Следственный комитет заявил, что теракт в Домодедово раскрыт.
| Следственный комитет России, возглавляемый Александром Бастрыкиным, совместно с оперативными сотрудниками ФСБ1 и МВД2, объявили о раскрытии теракта, совершенного 24 января 2011 года в аэропорту «Домодедово». Смертником оказался «уроженец одной из республик Северного Кавказа», заявил прессе официальный представитель Следственного комитета Владимир Маркин. При этом он не стал раскрывать имя террориста. «Несмотря на то, что следствию известно его имя, мы сегодня не будем его называть в силу определенных обстоятельств. В настоящий момент идут следственные и розыскные мероприятия, направление на установление и задержание организаторов и пособников этого террористического акта», пояснил Маркин. Он особо подчеркнул, что теракт был совершен не случайно в зале прилетов международных рейсов. По версии следствия, теракт был направлен в первую очередь на иностранных граждан («Теракт раскрыт?»). | committee of inquiry operatives uncover committed suicide bomber native disclose investigation investigative search identification and detention incidentally according to the investigation |
Notes:
1. ФСБ – Federal Security Service of Russia
2. МВД – Ministry of Internal Affairs
IV. Scan the article. Formulate the key ideas expressed by the author.
CONTAINING TERROR
Like communism during the Cold War,
terrorism is a social movement that must be held in check
By Philip Mudd (served as a top terrorism analyst for both the FBI1 and the CIA2; he left the government in March and is now a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation).
The spike of alleged terrorist plots in this country over the past year seems confusing. Law-enforcement officers have arrested independent plotters in places like Texas and Illinois; a Qaeda-trained individual in Denver; an American involved in the horrific attacks in Mumbai; and now, a young man who planned mass killings in Times Square.
These incidents may seem episodic and detached, particularly if we look at them as separate operations by individuals who may have had some vague connection to Al Qaeda. They make more sense, however, if we understand them as offshoots of a revolution that Al Qaeda aimed to inspire 20 years ago. Like communism during the Cold War, this is an ideology to be contained, not defeated.
The view of our adversaries is simple. To them, we are the pillar upholding “corrupt” regimes in the Muslim world, and they believe that if we’re put under enough pressure, we’ll cut and run. We left Lebanon. We left Somalia. In their minds, we’ll retreat again and again – if they can put the pressure on.
The question Al Qaeda faced before 9/11 was how to increase that pressure. How could a relatively small, stateless organization really take on an adversary as powerful as the United States? It couldn’t – and can’t – at least not alone. The answer is ideology. Al Qaeda wants to spread its revolutionary ideology so the pressure increases everywhere. A thousand points of terror, in locations as far afield as the Philippines and Philadelphia – people who think and act like Al Qaeda even if they’ve never been a part of the organization. So what was once a fairly centralized, active terror organization is now more significant as an inspiration and a movement.
We can see at least three threads of the revolution now: people linked directly to Al Qaeda, like the plotters with backpack bombs in London's subways in 2005; people who join affiliated groups, like the outfit that attacked hotels in Mumbai; and self-recruited individuals. Many Americans thought we were somehow immune to this: Muslims in Europe might get radicalized, but not here in the American melting pot. Such rosy thinking is foolish. This is the age of globalization, in terror as in other things. Chinese economic decisions affect our businesses. But Qaeda ideology, distributed over the Internet by English-speaking clerics, won’t reach us?
Still, there’s cause for optimism. The leaders of this revolution have increasingly faced tough questions about the murders they commit, even from people who share their anger and frustration. (None other than Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s No. 2, felt compelled to defend himself in an Internet interview in 2008, when he got a question from Algeria about how Al Qaeda justifies killing so many innocents.) Our goal should be to magnify this growing disillusionment. If we overreact to plots and attacks, we risk playing into Al Qaeda’s hands. But we also can't forget the lessons of 9/11 and drop our guard.
(From “Newsweek”.)
Notes:
1. FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
2. CIA–Central Intelligence Agency
SECTION IV
ATTENDING A CONFERENCE
TOPIC RELATED VOCABULARY
conference – конференция
to hold a~ – проводить конференцию
to organize ~ – организовать конференцию
to host ~ – быть принимающей стороной (устроителем) конференции
to sponsor ~ – спонсировать конференцию
to take part (participate) in ~ – принимать участие в конференции
annual ~ – ежегодная конференция
regular ~ – очередная конференция
forthcoming ~ – предстоящая конференция
participant/attendee– участник конференции
to run under auspices – проходить под эгидой (при содействии)
organizing committee – организационный комитет
to set up an ~ – учредить организационный комитет
preliminary announcement (Br.)/call for papers (Am.) – информационное письмо
report –доклад
to deliver/present a ~ – выступить с докладом
abstract (s) of the ~ – тезисы доклада
style guidelines –требования к оформлению тезисов
paper(s) –научная работа(ы), доклад(ы)
contributed ~ – доклады по инициативе участников
invited ~ – доклады по приглашению
poster ~ – стендовые доклады
review ~ – обзорные доклады
agenda – повестка дня
tentative/provisional ~ – предварительная повестка дня
on the ~ – на повестке дня
~ items – пункты повестки
letter/notification of acceptance or rejection –уведомление о принятии (доклада) или отказа
registration –регистрация участников конференции
~ fee – взнос участника
location and hours of – время и место регистрации
opening/welcoming address – вступительное слово
working language – рабочий язык
simultaneous translation – синхронный перевод
to take the floor – выступить, взять слово
speaker – докладчик
plenary session – пленарное заседание
workshops– секционные заседания/мастерская/семинар
discussion – обсуждение
panel ~s – обсуждение докладов специалистами
round-table ~ – обсуждение за «круглым столом»
peer- ~ – коллегиальное обсуждение
issue/problem under ~ – обсуждаемая проблема
to exchange opinions (on) – обменяться мнениями
to talk shop – говорить на профессиональные темы
social program(me) – культурная программа
to arrange a visit – организовать визит
to fix the date – установить дату
to close a conference – закрыть работу конференции
final sitting/session – заключительное заседание
closing speech – заключительное слово
conference proceedings – сборник трудов конференции
Academic Conference
Conference as a form of organization of scientific activity has been known for many centuries. The first historically recorded conference was in 416 BC in Greece.
A conference is a meeting of people that “confer” about a topic. An academic conference is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.
Conferences are usually organized either by a scientific society or by a group of researchers with a common interest.
The meeting is announced by way of a “Call For Papers” or a “Call For Abstracts”, which lists the meeting’s topics and tells prospective presenters how to submit their abstracts or papers. A call for papers (CfP) is a method used for collecting articles or conference presentations. A CfP usually is sent to interested parties, describing the broad theme, the occasion for the CfP, formalities such as what kind of abstract (summary) has to be submitted to whom and a deadline. Prospective presenters are usually asked to submit a short abstract of their presentation, which will be reviewed before the presentation is accepted for the meeting. (An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper’s purpose).
Generally, work at the conference is presented in the form of short, concise presentations lasting about 10 to 30 minutes, usually including discussion. The work may be published in the conference proceedings, the latter being the collection of academic papers that are published in the context of an academic conference. They are usually distributed as printed books after the conference has closed. Proceedings contain the contributions made by researchers at the conference. They are the written record of the work that is presented to fellow researchers.
Often there are one or more keynote speakers (usually scholars of some standing), presenting a lecture that lasts an hour or so, and which is likely to be advertised before the conference. Panel discussions, roundtables on various issues, workshops may be part of the conference.
A large meeting will usually be called a conference, while a smaller is termed a workshop. They might be single track or multiple track, where the former has only one session at a time, while a multiple track meeting has several parallel sessions with speakers in separate rooms speaking at the same time.
Conference activity forms an important part of the career of any academic; for postgraduates it is an important way of participating in academic debate, and “showcasing” their own work. Conference is a way of raising their individual profiles, and a springboard for future publications. “Conference culture” acquisition suggests the development of communication and oral presentation skills of postgraduates, abilities of delivering material in a public forum and defending their ideas.
As you know, before a conference the so-called “Preliminary Announcement” is sent to all the establishments concerned. Here is one of them.
| The Management and Technology Conference will be held at the Doubletree at the University of Orlando, Florida, USA, on December 8 – 10, 2011. This conference will focus on all the major areas of business, management and technology. Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and carefully evaluated based on originality, technical soundness, significance and clarity of thought. Papers should not exceed 10 pages in length (letter size, 11 point type). A style guide can be found here. Paper submission: E-mail your abstract or paper to us at [email protected]. Please remove the names of all authors and institutions from the paper but include them separately in the same e-mail. Papers should be submitted in RTF, Microsoft Word or Word Perfect Format. We will e-mail you with a notification of acceptance or rejection within three weeks. If your manuscript is accepted, you will receive a letter of acceptance, registration form, and paper style guidelines by regular mail. If you wish to attend without submitting a paper only a registration form will be needed or you may register online here. Authors will have approximately 20 minutes to present their papers. Registration at the conference will entitle the participant to admission to all presentations and workshops, and to receive a copy of the conference program and CD proceedings. The conference fee is per person and must be received by October 30, 2011 to assure conference participation. If your conference fee will be late please contact us in advance so we can make suitable arrangements. To register online click here. All selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings and best papers presented will be eligible for inclusion in either the Management& Business Review or the Journal of the Internet and Information Technology. Please direct all correspondence to the attention of: The editors IMT Conference PO Box 973073 Miami, FL 33197 Tel (305)971-2312 Fax (305)971-8517 E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Chris Rose. – Conference Chair |
Try to render the preliminary announcement sent out by the BSU Research Department to all the establishments concerned announcing the forthcoming conference:
БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ Информационное письмо о проведении Республиканской научно-методической конференции «ИНФОРМАЦИОННО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ КОНТРОЛИРУЕМОЙ САМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ СТУДЕНТОВ УНИВЕРСИТЕТА» Оргкомитет приглашает Вас принять участие в работе Республиканской научно-методической конференции, которая состоится 20-21 октября 2011 г. на базе Белорусского государственного университета. ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННЫЙ КОМИТЕТ КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ Председатель: Иванов В. В., первый проректор БГУ. Заместители председателя: Петров С. В., проректор БГУ, декан факультета прикладной математики. Координатор: Сергеев П. И., начальник отдела социально-педагогического проектирования БГУ. Ответственный секретарь: Орлов Д. А., методист высшей категории БГУ. ПРОБЛЕМНО-ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ПОЛЕ КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ · Информационные технологии в контроле и оценке результатов обучения студентов. · Место и роль информационных технологий в обеспечении контролируемой и/или управляемой самостоятельной работы студентов (КСРС и УСРС) университета. · КСР в учебном процессе университета: место, функция, виды. ТРЕБОВАНИЯ К ОФОРМЛЕНИЮ МАТЕРИАЛОВ По результатам конференции будет издан сборник материалов. Подаваемые материалы должны отвечать следующим требованиям:
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