Simurgh (Persian: سیمرغ), also spelled simorgh, simurg, simoorg or simourv, also known as Angha (Persian: عنقا), is the modern Persian name for a fabulous, benevolent, mythical flying creature. The figure can be found in all periods of Greater Iranian art and literature, and is evident also in the iconography of medieval Armenia, the Byzantine empire , and other regions that were within the sphere of Persian cultural influence.
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) -- Iran will launch the Mesbah communications satellite by the end of March 2011, the director of Iranian Aerospace Industries announced on Tuesday.
The low-orbit satellite will be launched from a launch pad in Italy, Mahdi Farahi told the Mehr News Agency.
The satellite is expected to operate for a period of three years and its services will be accessible to Iran as well as countries in Europe and the Americas, Farahi added.
He said the satellite's mission is to collect and store data and transmit the information back to Earth.
In February 2003, Iran and Italy agreed to cooperate in the construction and launch of the Mesbah satellite. At that time, the first phase of the project, which resulted in the construction of a laboratory model of the satellite, had been completed. The Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and Italy's Carlo Gavazzi Space company were joint partners in the project.
Iran launched its first domestically manufactured satellite, which was named Omid (hope), into orbit on February 2, 2009, using a modified domestically manufactured long-range missile.
The satellite was designed to circle the Earth 15 times every 24 hours and to send reports to Iran's space center. It broadcast over two frequency bands and had eight antennas for transmitting data.
TEHRAN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of Iran's Ministry of Telecommunications, Mohammad Hosseinpour, said Monday that Iran will launch two telecommunication satellites in 2010, local satellite Press TV reported.
If everything goes according to the plan, two telecommunication satellites will be launched by the year's end, Hosseinpour was quoted as saying.
The new satellites, which are designed and produced to decrease telecom traffic between Russia and Europe, will be equipped with filming applications and data-image transmission sensors, according to Press TV.
In February, Iran successfully test-fired a satellite rocket and unveiled three new satellites and a satellite carrier.
The "Kavosh 3" (Explore 3) rocket carrying an "experimental capsule" has been successfully test-fired and will transfer telemetric data, live pictures and flight and environmental analysis data.
Tehran is planning to launch up to six satellites in the near future, Fars news agency quoted Iranian Telecommunications Minister Reza Taqipour as saying on Friday.
"We are currently carrying out a project that will see... the launch of five to six satellites," he said. "We hope to send one satellite into space in the first half of the coming year."
He said Iran had made significant progress in developing its aerospace industry over the past three to four years, mentioning in particular the launch of the indigenous satellite Omid (Hope) in February.
Since launching the Omid, Tehran has unveiled three new satellites (Tolou, Mesbah II and Navid) and one carrier rocket.
Taqipour also said Iran was planning to build new launch pads.
Iran has its sights set on putting an astronaut on the moon by 2025, after becoming the first Islamic nation to put its own payload into space last year. But the grand goal of getting to the moon may be among the least of the benefits Iran expects to reap from its expanding space program.
Iran's motivations for a space program are most likely practical: developing possible ballistic missile technology and building international prestige as a message to friends and enemies alike, analysts say.
"They will clearly use dual-use technology for a military buildup, and as long as they at least dabble in human spaceflight, they get advantageous press coverage on that as well," said Joan Johnson-Freese, professor of National Security Studies at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
Iran launched its first domestically built satellite in February 2009 and promises more satellite launches in 2011. It also has offered to help any other Muslim countries with developing their own space programs, according to a FAQ recently compiled by Tiffany Chow, a researcher at Secure World Foundation, a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., that tracks space security issues.
Such political signals may serve Tehran's purpose even if the country lacks the technical capabilities to back up its intentions, analysts said.
"Given the current state of Iran's launch capabilities, it is unlikely that they'd be able to develop a human spaceflight program and successfully send an Iranian to the moon by 2025," Chow pointed out.
Several earlier launch attempts by Iran appeared to fail despite the country's claims otherwise, according to the Secure World Foundation FAQ. The rocket technology involves a mix of North Korean and Soviet missile designs.
The first launch attempt involved a two-stage rocket named Safir ("Ambassador" in Farsi), with a dummy satellite, Aug. 17, 2008. The rocket failed shortly after liftoff, according to outside analysts.
Confirmed success finally came with the launch of the Safir-2 rocket Feb. 3, 2009. That rocket placed an Omid satellite weighing some 44 to 60 pounds (20 to 27 kilograms) into low Earth orbit. The cube-shaped satellite is almost 16 inches (40 centimeters) on each side.
Another launch attempt, this past Feb. 2, involved a Kavoshgar ("Explorer") sounding rocket designed to climb just 62 miles (100 kilometers). The sounding rocket — a rocket designed to collect data rather than transport cargo — had a living payload consisting of two turtles, a worm and a rat that were supposed to parachute back down to safety. No solid proof of the launch's success ever emerged.
Iran had played up the event by launching the rocket from the back of a military truck rather than one of the country's four designated space launch sites. The Defense Minister, Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, oversaw the launch and issued a warning that Iran would not tolerate "any unpeaceful use (of space) by any country."
Such portrayals by Iran of its launches are in stark contrast to "repeated delays in their space program and failures not discussed," according to Charles Vick, senior technical and policy analyst at GlobalSecurity.org.
There's more to come in 2011.
Iran announced it will launch its 89-foot-long (27 meters) Simorgh rocket, also known as Phoenix, which has a liquid fuel propulsion system capable of carrying more than 220 pounds (100 kg) to an altitude of almost 311 miles (500 km).
The Simorgh rocket can carry a new generation of Iranian satellites such as the Mesbah "Lantern" cube satellite, which measures almost 20 inches (50 cm) on each side and weighs between 132 and 165 pounds (60-75 kg).
But Russia reported that the Mesbah-1 satellite never arrived for launch, and in July 2009 it announced its refusal to launch any more Iranian satellites. Italy similarly refused to help. Mesbah-1 disappeared and has since been replaced by Mesbah-2, built by Iran largely using the Italian design.
"Some of Iran's domestic launch capabilities are indeed inspired by, and to some extent based on, foreign models and systems," Chow told SPACE.com. "Based on recent Iranian claims, though, it appears their newest launch vehicles and satellites are indigenously designed and constructed."
The Tolu ("Sunrise"), due to launch in 2011, would become Iran's first remote-sensing satellite.
"Direct evidence of assistance, education and hardware transfer from the Chinese to the Iranian and North Korean defense and space (industries) has been witnessed on large scale within China's military industrial infrastructure," Vick said in an e-mail.
North Korea has been focusing mostly on missile development, as opposed to space, given their failures to achieve sustained orbit for any satellites, Vick noted. Meanwhile, Iran's ballistic missile program has been moving like "gangbusters," he added.
But Vick compared the intentions behind China's five-year plan and Iran's three-year plan for space to the Apollo moon program of the 1960s. The Apollo and other U.S. civilian programs helped push ahead basic sciences and military technologies to keep the United States "several generations ahead of our adversaries," Vick explained.
Johnson-Freese suggested Iran sees a space program as a "win-win from both the technical and techno-nationalistic political perspectives," considering how missile and rocket development go hand-in-hand. Whether or not that gets them to the moon may be beside the point.
"The bottom line is, I think Iran's human spaceflight plans are mostly talk, but any part that isn't will be a bonus to them," Johnson-Freese said.
TEHRAN - Iran plans to construct its second spaceport, Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour said on Sunday.
"At present, there is only one space launch base in the country… but there are some geographical limitations (in regard to launching satellites and missiles)," Taqipour told the Mehr News Agency.
Thus, Iran has carried out a feasibility study on the construction of a second spaceport in order to overcome those limitations, he added.
The current launch site is located in Semnan Province, and in recent years, two spacecraft have been launched from the center.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Taqipour said there are two telemetry tracking and control centers in the country that can track and control satellites launched from Iran, but they belong to other countries.
Iran has made great progress in its space program in recent years.
The Islamic Republic successfully launched a domestically manufactured satellite carrying a capsule containing a rat, turtles, and worms in February 2010.
The launch of the Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer 3) satellite was Iran's first experiment in sending living creatures into space.
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The CATCH YOU board game helps to train the working memory, is fun to play and you will learn to do your math problems better and faster. The game CATCH YOU is designed for use at school and to play at home, both for training and leisure. It can be used in individual teaching and playing with groups of up to 6 players of all ages. The game is fun to watch and its flexible rules can be easily adapted depending on the capabilities of the players.


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Immersion est une revue française consacrée aux jeux vidéo lancée en décembre 2017.

Présentation
Immersion est une revue française semestrielle d'analyse du jeu vidéo créée par Mohamed Megdoul. Le premier numéro est lancé en décembre 2017. Chaque numéro s'articule autour d'un thème :  pour le premier,  pour le deuxième,  pour le troisième,  pour le quatrième,  pour le cinquième, et les  pour le sixième et dernier en date, paru en octobre 2021. L'approche de la revue, qui ne comporte pas de publicité, est , , et les articles sont  Ces derniers sont le fruit de différents contributeurs bénévoles.

Réception critique
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Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes
 Immersion numéro 1, no. 2, no. 3 sur AFJV.

Article connexe
 Immersion (réalité virtuelle)

Magazine français de jeu vidéo
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Aquarius Zodiac sign begins from January 21st to 18th February each year. Represented by the charitable and intention Water Bearer, Aquarius energy is inventive and ultramodern.It's an organized organization that also conserves individual liberty and limits government interference.It is likewise taken after that the impacts of Aquarius Zodiac sign takes around a week days to come into its full impacts.
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Byre Release "Here In Dead Lights (EP)"
RJ Frometa October 15, 2019	CD Reviews Leave a comment
If you like ambient rock, indie rock and everything from synth-pop to the music of REM and other such groups of the 80s, then Byre's Here In Dead Lights is worth your time from beginning to end. And, this well put together line-up aren't new on the block, they bring much experience to the table with them. There's a lot to say about any band that delivers world class content around the more-or less mundane these days, but it's usually veterans of the scene who manage to be most good for it. This is an outfit of that integrity and more, by not hanging their hat on old ways, but rather finding a balance.
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"Object Permanence" sets the tone for five great songs that verge on everything from progressive to AOR accessible and even space rock style in some places. Big drums, far out keyboards and dreamy vocals is one way of putting what's going on in the very first song. It's the lead track so it's supposed to have some immediate impact, but it's worth giving away that they nailed it from intro to fade. But the following cut, "Ghost Blood," couldn't be more the opposite in most ways, as they come right in with an equally brilliant offering, just one from another galaxy, so to speak. It's more laid-back, groovy and sonically interesting.
Without question, you know you're going to hear the rest of this, if you haven't already repeated a number or two. "Melindiana" is where things start to get undeniably awesome and peak throughout its remarkably great moments. If anything got more of more than anything else, it's this one because of the amount of everything involved. For more proof of that, just use headphones and you'll hear it even better, as per usual.
"Gallagher III" is up next, and it also wins the price of admission, as do all the numbers on Here In Dead Lights. By now you can't turn away the musicianship of Aaron Tanner and Zach Zint, along with Spencer Seim, Rob Crow and Ryan Grisham. You don't get this far without coming from the likes of Pinback, Hella and Mock Orange, just to name a few of them. This amazing song is a testament to their talents, but then so is every note of these tunes of which there just isn't enough to go around. It leaves you wanting more of the same.
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Being such a diverse but mainstream sound in spirit, probably the most obscure number on the EP is the beautifully bombastic "With A Hammer" which does come with its suitable title. It reminds me of something I've heard before, and that familiar ring helps win the whole thing over. I've heard a lot of killer indie rock albums that go nowhere, and this debut set of songs is one that should fly high enough to get Brye, the band itself off the ground. Where it goes from there is always yet to be seen, but it has the ingredients to go places where others are only dreaming of.
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Deuteronomy 12:14 "And there, you shall do all that I command you..."
A person can come closer to HaShem in the Beit HaMikdash, more than in any other place in the world.
We are commanded to present our offerings only in this special place (See also Negative Mitzvah 89).
Deuteronomy 12:26 "Only the holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take and go to the place which the L-rd shall choose"
Even if a person lives far away from Eretz Yisrael, he is commanded to bring his sacrifice to the Beit HaMikdash in Jerusalem and offer it there.
There is absolutely no substitute for the Beit HaMikdash!
Leviticus 17:3 "If any man of the house of Israel slaughters... and does not bring it to the door of the tent of meeting"
All the sacrifices brought in the Beit HaMikdash must be sacrificed in the specific area designated for them.
It is prohibited to offer any sacrifice in any other place other than those areas specifically designated for this purpose.
Self surrender doesn't mean jumping off a bridge. Self surrender means surrendering the self. Putting aside the "I want", the "I need", the "I think such-and such". Self surrender is the subliminal drive behind all authentically good deeds. But as the world becomes more materialistic and the challenges greater, the self-surrender can no longer stay so subliminal.


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Guest Post: "Two retirees question the competence of today's JAGs. Here's why that's off the mark"
by Charlie Dunlap, J.D. · 25 November 2020
Today's guest post is from my former student, Greg Speirs, someone Lawfire readers have gotten to know (see here, here, and here). In this essay Greg rather thoroughly deconstructs an ill-considered post appearing on the Task & Purpose website by laying out relevant facts curiously missing from the post.
Judge for yourself, but the Task and Purpose author, who touts his beat as "the Air Force and anything Star Wars-related," makes some grand claims even though support for his narrative is mainly limited to just the opinions of two retired JAGs who he casts as "experts."
I invite you to read Greg's analysis and then I'll have a few comments of my own.
Two retirees question the competence of today's JAGs. Here's why that's off the mark
Gregory Ronald Speirs*
An article appeared in Task & Purpose by Mr. David Roza quoting former Judge Advocate General Corps colleagues. At the outset, the primary focus of Mr. Roza's article seeks to tackle senior officer discipline in the Air Force justice system – admirable. However, I take great issue with the remainder of his article:
"Beyond the chummy old boys' network, the prospect of a Cooley court-martial reveals a deeper flaw in the Air Force JAG Corps: a lack of experienced prosecutors to take the case. The Air Force employs about 1,300 judge advocates, but few of them have significant experience in a military justice courtroom" (emphasis added).
While I can imagine the personal motivations of a couple of those quoted in the article, allow me to offer a fuller picture of reality:
There are actually very experienced litigators inside the Air Force JAG Corps
"The problem is that the JAG is full of jacks of all trades, but masters of none." Mr. Roza
Most of our litigators probably do not have time to read Mr Roza's article, or respond, as they are preparing for courts and traveling this Thanksgiving regardless of the pandemic. There is further discussion below on the full team involved in preparing for a court-martial, but the main point of emphasis first falls to the many Circuit Trial Counsel (CTC) stationed worldwide who advise at every step of case development from its investigative onset. These JAGs have multiple tours under their belt, likely both prosecution and defense, and travel some 200-250+ days a year to bases around the globe to serve as lead counsel.
Task & Purpose does not mention – but the CTC JAG is lead on the entire case and sits physically at the table with the younger attorney. While many Lawfire readers know courts-martial proceedings are open to public viewing, I encourage students to go view a court-martial from the audience. There you will likely see the CTC picking the jury ("panel members" in the military), directing the alleged victim on the stand during a sexual assault trial, directing complex matters with expert witnesses, conducting closing argument and handling tricky motions throughout.
Each of these JAGs must be recommended by fellow counsel and judges, and are later approved by headquarters leadership. As Val Kilmer once commented in the movie "Top Gun""in case some of you wonder who the best is" well, the CTCs are a key part of the team. CTCs land in town shortly before trial and hit the ground running. Of interest to some of the retired JAGs quoted in Mr. Roza's article, CTCs now have access and input updates from the onset of investigation in a service-wide military case tracking system under a new directive from headquarters. I encourage students to seek out and talk to some of these Judge Advocates at a future Duke LENS Conference, you will be impressed – if you can catch them sitting still for five minutes!
There is an entire network legal team that works on a case – not just one young counsel alone
Reading Mr. Roza's article sure makes me think young attorneys are all alone in the courtroom. Luckily, I've been that young attorney in the courtroom a few times, and while by no means as impressive as my colleagues – we got the job done thanks to the team involved in any courts-martial prosecution. To start, let's rifle off at least eight individuals helping that young JAG prosecutor in any felony level ("General Court Martial") case:
First, a Chief of Military Justice (CMJ) is a JAG with 1-6 years of experience in charge of managing all court cases on an installation. Second, Paralegals are comprised of enlisted personnel with anywhere from 1-20+ years of experience who are the backbone of accomplishing the trial. Third, a Deputy Staff Judge Advocate (DJSA) is typically a Major with 5-10 years as a JAG, depending on installation. This JAG serves as "second in command" in at the installation legal office. Fourth, a Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) with approximately 10-25 years as a JAG, again depending on the size of the base. Military bases are much like college campuses and vary in size of personnel. Think about the amount of attorneys needed if you have a legal office serving a smaller campus in North Carolina Central University (8,011 students) versus the large North Carolina State University campus (36,304 students). The SJA is the top lawyer on an Air Force installation with a rigorous recommendation and selection process.
Fifth, a Numbered Air Force Chief of Military Justice (NAF CMJ) has anywhere from 6-15+ years in as a JAG, again depending on the Numbered Air Force size. This JAG oversees the ongoing investigations and advises multiple base offices daily solely on military justice matters. Sixth, a Numbered Air Force Staff Judge Advocate (NAF/SJA) has around 20 years in as a JAG, and has already served as an installation SJA (perhaps more than once!). The NAF/SJA advises a General Officer who convenes a felony level court. That JAG has oversight over base SJAs and the NAF/CMJ.
During the weeks leading up to and during a court-martial, the NAF is constantly involved multiple times a day via telephone. Seventh, a Circuit Trial Counsel (CTC) as discussed above, is the star prosecutor. Eighth, a Special Victims Counsel (SVC) is a JAG with at least one prior prosecutorial assignment, and while they are removed from the base chain of command and serve the best interests of their client (an alleged victim of sexual assault), the best results come when they are working together with the prosecution to secure a conviction.
As a young Judge Advocate, I was never alone through the process.
Generalization arguments fall short
"The concern is that you have the blind leading the blind… You have folks who are not very steeped in criminal justice advising commanders who know very little about criminal justice because they are pilots or they are logisticians. They are not lawyers." Rachel VanLandingham, Lt. Col. (Ret.)
This again neglects the entire network and process of people above. Any felony level court has really been through the wickets – having been scrutinized by not only the attorneys, but military commanders in charge with administering justice. More on commanders in a moment. There is another argument in the article focusing on the local base legal office Staff Judge Advocate not having military justice experience. I credit Mr. Roza for including the Air Force official release noting the varied mission JAGs must digest and respond to daily: "[u]ltimately, the goal is to grow leaders who can advise command across a wide spectrum of legal issues across all domains," said Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek. Further, Ms. Stefanek notes 109 of 127 SJAs from 2014-2019 had a background in a wide range of justice positions.
Are naysayers really going to ignore that 89% of SJAs worldwide had a justice background, who usually is placed alongside an in arguendo less justice-experienced SJA? An experienced Deputy in justice. In fact, I had a bit of an extended path into the JAG Corps, having volunteered in base legal offices prior to accession as an active duty Airman. Simply put, I got to work for and view seven SJAs and seven DSJAs who handled immensely stressful work – all of whom were incredibly intelligent and fantastic officers.
The job is not for everyone, and the Air Force needs to prepare those in ranks – across all jobs – to ascend and be fully capable of many missions. In the interview process to become a JAG, applicants are asked if you are volunteering to go anywhere, and be assigned to any mission. After all, we do not get to pick where, when and how the next conflict will take place.
Let's talk about the swipe at the Military Defense Community
"Civilian defense attorneys can run rampant with military prosecutors," Rachel VanLandingham, Lt. Col. (Ret.)
A large number of civilian defense attorneys are prior service, and are fantastic attorneys. In fact, many remain in the JAG Corps Reserves, and ironically end up doing tours in the base installation offices advising the young prosecutor on case preparation – add a ninth support attorney! I can think of quite a few civilian defense attorneys who spent immeasurable time with me critiquing motions and arguments during their reserve tour. On the other side of the coin, catch a CTC (or Circuit Defense Counsel) JAG at a bar and you may hear a story or two about a civilian attorney not being comfortable at all in the military courtroom!
Speaking of Circuit Defense, so much attention at civilian defense attorneys neglects the large contingent of Circuit Defense Counsel who like their prosecution counterparts, also travel the globe defending clients. They too have a rigorous selection process and do not report to anyone in the local base chain of command. They supervise, offer guidance and critique local base defense attorneys at multiple bases at a time in their case development.
One of my favorite examples of a military defense attorney is a Lieutenant Colonel (from NCCU Law!) who served as Guantanamo Bay Defense in Military Commissions cases. While some civilian attorneys would, for want of a better word, grandstand; this Airman always kept his measured military bearing in court and was concise, thus serving as an outstanding example to emulate.
The article continues with comment from another former JAG: "You can have these really heinous murder cases and the senior proseuctor (sic) would be a four-year captain….A lot of times they're going against a civilian defense counsel who's been doing it 20, 30 years. So the Air Force loses a lot of cases" Don Christensen, Col., (Ret.).
Col. (Ret.) Christensen's present day remarks are surprisingly different from only a few years ago:
"Our team of prosecutors is better than any you will see in the civilian community or on TV. I have 17 highly skilled senior trial prosecutors, who are selected from among hundreds of judge advocates for their top notch trial skills. They have the very best trial skills in the Air Force JAG Corps. They prosecute the Air Force's most serious courts-martial. Seven of my senior trial prosecutors have been identified as "Special Victim Unit (SVU)" prosecutors, due to their training and experience in combating sexual assault. They are dedicated to bringing justice to victims of sexual assault and ensuring commanders are able to appropriately hold offenders accountable" (Quoting Col. Christensen, 2012, emphasis added).
It makes the reader wonder – what has changed in only a few years? Do JAGs "lose a lot of cases" now because it is not his team anymore? Luckily, as stated above, I can speak to the caliber of Judge Advocate currently serving in Air Force litigation billets and reaffirm they are top-shelf.
Let's also unpack the challenges younger counsel face and add back in the overall focus: a court-martial of a General Officer. A high-ranking member set to be court-martialed presents possible Unlawful Command Influence issues, character issues, voir dire issues (find officers who outrank the accused General!), and a preliminary hearing officer who outranks the accused. That is really it.
When it comes to experience, how is it any different than an Assistant U.S. Attorney going up against a Williams & Connolly defense team? From seeing the relentless pace in the federal District of New Jersey – I can tell you AUSAs do not have the above-mentioned eight-person support network aiding their every move. The military is a microcosm of our larger civilian society, and folks leave out many of the ways the military justice system is actually more forward leaning than our civilian system. For instance: Article 31 U.C.M.J. granted servicemembers the right against self-incrimination on August 10, 1956 – a decade before Miranda v. Arizona (1966).
This is yet another attack on the Military Commander retaining control of the Military Justice system
Over the last decade, there has been a movement growing in popularity to remove the military commander from making decisions over their troops. If the ability to discipline subordinates under command is removed from the commander's toolkit, it will gravely hurt United States military lethality in the future.
To recap, the first effort was through sexual assault cases – of which Congress, not the military, first needed respond with a rewrite of U.C.M.J. Article 120 from an overtly archaic version prior to 2007. This did away with prosecutors having to show an alleged victim resisted the assault – much needed. When the lens remained focused on the military having a "sexual assault problem," the Air Force responded (ahead of the other branches) with the creation of the Special Victims Counsel JAG position.
How many courtrooms in civilian practice provide an attorney free of charge to an alleged victim and grant that witness standing in a courtroom? One of the authors quoted in Mr. Roza's article played an integral role in standing for SVCs.
The narrative next moved toward domestic violence, again looking at the commander's role in the military justice system. There is now U.C.M.J. Article 128b, codifying a specific offense for a charge of domestic violence. I note the Air Force did not turn away domestic violence cases because of lack of the creation of Article 128b until this year – they were tried under Article 128 "Assault," which likely proved difficult looking back through historic case data to decipher a bar fight between strangers from an intimate/familiar violent assault.
Moreover, the Special Victims Counsel program now accepts victims of domestic violence. But now the argument moves to questioning litigators' experience as the reason for low conviction rates. Litigators do not decide the cases. At the end of the day, the litigators have the evidence they have, and the decision goes to a military judge or panel members.
While it was likely that Americans sitting along the Potomac in 1811 could not predict what would happen one year later, one thing I certainly agree with from the article: "We're at war for God's sake." Thankfully, there are extremely sharp individuals across our joint force hard at work this Thanksgiving ready for whatever the future brings our country.
* The views of the guest author are his alone and do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any entity of the government. Additionally, the views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, or Duke University.
My additional observations:
I think Greg did a wonderful job at highlighting some of the article's major flaws. But If you want a deeper dive into the serious risks that divesting disciplinary authority from commanders poses, I invite you to take look at "A Solution in Search of a Problem: The Dangerous Invalidity of Divesting Military Commanders of Disposition Authority for Military Criminal Offenses" by Geoff Corn, Chris Jenks and Timothy C. MacDonnell – it appeared on Just Security last June.
The proposal by the Task & Purpose author's "experts" to balkanize judge advocates into an exclusively military justice role represents a rather profound misunderstanding of the military justice system. With respect to a similar proposal, I said in 2015:
[The] proposal does not seem to appreciate fully the rationale for the military's separate system, and why the Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that the military is "governed by a separate discipline from that of the civilian." Unlike what civilian society does, the Supreme Court acknowledges that "it is the primary business of [the armed forces] to fight or be ready to fight wars should the occasion arise." This very different function is why the Manual for Courts-Martial distinguishes military from civilian law because the former explicitly intends "to promote efficiency and effectiveness" in the armed forces in order "to strengthen the national security of the United States." Civilian criminal jurisprudence has no such responsibility.
Siloing military attorneys into criminal law fiefdoms is the surest way to not only lose the confidence of commanders and the service's rank and file, but also to erode the expertise in the military mission, weaponry, technology, mindset, and more so necessary to understanding disciplinary needs in the complex battlespaces of the 21st century.
In the Task & Purpose article, the retired lieutenant colonel complains about being transferred from U.S. Central Command after four years in the Tampa, Florida location. To her, this was a profoundly unwise move since, in her view, she was the law of war specialist in an organization at war. Apparently, this was meant to be some sort of justification to allow single-specialty lawyers to age in place.
As someone who also served in that command (during a different period), and who has extensive experience managing military lawyers, her lament actually makes the case for rotating officers through various disciplines. In truth, effectively advising commanders on law of war, military justice, and other warfighting issues requires competence in more than any single legal area.
Experience shows that many good reasons exist to rotate officers, not the least of which is to get a fresh set of eyes on the issues (and, especially, law of war and disciplinary matters), not to mention developing officers who can put such issues in the broader context…as their client-commanders must do. Blinkered thinking is not a formula for success in a military setting, especially during wartime.
I'd also challenge the notion that civilian prosecutors are somehow better than military lawyers. What neither the Task & Purpose author nor any of his purported 'experts' told you is that the vast majority of civilian prosecutors don't actually try all that many cases. As the Pew Research Center reported last year, "trials are rare in the federal criminal justice system." How rare? Only 2% of cases go to trial.
Perhaps even more troubling is that in the civilian system, Pew says that less than 1% of those accused are acquitted. In that respect, consider what Innocence Project board member John Grisham wrote this in the Chicago Tribune in 2018:
The rate of wrongful convictions in the United States is estimated to be somewhere between 2 percent and 10 percent. That may sound low, but when applied to an estimated prison population of 2.3 million, the numbers become staggering. Can there really be 46,000 to 230,000 innocent people locked away? Those of us who are involved in exoneration work firmly believe so.
Grisham cites "prosecutorial misconduct" as one of the reasons for the unjust convictions, and "bad lawyering" as another. He says:
Those accused of serious crimes rarely have money. Many are represented by good public defenders, but too many get stuck with court-appointed lawyers with little or no experience. Capital cases are complex, and the stakes are enormous. All too often, the defense lawyers are in over their heads.
That's the reality of the civilian system the Task & Purpose "experts" are plugging for the military. In the years since Grisham wrote his article – and especially the past several months – criticism of the civilian criminal justice system has been such that this is hardly the time for the military to try to mimic it.
Problems with that system are hardly new. As I said in 2015 in a slightly different context:
[F]ederal civilian prosecutions often are, despite frequent claims to the contrary, not conducted under close scrutiny and oversight by Article III judges. Writing in the New York Review of Books last November [of 2014], Judge Jed Rakoff (senior status with the Southern District of New York) pointed out that just 3% of Federal criminal cases actually make it to trial, the rest being disposed of via plea bargains.
The problem? According to Judge Rakoff, "the power to determine the terms of the plea bargain is, as a practical matter, lodged largely in the prosecutor, with the defense counsel having little say and the judge even less." (Emphasis added.) He contends that the "unfettered" discretion to select charges (along with statutory sentencing imperatives) make it such that the "prosecutor, not the judge, who effectively exercises the sentencing power, albeit cloaked as a charging decision." Most disturbingly, Judge Rakoff asserts that the Federal process provides prosecutors "with weapons to bludgeon defendants into effectively coerced plea bargains."
It's important to have strong civilian and military criminal justice systems, but they each have their own approaches. Neither are perfect and both should be continuously re-evaluated to ensure they meet the Nation's needs, but the Task & Purpose article contributes very little to that effort.
No doubt about it though – knowing and understanding the client and the military mission, and the dedication to put service before self, are valuable qualities JAGs deliver daily.
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by David Stellmack on05 September 2014
Look for it on Steam starting October 10th
Crytek will be self-publishing the PC version of Ryse: Son of Rome that will be released on Steam starting on October 10th. Crytek promises a benchmark for PC gaming graphics with support for 4K resolution.
The PC version promises a number of graphics enhancements over the Xbox One release and Crytek claims that they have given the developers the chance to really show what the Crytek engine can do without compromising quality thanks to the hardware available today.
To run the PC version of Ryse, Crytek is requiring a dual core processor 2.8Ghz Intel/3.2GHz AMD, 4GB of RAM, 64bit Windows 7/8, DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with at least 1GB of video ram and 26GB of hard drive space. For the best experience Crytek recommends Quad Core Intel processor/Octo-Core AMD processor, 8GB of RAM, 64bit Windows 7/8, DirectX 11 graphics card with 4GB of video RAM, and 26GB hard disk space.
The PC release of Ryse is said to include all of the DLC content. While it sure was a graphics show piece for the Xbox One, reviews of the game were kind of mixed. Still the PC release could be just what the doctor ordered for Ryse to gain some new players. In addition to the Steam release, we still are hearing that a boxed release is coming as well, but we don't have any specifics on that just yet.
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A new report, entitled MBC Radio Silence, released today highlights that people with advanced breast cancer (also known as metastatic breast cancer (MBC)), feel isolated and in need of additional support to deal with their diagnosis.
Initiated and funded by Eisai Europe Ltd. with advice from pan-European and national patient associations, the report highlights data from a new survey, initiated and funded by Eisai, indicating that many people with this advanced disease are holding back in discussing their frustrations and fears with their doctor. A quarter (25%) say that while they research treatment options online they feel afraid to ask questions of their doctors, and when asked how they feel about initiating conversations with their doctors regarding survival, 64% feel nervous or very uncomfortable about doing so.
The MBC Radio Silence report calls for a greater focus on this advanced stage of breast cancer as a disease that is distinct from early stage breast cancer in that it can be controlled but cannot currently be cured. It highlights a need for patient-specific information on MBC for patients and for healthcare to be delivered via a consistent multidisciplinary team from the point of diagnosis.
"The resources available specifically for the needs of people with advanced disease are scarce. In the UK there is also a lot of pressure on the consultation time with your doctor, who has a lot to convey in a short time, so often it is hard for people to process it all and open up about their feelings. This can all lead to an acute sense of isolation, " commented Jean Robinson, an advanced breast cancer patient from the UK. "Overcoming common misconceptions about MBC and having the right level of information and support could make all the difference to people. I feel very strongly that we should be talking positively about living with this cancer, not dying from it, and I hope this campaign will help to achieve that."
To coincide with this report a new campaign funded and initiated by Eisai called FurtherMore has been launched with advice from pan-European and national patient associations. FurtherMore showcases the lives of women with advanced breast cancer across the world through real and personal experiences, and celebrates what can be achieved when they get the support they need to live their life to the full.
The FurtherMore campaign calls on people with MBC, and their families, to share their own unique and inspiring stories with #FurtherMore #MBC and showcase how they are living their lives to the full.
The hope is that, through these powerful stories, advanced breast cancer will be recognised as a distinct disease separate from early stage breast cancer, and that all those affected by the disease will be empowered to go further in sharing information with their healthcare professional about how they truly wish to live out the remainder of their lives, and encourage others to do the same.
"This feeling of loneliness is key. Many patients say their relatives do not understand and they feel very isolated, so it is important that people going through that experience have access to more group support and that information is appropriate to their situation," commented Dr Ana Casas, President & Founder, Fundación Actitud frente al Cáncer, Spain; Medical Oncologist, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Seville, Spain. "We hope the FurtherMore campaign will help raise awareness of metastatic breast cancer as a disease that is distinct from early stage breast cancer, in that it can be controlled but cannot currently be cured, and bring focus to the unique needs of people living with this diagnosis so that they feel able to talk openly about their hopes for the future with family, friends and their doctor."
About FurtherMore The FurtherMore campaign, initiated and funded by Eisai Europe Ltd., showcases the lives of women with advanced breast cancer across the world through real and personal experiences. Many of these women have found something unexpected from their diagnosis; something universal; a deeper sense of meaning in their lives and their hopes for living as long as possible. FurtherMore explores advanced breast cancer through these unique and powerful stories, and highlights the importance of what can be achieved when people with this advanced diagnosis get the support they need to live their life to the full.
Find out more about FurtherMore at www.furthermore.life [http://www.furthermore.life ].
The report and surveys were funded and initiated by Eisai Europe Ltd. The MBC patient survey was distributed via patient advocacy groups and through HealthUnlocked between 12-28 August 2018 and had 171 responses from four European countries (France, Italy, Spain and UK) and Russia. In addition, a healthcare professional survey was distributed via SERMO between 12-24 August 2018 and had 82 responses from four European countries (France, Italy, Spain and UK).
The campaign is funded and initiated by Eisai as a service to support people living with advanced breast cancer.
About Eisai Co., Ltd. Eisai Co., Ltd. is a leading global research and development-based pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan. We define our corporate mission as "giving first thought to patients and their families and to increasing the benefits health care provides," which we call our human health care (hhc) philosophy. With over 10,000 employees working across our global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, we strive to realise our hhc philosophy by delivering innovative products in multiple therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs, including Oncology and Neurology.
For more information about Eisai Co., Ltd., please visit www.eisai.com [http://www.eisai.com ].
1. MBC Radio Silence report, published November 2018. Available at http://furthermore.life/assets/pdf/MBC_Radio_Silence_Report.pdf. Last accessed November 2018.


Turquoise first appears in the archeological record of the southwestern United States in the 500s C.E. The stone, which gained popularity among the Ancient Puebloan people of Chaco Canyon by the early 900s C.E., was primarily used in ceremonial and funerary offerings and for personal adornment. For the Zuni, descendants of the Ancient Puebloans, turquoise holds a place of paramount importance: a stone popular among the gods. Charms such as these represent in a physical form the power of the animal or object in whose likeness they are carved.
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Kennedy Named In NRL Academic Team Of The Year
Mon 16 Nov 2020, 10:14 AM
Broncos prop Rhys Kennedy has been named in the NRL and RLPA 2020 Academic Team of the Year, celebrating the study achievements of the game's stars.
Kennedy has completed a Bachelor of Exercise Science and Cert III in fitness from the University of Wollongong.
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo congratulated all the players named in the Team of the Year, along with all players who have furthered their education in such a challenging environment.
"This year's Academic Team of the Year will be remembered as one of the most disciplined and determined,'' he said.
"Our squads have been in a biosecurity bubble all year but the commitment of these players to continue to further their studies during the pandemic is a remarkable achievement.
"As a game we are very proud to have around 100 players who have completed or are completing tertiary degrees and a further 100 who are completing traditional trades. Rugby league is about teamwork, communication, discipline and focus. When you combine those skills with the study a significant portion of our playing group is doing, our players are well prepared to enter the workforce after their career.
"We'll continue to invest heavily in the education and wellbeing area to ensure our players are prepared for life after rugby league."
RLPA Chief Executive Clint Newton said education should always be a priority for the game.
"We congratulate the academic achievements of these individuals, who are rightfully being celebrated for their continued engagement in career development, despite the many challenges season 2020 has placed before them," Mr Newton said.
"We need to continue supporting and championing players, investing in their future by prioritising education and professional development."
NRL Wellbeing & Education Manager, Paul Heptonstall said of 550 contracted players, 93 current NRL players have completed or are completing a University Degree, while seven players are doing a Masters degree, through 32 different universities.
A further 106 players are completing traditional trades while a total of 610 VET qualifications have been achieved by all the Players.
"We have 84 percent of players currently engaged in career development," Mr Heptonstall said.
"We have long believed, and it is backed up by research, that players who further their education are more likely to succeed on the field.
"It is also pleasing to see some of our most successful Clubs off the field as some of the most engaged Clubs with their off-field development and education."
For a video of the 2020 NRL Academic Team of the Year, please click here.
2020 NRL Academic Team of the Year
Rhys Kennedy (Completed Bachelor of Exercise Science and Cert III in fitness, University of Wollongong)
Connor Tracey (Completed a Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Services Currently completing a Post Grad Cert in - Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute)
Anthony Don (Completed a Masters of Business Administration 2020 & Completed a Bachelor of Education 2011, University of New England)
Christian Welch (Completed a Bachelor of Commerce and currently completing a Masters of Business, University of New South Wales)
Jayden Brailey (Currently completing a Bachelor of Exercise sports Science, Australian Catholic University)
Jake Granville (Currently completing a Carpentry Apprenticeship and Diploma of Business Management & Hospitality)
Reed Mahoney (Completed Cert IV in Business, Education Support & III & IV Fitness and Diploma in Business, currently completing a Bachelor Sport Business, Australian College of Physical Education)
Adam Clune (Completed a Bachelor of Laws-Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) with distinction, University of Wollongong)
Euan Aitken (Completed a Cert IV in Fitness, currently completing a Bachelor of Exercise Science and Completed a Cert IV in New Small Business, University of Wollongong)
Nat Butcher (Completed Diploma in Business & Cert IV in Small Business Management, currently completing a Bachelor of Business Administration, Australian Catholic University)
Matt Ikuvalu (Completed Certificate III in fitness and Cert IV in Community & Recreation, currently completing a Bachelor of Teaching (Honours), University of Newcastle)
Alex Twal (Completed a Bachelor of Commerce (2020) & Cert III in Fitness, Australian Catholic University)
Kirra Dibb (Currently completing a Bachelor of Applied Science - Exercise Physiology, University of Sydney)
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