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Empire Captain (Warhorse)A Captain of the Empire is a Hero, a specialist in melee who leads by his courageous example.
The armies of the Empire are led by warriors who have been trained to direct their forces as effortlessly as a swordsman wields a blade. First and foremost amongst these great leaders are the Elector Counts, inspirational and famous individuals whose mere presence can steady a wavering battle line. The knowledge that their count is personally fighting beside them is enough to embolden the courage of a province's soldiers and strengthen their resolve. In practice, however, it is unfeasible for Elector Counts to command every force that must be despatched, for the Empire is a dangerous land, and its territories are forever under attack from savage monsters and marauding armies. Often, command is delegated to a trusted soldier considered to be an honourable leader of men, and this officer will lead the province's forces when the count cannot. Of course there are always exceptions, and some of the more bellicose counts, such as Valmir von Raukov of Ostland, have an unhealthy love for the clash of swords and the thunder of cannons, thus taking to the field of battle whenever they can. Many of the men appointed by an Elector Count to lead an army will also be nobles of the Empire, educated in martial pursuits from an early age - falconry, swordsmanship and hunting Beastmen in the forests. Others have risen through the ranks, having first stood amongst the rank and file with a bloody halberd in their hands. These officers vary greatly in standing, depending on the size of the force they lead, and can be known as captain, marshals, generals or simply commanders. Regardless of their station, the vast majority will be tried and tested veterans of many years who have a fine understanding of the craft of soldiering, having spent most of their lives fighting in defence of the Empire.
Unit NameEmpire Captain (Warhorse)
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Land Unit Keywh_main_emp_cha_captain_1
Naval Unit Keywh_main_shp_transport
Land Unit GroupMelee Specialist
Naval Unit GroupMelee Specialist
Recruitment Cost1100
Upkeep Cost275
Melee Attack50
├ Melee Weaponwh_main_emp_sword_hero
├ Melee Damage Base250
├ Melee Damage Ap125
├ Armour PiercingNo
├ Bonus vs Cavalry0
├ Bonus vs Elephants0
└ Bonus vs Infantry0
Charge Bonus70
├ Base Defence40
├ Shieldwh_missile_block_35_metal
└ Shield Defence0
├ Armourwh2_main_plate_85
├ Armour Defence85
└ Shield Armour35
├ Man Entitywh_main_infantry_standard_hero_blood
├ Man Speed34
├ Man Health8
├ Bonus Hit Points4160
├ Mountwh_main_emp_mnt_warhorse_360
├ Mount Entitywh_main_cavalry_standard_360_blood
├ Mount Speed78
└ Mount Health8
Leadership (Base Morale)65
- Foe-Seeker
There are those who wish nothing more than to be at the heart of battle, seeking foes to vanquish.
- Hold the Line!
Those in command of the ranks will issue their orders with a ferocious bark, expecting instant obeisance.
- Encourage
This unit provides a Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Armoured & Shielded
Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
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Shoeless Torii relieved
Torii Hunter always knows when he's in Boston's glorious old ballpark. His left ankle lets him know.
"Every time I come here," Hunter said before Tuesday night's series opener against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, "my ankle hurts. It remembers this place."
What his ankle recalls is a terrible accident in the triangle in right center on July 29, 2005. Pursuing a long drive by his former Twins teammate and good buddy David Ortiz, Hunter got his ankle caught in the wall. The ankle was fractured, causing him immense pain and costing him the final two months of the season.
"It was nasty, man, really bad," Hunter said.
The ugly incident came to his mind on Monday night when the eight-time Rawlings Gold Glove center fielder lost his left shoe trying to stab a drive by the Yankees' Mark Teixeira – it's something about former teammates and friends – at Yankee Stadium.
After the game, Hunter jokingly referred to himself as "Shoeless Torii." But he understood how fortunate he'd been to shed the cleat on impact.
"It's a good thing the shoe stuck in the padding and came off," Hunter said. "If it had stayed on, the way my foot hit the wall . . . I don't even want to think about what might have happened."
That painful incident remains clear in his head, but it hasn't all been bad for Hunter in Beantown. He actually has hit extremely well in Fenway Park: .327 for his career with eight homers in 220 at-bats, .361 last season with three homers in 36 at-bats.
Hunter also delivered handsomely in his biggest at-bat of his first season with the Angels. It was his dramatic two-out, two-run single against Justin Masterson in the eighth inning that brought the Angels even in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Teixeira and Vladimir Guerrero scored on Hunter's bullet, his third hit in 10 at-bats at Fenway in the series.
The Red Sox rocked the Angels with a run in the bottom of the ninth, claiming a 3-2 triumph that arranged an AL Championship Series showdown with the Rays.
The season over, Hunter found no solace in his own performance, batting .389 for the series to lift his career postseason average to .316 (along with a .510 slugging percentage) in 25 playoff games.
"I really thought we were going all the way," he said that night, despair everywhere in the ancient clubhouse.
With renewed hope in the air, the Angels are back at Fenway. There's a strong chance they'll revisit the yard next month, once again as AL West champions facing the Wild Card Sox in Games 3 and 4, if necessary, of the ALDS.
Hunter, who has arrived as a rare six-tool player this season with his immensely popular blog on MLB.com, can't wait for the big date, if it's in the stars.
Here's a guy who can hit for average, for power, run, field, throw – and write.
"Read all about it," Hunter said, beaming.
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I have a general comment in regards to the lineup and change in chemistry since the return of Vlady. I love Vlady and am a big fan…will continue to be. But you can easily see that he is not the same this year due to injury. I am very surprised Scoiscia continues to be stubborn and bat Vlady in the 4th spot. I know he wants to be loyal, etc, however we have given him enough time to prove he's back to being a 4th spot worthy run producer. He just hasn't…sure he has a nice overall average, but time and again, innings have been killed due to first pitch ground outs, pop ups. He hasn't been very good with runners in scoring position (especially with 1 out!). And his home runs are with no one on base. He's not in the groove and that is because of the time missed and injury that I'm sure he's playing through, etc. I am not saying he shouldn't be in the lineup, he's a dangerous hitter, but just not in the 4th spot.
In addition, I believe Abreu should be in the 2nd spot, as he was in when the Angel were tearing it up and scoring a lot of runs.
Don't fix something that wasn't broken!
The lineup should be:
Izturis or Howie
Not that Torii's blog is the appropriate place to lament about Vlad or the batting order, but Ill play along with the last post. Vlad is out hitting Rivera right now, Abreu is a run producer and should stay 3, Morales is also heating up warranting a spot in the middle of the lineup.
Now the players to look out for are Napoli and Aybar. Napoli needs to find his stroke. When he does he is as clutch as anybody. Aybar on the otherhand has made a career of choking in clutch situations. He has a post season batting average in the low 100s and prior to this season was known for saving his worst ABs for the biggest times of the game/ season. Aybar needs a short leash this post season, if he isnt producing, Izturis should be getting his at bats not Howie's who is as hot as anybody on the team right now.

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The Best of Chicago's Sausage City
I know what you're thinking: "Why is the year in review coverage starting now!?" Sure enough, there is still a month and a half of 2012 left. But Serious Eats Chicago actually launched in mid November of 2011, so I have the right to get a little nostalgic about how the site has progressed. Sadly, it's also time to say goodbye to one of the weekly columns that's been a fixture since then.
When I was coming up with ideas for the Chicago site, one of the very first columns I had in mind was Sausage City, which I imagined as a celebration of the incredible encased meats that are made everyday in this city. And I also knew exactly who should write it: Blake Royer. Ever since he first attempted to cure sausage in apartment using a fridge he found on the street corner (don't worry, he cleaned it first), he's been a man obsessed with charcuterie. Sure enough, each week he led us to a different part of city in search sausages I didn't even know existed.
But as Blake mentioned yesterday, he's stepping down from the post to focus on other projects. I wish him the best. Luckily, we're all still left with a year of Sausage City posts to comb through. If you're looking for a place to start, this post should do it.
Check out the most popular Sausage City posts of the last year by clicking on the slideshow, or visit each one below.
- My Five Favorite Sausages at Hot Doug's
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- Chorizo Queso Fundido at Big Star
- Au Cheval's Fried House Made Bologna Sandwich
- Smoque's Barbecue Hot Links
- The Butcher & the Burger
- Butcher & Larder's Rob Levitt on How to Make Sausage
- Butcher & Larder's New Orleans Boudin Blanc
- Podhalanka's Polish Sausage Sandwich
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When I began blogging, it wasn't the first time the idea of blogging came to mind. For years, I had a desire in my heart to connect with others by blogging but every time I began typing content, anxiety tightened its grip on me.
Can you relate to this? Hi, I'm Ann and I am here to tell you that you are not alone. Ever since I could remember, I have suffered from anxiety but it wasn't until I became an adult and after my divorce that I realized it. Yuck. Divorce. That's a whole other topic that used to bring me so much anxiety. (For the sake of protecting my ex's and my privacy and dignity, I will not delve into the details but divorce is ugly. Plain and simple. If you're a follower of Jesus like me, it can get even uglier in our heads. I can hear the whispers now, "Oh, blasphemous one! I shan't read this post!" And that was just my head speaking!) But hey, sometimes, it has to get real ugly before God can create the most beautiful life out of us. Most of all, we are fortunate enough (that's an understatement) to have a forgiving God who forgives and loves us fiercely.
Before we started Filled Cup, I knew I wanted to tackle anxiety. If not to help others, mostly to help me. I have a crazy in my head. Yep, I said it. I have a crazy in my head that's goal is to tear me apart so badly that I can't continue forward. It fights with me when I have inspirational ideas. It fights with me when I'm looking into my daughter's big and beautiful brown eyes. It tears me apart when I'm in my husband's arms and feeling safe. There's a monster that eats at me when it's late at night and no one is awake and tells me, "Remember everything you did wrong today." It whispers, "Why did you just say that?" when I'm socializing with people or "You're a selfish mother," when I take time for myself. When my husband tells me I'm enough, anxiety says, "He's just saying that to shut you up." When God says I am forgiven, anxiety yells, "Your past is never erased." Anxiety is ugly.
When productivity is at its peak, anxiety waits for me
When productivity is at its peak, anxiety waits for me; ready to tear me down. Anxiety makes me afraid to fall asleep at night and afraid to wake up to reality. Anxiety doesn't want me to type this out right now because it doesn't feel safe when it's exposed.
Anxiety gets ugly but not as ugly as a life without forgiveness and unconditional love. In moments of anxiety is when I realize I can't do it all myself. In this segment of Filled Cup, I am going to tackle anxiety and hopefully connect with many others who suffer from it. Join me every Wednesday as I tackle an aspect of anxiety.
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Dr. Warren Farrell and the boy crisis profiled in The Telegraph article, "How 'dad deprivation' could be eroding modern society".
- June 2016
Dr. Warren Farrell with Presidential Candidates Scott Walker, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz and Bobby Jindal, discussing impact of fatherlessness on problems with boys.
- June 2015
Warren Farrell, Paul Elam, Tom Golden on Father and Child Reunion's findings on "Children's Need for Both Parents"
- October 2, 2014
Dr. Warren Farrell on his behind-the-scenes experience on the Board of N.O.W. in NYC, and how Father and Child Reunion evolved.
- July 23, 2014
Warren Farrell and Father and Child Reunion mentioned on The Federalist
- June 14, 2014
"Pure gold... An astonishing book."
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"A book of incalculable importance and stunning originality. Written with lucidity and passion, backed by exhaustive and impeccable research. The best book I know of on the irreplaceable importance of fathers, plus a new way of thinking about the family."
-- Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D., Author, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem and My Years with Ayn Rand
"A masterful blend of original ideas and hard data. It will inspire and persuade dads to become more involved with their children -- a benefit to kids, to moms as well."
-- John Gray. Author, Men are From Mars; Women Are From Venus
"Father and Child Reunion shakes up my way of looking at the embattled world of fathers and families. Farrell's counsel is wise; his advice, sound and specific."
-- Howard M. Halpern, Ph.D., past president, American Academy of Psychotherapists; author, Cutting Loose: How to Break Your Addiction to a Person
"Of Farrell's books, Father and Child Reunion is his best. . . Its insights are a gift to men and women."
-- Kyle D. Pruett, M.D. Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University Schoolof Medicine
"I come away from this book not only inspired to be a more involved dad, but with a much deeper understanding of exactly what I do that is helpful to my children, and why. It is brilliant, original, and inspiring."
-- Jack Canfield. Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul
"Father and Child Reunion will change the lives of men, the women who love them, and the children they raise. He cuts to the heart of our conflicts and creates solutions we can use. Read this book!"
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-- Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D., author, A String of Pearls and Taste Berries for Teens
"A real eye-opener. An absolute essential for the man who wants to be more involved with his kids and for anyone who wants to help him do it."
-- Armin Brott, author, The Expectant Father, The New Father, and The Single Father
"When my daughter was four years old, I was depressed and almost suicidal at not being able to see her for two years. I heard Dr. Farrell share some of the findings that are now in Father and Child Reunion. I learned why giving up my daughter was not an option. Thank you, Warren, I now have custody of my daughter. This is the most important book a father could ever read."
--Larry Hellmann, president, National Congress for Fathers and Children
"Courageous... impeccable and responsible scholarship." -- Lionel Tiger, Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University; author, The Decline of Males
For Warren Farrell's latest, visit the Commission to Create a White House Council on Boys and Men.
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In The Round with Richard Trest, Adam Pope, Jeremy Dean and Thunderheart
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Follow up: Obama has completely reneged on his promise to repeal marijuana prohibition.
Rail Runner: back on schedule, DUH.
Any Which Way you Can.
Toe-sucking Tarantino.
The other Loch Ness Monster.
Funniest thing you will read today.
Bob fucking Ross.
Pinging, News of the World and the end of the British Empire.
Why hasn't my phone been hacked!?
The bigger they are the harder they fall.


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I pulled up Matt Kuchar's stats Sunday morning to get a look at what this man was doing well and how he has been able to put himself to number three in the Fed Ex Cup standings (prior to the end of the Memorial). As I poured over Kuchar's stats, one thing became abundantly clear. Matt is not exceptionally long or straight, not great in greens in regulation - but he finds a way to get the ball in the hole in fewer strokes than most others. And when you get down to the basics - that's what championship golf is all about.
Kuchar's greatest strengths all relate to scoring. He can scramble well when he needs to, he makes the birdie putts when he has the chance and he's not afraid to go low. In other words, Kuchar is the consumate scorer, he's tremendous at avoiding mistakes and dangerous areas and he's exceptional at taking advantage when the situation allows. It's a careful, measured, methodical way to get around the course - something all golfers could learn from. If someone was going to catch Kutchar on Sunday, when he started with a two shot lead, they were going to have to low on a hard, Jack Nicklaus course that normally does not allow for real low scoring. Today's lesson learned will be about making a plan for a round and following through with that plan.
Matt knew that he had two shots in his pocket when he stepped up on the number one tee. You could see from the beginning that Matt's plan was to keep the ball in the fairway as much as possible - even so much as hitting hybrid off the Par 5 7th, which was an usual play for these pros, but allowed him to hit the green in three with a comfortable yardage, which led to a tap in birdie. For those trying to catch him, they would have to be exceptional - he was not going to come back to them.
Matt followed this game plan, hitting good tee shots to the widest parts of the fairways, hitting 13 of 14 fairways. Shooting for the middle of the greens, Matt hit 14 Greens in Regulation in a row, while hitting 16 of 18 for the day. This game plan gave him the best chances to make putts and keep his lead. His only mistakes were 2 three putts.
Having a good game plan allowed Matt to withstand a nice run from Kevin Chappell late in the round, but hitting shots from the fairway and having putts made for a fairly stress free day. Remember the next time you play a round of golf. Hit to the largest parts of parts on the course, keep from making a huge mistake, take your medicine when confronted with some trouble and I think you will see a fairly simple round of golf and a lower score.
Craig Renshaw is a PGA Teaching Professional at the Legacy Golf Performance Center in Phoenix, Arizona at the Legacy Golf Resort. You can contact Craig at email@example.com
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Romance is reportedly brewing for Kim Kardashian again – and she's reportedly with yet another athlete.
Kim, who previously linked to New Orleans Saints star Reggie Bush and soccer player Cristiano Rinaldo, is reportedly getting to know Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin, People reported.
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"They met at a restaurant in LA a few months ago and exchanged numbers and have been talking ever since," a source told the mag. "They've had a few dates and it's going really well."
The source claimed their budding relationship wasn't official just yet.
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"He's not quite her boyfriend," the source added. "They're taking it slow. She thinks he's a really good guy. He's really sweet to her. … He thinks Kim is his dream girl."
The source went on to claim, "They just really connected."
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As far as I can remember, the biblical story of David vs. Goliath has never been to me the story of a bright victory of weakness against strength On the contrary, I've always thought that David was the strongest of both opponents. Not only does he rely on the will of God but he also draws upon his cleverness in order to defeat his adversary. It's not so counter-intuitive as it could appear at a first glance: power doesn't necessarily imply strength or having much more material capabilities.
From « war » to « logic of war »:
In the last issue of Res Militaris, Laure Bardiès wrote a smart and insightful piece in which she argues to give up descriptive categories and instead promote analytical ones in order to better explain and understand contemporary wars.
Basically, her arguments draw on weberian sociology to build ideal-types that could account for the logic of actors (by which she means not only the belligerents, but also different actors, pursuing different and sometimes diverging interests, inside a political-military apparatus). The reason is clear: categories we are used to employ in order to depict contemporary conflicts are either too descriptive (i.e. tied to the formal characteristics of wars) or too normative (i.e. shaped by one actor's perception of the other). « Asymmetric » war (war between a « weak » and a « strong ») falls in the former while « irregular » war (war between state-soldiers and terrorists/insurgents) is clearly typical of the latter.
She proposes to look further: according to Clausewitz, war is waged for political purpose. Means as well as ends are a function of the significance of the fight given by the actor. It could thus be possible to design ideal types that could account for their logic, the dynamic interplay between them and their evolution in time. Accordingly, she offers to transform the categories of « total war » and « limited war » into « total war logic » and « limited war logic ».
In order to build her ideal type, she suggests to analyze the relations between issues, objectives and means.
Thus, a « total war logic » would exist when an actor has absolute issues at stake (like its survival), design accordingly its objectives as imposing its will whatever the costs and thus relies on every means at its disposal in order to do so. On the contrary, a « limited war logic » would be characterized by relative issues, objectives restricted by a threshold beyond whom costs would overcome the expected benefits, and thus means would be quantitatively restricted.
Eventually, Laure Bardiès concludes by articulating a dynamic interaction between those logic: what if an actor has a « limited war logic » against his opponent waging (in its own perception) a « total war »? Obviously, the latter has the advantage owing to its greater capacity to abide costs. In addition, she argues that the real difference between both logic lies in two criteria
1) the determination to pursue the armed struggle
2) the proportion of means effectively engaged in comparison to the total amount of means at the actor's disposal
Applying « war logic » to the US War in Iraq:
Empirically, it is difficult to apply that model. Of course, this is precisely the function that ideal type is supposed to perform: to serve as a reference in order to analyze contingent situations. No historical configuration would exactly fit with one of the ideal type, the greatest probability being that it would be situated somewhere between both poles of the spectrum (or, more precisely, that it would shift from one to another due to the dynamic characteristic of war). But, if we take the three elements of the model, the Iraq war (as waged by the Bush administration) would fit in the following table:
In that case, issues and objective are congruent with a « total war logic » while means comply more with the « limited war logic ». Indeed, issues were raised at a very high level, with the Bush administration arguing that Saddam Hussein could use weapons of mass destruction or funnel them to terrorist groups in order to wage war on the US soil. Objectives were also designed as absolute: first to destroy the regime and then to transform Iraq in a stable, democratic State allied with the US in its struggle against Al Qaeda. On the contrary, means were mostly limited, both in the invasion phase and in the subsequent stage of occupation (the main strategy during the first years being to withdraw troops as soon as possible).
In order to understand that gap, one should examine the very reasons of the war against Saddam's regime, which have nothing to do with the real threat it posed to the US (even if Bush and his counselors thought it could be a real threat at the time), but more with several ideologically biased perspectives about the threat. First, the invasion was supposed to prevent (or preempt in the Bush's rhetoric) attack from Saddam and second to deter any aggression. Instead of assessing the threat of non state actors, the Bush administration at the time was more concerned by the threat posed by rogue states. Second, that move was a way to fix the problem posed by the the regime of sanctions imposed on Iraq. Third, the war was also a mean to restore the status of the US after 9/11.
That gap could also be explained by the way Donald Rumsfeld and several strategists in the Pentagon thought war should be now waged: with limited, but more lethal and decisive, means. In their view, technological advance coupled with operational excellence would suffice to overthrow the regime.
Eventually, ideology had a vote: neoconservative Weltanschauung – which envisioned democracy as the « natural regime » of any society – coupled with the administration's reluctance to nation building led to a poorly planned post-Saddam Iraq.
With regards to the means, they were mostly limited both in quantity (troops deployed on the ground were mostly insufficient to perform the task of securing Iraq after the fall of the regime and achieving Bremer's revolutionary agenda) and in quality (meaning here that the strategy was oriented toward withdrawal).
Incoherent strategy:
That discrepancy between issues and objectives on the one hand, and means on the other hand led to strategic incoherence. In order to understand the difficulties encountered by the US military in Iraq, one has to add two critical variables.
- the dominant elements of the strategic and military culture insist on the necessity to achieve a decisive victory. In other words, even a « limited war logic » can imply the maximum use of force in order to win a quick victory (and one could add: all the more decisive that issues and objectives are « limited »). In the case of Iraq, that logic implied to deliver the maximum amount of force in order to topple the regime. The problem is that, once Saddam defeated, a much harder challenged emerged, which would have requested a much larger amount of political patience and strategic flexibility. Consequently, in the absence of a decisive victory in the other goal (building a stable and democratic Iraq), the Bush administration shifted to denial. That produced a lowering of the expectations regarding the final stage to achieve before withdrawing and releasing sovereignty to the Iraqi government. Hence, the hope raised by a temporary surge of force in order to achieve a decisive victory against insecurity. The fact that the Bush administration took such a long time to accept the challenge of the task and the reality suggests that the « total war logic » was almost rhetorical. The fact that it accepted to lower its expectations suggests that the logic became less and less « total » and more and more « limited » with time (and especially after Bush secured a second mandate). Nevertheless, the capabilities of the US to endure such a military effort on the long run is tied to both determination (especially regarding the political leaders and the officers deployed on the ground) and endurance (with regards to military capabilities to sustain a high tempo rotation cycle).
- given that first element, it is worth to underline the link between that culture of « decisive and quick victory » on the one hand and the reliance on a strategy of annihilation on the other hand. That link is in no way necessary. Insurgents' strategy suggests that a « total war logic » can instead rely on a strategy of attrition, in order to raise the opponent's costs until he decides to give up. Facing such a strategy, the Bush administration (and the theater commander) could not longer rely on the sole use of military force in order to win the decision. If the surge achieved several of the objectives set by the administration, it was a consequence of multiple factors, in which the US strategy is only a part (even if I argue that it is the most important as it benefited from other political dynamics at play which it partially shaped in return). Although eventually that strategy morphed into a « hybrid » form, associating annihilation goals (dismantling « irreconcilable » actors) and attrition means (the use of SOF raids in order to disrupt AQI's organization and leadership).
Time and interests:
That model is highly significant if one considers the very importance of time and interests. Actually, interests are what shape issues and objectives. Those interests lie in various actors and can take several forms: material as well as ideological, bureaucratic as well as corporate. In some case, they even can affect the whole society (when survival is at stake). But that doesn't imply those interests to be stable or able to determinate issues and objectives in a strict causal way. A narrower view tends to show how the margin of maneuver for political leaders is more important than one would expect. Notwithstanding, interests play a role in limiting or raising issues.
But that's also a function of time: the longer a conflict, the more the tendency to shift from one logic to the other. In the case of the war waged by the Bush administration in Iraq, determination and stubbornness was a byproduct of high issues and unrealistic objectives. But determination translated into denial and did not lead to raise the level of means deployed in Iraq, with the very exception of the surge. But Bush's decision to escalate is not a proof a a « total war logic », it has more to do with the bias toward the need to achieve decisive victory. On issues and objectives, time tended to lower Bush's expectations and focused his attention on more limited objectives in Iraq. Quite the opposite, Obama's narrowing of issues and objectives fit more with the « total war logic »: by elevating the real objective of the US toward dismantling Al Qaeda and escalating drones strikes and SOF raids, the 44th president showed his willingness and determination to achieve victory.
In short, the Iraq war case study suggests that means are not necessarily determined by issues and objectives, but by other factors. Among them is the perception of what military force can achieve in terms of military and political effects. In return, that false perception gave way to a misleading assessment on those effects, leading to the belief that the US should avoid long term commitment on the ground in the near future.
To conclude, the war waged in Iraq by the Bush administration may fit the « war logic » model proposed by Laure Bardies. Indeed,both determination and the relative level of means are a function of the duration of the conflict. But, as her model deals more with the coherence between issues, objectives and means, it is worth to complete it with intermediary variables that would help to explain and understand the disjunction between those elements. In short, her work is the first step toward a better understanding of today's dynamics of conflict. Further researches programs should focus on relevant question as the supposed role of the public opinion – or more accurately, its perception by political elites – in shaping strategic decision; while mine are more focused on the way « war logic » is an important component in the process of shaping political and military effects.. Because not only is strategy a bridge between ends and means, but its function is to generate effects.


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Black Ops II Designer Thinks Gamers "Should All Play Multiplayer"
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Black Ops II Designer Thinks Gamers "Should All Play Multiplayer"
The fact that not everyone experiences Call of Duty's multiplayer "bugs the shit out of" its developers.
The Call of Duty games might be known for their robust multiplayer modes, but some gamers prefer to explore the campaign solo, forgoing the multiplayer experience for a solitary one. Black Ops II Design Director David Vonderhaar doesn't like that. In a recent interview, Vonderhaar discussed the return of Combat Training mode in Black Ops II, which he hopes will get more gamers to experience the rest of the game's multiplayer offerings.
"As popular as Call of Duty is, there are a lot of people who don't play multiplayer," he said. "And quite frankly, this bugs the shit out of us. They should all play multiplayer. And Combat Training helps us get there." Vonderhaar detailed the new features added to Combat Training, like integrating training progress with a player's "real" multiplayer rank. He went on to discuss fighting bots in Combat Training, saying, "as a new player, that's really rewarding."
It's nice that the developers of Black Ops II are trying to ease new players into the competitive multiplayer realm of Call of Duty, but Vonderhaar seems to be ignoring the fact that some gamers just prefer to play alone. Combat Training for new players should serve as a good learning tool, but no matter how much it bugs Vonderhaar, multiplayer is not for everyone.
Source: One of Swords
Well make an all multiplayer COD game then, or stop telling people what they should or shouldn't do with the product that they bought.
Well with all due respect David Vonderhaar, go fuck yourself.
Not everybody cares about multiplayer. Why is this so hard to understand?
If Activision employ a PR department, shouldn't they sort of put a lid on these kind of quotes?
Well if your player base stops being a bunch of 4 year olds who do nothing but t-bag corpses and do nothing but insult each other, then maybe I would buy a COD game. Since it is essentially just the MP being sold for $60 every year, hell why not just make it an MMOFPS at this rate, charging people $15 a month would net you a lot more money than making a "new game" every year.
P.S I rarely encountered anyone but said "4 year olds", yes I know that not everyone is an ass but that's just my experience with it,so don't flame me
Well, as soon as they make their version of Tribes: Ascend, I will think about playing it. Until then... gotta go fast.
I hate games slow as CoD.
Have you played with the COD community? Why in the world would I want to play with those people?
I'll stick with bots, thank you very much. They're much more pleasant to be around.
Well mr Vonderhaa, you can kindly go fuck yourself.
I prefer my singleplayer games, or AT BEST local multiplayer.
If I want to play an FPS online I will play Planetside 2
Experience COD multiplayer? Now would that be the generic, bland gameplay, or the 12 year olds hurling the word "faggot" as often as grenades :P
Joking aside, I'm more of a single player person myself.
Maybe if they designed their multiplayer better to be something I'd have a single interest in playing, then I would. And who's fault is that, Mr. Game Designer?
"They should all play multiplayer, so they can't realize how bad the single player is"
Multiplayer is great, I really do love it. I love the competition, the thrill of competing against others and so on.
Sometimes however I just want a solo experience, I just want to enjoy a solo adventure amplified often with my own imagination. Different kinds of play style, neither one better than the other.
I know it would never happen but it would be nice if BO2's release got some massive bug that disabled multiplayer for a week and poor david would have to watch everyone play single player and complain how crappy it is. I can still dream it. :)
...is there a single freaking person in the game industry with common sense!?
And before anyone says Valve, if they had common sense, TF2 would actually be a game instead of a hat sim.
Anyone got a shotgun to this person face? Anyone? ah blarg it.
One thing that needs to happen to mutiplayer modes in games, is better matching up equally skilled and gear people, and for people to be overall nicer to one another in such games.
The latter I doubt will happen anytime soon.
Finally, games should only have mutiplayer if it fits the games settings, like wow, halo, lol. Not every game need said mode (points to single player rpgs.)
And it bugs the shit out of me that you included a multiplayer trophy that says I have to get to level 50. So we can't all have what we want, can we? I'll play your multiplayer, but not because I want to. Because I have to. You had it right in Black Ops: one or two trophies for multiplayer that were easy to obtain. Then, if the player decided they liked it, they could keep playing of their own free will. Now, with the trophy that says you must Prestige once, I'm forced to play it all the way to the end. And if sniping someone still takes two to three shots like it did in Black Ops, I'm not going to enjoy it.
sooo.... it legitimately bugs you that not every one of your millions of customers play multiplayer.
You have the most bloated and popular online game (barring WoW of course) and it bugs you that it's not more?
I have no words for how much I can't understand that mindset...
well :D it must REALLY bug the shit out of him that some people won't touch is his game at all :D
"everyone should have my opinion and taste!"
Nothing to see here people, just another ignorant mad man
You know that you aren't required to get every trophy, right? If you don't like the multiplayer, and you keep playing it long enough to reach level 50, that's more on you than them.
Multiplayer is fine; playing with your friends is great. It's just PvP that doesn't appeal to some. Co-op is where it's at and the CoD2 Co-op missions were, IIRC, celebrated as a great addition to the series.
"We understand that Black Ops had an extremely shitty campaign, especially compared to how good Modern Warfare's campaign is. To combat this, we are adding more features to the multiplayer of Black Ops, and taking away from the campaign. So players that want to play a single player game can go fuck themselves or play some gay shit like Elder Scrolls (seriously, that game is for faggots).
By the way, Battlefield < CoD. Just sayin'."
- Something he would probably say, considering his arguments above.
Because when I'm reading a book or watching a movie the experience just isn't complete without a 12 year old screaming 'NOOB!' in my ear and the director commentary telling me how to enjoy it.
It bugs them because people like me don't play multiplayer? Alright then I will continue to bug them by STILL not play multiplayer then.
I value my free time as time for me, not for me and random stangers who are rude / 12 years old.
Thats my day job.
Yeah, I used to find CoD's multiplayer engaging... when it was called GoldenEye 007 on the N64.[flameshield activated]
OT: The problem with CoD's multiplayer really is that it's just become a sport now, and like any sport it's just populated by a bunch of arrogant jocks who think that you're somehow less of a person because you can't get pasta triple killstreak. It's not helped by the incredibly backward, top-heavy incentive system that basically freezes out any newcomers to the game and feeds the jocks' collective ego.
Well, then. Now, don't get me wrong, I like having a match of COD every now and again with friends...But, I'm seriously curious why they don't release a multiplayer only edition.
I will never understand why anyone gives even half a shit about trophies, achievments, etc, much less care enough to play a style of gaming they don't enjoy. I mean, play the game the way you want to; I just think it's weird that you choose to play a game in a manner you obviously don't like.
The thing that bugs the shit out of me? Tacked on shitty multiplayer. Not because I play it and hate it(because I don't play it at all), but rather that it detracts from the funding that could have been used to make a better single player experience.
Multiplayer lacks story, and that's good. No one wants to play a multiplayer game teeming with story because after the 20th match it gets tiresome, but some enjoy a good story. The fact the director is blissfully unaware of this says a lot about the developer.
Dear god, more sensationalist journalism from this place.
The title of the article isn't at all what he said. They created a mode to help ease people into multiplayer, people who wouldn't play because they don't think they're ready or experienced enough.
And it's construed as him saying "ZOMG EVERYONE SHUD PLAY TEH MULTIPLAYER!" Good job.
And I don't even like CoD. But lets not like CoD for reasons it shouldn't be liked, lets not make up reasons to dislike it.
I do not like other people in general. Why would I like the inoying 12 year olds that keep playing your 18+ games?
How about this David Vonderhaar? Why not stop your complaining and look at the fact that everyone is different, and just may not enjoy a story-less multiplayer compared to a single player that has a plot as much as others do, and the fact that every person doesn't want to play a multiplayer mode that is full of hackers, 12-year-olds, and jerks proving Gabe's Law of Internet Anonymity? It shouldn't "bug the shit out of you" that the people who play your games can use them in the way they want.
That bothers you?
You know what...fine. The game is multiplayer-centric, and it is VERY easy to see the, "We offer so much content in the multiplayer and I think people who just play single player are missing out" quote that is hideing just beneath the surface here. Yeah, the quotes not good, but thats because he doesn't sound like a PR type, and forcing multiplayer is a sore subject these days, between Spec Ops calling there multiplayer mode a Cancerous growth, to EA talking about the death of single player games, which would be disastrous for the medium. But give this guy some slack: He is not saying that his SP is bad, or that other gam,es should move away from SP. He is just saying that not playing the MP portion is missing out on a lot of content. And you know what? Hes not wrong. Don't burn him at the stake for not wording his idea perfectly.
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Indiana on Friday became the second state to receive permission from the Trump administration to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, joining Kentucky.
Once in place, the new requirements could affect roughly 130,000 Indiana residents receiving benefits, according to the state's waiver application.
Eight other states — Arkansas, Arizona, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah and Wisconsin — have applied for waivers, which allow states to craft their own rules for Medicaid recipients, including the need to work, volunteer or be in school to maintain eligibility.
Indiana has been experimenting with new rules for the program for several years. Seema Verma, who currently runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, led a program in Indiana under then-Gov. Mike Pence that imposed monthly fees on Medicaid recipients, starting in 2015. A new analysis of that program, called Healthy Indiana, found that 25,000 adults lost Medicaid coverage after they failed to pay the required fees, according to Kaiser Health News. About half of those found coverage elsewhere, most through a job.


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Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC to the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention
In my remarks today, I will comment briefly on the condition of the banking industry, provide an overview of the FDIC's efforts to carry out its responsibilities under the Dodd-Frank Act for the resolution of systemically important financial institutions, and conclude with a discussion of the FDIC's initiatives in regard to the future of community banking.
Condition of the Banking Industry
2011 represented the second full year of improving performance by the banking system.
The latest data, released by the FDIC in its Quarterly Banking Profile in February, indicate that banks have continued to make gradual but steady progress in recovering from the financial market turmoil and severe recession that unfolded from 2007 through 2009.
During the past two years, the banking industry has undergone a difficult process of balance sheet strengthening. Capital has been increased, asset quality has improved, and banks have bolstered their liquidity. The industry is now in a much better position to support the economy through expanded lending. However, levels of troubled assets and problem banks are still high. And while the economy is showing signs of improvement, downside risks remain a concern.
The FDIC data does show a continuation in the fourth quarter of last year of a trend in overall improvement in the condition of insured financial institutions. Industry earnings have grown over the past eight quarters. The percent of noncurrent loans on the books of FDIC-insured institutions has declined for seven consecutive quarters, reflecting improved credit quality. The number of institutions on the FDIC's problem bank list declined for the third consecutive quarter. The Deposit Insurance Fund moved into positive territory as of June 30 of last year, and continued to increase in the third and fourth quarters. The FDIC is forecasting significantly fewer failing banks this year than last year.
However, most of the improvement in earnings over the last two years has been the result of lower loan-loss provisions reflecting improved credit quality. But future earnings gains will have to be based to a greater extent on increased lending, consistent with sound underwriting. Prudent loan growth is a necessary condition for a stronger economy.
That is why we view the fourth quarter growth in the industry's loan portfolio, the third consecutive quarter of growth, as a hopeful sign.
The loan growth that has occurred so far has been led by lending to commercial borrowers. Loans to medium and large commercial and industrial borrowers have increased in each of the last six quarters. In the fourth quarter, we saw growth in small C&I loans as well. The FDIC began collecting quarterly data on small loans to businesses with the March 2010 Call Report; since that time, this is the first quarterly increase in small C&I loans.
This is a trend the FDIC will be following closely going forward
The FDIC's New Systemic Resolution Responsibilities
As you may know, the FDIC has been given significant new responsibilities under the Dodd-Frank Act to resolve systemically important financial institutions. Specifically, these include an Orderly Liquidation Authority to resolve the largest and most complex bank holding companies and non-bank financial institutions, if necessary, and a requirement for resolution plans that will give regulators additional tools with which to manage the failure of large, complex enterprises.
The FDIC has taken a number of steps over the past year to carry out its new systemic resolution responsibilities.
First, the FDIC established a new Office of Complex Financial Institutions to carry out three core functions:
For the past year, this office has been developing its own resolution plans in order to be ready to resolve a failing systemic financial company. These internal FDIC resolution plans, developed pursuant to the Orderly Liquidation Authority, provided under Title II of Dodd-Frank, apply many of the same powers that the FDIC has long used to manage failed-bank receiverships to a failing systemically important financial institution (SIFI).
If the FDIC is appointed as receiver of such an institution, it will be required to carry out an orderly liquidation in a manner that maximizes the value of the company's assets and ensures that creditors and shareholders appropriately bear any losses. The goal is to close the institution without putting the financial system at risk.
This internal resolution planning work is the foundation of the FDIC's implementation of its new responsibilities under Dodd-Frank.
In addition, the FDIC has largely completed the basic rulemaking necessary to carry out its responsibilities under Dodd-Frank.
In July, the FDIC Board approved a final rule implementing the Orderly Liquidation Authority. This rulemaking addressed, among other things, the priority of claims, and the treatment of similarly situated creditors.
In September, the FDIC Board adopted two rules regarding resolution plans that systemically important financial institutions themselves will be required to prepare – the so-called "living wills."
The first resolution plan rule, jointly issued with the Federal Reserve, implements the requirements of Section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act. This section requires bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more, and certain nonbank financial companies that the Financial Stability Oversight Council designates as systemic, to develop, maintain and periodically submit resolution plans to regulators. The plans will detail how the top-tier legal entity in the enterprise – as well as any subsidiary that conducts core business lines or critical operations – would be resolved under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Complementing this joint rulemaking, the FDIC also issued an Interim Final Rule requiring any FDIC-insured depository institution with assets over $50 billion to develop, maintain and periodically submit plans outlining how the FDIC would resolve it through the FDIC's traditional resolution powers under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
These two resolution plan rulemakings are designed to work in tandem and complement each other by covering the full range of business lines, legal entities and capital-structure combinations within a large financial firm. Both of these resolution plan requirements will improve efficiencies, risk management and contingency planning at the institutions themselves. They will supplement the FDIC's own resolution planning work with information that would help facilitate an orderly resolution in the event of failure.
We expect that the process of developing these plans – or "living wills" -- will be a dialogue between the regulators and the firm. It is not a simple "check-the-box" exercise, and it must take into account each firm's unique characteristics. The planning process must also be an interactive dialogue with the firms especially for the largest and most complicated firms.
Together, these efforts will ensure comprehensive and coordinated resolution planning for both the insured depository and its holding company and affiliates in the event that an orderly liquidation is required.
With the joint rule now final, the FDIC and the Federal Reserve have now started the process of engaging with individual companies on the preparation of their resolution plans. The first plans, for companies with assets over $250 billion, will be due in July.
In regard to the important cross-border issues, as I indicated the FDIC has established a unit within its new Office of Complex Financial Institutions dedicated to developing relationships with the foreign supervisors of the foreign operations of systemically important U.S. financial institutions. These include direct bilateral relationships with foreign supervisors, as well as extensive multilateral interactions with foreign supervisors through the various crisis management groups of global SIFIs, the Crisis Management Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board, and the Basel Committee's Cross Border Resolutions Working Group, which the FDIC co-chairs.
I should note that developing a credible capacity to place a systemically important financial institution into an orderly resolution process is essential to subjecting these companies to meaningful market discipline. Without this capability, these institutions -- which by definition pose a risk to the financial system -- create an expectation of public support to avert failure. That distorts the financial marketplace, giving these institutions a competitive advantage that allows them to take on even greater risk and creating an unlevel playing field for other financial institutions that are not perceived as benefiting from potential public support. There is a very strong public interest in the FDIC developing the capability to carry out its new systemic resolution responsibilities in a credible and effective way.
The Future of Community Banking
As you may know, the FDIC has established as a major priority for this year focusing on the future of community banking in the United States. Just last month the FDIC held a major conference in Washington on this issue and just last week I was in Dallas for our first of six regional roundtables with community bankers. Why has the FDIC made this among our top priorities for this year?
First, community banks play a crucial role in the financial system of the United States. Community banks with assets of less than $1 billion account for a little more than ten percent of the banking assets in our country, but provide nearly forty percent of all the small loans that insured financial institutions make to businesses and farms. Given the labor intensive, highly customized nature of many small business loans, it is not clear that large institutions would easily fill that critical credit need if community banks were not there. Community banks also play a crucial role in extending credit and providing financial services in rural communities, small towns, and inner-city neighborhoods. In many of those localities, if not for the community bank there would be no easy access to an insured financial institution. In my view there is a clear public interest in maintaining a strong community bank sector in the U.S. financial system.
Second, questions have been raised, often by community bankers themselves, about the future role of community banks in the financial marketplace. They identify challenges such as keeping up with rapidly changing technology, raising capital, attracting qualified employees, and meeting regulatory obligations, as well as the general trend toward consolidation in the banking industry.
Third, the FDIC is the lead federal regulator for the majority of community banks in the United States and the insurer of all. In those capacities, it seems to me, we have a responsibility to use our resources to gain a better understanding of the challenges facing community banks and to share that understanding with the banks as well as the general public.
For that reason, the FDIC will be undertaking a series of initiatives over the course of this year related to the future of community banks, of which the Washington conference I mentioned was the first.
Following on the conference, I am holding a series of roundtables with groups of community bankers in each of the FDIC's six regions around the country. I will be joined at those roundtables by the FDIC's senior executives for supervision so that we can hear first hand about the concerns of bankers and what the FDIC can do to respond to those concerns. As I mentioned, we held the first roundtable in Dallas just last week. It was a productive and frank discussion, as I suspected it would be. In my experience community bankers are not shy about expressing their views and I welcome it.
I have also asked the FDIC's Division of Insurance and Research to undertake a comprehensive review of the evolution of community banking in the United States over the past twenty-five years, to identify the key challenges facing community banks as well as stories of successful community bank business models, and draw conclusions from that analysis that may be useful for community banks going forward. It does strike me that for all the attention community banks have drawn, there is still a need for more thoughtful and careful research and analysis about the role that community banks play in the U.S. financial system.
In addition, I have asked the Directors of the FDIC's Division of Risk Management Supervision and Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection to review the examination process for both risk management and compliance supervision, as well as to review how we promulgate and release rulemakings and guidance, to see if we can identify ways to improve our processes and communication while maintaining our supervisory standards.
I expect to report by the end of this year on the progress we have made on all of these initiatives.
Thank you very much.
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This was the one she used the most when I was young, and in later years, it was delegated for the "better" sewing things. Her everyday one was the brown basket, which sat with the old photo albums on the small wire stand by her front door:
Inside these baskets were many packages of rickrack and other old trims, most of them still unopened, in the original cellophane packages. I can certainly use them for my own sewing projects, but something just seems wrong about opening them up and sewing with them. I guess for now Ill just put them back where I found them and think about it. I'm not sure an old package of bias tape or piping is worth much, but seeing that old label is like a trip back in time.
Some of today's interesting finds:
There were two of these little rulers from the "Medical Sickness Society" in London. I don't know how old these rulers are or where they came from, but this business appears to be a financial services business, at least in 2012.
When I first found this item, I thought it might be a maraca (hey, I've found stranger things in my basement!) but turns out it's my great-great-grandmother Nettie Graves' darning tool. Had it not been labeled as such, I never would have known. I would have kept trying to shake it and get some sort of rhythm going.


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Eight years ago, Kiva was founded in October 2005, and ever since, we've considered October to be the our birthday. This year, we want to take the opportunity to celebrate the connections our lenders are making with borrowers around the world. So we asked our community one simple question: "What made you connect with a borrower on Kiva?" We received an amazing number of responses filled with truly heartwarming and inspiring stories.
Our heartfelt thanks to the community for generously sharing so many personal moments. To share yours with the community, we invite you to join the Kiva Stories lending team and post your experiences to the message board. We'd love to hear from you!
Kiva lender
I became a Kiva lender in 2007. When I told my 86-year old dad about Kiva, he was very excited about it and wanted to become a member also, but could not afford to make loans at that time. We therefore decided to become a team: I would put up the money, and he would help me choose the loans.
Every time I had some Kiva money to lend, we would sit down together. I would read aloud the profiles of people asking for loans, and he would carefully listen and then say, "Let's pick this one!"
We particularly connected to Dorotea from Bolivia. She was elderly and sold shoes on a city street in order to support her family. Her husband had vision problems and could only help her load and carry the merchandise. That story touched us deeply. At that time, my dad was also losing his eyesight and we connected to that family's situation on a personal level. With tears in our eyes, we made a loan to Dorotea.
When I would see my dad after making that loan, he would often talk about Dorotea and her husband, and how he was happy that we could help them.
My dad passed away a few months later. Since then, every time I make a new loan, I think of my dad and try to select the ones he would have connected to. And I think of Dorotea and her small shoe stand. She doesn't know it, but she had a great impact on us and she'll be in my thoughts forever.
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Five years ago, my family and I boarded a plane headed across the Pacific. Our destination was Vietnam. It was my wife's first homecoming to a land she had left under very different circumstances some 33 years earlier. It was for me the most memorable and magical experience of my life. The people were kind and courteous, the landscapes beautiful, and the food delectable.


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From GENE LOGSDON
One of the unsung advantages of being in love with a garden or a farm is that the lover doesn't mind staying home and by doing so, saving gobs of money. In fact most of us land lovers much prefer to stay home. A back forty even as small as an acre can be an exciting, fascinating adventure into the farthest reaches of the earth. The great entomologist, Jean Henri Fabre, spent much of his life making amazing discoveries about bugs on the few brushy acres behind his house and writing about them. With 30 acres, I never want for a changing world to travel through, a journey not far in miles but almost infinite in terms of material wonders and splendors deep down into the earth and high up into the ever-changing beauty of the sky.
Staying home has to be one of the most unpopular ideas in America where the whole culture embraces faraway travel as essential to happiness. Many of us don't really have homes that can provide as much enjoyment as travel promises. Rather than spending our money to acquire such a property, we are taught to buy such enjoyment with far away travel. Perhaps what we need is proper publicity. To advertise traveling at home, a documentary could open with unbelievable close-ups of ants herding and milking aphids on an apple tree, a raccoon destroying a bluebird house, a hawk dive-bombing a mouse, a flint arrowhead sticking out of a creek-side cliff. Then a roll of drums and a voice sonorously introduces the docudrama: "Today we are going where no explorer has gone before— YOUR BACK FORTY."
Also, in earlier times, a home could not electronically provide all the connections with the outer world that now make travel almost obsolete. You can visit just about everything now in your living room. It may be true that nothing beats seeing a tourist attraction in person, but today you can get really close-up and intimate sights and insights into such attractions on the Internet without being strip-searched. Just this Sunday, my dear friend, Wendell Berry, was speaking in the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. and will be receiving at the John F. Kennedy Center today (Monday), as I write this, the National Endowment For The Humanities Award, the highest honor given by the government in this field. I was able to watch and listen to him from our living room, closer and more vividly on our computer screen than if I had been there in the audience.
Another advantage of being a farmer, if not a gardener, is that you can often use your work as an excuse not to attend meetings and social affairs you do not want to attend anyway. We used to have big, loud family gatherings at my grandparents' house on holidays. Along about four o'clock in the afternoon, I would assume my standard, long-suffering countenance and with a sigh say that I had to go home and milk the cows. Everyone understood. The cows had to be milked. Poor Gene. Poor Gene would then shuffle, downcast, out the door but with a big inward smile. At least I knew the cows were not going to get in an argument over politics.
Another time, not so many years ago, I politely declined an invitation to give a speech faraway. I hate to give speeches and am not very good at it anyway. The fellow who was inviting me protested. "You aren't going to give me that guff about how airplanes are environmentally destructive, are you?" he said. "That plane is going to fly here whether you are on it or not."
"I can't come because we will be lambing at that time," I said, which happened to be the truth.
"Oh!" he said, much more contritely. "I understand."
Even pulling lambs has its advantages.


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Wolfram von Eschenbach's 13th-century epic poem Parzival, like most of the Arthurian texts of the Middle Ages, is a rambling, episodic tale. Wagner first read Parzival in the summer of 1845, as an embattled 32-year-old Kapellmeister. Nearly forty years later he presided at Bayreuth, in the last summer of his life, over the first performances of his Parsifal, the strangest and most inward of all his works.
What was it in Wolfram's poem that attracted him in 1845, and held him to this subject? Two stage pictures had caught in his mind: the moment at which Parzival, innocent and brash, blunders into the Grail castle and sees Amfortas; and the arrival of Parzival, now a knight concealed in his armour, in a forest clearing where he is asked by a forlorn old man why he is bearing arms on Good Friday. To invent a dramatic plot that would connect these scenes with each other was Wagner's task, subconsciously and consciously, of many years. And inspiring this task throughout its long course was the underlying subject of Wolfram's whole poem: Parzival's faithfulness, through many adventures and much tribulation, to his eventual return to something – the Grail – that at first sight he has understood not at all.
The plot Wagner eventually arrived at, in which Parsifal undergoes the very temptation to which Amfortas has yielded, and, by resisting it, is able both to cure him and to succeed him as lord of the Grail, was entirely his own. Once Wagner the dramatist had glimpsed the symmetry by which his third-act confrontation of Parsifal and Amfortas could echo that in his first act, with the wisdom Parsifal has learned having transformed him and enabled him to heal Amfortas, the problem that remained was how to give the transformation, which must take place in the second act, its due load of emotional conviction.
Wagner's solution is astonishing. It came to him during the tempest of work that produced Tristan und Isolde between 1858 and the summer of 1860. By this time he had read Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Representation), the key intellectual experience of Wagner's career. Schopenhauer confirmed for him his own sense of life as a constant conflict of competing wills and desires, which could be escaped only in the disengagement of renunciation. His old obsession with redemption through love was now changed, almost reversed, into an obsession with redemption through renunciation, above all renunciation of love. It was no doubt the intensity of Wagner's work on Tristan, together with the influence of Schopenhauer and his own noble – as he saw it, for once with some reason – renunciation of Mathilde Wesendonck, that gave him the answer to his Parsifal problem. For the answer was a woman, her seductive beauty yielded to by Amfortas, but resisted by Parsifal, who as the result of his resistance but also of his fellow-suffering (Mitleid) is able to heal Amfortas and restore the damaged community of the Grail knights.
By 1865, when Wagner wrote the full prose sketch of Parsifal in four days, all the essentials of the work were in place. 12 years later he wrote the Parsifal libretto, in all respects a faithful development of the sketch, in just over a month. The composition of the music took two more years; the complete score another three. A young man's instinct for the possible dramatic and psychological weight of a couple of scenes in an antique poem had at last become an old man's masterpiece.
The complete version of Lucy Beckett's article, along with several other articles on the themes and music of Parsifal, can be found in the programme book, available for sale in the theatre at performance times and from the ROH Shop.
The production is staged with generous philanthropic support of the Metherell Family, Roland & Sophie Rudd, Dr and Mrs Michael West, Marina Hobson MBE, Ian and Helen Andrews, Peter and Fiona Espenhahn, Annie Frankel, Malcolm Herring, Dr L Mikheev and N Mikheev, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson, The Wagner Circle and The Parsifal Production Syndicate and generously supported in memory of Simon Tullah.


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Matthew Weier O'Phinney & Mike Naberezny, did a great job on this session. The talk went very smoothly, each of the speakers traded off on presenting the various sections.
The session also dealt with other collaboration topics (commincation using IM, wiki etc) however I with the PHP/Development issues.
Source Documentation
- PHPDoc is the defacto documentation standard, it can be parsed by PHPDocumentor and Doxygen
- Use @category and @package to manage your documentation
- Using PHPDoc allows all developers to immediately understand your code
Unit Testing
- Focusing on PHPUnit
- Test religiously
- Without tests, code is fragile and will regress - there is nothing to tell you when you break your code.
- You are not wasting time by creating tests, you're wasting time by peppering your code with var_dump() and trying to debug code manually.
- Learning to write good object oriented code that is testable takes practice and discipline. Learn to design for usability.<o:p></o:p>
- Test-First methodology allows the tests to become the specification of code you are writing.<o:p></o:p>
- Using Classes is not Object Oriented Design
- Source control was on the benefits of using SVN to manage your code.
- Learn to use tagging and branching instead of committing everything to HEAD
- Trac is cool (I caught up on emails during this section - great wifi)
- Never edit code on the server
- Check out tagged branches from your svc software
- Deploy to a staging server on your production server, test first then modify the symlink.
- Write acceptance and integration tests: http://manuals.rubyonrails.com/read/book/17)
- Monitor Health of Servers: http://www.plope.com/software/supervisor/
- Store schema of your database by committing the schema into your svc server - suggestion: http://www.mysqldiff.org/ and pre-commit hooks


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Game starts tomorrow at noon.
I'm likely the last person on staff to get excited about Ohio State's home game against its rival Michigan tomorrow, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy a funny song about it. Voila, local radio station Power 107.5 morning crew's music video to their song about the Buckeyes owning Michigan. Misty Jordan is boss.


text: Our New York homeboy James Glickenhaus, of Ferrari P4/5 fame, made a couple of choice modifications to his bespoke, Pininfarina-rebodied Ferrari Enzo. Apparently, after bombing through Sicily on the Targa Florio earlier this year, G-haus had some new exhaust tips installed during a routine teardown at Pininfarina. According to an e-mail exchange with Winding Road, he says the new shape improves airflow over the integrated rear wing. The exhaust system can also be manipulated between muffled and unmuffled (for track use) by way of a new bypass switch in the cockpit. Damned if that guys millionz aren't going to good use. [Winding Road]


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Recovering from the Great Recession: Long Struggle Ahead for Older Americans
This AARP Public Policy Insight on the Issues presents the top-line findings of a survey of the recession experiences of 5,027 Americans aged 50 and older who were currently in the labor force or had been in it at some time in the three years prior to being interviewed in October 2010. A full report on the survey's findings, Beyond 50—2011, will be released later in 2011
The recession and its aftermath have not been easy on middle-aged and older Americans, and the future is a big question mark for many of them. Nearly 30 percent of the sample said that they were either unemployed and looking for work at the time of the survey or were employed but had been involuntarily unemployed in the previous three years. Another 13 percent were currently out of the labor force but reported having been in it at some time during the previous three years.
Regardless of their employment status, the recession was a painful experience for most Americans 50 and older, and many have yet to recover. During the three years leading up to October 2010, nearly one-third saw their homes decline substantially in value. A sizable proportion fell behind on credit card payments or accumulated more credit card debt.
Although recovery from the Great Recession had been underway for months at the time of the survey, the 50-plus population—at least those with recent labor market experience—remained worried about the future. Overall, more than half were not too or not at all confident that they will have enough money to live comfortably throughout their retirement years.
When asked if they or their spouses had taken any steps to prepare for a more secure retirement, more than half reported that they had, and employment featured prominently in their actions: more than two out of five had decided that they would likely work part-time in retirement. In addition, one-third said they expect to delay retirement. Yet many jobseekers were still unable to find employment.
Recovery for persons most adversely affected by the recession (e.g., the long-term unemployed, those who filed for bankruptcy) will likely be long and slow, and some may never make it back to where they were before the recession.


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- Departments:Legislative
- Divisions:City Council
- Title:Mayor
- Phone:(321) 952-3414
- Email:Email
Mayor Capote was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba in July 1962. He attended school there until the 3rd grade. The Capote family, including William and two other siblings left Cuba in October 1970 during the famed "Freedom Flights" that brought more than 245,000 Cuban refugees to the United States. The family first arrived in Miami, but after a week, migrated to Hoboken, New Jersey where Capote's parents still reside.
Mayor Capote holds an associate degree in business administration, a bachelor's degree in organizational management and a Master of Science in management. Mayor Capote is a military veteran of the New Jersey Army National Guard where he served from 1985 to 1993 achieving the rank of sergeant. He and his family moved to Palm Bay in 1994 and he was first elected to the Palm Bay City Council in November 2008.
During his current term as mayor, Capote says he wants to focus on strengthening the city's economic development through new business-friendly policies, strategic planning, promoting the city as a destination, and tapping into the cultural diversity that he believes is a strong and vibrant market. "We have so much unrealized potential and so many things to attract new people and business to this area," Capote said. "We should be embracing cultural events and creating new partnerships and showcasing the great city that we are."


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When it comes to excess, the independent statelet of Qatar is no match for its neighbours on the Persian Gulf - or what's known in Qatar as the Arabian Gulf.
The place is rich enough to be extravagant. It probably has enough natural gas to heat Antarctica. But it has nothing to match Dubai's indoor ski hill or Abu Dhabi's Ferrari World theme park. Still, it can manage a few reality-warping scenes - like a woman in full black abaya and face veil gliding down a chlorinated canal in an electric-powered gondola. That's one way to get to the local Gap store.
The emir - Sheik Hamid bin Khalifa Al Thani, to give him his full title - appears to be aiming for something more sedate, more cultured, more restrained. He's also aiming to make his capital, Doha, into a regional travel hub with connections to cities all over Asia and Africa. And that's why Qatar Airlines has started non-stop service to Montreal. So if you could very well end up here for a day or two on your way somewhere else. If you do, here are a dozen things to do in (or near) Doha before you depart.
Get cultured: Don't miss the Museum of Islamic Art. Even if you have no interest in the world's finest collection of Persian rugs, Turkish mosaics and damascene wood carvings, the place is worth a visit just to stroll through the grand halls and courtyards of architect I.M. Pei's cubist take on the Muslim minaret.
Listen to a symphony: The Qatari Philharmonic plays on the waterfront in a tiny perfect concert hall with admirable acoustics, 500 comfy seats and great sight lines (eat your heart out, MSO). It also has just enough gilt and crystal to give it a dash of 19th-century decadence. It's part of the Katara Cultural Village - a half-finished beachside complex that also includes restaurants, galleries, cinemas and a 1,000-seat amphitheatre. This is excess with class.
Visit the unicorn reserve: OK, they're really Arabian Oryx - Mahas in Arabic. And they have two long, tapering horns - not one. But in profile, they might be mistaken for unicorns, and some think that's how the whole myth started. They're Qatar's national symbol, and the country's Al Maha Sanctuary - an hour's drive out of Doha - helped to snatch them from the brink of extinction.
Take a hike: Walking anywhere here is a little like walking on the Ville Marie Expressway - the traffic's that bad and the drivers that uncaring. But the city's corniche is safe and one of the most beautiful in the Middle East. It's seven kilometres long and stretches in a gentle arc around the harbour. In the evening, families picnic on the grass under the date palms and pairs of women in abayas and Adidas take power walks along the promenade.
Sip a coffee in the souq: You can still buy sacks of rice and barrels of olives from tiny shops in the Souq Waqif. You can even buy a canary or a falcon. But it's a bit of a sham. The original souq was demolished a decade ago and replaced with this Disneylike reconstruction. Still, it's a major gathering place for everyone from Qatari nationals and Western expats to Pakistani labourers and Filipina nannies. So grab an outside table at a café on the main drag, order a Turkish coffee medium sweet and a wad of apple-scented tobacco for your shisha and watch the passing parade.
Go the mall: I know, this sounds terrible. But in a country where summer temperatures get painfully close to 50C and the relative humidity hovers around 85 per cent and the water in the pool is too hot to swim in, the airc-onditioned mall plays a special social role. At the Villagio, for example, you can go to a movie, ride a roller coaster, race a go-kart and, of course, glide down a canal in a gondola. That's excess minus the class.
Buy jewelry: The Gold Souq is housed in a collection of shabby 1960s-style buildings clustered around the noisy bus terminal, but what it lacks in charm it makes up in glitter and aggressive merchants. Just try to get out without buying a string of cheap freshwater pearls. If the wonderfully ornate Arabic style gold on display isn't to your taste, worry not. The jewellers boast they can imitate just about any style you want. Just bring a picture from your favourite fashion magazine.
Eat brunch: Friday buffet brunch at a five-star hotel is the social event of the week here for Qatari nationals and Western expats alike. In fact, it's one of the rare occasions when the two mix, or at least share the same social space. Service starts at noon and ends about 4 p.m., and some families stay for the whole thing, eating their way through life-threatening quantities of roast meats, grilled fish, salads, pastas, cheeses, curries, ice cream and Arab sweets, all washed down with copious amounts of wine. Yes wine. This is a Muslim country and liquor is tightly controlled. But the rules appear to vanish for Friday brunch. Reservations are a must.
Get dressed: Their shops don't look anything like the ones on London's Savile Row, but the Indian tailors who toil away in the cramped shops of the Filipino Souq can whip you up a creditable made-tomeasure linen suit for $150 ($130 if you haggle) and an Egyptian cotton shirt for less than $30.
Get outta town: If you're here for a week, you've got to get to the desert. The dunes along the coast are mountainous slabs of sand as much as 200 metres high. Roaring up them in an SUV or on an all-terrain vehicle is the local sport. The more sedately inclined can park by the sea, have a picnic and watch the lunatics in SUVs challenge the sands.
A day at the (camel) races: Watching a pack of half-tonne dromedaries race across the sand at 40 km/h should make you think of Lawrence of Arabia and the Revolt in the Desert. But the jockeys kind of spoil the image. They're 26-kilogram robots that cost about $5,500 -twice what unscrupulous owners used to pay for child-jockeys. Now owners follow their beasts in SUVs and control the robot's "whip hand" by remote control. Still it's exciting. The season runs from October to May.
Have a spa day: Barber shops in strip malls at gas stations in this country offer the "full Gulfie" - haircut, pedicure, manicure, facial and massage all delivered by a multi-racial crew from all over the Third World. Here, it's a manly tradition - like wearing perfume. Of course, if gas stations aren't your thing, you can get the same thing in more luxurious surroundings at most of the major hotels - at suitable luxurious prices, of course.
A word on getting around: Forget walking or cycling. Unfortunately, British expat engineers foisted the roundabout (a traffic system designed to endanger pedestrians and make body-shop owners wealthy) on this kingdom. The Carawa public buses are comfortable and air-conditioned, but the system is primitive. The transit company also operates the city's fleet of aquamarine metered cabs. They're cheap and you can hail them on the street, but if you phone for one, expect to wait four or five hours. Also their neatly uniformed drivers (white shirt, aquamarine tie and epaulettes) often don't know where anything is and in a city without proper addresses that can be a distinct disadvantage. Best to call one of the licensed private companies. They're efficient, dependable and still pretty cheap. A half-hour ride to the edge of the city, for example, will cost you about 50 riyals or $14. Try Niyas (my favourite) at 55-16-38-20.


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A while ago I opined that I don't see Jordan as more than a 5th round pass rusher. While he does have good size, arm length, and edge speed, he has virtually no short area quickness or agility to make inside spin moves. He's a classic one trick pony as a pass rusher, using his speed to dominate against college athletes. To me he is a classic mid to late round guy you take a flier on because of his athleticism and size.
However, after seeing the following video (linked at Rob's blog today), I noticed something very interesting.
On some of the snaps, Oregon had Jordan lined up as a corner. A press corner. And if I may say so, his talent for press looks very promising. Like he's the Megatron of press corners.
Dion Jordan is rumored to run a forty in the 4.4 range. That would make him faster than both Sherman and Browner. He's a little stiff, so I'd probably limit him to being a pure nickle corner, but I could see him as being the perfect foil to the big TE's that are dominating the league as of late. And as it happens, the Seahawks might be looking for help at the nickle corner spot this offseason, depending on how things shake out the rest of the way.
It's true that you don't often see players converting from DE to CB. But Jordan is a one of a kind player that is essentially without a true role, but capable of playing almost anywhere on a defense with his size and speed. It would take some time for Seattle to coach up Jordan into a nickle CB role, but remember that Richard Sherman was playing WR just a few years ago, and Browner was out of the NFL and was initially foreign to the concept of press when he first came here. Carroll knows a thing or two about molding talent.
I'm not saying you blow a 1st rounder on Jordan, but if he slides in the draft due to lacking a clear role on an NFL defense, he could definitely be worth snagging in the mid rounds as a high upside gamble. For that matter, I'd be really curious how he'd do at LB. His athleticism and body type remind me a lot of Zach Brown. That's an added plus since Pete gravitates toward back seven players that are DB/LB hybrid types.


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Mike Powell
Class of 2011
Major/Minor: art, chemistry, pre-dental
Dentistry probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks about an art and art history major's life after college. But that's exactly the field Mike Powell '11 wanted to head into.
"What most people don't realize is that there is a lot of artistry that goes into being a great dentist," says Powell. "Majoring in art allowed me to develop a keen eye for fine details as well as control of my hands, among other things."
And, of course, his chemistry minor didn't hurt either.
"Graduate level science courses are much more difficult than those taken at an undergraduate level," he says. "So it is definitely important to have a strong basic science education."
Powell has always been interested in health care. And since the mouth is used in so many aspects of a human's life, keeping it happy is crucial to maintaining overall bodily health.
"I really like to laugh and smile a lot too, so being able to provide a healthier and better-looking smile for my patients brings me a lot of satisfaction," he says. "Dentistry also allows me to provide healing to my patients in a hands-on way that not all types of doctors can do."
Now in his second year at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Powell is about to begin his clinical experience with his own patients. In two years, he will graduate with a doctorate in dental surgery. And afterwards? Well, there are a lot of different practices and specialty programs to consider.
"I haven't made my definitive choice yet, but as of now I'd like to become a general dentist who focuses his practice on cosmetic dentistry," says Powell. "I have found a particular passion for cosmetic/esthetic dentistry, probably at least in part to my degree in art from WAC."
Campus Involvement
- Major: Art
- Minor: Chemistry
- Concentration: Pre-Dental
- Peer Mentor
- Social Chair: Kappa Sigma Fraternity; Beta Class, March 29, 2008
- Vice President: Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- Secretary of Service: Student Government Association
- Phonathon Caller
- Student Affairs Assistant
- Organic Chemistry Tutor
Hometown? Aston, PA
High School? Delaware County Christian School
Favorite Class at WC? My favorite class at Washington College has been beginning drawing. I love to draw and I learned so many new skills and techniques from Prof. Sears.
Recommended Professor? I definitely recommend Prof. McClure. I had him as a freshman and he is so down to earth, knowledgeable, and connects with his students extremely well. He also challenges his students to view issues in a different light than they may have previously thought about.
If I Were an Animal? I would be a shark! I love the ocean and the beach. They also have an awesome set of teeth (go dentistry!!!) and are dangerous!
One Thing You Shouldn't Forget to Pack? Definitely don't forget to bring a microwave! This is essential to every college student!


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FREE Admission to the Grand Canyon this Sunday, August 25th 2013. In celebration of the National Park Service's 97th birthday, all 401 national parks across the country, including will waive entrance fees on Sunday.
Administrative History
Although first afforded Federal protection in 1893 as a Forest Reserve and later as a National Monument, Grand Canyon did not achieve National Park status until 1919, three years after the creation of the National Park Service. Today Grand Canyon National Park receives close to five million visitors each year – a far cry from the annual visitation of 44,173 which the park received in 1919.
This link takes you to the Administrative History of Grand Canyon National Park, a political and economic history of the park from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.