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Jomini on the Nature of War – Part VI – The Conduct of War
This post continues the series of "Jomini on the Nature of War." Part I: Introduction is available here, Part II: The Burgeoning Military Theorist here, Part III: The Founder of Modern Strategy here, Part IV: The Basics here, and Part V: Lines of Operation here.
Jomini cautions that there are a number of other circumstances that can affect the "nature and conduct of war" including that…
- "a state may simply make war against another state
- a state may make war against several states in alliance with each other
- a state in alliance with another may make war upon a single enemy
- a state may be either the principal party or an auxiliary
- in the latter case a state may join in the struggle at its beginning or after it has commenced.
- the theater of war may be upon the soil of the enemy, upon that of an ally, or upon its own.
- if the war be one of invasions, it may be upon adjacent or distant territory: it may be prudent and cautious, or it may be bold and adventurous
- it may be a national war, either against ourselves or against the enemy
- the war may be a civil or a religious war."[i]
He insists that war should always "be conducted according to the great principles of the art; but [that] great discretion must be exercised in the nature of the operations to be undertaken, which should depend upon the circumstances of the case."[ii] "A regiment should always fight in nearly the same way; but commanding generals must be guided by circumstances and events."[iii]
So the "principles of strategy are always the same," but differences occur with the "political part of war, which is modified by the tone of communities, by localities, and by the characters of men at the head of states and armies."[iv]
Jomini outlines these specific circumstances in a description of each type of war and the principles and rules to follow (or not follow) in every one. For example, in "Offensive Wars to Reclaim Rights," he indicates that no rules can be laid down but to watch and to profit by every circumstance.[v] This leads to his conclusion that "war knows no rules."[vi]
"Military science rests upon principle which can never be safely violated in the presence of an active and skillful enemy, while the moral and political part of war presents these variations. Plans of operations are made as circumstances may demand: to execute these plans, the great principles of war must be observed."[vii]
[i] Jomini, Antoine Henri de. The Art of War, trans. by G. H. Mendell and W. P. Craighill., Special Edition, (El Paso: EL Paso Norte Press. 2005), 10-11.
[ii] Ibid..
[iii] Ibid.
[iv] Ibid., 13.
[v] Ibid., 12.
[vi] Ibid.,13.
[vii] Ibid.


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After publicly endorsing the measure to ease its passage in the Legislature, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill establishing a permitting system for hydraulic fracturing in California, the Governor's Office announced Friday.
Brown took the unusual step of declaring his support for the bill with final legislative votes still pending, and on Friday he followed through by signing Senate Bill 4, by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills.
In a signing message, Brown said he would seek additional "clarifying amendments" to the legislation and would direct the California Department of Conservation "to develop an efficient permitting program for well stimulation activities that groups permits together based on factors such as known geologic conditions and environmental impacts, while providing for more particularized review in other situations when necessary."
Fracking, the shorthand name for hydraulic fracturing, extricates energy locked in underground formations with a pressurized blast of sand, chemicals and water.
In addition to mandating permits for new fracking wells, the bill strengthens groundwater monitoring while requiring energy companies to notify neighboring communities when they plan to frack and to release more information about the chemicals they use. Energy companies fought Pavley's attempt to win more disclosure, saying the recipe for the particular mix of fracking chemicals they use qualify as trade secrets worthy of protection.
Several Democratic lawmakers authored bills this session to regulate fracking. But while the governor's signature would appear to mark a major victory for environmental groups, prominent California environmental advocates – a list of groups that includes the Natural Resources Defense Council and the California League of Conservation Voters – abandoned the bill as it headed toward a final vote in mid-September.
Late amendments weakened the bill unacceptably, environmentalists said, diluting language intended to ensure new wells go through adequate environmental review. While oil industry representatives had said the regulation is unnecessarily burdensome, environmentalists said it would give oil companies nearly unfettered freedom to drill.
Brown has a tenuous relationship with environmentalists, which his signature on the fracking bill is only likely to strain further.

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In Praise of the 10-K
In a scenario no longer possible, my first 10,000 meters race was at the 1952 Olympic Trials. Forty or more of us ran. If lapped, we left the track until fifteen remained. I ran with the leaders for two miles, then faded to fifteenth. Last place! Not a great start for a 10-K runner.
Still, 10,000 meters--road and track--has remained one of my favorite distances, despite its recent fade in popularity. In an article titled "Running the 10-K" in the May 1983 issue of Outside magazine, I wrote that 49 out of the 100 biggest races were that distance. That compared to five listings for the 5-K.
But life changes. By 1993, the 5-K had caught and passed the 10-K in top-100 listings: 19 to 16, according to figures from the USATF Road Running Information Center. Last year, 40 of the top-100 were 5-Ks vs. seven 10-Ks. Of the 7,600,000 who finished road races in 2001, 2,939,000 (38.5%) were in 5-K races compared to 1,068,000 (14%) in 10-Ks.
Spreading like Wildfire
"The sport has evolved," explains the Information Center's Ryan Lamppa. "Numbers of race finishers have more than doubled in the last two decades. Once the 5-K caught on, it spread like wildfire."
Lamppa cites several factors for the 5-Ks popularity. The 5-K is shorter, thus more accessible for beginners. The distance covers less city space, reducing overall race logistics. Race directors responded to demand by improving existing 5-Ks or creating new ones. "The biggest factor has been the Race for the Cure 5-K Series," says Lamppa. Started in 1983 in Dallas, it grew from one race to more than 100.
Fair enough, but I felt like I was running beyond the pale, when I entered a series of 10-K races this summer sponsored by Standard Federal Banks in Michigan. With events in Lansing, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and suburban Detroit, not only was the chosen distance longer than the trendier 5-K, but the courses featured hills, steep and rolling. New runners might have paused at that challenge, but isn't challenge what running is all about? Why do we run marathons?
A familiar distance
My participation in the SFB 10-K Series offered me an opportunity to reacquaint myself with a familiar distance. Focusing my training, I improved my time by four minutes over the course of the series. Last year I ran seven marathons in seven months to celebrate my 70th birthday; this year I was happy to run four 10-Ks in four months with no particular motivation other than I wanted to.
Running those 10-K races brought me back to that time a half century ago at the 1952 Olympic Trials, my first 10,000 meters. My debut was hardly auspicious, but I have lasted the distance. A half century later, I'm closer to the back of the pack than the front, but I hope to have many more 10-Ks in my future.
This article originally appeared as a Bell Lap column for Runner's World Online. Copyright 2002 by Hal Higdon, all rights reserved.


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Linked by gsyoungblood on Tue 20th Jul 2010 18:01 UTC
On July 15th the latest Android super-phone was released by Motorola and Verizon Wireless. All hail the Droid X. The release was not without controversy though. The Droid X, while greatly raising the bar for Android phones in general, does so at the expense of the very power users and community that made the original Droid the gotta-have phone it became. Alienating this group may have far reaching consequences for Motorola.
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android is about all kinds of choices
by ari-free on Wed 21st Jul 2010 03:18 UTC
HTC and samsung have no problems with custom roms so just go with them if you want custom roms. Android is about all kinds of choices and some of them will be more open than others. Some people (content providers, govt/corporations) will be more attracted to droid x because of this feature and android shouldn't be shut out of those opportunities.


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Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 9:05am
Two dogs were rescued from a home on Madison's east side, thanks to the diligence and compassion of city employees working through several different agencies. However, the whereabouts of the home's elderly owner are still unknown.
The residence first became a cause for concern last May when Building Inspection issued a notice to the homeowner about a hole in the roof that had been loosely covered with a tarp. No one responded to that notice, and a subsequent order to repair the roof was ignored.
Building Inspection's efforts to contact the homeowner began to coincide with Madison Water Utility's own efforts to reach out beginning last summer. Since July, Madison Water Utility and our contractor Corix have tried repeatedly to contact the occupant to install the Project H2O water meter system upgrade. After failing to receive any response to letters, door knocks and phone calls, a final notice of water service disconnection was issued, and service was disconnected on April 16, 2013. Once water service was disconnected, Building Inspection was able to post a no-occupancy notice on the home and begin the process of gaining a warrant to access the building.
Water utility staff who visited the home on multiple occasions heard the barks of at least one dog inside. As the days passed after disconnection, Building Inspection and Madison Water Utility employees grew more and more concerned about the welfare of whoever might be living inside, as well as the animal. On the evening of Tuesday, April 23rd, we asked Madison Police to check on the home. According to a report from the responding officer, no lights were on and no one appeared to be home, but they did spot two dogs inside and red coils from a space heater that had been left on. That triggered safety concerns, and Madison police gained forced entry to the property.
Police reported that they found the inside of the home in "deplorable condition, with overpowering odor from urine and feces…(A) male pit bull was found appearing very thin, malnourished, and possibly almost blind. Small Maltese was very dirty and matted hair. No water in bowls and little food."
Public Health Madison Dane County alerted its Animal Services Officer to the case, and the two dogs were taken to the Dane County Humane Society.
"I am grateful to the caring and watchful eye of City employees both in Water Utility and Building Inspection," said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. "This situation also points out however, the importance of neighbors caring for each other. Fortunately there wasn't a fire or other tragedy at this home, but perhaps the neglect could have been flagged earlier by someone who lived in the neighborhood."
The safety of the home's owner is still a concern. Building Inspection did receive a phone call several months ago from a woman who may have been the home's owner, but no one has been able to contact her since. Neighbors believe she may be living with her son in Evansville, Wisconsin, but the Madison Police officer on the scene was unable to reach him by phone.
- Amy Barrilleaux, Water Utility PIO


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Who, mii?
So I just went on Wii Fit for the first time since before I got pregnant. I figure the time to start getting back in shape is now!
....Who am I kidding... "back in shape" my ass.... let's face it, I was never "in shape" to begin with, so I'm not quite sure who I think I'm fooling with any indication that I'd be getting "back to" some mythical lifestyle I had pre-baby. If I'm being completely honest, there were times in my life when I was relatively thin, but I was certainly not the healthy sort of thin. A better description would be that I was the single-life sort of thin. You know how that goes — you get into a relationship, you get a little comfortable and therefore a little chubby. The relationship ends.... You enter single life, you lose the weight in order to throw yourself back into the game. You meet someone, begin a new relationship, get a little comfortable, and the cycle continues...
So, okay, I figured now might be a good time to think about getting into some sort of shape — preferably a lovelier shape, unlike the "circle" shape I have been rocking as of late.
Dreams of success
I decide that it seems perfectly practical and plausible to lose weight via video game. Plus, how awesome would that success story be? I could post a picture of my avatar holding up her "fat jeans" and triumphantly dropping them to reveal her new skinny little avatar body. Yes, that would be excellent.
It's a Sunday evening when I resolve to hop on the Wii to begin my "weight loss journey." After all, I had just watched Faith Hill shake her post-baby body (sporting thigh high F.M. boots) in the Sunday Night Football opening theme song (my husband really likes this intro — go figure). But at this point, the game is over, my husband is in bed and I've just given the baby a bottle and knocked her out for her long stretch of night time sleep. I have made my resolution — the journey begins here.
Well, it begins just as soon as I figure out how to hook up the Wii Fit. It comes with a "balance board" that you stand on. First, I have to find where my husband put the board.... it's around here somewhere... I vaguely remember him telling me where he would be storing it. Damn, why didn't I pay closer attention when he told me? I've searched all around in tip-toe fashion so as not to wake the baby up, and I am about to give up when I remember that he stashed it behind the entertainment unit. I find it waiting there and bring it around in front of the TV. I'm getting a second wind of excitement. That's right, baby — a new start for me!
Staying positive
Hmmm..... how do I switch the TV from cable to the Wii? Again, this is something that I'm pretty sure Dave showed me how to do, and I wasn't paying attention. arg. Stupid new TV... so confusing. sigh... I decide to take a break and pour a glass of wine... red wine is er, good for blood circulation, so I've heard.... Yes, a hearty glass of Pinot to get my blood flowing- that will do the trick.... I return to my big remote and fiddle around with it some more when I stumble upon the button I need — the Wii Fit logo pops onto the screen. Hurrah!
OK, let's get this show on the road... I pull up my "Mii", an avatar I created that mimics my actions in the video game (sometimes I feel very "Back to the Future" with all this technology!!).... My Mii informs me it has been 316 days since I last logged on. Like I wasn't aware of that. Thanks alot for the remin---- Wait, sorry, positive attitude, positive attitude!! Deep breath..... sip of wine, followed by another deep breath. It prompts me to step onto the balance board so it can log my weight.
Yikes.... my weight.
Ok, positive attitude, POSITIVE ATTITUDE!!
My weight pops up on the screen. ugh. Deep breath.
Gulp of wine.
BMI blues
The screen then flips to show me my BMI. Suddenly, my avatar's sweet little voice exclaims "That's Obese!"
It's a good thing Nintendo thought to make the little voice so cute and endearing...
Now, I'm only 5 feet tall, so I try to give myself a little pep talk using the angle that it really doesn't take that much weight to throw me into that category — haha — and we can DO THIS!! We can get back on track!
Sigh. I take another long sip before I decide that learning my actual weight and BMI is enough for this evening. Although I did no actual exercising, I commend myself, glass in hand, on a job well done. Because now I know my weight... and knowing is half the battle.
At least G.I. Joe would be proud.
Jeanne McCullough is a Montgomery County, PA mom. This post was adapted from her blog Mom Hearts Pinot.


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KINGSTON, N.Y. -- A lawsuit filed against the city by suspended Kingston Fire Chief Chris Rea has been dismissed by a state Supreme Court justice.
The suit sought to have Rea put back on the city payroll and be cleared of disciplinary charges against him, including one that alleges he used a city computer to access sexually explicit material on the Internet.
Rea was suspended without pay on Feb. 9 and filed what's known as an Article 78 lawsuit on Aug. 30. The suit was dismissed on Nov. 21 by Justice Henry F. Zwack, who said Rea did not act within four months of his suspension, as required by law in such cases.
Rea's attorney, Ronald Dunn of Albany, said he will appeal Zwack's decision "promptly." Dunn said Rea waited past the four-month deadline to file the suit because he was not made aware of the charges against him within that timeframe. Once the charges were outlined for Rea, the suit "was filed within days," Dunn said.
"We believe there are significant problems with the decision, and we will promptly appeal," Dunn said. "Chris is very frustrated by this. (He feels) the city's bad conduct is being rewarded."
Dunn also noted that Zwack's decision did not deal with whether the lawsuit has merit.
Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo, who suspended Rea less than a month after appointing him chief, said the city will press ahead with the disciplinary charges.
"We will wait to hear from counsel to Mr. Rea on whether they will be an appeal, and if that is done, the city will continue its position that Mr. Rea did not, in a timely manner, file his Article 78 against the charges," said Gallo, who is a lawyer.
In February, Gallo cited only "time in attendance" issues in explaining his suspension of Rea. Other allegations, including the one about sexually explicit materials on the Internet, weren't revealed until months later.� The city at that time also alleged Rea put in for both city and state pay for hours he worked teaching a state firefighter training course.
ThE CITY's delay in informing Rea of the charges is part of the basis for the suspended chief's� lawsuit. Dunn said the city failed to inform his client of the allegations in a timely manner, as required by the state's Civil Service Law.
Dunn has said the city ultimately was compelled by a judge to detail the charges after Rea filed a lawsuit asking that the allegations against him be identified or he be given his job back.
Dunn said Rea denies the charges against him, including that he accessed sexually explicit materials on a city computer.� Rea maintains he simply "viewed email jokes" sent to his private account by a friend, Dunn said.
Dunn, in a written response to the city's disciplinary charges, which date to 2006, wrote that, under state Civil Service Law, "no removal or disciplinary proceeding shall commence more than 18 months after the occurrence of the alleged incompetence or misconduct complained of and described in charges."
Gallo has said his administration believes some of the alleged wrongdoing, including the double-dipping, was a "continuing fraud" and that the charges were made and filed properly.
The city's charges against Rea including allegations that:
o In one instance, he failed to provide safety equipment, including escape ropes, and failed "to conduct a risk assessment and ... determine under what circumstances escape ropes and system components would be required."
o He failed to "(e)nsure that self-contained breathing apparatus utilized by individual members of the department during firefighting activities were properly calibrated" and that he failed to provide proper training records to the state.
Dunn has said Rea was the training officer but was not responsible for buying such equipment as breathing apparatus and escape ropes or determining whether there was enough funding to pay for training.
Regarding the alleged double-dipping, the city says that, on numerous occasions, Rea worked as a state-paid trainer at the New York Training Academy in Montour Falls, in the Finger Lakes, but was paid by the city for the same days.
Dunn has said that allegation is false.
In court papers,� Rea has said that on three of the dates cited by the city -- Feb. 22, 2006, Sept. 25, 2006, and Feb. 23, 2007 -- he taught a two-hour evening course for the state after working a full day for the city.
In another instance, the suit stated, he took March 4-7, 2008, off as vacation time to work as a fire trainer but inadvertently wrote down March 3-6 as vacation time. The city has claimed Rea worked for the state on March 7 but also requested pay from the city.
The alleged "time and attendance" errors were the result of administrative mistakes and not misconduct, Rea has claimed.
The charges also state that, in 2010, Rea received payments of $5,427.24 and $5,873.40 to which he was "not legally entitled."
Dunn said the amounts were holiday pay extended to assistant chiefs "forever" as part of past practice.
Rea was promoted from assistant fire chief to chief in late January after Chief Richard Salzmann announced his retirement.
Salzmann's retirement quickly was clouded by Gallo saying he was asking the Ulster County District Attorney's Office to investigate the longtime chief over "time in attendance" issues.
The DA's office since then has not announced any findings of criminal wrongdoing by either Salzmann or Rea.
Rea's suspension came less than three weeks after his promotion.


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It was a big week for links, guys. Probably the best links the internet has ever provided.
- The worst tweets corporate accounts could ever send - Team Coco
- The Funniest Joe Biden Parodies - HuffPost Comedy
- Louis CK is postponing season 4 of "Louie." And that's a good thing. - Laughspin
- Mister Romney's Neighborhood - Jimmy Fallon
- Jon Hamm and Adam Scott's greatest event in TV history is now the greatest event in internet history - Vulture
- Aaand if you've ever wondered what Mark Wahlberg would look like as a woman, here you go - The Onion
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Take it if Conley visits Oregon.they pull his scholly and offer it to Jones?
Thursday Recruitin' Goes Out At The One
Today's recruiting roundup covers Michael Ferns' touching gesture for a teammate, Derrick Green's latest visit plans, updates on a few key 2014 targets, and more.
Michael Ferns, Extremely Decent Human Being
Grab your Zyrtec and tissues, because pollen levels are about to get unusually high. This Facebook post, along with the above picture, made the rounds earlier this week regarding 2014 Michigan commit Michael Ferns:
"Teammates. In one of the most unselfish acts I can ever recall in high school sports, last Friday in St. Clairsville's game at Edison High School, No. 10 Michael Ferns took off on a 52 yard run and intentionally ran out of bounds at the 1 yard line. Logan Thompson, No. 17, took it from there...Thompson, who had lost his father, Paul on Wednesday of last week, was then handed the ball and ran through a giant hole to score in his father's memory. This pic was shot after Logan's TD run behind the St. C. bench. Please excuse the lack of complete clarity, but I think I might have been a little shaky... Thanks, Michael and Logan for sharing the moment and for teaching what it means to be a Teammate!~ God's Speed, Paul Thompson!~"
Sports, man; they can really bring out the best in people. Tremendous caught up with Ferns to get a few more details, and you really get an impression of just what kind of quality young man the Wolverines have committed to their 2014 class [emphasis mine]:
"It was a pretty tough week. Everything happened so unexpectedly and after we found out what happened, we knew we had to do what we could as a team to try to ease the pain; at least for a moment. We weren't really sure the opportunity was actually going to arise, but I pretty much made it my mission to get us into position to do it. Late in the game, I took a 23-iso up the middle and broke it. I immediately angled towards the sidelines and went out of bounds at the 1. Logan was on the sidelines and I don't think he knew what was going on. Coach called him to go in. I played fullback on the play and helped lead him into the endzone. After we got back onto the sidelines, I gave him a hug and told him I was proud of him. That's what I like about my team: we will do anything for each other. As a group, we'll help out anyone else on the team in any way we can".
The next time someone tells you sports contribute nothing to society, feel free to pass along that story (also, feel free to disassociate with that person entirely, because they sound like a total drag).
[Hit THE JUMP for the latest on Gareon Conley, Derrick Green, a potential backup plan at wide receiver, and a few 2014 prospects.]
Conley Thing: Still A Thing
Michigan appeared to dodge a bullet last weekend when commit Gareon Conley cancelled a planned visit to Cincinnati. According to 247's Justin Hopkins, however, they're not out of the woods yet ($):
Conley is on the fence about whether to take one visit to the West and visit Oregon. The Ducks are stopping by today and if an offer is made, it could happen.
"Michigan is the only place I've been to," Conley said. "Oregon is really only the main team I'm looking at other than Michigan. I'm committed to Michigan right now and that hasn't changed."
Last weekend Conley was close to visiting Cincinnati but after speaking to the staff, decided not to go.
"I was going to go but I spoke with the staff at Michigan and they said they would pull my scholarship if I did," he said. "I really want to visit Oregon but they haven't offered yet. If they do offer that will give me a lot to think about. I really want to check them out, they have been my favorite school for a long time, but it would obviously end things with Michigan."
Before I do anything else, it's worth noting this whole issue may be moot; according to Tom Beaver, Oregon did not offer Conley during their in-school visit ($). One could still come, of course, and the Ducks may be waiting for Conley to commit to a visit, but for now there isn't an offer on the table.
It's clear that Conley is having second thoughts about his decision, understandable since Michigan was his first major offer and he jumped on it before checking out all of his options. It's also obvious that he understands the repercussions of taking visits—he won't have a scholarship to Michigan anymore—and that's giving him pause; it's a very tough spot to be in for a high school recruit.
I'll reiterate what I've said time and again: while this is a situation to monitor, there's no reason to panic, tell Conley to GTFO, or have any other drastic reaction until Conley actually takes the visit (and, as a general rule, please don't tell recruits to GTFO regardless of the circumstances). With a large class of commits who mostly chose Michigan before playing a down of their senior seasons, it's inevitable that some commits will think about taking a look around; this is a huge life decision and one that we all should respect.
Sometimes it turns out like Pharaoh Brown, with a mutual parting of the ways; sometimes it turns out like David Dawson, with a chat with the coaching staff reassuring a commitment. Let the situation play out and know that Conley is only trying to ensure that he makes the correct decision for his future; the last thing anyone wants is a player halfheartedly sticking with a commitment, as that almost always ends with a transfer down the road.
Green, Neon Green
VA RB Derrick Green has set up two more official visits in addition to the Michigan-MSU game on October 20th and his September official to Tennessee, according to Scout's Michael Clark ($):
"Michigan vs. Michigan State (at Michigan on October 20), Oregon vs. Stanford (at Oregon on November 17), and Auburn vs. Georgia (at Auburn on November 10) – that's it so far," said Derrick Green in a text message to FOX Sports Next.
Given the sub-par seasons—and difficult SEC slates ahead—for both Auburn and Tennessee, it's possible Oregon emerges as the biggest threat to Michigan's attempt to land the five-star running back. With a good visit for the State game, however, I think Michigan has a very good chance to emerge as the team to beat; insider chatter suggests they may already be in that position, in fact.
IL WR Laquon Treadwell is still the team's top target at wide receiver—and you can read a great free feature on him and his influence on his younger brother over at WolverineNation—but Michigan will have an apparent backup plan on campus this weekend. Westland (MI) John Glenn WR Da'Mario Jones is currently a soft Central Michigan commit, and he's already been on campus for the BBQ at the Big House—he's wearing #5 in this picture of the Michigan commits and Derrick Green—and the UMass game, and Tim Sullivan reports that he'll be in Ann Arbor once again to take in the Illinois game ($).
Jones is 6'2", 185 pounds, and has the speed to be a dangerous threat out of the slot. Tim mentions that he plays in a very run-heavy attack at John Glenn, which could be a reason why he hasn't picked up an offer yet; he's clearly on the radar, however, and if Michigan came through with a scholarship I'd be surprised if he didn't accept. He's already got the Denard celebratory kneel down pat.
2014 Updates, Etc.
Tremendous has your comprehensive list of Illinois visitors, including a long list of 2013 commits, Ferns, 2014 IL OL Jamarco Jones, and 2014 DE/LB Gelen Robinson, younger brother of Michigan basketball freshman Glenn Robinson III.
According to 247's Clint Brewster($), Michigan is currently "the one school standing out right now" for 2014 MI OL offeree Tommy Doles. Doles will be at the Illinois game this weekend.
2014 OH OL Nathaniel Devers, high school teammate of Gareon Conley, has Michigan in his top three with Alabama and Northwestern, per ESPN's Brad Bournival ($). Devers may be on campus this weekend, as well.
2014 PA S Montae Nicholson is taking his recruitment slow, but will be on campus for the Michigan State game, according to an interview with Sam Webb ($).
Tim Sullivan gives a rundown of Cass Tech's multitude of underclassman prospects over at the Freep.
The NCAA has banned "Instagram recruiting"—the practice of staging or altering a photo and sending it to a prospect for recruiting purposes—per Lost Lettermen. This was apparently a thing. I... I quit.
I'm sure Jones is more of a back-up plan to Treadwell than Conley. I doubt the staff wants 4 WRs in this class.
So the whole thing with the no other visits policy, I get why they have that ... you commit to us, and we commit to you with our recruiting strategy that follows. If you're going to flirt with other schools, your spot could get taken.
But if a kid commits to Michigan, decides he wants to take another visit and does that, but the visit only proves to him that he was right in his initial decision and he wants to stay committed ... well, does that mean he is still committed or not?
Because I think that exact scenario has played out a number of times. Greg Mathews is the only one I can think of off the top of my head, but think it's happened.
I understand the kid is in a tough spot, but I sure hope he stays. He is having a great senior year and it looks like he could help us at WR or CB.
Does the coaching staff pull the offer completely, or do they just consider him uncommitted? I mean, what if he visits Oregon, doesn't like and it wants to recommit? Is the offer still there?
I'm assuming this has been discussed before, but the old Conley/Dawson threads are lengthy and would rather not scour through them to find the answer.
I've heard both. The only example we have is what happened to Brown. After his visit to Oregon he decommitted and committed to Oregon. I don't think anyone other than the coaches and Brown really know which took place.
Didnt Brown still believe he was committed. I remember some tweets were sent out that after his visit, he sent out that he thought he was still committed to Michigan. Then, he was not.
I think Brown wanted to be committed, but that ended with his trip. He was fairly quiet with the trip, which I think didnt sit that well with the Michigan coaches.
I believe in previous responses given by Hoke he said; "If a commit takes a visit to another school, then we at UM do not consider him to be committed any longer."
He did not address if the scholarship is pulled or whether the player couldn't then talk to the staff and re-commit later.
Having a full scholarship at the University of Michigan is a tough spot... REALLY?
Having the oppurtunity to play and develop under Greg Mattison is a tough spot... REALLY?
Where is Seth Meyers when you need him?
Yea, it is a tough spot. It's easy for us, being Michigan fans, to say the hell with anyone who isn't 100%. But he is not from Michigan, obviously hasn't been a die hard fan his entire life, and Oregon is consistently a top 10 team with some pretty cool uniforms.
And mad Dollaz.
Believe it or not, but other schools have plenty to offer as well. Granted, he put himself in this position considering that he committed so quickly, but you can't blame him for being curious to see what other schools have to offer.
Seth Meyers is in New York City being fairly funny on SNL.
You are on MGoBlog. And not being funny at all.
I've heard from high school and family sources that Conley did get an "off the record" Oregon offer, whatever that means. I think basically if he visits, he has the "official" offer. Take it for what it's worth (nothing really).
"Given the sub-par seasons—and difficult SEC slates ahead—for both Auburn and Tennessee, it's possible Oregon emerges as the biggest threat to Michigan's attempt to land the five-star running back."
As a Mississippi State season ticket holder, I am amazed at how weak, outside of Alabama, the SEC seems this year. LSU and Georgia have glaring weaknessed. I suspect that Florida and South Carolina will soon be revealed as mortal teams. Mississippi State stuggled to beat Troy, but dominated Auburn. Auburn's loss to JLS and Co. is a further indictment of their team.
Tennessee comes here Saturday. I am hoping they get crushed and that this helps UM's chances with Green. Wish me luck as it is an 8PM kickoff and my 4 year old (8:30PM bedtime) and father-in-law (7PM bedtime) will be in attendance with me.
I'm surprised they would pull Conley's offer. I'd have thought they'd just no longer consider him a commit
I used to think that, but it seems they part ways with a kid if he commits and then wants to look around.
the Michigan coaches rules?
Is the player just considered uncommitted (with the risk of his scholarship going to another recruit?) or is it a "so long, your scholarship is toast" attitude?
I have zero problem with the former, it seems fair for all parties involed and an adult response.
The visit & your 'ship is yanked aproach seems petulant at best , and would be disappointing from such high-charater coaches.
Would like to know exact details.
I don't think it's petulant at all. It serves a purpose. They tell these kids upfront not to commit unless they are sure. Then if they commit they turn other kids away at their position if they are full such as Anzalone at LB and Cameron Walker at CB. So the coaches are committing to the kids just like the kids are committing to the coaches.
I just love Dymonte in the picture. He has a great pose and was our 2nd commit in the class. And who doesnt like plaid shorts.
Can you (or someone else) ID those in pic? I recognize a few, but not most.
Also interesting that none of the big boys put on a jersey for the photo.
I thought "mob loggers" was yet another thing the kids are into, like fluorescent, day-glo green basketball shoes. I already felt out of touch enough for one day.
mgobloggers. Mine didn't autocorrect to Mob loggers. LIAR!!!!
lemme offer a truckload of trees you can't refuse, as today is the day my daughter is to be married, and I gotta cook the books because I'm skimmin off the top, HEY MA! gettoutta here I'm doin bizniss!
Actually, I thought it where a group suddenly appear at a forest site and at a set time begin to cut, clear and transport all the trees; then just as quickly vanish. /s
Sure, my pic is the same pick posted by Ace. I can ID most of the guys. We will start from left to right. If I am wrong, I hope someone corrects me.
The guy on the far left, or Dymonte's right is Kalid Hill. Then Dymonte, not sure who the guy is on Dymonte's right, then Derrick Green, Jourdan lewis, not sure who is behind Da'MArio Jones, Da'Mario Jones, Jaron Dukes, Kyle bosch, Ben Gedeon, Logan Tully-Tillman, and Chris Fox on the far right. That is the top row.
Second row, starting from the left. David DAwson, Mike Mccray, Wyatt Shallman, Deveon Smith, Scott S., and Jake Butt.
Sitting int he front is Taco.
IIRC, Ross Douglas and the LS Scott Sypenewski (sp??) were in the picture as well.
DAwson has a jersey on 55.
Here's my effort to identify them all (with an enlarged picture):
Thanks, Magnus. Was Conley there, I tought he didnt make it up. I could be wrong.
#5 is not Conley, it is Da'Mario Jones.
But I could be wrong
Sr.: Gelen!!!
Glen: Yea dad what's up?
Sr.: No I said Gelen.
Glen: Yea it's me Glen. What's up?
Sr.: NAW GELL-EN.
Glen: Oh. Ok.
Sr.: GELEN!!!!
Glen: What do you want?
Probably explains the whole "Tre" nickname.
has always been that his name is pronounced like Galen
An interesting tidbit about the Conley situation, is that I am pretty sure that right before his pledge to Michigan, someone questioned him whether or not he would stay committed if he commits this early, and his response was something long the lines of "what does the word "commitment" mean to you?" well Gareon, right back at you...
Anyone else think it is funny that Ferns' team has a Devil logo on their uniforms.
(I would say it is ironic given the circumstance, but that would open me up to the MgoGrammar police.)
I like Gelen Robinson as a player a lot. If he adds an inch or two of height he should be a sure-fire offer.


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Regular price: £22.09
Shortlisted for The Folio Prize 2014
A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit.
Attending a New England summer camp, young Eric Schroder - a first-generation East German immigrant - adopts the last name Kennedy to more easily fit in, a fateful white lie that will set him on an improbable and ultimately tragic course.
Schroder relates the story of Eric's urgent escape years later to Lake Champlain, Vermont, with his six-year-old daughter, Meadow, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife, who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. From a correctional facility, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand - and maybe even explain - his behavior: the painful separation from his mother in childhood; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father.
Alternately lovesick and ecstatic, Amity Gaige's deftly imagined novel offers a profound meditation on history and fatherhood, and the many identities we take on in our lives - those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves.
What made the experience of listening to Schroder the most enjoyable?
A wonderful narrator, who really got the perfect balance between the inevitable self sabotage of the protagonist against the subtle and poetic sensitivity of his narrative voice.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Schroder himself: complex, contradictory, sympathetic and repulsive at once.
But I love how Amity Gaige brings so much life to the other characters with such economy of scale; she really breathes life in to them using so little, showing how much she trusts and respects her readers.
Which character – as performed by Will Collyer – was your favourite?
I like the way he portrays Meadow, he reads with great rhythm.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, it definitely moved me, but it is not sentimental and does not intentionally pull at the heart strings...it just unfolds and gives you generous space to walk around in, feeling your way through the language and the landscapes, quietly allowing you to gauge your own reactions and shifting sympathies.
Any additional comments?
A great book which enjoys narrative and language without being heavy handed with it read by an intelligent narrator who really brings the best out of it with a sonorous clarity and steady focus.
I would have never picked up this book based on it's description, but happened on a review and decided to listen anyway.
And I don't normally write reviews, because I'm not a good writer, but I have to tell you (as I've told my friends one by one today) that I listened to this whole book yesterday and started it again today. It is perfect. It is funny and sad and moving and every single sentence is so well constructed and lovely...the reader is perfect. I'm not kidding at all, this is the best book I've ever listened to-- don't pass it by.
I hope her other books will be available on Audible- in the meantime, I'm going to read them!
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I was captivated by the story and motivated to read on. Gaige's style is interesting. I thought the narrator was excellent. Collyer made the main character seem believable even appealing at times. Schroder/Kennedy made one bad decision after another. Painful.
Having been through a difficult divorce (with children) I could feel the angst created in the story line. You felt angst throughout the audio.
I would recommend this book whole heartedly except that the end was not good. I like a book to have a true beginning, middle and end. I was disappointed with the end. I felt like the story stopped abruptly and I was left saying to myself, "Huh?".
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I looked at several reviews online before buying this (not including the ones here on audible). I saw the book described as a combination of Nabokov & Salinger. Nothing could live up to that hype, but this doesn't even come close.
It's a simple, easy read. It's not exceptional prose, it's not great literature. It barely held my interest as the characters lacked depth & the situations were fairly predictable.
It flows fairly smoothly from beginning to end & will certainly appeal to many readers.
I was expecting a great deal more from it & am disappointed. If the storyline description appeals to you & you enjoy a lazy read then you will very likely enjoy this book. But don't believe the hype.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Would you listen to Schroder again? Why?
I would listen to this book again. It was a great story and Schroder was an interesting character
What other book might you compare Schroder to and why?
Sophie's Choice - because terror and hardship force us to make difficult & painful decisions that we must live with for the rest of our lives.
Which character – as performed by Will Collyer – was your favorite?
Erick Schroder was my favorite because he was such a rich character. He did what we have all wished to do at times in our lives - become someone different, re-invent ourselves.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
What would you do if you hated your life and wanted to forget??
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Would you consider the audio edition of Schroder to be better than the print version?
I enjoyed this book of a father abducting his own daughter and the adventures/misadventures than ensue. Good characterization.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I did not enjoy the content of this book but I have enjoyed immensely the writing. This writer is very talented. The writing is so, for the lack of better word, solid. from beginning to end it has the same rhythm, like reading with a metronome. the reader understands very well the hero's way of thinking even though he does not relate to it. I will read more books by Amity Gaige, hopefully with content I can relate to.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Schroder is about personal identity. Every human being has an identity that is reinforced by relationship with others. One of the most important identity reinforcements is forged by marriage. There is only one good reason for two adults to get married; as trite as it may seem, it is love. When love leaves one partner in a marriage, it deconstructs the union of two or more people and, when a marriage dissolves, personal identity changes.
Defined by a daughter that no longer lives in his life, Schroder becomes like his father; abandoned by all. Eric is only a perception of himself. He wanders between two identities with no relational reinforcement. He wonders, who am I?
NOTE: The character of Schroder is partly based on the real life identity thief Christian Gerhartsreiter, aka Clark Rockefeller.
wow this book was disturbing. and it was beautiful at the same time. every time i put my iphone down, i couldn't stop thinking about it. i wanted to just listen to it nonstop so that i could be done with it. but in a good way.
i know that sounds weird.
let me try again. this story was so...real. the way that this father describes his life, his love, his daughter. his life and love for his daughter. it's so true, so real. there are moments that i was reading this and i couldn't feel more connected to the narrator.
then there were moments where i was so appalled by him. and upset, horrified, disgusted. i got angry at myself for feeling empathetic a few moments before.
as i said in the title, this is an amazing and disturbing read at the same time...i loved it.
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Every weekday morning, three school vans roll into the SouthField neighborhood and drive down freshly paved, tree sapling-lined streets to pick up schoolchildren who live there.
Some students wait at the bus stop by the sparkling new apartment complex on Parkview Drive. Others get picked up farther down the road, near newly built homes on Thistle Lane. They are among the youngest residents of SouthField, the new community-in-the-making growing on a former naval base straddling Weymouth, Abington, and Rockland. Since SouthField has no school system of its own, the students attend school in Weymouth.
And now, only a few weeks into the school year, SouthField's inaugural class of school-aged children has become a hot topic of debate as officials haggle over the cost of educating them.
South Shore Tri-Town Development Corp., the agency that acts as the municipality of SouthField, has suggested paying the town of Weymouth $6,900 for every SouthField student enrolled in the Weymouth public schools. Weymouth officials, however, want about $11,500 per pupil from SouthField taxpayers. South Shore Tri-Town arrived at its $6,900 figure by taking the Weymouth per pupil allocation of $9,574, and subtracting from it transportation and special education expenses and Chapter 70 funding.
How much Tri-Town will pay remains to be seen. "Right now we're waiting for the schools to get back to us," said Kevin R. Donovan, chief executive officer of the South Shore Tri-Town Development Corp.
Donovan said Weymouth's proposed per-pupil price tag is too high because the figure comes from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which calculates it by factoring in all sources of school funding, including state aid, federal grants, and private gifts — not just what Weymouth residents contribute. SouthField residents should not have to pay a larger share than Weymouth taxpayers, he said.
"We can't pay the full per-pupil cost and they get the state aid," he said. "In my view, that's double dipping."
(SouthField property owners pay taxes to Tri-Town. SouthField's residential tax rate for fiscal 2012 is $12.89 per thousand of assessed value; Weymouth's is $12.14.)
There are 20 students from Southfield attending the Weymouth public schools. Six attend Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School; three attend Maria Weston Chapman Middle School; three attend Abigail Adams Middle School; and seven attend Weymouth High. There is one out-of-district placement. Tri-Town arranged for students' transportation, and hired North River Collaborative to provide vans to and from their respective schools.
Although the dispute is over relatively little money — a difference of about $92,000 for the 20 pupils — how it is resolved has significant implications, as many more families with children are expected to move into SouthField in the near future.
Donovan said it's "very difficult to project" how many school-aged children will move to SouthField in the next decade or so. There are 226 apartments and 35 homes and town houses now at SouthField. The population is 450 people "and climbing," he said.
At full build-out, SouthField could have up to 2,855 homes. The reuse plan calls for land to be set aside for possible construction of a school building in the middle of the property, by the former base gymnasium, but there is no requirement for a school, he said.
Superintendent Kenneth N. Salim said Weymouth schools are committed to educating students of SouthField.
Weymouth school officials are calling for Tri-Town to hire an outside vendor to conduct a demographic study to predict how many school-age children will live at SouthField over the next 20 years. They hope to have that study in hand by the end of the year, so they can have an idea of how many students may be coming into the system in the near future, so proper accommodations can be made.
In early September, Weymouth Mayor Susan M. Kay sent a letter to Donovan requesting enrollment projections and outlining the Weymouth School Committee's expectations for reimbursement from Tri-Town. Kay said she was "somewhat stunned" when she received Donovan's response with a lower per-pupil amount. In his letter, dated Oct. 1, Donovan suggested Tri-Town isn't necessarily required by law to pay anything. "There is no provision for requiring the SSTTDC to pay for the children," he wrote.
The Weymouth School Committee is seeking legal advice. Kay plans to discuss the matter with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department on Revenue, and said she hopes they can "come up with a solution, because this has not been done before. . . . This is all very new to all of us. It's very complex."
A state Education Department spokesman, J.C. Considine said agency staff met with Weymouth officials last week to discuss the issue but it is not involved directly in the negotiation.
"We had discussed with Weymouth officials ways to measure how much it costs to pay for education," Considine said in an e-mail. "We'll also talk to the Department of Revenue to see if they have data available on how much a municipality should pay."
Kay said the Weymouth public schools will need to keep track of all costs associated with SouthField students and send invoices to Tri-Town. Weymouth officials expect to be reimbursed for special education services to SouthField students, and they sent Donovan a cost breakdown of what they pay for contracted special ed services (reading specialists cost $85 to $120 per hour; behavior therapists cost $45.50 to $83 per hour; psychologists charge more than $100 per hour). They've asked Tri-Town to finance two modular classrooms and pay $225,000 to Weymouth schools over the next three years to cover the additional administrative costs of taking on SouthField students.
Kay expects more meetings and discussions with Tri-Town to reach a final agreement. Donovan said he is confident that they can negotiate a fair deal, and agree on a figure that is fair to SouthField taxpayers.
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Donald L. Johnson, 19, of the 9100 block of S. Woodlawn Ave., was charged July 25 with one count of residential burglary after his fingerprints were lifted from inside a residence in the 8500 block of 45th Street in Lyons back in January of this year by Lyons police investigating a burglary.
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The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the three families by lawyer Frank Fleischmann. Fleischmann says it is a last effort to get the district to respond to the situation.
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Shelf life of uncut, 90% 3-step rye.
Hi all -
I realize now this is probably better in its own topic, in case it helps others. For my in-laws up in the U.P., I baked a 90% rye, using the Detmolder technique, as shown in Peter Hamelman's book.
My question is - how long can an uncut loaf of this bread last? A better question, anyone have any thoughts on optimal post-baking ripening for these? I baked it last night, with the original intent of serving it my mom and dad in law Saturday night; but the whole family gets together Tuesday eve. I'm baking off a levain boule tonight, as reserve.
Thanks for any thoughts, guys. And happy holidays.


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Eighth seed Klara Zakopalova and American Christina McHale notched first-round wins Monday at the Open GDF Suez tennis event.
The Czech veteran Zakopalova came from behind to beat Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 on the indoor hardcourts at Stade Coubertin.
McHale doused French wild card Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-1 and is rewarded with a second-round match against third-seeded French star Marion Bartoli, who was last year's Paris runner-up to German left-hander Angelique Kerber.
Also on Day 1, German Mona Barthel handled Pole Urszula Radwanska 7-6 (7-1), 6-0.
This week's top seeds are French Open runner-up Sara Errani and former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who captured this Parisian tournament two years ago.
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Once again all the papers are groaning under the weight of dense articles and worthy columns about the right balance between executive powers in a time of war and the need to check any president's monarchical instincts.Well, checked power... that really is one of our big ideas. We did try to distinguish ourselves from the British when we came up with that one, you know.
The Bush buddies argue that Dubya is doing what it takes to fight the war on terror. The Bush baiters charge he's behaving like a nascent dictator. This debate is as old as George Washington - who advocated a quasi-monarchical role for the president - and Thomas Jefferson, who wanted to take the "chief" out of chief executive.
It is bitter and it goes to the very heart of the American system of governance.
Personally, I am always struck by how weak the American president is compared to, say, a British prime minister, who can do more or less as he and his party please if they have the right majority in parliament.
Potus - President of the United States, as the secret service refer to the most powerful man on Earth in their briefs - is more like a Venetian doge: surrounded by the trappings of monarchy but forever checked in the exercise of his power.
January 4, 2006
"Personally, I am always struck by how weak the American president is compared to, say, a British prime minister..."
14 comments:
- Sloanasaurus said...
People forget that much of the check on Presidential power comes from term limits and federalism as well as the three branches of government.
In venezuala, Chavez is taking dictorial powers by putting his croanies in the legislative and judicial branches and taking "federalizing" control of all the police forces. Ultimately, Chavez will be granted the Presidency for" life by these croanies and democracy will dissappear from Venezuala.
In the United States that would be more difficult because you have to do the same thing with all the state governments as well and you would have to reach down to the local levels to control police forces. This would take either a major national crisis on the scale of the Civil War or decades of slow institutional change.
- Jacques Cuze said...
Well, checked power... that really is one of our big ideas. We did try to distinguish ourselves from the British when we came up with that one, you know.
Then in general, how do you feel about the Bush/Cheney expansion of powers these past four years? The attacks on habeas, the secrecy surrounding the energy meetings, the warrantless surveillance when warrants were obtainable, the "it's not torture if we say it's not torture", the politicizing and crony hiring in positions that used to be led by non-partisan scientists, the outsourcing of the (supposedly non-partisan) US Army to corporations and mercenaries, PATRIOT and PATRIOT II, the refusal to give Congress proper budgets and accountings for the war, the corruption of the press by secretly paying for favorable articles in the press, the demonizing of critics, the warnings that disagreement with the administration is tantamount to treason, etc.? Good stuff? Bad stuff? Oh, it's Congress' fault or it's for the Supreme Court to decide?
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- PatCA said...
If Blair is so powerful, why has his entire anti-terror package been defeated?
Number of radicals deported after his crackdown: zero.
- DaveG said...
quxxo -
I feel that the Executive Branch is co-equal to the Legislative Branch, and if either of those is corrupt and overreaching, it is the Legislative Branch. Congress cannot constitutionally make laws that strip the Executive Branch of its Constitutional authority, although they seem to constantly attempt to. The tie-breaker should be the Judicial Branch, but given their apparent desire to be legislators as well, I don't think they are to be trusted either.
Now ask us how we felt when Clinton/Gore made the same "expansion of powers" during their regime.
- Theo Boehm said...
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- Theo Boehm said...
The differences between the powers and roles of the American President and British Prime Minister form an interesting narrative in the history of WWII. Churchill notes in his memoirs that, in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor at least, Roosevelt had nothing like the streamlined British system for putting his executive will into action. Roosevelt had what were to Churchill rather informal and ad-hoc relationships with the Secretary of War and the other service chiefs.
Churchill, on the other hand, had better staff organization to implement actions, but he was limited by the Cabinet system. He was part of an all-party War Cabinet, and the overall decision-making was collective. In Cabinet, Churchill was the first if not among equals, at least first among those who had to agree to make the thing work. Churchill notes that the President and his close advisors could make decisions that would require Cabinet approval in Britain, and Churchill makes a number of complaints that he was often limited by what he could persuade his colleagues to do. The Prime Minister had more effective power, but it was checked by Parliament. This remains true today.
During the course of WWII and afterward more formal structures were developed to define the role of the American President in defense and intelligence, but Presidents repeatedly seem to have pushed against perceived limitations. The executive in this country has been caught in a more complex and ultimately politicized web than the Prime Minister, who answers first and foremost to his party and Parliament. The analogy with the Venetian doge, while not perfect, is indeed apt.
- Icepick said...
Theo, nice comment!
DaveG, please cite examples of what the Clinton regime did to expand its power. Agree with him or not, Quxxo has provided a fairly specific list of complaints. If you're going to say "The other guys did it too" then you should cite specifics, at least.
- vbspurs said...
It's amusing that Matt Frei would say this, as it's always been the case that our PM has been seen as checked by the benches' and factions' barracking in Parliament.
In the UK today, there is a backlash at the "presidential" style seen by some, as being employed by Tony Blair (with Gordon Brown as his unspoken VP).
The press especially find this new development suspicious, and "American", so I'm wondering just what are the exact differences in power structure between the two.
And if anyone wants a study on presidential power, just Google "French Presidency".
His powers are by far, the most generous of any First World president.
For starters, he has the bureaucracy at his virtual command, unlike that of the British PM and American president.
Though France, there are two sets of laws in force (criminal, civil), but also "administrative", this works in the French president's favour.
- Cold Pillow said...
Our Presidents powers are checked? But don't you know we are at war! If you deny the Presidents right to act unilaterally and without oversight you are pro-terrorist and part of the hate America first crowd. Right?
- Gabe said...
An interesting article on this topic was written by Lloyd Cutler - To Form a Government (Foreign Affairs, 1980) - No (free)link that I can find, but here is a link to the Google Scholar citation.
Cutler, who passed away this past May, was brought in to the Carter administration as White House Counsel to convince the Senate to pass the SALT II treaty. Obviously, he was unsuccessful and this article explains the difficulties in running a government the way we do and possible reforms - all using the SALT II experience as a base.
Worth a read if you live near a good library (or have JSTOR)!
- David said...
In a democracy the people vote the person into office that most represents their personal interests and desires. This desire necessarily encompasses their view of how the government should impact their lives in foreign and domestic affairs.
These desires are often ignored by the party out of favor. In this case, it is evident that the party out of favor will do anything to get itself back into power at the expense of the properly declared wish of the majority.
This deprives the Commander-In-Chief of the necessary lattitude to effectively prosecute, in this case, the war on terror.
We have now a two front war. The Commander-In-Chief must fight the terrorists on the one hand (emphasis on one) and what amounts to a fifth column on the other.
Since a majority of Americans voted Bush into office not once but twice, it is logical to assume that some Democrats and most Republicans support the Commander-In-Chief.
Logically, this view illuminates the disparity between the party leadership and the majority within the party.
Answer the questions of motivation, opportunity, and means. It then becomes clear who benefits from a weakened CinC and failed policy!
All this rhetoric about checks and balances, state power, etc. is simply a revisit to PoliSci 101. The paranoid fear that a runaway POTUS could run roughshod over a cowering, bugged, and surveilled populace is absurd and focuses our attention on the 'red herring' of abuse of power versus the very real threat of another 9/11.
- Theo Boehm said...
Icepick, thank you.
I agree to a certain extent with your comments, but I do have a few quibbles.
First, George Bush is not, at least in his first term, a majority President. He lost the popular vote in the first election by a substantial six-figure number. Americans have been closely divided about him since the beginning.
Secondly, if "the current rhetoric about checks and balances, state power, etc." is an exercise in revisiting PoliSci 101, then I say good! Given the appalling ignorance in this country about even the most basic facts of our government and laws, the public could certainly use a PoliSci course. Whether the current debate rises to that level is a question, but a spirited discussion can never do harm.
That said, there is a real question of whether the President's political and media opponents have crossed a line into something resembling fifth-column activities. I frankly don't know, but I think in general not. I agree with the view, however, that it is much overblown to say that the current President "could run roughshod over a cowering, bugged, and surveilled populace. I think Sen. Lieberman has it about right in his willingness to support the President and give him fairly wide latitude during the current crisis, while reserving the right to roundly criticize and oppose him for his failings.
Unlike Churchill and Roosevelt, referred to in a previous comment, George Bush is a miserable failure as a politician. A worthy politician should consider it his or her first duty to unite the people in time of crisis and must possess the ability to do this. Bush may have wanted to unify the nation, but he lacks the most basic ability. Bush has become the most divisive President since Nixon and in many ways exceeds Nixon in his corrosive effect on the politics of and civil discourse in this country. Churchill and Roosevelt were able to unite people effectively to endure and prevail in the greatest conflict in history. To mention George Bush in the same breath as these is to demonstrate how far our polity has fallen.
- David said...
Theo; I agree with you about Lieberman. He is a fresh breeze of reasonableness. I believe we should be studying history in order to be effective at Political Science.
It is my studied opinion, open to debate of course, that both Churchill and Roosevelt were not popular leaders. Churchill famously did not belong at court but was one of the greatest speakers I have ever studied.
Can you imagine Churchill sleeping late and running the war in his bathrobe, smoking a cigar, and drinking?
Roosevelt was pilloried for his polio and his wife was unconscionably criticized for her looks.
Israel's Sharon is a brilliant General and poor diplomat.
Bush is a terrible speaker but has the ability to maintain his laser focus on the real problem of our time. This at a time when moral relativism competes head on with the strictures of morality.
While driving around today I was surveilled at the bank ATM, cameras at the mall, cell tower tracking as I used my cell phone and laptop, and the bank called up to question two purchases I made on my credit card over the internet. I was also informed that it would be in my best interest to call the number on the back of my credit card whenever I go out of town and purchase outside the normal parameters of my spending experience. I look down at two different modems and notice that DirecTV and Comcast are noting my viewing habits as I block to tracking cookies developed from a spyware scan.
I note when the President goes on the air and presents his case his numbers go up. He needs to speak more often no matter how he butchers the language.
A case can be made that the fifth column reference stated earlier is active. It consists of the failure of our educational system to teach the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic. I believe I can make a case that "Hollywood" is teaching it's twisted version of history to fill the gap left open by our schools.
By the by, I would welcome a brief discussion on the philosophical difference, if any, between leading and uniting.
- Drew said...
I would like to thank Theo and David for their respectful and educated dialogue. It has been a refreshing change from the left versus right bickering to which I contribute.


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Dear Editor,
Here we are another election year and as we look back the last four years have produced nothing. We have a petri dish again growing anger, slander things taken out of context, words that cover up the truth.
Remember truth has no degrees or shades. A half truth turns out to be a whole lie and a white lie is really black. I'd like to ask if starting September 28th (guess this is already on the internet) pray as you put your shoes on every morning for our nation. Prayer for Unity, Strength for our nation and for the Anointing of a new leader to get our country back on track. When we loose our economic status we loose our military power. As you see in the Middle East, be thankful that's not here. It was one time and let's not let it happen again. Vote! Speak out, stand up, let your voice be heard. To see evil and not to recognize it-is evil.
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Seems like a nice dude.
Every interview I've seen with him comes off class.
Seems like a nice dude.
I hope he stays healthy and gets a chance to start.
Excited about Garrard starting in 2013 and giving the Jets their first decent QB play after the last two 52 turnover seasons with T6
June 2 can't come fast enough
I agree with sg3
I would like to see what Garrard can bring to the table.
If he's healthy he'll start.
I dont care about classy...he can be a duchebag and still produce and I will be thrilled.
If Garrard has anything left in the tank, then two things should happen:
1. Garrard should get the start while Geno holds a clipboard.
2. Sanchez should be cut n June 2d (provided the Jets can swallow the cap hit this year with $4.8 million hitting in 2014.)
they need to put Geno's Locker next to his, and let the learning begin.
Classy Qb that's what I'm looking for.
Garrard just got my vote - not that Im easily swayed but that interview said it all. Hes miles above Sanchez and Smith.
Like him. Glad he's here. Hope he stays healthy and can be a mentor for Geno.
The man has great character, I can see why the Jets signed him.
I wish him the best of luck, as long as he can stay healthy, he has a good chance to win the job.
I am not sold on Sanchez by any stretch of the imagination.
Garrard is a damn good QB... He doesn't have a lot of miles on him and he's not at the age where he should be finished yet as a QB.
If the back is good, then Garrard will probably start. Hoping Geno outplays everyone however.
If Garrard plays somewhat near what he did a few years ago, with the Jets' defense, the Jets will be in the playoff hunt.
Just saying.
Last year he beat out Henne and Moore in TC before he hurt his knee.
If he stays healthy, my guess is he beats out everyone in TC.


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The Scourge strikes again
The Scourge strikes again
If so, I highly recommend curved barbells once it's healed.
Knowing is half the battle.
I want to get a frenem piercing, but so far I have been too chicken. I think they look so hot.
Well isn't this nice.
Fuck, these pics r hot. The combo of young guys with tatts and piercings are hot! Any shots of tattoed cocks with piercings?
Here are a couple pics of my PA.
Anyone with a PA had the experience of receiving a BJ from someone with a tongue stud? Just asking.
Any more videos?
just my and a fun book the penis poky
Here's to rape, rife and revolution! may prostitution progress and Som'bitch become a household word.
These are incredibly hot! I love pierced cocks. I just wish I had the courage to get one myself....
So glad to see that I'm not the only one who thinks that piercings are hot. I love Jacob's Ladders in particular. And holy shit, bric-a-brac -- in #119, that last one. Is that cock tattooed too? Yikes. Piercings are one thing, since they're (generally) relatively quick without too much pain, but to get a tattoo and be pricked over and over again, I think it'd be a lot more painful. And it'd take longer too, especially if it's something as detailed as that one. Man.
...But it's still strangely arousing...
I like the first one. What's it called?
Pierced cocks scare the shit out of me. Every time I see one I can't help but imagine how painful it must have been to get and picturing them fucking me and it getting caught inside my ass.
I guess I can add one! This is my cock, nothing special or huge, but I like the pic!
Love piercings. Cock, Nips, Balls.
Though not that is overdone.
I have both nips, PA, guich.
and just today I have a new one at the underside of my penis above my balls. ( Lorum ) sp ??
I love them all and played with many guys who love them as well.
If you are thinking and want one ... GO FOR IT.
This is so hot - great cock, lovely PA and matching nipple piercings.
great pics, lots of em i like, thansk
CockShowcase.com - flaunt what you got
i bet those things hurt wen ur fucked by those cocks
www.gayonlyporn.com ....How Finding Porn Should Be!
I'm going to get new jewelry for my RPA soon... same curved barbell, different color. But what color do you guys think is hottest? There are ALL sorts of choices... blue, black, gold, pink, red, rainbow, you name it...
I think silver the most sexually stimulating to look at, but that's just me.
NICE COCKS on this page btw!!
Yeah silver looks best, but black might be worth a look.
iv often thought of getting mine done but every time iv got the monney i eather spend it on some thing else or just lose my resolve.
Any videos??
This is hot...
My idea of a perfect piercing
I'm not a fan of the pierced dick. I once knew a guy who had outstanding oral skills, but he also had the head of his cock pierced and he liked to dry fuck me (no lube). Hurt like hell. No thanks.
FUGLY and a HALF!!!!
I'm still waiting for the day where I can find a Jacob's Ladder in porn. I can't even find many sexy pictures with them, which is a shame, because I think they're the hottest piercings ever. I love ladders.
I cringe looking at pierced cocks!
Just knowing the pain they went through to get that is a turn off.
The Best of The Best
Hot guy, hot cock, hot piercing!
Like pierced meat....been fucked by a hung dude with a heavy PA....it was good. Also, like givin em head...lickin around it, feeling it in my throat.
I would basically beg this guy to fuck me. What does it feel like to be fucked with a PA?
^ nice!!
Here's a nice combination of piercings - hot cock too!
I like the first one - unusual and hot!
I have one question about a PA.
I'm dating a guy who has a PA. I can smell urin from his cock head, event after he cleans himself. Is that HIS problem or that's a problem for all who has a PA ?
Hot pic, Bric-a-Brac!
sooo fucking hot man! love a hot guy with a PA and ive been wanting to get this piercing myself, just waiting on the courgage to show up lol.


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In Colorado, where a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana was passed in 2000, hundreds of dispensaries popped up and a startling number of residents turned out to be in "severe pain," the most popular of eight conditions that can be treated legally with the once-demonized weed.Oh! The pain! The intractable pain! Who knew the excruciating suffering that tortured Coloradans for so long?
More than 80,000 people here now have medical marijuana certificates, which are essentially prescriptions, and for months new enrollees have signed up at a rate of roughly 1,000 a day.
The linked article also details the pesky government regulation that comes with legalization. What did you expect? One longs for the day when the stuff was illegal, there was no regulation to protect anybody from their suppliers, and if you wanted it, your only option was to break the law. Back then there was one kind of dishonesty, the manly dishonesty of breaking the law...
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"What is the intersection between technology, art and science?" filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg asks. Curiosity and wonder. Combining time lapses, high speed cameras, and microscopes, Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space in his latest project titled "Mysteries of the Unseen World."
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CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Cubs and the City of Chicago say they have completed a $500 million pact to overhaul Wrigley Field. The agreement announced Sunday night includes $300 million in stadium renovations that will feature a large new outfield video screen. It allows the Cubs to play more night games and expands parking with 1,000 remote spaces. The two sides say in a joint statement that the team hopes to receive city approval for the work before the end of the current season. The team will pay the entire cost of renovating 99-year-old Wrigley and building a $200 million nearby hotel project. Still unclear is whether the plan will please neighborhood rooftop business owners, who have threatened to sue if their views of the playing field are blocked.
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Royals sweep pair from Tigers
Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:27:02 GMT —
James Shields allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings and was part of a combined four-hit shutout in Kansas City's 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night to give the Royals a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.
Kansas City won the first game 2-1 as Danny Duffy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and pitched a combined two-hitter.
Royals pitching held the Tigers to a run and six hits for the two games.
Eric Hosmer homered in each game.
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I have the crunchyroll app downloaded on my ps3. I love the fact that I can now watch my anime series on the ps3 instead of just on my computer. Though I do have a few complaints about this app, this app has started to have loading problems lately. It will also randomly crash and sometimes during an episode the subtitles and the pictures will lag but not the sound. My brother has also been complaining about the same issues for this app on the ps3. Like I said before, I love the fact that I can watch crunchyroll on my tv without having to hook up my computer to the tv, but I wish that these issues are fixed soon.
I just got crunchyroll for the ps3 and a new subscription and im disappointed..... Im trying to catch up on naruto and its been giving me issues just now very disappointed. please fix
I'm sitting here right now, staring at a black screen instead of the second episode of Servant X Service. That's an improvement over a couple of minutes prior, when it would load to that black screen and immediately go back to the episode selection menu. The thing is, though, that I haven't used the app since it launched because it was so, so incredibly sub-par. I just re-downloaded it to give it another try, but in spite of having been updated since the last time I used it, it's actually markedly worse than it was back then.
As I was writing this, I decided to exit out of the program since it had been sitting on that black screen for awhile, and wouldn't you know it, the app rebooted my PS3. In spite of my better judgment, I launched it again, and now it's working fine. Ugh. It's nice that it's working, but it's so unreliable. I'm also worried about what those random crashes might to do my system.
Now I have an another reason for getting a PS3...xD
Bored? Watch anime! XD
Hellll yh!!
Ps3, phone, ipad woo hehe mever be without my anime
Backkk, been so long =]
Does EU finally have it or is it still only Canada and US?
( ;-;) (;-; )
should update this, keeps freezing/exiting on me while trying to watch continuous episodes. I pay for crunchyroll just to have it on the ps3 or xbox. Xbox seems to work better.
When it will be available in Europe?
Will it be available in Europe any time soon? Would be great to watch it on a big screen instead of connecting my laptop to my tv each time
So I would like to know if i'm the only one with this issue.
Every 3~7 episodes 7 being the max. it's usually every 3~5 the app will crash or I will have to restart it due to audio and video being out of sync.
the app crashing is the common result or just freezing the console all together. anyone got any help or such?
So when will this be available in Europe?. I want this on my ps3 so badly!!
They keep saying it's "on their roadmap" which, as answers go, is a complete non answer.
It works on PS3. Installing it via a US PSN account works, and it will run under your usual PSN account and logging into CR will give the usual UK list of shows.
So there is no obvious technical limitation. And they refuse to say what is taking so long. Which for a details junkie (with an IT background) like myself, is beyond frustrating.
Personally, I suspect the holdup is Sony EU side. They either have a pickier QC team, they are holding it in a queue and aren't saying how far a long they are, or are denying access at least until the Animax app comes out. Seeing that they are involved in that project.
But, this is all speculation. And any repos se will probably be the same kind of non-answer that I recognise from work when I want to avoid a question.
Crunchyroll in the UK:... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVdYymwCDEI
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One of the most difficult parts of designing an inquiry-based or problem-based lesson is creating a good, driving essential question. The essential question is the question that drives inquiry. It creates that overarching idea that connects content and process.
A good essential question is universal and open-ended. The same essential question can be applied to many different subject areas and topics. These characteristics make essential questions incredibly difficult to design.
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Ireland v England, Six Nations, Lansdowne Road, March 19
Stage set for Grand Slam decider
ESPNscrum Staff
March 17, 2011
Can Martin Johnson's England make it a clean sweep in this year's Six Nations with victory over Ireland in Dublin? © PA Photos
England tackle Ireland on Saturday in the hope of securing the Six Nations title and the highly-prized Grand Slam for the first time since 2003.
Martin Johnson's side enter the clash with significant momentum having seen off the challenge of a resurgent Scotland at Twickenham last weekend - their fourth successive victory in this year's campaign. Earlier victories over Wales, Italy and France put them on course for glory and a rare win over the Irish in Dublin would see them complete their 13th Championship clean sweep. However, a narrow defeat may still be enough for the Six Nations crown due to their superior points difference. Title rivals Wales must not only hope their celtic rivals do them a favour at Lansdowne Road but also put 40+ points on France in Paris.
Ireland will enter the clash in bullish mood despite a mixed season that has included unconvincing victories over Italy and Scotland and error-laden defeats at the hands of France and Wales. The history books make happy reading with Ireland victories in six of their last eight encounters while England cannot boast a victory in the Irish capital since the day they wrapped up the Grand Slam in 2003 when a certain Martin Johnson was their captain.
Reduced to Six Nations also-rans, Ireland will relish the opportunity to derail England's quest for glory but to do so they must conjure the kind of performance that has evaded their predecessors in this year's Championship. And they will not find things easy against an England side brimming with confidence and sensing something special.
Ireland - Player to Watch: Jonathan Sexton has beaten Ronan O'Gara to the Ireland No.10 shirt despite failing to impress as a replacement against Wales last weekend. Can he re-discover the form that helped put England to the sword 12 months ago? Or will he be making way for O'Gara sooner than he would have hoped?
Ireland - Team News: In addition to Sexton's return to the starting XV, Keith Earls moves to fullback in place of Luke Fitzgerald who misses out on the 22 altogether. There is also a recall for Ulster wing Andrew Trimble who fills the spot vacated by Earls. Leinster scrum-half Eoin Reddan has been named in the starting line-up despite suffering a concussion in the opening seconds last weekend, with Peter Stringer on the bench.
England - Player to Watch: Matt Banahan will make his only second Test start at outside centre in place of the injured Mike Tindall - can the 6ft 7in and 18st giant make an impression on Ireland's midfield and turn the tide in the favour of his side?
England - Team News: Nick Easter will captain the side in the absence of Tindall who picked up an ankle ligament strain in the victory over the Scots. Banahan's promotion from the replacements is the only change to the side that took to the field at Twickenham last time out. Saracens wing David Strettle, whose last Test appearance for England came against New Zealand on the 2008 summer tour, will fill the vacant back's position on the bench.
Key Battle: Both sides may come wanting to play expansive rugby but that can only be done with the ball. As a result expect a fierce contest at the breakdown especially between the back-rows that boast many of the in-form players in this year's Championship. Ireland's David Wallace, Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip go up against England's Tom Wood, James Haskell and Nick Easter.
Trivia: Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll was also skipper the day England wrapped up the Grand Slam in Dublin in 2003 - scrum-half Peter Stringer, fly-half Ronan O'Gara and lock Paul O'Connell are also survivors from that day. O'Driscoll is also looking to eclipse Scotland's Ian Smith as the Championship's all-time leading try-scorer having equalled his mark of 24 with his score against Wales.
Stats: England manager Martin Johnson appears to have a very settled group of players having used just 17 different players in his starting XVs during this year's Championship.
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"Contrary to popular belief we never banned anything in this squad, certainly not talking about Grand Slams. We couldn't win the Grand Slam in any other game, but we can in this one." - England boss Martin Johnson has the big prize in his sights.
"They [England] will have some nerves like you would for any Grand Slam game and it's our job to try to bring those nerves out and compound them." - Ireland skipper Brian O'Driscoll looks for England's weak point.
The Odds: Fancy Ireland to upset the formbook and extend their Dublin dominance? Bet365 are offering what appears to be a quite generous 7-4 for the hosts to come out on top.
Fantasy: England winger Chris Ashton remains two tries short of the Championship single season record of 8 jointly held by held by England's Cyril Lowe (1914) and Scotland's Ian Smith (1925). If you fancy him to re-write the record books then he needs to be in your ESPNscrum Fantasy Rugby Game team.
Prediction: Expect Ireland to raise their game but come up short against an increasingly assured England side that knows how to slug it out and turn on the style.
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