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In other CNAS news, the estimable Nate Fick is leaving the place to become CEO of some cyber company. He will be missed. We need a replacement. So, if you know someone who is energetic, unassuming, likable, married above himself, has a Harvard MBA, and is a fine leader, and who maybe also has written a good memoir of military service, just sent them to apply here.

Yet now, in the rare instances when it does occur, relief tends to be seen, especially inside the Army, as a sign that the system has somehow failed. Only one high-profile relief occurred during the American invasion of Iraq, and the officer removed was not a general but a Marine colonel. Relief has become so unusual that even this firing made front-page news.

While haircuts anywhere can greatly determine how people around you perceive your character, the subtleties involved in choosing a Marine haircut are far beyond anything you can imagine as a civilian. The difference between a high-and-tight and a low-reg haircut may seem menial to an outsider, but as a member of this absurd fine organization it can greatly determine the mental perception of how much dick you suck well you perform at your job and possibly even your chances of promotion.

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Created by novelist and screenwriter Richard Price ("The Wanderers," "Clockers"), the series features Tony Award nominees Terry Kinney (The Grapes of Wrath) and Stark Sands (Journey's End, American Idiot) as well as Adam Goldberg, Leelee Sobieski, Judy Marte, Harold House Moore, Tom Reed and Felix Solis.

"NYC 22," according to the Paley Center, "follows six diverse NYPD rookies as they patrol the streets of upper Manhattan with their training officer, learning to cope with both the physical and emotional challenges of the job."

Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Price and Ken Sanzel are executive producers.

For more information and tickets, visit www.paleycenter.org.

Audio - India as a Global Power: Contending Views from India

The Audio from the CNAS conference from a few days ago is posted.


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AND, someone was asking about the video from the conference back in June.