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2012/03/162012/03/16

Search: treverton intelligence tribe policy

Greg Treverton was a brilliant conceptualizer of the competing influences on policymakers, and also a major voice in the original discussion of tribes in relation to intelligence focused on the intelligence production tribe and the political consumer tribe. Graphic: Competing Influences on the Policymaker (Treverton) This was a contributing foundation for Robert Steele’s conceptualization–with Alvin …

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2012/03/14

Marcus Aurelius: Obama’s Face on US Flag Riles Vets

I cannot find the words, but certainly share the outrage of the veterans who objected. One has to wonder how such a travesty could make it all the way to being on display. Vets angry over American flag featuring Obama LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Tempers are flaring over a version of the American flag flying …

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2012/03/142012/03/14

Reference: Flooding of the USA Coasts — Where, When?

2012 Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S. (New York Times, 13 March 2012) About 3.7 million Americans live within a few feet of high tide and risk being hit by more frequent coastal flooding in coming decades because of the sea level rise caused by global warming, according to new research. By …

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2012/03/12

Chuck Spinney: Koch Brothers, Cato, Why Nations Fail

The Koch Brothers, The Cato Institute, And Why Nations Fail Simon Johnson, Baseline Scenario, 8 March 2012 A dispute has broken out between the Cato Institute, a leading libertarian think tank, and two of its longtime backers – David and Charles Koch. The institute is not the usual form of nonprofit but actually a company with …

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2012/03/12

Steven Aftergood: NSA Has Failed, Since 1976, to Protect US Commercial Communications

IN 1976, NSA WAS TASKED TO HELP SECURE PRIVATE COMMS As long ago as the Gerald Ford Administration, the National Security Agency was directed to help secure non-governmental communications networks against intrusion and interception by foreign — or domestic — entities, according to a recently declassified presidential directive. “The President is concerned about possible damage …

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2012/03/112012/03/11

Yoda: Big Data Tough Love, Everyone Fails

The Three Things You Need to Know About Big Data, Right Now Patrick Tucker World Future Society March 11, 2012 Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies Okay. You got me. I can’t really tell you everything you need to know about big data. The one thing I discovered last week – as I joined more …

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2012/03/10

Yoda: The Extended School – Obstacles & Possibilities

Digital Education Antonio M. Battro and Percival J. Denham Digital Education is clearly a labor of love. At the same time it is a thoughtful and sophisticated discussion of the shape of education in the future. Howard Gardner The purpose of this book is to provide a panorama of the application of new digital technologies …

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