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It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today we're going to hear from TED speakers who are all defined, in some way, by thinking about, or even experiencing violence. And at some point, they've all asked the question you've probably asked as well, the question of whether somewhere hidden deep inside is the capacity to commit violence. So let's start with some old audiotape that we came across a few weeks ago.
PHIL ZIMBARDO: Testing 1, 2, 3. Prison study August the 18th.
RAZ: This is an old recording made in August of 1971, and the man on the tape ...
ZIMBARDO: My name is Phil Zimbardo. I'm a professor of psychology here.
RAZ: ... Phil Zimbardo was a young professor at Stanford at the time when he made this recording.
ZIMBARDO: I will work on being concise, which is not my long suit.
RAZ: And this is Phil is now when we interviewed him a few weeks ago.
ZIMBARDO: I am a psychologist. I just retired recently from Stanford University, where I taught for 40 years and before that ...
RAZ: Anyway, the reason we got in touch with Phil Zimbardo was because of this experiment he did at Stanford 40 years ago. And he wanted to explore this really controversial question, a question with no clear answer ...
ZIMBARDO: What makes people go wrong?
RAZ: ... and in his TED Talk, Phil Zimbardo tried to answer it ...
ZIMBARDO: I asked this question when I was a little kid. When I was a kid growing up in the South Bronx, inner-city ghetto in New York, I was surrounded by evil. And I had friends who were really good kids, who lived out the Doctor Jekyll-Mister Hyde scenario, Robert Louis Stevenson. That is they took drugs, got in trouble, went to jail, some got killed, and some did it without drug assistance. That line between good and evil, which privileged people like to think is fixed and impermeable, with them on the good side and the others on the bad side, I knew that line was movable and it was permeable.
Good people could be seduced across that line. In rare circumstances bad kids could recover, with help, with reform, with rehabilitation.
And that tells us several things. One, the world is, was, will always be filled with good and evil because good and evil is the yin and yang of the human condition. It tells me something else, if you remember, God's favorite angel was Lucifer. Apparently, he disobeyed God and so Lucifer descends into Hell, becomes Satan, becomes the devil. The force of evil in the universe begins. So this arc of the cosmic transformation of God's favorite angel into the devil, for me sets the context for understanding human beings, who are transformed from good ordinary people into perpetrators of evil ...
ZIMBARDO: Let me start officially then.
RAZ: And that takes us back to Phil Zimbardo's story. Stanford, 1971.
ZIMBARDO: My name is Phil Zimbardo, and I'm ...
RAZ: Remember, at the time, Phil was a young professor of psychology at Stanford, and he recorded an audio diary of an experiment. Okay now, before I go on I should say that the next seven minutes or so of the show have a few pretty disturbing moments, but important to hear if you want to understand what Phil Zimbardo set out to prove. Anyway, to do the experiment he needed volunteers.
ZIMBARDO: And these people answered an ad I put in the city newspaper. Wanted - college students for a study of prison life that would last up to two weeks.
RAZ: And the students would live and work in a mock prison in the basement of Stanford's psychology department, just to see how it might change them. So Phil got about two dozen students together.
ZIMBARDO: Who were the most normal, most healthy, physically, psychologically.
RAZ: No history of crime, none of them violent ...
ZIMBARDO: And then I randomly assigned them. Half was going to be guards, half were going to be prisoners. The ones who going to be prisoners, gonna live there 24/7. The guards were going to work eight-hour shifts.
RAZ: So here's some tape of Phil during an orientation for his 12 guards, and he's explaining what's about to happen to the 12 other students, the ones picked to be the prisoners.
ZIMBARDO: So, what's going to happen tomorrow is we tell the students to wait in their houses or rooms or whatever, squad car's going to pull up.
RAZ: A squad car was going to show up, at some unexpected time at their houses.
Did they know they were going to be prisoners?
ZIMBARDO: No, no. We simply said, at that point, you know, wait at home, the study will begin this weekend.
RAZ: So, the next day? Here's a description of what happened and the voice you're going to hear on this old recording belongs to one of Phil's volunteers. This volunteer was known as Prisoner 8612.
BILLY WHITLOW: Police car pulls up in front and a cop comes to the front door, knocks, and says he's looking for me.
ZIMBARDO: And says, is Billy Whitlow there? And the mother says, here's Billy. And he says, Billy Whitlow, you're wanted for violation of penal code 456, whatever, you have the right to remain silent. Reads the Miranda rights ...
WHITLOW: So they, right there, they took me out the door, they put my hands against the car ...
ZIMBARDO: ... and drives them to the station. Photographed them, fingerprinted them, and put them in a holding cell.
WHITLOW: They locked me in there, in this degrading little outfit.
ZIMBARDO: And then, they're blindfolded. They didn't know where they were going. They simply bring them down to the basement of the Stanford psychology department, strip them naked, and then take the blindfold off. And they're standing naked and the guards are all around, humiliating them. And then, we put them in a humiliating uniform which is really a smock with numbers on, to reduce their individuality. You're essentially anonymous. You are a number. You are a number. You are a number ... and we have a chain on one foot, to remind them at all times of their lowly position. ... number. You are a number. You are a number ...
See the whole point, I wanted the authorities to take away their freedom. So then once you're in my prison, only the authorities give it back to you. The other thing is we, obviously we bugged the cells, and at first, it's 1971. These are hippies. They were not taking it seriously. They were laughing, kidding.
STUDENT: Make me care...
ZIMBARDO: The problem was, on the morning of the second day the prisoners rebelled. They ripped off their numbers, they took off their stocking caps. They barricaded themselves in their cells. They didn't want to be dehumanized. And they made a mistake. They started cursing the guards from the safety of their cells. And the guards came to me and said, what are we going to do? And I said, it's your prison, what do you want to do? And the key was the guards then said, these are dangerous prisoners. We have to show them who is in control.
GUARD 1: Are those pushups, 5486?
GUARD 2: He's pushing his ass around!
PRISONER: You told me to do pushups.
GUARD 1: Are those pushups?
ZIMBARDO: And they broke down the doors. They stripped all the prisoners naked.
GUARD 1: They are not pushups.
PRISONER: They are not pushups.
ZIMBARDO: And I said no physical force, but I didn't limit psychological force.
GUARD 1: Prisoners must eat at meal times, and only at meal times ...
PRISONERS: Prisoners must eat at meal times, and only at meal times ...
RAZ: Each day that passed, the guards would find new ways to humiliate the prisoners. For example on one of the days, one of the prisoners had a birthday. And the guards made the other prisoners sing happy birthday, not once ...
GUARD 1: Ready?
RAZ: ... Not twice ...
PRISONERS: Happy birthday to you...
RAZ: ... But dozens of times. The same song, using only that prisoner's identification number.
PRISONERS: Happy birthday 574, happy birthday to you ...
RAZ: Imagine doing this completely naked, blindfolded, with total strangers for 36 hours.
ZIMBARDO: And what happened within 36 hours, the student who was the ringleader of the rebellion, Prisoner 8612, had an emotional breakdown.
PRISONER 8612: Dammit! (Bleep) up! You don't know. You don't know. I mean, God. What is this (bleep), I just can't take it!
ZIMBARDO: Screaming, crying, irrational - irrational thinking.
PRISONER 8612: I'm (bleep) up. I don't know how to explain it. I'm all (bleep) up inside. And I want out. I want out now!
ZIMBARDO: And I had to release him. But obviously I thought, well, we made a mistake in our selection procedure, he must have been, in quote, defective. The problem was, each day thereafter another prisoner broke down in a similar fashion.
RAZ: This made those men who were pretending to be guards in their uniforms, it kind of made them sadistic.
ZIMBARDO: Oh no, it's no question about it. I mean, one of the powerful motivations for evil is boredom. You are a guard, you have nine-hour shifts, especially in the night shift, this was even worse at the prison in Iraq, Abu Ghraib, where guards had 12-hour shifts. And what do you do to relieve boredom? You have to do something exciting, something novel, something different. And the problem is, with men on men it always goes in the sexual dimension. And this is exactly what happened in the prison at Abu Ghraib, making them simulate, in Abu Ghraib, fellatio. In my study, the guards got their prisoners to simulate sodomy within five days.
ZIMBARDO: So how do psychologists go about understanding such transformations of human character, if you believe that they were good soldiers before they went down to that dungeon? People are the actors on the stage but you'll have to be aware of what the situation is. Who are the casts of characters? What's the costume? Is there a stage director? And so we're interested in what are the external factors around the individual, the bad barrel? Does it make a difference if warriors go to battle changing their appearance or not? Does it make a difference if they're anonymous in how they treat their victims? We know in some cultures they go to war, they don't change their appearance. In other cultures, they paint themselves like "Lord of the Flies." Anthropologist John Watson found 23 cultures that had two bits of data. If they don't change their appearance only one of eight kills, torture, mutilate. The key is in the red zone. If they change their appearance, 12 of 13, that's 90 percent, kill, torture, mutilate. And that's the power of anonymity. The power is in the system. The system creates the situation that corrupts the individual. The system is the legal, political, economic, cultural background and this is where the power is of the bad barrel makers. So you want to change a person, you got to change the situation. You want to change the situation, you got to know where the power is in the system.
RAZ: So where was the power in the Stanford prison? Well it was with Phil Zimbardo. And one night his girlfriend, who was a PhD student at the time, she came to visit him in the lab and she saw the guards doing horrible things to the prisoners.
ZIMBARDO: And she says, it's terrible what you are doing to those boys. They're not prisoners, they're not guards, they're boys and you are responsible. And I'm saying, don't you see how incredible this is? This is human nature in-vitro. And then she stops me cold and says, if this is the real you, I don't think I want to continue my relationship with you. The situation has changed you.
RAZ: Was that true?
ZIMBARDO: That's the whole point is that I was transformed into being the prison superintendent. That was the shocker that was like shaking me down and saying, think about who you are. And I said, I stepped back and I said, you're right. I have to end this study.
RAZ: But you're saying that all of us have the capacity to do evil, to commit violence.
ZIMBARDO: All of us. Now see, but the key is, that's what makes the study of human nature so fascinating. We are blessed with this incredible brain which gives rise to this even more dynamic mind, which gives us the possibility to do the most wonderful, kind things and the most awful, cruel things, to be caring or indifferent. And it pushes some of us to be villains, to do horrible things, to be perpetrators of evil. But in every one of those evil situations there's always some people who are able to step back and do the right thing.
RAZ: Stanford psychologist, Phil Zimbardo. You can find all of his TED Talks, including the one you heard here, at TED.com. By the way, Phil's girlfriend who stopped the study...
ZIMBARDO: So I had to deal with this affront to my authority, and the best way I could deal with it is I married her, actually a year later, in the Stanford chapel.
RAZ: They celebrated their 40th anniversary last year in that same chapel.
ZIMBARDO: But the Stanford Chapel is actually not far from the Stanford prison that I created.
RAZ: I'm Guy Raz. This episode, the violence within us. More TED Radio Hour in one minute, from NPR.
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A group of Queensland farming families is launching a last-ditch effort to stop the southern hemisphere's biggest coal mine being built on their land.
The battle over Xstrata's Wandoan project will reach the Supreme Court later this month, when the farmers will argue the State Government should never have approved the mine.
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Xstrata's $7 billion plan includes a 30-year open-cut thermal coal mine, a coal handling and preparation plant and support facilities to help produce 30 million tonnes of coal a year.
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In predicted order of finish
Atlantic Division
2013-14: 54-19-9 (117 points), 1st.
Salary-cap problems forced the Bruins to let right wing Jarome Iginla (30 goals) and rugged Shawn Thornton leave as free agents. They're counting on winger Loui Eriksson to replace Iginla's production, but he's coming off a two-concussion, 10-goal season. The Bruins remain formidable because of towering defenseman Zdeno Chara, Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Tuukka Rask (2.04 goals-against average, .930 save percentage) and Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron. If they slip, it won't be a lot.


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I've always been fascinated by cliches. 25 years ago, my best friend and I actually started compiling a list of as many cliches as we could think of; I don't know what ever happened to it. It's difficult to not use them. Hephzibah Anderson reacts to a book criticizing the use of cliches and details how some of the more popular cliches originated.
I began to appreciate their sturdy truthfulness and comforting ancientness. You'd guess correctly that the poisoned chalice is Shakespearean (Macbeth, Act I, Scene vii), but I had no idea that "better late than never," a phrase I use almost daily, was first inscribed by an ancient Greek, the historian and rhetorician Dionysius of Halicarnassus. No surprise that one of the first mentions of "thinking outside the box" occurred in an aviation trade magazine in the 1970s, but "cut to the chase" originated as just that: a direction in the screenplay for the 1930 film Show Girl in Hollywood…
Not all clichés, you might say, are created equal. "At the end of the day," which has justly been voted the most hated cliché, is little more than a verbal tic. "All things being equal" is another. Strip them from a sentence and its sense remains unchanged. Attempt the same with an apposite cliché and you might find you're missing more than succinct wisdom. You've lost a bit of history because, far from being vacuous, the most enduring clichés tether you to generations of human experience. "Squaring the circle," for instance, is a challenge first alluded to in English in a sermon by John Donne, but it dates back still further, to an ancient Greek geometer named Hippocrates of Chios.
William Safire famously urged writers, in a deliciously ironic turn of phrase, to "avoid cliches like the plague." And that's not bad advice, especially to a beginning writer, because it forces you to find new ways to express an idea. That's a healthy part of learning how to use language. But I don't think it should be taken as a blanket prohibition (ooh, there's one) to be enforced on penalty of death (there's another). Sometimes a cliche is the perfect way to say something, if only for ironic purposes. So you'll get my cliches when you pry them from my cold, dead hand (okay, I'll stop now).


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Stamford softball gets by Ludlowe
FAIRFIELD -- Batting .500 in softball is considered an absolute success. A coach going .500 on in-game decision-making would be, well, something less. Stamford High coach Tony Esposito, however, was thrilled with his 2-for-4 day in Tuesday's 6-5 FCIAC quarterfinal victory over Fairfield Ludlowe.
Two moves didn't work out so well. But two did, especially sending Maria Zecena in as a pinch-hitter in the top of the fifth. Zecena's run-scoring triple keyed Stamford's four-run rally that wiped out Ludlowe's 4-1 lead.
"Maria was waiting for her chance and I'm so proud of her for being ready," said Esposito, who usually bats closer to 1.000 with his play-calling.
The fifth-seeded Knights (15-6) earned a semifinal berth against No. 1 St. Joseph Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart University. Darien and Westhill battle in the other semifinal at 3. The final is Thursday at 4 p.m. at SHU.
"Coming off the bench to pinch hit is not that hard," Zecena said. "You watch and see what pitches (Ludlowe's Brigette Anderson) throws in certain situations. I was a little nervous but I adapted."
That decision by Esposito worked out as Lauren O'Neill, Haley LaMotta and Shannon Stabile added clutch hits to give SHS a 5-4 lead. But another, two innings earlier, did not.
With Stamford leading 1-0 in the third, Esposito decided to walk dangerous Brenna Martini with a runner on second and two outs. The next batter Gillian Kennedy then blasted a three-run homer.
"I can sleep at night knowing I walked a great hitter, and if the next girl beats you, oh well ..." Esposito said.
Stamford pitcher Christina Joaunou was able to shake it off.
"It was OK," she said of the decision. "If I had walked or allowed a hit to (Martini) it would be a weight off my shoulders to face the next girl."
"I think (Gillian) wanted (Stamford's Christina Joaunou) to pitch to her," Ludlowe coach Shari Paci added. "Gillian really stepped it up."
After Ludlowe (15-6) made it 4-1 in the fourth on Brittany Romero's RBI single, the Knights rallied.
"I don't know if it was great hit," Zecena said, "but it sparked the fire for the rest of us."
"Maria's triple was amazing," said LaMotta (three hits, two RBI). "After her hit, we decided it was do or die time."
In the sixth, Esposito's call to have Brianna Arias lay down a squeeze bunt with the bases loaded worked perfectly and it was 6-4. Trying it again with the next batter did not and it resulted in a double play.
After Alice Nelson's RBI single in the seventh brought Ludlowe within 6-5, Nelson was on second with two outs when Katie DeCarlo hit a liner to right. Right fielder Kelly DiPietro made a shoestring catch to preserve the lead.
"I want it hit to me, I never really went `Uh oh,' " said DiPietro who could've been referring to her catch or her team's 4-1 deficit.
Stamford 6, Ludlowe 5
Records: Stamford 15-6, Fairfield Ludlowe 15-6. Batteries: S--Christina Joaunou (W) and Colleen Adams; FL--Brigette Anderson (L) and Katie DeCarlo. Highlights: S--Haley LaMotta had three hits and two RBI, Maria Zecena had an RBI triple, Joaunou allowed three earned runs on six hits, struck out three and walked two. FL--Alice Nelson and Colleen Lambert each had two hits, Gillian Kennedy had a three-run home run, Anderson allowed five earned runs on nine hits, struck out one and walked none.


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So today is inauguaration day. For many in this country it is a grand and glorious day, but for many it is a stark reminder of the failures of the GOP establishment and the Romney campaign. If ever there was a presidential election that should have been won by the non-incumbent party, this was it. So what happened?
For starters, a weak candidate who ran a very weak campaign is usually a recipe for disaster. But more than that, I think the biggest failure was the refusal of the GOP establishment to to even tolerate, much less embrace, the liberty wing of the party. You can call this wing the "crazy Ron Paul people" or, as a lady in my county said, "these libertarians trying to take over our party." This behavior was found at all levels - precinct, county, district, state, and national. A real shame considering that this was the one wing of the party that could have actually GOTV and created some excitement. But the GOP antics in Tampa made sure that wouldn't happen.
What were they thinking? In such an electric and polarized environment, you've got to be inclusive as possible, not completely exclusive. It's as if many GOPers had a death wish - making all of the wrong decisions at every, single turn. But…that's all in the past - water under the bridge.
So where do we go from here? That depends on what you believe and what you think is truly helpful to the liberty movement. We all have our opinions on that. A method that I learned from my real estate days is the wall method. Throw it all against the wall and see what sticks, also known as the kitchen sink method.
Here in Georgia, where I reside, a large number of us are continuing the grassroots groups we started last year to try to secure the GOP nomination for Ron Paul. This year, instead of Georgia for Ron Paul, we are Georgia for Liberty - a totally organic, grassroots organization; we are not affiliated with any national group. However, many of us, individually or in groups, are associated either with Campaign for Liberty or the RLC, both of which are great organizations. We continue to try to make inroads in the GOP and help reshape the party in the liberty image. This is occurring all over the country as well.
Also, more and more people are looking at organizations that work to win the battle of ideas to shape policy. Obviously, the Cato Institute is great example of this. Also, advocacy or activism groups are a great outlet for many people. FreedomWorks is prime example of this. And as important as any other group, the Institute for Justice is fighting the good fight of liberty on the judicial front. All of these organizations are doing their part and are all worthy causes.
So, the broad-spectrum, throw-it-at-the-wall, kitchen sink method - do it all. Why not? Let's see what sticks…


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We are headed over to Oahu to do some kiting and golfing soon.
I thought that if we put the boards (2 TT's) in a black sleeve with no straps or fins in the bottom of our kite bag. Then put a real set of clubs on top. Do you think they would bust us?
The rest of the kites and gear would go in our regular check in bags.
Can we get away with it?


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The majority of the time most of us don't spend a lot of time thinking about our engines. We hop into the car, turn the key and head out to wherever we're going. When we do notice the engine, however, it's usually when we hear it making sounds we're not accustomed to hearing or when the car feels a little different than it did before.
Engines need to be looked after. They need a check-up every now and then, and they also require some regular maintenance to keep them in good running condition. To help you take proper care of your engine and to keep it from creating serious problems, we've put together this list of 10 ways to proactively protect your engine.
Stay on top of these suggestions and your engine will run better, last longer and keep you from shelling out more cash later on down the road.
Changing the oil regularly is one of the most important things you can do for your engine. If don't read any of the other ways to protect your engine (but we really hope you do) make sure to do this one. Oil keeps vital engine parts well lubricated so that they won't overheat. Your engine can't function without it and if you go too long between oil changes it can cause permanent damage to your engine over time.
Suggestions for when you should change your oil will vary, but the most recent standard for modern cars is to change the oil every 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) [source: Cars.com]. Some engines can go longer while some older engines may need it sooner than that. Since we're talking about proactively protecting your engine, make sure to look up what your car's manufacturer suggests for your specific vehicle's oil change interval. If you can't find your car's manual, do a quick search online to find out when it should be changed.
We can't mention changing the oil without also stressing that the oil filter needs to be replaced at the same time. The oil filter catches all the dirt and debris floating around inside of your engine and keeps the junk from circulating back through engine. With a new filter and new oil, your engine will run smoothly, and most importantly, it'll keep all the internal parts of the engine cool and well lubricated.
In addition to changing the oil, there's another part of keeping the engine cool that you can't overlook -- the cooling system itself. The cooling system includes the radiator, thermostat, water pump and coolant. The easiest way to protect your engine from overheating is by making sure you have the proper amount of coolant (radiator fluid) circulating throughout your engine.
The coolant circulates through your engine when the thermostat determines that the engine is getting hot and needs to be cooled down. The water pump then pulls coolant from the radiator, sends it into the engine block and then back out to the radiator to be cooled back down. To check the coolant level, lift the hood and look at your coolant tank. It's a clear tank with a green or orange colored liquid in it. Make sure the coolant is above the minimum mark but below the maximum mark.
If you notice that your car is overheating and you know that there's enough coolant, take your car to a mechanic and have them run a cooling system check. The cost to find and replace a problem with the cooling system ahead of time will far outweigh the damage done to your engine if it ever overheats.
Imagine training for marathon. You work out, run every day, eat right and give your body the proper amount of rest. But when the marathon day comes, you forget to do one thing: breath. You can guess how well you'd perform. Cars need a constant flow of air just like we do. Aside from fuel, air is the next essential ingredient in keeping your engine running. The air needs to be coming into the engine continually, without restriction and without debris.
Air filters keep all the outside junk like bugs, leaves and dirt from getting inside of your engine. Over time, these filters can get clogged with dirt and need to be replaced. Depending on your driving habits and road conditions, an air filter can usually last a long time. But if the filter is allowed to get too dirty and not doing its job efficiently, it can either starve your engine for oxygen, let in too much junk -- or both.
When you change your oil, take a look at your air filter and see if it looks clean. Replace it if necessary to keep that engine running smoothly and protect it against the all those bugs and other road debris that ends up on your front bumper.
You don't have to be a mechanic to spot a leak. In fact, sometimes you don't even need to see it -- you can just smell it. Oil and antifreeze are the two main fluids you want to make sure aren't leaking out of your engine.
Intense heat and pressure will eventually cause engine hoses to fail. Rubber engine hoses that are old and cracked can leak antifreeze or other fluids that your engine requires. Other areas that often leak are where two parts join together with a rubber seal and silicon. Over time, these seals can break down and allow oil or other fluids to leak out of the engine or cause them to leak fluid into the wrong areas of the engine.
It's a good idea to check under your hood to see if you see or smell anything leaking from the engine. When you park your car, occasionally check under the car to see if anything is leaking onto the pavement below. If you can stay ahead of a minor leak and have it taken care of before it turns into a major problem you could save yourself a big headache later on.
Gasoline has a certain amount of sediment in it that settles to the bottom of your gas tank. After years of driving around and many fill-ups, there can actually be a fair amount of junk at the bottom of your fuel tank. Your fuel filter will catch a lot of this sediment and keep it out of your car's fuel lines and your engine. However, if you consistently run your car all the way down to empty, you're pulling from the bottom-of-the-barrel and all the extra junk that's accumulated there.
If the sediment gets through the fuel filter (some of it can) it can get into the engine and cause internal damage. It puts debris in areas where it shouldn't be and causes your fuel system and other parts of your engine to work harder. Some people recommend keeping a half-tank of fuel at all times. You may not want to fill-up that often, but make sure that you're not running the gas all the way down to empty. Your engine will thank you for it.
No we're not talking about dressing etiquette. We're talking about the rubber belts on your engine that run all sorts of vital components. The function of a belt can vary from car to car, but some of their main responsibilities are running the fan, water pump, alternator and air conditioner. You don't need to know what all those things are, but you do need to know that the belts on your engine run at least some of them.
If your engine is on then your belts are running. In other words, they get a lot of use. They typically last a very long time, but eventually they will start to show signs of wear and begin to crack. If your belt breaks while you're driving it can cause major damage to the engine. Check your belts by turning them over slightly to see if they have any visible cracks in them. A squealing or spinning belt may also indicate that it needs to be adjusted or replaced. Stay on top of your belts and you'll ensure your car is runs a whole lot smoother -- and longer.
This may seem like an obvious one, but if you neglect to get your car checked when any of the automotive warning lights come on you could be neglecting a serious problem. The check engine light, and other warning lights, can come on for a number of reasons. The good news is that all of them aren't necessarily going to be a major issue. But you won't know until you get it checked out.
In addition to the typical check engine light, many cars have several other lights that come on to indicate a problem. They can warn about problems with the alternator, battery, engine temperature or other areas surrounding the engine that are monitored. To protect your engine, either run a diagnostics check when the light comes on and then fix the problem yourself, or take it to a mechanic so they can run the test and perform the work. If you wait too long after the light comes on you could allow a small problem to develop into a big one.
We mentioned earlier about how the fuel filter protects your engine from harmful sediment and particles in the gas. The fuel filter catches any particles or debris that would be harmful to the engine and keeps it trapped in a canister, much like your oil filter does.
If the filter hasn't been replaced in a while, then it's a good idea to change it to keep the engine running smoothly. If your filter is easily accessible, this repair won't be too difficult, but some filters may be hard to reach. If you can't access your car's fuel filter, take it to a mechanic to be replaced.
A new fuel filter will keep the gas flowing into your engine clean. Your engine will have less build-up inside of it and will last longer if it's not working as hard to burn the fuel it's getting.
Your engine is built to run, but it runs much better and tends to last longer when it's run at a continuous speed. Imagine running in a race where you constantly went from a full sprint to a dead stop every few minutes. You'd wear yourself out by picking up speed only to force yourself to slow down to a standstill every few minutes. Your engine gets worn down in the same way. Constant stops and starts, like those that you can experience in city driving, are really hard on your car's engine.
If it all possible, stick to the highway and keep your speed and RPMs at a consistent level. You'll notice better gas mileage and your engine will likely last longer if your driving habits allow it to run at a fairly consistent rate. The more stops and starts you throw into the mix the more your engine has to work.
One simple way to proactively protect your engine is by changing the spark plugs and wires. The wires running from your distributor send an electrical current to the spark plugs which then generate a spark to ignite the fuel and air mixture in your cylinders. They get a lot of use and they can cause your engine to run really rough if they get too old.
Changing the plugs and wires is typically not a difficult procedure and can be done with little investment in both time and money. Most manufacturers recommend changing them every 30,000 miles (48,280 kilometers), but some can go a little longer. When you change your engine's spark plugs make sure to change the wires at the same time to ensure you're getting the best electrical current to the plugs. If you change the plugs and wires regularly, your engine will love you for it. It's a move that'll keep your engine firing consistently and your gas mileage up at the same time.
For more information about proactively protecting your engine and other related topics, follow the links on the next page.
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- 2Carpros.com. "How and Engine Cooling System Works." (May 27, 2011) http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-an-engine-cooling-system-works
- Automedia.com. "Spark Plug Basics." (May 27, 2011) http://www.automedia.com/Spark_Plugs/ccr20041201sp/1
- CarCare.org. "Vehicle Symptoms." (May 27, 2011) http://www.carcare.org/media/vehicle-systems
- Cars.com. "Car Talk Service: Oil Changes." March 31, 2005. (May 26, 2011) http://cars.cartalk.com/content/advice/oilchanges.html
- Consumer Reports. "What to do if the 'check engine' light goes on." March 2009. (May 27, 2011) http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/news/2005/what-to-do-if-the-check-engine-light-goes-on/overview/index.htm
- Lazarony, Lucy. "Bad Driving Habits Can Wreck Your Wallet." Bankrate.com. Nov. 14, 2003. (May 27, 2011) http://www.bankrate.com/finance/auto/bad-driving-habits-can-wreck-your-wallet-1.aspx
- Memmer, Scott. "How to Change Your Car's Filters." Edmunds.com. Jan. 25, 2003. (May 27, 2011) http://www.edmunds.com/how-to/how-to-change-your-cars-filters.html
- Samarins. "Why Cars Break Down." (May 26, 2011) http://www.samarins.com/maintenance/engmain.html


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I am so pleased to be able to update you on this project, which I wrote about here.
The Crowd Funding project has been wonderfully successful and the target of £500 has been reached ( in fact IIRC it was exceeded!)
As a result Hilary Davidson's article on Jane Austen's Pelisse, published in Costume, the publication of the Costume Society of Great Britain, is now available to read freely by all and you can access it by clicking on this link here.
I have really enjoyed reading it: it is fascinating to discover the process whereby Hilary Davisdson concluded what Jane Austen may have looked like by taking the detailed measurements of the garment.
I was so very pleased to recognise many of the names of people who contributed financially to the project: I hate using this site to ask for money but thought that, as the amounts requested in this instance were relatively modest, you wouldn't think badly of it: and indeed, the evidence is that you didn't! Thank you to everyone who was able to contribute. I hope you are enjoying the fruits of your philanthropy.
Once I receive the piece of silk, replicating the silk used in the Pelisse, I will, of course, write about it here!


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Introduction of the Líra Könyv Zrt. (Líra Books Corporation)
Líra Könyv Zrt. (Líra Books Corporation) is one of the most important participants of the Hungarian book market. The company was founded during the privatization of the formerly state owned book retailer in 1993. In 1998 Líra became a company with the biggest net equity in the Hungarian book market. Líra plays a significant role in book retailing and in book publishing as well. In August 2003 Líra has opened the biggest book wholesale division in the country.


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Congressman Crowley has secured $10,000 in government funding for an educational program that teaches middle school students how to program and build their own robotic machines made of Lego.
Crowley appeared at Town Hall on April 15 to make the announcement alongside Assemblywoman Marge Markey, who founded Town Hall over 30 years ago. Local Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, who is a cousin of the congressman, joined them for the press conference.
"This is an intriguing way to get young people interested again in math and science through engineering," said Congressman Crowley, who secured the funding from the federal budget. "We need to prepare our young people for the future. Education is a critical component of that."
Maspeth Town Hall's executive director, Eileen Reilly, said the money will be used to purchase materials and help pay the salaries of the 20 Town Hall staff members who will work on the project.
Reilly said the program, already underway at one location, will eventually expand to at least eight Town Hall-sponsored after-school locations around Maspeth and involve 100 to 150 teenagers.
Some of the successful models already built by the first group to work on the project were on display last week, where young staff members - some of them AmeriCorps volunteers - showed them off.
Shaped like toy cars with rubber wheels, they run on AA batteries and are controlled by computer programs run off laptops.
Jonathan Bayne, 20, a Town Hall staffer, said in building the cars students learn math, science, and computer skills - and actually have fun doing it.
"A lot of middle schoolers are excited about it, they get really into it," said Bayne.
Councilwoman Crowley noted the investment in Town Hall's educational program could not come at a better time. She said the project gives parents another reason to send their children to the free after-school program at a time when paying for extracurricular activities can be difficult.
"This provides a program where kids can come and have a safe place where they can interact with kids their own age," the councilwoman said.
More than just a science project, Reilly said the Lego robotics program allows students to become more involved in their community and stay out of trouble.
"From three to six [o'clock] children are in a safe environment," said Reilly. "They're being taught lessons that they will use for the rest of their lives."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) James Madison found out early on there was no stopping No. 13 UCLA.
The Dukes didn't reach double digits on the scoreboard until 10 minutes into a 100-70 loss on Thursday night in regional play of the Legends Classic.
Rayshawn Goins led James Madison with 24 points, one off his career best. The Dukes traveled across the country to play their first game and fell to 0-4 against top-25 teams in season openers.
``We got our butts kicked,'' Goins said. ``We want to throw the first blow, but they beat us to the punch. They outworked us and at the end of the day they just wanted it more.''
Norman Powell scored a career-high 27 points and Jordan Adams added 25 for the Bruins.
Adams scored 16 points in the first half when UCLA shot 68 percent and led 63-29. The Bruins were 6 of 7 from 3-point range and made 11 of 13 free throws while holding James Madison to 34 percent field-goal shooting.
``They were awesome in the first half,'' Dukes coach Matt Brady said. ``We had a chance to keep it close in the first 5-6 minutes but we went 0-4 from the foul line with two seniors. When you miss free throws and give up first shots at the rim and second shots on the glass and give up quick shots in transition, it's a really difficult game.''
The Dukes were 9 of 15 from the free-throw line and had 12 turnovers.
Adams had 21 points in the season opener against Indiana State and 26 points against UC Irvine on Tuesday, making him the first freshman in school history to score 20-plus points in his first three games. He made all seven of his free throws, extending his streak to 26 in a row.
The Bruins (3-0) next play Georgetown on Monday in Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the Legends Classic. They will then face either No. 1 Indiana or Georgia on Tuesday.
Larry Drew II had a career-high 12 assists and freshman Kyle Anderson grabbed 12 rebounds playing with a bone contusion on his right wrist that he sustained against Irvine.
The scoreboard operator at new Pauley Pavilion had to shrink the numbers on the digital board to fit triple digits once the Bruins topped 100 points on a layup by Tony Parker with 1:21 to play.
The only suspense in the second half was whether Adams could keep his free-throw shooting streak intact. With 3 1/2 minutes to go, one of his attempts bounced on the front of the rim before going in and he sank his last one before heading to the bench shortly after.
UCLA scored at will against the Dukes, who never made a dent in their huge deficit. A.J. Davis was the only other player in double figures with 16 for James Madison. The Bruins' bench outscored the Dukes' reserves, 48-18, and UCLA owned a commanding 44-34 edge in the paint.
UCLA guard Tyler Lamb missed his second straight game because of a swollen left knee.
Shabazz Muhammad sat out his third straight game as the star recruit awaits the outcome of UCLA's appeal to the NCAA regarding its decision to rule him ineligible for violating amateurism rules. The appeal is expected to be heard Friday


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From this super-easy-to-follow Fox graphic about "Colby Lewis Travels" — which probably should've been Colby Lewis's Travels, but he has traveled, so whatever — the map indicates he spent a sliver of 2007 in Kansas City, Kansas as a Royals pitcher.
The Royals home address is Kauffman Stadium, One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO 64129.
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Texas officials said Wednesday that a Camp Lejeune Marine involved in a shooting spree in Texas Sunday has no known ties to the state.
Updated at 6:24 p.m.
Texas officials said Wednesday that a Camp Lejeune Marine involved in a shooting spree in Texas Sunday has no known ties to the state.
The Marine, 23-year-old Esteban J. Smith, who is also suspected of killing his wife, Rubi Estefania Smith, 21, of Bakersfield, Calif., has family in California as well.
His wife�s body was found by the Jacksonville Police Department Sunday afternoon at the Sunset Inn on Western Boulevard in Jacksonville. She had trauma consistent with knife wounds, a JPD press release stated.
The Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Tom Vinger said Wednesday that investigators have found nothing to link Smith to Texas, according to the Associated Press. Officials at Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville Police said there were no new developments on the investigation as of late Wednesday.
Smith went on an apparent shooting spree in west Texas Sunday morning injuring five people and killing one. He was later killed in a torrent of gunfire between himself, a state trooper and game warden.
Smith�s mother Rosalva Jimenez said her son was married in December and that his wife had recently traveled from California to North Carolina to surprise him.
�Maybe they argued and he went crazy,� she told the Associated Press.
Jimenez was not aware of any problems between her son and his wife and did not know about his two tours in Afghanistan with the Marine Corps.
Camp Lejeune officials have said previously the weapons and protective equipment Smith used in the shootings were not military issue and that he was not on military leave during the incident.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Jacksonville Police Department detective Derek Simmons at 910-455-4000 or email@example.com or Crime Stoppers at 910-938-3273. Callers do not have to reveal their identities.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) � Texas authorities say a Marine killed there after a shooting spree has no known ties to the state.
Lance Cpl. Esteban J. Smith died Sunday in a gunfight with Texas authorities after a shooting rampage that left one person dead and several hospitalized. Smith is also suspected in the death of his wife in North Carolina.
Authorities believe Smith fatally stabbed his wife in a Jacksonville, N.C., motel room near Camp Lejeune before the shooting rampage.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokeman Tom Vinger said Wednesday that investigators have found nothing to link Smith to the state he traveled through after leaving North Carolina.
Esteban Smith has family in Califonria, and his mother says Texas would have been on the way from North Carolina to his hometown.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) � The mother of a Marine killed after a shooting spree that left one dead in Texas said Tuesday that she doesn't know what prompted the attacks, including the stabbing of his wife in Jacksonville.
Lance Cpl. Esteban J. Smith, a 23-year-old Marine, died Sunday in a gunfight with Texas authorities after a shooting rampage that left one person dead and several hospitalized. Authorities believe Smith fatally stabbed his wife, Rubi Estefania Smith of Bakersfield, Calif., in a Jacksonville motel room near Camp Lejeune before the shooting rampage.
Esteban Smith's mother, Rosalva Jimenez, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday that she last spoke to her son on Thursday. She said her daughter-in-law had recently traveled from their California hometown to North Carolina to surprise him. She said her last phone conversation with her son was brief because he was at work and that she knew of nothing that would have led to the crimes.
"He was OK, but he went crazy all of a sudden," she said, speaking in Spanish.
She said her son had just married his wife in December and that he was preparing to leave the armed forces. "He wanted to come back, go to college, become a mechanical engineer," she said.
Smith was a veteran of two combat tours in Afghanistan, but Jimenez said she never asked him about what happened there. "I didn't want to hear," she said, adding that she hadn't wanted her son to go to war.
She also said she didn't know of any problems between her son and his wife. "Maybe they argued and he went crazy," she said.
Authorities have said the Texas victims were likely randomly targeted but have not said why Smith made the 1,500-mile trip to the town of Eden or where he may have been going.
"I imagine he was in Texas because maybe he was driving home" to Bakersfield, his mother said. "That's the road he would take."
Jimenez said she's sad for the people affected but that her son wasn't a monster.
"He was a very bright, quiet, calm man. He was the type of person that would not even like when you would raise your voice," she said.
A West Texas sheriff wounded by the gunman told The Associated Press the shootings appeared to be indiscriminate.
"This guy was intent on killing anybody and everybody," said Concho County Sheriff Richard Doane, who was shot near his left ear. "None of it makes sense."
Doane said he is uncertain whether Smith killed himself or was killed by law enforcement.
Smith, who was also from Bakersfield, was stationed with the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune. Base spokesman Master Sgt. Jonathan Cress said investigators have determined the firearms used in the shootings were not issued by the military.
An assault rifle, handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were recovered from Smith's vehicle.
Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Maureen Krebs said Smith enlisted in November 2008. He returned from his second tour as an infantry rifleman in Afghanistan in November 2012. He was awarded several decorations, including a Combat Action Ribbon and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Krebs said.
The Texas shootings began about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, when the gunman shot a passenger in a car carrying three people in their 20s in the Eden area of Concho County, about 210 miles southwest of Dallas, Doane said
Doane said Smith pulled up behind the trio's car and started firing.
"They thought he was throwing rocks at them and he was actually shooting at them," Doane said.
The driver slammed on his brakes, turned around and headed toward Eden, where he hid the vehicle in a car dealership lot. That move probably saved their lives, Doane said.
Over the next 90 minutes, two more people were shot while sitting in a car at a convenience store in adjacent McCulloch County. Both were treated and released from a hospital, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Tom Vinger said.
Shortly after 6 a.m., Alicia Torres, 41, was found dead in her car in Eola, just east of San Angelo, Vinger said.
Doane said when authorities discovered the shooter was headed toward Eden again, they had to act quickly.
"We made a decision: We can't let him back to town," he said.
The suspect fired on Doane's vehicle when the sheriff came upon him north of Eden. He died during a gunfight with a DPS trooper and a state game warden coming to Doane's aid, according to the DPS.
Rubi Smith's remains were found Sunday afternoon at a motel near the gates of the sprawling Marine base on the North Carolina coast. Police spokeswoman Beth Purcell said Rubi Estefania Smith appears to have died from a knife wound.
Injured in the Texas rampage were Laura Mandanas, 26, of New York; Casimiro Solis, 48, and Charlotte Feldman, 43, both of Brady, Texas; and Eric Kothmann, 52, of Menard, Texas. All were treated at hospitals and released, Vinger said.
Without stops, it is more than a 22-hour drive from Jacksonville to Eden, Texas.
Biesecker reported from Raleigh, N.C. Associated Press writer Juan Carlos Llorca contributed to this report from El Paso, Texas.


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Team Appaman send a big "hello" from the ENK Children's Club trade show at Pier 94 in New York City. This international exhibition of children's clothing is where we get to meet many of our buyers from around the country and catch up with other industry pals, including designers, members of the press/blogosphere, and more.
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Cruise Line Cuisine: Is it Really Gourmet? (part 2)by Paul Motter, CruiseMates Editor | September 25, 2009
One of the biggest surprises many first time cruisers face is the outstanding quality of cruise ship cuisine. How truly accomplished are the celebrity chefs the cruise lines brag about?
Rating the Celebrity Chefs How truly accomplished are the celebrity chefs the cruise lines brag about? One way to find out is to examine their resumes, restaurants, books and awards.
There are plenty of culinary awards including James Beard, Food & Wine Magazine, AAA and Zagats. There are also culinary organizations that demand certain quality standards, like Cordon Bleu and Relais and Chateaux. But without a doubt the most coveted award by the chefs themselves are Michelin Stars.
Michelin awards from one to three stars, with most restaurants not getting any. Getting a single star is a reason for celebration. I live in a major city where there is not a single Michelin star in town, But to be fair, Michelin only started giving stars to U.S. restaurants two years ago.
In the U.S., the James Beard Foundation awards are among the most prestigious. Called "the father of American cooking," James Beard was one of the first celebrity chefs in the U.S. He wrote the first cookbook on outdoor cooking in 1942 and appeared on NBC in 1946. Like many great chefs, Beard's talents exploded when he moved to New York City where he established his first cooking school in 1955. He later wrote "Beard on Bread" and "Beard on Pasta." (For the record, Beard only had a mustache). Food and Wine Magazine and Bon Appétit also give out awards on a regular basis.
These awards are important talent indicators, but in truth all of the chefs in this article have been singled out by James Beard and the others so Michelin is the one we also consider the most. Here is another extremely simple way to evaluate a chef; just ask, "Is he French?"
It sounds cliché, but the French created the culinary arts and even invented restaurants. In a French family, mother (mère) is the "chef d' cuisine" supervising shopping for fresh produce and the preparation of mise en place - ingredients made ready for cooking. To be French trained is one thing, but growing up in France is better, growing up on a food-producing farm is better still, and best is all the above plus learning to cook at a young age.
Janice Wald Henderson, who can describe the indigenous ingredients and unique culinary style of each French province, says, "The French have great palates because their provincial lifestyle is immersed in fresh ingredients. They buy their produce daily at the farmer's market and would never miss a visit to the boulangerie for freshly baked bread on the way home."
Does This Make Cruise Ship Food Gourmet? Chef Matt Sigel dominated the palate contest when he was on the Hell's Kitchen TV show, so we asked what he thinks of cruise line food. Matt has only been on one cruise - on Carnival - but this is what he said: "When I tasted the food on Carnival I was blown away. I heard cruise food was good, but I never expected it to be that good."
Matt was referring to the most mainstream cruise line, Carnival, while Janice has mostly sailed on luxury cruise lines. Still, Matt was right on target. Carnival's consulting chef is a culinary icon, Georges Blanc. Blanc is to cuisine as Leonard Bernstein is to conducting.
This is what Matt had to say: "Blanc is a god among French chefs. Some of the best chefs ever came out of his kitchens." Carnival described the active involvement of Georges Blanc as recently as June 2008 when he designed many signature dishes for both in the main dining room and the Supper Club. He also hosted several Carnival chefs at his world famous Vonnas Spa in France for training in his own kitchens.
Another "cruise line celebrity chef" trained under Georges Blanc, Daniel Boulud consulted for Cunard Lines when the Queen Mary 2 was coming out. Boulud started working for Blanc when he was just 18 years old. Boulud is considered one of the world's best chefs today, and if you ever watch television cooking shows you have seen him many times.
But Carnival's chef name dropping is modest compared with other lines. The most famous celebrity chef affiliation ever was between Michel Roux and Celebrity Cruises, which lasted 15 years and ended in 2006.
Roux, a Michelin star chef, designed all of Celebrity's menus. His name was so closely affiliated with the line they eventually put Michel Roux gift shops aboard their ships. You could buy his cookbooks, his branded kitchen utensils and even a cast iron Michel Roux stove for about $12,000 dollars (including delivery) onboard.
How good was Michel Roux? "He's a true culinary genius" says Janice Wald Henderson.
Celebrity never explained why its affiliation with Roux ended. He was eventually replaced with a younger chef, Jacques Van Staden. "Jacques is a South African who learned to cook in his Italian mother's kitchen," said Matt. "He is a rising star."
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Your Xbox One allows you to integrate cable, satellite, or over-the-air television with a broad range of home theater system configurations. Unlike a traditional console setup, there are a few more details to consider when integrating TV. As with most additions to an entertainment system, there are many ways to add a new device, and the exact details will vary based on your needs and preferences.
The most direct setup option is to connect your cable or satellite set-top box to your Xbox One with an HDMI cable, and then connect your Xbox One to your TV with another HDMI cable.
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Josef Joffe famously referred to the U.S. presence in Western Europe as "Europe's pacifier." The idea was that you stick the American pacifier in there and the *cough* recurring problem emanating from Europe goes away.
After the Cold War ended, and the official reason for the NATO alliance blew away as if in the wind, we never considered letting the alliance go with it. That tells you something. Instead of coming home, we pushed NATO "out of area" rather than allowing it to go "out of business." Christopher Layne argues that this was all by design. U.S. policymakers never intended to allow Europe to establish its autonomy and worked diligently to ensure that efforts at autonomous European defense would fail. They succeeded.
In February, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was whining about the "demilitarization of Europe" and how the Europeans have grown "averse to military force." I responded by pointing out that this was dumb. Mancur Olson's logic and the history of American policy on the European continent that Layne documents show that we were as much to blame for this state of affairs as the Euros themselves.
And now here's the Wall Street Journal pointing out that the Euros are slashing their defense budgets further still.
There are two schools of thought on this. The first says that European defense spending isn't so low as it's commonly made out to be. This group argues (implicitly at times) that there is no pacifier. War has been "burned out of the system" in Europe, to steal a phrase, so the Euros should just invest in capabilities that can help out with the sorts of overseas noodling-around missions we're doing now in Afghanistan and that NATO/America is likely to create in the future.
But I don't think you have to be John Mearsheimer [.pdf] to belong to the second group. This group buys pacifier logic but worries about both the prudence and the sustainability of Washington playing the pacifier role indefinitely. It worries about the larger role the United States appropriates for itself in the world as it promotes the infantilization of Europe. And it worries, ultimately, about how this all ends.
The question for the first group, it seems to me, is how little European defense spending is too little, and why. Further, if we approach or cross the "too little" line, what should we do to promote more European defense spending? Would this include promoting a larger European role in the world, which has historically been the main reason America has opposed EU defense efforts?
Regardless, the perennial American lament about European defense spending is likely to wind up again, particularly in the shadow of the dubious Afghanistan campaign.


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Hence, the new watch is christened the Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph. They also re-designed their booth space which is notable only because it's pretty – it's a cube of light and wa designed by renowed architect Ottavio Di Blasi.