organizations did you volunteer for? Were they large national organizations that were related to a one time thing at school? Maybe you had to fill grocery sacks for Harvesters at Thanksgiving because it was something your cheerleading squad decided to do. Maybe you volunteered for a local organization that isn't well known but you volunteered regularly. Make sure when listing the names of "who" you volunteered for to put the whole name. You can even list small volunteering jobs for individuals.
So "what" did you do when volunteering? I don't mean a detailed description but a short line or a few words to describe what exactly you did or what position you held. For example if you volunteered for Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure and was at the check in table put …Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure Check-in Table volunteer. If you were the head of the check-in table then add the word "coordinator". By adding that one little word it makes it sound like you are now someone who can lead others…now that's a skill a sorority is looking for. I'm not telling you to lie about what you did but by wording it correctly there are ways to make a very simple volunteer position sound much more important and glamorous.
"When" did the volunteer activities take place. Yep…you need to write the dates, actually just he year works or you can do the month and the year. Sororities are looking for individuals who get involved and stick with what they become involved with. So if you did Race for the Cure for four years in a row then write Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure Volunteer Coordinator August 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. What if you did different jobs each year then list them as sub headings under the main heading of Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure. let's go back up to stuffing bags of groceries for Harvesters with the cheerleading squad. Even though you only did it 1 year and I know..it's still volunteering, if it's what we call "one and done", it doesn't carry a lot of clout. In fact it sends a message to the sorority that maybe, just maybe they will become a "one and done" as well. You will try them out for a while and if they aren't something you are interested in you will just quit. Here me loudly ladies..YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEND THIS MESSAGE!!!!! However if you volunteered for a local agency once a month, every month, even though it's not well know the fact that you were there every month for a continuous period of time is going to peek the interest of a sorority. They are going to get the message that you stick with projects and activities you join and so you will stick with the sorority as well.
I will just put this idea out there for you to think about….have you ever thought about starting your own charity or volunteer organization?? This get you the double bonus points on a sorority resume…I can hear the bells and whistle going off even as I type this. Think about this for a minute….if a small child can start "Alex's Lemonade Stand" then why can't you start your own charity as well. It might be just simply organizing a group of friends to go into an elderly neighbor hood and do odd jobs one Saturday a month. You could call it "Rakes with a Cause". Then you write on the resume Founder of "Rakes for a Cause" a philanthropic organization that does monthly clean up and odd jobs for the elderly of XYZ. The sorority radar will be focused on you. Not only DO you volunteer but have taken the initiative to invest yourself and your time to actually start an organization that YOU care about. This sends the message to the sorority the YOU will do the same for them. Many of the girls I have helped and written recommendations for have started their own charities. Some were small and local while others really jumped in with tremendous energy and vision to begin large projects that were spread over schools, school districts and even local cities. you know your capabilities and what you feel comfortable trying but this is a huge winner on a resume.
Let's see what beside Philanthropy and volunteering can you tackle early on in the recruitment process. let's get out the planner and turn it to September 1(that's only 6 days away) and make a note to review your volunteer possibilities. An entry that says list philanthropy projects will work. Then on September 8 write check with local agencies for volunteer opportunities this fall…I'd even go so far as the list the web addresses of where you are going to check and also the phone numbers. It's much easier to do if you have all the information you need right there at your fingertips as opposed to having to go and look it up.
I always tell girls to start to put together a sorority resume at the beginning of your Senior year. So make a notation somewhere in the first two weeks to make a trail run at a sorority resume. If you don't know how to do one reach out to someone who can help you. Googling will get you an example. I have posted A LOT about how to do a resume. If you make a stab at it and want to reach out to me I will look at yours and help you get it in perfect condition. I can also send you some samples and would be more than happy to chat with you on the phone about the process…just send me an email!
Also in September you need to make a list of the sororities on the campus of the college or university you are attending and begin a list of possible women who would be willing to write recommendations for you as well as letters of support. If you don't know where you are going yet but know you want to go Greek go ahead and just list all 26 sororities and start your list that way. You can find a list of all 26 sororities on the National Panhellenic Website https://www.npcwomen.org/index.aspx.
Ask everyone you know. A great place to start is at school. Ask all of the teachers you can, you'll be amazed at how many have ben in a sorority or are married to someone who was in a sorority. Another great place is at church. Ask your parents to ask their co-workers. ASk grandparents to ask their friends.
Make sure when you find a rec write you get all their contact information. You want a minimum of 2 recs per house so when starting "the list" don't worry if you have more than 2. I have found that once you actually start the process sometime a person now can't help…always great to have reserves!!! Again the trust planner is a good place to store all of this information. You can even make goals and write them in. For example one goal might be to get 8 recs by September 30th.
One final September item is to schedule a visit to the college campus you are going to attend. When you schedule this visit make sure you contact Greek Life or Panhellenic and ask for a Greek tour. Many campuses have this where a member or two of a sorority will give you a tour of the sorority house or dorms or sorority areas. they usually introduce you to other Greek women and often will have lunch with you. This is a great way to get your name out there and to start making Greek connections. A word of warning…..be on your best behavior. This is the first impression that you will make on the Greek community and its members. If you are rude or disrespectful this will not go unnoticed. Trust me. I know a young woman who went on a campus visit and was bragging about how she was "talking" to a boy whose ex-girlfriend was in a sorority on campus. Turns out the ex=girlfriend's best friend was the one giving the tour (she was a member of a different house than the ex). The PNM was dropped by that particular house as well as the ex's house after the Round One parties. Be careful.
SO that brings me to October…and that's where we will pick up tomorrow…hey…go get that planner!


Health care advocates worry that the absence of an HHS secretary could hinder efforts to overhaul the U.S. health care system. President Obama has not put forward a new nominee since former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) withdrew.
"HHS Vacancy Stalls Health Agenda, Advocates Say" (Connolly, Washington Post, 2/16).


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JetBlue is the latest airline to retreat from blocking seats
by: DAVID KOENIG, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 29, 2020 / 03:37 PM GMT-0500 / Updated: Oct 29, 2020 / 07:10 PM GMT-0500
FILE – In this Oct. 18, 2019, file photo a JetBlue Airways flight flies in to Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. JetBlue says it plans to increase the number of seats it will fill on planes starting in December. That makes JetBlue the latest airline to retreat from blocking middle seats to give passengers more space because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end.
JetBlue is the latest to indicate it is rethinking the issue. A spokesman for the carrier said Thursday that JetBlue will reduce the number of seats it blocks after Dec. 1 to accommodate families traveling together over the holidays.
Southwest Airlines said last week that it will stop limiting the number of seats it fills after Dec. 1. Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines say they will lift caps on seating early next year.
The pandemic and resulting border restrictions caused U.S. air travel to plunge 95% in April. Some airlines promised to block middle seats to create more distance between passengers. Others, notably United Airlines and American Airlines, did not, arguing that ventilation systems and air filters made planes safe without social distancing.
Since then, all the airlines have reported a slow rise in the number of passengers, although U.S. travel is still down 65% from a year ago.
"When no one is flying, and airlines aren't hitting the sales cap anyway, they can promote blocked middle seats easily," said Gary Leff, who runs the View from the Wing travel site. "But as travel slowly recovers, there are more and more flights on which it costs airlines real money in lost sales."
JetBlue spokesman Derek Dombrowski said the airline will keep flights under 70% full through Dec. 1, and will keep some limits through the holidays, "but what that capacity cap will be has yet to be determined."
Dombrowski said there will be more families and groups traveling over the holidays, so the New York-based airline will offer "a small number of rows" where people traveling together can occupy all the seats.
Earlier this week, JetBlue President Joanna Geraghty said blocking seats "is not something that's sustainable," and that as passenger numbers rise and studies show airplane cabins are safe, the airline will raise capacity on flights.
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly made a similar reference to "scientific evidence" that cabins are safe, but he also cited a strong financial incentive to stop blocking middle seats. Kelly said Southwest lost $20 million in revenue during September because of the policy, with the loss seen rising to between $40 million and $60 million in November.
A recent study by the Defense Department's transport command said the risk of spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 on planes is very low if everyone wears face masks. However, the study was not peer-reviewed and did not account for things like people moving around the cabin.
A number of reports suggest that transmission on airlines is rare, although the lack of testing and contact tracing make it impossible to quantify the risk of flying.
David Koenig can be reached at www.twitter.com/airlinewriter

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Day's of american despotism
A repost from 2015
In his book entitled An Inquiry into the Principles of the Good Society, the once avid progressive Walter Lippmann wrote, "Although the partisans who are now fighting for the mastery of the modern world wear shirts of different colors, their weapons are drawn from the same armory, their doctrines are variations of the same theme, and they go forth to battle singing the same tune with slightly different words. Their weapons are the coercive direction of the life and labor of mankind. Their doctrine is that disorder and misery can be overcome only by more and more compulsory organization. Their promise is that through the power of the state men can be made happy."
Lippmann continued, "Throughout the world, in the name of progress, men who call themselves communists, socialists, fascists, nationalists, progressives, and even liberals, are unanimous in holding that government with its instruments of coercion must by commanding the people how they shall live, direct the course of civilization and fix the shape of things to come." Lippmann, a one time staunch liberal who voted for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal in 1932, had come to the staunch realization by 1937 that the progressive ideas espoused by those like FDR were antithetical to America's future. In a damning indictment of the direction he saw his party headed Lippmann stated that "the mark of a progressive is that he relies at last upon the increased power of officials to improve the condition of men… the only instrument of progress in which they have faith is the coercive agency of government."
Though this statement in itself is an extraordinary indictment on the direction in which liberalism would inevitably lead us, Lippmann's next statement is what truly brings home the notion of what we today would consider the modern idea behind progressivism. Noting how progressives seem to imagine no alternative but to rely on the coercive agency of government, Lippmann writes that they can't even "remember how much of what they cherish as progressive has come by emancipation from political dominion, by the limitation of power, by the release of personal energy from authority and collective coercion. For virtually all that now passes for progressivism in the United States calls for increasing ascendancy of the state: always the cry is for more officials with more power over more and more of the activities of men."
It is in that last statement that we can begin our inquiry into the shape of American despotism. While the Progressive era in American politics formally lasted from the 1890's until the 1920's, its legacy permeated the philosophy and policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) under his so-called New Deal in which a series of economic programs passed during his first term in office greatly expanded the size, scope, and power of the federal government. James Piereson in his new book Shattered Consensus: The Rise and Decline of America's Postwar Political Order explains that the New Deal "accepted the reality of modern industrial organization and sought to respond to it, not by restoring the influence of the individual farmer, worker, and businessman, but by building a parallel capacity in the national government to regulate and direct industry." Moreover, the New Deal "institutionalized itself in government and in the [Democratic] party system" as it "was more administrative and experimental than moralistic; it sought to establish new levers of power in the American system more than to reinvigorate old ones."
"The New Deal," writes Jonah Goldberg in Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change, "was conceived at the climax of a worldwide fascist moment, a moment when socialists in many countries were increasingly becoming nationalists and nationalists could embrace nothing other than socialism." Many of Roosevelt's ideas and policies were entirely indistinguishable from the fascism of Mussolini. In fact, writes Goldberg, there were "many common features among New Deal liberalism, Italian Fascism, and German National Socialism, all of which shared many of the same historical and intellectual forebears." Like American progressives, many Italian Fascist and German Nazi intellectuals championed a "middle" or "Third Way" between capitalism and socialism.
Goldberg explains that this middle way sounds moderate as its appeal is that it sounds non-ideological and freethinking, "but philosophically the Third Way is not mere difference splitting; it is utopian and authoritarian. Its utopian aspect becomes manifest in its antagonism to the idea that politics is about trade-offs. The Third Wayer says that there are no false choices—'I refuse to accept that X should come at the expense of Y.' The Third Way holds that we can have capitalism and socialism, individual liberty and absolute unity." The German and American New Deals — i.e., fascism and progressivism — also shared the bedrock belief that the state should be permitted to do whatever it wished, so long as it was for the "common good." Chief among those reasons was the idea that government's purpose was to protect the interests of "the forgotten man," on whose behalf both FDR and Hitler were proficient at projecting deep concern.
Essentially the New Deal reshaped our government in a way that has been more than detrimental to not only the American people, but to the Constitution itself as it gave credence to the notion that the Constitution was outdated and thus its provisions needed to be usurped in order to solve the crisis of the times through the expansion of an unrestrained and unlimited federal government. The fact that our Constitution was designed in order to disperse political power among the people and protect the freedom of the individual by putting chains on the excessive ambitions and frailties of human nature is a concept that has been lost on both political parties as it has become customary to seemingly ignore the Constitution. Today, well beyond the New Deal, the vast administrative state we call our government is socializing health care, micromanaging industry, dictating education standards, underwriting mortgages and student loans, federalizing local police departments, and borrowing trillions of dollars from itself to the detriment of future generations to come as the massive welfare and entitlement state expands and implodes.
The government we have today is no longer constrained to the limited powers granted to it by the Constitution as the separation of powers both vertically (local, state, federal) and horizontally (legislative, executive, judicial) have been consolidated into one branch of government within the executive. This branch creates, enforces, and interprets laws and regulations without the consent of the governed, further aided by Congress' abandonment of the Constitution's system of checks and balances. Rather than the branches of government being in conflict with one another, they work in conjunction to push special interests over the common interests of the American people from the top down.
While previous administrations, both democratic and republican, have contributed to the growth of the federal government, it is under our most progressive President Barack Obama, in which the widespread and blatant seizure of unconstitutional authority has been truly unprecedented. Kenneth Levin of Front Page Mag notes that "foremost is the President's own creating or rewriting of federal statutes in pursuit of his policy goals – whether, for example, in the context of implementing Obamacare, or recasting immigration law, or signing off on far-reaching international commitments without constitutionally prescribed Congressional authorization, and even violating the provisions in the watered down Congressional oversight of the Iran deal that had become law only two months earlier."
Additional examples noted by Levin are the administration's use of federal agencies such as, to name but a few, "the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Labor Relations Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, to assert and exercise powers beyond those allowed them by statute. Administration transgressions also include use of the Internal Revenue Service and other agencies for political ends – punishing critics of the President and rewarding supporters – in blatant violation of federal law. Other unlawful conduct by the Administration includes the ignoring of Congressional subpoenas by, for instance, the Departments of Justice and of State." Levin further notes that "the motive driving the President and those around him has been comprehended by many as single-minded commitment to an ideological vision they regard as too grand and too important to be impeded by Constitutional niceties. A variation on the same theme articulated by others likewise perceives a determination by the Administration to impose a new system of governance." And this is precisely what Obama has done while congress has abdicated their constitutional responsibilities in refusing to check the President.
The new system of governance in which we find ourselves living under is a government of itself, by itself, and for itself. It is what Michael Savage correctly labels in his latest book Government Zero. In short, Savage elaborates that "Government Zero is absolute, unchecked government power and zero representation of the people. It doesn't exist to promote conservative or liberal principles. It is not pro-immigration or anti-immigration. It is not capitalist or socialist. It is not religious or atheist. Those are all just means to its end. Its end is its own preservation." The government doesn't serve the people, it serves itself by acting against the people, growing richer by making us poorer through endless taxes, debt, and regulations as it expands and consolidates its power by limiting and restricting our freedom. It ensures its own safety by threatening yours.
"This is where we are," writes Savage. "We have three branches of government that are not only supposed to check each other with their separate powers, but limit themselves to the powers delegated to them in the Constitution. They do neither. Instead, they join together in looting our wealth, trampling our liberty, and destroying our culture at the behests of special interests and their lobbyists," concludes Savage. The faith in the coercive action of government, no matter how big nor small, is not only destroying our country but it's establishing a wholly new system of governance to replace our own.
Samuel Adams warned of the days in which we are living as he wrote in his letter to James Warren in 1780, "If ever the Time should come, when vain and aspiring Men shall possess the highest Seats in Government, our Country will stand in Need of its experienced Patriots to prevent its Ruin."
That time has come.
Posted byPoliticallyShort 9 Feb 2019 Posted inUncategorized
At the Federalist: Despite Twitter's Protests, The Stifling of Conservative Speech On The Platform Is Real
Requiem For an American Dream
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another super article
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Thank you, and I could not agree more heartily. Where are you going when Google shuts us down. I am no weme as "Self Evident." I don't and won't use Facebook, Twitter, or any of the other social media invasions, so I hope you will attend the only one I know is not invasive, at least not yet.
This only illustrates the point that the post you made well states. Censorship is unconstitutional when done by any state or federal estate entity, and all of those "public companies" are registered with the US SEC and established or reestablished in a state, mostly Delaware. Therefore, they must abide by the Constitutional constraints in the Bill of Rights that the states agreed upon by ratification. Delaware was one of the original 13, as I am sure you know, so Alphabet Inc., holding company of Google, YouTube and probably some others, Twitter, Facebook, etc, are all required not to infringe our rights of free speech. They do. But as your article says, the Constitution of the US and of the states have become just old rags to be disregarded by those in positions of power.
As you say, the time is here or very near for a change to be forced upon those in those halls of bureaucratic tyranny. Those in both uniform and civilian service must recognize and honor their oaths of office and appointment, and if the military alone does that, there will be no one to stop the overhaul that is needed. It is not a revolution that is required, but rather a reformation back to the principles that established the governance of the states and their joint venture to begin with. Anyone who says it is a rebellion is ignoring the fact that rebellion against tyranny is what got the USA together at first. It must be maintained under the greatest constitution the world has ever seen, and those who are not abiding by it are the rebels and subversives and instigators, not us.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 10:43 AM Politically Short wrote:
> PoliticallyShort posted: " A repost from 2015 In his book entitled An > Inquiry into the Principles of the Good Society, the once avid progressive > Walter Lippmann wrote, "Although the partisans who are now fighting for the > mastery of the modern world wear shirts of different " >
The attached Remonstrance was delivered to the U.S. federal estate through the executive branch to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in 2004. It was delivered and a legal record has been kept of its receipt. It was sent to exhaust all administrative remedies as required by law. It is lengthy and very explicitly protests the actions of federal estate actions, and nothing has resulted from it until now. I send it for your records, as it is a legal document and had to be sent for any lawful actions to be taken to enforce the change you mention in your article. There is a minor error on page 93, but that should not affect its validity for all Americans to complain.
> PoliticallyShort posted: " A repost from 2015 In his book entitled An > Inquiry into the Principles of the Good Society, the once avid progressive > Walter Lippmann wrote, "Although the partisans who are now fighting for the > mastery of the modern world wear shirts of different " >
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Man injured in shooting at San Diego home
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man was hospitalized Saturday evening with wounds suffered in a shooting at a San Diego home.
The shooting was reported at 4:54 p.m. at 4100 Dwight St., according to San Diego police Officer Robert Heims.
The 47-year-old man was wounded in one arm and his chest, wounds not believed life-threatening, Heims said. He was taken by paramedics to a hospital for treatment.
The suspect wore a black mask, he said.
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By Mark Fleischmann
Updated September 20, 1991 at 04:00 AM EDT
Emotion, psychology, and "the sex thing" crowd out strings, chords, and frets in this subjective meditation on the guitar. The host is Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, one of Steely Dan's ex-guitarists, and he's less interested in presenting a dry how-to than in riffing on the instrument as a highly charged talisman. The most inspiring of several interviews in Guitar is with Tommy Iommi, who used prosthetics to overcome the loss of all his fingertips on his left hand and gained fame as the power-chord king of Black Sabbath. Also featured are such masters as B.B. King, Les Paul, Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler, and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Baxter travels to Abbey Road Studios and the Gibson guitar factory before jamming with 500 guitarists on "Johnny B. Goode" at a Hollywood music school. Though soft at the core, the hour-long program is never less than sincere and occasionally rousing, especially during the Skunk's duets with his heroes. B+


On November 21, 2014 the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, At Austin in Cause No. 03-13-00077-CV issued its decision in a case brought by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) against the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (TSBEMFT) and the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (TAMFT). The court invalided a TSBEMFT board rule (22 Tex. Admin. Code §801.42(13)), which stated that a marriage and family therapist may provide "diagnostic assessment which utilizes the knowledge organized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM) as well as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)." The case had been assigned to a three judge panel and resulted in a 3-2 decision in favor of TMA on this issue.
TSBEMFT and TAMFT are appealing this decision to the Texas Supreme Court and the decision has been stayed pending the appeal. If the decision is allowed to stand Texas LMFTs will be unable to make a DSM diagnosis. This has serious implications for client care and billing and for other mental health professionals in Texas who do not have a license to practice medicine and who may be targeted next by TMA.
An interesting side note: The two justices in the majority deciding the case both listed TMA as supporters of their election campaigns in 2012.
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Artie Vierkant, Rendition Two (Profile), 2016, ink-jet print on aluminum, 50 × 40".
Having plumbed digital circulation and intellectual property in previous bodies of work, Artie Vierkant consolidated these interests with the exploration of a person's physical "profile." Intended as "a functional copy of that person," Profile (all works 2016; "Profile" was also the exhibition title) is composed of three unexhibited elements: a full-body photogrammetry scan, audio recordings of the subject made with the intention of producing a synthetic voice, and a contract that formalizes the subject's surrender of the intellectual property and personality rights belonging to these representational
View of "Robert Breer," 2016. Photo: Aurélien Mole.
In the early 1950s, Robert Breer, at the time a geometric abstract painter living in Paris, came to the realization that his interest lay in "the process of painting rather than any fixed composition." This epiphany, which would eventually lead the artist to abandon painting altogether, inspired his first films, a tetralogy of short animations in which forms previously locked down on canvas were freed to morph and dance about the frame. Thematically bookended by Form Phases 4, 1954, and a 16-mm film from Breer's mature period, Fuji, 1974, the recent exhibition "Between Cinema and Fixed Imagery"
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With the five works in "B.O.D.I.E.S.," Emilie Ding remains faithful to the large formats, rigorous selection and isolation of elementary geometric forms, and spare surfaces for which she has become known. And yet here she ventured in a new direction, abandoning other familiar characteristics: the depth and resistance of materials like concrete; the precision and almost gestalt-like quality of her drawings; gradations of black and gray in patterns, repeated in series, faint to the point of evanescence; industrial architecture as a model. Instead, she's been exploring, for the first time, felt


November 22, 1963 is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. PARKLAND is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event. Thrust into a scenario of unimaginable consequences, the young doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital, the Secret Service and FBI Agents, the unwitting cameraman who captured the tragedy and the Vice President respond with shock, outrage, determination and courage. Woven together, their seemingly disparate perspectives create one of the most thrilling and powerful stories never told.


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Emperor Akihito's 85th Birthday celebrations
Emperor Akihio (speaks to well-wishers at the Imperial Palace to celebrate the 85th birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan. The Emperor, who is the son of Japan's wartime leader, Emperor Hirohito, gave a speech to mark his last birthday before his upcoming abdication, saying he felt relief that his reign was coming to an end without having seen his country at war again and that it was important to continue to educate young people about japan's wartime past. Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan....
Emperor Akihio (speaks to well-wishers at the Imperial Palace to celebrate the 85th birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan. The Emperor, who is the son of Japan's wartime leader, Emperor Hirohito, gave a speech to mark his last birthday before his upcoming abdication, saying he felt relief that his reign was coming to an end without having seen his country at war again and that it was important to continue to educate young people about japan's wartime past. Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Sunday December 23rd 2018
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Review: The Ghost Writer (***)
Posted On April 9, 2010 By Gio 2 Comments
The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski's latest movie is a well-crafted and well-acted thriller adapted from a book by Robert Harris, with a political twist that might even give Gordon Brown an extra shiver on the eve of the general election. The plot involves a former British Prime Minister, Adam Lang, who has received ten million dollars to publish his memoir, and an unnamed ghost writer who is hired by the publisher to rework the far too boring manuscript.
Pierce Brosnan plays a Tony-Blair-much-inspired Lang and he delivers one of his finest performances in years, at least since his underrated yet brilliant The Matador. Ewan McGregor is the Ghost in the title and, like Brosnan, he is as well on top form. He plays a character who is not only without a name, but also without a family, or history. His only friend or the only person he phones during the whole movie is his agent. We learn from the beginning that he is also a not particularly successful writer, (his latest work was the biography of a magician titled "I Came, I Sawed, I Conquered"): a perfect ghost for the work and the empty vessel for the audience's projections through the story. McGregor is however genuine and believable even when the script and Mr. Polanski's direction put him in situations that border parody – as in one of his scenes – kind of hot – with Lang's wife Ruth (an excellent Olivia Williams), a Cherie-Blair-inspired character.
Rewriting Lang's manuscript seems a straightforward, mind-numbing but well paid job ($250 thousand dollars for a few weeks errand). But the more the Ghost settles within Lang's environment the more he finds out that things are not as they look. The opening (brilliant) scene of the movie informs us that the body of the former ghost writer (also Lang's closest aide for years) was recently found washed ashore on the gray and rainy coast of Martha's Vineyard (USA), the island where Lang is currently living with his entourage trying to finish the book in time for publication. Dismissed officially as alcohol-induced suicide or simple accident, McGregor finds out that there may be more to it. An old man (Eli Wallach) tells him that if one considers the currents that sweep the island the body should have never washed up where it was found. He also uncovers – by chance – evidences of inconsistencies in Lang's manuscript. Reasons, perhaps, why the former aide ended up as he did.
Meanwhile, Lang is under heavy fire from his own home front. The public hates him for his support of the invasion of Iraq. And now his former foreign minister accuses him of having allegedly authorized the CIA to deport and torture terrorist suspects from out of Britain. Lang risks an indictment from the International Criminal Court of Justice for his role in the matter. The public is outraged and wants his head: his only ally is the US-Bush-type administration, embodied here by a US secretary, evidently modelled on Condoleezza Rice. For the publisher, on the other hand, this is all good news: the media event stirred by the foreign minister's revelation will mean an increase in sales. The book must be finished as soon as possible.
To reveal any more of the plot would spoil your pleasure. This is a thriller, albeit seen through the eyes of a character who is never well-aware of what is going on, and still less a hot-shot private-eye. The ghost-writer finds out about reality out of mere curiosity and luck.
The start, fleetingly, reminded me of Christopher Nolan's Insomnia where Al Pacino's character struggles throughout the movie with his tiredness. In the first part of The Ghost Writer, McGregor tries to adjust to the new environment and time-zone: he is tired and things look blurred. Slowly the mist before his eyes (and ours) disappears and everything becomes clear, but not until the very end of the movie.
The story leans too much on the thin Blair-Lang resemblance, but is nevertheless strangely compelling. Polanski's exploration is more about the relationships between them than their politics. It reminded me of Hitchcock's The Rope where we know from the beginning that a dead body is hidden in the living room, but what matters there is the relationship between the two who committed the murder and their former mentor, James Stewart. There are no visible CGI effects here; nor bombastic car chases or noisy explosions; in fact there are only one or two car accidents; one or two bullets exploded, but there is a good build-up of suspense. The best moments in The Ghost Writer are in fact the duets between McGregor and Brosnan (the one on the plane is excellent) and Mcgregor with Olivia Williams.
In the final outstanding Hitchcockian scene we – the audience – discover the truth about Lang's mysterious manuscript: there is a folded piece of paper which is passed from hand to hand that carries with it the revelation that we have been waiting for, the tension builds up to the perfect pitch and we finally see it shaped into the facial expressions of the two characters at the centre of that scene, just as we trace the swift denouement only in the reactions of the pedestrian passers-by.
If you know anything about Polanski's long-lasting troubles with the US justice system – you cannot fail to spot two or three parallels between Lang's issues and the director's own story. Robert Harris, friend of Peter Mandelson, was present with Blair as the 1997 election results rolled. His anger with the subordination of his country to American diktat is doubtless a theme Polanski has dwelt on. The timing may be accidental, but the current General Election in Britain has a strong sub-theme of the public's rejection of Blairism (though both Labour and Conservative leaderships still seem to be in his thrall). That a movie questioning his patriotism by one of the most fluent original supporters of the Blair project should appear now seems highly suitable.
Time runs slow in this movie and the gray-dark palette sets the tone of the movie perfectly. The sky is almost always gray and the air seems full of rain. In such a depressing environment, when good movies are more and more a rarity, The Ghost Writer is beyond doubt an unexpected treat. Go and see it.
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2 Comments On Review: The Ghost Writer (***)
Staci Layne Wilson
Thanks. Your review whet my appetite to see the movie again — DVD can't be too far off!
roym
hmmm, no sure i liked this as much as you. without spoiling, the "beginnings" twist at the end was more than a bit schoolboy-ish. plus i must say the book was a really rushed piece of polemic that was no way upto robert harris' standards. what i find even more galling is that RH feels it is ok to defend peter mandelson(!) and condone the transgressions of polanski.
Anyway, back to the film, what was going on with the accents? Cattrall, Tom Wilkinson and of course ewan mcgregor were all over the place!
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Dynamical Processes At Vertical Current Sheets Behind Erupting Flux Ropes
Author(s): Rui Liu
Institution(s): University of Science and Technology of China
We report in this presentation two solar eruptive events, in both of which a vertical current sheet (VCS) is detected in the wake of the erupting flux rope in the SDO/AIA 131~{\AA} passband. Plasma blobs are observed to move along the VCS bidirectionally. In the 2011 March 14 event, the VCS is observed after a nonthermal hard X-ray (HXR) burst which is due to a loop-loop interaction leading up to the ejection of the flux rope, while in the 2012 July 19 event, the VCS is observed following the impulsive acceleration of the erupting flux rope but prior to the onset of a nonthermal HXR/microwave burst. The initial, slow acceleration of the erupting structure is associated with the slow elevation of a thermal looptop HXR source and the subsequent, impulsive acceleration is associated with the downward motion of the looptop source, the latter of which therefore reflects a catastrophic release of magnetic free energy in corona. However, the poor temporal correlation between VCSs and nonthermal HXR/microwave bursts suggest that neither the VCS nor the magnetic islands (i.e., the blobs) in the tearing mode is the primary accelerator for nonthermal electrons emitting HXRs/microwaves. In the 2012 July 19 event, we find that the blobs moving downward within the VCS into the cusp region and the flare loops retracting from the cusp region make a continuous process, with the former apparently initiating the latter. This provides a 3D perspective on reconnections at the VCS and implies a transportation of magnetic twist to the lower atmosphere via Alfv\'{e}n waves. We also identify a dark void which moves within the VCS toward the flare arcade, which suggests that dark voids observed in supra-arcade downflows are also magnetic islands formed within the VCS in the high corona and move with the downward reconnection outflow.
Bi-directional Ejections and Loop Contractions in an Eruptive M7.7 Solar Flare: Evidence of Particle Acceleration and Heating in Magnetic Reconnection Outflows
Author(s): Wei Liu, Qingrong Chen, Vahe Petrosian
Institution(s): (1) Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory; (2) Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University; (3) Department of Physics, Stanford University
Where particle acceleration and plasma heating take place in relation to magnetic reconnection is a fundamental question for solar flares. We report analysis of an M7.7 flare on 2012 July 19 observed by SDO/AIA and RHESSI. Bi-directional ejections in forms of plasmoids and contracting cusp-shaped loops originate between an erupting flux rope and underlying flare loops at speeds of typically 200-300 km/s up to 1050 km/s. These ejections are associated with spatially separated double coronal X-ray sources with centroid separation decreasing with energy. The highest temperature is located near the nonthermal X-ray loop-top source well below the original heights of contracting cusps near the inferred reconnection site. These observations suggest that the primary loci of particle acceleration and plasma heating are in the reconnection outflow regions, rather than the reconnection site itself. This supports particle acceleration by turbulence, shocks, and/or collapsing traps associated with reconnection outflows, not by a DC electric field within the reconnection region. In addition, there is an initial ascent of the X-ray and EUV loop-top source prior to its recently recognized descent. The impulsive phase onset is delayed by 10 minutes from the start of the descent, but coincides with the rapid speed increases of the upward plasmoids, the individual loop shrinkages, and the overall loop-top descent, suggestive of an intimate relation of the energy release rate and reconnection outflow speed.
The Coronal Pulse Identification and Tracking Algorithm (CorPITA)
Author(s): Long, David M. (1), Bloomfield, D. Shaun (2), Feeney-Barry, R. (2), Gallagher, Peter T. (2), Pérez-Suárez, David (2,3)
Institution(s): (1) Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NT, UK. (2) School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland, (3) Finnish Meteorological Institute, POB 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
The Coronal Pulse Identification and Tracking Algorithm (CorPITA) is an automated technique for detecting and analysing "EIT Waves" in data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft. CorPITA will operate as part of the Heliophysics Event Knowledgebase (HEK), providing unbiased, near-real-time identification of coronal pulses. When triggered by the start of a solar flare, the algorithm uses an intensity profile technique radiating from the source of the flare to examine the entire solar disk. If a pulse is identified, the kinematics and morphological variation of the pulse are determined for all directions along the solar surface. Here, CorPITA is applied to a test data-set encompassing a series of solar flares of different classes from 13-20 February 2011. This allows the effectiveness of the algorithm in dealing with the varied morphology of different eruptions to be characterised. The automated nature of this approach will enable an unbiased examination of "EIT Waves" and their relationship to coronal mass ejections.
Measuring the magnetic field strength of the quiet solar corona using "EIT waves"
Author(s): Long, David M. (1), Williams, David R. (1), Régnier, Stéphane (2), Harra, Louise K. (1)
Institution(s): (1) Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NT, UK. (2) Jeremiah Horrocks Institute, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2HE, UK
Variations in the propagation of globally-propagating disturbances (commonly called "EIT waves") through the low solar corona offer a unique opportunity to probe the plasma parameters of the solar atmosphere. Here, high-cadence observations of two "EIT wave" events taken using SDO/AIA are combined with spectroscopic measurements from Hinode/EIS and used to examine the variability of the quiet coronal magnetic field strength. The combination of pulse kinematics from AIA and plasma density from EIS is used to show that the magnetic field strength is in the range ~2-6G in the quiet corona. The magnetic field estimates are then used to determine the height of the pulse, allowing a direct comparison with theoretical values obtained from SDO/HMI magnetic field using PFSS and local-domain extrapolations. While local-scale extrapolations predict heights inconsistent with prior measurements, the agreement between observations and the PFSS model indicates that "EIT waves" are a global phenomenon influenced by global-scale magnetic field.
EUV Coronal Holes as a Proxy for Open Magnetic Field Regions
Author(s): Lowder, Chris; Qiu, Jiong; Leamon, Robert
Institution(s): Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Coronal holes are regions marked by a decreased intensity in the extreme ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. Associated with regions of open magnetic field, plasma is allowed to escape along open magnetic field lines resulting in a rarefied plasma below. This study seeks to quantify the relationship between boundaries of coronal holes and open magnetic field. Using a combination of STEREO and SDO data in EUV wavelengths, we can provide a full solar surface map of coronal hole boundaries. These boundaries in conjunction with charts of radial magnetic field can be used to calculate open magnetic fluxes. Direct comparison is made with potential magnetic extrapolations as well as a non-potential, magneto-frictional model. There is strong agreement both in the geometry of regions as well as associated magnetic fluxes. These data provide a unique opportunity to study the far side dynamics of coronal holes and open magnetic field evolution.
Coronal and Solar Wind Ion heating by dispersive Alfven waves -- 2.5D hybrid simulations
Author(s): Maneva, Y. (1,2), Ofman, L. (1,2) and Vinas, A. (2)
Institution(s): (1) Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA; (2) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA
We perform 2.5D hybrid simulations to model the preferential heating and differential acceleration of minor ions as observed by remote sensing in coronal holes and measured in situ in the fast solar wind at various heliospheric distances. We consider a low-beta plasma consisting of fluid electrons, particle-in-cell protons and He++ ions and different spectra of parallel propagating Alfven-cyclotron waves as initial energy source for the ion heating and acceleration. For fixed low wave-numbers the generated wave spectrum generally shifts towards higher frequencies in multi-species plasma. This effect is further enhanced when differential streaming is present due to the expected preferential acceleration of heavy ions in coronal holes. We use the results from the cold plasma linear theory to initialize the nonlinear 2.5D hybrid simulations and compare the resulting ion heating, temperature anisotropies and differential streaming when the initial wave spectra belongs to the alpha-cyclotron and the proton-cyclotron dispersion branches, with and without initial relative drifts, and study the nonlinear 2D effects, extending our previous 1D hybrid studies. Finally, we investigate the effect of a gradual solar wind expansion, consider its influence on the wave-particle interactions and discuss its implications for non-adiabatic perpendicular cooling for both ion species.
Approach to Integrate Global-Sun Models of Magnetic Flux Emergence and Transport for Space Weather Studies
Author(s): Nagi Nicolas Mansour, NASA, Moffett Field, CA; and A. Wray, P. Mehrotra, C. Henney, N. arge, C. Manchester, H. Godinez, J. Koller, A. Kosovichev, P. Scherrer, J. Zhao, R. Stein, T. Duvall, and Y. Fan
Institution(s): NASA Ames Research Center
The Sun lies at the center of space weather and is the source of its variability. The primary input to coronal and solar wind models is the activity of the magnetic field in the solar photosphere. Recent advancements in solar observations and numerical simulations provide a basis for developing physics-based models for the dynamics of the magnetic field from the deep convection zone of the Sun to the corona with the goal of providing robust near real-time boundary conditions at the base of space weather forecast models. The goal is to develop new strategic capabilities that enable characterization and prediction of the magnetic field structure and flow dynamics of the Sun by assimilating data from helioseismology and magnetic field observations into physics-based realistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations. The integration of first-principle modeling of solar magnetism and flow dynamics with real-time observational data via advanced data assimilation methods is a new, transformative step in space weather research and prediction. This approach will substantially enhance an existing model of magnetic flux distribution and transport developed by the Air Force Research Lab. The development plan is to use the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) to develop Coupled Models for Emerging flux Simulations (CMES) that couples three existing models: (1) an MHD formulation with the anelastic approximation to simulate the deep convection zone (FSAM code), (2) an MHD formulation with full compressible Navier-Stokes equations and a detailed description of radiative transfer and thermodynamics to simulate near-surface convection and the photosphere (Stagger code), and (3) an MHD formulation with full, compressible Navier-Stokes equations and an approximate description of radiative transfer and heating to simulate the corona (Module in BATS-R-US). CMES will enable simulations of the emergence of magnetic structures from the deep convection zone to the corona. Finally, a plan will be summarized on the development of a Flux Emergence Prediction Tool (FEPT) in which helioseismology-derived data and vector magnetic maps are assimilated into CMES that couples the dynamics of magnetic flux from the deep interior to the corona.
Modeling small-scale flux emergence from the Convection Zone into the Corona
Author(s): Juan Martinez-Sykora
Institution(s): Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab
High resolution telescopes reveal small-scale flux in the photosphere and roughly 20% of these events seem to reach and impact the chromosphere. As a result of such flux emergence, reconnection with the ambient field or other processes that do not necessarily involve reconnection but nevertheless impact the chromosphere and lower corona may occur. I am going to present recent simulations that show small-scale flux emergence in a computational domain that captures the upper-convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere and lower corona. As we will see, small scale activity is strongly dependent on the physics that dominate in the various layers of the atmosphere, such as thermo-dynamics, radiative transfer in the photosphere and thermal conduction along field lines in the corona (we use for that Bifrost). In addition, small scale activity is also dependent on the ambient field which changes rapidly with height both in strength and topology through the different layers of the solar atmosphere. Some of these small-scale events erupts into the atmosphere destabilizes the pre-existing magnetic field and drives it to new configurations.
Understanding Solar Eruptive Events
Author(s): Mason, James P. (1); Hock, Rachel A. (2); Woods, Thomas N. (1); Thompson, Barbara J. (3); Webb, David F. (4); Caspi, Amir (1)
Institution(s): (1) LASP / University of Colorado, Boulder; (2) Kirtland AFB; (3) NASA GSFC; (4) Boston College
Coronal dimming is studied using data from the EUV Variability Experiment (EVE) and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), both onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Dimming can be caused by a number of physical processes, including mass loss (e.g. coronal mass ejections), obscuration of bright features (e.g. flaring loops) by dark features (e.g. filament eruptions), global scale waves, and changes of temperature in the emitting plasma. Each of these processes have unique spectral signatures, which EVE and AIA are well suited to observe. We are building a method for isolating the signature indicative of mass loss, which is thought to be correlated with the kinetics of coronal mass ejections. Our analysis of the M9 flare on August 4, 2011 are shown as an example of all four of these physical processes and their spectral signatures.
Chromospheric Waves and Oscillations in Sunspots
Author(s): R. A. Maurya and J. Chae
Institution(s): Astronomy Program, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
We studied the chromospheric oscillations in and around a sunspot of the active region NOAA 11242 using high spectral and spatial resolution observations in the spectral lines H$\alpha$ and Ca II 8542\AA~obtained from the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS) of 1.6 meter New Solar Telescope (NST) at Big Bear Solar Observatory. A suitable bisector method is applied to the spectral observations, to construct the chromospheric Doppler Velocity maps. Time series analysis of Doppler maps, in both the spectral bands, revealed enhanced high frequency oscillations inside the umbra of the sunspot. The frequency of oscillations gradually decreases from the umbra to outward. We have found clear evidence of two boundaries for the peak power frequency transformation, one of which occurs close to the umbral and penumbral boundary, and the other near the penumbral and super-penumbral boundary of the sunspot. The oscillation power is found to be associated with magnetic field strength and inclination, although they showed different relationships in different frequency bands.
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Paul Brady continued his quest for his 10th USHA National Men's Singles titles in his last 10 appearances in Friday's first men's semifinal. Race 4 Eight Season III Brady vanquisher Mando Ortiz appeared in his first national singles semifinals and motivated to end Brady's run and start his own in his backyard. Brady overcame six early first game errors to take a commanding 14-2 lead and held off a late Ortiz charge to win game one, 21-6. Game two was more of the same, as Brady's consistency and power was too much for Ortiz. Brady clinched his spot in the final in two games, 21-6, 21-11.
Emmett Peixoto and Sean Lenning continued their rivalry that started in junior handball 15 years ago and has seen a number of momentum shifts throughout their pro careers. Despite wining seven of their last eight encounters, Peixoto was deemed the underdog by the vast majority of fans at Los Caballeros. Peixoto played within himself and clinically throughout the match, pushing Lenning into the backcourt and pouncing on offensive opportunities. Lenning appeared frustrated in game one, committing 14 unforced errors and scoring just eight points. Lenning started game two with positive body language and crisp shot making, quickly building a 10-5 lead and seemingly en route to forcing a tiebreaker. Peixoto scored nine consecutive points to retake control of the match and clinched a spot in the final for the second consecutive year with a commanding two-game victory, 21-8, 21-13.
In the Women's Open Singles, defending champion Catriona Casey defeated Maria Dugas in two games to setup a clash with her countrywoman Cianna Ni Churraoin in Saturday's semifinals. CNC defeated fourth seeded Jessica Gawley in two games. Aisling Reilly defeated Canadian legend Lisa Fraser-Gilmore in two games and will face New York's Danielle Daskalakis in the bottom bracket semifinal. Double D narrowly escaped her quarterfinal clash with Irish rival Aoife McCarthy, overcoming match point to win 19-21, 21-19, 11-10 in the match of the tournament.
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US' Main Threat In 2020s Is China And Not Russia – OpEd
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By Dr Subhash Kapila
In the 2020s, the United States will be presented with a challenging policy predicament to decide which is the 'Prime Threat' to United States national interests—China or Russia? United States won First Cold War with Former Soviet Union but in 2020s can United States win evolving Cold War with China without a 'Russia Reset' policy?
United States policy establishment needs to get out of its 'State of Denial' that US policy of deferring to China has succeeded in containment of Russia. The stark reality for the United States in 2020s is not the containment of Russia but the immediate containment of China as the global 'Revisionist Power' intent on challenging the United States global power and influence.
The 2020s portend that China with its exponential buildup of across the full spectrum of military power encompassing space warfare, cyber-warfare, nuclear weapons and ICBMs and naval power with global reach will be in a position of both challenging United States global predominance and seeking 'Superpower Equivalence'.
In the 2020s China will have both the military capabilities and geopolitical intentions to strive for 'Superpower Equivalence' with the United States and expect that Major Nations accord to it the halo of 'Chinese Exceptionalism' as the world concedes to 'US Exceptionalism' in global affairs.
Historically, China challenged the United States in the Korean War of early 1950s when the United States was the only Power with atomic bombing strike capabilities in its arsenal. In 2020s, what will stop or deter China from challenging United States as the sole Superpower with China's armoury overflowing with all the military wherewithal to challenge the United States on land, maritime domains, airspace dominance and even in space warfare.
China and Russia figure as 'Top Threats' in United States 'Threat Perceptions' in Trump Administrations' National Security Strategy Document. Notably over decades United States shirks from designating China as the 'Prime Threat' to United States and continues to focus on Russia as a hangover from the First Cold War.
In the run-up to 2020s, China has got away without being deterred or checkmated by United States as China persistently following a well-scripted strategy nibbled away at United States predominance and influence in East Asia, in South East Asia, in South Asia and the Middle East.
China ventured further afield to impinge on United States influence in the South Pacific and at the doorsteps of Europe with its latest One Belt One Road grandiose girdling Heartland Asia and in parallel the maritime domains of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the Maritime Silk Road.
China could successfully achieve the above strategic aims due to a strange permissiveness of United States in not challenging in the initial stages China stepping on United States strategic turf. The most glaring example being China establishing 'Full Spectrum Dominance' over the South China Sea with its illegal occupation of Paracel and Spratlys Islands and supplementing them with artificially constructed fortified islands.
At the heart of United States permissiveness of China's persistent challenges to United States national security and influence laid the successive lack of recognition by all US Administrations that it was China that was the prime threat to the United States and not Russia.
So many times in the past one heard oft-repeated assertions by United States policy makers that the United States needed to 'Reset United States Russia-policy Formulations'. But nothing came out of it as with the very strong pro-China lobbies led by past US Secretaries of State and US big business interests the realistic reset of US policies towards Russia stood ambushed before they could crystallise.
Addedly, it can also be assumed that there still remained on Capitol Hill in Washington, remnants of Cold War gladiators who still saw the global strategic landscape in terms of the 'Russia Threat' of the 1945-1991 Soviet Era and remained oblivious to the evolving reality that a Second Cold War stood generated since 2001 by China against the United States— and this portended to be more vicious and threatening than the one the United States had with the Former Soviet Union.
While the United States stood strategically distracted by its military interventions in Afghanistan and Iran, a strategic vacuum stood created in Western Pacific which China fully exploited by its exponential buildup now of Chinese naval power — pre-requisite for China to challenge United States dominance of the world's Oceans. By 2015 China had articulated its China Maritime Strategy with the express aim of projecting China's naval power in 'Distant Seas'.
Comparatively, Russia was still strategically prostrate reeling with the effects of the disintegration of the once mighty Soviet Empire now shrunk to modern-day Russia.
While China was utilising the 2000-2010 periods to expand China's military power with the avowed aim of challenging United States global predominance, comparatively, Russia under President Putin was still struggling to affect a Russian strategic resurgence and regain its earlier status as an alternative centre of global power.
The above contextual comparison should have opened the eyes of the US policy establishment and its Pentagon strategists that China was evolving unchecked as the 'Prime Threat to United States' and not Russia which was still struggling to find its feet. But the Cold War obsessive fixations of yesteryears on the Russia Threat of the decision-makers on Capitol Hill in Washington blinded them to the China Threat reality.
Strategic reality checks of the global geopolitical and strategic landscape of areas of vital concern to United States national security in 2019 would indicate that China has virtually neutralised US military intervention operations against the Chinese Pacific littoral, China has virtually weaned away Philippines from US orbit along with vital US military bases at Subic Bay. Japan and South Korea while continuing as US bilateral military allies are at cross-purposes with South Korea's sense of historical Japanese wrongs.
The South China Sea maritime expanse, so vital for US naval dominance of Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean is in military hands of China and China designating it as China's 'Core Interest' with China willing to go to war to protect its illegal sovereignty.
The United States today finds itself faced with a strange predicament in that the US President finds himself hamstrung in initiating a 'Russia Reset' policy due to domestic policy constraints. On the other hand China as the 'Prime Threat' to United States national interests is unrelenting in the ongoing US-China Trade War which has definitely impacted China.
United States Congress and Washington officialdom need to place US national security interests over partisan domestic policy interests and work actively for a 'Russia Reset' policy initiative so as to balance the China Threat to United States.
Concluding, it needs to be stressed that United States continued maintenance of its status as a Superpower hinges on a realistic appraisal and discernment of the 'Prime Threat' to United States national interest and global influence—-Russia or China ? In my considered assessment China comparatively has demonstrated enough manifestations that it is intent on displacing United States global predominance and influence. Russia has enough problems with China and can be weaned away from China by a balanced United States 'Russia Reset' policy.
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Bhuj: The Pride Of India Movie Review
Bhuj: The Pride of India	Devesh Sharma, August 19, 2021
Times Of India's Rating 3.0/5
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sharad Kelkar, Sonakshi Sinha, Ammy Virk, Pranitha Subhash, Nora Fatehi, Ihana Dhillon
Direction: Abhishek Dudhaiya
The film is a fictionalised account of real events. The Pakistani Air Force destroyed the Bhuj airstrip during the 1971 Indo-Pak War, dropping 14 napalm bombs on it. The devastation continued for two weeks, with relentless attacks by bombs and rockets. 300 people, majority of them women, hailing from the nearby village of Madhapur, came to the Air Force's rescue at that point of time. Working mostly at night, they repaired the airstrip in 72 hours under the guidance of Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik. It was a remarkable feat indeed and was one of the factors that decided the war in India's favour as the IAF was able to remain operational. It was Pakistan's intention to capture Bhuj and use it as a bargaining tool but the resilience of our troops and the common citizens saved the day.
Bhuj: The Pride Of India, tells the story of their heroism, albeit in a highly dramatic manner. Vijay Karnik is played by Ajay Devgn here. As said earlier, Karnik, though he deploys an anti-aircraft gun to much effect, isn't able to save the almost total destruction of the Bhuj airstrip. A parallel story tells us about the sacrifice of Indian spy Heena Rehman (Nora Fatehi), who before her death is able to convey Pakistan's plans to her Indian handlers. Another strand tells us of Colonel Nair (Sharad Kelkar), who and the 120 soldiers serving under him are in charge of the crucial Vighakot post. Then we also have Indian spy Ranchordas Pagi (Sanjay Dutt), who knows the desert like the back of his hand and whose reconnaissance of the Pakistani army proves vital to the Indian defence. And Ammy Virk plays Flight Lieutenant Vikram Singh Baj Jethaaz, who flies in the reserve forces to the base. Sonakshi Sinha plays Sunderben Jetha Madharparya, the village woman who inspires others to come to the aid of the IAF. Kannada actress Pranitha Subhash plays Karnik's wife.
The first half of the film is devoted to giving short backstories to everyone. We learn that Nora's character spies for India because her brother, also an Indian spy, was brutally killed by the Pakistanis after he got captured. Sharad Kelkar is a tough soldier with a soft heart who has fallen for a handicapped Muslim girl, Ammy Virk's wife has passed away and he's anxious about bringing his little girl up. Sanjay Dutt's character is obsessed with killing the Pakis for personal reasons and Sonakshi Sinha, whose husband is abroad, is a braveheart who can kill a leopard single-handedly. The narrative rambles all over the place and your interest starts wavering. However, the drama-filled narrative of the second half more than makes up for the lapses of the first. Sharad Kelkar and Sanjay Dutt are shown to be a two-man army who put a stop to the advancing Pakistani troops through a mix of guile and bravery. While Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha and Pranitha Subhash race against time to finish the runway. Ajay's moment of glory comes when he helps land the transport plane, whose front tire is missing, with the help of a truck. The events are overtly dramatised but nevertheless convey the fortitude and determination of the people involved.
The VFX, sound design and the background score help transport us to the war zone. What's galling is the jingoism and the religious propaganda, which should have been toned down a bit. Ajay Devgn comes across as a true patriot ready to lay down his life for his country. His sincerity, his dedication seeps through in every frame. His anger at losing his beloved airfield initially and his hardiness is getting it running again is real. Sanjay Dutt's screen presence hasn't faded with age and he has done another competent job here, and so has Sharad Kelkar. Ammy Virk, Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi and Pranitha Subhash have been sincere as well. Navni Parihar is spot on as former PM Indira Gandhi.
All-in-all, Bhuj: The Pride Of India brings to life an important aspect from the 1971 war. It's a good enough history lesson if you choose to ignore the over-the-top narration and Paki-bashing involved in the telling.
Trailer : Bhuj: The Pride of India
Renuka Vyavahare, August 13, 2021, 9:30 PM IST
STORY: During 1971's Indo-Pak war, 300 Bhuj women risked their lives to restore the bombed Indian Air Force airstrip in Bhuj, so that it stays operational to defend the incoming Pak air and land assault. Encouraging the local women to help repair the airstrip on a war footing was Squadron leader Vijay Karnik (Ajay Devgn). The film recalls the crisis and the contribution of the courageous civilians and the Indian Armed Forces.
REVIEW: The India-Pakistan war of 1971 ensued during the Bangladesh liberation war in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). As India aided East Pakistan to end West Pakistan's (now Pakistan) oppressive regime on it, PAK attacked western regions of India hoping to use it as a bargaining tool to trade against the captured territories in the east. Various Indian air bases were bombed as part of the strategy. The Bhuj airbase was one of the prominent IAF (Indian Air Force) territory that took a massive hit.
On the night of December 8, PAF (Pakistan Air Force) jets dropped more than 14 Napalm bombs on the Indian Air Force airstrip in Bhuj. The impact rendered the airstrip useless and the Indian combat aircrafts dysfunctional. The IAF expected the Border Security Force (BSF) to restore the airstrip but time was ticking, and labour was scarce. It was during this time that 300 villagers—mostly women—from Madhapur in Bhuj, decided to step in to defend the country by repairing the damaged airbase within 72 hours. In Bhuj: The Pride of India, director Abhishek Dudhaiya remembers these unsung warriors and the story of their incredible bravery, that deserves to be told. Credit to Ajay Devgn for bringing this act of valour to screen. However, can the execution match the intent?
Over the years, the demeanour of Indian war movies has seen a dramatic shift. From chest thumping jingoism to humanising the war heroes and seeing them as people first — we have come a long way. Even Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) had a restrained sense of personal loss and grief and showed the consequences of war beneath the high josh. War heroes are respected, even revered, but they aren't projected as invincible anymore. There's a certain honesty in their heroism. That's not the case here.
Bhuj's makers make it clear right in the disclaimer that this film is a work of fiction inspired by true events. This explains its dramatic approach to retelling history. The film often forgoes the nuances to play to the gallery. Though made in contemporary times, Dudhaiya's expression is more true to the 90s school of thought, where everything is literally spelt out. Think, JP Dutta's Border (1997). This one resorts to hyper nationalism as well. One might argue that everything's fair in love and war, right? Well, not really when the film risks making a military operation look irrational to amp up the emotional quotient. Loud bhajans being sung with dhols at the reconstructed airstrip defies logic because it was supposed to be a covert operation that had to evade further incoming bombings. In reality, it was reported that the Bhuj women had to wear green and cow dung was used on the strip to camouflage it from the PAF planes. One can overlook the drama, but in a premise such as this, trading off logic at the cost of dramatisation, seems hard to digest. The writing could have been more mindful.
The first half is scattered with various characters in cameos giving brave speeches without a context. The depiction of events leading upto the attack on Bhuj airbase are disorderly. The film however, redeems itself in the second half as that's where the real action and drama unfold. Thereon, it's a gripping thriller that keeps you invested. From 120 soldiers guarding the Vighakot post and defending the country to witnessing a plane rest its front on a truck for landing — the action game, (realistic and unrealistic) is on point. Even the aerial combat scenes keep you invested.
The sound and visuals are made for the big screen. While the VFX is strictly passable, the sound is competent enough to transport you to the battlefield. Ajay Devgn's template slowmo shots are plenty and he gets the intensity of his character right. Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharad Kelkar and Ammy Virk are decent as well. Among the cameos, casting Navni Parihar as former PM Indira Gandhi works well.
If you can ignore the religious propaganda and focus solely on the story, Bhuj makes for an interesting watch, despite the initial hiccups.


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Ayesha Sarfraz
Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, predicts that the expansion of 4G LTE telecom services within the Middle East will be dependent on cross-industry apps.
One of the key findings of the recently released Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions 2013 report says that several LTE Networks are expected to launch in the MENA region this year.
Inline with the expected trend, Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, predicts the expansion of 4G LTE telecom services within the Middle East will be dependent on the single most important factor: cross-industry applications. This implies that the region's LTE growth will driven by operators' ability to open up network functionality to third parties, who can in turn develop applications that run throughout the region's expanding mobile ecosystem.
"Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks have become widely accepted by most regional operators as the future of mobile broadband due to its unparalleled capacity and connectivity speeds.
At the same time, service providers are still facing obstacles in the transformation of their legacy services and marketing LTE offerings to the public as a future revenue driver. This is particularly noteworthy within the Middle East where mobile operators have shortened their go-to-market road-maps as service innovation has become faster and more competitive." — Mr. Mark Nixon, Director of Global Business Consulting at Huawei
At the recent LTE MENA 2013 conference being hosted in Dubai, UAE, Mr. Nixon stressed upon the role of LTE being a catalyst for new cross-industry collaboration as operators adapt to a digital society where mobile citizens' behavior is transforming legacy communication and media channels.
"It is largely understood that LTE will shape the future of mobile communications as it provides access anywhere and on any device – a pervasive and ubiquitous network." — Mr. Muhammad Atif Jamil, Huawei Senior Wireless Solutions Manager
Huawei, which has played an integral part in building LTE partnerships across the Middle East will be showcasing its latest range of LTE-compatible consumer devices including smartphones, tablets and Wi-Fi routers at the conference. Experts believe the shortage of such devices within the Middle East is one of the factors behind the relatively slow uptake of LTE services.
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"If I didn't think I could be a Premier League manager, I would not be here now," he barked defiantly.
"You're going to go through your rough times and have your highs and lows. Even the greatest, Sir Alex Ferguson.
The worry for the Blackburn manager should be that, no matter how much noise he made in going on to highlight the commitment of his players, who stood toe to toe with Liverpool for 70 minutes, it was accompanied eventually by the crushing sound of silence.
Throughout the intrigue of rumour and counter rumour surrounding Ince's future, the manager's increasingly paranoid claims that everyone is out to get him have screamed loud, yet more deafening still has been the suspicious hush from inside the boardroom.
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Ince has barely touched the £15million brought in by the sale of David Bentley, found himself beset by injury problems and, whatever his faults, deserves to be treated better than to find himself sitting on Death Row waiting for the dreaded buzzer to sound.
The irony is that Blackburn now face a run of games – starting with Wigan on Saturday and followed by contests with Stoke and Sunderland – that offer a platform from which their season might be transformed, given the manner in which they played here.
Had Pepe Reina, surely the Premier League's best goalkeeper, not snaked out a hand to push Morten Gamst Pedersen's vicious drive on to the crossbar in the opening half, then the inquest might well be raging on Merseyside today.
As it was, Liverpool, pedestrian and off the pace for more than an hour, found new momentum as soon as Xabi Alonso coolly slotted a low shot past Paul Robinson.
"That was a little like being punched in the face," said Pedersen, and Yossi Benayoun's emphatic finish 10 minutes later, after he had turned Stephen Warnock inside out, was the knockout blow. Roque Santa Cruz brought only false hope with his first league goal since that last win over Newcastle back in September, but Steven Gerrard added a layer of gloss Liverpool's performance barely merited with the final kick.
It left the red hordes boasting about being top of the league and warning: "We Shall Not Be Moved". In truth, it was sung as much in hope as expectation.
This was another curiously unconvincing display from Rafa Benitez's side which will mask the fragility that exists behind the scenes for another week at least.
Robbie Keane spent the afternoon in cold storage and the introduction of Nabil El Zhar ahead of Keane with the scores still deadlocked was perceived in some quarters as a slight to the Republic of Ireland striker, yet Benitez is not that blinkered. He knows Keane must prove he has a part to play over the coming months.
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Alyssa Puccilli singled to left center; Kristen McGinty advanced to second.
Amanda Jessey singled, bunt, advanced to second on an error by p; Alyssa Puccilli advanced to third; Kristen McGinty scored, unearned.
Megan Kelly singled to right center; Brianna Whitfield advanced to second.
Maggie King singled to left field.
Amanda Jessey singled to third base, bunt; Alyssa Puccilli advanced to third.
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Shayla Gladden to rf for Megan Kelly.
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Shayla Gladden singled to right field.
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Melissa Castillo pinch hit for Amanda Jessey.
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