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Sep 29, 2001, 10:38 AM
I would have to place my vote for Rome, I am Italian, and I take great pride in the fact that we were once the 'rulers of the world'
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Sep 29, 2001, 10:38 AM
I would have to place my vote for Rome, I am Italian, and I take great pride in the fact that we were once the 'rulers of the world'
Sep 29, 2001, 10:53 AM
I go for USA but just because it's the only modern(1900+) in the poll. Maybe u should have added the CSSR.
All the old empires had often problems with their size and the time it took for troops/messages to get from one end to the other.
Sep 29, 2001, 11:01 AM
I was thinkin to add the USSR, but it only beat the USA for a short time, between 1957-1969. during this time, Sputnick to Appolo 11, the cuban missle crisis occured. also note, Khruschev was leader of the USSR, and time, and that the USSR only achived ANYTHING under the non-dictator leaders {Lenin, Khruschev, Gorbachev} and nothing under the dictators {Stalin, Brezhnev}
also, the point of the poll was in thier own time, Rome would loose a war to 1 guy with a gun, but Rome in the year 70, was, other then China, THE world.
Sep 29, 2001, 11:19 AM
also, the point of the poll was in thier own time
I know, and still i go for USA. They still exist, after.. how many hundret years? While all of the other empires broke apart.
And they had some hard times. Fighting for their independance and the Civil War, but still here they are!
Sep 29, 2001, 12:12 PM
I would have voted for the USSR
Sep 29, 2001, 12:40 PM
Yes DaEezT your right - the US still exists after some 200+ years and the Roman Empire broke apart after only 1200 years - I really see the point in your argument!!!
Do you believe that the US will still be there in 1000 years?? I don't think any of the current countries or alliances will be here in 1000 years.
Sep 29, 2001, 12:50 PM
I think this is an impossible poll to answer: the world in these different eras are so different! You can't compare them.
But w_r, why didn't you include the Weimar-Republic? ;)
Sep 29, 2001, 12:55 PM
The only way you can answer this q is to look at the superiority of the nation over all the earth during their time.
And in useing this method I would have to choose Rome. They modernized the world lasted for sooo long.
Sep 29, 2001, 12:58 PM
hmmm.....**votes for own country**. Well come on, we Brits did pratically rule a quater of the world!
Sep 29, 2001, 01:10 PM
Originally posted by Matrix
But w_r, why didn't you include the Weimar-Republic? ;) Because that was not a world power and he is being a realist ;)
Originally posted by DaEezT
And they had some hard times. Fighting for their independance and the Civil War, but still here they are!
can you name my more than 5 countrys that did NOT fight for there independace in the begining ;)
and the US would still prob. still be here if we lost the Civil War, it would just be MUCH smaller and I bet not a world power.
Origanlly posted by weimar_republic
, Rome would loose a war to 1 guy with a gun,
They would not just lose they would bow down and call him god because he can harness the power of black magic. I mean he points his wand and one guy is dead!
but really I think he would lose because he only would have so many bullets ;)
Sep 29, 2001, 01:18 PM
Originally posted by Kefka
can you name my more than 5 countrys that did NOT fight for there independace in the begining ;)
Hmm I think that depends on how youd define, fight for their independance - the French have never really been anything but French ever since the Roman Empire disintegrated, they have had wars and stuff but it has always been Franch - but they had a revolution against their king!!!
Denmark, Iceland Norway and probably England didn't fight for their independance - England is a bit special because they did in a way fight during 1066 but it wasn't England at that time.
Graeme the mad
Sep 29, 2001, 01:24 PM
The problem with this is how you define powerful: ive taken powerfulk as meaning sheer land are and pop under control: because of this it has to go to my own fair land
Sep 29, 2001, 01:28 PM
Sweden was pretty mighty in its days too. The entire baltic region including Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland and Estonia
Sep 29, 2001, 01:30 PM
Hey Sweden has never had Denmark - you might have occupied Denmark for a very short periode of time but you never conquered us!!!!!!
But back in the old days of the Vikings or later under the Calmar union........... Aha it was good to be a Dane...
Sep 29, 2001, 01:33 PM
King Karl XII was at war with the Turks, need i say more?
Sep 29, 2001, 02:10 PM
I voted for Israel (although I considered it when we were stronger - during Solomon's era)... But not because of military power - Because of cultural effect. All kinds of things you take for obvious and I know where they came from... Things like the ABC (developed from early Hebrew), Monotheism, ICQ (It was invented in Israel...) and the idea of equal treatment to people of all religions.
Sep 29, 2001, 02:20 PM
USA was definitely most powerful. Until...
Sep 29, 2001, 02:24 PM
Seen it many times before....*YAWN*!:rolleyes:
Sep 29, 2001, 02:50 PM
The Kingdom of Israel is in but Persia and Babylon are out? (With all do the respect to my subjectivity :))
Sep 29, 2001, 02:51 PM
oops. Babylon is in. :o Still, Persia was stronger.
Sep 29, 2001, 03:35 PM
An ill defined survey, LOL... too similar to other surveys. Modern nations, esp. America, should not be listed, because the camparison is not really valid... America is still a work in Progress, and no one can argue its help/dominance/interference in every corner of the world, in almost every aspect, from movies to military to political to economic to humanitarian to religious. No nation has made such an impact.
In older times, the Roman empire was not the biggest, but it weilded similar power to America's for its era.
The Viking (Swedish/Norwegian) era 800 AD to 1100 AD influenced more peoples and conquered more land area than even Rome. The results and colonizations extended from North America to far eastern Russia. Russia is named for the Viking term, "Russ". Even the most powerful city in the world could not subdue the vikings (Constantinople)... the vikings did not conquer it, but they got tribute, LOL...
Germany, France, Japan, China... none even approached the power, area, and reach of the British empire. In fact, like the Viking Empire... the sun never set on the British empire. In the interests of civility and world peace, Britian has become more peaceful and returned many colonies. But they could still crush much of the world if they really decided to, including China. "nukes carbonize red hordes" ;).
Sep 29, 2001, 04:37 PM
I voted for the British Empire. Not only was it geographically HUMONGOUS, it was extremely durable until after WW2. In another 65 years, England can officially claim to be the country which hasn't been invaded for an entire MILLENNIUM!
Originally posted by shadowdale
I don't think any of the current countries or alliances will be here in 1000 years.
Really? Not even San Marino? They've been around FOREVER!
Countries that will still be here in 1000 years unless the world ends:
Talossa (!)
Sep 29, 2001, 05:29 PM
I would definitly vote for the Mongols ,but then under the rule of Möngke Khan.it was the only time in history that one nation in terms of millitary might could easaly have taken the whole world. (if they had ships to cross the oceans of course)
After the dead of möngke the nation was never united again.
the mongels would have easely defeated the Mammeluks if the dead of môngke did just then occured.And IF they had taken it ,they could have defeated the european nations with ease too.
You can easely say that nobody could have defeated the mongels in that time.There was no match.
This you can not say of those other nations in the poll.They were the strongest at their time ,but they had pretty strong enemy's too.
In the Time of Möngke Khan ,the Mongols were unstoppable.
Sep 29, 2001, 05:53 PM
How could you forget the Hellenes under Philip and Alexander?
Also, no Americnidian tribe? Incans, Mayans?
I voted Mongols - nobody had such hegemony anywhere at any time ever before or since as a percentage of the world's power.
However, USA 1946 - 1950 is pretty close but that also was not part of your poll, so I will stay with my beloved mongols.
Sep 29, 2001, 06:53 PM
I went with USA, just because of its military and economic dominance.
If no USA, I would go Mongols (even though it didn't last long) and then the Romans, then Brits.
P.S. As great as the Aztec and Incan Empires were, I would not lable them as dominating the globe.
Sep 29, 2001, 09:06 PM
I would have voted for China had it been in the poll. I mean it's a contemporary of Rome and has lasted till the present day. Thru out much of the Christian era, it has been pretty powerful but not really interested in foreign conquests cos there aren't really any comparable nation around it for it to conquer (except for Korea & Vietnam maybe). And China's being hyped around now as the next superpower after the USA (although I think that's highly unlikely considering the odds and present problems).
So I voted for none of the above. :o
Sep 29, 2001, 09:18 PM
rome was definatly more powerful.
Im not trying 2 offend anyone, but i know i will.
Rome had problems with barbarians and effectively took them out. They had no problems with anyone, but themselve, and eventually killed them self with their insest.
America, all powerful and the rest, let a few terrorists hurt them.
Sep 29, 2001, 09:39 PM
I voted Victorian Britain, although I'll agree much of this poll is comparing apples and oranges.... I'm surprised they don't use Victoria (and not Elizabeth) as the English leader in the civ series, btw....
But the British at their height had colonies ALL OVER the world, on every continent (including both Americas), as well as lots of influence everywhere. The commonwealth of nations today still reflects this widespread influence....
In terms of commercial/cultural influence however, it would be today's US....
JellyDonut: "England can officially claim to be the country which hasn't been invaded for an entire MILLENNIUM"
Not entirely true--during WWII the Germans occupied the Channel Islands--aren't these considered part of England Proper?
Sep 29, 2001, 09:47 PM
Surprised that Imperial Spain (circa 1600) wasn't included in the poll however. In terms of sheer land area, they'd definitely be a contender....
Sep 29, 2001, 09:51 PM
I don't think New Zealand has been invaded ever.
Unless you call the british setling in NZ an Invasion, but I would, sure Maoris and Pakehas had fights, but they were more internal affais. Same with the Maori-Maori fights. Dunno, how do u define 'invasion'? Coz also, before the Maori were the Moriori, and the Maori ate them all. :lol:
Sep 30, 2001, 01:38 AM
I don't think New Zealand has been invaded ever. Is New Zealand Still an British colony, or is it an Australian Province? And if NZ belongs to Australia now, when were they forced to take it?
Simon Darkshade
Sep 30, 2001, 02:04 AM
Why would we want such a sheep ridden, mud sodden lump of rock in the middle of bloody nowhere as a province?;) We are very choosy who we oppress with our evil capitalist imperialist fascism:p , and it is bad enough that we have to look after Tasmania, let alone NZ......
Sep 30, 2001, 02:24 AM
This is a biased poll! How dare you call the mogols uncoordinated!!! :crazyeyes
Anyway I went for the Mongols because they had the largest empire and they would have conquered all of europe (They destroyed the Polish and teutonic armies, or something like that) but then they had to go home...
Sep 30, 2001, 05:00 AM
Originally posted by Simon Darkshade
Why would we want such a sheep ridden, mud sodden lump of rock in the middle of bloody nowhere as a province?;) We are very choosy who we oppress with our evil capitalist imperialist fascism:p , and it is bad enough that we have to look after Tasmania, let alone NZ......
Shut up, just coz we're better at rugby than you....
No wait...
Ok, cool things about NZ.
Ummmmmm... give me a few minutes
I know!!! Lots of sheep = Lots of sex.... :lol:
Sep 30, 2001, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by allan
.... I'm surprised they don't use Victoria (and not Elizabeth) as the English leader in the civ series, btw....
Victoria was really just figurehead, because by that time the Parliament and the various Prime Ministers (Disraeli) held most of the power.
She did have a little power though. However, Elizabeth ran the entire country.
Sep 30, 2001, 03:19 PM
Two things weimar:[list=1]
Writing dates with apostrophes is incorrect. The dates don't own anything, and there's nothing missed out at that point. For example, to write "thirteen hundreds" you should write 1300s. Writing 1300's is wrong.
Queen Victoria reigned in the 1800s, not the 1700s.
Sep 30, 2001, 03:52 PM
Moved to our new History forum.
Sep 30, 2001, 07:58 PM
I voted for Ghenghis Khan, but only cause you left The greek empire under Alexander the Great.
Oct 01, 2001, 06:09 PM
I left out some empires for specific reasons...
first off, I left out Spain cause I felt that, in europe, it was never really #1, but always had contendters, like France, England, and Portugal, plus the Germans and not to mention the Ottomans. I felt that Spain was only powerfull is a buncha useless, uninhabited land {also why Canada was not added:)}
I left out Greece, and other person-centered empires cause they did not last long enough. if so, Napoleon and Hitler would have had thier empires included.
I dident mean to offend anyone by it, but I just felt that these were the empires that deserved a mention. after like 50 votes, I will ask this poll closed, and start another one with the suggestions included.
Oct 02, 2001, 07:45 AM
I wanted to post 'Germany'.......
Oct 02, 2001, 10:33 AM
"I felt that Spain was only powerfull is a buncha useless, uninhabited land"
Actually, that land had a lot of gold, silver, etc.... Enough to make Spain probably the wealthiest country in the world around the 1600s.
And it wasn't uninhabited, nor was it sparsely inhabited like most of North America was then. There were areas that were just as densely populated as Europe in some parts of Latin America, and the Spanish enslaved and intermarried with the locals more than they killed them, unlike in North America.
They were definitely more powerful worldwide than even Napoleonic France, let alone France in the 1600s.... One sixth of the world still speak their language to this day--that has to say SOMETHING....
(Although if Imperial Spain were in the poll, I'd still say that Victorian Britain was most powerful. I was just surprised it was left out, and 1600s France (and King David's Israel!) was included....)
Oct 12, 2001, 07:28 AM
The USA is the first and only country ever to be able to invade and take control of every country in the world when and where they want. Even the
British empire or the Roman empire couldn't do that.
Oct 12, 2001, 08:55 AM
Originally posted by addiv
The USA is the first and only country ever to be able to invade and take control of every country in the world when and where they want. Even the
British empire or the Roman empire couldn't do that. Not anymore unless the Americans are really ready to take heavy casualties. Even Afghanistan is proving to be a problem. So I can't imagine the Americans ever invading and controlling the large states like China and Russia. Too much political and economic fallout.
Oct 13, 2001, 01:33 PM
while the courageous swedish armies were fighting in the 30 year war, the danish cowardly attacked sweden from tha rear.
we did however, if im not mistaken, take köpenhamn and got norway in the peacetreaty. :) :) :)
Oct 13, 2001, 02:46 PM
amen, swedish brother
Oct 18, 2001, 10:56 AM
Sure guys but dont forget "The Netherlands" we're discovered almost a quarter of this earth and then came England/portugal or spain and took it away from us :rolleyes: :D
For example take new york we bought it from the indians for some beads and build a large city their New A'dam and than came the english and kicked our buds again ARGHHHHHHH.
They gave us Suriname instead woepie f*cking doe.
Think about it if we beat the english that day, maby the americans were talking dutch today and was Holland bombing afhanistan today. WAUW WEIRD THOUGHTS ARE GOING THROUGH MY HEAD, Medication time ....... :D
If you think Holland think of Traders/Discoverers/conquerars we're the Ferengi's of the 16th/17th centurie.
Oct 18, 2001, 09:13 PM
"Sure guys but dont forget "The Netherlands" we're discovered almost a quarter of this earth and then came England/portugal or spain and took it away from us"
Hate to have to shoot you down here but the Dutch did not "discover" 1/4 of the earth. The Spanish found the Americas in 1492 (Colombus) and the Portugese found the way to the East in 1498 (Vasco da Gama). The first Dutch settlement in the Americas was at least one century after the Spanish Conquest.
The Dutch were mainly interested in the trade with the East. Through the Dutch East Indies Co, they tried to monopolize the spice trade in the East Indies (which didn't need to be discovered; millions were already living here). The Dutch colonial govt at Jakarta even went to the extent of massacring whole islands in the Spice Isles to maintain their monopoly. Heck, they even killed off all the Englishmen in Ambon in 1623 (?) when these adventurers tried to sneak trade some spice with the locals. They also captured Malacca from the Portugese in 1641 to consolidate their stranglehold over the spice trade in the region.
The Dutch also tried to monopolize the China trade, occupying Formosa (Taiwan) as their base. Got kicked out by Koxinga, the Ming loyalist cum pirate though after a few battles. Aside from that, they were also the sole European nation the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan would trade with. Though the trade was really worth little.
Oct 21, 2001, 10:09 AM
I would vote for the US in the late 1980s on sheer military might. Thats when it was at its peak. Thats a thing that fluctuates from time to time.
In the 1970s the USSR had the greatest military in the world.
After WWII, for a few years the US had the only atomic bombs.
Before WWII the US Army was ranked 17th in the world (tied with Portugal!).
Oct 25, 2001, 08:47 PM
I want to vote Persia
Oct 26, 2001, 05:48 AM
Im sorry but you did leave out the largest and most powerful civ of all time--THE MONGOLS-lead by Genghis Khan and after he died his sons and grandsons took over and hels ussr, china, korea, middle east, and some parts of europe for a very long time. His armies were feared warriors with perfect strategy and attack power. And even today ussr and china still hate this man. He and mongolia were the most powerful by far for years and held the most land by any other civ--thats if u realy have knowledge of this civ.And also was very smart and learned from people and let them have their own religion beliefs even after they were conquered. I would love to go into detail considering mongols and genghis khan are my favorite-but thats another story :) most of the civs you gave us to choose are a joke and werent powerful enough without allies--mongols did it on their own------MONGOLS:slay: ALL OTHER CIVS
Oct 26, 2001, 05:49 AM
Nevermind you did include mongols-i have to start reading more careful lol--but my vote is with them :)
Nov 05, 2001, 10:35 AM
Where is Tang Dynasty of China ??????????
"I would have to place my vote for Rome, I am Italian, and I take great pride in the fact that we were once the 'rulers of the world' " Weimar Republic
That was rubbish ,it is said during this time ,Han Dynasty of China has the most powerful military on Earth.During Ming Dynasty and Before that Chinese remained the WORLD ONLY SUPERPOWER!Their military is unbeatable!Although we are beaten by Mongols,thats only our bad period of military!
"The USA is the first and only country ever to be able to invade and take control of every country in the world when and where they want. Even the
British empire or the Roman empire couldn't do that."addiv
Not another self centered American?Rubbish again,USA performance during Vietnam wars are good example of horrondous performance of US military.USA and USSR are stupids ,they are materialistic in weapons but are too stupid to define strategy use brains for wars.USSR in afghanistan another example.They both lost to people who uses inferior weapons.There is nothing special about US military.One quote from SunTzu"War should not be prolonged" ,US are too stupid to delay the time(it could drain off country's financial if taken long")to finish off the terrorists in Afghanistan.Although not an easy job but daily bombings equals to nothing when they have bunkers underground.US dont have the power to deal with Russia alone!
Nov 05, 2001, 12:43 PM
I think Americans do okay in war...in Korea they held of the advanced human wave tactics of the Chinese...
Nov 05, 2001, 09:15 PM
Originally posted by Fayadi
That was rubbish ,it is said during this time ,Han Dynasty of China has the most powerful military on Earth.During Ming Dynasty and Before that Chinese remained the WORLD ONLY SUPERPOWER!Their military is unbeatable!Although we are beaten by Mongols,thats only our bad period of military!Yes, the Han did have a military that's at least as big as and as well-armed as the Romans. However the Roman legions were wholly professional and well-paid whereas the Han soldiery were conscripts mostly with some detachments of elite troops.
Fayadi, read your history more closely. Not only were we Chinese beaten by the Mongols; we were also beaten by the Jurchen Jin and the Khitan Liao prior to that and by the Manchu Qing long after that. And during the interregnum betw the end of the Han and the Sui, whole tribes of barbarians moved into N China, settled down and were Sinicized (i.e. like the Toba Wei).
The real strength of Chinese civilisation is not in military prowess but in culture where we could absorb all kinds of foreign invaders (except maybe for the Mongols). In Civ3 terms, it means the Chinese would have a very high cultural rating. ;)
Nov 05, 2001, 11:28 PM
"Not another self centered American?Rubbish again,USA performance during Vietnam wars are good example of horrondous performance of US military.USA and USSR are stupids ,they are materialistic in weapons but are too stupid to define strategy use brains for wars.USSR in afghanistan another example.They both lost to people who uses inferior weapons.There is nothing special about US military.One quote from SunTzu"War should not be prolonged" ,US are too stupid to delay the time(it could drain off country's financial if taken long")to finish off the terrorists in Afghanistan.Although not an easy job but daily bombings equals to nothing when they have bunkers underground.US dont have the power to deal with Russia alone!"
Fayadi, the more that you post, the more your complete ignorance of the world (which is very common amongst Chinese, unforunately) shows through.
The U.S. performance during the Vietnam war was horrendous performance? Have you ever bothered to check the casualty statistics. More than 1,000,000 Vietcong died in that damn war, whereas only about 58,000 American soldiers died. And I think the casualty rating for the Vietcong maybe grossly under the real figure...I am just too lazy to look it up right now. We only left because of pressure back home.
Of course we couldn't ever successfully invade Russia. Far too big for current technology. But a war with China would be a walk in the park for the U.S. in comparison. Air and Sea power are overwhelmingly in the favor of the U.S. China could not launch any counteroffensive upn the U.S., and have inadequate methods of eliminating the bombardment of Tomohawks upon Chinese territory. With total air supremacy, possible in weeks, the U.S. could send a barrage of B-2s and B-52s to wreak havoc upon your nation and bring your industry to a halt. Of course, we couldn't invade successfully--you have far too many people to managably control. But China would be pushed back 200 years on the advancement totem pole in a few short months. And if this isn't true, I invite you to persuade Jiang Zhemin and Li Peng to "unite the motherland" and take back Taiwan. You can't, and thats why you don't .
Keep in mind, I am in no way advocating this. I think there are real possibilities for a stable, peaceful, and cooperative relationship between China and the U.S. As long as the communists keep you, Mr. Fayadi, out of power.
Nov 06, 2001, 06:20 AM
China is regarded to be next superpower ,and US considered China to be more powerful than Russia(Ask ur president if u dont believe!).Regarding Korean War KittenofChaos,Mao send chinese troops without proper equipments,supplies (I read that in the book"The March Of Communist") and they could provide quite a heavy resistance towards US troops!
You dont judge Chinese to be ignorant dont you sonora,You truly narrowminded ?If you say me Ignorant,I say nothing that offends,Many Americans are ignorant,self centered and boasts about US is being the best and yet dares to push these damn features to others.Who is more ignorant?The WHOLE WORLD KNOWS THAT US IS IGNORANT SPECIES(they can bomb wherever they like,insult the blacks with inhuman discrimination).We CHINESE DONT HAVE IGNORANT Features !Let the world judges!US is too weak to invade China I tell you ,your marines are newbies!They dont even dare to storm in Afghanistan!Even the stupid Special Force cant even step in to our territory!If u say China is weak,why US does apologise to China in the spy plane incident!Do you still remember the US-Russia spy plane shot down,Soviet demanded for an apology and US refused?US apology for China.Cowards!!Dont tell me in 1970's USSR is weak so US wont apologise?Finishing the job in Afghanistan takes too long,US military is so funny ,brainless whats the purpose of daily bombing??The defense department are too stupid to know what they are going to do next(walking with no direction)!Walking in the park,How convinient,there are plans we are going to shoot down US Spyplane during the Spyplane stand off do u know that!US are only materialistic in technology but are too stupid to use in strategy!
The vietnam troops could storm in and invade US embassy in vietnam despite the presence of US troops with far more better weapons.I have seen the reports and they all were puzzled of the fall of US embassy!It took so long for them to deal with the Vietnams.D-Day invasion looks much faster(both sides have superior weapons)!U dont count who dies more ,how u perform in war,how long it took,how u lost to people who use inferior weapons,lost to farmers...
Nov 06, 2001, 11:07 AM
All your nationalistic hysteria is getting really old and really boring Fayadi. You hate America because you FEAR them and you try to hide your fear behind a wall of tough words. Do you really think all your words of hate are going bring sympathy to your side? All it is doing is serving to alienate you further and unfortunately is making your country look bad in the process.
You remind me of the poster 'Turk':rolleyes:, - who, thankfully, disappeared from the forums.
Nov 06, 2001, 03:40 PM
I agree Magnus.
And Fayadi, you have yet again proven your ignorance by unleashing a horde of unsubstantiated claims, which are under no basis of fact. I know countless Chinese well, and they are generally very intelligent, but they lack worldly knowledge. It is understandable. I took a University class of foreign policy in Hong Kong, taught by a Chinese teacher, and it was essentially a tirad of "western bullying". You once again proved yourself wrong with your own words.
I think it might be more effective for me to hop off here and just watch you bury yourself. :D
Nov 06, 2001, 06:59 PM
calm down everyone, please :p
remember, this is the internet, there is no right and wrong, win or loss.
And there are igorance people in every countries. Personally, as a Canadian I think American are more igoranct:p
About the so call "western bullying". Well, I would say it's just like civ3, the stronger bully the weaker. It's kind of unavoidable. :p
And Fayadi, please chill
Nov 06, 2001, 10:05 PM
"All your nationalistic hysteria is getting really old and really boring Fayadi. You hate America because you FEAR them and you try to hide your fear behind a wall of tough words. Do you really think all your words of hate are going bring sympathy to your side? All it is doing is serving to alienate you further and unfortunately is making your country look bad in the process. "
It is boring I know,I was optionless but to say these words!If u can make it more interesting that should be great(u r no interesting than me either)!I AM NOT THE ONE WHO STARTED these flame war!Sonoro open criticise China ,as a citizen by right I must answer him in a "tough" words.Why should we fear America ,when America himself got tons of fear within himself,We dont have as much as fears as them,In fact we have little fears.It is funny when you say me fear the America!:lol:,When I am saying facts,u say I am hiding the truth with some tough words(thanks you are saying my english lang is good!)?I dont hate America!I used to love them!These "tough" words are to answer sonora!I never hated America(if u are narrowminded u will think i hate 'em)!Sonora as I told u before open criticise on my nation!I am telling him that dont criticise because his nation are no better than mine!So it is not about NATIONALISTIC,RACIST!What a narrowminded Misunderstand!
"And Fayadi, you have yet again proven your ignorance by unleashing a horde of unsubstantiated claims, which are under no basis of fact"
These facts are true if u bother to think sonoro!Well you know You have been offensive(indirectly),you are narrowminded(no offense ,facts) for saying me Ignorant!Yes I may be Ignorant but your judgement is too fast(you could lost business partner or customers with these atitude)!Regarding about "Western Bullying" ,u could find bullying case GLOBALLY!! Well I though US was the best for doing "Blacks bullying"??Slave trading?Inhuman?Although is a history ,they are still insulting them now!
Simon Darkshade
Nov 06, 2001, 10:15 PM
"You remind me of the poster 'Turk', - who, thankfully, disappeared from the forums"
Well, at least he hasn't got to the stage of basically threatening to beat his opponents..:)
Was Turk really just :king: TF in disguise? snigger, snigger...
But basically, this 'discussion' is naught but extreme amusement, for me, witnessing laughable international level games of "you started it. No you started it. Look, you imperialists started it when you invaded Vinland." and the old favourite ""Mine's bigger than yours" "We're not afraid of you. We're SO not afraid of you we'll just keep on talking about it. So there."
For goodness sake, you're sounding like a bunch of politicians;)
Nov 14, 2001, 03:57 PM
In terms of overall worldwide power (military, economic, and political influence), my vote would be for the United States, but not as of 2000, but in retrospect, as of the early 1960s.
Militarily, at that time we were at our zenith in comparison to the other superpower and/or aspiring superpowers, especially in terms of nuclear power. As it turns out, there was no such thing as a missile gap, and Kennedy insured that the U.S. would far outpace the Soviets in production of nuclear weapons. We also had a decided advantage in the geographical placement and ability of nuclear weapons to strike at our enemies.
Economically, of course, we were still outproducing any other nation, and we were enjoying a period of prosperity.
Geopolitically and at home, we were untainted by the loss in Viet Nam and the Watergate scandals. Overall, there was a feeling that we could do anything we wanted, at home or abroad. Remember, this country was now being led by the generation that won World War II.
True, by the time of the Reagan buildup in the 1980s, we had more overall firepower; but relative to the Soviet Union, and after the above events (including a humiliating hostage crisis), our overall influence was weaker.
My .02
May 01, 2003, 03:15 PM
British were the strongest. USA isn't all too strong especially with so many other powers
May 01, 2003, 03:40 PM
speaking of reviving dead threads....
May 01, 2003, 04:08 PM
The British had a globe-spanning empire in the 1700's (including a large part of North America) gained (mainly) by conquest. The only other contender is modern US (aiming for global cultural victory :) ).
May 01, 2003, 09:41 PM
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speaking of reviving dead threads....
I'll revive more Axis threads later
May 02, 2003, 12:40 AM
It would have to be a toss up between Victorian Britain and Rome under Hadrian. It is very hard to decide between the two.:scan:
May 02, 2003, 08:41 PM
Clinton was the high point of the USA? Please! :rolleyes:
May 02, 2003, 11:50 PM
Although the US enjoyed great economic strength under Bill Clinton, it was not exactly a great Empire like the Romans or Great Britain under Victoria:p
marshal zhukov
May 03, 2003, 01:03 AM
The US is powerful but as incredibly powerful as some of the past Empires.
And eventhough Russia is poor the US would have a horrible time beating Russia in a war for example, and even a worse time fighting the European Union ( unlikely of course).
That means that although the US is powerful is not powerful enough to face the world or whoever stands in their way.
May 03, 2003, 09:08 AM
The question was "the most powerful nation" , not a country.
But well, since all the posters have enumerated countries, I'd vote for Russian Empire of the second half of XVIII.
marshal zhukov
May 03, 2003, 05:46 PM
Russian Empire? in the second half of the XVIII?
Russia wasn't very industrialized in the second half. It is population was poor still struggling to end the the servitude of the peasantry.
Didn't Russia lose a war in the 1860's, and another one in 1905, that doesn't seem to be the record of powerful nation.
Mongoloid Cow
May 03, 2003, 06:00 PM
This poll seems to be comparing ancient orange pygmy monkeys with fire-breathing llamas, and then asking to pick out the one which eats the more termites.
They were from different times and different worlds and it is all relative to the world they knew of. You can't pick out the most powerful.
I'd rather keep my intelligence and not answer this one. :D
May 04, 2003, 09:43 AM
Russian Empire? in the second half of the XVIII?
Russia wasn't very industrialized in the second half. It is population was poor still struggling to end the the servitude of the peasantry.
Didn't Russia lose a war in the 1860's, and another one in 1905, that doesn't seem to be the record of powerful nation.
YES! Russian Empire in the late XVIII century!
Err.. You must have thought that "XVIII" was "19", unfortunately it's not. I was talking about eighteen sentury - around 1760-1790 in this period Russian army defeated Friedrich, captured Berlin, politically destroyed Prussia. Before that time - in the first half of eighteen sentury - Russian army defeated the mighty Swedes led by the brave Carl XII - the best army of Europe of that time. Besides in the beginning of nineteenth century Russian Empire had the largest territory in its history. Russian explorers built new settlements in Alaska and established colonies on the West coast of California and Canada. The second half of eighteen sentury was the dawn of science and culture in Russian empire, it reached the top of its might and power.
May 10, 2003, 08:29 PM
even a worse time fighting the European Union
-marshal zhukov, talking about A Euro-American war
Oh please!, the European Union's "rapid reaction force" isnt very rapid, or much of a force....
May 10, 2003, 10:36 PM
Originally posted by Xen
Oh please!, the European Union's "rapid reaction force" isnt very rapid, or much of a force....
This is quite true.
The fact is that America in the early 21st century has without doubt the greatest military & technological might that this planet has ever seen.
But the question before us is, "The Most Powerful Nation On Earth....Ever".
We Civ players are dictators, every one of us.
We don't worry too much about the effect a war would have on the economy....
We don't have to worry about keeping our allies happy....
We don't have to worry about the United Nations....
We don't have to worry about public opinion....
We don't have to worry about re-election....
An American President does. :eek:
Also, like Mongoloid Cow stated, you have to look at each nation's relative power within their own time period, i.e. compaired to their historical contempories.
And as powerful as the modern American military machine is today, they have LESS military freedom to do what they want than say the Romans had.
In fact, even the Romans had some limitations.
You couldn't go to war with a neighbour without the Senate's approval, and every Roman Empereor had to worry about giving too many troops to a general in case he rebelled and marched on Rome!
Sooooo.....who was "The Most Powerful Nation On Earth....Ever"?
I would say it was.....the Mongols under Gengis Khan!
They had the ability to beat any of their contempories....
They didn't have to worry about public opinion.....
They didn't need a political excuse to attack their neighbours....
They didn't have an economy to worry about....
Whatever the Great Khan said, they did.
Even America today cannot do all this!
May 14, 2003, 11:29 PM
What an interesting, thought-provoking question! Since one of your qualifications was "in its time period," i.e. power in relation to its contemporaries, I chose Rome under Trajan. If the main criterion were to be the greatest overall economic might in history, I would vote for 1999 USA, before the economic downturn occurred.
John Wayne USA
May 22, 2003, 12:07 AM
2 big empires not in: Imperial Spain and Nazi Germany.
Spain - First Global empire in world history. Would not have voted for it, but surely it deserved a nomination
Nazi Germany - Sure it was real short, but after the conquest of France in 1940, Europe was for the taking, but Hitler blew it and we all know the rest...........
(Dont feel bad though, people always nitpick my polls, so I guess I should pass the favor :D )
And finally I voted for the Roman Empire. As much as I love the US, I really dont like considering it an Empire and you have to go with durability.
People say the US has been around for 200+ years vs. Romans' 1000+ years but thats deceiving........
The US has only been a true world power until about 100-120 years ago, and only undisputed #1 power since sometime around WWII............
You cant compare that with the thousand plus years of Rome or the centuries of Empire with English, Spanish, and even Mongols.......
Edit - Its crazy to suggest that Rome "conquered the world", even though I voted for them, lets be realistic here!
Rome never even conquered all of Europe at its greatest height much less Africa, Asia, or the Americas. The beauty of Rome was that it was able to control vast areas for so long while bringing relative peace and prosperity to her people.
May 22, 2003, 04:09 AM
I would say the British Empire, for sheer size. An absolute behemoth.
May 22, 2003, 05:04 PM
The British Empire - Its influence was world wide- its Empire was world wide.
The British Gun boat diplomacy was more effective than American cruise missile diplomacy is today!:)
Oct 27, 2004, 03:21 AM
China should really be in that poll, round about 1420s they could have taken on just about anything. In terms of strength relative to the rest of the world, only Ghengis Khan came close during the Mongol golden age.
Oct 27, 2004, 06:31 AM
Israel ? :crazyeye:
Muaahahahahahahahaha :lol: :lol: ...
A bunch of shepherds , the most powerful nation ever ... Muhahahahahahah
... That really made my day ...
P.S. Seriously , Rome .
Oct 27, 2004, 07:11 AM
while the courageous swedish armies were fighting in the 30 year war, the danish cowardly attacked sweden from tha rear.
we did however, if im not mistaken, take köpenhamn and got norway in the peacetreaty. :) :) :)
Is that what they tell you in school? Yes, you laid siege to Copenhagen, but we broke it and send your behind home where it belonged. And you didn't get Norway till after it was given to you, as a present by the European Great Powers, because you supported them in the Napoleon wars. And then, after less than 100 years, Norway was independant...
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Finally, Serrao met Linda Lewis, an L.A.-based personal fitness trainer. Together they modified a standard workout program, designing exercises that included aerobics, stretching and weight training—as well as a low-fat diet. It worked so well for Serrao—she lost 50 pounds in a year—that the two women approached a local San Diego cable company about a fitness show for the disabled. Everone Can Exercise premiered in November 1991 and is now carried in 25 markets nationwide. "Maria's trying to set a standard for physically challenged people," says fitness star Kathy Smith, whose own videos have sold 7 million copies. "Now when someone gives me an excuse about not being in shape because of a sore knee or ankle, I just laugh. Maria's proof that there's really no excuse. She's an inspiration."
Serrao's career has left her little time for a personal life. "I'd like to be able to give 100 percent to a relationship, but right now I just can't," she says. "Sometimes guys are put off by the wheelchair, but more often, they're put off by my personality, my drive. I'd like to find a guy who isn't intimidated by me, by the fact I'm ambitious."
Serrao's objectives go beyond mere videotape. "I want to change the mentality that disabled people are supposed to mope around and feel sorry for themselves," she explains. Her dream project: a TV police series in which she plays a physically challenged detective. "Of course there are obvious limitations in my life, things I simply can't do," she says. "But what's right with me is so much more important than what's wrong with me. My goals and my love of life are stronger than my disability."
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Quantum Effects in Biologyby M. Mohseni
Quantum mechanics provides the most accurate microscopic description of the world around us, yet the interface between quantum mechanics and biology is only now being explored. This book uses a combination of experiment and theory to examine areas of biology believed to be strongly influenced by manifestly quantum phenomena. Covering subjects ranging from coherent energy transfer in photosynthetic light harvesting to spin coherence in the avian compass and the problem of molecular recognition in olfaction, the book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, biology and chemistry seeking to understand the applications of quantum mechanics to biology.
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As the Colts get ready to take on the Ravens in the Wild Card Round, we have some Colts-related videos that should get you fired up for some playoff action. Our first one comes courtesy of Colts Authority reader Nick, with a submission he created! Hope everyone enjoys it:
The second video was posted in our Reader Blog section by reader "buymymonkey" (snicker). From NFL Network's SounFX, here's Andrew Luck miked up against the Cleveland Browns!
And Colts Authority's Marcus Dugan just shared this one with me, I had never seen it before, it's a good one. Credit to the person who made it! (Whoever it is…:))


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Carolyn Hax: Mother-in-law a concern
Dear Carolyn: We are expecting our first baby -- a little girl! Just before the tell-all ultrasound, my mother-in-law expressed surprise that we would want to find out the gender and informed my husband that she does not want to know until the birth.
We have shared the good news with other people, and there are gender-specific items in the nursery and on our registry. She knows we know, but it's still a secret for her, which she doesn't think is a big deal.
However, I am stressed about "ruining" the surprise for her; my parents are, too. I also am sad she did not get to share in our excitement about finding out the gender halfway through the pregnancy, and I feel like we are being judged for already making bad parenting decisions -- that finding out the gender was somehow "wrong."
My husband thinks I am making a big deal out of nothing, and I should just ignore her. Should I just bite my tongue and respect her wishes, or should I talk to her about this? -- Expecting in the Mid-Atlantic
Dear Expecting: You don't just have a baby coming (congrats!); you're also getting a new stage in your relationship with your mother-in-law.
To get things off to a sustainable start, try viewing the gender juggle from the following perch:
-You can have different approaches without judging each other.
-If she is judging you, then that's her problem, as it will gain her nothing (seriously -- is there any practical use for smugness?) while compromising her chance at a close relationship with you, her son and her granddaughter.
-You can't make her respect your choices, but you can set the tone by respecting hers. Yes, she "didn't get to share" in this particular excitement, but there will be others. Don't dwell.
-You also can't bear responsibility for her choices beyond respecting them. That means you can remind yourself to watch what you say, but you can't blame yourself if someone slips or brandishes something pink.
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Giant "starshade" could reveal new exoplanets
Jul 5, 2006
An astrophysicist in the US has devised an unusual way to spot extrasolar planets -- by blocking the light from their parent star with a space-based shield. Webster Cash of the University of Colorado says that a thin, sunflower-shaped plastic screen measuring about 50 metres across could be enough to allow planets as small as the Earth to be observed directly. The big snag is that the shield, dubbed a starshade, would have to be attached to a spacecraft and placed tens of thousands of kilometres away from a space telescope. Cash's design may sound like science fiction, but it has already received a $400,000 funding boost from NASA (Nature 442 51).
While more than 175 extrasolar planets have been found in the last 11 years, only two of them have ever been observed directly -- by the infrared light that they emit. Extrasolar planets are very difficult to detect because the light coming from them is swamped by that of their parent star. One solution is to place a light-blocking shield called a "coronagraph" inside a telescope -- a technique that is routinely used to study our Sun. However, the wave nature of light leads to diffraction and some starlight "bleeds" around the edge of the shield, which swamps the image of any surrounding planets.
Cash has now proposed a new method that places the shield outside the telescope. His technique completely blocks the light coming from a star, therefore allowing surrounding planets to be seen (figures 1 & 4). Cash calculates that a flower-shaped shield about 30 to 50 metres across would allow Earth-sized planets around stars 30 or more light years away to be seen with existing or planned space telescopes (like the James Webb Telescope, for instance).
The telescope and starshade -- dubbed the New Worlds Observer -- would be launched into space together into an orbit about one million kilometres from Earth, with the telescope trailing thousands of kilometres behind the starshade. Scientists would be able to remotely control the starshade, opening and closing it as well as moving it into the lines of sight of nearby stars thought to harbour planets using "thrusters" (figures 2 & 3).
"We would use the starshade as a giant hand to suppress the light emanating from a central star by a factor of about 10 billion," says Cash. The starshade could even allow astronomers to identify features like oceans and continents on the exoplanets as well as the presence of molecules like oxygen and methane using back-up spectroscopy measurements. This could potentially provide the first evidence of life outside our Solar System, says Cash.
The New Worlds Observer design received $400,000 in funding last October by NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts.
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To rule the smartphone market in India, Sony India has appointed Bollywood heartthrob Gorgeous Katrina Kaif as the brand ambassador for it's Xperia range of smartphones. Sony has signed the agreement for two years initially with the Bollywood celebrity and Kaif will be seen endorsing Xperia starting March, 2013. (The Hindu)
Actress Katrina Kaif is the most famous youth icon today so no doubt this will must boost the brand's visibility in India. Sony to invest Rs 300 crore in FY'13 for marketing its Xperia range.
At last I would like to say that Today's most popular youth icon Katrina Kaif will be the game changer fro Sony. What you think? Please be open to give your view.


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Counterfeit electronic parts have been found in almost every sector of the electronics industry and continue to be an increasing threat to electronic hardware. This threat poses significant performance, reliability and safety risks. Aerospace industry organizations, in particular, must produce and continually improve safe and reliable products that meet or exceed customer and regulatory authority requirements. The SAE AS5553 standard was created in response to the significant and increasing volume of counterfeit electronic parts entering the aerospace supply chain and standardizes requirements, practices and methods for counterfeit parts risk mitigation. The resulting document presents solutions to address counterfeit electronic parts issues across a large cross-section of the electronics industry.
This comprehensive one-day seminar introduces participants to AS5553 Rev A and to proven risk mitigation methods that industry can implement to specifically address counterfeit electronic parts. These methods involve electronic design and parts management, supplier management, procurement, part verification, material control, and response strategies when suspect or confirmed counterfeit parts are discovered. The seminar will provide information and guidance in each of these key requirement areas.
In addition to the seminar handout, a copy of the AS5553 Rev A - Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition standard is provided to each registrant.
Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar, you will be able to:
- Understand and define the "language" used in counterfeit parts risk mitigation
- Identify the various elements of the electronics supply chain and their role in counterfeit parts risk mitigation
- Explain the contributing factors to the counterfeit parts issue
- Introduce AS5553A and provide information and guidance in counterfeit part risk mitigation methods
- Pilot the development of a Counterfeit Parts Control Plan per AS5553A
Who Should Attend
This seminar will benefit companies that procure and integrate electronic parts and assemblies in their product(s). It will benefit a wide range of individuals and experience levels across the electronics industry and supply chain. Anyone who designs, specifies, buys, receives, assembles and tests electronic hardware will benefit from this seminar. This includes electronic design engineers, parts engineers, quality assurance engineers, buyers, auditors, inspectors, assemblers, electronic test engineers, microelectronic non-destructive test engineers, destructive test analysts, and supplier managers. Additionally, this seminar will benefit individuals in various levels of management that influence electronic hardware.
Topical Outline
- Terms and Definitions
- Electronics Supply Chain
- Counterfeit Insertion Points
- Identifying Distributor Types (exercise)
- Selected Contributing Factors to the Counterfeit Parts Issue
- A Government Study of Counterfeit Electronics and their Findings
- AS5553A and Addressing the Issues
- Policies and Management
- Personnel Training and Accountability
- Design, Proposal and Program Planning
- Obsolescence Management
- Six Proven Steps for the Buyer
- Verification of Purchased Product
- Internal Controls
- Product Impoundment
- Reporting
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Instructor(s): Phil Zulueta
Phil Zulueta is an independent consultant, assisting organizations and companies with the mitigation of counterfeit electronic parts risk. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the SAE International G-19 Committee, involved with the collaborative development and release of international standards and with the delivery of awareness presentations and training courses. Phil was previously a Program Element Manager for the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) Program, Chairman of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Counterfeit Parts Working Group and Manager of the Hardware Technology Assurance Group at the JPL Office of Safety and Mission Success. He supervised a team of engineers, researchers and technologists involved in Electronics Packaging Assurance Technologies, Non-destructive Evaluation, Electronics Manufacturing Technology Transfer and Certification, Electronics Inspection, Optical Metrology, Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Awareness/Control and Counterfeit Electronic Parts Risk Mitigation. Prior to joining JPL, he was Regional Manager for Electro-Science Laboratories, Program Manager for Ball Aerospace, Engineering Group Manager for Hughes Microelectronics and a Microelectronics Process Engineer for Northrop Electronics. Phil is a Past-President of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS). He earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Materials Engineering from California State University Long Beach.
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Refreshed Duncan continues to captain Spurs defense
AT&T CENTER — While back-to-back 20-point games are garnering most of the attention, for the Spurs the early season spring from Tim Duncan is paying dividends on the defensive end as well. Duncan came into the game with six blocked shots on the season and added another three to his total in a 110-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. And he almost extended his 20-point streak to three games (Duncan finished with 19).
More than just what's seen on the box score, though, are what he's able to do without chalking up a statistic. So far this early season, the Spurs are able to funnel ball handlers to Duncan for stretches, where his positioning and discipline have altered far more shots than the three blocks per game he's averaging. Duncan knows where to be far before he needs to be there, which is a blessing for a 36-year-old whose foot speed has diminished (economy of movement is what it's called). And in part because Duncan was never really a leaper, his timing on blocked shots is excellent and discipline to stay on the floor when opponents pump fake is second-to-none.
All this to say, Duncan is still a great defensive center. Positional controversy aside, when it comes to defense, Duncan is a center. He doesn't defend power forwards due to the aforementioned physical limitations. Much has been made about the physical condition Duncan entered the season in — and for good reason, go look at a picture of him from his rookie season and marvel at how much he's slimmed down — and that shape has been a catalyst for his play in this early season.
"It's just a credit to his professionalism, his character, his understanding of the human body and that there are only so many steps and years you have," Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich said before the team's game against the Jazz. "He's taken the best advantage he possibly can to extend that as long as he can."
And what he's done his help the Spurs defense get off to a fast start. Through three games this season, San Antonio is putting up a 98.3 DefRtg. That puts the Spurs at 13th in the league upon posting of this story, but the numbers are skewed because of the small sample size. Last season a 98.3 DefRtg would've put the San Antonio as the fifth-best defense in the league at the end of the year.
The Spurs entered their game against the Jazz with a 94.6 defensive rating, but one third quarter barrage from Mo Williams later, and their defensive numbers jumped a bit. Outside of that quarter against the Jazz and a rocky first period last week when the opened up the season in New Orleans, and you could argue that the Spurs defense has been stellar in this short season.
And that all leads back to Duncan. Well, Duncan and the havoc-wreaking tendencies of Kawhi Leonard. Kawhi could be the defensive leader Coach Pop says he is ("We followed his lead defensively"), but Duncan is the one who pulls the strings on the backline of that defense. And if the Spurs are to continue to slow opposing offenses the way they have been, Duncan needs to avoid the wear-and-tear of a long season as much as possible. The longer Duncan plays in a game, the better chances the Spurs have of winning.
While Coach Pop can do what he can to creatively keep 21's minutes down this season, Duncan aims to take his fate–and that of the Spurs' title chances–into his own hands.
"I don't talk to him about it, I don't tell him what to do, he does what he does on his own: flexibility, strength, diet, all those things," Coach Pop said. "He's just magnificent in that regard."
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Ukrainian unity on display with peaceful rallies
MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- Thousands gathered for peaceful demonstrations Thursday in at least four eastern cities to denounce Russia for its perceived meddling in Ukrainian affairs, a day after the most lethal clash so far killed three pro-Russian activists.
Political developments in eastern Ukraine have for weeks been dominated by a small, armed opposition to the interim government in Kiev. Thursday's rallies, by contrast, drew crowds that listened to speeches condemning Russia and resisting the pro-Russian movement that is pushing for autonomy for eastern Ukraine.
Rallies were held in Donetsk, Luhansk, Mariupol and Kramatorsk, where key government buildings have been occupied by pro-Russian groups.
Parliamentary deputy Oleh Lyashko, who is running for office in the May 25 presidential election, rejected charges that Russian speakers in the east had been subject to any discrimination. He also said the armed groups active in the seizures of buildings would not prevail.
"Let those who have weapons be afraid of us, we will fight back. Let the ones who want to split up our country be afraid, because we won't allow them to do it," Lyashko said.
Hromadske television reported that police in Kramatorsk managed to thwart an attempt by pro-Russian activists to attack a pro-unity rally of about 500 people.
Overnight Wednesday, three people were killed and 12 injured after a mob of 300 pro-Russian protesters tried to seize a National Guard base.


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Eszter Szucs is a program coordinator with the Open Society Initiative for Europe.
Szucs worked for a Budapest-based law firm for a number of years before returning to graduate school and earning her master's degree in women's and gender studies in 2010. While completing these studies at Georgia State University, she worked for the Women's Studies Institute as a research assistant, and participated in numerous academic projects.
After her return to Hungary, Szucs continued to take part in independent research projects, prior to joining Open Society Foundations in June 2012.


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Men's Tennis Opens Season At Northwestern Sunday
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team will open the 2013 spring season at Big Ten foe Northwestern for the fourth straight season Sunday at 11 a.m. (EST).
Head Coach Bill Richards begins his 41st season at the helm of the Cardinals. Ball State posted an 18-10 overall record in the spring of 2012, including a 3-2 Mid-American Conference mark.
The Cardinals return seven letterwinners from last year's squad, while welcoming one newcomer, Imanol Arconda from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ball State returns sophomore Ray Leonard who received First Team All-Mid-American Conference honors as a true freshman. The Cardinals also welcome back senior Dalton Albertin who was honored last season by the MAC for the third straight year, collecting named Second Team All-MAC accolades.
Ball State will face a total of four Big Ten opponents this season, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan State. The Cardinals schedule is also highlighted by a three match series at UNLV (Mar. 7-9) where they will face UNLV, UC-Irvine and Air Force Academy. Ball State will also host Notre Dame at Cardinal Creek Tennis Court April 1. BSU opens its Mid-American Conference slate at home against Northern Illinois April 6 before moving onto the MAC Championship April 25-27.


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Writer finds reason to celebrate
I've never been a fan of birthdays, at least not mine. In fact, the last birthday I looked forward to was my 16th as I waited so seize the family car keys.
But an e-mailed birthday greeting last week from a good friend has me rethinking my approach to a day that often finds me in a gloomy mood as I ponder the passing years.
His advice was simple. He told me to spend the day dwelling on the good stuff.
"Leave the other 364 days for rationally examining the plusses and minuses," he wrote. "This is the one day of the year when you are allowed to add up all of the positives in your life and appreciate them as a whole."
I suppose there's nothing new about telling someone to count his blessings.
But I took his words as an invitation to break free from my usual another-year-older malaise. The result has been refreshing.
Sure, my family and I have known problems like everyone else.
We've lost people we cared about, fought health concerns and worried about the future.
But his advice has prompted me to take stock of a long and growing list of good stuff that makes my days brighter.
I won't bore you with all of it.
But it starts with my wife and three great kids, each of whom brings something different to my life. I wouldn't trade my family life for anything.
The same goes for a circle of loyal and engaging friends.
I've also been blessed with a job that I enjoy and challenges me after more than 20 years.
I remember that feeling of creeping dread on Sunday nights back in high school when I contemplated the Monday ahead. That's no way to live, and I don't miss it.
Even some of the biggest challenges -- including serious illnesses for two of my three siblings -- have turned out better than I could have hoped.
A lot of what makes my list of good things is personal and specific to me.
But as I count up all the good things in life, I realize that we share much of it in common:
Among life's pleasures, I count:
- The crunch of crisp leaves in the yard.
- The taste of hot coffee on a cool autumn morning.
- The pleasure of a nap on a cold winter's day. I hasten to add that's the only pleasure I derive from a cold winter's day.
I still don't like birthdays, but I'm happy to report I have plenty to celebrate as I mark another year.
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