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Washington Watch
Hatch: Save Darfur
Sen. Orrin Hatch announces his support for a Senate resolution calling for the urgent deployment of a multi-national peacekeeping force to the Darfur region of the Sudan (see press release).
Cannon: Funds For Vehicle
Rep. Chris Cannon announces the securing of funds for the Joint All-terrain, Modular Mobility Asset Special Operations vehicle being developed by Klune Industries in Spanish Fork, Utah. The vehicle it will be internally transportable in all current and future tactical and strategic lift aircraft, and will be readily upgradeable to protect against IED threats, and will transport more payload than any existing lightweight armored tactical vehicle, while also having multiple, easily changeable, modular configurations to meet the needs of a multitude of specific mission requirements. (See press release).
Today in Political History
July 31, 1953: Department of Health, Education & Welfare is created; now it is called Department of Health and Human Services. (Source: Perspicuity)
July 31, 1972: Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton quits the ticket with George McGovern after his past psychiatric treatment is made public. (Source: NBC5)
Wise Words
"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."
-- George Washington Carver (Source: Quote Exchange)
Communication Tip
Personal Discussion Needed
Thanks to e-mail, BlackBerrys, and text messaging, the face-to-face encounter is becoming a dying art. Alison Stein Wellner in an article for Inc.com talks about how technology has compartmentalized us to the point that face to face meetings have declined. She points out that this is damaging to our businesses. “One study by UCLA psychology professor Albert Mehrabian found that 55% of meaning in an interaction comes from facial and body language and 38% comes from vocal inflection. Only 7% of an interaction's meaning is derived from the words themselves”. Read the entire Inc.com article.
National Politics
Best Stories From . . .
-- New York Times: Article looks at Sen. Barack Obama's record as a state senator in Illinois.
-- Washington Post: "Among political insiders who closely follow the presidential race and gossip about who is up and who is down in every campaign, Elizabeth Edwards is seen as the hidden hand behind virtually every important decision regarding her [husband John Edwards'] second bid for the White House."
-- The Politico: "Fred Thompson plans to announce Tuesday that his committee to test the waters for a Republican presidential campaign raised slightly more than $3 million in June, substantially less than some backers had hoped, according to Republican sources."
-- U.S. News & World Report: Columnist Michael Barone analyzes the most recent Pew Global Attitudes Project poll and notes: "Almost all Democrats are negative about the nation's future. But when one considers that America has not suffered another Sept. 11, and that it has enjoyed a surging and prosperous economy, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that citizens of this most blessed country are registering a verdict that is in tension with reality."
UDOT Open House
The Utah Department of Transportation is hosting an open house at Layton Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 1, to discuss the Layton Area EIS study and the Davis Lane Gain. Representatives from the Utah Transit Authority and the Wasatch Front Regional Council will also participate. For more info, click here.
Lighter Side
"You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue--agree with him."
--Ed Howe (Salt Lake Tribune cryptoquote) |
