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Seeing his pleasure, you're reminded that the Rolling Stones are very lucky people. During a time of strange cultural torment, they elected themselves to play roles that didn't exist, with implications none could have understood. In the 35 or so years since, they've maintained their position with mysterious charisma, the constant canniness of Jagger, and a wavering but formidable discipline.
But in recent years that maintenance has not been pretty. The irregularity of their touring schedule captures the band bleakly. In the mid-Sixties, there were great rushes of tours as the scruffy, ill-mannered aggregation (the Oasis of their day, only deadlier) made its name. Magisterially, they hit America with escalating foofaraw every three years from the late Sixties to the early Eighties. If the 1972 tour movie Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones is any indication, the band was going to more convincingly dark places than any of its peers. Then came more than a decade of doldrums as Richards slept a heroin-lidded sleep and a disgusted Jagger vainly tried to construct a solo career. The band played only one series of American dates between 1981 and 1994.
But now the band -- a voracious moneymaking machine wary of declining record sales -- no longer takes chances. They don't record albums per se: Instead they mount six- or twelve-month publicity campaigns during which they proffer an album, a tour, a live album, and a live film or video. An agreeable, chuckleheaded press assures us that the Stones are back in top rock and roll form and marvels endlessly that they're still performing. The tours, which gross well into nine figures, are the financial center of these affairs, but this year the money seems only half the reason. The other is timing: Not yet ready for the inevitable Final Tour -- with Bill Wyman just turned 61 and his bandmates on his heels, that should come close to the millennium -- the Stones have hit the road for an extra $100 million-plus. One more, then the weary Charlie Watts can relax, Richards can embark on a busman's retirement of guest shots and loopy ad hoc tours, and Mick Jagger may finally shut the fuck up.
At the opening of the tour on a nippy night in Chicago in late September, you had to admire the financial single-mindedness. Corporate sponsor Sprint (its logo was everywhere) ponied up millions and was able to offer its customers early tickets to the best seats. (If the arrangement was the same as it was with Budweiser on the Voodoo Lounge tour, Jagger came in to fellate bigwigs and major clients at a meet-and-greet before the show.)
Jagger says that corporate sponsorship is necessary to make a tour profitable; actually, it just makes it more profitable. The seats on the grass of Soldier Field (the lakefront football stadium where the Chicago Bears play) were packed so ludicrously tight that fans were having trouble standing up for the songs. T-shirts were $30-plus; tickets were $60 (we should have it so good; here they're $81), with another eight bucks in TicketMaster charges -- at least half of which was funneled back to the band. The Stones grossed over three million dollars for a performance of slightly more than two hours, and for all that couldn't get their sorry asses on-stage until 75 cold minutes after Blues Traveler had finished its opening set.
Not even the band has paid much attention to the new album, Bridges to Babylon. Why, it must be the boys' best record since Some Girls! Richards has a lot of natural dignity, but it's hard to hear it on Babylon, as he, Ron Wood, and Watts are mushed along by their grim leader. Whose idea was it to put the incoherent "rap" or "toast" -- or whatever -- in the middle of the slow "Anybody Seen My Baby?" Then there's Jagger clumsily painting a gritty urban portrait in "Out of Control": "The drunks and the homeless/They all know me." Oh. "Gunface," another pinched Stones rocker, contains Jagger's most hateful imagery: "I stick a gun in your face/You'll pay with your life .../I'm gonna teach her how to scream." It'd be more offensive if Jagger's idea of vocal menace was anything other than risible. At this point he's so transparent about his motives it's hard even to care.
Richards (as usual) contributes the only things of interest on the record: a wan but diverting reggae tune, "You Don't Have to Mean It," and an oddly ambitious torch song, "How Can I Stop," which ends with an intoxicating sax solo by Wayne Shorter. Jagger shows his lack of interest by not appearing on either. The band steals the chorus of "Anybody Seen My Baby?" from k.d. lang's "Constant Craving" and the arrangement and instrumentation of "Out of Control" from "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." After years of "getting back to basics" with generic producers like Don Was, they now try to earn points by moving farther away, using the Dust Brothers on "Anybody Seen" and "Saint of Me." Those wondering what this clash of titans produced will be disappointed; when the Stones and the Dust Brothers go eye to eye, the Dust Brothers blink. Now both Jagger and Richards disparage their contributions.
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There is something out there, and it was first noticed in 1983 when it affected the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. Now, though, there is not single astronomer who will admit its existence. However, its existence was reported in the New York Times almost 30 years ago.
In Yowusa.com, Janice Manning writes: "In the ongoing debate about Planet X, debunkers often argue that the Pioneer probes, which were on the outskirts of the solar system at the time of the launch of the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) in late January, 1983, proved that Planet X didn't exist." Shortly after this, NASA put out a press release denying the existence of Planet X (we all know how convincing THIS is!--NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show).
However, some unknown force drew the Pioneer probes off their scheduled courses, and the New York Times thought it could be Planet X, and in 1983 printed a story by John Noble Wilford headlined "Clues Get Warm in the Search for Planet X," in which he wrote, "Something out there beyond the farthest reaches of the known solar system seems to be tugging at Uranus and Neptune. Some gravitational source keeps perturbing the two giant planets, causing irregularities in their orbits. The force suggests a presence far away and unseen, a large object that may be the long-sought Planet X."
The article goes on to quote astronomer Ray T. Reynolds of the Ames Research Center, who says that some astronomers "are so sure of the 10th planet, they think there's nothing left but to name it." If you love the great news in our Out There crawl and our great video investigations, make sure you support this site!
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Almost exactly six months ago, Ireland pulled off an unlikely but intoxicating win over England in the Six Nations Championship.
Almost exactly six months ago, Ireland pulled off an unlikely but intoxicating win over England in the Six Nations Championship.
Samoan star centre Eliota Fuimano-Sapolu will probably find himself in serious hot water after his Twitter outburst about the scheduling of matches in the qualifying stages of the World Cup.
The first round of the World Cup may not have provided too many surprises in terms of results, but many of the margins were a lot closer than one might have expected.
Almost there - Rugby World Cup 2011. The rhetoric has been strong and every coach has publicly stated that their players are absolutely ready to go and have never been fitter, faster or stronger.
Well, I really can't see much further than a battle between the two southern hemisphere giants, Australia and New Zealand.
I have always been open and generous in my respect and admiration for Declan Kidney.
The knees of Stephen Ferris, Sean O'Brien and David Wallace, the calves of Nick Easter and Tom Wood, the head of Jamie Heaslip, and Lewis Moody's entire body are all giving their physio teams plenty of work going into the World Cup.
What was your rugby highlight of last season? Ulster's quarter final battle against Northampton in the knock-out stages of the Heineken...
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The After: Master Bathroom Remodel
I promised I would post the bathroom last week, had I not done that it would have been months before I posted this. So I am good to my word. If you need a refresher here are the before pictures.
I love a good reveal. I particularly love how theatrical the term has become in terms of home decorating; you know the lead up, the letters, the tears. The tears are my favorite. I have clearly watched far too much HGTV in my life. One thing I always wanted to know was how could you not peek in while someone was redoing a room in your house? I couldn't. But then I would feel like a giant phoney for having to put on an act pretending I didn't totally go look every chance I could.
The point of all this is it is time for a reveal! I am really excited to share with you the transformation of our master bathroom. Our poor little bathroom has been painted and repainted so many times in a vain attempt to hide the wear and tear of several decades. Which was akin to throwing some Avon on a face that needs reconstructive surgery. So we gutted it; we retiled the shower and floors, put in all new fixtures and of course repainted the walls
The floors are my favorite, I was skeptical about putting "wood-looking tile" down as opposed to hardwood floors but I am so happy with how they came out. I know that Carrera marble is insanely popular right now and will likely look dated, but dang it I love it. Oh and it is porcelain, not real marble, I cut corners like that.
We took out the old medicine cabinet and replaced the mirrors with two oval cabinets for more storage.
I was insistent on having a hand held and my husband was insistent on not putting a normal roman tub faucet that would allow for it, so we ended up with a compromise of sorts. Unfortunately with the plumbing valve that we have it is more like a pressure washer…oh well.
I did get my chandy over the tub. On a dimmer. It is love, people.
I love our sinks, I wanted a vessel look with out having actual vessel sinks. These sinks take up a lot of counter space, but thankfully I will be doing very little food prep in there, so I don't think it will be an issue. I shamelessly copied Ms. Martha and put in three towel bars to save wall space and am happy with how that came out. Speaking of wall space I am now terrified to put any wall art up due to a fear of ruining the rest of the bathroom. Any suggestions?
That's it. Nearly five years after we moved in, we have finished one room in our house. Looks for new projects as we continue at this break neck speed!
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Katie, were you standing on the cabinet to take some of those pictures??????????? It is indeed a beautiful room. You did good.
The flooring is AWESOME. I love it!!!
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I've added some behind the scenes pictures from a photoshoot Elise did last week, for Olivia Solie Jewerly, to the gallery!! Check her blog here!
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Babinec's Big Day Not Enough
NEW ULM, Minn. - The MLC women's basketball team was unable to take advantage of a big night offensively from junior Erica Babinec in a 52-49 loss to Northland Saturday.
Babinec finished with 33 points for the game, shooting 13-24 from the field and 6-6 from the free throw line. She also added six rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Unfortunately, none of the other players for MLC was able to get things going offensively, as the team shot 38.8 percent (19-49) from the field.
Both teams struggled in the first half, as Northland took a 23-19 halftime lead by holding the Knights to just 7-24 shooting in the half. Babinec kept MLC close, scoring 15 on 6-11 shooting.
Babinec helped the Knights start the second half strongly, scoring 16 of the MLC's first 20 points in the half, giving her 31 of the team's first 39 points to give the Knights a 39-34 lead with 8:32 to play.
Amanda Gardner helped push the Knights ahead by four once again with 3:47 to play at 49-45, but the Lumberjills held the Knights scoreless down the stretch, scoring seven unanswered points to win the game by three.
With the loss, MLC dropped to 8-13 on the season, and 6-6 in the UMAC, while Northland improved to 13-10 overall and 7-5 in league play.
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- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3/4 pound large uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined
- 3/4 pound bay scallops
- 3 1/2 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1/2 medium-size red onion, sliced
- 1/3 cup drained capers
- 8 cups mixed baby greens
- 3 medium tomatoes, sliced
- 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted, sliced
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add shrimp to skillet; sauté 2 minutes. Add scallops and season with salt and pepper; sauté just until cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer to bowl; cool. Drain off juices.
Whisk vinegar, garlic and crushed red bell pepper in small bowl. Whisk in 1/2 cup oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add to shrimp mixture. Mix in onion and capers. Chill at least 1 hour or up to 3 hours, tossing occasionally.
Place greens in large bowl. Drizzle with some dressing from shrimp mixture atop greens. Using slotted spoon, arrange shrimp mixture atop greens. Place tomato and avocado slices in border around salad, overlapping slices; drizzle with any remaining dressing.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (4 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories481
- Carbohydrates17 g (6%)
- Fat41 g (63%)
- Protein14 g (28%)
- Saturated Fat6 g (29%)
- Sodium700 mg (29%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat5 g
- Fiber7 g (29%)
- Monounsaturated Fat29 g
- Cholesterol20 mg (7%)


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The prophet Malachi asks us, "Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us?" (Malachi 2:10). How wonderful to be reminded that we all belong to one family — a family of Love that cherishes and values each member and all humanity.
As students of Christian Science, each one of us has committed to following Christ Jesus. Our Master was servant to all and taught us by example to love as he loved, even to wash one another's feet. We know that he went so far as to wash the feet of Judas, who he knew would betray him, and trusted the result to God. Our desire to demonstrate Christ's love so deeply and profoundly unifies us as a Church, strengthens our Cause, and brings much-needed healing to the world.
There is every indication that every disciple was needed and appreciated by Jesus. What he taught could be practiced by everyone. Hence our Church, founded by Mary Baker Eddy, is a Church in which each member is equal in contributing his or her highest sense of what it means to follow the Master.
Our contributions to Church take many forms. The most important is our commitment to healing others and ourselves. We also share what we've been witnessing of Christ's healing and saving power at Wednesday meetings and in articles and testimonies written for our periodicals. We subscribe to these print and online publications. We pray during our church services for our congregations and daily for the world. We devote time and effort to conducting services, teaching Sunday School classes, sponsoring lectures, and serving in our community Reading Rooms. We donate as generously as we can to support all our Church activities.
In whatever form it takes, your individual contribution to this "greatest and holiest of all causes," as Mrs. Eddy declared in remarks dated July 4, 1886 (Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896, p. 177), brings hope and healing to the world.
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Equinix Named 'Best Data Center Offering' By Capacity Media
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced it has been awarded Capacity Media's prestigious 2012 'Best Data Center Offering' award for its contributions to the use, development and deployment of carrier services in the last year through its International Business Exchange ™ ( IBX ®) data centers. Equinix was presented the award earlier this week at Capacity Europe, the world's largest European carrier conference.
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- The Capacity service offering awards recognize outstanding service offerings that present innovative business models, successful partnership strategy, excellent customer service and unique vision in the development and use of technology to benefit the wholesale carrier market.
- Although many companies are struggling to meet growing demand in the economic downturn, Equinix has provided the opportunity for businesses to grow through the Equinix Marketplace. This new offering allows companies to connect and promote services to other Equinix customers in Equinix IBX data centers, while leveraging more than 100,000 cross connects to do business globally. Customers and visitors can browse the Equinix Marketplace portal to discover interconnection opportunities with a dense pool of global carriers, as well as utilize search gateways that present results by product, service or location.
- Alex Hawkes , deputy editor, Capacity Media:
"This award pays tribute to Equinix's truly global presence in the carrier-neutral data centre market. The judging panel were highly impressed by the company's M&A activity during 2012, including the eye catching takeover of ancotel, as well as the huge market insight it is able to offer its carrier customers. I would like to congratulate Equinix for winning the Capacity award for best data centre provider."
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Despite multiple reports that Naya Rivera (Santana) had been fired from 'Glee,' a pretty reliable source is now saying otherwise.
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A General explains how the Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics will bring us victory in Afganistan
More exhortations to continue the course in "Losing the War of Exhaustion" by Mark T. Kimmitt (Brigadier General, US Army, retired), Foreign Policy, 21 September 2009 — "It's not low troop levels that stand to defeat the United States in Afghanistan. It's plain old public fatigue." Hat tip to Bernard Finel, who has some interesting comments about this article. Excerpt:
As Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, awaits a response from the White House on his assessment of the war effort, some would suggest that doubt is growing on Capitol Hill and in towns and cities across the United States about whether America can win this fight.
This doubt is misplaced. The truth is that there are more than enough troops, civilians, money, and operational capability available between the United States, NATO forces, and our Afghan allies to defeat the Taliban and assist in rebuilding Afghan society. There is no reason to fear losing a war of attrition. The major danger in Afghanistan is losing a war of exhaustion.
… If this war is to be won, it will certainly require more capability: more troops, more civilians, more funding, and a coherent strategy. For that, we can depend on the Department of Defense to find the troops, on the Department of State and other cabinet agencies to find the civilians, and on Congress to find the money.
But capability is insufficient. Achieving success in Afghanistan will also require domestic will, popular support, and strategic patience. These are the most important weapons in a war of exhaustion. Congress, DOD, and State can help out, but only the president can achieve a popular mandate for Afghanistan. Only the president can ask Americans to endure years of sacrifice. Only the president can build support for a protracted struggle that, in his words, is a "war of necessity." And, only the president can harness domestic will, popular support, and strategic patience — the indispensible elements for success — without which our efforts in Afghanistan cannot succeed.
The General never explains why the war is important, only that the war is important — and our willpower can ensure victory. Perhaps he believes in the The Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics (Matthew Yglesias, TPM Cafe, 10 July 2006):
As you may know, the Green Lantern Corps is a sort of interstellar peacekeeping force set up by the Guardians of Oa to maintain the peace and defend justice. It recruits members from all sorts of different species and equips them with the most powerful weapon in the universe, the power ring.
The ring is a bit goofy. Basically, it lets its bearer generate streams of green energy that can take on all kinds of shapes. The important point is that, when fully charged what the ring can do is limited only by the stipulation that it create green stuff and by the user's combination of will and imagination. Consequently, the main criterion for becoming a Green Lantern is that you need to be a person capable of "overcoming fear" which allows you to unleash the ring's full capacities.
… Suffice it to say that I think all this makes an okay premise for a comic book. But a lot of people seem to think that American military might is like one of these power rings. They seem to think that, roughly speaking, we can accomplish absolutely anything in the world through the application of sufficient military force. The only thing limiting us is a lack of willpower.
What's more, this theory can't be empirically demonstrated to be wrong. Things that you or I might take as demonstrating the limited utility of military power to accomplish certain kinds of things are, instead, taken as evidence of lack of will. Thus we see that problems in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't reasons to avoid new military ventures, but reasons why we must embark upon them…
The murky theological basis of the Afghanistan War explains much. It explains the sputtering rage of some advocates when questioned. And the increasing incoherence of some when their arguments are disputed. They just know; logic and evidence are secondary to this faith. Andrew Exum's strategic debate — esp the comments — illustrate this nicely. Debate becomes exhausting with the faithful, and I often feel that the great economist Julian Simon had the only rational response (as told in a National Review Online article):
He was at some environmental forum, and he said, "How many people here believe that the earth is increasingly polluted and that our natural resources are being exhausted?" Naturally, every hand shot up. He said, "Is there any evidence that could dissuade you?" Nothing. Again: "Is there any evidence I could give you — anything at all — that would lead you to reconsider these assumptions?" Not a stir. Simon then said, "Well, excuse me, I'm not dressed for church."
About Mark T. Kimmitt
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt (born 1954) was the 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, serving under George W. Bush from August 2008 to January 2009. Prior to joining the State Department, he was a Brigadier General in the United States Army, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East. Kimmitt has also served as Deputy Director for Strategy and Plans for the United States Central Command, and Deputy Director for Operations/Chief Military Spokesman for Coalition Forces in Iraq, and served at NATO's SHAPE headquarters in Belgium. (source: Wikipedia)
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Some posts about the war in Afghanistan:
- Why are we are fighting in Afghanistan?, 9 April 2008 — A debate with Joshua Foust.
- Real experts review a presentation about the War (look here, if you're looking for well-written analysis!), 21 June 2009
- The Big Lie at work in Afghanistan – an open discussion, 23 June 2009
- "War without end", a great article by George Wilson, 27 June 2009
- The trinity of modern warfare at work in Afghanistan, 13 July 2009
- Powerful insights about our war in Afghanistan, part 1, 18 July 2009
- We are warned about Afghanistan, but choose not to listen (part 2), 19 July 2009
- Powerful insights about our war in Afghanistan, part 3, 20 July 2009
- You can end our war in Afghanistan, 20 August 2009
- "Afghanistan by the Numbers – Measuring a War Gone to Hell", by Tom Engelhardt, 9 September 2009
- How many troops would it take to win in Afghanistan?, 15 September 2009
27 September 2009 2:08 pm
OK, count my 1/300000000 of the US population 'in.' The arguments of Lind, Cole, and Bacevich, plus the material on this site, have me convinced. We are not going to catch bin Laden or reduce the probability of more attacks on the US by going 'all in' in Afghanistan. I buy a defensive, cold strategy, as the best alternative among all of them.
That given, what do we do now, besides the obvious? For one thing, put more into human intelligence so that our special ops are more efficient. For another, put more into the propaganda war, where we have a distinct advantage. As flawed as the US and the West can be, we should never lose a PR campaign against people who throw acid in girls' faces; that's just ridiculous. Some sophistication in terms of leveraging local cultural norms and languages, real humanitarianism and so on, is clearly indicated, cost-effective, and is less likely to have negative consequences in terms of deaths on either side.
It also seems that topologically we need to think, as we did with the Soviets, in terms of circles or spheres. Centering on the Pashtun lands, it should be about controlling what goes in, in terms of people and munitions for example, and what comes out. Centering on our territory, a similar approach. That is, we make it all the more difficult, concentrically, in phases, for bad stuff to go into or come out of the opposing center of gravity, and our center of gravity. As one gets closer to each it should be harder and harder.
Lastly, if the President actually takes the approaches recommended by Lind, Bacevich et al. we will need people associated with 'real' conservatism, former Republicans, Independents, and those with military credibility to give him cover against the inevitable neocon and political attempts to tar him with the brush of retreat, surrender, softness, and all the other usual-suspect pejoratives. This will be where the rubber meets the road. It will take some courage for this approach to happen, and if it does, people who think it is the right way have to belly up to the bar on this one. Sorry, Mr. Orwell.
anna nicholas permalink27 September 2009 6:15 pm
What a disappointment . I saw green instead of red and thought FM was going to address ' green warfare in afghanistan .' Despite loving green issues like internal haemhorroids , he/she/they would report on the thousands of afghan men paid $10/day to pick up cartidges and plastic water bottles , the dozen metal recycling plants employing local labour to bash wrecked tanks into windmills ,the hydroelectric plant working to full capacity , the mapping and tapping of underground aquifers , not just the one at camp bastion ….
Jack permalink27 September 2009 9:35 pm
Exactly why are fighting a war in afghanistan? We've been at war so long I forget. Oh yeah, despite 90% of the 9/11 hijackers being Saudi (and none afghanistan) the US felt compelled to go kick some ass. Nevermind the Bin Laden merely seemed to be using the country as his "hole-in-the-wall" hideout simply because the place was this 21st century version of the wild west.
The US is broke. Time to give up being world policeman and John Wayne. There are very pressing concerns here in the U.S. such as feeding people, finding them employment, and facing up to the issue that the Gov went an spent their Social Security Fund on endless, expensive and LOST wars!
Captain Ramen permalink28 September 2009 2:06 am
The general is right. This is about willpower. If this were truly in our interests I am sure they would have no trouble summoning the willpower from the people and implementing it (e.g., raising taxes/selling war bonds to pay for it and re-instituting the draft).
That cuts both ways… the opponents of empire must summon the willpower to get organized and convince everyone around them to vote against it in the next elections.
Fabius Maximus replies: Does this mean that all those 4GW's between foreign occupiers and local insurgencies were lost by the foreigners — despite their greater firepower — due to lack of willpower? From Chapter 6.2 in Martin van Creveld's "Changing Face of War" (2006):
What is known, though, is that attempts by post-1945 armed forces to suppress guerrillas and terrorists have constituted a long, almost unbroken record of failure … {W}hat changed was the fact that, whereas previously it had been the main Western powers that failed, now the list included other countries as well. Portugal's explusion from Africa in 1975 was followed by the failure of the South Africans in Namibia, the Ethiopians in Ertrea, the Indians in Sri Lanka, the Americans in Somalia, and the Israelis in Lebanon. … Even in Denmark {during WWII}, "the model protectorate", resistance increased as time went on.
Many of these nations used force up to the level of genocide in their failed attempts to defeat local insurgencies. Despite that, foreign forces have an almost uniform record of defeat. Such as the French-Algerian War, which the French waged until their government collapsed.
But a bit more willpower and victory could have been their's. Why not just say that all wars could be won by wishing the Blue Fairy would help, and be done with it?
28 September 2009 4:44 am
"rebuilding Afghan society"…an utterly meaningless statement, a figment of the imagination of progressive Western intellectuals. What is Afghan society? Before the Taliban there were feuding warlords and before that there was a Soviet puppet state fighting various tribes who put aside their feuds partially to fight back.
The locals need the US to get off their property so they can figure out and create a society on their own.
Fabius Maximus replies: It is however typical of the crusader spirit which has taken hold in much of US society. Bringing light to the dark cornes of the world, and so forth.
Captain Ramen permalink28 September 2009 5:50 am
FM: "Does this mean that all those 4GW's between foreign occupiers and local insurgencies were lost by the foreigners — despite their greater firepower — due to lack of willpower?"
I am saying the locals wanted to win more, much more. Their land, their homes. Isn't that the key factor in 4GW?
FM: "But a bit more willpower and victory could have been theirs."
A bit more? Not saying that at all. To 'win' in Afghanistan would require trillions of dollars and decades of Western involvement. Whatever we stand to gain by 'winning' there is simply not worth the cost.
I'd like to see that chart compared to popular support during the same time period.
I'll end this with an anecdote. My grandfather was an officer in the Portuguese army. After his stint in Macau and some time back home he was sent to Africa. 'Why should I kill Africans? I don't have anything against them,' he told me. His heart simply wasn't in it because he rightly saw his country had nothing to gain.
Fabius Maximus replies: That makes sense, and is a nice illustration of the key element in both the Vietnam and Af-Pak Wars!
mattbnh permalink28 September 2009 4:56 pm
If the governor of a US state was asked in 2002 to hand over Bill Clinton to Serbia for a ransom of $25m, for his crimes against the Serbian people (their perspective – I am not calling Willy a war criminal) would he/she have done it?
Yet this is essentially the reason the US invaded Afghanistan – that the Taliban would not hand over Bin Laden for money.
Probably the only good to come out of this almost decade of conflict is that blowing up Americans is probably the worst way to get what you want from us. OK, maybe it got the Marines out of Lebanon, but that actually removed a restraining element from Israel, rather than improving anything in the Middle East.
Other than that, every UED has prolonged the bloodshed rather than shortened it.
The strategy that would work for the Pashtuns is "If we stop fighting, will you go home and give us money?" Too bad the Taliban doesn't get it.
anna nicholas permalink30 September 2009 10:42 pm
Google :BBC : US success story in Afghan town 30/09/09 ( 30 Sept ) Admit I dont have sound on my work comp , but hey , *this * is what success looks like . See happy soldiers. See happy children . See happy car. See happy tractor . See ? happy ? townsmen . (The Big Dipper is good though ).
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An Indian farmer's daughter disarmed a terrorist leader who broke into her home, attacked him with an axe and shot him dead with his own gun.
By Dean Nelson in New Delhi
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Imagine a young girl, around the age of nine years old, living in Africa. She is lucky to have been attending school for a few years now. She has never left her village and cannot even begin to imagine the extent of the enormous world surrounding her. Her mother must stay home in order to care for the countless other children in her family, and her father loses his job and all source of income. This young girl's family becomes extremely poor and can barely afford to eat. She must drop out of school. Her father soon announces that she is to be married off to a man four times her age, as she can lead a better life with him. The little girl cries and objects to this arranged marriage, but nothing will change her father's mind. The deal is done, the money paid. The girl's father made a tremendous amount of money, just enough to fill the rest of his family's bellies. Everyone's belly that is, except his nine year old daughter's. In exchange for the money, he gives up his daughter. He now has one less mouth to feed, one less education to pay for. She is nothing but an object to him. The wedding takes places that very night, hidden in darkness. Laws have been broken, but the marriage is official. They are husband and wife. At just nine years old she is married. The newly wed groom has promised his bride's father that he would not touch her until after she reached puberty, but of course he does not keep his word. Later that night, he rapes the nine-year-old girl, and continues to do so through the night, despite her screams and protests. Nobody is there to rescue her; her in-laws even encourage the groom's unbelievable actions. Nobody prevents the man from hurting the girl. This continues for many years. The girl is all alone. She lives in a new village, far from her family or any sort of modern civilization. There is nobody for this child to befriend, there are no other children to play with, nobody to teach her how to protect herself. She endures the usual, treacherous nights of sexual abuse, and at her refusals, the violence. She cannot even remember how many times he has harmed her. There are far too many to remember. Forced to do housework and laborious outdoor chores, forbidden to leave the yard, this girl is an outcast. At the age of thirteen, the girl realizes she is pregnant with her first child. Due to malnourishment and further beatings, she suffers a miscarriage. This only results in more pain. Three months later, she is pregnant yet again. The pregnancy is difficult, but the birth even more so. The baby girl is born prematurely and is unhealthy. The baby dies within a year. At the age of fifteen, the girl gives birth to a boy, enduring days of labour alone. Both survive, but barely. No medical services are present. It is unheard of in these places to have birthing assistance. Unknowingly, both the baby and the mother have HIV. The young mother also has fistula. Her body was not mature enough to have a baby. She is unable to control her bladder and as a side effect, the nerves in her left foot have been damaged. The young mother smells so bad that her husband soon kicks her out. She must take the baby with her. She makes her way to the village centre, a place she has rarely visited. She limps there, leaking. Nobody in the village pays her any mind. She is not an abnormality there. Numerous young mothers wander the village with their children, searching for help that will never arrive. They all have the stone cold, hard, too young to have been married look in their eyes. They have all experienced things well beyond anyone's years. They have seen sights too horrific for anyone's eyes. Nobody should have to go through what they have. The girl searches for people she knows, but she has no friends. She searches for medical aid, but there is none. She tries to find a job, but no employer wants an uneducated, smelly worker with a young child requiring care. She must fend for herself and care for her baby at the same time. It is impossible. She goes insane. She is in intense pain and is starving. Her baby will not stop crying. Nobody stops to help her. Nobody pays her any attention until they remove her dead body from the street. Her baby is placed in an unsanitary orphanage but soon dies from infection. This is the end for both of them. This is the sad but true story of countless young girls across our planet
congrats for the good work and your determination to end this kind of "abuse". this is a very common practice in Africa an particularly in my own country Kenya. you need to hear stories and see reality of the of the matter. if you ever wish to have a first hand experience we can help you. surely we need to end this kind of oppression among the women and children. it is a denial of their rights.
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Thank you Kindersley!
Thank u so much Kindersley for raising your voice against such salient issue. Cameroon is not left out as far as this issue is concerned. I wish such inhumanity change some day. Lets all take up the challenge an act as ambassadors of this good course; fighting to end child abuse.
Thanks honey.
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sala lanna Chiang Mai prepares to wow the market 17 march 2013
on 17 march 2013, sala lanna Chiang Mai will welcome its first guests in true intimate & indulgent style synonymous with sala boutique.
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this once thriving kingdom is now a rich cultural destination with both Thai and Burmese influences. Chiang Mai has become a must do destination for visitors to Thailand who wish to venture away from the hustle & bustle of Bangkok or the idyllic beaches as it is the largest and most culturally diverse city in Northern Thailand. Chiang Mai offers warm sunny days and cool brisk evenings year round and now a wonderful sala hideaway!
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February 5, 2014
Fantasy Three-Year Projections
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Everyone in fantasy sports loves to look ahead. Even in the throes of a pennant race, you can fire up a conversation about next year's first round and it will go on for an hour. With that in mind, the BP fantasy team will be taking a long-view look at every position this offseason with three-year rankings (composite value over the next three seasons).
Shortstop doesn't feature as much turnover as it's up the middle partner, thanks in large part due to stability at the top. The other factor is that while there is a whole ocean of talent underneath the surface
1. Hanley Ramirez
At 30 and 29 years old, respectively, it's fair to wonder whether these two will slip over the coming seasons, but their wealth of talent leaves them atop the mountain despite injury concerns. Coors will continue to aid Tulo for the foreseeable future, and while he's stopped running, only his mountain mate Hanley can rival his ability to hit for power and average from the shortstop position.
3. Ian Desmond
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Addison Russell makes an appearance, but isn't Correa about on the same timetable as him? I believe we see him next year, maybe even a cameo this September.
Feb 05, 2014 04:23 AM
Correa is a level behind Russell, and the A's have shown an aggressiveness with Russell that the Astros haven't with Correa. I don't think Correa arrives until 2016 at the earliest, and I don't think he is great for fantasy immediately. Beyond that there is question as to whether he's a shortstop by the time he arrives.
Feb 05, 2014 06:32 AM
This is nit picking, but you would really take Cozart and Jeter over Brandon Crawford?
Feb 05, 2014 05:02 AM
I think its a fair nit to pick, though. I think I would, and here's why. You can find a crawford-ish talent laying around for the most part. I didn't rank Jeter any higher than Paul did in his 2014 tiers, but we have to allow for the possibility that he could put up a solid year in 2014, which is worth the most. Cozart is no favorite of mine but he does hit for power and that can be useful despite his drawbacks.
Feb 05, 2014 06:37 AM
No Lindor or Correa?
Feb 05, 2014 05:20 AM
I explained Correa above, but in regards to Lindor, I had him on both my 2015 and 2016 lists. His issue was the lack of impact fantasy tools and my conservative nature when it comes to projecting immediate fantasy success for a player of his age. That and that future seasons are discounted in value. Lindor will be a worthwhile fantasy play, certainly, but I dont think the gap between him and the bottom tier in his first season or two will be that great.
Feb 05, 2014 06:40 AM
And if he moves over in 2015, Manny Machado?
Feb 05, 2014 09:15 AM
What about Profar if the Rangers somehow open up short for him?
Feb 05, 2014 11:15 AM
John Carter
Is Vilar going to be a greater offensive force (or rather less of an offence liability) than Iglesias?
Feb 06, 2014 06:41 AM
Yes, he is. The difference is that Villar can steal 40+ bases. Iglesias can't. There's a ton of risk in Villar but you can find an empty average guy in most fantasy leagues. There's no one saying that Iglesias can't improve, but that doesn't make him fantasy friendly.
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Etta \e(t)-ta\ as a girl's name is pronounced ETT-ah. It is of English origin. Short form of names like Henrietta, Rosetta, Lauretta, Marietta, Nicoletta, Pauletta and Simonetta. Originally an Italian feminine dimmunitive suffix.
Etta has 2 variant forms: Ettie and Etty.
For more information, see also the related girl name Harriet.
Etta is also pronounced similarly to Atti, Ettey, Etti, Ita, Uta, Yetta and Yuta. Other suggested similar baby names are Eda, Edda, Esta, Eth, Etha and Etna.
Etta is a very popular first name for females (#536 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).
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