As a former infantryman and licensed security guard in the state of Florida with specialized counterterrorism training in “Improvised Explosive Devices” (IED’s) recognition skills – l’m an expert on how to spot and deal with IED’s. Its a sad fact today that the number one cause of casualties during the wars in Iraq and currently […]
The art of listening in peer support is critically important
Without a doubt one of the most important skills in peer support is “listening.” With that being said listening, for the most part is a highly unnatural act for most people. Active listening is a highly complex skill set that has four basic parts. 1) Being open and unbiased 2) Hearing literally 3) Interpreting the […]
Knox and Sollecito: Dissection of a conviction
Introduction I am personally a firm supporter of Knox and Sollecito’s innocence, it should be known by now, but however I state it here again for all the readers who may be new to the case. I am also Italian-born and have always lived in Italy except for short periods abroad, so when I write […]
Terrorists set honey traps for soldiers serving in Afghanistan in bid to capture sensitive intelligence information
Taliban insurgents and terrorist operatives from different parts of the world are posing themselves as “attractive women” on Facebook to befriend coalition soldiers and gather sensitive and secret intelligence information about military operations and personnel, according to a recent report in the Herald Sun – Australia’s most influential newspaper. According to the article: “Australian soldiers are given […]
Critical commentary on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Knox-Sollecito trial.
Note:Excerpts of the SC ruling appearing in the article were translated from Italian to English by the author. This article is intended to provide a critical analysis of the ruling of the Italian Supreme Court 26455/13 dated March 25, 2013 (announced the next day with publication of the motivation report on June 18, 2013 ) […]
Will Professor Lawrence Schiffman Become the Next Chancellor of Yeshiva University?
Recently, news has been trickling out that Rabbi Norman Lamm, the powerful former president of Yeshiva University, has resigned from the post he held as chancellor of that institution over the past decade. According to some reports, Lamm has been suffering from health problems for several years. In his resignation letter, written with help from his family, Lamm expresses regret for concealing certain allegations of sex abuse at Yeshiva—allegations […]
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