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Mr Big might just be on board for another SATC movie. And the plot? He reckons a break-up could be on the cards...
Rumours have been swirling around of late that a third and final Sex and the City film is in the works. Sarah Jessica Parker has gone on record to say "there's one last chapter to tell" while Kristin Davis has admitted the "exciting" idea of a third movie is more than just a "pipe dream".
So, when we found ourselves face-to-face with Mr Big himself, actor Chris Noth, at last night's National Television Awards, we thought it prudent to quiz him on the likelihood of one more outing as Carrie Bradshaw's suave other half…
First up he wasn't sure where the rumours were coming from, but once we'd told him SJP was on board, he seemed to get a little more excited, saying "I'm always interested" in more Sex and the City.
He even started suggesting a plot for the potential flick. According to Noth, if there's "one last chapter to tell", it might not be a happy one.
"The divorce?!" said Noth. "That could be it."
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A mom was traveling on board a Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Pittsburgh when she began struggling with her two young children, especially her baby girl who started to cry loudly.
A flight attendant noticed the commotion, and called the mother with the baby to the back of the place, seemingly to reprimand her. But instead of telling the mother to control her child, he did something totally sweet and unexpected.
He began to blow bubbles for the crying child.
The bubbles — which, Refinery29 points out, are permitted on planes provided that they are under 3.4 oz — helped calm the little girl, and the sweet gesture even brought the mother to tears herself.
After witnessing the heartfelt act, fellow passenger Carrie Jaboor shared the sweet story on Facebook, which was reposted on the Love What Matters Facebook page on April 2.
"My heart ... there was a mother and her 2 young girls in front of me on the plane and the baby suddenly had a very loud crying fit that wouldn't stop. This Southwest employee asked the mother to come to the back of the plane with him. I looked back and saw him blowing bubbles for the little girl until she stopped crying as he was also giving tissues to the mother and consoling her as she was crying, too. There are some seriously kind people in this world."
The tender act brought a smile to many of the passengers on the plane, as well as those who saw the Facebook post, which has been liked over 47,000 times.
Parents are also writing in to say how flight attendants, especially those on Southwest Airlines, have gone above and beyond helping make flights more enjoyable for their families.
From comforting kids on turbulent flights, to leaving inspirational messages, to helping to calm crying babies, flight attendants are helping to make flying as comfortable as possible for all passengers with simple, but very meaningful, acts.
(H/T: Scary Mommy)
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The important freight shipping terms that countless distinct sectors operate together to help each other and supply each other on market economy. Local cafes and restaurants belonging to the hospitality sector work with grocers and dealers to supply them with products consumed by people.
The businesses providing business as well as industrial equipment are part of the machinery and equipment sector and are also an essential component of the supply chain. Whilst these entities seem to have a cursory look alone, they are all the main rods in a wide supply chain that work together to maintain an economic machine. Simply put, all of them depend on each other.
In particular, we know the idea and operate of each company towards the end of the supply chain, i.e. to the customer end. We all understand somewhere in the restaurant, there is a loading dock where products are uncharged before they are ready to consume. Moreover, the distribution centers that support delivery facilities are far less familiar to us and even less familiar to the organizations that promote them-the freight transport sector.
The transport sector of cargo, goods, machinery, and materials from one location to another, nationally and globally is the sector which transports any kind of commodity. The goods frequently refer to as modes of cargo and transport include trucks, trains, aircraft, and boats. The process performs on a large scale each day, although comparatively simple, requiring unparalleled collaboration and an equally impressive communication mode. Below are some of the most popular freight and freight shipping terms and descriptions as to how each aligns with the broader context of the freight transport sector.
The shipper shall coordinate the outgoing logistics of its cargo. The recipient is the person who pays for the transport of the freight shipping terms. Sometimes, but not always, a delivery person is the consignee. All that involves preparing the freight shipping terms for shipment is part of the logistics outbound.
The word consignor relates to the party paying for the shipping of freight shipping terms. The shipper itself is often the destination of a shipment.
In the sector, the shipper is usually kept in a storage room in goods until prepared for shipping, known as storage. This is typically where shippers pack cargo and where the cargo is also collected. The cargo must first depart the carriage amount, determine the freight shipping terms class and coordinate any accessory before the goods are prepared to ship.
An accessory is a word used to describe any further measures for the carrier after the goods reach their destination. That would include shipping, unloading in confined fields, etc.
All these details shall determine the type of carrier to select and included in the Bill of carriage (BOL); the order or the contract between shiver and carrier.
Bill of Lading (BOL)
The BOL is a document providing the driver and carrier with all the details necessary for the proper handling and invoicing of the freight shipping terms shipment. It contains the volume of goods and a detailed invoice. It also includes the class of freight, pro number and number of the freight tracking device on pick up, the shipper and recipient's name, and any accessory specifications. From the time the freight is picked up until it is canceled out, the accessory will include any other details. The BOL functions as the receipt and the receiver's report after the freighter dropped off.
Blind Shipment
Whether the shipper and the recipient know not one another, it is called a blind shipping cargo shipment. The BOL shall, in this case, lists the party who paid for the consignment as the consignor or recipient of the consignment.
In general "embargo" means any occurrence that prohibits the acceptance or handling of freight shipping terms. Usually, because of international conflicts, an embargo is introduced but may also include weather events like floods, tornadoes or other occurrences like congested highways. The BOL is responsible for all these exceptions and problems.
Freight Classification
The freight class is based on a formula that takes many distinct variables into consideration. The most significant variables used in determining freight shipping terms class are its size (weight, length, height, density, value, retention capacity, handling, and responsibility.
Freight Class
The class ranges from class 500 to class 50, are 18 distinct. The classification of cargo is an industry-specific skill and is only important if shipper considers using an LTL carrier. The industry acronym of carriers that specialize in' less than truckload' (read: tiny) shipments, as described in depth below is the LTL carrier.
NMFTA and NMFC
The classes are described by the NMFTA and are made accessible through the NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification). In other words, the NMFTA developed the various' classes' for freight and the NMFC used this standardized form to evaluate the freight shipping terms class.
Examples of Freight Class
Class 500: applies to freight shipping terms with a weight of less than 1 pound per cubic foot (ping pong balls or gold pounds). That's the costliest
Class 92.2: for freight shipping terms, weighing between 0.5-12 pounds per cubic foot (computers, monitors, fridges).
Class 55: is for freight shipping terms with a size of 35-50 pounds per cubic foot (bricks, cement, floors).
3rd Party Logistics Providers and Brokers
Third parties have created their own industry as intermediaries between shippers and transporters. Their clients are the shippers themselves, and they benefit from the management of agreements between distinct networks of companies. These firms tape into a wider network of carriers than shippers would themselves have access to so that shoppers can save time and money by acting as interlocutors.
The bigger the shipping firm is, the less likely it will be to employ a third party. Larger and more established companies often facilitate this function internally, giving priority to their own operators often, which means that a third-party operator is not required.
When processing the outbound logistics to the right carrier for the job, the shipper or broker is left to match what is best for their cargo.
Types of Carriers:
- Less than Truck Load (LTL)
- Truckload (TL)
- Air freight shipping terms
- Rail freight shipping terms
Less than Truck Load (LTL)
An LTL carries as many distinct freight orders as possible and delivers them in the order that best suits the voyage. In principle, if a carpool service is rented for an LTL by a shipper. It is often the cheapest choice for shippers, depending on the freight class. But this technique is also the shortest route for all carriers.
A linehaul relates to the path or "line" of the freight shipping terms itself. It is also the kilometer, as the majority of carriers charge a specified charge per shipping millet. For example, a linehaul is approx. 800 miles from point A to point B from Los Angeles to Albuquerque.
Considering LTL for Freight Shipment
Under the following circumstances a shipper would consider using an LTL for its freight shipping terms delivery:
The load does not take up a truck of its own
The charge is not so fragile that it needs special handling
NO time-critical or time-defined limitation of the freight shipping terms transit time.
Time Critical: Delivery shall meet specific shipping requirements as soon as possible
Time Definite: ensure that the delivery will take place on a particular day or time.
Transit Time: the complete time of cargo collection to cargo delivery.
Line Haul of an LTL
In general, the LTL collects all freight shipping terms shipments from the general area and then returns to the LTL' hub' or business location where the entire freight shipping terms are unloaded, sorted by destination, and then loaded again onto its corresponding LTL truck. The sector calls it Cartage when the goods are transported in a town.
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The original carrier moves the shipment to a different carrier to arrive at its final destination, causing a cross-line occurring. This can include transferring from truck to truck or from truck to rail and so on. If an LTL comes back to its "hub," it transfers the cargo to another carrier.
Here's some confusion about the word ' carrier.' An LTL Carrier is an LTL service corporation. Also, called "carrier" is every truck that performs an LTL service.
Handling of Freight
In an LTL, various freight shipping terms orders can nestle or stowed inside one another and often secured by wooden boarding or cords called blocking and braking freight shipping terms in the lorry.
Bulk Freight
Goods in bulk include products that are not packaged, such as raw materials, products or commodities. Bulk freight generally is not transported by LTL because they are specialists in freight shipping terms, which is often transportable and generally involves packaging. There are always exceptions furthermore.
Because LTL carries all types of cargo, it requires all personnel handling this Hazmat Certification.
Hazmat Certification
Certified Hazmat stands for certification of hazardous materials. Anyone carrying cargo, in particular, motor carriers, or drivers must be certified as Hazmat.
Common Equipment Types LTL
LTL's carry freight which is most frequently suitable in palates. It must be stackable, compressible and suitable. LTL trucks are generally dry vans, due to the variation of the freight shipping terms class on deck. For an extra-long half-truck, a dry van can confuse.
Another prevalent form of machinery is an air ride. An Air Ride. The suspension used for an air-ride is another way of stating. It is possible to attach the suspension to all kinds of carriers for a less bumpy riding.
Truck Load or Full Truck Load (TL)
A truckload or full truckload (TL) carrier is a company that offers a cargo collection and de-pick-up system that requires a truck itself.
Considering LTL for freight shipping terms forwarding under the following conditions, shippers consider using TL for cargo shipments:
The load is sufficient to require your own truck
The load is sufficiently fragile for special handling
Time-sensitive marriage; the carriage is subject to critical time or time limits on the transit time of the cargo.
Because each cargo shipment is only one, TLs can offer other carriers services that they cannot offer.
TL Services
The fragility of freight shipping terms can address by TL's. A TL carrier can accommodate those unique requirements if the cargo needs a lot of room, air conditioning, bubble wrapping, etc.
Seal or No Touch Service
Once loaded onto the truck, no' touch.' TLs can deliver by a sealed trailer until they reach their final destination. After loading the freight onto the truck and shutting of the doors, a seal attached to the doors to ensure that the freight shipping terms don't handle until the doors are open on the end of the line.
Linehaul of a TL
A TL usually carries out a straight line. This implies the cargo will transport straight from A to B. In a time-sensitive scenario where a shipper is in, TL can ensure the quickest path.
Common Equipment Types TL
The goods not all shipped by L can fit through a dual door or be charged from the back of a lorry. A wide range of machinery uses to satisfy the requirements of this type of freight shipping terms.
A reefer is the term industry for a cooled truck. If cargo must remain cool in transit, such as food, it is in a Reefer.
A flatbed is a trailer in a flat and open bed that connects to a truck head. A floor bed uses most frequently in order to carry big production and building materials, which have to be loaded from or from the side.
Step Deck or Drop Deck
They look like a flatbed but their bed or deck is close to the floor. There are rules on how long a truck can be on this road, so these decks give greater space for larger freight shipping terms because they are lower on the ground.
The big storage unities stacked on cargo ships are referenced to a container. They look like truck trailers without wheels (the body of a truck). It is best used for cargoes, which require more as two modes of transport, or truck-rail-carriages.
Air Freight & Rail Freight
For an order that crosses Country or international travel, a shipper would consider using air freight shipping terms or rail freight. Most cargo shipments by ocean, air or rail are an element of intermodal transport in which LTL or TL carry cargo to the next mode of transport.
Intermodal Transportation
Intermodal transport occurs when freight ship with two or more modes. It usually relates to carriers on the rai but can include the carriage to the air or carriages on the truck to the boat.
For instance, an LTL drops a cargo in a warehouse. The warehouse waited to ship their full order to Montreal. This freight shipping terms. Now that they have completed their entire order, a TL takes the completed consignment and carries it into a container. Now the TL drives the container to a railway station (of course, for cargo). The box load onto the train afterward.
Air Freight or Rail Freight popular equipment sorts and freight shipping terms
The huge storage units you see stored in cargo ships refers to a container. They look like a trailer truck without any wheels (the truck's body).
This is a term for rail transport which refers to a wheel-mounted frame for road transport. This can compare to the flatbed trailer attached to a truck other than a train.
A rail shipment term referring to a frame with wheels and locking instruments that secure a shipping container.
The recipient is in charge of all inbound freight logistics. But at the other end of the supply chains, recipients are the counterpart to shippers. In many instances, the recipient is a local distribution center that serves enterprises from day to day in a given region but can also be an individual company. For this purpose, shipments will inspect and incorporate into the inventory, and the freight shipping terms process complete, except for a backhaul event.
A reload of fresh freight shipping terms on the same truck that has just ordered is fundamentally a re-load. This new shipment load and then taken to the origin of the previous cargo, i.e. take a new shipment from B to A. Sometimes carriers offer a reduced backhaul rate so that a vacuum trailer can avoid. This time efficiency is not only a cash victory for the participants, as the carrier may be able to recover travel expenses on freight shipping terms that are otherwise empty, while carriers can save on carrier expenses for these specific freight shipping terms charges.
Although not especially complex is the notion of freight transportation itself–that big shipments of products from item A to item B–the facts are quite definitely important. For those who want such services, to effectively handle the process and to remain business-friendly, it is important to know the multiple tasks of freight shipping terms and the related terminology.


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3 large zucchini (or pre-done zucchini noodles in the produce section- though veggetti works great for spiralizing your vegetables in no time!
1.5 lbs boneless and skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1" pieces
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp celtic sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp or any small amount of hot pepper/ jalapeno, or to taste, seeded and minced (leave seeds in if you like it hot!)
1 medium or 1/2 large lime (juice of)
3/4 cup cilantro chopped
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text: Digital Snapchat Is Tearing Up the Social Media ROI Rulebook (and That's Good) How many people have viewed your story is the only metric Snapchat provides.By Guest|August 24, 2016 Share By Guest|August 24, 2016 Share For years, marketers were led to believe that measuring social media return on investment was not only possible, but also required. Directing customers to a website where they can make a purchase is something companies can easily track. If you spend $1,000 to promote a Facebook post and generate $1,500 in revenue from your ecommerce store from that post, you can easily calculate your ROI.For quick-serve restaurants and fast-moving-consumer-goods brands, where transactions happen offline and digital advertising budgets are dwarfed by offline advertising and sponsorships, attributing spend on social media to sales is virtually impossible–no matter how much data you can access.It's perhaps this easy access to mountains of data that causes anxiety among marketers. There are so many data points available, surely there must be some way to attribute a like, share or click to a purchase–and if not directly attributable, at least a correlation. When tens of thousands of people like your content, marketers and data scientists push Excel sheets to their limits to find correlation amongst the numbers.I believe that many in marketing have been tricked to believe that access to more metrics means that a social media ROI formula can be found. For decades, the world's biggest brands spent hundreds of millions of dollars advertising in the real world. They would be able to track uplift in revenue for each campaign, and although they knew that only 50 percent of their advertising was working, they were hard-pressed to identify which 50 percent. But there was a correlation: More advertising = more reach = more sales. It was an accepted fact.When customers could suddenly react to that advertising, like social media allows people to do, many marketers scrambled to find meaning in all of the numbers beyond just a simple correlation.However, even former Facebook India managing director Kirthiga Reddy thinks marketers have got it all wrong. Instead of worrying about what the exact return is on every dollar spent on creating and promoting content, Reddy says, "The parameters of success are the same across media: reach, frequency, placement and impressions." Today, brands are falling over themselves to be on, and advertise on, Snapchat. About one month ago, advertising on Snapchat cost a brand $500,000. Today, brands need to drop $100,000, which is still a hefty chunk of change for all but the largest brands.What will a brand get for this advertising cost? Application downloads? Pushing people to buy something from a website? Getting an email address? Nope: They get views. How many people have viewed your story is the only metric Snapchat provides.Does that sound familiar? This is exactly the metrics brands look at in traditional mass media advertising. Is it not ironic then that when reporting metrics are limited to views or reach, brands automatically view the marketing channel as a platform to gain visibility, but when many metrics are available, the marketer believes that the platform should be a revenue-generating one?I'm perhaps a little bit too old to be on Snapchat, but the fact that many brands are embracing it as a way to reach (that's the key word) millennials is encouraging. My hope is that marketers' mindset towards content on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms shifts from being judged on its transactional value to a place where real branding takes place to reach the right audience.Peter Claridge is the manager of global marketing for social marketing firm Unmetric. Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Share http://adweek.it/2bTGaop copy Adweek Adweek


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New beginnings are often a product of our desire to change into something different, to more fully embrace our greatest potential. And sometimes new beginnings follow painful endings or come to us through no choice of our own. #NewYear2019
In the unfamiliarity of these new beginnings we may experience new thoughts, new emotions, or even new physical sensations. These sometimes strange occurrences can put us into a state of fear or panic that leaves us feeling overwhelmed or anxious. And that's OK.
But let us focus not on the fear of the unknown, but rather on that which gives us faith: the opportunity to gain direct knowledge through new personal experiences. #TrueKNOWing
It is in the unknown, the new, that we can change our perspective, our habits, even our beliefs.
To make new beginnings a bit easier we can take special note:
- Change is inevitable and it is universal. Whatever begins will end and then begin again.
- All of us are experiencing change together, let's support one another.
- Having a defined goal (even just for today) is key to finding and maintaining stability.
- Mindset is EVERYTHING, try not to become obsessed with a feeling or thought, rather understand that the feeling will pass and we can change our thoughts.
- Vigilance is the name of the game, stick with it, challenge yourself to new heights and follow through!
Change is hard, even when it's really good for us, because all the best things are.
So … start where you are.
Use what you have.
Do what you can.
Happy Changing.
Happy New Year 2019.
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"We help you Co-Create Successful Businesses creating Social Impact"
The 3 months' Social Start-up Leadership Certificate Programme introduced by ACIIE, is an intensive capacity development programme to prepare young individuals for social entrepreneurship.
The overall approach to the delivery of the programme shall be based on the following guidelines:
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El Paso Loses $3.2 Million In Scam – City Officials Acknowledge The Loss
City officials have admitted that they fell victim to an email scam that cost $3.2 million in city money. This money went straight to fraudulent bank accounts. Yesterday city officials stated that phishing emails caused two separate payments for a downtown streetcar project to be diverted to the fraudulent accounts.
The El Paso Times reported that city officials learned of the scam in early October and that it involved someone posing as a vendor to obtain payments. Authorities have recovered most of the money and now the city has started to issuing paper checks to vendors in the meantime.


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Ecological restoration and conservation of forest stands: the ECOPLANTMED project organises information day in Tunisia
The National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, ECOPLANTMED project partner in Tunisia, is organizing an information day on 6 May 2015 at the "Cité des Sciences" of Tunis. The theme of the event is "Ecological restoration and conservation of forest stands in Tunisia".
The event aims to bring together the different actors of the forestry sector (forest communities, engineers, government officials and scientists) to review and share experiences on ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation.
For more information, please consult the event agenda and announcement (in French).
Mr. Abdelhamid Khaldi
ECOPLANTMED at a glance
The ECOPLANTMED project "ECOlogical use of native PLANTs for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the MEDiterranean region" is a joint Mediterranean initiative based on the collaboration among seed banks, research institutes and institutions dealing with native plant conservation and management.
The project aims to contribute to halting the loss of biodiversity and to promote a sustainable development model in the Mediterranean region by enhancing the conservation of native plants and promoting their use in habitat restoration and the plant production sector.


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Yesterday Google released the GE (Google Experience) versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, these are meant to be near nexus devices but it seems Google have snuck in a new Camera App (which may be the version we will see in Android 4.3)
This updated camera app includes some new features such as HDR as well as updated settings UI, giving us a semi-circle rather than a full circle of options which should make it easier to navigate without inadvertently changing the wrong settings.
I wonder if any other goodies were snuck in?
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The holiday season is once more upon us, which means it's time for the War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List! Looking for a gift for that hard-to-buy-for person? We've got you covered. Need something to read on your days off from work? Look no further. These recommendations from WOTR contributors are all you'll need.
John Amble (@JohnAmble):
Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood, by Justin Marozzi. This biography of a city is a compelling read simply by virtue of Baghdad's tumultuous history. But given the current context, the city's history of repeated sieges, its significance within the Islamic world, and its centuries-long role as the seat of the Abbasid caliphate makes the well-researched and detailed narrative a particularly timely offering.
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Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control, by J.C. Wylie. First published in 1967, and after years out of print, The Naval Institute Press re-issued this classic work on military strategy this year. Part of the value of this book is its approachable length and insights that are presented so simply and clearly that they suddenly appear obvious. Also included in the book are a great introduction by historian John Hattendorf and several Proceedings articles about naval strategy written by Admiral Wylie. This book belongs on the shelf next to Clausewitz, Mahan, and Corbett.
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Characteristics of Games, George Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, and Robert Gutschera. I've played games as long as I've been alive, and much of my research interests have to do with games and their theory. Yet I've never seen a book quite as insightful as this. Elias, Garfield, and Gutschera talk from a structural, psychological, cultural, and mathematical perspective about the nature of games and how we play them. Reading it probably won't help you beat Polt, but at least you'll feel that much wiser.
Janice Elmore:
A Government of Wolves: the Emerging American Police State, by John Whitehead. In a well-researched book, Whitehead paints a grim picture of the decline of our constitutional guarantees and what he labels as the emerging police state in America.
Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis, by Brahma Chellany. A non-technical and sobering look at the global state of water resource, that Chellany calls our most under-appreciated resource. He presents ideas for mitigating the crisis, emphasizing that future wars may well be determined by water.
Ryan Evans (@EvansRyan202):
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan. With the centenary of the start of World War I, much attention has been fixed on the Great War, but mostly on the trenches of Europe. Rogan has written an excellent and accessible popular history of World War I in the Middle East bringing to life combatants from across the region, as well as colonial subjects brought into the fight by the French and British especially. The tumult in today's Middle East are properly seen as echoes of the great quake that was the Great War.
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962, by Alistair Horne. This masterful history of France's dirtiest colonial war is a must read, particularly in light of the torture debate, rekindled by the release of the report on the CIA's interrogation practices by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
The Good War: Why We Couldn't Win the War or the Peace in Afghanistan, by Jack Fairweather. This is one of the most comprehensive and well-assembled book on how the United States and its allies got Afghanistan wrong. While our men and women serving in uniform toiled at great personal cost on the tactical level during this war, they have been consistently failed by our political leaders and institutions of state, none of which have covered themselves in glory in the Hindu Kush.
Brian Fishman (@BrianFishman):
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Because everyone needs some inspiration and the movie may be terrible.
No Good Men Among the Living, by Anand Gopal. Because his sources are unbelievable, the writing is great, and we have an obligation to face our mistakes.
Lawrence Freedman (@LDavF):
Here are three very different approaches to military history.
July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914, by Thomas Otte. This is one of my favorites from an outstanding crop of new books on the First World War. It is in the established tradition of diplomatic history, using the archives skillfully to illuminate the chaotic decision-making of the crisis that led to war.
Torpedo: Inventing the Military-Industrial Complex in the United States and Great Britain, by Katherine C. Epstein. I appreciate books that dig deep into the practical levels of policy-making, showing how force structures emerge from the complex interactions between engineers, bureaucrats and military officers. Epstein does this exceptionally well in this book. She shows how the tradeoffs between accuracy range affected torpedo development, in the process leading to new types of relationship between the military and industry.
The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege: A Sensory History of the Civil War, by Mark Smith. Read this book for an original methodology that encourages readers to consider the influence of the confusions of battle, the noise of shells, and the stench of death. Smith describes some of the key encounters of the civil war, including the Battle of Bull Run and Gettysburg, in terms of assaults on the senses and shows how that affected outcomes.
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (@DaveedGR):
When Counterinsurgency Wins, by Ahmed S. Hashim. The author identifies Sri Lanka's defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as "the first counterinsurgency victory of the twenty-first century" — although it has been a highly controversial victory. Many lessons applicable to other conflicts can be gleaned from this thoroughly researched volume.
Decoding al-Qaeda's Strategy, by Michael W.S. Ryan. A detailed examination of al-Qaeda's strategic thinking. Particularly worthwhile now, as the evidence is beginning to show that al-Qaeda is strategically outmaneuvering its major jihadist competitor, the Islamic State.
The Terrorist's Dilemma, by Jacob Shapiro. A couple of contributors mentioned Shapiro's book in last year's list. If you haven't read it yet, The Terrorist's Dilemma is an essential volume, examining how these groups' need for secrecy in the face of adversaries determined to kill or capture them creates severe management difficulties.
Robert L. Goldich:
Soldier in the Sinai: A General's View of the Yom Kippur War, by Emanuel Sakal. The title is misleading—he was a battalion commander in the Yom Kippur War, but he rose to the grade of major general in the IDF (significant note: the book is dedicated to his older son, KIA in Lebanon in 1986). A ruthless examination of the politics of command, and command decisions, during the crucial first week to ten days of the war in the Sinai, when the IDF was initially defeated and had to fight hard to come back and win. Sakal is generous with both the rose and the thorn. Israel is a small place and the IDF career force just as small, and he knows all of these men, so it took considerable moral courage to write this book.
Poetry and Myths of the Great War: How Poets Altered Our Perception of History, by Martin Stephen. Analyzes how the poetry of a microscopic proportion of the total number of officers who served on the Western Front conveyed the oh-the-horror-of-it-all, lions-led-by-donkeys image of the British effort on the Western Front to the public at large, and how utterly wrong that image was, and remains. If you're strapped for bookshelf space, pitch Adam Hochschild's ghastly, grossly inaccurate, totally presentist To End All Wars into the nearest wastebasket to make room for this book.
Clausewitz: His Life and Work, by Donald Stoker. A great examination of how CvC's intellectual output (not confined to On War) derived from his experiences in the Wars of the French Revolution and Empire, starting with his entrance into the Prussian Army as a 12-year-old (!) cadet in 1792, right through Waterloo. The book shows how Clausewitz, in addition to being the brilliant theoreticians that he was, was a combat-experienced, wounded-in-action, thoroughgoing infantry officer to his fingertips. In particular, the book points out that in pre-industrial wars, "staff officers" stood on horseback next to the generals they served, and were just as vulnerable to artillery and musket fire as were the infantry, cavalry, and artillery — CvC's head wound came from a bayonet.
Robert Haddick:
Here are two book-length studies from RAND, both analyzing executive decision-making processes, organizational behavior during crisis response, and escalation management (and mismanagement). Best of all, both are priced to sell – you can download the ebooks in various formats for free.
Blinders, Blunders, and Wars: What America and China Can Learn, by David C. Gompert. The authors examine twelve case studies from the past two centuries of leaders deciding to go to war (or not), and draw conclusion about how today's leaders can improve the quality of their decision-making processes.
Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century, by Forrest E. Morgan. The authors analyze Chinese writings on escalation management. They also discuss escalation factors relating to regional nuclear powers, irregular warfare, and stability operations.
T.X. Hammes:
The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia, by Bill Hayton. Fascinating history of the South China Sea provides critical background for understanding today's disputes.
Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy, by Barry R. Posen. You may disagree with his strategy (and I do) but Posen provides a coherent, comprehensive argument that is a major addition to the strategic dialogue.
Admiral John C. Harvey (ret):
The Second Nuclear Age, by Paul Bracken. As much as we seem to want to "move on" from acknowledging the role our nuclear arsenal plays in our national security strategy, we need to continue to think about nuclear deterrence. What does deterrence mean to us in 2015? And, just as important, what does it mean to others? The last of Bracken's lessons-learned from his discussion of the first nuclear age is the importance of thinking about the unthinkable. With the continued development of China's strategic nuclear forces, Russia's modernization of their nuclear forces, the increasing likelihood of a nuclear-armed Iran in the midst of the growing conflicts and continued turbulence in the Middle East, the on-going nuclear stand-off between India and Pakistan, the ability of North Korea to use its small nuclear arsenal to extort the food and oil required to keep the regime in power and the continued deterioration of the US' nuclear weapons complex, it would appear that we still need to be doing some very hard thinking about some very unthinkable things.
Red Star Over the Pacific, by James Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara. While the rapid development of China's overall military capabilities over the past 10-15 years is extraordinary in its own right, it is the rapid build-up of all aspects of Chinese seapower that has fundamentally altered the strategic balance in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean. This has profound implications for the strategic choices now facing the United States, at a time when our nation's ability to make those choices has never been so impaired. How to think about where this extraordinary investment in seapower in all its forms will take China is the subject of this remarkable book. Holmes and Yoshihara develop a thesis of how China might exercise its rapidly growing seapower with a goal of commanding the sea "with Chinese characteristics" and that this unique view of command of the sea – in peacetime and in conflict – has profound implications far beyond the eventual fate of Taiwan.
Matthew Hipple (@AmericaHipple):
Station Chief Congo, by Lawrence Devlin. Truly stranger than fiction: Great Power and African tribal politics mix for a CIA agent sometimes just trying to survive a vibrant and dangerous frontier outpost of the Cold War.
War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars, by AJ Venter. Also stranger than fiction: A massive tome of personal, digestible vignettes on soldiers of fortune by an inveterate war correspondent.
Frank Hoffman:
Strategy in Asia: The Past, Present, and Future of Regional Security, Tom Mahnken and Dan Blumenthal. This book has a great set of chapters on the most important region to U.S. interests, one for each day of Christmas.
Napoleon: A Life, by Andrew Roberts. It is hard to find something new on the Great Man who laid waste to much of Europe for two decades, but Roberts is a great story teller.
Successful Strategies, by Wick Murray. Murray suggests that good strategy is all too rare. Given our strategic shortfalls in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, I would have to agree and suggest that the NSC staff all get a copy under their tree.
David Kasten:
The Reconstruction of Patriotism: Education for Civic Consciousness, by Morris Janowitz. Given the current state of affairs in America, this 1983 work is a great read on civics: the individuals' rights and, more importantly, their obligations. Pairs well with Sierra Nevada, Celebration Pale Ale.
The Russian View of US Strategy: It's Past, It's Future, by Jonathan and Kathleen Lockwood. Russia's actions over the past six months was foreshadowed in this 1993 work. Pairs nicely with a Moscow Mule, of course.
Rogue Male, by Geoffrey Household. Written in 1939, this is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. A perfect read, enjoyed best in front of a fire place on a cold winters night with a bit of Redbreast, Irish whiskey.
Lauren Katzenberg (@LKatzenberg):
The Reaper, by Nicholas Irving. Inside look at the life of a Ranger sniper that offers rare insight into the special ops combat missions of the 75th Ranger Regiment, as well as offers a thoughtful take on what it means to be an operations sniper.
Sean Kay:
Rocking the Wall: Bruce Springsteen – The Untold Story of a Concert in East Berlin that Changed the World, by Erik Kirschbaum. I recommend this book because 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we are still finding out new facts and details about the events that led to the end of the Cold War. This book reminds us that there is much more to power than military force – and thus that we might question our priorities in terms of what is most effective, and what is often not, in advancing international goals. When Springsteen sang "Born in the U.S.A." at that 1988 concert in East Berlin, the young people there knew all the words – they had been liberated in their own minds long before that wall came down. Artists gave voice to a sense of freedom in the world for a generation. East Germans didn't need rock stars to tell them they had a bad deal – but it sure helped amplify the demand for change.
In His Own Words, by Pete Seeger. Something is amiss when musical artists have more questions to raise, it often seems, about matters of war, than America's own Congress. Artists have given voice to those in the world who challenge assumptions, but that is generally not welcome in Washington. And, these artists have also been consistently proven right – from Vietnam to Iraq. Pete Seeger stood up to warn us that we had gotten Waist Deep in the Big Muddy – about Vietnam. He was attacked and marginalized for that at the time, but in true form of patriotism he stood up…and he was right. In November 2014, Bruce Springsteen sang the John Fogerty song "Fortunate Son" at the Mall in Washington, D.C. – and was attacked for doing that. The real story though was why was it that an artist raised questions about war, while Congress stood silent? Seeger, who passed away earlier this year, reminded America of its true calling and why its values are so appealing to the world. If we cannot expect Congress to uphold those fundamental values on war, let us turn to Pete, and ask again, "Where Have all the Flowers Gone?" and read his own words as a caution – and celebration of the best of America.
Colonel Bob Killebrew (USA ret):
Marlborough's America, by Stephen Webb. England's greatest general against Louis XIV; France is turned back from utterly dominating Europe when Marlborough wins decisive battles at Blenheim and Ramillies. Marlborough reorganizes the government of the colonies — hence every colony gets a "Royal Governor" who is one of his battlefield-tested generals (Spotswood, for example, in Virginia) that ultimately contributes to the American Revolution, and the strategic struggle in England over a "continental" and "imperialist" outlook versus a "maritime" and "mercantilist" orientation. Fascinating.
Revolutionary Summer, by Joseph Ellis. The eventful summer of 1776; Washington's hair-breath escape from New York even as the Continental Congress is debating independence. The British strategy for winning the war and the tensions among His Majesty's government and the high command. A superb book by the author of Founding Brothers.
Illicit, by Moises Naim. This book has been out for some time, but anyone who thinks of themselves as a terrorism expert has got to read this book. The bridge between terrorism and crime that led to Killebrew's law — "Not every criminal is a terrorist but every terrorist is a criminal" came from Naim's book. Come to think of it, anything he writes is worthwhile.
The Invention of Peace, by Sir Michael Howard. This is another one that's been out for awhile, but deserves rereading. In this age when war and terrorism seem to be exploding outside national boundaries, it's fascinating to read this great historian propose that "peace" only became possible because States grew strong enough to control violence. Perhaps a perspective on our times.
John T. Kuehn:
Why We Lost, by Daniel Bolger. He is probably the brightest and best educated general in the Army today, both active and retired. He has a spotless record as an officer, despite his very honest mea culpas about Iraq and Afghanistan in this brutally honest memoir. When the best you have writes these sorts of things, then we should listen. He was (and possibly is) a prophet. He predicted just what happened to the U.S. military in his 1991 article as a major in "Ghosts of Omdurman (pdf)" We ignore his words at our peril.
Empire, Technology, and Sea power: Royal Navy in the age of Palmerston, by Howard J. Fuller. The author is criticizing the traditional take on the Royal Navy of the mid 19th century as a dominant force that was the key to Britain's power. In other words he is criticizing, via a very detailed look at the policies and actions during the Palmerston age of empire, the existing triumphant narrative about sea power. As always, these things are more complicated and Fuller's revisionist work find continental matters and diplomacy, along with economic globalization, equally, if not more, important.
Baudolino, by Umberto Eco. It is a novel full of philosophy, the meaning of life, questions about how human narratives (history) are made, and the existence of God. All this hanging off of a rather rousting story of an expert liar in the employ of Emperor Frederich Barbarossa. The premise is the liar (Baudolino) recounting his "big lies" amid the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade to a high-ranking Byzantine bureaucrat whom he saves. Black humor and philosophy at their best and most thought-provoking.
Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman):
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes, by Anand Gopal. So much Afghanistan-related commentary comes from outside of Afghanistan, and particularly from scaremongering armchair experts or public officials who prefer to sugarcoat. I want to know what Afghans themselves are thinking—and Gopal (who isn't Afghan but has done some of the most impressive journalism in Afghanistan I've ever seen) promises to tell us, with unflinching honesty.
2014: The Election That Changed India, by Rajdeep Sardesi. Narendra Modi is one of the world's most consequential new national leaders, yet we really know little about him. This book, authored by one of India's top journalists, takes us inside Modi's election campaign and tells us a whole lot about him.
Thomas F. Lynch III:
Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War, by Christine Fair. A provocative but historically justified look at the security narrative scribed and fiercely protected by the Pakistan military since its 1947 inception. Fair asks why the military-led security consistently weaken Pakistan's posture and jeopardize its very survival without any apparent alteration in approach? Her conclusion – that an Army-led Pakistan is less a rational security seeking state and more of an anti-status quo and obsessively anti-India state – merits serious consideration.
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, by Robert Gates. A year removed from its release and the firestorm of politically-inspired crossfire, now is the time for a dispassionate read (or reread) of the man who served as Secretary of Defense for George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Gates offers both an emotive case for overcoming pernicious bureaucratic inertia when a mass of America's military men and women are in harm's way and a welcome antidote to the leak-fueled books about White House decision-making published by Robert Woodward. Read Gates first, then the books by Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta, to get a fully-informed feel for how the policy professionals in the Cabinet struggled to manage an unnecessarily contentious security making process during the first Obama Administration.
Al Mauroni:
Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy, by Barry Posen. In a relatively short read, Posen offers a sound discussion from national security strategy and future security concerns to a resulting U.S. defense resource allocation. He demonstrates that the alternative to the current proposed global U.S. hegemony is not isolation.
On Limited Nuclear War in the 21st Century, edited by Jeffrey Larson and Kerry Karchner. This book is a collection of 12 readings by noted defense analysts on the issue of how the United States might manage the risk of future nuclear war. While people may be uncomfortable with the idea, it's much more probable in this second nuclear age that we might see a limited exchange and not the MAD strike that has been idealized during the Cold War.
David S. Maxwell (@DavidMaxwell161):
Instruments of Statecraft: U.S. Guerrilla Warfare, Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Terrorism, 1940-1990, by Michael McClintock. As we consider Unconventional Warfare, Political Warfare, and Counter-Unconventional Warfare in the 21st Century and look to operate in the strategic gap between peace and conflict or between diplomacy and war, this 1992 book looks at the U.S. experience in the Cold War and provides many lessons for consideration.
Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research During the Cold War, by Joy Rhode. The historical underpinnings for the study of Revolutions, Resistance, and Insurgency in the US military rested on the Special Operations Research Office (SORO) in the Studies on Assessing Revolutions and Insurgent Strategies or the ARIS Project. Although the U.S. Army Special Operations Command in Partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have reprised these studies bringing them forward to the 21st Century there is no longer an intellectual center for the study of these phenomena. Joy Rhode provides the best history of SORO and describes the "Gray Area" of Scholars, Soldiers, and National Security (the first chapter). Perhaps the national security environment needs a new SORO along the lines of "A Center for the Study of Political Warfare and Resistance."
George Kennan: An American Life, by John Lewis Gaddis. If we are going to study Political Warfare, we should really study the father of Political Warfare, George Kennan, who famously wrote in his policy planning memo in 1948 that Political Warfare employed all means short of war to achieve national objectives and it is Clausewitz in peacetime. Although written more than 60 years ago at the start of the Cold War, I suggest that his views on Political Warfare have as much relevance today as then.
Bryan McGrath (@ConsWahoo):
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made, by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas. A very interesting read about six men who shaped the 20th Century through their stewardship of American foreign policy.
Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow. A superb biography of my favorite Founding Father and America's leading unsuccessful duelist.
Steven Metz (@Steven_Metz):
Restraint: A New Foundation For U.S. Grand Strategy, by Barry Posen. While I don't fully agree with Dr. Posen's recommendations, the book provides a rigorous argument for a return to the type of grand strategy that the United States pursued before World War II, basically playing the role of "offshore balancer." The U.S. military in this construct would be almost exclusively based on air, sea, and cyber power.
National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear, by David Rothkopf. Rothkopf is a veteran journalist and CEO of the Foreign Policy Group. His book dissects American strategy since 9/11 based on the notion that it has been primarily fear driven. He argues that while George Bush made crucial mistakes soon after the attacks, he grew as a strategist and developed an effective national security team. He finds Obama much more disappointing and feels that he has failed to develop an effective national security team or strategy.
Peter J. Munson (@PeterJMunson, who, of course, couldn't limit himself to just a few books):
Boyd: A Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War, by Robert Coram. More than anything, read something different. Successful leadership and strategic thought is an exercise in creativity. Creativity requires a greater constellation of concepts to link together. To that end, if you haven't read the Boyd compendium, you must do so. It is all free here.
Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, by Ed Catmull. Written by one of the founders of Pixar, pick up this book if you want to read about creativity, leadership, and perseverance. This is a man who first started thinking about computer animation when computers were the size of a room and stuck with his vision until it won 5 Academy Awards – which could only be done through visionary leadership and outstanding, introspective, and continuously adjusting organizational culture.
You also need to understand organizations, decision-making, and science and technology. Some recommendations in these areas include Driving Honda: Inside the World's Most Innovative Car Company by Jeffrey Rothfeder, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn, Seeing What Others Don't by Gary Klein, Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, or any of the books by Daniel Pink or Chip and Dan Heath.
Finally, most importantly, you need to maintain a constant awareness of the stakes behind the nonsense of our institutions and commentary. Read Gods Go Begging by Alfredo Vea, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, or Helmand to the Himalayas: One Soldier's Inspirational Journey by David Wiseman and Nick Harding. To get beyond the thought that we can only learn from military stories, read Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire. According to today's conception of wildlands firefighting, the Mann Gulch tragedy was a fruitless battle fought for nothing. Maclean's words are thus all the more haunting. "There's a lot of tragedy in the universe that has missing parts and comes to no conclusion, including probably the tragedy that awaits you and me." And in meeting that tragedy, "at the end beyond thought and beyond fear and beyond even self-compassion and divine bewilderment there remains some firm intention to continue doing forever and ever what we last hoped to do on earth."
Douglas A. Ollivant (@DouglasOllivant):
The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising, by Patrick Cockburn. Simply the best book published about Iraq this year. Cockburn has the necessary eye for irony necessary to detail the nuanced, complex, multi-causal milieu that produced the Islamic State in Iraq. A necessary corrective to many (more simplistic) popular narratives.
Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic, by Pierre Manent. A masterful book by this eclectic French professor, the intellectual protégé of both Raymond Aron and Allan Bloom. Manent details changing social understandings and political forms in the West, an important companion to those detailing changing political and social forms elsewhere in the world, while tracing their roots to their Greek, Christian, and Enlightenment sources.
Elton C. Parker III:
The Beginning of Infinity, by David Deutsch. A very thought-provoking and compelling work dealing with humanity's insatiable quest for knowledge, and therefore belief in limitless progress. It traces the history of this quest, showing that sometimes the "progress" has been akin to one step forward, two steps backward, and three steps sideways. Although an apotheosis is not specifically mentioned, Deutsch does lead the reader to believe that since the human mind is on a quest destined for infinite knowledge, we are also on a glidepath of transformation toward perfection and true utopia.
Out of Control, by Zbigniew Brzezinski. I periodically go back and look at forecasters and predictors to see how well their visions fared. In this case, I went back to read Zbig's 1995 piece that attempted to foretell what the 21st Century was going to look like and be shaped by. Now just shy of 20 years on, I think it's worth the time to try and see the world through one of the biggest thinkers in Washington as the 20th Century drew to a close. Since he was a product of some dark times, it is understandable when his extended thought piece touches on terms like "megadeath," "organized insanity," and "complete failures of totalitarian utopias." He then postulates that for America (and the world) to survive the then-coming economic and moral crises, she needs to fundamentally alter her approach to overcoming deepening poverty, inadequate health care, a greedy wealthy class, and the media's obsession with sex and violence. On a larger international scale, he sees an increased role for the UN, and a "redistribution of responsibilities" within the trilateral nexus of Europe, America and East Asia. Doesn't seem too far off, nor does it seem like such a prescription wouldn't still be rather valid as we continue to operate without any sort of codified national grand strategy.
Stephen Rodriguez (@SteveRod78):
World Order, by Henry Kissinger. Simply because he is the elder statesman of our country and his perspective on balance of power politics should be closely considered.
Political Order and Political Decay, by Francis Fukuyama. This assessment of America's systemic challenges is dark but is worth reading if only to make us take the situation we are in seriously.
Kori Schake:
Redeployment, by Phil Klay. The best of a very good crop of literature from the wars, showing the many different ways veterans understand and react to a civilian society that often condescends to them, summed up brilliantly by one character asking: "You think the big bad war broke me," I said, "and it made me an asshole. That's why you think I said those things. But what if I'm just an asshole?" Its poignancy should remind us all to get our arms around our nation's veterans and weave them back into our social fabric.
Strategy: A History, by Lawrence Freedman. A book with the searing insightfulness and boundless good humor of the man himself (who but Lawry would point out that the only winning strategy in the Hebrew Bible is to do as God directs?). Sections on the evolution of military strategy attempting to shield itself from political direction and the importance of subjugating military action into broader political objectives are essential reading for policy makers. Especially interesting is his shift from military strategists to American business books as the modern frontier of strategic thinking.
Five Came Back, by Mark Harris. A cultural study of five Hollywood directors (John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens) who made World War II propaganda movies (the deal was complete creative freedom even in war zones) and how that experience changed their artistic visions. The story of Ford skirting Navy censors to make the somber Battle of Midway (he got it screened for President Roosevelt before the bureaucracy could smother it) is a master's course in the challenges of a reactive adversary. A great book about way veterans' experience colors their lives and the power of movies to shape a common historical experience.
The United States, Britain, and the Transatlantic Crisis, by James Ellison. Serious archival history that conjures anew the severity of division among Western allies when it was not at all clear we were winning the Cold War. That DeGaulle played a weak hand with such breathtaking and obdurate audacity is a marvel of strategy; seeing LBJ adopt a rope a dope game plan was an unexpected pleasure — the strong not giving the weak anything to react to. Makes the case persuasively that DeGaulle's challenge reinvigorated the special relationship by proving that despite Britain's shrinking global role it was essential to America managing Europe.
MLR Smith:
Storm of Steel, by Ernst Junger. Memoirs of a young German officer in the trenches. His testament is devoid of any analysis of politics or strategy and concentrates on the individual soldier's experience. Injured at least 14 times, it was a miracle he survived at all. Yet the book debunks the idea that the war was necessarily hell. You get the impression he rather enjoyed it all.
Goodbye to All That, by Robert Graves. Classic autobiography of the poet and author of I, Claudius, he is far more sanguine about his wartime experiences than Junger, but nonetheless, his evocative recollections vividly present the spirit of the times, recalling a great deal of camaraderie. It is evident that in spite of he and his fellow officers being injured, the only thing that mattered for them was not to avoid the war, but to get back to their units in the field as quickly as possible.
Mud, Blood and Poppycock, by Gordon Corrigan. Following the evolving historiography pioneered initially by John Terraine (The Smoke and the Fire, Douglas Haig: The Educated Soldier) that began to overthrow the erroneous myths of the war, Corrigan's trenchantly written study concentrates on the British Army's experience in World War I. Through assiduous research he demonstrates that the soldiers were overwhelmingly not badly led or poorly treated. Unlike the "useless war" advocates, he bases his arguments on evidence.
My paternal grandfather, an East Londoner from Stoke Newington, served consistently on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918 in the Machine Gun Corps (which had one of the lowest rates of survival of any of the field units). It was a miracle – like Junger – that he survived as well. He rarely spoke of his experiences afterwards and died in 1985. As I became more historically aware it began to annoy me that the vast complexity of the First World War was frequently filtered through easy, simplistic, narratives that the war was conducted by incompetents and was all a monumental waste of time, which to my mind diminished the memory of people like my grandfather. These three works do much to correct the record.
Daniel Steed (@TheSteed86):
Orde Wingate: Unconventional Warrior, From the 1920s to the Twenty-First Century, by Simon J. Anglim. Simon has written a timely piece on a key figure in the practice or irregular warfare from those wearing the uniform of a regular soldier. Wingate's exploits carry much insight into a twenty-first century context dominated by irregular warfare, the exploration of which by Anglim raises many troubling yet necessary questions about the practice of irregular warfare in contemporary conflicts.
Super Highway: Sea Power in the 21st Century, by Chris Parry. The author has written an exceedingly accessible, yet comprehensive work on the most neglected arena of strategic practice in this century, sea power. In an era that has been dominated by land-locked irregular conflicts, Parry has written a timely piece to remind all of the sheer importance, as well as the current fragility, of the maritime sphere. His insights into the current challenges facing UNCLOS, and therefore the global maritime order as we have known it, does much to remind all that the maritime sphere can no longer be taken for granted. An utterly essential read for those who wish to have a holistic and global view of strategy.
Mark Stout (@wwiphd):
Terror in the Balkans: German Armies and Partisan Warfare, by Ben Shepherd. I am only part-way through this book, so I don't know yet how well it delivers, but it has a very interesting idea behind it. Shepherd is interested in explaining the behavior of the Wehrmacht officers who fought in Yugoslavia during World War II. He notes that a disproportionate number of them were actually Austrians who had fought in World War I in the Austro-Hungarian army. Accordingly, he looks at the experiences in World War I not only of German but also of Austro-Hungarian officers and then considers how those experiences later shaped their activities in Yugoslavia.
Secrets and Truths: Ethnography in the Archive of Romania's Secret Police, by Katherine Verdery. This is a fascinating ethnography of the infamous Romanian Securitate written by an American anthropologist who did field work in Romania during the Cold War. She draws on a variety of sources, most notably her now declassified file, to describe who the Securitate's officers were and how they saw their world and their work.
Stephen Tankel (@StephenTankel):
Deciphering Sun Tzu: How to Read the Art of War, by Derek M C Yuen. For those who know the Art of War's aphorisms, but want to understand the text and the historical and cultural contexts that informed the text, Yuen's book is a good place to begin.
John Thorne:
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy, by Francis Fukuyama. Volume II wraps up a mammoth analysis of how political institutions are created in modern times and can suffer from decay. Highly relevant and readable even if Volume I was skipped.
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal, by Ben Macintyre et al. A lively and fascinating history of a traitor.
Joshua W. Walker (@drjwalk):
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival, by David Pilling. Hands down best book on Japan since John Dower's masterful Embracing Defeat and my favorite book of 2014 given the masterful way in which the author takes the reader on a journey from the devastation rot from the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters to the rise of Abenomics and the re-emergence of Japan. The deep historical insights, clever contemporary anecdotes, and precise analysis make this a must read for any would-be Asia hand and foreign policy wonk.
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be, by Moises Naim. This manifesto on power is shockingly easy to read and comprehend. The insights on the decay, disruptions, and innovations of power over the centuries as it culminates in the modern international system makes this book reprinted in 2014 due to popular demand a worthy read whatever the occasion. Whether you are simply trying to understand the world around you or a grand strategist, End of Power is a great starting point that is an appropriate gift for almost anyone on your holiday list.
Ali Wyne (@Ali_Wyne):
The Crisis with Russia, by the Aspen Strategy Group. Wolfgang Ischinger, Kevin Rudd, Lilia Shevtsova, Angela Stent, Strobe Talbott, and other esteemed observers reflect on Russian revanchism and attempt to locate it within broader strategic currents.
The Next Great War? The Roots of World War I and the Risk of U.S.-China Conflict, edited by Richard N. Rosecrance and Steven E. Miller. The editors have assembled a series of penetrating meditations on the catastrophe that engulfed Europe a century ago as well as the merits and limitations of 2014 vs. 1914 analogizing.
The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security, by Bartholomew Sparrow. While Scowcroft has long been regarded as one of America's leading strategic thinkers, he has not received the kind of attention that Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and George Shultz have garnered.
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"We are living through difficult days because the persecution against the Church is raging more than ever, but this should not frighten you, brave and good young people. Always remember that the Church is a divine institution and it cannot come to an end." PGF
How true Pier Giorgio's quote is to this day! Our Church is persecuted, both from within and without. Are we an imperfect people? Yes!! But we are an imperfect people in love with Perfection, in love with Christ. And that makes all the difference.
When Jesus said to Simon Peter, "And now I tell you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18), He knew that the Church would come upon troubled times and persecution. But He also knew that our frailties and sins are not able to destroy us if we stay connected to Him, and the way we do that is by living a sacramental life. When we baptize our children, receive the Eucharist, confirm our faith, choose a vocation, confess our sins and comfort the sick, we are saying to the world that we believe: "Look not upon our sins, but on the faith of your Church."
If we have a fault, however, it is in the fact that we sometimes receive the sacraments without truly considering their meaning. Take for example, the beauty of baptism, as witnessed by Sr. Jane Reilly, CSJ, a missionary from our Diocese who has lived and ministered in the Dominican Republic for some thirty years now: "The role of godparent in the Dominican culture is a sacred commitment. It is a promise to participate actively in accompanying the child that was baptized. To underscore that this is a lifelong process, the godparents of each child receive a small coffee plant or a fruit tree and they are enjoined to attend to their godchild with the same attention as one needs to attend to a sapling so that it will bear fruit. Just as a tree needs attention, water, sun, fertilizer and pruning to give fruit, so too the child needs the water of baptism, the nutrition of the Word of God and the sacraments, the warmth of love and the formation in Christian values so as to give fruit in service to God and others. The godparents plant the tree in the house of the godchild and together they watch it grow and bear fruit."
How beautiful! And yet we sometimes are guilty of bringing our children to the baptismal font without much thought, just as a ritual. The same holds true for the other sacraments, and this is where Bl. Pier Giorgio understood the truth. He received because HE BELIEVED! And because of this he was a staunch defender of a Church he loved, no matter the persecution.
The next time you go to Mass, believe what you receive, and so become the true Body of Christ...
Bl. Pier Giorgio, pray for us!


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Went to Red Bud. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came had dinner & supper here, Frank Dudenhoefer came her too told us that they were asked to come out to Manier's for chicken supper, 5 families were out; he said we should come Wed. or next Sun. Mr. John Dehn was taken to Belleville hospital, operated for appendix and is pretty bad, no visitors allowed; he is 61 yrs. of age. Mr. R. D. Butler of Burksville is in Red Bud hospital, poor condition. We went to Pautler's to a free for all dance, cowboys of Rythmn [sic], had a wonderful time. There was 260 CC camps boy's at the Waterloo camps & about half where at the dance, some bunch, they already have some sent back & 6 in jail this morning for stealing. Aunt Mary went to church & meeting this afternoon in School hall.
Sunday, Nov. 4, 1934
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Hawaii, October 30, 2014: A team of spatial analysis at the University of Hawai'i (UH) recently used a senseFly swinglet CAM to map the active flow of Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii Island.
On October 22nd, 2014, in a collaborative partnership with Hawai'i County Civil Defense and the US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the flight team from the UH Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Laboratory used a senseFly swinglet CAM, carrying an RGB camera payload, to collect high resolution still images of the lava's active flow front. These shots were then merged into a full orthomosaic for use by Civil Defense emergency planners.
As of October 29th, the lava flow is currently headed toward the town of Pāhoa in the district of Puna, threatening to cut off the main highway and other access roads thus isolating an area of about 10,000 residents from the rest of the island. The flow is currently advancing at 10 yards an hour and is 280 yards from Pahoa Village Road.
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office of the Federal Aviation Administration worked closely with the Hilo research team on approval of their certificate of authorisation. The flights are in direct support of disaster relief operations in the area and the FAA and flight team worked together to make sure all safety concerns were met.
The researchers told media that they plan to fly again and continue supporting relief operations with quick aerial assessments when needed.
Source: SenseFly


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Cherokee Street has become the de facto mecca for artists within the last five years. Previously existing as a bustling business district in South City, the Benton Park / Benton Park West community has seen better days. However, with reinvestment and gentrification, there is now under a rapid revitalization that now includes blank space, an aptly named building that is whatever people choose it to be. Functioning part as a reading room, part as a venue, and part as a mini record store, the floor level gives off an eclectic coffee house vibe. With an exhaustively odd book collection, an N64 gaming system in the corner, and chill music seeping from a turntable's speakers, one feels immediately at home at blank space. Here you'll find some of the city's most experimental hip-hop as well as a number of monthly events that encompass a broader range of the genre: producer showcases where beats are made live on the spot and an open mic of sorts that functions as rap poetry (think spoken word). Not to mention that a number of hip-hop heads help run the place, this spot is a brewing pot for what's next in Saint Louis. Aside from the floor level, blank space also contains an unfinished basement can also host shows, giving a gritty, underground look to performances, sure to please even the snoodiest of hipsters. Somewhat hard to find, you can find this venue on the western end of Cherokee near the corner of Nebraska. After you're finished antiquing with the 'rents, stop on by to grab a cup of tea and talk records with the area's residents.
Still on the South side but several miles west exists The Grove, another up-and-coming neighborhood that offers a lot of options in terms of night life. Atomic Cowboy has become known for their live concerts, bringing in a horde of national touring acts with quite a bit of talent to boot. Though their primary space is used for Mexicali-inspired food and bar patrons, adjoined to the side is the recently-renovated venue the demo. Everything is new and top tier in this place, offering concert-goers a professional music experience that puts the artist front and center. With an elevated stage, an impressive array of speakers capable of producing some serious decibels, and an atmospheric lighting setup, the demo means business, and it should propel artists to perform at their best. In the past, the venue has hosted multiple hip-hop premieres, such as my music video for Mvstermind's 80-D, and other release parties, which include Marc Goone and So'n'So. With a quality bar and two genderless bathrooms, it has all of the amenities to turn up with any live hip-hop show, and since the management has been accessible to local artists, each week you'll be able to catch a quality show in the Grove.
If you take Manchester in the opposite direction to Chouteau and then head a bit north, you'll end up in Midtown, experiencing a rejuvenation thanks to SLU and other area attractions. Somewhat new to Midtown is Plush, a truly unique experience that will win you over with its bizarre charm. Like the Atomic Cowboy, this building has two sides: one for food, and the other for shows. If I were a food critic, I'd be telling you to go here, but since this is a blog on hip-hop, we'll stick to Plush's appeal as a venue. Perhaps drawing some influence from the City Museum, the decor is a little cuckoo in the best sense of the word, as multiple textures and styles collide in a multilevel warehouse environment. The place is huge, with enough room for several hundred guests, featuring a wrap-around bar and side seating for those who like to lurk in dark corners. Its stage is impressive, large without being overbearing, and its sound system can match up to the hype of its performers. Best utilized for a larger show with a big bill, this is a cool space to catch a concert, as you can experience the show from multiple angles (did I mention second floor balcony?), but it can still be intimate enough for smaller crowds to appreciate. Multiple STL DJs and MCs have graced its stage, making Plush a must for those venturing out into the vibrant world of Saint Louis hip-hop.
Note: There are a number of great local venues all throughout Saint Louis that offer a distinct atmosphere and an inviting environment for musicians. The purpose of this post was to highlight three from different neighborhoods in the city that regularly highlight local hip-hop artists. No sleight is meant for those that weren't featured. Go out and watch live, local music (as long as it's good), wherever it's played!
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The Emotional Collector.
"It was no always the catch, but the hunt". .
Manfred Heiting
Temple Arles Books
Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles
"The Emotional Collector" is a participative installation exploring the mechanisms associated with collecting (photo) books.Visitors are invited to play with some emblematic publications, creating personal cosmologies and sharing the story that connects them.


text: Section: OMC News Ozarks Medical Center Clinic Spotlight: Gainesville Family Medicine Posted on Apr 3, 2019 By Drew Clark Ozarks Medical Center Clinic Spotlight: Gainesville Family Medicine Gainesville, Mo-- Ozarks Medical Center (OMC) Gainesville Family Medicine is one of nine OMC family medicine clinics. OMC Gainesville offers a multitude of services provided by Edward Henegar, DO, and Trisha Vigna, APN. Dr. Edward Henegar is a board certified primary care provider with a specialty in geriatrics. Dr. Henegar, who practiced medicine in Ozark County for more than 40 years before quietly leaving the OMC Gainesville Medical Clinic two years ago in what he said was a step toward retirement, is again seeing patients at Ozarks Medical Center's Gainesville clinic. Dr. Henegar can see patients of all ages for their primary care needs. He graduated from A.T. Still University Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1973 and specializes in geriatric medicine and family practice. OMC was very excited and fortunate to have Trisha Vigna join the OMC team in November 2018. She is a native of Mountain Home, Ark. She earned her Associate of Science in Nursing at North Arkansas College. Trisha spent four years at Arkansas Children's Hospital where she provided care and support to pediatric patients from birth to age 21. She also spent time as a school nurse at Mountain Home Junior High and High School and was a home health nurse at North Arkansas Home Care. While pursuing her Masters, Trisha was a Registered Nurse at Baxter Regional Medical Center Emergency Room for nine years, where she cared to patients of all ages. She became a Nurse Practitioner at Fairlamb Senior Health Clinic in 2016 where she specialized in geriatric care. Her move to OMC Gainesville Family Medicine gives her the opportunity to focus more on pediatrics while still providing services for women's health and geriatrics. Along with family medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics, and women's health, OMC Gainesville also includes services for lab and x-ray, rehabilitation services (physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology), and mental health services. OMC Gainesville is also the workplace to one of the longest tenured OMC employees, Lauri Miller. Laurie has been with OMC for 30 years and is a chronic care management LPN for the clinic. Chronic care management is a wonderful addition to the services offered within the OMC Gainesville clinic and encompasses the oversight and education activities to help patients with chronic diseases and health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, COPD and sleep apnea. This service focuses on helping the patient learn about their chronic illnesses, how to adapt their lifestyle to manage these diseases and improves the coordination of care for these individuals. Jonathan Dillinger, Physical Therapy Assistant who has been with OMC over 2 years is full time clinician at the OMC Gainesville clinic. Jonathan provides treatment with an emphasis on manual therapy. Jonathan is LSVT-BIG certified, which is an Intensive Parkinson's treatment program providing treatment four times a week for four weeks. The program is successful in the increase in functionality for Parkinson's patients. Nancy Meesey is a Physical Therapist with over 20 years of experience. Nancy treats all conditions and specializes pelvic health, which treats conditions including pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, and bowel or bladder dysfunction. She treats pelvic conditions for pediatrics age 6-adult. OMC is excited to welcome Hakuna to our services. Hakuna is a certified facility animal that assists Nancy with patients of all types providing a calming and reassuring addition to her therapy practice. The staff within the Gainesville clinic say that Hakuna is wonderful to have around and is a fun addition to the team! Anne Kimbrough is a Physical Therapist serving the Gainesville area for over 10 years. Anne provides and specializes in manual therapy. Anne is a wonderful asset to OMC and has a huge following and wonderful reputation in the Gainesville community. Pediatric services for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy are available in the Gainesville clinic. OMC Rehab provides PT and Speech therapy in the Gainesville school and in home services as needed. For any questions regarding OMC Rehab services within the Gainesville clinic contact the Gainesville Clinic or the OMC Rehab office at 417-257-5959. OMC Gainesville Family Medicine is located at 37 Medical Drive, Gainesville. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 417-679-4613. OMC Gainesville offers same day appointments. Both providers are accepting new patients. Pictured from left to right: Trisha Vigna, APN; and Edward Henegar, DO, Board Certified Primary Care Provider. Pictured left to right is Nancy Meesey, PT; Jonathan Dillinger, PTA; Laurie Miller, LPN; Jeanna Martin, LPN; Carey Jordan, Office Assistant; Tracy Evans, Clinic Supervisor, Brandy Kiger, Office Assistant; Pamela Nelson, LPN; and Hakuna, Certified Facility Animal. Not pictured: Anne Kimbrough, PT. Related Articles Dr. Giurgius Speaks at Willow Springs Elementary School 2-Jun-2016 OMC Foundation's Ozarks Cancer Crusade Raises funds for local cancer patients 11-Dec-2019 By Kim Wood Great Southern Bank supported Trunk or Treat 10-Nov-2016 Free Education Dinner on Recognizing a Stroke is June 20 2-Jun-2017 Show Me Zero Suicide Academy Offers OMC An Approach to Suicide Safe Care 3-Apr-2017


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New York, NY 10019), October 3-20. Performances will be on Thursday, October 3 at 8pm, Friday, October 4 at 8pm, Saturday, October 5 at 8pm, Sunday, October 6 at 3pm, Thursday, October 10 at 8pm, Friday, October 11 at 8pm, Saturday, October 12 at 8pm, Sunday, October 13 at 3pm, Thursday, October 17 at 8pm, Friday, October 18 at 8pm, Saturday, October 19 at 8pm, and Sunday, October 20 at 3pm. Tickets ($20-$30) are available for advance purchase at www.normalave.org/ofthewoman. The performance will run approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.
Of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die is a dynamic new play about the dangers of commercializing millennial femininity. The play follows Bluebell, Sweet Pea, Pumpkin and Bleeding Heart, four femmes bound together by their workplace, the windowless basement of a Free People store. Allegiances are formed and spells are cast in this hilarious, poignant and topical take on how we navigate femininity and expression in a political and economic climate that are at constantly at odds with each other.
The cast will feature Ianne Fields Stewart (#Blessed with Semicolon Theatre Company; The Feels web series), Carolyn Kettig (A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Public; Athena with The Hearth), Sabina Friedman-Seitz (The Boy Downstairs on HBO; Book Club with Diane Keaton and Jane Fonda), Kirsten Harvey (Nothing is the End of the World with Waterwell; Dick: After Melville at Dixon Place), Starr Kirkland (Hottentotted at The Tank; AliceGraceAnon with New Georges), and Bear Brummel (Anne Washburn and Dave Malloy's Little Bunny Foo Foo at Actors Theatre of Louisville) with Set Design by Brittany Vasta (Associate Design, Lifespan of a Fact on Broadway; Happy Birthday Wanda June at The Duke), Costume Design by Alice Tavener (Lunch Bunch with Clubbed Thumb; Suicide Forest at The Bushwick Starr), Lighting Design by Catherine Clark (The Woodsman at New Word Stages; Koalas Are Dicks with Randomly Specific Theatre), and Sound Design by Ash Zeitler (Bartschland Follies at the McKittrick Hotel).
About the Company: Normal Ave
Normal Ave believes in redefining normal by nurturing an inclusive community of fresh, diverse voices and inviting collaborative freedom at every stage of the artistic process. Our accessible programming of new and existing works spark curiosity, challenge perception, and welcome our artists and audiences to think, listen and respond in radical ways.
Open: 10/03/19
Close: 10/20/19
Thursday through Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm:
Theater: Medicine Show Theatre
Address: 549 West 52nd Srteet, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10019
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text: Sam Posted October 19, 2007 I know of someone who has had scleroderma for six years, she just starting seeing my doctor for her scleroderma, She was on medicine before she strted seeing this doctor. When she made an appointment to see this new doctor she spoke to someone and they told her not refill her meds yet because this new doctor might give her something else. She this friend of mine didn't fill any of her scripts and did say anything to our scleroderma doctor and she said she left the office with nothing. Well I had asked her if she told the doctor she didn't fill her scripts yet she said no so I had told her to call the doctor and tell them she hasnt been on anything. Its like she doesn't want to do anything for her self its like she assumes that he is going to know she isn't taking any of her meds. Well I had contacted the doctor my self and mentioned that she wasn't on anything and they called her yesterday and said to come in next Wednesday no questions asked. Well last night she said if he doesn't help her she is going to find someone else. My sclero doctor is good at what he does, but if you don't tell him anything how is he supposed to know what is going on with you? So I told her to get a second opinion with another sclero doctor so today I need to find information for the Scleroderma Center in Michigan and at the Cleveland Clinic. I hope you don't think I'm complaining about this friend of mine but I told her last night she need to be her own advocate for herself. She said tell my sister what I need to do like she can't do it on her own. I really don't know what she expects that they have a care or what. She has no computer and she does go to support group in awhile. I think she needs more information sent to her about scleroderma. So I am going to get what I can and hope that it will help her understand . Well thanks for listening to me. I really don't expect anyone to post back on this but it bothers me that she won't take care of herself like she should. Sam Quote Sam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites