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Call him Albert. As a teenager he was drunk a lot. During military service he was doing hard drugs. And by middle age he'd wake up every morning and "use whatever I could get my hands on." In the process, he lost his construction business and his marriage barely survived.
"The more money I made, the more I used," he recalls.
Albert, a 66-year-old Fort Lauderdale man, who asked that his real name not be used, is the new face of addiction: a baby boomer long past the typical youthful phase of experimentation. He's clean now, but as a member of Narcotics Anonymous, he says he meets plenty of older recovering addicts just like him.
Local and national figures show that more people in their 50s and 60s are abusing illegal and prescription drugs. While the use of illicit drugs remains relatively uncommon among people 65 and older, the number of illicit drug users 50 to 59 years old tripled between 2002 and 2011, from 900,000 to 2.7 million, according to the National Institutes of Health. The increase even prompted the NIH to post its first consumer alert on its website, NIHSeniorHealth.
More older adults are also seeking treatment for substance abuse. Drug-related hospitalizations and visits to emergency rooms were up 116 percent in the 55-to-64 age group from 2004 to 2010.
When asked if they had used an illicit drug in the past 30 days, boomers from 55 to 59 years old also posted the single largest increase of any age group in a single year. In 2010, 4.1 percent admitted to usage. By 2011, 6 percent did.
"That's largely due to marijuana," says Jim Hall, an epidemiologist for the Center on Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities at Nova Southeastern University. "These are people who began using it in the 1960s, when the use of marijuana escalated dramatically from 1966 to 1973, and they may never have quit."
Though the actual number of midlife drug users is significantly lower in comparison to teenagers and twentysomethings, the alarming spike moved the NIH to urge physicians and family members to be alert for warning signs of drug abuse in older people.
"We don't think of older adults as having a substance abuse problem," says Dr. Gaya Dowling, chief of the science policy branch at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "We think of it as a young person's problem."
Worrisome trend
Statistics from Florida underscore the worrisome national trend of drug abuse among older adults. The percent of admissions to publicly funded treatment programs for patients 51 to 60 years old shot up 67 percent in the 10 years ending in 2011, according to data from the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Today's fiftysomething Floridians are also more likely than other generations to be addicted to both alcohol and illicit drugs. In 2001, 3.6 percent of those entering treatments for dual addictions were 51 to 60 years old. By 2011, that had shot up to 14 percent.
Dr. John Eustace, medical director of the South Miami Hospital Addiction Treatment Center, has noticed the increase in both his in-patient and out-patient groups. Patients 55 and older make up half of those admitted to the hospital's 11-bed addiction unit and one-third of those receiving outpatient care.
"We see a lot of legal drugs being used in maladaptive ways," Eustace says. "There's a social underground of trafficking that you can't begin to imagine."


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Professor Joel Waldfogel will present "Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie? The Supply of New Recorded Music Since Napster" Friday, November 12, from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. in room 2-215 of the Carlson School of Management building.
In the decade since Napster, research has focused attention on whether file-sharing undermines the protection that copyright affords recorded music, and most observers believe that file-sharing undermines the appropriability of recorded music. Even more important than Napster's effect on demand, however, is whether the diminished appropriability will reduce the supply of new recorded works. The legal monopoly created by copyright is justified to the extent that it encourages the creation of new works, but there is little evidence on this relationship. The file-sharing era can be viewed as a large-scale experiment allowing us to check whether diminished appropriability stems the supply of new works.
Waldfogel examines this hypothesis using a novel dataset on the supply of new recorded music derived from critical assessments of music. He compares post-Napster album supply to 1) its pre-Napster level, 2) pre-Napster trends, and 3) a possible control, new song supply following the iTunes Music Store's revitalization of the single. No evidence has been found that recent changes in appropriability have affected supply. Waldfogel reconciles this finding of a stable flow of new works in the face of decreased demand with a discussion of reduced costs of bringing works to market, which he substantiates with evidence of an increased role of independent labels since Napster.
This event is sponsored by the Department of Strategic Management and Organization and the Strategic Management Research Center.

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In an increasingly technological world, computer literacy is vital. And most parents do not want their children to fall behind. However,
some educators and parents have questioned the unbridled embrace of this technology. Just when should a child begin
with computers? Do computers stifle imagination and
creativity? And how do we protect kids from potentially harmful websites?
There is more and more software for the very young. These products imitate early learning experiences, such as matching shapes and learning the alphabet, and some parents see this as a way for their children to get a competitive jump start on their peers.
Joe L., for example, started his son, Alex, on the computer at nine months. "I thought of it as an introduction to a machine that is going to profoundly affect his life," he says.
Other parents point out, however, that even talented musicians often do not pick up instruments until the age of six or seven, and that the infinite flexibility of children and their sponge-like learning capability means that using a computer is a nonessential step in early child development.
"My son was more interested in baseball [than computers] when he was three," says Mary L. "I'm sure he'll learn to use the computer when he reaches school-age, but I think it's more important to follow his instincts during the early years."
Letting your toddler take the lead with computers is probably the best course. If he seems to enjoy it, you might want to invest in some early learning software. While this on-screen learning may be no more educational than an old-fashioned game of jacks, it is a great opportunity to turn computer time into quality time by doing it together.
By the time children reach school-age, however, the computer will probably be a regular part of their school day. Some elementary school teachers use the computer as a reward for finishing regular schoolwork or as a "workstation" within the classroom for particular assignments. Students can work independently or play learning games with other children. In the higher grades, computer labs are very popular with students required to participate in organized activities at a particular skill level.
Competency for students in lower grades might include basic skills, such as using the mouse, clicking on appropriate icons, and following instructions. Children as young as six or seven should be able to do common tasks, like writing and sending email.
Older students should be able to use instructional software in several content areas, understand basic computer vocabulary, and show skill with drawing tools and logical thinking programs.
Disagreement among some experts concerning the use of computers in grade school seemingly has not decreased the number of kids online. However, there is still debate about what kinds of computer activities are most beneficial to learning.
Some educators argue that the power of the computer lies in its ability to provide drill-and-practice exercises that help kids master the basics of science, math, or phonics. They claim it is the computers unique capabilities (like providing instant feedback and offering self-guided instruction) that make it a useful learning tool.
Other educators believe that kids should use the computer to build their own knowledge by running simulations or writing and drawing stories of their own. They maintain that "drill-and-kill" can damage kids' creative instincts and turn them into automatons only interested in gaining rewards for the right answers.
As a parent, it is most important that you understand the differences in software and do not assume that all computer activities provide the same kinds of skills or experiences. That way, you can provide your kids with the kinds of programs and activities they need at a given point in time.
Staying in sync with your children as they become progressively more adept at the computer can help you track their progress and influence their ability to creatively use the computer in future work scenarios.
It appears that kids are not at risk for the same kind of stress-related injuries that affect many adults who spend long hours on a computer. However, they can experience other aches and pains resulting from spending a lot of time in front of the screen, sitting in poorly designed chairs, or working in spaces that are insufficiently lit. At home, position the computer in a well-lit and comfortable area.
Helping your children develop good work habits around the computer will serve them well in later life. Here are a few good rules of thumb:
As the gateway to a vast resource of information, the Internet can be a profoundly engaging opportunity for your child. However, there are risks to be aware of. Some parents are concerned about their children innocently divulging sensitive financial information. Others worry about inappropriate and sexually explicit websites, social networking websites, and chat rooms that leave unsuspecting children open to sexual exploitation.
Protecting young children from these kinds of activities can be done by using filtering features built into Internet browsers. Or, you can install special tools that block inappropriate sites. Some products block certain keywords or have features that allow parents to monitor email, chat, and website activity.
When your children reach adolescence, Internet security presents a different challenge. A natural interest and curiosity in sexuality and sexually explicit material may lead children to use their Internet access to seek out such material and sites. In doing so, they may become vulnerable to people eager to exploit their naiveté. While older children can be taught to avoid sexual situations, they may be susceptible to overspending money at online sites that sell music, books, or games.
Monitoring your children's interest in the computer and keeping open lines of communication will help minimize the chances of them becoming victims of online exploitation or irresponsible spending. Teach them how to use Internet resources responsibly and create ground rules about online buying. Talk to about the risks involved in connecting with strangers online. Ask your children to let you know if they are approached online by strangers who get particularly friendly or start asking for personal information.
Preparing your children to be computer capable is essential, but do not feel they must start before they can read. There is plenty of time for them to get online. Once your children are in school, monitor their progress and make sure they are using the technology responsibly. Learning the basics is their job. Helping them find their way along the information highway is your job.
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Common questions. Northwest Educational Technology Consortium website. Available at: http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/questions.html. Accessed December 14, 2011.
Computer health and safety. Lasa Knowledgebase website. Available at: http://ictknowledgebase.org.uk/healthandsafety. Updated October 27, 2010. Accessed December 14, 2011.
A parent's guide to internet safety. The Federal Bureau of Investigation website. Available at: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent-guide. Accessed December 14, 2011.
Widespread use of information technology by young people is here to stay. Montana Department of Justice website. Available at: http://www.safeinyourspace.org/safeinyourspace/parents-kids-and-computers/. Accessed December 14, 2011.
Last reviewed December 2011 by Brian Randall, MD
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stocks finished near the flat line Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average again failing to close above 13,000 after breaking the level several times during intraday trading this week.
The blue-chip index fell 1.7 points, or 0.01%, to close at 12,983. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 points, or 0.2%, to settle at 1366. The Nasdaq advanced 6.8 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 2964.
Encouraging economic news helped stocks rise earlier in the session, but buying momentum quickly faded by mid-afternoon. The New York Stock Exchange saw 3.3 billion shares change hands, while the Nasdaq volume totaled 3.6 billion.
The mixed close further confirmed that equities may be approaching a pullback. "We see the major indices falling 3% to 5% over the next month, before resuming their uptrend, which we think will take the major averages to new recovery highs by the second half of the second quarter," wrote Mark Arbeter, technical strategist with S&P Capital IQ, in commentary on Friday afternoon.
The final University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters index of consumer sentiment for February came in at 75.3, up a fraction of a point from the prior month to reach its highest level since February 2011. Economists expected a drop in the reading to 73 according to a Thomson Reuters survey. The preliminary read on consumer sentiment in February was 72.5.
"The strong gains in household confidence is quite encouraging," said Millan Mulraine, senior U.S. strategist, TD Securities. "However, we are somewhat concerned about the sustainability of this rebound as higher gasoline prices could play an important role in dampening confidence toward the economy."
Also on Friday, new home sales for January surpassed expectations, according to the Census Bureau. Sales fell 0.9% to a 321,000 annual pace from an upwardly-revised 324,000 rate in December, beating the consensus expectation for sales of 315,000.
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Germany's DAX closed up 0.81% while London's FTSE settled down 0.05% after the Office for National Statistics confirmed that the United Kingdom's economy shrank 0.2% in the fourth quarter due to a fall in business investment. Full-year expansion was also downwardly revised to 0.8%. Japan's Nikkei Average settled up 0.54% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 0.12%.
The euro gained more than $1.34 against the dollar for the first time since Dec. 9 as the markets anticipated more liquidity measures from the European Central Bank in the coming week. The gains in the euro also came amid a seemingly better situation in Greece.
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Dr. Edward Laskowski is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, including subspecialty certification in sports medicine, and is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He is co-director of the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center and a professor at College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic.
He has been on the staff of Mayo Clinic since 1990 and specializes in sports medicine, fitness, strength training and stability training. He works with a multidisciplinary team of physical medicine, rehabilitation and orthopedic specialists, physical therapists, and sports psychologists.
Dr. Laskowski is an elite-level skier and an avid hiker, cyclist and climber. He approaches sports medicine from the perspective of a physician and an athlete.
In 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Laskowski to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and he has received a Distinguished Service Award from the Department of Health and Human Services for his contribution to the Council.
Dr. Laskowski was a member of the medical staff of the Olympic Polyclinic at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and has provided medical coverage for the Chicago Marathon. He serves as a consulting physician to the National Hockey League Players' Association and is a featured lecturer at the American College of Sports Medicine's Team Physician Course.
Dr. Laskowski, a Cary, Ill., native, has contributed to Mayo Clinic's CD-ROM on sports, health and fitness, a website guide to self-care, and hundreds of Mayo Clinic articles and booklets in print and online. He is a contributing editor to the "Mayo Clinic Fitness for EveryBody" book, and he has presented lectures throughout the world on health, fitness and sports medicine topics. His teaching expertise has been recognized by his election to the Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame at Mayo Clinic.
"There are many myths and misconceptions about exercise and fitness in general, and also many traditions that don't stand up to scientific scrutiny," he says. "My goal is to provide the most up-to-date and accurate information on sports medicine and fitness topics in a way that you can practically incorporate into your life."
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Research hasn't shown superslow strength training to be superior to other forms of strength training. Still, superslow strength training is a reasonable tool if you want to vary your strength training routine.
Superslow strength training is a strength training technique in which you lift and lower a weight more slowly than usual — about 10 seconds to lift the weight and another 10 seconds to lower the weight. The goal of superslow strength training is to limit momentum. This forces your muscles to work harder through their entire range of motion when you lift the weight.
Superslow strength training may help prevent boredom in your strength training routine while you challenge your muscles in a new and different way.
If you try superslow strength training, start with a familiar strength training exercise and a weight that tires your muscles by 12 to 15 repetitions — which might be less weight than you usually use. As with any type of strength training, remember the importance of good form and proper technique.
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- Pereira MIR, et al. Movement velocity in resistance training. Sports Medicine. 2003;33:427.
- Greer BK. The effectiveness of low velocity (superslow) resistance training. Strength and Conditioning Journal. 2005;27:32.
- Findley BW, et al. Is superslow an effective method of strength training? Strength and Conditioning Journal. 2004;26:24.
- Laskowski ER (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. May 22, 2013.
- Kim E, et al. Effects of 4 weeks of traditional resistance training vs. superslow strength training on early phase adaptations in strength, flexibility, and aerobic capacity in college-aged women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: 2011;25:3006.


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Samba versions from 3.0.29 include a security failure. Developers have released an update to fix it.
The Samba advisory indicates that the security leak resulted from a change to GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) version 4 optimization. It seems a cut-and-paste error in the range checking code can allow a malicious client to alter the Server Message Block (SMB) process to pass arbitrary memory requests back to itself.
The Samba team ran into the error during an internal code investigation. The advisory recommends an immediate patch upgrade.
Patches are available for download here. The new Samba versions, 3.2.5 and 3.0.33 already have the patches applied. The team also points to the fact that the Samba 3.2 directories are now located in the /recent directory and are no longer in an experimental state.
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You don't have to install them if you don't want. At least they don't include "non-truly-free-patent-encumbered" codecs by default.
You don't have to install them if you don't want. At least they don't include "non-truly-free-patent-encumbered" codecs by default.
Hah! You used the old designation of MicroSoft by capitalizing the "S"! That's even more clever... You old softie....
It's a trial balloon. Microsoft does it all the time. They gauged the response and sent out the "apology"... meaning that in a few months, they'll re-spin it... Make no mistake the 720 is going to have always-on DRM. It's just a matter of how they're going to present it to the customer... they'll figure it out.
They're REALLY hungry this year... the posturing is more blustering than usual...
Would Clinton send them some bags of UN Rice so that fat fucker will shut the hell up?
You have a choice, Linux on the PS3 (which wasn't all that special anyway) or PSN
That wasn't a choice when I bought it. Why should it be a choice later on after I've sunk money into the damn thing? As for newer models not having the feature, that's fine... no one is forcing them to include it, but since I bought it with that feature, they took a big fat dump on my PS3 to make it continue being a PS3. It doesn't matter if YOU thought it wasn't really special. You don't get to dismiss a valid point because you think the choice is obvious (you chose PSN, I am guessing.)
I didn't want to make that choice. But I am making this choice. No PS4. They can shove it up their tailpipe. I won't buy one.
Crap... that's one more than I have ascended.
Indeed. I still play Nethack. One day I'll win... one day....
And I play the terminal version (not the slash'em or other improved versions.)
She could've handled it without the "shaming twitter pics and righteous faux-anger" schtick. If it was offensive, the policy for most companies (and the conference itself) is for you to confront the person who offended you unless you feel that retaliation would be detrimental (like you tell your supervisor that was inappropriate) then you go to their boss, or to HR if it's a high enough official. She could've told the PyCon people about it and let them confront the men, or kick them out.. it's their conference after all.
You don't get on Twitter, after taking a clandestine photo of the "offenders" and then proceed to smear them without giving them opportunity to rectify the situation, explain their position, or to know that they were offending someone. Remember, this was overheard, not directed at her. She could've misinterpreted the conversation she wasn't a part of.
Life's hard, buy a helmet. Humans of all stripes are walking on eggshells... those who don't are jerks anyway. The rest of us have no recourse to defend our speech or actions because half the time the offender gets an anonymous tip that "you said something offensive" (since they won't say what for fear of retaliation), you're left with some head-scratching. Sometimes it's obvious... but sometimes it is NOT.
Courtesy is contagious... but in this climate, we have too many people being busybodies. The world isn't Mr. Rogers Neighborhood....
If they're not talking to you and you can avoid listening to their conversation... yes. If I am in a whispering conversation in a public place and you come up to listen what I'm saying, if you find out there's something you might not like in that conversation... too fucking bad. I wasn't talking to you.
Saying it when everyone can hear, and no one can reasonably avoid eavesdropping... that's another matter. And I'm not talking about in a place where such things are already prohibited. There is some discussion as to what the method for dealing with this at PyCon was... and it wasn't how Richards did it. And I suspect that the first offense (these guys were never given the opportunity to change their behavior, or informed that it offended someone), they wouldn't have been kicked out of future conferences and fired (well one of them, after all.)
It just is this hypersensitive crap... As I've said elsewhere in the thread... (to you, actually)... it's an epidemic of hypersensitivity.
Devil's advocate:
She made an off-color joke in public (twitter isn't private) about body parts, which is the very thing she got these guys on, but two guys whispering to each other in the audience (or talking, who knows?) made a dongle joke that may or may not have been inappropriate, considering they were talking about forking a project too (you can see where these assumptions go) is different? Why, because of the conference? They weren't making a presentation or officially commenting in a Q&A at the conference. And i imagine the joke in question, brought up by one person, would've gotten them a stern talking to by the organizers if Richards had gone to them instead of the "vigilante" crap she pulled.
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What I see is a double-standard. I know what's appropriate in a workplace. It's policy. Sorry, smells like a publicity stunt on her part. I doubt she was offended at all, just opportunistic. And even if she was offended (judging by her comments on twitter, she's more salty than the two she helped railroad), that was a cunt move taking a pic of them, THEN sending the "oh, they made body part jokes at PyCon" allegations. Yes, I said cunt. Kick me off Slashdot... I am not impressed with Political Correctness.
People are too fucking sensitive. I think it's just the byproduct of being in a society where everyone claims victimhood over anything that makes them upset. Fuck it.
People have no right to not be offended. They need to get over it and learn some tolerance.
Very true. In the immortal words of Bob Zany (google him, he's funny!)
"If I've offended anyone tonight.... HOW 'BOUT THAT!?!?"
That's not the point. The Big Gulp was exempted from the ban, btw. I don't need the state telling me how much I can drink. I don't need the state telling me that a gun with a collapsible stock is somehow more 'evil' than one without. The government needs its nose out of my bedroom and my house. That's what the Bill of Rights was supposed to enumerate. They were not for us, because we already have those rights... they are for the government to know where not to tread. They're not rights up for "negotiation", or "manipulation" because of someone's distorted idea of what's good for us.
C.S. Lewis said it best:
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
That sums up that asshole in New York, that cunt from California, and the morons in the White House.
These same folks who are up in arms about the Nanny State when it comes to large drinks and smoking have no concept of individual liberty, because they're perfectly at home banning a Constitutionally enumerated right 'for the children'. That includes speech and the right to bear arms. The irony is lost on them...
We live in a world where the people in power have two opposing ideas in their heads that they can magically agree are not at odds with each other.... (Witness cunt Feinstein's argument that the Assault Weapons Ban isn't a "ban"... it's a list of "approved" weapons.)
WTF planet did I land on?
At first, I thought I'd go for the blue switches, because most people seemed to gravitate towards them for their springy-ness. But I tried a black switch keyboard from Filco, and I decided black switches were for me.
They aren't hard to get used to, but the first few days, I was smacking the keys like I used to on my cheap-o pack-in keyboard. But after a few days of use, I find myself enjoying the black switches quite a bit. *YMMV* of course.
I did almost buy an RK-9000 blue switch, and maybe I will again for a spare. But for my daily keyboarding, I can't top my Filco.
Funny that... since it's a Superman story... he can't publish it himself.
And no one has the right to tell Card he CAN'T publish his work. (If it changed the Superman-ness).... and I hope he edits out the copyrighted Superman stuff and self-publishes. I'll buy it just to spite the easily offended nitwits who think anyone who doesn't agree with them is a hatemonger. (BTW, in case you missed it... I don't agree with Card. I agree with government being TOTALLY out of the marriage racket.)
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Revisiting The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Recently reissued, William L. Shirer's seminal 1960 history of Nazi Germany is still important reading
- By Ron Rosenbaum
- Smithsonian magazine, February 2012, Subscribe
Nineteen sixty: Only 15 years had passed since the end of World War II. But already one could read an essay describing a "wave of amnesia that has overtaken the West" with regard to the events of 1933 to 1945.
At the time, there was no Spielberg-produced HBO "Band of Brothers" and no Greatest Generation celebration; there were no Holocaust museums in the United States. There was, instead, the beginning of a kind of willed forgetfulness of the horror of those years.
No wonder. It was not merely the Second World War, it was war to the second power, exponentially more horrific. Not merely in degree and quantity—in death toll and geographic reach—but also in consequences, if one considered Auschwitz and Hiroshima.
But in 1960, there were two notable developments, two captures: In May, Israeli agents apprehended Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and flew him to Jerusalem for trial. And in October, William L. Shirer captured something else, both massive and elusive, within the four corners of a book: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. He captured it in a way that made amnesia no longer an option. The issue of a new edition on the 50th anniversary of the book's winning the National Book Award recalls an important point of inflection in American historical consciousness.
The arrest of Eichmann, chief operating officer of the Final Solution, reawakened the question Why? Why had Germany, long one of the most ostensibly civilized, highly educated societies on earth, transformed itself into an instrument that turned a continent into a charnel house? Why had Germany delivered itself over to the raving exterminationist dictates of one man, the man Shirer refers to disdainfully as a "vagabond"? Why did the world allow a "tramp," a Chaplinesque figure whose 1923 beer hall putsch was a comic fiasco, to become a genocidal Führer whose rule spanned a continent and threatened to last a thousand years?
Why? William Shirer offered a 1,250-page answer.
It wasn't a final answer—even now, after tens of thousands of pages from scores of historians, there is no final answer—but Shirer reminded the world of "what": what happened to civilization and humanity in those years. That in itself was a major contribution to a postwar generation that came of age in the '60s, many of whom read Shirer as their parents' Book of the Month Club selection and have told me of the unforgettable impact it had on them.
Shirer was only 21 when he arrived in France from the Midwest in 1925. Initially, he planned to make the Hemingway-like transition from newsman to novelist, but events overtook him. One of his first big assignments, covering Lindbergh's landing in Paris, introduced him to the mass hysteria of hero worship, and he soon found himself covering an even more profoundly charismatic figure: Mahatma Gandhi. But nothing prepared him for the demonic, spellbinding charisma he witnessed when he took up residence in Berlin in 1934 for the Hearst newspapers (and, later, for Edward R. Murrow's CBS radio broadcasts) and began to chronicle the rise of the Third Reich under Adolf Hitler.
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Posted by babay on August 27,2013 | 05:30 PM
I know a WWII survivor who has a large collection of the magazines "Das 111 Reich" and they are in perfect condition. They go from NR. 6 to NR.23, then 39-42, and 53-57. Please let me know if you are interested in these historical documents/ artifacts or if you know who would be interested in purchasing them. Ann Kelly for Signalman Second Class Robert Gleich
Posted by Ann Kathryn Kelly on December 23,2012 | 03:33 PM
Sarah Vickery affirms that another person's: "...juxtaposition of Auschwitz and Hiroshima is beyond bizarre. Auschwits was indeed the epitome of all that is evil. In stark contrast, the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were used in the hope of ending the bloodshed of World War II." I, too, would not want to equate the Nazis' attempted genocide with the bombs dropped on Japan. However, this once fairly widespread view of a stark contrast because the bombs were paradoxically the only means to peace, or even the most expeditious route to it, fell into considerable disrepute some time ago. Several historians have shown quite convincingly that peace efforts were already underway with the Japanese, and that they were no longer reluctant to grant an unconditional surrender -- the purported stumbling block to peace, and thereby the indirect raison d'etre for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While peace on such terms was no longer an obstacle, this was deliberately cited after the event as the reason for having dropped the bombs. So let's not muddy the picture further, when attempting to draw distinctions, by treating one horror as a sign of evil and the other as well-intentioned. It has been argued -- again, plausibly in my view -- that the real intention was to set Stalin's Soviet tyranny straight about who had come out ahead at the end of WW2, and to warn them about their expansionist aims. Others confine this apportioning of blame to a need to soften for the US public the horror that their nation had committed. One or both of these seem far likelier than the claim of the best of intentions via (non-genocidal) mass incineration. But about this we might want to reserve final judgement. Either way, let's not perpetuate a claim that has now been debunked to underscore that other evils are the worst ever (yet) perpetrated in our technological age. Bert Bailey, in Ottawa
Posted by Bert Bailey on May 1,2012 | 03:20 PM
"...B.H. Liddell-Hart, the British strategic thinker who has been credited with developing the concept of lightning offensive warfare (which the Germans adopted and called "blitzkrieg")." This has been debunked. Even Wikipedia has mention of his subterfuge in connection with this notion. Bert Bailey, in Ottawa
Posted by Bert on May 1,2012 | 02:47 PM
I have read several books concerning Hitler and the events leading up to the 2nd World War in an effort to understand how such horrible events could have happened. It seems to me that Shirer paints the clearest picture of how this came about. He has done exhaustive research and that added to his firsthand knowledge makes it a very credible history. Although it was essentially an extension of WWI aggravated by the dire circumstances of the German people, there remains the desire for more power and territory. I am still searching-how could such hatred for other human beings exist?
Posted by Janice Markuson on April 28,2012 | 12:01 AM
"but also in consequences, if one considered Auschwitz and Hiroshima" I hope the author is not making a moral equivalence between the Nazi execution camps and our use of the atomic bomb to hasten the end of the war.
Posted by Thomas K on April 10,2012 | 07:50 PM
I view Shirer's Germany works as a kind of trilogy, beginning with "Berlin Diary", followed by "Return to Berlin Diary", and only then summed up with "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich". "Berlin Diary" has an immediacy of pre-war and early war events being documented as they happened (and were witnessed firsthand my Mr. Shirer), with a huge sense of foreboding, and a somewhat clear concept of where things were headed, even before the U.S. was directly involved in World War II. The concern about people reporting to work camps and then "disappearing", late in the work, is absolutely chilling, now that we know so much more about what was happening at the time. "Return...", written after the war, has the sense of fatigue and waste, tinged with a want for explanation and retribution, that was no doubt a significant element of worldwide feeling at the time. It is a melancholy and profoundly sad work, documenting the post war agonies of the German people and the establishment of the war crimes trials. "The Rise and Fall.." is the more scholarly and carefully researched volume, which seeks to pull together the larger picture of German Naziism in comprehensive fashion, as opposed to the "you are there" witness of the first two books. All three are important works, and form a sort of continuum when read in order.
Posted by Dutch 1960 on April 2,2012 | 09:42 PM
One of two books about war that I retain (the other is "War Through The Ages"). Shirer writes a personal account of what he heard and saw; this isn't something that was translated by the news media to him. This book is an intimate look within the Third Reich. Nazi propaganda was/is very effective. Previous comments mention that the reparations from WWI were a cause for WWII but this is just Nazi propaganda! Anti-semitism didn't begin with the Nazi's (even Martin Luther believed that the Jews should be annihilated because they murdered Jesus) and it remains strong today as evidenced by the ravings against Israel by Iran's president. Attempts at ethnic cleansing (even mentioned in the Old Testament) continues today and we Americans (along with Europeans before us) aren't completely innocent as can be seen in our treatment of American natives. Normal Germans lost everything twice in 25 years when the government allowed the country to go bankrupt so that it could get out of paying war reparations and again to become dept free to prepare for WWII. This book shows how Hitler and the Nazi Party were able to use these and other events to brainwash the German public. The 'Sitzkrieg' shows they also were effective in brainwashing people in other countries and cultures. Governments and others continue to manipulate people for various reason but especially to prepare for war or other aggressive actions. Evil didn't begin or end with Hitler or the Third Reich but it seems to have culminated there! Each of us must purge racist thoughts from our minds, be aware of manipulation by individuals, governments, religous groups, or other organizations and ultimately we must speak-out when abuses occur. We know that people are 'herd animals' and sometimes we can join the comfort of the 'herd' but there are times when we must as individuals go against the flow. *Note: I am married to a German; live in Germany; work in a German hospital; and Major USAF Retired.
Posted by James Senn on March 18,2012 | 06:27 AM
I am profoundly grateful to Mr. Rosenbaum for solving one of the mysteries of my childhood. As an eleven year old at summer camp in 1972, I read the book, "The Rise and Fall of Adolph Hitler", desperate to understand how human beings could have committed such atrocities. I couldn't stop wondering, if my great grandparents had not emigrated from Germany, would they and my parents have believed or done these horrible things? The book gave me a place to begin and I have never forgotten it. However, so many people have told me over the years that no such book existed, that I started to doubt a very clear memory. Now I understand that it was a book that Shirer wrote specifically for young adults and can look forward to its more famous and complete parent.
Posted by Susan Kohm on March 5,2012 | 08:26 AM
Shirer's book is a great read from a great journalist; yet as history it has it's shortcomings. It fails to see WWII as an extension of WWI. It doesn't take into consideration the effects of Prussian militarism, the treaty of Versailles, the great depression. Lastly it doesn't come to grips with the fact that Hilter failed to get 66% of the voters ballot in the last free election of the German republic; attributing a specific evil to the German people which would exist in any society where opposition results in imprisonment or death. Hitler and his minority captured the German state- they weren't a creation of the German people.
Posted by Rufus on March 2,2012 | 09:22 PM
The review of the book needed a critical analysis of what the book was missing. Hitler rose to power in the context of what happened in Germany post World War I. One main purpose of The Treaty of Versailles was to humiliate and punish Germany. Germany was given the choice to the either to sign the treaty or be invaded. As we see with individuals, so we see with countries – a country or a person that is shamed and humiliated with no hope of being accepted or reintegrated will never become a better person or a better country. In fact the situation will be worse. In this interconnected world, then and now, all nations can either allow something like the Holocaust to happen or nations can work to prevent it from happening. Why don't other nations look at their role in allowing the Holocaust to happen in the first place? The US was more about punishing Germany after WWI than about creating a place that is safe for everyone.
Posted by Caroline on February 24,2012 | 10:26 PM
On page 94 of the February 2012 issue, in the article about the Third Reich you assert that the knowledge of the Enigma machine, the British code-breaking apparatus gave the Allies the advantage of anticipating the movements of German forces. This is incorrect. The Enigma machine was developed by the German military as an adaptation of a commercial encryption machine invented by Arthur Scherbius. Different versions were used by the army, the navy, and the air forces. Several Polish mathematicians deconstructed the Enigma machine and constructed a rudimentary mechanical device to "break" the Enigma code. (See "Enigma - How the Poles Broke the Nazi Code" by Wladyslaw Kozaczuk and Jerzy Straszak). The Poles and their code-breaking machines were evacuated from Poland just days before the German invasion, and eventually made their way to England, via France. Once at Bletchley Park, the British Code Breaking School, Alan Turing and his team developed an electro-mechanical machine which they called the "bombe" to speed up the de-coding process. A later development was "Colossus," a completely electronic version that was the first programmable digital computer. The Enigma was the German code-making system. The Colossus was the British code-breaking machine. The Germans were never aware that the Enigma encryption had been compromised.
Posted by Charles G. Gray on February 20,2012 | 01:59 PM
Regarding Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," in my sentiment is a 'short and condensed good read' which only touches the surface of the issues and problems that plagued the German people and nation before and after WWI. Your readers should aim to delve into Richard J. Evans' three volume compendium; "The Coming of the Third Reich," "The Third Reich in Power" and "The Third Reich at War." A masterpiece of astonishing in depth and detailed understanding of the cultural milieu in Germany at the time. A 'Sine Qua Non,' for history lovers of Nazism.
Carl C. Zellie, Jr.
Posted by Carl C Zellie Jr on February 16,2012 | 12:49 PM
I wish to point out a factual error in the otherwise flawless article. The Enigma machine was not "the British code-breaking apparatus" that allowed the British to read the Nazi's coded messages. It was the machine that the Nazis used to create those encoded messages in the first place. Luckily, the British had gotten their hands on an early model of the machine before the start of the war, courtesy of the Polish underground, and used it to create their own code-breaking machines. The Enigma underwent improvements as the war progressed, and the British were forced to guess how these might work. The extent to which they were successful is detailed in a number of books on the subject. The initial work on the code-breaking was done by a group of Polish mathematicians, who gave their work to the British -- and received no credit for it after the war.
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Narcolepsy patients all over the world are struggling with a negative self-image because of their sleeping disorder. Narcolepsy symptoms, Cataplexy especially, are not commonly viewed in positive or educational lights. Most patients who struggle with the signs and symptoms of the disorder are embarrassed by their unique medical situation, and they often remain isolated because of this self-consciousness. More and more narcoleptics are seeking out the structure and comfort of Narcolepsy support groups to help them cope with their emotional and personal troubles. In fact, some might say that Narcolepsy and support groups were made for each other.
What is a Support Group?
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Support groups make it possible for people who are dealing with similar problems in their lives are able to come together, and form a relationship with one another to help them cope with their struggle (receive Narcolepsy help). Most support groups offer a forum for people with a connection to come and openly share their feelings as well as gain information. Medical, emotional, and physical issues can have extremely negative effects on your quality of life; it may be helpful to seek support and empathy from other people who understand your issues. Support groups are also a good opportunity for patients to learn what supporting people with Narcolepsy really means.
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Self-help groups are also commonly referred to as peer support groups, fellowships, mutual aid self-help groups, lay organizations, and mutual help groups. Self-help groups are run entirely by the members of the group; the members organize and execute all decisions affecting the group. Most self-help groups consist of numerous volunteers that all express a passion or experience in the cause. Members of self-help groups are free to explore discussion and other therapies at their own pace, in their own way; the members are helping themselves cope with Narcolepsy.
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When support groups are managed by people who do not share the same problem as the members of the group, the support group is called a professionally operated support group. Professionally operated support groups delegate a facilitator that will be in charge of all group discussions and activities. Unlike the free-form, emotional exploration that is offered through self-help groups, professionally operated groups provide a strict structure and regiment for patients who struggle with commitment. Social workers, clergy members, and therapists are all facilitators for professionally operated support groups. The most commonly recognizable forms of professionally operated support groups are hospitals, jails, prisons, and rehabilitation facilities for drug-treatment; professionally operated support systems are commonly located in institutional places.
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- Finding a place to fit in: Many narcoleptic patients find their disorder much easier to handle, physically as well as emotionally, after finding a home with a support group. Narcoleptics often feel isolated and alone; a very small percentage of Americans suffer from the disorder. Finding a Narcolepsy support group that feels safe and comfortable is a great way to assist you, and even those closest to you, with becoming accustomed to living with the problematic disorder.
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- Reviewing treatments, doctors, etc.: At a Narcolepsy support group, the patients are able to come together and share their own personal reviews and opinions of all-things Narcolepsy. Meeting with your support group gives you all the opportunity to talk about any new treatments, facilities, doctors, etc. that could be helpful. Personal reviews are one of the most reliable, consistent ways to chose a trusted medical professional or treatment
- Developing new skills: Support groups, especially professionally operated support groups, help members develop new skills for dealing with their Narcolepsy symptoms and complications. Members are able to hone the skills that will help them successfully manage Narcolepsy in the presence of trained professionals that are always ready to lend a hand.
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How Can I Find an Appropriate Support Group for Narcolepsy?
If you decide you would like to explore the possibilities of joining a Narcolepsy support group, there are many avenues to travel when making your decision. Before you make a hasty decision, do plenty of research. Just like internet chat rooms, not all support groups can be trusted.
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Recovery slow in emerging markets, HSBC index shows
Posted Oct 09th 2013, 12:39pm by Reuters
... in Turkey, where output and new order intakes accelerated at their fastest pace since January. The HSBC survey collects data from purchasing managers at about 7,500 firms in 16 emerging markets. ... Reuters in London Output growth across emerging markets was subdued in September, making the average for the third quarter the lowest since early 2009, while expectations fell ...
http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1327823/recovery-slow-emerging-markets-hsbc-index-shows -
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Emergency services performed heroically during ferry disaster
Posted Oct 21st 2012, 12:00am by LETTERS
... Whatever the outcome of the inquiry into the horrible Lamma ferry disaster, one thing is already clear, Hong Kong's emergency services responded outstandingly to that dire and completely unexpected emergency. We may remember that this sinking occurred on a public holiday, when many emergency service personnel would have been off duty. Hundreds more were assigned to handle ...
http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1065866/emergency-services-performed-heroically-during-ferry-disaster -
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Quake survivors will recover but nation must improve emergency relief
Posted Sep 14th 2012, 12:00am by STAFF
... not enough, landslides and bridge and road collapses continued to block or hinder access to emergency workers and supplies, and heavy rain and floods compounded the misery. That is not to detract from the emergency response and rescue effort reported in mainland media. But it should be remembered that many Chinese still live in underdeveloped rural areas. Hence the creaky infrastructure, including ...
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1036221/quake-survivors-will-recover-nation-must-improve-emergency -
Business - Economy
Output growth in emerging markets rises most in 7 months
Posted Nov 07th 2013, 03:06pm by Reuters
... The HSBC survey collects data from purchasing managers at about 7,500 firms in 16 emerging markets. The index is calculated using data produced by Markit. Despite the recent gains, the emerging ... Reuters in London Output growth across emerging markets picked up last month, posting the fastest rise in seven months, while business expectations also rose from September's near-record ...
http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1349826/output-growth-emerging-markets-rises-most-7-months -
Business - Money
Why the Fed-induced rally in Asian emerging markets is petering out
Posted Nov 05th 2013, 03:32pm by Reuters
... Reuters in Singapore Investors' appetite for Asian emerging markets' stocks, bonds and currencies is spent, and for reasons that go beyond the overriding question of when and how the US ... in emerging markets," wrote UBS strategist Bhanu Baweja. Baweja said that was a precondition to achieving better earnings growth as well as improvements in regional current account balances. ...
http://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/1348266/why-fed-induced-rally-asian-emerging-markets -
Business - Money - ASIAN MARKETS
Asian stocks fall in early trade as euro zone jitters undermine confidence
Posted Aug 27th 2012, 12:13pm
... by such speculation, so it's hard to sell in markets such as gold, silver and oil where it's easier for speculative money to flow in," said Bob Takai, general manager of Sumitomo Corp's energy division. MSCI's ... the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday showed that money managers, including hedge funds and other large speculators, boosted their bullish bets in US gold futures and options to the largest ...
http://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/1023303/asian-stocks-fall-early-trade-euro-zone-jitters-undermine-confidence -
Medics on site for riding mishaps
Posted Jul 21st 2008, 12:00am by Mary Ann, Mary Ann Benitez
... planned for. He said in such a case the emergency plan would concentrate on triage between hospitals. 'We have a plan as to what patients will be distributed where. We hope it will not happen ... not expected to be large'. Beatrice Cheng, a senior manager at the authority in charge of equestrian plans, said all sorts of scenarios had been played out. 'Even trophies being presented can ...
http://www.scmp.com/article/646040/medics-site-riding-mishaps -
Support for energy conservation
Posted Mar 06th 2005, 12:00am by Eric Ng
... Eric Ng in Beijing An industry leader yesterday echoed Premier Wen Jiabao's call for energy conservation to ensure the mainland's sustainable development, but others dismissed concerns that the nation faces an energy crisis. Mr Wen allocated a f ...
http://www.scmp.com/article/491446/support-energy-conservation -
Shutdown order for 10 types of industries
Posted Mar 07th 2008, 12:00am by Denise Tsang
... Denise Tsang in Beijing Guangdong energy crisis forces sacrifice Guangdong will order about 10 types of energy-consuming industries to disconnect from the power grid to overcome the province's worst electricity crisis in 30 years, a senior government ...
http://www.scmp.com/article/628925/shutdown-order-10-types-industries -
Caritas officials punished over death of man at hospital door
Posted Feb 18th 2009, 12:00am by Martin Wong
... and took Yeung to the accident and emergency department 26 minutes later, where he was pronouced dead. The investigation said senior management had to take full responsibility for the response ... Martin Wong and Ng Yuk-hang Two senior managers at Caritas Medical Centre will have their pay frozen and will not be considered for promotion for at least 14 months as punishment ...
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Keeton Theatre delivers old-fashioned fun with 'White Christmas'
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