It was a near-death experience, but an invaluable one, forcing me to be more sensitive to the political problems inherent in progressive politics: the system can absorb only so much change at once; no one can beat all the entrenched interests at the same time; and if people think you've stopped listening, you're sunk.
Social media proved invaluable as a force to organize, connect and respectfully create change.
This White House entrée proved invaluable when Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in 1982.
While women might not be carrying an M-249 in an infantry squad, female medics certainly are at the spearhead, female logistics Soldiers drive supply convoys on treacherous, IED laced roads, and female linguists, such as VetVoice's own Kayla Williams, have become an invaluable part of the force.
Dr. D'Lima has been involved in orthopedic research for years; one of his earlier projects, a sensor-laden knee-replacement prosthesis called the electronic knee, has provided invaluable data about the forces that act on the joint.
Again their language skills allow them to communicate with the locals, and the enemy at times, and this has proved invaluable in a British forces that seems peculiarly linguistically and culturally challenged in the environs of Helmand and Kandahar.
"Thanks to the security forces and invaluable assistance of Villarreal fans, the club have identified the culprit and decided to withdraw their season ticket and ban them from entering El Madrigal stadium for life".
At a time when stretched police budgets mean little more than bare minimum resources being dedicated to wildlife crime, the closure of the NWCU would deny regional and local police forces an invaluable asset.
Much of the force of this invaluable troupe lies in its awareness that the light beyond the dark may be unreachable, but that it exists, tragically tantalizing, nonetheless.
