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By Krystie Lee Yandoli
I turned 18 just months before the 2008 presidential election, making me elig...
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When the millennial generation assumes power in American politics, they will bring with them a very different set of priorities than the current statu...
Tuesday night's election results were a lot to take in -- especially if you're one of the Beltway creatures still clinging to low expectations for the political participation of Millennials. Spoiler alert: Young voter turnout in Virginia went up, a lot.
So even in an "off" election year not dominated by direct referenda on major issues, there are opportunities to help build momentum on themes that ultimately do affect the outcome of those larger questions.
Young people turned out in force for the 2012 election, making up 19 percent of voters and helping re-elect President Barack Obama.
But getting colle...
Climate change deniers should be concerned about the growing generational divide we're seeing nationwide. Young people don't question the evidence - they overwhelmingly accept the science of climate change and are concerned for how it will affect their lives.
Last week, NBC news anchor Rachel Maddow aired a live broadcast from Elizabeth City, N.C., about the increasing limitations on voting rights by the st...
WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell warned Republicans on Sunday that the strict voter identification laws they're pursuing around th...
As an organization of young people, we're pretty protective of the state of Colorado. Obsessive, even -- just like most Coloradans. And we'd like to live here for, well, ever. So we're willing to work to make sure that stays true.
As we continue to make climate change an issue in races up and down the ballot, it's becoming politically toxic to turn your back on basic science and dispute the findings of 97 percent of scientists on climate change.
While the Republicans ran on the idea that we needed to "Restore America" in 2012, it's clear the American people disagreed. Call me naïve, but I believe our better days are ahead of us.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008, felt like the biggest date in my life. I had my outfit perfectly planned and my schedule cleared. The activities started before seven that morning and lasted into the night.
Monday, May 20, marks the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act, the monumental legislation that protects and enhances the ability of Americans to register to vote.
I'd argue it's also not nearly as important as what Republicans plan to do to win over more of those young people who do show up.
Among the most dramatic findings reported in the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey is a large decline in turnout rates among young people. Obama's smaller margin of victory in 2012 was thus partially a turnout story.
It has become clear that Keystone pipeline is a threat to jobs, health and safety, energy security, food and water security, smart growth, and the climate -- but that's not all it threatens: Now, Keystone XL is becoming toxic for politicians who support it.
The same people trying to stop college students from voting are the ones who pretend to be concerned with our rights and freedoms. If we teach our children that voting is your right and your duty as an American, why are we expending so much energy to prevent them from exercising their rights?
A new effort from Republican lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives would financially punish state universities for helping out-of-state stude...
It begs the question: What is causing young people to be more pessimistic about the power of their vote? And not only that, but why are the politically engaged even more pessimistic?
Today, we remember the young victims of the Virginia Tech shooting by committing ourselves to reduce gun violence. Too many mass shootings and daily acts of gun violence have ended young lives for us not to speak out.
Rising civic participation among young voters should be greeted with the same bipartisan joy with which the 26th Amendment passed. But instead, it's been met with the opposite: a barrage of state-level laws meant to make it harder for young people to vote.
WASHINGTON -- One Maryland city is considering an amendment to lower its voting age to 16, which would make it home to America's youngest voters.
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A new approach to the study of population and environment is proposed, based on Norgaard's theory of "co-evolution." This theory is applied to two developments currently underway in Pakistan: the transfer of tree cover from public forests to private farms, and the partial replacement of woodfuel by dungfuel in household hearths. Both developments are characterized by feedback from the ecosystem to the sociosystem, which consists of a shift of regulatory mechanisms and complexity from the former to the latter. The efficacy of this feedback depends on an accurate perception of the process by the participating population. These perceptions are more accurate in the case of the forest-farm transition than the woodfuel-dungfuel transition, and this explains why the latter appears less sustainable than the former. Accuracy of perception also varies systematically between government officials and local peoples, primarily due to openness to explanations of behavior based on population/resource pressure. It is concluded that external development agencies have a potentially important role to play in demystifying perception of feedback processes between ecosystem and sociosystem.
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Like all of Roach's books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies.
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As a growing, nationally-prominent franchise, it's becoming easier to recognize the Batteries Plus Bulbs brand while losing sight of the local presence that each individually-owned store has to offer. However, behind every franchise location is an independent small business, often locally and family owned, that is the primary livelihood of the franchisee for each of the company's 583 independently-owned and operated storefronts.
For these franchise groups, owning Batteries Plus Bulbs stores has allowed them to raise families, create job opportunities for loved ones, and work side-by-side with fathers, sons, wives, daughters and mothers. One such group is the family-owned Farrow business in south-central Pennsylvania. With original franchise owner (since 1995), Robert, providing input remotely from Florida to his son, current majority-owner, Dan, who works alongside his wife, Andrea, and brother, Dave (another owner in the business), and occasionally his daughter, Johna, the Farrows own and operate 3 locations in Camp Hill, York and Harrisburg with three generations of their family.
For Dan, getting the chance to work with family members has had a major impact on developing and strengthening his relationships with all of them, namely his father. Upon retiring from the Army after 20 years of valued service, and traveling all around the world, Dan had some catching up to do. Although he and his dad communicated frequently during that period, they only saw each other every couple of years. When Robert asked Dan to work for him in the Camp Hill store in 2000, Dan jumped at the chance.
After the Army, I didn't know what to do. Turned out my dad needed me to help him out at his store and I needed an opportunity. It worked out great for both of us, and it gave me a chance to work with him every day and grow our relationship after being away from each other for so long."
Robert and Dan made a deal; they would "give it a year" and see how it worked out. After said year went by, Dan became very interested in continuing with the business, but only if they could expand. Shortly thereafter, they opened their second store in York in 2003, with Dan taking ownership in the business. It wasn't long before Dan's brother, Dave, came on-board, as well. As Dan remained focused on growing the commercial sales business in Camp Hill, Dave was able to help run the York store while they were searching for a long-term solution at store manager.
Today, Dan continues to oversee the day-to-day operations at all three stores, Dave manages the Harrisburg location, Andrea runs the Camp Hill store, and Johna works for him from time-to-time. Dan still talks to his father (who still has stake in the company) every day to get his input on the business.
Working with family can be tough sometimes, especially when someone has to make a final decision. Still, none of us would change a thing. Having the opportunity to spend this time together, working towards a common goal, learning from each other and providing opportunities for one another has been a huge asset to our family. I've really enjoyed working with my daughter, and I hope that I was able to teach her something about how to be successful in the workplace."
With dozens of families working side-by-side throughout our franchise system, we're proud of the relationships that this business has helped to grow and forge; providing opportunities for multiple generations of families to take advantage of. After all, these are the relationships that last a lifetime.
Wishing a Happy Father's Day to dads everywhere!
Batteries Plus Bulbs is owned by Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm. Roark invests primarily in consumer and business services companies, with a focus on the franchise, food and restaurant, specialty retail, environmental services, waste management, and business services sectors.
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Duke opens revamped Fort George museum
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The Duke of Edinburgh has officially opened the revamped Highlanders' Museum at Fort George, near Inverness.
Fundraising appeals and a grant from Historic Scotland have helped to generate the £2.9m needed to complete the project.
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Greater Gadsden Home Builders Association Awards ScholarshipsThursday, September 19th, 2013
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The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is pleased to announce the launch of the fifth round of the STEM Equipment and Supplies Grant Program, which awards public high schools and middle schools grants that enable the purchase of equipment and supplies. The program also seeks to increase student achievement and student interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), as well as support the implementation of state STEM standards. The program has previously awarded more than $12 million to high schools and middle schools throughout Massachusetts and leveraged more than $1 million in matching funds from the life sciences industry.
Applicants must request funding to purchase equipment and/or supplies to support STEM education that prepares students with the skills needed for future employment in the life sciences. The "life sciences" are defined in the MLSC's enabling legislation as "advanced and applied sciences that expand the understanding of human physiology and have the potential to lead to medical advances or therapeutic applications." Requested equipment and/or supplies must be used to support science (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics), technology (e.g. robotics, computer science, etc.), engineering, and/or math education and training.
High school applicants can request grant funding of up to $100,000; or up to $250,000 provided that any amount over $100,000 is matched one-for-one by an industry partner that supports the training program for which the equipment and supplies are needed. Middle school applicants can request grant funding of up to $50,000.
New this year, the program offers additional funding of up to $10,000 for teacher professional development to ensure that all recipient schools have teachers that are trained to use the equipment and have access to relevant curricula that deploys the equipment in labs and activities that support learning goals throughout the academic year.
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C Lazy U 5-Spur Service™
What is the difference between a good trip and the vacation of a lifetime? The answer is simple: personal service. By this we mean the kind of friendly, dedicated service that can only be provided by people who love their jobs and in turn strive to make guests feel welcome and pampered. At the C Lazy U Luxury Guest Ranch, we go that extra mile to welcome you and make sure you have a great time: we call it 5-Spur Service and it is what makes our Colorado dude ranch "Miles Above Ordinary."
Meet the C Lazy U Staff: Dedicated to Providing the Best Colorado Family Vacations!
David Craig brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience to C Lazy U. His diverse background includes resort, luxury hotel and membership club experience. His career began on Cape Cod, Massachusetts where he engaged in a variety of resort property management positions including both back of house (housekeeping and engineering leadership) as well as front of house (front desk leadership). David spent 11 years in Aspen and Snowmass Village with roles at the Hotel Jerome and Stonebridge Inn where he was the General Manager. He has worked at the Inverness Hotel Resort & Conference Center in south Denver and honed his 5 Star luxury product and service skills while spending 9 years at Denver's boutique Hotel Teatro, ultimately as General Manager. During his tenure there he briefly oversaw C Lazy U ranch while the ranch consulted with DiNapoli Capital Partners.
Most recently, David was Senior VP at the luxury membership travel club Inspirato, which has since grown to more than 10,000 members – many of whom have had the pleasure of enjoying C Lazy U.
David is the former Chairman of the Board of the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association (CHLA). In 2015, he won the CHLA Hotelier of the Year Award, an honorable distinction reserved for people who dedicate their careers to the Colorado lodging industry.
David is married to Kristin and has two stepdaughters. He joined C Lazy U as general manager in 2013.
Assistant General Manager Dale Heckerson is the eyes and ears of the ranch. You will rarely see Dale without his radio (or a bag of popcorn – we make it fresh throughout the day) walking the grounds, making sure everyone is happy and taken care of, and that everything is in its place. He is dedicated to customer service and makes sure every guest is treated like family from arrival to departure, always remembering names and guest facts for each person that passes through the ranch. Dale is also an intricate piece of the staff puzzle, training and managing over 90 employees to ensure we provide that signature 5-Spur Service in every aspect of the ranch for which we have become known.
Paul Klees compliments Dale as our Director of Operations at the C Lazy U. Paul is also known as the Ranch Project Manager and handles all capital improvements, including room renovations and upgrades throughout the ranch. As he likes to stay busy, he also serves as Hunting Manager for our Luxury Hunt business in the fall and spring. Paul isn't all business though; you will most likely see (and hear- he's quite enthusiastic about this part of the job) him on a horse helping out in the barn, in the dining room making sure your dinner is 5-Star perfect, or branding by the campfire late at night. The poster child of a well-rounded cowboy, Paul often appears in photos of magazines writing about the C Lazy U, and as such has fondly been nicknamed the "face of the ranch" by his friends.
Senior Operations Manager Ami Specktor began her ranch story as a long-time guest of the Ranch. Prior to joining the ranch and beginning her career, Ami was an accomplished equestrian who competed in Hunter-Jumper horse shows along the East Coast. Following this Ami spent many years as an attorney in Washington D.C. Her love of the ranch, the Colorado mountains and horses attracted Ami to C Lazy U in 2014. She is an integral piece of the ranch and helps oversee daily operations, Member horse needs, the Lazy You Spa, housekeeping and our general store. You will also see her helping Head Wrangler Bill Fisher prepare horses for guests, teaching horsemanship clinics and giving riding lessons.
Special emphasis is placed on making sure you and your horse get along, and Head Wrangler Bill Fisher personally interviews you upon arrival to evaluate your riding ability and get a feel for your personality. "I make sure I match you with the perfect mount," says Bill. "After all, you'll be companions for your entire stay."
Bill was recently given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association for his dedication and enduring contributions to the Ranch and the community. This prestigious award recognizes those in the hospitality industry who have made a marked impact on others with an extraordinary dedication to hospitality over an expansive career. Of 45,000 professionals involved in Colorado's hospitality industry, only 37 are recognized in the annual awards ceremony, and only Bill received the supervisor categories' Lifetime Achievement distinction.
Brady Johnson is Director of Sales and Marketing, making him responsible for all marketing and advertising efforts at the C Lazy U along with booking group events and retreats. But don't be fooled by this job description because on top of these efforts you can always count on seeing him taking guests on guided mountain bike rides, or leading a ropes course session in the summer, and skiing on the Ranch's private ski hill as our guests' mountain host in the winter. The C Lazy U is the perfect home for this avid outdoorsman because he gets to show guests the experience of a lifetime from the moment they find us online or through friends, to the day of their departure.
Heather Peters is the Reservations Supervisor, and her voice will likely be the first friendly voice you hear when you call to find out more about the C Lazy U Ranch experience and everything you have to look forward to. Also the resident Wedding Coordinator, Heather loves working with each bride to create a reality of their visions for the perfect ranch wedding. Feel free to give her a call any time for information about rates and availability, or to start planning your special day, at 970-887-3344.
Scott Klees is the Outfitters Cabin Supervisor and Groups Coordinator. Scott started out working as a wrangler at the ranch then transitioned to the Outfitters as a concierge, before taking on the role of OC Supervisor and Groups Coordinator. His vast knowledge of the ranch, its inner workings and professional background helps make Scott a great asset to all our guests and groups on ranch.
Kelly Fowler is the Concierge for the ranch, and usually the first friendly face you'll meet when you arrive. She can always be found in the Outfitter's Cabin where she will be happy to help you customize your vacation with activities both on and off the ranch, including trap shooting, white water rafting, spa services and day trips around Grand County.
Executive Chef Dennis Kaniger comes to the ranch from a career that started in California. He has worked at top restaurants like Ma Maison, Spago, and Trumps and has owned his own restaurant in Kansas City. Dennis's unique ability to create gourmet fare that also tastes like down-home comfort food has guests raving about the dining at C Lazy U!
Wine and Beverage Director Shelby Peterson is the consummate wine professional and has been certified and educated by the Master Court of Sommeliers, Napa Valley Wine Academy, Society of Wine Educators, and San Francisco Wine School. Her passion rapidly becomes apparent when one observes her describe a bottle of wine. As if describing the attributes of a dear child, Shelby lovingly articulates the texture and feel of wine, the nose, the ability to pair and the history of the family that created it as well as the climate and conditions in which the grapes were developed. To participate in a wine tasting with Shelby is to enjoy a history lesson and a gastronomic experience that is truly unique. At the C Lazy U you will be able to develop your skills as an oenophile through Shelby's carefully crafted wine menu, daily wine pairings, special events and tastings, and a new wine locker program.
Mackenzie Brenneman is the Director of Member Services at C Lazy U Ranch. Mackenzie has held various roles throughout the ranch and has done everything from being a kids counselor, taking on the role of Head Kids Counselor, to working in the barn, wait staff and working in the Outfitters Cabin. Our Members love her and she oversees a crucial piece of the ranch managing the Member Services Program.
Head Kid's Counselor Nancy Ronalter is in charge of our world-class children's program and manages our team of children's counselors, entrusted with the safety, care and entertainment of your children at C Lazy U. Nancy ensures your child is assigned a horse that matches his or her riding ability, and the counselors make sure your kids have so much fun they never want to leave!
And last – but certainly not least – our friendly housekeepers, kitchen staff, wait staff, wranglers and children's counselors who all keep coming back year after year to make your stay enjoyable.


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Meet the Maccabee on the MantelTM; he's a high-quality, snuggly, cute, warrior plush toy, and he's here to spend the month of Kislev with your family! He comes with a beautifully written and illustrated book, which teaches the story of Hanukkah. After dinner, gather the children at the table, or on the floor, wherever you feel comfortable and play the dreidel game. Playing with the dreidel is a traditional Hanukkah game played in Jewish and interfaith homes all over the world. Any number of people can take part in this great game. Each player begins the game with an equal number of game pieces (about 10-15) such as nuts, chocolate chips, raisins, or use real "gelt," etc.
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Courtesy of Christine Cushing Live. A neat recipe, that I actually managed to make. Go to this website to see how to fold: http://lldzines.com/spanakopita/folded.htm
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- 1 cup fresh spinach (leaves only and well packed)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- 4 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 eggs, beaten
- salt, to taste
- black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup butter (melted)
- 6 sheets phyllo pastry
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F & wash spinach and place in boiling salted water for about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Squeeze out all excess moisture and set it aside.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and add onion, spinach and dill. Cook on high for 3 minutes until onions soften. Remove and cool. Combine the cooled spinach mixture with feta, eggs and salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Work with ONE sheet of phyllo at a time. Cut each sheet of phyllo into 5 long, equal strips. Brush one strip with melted butter. Cover with a second strip and butter again. Lay strip down vertically in front of you. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of filling in bottom corner of strip. Fold over in half diagonally creating a triangle. Continue folding over into triangular shape until you reach end of strip. Repeat with remaining strips. Brush tops with a little more butter. Place triangles on a baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes until golden.
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That time 1D fans took over Pinterest6 Sep
First they came for X-Factor, and I didn't speak out because, whatever, I don't watch that show.
Then they came for Twitter, and I didn't tweet out because I didn't want to incur their wrath. I like my trending topics news related, not overwhelmed by prepubescent games of red rover between boy band fan groups, but their ability to swarm-attack is terrifying.
Then they came for Pinterest, and there were no other platforms I could use to complain where they wouldn't overwhelm me.
You know who I'm talking about: One Direction fans.
Pardon me, 1D. Like a swarm of insatiable baby locusts, they will not be satisfied until every platform on earth has been consumed by their bubblegum pop and bitter wars of attrition with Beliebers and The Wanted fans.
I first noticed their presence when these pins became more and more plentiful on the popular page. These pins are called One Direction Facts, or two seconds of my life that I would very much like to get back but, tragically, cannot.
The only way to dull my pain is to inflict it upon you, dear readers. Apologies in advance.
This is stupid, Jessica.
I now know that "Zayn" and "Liam" once had a fight that was resolved with a hug. Thinking about what other more relevant factoid was pushed out of my brain to make room for that one upsets me. The capital of South Dakota? The year Canada was founded? I'll never know.
Oh, and a note for Amy: resolving a conflict with a hug doesn't make you gay, it makes you sane, adorable, and probably British.
Niall's early olive branch, sadly, did not lead to a lasting peace between the Bieber and 1D factions.
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Fishing for compliments30 Aug
Sometimes, Pinterest's popular page is a swamp of crazy nail ideas. Most involve owls, ombre, glitter or bows–or some combination of the four. These elaborate nail schemes are perfect for women with a lot of time on their hands and, perhaps, a few self-esteem gaps to fill.
Some nail designs say pretty and summertime, and some recall A River Runs Through It–not exactly catching the type of compliments the original pinner was looking for.
Don't fall for this design hook, line and sinker before considering the connotations (yes, I'm done with the fish puns).
Giving you a big air-high-five right now, Renee.
Y'all smell like hairspray and desperation over there28 Aug
If Pinterest had a smell, it might just be hairspray and desperation. Desperate Pinterest stalking? We've all done it; Pinterest definitely has equivalents to the needy "I FOLLOW BACK" crowd on Twitter.
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Children of the Atom
by Wilmar H. Shiras
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This novel is an expansion of the excellent novelette "In Hiding", where the central character discovers a young boy who is a supergenius, but has been carefully concealing his intelligence from fear that in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man could be in for a rough time - perhaps an allegory of the problems faced by gifted children in that era.
Learning that the boy's intelligence is the result of his parents' exposure to radiation in an atomic disaster, he sets out to find others of his kind. He does, and sets them up in a "special school", where they can receive an education to match their IQs.
It has to be said that the later chapters are not really up to "In hiding", and in particular that the ending is a bit weak. Would it really help much for the Children to return to ordinary schools where they would surely stick out like sore thumbs now that their secret is out? When I first read the book at 13, this infuriated me, rather as three years earlier when the author of "Earth Abides" killed off Joey.
Looking at it from (I hope) a more mature perspective, I have more sympathy for Shiras, who I suspect had got into a bit of a bind. In the sf of the period there were two basic tropes for the "mutant superman" situation, and I suspect that she wasn't really happy with either. Basically, either the supermen are accepted as the natural rulers, and allowed to run the world either openly or from behind the scenes, or else the normal people turn on them and they are wiped out - and by the time of writing both had become stock clichés.
At the end of "In Hiding", Shiras seems to be leaning to he first option. Dr Welles muses that he will always be Tim's friend "as a loyal dog, loved by a good master, is never cast out". However, the problems of this are well brought out in a later chapter, where it becomes clear that some of the Children are better-adjusted than others. Had his first contact among them been someone like Fred, rather than Timothy, one suspects that Welles himself would have been less accepting.
Nor, in any case, would all normals be as accepting as Welles. When the secret comes out in the last chapter, as massacre is narrowly averted. Here the novel very much reflects the slightly paranoid time when it was written.. Today, of course, the revelation would probably be greeted with a yawn, and the Children shrugged off as just another lot of gifteds . But sixty years ago, fear of anyone different was pretty much taken as read.
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Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics
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All in all, if you want a good but short account of the 1912 election, this book is for you.
Gould makes a few odd remarks. He twice states that Taft''s absence from the California ballot ensured that TR would carry the state even without Hiram Johnson as his running mate, though his plurality of only 174 (out of some 600,000 votes cast) makes it clear enough that his win there was far from assured. But that's a nitpick. The book contains much interesting and useful information, notably the results of the Democratic Primaries, which are often overshadowed by all the sound and fury on the Republican side, though more was probably at stake in the Democratic races.
Gould brings up some aspects of 1912 which are often overlooked, in particular that it aroused far more passion among political activists on all sides than among the public at large. Not only was turnout sharply down in percentage terms ' 58.8 as against 65.5 in 1908 ' but only the fact that half a dozen states had doubled their electorates by granting women the vote would prevent the absolute numbers from also going down. There was also a remarkable discrepancy between the presidential and congressional votes. Of the 19.5 million who took part, no less than 4.5 million (almost one in four ' ignored the Presidential race and were content to just vote for or against their local congressman.
He also brings over vividly just what a long shot Roosevelt's insurgency was, and questions the common assumption that had he won the nomination he would have gone on to win in November. Indeed, the amount of time TR spent down South, in pursuit of (white) votes there suggests that he himself was rather clutching at straws. It is sad that Roosevelt (hitherto probably the most racially liberal of the three main contenders ' should have kept the Progressive Party 'lily-white' in vain pursuit of Southern support. For all the good it did him, he might as well have stuck to his principles. At times (and like one or two contemporaries) I find myself wondering whether he was entirely sane in 1912.
My only real annoyance is Gould's somewhat disparaging attitude to Champ Clark, saying that his corny image was off-putting to Eastern Democrats ' though his two to one win in the Massachusetts primary casts sizeable doubt on this, and his even bigger win in CA suggests that Progressive Dems were quite ok with him. Later on it is suggested that Clark would have been inadequate for the challenges of domestic reform and WW1, though on the first point he was well-liked by congressional colleagues, so would probably have got as many progressive measures through as Wilson did. As for WW1, how well did Wilson do? After failing successively to keep out of war and to bring home a peace treaty acceptable to the Senate, he left his party in an utter shambles, to the point where it suffered near-annihilation (outside the South) in 1920, and remained in eclipse until resurrected by the Wall Street Crash. Could a Clark Administration have done any worse?
Nor am I totally convinced that 1912 'marked 'the birth of modern American politics.' From what I can see, the Democrats had been established as the more liberal of the two parties since at least 1896, and the debacles of 1904 and 1924 clearly demonstrated that they had no future anywhere else. Outside the South, conservative Dems had nowhere to go except into the Republican Party. All 1912 really did was reveal the degree to which this had already happened, beyond the power of even a man of Roosevelt's stature to reverse. But it was a vivid marker, and surely destined to continue as one of the most written-about elections in American history. It will stand another look.
One final point. I couldn't resist a smile about the fulsome praise for Germany by both Roosevelt and Wilson. She was highly regarded for her social benefits and the treatment of her workers, and generally viewed as an excellent example to us all. Not quite what they were saying five years later. So it goes.
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May 4 2015
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"Knights of God" is a 1987 British childrens' tv series (later novelised), set in a future where Britain (or at least England) has fallen into civil war and been taken over by an extreme religious (though apparently non-Christian) dictatorship. It focuses on the adventures of a young man in whom both the Knights themselves and the resistance movement take an unaccountable interest,
The Knights' uniforms and the black helicopters they use recall an earlier series called "The Guardians" which also featured a Britain that had collapsed into dictatorship, while some of the resistance fighters are reminiscent of Secret Army and similar WW2 stuff. KoG, however, is permeated with overtones of Arthurian legend. The leader of the resistance (based in Wales) is actually called "Arthur", whilst the Knights' leader is named "Mordrin" - perhaps to invoke Mordred.
As always, there's room for a nitpick or two. About the most absurd bit is the claim that the whole Royal Family has been wiped out. Short of WW3 (and doubtfully even then) this would be a sheer impossibility. There must by now be hundreds, if not thousands, of people descended from Sophia of Hanover, by no means all of them living in the UK. The entire Norwegian Royal House is descended from Edward VII, and of course there are Germans galore. I will leave to others to ponder the philosophical point of whether it is better or worse to be ruled by a German than by a religious nutter.
Gervase (George Winter) is a rather passive kind of hero, the sort that has things happen to him rather than making things happen. And many viewers probably figured the outcome of his "quest" well ahead of time. But this is ok for what is basically a kids' action adventure, and is surely more than made up for by John Woodvine's brilliant performance as Prior Mordrin. For me, he steals the show with a great portrayal of the paranoid dictator going to pieces as his regime starts to crumble.
All in all, well worth a read or (if you can get it) a view. It's a scandal that no proper dvd has been issued. However, I understand that Youtube is filling the gap for now.
Santa Fe Trail [Import]
~ Errol Flynn
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4.0 out of 5 stars
"The Ten Commandments" Through Egyptian Eyes.
March 31 2015
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An interesting 1940 western, though as others have noted it takes considerable liberties with history and biography.
It follows the lives of several West Point graduates of the 1850s, who are destined all too soon to become famous, as they are posted to Kansas Territory and meet up with the notorious John Brown. It has a great cast, including Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan, who rather predictably fall for the same girl (Olivia de Havilland), with Raymond Massey as Brown himself.
Massey takes a brilliant part as the religious fanatic, serving a basically good cause by the very worst of means. In his conviction that his every act fulfils the will of God, he at times anticipates Charlton Heston's Moses, though unlike Moses he doesn't get any miracles or other Divine help. However, that lack does not seem to cramp his style. When he hears the Voice of God, one has little doubt that to him it sounds very much like his own.
The good guys, for their part, have mixed feelings about Brown. To some degree, they can see where he is coming from, but they are firmly on the side of law and order. To them, he comes over much as Moses might have appeared to a bunch of decent and reasonable Egyptians, who can sympathise with his aims, but cannot accept his methods. Another parallel might be with some 21C liberal, deeply in sympathy with the Palestinians, who utterly loathes Israeli policies, yet cannot stomach the actions of ISIS or Al Qaeda. And, like Brown, they do their duty as they see it.
Inevitably, the film shows its age at times, most notably in the portrayal of the Blacks, which must surely make a modern viewer cringe. At times it is even worse than Gone With the Wind in this respect, and one must be grateful that the scenes where Blacks appear are few, and mercifully brief.
Also, at times I feel the South is let off just a shade too lightly, with little awareness that the fanaticism was not all on one side. I rather wish they could have included someone like Edmund Ruffin (the nutjob who fires the first shot at Fort Sumter) to remind us that there were plenty of extremists below the Mason-Dixon Line as well as above it.
This said, however, it is still well worth a view. Above all, it does a good job of conveying a sense of impending doom, as the little victims drink and chat together without any sense of the tragedy that awaits, in which some of them will (along with so many others) be killed or maimed. There is a bittersweet irony in the words put into the mouth of Robert E Lee (Moroni Olsen) at Brown's execution "So perish all enemies of the Union" spoken in blissful ignorance that in little over a year he will be an enemy of the Union himself. Only Olivia de Havilland weeps, in anticipation of what Brown's life and death portend.
Swallow the anachronisms and watch it.
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"There Once Was A Family Named Troon, Determined To Go To The Moon"
Aug. 20 2014
These five stories were written in the 1950s, and cover the conquest of space through the eyes of a single family, British-Officer-Class in origin, named Troon, which manages to be always at the leading edge of it.
The first story covers the building of the space station, and the intrusion of Cold War politics on a timeline where the Soviet Union didn't fall. The second is on the Moon when the Cold War has turned hot.
The third portrays the first, Brazilian, Mars expedition (fortunately, the destruction of the northern hemisphere in WW3 hasn't slowed down the conquest of space by more than a hiccup), while the fourth covers Brazil's effort to keep space as a monopoly, and the resistance which this generates. .
The fifth story is (for me at least) unintentionally humorous. Without giving away too much, it focuses on one particular Troon, who has developed a psychological problem which disqualifies him from being given command of a spaceship. Unfortunately, this means he is effectively barred from space (a fate worse than death for one of his family background) because "you can't ship a Troon as crew". Evidently, for one of this eminent race to go up as anything less than skipper is as unthinkable as putting Prince Charles into the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman. Space has been conquered, the northern hemisphere blasted into radioactive desert, yet the British class system - or at least this space age variant of it - has come through without a scratch. Wyndham was very much a man of his time, and this is mentioned in a throwaway line without any explanation being thought necessary. It is just assumed that the (British) readership would understand.
Still, don't let that put you off. They are nice, unpretentious stories and make a good read. Enjoy.
Presidential Succession.
by Ruth Caridad Silva
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5.0 out of 5 stars
After 60 Years, Still the Definitive Work on its Subject.
June 20 2014
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As a long-standing American History buff, I know of no book coming even close to this on its particular subject.
Professor Silva packs a detailed study into a short space, and comes to a number of valid conclusions. In particular, she is firmly (and probably rightly) convinced that John Tyler was wrong to call himself "President" after Harrison's death in 1841, as only the powers and duties, not the office itself, had devolved upon him. While not hugely important in the case of succession through death, this has had pernicious consequences in cases of temporary inability, since while powers and duties can be given back when a President recovers, the office itself, if it is considered to have changed hands, cannot. So Chester Arthur and Thomas R Marshall were obliged to sit on the sidelines for months, waiting for their situations to be resolved either by a President's recovery or by his death. In Marshall's case, neither of these ever really happened, so that he was left waiting in the wings for 17 months until the expiry of Wilson's term.
One point. Reading Silva has convinced me that the widespread criticism of Marshall, for refusing to claim presidential power, is wholly wrong. Since Wilson would not have stepped down willingly, Marshall would in effect have had to stage a legal coup d'etat. Even as a temporary expedient, this would have had dangers. If it involved the permanent deposition of the President, it would have set a frightfully dangerous precedent which could still be causing trouble a century later. In these circumstances, Marshall was surely right to stay out of such dangerous constitutional waters. He was not weak, but wise, and the Republic owes him much.
Silva also makes a strong case against the constitutionality of the 1792 and 1947 Succession Acts, as it is highly doubtful whether either the Speaker of the House or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate are "officers", as understood by the Constitution. These acts also compromise the constitutional separation of powers by letting legislative figures exercise the executive power. The 1792 Act was particularly defective given that a Pres Pro Tem was often chosen for only one session at a time, so that the Acting President could be arbitrarily replaced by a single chamber of Congress, or put under improper pressure by the threat to do so. The 1947 Act is somewhat better, as it provides for a Speaker to resign before taking up Presidential duties, but that raises constitutional issues of its own, and also the possibility of a Cabinet Officer becoming Acting President and then being displaced when a new Speaker of PPT is chosen. In short, it's a mess.
At the risk of rushing in where Angels with degrees in Constitutional Law might fear to tread, I am less convinced by Silva's insistence that the Framers never intended the Vice-President to succeed to the entire Presidential term, but only pending a new election. Even if they did, they failed to make this at all clear, given their flat statement that the Vice President is chosen for the same four-year term as the President. And after all, the States which ratified the Constitution (and so who were, in this context, the real lawgivers) only ratified what the Framers had actually put on paper, not things they may have vaguely intended but didn't, or at least didn't clearly, write down.
One thing, though, Silva definitely gets right. She correctly notes that this would not have been a "special" election, as it is often casually called in discussion of this subject. The Constitution makes no provision for election of President and Vice President to any term other than four years, so there is no way for a new President to be elected for the unexpired term only. The election would start a new term. Thus if the vacancy arose in an odd-numbered year (as seven out of nine have in fact done) you would no longer have one Congress elected with the President, and another at mid-term. All Congressional elections would for better or worse be "off year" ones. Whatever the desirability of such a situation (which I suspect most Presidents wouldn't like) it at least deserves to be kept in mind.
Also, this would have infringed the separation of powers in other ways. As the Constitution (by Silva's reading) only allows but doesn't compel such an election, this gives Congress an improper hold over an Acting President , either to blackmail him by the threat to cut short his tenure by calling one, or to bribe him by offering to keep him in office by not doing so. Neither is at all in the Spirit of the Constitution. If the Framers wanted such an election they should surely have mandated it - or else expressly forbidden it. Leaving it as an option (if indeed they did so) was getting the worst of both worlds.
This also makes the question of Tyler's title less moot than at first glance. The Constitution requires the Vice-President to step aside for a President Pro Tem "when he shall exercise the office [not the powers and duties] of President". So if he is exercising only the powers and duties, but not the office itself, he can presumably continue to preside over the Senate - yet another encroachment on the separation of powers. Perhaps, despite the problems noted above, Tyler acted for the best when he "cut the Gordian knot" by claiming the Presidential office , and his contemporaries chose the lesser evil by going along with this.
Still, despite such nitpicks, I repeat that this book is easily the best thing available on the subject. And one thing I'm sure of is that future readers will be flabbergasted that it took till 1965 before the 25th Amendment would finally do something about it.
Survivors: The Complete Original Series
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Post-Apocalypse SF Comes Of Age On TV.
May 16 2014
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The "post apocalypse" theme is an old staple of sf, and has been attempted every so often on tv. This series marks its coming of age.
It is unashamedly derivative from similar written sf, but is none the worse for that, as it follows the best examples, George R Stewart's "Earth Abides" and John Wyndham's "The Day of the Triffids" . Its beginning follows Wyndham, giving more glimpse than Stewart of the actual disaster, though the disaster itself, a virus plague, is closer to Stewart's. However, it doesn't waste much time getting down to business and showing how its characters cope with the aftermath. The early episodes recall "Triffids" with a wannabe dictator distinctly reminiscent of Torrance. OTOH, "The Future Hour" and "Something of Value" illustrate all too well that the absence of government has its problems too. They also bring out the frightful vulnerability, both to human attack and the vagaries of nature, of a tiny farming community with no wider world to fall back on. One sees all too clearly why the Tribe in "Earth Abides" finished up as hunters and not as farmers. As the latter, a single hailstorm could condemn the lot of them to starve.
"Law and Order" is clearly based on the trial of Charlie in EA (as also perhaps the opening scene with the rabbit) , though with a twist of its own, while "The Future Hour" presents moral choices of a different sort, as do "Genesis" , "Revenge" and "A Beginning".
That last episode raises another point, unmentioned, iirc, in either book - how a tiny group, isolated for years with no one else to talk to, can get thoroughly brassed off with one another. The Tribe of "Earth Abides" is often criticised as overly passive and unenterprising, but might a less placid group have driven each other barking mad?
To my mind, the series really gets into swing with the survivors' adoption of two orphaned children, who both give them a responsibility and offer a hint of hope for the future. Indeed, they rather "steal the show" especially Stephen Pedler who takes a wonderful part as 7yo John. Their dog, Ben, also deserves an honourable mention, having more personality than many human characters. He can say an unbelievable amount with just one low growl, and his distrust of that barber shows through long before he is called upon to act. The same cannot be said of those "wild" dogs, who don't convince at all, sitting peacefully around the Land Rover and all too clearly expecting the humans to provide a meal rather than become one.
Almost equally engaging (I hate to say) is Talfryn Thomas as the revolting Tom Price. And of course the leading characters are great. Ian McCulloch takes an excellent part as Greg Preston, the hardboiled leader who knows what survival requires, with Carolyn Seymour nicely balancing him as the more principled (or squeamish) Abby Grant. Abby herself is beautifully portrayed as a woman desperately torn between trying to build a life with her companions, and her reluctance to abandon the increasingly unpromising search for her young son.
One memorable scene is the chilling conversation between Abby and her son's old teacher, who starkly depicts the future (or lack of one) that the survivors face. Not only unable to make light bulbs, or generate the power for them, 99% of them can't even fall back on candles - they won't know how to make those either. Nor something as simple as a table knife (or for that matter a table) or such basic tools as hammers. The best he, an educated man, could do would probably be a crude stone tool of some sort, and most are less knowledgeable than he. In short, when the leftovers of the old world run out, Mankind (especially in what were the advanced countries) is in dead lumber.
Some incidents are absurd but all too believable. The man Jenny meets in the country, fleeing The End of the World with a sackful of banknotes - just waste paper now - and the eloping couple who run off with a bag of equally worthless gold coins, are credible as examples of how obsolete ways of thinking linger on. Less so is the trader who raids disease-ridden towns for goods - to trade for gold! Far simpler, Shirley, to just raid the jewellers' shops and take the gold direct? And while I quite accept that outdoor survivalist or "back to nature" types are better fitted than most for this world, to meet three such - Charles Vaughan, Jim Garland, Paul Pitman - in as many episodes, perhaps stretches credibility just a mite.
But this is quibbling. "Survivors" is a magnificent series, doing for post-apocalypse sf on television what Stewart and Wyndham did on the printed page. Not to mention being up there with Dr Who as a worthy memorial to its creator, the late Terry Nation. Don't miss it, whatever you do.
by Poul Anderson
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Good "SF Detective" Story.
March 10 2014
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The late Poul Anderson was always one of my favourite sf writers, and this is an absolutely vintage specimen.
Human explorers come back to find the Earth destroyed, and badly need to find out whodunit, if only to assure that the killers aren't also a danger tot hem. While doing so, they also have to find ways to go on living in a not particularly human-friendly galaxy. It's beautifully done, the alien races are well drawn as only Anderson could, and problem is ingeniously solved.
Perhaps one very minor gripe. I always preferred the title used for the magazine version in Galaxy - "The Day After Doomsday". Somehow the shorter title loses some of the oomph - but it's not important. Don't miss it.
See How They Ran: Th British Retreat of 1918
by William Moore
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Vivid Account of a "Darned Near-Run Thing".
Jan. 20 2014
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I rediscovered this book after last reading it donkeys' years ago. It was a good reunion.
It extends from mid-1917 (its description of Passchendaele is unforgettable) through to mid-1918, but its main focus is on "Michael", the German assault on the BEF in March 1918. Moore provides about the best account that I have so far read, and above all starkly conveys just what a close call it was.
While not singling out the British generals for condemnation (in places Marshal Foch emerges hardly better, and Petain comes over as frightfully short-sighted) Moore is decidedly not one of the John Terraine school of "rehabilitators". One thing that comes out strongly is that the BEF owed its survival in that crucial month far more to German mistakes than to anything in particular that its own commanders did. The British officers who really counted seem to have been the junior ones, who again and again prevented a unit's retreat from turning into rout. This of course had its downside when the Germans "struck it lucky" and the officer was killed, which all too often was followed by the men surrendering. But overall the officers in the trenches counted for far more than those in the Chateaux. Now why am I not surprised?
From time to time I've heard the 1918 offensives dismissed as a "desperate throw" with little chance of success. Don't believe it. Despite his mediocrity, Ludendorff came within an ace of winning, in which event Pershing's "Seventh Cavalry" would almost certainly have been too late to save the Allies from catastrophic defeat. And like I say, Moore paints a great picture of it. If you're interested in World War One, this is a "must read".
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Fascinating Maiden Work of a Brilliant (If Opinionated) Young Man
Nov. 12 2013
I discovered this book in my local library at around age 16. It aroused in me a lifelong interest in the First World War (and especially its politics) and for many years coloured my attitude to the Peace Treaties. It was Toynbee's first book, written when he was 25, so predictably did not get all matters right, but from this distance in time it hardly matters, as the things he got wrong are at least as interesting as those he got right.
This shows at times in his attitude to religion. At the time of writing, Toynbee wasn't all that religious (though he changed later) and whilst he includes "a common religion" as one of the factors bringing a nationality together, about the only time he invokes it in practice is in relation to the boundary of Northern Ireland. Thus neither Israel nor Pakistan features anywhere on his fascinating maps. This attitude leads him even further astray in relation to the South Slavs, where he confidently predicts that the Bosnian Moslems, after not only losing the ascendancy they enjoy under Habsburg rule, but also being impoverished by land reform for the benefit of their Serb neighbours, would soon be reconciled to the latter by - wait for it - going to the village school with them! After Srebrenica, one hardly knows whether to laugh or cry.
Not that he was always wrong by any means. He cautioned against any attempt to depose the Hohenzollerns, and predicted that if a German democracy were seen as something imposed by a foreign conqueror, it probably wouldn't last, and even that the Germans might "give it a militaristic turn, and disconcert us by aping the [Prussian] drill sergeant from whom we had delivered [them]". He also suggested that West Prussia (what would later be called "The Polish Corridor") might all too easily be the occasion for a future war. Not bad guesses at how things turned out twenty years later. In the final chapter, he also seems to envisage something like the League of Nations.
For all his brains, though, he could not totally escape the passions of his time. This shows particularly in his attitude toward Russia. As AJP Taylor might have put it, he was one of those intellectuals for whom "scepticism stopped at the Russian frontier", and his take on its future is often optimistic to the point of absurdity. He even calls it "Holy Russia", though one wonders what he could have thought holy about the regime of Nicholas II. So Southern Slavs and others have a clear right to independence from Austria, and Alsatians from Germany, but Poles, Lithuanians and other non-Russian subjects of the Tsar must be content with "Home Rule" of the sort being offered to Ireland - though an awful lot of Irishmen weren't - because "liberalism is in the ascendant [in Tsarist Russia!] and will prevail". So that's all right then.
His attitude to the Ukrainians is even worse. He explains at length why, for the greater good of the Russian Empire, they cannot be allowed even so much as Home Rule, let alone independence, and must "abandon their particularism, and allow themselves to be reabsorbed in the indivisible body of Holy Russia" [1]. He even urges them to also abandon their language, as it consists only of "a few peasant ballads" in favour of Russian [2], and adds insult to injury by consistently referring to them as "Little Russians". Rereading this, I found myself wondering what the Ukrainian was for "Patronising prat".
One more goof. In the chapters on the Middle East, Toynbee touches on an unstable, multi-ethnic state which is "obviously" doomed to disintegration, and whose duty it is of the Powers to sort out how to divvy up when the inevitable collapse takes place. He is talking about - Afghanistan! It tickled me when reading "Between Oxus and Jumna" which he wrote some four decades later, how he praises the heroic stands of the Afghans against the British Empire (to whom he had blithely awarded most of it in the earlier book). In the later one, he makes no reference to his youthful predictions, which saddens me a bit. I would have loved to read his retrospections on this matter, and can't help wishing he at least had had the grace to blush.
Still, this was the first book of a young man not long out of College, so a little Christian charity is in order. This book gives a fascinating overview of the ethnic complexities of 1914 Europe, as seen by a super-intelligent young Englishman of the day. It really gripped me as a teenager and I still keep a copy half a century on. If you are interested in its themes, it is well worth a read as we come up to the its centenary, and that of the war which inspired it. Get a copy.
[1] The word "must" appears again and again in this book, and elsewhere in Toynbee. But rarely, after using it, does he follow up by even asking, let alone answering, the question of "Who's going to make them?" In this he reminds me forcefully of Woodrow Wilson and his "The Senate must take its medicine". All in all, though a great lover of Toynbee's books, I think it fortunate that he never held any political power, as I fear he could all too easily have joined Wilson, Herbert Hoover and Emperor Joseph II on history's long roll call of well-meaning disasters.
[2] In fairness to Toynbee, let it be said that he modifies this to some degree in a slightly later book "The New Europe", where he accepts that the Russian government "must" grant recognition to the Ukrainian language - once again without any indication of what could be done about it if they didn't - but still rejects any idea of independence, as it is unthinkable for Russia to lose Odessa and Kieff and be cut off from the Black Sea - though in an earlier chapter he is perfectly ok with Austria-Hungary losing access to the Adriatic, even though it has no other coastline, while Russia does. The principle of nationality can apparently be sacrosanct or not depending on whose ox is being gored.
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Ubuntu isn't working well for me. I'm trying to install it, and all goes well...until I reach the choose partitions screen. It lets me select the drive i want to install Ubuntu to, but the only option on the list is the tiny 24 GB cache on my computer used to speed startup. I booted it live from a USB, and from the live booted OS it detected the drive, partitions on it, etc. What would I do to fix this? I also created an ~150gb partition that was empty before installing ubuntu. Still nothing.
And also, in case nobody posts and answer and I have to just install to the SSD, is it easily possible to use files from another disk than the installation disk in ubuntu? If I installed Ubuntu to the SSD, would it still be pretty simple to use files from the main hard disk?
I've also tried doing that
dmraid thing, nothing happened (it said no raid disks). Also tried
sudo os-prober. I did both of those through the live ubuntu.
And, as one last point, when I go to the "advanced" section of the partitioning page in the installer, it lets me select the main disk as the bootloader, so it obviously knows it's there


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