text:
In Jared Diamond's follow-up to the Pulitzer-Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion, and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization. Environmental damage, climate change, globalization, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all factors in the demise of societies around the world, but some found solutions and persisted.
It's a Wonderful Afterlife: Further Adventures into the Flipside takes a quantum leap forward into the afterlife, includes interviews with scientists discussing the source of consciousness, compares near death experiences (NDE) with between life sessions (LBL), and includes interviews with people who claim to be speaking from the afterlife. There are new between life sessions with astounding claims of contact with the afterlife, with experiencing God and understanding life's journey.
In each cup of coffee we drink the major issues of the twenty-first century - globalization, immigration, women's rights, pollution, indigenous rights, war and peace, and self-determination - are played out in villages and remote areas around the world. In Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee, a unique hybrid of Fair Trade business, adventure travel, and cultural anthropology, brings readers face-to-face with the real people who make our morning coffee ritual possible.
America's Early Serial Killers contains in vivid detail the murderous activities of five serial killers starting back in the 1790s and continuing through to the 1890s. In one case, the killer has never been identified. Given that these cases occurred so long ago, there will certainly be differing accounts as to what happened and who did what. The research was as thorough as possible though the conclusions may differ from other resources.
Strange Mutants of the Twenty-First Century contains Keel's very first ruminations on Mothman, as well as a variety of strange reports on black "demon" dogs, phantom cats, Bigfoot and other North American giants, flying humanoids, flying saucers, flying snakes, and even stranger mutants that Keel believed reside with us on Earth.
As Donald Gutstein shows, Harper has successfully used a strategy of incremental change coupled with denial of the underlying neo-liberal analysis that explains these hard-to-understand measures. The success of Harperism is no accident. Donald Gutstein documents the links between the politicians, think tanks, journalists, academics, and researchers who nurture and promote each other's neo-liberal ideas.
Eight core titles for lawyers and the rest of us: Bill of Rights and Constitution, on which the law is based; Criminal Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence Simplified; Legal Survival Kit and Legal Proceedings; and 1100 Legal Words; How to Hire a Lawyer, especially in Divorce matters.
The Pennsylvania legislature amended its abortion control law in 1988 and 1989. Among the new provisions, the law required informed consent and a 24 hour waiting period prior to the procedure. A minor seeking an abortion required the consent of one parent (the law allows for a judicial bypass procedure). A married woman seeking an abortion had to indicate that she notified her husband of her intention to abort the fetus. These provisions were challenged by several abortion clinics and physicians.
It's a report tempered by hard times. In "Matricide", Daum unflinchingly describes a parent's death and the uncomfortable emotions it provokes; and in "Diary of a Coma" she relates her own journey to the twilight of the mind. But Daum also operates in a comic register. With perfect precision, she reveals the absurdities of the marriage-industrial complex, of the New Age dating market, and of the peculiar habits of the young and digital.
"Complaining about her dead mom."
Writing in an engaging, accessible style, philosopher and lawyer Ronald A. Lindsay develops a tightly crafted argument for secularism - specifically, that in a religiously pluralistic society, a robust, thoroughgoing secularism is the only reliable means of preserving meaningful democracy and rights of conscience.
This book is about the government being a replacement for God. The church has failed to live up to its responsibilities and the government has taken the church's role in society.
John Crutchley seemed to be living the American Dream. Good-looking and blessed with a genius level IQ, he had a prestigious, white-collar job at a prominent government defense contractor, where he held top secret security clearance and handled projects for NASA and the Pentagon. To all outward appearances, he was a hard-working, successful family man with a lavish new house, a devoted wife, and a healthy young son.
What Is Man? appears in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a romantic young idealist and an elderly cynic, who debate issues of mankind, such as whether man is free to act or is more of a machine, whether personal merit is meaningless given how the environment shapes us, and whether man truly has impulses other than to pursue pleasure and avoid pain.
It may be taboo to say, but some groups in America do better than others. Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success. Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all. Why do some groups rise?
According to Ian Morris, the author of a sweeping history of conflict from prehistoric times to the present, war can sometimes produce safety. But his account runs into difficulties as it approaches the present.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted in 1996, states that, for the purposes of federal law, the words "marriage" and "spouse" refer to legal unions between one man and one woman. Since that time, some states have authorized same-sex marriage. In other cases regarding the DOMA, federal courts have ruled it unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment, but the courts have disagreed on the rationale.
To strengthen its economic power and extend its strategic influence during uncertain times, Washington must lead on global trade. If it doesn't, it will be left on the sidelines.
Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, critics say postcommunist reforms have failed. But the evidence says otherwise. Transition states in Europe and Eurasia have become normal countries - no worse, and sometimes better, than other states at comparable levels of development.
Indonesia's new president talks to Foreign Affairs about his recent victory, his national agenda, and the threat of Islamic extremism.
At a school-supervised event, Joseph Frederick held up a banner with the message "Bong Hits 4 Jesus", a slang reference to marijuana smoking. Principal Deborah Morse took away the banner and suspended Frederick for 10 days. She justified her actions by citing the school's policy against the display of material that promotes the use of illegal drugs. Frederick sued under 42 U.S.C. 1983, the federal civil rights statute, alleging a violation of his First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
The destabilizing consequences of Washington's hasty withdrawal from Iraq were not only foreseeable, but foreseen by U.S. military planners and commanders. To avoid a similar disaster in Afghanistan, President Obama must not make the same errors.
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, historian Barbara Tuchman brings to life the people and events that led up to World War I. This was the last gasp of the Gilded Age, of Kings and Kaisers and Czars, of pointed or plumed hats, colored uniforms, and all the pomp and romance that went along with war. How quickly it all changed...and how horrible it became.
Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world. At the close of WWI, between January and July of 1919, delegates from around the world converged on Paris under the auspices of peace. New countries were created, old empires were dissolved, and for six months, Paris was the center of the world.
"History repeats itself."
The First World War is one of history's greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe's mightiest empires to rubble, killed 20 million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. World War I is unique in the number of questions about it that remain unsettled. After more than 90 years, scholars remain divided on these questions, and it seems likely that they always will.
"Excellent Overview of the "Overshadowed" War"
One of the most violent conflicts in the history of civilization, World War I has been strangely forgotten in American culture. It has become a ghostly war fought in a haze of memory, often seen merely as a distant preamble to World War II. In The Long Shadow critically-acclaimed historian David Reynolds seeks to broaden our vision by assessing the impact of the Great War across the twentieth century. He shows how events in that turbulent century—particularly World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of Communism—shaped and reshaped attitudes to 1914–18.
The Great War of 1914-1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another, resulting in a brutal, bloody, protracted war of attrition between the world's great economies. Now, 100 years after the first guns of August rang out on the Western front, historian William Philpott reexamines the causes and lingering effects of the first truly modern war.
"A Factual account of misguided actions"
Touched off by a terrorist act in Bosnia and spreading all too quickly beyond the expectations of those who were involved, World War I was an unprecedented catastrophe with a ghastly cost. After this first "total war"-the first conflict involving entire societies mobilized to wage unrestrained war, devoting all their wealth, industries, institutions, and the lives of their citizens to win victory at any price - the world itself would never be the same.
"Lacks linkage"
In the years before the First World War, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Together, they presided over the last years of dynastic Europe and the outbreak of the most destructive war the world had ever seen, a war that set 20th-century Europe on course to be the most violent continent in the history of the world.
"interesting and entertaining work of history"
The New York Times best-selling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation - a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the Red Baron and his triplane in World War I to today's technologically expert flying warriors in supersonic jets.
"Great history, but ending goes off-topic"
World War I stands as one of history's most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, Adam Hochschild brings it to life as never before. He focuses on the long-ignored moral drama of the war's critics, alongside its generals and heroes. Thrown in jail for their opposition to the war were Britain's leading investigative journalist, a future winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and an editor who, behind bars, published a newspaper for his fellow inmates on toilet paper.
"A story of personalities"
In 1916, a nondescript freighter left Germany carrying 465 submarine mines, 16 torpedoes, eight cannons, 1,400 shells, a seaplane, and 346 men who believed they were embarking on a suicide mission. That ship became known to Allied forces as the Wolf, and by the time it returned to Germany more than a year later, it was home to more than 800 men, women, and children from 25 different nations, including its own crew.
"Too little sea action."
"The Great War", as it was known at the time, was also said to be the "war to end all wars." It seized all of Europe and much of the rest of the world in its grip of death and destruction. The first truly modern war, it changed how war and peace would be conducted throughout the remainder of the 20th century and even to the present.
"Excellent & Interesting Course"
Drawing on a lifetime of military experience, Brigadier General S. L. A. Marshall, "one of our most distinguished military writers" (New York Times), delivers this unflinching history of the war that was supposed to end all wars. From the perspective of more than half a century, Marshall examines the blunders and complacency that turned what everyone thought would be a brief campaign and an easy victory into a relentless four-year slaughter that left 10 million dead and 20 million wounded.
"WW1 from American point of view"
From April to November 1918, the American Air Service grew from a poorly equipped, unorganized branch of the U.S. Expeditionary Forces to a fighting unit equal to its opponent in every way. Hostile Skies details the actual battle experiences of the men and boys who made up the service squadrons at the front - Raoul Lufbery, Elliot Springs, Fiorello La Guardia, and, of course, Eddie Rickenbacker.
"Forensic Story and Reading"
In the beginning months of World War I, a very strange thing happened. After the fierce trench warfare of November and December, on Christmas Eve, 1914, the fighting spontaneously stopped. Men on both sides laid down their arms and came to celebrate Christmas with each other. They shared food parcels across the lines, sang carols together, and erected Christmas trees with candles. They buried the dead, exchanged presents, and even played soccer together.
"Too choppy"
The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is suitable for history buffs, students, and general listeners.
"Pretty Dry but Very Informative"
Told for the first time, here is the story of a stray dog who eventually became affectionately known as Sergeant Stubby, the most famous war dog of World War I. Beloved award-winning children's author Ann Bausum brings her friendly writing style and in-depth research to her first book for adults. Stubby's story begins in 1917 when America is about to enter the war. A stray dog befriends Private J. Robert "Bob" Conroy at the Connecticut National Guard camp at Yale University, and the two become inseparable, eventually crossing an ocean and going to war together.
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants---never more so than in 1917 when the nation entered the First World War. Of the 2.5 million soldiers who fought with U.S. armed forces in the trenches of France and Belgium, some half a million---nearly one out of every five men---were immigrants. In The Long Way Home, David Laskin, author of the prizewinning history The Children's Blizzard, tells the stories of 12 of these immigrant heroes.
"Incredible story of immigration and war"
The long-term repercussions of the Marne were tragic: four more years of what the future German military historian Gerhard Ritter, a veteran of World War I, called the "monotonous mutual mass murder" of the trenches. During that time, Britain and the Empire sustained 3.5 million casualties, France 6 million and Germany 7 million. Without the Battle of the Marne, places such as Passchendaele, the Somme, Verdun, and Ypres would not resonate with us as they do.
"Strong Text"
From the best-selling and award-winning author of Paris 1919 comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, a fascinating portrait of Europe from 1900 up to the outbreak of World War I.
"A different viewpoint"
Based on four years of intensive primary document research, Lawrence in Arabiadefinitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. Sweeping in its action, keen in its portraiture, acid in its condemnation of the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, this is a book that brilliantly captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present.
"The "Real" Story"
The best-selling author of Roosevelt's Secret War traces the last day of World War I, weaving together the experiences of the famous, such as President Wilson, General Pershing, and Douglas MacArthur, and the unsung and unremembered.
"Beauty amidst savagery"
Two weeks before the U.S. entered World War I, a Chicago advertising executive visited the Department of Justice with a proposal - organize the country's businessmen into a secret force of volunteer agents to ferret out and investigate enemy activities within the United States. The country, overcome by a wave of patriotic fervor, had also become gripped with fear and uncertainty of the influx of immigrants from the very countries with which the country was now at war.
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth: 1914 did. In July that year, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain and France were poised to plunge the world into a war that would kill or wound 37 million people, tear down the fabric of society, uproot ancient political systems and set the course for the bloodiest century in human history.
"How the war started"
The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockerfeller; the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad; several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards, they were prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in France.
"But for the Grace..."
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
"Excellent book; well adapted for the audio format"
In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit.
"Powerful message"
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.
"Inconceivable that this book could be any more fun"
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society--from van Gogh's sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer.
"Thought provoking and Uplifting.... A++++++++!!!!!"
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers.
"Not a how to guide .."
In Spam Nation, investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs unmasks the criminal masterminds driving some of the biggest spam and hacker operations targeting Americans and their bank accounts. Tracing the rise, fall, and alarming resurrection of the digital mafia behind the two largest spam pharmacies - and countless viruses, phishing, and spyware attacks - he delivers the first definitive narrative of the global spam problem and its threat to consumers everywhere.
In The Tipping Point, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in society happen suddenly and unexpectedly. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a few fare-beaters and graffiti artists fuel a subway crime wave, or a satisfied customer fill the empty tables of a new restaurant. These are social epidemics, and the moment when they take off, when they reach their critical mass, is the Tipping Point.
Top cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran's nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare - one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.
"Amazingly detailed, sober and above all, damning"
What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one of the earliest and greatest naturalists the world has known? What were the similar choices made by Mozart and by Caesar Rodriguez, the U.S. Air Force's last ace fighter pilot? In Mastery, Robert Greene's fifth book, he mines the biographies of great historical figures for clues about gaining control over our own lives and destinies. Picking up where The 48 Laws of Power left off, Greene culls years of research and original interviews to blend historical anecdote and psychological insight, distilling the universal ingredients of the world's masters.
"Mastery is both a goal and a destination..."
In his landmark best seller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant, in the blink of an eye, that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept?
Internationally renowned psychiatrist, Viktor E. Frankl, endured years of unspeakable horror in Nazi death camps. During, and partly because of his suffering, Dr. Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy. At the core of his theory is the belief that man's primary motivational force is his search for meaning.
"I will isten again and again"
Michael Lewis returns to the financial world to give listeners a ringside seat as the biggest news story in years prepares to hit Wall Street....
"Making the system deliver on its promise."
Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one. In illuminating the nature of this shift in consciousness, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are and learn to live and breathe freely.
"A Realized Being Shares In Person...a rare find."
The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. The topics range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain.
"Only if you don't listen to the podcast....."
Why we think it's a great listen: It's a story that most people know, told here in an unforgettable way – an audio masterpiece that rivals the best thrillers, thanks to Capote genre-defining words and Brick's subtle but powerful characterizations. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
"Still the Best"
In This Changes Everything Naomi Klein argues that climate change isn't just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care. It's an alarm that calls us to fix an economic system that is already failing us in many ways. Klein meticulously builds the case for how massively reducing our greenhouse emissions is our best chance to simultaneously reduce gaping inequalities, re-imagine our broken democracies, and rebuild our gutted local economies.
How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign.
"How to be a politician ..."
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days, 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.
"If you love viruses and gore and non-fiction..."
13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale.
"Like you were there !"
Fukuyama examines the effects of corruption on governance, and why some societies have been successful at rooting it out. He explores the different legacies of colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and offers a clear-eyed account of why some regions have thrived and developed more quickly than others. And he boldly reckons with the future of democracy in the face of a rising global middle class and entrenched political paralysis in the West.
"Interesting look at society."
In May 2013, Glenn Greenwald set out for Hong Kong to meet an anonymous source who claimed to have astonishing evidence of pervasive government spying and insisted on communicating only through heavily encrypted channels. That source turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations about the agency's widespread, systemic overreach proved to be some of the most explosive and consequential news in recent history, triggering a fierce debate over national security....
"Excellent! Engaging, thoughtful, and illuminating"
Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Now available for the first time in unabridged audio, the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime is brought to life by acclaimed narrator Scott Brick.
"What a great book."
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful - possibly beyond our control.
"Colossus: The Forbin Project is coming"
Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today's developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.
"Best Summary of Political History I've Read"
What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert Danah Boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, Boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers' ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions.
"No surprises if you grew up in the digital era"
Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron's frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her family's adventures of distress and happiness raising a gender-creative son. Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy's boy, her younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkly tutu, with a Disney Princess in each hand while singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi".
"Loving CJ"
Tribes are groups of people aligned around an idea, connected to a leader and to each other. Tribes make our world work, and always have. The new opportunity is that it's easier than ever to find, organize, and lead a tribe. The Web has enabled an explosion of all kinds of tribes - and created shortage of people to lead them. This is the growth industry of our time. Tribes will help you understand exactly what's at stake, and why YOU can and should lead a tribe of your own.
From elicitation, pretexting, influence and manipulation all aspects of social engineering are picked apart, discussed and explained by using real world examples, personal experience and the Science & Technology behind them to unraveled the mystery in social engineering. Kevin Mitnick - one of the most famous social engineers in the world - popularized the term social engineering. He explained that it is much easier to trick someone into revealing a password than to exert the effort of hacking.
"Social Engineering Savvy"
Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.
"Love the book, not the narrator"
The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology. But days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist" named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Two other victims, at other gas stations, aren't so lucky, dying at once. The True American traces the making of these two men, Stroman and Bhuiyan, and of their fateful encounter.
"Immigrating to America"
In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One - the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams about - without even looking for it. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, L.A. and Bay Area crack cocaine dealers, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
"Fascinating and complicated story"
From Mark Bowden, internationally best-selling and acclaimed author of Black Hawk Down and the preeminent chronicler of the actions of our military and special forces writing today, comes an intensely gripping account of the hunt for and elimination of Osama bin Laden. With unprecedented access to key sources and his great gift for storytelling, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded.
"Bowden is great as usual, but the narrator sucks"
From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests? How does Netflix know which movies you'll like? What is causing the rising incidence of autism? As best-selling author Charles Wheelan shows us in Naked Statistics, the right data and a few well-chosen statistical tools can help us answer these questions and more.
"Excellent Round the World Encapsulation of Stats"
This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington, from his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as Congressman, his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless, at age 31, of the national power for which he hungered.
"The Best of all Biographies"
One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life.
"Finding your inner stoic"
In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.
"Comprehensive 'Tour de Force' on Strategy"
Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, Enrique's Journey is the timeless story of families torn apart, the yearning to be together again, and a boy who will risk his life to find the mother he loves.
"Eye opener"
Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception.
"Insightful study of human behavior"


text:
A Cadillac Not Yet Old
Comfort trumps virtually all else with Egan's latest daily driver. Hint: Northstar.
By July 14, 2011
Well, this has been quite the month for cars in the Egan household. After a winter that could best be described as mind-numbingly dull, spring suddenly arrived and all hell broke loose.
First I flew down to Texas and bought a 1934 Ford Sedan and arranged to have it shipped to Wisconsin. A short time later, the Ford arrived in fine shape in the back of an Autobahn Transport truck. Exciting stuff.
About four mornings later, I was standing at the sink, shaving my grayish stubble, when the phone rang. I held it up to the non-foamy side of my face and said hello. It was Barb, on her cell phone. She'd just left home about 15 minutes earlier, on her way to a horse show.
"I've had a car accident," she said.
"Are you all right?
"Yes, I'm fine, but I think the BMW is totaled."
"Where are you?"
"The S-bend on Lake Kegonsa Road."
"What happened?"
"I was looking for something in my purse and got off on the wet grass on the shoulder and slid sideways into some trees."
"I'll be right there."
When I got to the crash site, I could see our 2003 325i was indeed a goner. The entire left side of the car was torn and bent, and there was a kink in the roof. Barb was unscathed, however
a tribute to good luck and the BMW's structural integrity.
A week later, I had an insurance check in my pocket and was driving everywhere in my 1997 Ford Econoline van.
Loyal readers will say, "Hey, why not drive your Bullitt Mustang?"
Well, truth be told, I traded the Mustang in on a Honda CR-V early last winter so Barb (and I) would have a reliable car for our snowy rural roads. I loved the Mustang, but it was sitting out its second winter under a car cover in my workshop. Call it a case of Economics 101 meets Advanced Meteorology. Anyway, the Mustang is gone.
So I drove the van for a few more days, and thought, Well, this isn't bad. Maybe I could just make the van my daily driver and have one less car to repair and one less insurance policy. Keep life simple.
But after a week or two, the van began to wear on me. I was getting only about 15 mpg, and it was like driving around in a large hardware store. I found myself shouting to imaginary people in the cargo bay.
"Are you guys punched in back there? When you get done with your coffee break, let's move those garden hoses up to the front of the store!" That sort of thing.
I needed to find a regular car again before I lost my mind.
Our local BMW dealer didn't have any used E46-era BMWs with standard transmissions, comparable to our old car. "They're nice cars with only moderate trade-in value," a salesman told me, "so people seem to be hanging on to them until they're worn out." That, in fact, had been my plan with our own 100,000-mile 325i.
With no good used BMW falling readily to hand, I suddenly realized that maybe this accident was a mystical sign from unseen forces that I was fated to try a whole different type of car, just to keep life interesting.
My first alternative thought was to buy a Jeep Wrangler, as I've always had a soft spot for these thingshaving spent much time in Army Jeeps and driving all over Baja in a CJ7. Also, I agree with writer P.J. O'Rourke that the Wrangler constitutes one of the few really distinctive and charismatic vehicles an enthusiast can buy in the $20K$30K range.
I drove a few used Wranglers, but after looking at the EPA mileage figures decided I might wait for the 2012 version to come out, with the new and reputedly more efficient 3.6 engine. I have a feeling there's a Jeep in my future, but not just now.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Welcome to Bellissima Photo!
My name is David and I am a London wedding photographer covering weddings throughout the UK and further afield. So if you're planning a local wedding, large or small, or an exotic destination wedding, don't hesitate to get in touch for a chat about your big day! I am also an accomplished Asian Wedding Photographer which you can read about in detail here.
My Approach and Style
My philosophy of a wedding is that it is your day and I am there to capture the best possible images in the most unobtrusive manner whilst leaving the you and your guests to enjoy yourselves. I very often receive comments that I was hardly noticed… This I believe is a key attribute which enables yourselves and your guests to enjoy your day to the full without any unnecessary intrusion.
I would describe my style as a blend of contemporary photojournalism, capturing what is happening before me with a very creative slant, mixed with some relaxed couple portraits using a combination of natural light and supplemental lighting for the more dramatic images. My aim during the couple shoot is to get maximum variety in a short space of time, which means you can get back to your guests quickly! Group shots? No problem at all and I will happily photograph as many as you wish.
As a London Wedding Photographer I'm also very experienced in dealing with whatever might happen on your wedding day, from the chaos of Central London, the classic things that the British Weather can throw at us, to finding great little spots for couple shoots all over London.
As an experienced Asian Wedding Photographer I have shot many Hindu, Sikh and Muslim weddings and I am very well versed in the customs, traditions, ceremonies and of course those very important parts of the day which must be beautifully captured. I have extensive experience photographing fusion weddings, with a blend of cultures. In summary, I thoroughly enjoy shooting weddings of all denominations, and have also shot many Chinese and Jewish weddings.
Why choose me to photograph your wedding?
- You will receive stunning wedding pictures – simple as that!
- Coverage to suit your exact requirements
- Every wedding photography package includes a DVD of high resolution photos with full usage/printing rights
- Competitive packages, including a range a stunning albums from the top suppliers
- No obligation consultation prior to booking
- Engagement shoots allowing one to get used to being in front of the camera in a very relaxed manner
Some recent blog posts…
Froyle Park Wedding
October 23rd, 2014
After their Sikh wedding the day before in Slough, it was time for Amrita & Jag's Froyle Park wedding reception. It is a new venue hosting weddings and is just down the road fr[...]
Sikh Wedding Photographer
October 17th, 2014
I recently had the great pleasure of photographing Amrita & Jag's Sikh Wedding in Slough. When Amrita was looking for a Sikh wedding photographer I was delighted when she asked[...]
Northbrook Park Wedding
September 10th, 2014
I met Tinu and Kesh over a coffee last year to discuss the possibility of me shooting their Northbrook Park wedding, in Surrey. As a London wedding photographer I must confess I do[...]
Caswell House Wedding Photography
August 26th, 2014
Early this year I received an enquiry from Ashlie and Daniel asking if I was available for their Caswell House wedding photography. The fact they were referred to me by another pho[...]
Kind words…
"Just wanted to say a big thank you for making our day so special. You were fantastic and really went out of your way for us. We really appreciate your efforts and so many guests were coming up to us and saying how good you were!" – Khalid Khan
"Love the album! It just arrived – so amazing!! You are brilliant- any recommendations or anything we can do beyond recommend you to anyone and everyone, please let us know! Many many thanks!" – Andrea Combe
"We have been showing our family the photos and they are all singing your praises and really appreciating the photography. You have captured so many important moments which is such an invaluable gift." – Jon & Laila
"The pictures are stunning! Thank you so much for all your hard work, we are really happy with these pictures." – Victoria Lundin


text:
6000+ fine-art prints suitable for framing. Desk-size to sofa-size and larger, on archival paper or canvas.
Most of the photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs, 20 to 200 megabytes in size) from the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) Many were digitized by LOC contractors using a Sinar studio back. They are adjusted by your webmaster for contrast and color in Photoshop before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here.
Vintage photos of:
January 1941. "Industrial area around New Bedford, Massachusetts." 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the OWI. View full size.


text:
You are currently viewing the beta version of the new AMM site.
Click here
to return to the current site.
To include more than one recipient, please separate each email address with a semi-colon
';', to a maximum of
By submitting this article to a friend we reserve the right to contact them regarding AMM subscriptions. Please ensure you have their consent before giving us their details.
metallurgical coal,
met coal imports,
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
SINGAPORE Chinas market for imported metallurgical coal remained quiet after the weeklong Chinese New Year holiday, with few transactions.
"I dont think theres much demand out there and I havent found anybody whos selling," a trader in Singapore told AMM sister publication Steel First.
Chinese buyers have yet to come into the market looking for cargoes, and sellers mostly sold out their March cargoes before the holiday, he said. "Theres no real need for anyone to sell anything for April at the moment because the market is still uncertain."
Lower prices for iron ore and other commodities also have affected market sentiment and made buyers cautious.
"Buyers become more conservative in a falling market and they dont buy cargoes hastily," a mill source in Singapore said. "They are waiting for the market to stabilize."
The market is fairly thin, a Tianjin-based trader said, but he expects to see more activity in the coming week.
The higher price agreed to by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance for its March cargoes$173 per tonne f.o.b. Australia for low-volatility hard coking coal, up by as much as $9 from this monthhas made some buyers hesitant about booking, a trader in Rizhao said.A version of this article was first published by AMM sister publication Steel First.
All comments are subject to editorial review.
All fields are compulsory.
Every month American Metal Market takes a statistical look inside the marketplace.
We actually don't know who his investors are. At the point when we are ready, we will investigate further. There are just so many things to handle and there are a lot of items to be considered with the project."
-- Charles C. Mitchell, Barstow city manager


text:
Random First Lines:Jeanine Matthews meets a divergent, a Hunter from beyond the gate, named Kane. He deals in Contraband and is attracted to Jeanine. » Read
Home» Read
Welcome Visitor:
Members retain all rights to their work. Please see our Member Agreement for details.
About | News | Contact | Your Account | TheNextBigWriter | Self Publishing | Advertise
© 2013 TheNextBigWriter, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Privacy Policy.
Disable this story.
Disable all chapters
Disable Author/Content


text:
Skip to content
Meet the Moderators of these forums
Meet them all
Meet the Experts in these forums
Steve Farrell
You are in... Forums > Discuss This > General news > Sad loss of talented MCN man
MCN says:
We're sorry to report that MCN's Senior Web Producer, Tom Cambio, 24, was tragically killed on the way home from work on Wednesday.
Tom was riding his Suzuki Bandit 650 and was in collision with four vehicles on the A605 near Barnwell in Northamptonshire. Police are appealing to witnesses to the accident.
We had only had the pleasure of working with Tom since...
Fields marked with an asterisk * are required
Your reply
Upload image(s) from your computer (up to 3 images)
Terms of use
Use of our community areas and forums is subject to important terms of use. By joining our community and using the features you agree to be bound by these terms. See terms of use below.
Aug 11
Posts: 508
CBRJGWRR says:
At least he died doing something he loved...
Feb 10
Posts: 1953
SlowLearner says:
Sorry MCN staff, and condolences to Tom's friends and loved ones.
Sep 11
Posts: 7
NoisyNeighbour says:
My condolences to his family and friends
Oct 06
Posts: 58
DOCTIRED says:
Many a fine human being has gone that way and many more will. We are all a lot poorer and the world is a colder place for their passing. My deepest sympathies and condolences to his family and friends. I hope the compulsory silencers, helmets and hi vis lobby are happy the products of all their draconoan measures were wortjwhile, useful and appreciated for all the difference they made....
Jan 10
Posts: 38
timowers says:
Always a very sad and upsetting loss whenever a fellow biker is taken from us. My condolences to all Toms family, friends and colleagues.
Hopefully witnesses will come forward and help with the investigation.
Apr 09
Posts: 21
ddddaveeee says:
Sorry to hear of your tragic loss, we also lost a colleague last week on the roads en route to work and its affected us all in a big way. I also lost a family member to cancer since xmas. These events just serve to remind us how precious life is and to make the most of what we have right now and enjoy every day as best we can, which is probably why many of us ride bikes in the first place - it might be risky and some people think its selfish, but getting out there and getting stuck in is what lifes about, enjoy it while you can. RIP Tom.
Aug 02
Posts: 13
1093brown says:
Thoughts are with you all. It's devastating to lose a friend or colleague in such circumstances.
Nov 03
Posts: 471
kl595 says:
To Tom's parents Tony and Elizabeth, sister Aless and girlfriend Claire and MCN colleagues and friends I send my condolences. So sorry.
I lost my father to prostate cancer 2 years back. Different circumstances and a different age I know but I know what you are going through.
Posts: 117
dacron says:
very sorry to hear this news , way too young.
my sincere heartfelt sympathies to his family , friends , and mcn.
life is precious.
Apr 10
Posts: 67
scotsmaninusa says:
Save money by comparing quotes. It's quick and easy
Motorcycle Cover | Cheap Motorcycle Insurance | Moped Insurance | Scooter Insurance | 125 Insurance | Work Experience | Complaints Policy
Car Magazine | Empire | FHM | Parkers | LRO | Today's Golfer | Zoo
Bauer Consumer Media Ltd (company number 01176085, 1 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, England PE1 2RF)


text:
Call us today at 1-877-433-9249
Make updates to your business profile 24/7
Web page
|mon 6:00am - 6:30pm
|tues 6:00am - 6:30pm
|wed 6:00am - 6:30pm
|thurs 6:00am - 6:30pm
|fri 6:00am - 6:00pm
|sat 9:00am - 5:00pm
|sun closed
I have had great experiance's here, good people good service good prices happy dog..........makes for a happy owner.
My husband and I has a hard time finding a place that would groom our female rottweiller. They did a great job. The BEST JOB!We will take her back. All the staff are very friendly and nice.
DexKnows Mobile profile for Bark Central LLC in Tacoma, WA.


text:
Nike Men's Arizona Wildcats Cardinal 'Get Wild Cats' Selection Basketball T-Shirt
$17.97 $25.00*
Save $7.03 (28%)
Product Information:
It's time to 'Get Wild Cats' during Arizona's bracket run with the Nike® Men's Arizona Wildcats Selection T-Shirt. This classic tee is prominently screen-printed with a 'Get Wild Cats' phrase in team colors and a Zona logo to show off your team spirit. Topped off with a tagless, crew neck collar, you'll be ready to follow your beloved Wildcats on the road throughout the tournament in complete comfort.
- Nike® Zona Wildcats short sleeve crew neck Basketball tee
- Arizona logo and 'Get Wild Cats' phrase screen-printed across the chest
- Screen-printed Swoosh™ design trademark on the left shoulder
- Ribbed crew neck with tagless collar and interior taping for added comfort and durability
- Machine washable
- Officially licensed collegiate product
- Fabric: 100% cotton
- Style: 00032435X-AZ4
- Nike
Country of Origin: ImportedWeb ID: 34265436


text:
Hello! And Merry Christmas!Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I'll start.
I'm Danielle. Co-founder/Editor of The Everygirl. Graphic designer and Photographer. Blogger.
I love The Holiday, Love Actually, Elf, and every other Christmas movie to ever exist.
I adore my sweet little rescue pup.
I love anything white, gold, or grey.
I will have been doing CrossFit for exactly s-e-v-e-n months tomorrow!
I'll be spending Christmas with Alaina and her family.
Twitter @daniellemoss_
Instagram @daniellemoss_
And...now it's your turn!
49 comments
I'm Kelsey!ReplyDelete
Student. Born and raised a Buckeye - now a Tarheel.
Favorite Christmas movies - Love Actually, The Holiday, and Elf.
A recipe I'm dying to try this Christmas: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/11/eggnog-chocolate-chip-bread/
A recipe that YOU should try this Christmas:
I like all things gold and sparkly (I made my mom make a Sunshine Princess Halloween costume for me when I was little), I teach indoor cycling classes, and am studying abroad next semester in Florence!
You can find me over at http://eatwelltraveloftenblog.blogspot.com/
Loved this post darling and how cute is your pooch!ReplyDelete
I'm Eda, fashion and beauty blogger of Candyfloss Curls, Cupcakes & Couture ♥
My favourite part of Christmas has to be the markets in the city, drinking mulled wine, indulging in delicious food and watching Miracle on 34th Street.
This Christmas will be spent with my fiancee Michael and not only are we celebrating this festive season but also that we've just got the keys to our new home and we're getting married next October ♥
Eda ♥
Lauren's Way Beauty Giveaway on my blog ♥
LOVE Buddy - wish I had one of my own!ReplyDelete
I'm Suzanne - from Noblesville, Indiana! (just north of Indianapolis)
Favorite Christmas movies - The Family Man, The Holiday, Its a Wonderful Life
I am a stay at home mom and also a Visual Merchandiser for WEST ELM - though I would someday love to have a beautiful blog.
We will be making these delicious things for breakfast Christmas morning...
Merry Christmas! LOVE your blog - if you are ever in Indy, stop by our West Elm - you give our company lots of LOVE on your blog!
I'm Kellie, blogger at TheYuppieFiles.com.ReplyDelete
I'm a government teacher from Virginia, right outside of Washington DC.
My favorite Christmas movies are Elf, National Lampoon's Xmas Vacation (thanks to my husbad)& A Muppet's Christmas Carol.
My favorite tradition is exchanging xmas ornaments w/my husband (though this year we both failed a bit at our picks!) & hosting our annual holiday party.
My links:
blog: www.theyuppiefiles.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/theyuppiefiles/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyuppiefiles
I'm Eileen, Interior DesignerReplyDelete
The holiday is the best xmas movie ever! I watch it every year
We are buying our first home and I'm super excited to start working on it, its a fixer upper
I'm getting a golden retriever puppy this spring and cannot wait.
I DIY too much!
I blog over at www.acreativedayblog.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/eileenebeaver
so fun!
You pup is the cutest. I can't wait to get a puppy of my own (soon!).ReplyDelete
I'm Jessica. I'm currently temping but dreaming big (event (weddings...parties...all of it) planning, full-time, pretty please).
Favorite Christmas movies are easy - Elf and Love Actually.
I just moved to Chicago in August after living in Madrid, Spain for two years.
I love traveling, cooking/baking, photography, event planning, potlucks, wandering around whichever city I'm living in and musing at the architecture.
This year's Christmas will be pretty quiet but I'll probably try some new recipes (not sure which yet) and I'll definitely bake something with peppermint and chocolate!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/magdalenamadrid
Blog: http://magdalenamadrid.blogspot.com/
Fun post!!!ReplyDelete
I'm Laura.
I'm a 20-something year old living in South Carolina.
I work in real estate.
I am addicted to Starbucks and spend about $100/month there. Oops.
I'm spending Christmas in Atlanta! Woot.
twitter: @itslaurastreet
blog: simplylowcountry.blogspot.com
I'm B, U.S. Army CivilianReplyDelete
Elf, Miracle on 34th Street are favorite Christmas movies!
Cutting down or digging up our Christmas tree and decorating it with my wonderful Husband and now our brand new daughter is my ABSOLUTE favorite tradition, along with our annual Christmas Eve tea.
Playing with the pups in the snow and trying to get a Christmas picture with our entire "family" is another favorite tradition!
I blog (sort of) over at www.wackyamazingreallife.blogspot.com
I'm Candace, a graphic designer, blogger and lover of bright Christmas lights. I live in Ooooooooooooklahoma!ReplyDelete
ELF, Love Actually and any of those truly terrible made for tv holiday movies (think Lifetime, Hallmark and ABC Family)
I spend an obscene amount of time wrapping Christmas gifts and have a different theme each year.
I am pretty sure I drink my weight in hot chocolate this time of year.
I love my little Affenpinscher, Jovie, who is named after Zooey Deschanel's character on the movie Elf. I also love gnomes!
My boyfriend's family owns a Christmas Tree Farm that is truly magical. I will be spending Christmas there and with my family as well.
Blog: www.violetandgreyllc.blogspot.com
Twitter: @candacepants
Instagram: candacepants
Danielle, can I please squish your puppy? He is SO. ADORABLE.ReplyDelete
That said:
I'm Shay.
I work at the Smithsonian. It's pretty cool.
I am obsessed with Christmas. Any part of Christmas. But my favorite movie is Love, Actually. We host Christmas Eve at my house, and it's the best time ever.
I love boots and the color pink and staying up all night to read a really good book.
Blog: http://myconfidenceandme.blogspot.com
Twitter: @shay_lianna
Instagram: @shay_lianna
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/shaylianna/
Who are you? I am Jaye aka Goody and I am a paroled corporate investment accountant who has owned her own business for 8+ years and I blog about fashion, beauty etc on my blog Curvatude and home decor on my blog Luxaholic.ReplyDelete
Where are you from? I was born in & (continue to terrify) the city of Chicago.
What do you love? LIFE! Like really...I am sucking the marrow out of it!
Putting up a post later today of my fav Christmas movies but there isn't anything that I don't love about it. This year I am planning to make these fun peppermint eggnog shots http://sugarandcloth.com/2012/11/eats-peppermint-eggnog-shots
You can find me socially:
http://twitter.com/Curvatude (i tweet A LOT)
Buddy is SO adorable!ReplyDelete
I am Alexis and I am from Nebraska.
I am a 3rd year law student with no desire to be an attorney. GASP!
My new husband and I also have a rescue-pup named Zoey. We love her!
This weekend a few of my friends and I are having a Christmas cookie baking extravaganza. I couldn't be more excited.
I don't currently blog, but because reading them is how I spend all of my free time, I've put the possibility of creating one on my Christmas break to-do list.
Twitter: @MrsHoloubek
Instagram: @alexisholoubek
I'm Yennie and I'm from San Francisco!ReplyDelete
I work my butt off at a tech company and obsess over it 24 hours a day.
I'm engaged and excited to get the planning done - too much work!
We just adopted a new dog and she's adorable but lots of work.
Blog: http://thelilyhoneylife.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @YennieSolheim (https://twitter.com/YennieSolheim)
Thanks for being awesome!
I am Nora from ChicagoReplyDelete
My favorite X- Mas movies are Christmas Vacation, Love Actually, and Home Alone
I have a pup named Lola who is the best thing in my life (besides my husband)
I am finishing up my Master's degree.
I love reading and writing and I am hoping to build my blog into something really special.
My dream is to be a photographer even though I never studied it!
I am excited to spend my 2nd Christmas married!
Twitter @love_motivated
Blog- lovemotivated.wordpress.com
Have to say your dog is too stinkin cute first!ReplyDelete
I'm Jennifer. Mom, decorator, blogger.
I love The Holiday, Love Actually, Elf, and every other Christmas movie to ever exist. Just DITTO to what you said!
I love my 3 sweet babies, even though one lives in heaven.
I have a red issue...I love it!
I love all things pretty. Home decor, clothes, jewelry...
I am hosting Christmas at my house.
Twitter @HopeLongingLife
Instagram @HopeLongingLife
Blog www.hopelonginglife.com
Merry Christmas!
I'm CherylReplyDelete
During the day I work for a large construction firm in Chicago, and at night my creativity comes out in my blog.
Favorite holiday movie: Family Stone
We have a labradoodle named Oliver, who I swear thinks he's human.
I love reading, am a self-professed magazine wh()re, and I think a little bit of laughter can get you through alot of things.
I'll be spending the holidays with my husband + daughter, and our family + friends
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is sitting, watching a show by the light of the Christmas tree...it's the best.
Blog: www.40isthenew30alifeinprogress.blogspot.com
Twitter: @cherylpisha
Instagram: @cherylpisha
Happy holidays everyone! :)
I'm Alicia - of Connecticut!ReplyDelete
Married to Andrew.
My day job I work as the Office & Communications Manager for the East Coast regional office of the Covenant Church.
All other 16 hours of the day I am a freelance graphic designer & photographer.
I'm a foodie who loves other foodies too!
The Holiday, Love Actually and Little Women are on a constant rotation in my house from Nov-Feb.
Magazine reader, runner, who is currently obsessed with silver & chalkboard spray paint at the moment.
Spending Christmas in (hopefully snowy!) New England with a jaunt to NYC to spend time with our friends who are spending christmas there!
blog> http://aliciasturdy.wordpress.com
site> www.aliciasturdy.com
fb> www.facebook.com/helloaliciasturdy/
pinterest> www.pinterest.com/aliciasturdy/
twitter> @aliciasturdy
instg> @aliciasturdy
I'm Hannah. I live in Chicago.ReplyDelete
I'm in the process of finishing graduate school to be a marriage and family therapist.
I'm an interior design junkie.
I'm borderline addicted to trying every new restaurant in the city.
I have two dogs, Barkley and Chip.
My blog is hannah-biglittlelife.blogspot.com
My twitter is @HRiddick
My instagram is hgriddick
HI Danielle!ReplyDelete
I'm Courtney - of Suttonrowe! (www.suttonrowe.wordpress.com)
*I live in Charlotte, NC and recently moved here from Baltimore, MD - your "move to Chicago" post kept my hopes high that my new adventure would be just as fantastic as yours has turned out to be!
*I'm a Dietitian by day but during my spare time love reading tons of style/design/fashion blogs, maintaining my own, and I've picked up photography this past summer with a DSLR :) *I actually took puppy holiday pictures too for my cousin - not as cute as Buddy but such a sweet pup! you can see it here> http://instagram.com/p/SZNfyTKLj2/
*My fave Xmas cookie are those little peanut butter ones with the Hershey Kiss on top! I guess they can be made at any time of year, but eating them over Xmas is the best!
I love reading your blog and admire your drive, interior design skills and the success of the Everygirl! Lots of Holiday wishes to you!
instagram: @ceperk
twitter: @ceperk
blog: www.suttonrowe.wordpress.com
I'm Alison. CPA. Interior design and general style lover.ReplyDelete
I live in a beach town outside of Los Angeles and just bought my first house!
The Holiday and Love Actually are my favorite movies. Cliche, yes. I don't care!I adore my huge yellow labs.
I love to make Smitten Kitchen's cranberry upsdie down cake during the holidays.
I love Kate Spade and J. Crew.
I'm hosting a wine and cheese housewarming party this weekend. It may sound classy but I have a feeling the beer bong may be making an appearance. #immatureguyfriends
My blog is alisonannsblog.blogspot.com.
Instagram @alisonannusc
Awesome idea! Im I'm Jewel. Just graduated my MA program on Saturday and currently celebrating in Punta Cana.. Its too gorgeous out here.. Christmas is my favorite Holiday and time of year plus my bday of course. I'm obsessed with home decor and your home tour really inspired me to take risk in designing my studio apt.ReplyDelete
Blogger: styleoptimist.blogspot.com
instagram: @styleoptimist
I'm Liz! Executive Assistant, MBA student, and blogger.ReplyDelete
Style blogger at 26 and Counting {http://twosixandcounting.blogspot.com} and co-founder of Everybody, Everywear {www.everybodyeverywear.com}.
I live in Ohio, but I'm a Kentucky girl at heart.
As for Christmas movies, nothing compares to All I Want for Christmas {I have a soft spot for Ethan Embry}.
I'll be spending Christmas with my parents, sister, and our loveable {although sometimes monstrous} cat Charlie.
Looking forward to celebrating NYE with friends and family!
Twitter @lizurso
Instagram @lizurso
Pinterest @lizurso12
I'm Gabby! I work in the communications department of a museum in Miami. I'm also getting my graduate degree in Higher Education at the same time!ReplyDelete
I love Elf! and anything on 25 days of Christmas on ABC Family (makes me so happy)!
This year I will be splitting my time for Christmas-spending Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas with my boyfriend! Looking forward to see all my friends come home for the holidays!
Love your blog!
twitter: @gabbyportela
blog: http://deidregabriella.blogspot.com/ (brand new blog-got inspired to give a blog a try!)
I'm Marie. Day job: Registered Interior Designer (Commercial projects), Side job: Freelance Interior Designer :)ReplyDelete
I love all Christmas movies good or bad, but my favorite is the Christmas scenes in Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russel.
I desperately want a puppy, but I can't commit yet!
I will buy anything grey or gold. I must be stopped.
I strive to be a real "runner" one day, but today I am a walker with the occasional jog.
I'll be spending Christmas my family, who I am lucky to live near!
Twitter @mariesainton
Instagram @mariesainton
I'm Amy. I'm studying Speech Pathology and Spanish at a small private college in the Chicago suburbs. I work as a dog walker/sitter and and as a phone girl at a pizza place.ReplyDelete
My favorite Christmas movie is Love Actually. I pretty much have to watch that movie every time it's on TV, even if it's nowhere near Christmas time.
I love my Alaskan Malamute named Rio. And pretty much anything to do with dogs.
I also love volunteering, especially with individuals with special needs.
Every Christmas, my family plays a different board game together.
Instagram: @theamymichaels
Pinterest: @michaelsa
Such a wonderful idea, it's so nice of you to ask.ReplyDelete
I'm Jamy, a renewable energy product engineer by day-- in love with reclaimed & reused, upcycled and modern design.
Favorite Christmas movies are Love Actually, ELF and Fred Clause.
I have an eight year old golden, whom I adore and secretly hope to have a few more in the coming years.
I love to bike in the summer and ski in the winter with my husband, whom I also adore!
I love New York and Zermatt. My two favorite places on earth.
Twitter - @fourthstreet_
Instagram - @fourthstreet
Pinterest - jamyberntsen
+ I love all the pictures of Buddy, he is absolutely adorable and I really enjoy your blog and The Everygirl.
Have a wonderful holiday Danielle.
I'm Zoe from GreeceReplyDelete
I'm marketer and lifestyle blogger
I LOVE evrything related to Xmas (decorations, food, music, movies)
I love anything white, pink or grey
I can't resist chocolate and shoes
I have been doing pilates for three years and I am enjoying it so much!
Alaina's was the first foreign blog that I read!
I am big fun of the Everygirl
My motto and my blog is think pink - think big (thinkpink-thinkbig.blogspot.com)
Such a wonderful way to get to know your readers Danielle - especially during the holidays!ReplyDelete
My name is Brittany. I am a blogger, a social media addict, designer, and lover of food.
I recently just moved into my dream home in a small town outside of kitchener-waterloo.
I love decor, travel, sweets, neutrals, my sisters, and my boyfriend "J."
My favourite Christmas movies are Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer & A Christmas Story - "You'll shoot your eye out!"
Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
I'm Katie- a Stella & Dot stylist, blogger, slave to the corp world.ReplyDelete
I have two beautiful doggys, one that I found on the side of a back road and a pitbull that we adopted
I love all Christmas movies from Christmas in Connecticut to Elf, my fav tradition is Christmas Eve in my PJ's with my family :)
And I like to bake about 7,000 desserts for the occassion!
I'm Elise, Operations Manager for Kraft Foods in Champaign, IL.ReplyDelete
I got married in September this year, and it was AMAZING. So was Costa Rica ;)
I have been a Cross-fitter for s-e-v-e-n weeks. Heavy DL, K2T, and Box Jumps today!
My favorite thing to do is cook, aside from eating, that is...hahaha
I am heading to CHI the 22nd and am looking forward to Zoo Lights and dinner with my sister.
I'm Sarah, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Pharmacist in Seattle, WA (the second best place to live... chicago first).ReplyDelete
I love attempting to cook new recipes, collecting hobbies, decorating my apartment, and house shopping.
I desperately want a puppy but can't commit to coming home enough to responsibly have one.
Favorite christmas movies: love actually and elf.
Favorite christmas tradition: lasagna on christmas eve after church.
I'm Dana, corporate cubicle dweller and blogger.ReplyDelete
I live and work in NYC, and grew up in CA.
I love the smell of Christmas trees, hot apple cider and gingerbread.
Favorite holiday moves: The Holiday, Love Actually, Miracle on 34th Street.
I have been doing Crossfit for almost 6 months, and I love it!
I'm spending Christmas with my boyfriend at our apartment in Brooklyn with our miniature tree!
Blog: www.wearing-pearls.com
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/wearingpearls2/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearingpearls2
Instagram: @wearingpearls
Buddy looks soooo cute!!ReplyDelete
I'm Mary, a Social Media and Website Analyst. I also blog for fun!
I love The Holiday, Love Actually, Elf, and Christmas Vacation.
I have a fiance! He proposed November 9 and we are having fun dreaming up wedding ideas. We're shooting for a spring 2014 wedding, probably in Ohio where I'm from.
I love love love my rescue cat, Teddy!
I love to shop, cook and read in my spare time.
I can't afford my trainer but it's the best money I've ever spent.
On 1/1/13 (if I can continue to keep it off!) I will have maintained a 20-pound weight loss I started to pursue on 1/1/12.
I'll be spending Christmas at home in Ohio but my fiance will be with his family in Austin. Thankfully this will be our last Christmas apart!
Twitter: @marysue20
Instagram: @mkrulia
Blog: Little Bit of Class Little Bit of Sass
I'm KatieReplyDelete
I'm an accountant living in Oklahoma
I love every single Christmas movie ever made and pretty much everything about Christmas.
Favorite tradition: watching It's a Wonderful Life with my family on Christmas Eve
I'll be heading back to my hometown to hang out with my family.
I have a rescue dog named Garth (Yes, as in Brooks)
I love to read, travel, cook, and craft.
Twitter: @katie_fuchs
Instagram @kfuchs
Such a good idea :)ReplyDelete
I'm Lauren, a Toronto-born gal completing my dream PR masters program in Los Angeles. I also blog about travel, photography and life on the side.
I adore Love Actually. I only watch it during the holidays and haven't gone a single season without it :)
I'm crazy about Los Angeles - I've only been here four months but I can't get enough of it.
I'm an avid traveler and used to call Switzerland my home.
J. Crew, Michael Kors, Club Monaco and Aritzia frequently call my name.
I love to cook, run, hike, snowboard, eat sushi and drink tea.
Blog: eyesearsmouthlens.com
Twitter: @laurenelizab88
Instagram: @eyesearsmouthandlens
Facebook: facebook.com/eyesearsmouthandlens
Pinterest: @laurenelizab88
Hi! I'm Kerry. A stay-at-home-Mom, blogger & Etsy shop owner.ReplyDelete
I'm from Toronto but we're currently living in the Vancouver area for my fiancé's job.
I love my fiancé (of course), our almost 17 month old little girl & our two pups. I also love baking - I have a killer sweet tooth.
I love everything about Christmas - but most of all I love parties and spending time with family & friends. That's the best part about this time of year... but this year the three of us are staying on the West Coast for Christmas. So we'll spend as much time with our new friends as possible & start some new family traditions in our new home.
Blog: http://www.firsttimefancy.com/
Twitter: @FirstTimeFancy
Instagram: @firsttimefancyblog
Pinterest: Kerry @ First Time Fancy
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HalleHandmade
This is such a great photo!ReplyDelete
I'm Michelle.
I live in Montreal, where I work part-time for a humanitarian organization.
The rest of my time, I am a photographer.
I have a blog on photography, movie, and travelling, which I write in French (Montreal is a bilingual city).
I'm a P90X fan. I also do spinning.
And I do love 'Love actually'!
Blog: iambabylonia.blogspot.com
I'm Lauren. Pharmacist. Business Analyst. Food Lover. Blogger. Bears fan.ReplyDelete
I just watched The Bourne Legacy this weekend and can safely say I love any movie with Jeremy Renner.
I own a 2.5 year old chocolate lab named Ruby that appears on my Instagram quite often.
I met my fiancee on Match.com, we're planning our wedding in Scotland on June 22, 2013.
I'm more excited about the honeymoon...we're going to Paris and Bali :)
I have an obsession with travel.
I'm spending Christmas Eve with my soon-to-be in-laws in Ames, IA and Christmas Day here with my family in the south suburbs.
Twitter @ChiGalLauren
Instagram @ChiGalLauren
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chigallauren
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/chigallauren/
I'm Jenn, Pittsburgh born and raised, now living outside DC in Northern VA.ReplyDelete
I'm an IT geek, but I prefer IT geek chic, as I do have social skills unlike most of the individuals I work with!
I could watch Elf everyday and never get tired of yelling "Santa, I know him!"
I have three adorable furkids - two boston terriers and a frenchie!
My husband and I (and the furkids) are road tripping it from VA to South Dakota next Tuesday to spend the Holidays with his family. Don't know anyone from South Dakota? Neither did I until 7 years ago...so now you do!
I used to do Crossfit and hurt myself pretty bad getting my squat PR. I guess it's good to go out with a bang! But, I do miss it.
Happy Holidays!
Blog: http://www.happilyeverafterthewedding.com
Instagram: @psublondie
Twitter: @psublondie
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/jennspecketer/
Hi! I'm Maria-I work in higher ed yet blog my little heart at night and weekendsReplyDelete
Ha, well I'm from NY, went to college in OH, lived in Chicago for 5 years and now live in Boston :)
I have a dog named Buddy (just like you danielle!) and love him to pieces
As a goal I would LOVE to own an online boutique and be a full time writer for my blog
For the holidays my boyfriend and I are travelling to NY to stay with my family- go to Niagara Falls, take my nephews ice skating, enjoying the holidays :)
This is fun. :)ReplyDelete
I'm Lauren Maxwell. Blogger at Flee to the Cleve. Full time outreach job, part time job at Style Me Pretty.
I love the tiny Charlie Brown Christmas Tree I gave my husband when we were first dating. First apartment was too tiny for a regular tree.
I too am head over heels for my rescue puppy, though he might have actually rescued me.
I am a home owner for the first time and am having a great time decorating, albeit very very slowly and with a small budget (thrill of the hunt).
I love hot yoga which makes me feel in shape and grounded.
I'll be spending Christmas with my mom-in-law in Atlanta.
Flee to the Cleve laurenmaxwell.blogspot.com
Twitter @MaxwellLauren
Instagram @laurenmax
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/laurenashleymaxwell
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/laurenmax
What a great post! Okay, here I go...ReplyDelete
I'm Hilary. TV host of a daily lifestyle show. Blogger. Producer. Author.
I love White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, Elf, and claymation Rudolf.
I have two rescue chihuahuas, Tate Dogovan and FurFur. (One long hair, one short hair.)
I love hot cocoa with marshmallows, whipped cream, and chocolate sprinkles.
I have slacked off with my fitness and plan to get back into kickboxing ASAP. (but I'm still downing the cocoa...)
I'll be spending Christmas with my super small family of five...we are doing a hotel staycation this year for the very first time.
I love this time of year...the winter smells, the kind smiles, the reason for the season! :)
Twitter @hilarykennedy
Instagram @hilarykennedy
Facebook: Hilary Kennedy
Pinterest: Hilary Kennedy
I'm Jordan, a Texas A&M graduate (whoop!), Pace University graduate, and currently the Marketing Director for a community bank in the Houston area. Born and raised Texan, who left for NYC for grad school but came running back to this great state :).ReplyDelete
I love White Christmas, Love Actually, The Holiday and It's A Wonderful Life.
I absolutely adore my 3 year old Miniature Schnauzer, Beau, who I adopted in 2010 from a friend who couldn't care for him any longer.
I have a passion for cooking, mainly healthy foods, but the occasional treat as well.
I have been on a fitness lifestyle change for almost 10 months now, and am loving the results!
I'll be spending Christmas at home cooking and entertaining family this year.
Twitter @jordanlellis
Instagram @jordanlellis
here we go...ReplyDelete
I'm Bree. Interior designer, blogger. avid DIYer.
I love everything about Chirstmas... Love Actually, Elf and The Christmas Story
I adore my Great dane bruno who we got at 6 weeks old. My lil' baby.
I love anything white,beige,cream,silver,gold,and black.
I'm a sucker for dots, stipes and chevron.
I will have been doing Paleo challenge for a month now!
I have a passion for design.
I'll be spending Christmas with My Family and my husbands family...in my house. It's going to be a packed house!
blog: http://luxandlace.blogspot.com/
Twitter @Breeklipfel
Instagram @breeklipfel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bree.Klipfel
Hello hello!ReplyDelete
I'm Cait. Lifestyle blogger behind Pretty & Fun. Social strategist & advertising agency gal.
I love sunny days, my two pups, ice cream & aviator sunglasess.
I'm a sucker for chevron, sequins and all things gold.
Nail polish and lipstick are my weaknesses - I can never have enough.
I'll be driving to New Jersey from Chicago to spend Christmas with my family (and I can't wait).
Blog: www.prettyandfun.com
Twitter: @prettyandfun
Instagram: prettyandfun
Facebook: www.facebook.com/prettyandfun
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/prettyandfun
I'm Heather.
Born and raised in NY. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. I love this city!
I adore my parents and brother!
I'm 32 but people say I look like I'm still in high school. I'll take it!
I am married to the most caring, patient, and thoughtful person I know. He makes me a better person.
I manage TV ad campaigns for Verizon, Jenny Craig, Sandals, Chase, and Reckitt (household products like Lysol, Woolite, etc). I love my job but it makes me a total stressball! I work with an amazing group of women that I respect and enjoy spending almost 10 hours a day with them.
I love interior design and architecture.
I love to cook and workout. A bizarre combination.
My husband and I bought our first home 2.5 years ago. We have done so much work to it and there is so much more to do. I love all of the projects.
TMI: My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for almost a year. It's not as easy as it seems. It's a very heartbreaking and frustrating process. Hopefully one day we will have our miracle baby.
P.S. - You girls have created such a wonderful site for women!
blog: www.shesdomestic.com
twitter: @shesdomestic
instagram: shesdomestic
pinterest: pinterest.com/shesdomestic
I'm Meg.
I'm 27, but will be 28 in January.
Born in SC, but currently living in Chicago in Lincoln Park. I moved here in 2010, and love it!
I work as a concierge downtown, and consider myself super lucky to have a job I enjoy. I get to tell people what to do, where to shop and where to eat for a living! How fun is that?
I am engaged to one of the best guys around. He and I met in college in SC, but didn't start dating until we both graduated. We have a golden retriever, Reggie, who is hilarious.
We will be spending our first Christmas in our brand new condo! I will be working during the day, but we'll cook dinner and watch Elf once I get home!
Twitter: @scmeggers
Pinterest: pinterest.com/SCMeggers
Hi, I'm Abi. I'm 32 and living near Washington, DC. I recently changed jobs/industries and now lead a team of communicators for a national nonprofit. About the time that I decided to make this shift, I started ticking down lists of seasonal foods, drinks and activities to encourage work/life balance. The winter version includes several must-see holiday movies: Love Actually, The Family Stone and The Holiday. The list is about 50% complete; I should be farther along at this point in the season, but Pinterest (@waebaivaehr) and friends keep supplying me with ideas to add. Speaking of Pinterest, I dream about your color palette and of recreating your apartment as my own...in Europe. Thanks for the continuous inspiration.ReplyDelete
I'm Rose. I write Blonde in this City & work for a jewelry company in NYC. I'm from Iowa.ReplyDelete
I miss MY dog like crazy, and I get to see her for 11 days starting Friday! I am beyond excited.
I didn't get to go home for Christmas last year, but this year I get a nice, looong break.
Your blog is one of the first I really started to read, and on busy days, the only one I get to check sometimes.
I am currently planning a switch to interior design and planning on getting my master's soon.


text:
Home » Opinion » Columns
Pat Buchanan: Was the Iraq War worth its heavy cost?
Destroy the chemical and biological weapons Saddam Hussein had amassed to use on us or transfer to al-Qaida for use against the U.S. homeland.
Exact retribution for Saddam's complicity in 9/11 after we learned his agents had met secretly in Prague with Mohamed Atta.
Create a flourishing democracy in Baghdad that would serve as a catalyst for a miraculous transformation of the Middle East from a land of despots into a region of democracies that looked West.
Not all agreed on the wisdom of this war. Gen. Bill Odom, former director of the National Security Agency, thought George W. Bush & Co. had lost their minds: "The Iraq War may turn out to be the greatest strategic disaster in American history."
Yet, a few weeks of "shock and awe," and U.S. forces had taken Baghdad and dethroned Saddam, who had fled but was soon found in a rat hole and prosecuted and hanged, as were his associates, "the deck of cards," some of whom met the same fate.
And so, 'twas a famous victory. Mission accomplished!
Soon, however, America found herself in a new, unanticipated war, and by 2006, we were, astonishingly, on the precipice of defeat, caught in a Sunni-Shia sectarian conflict produced by our having disbanded the Iraqi army and presided over the empowerment of the first Shia regime in the nation's history.
Only a "surge" of U.S. troops led by Gen. David Petraeus rescued the United States from a strategic debacle to rival the fall of Saigon.
But the surge could not rescue the Republican Party, which had lusted for this war, from repudiation by a nation that believed itself to have been misled, deceived and lied into war. In 2006, the party lost both houses of Congress, and the Pentagon architect of the war, Don Rumsfeld, was cashiered by the commander in chief.
Two years later, disillusionment with Iraq would contribute to the rout of Republican uber-hawk John McCain by a freshman senator from Illinois who had opposed the war.
So, how now does the ledger read, 10 years on? What is history's present verdict on what history has come to call Bush's war?
Of the three goals of the war, none was achieved. No weapon of mass destruction was found. While Saddam and his sons paid for their sins, they had had nothing at all to do with 9/11. Nothing. That had all been mendacious propaganda.
Where there had been no al-Qaida in Iraq while Saddam ruled, al-Qaida is crawling all over Iraq now. Where Iraq had been an Arab Sunni bulwark confronting Iran in 2003, a decade later, Iraq is tilting away from the Sunni camp toward the Shia crescent of Iran and Hezbollah.
What was the cost in blood and treasure of our Mesopotamian misadventure? Four thousand five hundred U.S. dead, 35,000 wounded and this summary of war costs from the Wall Street Journal:
"The decade-long (Iraq) effort cost $1.7 trillion, according to a study ... by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. Fighting over the past 10 years has killed 134,000 Iraqi civilians ... . Meanwhile, the nearly $500 billion in unpaid benefits to U.S. veterans of the Iraq war could balloon to $6 trillion" over the next 40 years.
Iraq made a major contribution to the bankrupting of America.
As for those 134,000 Iraqi civilian dead, that translates into 500,000 Iraqi widows and orphans. What must they think of us?
According to the latest Gallup poll, by 2-to-1, Iraqis believe they are more secure - now that the Americans are gone from their country.
Left behind, however, is our once-sterling reputation. Never before has America been held in lower esteem by the Arab peoples or the Islamic world. As for the reputation of the U.S. military, how many years will it be before our armed forces are no longer automatically associated with such terms as Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, renditions and waterboarding?
As for the Chaldean and Assyrian Christian communities of Iraq who looked to America, they have been ravaged and abandoned, with many having fled their ancient homes forever.
We are not known as a reflective people. But a question has to weigh upon us. If Saddam had no WMD, had no role in 9/11, did not attack us, did not threaten us, and did not want war with us, was our unprovoked attack on that country a truly just and moral war?
What makes the question more than academic is that the tub-thumpers for war on Iraq a decade ago are now clamoring for war on Iran. Goal: Strip Iran of weapons of mass destruction all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies say Iran does not have and has no program to build.
This generation is eyewitness to how a Great Power declines and falls. And to borrow from old King Pyrrhus, one more such victory as Iraq, and we are undone.
Pat Buchanan is a former Republican and Reform Party candidate for President, an adviser to two Presidents, a syndicated columnist based in Washington, D.C., and the author of "Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?"
- Charles Krauthammer: The climate pact swindle - 0
- Roger Simon: So why don't the media report better news? - 0
- George Will: Required reading on a Rockefeller - 0
- Deroy Murdock: The silence of the colored people - 2
- John Stossel: Don't put control freaks in control of your government - 4
- Kayla Bullwinkel: Schools must go after cyber bullies while respecting the First Amendment - 4
- George Will: Obama uses a bludgeon in Wisconsin - 3
- Jonah Goldberg: Feminists freak out over a guy's clothes - 1
- Another View -- Ted Cruz: Don't turn the Internet into a public utility - 8
Jonah Goldberg: Wait, when did we finish talking about Gruber?READER COMMENTS: 2
- Page Street Market robbed in Manchester - 0
- Mass. man charged with identity fraud in stolen Hollis credit card case - 0
- Ex-wife loaned Fred Fuller $2.8 million, asks judge to keep personal real estate out of sale to Rymes Propane - 0
- Hooksett police: Monopoly game gets rough; woman faces assault charge - 7
- Clinton has 'historic' lead in poll - 0
- Tractor-trailer pulls down poles, wires, closing part of Route 28 in Epsom - 0
- H.S. Football Power Poll: No doubt - Astros finish on top - 0
- How to shop without guilt - 0
- Police: Man busted 7th time for having suspended license - 5
"Smash and Grab" thefts in Manchester Millyard continueREADER COMMENTS: 1
Pipeline's NH route moves to top choice
A kinder, gentler House Speaker?
Tough task for NH budget writers
Obama's action a first step?
A kinder, gentler House Speaker?
Tough task for NH budget writers
Teacher 'thrilled' at being reinstated


text:
This website uses cookies. By continuing to browse RFU.com you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out more by viewing our privacy and cookie policy.
Skip to content
You are here:
04 May 2014
Photo: Getty Images
England lifted the Plate at the Emirates Airline Glasgow Sevens today after beating Kenya 26-5.
There were tries for James Rodwell, Marcus Watson and two for speedster Dan Norton as England showed their full attacking potential.
Earlier Simon Amor's young side staged a second half comeback against Fiji in the quarter-final of the Cup but fell just short 14-12. This put England into the Plate semi, where they convincingly beat Australia 21-7.
Reflecting on the penultimate round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, England Sevens Head Coach Amor said: "Apart from the first two or three minutes of the Fiji game, we've played well today. I've been encouraged by some of the young guys, they've had more game time and we've seen them step up.
"Our execution and the technical accuracy of our tackling and passing has been much better. I'm really pleased with how the team have responded following yesterday's results."
It was a disappointing day one for England, who drew with Canada 7-7 after clinching victories against France (21-5) and Japan (33-24). Finishing second in the pool on points difference meant a tough quarter-final draw against Fiji.
Two early tries for the Islanders put England on the back foot but in a spirited second-half display, Tom Mitchell and Phil Burgess touched down. The missed conversion by the captain, with less than a minute to play, proved costly, however, and England dropped into the Plate.
Demonstrating individual skill and well executed set plays, England dominated the semi-final against Australia. Alex Gray was the first to score before a looping run from Mitchell released Norton on the outside for England's second.
Mitchell, this season's HSBC Sevens World Series' leading points scorer, then added to his tally, accelerating downfield to extend the lead to 21-0. Australia grabbed a late consolation try.
England took the momentum into the final and Rodwell powered over the line within two minutes. A long kick from Mitchell gave England field position, after a period of sustained pressure from Kenya, and from there the ball moved wide to Norton who scored in the corner.
The wing added a second straight after the break before Watson put the game out of reach despite Kenya's last ditch efforts, 26-5.
England remain fourth in the HSBC Sevens World Series and head to London next weekend where a successful tournament could still see them pip Fiji to third place. In a tough draw they play Argentina, Wales and New Zealand on day one.
Mitchell added: "It is our chance to play in front of a home crowd next weekend and with Saturday already sold out the atmosphere will be amazing. We can start looking forward and getting excited about it now."


text:
More than just a traditional music company
YOU keep all publishing rights
All genres of music
CEO and Executive Producer Nate Fenwick Smith
Before starting Fenwick Music Productions, Nate worked in LA at Koskenmaki Music on reality TV hits such as Survivor, Apprentice, Hell's Kitchen, Ultimate Fighter, and more. He also spent some time working at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios as well as Stimmüng - LA's largest commercial music company.
Nate received an MFA in Film Music Composition from UNCSA under the direction of Chris Heckman and was closely mentored by Brian King (prior USC film music grad program director). Before grad school, Nate studied music, film, screenwriting, and audio production at Arizona State University and Mesa Community College.
As a songwriter Nate has written, recorded and released three studio albums of his own music performing most recently as "I am Fenwick". As an individual composer he has scored several indie films, commercials, trailers and video games.


text:
You must log in to access this feature. Sign in with Twellow or Facebook to get started.
By signing in to Twellow, you indicate your agreement to our terms of service.
Simply connect with Facebook and kiss those password blues away,
or go here to reset your password.
We are Dublin's Best Bet Casino. Located off Grafton St. Open 'till 6am daily. Play poker, roulette, blackjack and more. Like us on: http://t.co/3XQZTTIA


text:
November 23, 2014
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Christian Bale told a coffee shop employee that he visited a northeastern Oklahoma town to take "a break."
The 34-year-old star of the blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight" visited a Starbucks on Friday afternoon in Bartlesville.
The town of 35,000 is known for being the home of The Price Tower, a 19-story structure designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Amie Faulkner, a shift manager at the coffee shop, says Bale ordered a grande chai latte.
When a worker named Molly served him, Faulkner says that in customary Starbucks fashion, she asked for his name to write on his cup.
Faulkner says Bale spoke really low and said "Christian." Faulkner says that Bale told his server that he was in town for the day and was staying at The Price Tower.
Later in the conversation, Faulkner says Bale told Molly that he "was taking a break and thought Bartlesville was OK." She says few people recognized Bale during his visit to the shop.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or email@example.com.


text:
Another never-before-heard song from Michael Jackson makes its way out. Titled "Much Too Soon", it is a ballad track filled with soft acoustic guitar sound and debuted on his iTunes Ping as a reminder that his posthumous album "Michael" will be released in the U.S. on December 14.
"She was there just sitting at the table/ Thinking now that things won't be the same/ And wouldn't you like to go with me?/ And she answered 'no' to me/ But I guess I learned my lesson much too soon," the late King of Pop coos in the melancholy jam.
Featuring David Campbell on the strings section, the song was written by Michael Jackson himself and produced by Michael with the help from John McClain. It is taken from the recording session of his 1982 highly-praised album "Thriller".
"Michael always liked the song and would pull it back out of the vaults for each subsequent album project but never found the right home for it; on the new album it finds its place as the bittersweet closing to the stellar collection," it was explained on his official site.


text:
Small Business Growth Strategies
http://www.lifecycle-performance-pros.com Get a free small business growth strategy session from Business Growth Expert, Victor Holman. Small Business Growth Strategies Expert illustrates the key processes, skills and essentials for building a successful, high performing business. Small Business Growth Strategies Expert can help you improve performance, increase profits and maximize productivity with ground-breaking, proven small business growth strategies. http://www.lifecycle-performance-pros.com
Recent videos
No playlists yet
Be the first to post a comment
Sign in to post a comment.
Recent activity
victor_holman activity at a glance