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I was doubtful about this because of entanglement so I quickly googled entanglement information [google.com] and the first result, from Stanford encyclopedia [stanford.edu] says this:
Quantum Entanglement and Information [stanford.edu]
Quantum entanglement is a physical resource, like energy, associated with the peculiar nonclassical correlations that are possible between separated quantum systems. Entanglement can be measured, transformed, and purified. A pair of quantum systems in an entangled state can be used as a quantum information chann
That may be what our most current theories say, but theories can always be wrong. We actually don't know if there's an absolute speed limit on information transfer. Remember, science can never absolutely prove any fact about the real world, only come up with models that attempt to describe the phenomena we've seen so far.Information transfer *is* what's limited by c.
They propagate at the speed of light in all reference frames, i.e., the speed of light is the same to all observers.All 4 basic forces: electromagnitism, gravity, strong nuclear, and weak nuclear
... forces propogate at the speed of light in their reference frame.
(However, including the nuclear forces is moot since they have no influence nor can they be observed outside the nucleus of an atom.)
(However, including the nuclear forces is moot since they have no influence nor can they be observed outside the nucleus of an atom.)
Really ? I can see the Sun shining just fine.
Perhaps you meant that they can't be directly observed, only indirectly by the way of their consequences ? But surely you realize that this is true for all forces except electromagnetic - even with the proposed gravity sensors, you can't actually see the gravity waves, you can just see weights moving.
Anyway, including nuclea
Rock on! Way to stick it to the man!
You really showed that son of a bitch a thing or two.
The only way we're ever going to fix this country is to randomly bring up a cliche point about the current president in the middle of scientiffic discussions.
Wow... that sounds like an awesome movie title. I'd by tickets for that shit in a heartbeat!
Re:Overhyped as always (Score:5, Insightful)
by justanyone (308934) on Saturday August 20, @12:52PM (#13362326)
All 4 basic forces: electromagnatism, gravity, strong nuclear, and weak nuclear (not Nukular; bite me, George)
Mixing politics with science; always a good idea (especially if you really really hate George Bush enough, which makes anything acceptable).
But seriously, if "nukular" was an acceptable pronounciation by Jimmy Carter -- who was one of the first nuclear engineers in the Navy (Academy class of 1946) -- and tens of millions of other Americans -- including Dwight Eisenhower and Bill Clinton -- why single out George Bush?
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[Eugene Volokh, 9:53 AM] September 19, 2002
WHAT'S WRONG WITH "NUCULAR"? Today's Slate Explainer [msn.com] reminded me of this question, which I've thought about a bit in the past.
One common answer is that saying "nucular" is wrong because "nuclear" is spelled, well, "nuclear," and not "nucular." But the standard rebuttal (mentioned in the Slate piece) is: How do you pronounce "iron"? I actually remember pronouncing it "iron" as a kid (as in "irony" without the "y"), and being told that this is not the usual pronunciation -- "iern" is probably the best way of representing how you're really supposed to pronounce it. If this phenomenon (called "metathesis") is OK in "iern," why isn't it OK in "nucular"?
But this is just the tip of the objection -- the broader objection is that this is English we're talking about here. English, the language of "women," of "colonel," of "laughter" and "slaughter," of "get" and "gem." As reader Brian Dulisse points out, "forte" can be pronounced "fortay," "fort," or "fortee." "This pronunciation is wrong because it doesn't match the spelling" isn't much of an argument in English.
It seems to me that the only sensible answer to "What is wrong with 'nucular'?" is "This is not the standard way that high-class people say it," coupled with "This term is a shibboleth that high-class people, and those influenced by them, use to sort those they'll call 'high-class' from those they'll call 'low-class.'" That's all the "wrong" there is here. Yes, I know this sounds like a leftist cultural critic position; but sometimes, as here, the leftist cultural critics are right. One day, "nucular" might be treated the same as "ah" for "I" or "crick" for "creek" -- a regional accent that's not wrong, but just different. It might even become the "correct" pronunciation, with "nuclear" sounding archaic or affected. It won't flow from a change to logic or morality, only a change of attitude by enough people in the influential classes, or by a change of who counts as the influential class.
So what of it? Well, if you're teaching a child (or an adult) to speak, of course you should teach him to say "nuclear," simply as an instrumental matter -- sounding high-class is usually (not always, but usually) more profitable, especially where the shibboleths are concerned. If you're making a purely esthetic judgment, well of course you're free to say "'Nucular' sounds ugly to me," just like you can say "Picasso looks ugly to me" or "Broccoli tastes bad to me." And if you're tr
So far, the only thing saying that causality can't be violated is the apparent lack of tachyons.
So far the only thing saying that causality can't be violated is the apparent lack of any documented cases of causality being violated.
Even if someone proves that there is no tachyons, it doesn't mean that causality suddenly becomes absolutely proven.
Other than that, causality can be wrong, it's just that means there's no such thing as free will.
Um, how does a causality violation force me to do anythi
Now, create 'extreme conditions', where the first domino block is down, the last one is still standing, and halfway down the row, blocks are falling, but not quite down on the floor. Then, observe the 'wave front' of falling domino blocks. It will appear to move faster than the previously determined 'c'. How come?
Look more closely: as each block falls down, there's a fixed delay before it hits the next block. But what happens under our 'extreme conditions'? At the exact time a previous block would have hit the next one (under normal circumstances), that next block is already falling down! The time it takes for the 1000 blocks to fall down, is less than what normally would be expected.
Did this 'c' constant get violated? Nope, it still took the same amount of time for each block to fall down. Was the maximum 'c' speed exceeded? Nope. After tipping the first block, it still took the same amount of time before this 'information' was passed on to the next block. With a set of 1000 blocks all standing, the time needed for an initial 'disturbance' to be passed on to the last block, is still limited by 'c'.
So these 'extreme conditions' are like pre-tipping each block, and let you observe something that appeared to move faster than 'c'.Nice for the lab folks, but other than that, sensationalist journalism. Wake me up when trans-atlantic ping times (sending actual packets with random data) dive below the time dictated by the speed of light.
Unfortunately we frequently read in the newspapers about how someone has succeeded in transmitting a wave with a group velocity exceeding c, and we are asked to regard this as an astounding discovery, overturning the principles of relativity, etc. The problem with these stories is that the group velocity corresponds to the actual signal velocity only under conditions of normal dispersion, or, more generally, under conditions when the group velocity is less than the phase velocity. In other circumstances, the group velocity does not necessarily represent the actual propagation speed of any information or energy. For example, in a regime of anomalous dispersion, which means the refractive index decreases with increasing wave number, the preceding formula shows that what we called the group velocity exceeds what we called the phase velocity. In such circumstances the group velocity no longer represents the speed at which information or energy propagates.
Note that no information is being transmitted faster than the speed of light in such a case. Shadow may traverse across the spotlight faster than the speed of light, but the actual information that creates the shadow is still transmitted at the epeed of light from the spotlight to the wall.
No, both phase velocity and group velocity can exceed c. (The quote you give makes that point.) Signal velocity cannot, however. If it could, you'd have immediate time travel, according to special relativity.
They were also able to create extreme conditions in which the light signal travelled faster than 300 million meters a second. And even though this seems to violate all sorts of cherished physical assumptions, Einstein needn't move over - relativity isn't called into question, because only a portion of the signal is affected.
Can someone explain to me how it could be that just because only "a portion" of the signal is affected, this does not violate what has been previously understood to be an absolute law
Actually, they should be rewritten, to point out once and for all that there are three relevant velocities of light: phase velocity (the speed with which the waves of monochromatic light move), group velocity (the speed with which a particular shape of mixed light moves), and signal velocity (the speed with which the information-carrying signal moves). With clever experimental setups, you can speed up or slow do
"The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) considers it so important that it has been funnelling millions of dollars into projects such as "Applications of Slow Light
At least entropy is still around!
For now
Today is a good day for information-gathering. Read someone else's mail file.


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Moved to Tears: A Blog From 2014 AIDSWatch
May 2, 2014
I have attended AIDSWatch in the past and was excited to be able to participate again. This time -- more than before -- I felt it important to put a face to AIDS. As a long term survivor having tested positive in 1986, I have survived the "Plague Years." And though science has made many advances and we are surviving longer there is an even greater need for the Federal Government to finance support services, not only for the newly diagnosed but those of us that are still living. It is important for our lawmakers to realize we would like to live a full life as do all other people living in the United States. The issues me and my fellow advocates addressed are of utmost concern for all of us living with and affected by HIV in our country! This includes the Re-authorization of The Ryan White Program, the full implementation and support of the Affordable Care Act, resolving housing issues through programs like HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for People Living with AIDS), lifting the Federal ban on Syringe Exchange Programs, and repealing HIV discrimination laws. And as we approach the 2015 Budget and Appropriations, it is crucial that our concerns be put on the table. I believe we were successful in achieving that goal.
At one point I actually cried when I was speaking with the Congressman Rush Holt's (D-NJ) representative. With his retirement, we are losing a great ally, and the compassion shown by his staff member moved me to tears.
The round table discussion facilitated by new Office of National AIDS Policy Director Douglas Brooks, was especially informative. Getting to know AIDS United Government Affairs Director Donna Crews as we waited to get into the room was a wonderful experience, as was connecting with Waheedah Shabazz-El of the Positive Woman's Network. And what a gift it was to share a room with the one and only Michael Rajner, who shared so much of his experiences with me. And I can't say enough about Deloris Dockrey from Hyacinth Foundation a true blessing. The awards presentation was not only inspiring but touching. I actually cried when Congressman Waxman spoke. Talking about his journey reminded me of how painful mine was in the beginning. The encouraging tales of the other recipients of the awards was inspiring. Moving me to tears yet again.
The accommodations were exceptional and I have written a letter to Kimpton Hotels who managed the host hotel the Palomar applauding there staff in doing a wonderful job during my stay. I did not hear a single complaint about the staff. My experience at AIDSWatch 2014 far exceeded anything I could have possibly expected. I look forward to participating again next year!
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Ok, I need some help here.
This morning a girl I work with called me & said there was a chow puppy that someone had dumped at her brothers house. She thought it had been there for about 3 days. So me & Ashley went out there, we couldn't even get withing 15-20 ft of it without it getting up and moving away from us. We got in the car & tried to get closer & it ran across the street. The neighbor said it had been there about a week, but noone had been around to look for it, & noone could catch it.
Ashley tried to get a little closer again, but it ran back across the street (it's a fairly busy street too). One of the other neighbors gave Ashley a couple of treats and presto! It finally let her get close enough to get ahold of it. She did really well on the ride home.
Well, now the hard part, the introduction to Angus & Roxey. We just brought them out in the front yard, so they could see her, & of course Angus wanted to charge her:eek: Roxey, all she wanted to do was play, and this scared the poor little girl. She is very submissive and timid, but wags her tail when we talk baby talk to her. Finally tonight after smelling each other through the screen we let them all in together. As long as she's not running around or anything, it all goes pretty well. But of course Roxey keeps wanting to play which makes Angus get riled up. They are all laying here being good right now.
Now, I'm not sure if we will be able to keep her or not, it really depends on how Angus & Roxey act towards her, so I was wondering if you all know anyone who would want her. She seems to have a very good temperment so far, and wants to follow us around. Seems like she like me & Ash a little better than Mark, but maybe it's just the baby talk! She still has a little puppy breath (so sweet!), so I'm not quite sure how old she is...maybe 4 months or so:confused:
I won't take her to the shelter, she'd probably just be put to sleep, so just in case we're not able to keep her, does anyone know any no kill shelters in Ohio or close to here?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Here is a couple pics of her (she looks actually bigger than she is-it's mostly fur!):
P.S. Is there anything I should do concerning any diseases? I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep her so I don't really want to spend a ton of $$ on her. Does that sound horrible? I don't mean it to. Please help!


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New state employees would be locked out of the Florida Retirement System under a bill moving through the State House.
Friday, The House Appropriations Committee passed the bill, which is expected to save taxpayer 10 billion dollars by 2040. The decision was made over the objections of current and former state employees.
"This proposal was based on millions of assumptions. If it ain't broke don't fix it. I'm rising in opposition," said Amy Mets.
After the vote, we caught up with Senate President Don Gaetz who says paying pension is deflating the state budget.
"We are taking 500 million dollars out of general revenue this year to put in to the FRS. That's money we can't spend on health care, we can't spend on education, the environment," said Gaetz.
Democrats say Florida's Retirement System is one of the healthiest in the country and there is no need to reform it. If the bill becomes law, state employees hired after January, 2014, would not be eligible for the state retirement system.


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Monday, June 19, 2006
The Buckstache Through History
By now, if you're a regular reader of the MZone, you know about The Buckstache, our new name for the mustache due to its popularity among Tosu folks, especially those with legal woes. But while the popular Columbus style has been co-opted by folks who've run afoul of the law, it hasn't always been that way. This is the story of such a man.
One of the earliest proponents of The Buckstache was a rap sheet-less football player so good, he got his picture on a Wheaties box - in high school! However, with his choice of any college in the country this mustache-loving linebacker chose Tosu and coach Earl Bruce where he was a three time All-Big Ten selection as well as a two-time All-American. The man behind the 'stache was Buckeye great Chris Spielman.
Now, while we usually bash Buckeyes mercilessly here on the MZone, we have a hard time doing it with Chris Spielman. First of all, he was drafted by the hometown Lions and was a four-time Pro Bowler for the Honolulu Blue and Silver. But most importantly, Spielman seems to be a heck of a person. When his wife was stricken with cancer in 1999, Spielman took a year off to be with her and even shaved his head to match her hair loss due to chemotherapy. Afterwards, he and his wife used his celebrity to raise millions for breast cancer research.
If only more Buckeyes like Spielman had kept their Buckstaches instead of allowing the Tosu grooming statement to be hijacked by less desirable Tosu folks. Then again, what the hell would we write about in June if that were the case?
Thanks to DevilGrad for the tip.
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- Benny Friedman said...
I know a lot of people make fun of his announcing, but I like him a lot on ESPN2. His love of the game is sincere and comes through during the broadcast. He's my favorite Buckeye of all time.
- June 19, 2006 1:59 AM
You obviously haven't heard his radio show in Cbus. Especially the THE Game day on your way to Cbus. Even though he was a beloved Lion for number of years he still a SUCKEYE!
- June 19, 2006 8:14 AM
Santonio Holmes In Legal Trouble (Again) : Domestic Violence
- June 19, 2006 9:35 AM
What are these chicks doing to piss off their millionaire husbands??? I mean what do they have to fight about?? Same with Reuben Droughns of the C;eveland Browns.
- June 19, 2006 10:29 AM
the buckstache strikes again, Santonio Holmes is arrested for domestic violence. Will it ever end?
- June 19, 2006 10:45 AM
- Yost said...
Thanks for all the Santonio tips. Me thinks we just might be putting up something tomorrow on the Curse of the Buckstache.
- June 19, 2006 11:22 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
I'm in agreement that Chris Spielman--in spite of the high school molester mustache and what appears to be a Camaro-Mullet—is probably the coolest Buckeye ever. I also appreciate his passion for football and honesty as a broadcaster. It's like watching a game with a fired up friend who's had a little too much to drink.
My favorite Spielman moment—up until he took a year off football to care for his wife—was when he was asked how he felt about wearing "throwback" uniforms for games and he replied that he didn't care if he wore pink polka dots as long as he got to play football.
- June 19, 2006 11:52 AM
I'm sure some creative person, err historian, around here can "find" a photo of Tressel with a buckstache.
- June 19, 2006 1:56 PM
Tressel? Been there, done that.
- June 19, 2006 2:17 PM
- DevilGrad said...
I look forward to future installments in which we learn when and how the Buckstache transformed from a benign Ohio ornamentation (Griffin, Cornelius Greeene, Spielman) into an instrument of evil. I'm guessing that John Cooper was heavily involved.
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text: Globe staff photos for the week of Dec. 2, 2011 ← Related Article Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Dina Rudick/globe staff Vickie DeRosa, right, talks to everyone she sees during her pre-dawn rounds of Massport's property in and around the Fish Pier. She has managed the Boston Fish Pier for nearly two decades. Yoon S. Byun/globe staff Bubbles obscured a view of the David Prouty High School Marching Panther Band of Spencer during the 59th Annual Quincy Christmas Parade in Quincy. Bill Greene/globe staff West Bridgewater firefighters were silhoueted against a video screen of fire during the annual Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Awards at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester. David L. Ryan/globe staff Associate curator Holly Salmon used a laser to clean a first-century sculpture at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. David L. Ryan/globe staff Walter Paluchowski replaced the clock above portraits of city councilors in the City Council offices at Boston City Hall. Bill Greene/globe staff Speaking at Newton City Hall, Barney Frank announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress in 2012. Jim Davis/globe staff Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke to supporters at his campaign office in Manchester, N.H. Suzanne Kreiter/globe staff A scuffle broke out in Quincy District Court as several teenagers were arraigned in the murder of Kyle McManus. pat Greenhouse/globe staff Michael Mylett, 6, presented his father, Boston police officer Michael Mylett, with his detective's badge during a ceremony at the Hyde Park Municipal Building. Bill Greene/globe staff Shannon Shupak waited to go through security at Logan Airport with her poodle, Brewster, following the Thanksgiving holiday. Dina Rudick/Globe Staff Circulating nurse Elizabeth Berkowitz talked to a patient before his surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. David L. Ryan/globe staff Xue Fon Yang, a tourist from China, jumped rope with US Marine Sergeant Patrick Harrington on Boston Common across from the State House. Barry Chin/globe staff New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) congratulated wide receiver Wes Welker (83) after he scored a touchdown during the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Jim Davis/globe staff Bobby Wardwell (20) of Wakefield set off a celebration after he intercepted a pass in the final minute of the game for a 7-6 victory over Marblehead at Manning Field in Lynn.


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puddingebola writes with this excerpt: "A previously undetected layer in the cornea, the clear window at the front of the human eye, has been discovered by scientists at The University of Nottingham. This new layer, called the Dua's Layer after Professor Harminder Dua who discovered it, could help surgeons to dramatically improve outcomes for patients undergoing corneal grafts and transplants. This is a major discovery that will mean that ophthalmology textbooks will literally need to be re-written. Having identified this new and distinct layer deep in the tissue of the cornea, we can now exploit its presence to make operations much safer and simpler for patients," said Dua, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences."


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The 244th Army Liaison Team based in Machesney Park got its orders to deploy in November. For the past two months, members have been training for their mission in Asia.
This is Sgt. Lacy Lifka-Nelson's first deployment. For the past two months, she and the other 24 members of the Army Liaison Team have been working up to saying good-bye. Sgt. Lifka-Nelson leaves behind her husband and two children.
It's no different for Mary Nichols whose 25-year-old daughter Wendy is on her way to Asia. This National Guard unit is trained to facilitate information to allied troops. While the troops work to eliminate miscommunication, keeping in touch with family will be a bigger challenge and for the most part by e-mail.
These tough times will not be over anytime soon. The orders they received are for a year to help support Operation Enduring Freedom.


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Among the 200 plus cars Consumer Reports analyzed, the worst value is the Nissan Armada. It costs more than $55,000, gets only 13 miles per gallon, isn't very reliable and it didn't score well at the test track.
The best value car is the Toyota Prius, with its 44 miles per gallon, comfortable ride, and outstanding reliability.
Large luxury vehicles get some of the lowest ratings for value in Consumer Reports' study. They guzzle gas and have high depreciations so they lose their value quickly.
Just because a car is cheap to buy doesn't make it a good value. Take the Nissan Versa. At around $15,000, it's one of the least expensive cars Consumer Reports has tested. But it's a poor choice. The Honda Fit costs a little more, but it's a better value.
It's more fun to drive. It's more reliable and it's cheaper to own.
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Oh to read "Mein Kampf" in the original Deutsch.
Although I do not agree with all his philosophies and methods, I recognize the brilliance of Corporal Schicklgruber in attaining Germanys highest post.
I wonder at his further being able to bend an unsuspecting country and then a continent to his will.
But, the advent of the Volkswagon is proof that even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
His relationship with Henry Ford, noteworthy.
His love of children, extraord
I'll get hate for saying this but WTF,lets be honest, if you wanna go by sheer numbers Hitler hated Ruskies even more than Jews but if you look at the man's record pretty much anyone not Aryan that didn't think EXACTLY like him got put on his shit list. Lets see...Poles, Jews, Russian, Gypsy, gay, communists...did I leave anybody out? lets face it the guy really wasn't THAT picky when it came to killing and if you look at those throughout history that racked up huge body counts that's something they all had in common. While its true he didn't like Jews once WWII started not liking someone wasn't really a prerequisite, he slaughtered for pretty much any old reason.
Personally I'm for printing it,not because I thought the man had any great insight, far from it and one could argue that WWII was pretty much a war with all the planning of throwing darts at a dartboard without any real thought involved on Germany's part (attacking Russia without ANY winter gear? batshit much?) but because i'm a strong believer on freedom of thought, be it the little red book or Mein Kampf or the supposed "pro pedo" book. To be frightened of words on a page is to be frightened of thought and I personally find that even more scary. If you truly fear words on a page because you think they are gonna suddenly affect large numbers of your populace? then maybe, just throwing this out there, you should teach your people to think for themselves and instead of trying to hide the words make a decent counterargument instead?
My grandfather fought in WWII and actually liberated one of the camps in Poland, not one of the big names but it was horrifying none the less, and one of the last things he taught me was not to fear words and ideas as he actually supported the Illinois Nazis right to march, even though he had suffered so much in the war and ended it with a wall dropped on him by a Werwulf squad. He said "that's what made us different, we let people speak, even if we don't agree" and I always took those and his memories he shared of that time to heart. so when i saw some neo Nazis on a street corner in Dallas in the late 80s I didn't join the protesters shouting dirty names at them, I simply bought a large piece of posterboard and made up a sign that said "My grandfather liberated one of the camps, ask me about it" and told his story, of seeing children piled like cordwood, of seeing people so starved one couldn't tell male from female, of being told NOT to feed them because they had been starved so long rich GI rations would throw their frail bodies into shock and of watching in horror because one of the other men did exactly that because he felt pity and the person went into convulsions and died. He said that was the closest he ever got to committing war crimes as he and his men were ready to execute those Nazis on the spot until one of the prisoners told them these were just some flunky recruits brought in while the monsters snuck away and they had actually been treated well by the recruits.
Well needless to say all those nasty names didn't phase those Nazis but what DID phase them was me. They even went so far as to actually complain to a cop standing there who snickered and said "you have the right to speak and so does he" and when they saw I wouldn't go away they packed up and left. It is ALWAYS better not to sweep such things under the rug but to fight it with the truth. By keeping it hidden and banned since the Americans left Germany has simply allowed those groups to grow when a much better solution would have been to simply fight them with the reality of the past IMHO.
This is a wonderful post. But what you say at the end about Germany "...keeping it hidden and banned since Americans left Germany...' may be true in the sense that Hitler/Nazi literature/paraphernalia became banned, but the facts regarding the atrocities committed by that regime were definitely not hidden. As I went through the German school system in the '70s, I recall vividly the compulsory viewing of documentaries that went into quite graphic details on what went on in the concentration camps. I actually feel that the government went overboard in this regard - a whole generation of Germans grew up with this enormous guilt complex that, IMHO, negatively impacted Germany's subsequent role in various post-war European organizations.
I visited the Holocaust Museum in Berlin about 5 years ago. This is a fascinating place, and even though some bits seemed a little silly to me (some weird "what is a Jew?" infographics that looked like they'd be more at home in an intergalactic zoo), I'd recommend a visit.
The vast majority of those in attendance were German. There were about a half-dozen little interactive polling kiosks scattered around, and the one that struck me most asked "Do you believe that the Holocaust was a result of an inherent c
Christopher Columbus gets a national holiday in the U.S. because he was too stupid to find India. He didn't prove that the Earth was round, nor did he beat Leif Ericson and John Cabot to North America. We push aside the negativity of indigenous genocide so that we can celebrate "European Accomplishment" instead. Well then, I propose that we institute a Hitler Day. Think about it... Hitler pushed for the creation of Volkswagen and the Autobahn. His leadership of Germany led to jet propulsion, significant advances in rocket telemetry, and laid the foundation for genetic engineering. Why not celebrate his bona fide accomplishments on behalf of humanity rather than "dwelling" so persistently on the genocidal by-products of his policies?
Lots of people hate the Jews for their work in international banking. But they ended up in banking, a soiled business, because in the 1200s it was forbidden to christians and muslims by their religions.
If you're pissed about the 'dirty Jew bankers' blame your own stupid theologies for cutting you out of the action. Churches like to keep the flock poor; makes them obedient.
So Muslim nations have most oil resources, because Allah is fond of it? What a stupid theory.
The current English edition is actually peppered with footnotes calling out every time Hitler lies or exaggerates. It's like a side by side refutation.
Sort of like the Skeptics Annotated Bible ?
Pretty much. Like any bible, Mein Kampf isn't actually meant to be read by its believers. I tried to read it because I thought it'd be good to know what Nazis were about, and in my student activist days I spent a bit of time working against neo-Nazis. IT'S TERRIBLE! It's boring, repetitious, tedious, egowank
IT'S TERRIBLE! It's boring, repetitious, tedious, egowank
I came here to say the same thing. Banning publication is a service to anyone who, like me, might have the misguided belief that they'd learn something by reading it. Other than that Hitler was a semi-literate drooling moron with a god complex, I mean, which can be learned from other far less painful sources.
I came here to say the same thing. Banning publication is a service to anyone who, like me, might have the misguided belief that they'd learn something by reading it. Other than that Hitler was a semi-literate drooling moron with a god complex, I mean, which can be learned from other far less painful sources.
Why do people insist on calling him a moron? Hitler was a homicidal sociopath, a racist and a right wing fanatic but he was also an astute politician, quite intelligent and strangely enough, judging from statements by people who met him, he was also very charming. Just because somebody is a Nazi doesn't make them stupid. The French and the British made assumptions about Hitler and it turned out to be an expensive mistake. If this publication helps to dispel myths about Nazism I'm all for it. Strangely enough there is now an effort being made to pronounce the Nazis a left wing movement which is pretty funny if you know anything about the Freikorps, Anton Drexler and the rest of that ilk. Nazism was an attempt to create a right wing counterpart to communism.
It's interesting that you mention left wing, because already when you said right wing, I wondered what you meant by it. I'm often fuzzy regarding what should be called one or the other (if the terms are at all relevant outside the French revolution), so I'm collecting samples of how other people use the words. Today, I'm sampling you.
Broms, your confusing American and European conservatism. In that era European conservatives tended be traditionalists who favored protectionism,pro-state and pro-religion. In the early 20th century Capitalism tended to be in the liberal parties(in Europe "liberal" still refers to what we call classical liberalism).
Wonderful reply! I like the symmetry of it and how you manage to bash both sides.
Right wing: tending toward fascism. Left wing: tending toward socialism.
It can be confusing because in America conservatives are often called "right-wing" and the more libertarian a conservative is the more likely he is to be labeled "far right-wing" yet such people are directly opposed to fascism.
I can't agree with you that the goal of socialism is to crush personal freedom. In fact, I'd take the direct opposite stance.
Full-on socialist policies (which some refer to as a "nanny state" because the essentials of life are provided by the government) actually free the citizenry from having to worry about the very trials and tribulations that consume the time and energy of a capitalist society: survival.
Even fascism isn't so much about "crushing" personal freedom as it is about whipping the population into a fanatical frenzy of support for the state and it's purported mission.
Had you said that they try to manipulate people into giving up the ideals of capitalism, I'd have agreed. But I don't see capitalism as the be-all and end-all of society. Never have, and never will.
Primarily because I grew up in and live in a country that has had socialist leanings pretty much since the 1930's -- Canada. Having grown up in such an environment, I can see definite benefits to society from a government which generally considers the welfare of society as a whole to be more important than some ideology of freedom to rape, pillage, and rob your neighbours without restriction so long as it's profitable.
Full-on socialist policies (which some refer to as a "nanny state" because the essentials of life are provided by the government) actually free the citizenry from having to worry about the very trials and tribulations that consume the time and energy of a capitalist society: survival.
That was the reasoning behind the first social system and general health care in the world. It was introduced by a liberal (the pro-economy European kind) in order to increase economic activity and prosperity by reducing the im
He called it the socialist party to get the people on board. But by pretty much all accounts, there was nothing socialist about it.
Volkswagen? KdF? Winter relief? Eugenics? "Reich Nature Protection Act"? The anti-tobacco campaign? The animal protection laws? The state-run film industry?
Why do people insist on calling him a moron?
Judging by his writing style, which is incoherent, rambling, and in a lot of places just plain wrong. He was charismatic, but from what I've read about the Nazis most of the successes (e.g. the invasion of most of Europe and the militarisation of Germany) were either orchestrated by other people, were blind luck (and failed miserably when he tried to repeat them), but most of the disasters for them (e.g. the invasion of Russia) happened when Hitler overrode the opinions of the people he'd previously let get on with running the empire.
The allies didn't underestimate Hitler so much as underestimate the ability of competent people to ride the coat tails of a charismatic leader. If he'd been assassinated in the late '30s, most of Europe would probably be speaking German now...
I'd like to read it in the original Deutsche though. There is no perfect Bible. Even the bible must be researched from the original languages and translations, compared to Archeological facts and Socialogical history before it can be defined into a version that seems to meet someones dogma. That is why there are so many translations and editions. Politics and Church Politics play a great role in all this. That is why it is terribly important that there be a scholars neutral edition( which doesn't exist,guess why?). We would find that the "resilient" inherit the earth.( Early church wanted meek parishioners as they are easier to control than resilient ones)
The temple priests used cannabis rather than "calmus" as an unguent. Scattered throughout are warnings for man to follow Gods governance rather than mans, even that bit about "rendering unto Caesar" gets misconstrued as instruction to obey mans governance rather than highlight the unimportance of earthly joys compared to the everlasting glory, which is what it was meant to do until "politically modified".
So, my longwinded point is, Get your hands on the original and ignore annotations of the politically motivated.
It's boring, repetitious,
Been there read that. Read it for a liberal arts survey holocaust senior year class in school... quite a while ago.
The last two words I'd use would be boring and repititious.
Hard to describe the plans and beliefs of the guy who pretty much ran WWII as boring. I guess if all you pay attention to is the Kardashians and fashion shoes, this wide reaching social geopolitical stuff could be a bit dull, but I found it extremely interesting.
The repetitious stuff, again, is the readers fault. I'm sitting there reading and thinking "this is a pretty shitty WWII textbook" and realizing it was written well before WWII. Its kind of like calling 20000 leagues under the sea by Jules Verne from 1870 boring, because everyone knows the history of cold war era submarines and I've seen better modern agitprop movies and books about nuclear subs..
Him being naughty and evil is not an excuse or justification or (good) rationalization for basically making stuff up to make his book look bad and by connection his actions. He makes himself look bad quite well all on his own, by his beliefs and actions without you making stuff up about his very interesting book.
An example of a slightly less inflamatory subject: I'm the opposite of a bible thumper (which has the weird political effect of making me an anti-republican... they kicked me out, I didn't wanna leave...). Objectively it has some pretty decent poetry in it. Aside from the poetry I think its completely full of it, mostly false WRT anything important, and generally has been a net negative on society. If you don't like that, search and replace with any other religious text until it matches your personal dislikes. That dislike of what believers have done and disagreement with their beliefs does not mean I should make stuff up about their book being "unpoetic" in an attempt to make them look bad. They make themselves look bad very well all by themselves.
They should have started demystifying it 67 years ago.....
German politicians are not interested demystifying Hitler or the Nazis, they did their best to stop any publication of old Nazi propaganda, that includes almost any scientific text about them. Even mentioning that not all Hitler did was downright evil gets you labeled as a Nazi, that Hitler needed a more or less functional country to fulfill his plans and that evil(TM) is not enough to run a world war are things that are best not mentioned. If a German politician wants to end a discussion quickly he will just mention that the Nazis did it that way.
I would not be surprised if they use the new publication to claim that everyone else selling "Mein Kampf" or related texts violates the copyright of the new (possibly censored) edition. (IAAGVDAGP - I am a German voter demystified about German politicians).
In contrast to many people I believe it is a crime to forget the past (especially if it is something our politicians do their best to make us forget ).
If a German politician wants to end a discussion quickly he will just mention that the Nazis did it that way.
That works on the internet, too.
The fact that the Nazis were once a very human reality, is what made them so monstrous: otherwise average, nice people being turned into delusional mass murderers for the sake of a warped ideology.
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland [amazon.com] is a book that looks at exactly what it took to turn perfectly good, reasonable people into cold-blooded killers.
It's been over a decade since I read it, but IIRC most of the people the book follows were neither delusional or consciously following a warped ideology. They did what they were coaxed and coerced to do at first, but in very short order it became routine to them and they thought nothing of orders to continue.
A very chi
Although Hitler was a human, indeed he was a monster. It is human to unfairly dislike something sometime in your life. I am sure most of us may have at one point in our past had a muttering of dislike for a particular race/religion/etc. However, what makes a monster is taking that dislike, then acting on it and killing over a million Jews and other undesirables in the clinical and orchestrated manner he and his cronies did it in.
AS for the German people, yes they need to shoulder some of the blame for supporting him at the time, but weigh in the fact that they were at the time suffering the effects of the Allies excessive sanctions and punishments of World War 1, and the failure of the Wiemar Republic. A form of Stockholm Syndrome occurred, and they saw Hitler as a savior. It is the mark of most "popular" monsters to be able to convince their citizens to follow their madcap means. Also remember many Germans did see through Hitler and tried to fight back, and most paid with their lives (see the white rose group).
Going back to the topic, I agree that this book should be published, so that people can see how a monster is formed, and with the disturbances currently going on in Europe and the world, maybe its a warning to prevent the same thing that happened in the past happening again. We do not know* of any monsters on the scale of Hilter since he died, but that doesn't mean we will never see one again, and maybe the next one will be worse.
*Note i said "know of" rather than outright say that such a monster does not exist. The reason is, even in the case of Hitler, the world in general only knew how much of a monster he was AFTER he was defeated.
It already is! Once again the Net sneaks up on our old school habits! "(Blah blah blah copyright runs out in 2015 blah blah blah)". Remember that thing called countries, and how they have different laws? (Up until the US "fixes" that anyway!) Well, for now Australia's copyright laws are a lot shorter than the US, so Gutenberg Australia has some editions of texts that are still locked in copyright elsewhere. Here is Gutenberg Australia's copy of Mein Kampf, so have at it!
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200601.txt [gutenberg.net.au]
Oh wait, there is this eerie clause:
http://gutenberg.net.au/submissions.html [gutenberg.net.au]
"Of course, works may remain copyrighted in other countries. One cannot legally download or read books posted at Project Gutenbrg of Australia if one is in a country where copyright protections extend more than 50 years past an author's death. The author's estate and publishers still retain their legal and moral rights to oversee the work in those countries."
So, I guess you'd better not follow that link. Isn't copyright wonderful.
AS for the German people, yes they need to shoulder some of the blame for supporting him at the time
The last one I knew who fought in WWII died a few years ago at age 87. How is a 70 year old German in any way responsible for what his parents' generation did?
No, the only Germans who shoulder the blame for Hitler are either did or very, very old. Today's Germans are no more responsible for Hitler than I am responsible for slavery.
I feel sorry for people like my grandfather. He grew up in Hamburg and saw things that any human should EVER see, because that madman chose to sacrifice his country and people for his own conceit.
The real tragedy that might be hard to see now (the universal belief that (rightly) the Nazis were 100% evil), was that the German people believed in him and thought he was on a mission to 'save Germany', right to the bitter end.
BTW, just writing the Nazis off as pure evil is intellectually lazy; we don't examine how they got to where they got, and how they were able to brainwash so many people and do so much damage.
There's nothing knee-jerk about the German policy. It's easy for Americans to pretend to be superior and allow "free" speech to extremist minorities when there's no chance that they can be taken seriously nation-wide, but the Nazi and fascist ideologies have been *proven* to be dangerous and *proven* to be realistic alternatives if given the chance to spread.
The idea that Germany isn't allowing discussion of the Nazi past is ridiculous. The only thing it isn't allowing is the Nazi side a free voice in the matter, but there are plenty of discussions about Nazism and everything related.
For slashdotters, the closest present analogy is probably the teaching of intelligent design in schools. The intelligent designers should *not* be given a voice in the school science curriculum, as doing so 1) legitimizes their delusion, and 2) it confuses school children on the *actual known facts*.
Similarly, giving the Nazis a free voice in Germany would lead to lies being spread as fact, thereby confusing people and weakening the historical consensus in the public mind.
No, there is, and there should continue to be, plenty of discussion of Nazism. However, the Nazis themselves and their sympathisers don't deserve a place in that discussion. They can rot on the sidelines - they lost the war, and that is part of the penalty - it's still better than being "disappeared" or shot in the night, which is what they did with minorities who didn't think like them.
a slashdot story that godwin's itself
the point of godwin's law is to point out the essential wrongness of comparing someone's opinion to something hitler or a nazi would do. it's just derails an argument into hysteria and absurdity
however if someone were to get really upset here and yell and scream that what the bavarian government is doing here is something hitler or a nazi would do... well, yeah
and i just learned a great phrase: "Reductio ad Hitlerum"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_Hitlerum [wikipedia.org]
which sounds like a spell voldemort would cast
Afaik there's an exception for legitimate nazi comparisons and discussions involving the actual thing.
Afaik there's an exception for legitimate nazi comparisons and discussions involving the actual thing.
But how often does someone need to say that NAZIs are like NAZIs?
a slashdot story that godwin's itself
It doe's not.
You know who else liked to suppress books they considered dangerous or "un-German?" The Nazis.
And the Americans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denazification#Censorship_in_the_American_zone [wikipedia.org]
godwin's law just exploded
Seriously, you don't even need annotations. Everyone with enough brain cells to rub together will start rolling their eyes in the first chapter already.
Hitler reinterpreted his whole life to match his ideology to such a degree it just becomes hilariously stupid to read... and boring, by the way.
And frankly, those who lack the necessary brain power to recognize the inherent worth (or lack thereof) of the book will not be dissuaded by annotations, true as they may be.
Everyone with enough brain cells to rub together will start rolling their eyes in the first chapter already
Better annotate it then.
Seriously, you don't even need annotations. Everyone with enough brain cells to rub together will start rolling their eyes in the first chapter already.
Particularly those who can't read German.
And frankly, those who lack the necessary brain power to recognize the inherent worth (or lack thereof) of the book will not be dissuaded by annotations, true as they may be.
Most of those types will probably never actually read anything but quotations taken out of context by spinmeisters anyway. If the government really wanted to fight the idiocy they'd run a website with straightforward rebuttals instead of just annotations in a printed copy. That way should any particular quotation become "popular" the website could be updated with a persuasive rebuttal to not only the quotation but whatever larger point the spinmiester was trying to make by citing the quotation. Do a good
a website with straightforward rebuttals instead of just annotations in a printed copy.
Rebuttals are known to not work against believers. Why are you bringing up a proposal for which we have ample evidence of failure?
If rebuttals would work, there wouldn't be any christians left in the world, nor many climate-change deniers.
but it would give those who are on the fence
These people are always quoted, but I've yet to meet a single one. No matter if it's child porn or nazis, there is this straw man. Do you really think there is much of a fence to sit on? I think the boundary is much less defined than that, and that people aren't sitting there, wavering, undecided. I rather have an image of a grey zone that people pass through on a trajectory. Some faster, some slower, some straight and some not so straight, but very few tangentially. I don't think we really have so many people thinking "this neo-nazi thing sounds interesting, but I'm not certain, I need more information".
I think Mel Brooks understood it best. Ridicule and parody are really the most powerful weapons we have against tyranny, hatred, violence, and terror.
When someone or some group commits atrocities that are unbelievably horrific as a means to paralyze reason and incite fear, and when society reacts with predictable anger, disgust, and outrage, we play into their sick game, for that's precisely the response they hope for. That's what al Qaeda, Hitler, Charles Taylor, and Anders Behring Breivik all share in common. Sociopaths do what they do in order to provoke, knowing full well that no amount of justice or outrage could make up for what they've done, while their ascension in notoriety helps disseminate their cause.
But when we LAUGH at them, when we are able to rise above the hatred they wish to foment by turning their ideals into the butt of jokes (and you gotta admit, "Springtime for Hitler" from The Producers is a masterstroke of comedic genius), that's how we win. We win by taking their manifestos and turning them into fodder for stand-up comedy. To be sure, we aren't trivializing the destruction and deaths they cause, but rather, we mock the basis for their crimes, we take their self-importance and sense of empowerment and simply brush them aside with a dismissive sneer. That's what Breivik, for instance, would hate the most--not to be judged fairly under Norwegian law, or to be jailed, or even to be executed. He himself has stated he hates the idea of being labeled "insane." And the reason is because in his view, insane = not to be taken seriously.
Then they should bring it out into the open and make it as readily available as possible. Have it available in paperback. Make it freely available in
If the country has done its job properly, most German people already know what (truthfully) happened in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. They already have the context - so what's the big deal about letting them see that evil man's writings?
It's not so much that Germany has done a good job about that, but the US did an excellent job of reeducating Germans after the Second World War. They treated the general population fairly and helped them survive. But they also had a reeducation scheme in which they forced groups of ordinary people to look at piles of dead bodies found at concentration camps, etc.
The Soviet Union, in contrast, had a different scheme that did not work. Essentially it amounted to drawing as much profit from the country as possible and torturing random people. This is why nazism is very strong in the east of Germany even today, long after reunification.
Unfortunately, the US seems to have lost the knowledge of how to deal with a conquered nation. In Iraq, for example, they behaved essentially like the Soviet Union did in East Germany.
Unfortunately, the US seems to have lost the knowledge of how to deal with a conquered nation.
Part of the problem is that the US probably didn't have that knowledge in the first place - at least not to the extent it's commonly thought of today. Most of us probably think that after the end of WWII, Germans basically accepted the new government and went back to work. Unfortunately that's a propaganda legend of sorts - there was actually a lot of guerrilla fighting, murdering "collaborators", attacking allied troops and destroying infrastructure. However it was decided not to give these events any press in order not to encourage the resistance. Which made a lot of sense at the time.
The result today is that we have a distorted view of the way things went in Germany, and that may have contributed to the ill-fated decision to occupy Iraq and Afghanistan.
There is a documentary [youtube.com] available on youtube about the German "Werwolfs". It's quite an eye opener.
Of course another problem of applying the "German approach" to Iraq, is that the Germans had genuinely done something wrong, and you could appeal to human morals as part of an occupation strategy. That doesn't work in Iraq, because the criminal action in this war was on the US side. In Afghanistan that angle would be possible, but nobody actually voted for Bin Laden or the Taliban, so it's hard to claim that an ordinary citizen had any involvement in that.
It might have helped if similar education had been provided for Americans - perhaps it would have changed the approach to engage the population with more humility "we messed up but we need to fix the situation now". But generally US politicians are too afraid to tell the population that the US can be morally wrong, too.
The mere fact that a book written by someone nearly 70 years ago is still under copyright is ridiculous... The only reason there is any interest in this book at all is because it was written by possibly the most well known and infamous man in history.
How many other works were written during the same time period, which have become completely lost to history due to excessively long copyrights?
Also by keeping a work like mein kampf under wraps for so long, they have created a taboo subject around it, which will actually result in more people wanting to read it. In many other countries where talk of hitler and nazis is not restricted, hitler is considered a joke and is openly mocked, hardly an image that's going to generate any support for his ideas.
And as someone else pointed out, suppressing books containing ideas they didn't agree with was something the nazis did.
... it was first published in 1925/6.
The 70 year restriction is based on when he died... presuming, of course, that it was actually *his* body in the bunker and he didn't escape to South America as some of his henchmen did.
you can't godwin a story that godwin's itself. nice try
you can't godwin a story that godwin's itself. nice try
People always talk about "grammar nazis"... are there "godwin nazis" too?
The mere fact that a book written by someone nearly 70 years ago is still under copyright is ridiculous
Count on Slashdot to turn a story about naziism into an anti-copyright rant.
The mere fact that a book written by someone nearly 70 years ago is still under copyright is ridiculous
Count on Slashdot to turn a story about naziism into an anti-copyright rant.
The story is a copyright story. The book hasn't been banned. The book has simply not been published, because the people sitting on the copyright refused to publish it. The reason it is now about to be published is because the copyright is finally expiring.
How much more deserving can a story be of triggering anti-copyright rants than when copyright is explicitly and directly used to enforce censorship?
...shooting his mouth off without bothering to read the summary:
"The book is not banned by law in Germany, but Bavaria has used ownership of the copyright to prevent publication of German editions since 1945. Copyright restrictions stop at the end of 2015, 70 years after Hitler's death."
Wasn't required reading when I went to school here, so no. I've never heard about that from anyone else, either.
Definitely not required reading in school. Would be no point in doing that anyway, since the whole book is just crap, nothing to learn there except that Hitler was not good at writing
The book could not be bought anywhere because of the mentioned copyright, but it never was any problem getting your hands on an old version of it - basically every household back then in Germany had one, and many of those books survived to this day on some grandma's / grandpa's bookshelf. I know that my grandmother had one (she said that most people threw theirs away after the war, but she kept hers because it had an autograph in it), I think my uncle has it now.
The State of Bavaria holds the copyright? Can someone explain how the single state of Bavaria, to the exclusion of the other states that together formed the republic of Germany, came to hold the copyright in this work. Hitler's last will allocated his possessions:
What I possess belongs — in so far as it has any value — to the Party. Should this no longer exist, to the State, should the State also be destroyed, no further decision of mine is necessary.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/My_Private_Will_and_Testament [wikisource.org]
Would anybody care to comment on the Ford translation? I've been curious about this book and have read different things about the accuracy of existing translations. The Ford translation claims to be the most accurate, but some reviews on amazon claim otherwise. However none of those making these claims for or against seem to be native German speakers. Any native German speakers care to chime in?
I want to read this book one day, but I don't want to read one that sugar coats what he says, or one that makes it
Everyone's going to interpret things in their own way. That's why this is both dangerous and enlightening, the latter weighing in most, I believe. Neo-Nazi types will celebrate and revel in its publication and read-away--perhaps some of them thinking, 'Okay, huh?' in getting the real-deal and the fucked-up psychosis that comes with it--and others simply interested in history (and not repeating it)... well, will get the real-deal and the fucked-up psychosis that comes with it. 'Guess we'll see.
At this point in history, it is bound to be more enlightening than dangerous.
My high school education in the subject of Nazi Germany was likely more intellectual than most because I had a teacher who was brave enough to stand up and claim that the holocaust wasn't the most important feature of the 20th century. Instead, that teacher claimed, the genocides that came afterwards should play a stronger role in history courses because they are both more contemporary (thus more relevant) and demonstrate how society needs to make a much more concerted effort to learn from the mistakes of our past.
The publication of Mein Kampf in Germany at this stage of history is important for a couple of reasons. One is that access to primary sources will allow the general population to more directly learn what the mistakesh of Nazi Germany were. But this will only work out because we have had a handful of generations to sort out why such policies represent an unforgivable evil. Both reasons are essential, because we need both information and a temporal/emotional distance to evaluate things rationally.
Publishing this work in this day in age isn't an apology to the Nazis. It does not represent a forgiveness due to social relativism, nor any other extremist ideology. It simply acknowledges that the only way to learn from the past is to understand the past from their perspective.
I was fully expecting a push for copyright extension. Just so this book wouldn't be freely available. Anything else would have been "collateral damage".
If the book had been readily available, there would be fewer neo-nazis in Germany.
I've read it (my parents own a copy, from their grandparents, as Mein Kampf was regularily given as presents at weddings, etc.). It's interesting in parts and revolting in most. It's also pretty badly written. As an author, Hitler was much worse than as a speaker.
There was a comedian here in Germany, of turkish origin, who read from Mein Kampf for school classes and other audiences. He got attacked pretty badly, but in every discussion, he leaves his critics in the dust with his wit and intelligence. In one, he told a former MinisterprÃsident (our equivalent of american governors) that her anti-nazi initiatives had pretty much no effect whatsoever on the youth, because the young people distrust authoritarian stuff that's being forced down their throats. But his readings had a profound effect. Oh and also, the neo-nazis hated him for it, up to death threats.
You can not resolve history by hiding it, only by discussing it.
I have to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the German approach to presenting the horrors of WWII. Last Christmas I visited the Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich. All the material presented there went extremely over the top to paint the Nazis as inhuman monsters that were far distanced from any sane person. But what this totally missed is that the horror of the Holocaust was that it was completely human. The vast majority of the Nazis were everyday people like you an me, and that's what makes it mindbogglingly terrible.
In contrast you have the Holocaust exhibit at the British Imperial War Museum. The whole first section is very clearly focused on the on the economic and political conditions that led to the rise of the Nazis. Through the propoganda and information presented in that exhibit you come to understand how otherwise normal people came to participate in, sanction, or at least turn a blind eye to, one of the worst attrocities in modern history. I believe that only by dissecting this information and understanding this "flaw" of human nature can we really prevent such terrible things from happening again. Mein Kampf should have been repuplished years ago for exactly this reason.
"I shall expect a chemical cure for psychopathic behavior by 10 A.M. tomorrow, or I'll have your guts for spaghetti." -- a comic panel by Cotham


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Passanante was associate head writer for OLTL from 1993 to 1996 and co-head writer from 1996 to 1997. She later wrote for ANOTHER WORLD and ALL MY CHILDREN before moving on to ATWT.
Fans are already lamenting the fact that, once again, a daytime soap has rushed to snap up a writer from a canceled soap. With ratings holding steady or in decline in most daytime shows, the networks seem to be hiring people with many years experience in the industry (good or bad) versus seeking out new blood who might reinvorate the genre.
The indie soap world is filled with dozens of talented writers that don't seem to have a shot on these broadcast television soaps. Cheryl L. West, Martha Byrne & Lisa Brown, Greg Turner & Brian Hewson, Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward. Charles Van Eman & Mike Stiles, Anthony Anderson and others instantly come to mind when I think about writers that might have a chance to improve the daytime soaps. But in the end, staying in the indie world, a true writer's medium minus network interference and focus groups,may be the best thing for this talented bunch. There are constant rumors about the lack of power a daytime head writer has anyway.
When there is an opening on the writing staff of any daytime soap, I hope minority candidates are being considered. It's great to go with the familiar, and even understandable to a degree, but many voices are not being represented on our beloved soaps.
What do you think about Jean Passante's return to ONE LIFE TO LIVE? Will it help the show bringing back someone from the past? Were you hoping for some fresh blood on the writing team? Does a writer for a daytime soap even have a chance to tell his/her own stories?


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Let me introduce you to April Rosenthal and her wonderful quilt designs from Prairie Grass Patterns.
Turns out, before our last move, April and I lived in the same neighborhood and frequented the same quilt shop but it took the internet to get us introduced! Crazy the way that happens. April not only has great quilt design talents, but she's also got html skillz which I am sorely jealous of. Talented girl! Check out more of her patterns and her blog. She's also getting ready for her first visit to Market! Good luck, April!
Many thanks for all the Vintage Notions love this week! I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets sentimental about wooden bobbins and My Friend Mandy patterns. 🙂 (It's such a great thing in life when you find other awesome people who 'get' you.)
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DreamWorks Pictures debuted the full trailer for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln today via a Google+ Hangout and you can now watch it using the player below! Beneath that, you can also check out the full video conversation with Spielberg and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Also starring Sally Field, David Strathairn, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln is produced by Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, with a screenplay by Tony Kushner, based in part on the book "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Lincoln opens in limited theaters on November 9 before expanding on November 16th.


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If you use Google Chrome and you haven't disabled the built-in PDF plugin, you can now open PDF attachments from Gmail using your browser's viewer. Just click "View" next to the attachment and you'll notice that the PDF file opens faster and it looks much better.
If you disable the plug-in or you use a dissimilar browser, Gmail continues to open PDF attachments with the Google Docs Viewer. Maybe Gmail ought to also detect Adobe Reader's plugin and use it instead of the online PDF viewer.
Google Apps blog informs that this feature will be obtainable in Google Apps next week. You can get it faster by enabling "pre-release features" in the Administrator Control Panel.


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It's All Good Consignment Boutique will showcase spring fashions from some of your favorite designers at a fraction of what you would pay retail Wednesday at Brew Babies in Cape Coral.
The show will take place March 27th at Brew Babies Garden Bistro, 1520 Lafayette St. from 11:30 a.m. until 2 pm.
"Guests will be delighted as they view a variety of designer spring fashions in an array of categories from sportswear to evening to cruise wear," organizers said in a prepared statement. "Some of the designers included are Chico's, Talbots, Cache, Ann Taylor, Avenue, St. Johns Bay, White House/Black Market, and other national designer brands recently consigned at It's All Good Consignment Boutique."
Come for the fashion show and enjoy a delicious lunch too, organizers added.
For reservations or information, contact Elsie at It's All Good Consignment Boutique, 239-839-8632 or Casey at Brew Babies, 239-542-2224.
It's All Good Consignment Boutique is a consignment store that carries a variety of women's clothing, accessories, jewelry, furniture, and home decor. The store's goal is "to offer you unique and brand name items at unbeatable prices."


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Look at it this way.....you'll still be able to eat your turkey, with a spoon.
No need for a knife and fork....that effectively halves the amount of cutlery you will need to wash after the dinner.....you'll have that going for ya ;)
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Around 2003 or 2004 my daughter in law graduated from St. Ambrose. There was a Polish man by the name of Lech Walesa that spoke to the graduates & crowd in general. He told all of us to hold onto our freedoms don't left them be taken away from us. So easily said but so hard to hold on to in reality.
What an interesting fact! Union membership in the US - in private industry is about 6.9% and 36% in the public sector continuing a downward trend.
In Australia private sector union memberhsip is 14% and growing! Public sector - that is government employees - 46%. Wow.
Those maties are a far way down the road to socialism! Look sharp maties or you'll be swallowed up in carbon taxes and union members...:D:D
You won't get source facts from that spoilt arrogant yankee.
blue....she ain't got a source....hee hee.
Now for some real facts.
Australia has one of the best health systems in the world. We probably have one of the lowest unemployment figures in the world. Unionism rears it's ugly head every time a Labor party gets voted in, but they won't last long, and the unions will fall back on their butts where they belong.
Australia doesn't have a shot economy, almost falling into third world status like some. The Australian dollar is way stronger than the US dollar. And, believe it or not, we here have more freedom of speech than you all in US do.
Good God, who is she calling "Maties".....I could'nt imagine any Australian in their right mind who would even consider "mateship" with that one....I think that term would be well beyond her. ;)
Smaller employers are more able to know what is going on in the organization and put out fires. Smaller organization can simply respond faster to problems.
Wages are rarely the reason most union campaigns get started. And most campaigns begin when employees contact the union rather than the other way around. When I was working in labor relations I was involved in a few campaigns - and every time it was the same thing - favoritism - the boss.
For example, in San Diego County the average number of employee is 12. Most people in the US public sector work for small/medium sized employers where the perceived need for a union is less.
Interesting to note, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that you cannot fire the supv/mgr until after the vote. Or at least made it very dangerous to do so.
Hey ES, I'll be the one manning the soup kitchen soon, along with some coloured people I know.
You'd better stop being so crabby, or I won't give you a bread crust to have with your bowl of cabbage soup....heee heee
Ahhhhhhhhh....it's so nice to live in the lucky country. :D
Ohhhh.....look what I found..........
There seems to be a lot of debate around the water cooler and the dinner table as to which President is most responsible for the increase in the National Debt.
(Note: This debate also includes future paupers like ES)
In this article, Id like to take a look at the growth in the National Debt by President using an unbiased approach. This analysis uses National Debt figures from the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House Office of Management and Budget.
To be sure, there is plenty of blame to go around for the uncontrolled growth in the National Debt. For this analysis, Ive begun with Ronald Reagans first term and followed it through the first year of Barack Obamas administration. No effort has been made to cast any particular President in a favorable or unfavorable light.
The numbers below do NOT reflect the actual National Debt. Instead, they reflect the amount of the INCREASE in the National Debt during each presidential term.
> Ronald Reagans First Term $656 billion increase
> Ronald Reagans Second Term $1.036 trillion increase
> George H.W. Bushs Term $1.587 trillion increase
> Bill Clintons First Term $1.122 trillion increase
> Bill Clintons Second Term $418 billion increase
> George W. Bushs First Term $1.885 trillion increase
> George W. Bushs Second Term $3.014 trillion increase
> Barack Obamas First Year $1.573 trillion increase
To summarize, the National Debt increased by huge amounts under each of these presidents. The largest increase for a complete term occured during George W. Bushs second term. The largest increse during a single year occurred during Barack Obamas first year.
Current Obama administration projections indicate that the National Debt will increase by approximately $6.5 trillion during President Obamas first term. If that happens, then he will obviously overtake President Bushs record increase in the National Debt.
It is clear that the National Debt has been growing uncontrollably in recent years, regardless of which political party has been in power. To reverse this trend, we need to hold our elected officials accountable and demand that they balance the budget and reduce the National Debt.
Wow ES.....yer really are living beyond your means.....eh ??? :D:D:D:D:D


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Polo's Hagemann invited to Australia
Polo senior Zach Hagemann plans to join Marcos teammate Ethan Ditzler in participating in the Down Under Sports Tournaments this summer.
Hagemann received an invitation and must raise $6,000 to take part in two games over 7 days in Australia. The trip also includes a 3-day stop in Waikiki, Hawaii.
To sponsor Hagemann and Team Illinois, visit downundersports.com, or call Down Under Sports at 435-753-4732.
Illinois tabs Cubit
as new coordinator
According to an ESPNChicago.com report, Illinois has chosen former Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit to be the team's offensive coordinator, following the firing of Chris Beatty on Saturday.
Cubit coached Western Michigan for eight seasons, going 51-47 overall with three bowl-game berths. The Illini (2-12, 0-8 Big Ten) ranked 12th in the conference in points (16.7) and total offense (296.7) last season.
Montana's son
picks Tulane
Nick Montana, the son of legendary Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana, announced Monday that he will play for Tulane next season.
Montana played for Mt. San Antonio College last season, earning first-team All-Southern California Football Association honors. He played high school ball at Oaks Christian, leading the team to a 27-1 overall record as a starter, including a CIF championship as a junior. As a senior, he passed for 2,636 yards and 34 touchdowns.
Rondo suspended for game against Knicks
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was suspended for Monday night's game against the New York Knicks for making contact with a game official and failing to cooperate with a league investigation.
Lakers' Howard Gasol out indefinitely
Los Angeles Lakers stars Dwight Howard and Paul Gasol are out indefinitely with injuries, the team announced Monday.
Howard has a torn labrum and will be re-evaluated in a week. Gasol has a concussion.
No. 17 Notre Dame edges No. 21 Cincy
Jerian Grant scored 19 points, lifting No. 17 Notre Dame to a 66-60 victory over No. 21 Cincinnati on Monday at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.
Cleveland State beats UIC in Horizon action
Freshman Bryn Forbes scored 14 points to help Cleveland State defeat Illinois-Chicago 60-50 in Horizon League play Monday in Cleveland.
Cleveland State (9-7, 1-1) held a 32-30 rebounding edge.
Josh Crittle and Gary Talton led Illinois-Chicago (10-5, 1-1) with 10 points apiece but the Flames shot 33.3 percent (14-for-42) and went through a nearly 14-minute scoreless drought.


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Submission + - 'The Code Has Already Been Written'
theodp writes: John D. Cook points out there's a major divide between the way scientists and programmers view the software they write. Scientists see their software as a kind of exoskeleton, an extension of themselves. Programmers, on the other hand, see their software as something they will hand over to someone else, more like building a robot. To a scientist, the software soup's done when they get what they want out of it, while professional programmers give more thought to reproducibility, maintainability, and correctness. So what happens when the twain meet? 'The real tension,' says Cook, 'comes when a piece of research software is suddenly expected to be ready for production. The scientist will say 'the code has already been written' and can't imagine it would take much work, if any, to prepare the software for its new responsibilities. They don't understand how hard it is for an engineer to turn an exoskeleton into a self-sufficient robot.'


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March 31, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Senior forward Crysti Howser (Wilmette, Ill.) has been selected to participate in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Howser will be one of six female skaters to represent the East in the event, which takes place Apr. 10 during the NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Goaltender Alec Richards (Robbinsdale, Minn.) of the Yale men's team was also selected, as was senior defenseman Helen Resor (Greenwich, Conn.), but Resor will be unable to participate because she will be with the U.S. Women's National Team at the 2009 IIHF World Women's Championship in Hameenlinna, Finland.
The NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge competition will be held in an East vs. West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two female goaltenders. The competitions will include puck control relay, fastest skater, hardest shot, rapid fire shooting, accuracy shooting and penalty shot. Each student-athlete will participate in a minimum of one event and specific event assignments will be determined once all participants arrive in Washington, D.C.
The Skills Challenge participants will also participate in a youth clinic to be held on Saturday morning and an autograph session prior to the men's championship game on Saturday night.
This past season, Howser became just the third player in Yale history to lead the team in scoring for four straight seasons. Her 24 points (13-11-24) gave her 116 for her career, placing her second on Yale's career points list behind Maria Dennis '88 (164). Howser is third on Yale's career goals list (57) and third on Yale's career assists list (59). She also has the third-best single-season goal total in school history (22, 2006-07) and the fourth-best single-season point total in school history (37, 2006-07). She was an honorable mention All-Ivy League selection last year. The Bulldogs won 49 games during her class' tenure, more than all but two classes in Yale history.
Howser has also been a part of the USA Hockey program. She was a member of USA Hockey's Under-22 Select team each of the past two summers, playing in the annual three-game series against Team Canada. She scored a goal for the U.S. this past summer. Howser was tied for fifth in scoring at the 2007 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and also was invited to USA Hockey's Holiday Camp in December of that year, training as part of a group of 56 of the top players in the country. Prior to coming to Yale she was a part of multiple USA Hockey player development camps.
This marks the third time in the event's four-year history that Yale women's hockey will be represented at the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Goaltender Sarah Love '06 participated in the inaugural skills competition, won by the East. Forward Sheila Zingler `07 was a part of the event in 2007.
The events on "Friday Night at the Frozen Four" will start with the presentation of the Hockey Humanitarian Award at 6:30 p.m., with Howser among 10 finalists for the award due to her extensive community service work. The night will also include the presentation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award to the top men's college hockey player at 7:00 p.m. and the Frozen Four Skills Challenge at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets for "Friday Night at the Frozen Four" are $10 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or by phone at (202) 397-SEAT. Tickets are also on sale at all Ticketmaster locations and the Verizon Center box office. For a complete schedule of events, including times, refer to the fan guide or www.gwsportsalliance.com/frozenfour/index.html.
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (email@example.com), Yale Sports Publicity


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KINGSTON - Two leading members of the Silver Lake girls track and field program posted some fine finishes Sunday at the Division 2 finals, which was held at Greater New Bedford Voke, qualifying them for Saturday's All-State championship finals at Bridgewater State.
The top four finishers in each division, and then the top 15 efforts in the entire state regardless of division, all qualify for the next level of competition.
Taryn Carley had a great day in the javelin, posting a second place toss of 114-feet-11. Ashley Arroyo will join Carley at All-State's after taking fifth in the long jump (16-feet-6.25) and sixth in the 400-meter dash (59.34) at the Division 2 finals.


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Statement from Sharks GM Doug Wilson on Coutureby Staff Writer / San Jose Sharks
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SAN JOSE - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Doug Wilson today issued the following statement regarding forward Logan Couture (@Logancouture).
"For the past several weeks, Logan has been dealing and playing with an upper body injury. Despite his efforts to play through it, the injury has not responded as we had hoped and Logan has made the decision to undergo a surgical procedure to repair the problem.
"While the timing of the procedure is not ideal, Logan feels it is in his and the team's best interest to get the problem rectified now. Logan will undergo surgery on Wed., Jan. 8 and we will have a better update on the recovery time following the procedure."