Here's Mackey after crossing the finish line in Nome on
the big screen in the staff/public lounge in the Capitol.
Just two days into his tenure as Alaska Pacific University’s new president, you can hear Dr. Don Bantz talk about higher education. He’s the guest on today’s edition of “Talk of Alaska”. The broadcast is from 10am to 11am. You can tune in on your local public radio station (KSKA 91.1 FM in Anchorage) or listen online via your computer’s mp3 player at http://kska.org/listen.m3u.
The interview will be archived at aprn.org for later listening as well.
Master's degree in Criminal Justice at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky in 1974 and a PhD in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas in 1978. . [Bangkok Post]Thaksin, a media industry billionaire, is more populist, He's also been convicted on corruption charges and would be arrested if he returned to Thailand. That probably would set off riots even greater than what we've seen already.
Most commentators appear to be trying to figure out the end game of the next few day’s red shirt rally in Bangkok and speculating about the possibility that violence will break out, but there are few who pay much attention to ordinary red shirt supporters. This has been a persistent pattern among both journalists and academics, though it is refreshing to note that some recent Bangkok Post reports include some references to ordinary red shirt people and their motivation in traveling to Bangkok for the demonstration of 14 March 2010, in marked contrast to its reporting a year ago. Nonetheless, the main focus of the [primarily state-run] TV media has been the prospect of violence, as with the local Thai and English-language press. I offer this descriptive cameo account simply to put some flesh on the bones of the leeched accounts of the red shirts and to give readers a sense of immediacy in the current events as they are unfolding. It is made as preliminary to what I’m sure will be a compelling and dynamic portrait of evolving events from the intrepid Nick Nostitz, who is pounding these Bangkok streets as I write, having myself returned from the blazing heat of the rally site to the comfort of my air-conditioned room in Sukhumvit. . . [The rest is here.]
BP: Are the reds going away?
BBC on Abhisit's response to the red shirts:
Flanked by ministers and coalition allies, Mr Abhisit said on national television, from the barracks: "The protesters have demanded that I dissolve the house before midday (0500 GMT) today, but the coalition parties agree the demand cannot be met."BP: If the coalition parties don't budge, then what for the red shirts?
"Elections must be held under common rules and genuine calm. We have to listen to other people's voices, not just the protesters," he said.
btw, BP can't live blog, but check out Nirmal Ghosh of the Straits Times' blog with hourly updates so far. Key quote:
1115hrs Bangkok time: Probably about 500 soldiers with riot shields and communication equipment deployed about 20m inside wrought iron fence at 11th Infantry HQ. Main gate protected by coils of razor wire. A thicket of razor wire also lines the inside of the fence. Clearly anyone trying to get over risks severe lacerations.Siam Report also has a live blog post with plenty of updates:
There are around 5,000 reds here and growing. Road outside clogged with their vehicles. Two pedestrian overhead bridges clogged with reds. They are jeering and shouting abuse at the soldiers. A mood of excitement is in the air not one of aggressiveness.
Thailand has a history of compromise which kept the nation uncolonized as all its neighbors became either French or British colonies. In WW II it was able to maintain its pro Allied connections through a government abroad, while the country was taken over by the Japanese. I'm just not close enough to what is happening to really be able to interpret the current years of turmoil with too much confidence. But the two blogs I've linked here and in the column on the right - Mandela and Pundit - do give useful reports.Thai Rath: เมื่อ เวลาประมาณ 09.50 น. วันที่ 15 มี.ค. นายอภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ นายกรัฐมนตรี พร้อมแกนนำพรรคร่วมรัฐบาล อาทิ นายวรรณรัตน์ ชาญนุกูล หัวหน้าพรรครวมใจไทยชาติพัฒนา นายชาญชัย ชัยรุ่งเรือง หัวหน้าพรรคเพื่อแผ่นดิน นายชุมพล ศิลปอาชา หัวหน้าพรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา นายโสภณ ซารัมย์
Sophan Sorlam BJT commm. & transport minister was there for government announcement that there won't be a House dissoution. I guess Thanong will have to find some new sources or change the story a bit.
Legislators hear plans for alternative energy
With a gas pipeline still a dream, wind, hydro, volcano possible.Published: March 15th, 2010 08:35 AM
Last Modified: March 15th, 2010 08:36 AMJUNEAU -- With some legislators fuming over the pace of in-state gas development and broadly supporting energy diversification, a special House committee summoned the promoters of six large Railbelt projects last week to explain themselves and whether they should be subsidized with public funds.One of the projects -- a wind farm already under construction by Cook Inlet Region Inc. on Fire Island -- is poised to change Anchorage's view to the west and the approach to the city's international airport. The Anchorage Native corporation, owner of the island, plans to prepare sites for 36 wind turbines this summer and have the project in operation by the end of 2011. . .
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/03/14/1183482/legislators-hear-several-energy.html#ixzz0iGlxbV3q
The Auke Bay Lab (ABL) has become a major contributor to the success of the SASF. More than 25% of the ABL staff serves as mentors; projects generally take several months for students to complete. In addition, more than 50% of ABL staff serves as judges for the fair. ABL staff members represent a significant proportion of the fair’s board of directors and were responsible for developing the rules for judging. In the last five years at least one of the projects advancing to ISEF has been mentored by ABL staff and these projects have won prizes in three of the last five years.