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Michigan State Welcomes No. 19 Arizona, Eastern Michigan
The Spartans return home for Senior Night; honoring Alina Cartwright, Ashley Noll and Ashley Stevenson
Spartans Secure 196.275 in Quad Meet Victory
Michigan State marked team event wins on bars, beam, and floor while stealing individual event honors on bars, beam, floor and all-around
Spartans Head to Towson for Quad Meet
Michigan State faces Towson, Yale, and Rutgers in its second quad meet of the season
Michigan State Sweeps All Four Event Titles in Victory Over UIC Sunday
Spartans capture team wins on all four events in 194.850-191.150 victory over University of Illinois-Chicago, while winning three of the four individual honors
Spartans Post Season-High 196.325 against No. 13 Illinois
The Spartans achieve season-high team scores on floor and beam in 196.500-196.325 loss to Illinois
MSU Gymnastics vs. Denver - Senior Night
Michigan State Gymnastics takes on Denver in celebration of the 2014 Senior Class!
MSU Gymnastics vs. Pittsburgh - 2014 Alumni Day
MSU Gymnastics vs. Pittsburgh - 2014 Alumni Day
Michigan State vs. Illinois
MSU Gymnastics takes on Illinois in the 2014 home opener at Jenison Field House.
2014: Earned a score of 9.900 in her Spartan debut on the floor against Illinois (Jan. 10)... Also scored a 9.900 on floor against Penn State (Jan. 25), Southeast Missouri (Mar. 7), and at the Texas Women's Tri-meet (Mar. 9)... Placed in the top three four times this season, including twice winning the floor exercise... Set a career-high score of 9.800 on vault against Western Michigan (Feb. 21)... Tied a career high of 9.725 on beam against Pittsburg (Jan. 18) and at Michigan (Jan. 31)...Finished eighth in the Big Ten on floor... Represented the Spartans by competing at the NCAA Regionals...Named Big Ten Gymnast to Watch.
Prior to MSU: Graduated Wyoming Valley West High School...Coached by Lori Dexter at Northeast Gymnastics Academy...Three-time Junior Olympics national qualifier (2011-13)...Fourth place finish on bars and beam at the 2012 regional championships...Awarded fourth place on floor and all-around at 2011 Region 7 regional championships...Finished sixth on vault at 2011 Region 7 championships...Placed first on the floor exercise at the 2013 state, regional and national meet...Competed at the national meet with the Region 7 team.
Personal: Born June 23, 1995...Daughter of John and Tina Lagoski.


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Winfrey's longtime friend read an emotional poem titled "Becoming" while introducing the recipient of this year's Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.
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The Impact of a Public Option in the Health Insurance Market
We develop a framework where to examine the implications of the introduction of a non- profit "public option" in the U.S. health insurance market. In this model, a continuum of heterogeneous consumers, each facing unknown medical expenditures, and differing in their expectations of such expenditures, have to choose between two competing plans. One plan is offered by a profit-maximizing private insurer; the other by social-welfare-maximizing public option. The model is calibrated based on data of U.S. medical expenditures and estimation of a Bayesian hierarchical model. The Nash Equilibrium of the resulting market structure is solved using a numerical algorithm. In equilibrium, the distinct objectives of the two insurers induce adverse selection in consumer choice: the public option covers the less healthy consumers, yielding the more profitable segment of market to the private insurer. However, our empirical results suggest that both insurers will capture significant parts of the health insurance market.
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- Lo Sasso, Anthony T. & Buchmueller, Thomas C., 2004.
"The effect of the state children's health insurance program on health insurance coverage,"
Journal of Health Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 1059-1082, September.
- Anthony T. LoSasso & Thomas C. Buchmueller, 2002. "The Effect of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Health Insurance Coverage," NBER Working Papers 9405, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Krawczyk, Jacek & Zuccollo, James, 2006. "NIRA-3: An improved MATLAB package for finding Nash equilibria in infinite games," MPRA Paper 1119, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Anirban Basu & Willard G. Manning & John Mullahy, 2004. "Comparing alternative models: log vs Cox proportional hazard?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 13(8), pages 749-765.
- Lara D. Shore-Sheppard & John C. Ham, 2003.
"The Effect of Medicaid Expansions for Low-Income Children on Medicaid Participation and Private Insurance Coverage : Evidence from the SIPP,"
Department of Economics Working Papers
2003-10, Department of Economics, Williams College.
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The parent company of Magellan Metals has announced it plans to raise more than $19 million to prop up its Wiluna mine.
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Visitors and residents will be able to take a walk through Wiluna's 115-year-old history, with the completion of the town's new heritage trail.
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| UpdatedMagellan Metals says it has begun talking to its workers about redundancies in light of the recent shutdown of its Wiluna mine.
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| UpdatedThe mining company Magellan Metals says it has begun talking to its workforce about potential redundancies.
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| UpdatedThe Fremantle Mayor says transporting lead dust should end after Magellan Metals suspended its shipments after finding lead outside its sealed bags.
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| UpdatedThe lead miner Magellan Metals has halted operations at its Wiluna mine in WA after lead was again detected outside the sealed bags it is transported in.
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Uranium miner Toro Energy says it is too early to tell if the nuclear crisis in Japan will have a long-term impact on future investment in the industry.
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| UpdatedMagellan Metals says it will resume operations to transport lead in the coming days, after getting the all clear from environmental authorities.
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| UpdatedThe Mayor of Fremantle, Brad Pettitt, says Magellan Metals should be forced to change the way it transports lead from its Wiluna mine.
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| UpdatedThe Premier Colin Barnett says he has given lead miner Magellan Metals, a 'rocket' over the latest breach of its strict environmental conditions.
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The Conservation Council of Western Australia says the Environmental Protection Authority must thoroughly scrutinise Toro Energy's proposal to mine uranium in Wiluna.
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Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) says feral cats will be the main focus of a major conservation project in the northern goldfields.
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| UpdatedFremantle Mayor says the State Government should not have allowed Magellan Metals to resume transporting lead through the port.
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| UpdatedMagellan Metals is preparing to resume lead exports through Fremantle after a Government decision to lift a two month ban on its operations.
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| UpdatedA deaths in custody committee says the incident in which a policeman allegedly posted photos of drunken aboriginals on Facebook is appalling.
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| UpdatedA WA Senior Constable has been stood down after allegedly posting photos of inebriated Aboriginal men in a police holding cell on his Facebook page.
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| UpdatedThe Conservation Council of WA says a mining company which has begun testing for uranium, near Wiluna in the mid-west Western Australia, should consider the environmental impacts of its proposed exploration.
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WA miner Emergent Resources has begun testing for uranium at its Glangarry project, near Wiluna.
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Police are urging motorists to carry water and stay in contact while travelling, after a truck driver was found dead, about 50 kilometres from his bogged vehicle.
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| UpdatedWiluna police are investigating the discovery of a man's body on the Gunbarrel Highway, in Western Australia's remote northern Goldfields.
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The Wiluna Shire wants the Western Australian Government to conduct a feasibility study into a sealed road link between Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Wiluna and Meekatharra.
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Western Australian Environment Minister Bill Marmion says he is not concerned Magellan Metals could seek compensation after a stop order was placed on its lead exports through Fremantle Port.
Topics: states-and-territories, lead, wiluna-6646, geraldton-6530, kalgoorlie-6430
| UpdatedMember for Kalgoorlie John Bowler says Magellan Metals should be allowed to recommence work after tests proved there was no lead contamination at Fremantle port.
Topics: pollution, environment, mining-environmental-issues, fremantle-6160, australia, wa, esperance-6450, wiluna-6646
The independent Member for Kalgoorlie, John Bowler, says the Government must act quickly to restart shipments from the Magellan lead mine in Wiluna to Fremantle, after tests proved there was no lead contamination at the Fremantle port.
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Business & EconomyWalmart probing bribery allegations in Mexico World's largest retailer says it is investigating alleged bribery by managers to secure and expand market presence. 22 Apr 2012 15:44 GMT | Business & Economy, US & Canada, Latin America, Mexico, United States An internal investigation found $24m of suspect payments but Walmart silenced the information and failed to report it to authorities [GALLO/GETTY]Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has admitted it is investigating allegations that its managers in Mexico used widespread bribery to secure the company's presence in the country and expand its market share. "This work is ongoing and continues today," David Tovar, vice president of corporate communications, said in a statement late on Saturday. He added, however, that "We don't have a full explanation of what happened". The admission followed an online report by the New York Times, which said that in September 2005, a senior Walmart lawyer received an e-mail from Sergio Cicero Zapata, a former executive at the company's largest foreign unit, Walmart de Mexico, describing how the subsidiary had paid bribes to obtain permits to build stores in the country. In the e-mail and follow-up conversations, the former executive described how Walmart de Mexico, or Walmex as it is known locally, had orchestrated a campaign of bribery to win market dominance. In its rush to build stores, he said, the company had paid bribes to obtain permits in virtually every corner of the country, the Times reported, saying the attorney had the information because he had been in charge of securing construction permits. When the Arkansas-based US retailer sent investigators to Mexico City within days they unearthed evidence of widespread bribery. They found a paper trail of hundreds of suspect payments totaling more than $24m, but the company's leaders then shut down the investigation and notified neither US nor Mexican law enforcement officials, the Times reported. High-level corruptionAccording to the report, Mike Duke, current Walmart chief executive, and former CEO Lee Scott, who now sits on the company's board, were among senior executives allegedly aware of the situation. The Times reported that Cicero, the former Walmex executive, gave names, dates and bribe amounts, adding that he knew so much because for years he had been the lawyer in charge of obtaining construction permits for the Mexican branch of the corporation. Cicero identified Eduardo Castro-Wright as the driving force behind years of bribery, according to the Times, adding that no Walmex leaders were disciplined. Castro-Wright became CEO of Walmex in 2003 and was named CEO of Walmart US in 2005. He became a vice chairman in 2008 and led e-commerce from 2010 until January of this year, and is set to retire on July 1. He could not be reached for comment. Walmart found documents showing that Walmex's top executives not only knew about the payments, but had taken steps to conceal them from Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Times reported. Bribes 'authorised' Walmart hired Willkie Farr & Gallagher, a law firm with extensive experience in US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, to look into the matter, but when the firm suggested a thorough investigation, it was rejected for a more "limited preliminary inquiry", the paper said. The Times said Walmart's own lead investigator, a former FBI special agent, said there was reasonable suspicion to believe Mexican and US laws had been violated and had recommended an expanded investigation. The Times said that in a meeting where the investigation was discussed, then-CEO Scott rebuked internal investigators for being too aggressive. Days later, the paper said its records showed Walmart's top lawyer arranged to ship the internal investigators' files on the case to Mexico City. Primary responsibility for the investigation was then given to the general counsel of Walmex, who was alleged to have authorised bribes, the Times said. The general counsel then exonerated his fellow Walmex executives, the report said. 'Deep concern' Walmart said in a statement on Saturday it was "deeply concerned" about the allegations in the Times report and began an investigation into its compliance with the FCPA last year. The company also said it had disclosed the probe to the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Many of the alleged activities in the Times article are more than six years old," said Tovar. 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Friday, 25 October 2013 15:09
In January 2014, Way to Grow will open a parent-child program for preschool-aged children and their families, called PALS (Parent-Child Activities Lead to School Readiness), on the campus of Urban Ventures, 2924 4th Ave S, Minneapolis.
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Lt. Governor Prettner Solon challenges Minnesota schools to increase breakfast access
Friday, 25 October 2013 14:02
Earlier this month, Lt. Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon served breakfast at Pillsbury Elementary School 2250 Garfield Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 5541 to raise awareness of child hunger and its impact on education. The Lt. Governor was joined by Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius, Minneapolis School Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson, Pillsbury Principal Laura Cavender, and Ellie Lucas of Hunger Free Minnesota.
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Friday, 25 October 2013 13:52
Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist
[We found that] if we created the right wraparound programs, the right preschool programs that were strong enough and rigorous enough, that fed into a rigorous pre-K through 3 program that fed into a middle school and a high school that actually works and inspired as well as prepared the child, you could have marvelous things happening . . . It all starts in the first 720 days—pre-K, K, 1, and 2. If you don't get those right, the last 720 days—grades 9, 10, 11, 12—won't be right."
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Friday, 25 October 2013 12:38
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Robbinsdale Area Schools is currently updating our strategic plan for achieving our mission to inspire and educate all learners to discover their potential and positively contribute to their community. Over the past few months, we have assembled an outstanding team of community members, parents, students and staff to participate in a community planning initiative to build a plan that delivers our vision of every student graduating career and college ready.
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Minneapolis Public Schools and University of Minnesota partner to advance the development of early childhood education centers in Minneapolis
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To expand access to early childhood education to Minneapolis children and families, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) and the University of Minnesota formalized a new partnership. The goal is to improve the overall quantity and quality of services by working together and with community partners to establish new early childhood education centers in the City of Minneapolis, beginning in North Minneapolis and eventually expanding to a second center during the next several years.
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Sue Hammersmith, president of Metropolitan State University, has announced that she will retire at the end of her current contract on June 30, 2014. She has been president of Metropolitan State since 2008.
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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released its Multiple Measurement Ratings (MMRs) this week and several Minneapolis public schools show progress in academic growth. Thirteen schools are highlighted for positive gains.
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UK companies operating in the high growth Asian region were outperforming their international peers, according to a new Telstra Global survey released today.
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The report identified the top performing businesses in Asia as 'Asia Business Champions' and found UK companies were overrepresented among the star performers, which were defined as the top 5 per cent of companies operating in Asia based on past high performance and future promise of success.
The survey also found that nearly three quarters of UK headquartered businesses had achieved their financial and strategic objectives in the region over the past three years and they were also optimistic about the future outlook for business in the region.
Telstra Global, Head of EMEA and the Americas, Mr Tom Homer said, "Multinationals from around the world are meeting and exceeding their strategic and financial objectives in Asia. As a company with a long track record of operating successfully throughout Asia, we launched Connecting Countries research to quantify the business sentiments of multinationals operating in the region, and to ascertain the attributes and success factors for companies that are excelling in the region."
The first in an annual series, Connecting Countries research is commissioned to benchmark the mind-set and strategies of high performing international firms in Asia.
"UK companies are performing particularly well in Asia, and joining the ranks of the very best performing businesses in Asia," said Mr Homer. "Off the back of that success, UK companies in Asia are a very keen to pursue expansion with almost three quarters saying that expanding into new countries in Asia is important to their success, compared with less than two thirds of all other companies."
"Workers at British companies in Asia are also much more likely to say that they will be working overseas in five years' time, compared to 30 per cent of workers from other countries," added Mr Homer. "Another distinguishing factor of British companies in Asia is the high value of importance placed on bringing senior leaders to local offices with 42 per cent of UK companies saying this is extremely important, compared to 32 per cent of all other companies."
The research identifies a superior category of top performing companies in Asia, termed Asia Business Champions in the report, and categorised as such based on having far exceeded their financial and strategic objectives in the last three years, and their expectation to succeed again in the coming three years. Asia Business Champions comprise top 5 per cent of overall firms in Asia.
"On a global level, the ICT industry is a standout in Asia, with more than 70 per cent of these companies having been very successful in Asia in the past three years, compared to 61 per cent of companies across other sectors," said Mr Homer. "Over the next three years both financial services and insurance companies and those in the ICT sector are most bullish about exceeding their objectives in Asia, with 55 and 51 per cent respectively, compared to 42 per cent overall."
"Besides the promising market conditions, successful companies in Asia have the necessary foundations - strong leadership and communication across global headquarters and local offices, combined with a long term view and investment strategy," concluded Mr Homer.
The Telstra Global Connecting Countries report also revealed:
Multinationals Meeting Strategic and Financial Objectives:
- 83 per cent expect to meet or exceed their financial and strategic objectives over the next three years in Asia; 11per cent expect to far exceed their objectives;
- Companies in the ICT sector are more like to have been very successful in the past three years, 71per cent compared to 61per cent across all sectors;
- Companies in the financial services and insurance sector are more bullish than other industries about exceeding their objectives in the next three years, with 55 per cent compared to 42 per cent overall.
Market Expansion
- 23 per cent of companies see expanding into new markets as extremely important to the success of their firm in the next three years;
- China is the primary growth market for companies who see expansion into new markets as a high priority in Asia over the next three years, 50 per cent nominated China as part of their strategic expansion plans;
- Additionally, companies are also focused on expansion into Singapore (38 %), Hong Kong (33%) and India (32%).
Profile of High Performing Companies in Asia:
- Asia Business Champions are more likely to have a global footprint than others in the study, 82 per cent operate both in and outside of Asia;
- US and UK firms are over-represented in the ranks of the top five per cent - Asia Business Champions. 32% of Asia Business Champions are companies headquartered in the US, compared to a total of 14% of overall respondents being companies from the US. UK companies make up 8 per cent of Asia Business Champions, compared with only 3 per cent of overall respondents being companies headquartered in the UK;
- ICT and financial services companies are also over-represented in the Asia Business Champions category, 15 per cent and 12 per cent respectively, compared with 7 per cent of all businesses.
Top Challenges of Doing Business in Asia:
While the outlook is positive, respondents identified two clear pain-points:
- 31per cent say finding good talent is extremely challenging;
- 29 per cent say companies expecting to see financial returns too quickly is extremely challenging.
Find out more and download the Connecting Countries report: http://www.telstraglobal.com/connectingcountries
Research Methodology
This study was commissioned by Telstra Global and interviewed 4,155 senior executives in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam with professional experience working and studying in a country other than the one they are currently working in. Interviews for this study were conducted online and executives were drawn from databases of business professionals held by market research firm GMI. Additional interviewees were recruited through targeted outreach on LinkedIn and through other professional networks. Interviewees were incentivised with a US$2 donation to their choice of the Red Cross/Red Crescent, WWF or UNICEF. In addition 12 in-depth interviews were conducted with C-level executives in leadership positions with significant professional experience operating across multiple countries. These interviews lasted 75 minutes and were conducted in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta.
About Telstra Global
Headquartered in Hong Kong, Telstra Global is part of Telstra Corporation Limited, the leading telecommunications and information services company of Australia. We provide top-tier international customers across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas with a full breadth of holistic and end-to-end solutions including managed network services, data, voice, and satellite solutions. Through our strategic investments over the years, we now own one of the most technologically advanced IP backbone networks in the world, together with our offshore subsidiaries. We have licenses in Asia, Europe and the US and facilitate access to over 1,900 PoPs in 230 countries and territories across the globe.
Media contact: Will Painter, +44(0)2073091131
Email: [email protected]
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things I want to do before I die: go zip lining, this was really not on my list but on my husbands....check
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Yes, I believe that, in the sense of reviving a stale and mostly dormant property, J.J. Abrams' efforts saved the franchise.
Also, regarding TOS deep intellectual introspection, I offer this:
This is disingenuous. No one said Star Trek and particularly TOS lacked or eschewed action/adventure.
Didn't say it lacked it, I'm just keeping it from being placed on this pedestal of philosophical wonderment that it neither deserves, and upon which it doesn't belong. As it gets older, the Original Series is quickly becoming Nichelle Nichols' Martin Luther King story.
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This review is from: The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 (Hardcover)
"The War Lovers" introduces the reader to the remarkable handful of men who molded their country into a frame of mind which could not resist the siren call of war. Products of privilege, these three eccentric politicians each played a role in preparing the U.S. for its emergence into the Imperial Age. While Theodore Roosevelt, Cabot Lodge and William Randolph Hearst played leading roles, supporting actors in this drama are Henry Adams, Thomas Reed and William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt reached maturity as an energetic young man bound to make America purer, stronger and more virile. While rising in public life, he fought official corruption while compromising enough to maintain his own political viability. Taking advantage of the relaxed work ethic of Navy Secretary Long, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt prepared the Navy for the war with Spain while his collaborators prepared public opinion. It was in this position that TR expanded the fleet, arranged for supplies of coal and ammunition, transferred his friend, Commodore Dewey to the Far Eastern Fleet and issued the order under which the Philippines were captured. After setting everything in motion, Roosevelt abandoned his post to follow the siren call to martial glory as colonel in the Rough Riders, the most colorful and best known unit of the Spanish American War. A substantial portion of the book recalls the unit's mobilization, training, transport to Cuba and its crowded hour of combat with the enemy. The second leading character is Henry Cabot Lodge, the Boston Brahmin of the Senate. It was Lodge who befriended Roosevelt and guided his advancement in Washington. Lodge was the legislative wing of the War Lovers who guided the appropriations that enabled the Navy to grow and ready itself for the coming war. After victory Lodge was a participant in the debate about what to do with the newly conquered islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. The most eccentric of this war-loving trio was William Randolph Hearst. Hearst's role in the drama was to build, through the Yellow Journalism of his newspapers, popular support for American intervention to liberate Cuba. Although they worked to common ends, Hearst was the odd man out in this project. Although Roosevelt and Lodge were close friends, a mutual antipathy existed between Hearst and the other two. While Lodge sought national power and TR pursued personal glory, Hearst's goal was to increase profits. As incredible as it sounds, Hearst started a war to sell newspapers! Along the road to war, Hearst agents sprung a woman from a Spanish prison and made her a media heroine. When war did come, Hearst traveled to Cuba from which his byline brought the glory of war to the American home front. Like Roosevelt, Hearst would run for mayor of New York and Governor of New York although his elective career would be limited to undistinguished two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. An only slightly less significant character in this book is Henry Adams who served as the catalyst who brought together TR, Lodge and others for intellectual exchange in his home, just blocks from the White House. In any good book, the protagonists need antagonists. In this work, the peace loving antagonists were President William McKinley and Speaker of the House Thomas Reed. This book points out how McKinley sought peaceful solutions, such as the purchase of Cuba, before being forced into war by the public opinion stirred up by Hearst congressional pressure shepherded by Lodge. Reed had ruled the House with an iron fist until he tried to divert the train of war on to the track of peace. Losing control by defeats on the issues of war and the disposition of its territorial spoils, Reed's dream of living in the White House faded as he traded the glamour of public life for the relative tranquility of a law office. "The War Lovers" tells the story of a few representatives of a segment of society who actually love war. In the contemporary world, the "hawk" is usually one who wants peace, but is ready to fight, if necessary. These men were different. They really wanted war. A negotiated peace would actually have been a disappointment which would have deprived America of the chance to earn its place in the family of nations by the virile trial of combat. On a personal basis, TR worked tirelessly to ensure that his Rough Riders would get to the front before the Spanish surrendered. In this work, as in life, it seems that experience brings wisdom. A youthful TR, ashamed of his father's purchase of a substitute in the Civil War, lusted for the strife and glory of battle. His two antagonists, McKinley and Reed, who fought for peace, had been tempered by their service in the Civil War. An older and wiser Theodore Roosevelt would later serve as president for seven and one-half years during which the American military fired no shots in anger. Author Evan Thomas has done an excellent job in bringing to life his subjects, their moment in history and the unique character traits which made them "The War Lovers."
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Enjoyable, but a little light on historical depth and legacy...,
This review is from: The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 (Paperback)
Teddy Roosevelt is totally one of my favourite historical figures, but even I have to admit, the man was a bit war-mad. I wouldn't go so far as to argue that the Spain-American War wouldn't have happened without his involvement and role in encouraging the tensions, but he did nothing to prevent that war, indeed did everything he could do encourage it.
That he wasn't alone in this is the subject of this book. America has a somewhat dubious track-record of 'inventing' causes for war or manipulating situations to create a cause - 'Remember the Maine!' can sit quite comfortably alongside the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, or indeed September 11th if one wants to be truly controversial. There were definitely parties in America that wanted Spain out of Cuba; whether because they truly desired freedom for Cuba or freedom for America to operate in Cuba is almost immaterial. Certain individuals in America, the American press and a large portion of the American public wanted a war - one almost gets the sense that almost any war would have done. This admirable book concerns the activities of three individuals in encouraging the declaration of war - Teddy Roosevelt, for one, in his role of Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Henry Cabot Lodge, TR's great friend and Senator for Massachusetts; William Randolph Hearst, editor of the New York Journal and one of the fathers of 'yellow journalism', or what we might today think of as the tabloid press; and three who fought across the war-fever sweeping the country - President McKinley, who was easily influenced and gave into pressure to declare war after the explosion of the Maine in Havana Harbour, blamed on the Spanish but almost certainly an accident; William James, brother of Henry James, a lecturer at Harvard and influential philosopher and psychologist; and William Reed, Speaker of the House. The Spanish-American War wasn't quite the start of America as an imperial power (arguably that came with a similarly trumped up war against Mexico in the 1840s) but it brought with it Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico as American possessions, and it paved the way for the expansion of America's armed forces and served as a demonstration of its armed might, which came in handy roughly a decade later with WW1. It was a small war, 'a splendid little war', as a friend of TR's put it, but it served as an important point in America's history and deserves to be remembered for more than the making of Teddy Roosevelt, with his Rough Riders and charge up San Juan Hill. This is a thoroughly enjoyable book - although I'd argue any book featuring Teddy Roosevelt is enjoyable, simply he was such a larger than life figure - but it doesn't go into a huge amount of depth on the politics or historical legacy. The latter is a particular shame, given this war's influence on America's position regarding Cuba and its latter angst over imperialism, expansionism, not to mention the parallels with the Iraq war.
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Superficial TIme Magazine View of History,
This review is from: The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 (Paperback)
This book about the American war against Spain in the late 19th century in Cuba is described as "popular history", i.e. a superficial account of events of the past with the emphasis on characters and action and a lack of depth and rigor.
The book, written by a former Time magazine journalist, is an exercise in self-indulgence in which the reader finds himself in the hands of an author who sets his own rules. The fact that not a single work in Spanish is mentioned in the bibliography shows that the author did not even try to see how the Spaniards - and the Cubans - saw the conflict. Even though he constantly criticizes the condescending and "racist" approach to the Cuban conflict by Americans at the time, he does not seem to have made any effort to do some original research and find out how Spaniards and Cubans felt about what was going on. The result is little more than a series of connected articles which are presented through the lives of five influential figures - Theodore Roosevelt, William Randoph Hearst, philosopher William James and Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Thomas Reed. As Roosevelt and Hearst and are the only interesting characters, the other three become bit players of little relevance. There is plenty of action and gossip - and it is quire enjoyable at times - but no historical depth and the writer makes no real attempt to link the war with the resulting strained relationship between the US and Cuba. This is a pity because there are probably many Americans who do not even know that the US helped Cuba gain independence and then ran the place almost as a colony thereby losing its credibility and leading to the rise of Communist dictator Fidel Castro. The parallels with Iraq are obvious. |
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The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 by Evan Thomas (Hardcover - 27 April 2010)
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