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Chapter 1
Strategy Construction Policy
The Army established Fort Larned in 1859. By the middle of the 1860s it had become apparent that the original structures, crude adobe buildings, no longer adequately housed the men and their supplies. At that time the post was rebuilt. The construction program included the buildings which are the object of this report.
As a means of setting the historical background to this construction program, this chapter attempts to briefly describe, first, why the U. S. Army decided to spend well over $100,000 to rebuild Fort Larned, and, second, how army construction policy influenced the construction. In analyzing the first topic, attention is given to the strategic and tactical conceptions of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman. In handling the second, the policy differences between the Quartermaster Corps and the frontier line officers are examined.
Great military commanders are made, not born. Sherman, the man most responsible for rebuilding Fort Larned, was made during the Civil War. On March 14, 1864, the new commander of the Union armies, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, appointed him commander of the Division of the Mississippi. Shortly thereafter Sherman launched his now-famous campaign that resulted in the capture of Atlanta and the devastating march to the sea. Out of this experience Sherman formed a conception of the nature of war that he brought with him to the West.
According to Sherman, war was fought not between antagonistic armies, but rather between opposing peoples and their civilian armies. War was total. It had one supreme goal, the crushing of the enemy's will to resist. Will was formed by the entire people. They shared in defining war aims and morally and materially supported the efforts of their fighting men. To break that will, a general must not only defeat military organizations; he must also inflict pain, dread, and suffering on the civilian population, force the people to experience the horror of war. When the civilian population ceased to support the war, it would end.
At the end of the Civil War the regular United States Army turned its attention to, among other tasks, pacifying the American Indian in the vast frontier territories. The geographical boundaries of Sherman's command, the Division of the Mississippi, were changed to include most of the territory between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains. When he moved to his new headquarters at St. Louis, Sherman was aware that he would be facing a military situation entirely different than the set-piece, large-force engagements of the Civil War. He would have to devise strategic and tactical plans that adjusted his limited means, a very small force, to the end of securing the major travel routes. But his grand strategy remained the same. As he whipped the Rebels, so he would now whip the Indians. They would be made to feel the hard hand of war.
During the war, the regular army had marched east to fight the South, leaving the task of garrisoning the frontier posts to volunteer outfits. Taking advantage of the general weakness of the white settlers, the Indians had by 1865 succeeded in slowing down and in some cases stopping travel over the major routes between the settled areas and the Far West. Upon arriving in St. Louis, Sherman's first task was to determine an effective distribution of the limited forces under his command.
On March 14, 1866, General Grant issued Sherman a general directive. Pointing out that the only information he had of general conditions in the West was Maj. Gen. John Pope's report "of the conditions and necessities of the Department of Missouri," Grant instructed Sherman:
As was Grant's custom, he informed Sherman that the latter, who was "on the spot," would be free to determine the details.
The report to which Grant referred was written by Maj. Gen. John Pope, at that time commanding the Department of Missouri. Pope had literally been exiled to the frontier after his unfortunate performance at Second Manassas. Nevertheless, he was an experienced frontier officer and had long concerned himself with the implications of the collision of the white and red man. Dated February 25, 1866, and written after General Pope had obtained the opinions of his post commanders, the report presented an analysis of the nature of the problem facing the Army and contained recommendations for troop dispersal. Because it formed the basis for Sherman's later decisions, it is here quoted at length.
Pope divided the geographic area between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains into "three distinct belts of country." The "agricultural belt" embraced the frontiers of Minnesota, Iowa, southern Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. The mining regions in the Rockies formed another belt, and the third was the Great Plains. According to Pope, these plains were "uninhabitable by civilized man." "They," he stated, "can never be settled and the military arrangements for the security of the great highways which cross them will be necessarily kept up as long as Indians exist in that region." [3]
The first priority consisted of protecting travelers on the major routes across the Great Plains. The Southern routes were the Santa Fe and Smoky Hill trails. Pope suggested the following force dispersal on the Santa Fe Trail: Fort Riley, 3 infantry companies, 2 calvary companies; Fort Ellsworth (Harker), 3 infantry, 2 cavalry; Fort Larned, 3 infantry, 2 cavalry; Fort Dodge, 2 infantry, 1 cavalry; and Fort Lyon, 3 infantry, 2 cavalry. He further recommended that the existing posts on the trail be made permanent. Fort Larned occupied a position of strategic importance in these recommendations.
General Sherman read Pope's report and used it as the basis for his own considerations of the future needs of the division. However, he fitted the existing posts into his own conception of how to protect the trails. He disagreed with Pope's analysis of the Indian challenge and soon replaced him with a man more attuned to his conception of the military's mission, Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Pope's recommendations were in essence defensive. He offered no recommendations as to how the Indians could be defeated. Sherman thought Pope soft on Indians.
Like all good generals, Sherman believed that the responsible officer should be personally familiar with the terrain and conditions of the area he commanded. In the spring and fall of 1866 he made long trips throughout the division, which in August was reorganized as the Division of the Missouri (contained departments of Missouri, Platte, Dakota, and Arkansas). Each department was soon commanded by a man of Sherman's choice, usually an officer who had fought with him in the Civil War. During his two inspection trips Sherman wrote lengthy reports to Grant, which contained his thoughts on how to protect the travel routes. An admiring biographer of this period of Sherman's career says,
This was Sherman's tactical conception; it was not his strategic goal. The travel routes and logistic support positions were intended not only to control the area, but primarily as the base for expelling the Indian from all the territory between the Arkansas and Platte rivers, driving them into selected reservations and leaving the territory open for white settlement.
In his annual report to Grant dated November 5, 1866, Sherman not only discussed his military requirements, but also suggested an Indian policy for the federal government. The Sioux would be restricted to an area north of the Platte, west of the Missouri, and east of the Bozeman Trail. The southern tribes, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, and Navaho would be held south of the Arkansas and east of Fort Union. The goal was explicit, the creation of a cordon sanitaire: "This would leave for our people exclusively the use of the wide belt east and west, between the Platte and the Arkansas in which lie the two great railroads, and over which passes the bulk of travel to the mountain territories." [5] Time and again, as long as Sherman was commander of the division, he urged the removal of the Indians to fixed reservations and mistrusted the Office of Indian Affairs for its refusal to grasp the military necessity of such a policy. During the Civil War two peoples had been engaged, one of which had to give way. Now, according to Sherman, it was not only a question of conflicting peoples but also of incompatible races:
In this 1867 report, when it had begun to become clear that the Great Plains were inhabitable, Shermans apartheid conception (and it was exactly that) took the following form. The Sioux would go north of Nebraska, west of the Missouri, and east of the parallel of the mouth of the Yellowstone. "They would have a range as large as they ought to want, until necessity would force them to live on and cultivate the little strips of land that are fit for corn, along the banks of the Missouri river." [7] The southern tribes would be removed to Indian Territory.
In devising his military strategic and tactical plans to accomplish the goal of this grand strategy, Sherman displayed his great ability of adjusting means to his end. Writing to Grant on September 21, 1866, at the time of his second swing through the division, he said,
In March 1867, in response to an inquiry from the Secretary of War regarding "military operation in progress or contemplated," Sherman reported,
In addition to guarding the mail and wagon trains, these posts would also protect the railroads, "enterprises in which the whole civilized world has an interest." The railroads played an important role in Sherman's strategic goal and also had tactical value:
Sherman, the brilliant offensive general of the march to the sea, refused to be tied down to defensive positions. The posts would also serve as bases for offensive purposes. He demonstrated an astute grasp of the enemy's tactics, and his conception of offensive operations, pursuit, punishment, and reservation confinement, became the pattern which eventually brought the demise of the plains Indian. As the army had marched through Georgia, so it would now "get amongst" the hostile tribes:
Fort Larned had by 1866 become one of the principal posts on the Santa Fe Trail. Its location made it a logical choice for continuation under the plan devised by General Sherman, i.e., as a point where emigrant and commercial wagon trains could gather to be escorted to the next point of safety, and a post from which reprisal patrols and expeditions could be either launched or legistically supported (such as Sheridan's 1868 winter campaign).
It was this decision to retain Fort Larned that changed its designation from temporary to permanent fort. This upgrading of status to permanent meant that Fort Larned became eligible for barracks and quarters funds which would allow the construction of buildings conducive to the health and comfort of a regular garrison. In addition, the size of the garrison envisaged under Sherman's plan for small posts would determine the number and capacity of the structures.
The rebuilding of Fort Larned was, then, the direct result of Sherman's plans for meeting and eliminating the North American plains Indian as an impediment to the westward expansion of American civilization. This was the fort's raison d'etre. He did not formulate his plans alone and, indeed, always discussed the situation with his local commanders. Nevertheless, he was the man most singularly responsible for army military policy in the West during the years 1865 to 1869. He may have thought of himself, as his admirers claim, as an apolitical general, refusing to become involved in domestic politics. Nevertheless, his tragedyand it is an American tragedywas his failure to grasp that his grand strategy meant not only the elimination of the Indian as a military threat, but also dictated the political settlement or result. For the United States its pitiful fulfillment at Wounded Knee resulted in undisputed control of the Great Plains. For the plains Indian the result was his subjugation to a strange civilization and culture and the end of the social, political, economic, and cultural forms which had characterized his existence, giving it order, content, and meaning.
Army Construction Policy Sherman's Sheltering Fund
The Civil War consumed not only the attention and energies of the army, but also all available construction funds. Frontier posts, scarcely models of the finest in military architecture, suffered particularly as structures built of adobe bricks or rough lumber further deteriorated. When the regular army moved back to the frontier, men and officers alike bemoaned the inferior quality of their new homes.
It was an American custom until recent times that, during war, price was of no concern. However, with the return of peace, economy became the dictum for the peacetime army. At the end of the Civil War, Congress reduced the size of the army to an authorized strength of 55,000 men (reorganization of 1866), and drastically cut all spending. The custodians of the nation's purse expected the army to all but support itself while it used up the war surpluses. Spending reductions applied to that portion of the quartermaster appropriation designated "barracks and quarters." It was from this appropriation that funds came for repair and construction at military installations on the frontier.
During 1866 officers who made inspection trips through the frontier territories became aware of the dilapidated condition of almost every post. Col. Delos B. Sackett, assistant inspector general in 1866, wrote that the buildings at Fort Randall were "uninhabitable" and designated the quarters at Fort Sully as being "not fit to live in." [12] Sherman, always concerned with the well being and morale of his men, and thus their fighting ability, shared these sentiments. Writing from Fort Lyon he observed: "The post is about as good as could be expected under the circumstances, but it is not fit for troops. Anybody looking through them (frontier posts) can see full reason for the desertions that have prevailed so much of late years. . . .troops in this barren country should have decent houses and decent tents." [13] In June 1866 he informed Grant, "We cannot expect troops to be worth anything, if we winter them in holes, and force then to fight with rats, bed bugs, and fleas for existence." [14]
Sherman, the man of action, refused to await the slow grind of regulation red tape to catch up with the housing needs of his troops. "I hold," he said, "that if the U. S. can afford eleven millions of dollars for the freedmen, there should be no hesitation in giving us a couple of million for our white soldiers." [15] He addressed a letter to Grant, requesting that $2,000,000 be made available for construction purposes and, moreover, that he and his department commanders be given direct control over its administration: "You will perceive that General Pope feels embarassed and naturally too, by reason of the fact that the Quartermaster General construes himself the judge of what improvements shall be made. This is all wrong. We who command troops must station them, and we must be the judge of the kind of structures needed." [16]
Sherman's complaints that the Quartermaster Department was overstepping its authority in attempting to determine where and how posts would be built plus his request for direct control of quarter-master funds brought about an argument with intra-army political implications. Who would determine purpose and who would control were the issues, and the disputants were a ranking line officer, Sherman, and a pillar of the Washington staff corps, the Quartermaster General.
Brig. Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs became Quartermaster General on May 15, 1861, a position he held for the next twenty years. Admired and praised for the contributions of the department to the Union victory, Meigs was a dedicated officer of many interests and large administrative ability. An amateur scientist, engineer, and architect, he designed among other things the Pension Building in Washington, D. C., and the first regulation barracks lamp. However, his talents were matched by his prejudices. Meigs was devoted to regulations, economy, and order.
In 1866 regulations concerning organizational command within the army established no clear vertical chain. The staff departments (quartermaster, adjutant general, paymaster, ordnance, hospital corps, engineers, etc.) were not directly responsible to the General-in-Chief, but rather to the Secretary of War. So long as the General-in-Chief worked harmoniously with both the staff departments and the Secretary, or one deferred to the other, the organizational matrix functioned. However, when the General-in-Chief and one of the bureau commanders disagreed, or, when a line officer challenged the practices of the staff, as Sherman was now doing, friction developed. Both the bureau commander and the General-in-Chief were forced to turn to the Secretary of War to arbitrate the dispute.
The regulations concerning construction and repair at frontier posts placed administrative control in the hands of the Quartermaster Department. The regulations stipulated that plans and estimates of proposed construction and repairs, normally submitted on a fiscal year basis, would be sent to the Quartermaster General, who would recommend their acceptance to the Secretary of War. By being thus able to influence whether or not barracks and quarters would be built, the Quartermaster General acquired a voice in where and how posts would be constructed. General Meigs was determined that such would be the case in the Division of the Missouri.
In January 1866 Meigs became alarmed at the size of funds requested by the Department of Missouri. In a letter to the Adjutant General, he pointed out that according to the estimates then on hand, the entire quartermaster appropriation for the coming year
A copy of this letter was sent to Sherman, and it aroused his anger. Meigs was recommending troop reduction at exactly the time Sherman was wondering where he would get the troops to protect the travel routes. Worst of all, Meigs' suggestion that posts be built where they could be cheaply supplied contained the implication that the Quartermaster Department would determine the location of forts. The line officer, the man who understood the military realities and devised plans, must determine where his forces would be stationed, not the Quartermaster General sitting at a desk in far off Washington. General Meigs was attempting to mold military policy in Sherman's division to fit the limited quartermaster appropriation imposed by Congress.
In June 1866 the matter came to a head and resulted in Sherman's request for $2,000,000. The occasion was supplied by Fort Larned. In May Maj. Cuvier Grover, Fort Larned's commanding officer, had submitted drawings for proposed construction at his badly deteriorated post. In addition to being poorly executed, the plans did not comply with Quartermaster General Order No. 3, January 21, 1864, which stipulated that drawings should embrace a ground plan, a vertical section, and the general mode and style of construction in addition to detailed estimates of material costs. Meigs immediately wrote that no funds would be allocated on the basis of Grover's drawings. Sherman complained to Grant, and, in addition, sent a strongly worded letter to Meigs. Explaining that General Pope, the department commander, knew nothing of plans for Fort Larned, because the post quartermaster corresponded directly with Washington, Sherman went on to say,
General Meigs replied immediately. Contending that quartermaster officers had orders to follow the wishes of the line officers, and pointing out that the Fort Larned plans were totally inadequate and could not be sent to the Secretary of War without definite cost estimates, Meigs continued,
However, the matter had already been decided. On July 3, 1866, Grant had recommended and the Secretary of War had endorsed that "the sum of one million dollars be put into the hands of General Sherman's Chief Quartermaster to be expended in such amounts in sheltering the troops upon the Plains and within General Sherman's Military Division as may directed by him." [20]
Sherman received half of his original request and considered the matter closed. As far as Meigs was concerned, only a round had been lost. Grant's directive did not clear up the real difficulty, namely, the confusion between the responsibilities of the line commanders and the Quartermaster Department. The regulations still stipulated that approval for expending barracks and quarters funds would come from Washington through the Quartermaster General.
No sooner had Meigs learned of the directive than he devised new tactics to retain control. He informed Sherman's Chief Quartermaster, Col. Langdon C. Baston, that $200,000 would be made available. Further funds, however, would come "from time to time, upon your advice that they are needed." [21] Baston was to continue to comply with regulations and "forward plans and estimates of cost of all structures which may be ordered under this appropriation; and will also forward copies of all orders which you may receive relative to the application and distribution of the fund." [22]
When General Baston was transferred to the Department of Missouri and replaced at St. Louis by Bvt. Maj. Gen. James S. Donaldson, another of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign quartermasters, Meigs frankly informed him that he was to look after quartermaster interests:
In the meantime Sherman gave the order to begin a program of construction and repair throughout the division. During the fall and winter of 1866-1867 the $1,000,000, or sheltering fund as it came to be known, was distributed to the departments for necessary immediate repairs and the purchase of materials in anticipation of full scale work during the summer of 1867. During the winter department quartermasters complied with Meigs' directive to Donaldson and submitted plans and estimates to St. Louis. By March 1867 it became possible for Donaldson to send Meigs a rough estimate of the cost of the proposed activity in the Department of Missouri. The estimates for the new posts and construction at the existing in just that department came to a huge $1,600,028. The new post for a full regiment of cavalry, which Sherman wanted established near Pueblo, Colorado Territory, would alone cost $486,000. As Donaldson informed Meigs, "Estimates seem frightful, and yet cannot be safely reduced in view of Orders." [24]
As of March 1867 approximately $524,000 officially remained of the original $1,000,000 sheltering fund. In reality only $100,000 was still banked in St. Louis for the entire division and the $250,000 which the Department of Missouri had received had already been spent. [25] With the sheltering fund gone, the questions became, where would new funds come from, and who would control them?
Once he had the estimates for the Department of Missouri, Meigs went directly to the Secretary of War, informing him that they far exceeded any appropriations. As a result the Secretary of War issued the following directive, which Grant endorsed on April 18:
This of course meant that once the sheltering fund had been spent, control over all barracks and quarters funds reverted to the Quartermaster General. General Meigs had won the fight.
Nevertheless, Sherman had reason to be pleased. With the $1,000,000 he had set in motion a construction program which met his minimum requirements. Although he had to abandon the post for a full regiment, numerous new posts were started throughout the division and, equally as important, new construction at the existing was either underway or well along in the planning stage. His major objective, freedom to determine where his limited forces would be stationed, had been achieved. Once started it became impossible to reverse the construction program. Such would have meant the waste of material already purchased and at the sites. This forced General Meigs to present larger requests to Congress to complete the work and, ultimately, required Congress to appropriate the necessary funds to support the army to which it had given the task of bringing order to the frontier. Fort Larned was one of the posts that benefited from Sherman's sheltering fund.
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A crossover between Nick's Avatar: the Last Airbender and T.A. Barron's Great Tree on Avalon Trilogy. During their exploration of the Western Air Temple, Teo, the Duke, and Haru find a mysterio...
She stood at the edge of the crevice, shrouded in mist. A small breeze agitated her short brown hair, and she spoke in a calm, deadly quiet voice. "I believe it best if the Eleven Nations are separated."
"It could be you are right, Kyoshi," the somber voice answered from behind. "But perhaps these people can work things out on their own."
"No, they are too stupid and ignorant to do such a thing…the people I once admired have become barbarians, killing each other over such trifles as land and money."
"Surely, these are not your true feelings? You are the Avatar, Kyoshi."
"I know what I am talking about. And I do not lie."
"Everyone falls eventually, Kyoshi. You will, too, again and again."
"That may be, but I am tired of trying to work things out between these stubborn people!"
"Kyoshi, you are sixteen years of age, you just learned you were the Avatar last month, and you are already wanting to alter the world permanently?"
Kyoshi spun around to face her companion, fire in her dark brown eyes. "I don't think we can gain anything by working together anymore, Old Man! I'll take my four nations, and you take your seven, and we will separate."
"How do you plan to achieve such a feat? Surely one woman and an 'old man' cannot do it alone."
Kyoshi snorted. "You know as well as I that you have powers beyond my understanding. But you would not help me if you wanted to."
The silver haired man neither confirmed or denied the Avatar's accusation, but dipped his head in sorrow. "How do you plan to accomplish this?"
"Have you forgotten? I am the Avatar! I am the bridge between our world and the Spirit World!"
The old man sighed. "The spirits agreed to separate the worlds?"
Kyoshi smirked. "Not only that, no one, save for you and I—not even any of my future lives, or your 'chosen ones'—will remember that we were once one nation, that there is even another world out there."
The man eyed her suspiciously. "Kyoshi, how did you convince the spirits to do this?"
"I faced Ko," Kyoshi said, chuckly wryly at her pun.
"The Face-Stealer? And he agreed to help you?"
Kyoshi dipped her head. "I showed no fear, no emotion at all. When I put forward my request, he could not deny such a person as I. He agreed to separate this world. Even you cannot stop what the spirits set in motion."
The man sighed, but did not disagree. "Dividing the world will not stop war from entering into the hearts of men, Kyoshi. War will break out in your four nations, and in my seven. You know as well as I that separation and amnesia will not wipe out the lust for blood in the hearts of men."
Kyoshi looked troubled, but did not answer, for a rumbling had come from deep within the bowels of the earth. Kyoshi's eyes began to glow as she slipped into the Avatar State. In a ethereal voice, she said, "You cannot stop what the spirits have begun. We will never see each other again." She was gone.
"Foolish girl," the old man muttered. He spread his arms, and instantly sprouted eagle feathers all over his elderly body. With a few choice curses, he soared into the sky, and with that, Merlin the great Wizard and Eagleman was gone, not to be seen again for many of thousands of years.
Two Worlds
Once were one
Eleven Nations
Separated into two realms
One of seven nations
Another of four
Years passed and they forgot themselves
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Portals lost forever
Until the Avatar returns
When Merlin's heir is found
And the Avatar returns
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Must fight to save
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USC's already lost a game it should have won this season (Washington). Will the Trojans win a game they are supposed to lose? They should be underdogs at Arizona and Oregon State.
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Not A Bowl Game
Several USC players referred to the Oregon game as the Trojans' bowl game while freshman cornerback Nickell Robey called it the, "Super Bowl."
So how does USC recover from the letdown?
"That's why you never heard me call it a bowl game," Lane Kiffin said. "I'm not worried about our team. We will go back to work and not change what we're doing
Kiffin Blames Himself
USC coach Lane Kiffin said tonight Matt Barkley "didn't play very well."
Kiffin also blamed himself by saying he did not call enough short pass plays to overcome Oregon's frequent blitzes. Kiffin said he went for longer passes because he felt he needed to keep pace with the Ducks' offense.
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Jeremy Bates was 1 for 16 on third-down conversions in the Caesarhawks' 33-3 loss to the Raiders.
Sunday Stats
USC ranks 13th nationally in total offense and 98th in total defense. Despite that, I still feel the defense did its part last night against Oregon by forcing five punts. Oregon punted only 23 times in its previous seven games. Or 12 times in six games if you don't count the Arizona State game.
About That Stanford Clock Operator
Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott told me yesterday that the conference spoke to Stanford about its clock operator and hired Mike Pereira, the former vice president of officiating for the NFL, as a special advisor to improve the officiating.
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Yesterday? Sunday? Just loafing around !!
I got tired just looking at those pictures!
Talk about a work out!
I bet it was delicious…. Oh the smell of fresh baked bread :)
Hi Tracy. The work was worth it as the taste and smell WAS heavenly :D Ralph xox
That looks really fun. I enjoyed the photos. My was a real loafing (not doing much :) ).
Thanks YC, not doing much is a great way to spend a Sunday :D Ralph xox
ks3nia says:
looks delicious! :-D that was some productive loafing!
Hi Ksenia. It was delicious and as you say, a productive Sunday afternoon with Pedro's family (my neighbour in the apartment below me). His father and mother live on the hillside a few kilometers from where I live. :D Ralph xox
yourothermotherhere says:
What a wonderful way to spend time with each other!
Hello Mother. We all had a fantastic time. The family were so hospitable even with language difficulties we had a great afternoon making bread. Ralph xox
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What a perfect day!
Thanks Linda :D
Glad you enjoyed it Tim, it WAS very tasty. I have two of those loaves in my kitchen now. :D Take care. Ralph
What fun, Ralph! That was a fantastic slide show! You were right, I totally love it! It is so European. We might make bread here, but cook it in an outdoor oven!!! How wonderful! I wish I could taste it!!! You need to change your tough time sign up above this comment. How can anyone give a guy a tough time when 1) he's rolling in dough, 2) he's the salt of the earth, and 3) he works by the sweat of his brow, 4) he's as gentle and peaceful as a dove. It just doesn't make sense to give that guy a tough time!!! :) xox Marsha, the FORMER tough time giver.
Hi MVBFM. I have changed the wording above the comment box at your request. I am not totally happy with the wording but when I think of something better !!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the slideshow :D
The day didn't end there, for on my return I selected 38 photos from 72, resized them and what took the time was writing the captions for each. Creating the slideshow was the easiest part. It took all evening to do, but I think it shows the story of the baking experience. :D
No more tough guy !! Big hug. Ralph xox
That was wonderful – the experience, the slides, the everything! Such great fun! :) No more giving you a tough time. We're really friends, now. :) xox RVBFM
Ralph I used to have a home in Sicily and we had a wood burning oven in the back also. Sundays we would make pizza and Mondays we would make bread. It is such a beautiful memory that I couldn't help but get emotional when I watched your Sunday loafing presentation. How fun!
When I set up this slideshow I never really thought of the memories it may bring to some people. It's easy to forget that what we say in our posts are read by people from all over the world and may affect some in ways we can't imagine. I am so pleased to have brought back happy memories and the fun for you dear Sheri. Take care. Ralph xox
Wow! You've been real busy on Sunday! Now I feel I'm too lazy watching all this! So… Where's my piece? ;)
Sorry, Julita, your piece is in the dog. Will I do as a replacement? ;) Ralph xox
So you post all that just to make us drool? :( Come on, I smelled it from here!
Of course I did I just love to make you ladies drool ;)
This looks absolutely fantastic, a wonderful way to spend a Sunday. I can smell the bread from here….. Shame I wasn't there to have some fun too. Enjoy the bread!
I am really looking forward to the time if you ever wish to visit me. I will arrange such great days out for you. Simple but fun. I have two loaves in the kitchen and a jar of Pedro's dad's honey to have a midnight feast on. Big hug to my favourite Ute. Ralph xox :D
Oh dear you should not have mentioned honey …on that bread… heaven…I am drooling… :-)
I'll post a slice with honey onto you by snail mail. You may get a sticky comment from the postman ;)
I didn't, but I should have. I spent far too much time online, something I normally don't do on Sundays. Must do better next week.
If I was your teacher Carrie I would write "2/10 for lazy Sunday subject. I need to see a great improvement over the coming Sundays. Extra laziness for homework." ;) Ralph xox
Ooh, Type A folks like me don't like getting that poor of a grade. I will indeed do better next week!
" It's good to see that you are taking this seriously Carrie, as your grades are looking poor this term. Well done for your renewed uneffort !!" ;)
Oh dear Ralph, should be so beautiful and delicious these homemade breads… And also seems there was a great fun there… Thank you, I enjoyed so much, especially this lovely cat, :) Have a nice day, love, nia
Star the rescued kitten has found her permanent spot on the rocking chair by the heater as my other two cats never go on the chair. I am glad that you enjoyed the slideshow dear Nia. Ralph xox :D
WM says:
Just nice, beautiful report. Thanks, Ralph.
Thank you Wanda. I hope you had a relaxing Sunday and a glorious week in front of you :D Ralph xox
WM says:
Not exactly, Ralph: I am completely exhausted :-( But I try to relax in spite of everything :-)
Can you tell me why you are so exhausted? You don't have to reply to this question.
RoSy says:
Looks like all that work paid off in the end.
Who got to eat the egg?
That was for the children RoSy. They probably had that dove and egg loaf today. Ralph xox :D
That took me back more than fifty years, eating that heavenly bread for hours and hours while we waited and waited for dinner which finally arrived around eleven o' clock… washed down with lots of red wine of course
As it was a cold day our fried bread and honey was washed down with a hot milk coffee, but I like the wine idea Vanja. Wow. 50 years !! You must have been about, what age ? …… hmmm !! (minus) -20 years old at least ;) Ralph xox :D
Spot on Ralph – 21 – sitting by the sea in a fishing village in Mallorca..no hotels then… just a friend's home…
yours nostalgically Virginia
I am so pleased that this post brought back such fond memories Valma. Are you still sampling red wine? ;) xox
It's look so delicious and yummy, fresh from the oven. Don't forget to make the one for me :D
The bread tasted and smelled lovely compared to the sliced bread I usually buy from my local shop which has an almost negligible smell and taste. I won't forget to make one for you Yessie. Ralph xox :D
Yummy reminded me of baking bread with my gram..to this day I make homemade bread but alas no outdoor oven. You look so sweet mixing and kneading, I forgot how handsome you are until I viewed your slideshow:) God Bless my friend!
Hi my dear friend Len. Handsome !! I look now at an old man compared to what I did look like a few years/decades/centuries ago ;) Ralph xox
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Oh wow! that looks delish! :)
Delish it was Michelle. And what a wow comment from you. :D Ralph xox
I can only imagine how good delicious the bread tasted.Your hands got quite a workout and probably your whole body. From the looks of all the pics I think the bread deserved some fresh butter and local honey. If you don't eat honey you should be Ralph. Much better for you than Sugar.
Hi my new friend Yvonne. I must admit to being a sugar addict as I prefer sweet to savoury. I have a large jar of Pedro's dad's honey and I should try it instead of sugar. I must have been a humming bird in a previous life ;) Ralph xox
YOu are so clever and witty when you write. Please try the honey. It is better flor your body and might even help with the big P. Probably not but it does boost the immune system. How do you just pluck a bird and put it where ever.? ( a punny?)
Yvonne :-)
Hahaha !! :D
I will take your advice honey ;)
Oh my goodness that really looks like A LOT of work! So, I'm guessing that must have been the tastiest bread you've eaten so far then?
By the way. I think I need to get my eyes checked. For some reason I read "Ariadne and I pierced each OTHER with a fork." Haha.
It was a lot of work Rynna and Pedro's mum does this every two or three weeks. Yes, very tasty bread.
Now about your eyesight. Steb$ £h dunkihivjel. Okay. ;) Ralph xox
I really enjoyed watching the bread making. I would love to make bread with lots of helpers.
Hi Gallivanta. I think that was the fun of doing the work by having others to help of all ages. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the slideshow. :D Ralph xox
I emailed this post to my husband, who loves to make bread and has toyed with the idea of building a wood-burning oven. He might just do it if it were as fun as your slide show looks. Friends in knead!
……are friends well bread :D It's a great idea to have an outside oven if you have a large group of family/friends to help. Good excuse for a party Catherine :D On your own it's a lot of work. It may be an idea to think of self-sufficiency as the economy may go pear shaped and everything close down. Lots to think about :D
My husband made bread today and fried some small pieces in olive oil, as your friends did. They tasted fabulous, especially with garlic salt and a little Parmesan cheese. Thanks for the posting that! Now I just have to restrain myself from eating them all.
How fantastic Catherine. It's such a simple idea yet makes wonderful sweet or savoury snacks. I am so pleased that I posted this now :D
Fantastic effort, Ralph, I can almost smell that bread through my screen. I have the butter all ready and waiting. :D
Buttering me up with such a lovely comment Sylvia will get you everywhere. Should help me to get a suntan. You missed a bit on my back ;) Ralph xox
There you go, Ralph. Is that better? :D
A little to the right. That's ooooooh !! :D
Steady on now! :D
Thank you Sylvia. I now have perfect suntan and a smile ;)
Katie says:
Ah, you big loaf. What a beautiful day making and breaking bread with friends.
Is your next boxing match going to be on pay per view TV? 8)
Charming !! :D We were lucky Katie to have a fine afternoon between rainstorms and, yes, they are wonderful friends. :D
The fight is off. Rocky backed down as he knew he had no chance at handbags at 50 yards ;) Ralph xox
Tina says:
That's ALOT of Bread!! Whoa!! Puts my loaves to shame :( ox
Never my friend Tina. I am sure your loaves are wonderful. I have a lot of respect for this family as they are now living in survival mode as the economy has collapsed and there is no work for them here in the mountains of Spain. But they will survive because they have the tools and the knowledge to live a basic but comfortable life without all the modern electrical devices that most of us have.. :D Ralph xox
shiroknowes says:
What a nice idea to bake bread and also in good company is always fine, have a sweet evening !
Making and baking bread this way was an unusual treat for me and I am so pleased to be able to share it with the world. I thank you for your lovely comment Shiro and I do hope that your evening is wonderful as well. Ralph xox :D
shiroknowes says:
Yes I would like to have a chance to make bread in that way, so nice ! I already have a lovely evening, I'm sitting here with a glass of red wine and I have still to send to bed my children…..I think I have to go, enjoy also your evening, friend ! Xoxo
Lovely to hear about your evening :D xox
Oh man that looks so good, I want some!!!
Too late Sage it's in the dog !!! ;) You'll have to be quicker next time :D Ralph
Elisa says:
OOOOOOOOOOO I loooooooved this part of working at the place I ran! I lamented a moment that I cannot even be near to the flour with wheat anymore :) But THEN, I got to do it this way with your slide show and the scents and the feeling of the weight worked into my body from the doing it, flashed right back to me!! yay ty ty ty
This did not show up in my Reader! ah well, today was a better day for it though, hope is good. That is great exercise for the hands–at least.
It's amazing Elisa how many memories are brought back to other bloggers including yourself by this simple post. I am so pleased that you enjoyed it :D Ralph xox
that was a great slide-show to watch, and how I wish to be able to do that one day. Bread looks delicious makes my mouth water! great story to share :)
Thank you so much my friends in Croatia. I am sure one day you will do the same or something similar :D Ralph xox


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The Irish (3-2) are playing for the pride of two storied programs this week. No team has ever beaten Southern California and Notre Dame in back-to-back weeks, and the Sun Devils have a chance after last week's 62-41 win over the Trojans that led to the firing of coach Lane Kiffin.
"Our guys will be very motivated to play in this game," ASU coach Todd Graham said. "It is a national game. It is a game that is very important. Is it more important than the Pac-12 games? No, it is not. That is how we emphasize it to our players. But it is very important to our fan base, very important to our football program."
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Notre Dame has eight players from Texas on its roster. The school's most recent Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Brown, is from Dallas, about 15 miles from the Cowboys' stadium in suburban Arlington.
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GRAHAM COMING HOME: The Arizona State coach grew up in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite and was a high school coach in the area before turning to the college ranks for good in 2001 as an assistant at West Virginia. He had one of the biggest victories in Tulsa history when his Golden Hurricane beat the Irish in South Bend in Kelly's first season in 2010.
SLOWING ASU'S KELLY: Sun Devils quarterback Taylor Kelly is third nationally in passing at 342.5 yards per game, and the Sun Devils just recorded their most yards since 2000 with 612 against USC. The Irish are middle of the pack nationally in defending the pass, and their pass rush has gone from one of the best to one of the worst statistically in a year. "We're not happy with ourselves," said Notre Dame nose guard Louis Nix III.
BOUNCING BACK FROM OU LOSS: One of the biggest wins for Notre Dame on the way to the title game loss to Alabama last year came at Oklahoma. But this year, the Sooners handed the Irish their second loss 35-21 last week in South Bend. "What we haven't done well, quite frankly, is the ordinary things," Kelly said. "And last year we did the ordinary things much better."
ALL EYES ON REES: Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees was 9 of 24 for a season-low 104 yards passing against the Sooners after throwing for more than 300 yards in three straight games. He did have two TDs but struggled for the second straight week. "You have to avoid the noise, when it's good and when it's bad," Kelly said.
IT'S THE COTTON BOWL, SORT OF: The Irish have appeared in the Cotton Bowl seven times, the most of any postseason game for them. Now Notre Dame is playing for the first time in the new home of the Cotton Bowl. The last game in the Fair Park stadium bearing the name was in 2009. The Irish's last Cotton Bowl appearance was a 24-21 victory over Texas A&M in 1994.
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The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi has won Egypt's presidential election says the country's electoral commission. Morsi won 13.2 million votes, nearly 52 percent of the total vote, in a runoff election. He succeeds Hosni Mubarak who was overthrown over a year ago in a popular uprising but Egypt's military council, which has ruled the country since Mubarak's ouster, sharply curbed the powers of the presidency earlier this month. Brotherhood supporters erupted in cheers, waved Egyptian flags and set off fireworks following the electoral commission's announcement even as anger at the military's expanding role in politics mixed with the celebratory atmosphere. "Say! Don't fear! The military must go!" crowds chanted.
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Rotten Tomatoes has on its Angelique Rockas website as part of Angeliqu`e Wall a scan of one of the five letters that Elia Kazan had sent to Angelique regarding a possible film role in the film about the Kazan family immigration from Asia Minor to the USA.
As you can see in this letter Mr Kazan suggest to Angelique that she ask Pandelis( that is the Greek film director Pandelis Voulgaris)with wh... read more
Angelique Rockas was asked by the renowmed Greek film director Pandelis Voulgaris of `The Brides` fame to find funding for the last but unfilmed project of the great Elia Kazan - a personal friend of Mr Voulgaris-. The film was the story of the immigration of Kazan`s family from the beleagured Greek communities under Turkish rule in Asia Minor to the safe haven of the USA. Angelique arrnged a meet... read more
Angelique had been asked by the renowned Greek film director Pandelis Voulgaris of `The Brides ` fame , to find film funding for what was to be the last but unfinished film project of Elia Kazan who was a personal friend of Voulgaris.
The subject of the film was the immigration of the Kazan family from the beleagured Greek minority communities under Turkish rule in Asia Minor to the safe haven of... read more
Angelique Rockas is the only UK-based Greek actress of mainland Greek parentage who has acted in Greek produced films, e.g Nereida in Costas Ferris's Oh Babylon. She also played a leading role as Ms Ortiki in the Greek language TV series Emmones Idees, which was directed by the renowned Greek director Theodoros Maragos.
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A Paris Apartment Packed with Color
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You may have seen this Parisian apartment while browsing the latest issue of Elle Decor, but for those of you who haven't, we'd like to share its eclectic appeal.
Designer Olivier Gagnère lives in a classic Left Bank Parisian apartment with high ceilings, gorgeous original moldings, and chevron hardwood floors. Gagnère has the good fortune of being an interior, furnishings, and accessories designer, so as expected, many of the pieces and scenes in his home are of his own design. There's an eclectic mix of natural textures such as leather and shell, and ethnic textiles, rugs, and artifacts. All of these elements are interspersed with modern pieces as well. We love how the home feels like a collection of objects genuinely built up over time. Matching is not the objective here. Gagnère has aimed to fill his space with things that he loves, and because he has stellar taste, they all come together to create a stunning home.
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a bit bohemian... beautiful windows and vieuw!
bonne weekend,
I'm sure this is not the case, but it seems as though they are ashamed of their furniture...everything seems to be covered up! Of course the colors are beautiful and well put together, especially seeing as though there are SO many different patterns, but I would love to see some wood!
As someone who has not seen this in ElleDecor, thanks for sharing it here! Great apartment! This isn't exactly my style, but I still think there is some great inspiration here and I'm sure I'll be looking over these pictures in the future.
Wow... what a dramatic, lush, beautiful place. Thanks for sharing it!
So, who noticed the black crocodile pattern on kitchen cabinets and appliances? Holy moly! Not something I would ever do, but it did make my heart beat a little faster for a minute.
I love the paint color in the first image — it looks just like my freshly painted apartment! I used Benjamin Moore 'Pale Oak'.
Awe-some awesome awesome. Love almost everything (not a fan of the leopard print chairs) and would be so psyched to have an apartment like this. Oh, Paris!
After seeing this, I'd definitely say navy blue is a no-go color....yep....definitely
Personally, I adore the navy blue.
Does anyone know what the gray paint in the second picture is? I love it!
very sophisticated. makes me want to go out & purchase some blue & purple hydrangeas. love the use of quilts.
For some reason I feel like I'd never get to sleep in this place, but in a good way I guess.. kind of like Pee Wee's playhouse!
I love the navy blue and the gray paint choices. All together it is a bit multiple personality for me, but still nicely done.
@emmelemm: I might not have noticed that black croc kitchen had you not mentioned, but I actually kind of love it! Just not in this space and not with those counter tops.
uh, my fav is the dino with handcuffs on!
Lush, lively, love it.
Does anyone know the name of that beautiful grey paint?
I read this issue and this place was my favorite. I can't say I like everything, such as the animal prints...but what a fabulous collection of exotic textiles and rugs.
Love the bathroom. I could never live with the rest of it.
Did they source the living room rug? Covet!
I love, love, love the textiles in this home. I spent an hour just staring at this in Elle Decor the other day, this is my dream home.
And thank you codeislife, for that crucial piece of info :)
dinosaur. handcuffs.
Beautiful windows...but I do not like any of the furnishings/textiles at all. This apt is just way too contempo for me.
Gorgeous, the first living room picture is heavenly to me. The mauve on the chairs, that orange striped bench....love!
This is the kind of apartment I would love to visit -- and I imagine it's a wonderful place for entertaining. There is so much to look at and so many unusual and artistic pieces. It is unique and quirky -- and I would assume reflects its owner's love of the exotic. Just being able to put so many unusual colors and patterns and styles together shows how masterful a designer and collector the owner is! Bravo!
SO BEAUTIFUL! I love the red t-rex...any ideas were i canget one?
I spent a month in Paris a number of years ago. This looks just like the street where I "lived" in a furnished studio not nearly so fabulous. I wish I could remember the name of the street, but it was closest to the "Ecole Militaire" station. I love the color and rich bohemian feel!
i like it 'how it all came together effect' and no kids in the house i guess!
Completely agree with missnic's comment. This home is over-stimulating.
Loving the gorgeous textiles and all the wall colors.
Too shaggy for me, too much stuff. Looks like somewhere a cat lady lives.
the black crocodile skin cabinets and the repeated leopard skin patterns aren't for me at all, but otherwise a very beautiful place!
Anyone have an idea how I can "borrow" the look of the main room without having the wonderful light from those windows (i.e., lighting that looks like natural light)?


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Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) has been a high flying stock for the past couple of months. This could be because of the company's expansion, high volume, and phenomenal earnings. Las Vegas Sands recently reported its Q1 2013 earnings. The company attracted a horde of tourists and saw a 20% surge in revenue, led by accelerated growth in Macau. For these reasons, I believe that Las Vegas will see growth that it has never seen before. Below, I will explain why I think Las Vegas Sands will continue to soar as well as outline why its competitors are no match for it.
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China's Casino Industry
The World Bank recently reported that Chinese growth will recover in 2013 to an estimated 8.4%, which is 0.3% greater than the previous estimate. World Bank cited government stimulus, monetary easing, and an upswing in the business cycle as the reason for the change in estimates. Las Vegas Sands is undervalued because of widespread fear in China. Its stock price should continue to ameliorate through 2013 due to the following reason.
Macau's deadly drop
Macau has been a casino empire for many years. Unfortunately, Las Vegas Sands does not control it. It has been trying to gain control of it by opening more casinos in the area to attract more tourists. But it is not its fault entirely, sluggish growth was seen in the area but after a few quarters of sluggish growth resulting from a dawdling Chinese economy, Macau's casino and gaming industry once again demonstrated strength. The region's gambling revenues surged 15% in the first quarter of 2013 led by the growth in various casino operations. Even though China's economy worsened, Las Vegas Sands continued to do well in Macau.
Singapore's government
Las Vegas Sands' Singapore revenue declined in the first quarter of 2013. Singapore's economy has slowed down over the past few quarters, which has impacted its business. In addition, Singapore's government launched new measures to stabilize the economy. I believe that the downward earnings trend in Singapore will continue, but this will not affect operations and overall results.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM)
Similar to Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International has had a phenomenal recovery since the 2008 debacle. As many may argue, this is a phenomenal stock, yet it seems to be slowing down. MGM Resorts International currently has a year-over-year quarterly growth of 3% as compared to Las Vegas Sands, which has a growth of approximately 20%. MGM Resorts International's gross margins also stand at 37%, while Las Vegas Sands is at a whopping 75%. MGM Resorts International's PEG ratio is also negative.
Although its revenue is increasing, everything else is decreasing. MGM Resorts International has witnessed a decline of about 1.4 billion in cash over the past year. MGM is also opening up casinos, but its casinos are more concentrated in the Las Vegas area.For these reasons, I would recommend Las Vegas Sands over MGM.
Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR)
Another player in the casino and hotel industry is Caesars Entertainment. I would not recommend this company at all. This company is losing a ton of money. There are many reasons that contribute to this stock's dwindling cash balance. First and foremost is the amount of employees they have, currently at about 70,000, while Las Vegas Sands has a mere 46,000. Caesars also has a negative P/E. Like the others, Caesars Entertainment is opening up new casinos. A notable casino includes the Linq which has cost Caesars a whopping $500 million. These are just some of the many negative statistics that Caesars possesses and it would take the the company some time to get back on its feet.
Las Vegas Sands is well positioned to benefit from growth in Macau and China. In 2012, Las Vegas Sands was able to strengthen its grip in Macau through the addition of the first tower in the Sands Cotai Central resort. Las Vegas Sands is currently in the process of expanding its towers, which will support revenue growth rates in Macau.
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