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Short-handed Indiana upsets No. 22 Ohio State
Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell scored 20 points and Will Sheehey added 19 on Sunday, leading Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | March 02, 2014
Indiana's Hanner Mosquera-Perea reinstated after arrest
Indiana sophomore Hanner Mosquera-Perea has been reinstated after a two-game suspension for his Feb. 14 arrest on misdemeanor drunk driving charges.Story | Conversation | February 26, 2014
Indiana's Hanner Mosquera-Perea suspended indefinitely after arre...Dana O'Neil
Indiana sophomore Hanner Mosquera-Perea has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest Friday morning for operating while intoxicated and operating with a blood alcohol of .15 or greater.Story | Conversation | February 14, 2014
Can the Indiana Hoosiers sustain success?- College BasketballJohn Gasaway
John Gasaway looks at Indiana and whether or not it can have the same amount of success it had last season. He provides ways the Hoosiers can replace the major voids left by Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo.Story | Conversation | September 12, 2013
Conference Power Rankings: Big TenEamonn Brennan
New week, new Big Ten power rankings, new No. 1. Let's dig right in: 1. Michigan: Indiana's loss to Butler Saturday -- and the fashion in which it came -- prompted some legitimate near-term questions for the Hoosiers. But it's not like Michigan on...Blog | December 21, 2012
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3-point shot: Schedule maker's nightmareAndy Katz
1. The Big East is going through a number of different scheduling models for 2013-14 and beyond, but the league may need to dance carefully around promoting the "elite" teams too much over the "new rebuilding programs." Big East commissioner Mike Are...Blog | December 13, 2012
IU prepares for suspended players' returnsEamonn Brennan
When Indiana and its fans were informed of the NCAA's decision to label A-HOPE founder and Indiana Elite coach Mark Adams a booster based on a few hundred dollars of window-sticker purchases made in the 1980s, they were outraged. That outrage was ...Blog | December 11, 2012
3-point shot: Maui title's lost lusterESPN.com staff
1. Indiana coach Tom Crean said Thursday he has no idea when Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin will hear whether they won their appeals to have the nine-game penalty for impermissible benefits reduced. The two players won an appeal to travel wit...Blog | November 23, 2012
Rapid Reaction: Indiana 82, G'town 72 (OT)Dana O'Neil
NEW YORK -- A quick look at Indiana's 82-72 overtime victory over Georgetown in the championship game of the Legends Classic. Overview: This wasn't the matchup everyone had hoped for but no one is complaining now, not after 45 minutes of ridiculou...Blog | November 21, 2012
NCAA rules two Indiana Hoosiers players must miss 9 games
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Will IU's freshman forwards be eligible?Eamonn Brennan
If there is a fly in the Indiana Hoosiers' otherwise euphoric 2012-13 preseason ointment, it's the lingering eligibility questions surrounding incoming freshmen forwards Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin. Like (much more high-profile) UCLA newco...Blog | November 02, 2012
Best of the Best: Most Important PlayersEamonn Brennan
Unlike shooting or rebounding or point guard play or the variety of other specific basketball skills we've been highlighting in our Best of the Best lists throughout this week, the category of "most important" is far trickier to quantify. It depends ...Blog | November 02, 2012

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Beefing up science instruction at junior high schools is proving a difficult task for the Mesa Unified School District.
What first sounded like a simple proposition — giving seventh and eighth-graders an additional semester of science — has opened up a Pandora's box of concerns for the district's governing board, from childhood obesity to support for the arts and economic equality.
At a meeting Nov. 28, the board postponed making a fifnal decision on the proposal so it could gather more information. The board plans to vote on the issue at its meeting Tuesday.
District offi cials maintain the curriculum changes are necessary to put Mesa junior high schools on par with their neighbors and to prepare students for the addition of a science section to Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards.
The Mesa district is the only one in the Valley that does not currently offer a full year of science instruction for junior high students.
But some parents are concerned because of what the plan involves: cutting one semester of seventh-grade physical education and one semester of electives for most eighth-graders.
To remedy that, the district would offer core classes either before or after school, freeing up space for an extra elective during the day for some groups of students, such as those struggling with academics and some honors students. Other students would have to pay $150 for the additional electives. Schools also would offer a free, physical education class at the same time for any student, but wouldn't provide any transportation.
No one knows how many students would take advantage of these programs or how much they could cost the district, said board member Lynn Burnham.
Without that information, he said, it's unclear whether the district can spend some extra cash to give low-income students scholarships to cover the extra electives.
Burnham and fellow board member Rich Crandall said they want to put away some money — perhaps $50,000 — for these scholarships. Without that aid, they said, the cost might prohibit some lower-income students from taking electives such as music and art.
Yvette Brock, whose daughter attends Fremont Junior High School, shares Burnham's concern.
"My daughter plays the violin, and if they stop the strings program or any fine art, that's something that kids really enjoy and they're losing it," she said. "I know you can do private lessons, but some of us can't afford that."
A music teacher from Powell Junior High School wrote a letter to board members, urging them to make electives mandatory and free and to provide free transportation.
But associate superintendent Michael Cowan told the board paying for free electives for every student would put a "considerable strain" on the district's budget.
Possible physical education cuts also are a point of contention.
"I am just concerned with the fact that obesity is an epidemic in our country, and yet they are talking about cutting physical education programs in exchange for biology," said Stacey K. Hemeyer, a mother of twins at Highland Elementary School. "I think cutting physical education is a very short-sighted solution to this problem."
Brock said gym classes can also help children discover a sport that becomes a lifelong hobby.
"We keep hearing about children who are not eating right, not exercising. I feel like PE is just as important (as science) and for a lot of kids, this is the only exercise they get," she said.
Mesa mother Maria Fossler said she believes the schools need to offer more academics and physical education, which is why she would like to see the school day extended. Other parents have voiced support for trimming a few minutes from each class period to allow a seventh period.
But the school day is limited, and Burnham said science must take priority in today's world.
It's easier for children to get physical activity, than to get science instruction, outside the classroom, he said.
"Whether the parent ... will take advantage of an A or Z hour to give their child a full year of physical education, or have their child in soccer or basketball, it would seem easier than trying to figure out how to get their child the science background they need to pass the test," he said.


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Simple Floral Arrangements
May 19, 2014
I am borderline obsessed with having fresh cut flowers in my house. It hasn't always been that way though. I used to think flowers were only something given to you on special occasions. I wasn't really aware of the affordable choices at most supermarkets. I thought I'd share some tips because having these flowers throughout my house have really made a big difference in my mood. And that maybe in the past I took flower arrangements a little too serious to enjoy!
I never ran out and bought proper vases. Most people only have the vases they've received with a gift bouquet. I have a few of those that I use for larger arrangements but I enjoy the look of various small collections around the house more. Simple glass jars I leave on the nightstand, in the bathroom, and on windowsills. Spaghetti sauce jars, jelly jars, honey jars can all be used for floral arrangements. Soaking the labeled jar in water overnight or using a spray such as Goof-Off for removing labels is pretty easy.
Three "vases" that were once a sauce jar, a pickle jar, and a pancake syrup jar.
Choosing flowers
Flower choice can also make a difference. Sometimes I pick my favorites like tulips and roses but they can be quite pricey. So instead I sometimes buy a small batch of those then a cheap filler flower like Baby's Breath to fill out the arrangement more. Also some flowers last much longer than others saving both time and money. Mums, carnations, alstroemeri, and daisies can all last for two weeks and beyond if well maintained.
Opting for spray roses in place of long-stem roses is a cheap alternative that still has a big payoff.
Greenery such as ceder clippings, especially in winter, last and last while adding vibrant color. Some greenery such as philodendron leaves have been known to last for months.
General cut flowers tips
I remove all leaves that would otherwise be submerged by water. Sometimes I just remove all of them for a minimal look. I then cut the stems at an angle at least 1 inch from the bottom tip. More if I plan on using them in a small jar. I recut stems at a diagonal every 3 days when I switch out the water to make the flowers last longer. Keeping the flowers away from direct sunlight helps them last longer but I just love how they look in the windows too much to always do that.
For roses I will pluck off an exterior petal or two and then carefully spread the inner petals out when I want a fuller looking rose. The next morning the roses look almost as if they've bloomed bigger.
Don't overthink it
While there are definitely good tips out there I think they can sometimes seem overwhelming and make you believe that unless you have an oversized bouquet of roses and white lilies in a crystal vase on a marble table you're doing it "wrong." There's no wrong way. Buying yourself flowers is not wrong. Putting those flowers in jars or glasses instead of a glass vase is not wrong. Displaying them in small corners of a room instead of a grand centerpiece is definitely not wrong. And you don't have to spend a fortune. The $4.99 bunches of mums or sunflowers are spray roses are perfect for this style :)
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Can You Post Your Closet?
Apr 24, 2014
Every once in a while I get a request to post photos of my closet. I just cleared out most of of my winter wardrobe so I figured now would be a good time to take a few quick snaps.
Loungewear vs. Sleepwear
I'm gonna take this moment to mention a change I made a few years ago that I'm really happy I did. In the upright IKEA storage drawers I have my lounge clothes (roomwear, etc.) in the top drawer and my bed clothes in the bottom. These used to be 1 in the same for a long time. Meaning I would wear sweats around the house and straight to bed. I started feeling really guilty about this because I felt I was always "ready for bed" when at home. But I also wanted to be comfortable when home. So I started buying separate "at home" clothes and sleepwear.
For lounge clothes I have yoga pants and sweats. I stopped wearing pajama bottoms when it was 2:00 in the afternoon. I have over-sized super soft tees and tanks that are appropriate enough that if I needed to answer the door I wouldn't need to rush and put something else on. This sounds stupid but it was a problem I kept running into!
On the other end I bought real sleepwear. Pajama sets & nightgowns. My favorite pajamas are Victoria's Secret's cotton mayfair boxer sets. They're extremely comfortable, soft, breathable, and easy to wash. Target sells some in a similar style.
When I first did this I thought, "shit this is going to be really expensive." But in hindsight it's saved me money. Wearing the same clothes around the house and to bed really wore the clothing out fast. I also realized I didn't need that many options. Being at home you stay pretty clean so only having a handful of lounge wear and sleepwear is more than enough. I have 3 pairs of lounge pants and a couple of men's large tees I bought at Target on sale for $2.99 each. The VS Mayfair pajamas I bought on a sale as well and only recently added a 3rd set that I received for my birthday. Target has sales on their sleepwear constantly. Especially after holidays.
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My car doesnt start but the lights and everything turn on. I was told its the alterntor but want to be sure before I buy the part. Is there anything I can do to be positively sure its the alternator?
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1998 Hyundai Sonata Question: alternator?
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Bret Bodas from RepairPal Test Shop, January 31, 2010, 11:13Master
Have you tried jump starting the vehicle? Is the battery OK?
You need to have a good battery and a running engine to properly diagnose the charging system, so do that first before even thinking about replacing the alternator. This may best left to a shop, they can test this out in about a half hour.
Answer #2aye January 07, 2011, 10:35Rookie
First: check if the battery is OK if not change or charge
second: get a muti tester check the voltage of the battery Note: Engine is Running.
It should register 13.8 - 14 volts DC. if below the specified volts@ 13.8 there's something wrong on the alternator voltage regulator.( need to change).
But in regards to your problem I think there something wrong on the starter motor/solenoid. or on the wiring itself./ fuses.
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Have you ever seen your chosen profession, hobby, or other general area of knowledge represented in popular media in a way that is just so off-base that you just couldn't take it? I am a video game designer and have been professionally since 1985. I know about video games, MMOs (massively multi-player online games) and the like. I play them and I've made a few. The setup that Stephenson describes for the game T'Rain bugged me so badly in how it was created, how its economy works, how it handles offline play, how players view it and interact with it and and and... I had to stop. Maybe if I had gotten over the hurdle of his chapters on the background, creation and running of the game I would have liked the actual story. I did like "Ready Player One" and that had some technical issues to, but I easily overlooked them in the course of the story. Reamde however spent way too much time going over and over these technical issues in a way that just left me with a really bad feeling and completely pulled me out of the story.
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National parks grapple with surge of illegal off-road vehicles
The Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida is crisscrossed with so many illegal swamp-buggy ruts - more than 23,000 miles of them - that park officials in August began limiting off-road vehicles to 400 miles of trails in order to protect the Florida panther and the preserve.
In Yosemite National Park, off-road vehicles are involved in "numerous" violations, according to a staffer's memo.
And each day of a long summer weekend like Labor Day, as many as 2,200 motorized vehicles hit the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina. "Not one of those is there legally," says Don Barger, southeastern regional director of the National Parks Conservation Association, a watchdog group.
In all, unauthorized off-road vehicles are buzzing through nearly one-third of America's national parks, according to a recently released internal National Park Service (NPS) survey. In one-fifth of the parks, they have damaged natural environments that by law must be preserved for future generations.
The survey highlights a conundrum for the park service. It has gone to bat for broader access for motorized off-road vehicles - including snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park. At least 29 of its parks have allowed illegal off-road vehicles. On the other hand, in some cases, the parks are prohibited from doing so by their authorizing legislation; in other cases, they haven't conducted required environmental impact evaluations of the vehicles, according to a legal analysis by Bluewater Network, an environmental group in San Francisco.
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Customer Talk: Kayak Essential Collection
Customer Talk: Kayak Essential Collection
15 Minutes with: Shawn Egan
Here's what we learned…
Location: Queens, New York
Kayak you fish: Hobie Pro Angler 12
Keeping it simple, both in approach and the equipment you bring. I found over the last two years that is it best to keep the Lures that work and produce and eliminate all the others, as tempting as they may be.
Essential Lures For The Kayak
When do you use: I troll Hogy Tube all the time. Tipped with a "real" worm or a gulp product. I sometime troll two tubes or a Tube with another lure (soft plastic, or a swimming plug).
Tips for this lure:
- Keep it slow allowing the lures movement (undulation caused by the shape of the wire) to attract the fish.
- Do not be in a hurry to touch the rod until the fish has been on for 3 – 5 seconds after the initial hit. Sometimes they grab it above the hook and need time to slide down.
- Use a weighted keel when you need to go deeper (1/4 to ¾ oz).
- Use an 18 – 24 inch length heavy fluorocarbon leader (at least 100lb test) with a barrel swivel on both ends, this I find eliminates line twist on my braided main line.
When do you use: Great for trolling on either a weighted or un-weighted hook. Also for jigging to increase the Jigs profile. Too bad the blues love them as much as the bass do!!
Tips for this lure: These lures are great when false albacore are around. Weighted or un-weighted, cast them out and reel them in at a good clip and hold.
When do you use: Who doesn't like running into a blitz!! I keep a few select poppers with me for those times. When the fish are blitzing, there is nothing like having bass and blues crush poppers on the surface.
Tips for this lure: If you are having trouble getting the fish to hit your popper during a blitz, try slowing down. A few pops the let it sit for a few seconds. Or change the rhyme of the popping and retrieve until you hit on what they want.
Swimming Plugs:
When do you use: – I like trolling a swimming plug (with or without a lip) as sometime the fish just prefer a swimmer. Also when I now there a spearing or peanut bunker as the food source. I was in a bass blitz one day and the only thing they would take as a swimmer. Glad I had it.
Tips for this lure: Work the lure with short jerks of the rod tip to give it more erratic action.
When do you use: – When I think the fish are deep and want something slower. Or to get under the bluefish.
Tips for this lure: I will put Hogy® plastic on the jig and bounce it off the bottom or give it a bounce like retrieve back to the yak.
When do you use?: When the blues are thick and blitzing and I want to do some fast fishing. Tins allow for a medium to fast retrieve, quick hookups and fast releases.
Tips for this lure: Sometime a little slower is better, especially if there are bass mixed in bluefish.
Preferred Rod Style: I like 7 to 7.5 foot rods, both Spin and bait casting
Why do you like it? I like the distance I get when casting.
Advantages for kayak anglers: The longer rods enables me to get the line from side to side as the fish runs around the Kayak.
Preferred Reel: I do not have a preferred reel brand. I look for a best reel I can afford (Spinning, Casting and/or Conventional). I read reviews and look for products that last, can stand up to the elements of salt water.
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Observations from top football people all agree on these five components in building a dynasty. Jack Bechta
3) An owner committed to winning and not just profits: Like in most businesses winning starts at the top. When owners are focused on just the bottom line, the jobs of the football people are compromised. Some owners want to run the show and let their ego and or insecurities get in the way of making decisions. Others will handcuff the GM from spending their cap maximum.
4) A great scouting department, system and philosophy: Some of the best teams in the NFL have the least turnover in their scouting departments. A team's scouting department is their R&D and helps to keep the pipeline full of talent just like great pharmaceutical companies do with new drugs. The Polians weren't fired because they were bad at their job. The Colts are winning with a lot of their picks and player acquisitions. They were most likely fired because they didn't have an answer at the backup QB position when Peyton went down. A dynasty will have an answer for every position on the field. GM John Schneider in Seattle is a great scout. Always has been and always will be. He fell in love with Russell Wilson and cross checked what he saw with his coaches and area scouts to make sure they all agreed they saw the same thing. That one pick has helped to change the direction of a franchise.
5) Coaches who develop young players: With the cap limiting teams from stock piling all the talent, they have to develop young players. Late round picks and undrafted free agents can take years to develop. Look at the Steelers S Ryan Clark and LB James Harrison. They were young players who struggled early in their careers but with patience developed into pro bowl caliber players. When the Bucs drafted S John Lynch in 1993, the Bucs almost cut him as a rookie. The Coaches pleaded with GM Rich McKay for a chance to work with him. Rich gave the coaches a chance and John developed into a nine time pro bowl player. Jim Harbaugh's staff is full of good teachers and it shows. Coaching is teaching and with the fast moving carousel that is NFL coaching, a lot of the teaching part gets lost. If your team is not developing the bottom of the roster they will get exposed when injuries pile up or when they lose their best players to free agency.
With the hiring of new coaches and or a GM, your team has a chance of laying the foundation for dynasty building. It takes a while to pour the foundation and get the cycle going. However, once it's in place, time becomes a friend and no longer the shadowy enemy.
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"Excellent minimalist glove"
The Good: Thin without being flimsy, breathable, comfortable. Great for cross-country or trail riding if you don't like thick, bulky gloves.
The Bad: Wrist closure is a bit large
I've always preferred thinner gloves because they provide a better feel for the bar. My favorite pair of Fox Digits wore out after three seasons and I picked up these TLDs as a replacement. I've been stoked on them ever since. They're thin enough to give me a good grip on the bar, but tough enough to keep my hands from getting torn up when I hit the ground. I've crashed in them, and they've saved me from any major scrapes or cuts. They allow enough air in to keep my hands relatively cool even on hot climbs. After months of racing, riding, and crashing, I have yet to see a loose stitch. The wrist closure is larger than I'd like, but that's probably only an issue for me. These are solid gloves, and I'll get another pair if I manage to wear these out.


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Coopers Cottage is situated on its own grounds in a tranquil, rural location. It is a traditional cottage which has been renovated recently. Coopers Cottage has three bedrooms (sleeps 6). The main bedroom is a double room with an ensuite. This is a downstairs room. There are two twin rooms upstairs, sharing the main bathroom (bath tub and separate shower) downstairs. White Egyptian bed linen is used in the bedrooms. Fluffy white towels are also provided. The sitting room has a solid fuel stove, creating a very homely atmosphere. The kitchen/dining room is well equipped with all the necessary kitchen gadgets (fridge/dishwasher/microwave). The laundry room (outside) houses a washing machine, dryer, freezer and fuel supply. Heating in the cottage is electric. There is a south facing patio, furnished with table and chairs. A barbecue is available.
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'This adorable cottage is perfect for a family wanting to explore the southeastern counties of Tipperary, Waterford, and Kilkenny. Stella and Eamonn Long have lovingly restored and renovated this 19th-century cooper's cottage, once Eamonn's family home, into a comfortable, tasteful hideaway. With exposed beams and polished wood floors, the Longs have created a house full of light, with spectacular views of the Galtee Mountains. While retaining the cosy proportions and traditional lines of the original dwelling, the Longs have created a house full of light, with generous skylights and windows opening to spectacular views of the Galtee Mountains. The furnishings have a bright, contemporary feel. The house, which has three bedrooms and sleeps six, comes with absolutely everything, and there's even a barbecue and a modest fenced-in garden, with a patio for sunny days'. Frommer's Guide to Ireland.
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Coopers Cottage has been in the Long family for over one hundred years. Eamonn's grandfather, Michael, was a cooper by trade. He ran his business from the cottage. With his team of coopers, barrels were made to supply the Butter Market in nearby Tipperary Town. Coopers Cottage has been completely renovated. It has been operating as a vacation rental property for a number of years now. Guests enjoy the traditional cottage feel, the wonderful views of the Galtee Mountains from the kitchen and sitting room.
Coopers Cottage is located at the edge of the Glen of Aherlow. This is a quiet, secluded valley stretching stretches from the N24, south of the heritage town of Tipperary, through sixteen miles of unspoilt countryside affording some of the most breathtaking scenery imaginable making it one of the most desirable holiday destinations in Ireland. There are a wide range of visitor attractions and things to do in the Glen of Aherlow including; walking and trekking in the Galtee Mountains, the Glen of Aherlow Nature park, numerous heritage sites (Clonbeg Church and St. Sedna's Holy Well, St. Peacaun's Church and Holy Well, St. Beirheart's of Kyle, Athassel Abbey). There are a number of looped walks in the Glen of Aherlow catering for walkers of all levels. While Coopers Cottage is centrally located for touring the south of Ireland, there are numerous heritage sites and towns nearby. Visit the Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle, the Swiss Cottage and the Mitchelstown Cave.
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The House Agriculture Committee has reported out its version of a new farm bill that will cut $16.5 billion over 10 years from funding of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), once known as food stamps.
The cuts in the House bill exceed those in the Senate bill by $12 billion.
Sixteen-and-a-half billion dollars over a decade amount to a whopping 2 percent cut in SNAP program expenditures, which last year alone came to $78 billion. At a time when we are running trillion-dollar annual federal budget deficits, it's hard to see a 2 percent cut in any large spending program as provocative. Particularly in a program like SNAP, where spending in 2011 was over 400 percent higher than in 2000.
Yet, liberals are predictably ringing the alarm. Assistant House Democratic leader James Clyburn of South Carolina called the cuts "abominable," suggesting they will jeopardize nutrition of children and that it's all about protecting "the wealthy and the well to do."
I recall these kinds of charges from the left when I worked on reforming welfare in 1995 and 1996. Those reforms, signed into law by President Bill Clinton, were far more sweeping than 2 percent cuts. Not only did doomsday predictions not occur, but welfare rolls were dramatically reduced -- not by casting anyone into the street, but by young women on welfare going to work.
If cutting back on SNAP spending is about protecting "the wealthy," as Clyburn would have us believe, why do big corporations such as Pepsi, Coca Cola, Kraft Foods and Kroger support and lobby for the program, as Time magazine recently reported?
It's because government-spending programs, even if initiated with the best of intentions, wind up being about interests, not efficiency or compassion.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, 18 million Americans received SNAP benefits in 2000. By 2011, this had grown to 45 million, one in seven Americans.
Liberals tells us that this program's mind-boggling growth is explained by our foundering economy.
But, as Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama points out, spending on this program increased 100 percent from 2001 to 2006, a period over which there was no increase in the rate of unemployment.
From 2007 to 2011, spending increased 135 percent. But CBO attributes only about 65 percent of the dramatic growth in program spending and the number of recipients to the recession.
Here's what else has happened: It has become increasingly easy to qualify for SNAP benefits, the government has been spending more taxpayer funds promoting the program, and the stigma of SNAP, food stamps, being perceived as a welfare program has disappeared.
A New York Times article in 2010 carried the headline, "Once Stigmatized, Food Stamps Find Acceptance." The article notes posters in New York City announcing "Applying for food stamps is easier than ever" and quotes Eric Bost, head of the program under President George W. Bush, saying, "I assure you, food stamps is not welfare."
According to CBO, three-fourths of recipients are "categorically eligible," which means they automatically qualify by virtue of participating in some other federal or state welfare program. They need not be receiving cash benefits from these programs. Simply having received an information pamphlet can be enough.
At one time, recipients received their food-stamp benefits in dollar-denominated paper vouchers presented at the cash register. Now benefits come on a sharp-looking electronic debit card like any credit or debit card.
And the fact that SNAP funds are provided by the federal government, but administered and spent by the states, is a proven formula, as in Medicaid, for undisciplined spending growth.
Sadly, our nation has become a food-stamp plantation.
The most compassionate thing that can be done today is exactly what is not happening: economic growth, job creation and getting folks to work. The path to this end is less government, not more.
Why focus on trying to make government more efficient rather than on what government should or should not do? (comments)
Moral relativism does not neutralize the moral marketplace. It replaces one set of values with another. (comments)
Five reforms the new Republican congress can pass to guarantee no more Fergusons. (comments)
There is no poll showing that that the immigration issue sits at the top of concerns of the American people. (comments)
For lack of something of substance to tell the American people, Democrats ran a campaign of hate, blame, and division. (comments)
Black Americans have suffered greatly living under the thumb of government and believing it is a good thing. (comments)
The funds that pay for the fear and disinformation campaign come from groups who really are hurting black Americans. (comments)
As Elbert Guillory points out in his ad, despite all the big government, the economic state of affairs of low-income blacks has changed little over the years. (comments)
Beyond the overriding economic control that the federal government now has over citizens, federal courts now dictate our social norms. (comments)
The black unemployment rate in North Carolina is more than double that of whites. (comments)
American families have been damaged and out-of-wedlock births have increased six-fold from 1960 to 42 percent today. Government has displaced family. (comments)
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In our president's take on the world, if there is a winner who winds up better off there must be a loser who winds up equally worse off. (comments)
The Tea Party captures a groundswell of dissatisfaction with business-as-usual in how our country is being run. (comments)
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In 20 years there will be no funds to pay one third of the benefits of retirees. (comments)


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Timelapse: A decade of weather on Earth in three minutes
After over a decade of service, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-12), operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is going offline. First launched in 2001, NOAA says the GOES-12 has seen everything "from Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, to the Christmas blizzard that crippled the Central United States in 2009."
Although the satellite's career was only supposed to last five years, it ended up going the full 10, providing views from last year's Hurricane Sandy.
What exactly happens when a satellite is decommissioned? NOAA explains:
"When NOAA decommissions a geostationary satellite like GOES-12, it is boosted further into orbit, the remaining fuel is expended, the battery is disabled and the transmitters are turned off. These maneuvers reduce the chances the satellite will collide with other operational spacecraft. Additionally, decommissioning lowers the risk of orbital debris and stops the satellite from transmitting any signals that could interfere with any current or future spacecraft."
Below is a timelapse of 3,641 images sped up into video that shows just how beautiful Earth's weather from space can be.


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I return now a grizzled man. My time on the frontlines was as brutal as it was enjoyable. I'm not sure my loved ones will recognize the old me behind the thousand-yard stare that has taken over my face. In short, I've seen things.
Unfortunately, none of those things was an invasion.
We're under attack!
Invasions are something of a unique beast in Firefall. While the game is marked by frequent, random combat occurrences all over the map, invasions are a more specialized type of terror with actual in-game consequences.
The plot is simple: A group of Chosen invaders establishes a major foothold in either Sunken Harbor or Thump Dump, accompanied by massive artillery cannons. It's up to nearby players to rally to the cause and fight off the invasion. If we fail to accomplish this mission, the city in question is covered by the veil of The Melding for three in-game hours, effectively removing it from the game world.
Invasions, like other group-based events in Firefall, do not demand a pre-made group. In fact, all you really need to do to participate is hang out in Firefall long enough for one to occur, then jetpack your way over to the fracas and start firing plasma balls in the direction of any moving object. Invasions give Firefall a sense of scale -- one that is somewhat missing from the smaller, "collect some parts" or "find some data" missions that scatter its open world.
There's just one problem: Invasions, like so much of Firefall's other content, are completely randomly occurring. And unfortunately, no invasions occurred during my play sessions this week. I did my smattering of Ares missions and tornados but never managed to thwart a true invasion force.
Dynamic content is theoretically a cool way to keep a game interesting. It ensures that something new is always happening, no matter where you happen to be on a world map. But there's one big downside when a game hinges entirely on dynamic content: Some players never get to see parts of it because they don't have time to wait around for it to occur. I'm curious to see how Red 5 plans to account for this in the future.
Our final mission
We only have two remaining weeks for this edition of Choose My Adventure. And while Firefall has been fun and its community incredible, all good things must end. Next week, we'll say our tearful goodbyes and toast to fond memories of shooting bugs in the face and accidentally falling off waterfalls. But this week we have a few things to take care of thanks in large part to Red 5's dropping of a massive last-minute content bomb.
For those of you who aren't in the loop, Firefall received a pretty big patch last week, so big that it actually broke our ability to play/stream the game for a few hours while Red 5 sorted out the mess. But along with the login troubles and shaky servers came one of the biggest chunks of pure PvE content the game has seen added in a long time.
It would be a shame to run through this CMA without leaping into the new content, wouldn't it?
Melding Pockets: Melding pockets are special openings in The Melding that offer unique and challenging group content (or so I am told). Three have been added as of the patch: Sargasso Sea, Antartica, and Diamond Head. Each pocket is locked off by a key; we'll have to create the right key if we want to explore the depths within.
Blackwater Anomaly: Blackwater Anomaly is Firefall's first PvE instance. It is billed as a "co-op shooter experience" and involves shooting tons of Chosen while presumably reaping wonderful rewards. The instance is accessible through Firefall's PvE matchmaking queue, but requires the aid of a leader with a key.
One thing stands out when it comes to the new content offered by the latest patch: All of it requires keys. There's a key for each individual melding pocket, and each pocket has a chance of rewarding you with a piece of the key to Blackwater Anomaly. As I'm not an expert in Firefall (yet), I have no idea what the drop rates are like or whether my gear can even stand up to the test of being thrown into new content.
That being said, Firefall often bills itself as a game where new players can immediately jump in on the action, so it will be interesting to see if this advertising bullet point manifests into an actual in-game reality. I'm ready to tag along in a group if some willing Firefall-ers will have me!
Before we go around forming groups and hanging out in pockets, we'll need to actually decide which of the new things to do. I'm listing each Melding Pocket separately since each one requires the completion of a quest chain to enter:
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|79 (27.2%)
|Diamond Head
|28 (9.7%)
|Blackwater Anomaly
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Finally, since this is our last chance to vote on what's to come, it seems like an appropriate time to write an ending for our noble convict hero. He's fought hard since we enlisted him in the war against the Chosen, and it's time to give him the conclusion you think he deserves:
|Happy ending!
|52 (15.7%)
|Happiest ending of all time!
|64 (19.3%)
|Neutral ending!
|43 (13.0%)
|Sad ending!
|29 (8.7%)
|Saddest ending ever written :(
|144 (43.4%)
My time in Firefall so far has been marked by a supportive community, massive gun battles, and tons of explosion-y fun. Despite minor technical snags last week, everything about the game seems better than it was the first time I played it. I'm still curious about the game's longevity and the dedication players can show toward its horizontal progression system, but perhaps leaping into this brand-new content will give me and others an idea of where Red 5 plans to take things as the game moves closer to actual release.
I'm looking forward to our last few days together, Firefall-ers. Be sure to come hang out during this week's livestream, to vote in the polls, and to say hello to TheConvict if you seem him charging around New Eden. He's a nicer guy than you might think, even with the enormous plasma cannon on his hip.
I will catch you folks where the thumpers cry.
Mike Foster is leaving everything up to you in Choose My Adventure, the Massively column in which you make the rules (and hopefully take the blame). Swing by every Wednesday to help guide Mike along this fantastical internet-ready series and to read up on his latest triumphs and gaffes in the game you demanded he play.


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Ojai Library Zombie Lock-downSubmitted by Ojai Scribe on July 23, 2012 - 4:13pm
Zombies Invade Ojai Library
The Ojai Library is joining 71 public libraries nationwide in an all-night program featuring contests, author visits via Skype, Wii games, stories, movies, food and fun. Each library will post game scores to a dedicated website where national winners will be selected.
Zombies ages 10 to 16 are welcome.
Lock-down begins 6:30pm Friday August 3. Zombies will be released 8:00am Saturday August 4.
For more info: your Zombie contact is Julie Albright 646-1639
Nominate your librarian for an award!Submitted by Otto Mation on July 20, 2012 - 6:52am
Have you received exceptional assistance from a librarian? Has your library made a difference in your life? The 'I Love My Librarian' award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional librarians.
You can show your appreciation and nominate your librarian for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award! Nominations for 2012 stay open through September 12.
Knights in Training at the Ojai LibrarySubmitted by Ojai Scribe on July 10, 2012 - 2:55pm
Calling all aspiring knights!
More Summer Fun at the Ojai Library
Join us Thursday July 26th at 10:30am for a Knights in Training program.
We will craft a shield, forge a sword and slay a dragon.
So boys and girls - grab your armour, suit up and head to the Ojai Library for some medieval fun.
Magician Shawn McMaster at Ventura County LibrarySubmitted by Ojai Scribe on July 3, 2012 - 2:18pm
Summer Reading Program Fun and Frivolity Continues!
"Every idea you have of what a magician is will be shattered!"
Magician Shawn McMaster uses no live animals, magic wands, or tacky old props. You will be amazed by his sophisticated, high-energy interactive program punctuated with astonishment and hilarity.
Join us for a rollicking good time. Come early for best seating.
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Learn about Mars Science Laboratory - at Simi Valley Library!Submitted by NoseyNoober on June 27, 2012 - 8:27am
Come to the Simi Valley Library on Saturday July 7 at 2pm to learn more about the Mars Science Laboratory Mission.
Mars Science Laboratory mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long term robotic exploration of the red planet. A rover named Curiosity, designed to assess whether Mars ever had an environment able to support small life forms, will be landing on Mars this August. Mars Science Laboratory Mission will begin the next decade of Mars exploration.
This presentation by Kirk Breitenbach, a spacecraft engineer who has worked for Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years, will give an overview on this exciting mission to Mars. Mr. Breitenbach will describe the scientific purpose, engineering challenges and accomplishments, mission status and near term mission events.
New, updated, public computer labs!Submitted by Otto Mation on June 25, 2012 - 12:27pm
Ventura County Library is updating libraries' public computer labs. The new PCs are Lenovo ThinkCentre all-in-one units with 20" displays, featuring the Windows 7 operating system with Microsoft Office 2010 installed.
To aid in learning the new operating system and Office software, patrons can find tutorials in the Ventura County eLibrary > Education > LearningExpress Library > Computer & Internet Basics. These resources are available free with a Ventura County Library card.
Already completed are the public computer labs at Ray D. Prueter Library in Port Hueneme, Ojai Library, Oak View Library and Meiners Oaks Library in the Ojai Valley, Avenue Library, Saticoy Library and E. P. Foster Library in Ventura, Fillmore Library, Oak Park Library, and most recently, Albert H. Soliz Library in El Rio. New computers for the remaining Ventura County Libraries will be installed over the next few months. All Ventura County Libraries also supply free wireless 24/7.
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Join in the fun! Our Summer Reading Program is on!Submitted by Otto Mation on June 22, 2012 - 8:34am
The Ventura County Libraries have three Summer Reading Programs held from June through August: Dream Big for grades K-6, Own the Night for grades 6-12, and Between the Covers for adult readers. Teens also may volunteer at their local library branch to help run the programs.
Mr. Nifty, balloon artist extraordinaire, is the featured performer at the kickoff program in each library branch. See our kickoff program schedule for a library near you and our Kids' & Teen Events Calendar for all events!
All aspects of the Summer Reading Program are open to youth of all ages and are free of charge! In addition, each branch library has planned storytimes, events, games, and demonstrations.
Celebrate Oak Park History Month at Oak Park Library!Submitted by NoseyNoober on June 22, 2012 - 8:19am
How do you plan a community? Find out at Oak Park Library on Saturday, June 23 from 4:30-6:30pm.
Join Oak Park master planner/architect/environmentalist, Richard W. Smith, and find out how Oak Park became such a beautiful place to live.
Mr. Smith will show rare 1970s plans and area photographs. Come to the library and learn about your town!
Ojai Library Presents: Mime WorkshopSubmitted by Ojai Scribe on June 19, 2012 - 3:36pm
Ojai Academy Sidewalk Saturday upcoming event this month is a fun filled one hour event with Mime artist Candace Hull.
Candace Hull has practiced the art of pantomime for over 35 years. She studied with Anne Dennis Yankovitch of the San Francisco Mime Troupe and the Mime Project.
Candace will teach the art of Pantomime to adults and children at the Ojai Library on Saturday June 30 from 11am-12pm. All material and supplies will be provided.
Come and join us for an unforgettable experience.
The Elements of Style: Building the Oak Park LibrarySubmitted by NoseyNoober on June 18, 2012 - 6:46am
Today, June 18 from 6:30 to 8pm, come to Oak Park Library to enjoy an evening with the library's lead architect/designer, James Weiner and Oak Park pioneer Ron Stark and learn about this award winning library building design.
The authors of Images of America: Oak Park will sign copies of their new book with the proceeds from book sales at this event benefiting the Oak Park Library.


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By Alison Henry
Posted: Thursday, Oct. 01, 2009
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The First World War for Oil 1914-1918: Similarities with the 2014 Oil Wars 100 Years Later
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Published July 27, 2014
The Great War, as it came to be known, lasted four years, from 1914 to 1918. But its aftereffects haunted Europe and the rest of the world through the 20th century—and are still felt in our own times.
In this groundbreaking book, British historian David Reynolds ranges far and wide across economics, poetry, diplomacy, and politics to tease out the complex consequences of what was hoped to be "the war to end all wars" but instead became the precursor of World War II and numerous other conflicts, including the war in Iraq.
Here Reynolds talks about how women's lives were changed by the conflict, how Woodrow Wilson's policies led to the rise of America as a global power, and why it's crucial to look beyond the myths that have shaped our perception of World War I.
Tomorrow is the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War. Why did you call your book The Long Shadow?
Because I think the Great War does cast a long shadow over the 20th century. George Kennan, the American historian and diplomat, called it the seminal conflict of the 20th century. The Germans' historians have called it the Ur-Katastrophe, the original catastrophe. So I think that in a variety of ways I try to explain [that] this is a war that we're still living with in terms of its legacies.
The war resulted in the collapse of two empires. What were the consequences of this? Particularly in the Middle East?
I would say that three big empires collapsed, if you think of the Romanov [Russian] empire, the Habsburg empire, and the Ottoman Empire, which still had control over a large area of the Middle East. It is fighting the Russians in the Caucasus. It is fighting the British around the Mediterranean. The British gradually conquer what became Palestine, and what is called Mesopotamia, at the time but becomes the state of Iraq. Those are areas that are hugely controversial all through the 20th century and remain so now. If you think of the fraught relations between Arabs and Jews. If you think of the patched-up state of Iraq. These are fundamental issues in our newspapers today.
One of your aims in the book is to dispel some of the myths about World War I. What are those myths?
Every country has its own great war, so part of what I am trying to do is to explore different countries' takes on 1914-18. The one I am particularly focused on is the British point of view, and the British view of the war is stuck in the trenches and trapped in Poets' Corner—meaning that the British mostly think of the First World War as a story of mud and blood along the Somme, a war that is static and goes nowhere, a war in which the tragedy of ordinary soldiers is understood through war poets like Wilfred Owen, a poet who is hardly known outside Britain but who is fundamental to the English school curriculum.
Though it was geographically distant from the conflict, the United States was also deeply affected by the Great War.
In 1914 the U.S. is a neutral country. Woodrow Wilson, the president, stands aloof from the conflict, not least because he is very conscious that the increasingly ethnically pluralist population of the U.S. is almost a microcosm of the warring powers in Europe. You've got a lot of people of British ancestry, who are fervently supporting Britain. And you've got a lot of people of German ancestry. Wilson says that the best position for the U.S. is neutrality so that the war will not spread to American soil in the form of civil strife. He also argues that it is an imperialist war, the sort of thing that the Europeans have been doing for centuries and the New World should take a principled stance against.
But the problem for the U.S. is that it is economically so important to the belligerent powers that the position it takes economically, as distinct from politically, becomes a major factor in the war. America's economic ties are overwhelmingly with Britain, and so what develops is an economic bias toward Britain, which is in tension with Wilson's political stance of neutrality.
That's an issue which becomes fundamental to the Germans by the winter of 1916-17, when the war is deadlocked on the land front. The Germans start unrestricted U-boat warfare to cut Britain's lines of communication with the U.S. It's an act of desperation and a breach of international war. And it's what ultimately pushes the U.S. into the conflict in April 1917. Its new position as the arbiter of world affairs is the start of America's rise to global supremacy in the 20th century.
America was also the biggest economic beneficiary of the war. America before the war is a net debtor in international currency flows, to the tune of $3.7 billion. Rather neatly, by the end of the war it is a net creditor of $3.7 billion.
Perhaps partly because you are a British historian, it's the British experience that is at the heart of the book. Britain came out of the conflict with its empire enhanced. The war also forged a new sense of British identity. Can you unpack those two things?
The British Empire grows to its largest extent as a result of the war of 1914-18. Particularly in terms of its new possessions in the Middle East, like Iraq and Palestine, which prove to be something of a poisoned chalice but are big assets for the British at the time. In the case of Iraq, the British get access to crucial new resources, like oil.
The empire grows in another way. One of the distinctive things about it was the so-called settler colonies—where people of British stock have gone abroad and established their own colonies, usually at the expense of native populations—like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa. These "dominions" were extremely important to the war effort and again in the Second World War. And that sense of a British world, or Commonwealth, was a very powerful addition to Britain's capabilities. The Indian Army contributes something like one million men to the British Army in World War I, and they become part of the story.
The way the war dead were commemorated varied greatly from nation to nation and says a lot about the cultural values of the combatants, doesn't it?
In previous wars, certainly 19th-century wars, dead soldiers had been basically thrown into anonymous mass graves. But we are now in a democratic era in which, at least officially, each person is counted equally in politics and in society. The powerful feeling among the older men, who have in a sense sent the younger men to war, is that these young men should be recognized and honored. It would be far too expensive to bring the soldiers back: We're talking about 720,000 dead. Instead, you bury them with honor where they fell, and you also ensure that each grave has the man's name attached to it. So all along the western front, for almost a hundred miles, you have this necklace of war cemeteries, beautifully kept up by the Imperial War Graves Commission. The British are honoring their dead in what Rupert Brooke called "a foreign field that is for ever England," and that's part of the poignancy of the British commemoration.
Rudyard Kipling was very active in promoting the concept of the war graves—and there's a reason for that, isn't there?
Kipling was involved in the planning of the war cemeteries and in particular in some of the language that was used. He's the originator of a very poignant phrase for soldiers whose bodies had been found but were never identified: "Known Unto God." Kipling felt deeply about this because he had sent his only son, Jack, into the war. Jack had very bad eyesight and could easily have gotten a medical exemption. But he wanted to fight, and his father wanted him to fight. Jack was last seen on the battlefield of Loos in 1915 with half his face shot off. His body was never found during Kipling's lifetime. It's possible that he's now been found, but that's disputed. And I think he sublimated his guilt in this process of war commemoration in a way that is very, very sad.
We've talked so far mostly about men, but the Great War also had a decisive effect on women, didn't it?
The war changes the terms of the debate. Because a lot of women take on men's jobs, in the factories or running the trams. Eight hundred thousand women work in munitions factories. They are known as "Tommy's Sister." Tommy is the soldier on the front. Tommy's Sister helps him by producing essential supplies like munitions, guns, food that are necessary for an era of what is called "total war." In other words, a war that involved the home front as much as the battlefield. So a lot of politicians who are violently opposed to suffrage in 1914 have to admit that men who fought, and women who have done war service on the home front, have shown their right to citizenship.
It was called "the war to end all wars," but that didn't happen. In 1939 Europe was at war again. How much did the Second World War grow out of the legacy of 1914-18?
In significant ways the war that began in 1939 grows out of the unresolved issues of 1918. Above all, Germany thinks that it had been put in a subordinate and humiliating position in Europe, which was unacceptable. So the German desire for revenge and for reviving its international position was central. Equally, you have a situation in Eastern Europe where you have these various small and not viable new states with disputed borders and minority problems. It's no accident that the big crisis of 1938 is over Czechoslovakia and the German minority there, plus Poland, which is disputed between Russia and Germany. Hitler's ambition is the fire for the new conflict. But the fuel for the Second World War is this tinderbox in Eastern Europe.
What was the most moving part of your research?
I think the part that I found most moving to write was the chapter called "Civilization," which is where the devastation and loss of life of this appalling conflict is understood through poetry and art. It is an attempt to reflect and add meaning—and in a strange way a sense of beauty—to something that was grotesque and appalling. And that struggle, which is what art is about, seemed to me particularly poignant in the case of this conflict.
The BBC and other British institutions, like the Imperial War Museum, are investing enormous resources in centenary commemorations. What do you hope will be achieved?
My hope is that the centenary is going to be not just an act of remembrance for the dead but also an opportunity to understand the 1914-18 war in terms of its broader impact on the home fronts and on the wider world—to move it from simply remembrance to trying to understand this appalling conflict, which fundamentally shaped the century that followed, and in some ways still shapes the world we live in now.
Simon Worrall curates Book Talk. Follow him on Twitter or at simonworrallauthor.com.
The First World War for Oil 1914-1918: Similarities with the 2014 Oil Wars 100 Years Later
Interesting reading. My Dad always said that Argentina had the same chance as the US after the war. Argentina was at the same level as Canada and Australia, same potential or more since Argentina had the agricultural advantage of having two full major crops per year. Unfortunately Juan Peron and his giant ego, almost "Hitler" like, destroyed the chances of the country to have the same fait as the two mentioned above. And there's also the people who unfortunately get easily brainwashed (Myself included during the 70s') I have heard many argentines say, "we should not have chased the British away when they tried to invade us long ago"... You just wonder...
I did not know much about WW1 a few months ago. I read a few articles in my normal reading that brought up the centenary. This lead me to read as much as I could over the proceeding months. What a fascinating and sad subject. The way it changed the European landscape, the way battle innovations went from the past to the future in real-time, and the relatively small locations that caused (Sarajevo) and exacerbated (Belgium) it. I have a podcast and recently brought on a European history expert to talk all about it. Warning: there is plenty of small talk to start it. But we get deep into the subject and what it means for today. Podcast: http://www.matthewmcqueeny.com/2014/07/72-patrick-newman-chris-kerrigan.html)
Interesting article, except he really failed to answer the question of what sort of myths there are about the war that may need correcting.
Why is there no mention here of that Sykes-Picot Agreement? Certainly it is a seminal document in that it carved up and created those artificial borders creating those new 'entities' straddling ethnic and sectarian areas, those 'entities' which of course are all collapsing today.
It could easily be concluded that hubristic English/French colonial attitudes contributed mightily towards the current complicated nastiness of Central/West Asia.
[.....but then, it's all George Bush's fault, isn't it?]
Causes of WWI:
1. Nationalism in the Balkans.
2. Arms buildup.
3. Prussian militarism.
4. Entangling alliances.
Yes, a very informative and interesting piece.
It seems man does not learn rather he prefabricates.
However, I would mention that America's prominence in the world really began after the Europeans basically destroyed each others' economy and reduced their ability to produce.
America being beyond the sea was unaffected by most of the two wars only coming in at the end.
After WWII, it was America that had factories and the ability to produce and sell while Europe was still trying to piece it self together. America loaned money to Europe and sold American goods, so the money and wealth went to America.
Influence does not go to the wise, it goes to the rich. America became wealthy and brandished much influence even though it lacked any real intelligence beyond producing, selling and enjoying.
And this is a factor in today's mess in the Middle East. America messed up in Iran, in Iraq, in Afghanistan, Cuba, Viet Nam, you name it. American stupidity continues to this day with Obama who basically is the successor to Bush, a war criminal in the real sense of the word.
And the American people are too dumb to realize it.
This story is told in depressing detail by David Fromkin in "A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East" published in 2009. How British and French negotiators in Paris looking out primarily for their own nationalistic interests created a map of the middle East that resulted in 100 years of strife and bloodshed. Margaret McMillan told the story of the disastrous Treaty of Versailles again in 2011 inParis 1919: Six Months That Changed the World, which has now been made into a movie. The things that sound interesting about this new book are the perspectives from the art world, Kipling, etc, and other angles perhaps not previously explored.
Another Re-write of history with a decided slant--we do not need. Wars are fought to steal something from someone else. End of the sick story--forever!
I am thunderstruck that the obvious lessons of WWI and the follow on of WWII have not been absorbed beyond intellectual discussion. In this day and age of access to information one would think that people would be slapping their foreheads and saying to themselves, "Oh, now I get it!" And that that understanding would bring them to the realization that constantly fighting the same battles, with different names, is futile. What a sad comment on our ability to "get" it.
War is waaay too profitable for the governments controlled by its profiteers to allow it to be stopped except intermittently, but which is entirely possible once enough major nations replace their piggish pseudo-dueling war parties in government with ones 100% antithetic to the reality war is a solution for anything except mass murder and piratical plundering, and institute international law quarantining individual belligerants within each warring government as international criminals, as if Al Capone had taken over a government and started offensive wars with rival gang-gavernments all over the world---which is exactly what offensive war governments consist of, the most successful band of pirates looting and murdering across other nations as well as their own with total disregard for human rights or the lives of even their patriotic citizens.
The free and anti-warring governments can make it unprofitable for the warring governments to succeed, with barriers, penalties and international arrests where possible, including intercepting flights with warring government leaders inside. Economic penalties internationally imposed on specific individuals can follow, with confiscation of their holdings anywhere on Earth these individuals have them. Large international rewards for those within their warring nations who obstruct their warring governments can be instituted (think "REWARD/ $10 million for the arrest and transfer to the International Anti-War Court of the following war instigators..." an AUTOMATIC response for any leaders in any nation generating a war. Penalties include not recognizing the free flow of commerce issuing internationally from any warring nations, therefore forcing non-warring commerce to literally arrest members of their warring governments or lose their shirts, which they may get back in punitive penalties from their individual warmongering leaders. In this way internaitonal law can turn economic internal forces against the governments at war, as if an army within a belligerant nation taking down its government and imprisoning its leaders as war criminals for resorting to war when war is never the answer for an attack upon them, as the world would gang up on any such government which started it.
Of course the forces controlling the war governments would use false-flag terrorism to get around this, but any attack would fall under immediate and rapid investigation by the international community to discern whether the attacked country was attacking itself to blame another and so go to war against forces within a second country that actually had nothing to do with it. After all, to let a country that was attacked by itself to get away with it would cost many lives and national fortunes in the international community unless they fingered the traitors within the nation that attacked itself, eventuating in multiple domestic and international trials for their criminal acts.
EVERY contingency could be carefully plotted in order to impose an end to war as brutally anachronistic, which it would become once an international anti-war community took charge, as it must. Then this era of criminal nations warring on others could end and be seen as the bad old days when rival pirates occupied governments to enrich themselves thru war. Supposed terrorists operating as non-government instigators of war could likewise be immediately surrounded and arrested by the world threatened by such, as a vaccine does to a virus. Such international laws would comprise those vaccines.
You get history books published reinforcing big lies. No, the real story behind the WWs is the destruction of national spirit.
It's obvious that the combatant countries have learned a lot about war and peace in the 100 years since 1914..........really?
What's a "country"?
Aren't all boundaries/borders artificial?
Just saying.
... as a visitor.
The way the British Empire liked to randomly draw maps has been screwing the human race over for the last 100 years and will probably continue to screw us for another 100 years.
At least when the French drew lines they tried to get linguists and local experts involved.
The British created an artificial country with boundaries drawn in the sand that is the current day Iraq. The country contained three major disparate ethnic groups, Kurds, Sunnis and Shias that were likely never going to present as a united regional power. We are now witnessing a civil war among these groups that threatens regional and global peace.
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I presume that he'll go into this in the book. Above is simply a q&a to sell the book.
@Charles Griffith - Yes, it's mostly George Bush's fault. Breaking Iraq enabled Iran. Stable tyrants like Mubarak, Saddam and Gaddafi may have offended our delicate sensibilities, but we paid a heavy price all for the current chaos. A journeyman chess player would have done better.
@MBG 9 You've written the standard textbook reasons, but could there be more?
My grandfather fought in WWI. He claimed that schoolteachers also played a part in setting up the "Great War".
The following excerpt is from France, but Grandfather told us it was similar in all countries, including Germany (not just France). Government leaders wanted children to be ready to fight and kill other Europeans for honor and territory.
If you'd like some evidence, take a look at this link about the standard French children's textbook pre-World War I: http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/jur/2002/eilderts.pdf
"Ernest Lavisse (1842-1922), French historian, member of l'Académie Française, one of the "five learned societies" that make up the Institut de France....
"...In reading his elementary textbook as well as other writings aimed at national education, it seems evident that he aimed to prepare France for revenge against Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. In his book A propos de nos écoles [Concerning our Schools] Lavisse writes that the teacher of the day knew the incertitude of the future and that Europe was coming to arms. He continues by saying that by a discreet call to natural generosity, and to the old temperament of the race, the schoolmaster could drive our soldiers of tomorrow towards the flag with a lively and happy step..."
National Geographic, maybe this would be a good topic for a future article? Some excerpts from children's histories that teach them to hate and be ready to kill the neighbors? I have seen a few examples from various nations, I think you could find them easily.
@hi ho A brainless summary of nothing. Perfect.
@hi ho
Yes, all the world's ills rest firmly on the shoulders of those pitifully stupid Americans. A trite, tired and bigoted remark, and point of view if ever there was one.
Good thing we're so dumb, or we may take offense.
@Steven Marchand I wouldn't say they were the same battles, and certainly the course of events that led to the fighting of similar battles, or at least battles between some of the same nations, were not even slightly identical. It was a terror of refighting those same battles that drove, on the German side, a brand new kind of army with a brand new strategy, while on the western side they were so terrified at the prospect they did everything they could to avoid it, a fear that nearly won the war for Germany.
Then again, in the broadest sort of grand strategic thinking, you did wind up with Germany and the former Hapsburg Empire vs France, UK, Russia and the US. Only Italy in Europe switched roles...Allied in WW1. Axis in WW2. And Turkey skipped the whole thing. So in that sense, they were refighting the same battles. It's just that they got there by a dramatically different course. Perhaps geography was the deciding factor on who fought who. France and Germany have been enemies since Roman times. Germany and Slavs since the days of Charlemagne. England had played it's balance of power strategy since the 16th century. And Belgium had been fought over for centuries,... time and time again.
I think one point often missed was how much Germany's aggressive strategy was driven by the lessons of the Thirty Years War, which did damage to Germany on a scale unseen again till what the Germans did to Poland and Belarus. There was a sort of never again feeling deep in the bones of Germans that made the idea of having their country virtually utterly destroyed again--and it was, definitely worth a look on Wikipedia--something to be avoided at all costs. Even though that's what happened....
@craig hill Sorry to be harsh, but the idea that war is a profitable enterprise for governments is completely ludicrous.. Best to go back and read your economic history on this subject. There is certainly profiteering by individuals and some companies, but for governments it is overall a disaster almost always. World War One, in particular, was absolutely catastrophic. The only nations that benefitted in any way were the US and Japan, and we benefitted only because the war ended so quickly, though not quickly enough to avoid an absolutely devastating influenza pandemic that itself was immensely costly. In Europe, every single warring state was crippled or destroyed and few in the ruling classes even avoided economic disaster. Every single country. Most were destroyed by 1918. France survived till 1940. Great Britain, by VE day, was in pathetic shape and began the process of giving up its empire because it had absolutely no money to keep it. Same with the fleet. England has never bounced back, though it has adjusted.
And Viet Nam left this country an economic basket case. Our government has never recovered. Wars don't happen because governments can make money off them. They don't. Almost invariably a war is the worse possible course for a country, unless survival is at stake. The days when the Romans would go to war to fill the coffers with loot have been gone since the middle ages.
@Pete Wagner You might try explaining that.
@J J C. Yes they have. Almost all have dramatically smaller armies, and once the Third Reich was destroyed, there has virtually been no war whatsoever between any of the nations of Europe. Japan the same. The lessons of the WW1 in particular have been learned very well.
@Ralph Novy Please explain. Wink.
@Robert Owens Well, sometimes these set ups work, and sometimes they don't. There had never been a Kurdish state, before, and Shia and Sunni had been living together under one regime there for centuries. This mutual intolerance is a new thing. Same thing happened in the Balkans. And India, and in much of Africa. It was a twentieth century phenomenon. One wonders if it's temporary, or will keep going, and how far will it extend, and to what degree. Look at countries splitting up now...Great Britain and Belgium and Spain are on the verge....
@Robert Owens Well, That was the idea..
@Simon Worrall Yeah. Blah, blah, etc.
@Martin Zitter @Charles Griffith The bloodthirsty tyrannies of M, S, and G were the excuse used by our own oil thirsty tyrants who wanted (and want) unfettered access to their oilfields
@Brick Wahl @craig hill For war to be profitable it does not have to benefit the many, only the few. If it amounts to a large loss for most citizens then this a an additional benefit for those with funds to exploit the ones having weak finances. I know some that profited from the Iraq conflict and they practically salivate at the prospect of another confrontation. Formerly middle-of-the-road politically they support hawkish Republican politicians now without wanting to bother themselves overmuch about the rights and wrongs.
@Brick Wahl @Robert Owens Not so sure it was all that peaceful before World War I, based on the following about Lebanon and Bulgaria... and I've heard Damascus had a bloody riot also
@Ralph Novy @Simon Worrall Please explain.
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Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics
In a family study of breast cancer, epidemiologists in Southern California increase the power for detecting a gene-environment interaction. In Gambia, a study helps a vaccination program reduce the incidence of Hepatitis B carriage. Archaeologists in Austria place a Bronze Age site in its true...
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