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The Sunday Morning forum offers CLUUC members and friends an opportunity to discuss a broad range of contemporary issues and explore their ethical and religious dimensions. The Forum meets weekly between Sunday services from 10:10 to 10:55 a.m. in Chalice House. February 5. Three Mile Island: a Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective Historian Dr. Sam Walker will briefly discuss the causes of the accident in 1979, the response to it, and the long-term effects. He will also comment about how knowing the history of TMI is a key to understanding Fukushima and to making informed choices about energy policy in the United States. Dr. Walker spent most of his career as the historian of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. February 12. Alzheimer's: An Update. David B. Hawver, a member of Cedar Lane, will discuss current developments in the prevention and treatment of Alzhiemer's disease. He will review the molecular neuropathology underlying Alzheimer's and will describe current and planned clinical trials of agents being developed to prevent or delay its onset. Dave has a Ph.D in Pharmacology and Neuroscience and is with the Division of Neurology Products at the Food and Drug Administration, where he reviews pharmacology and toxicology data supporting applications for investigational drugs for Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders. February 19. Gender Violence Used as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our speaker, Bernard Londoni, will discuss his recent research in the eastern Congo on violence against women perpetrated by armed groups and Congo armed forces. He will also discuss his findings on traditional methods used at the tribal level to address the underlying problem. Bernard is a Ph.D student in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University and is a regional intelligence analyst for Africa at iJET Intelligent Risk Systems in Annapolis. February 26. Gleason to Leggett: Forty Years of Executive Leadership in Montgomery County. This conversation will be led by Chuck Short who currently serves as Special Assistant to County Executive Ike Leggett but has been appointed to serve each of the county executives since the very first one, Republican Jim Gleason, took office in 1970. How has the executive branch of government changed? What are some of the most significant and enduring policies initiated by these executives? How did they respond to demographic, social, political, civic and economic changes in a county that grew from 400,000 people and hundreds of farms to one million people and tens of thousands of cars.
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