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Seto\Jou fic with no real plot, as I was just writing on a whim to see if I could write something to music lyrics without making it into a semi-dreaded 'songfic'..Also if anyone can think of a bett...
It felt a little strange, yet slightly liberating to be dressed down as he was, in a simple black wool sweater and black jeans, with no chance of being bothered by late business or anything else of the sort. He had left everything he usually carried at home after coming up with his plans for the night.
He had judged about how much money he would need and taken only that amount with him when he had gone shopping earlier in the evening and purchased the clothing he was currently wearing. After paying for those purchases, he found it depleted almost all of his funds.
Seto had decided against returning back to either office or the house to retrieve more money though, he could do without anything else tonight. 'Besides.. if I went back, I might not have the willpower to leave again' and it was against his nature to waste his money on clothing he didn't need so there was really no point in going back. The wind picked up as he turned a corner, chilling his face and neck as it whipped around him, blinding him with his own bangs for a moment. He paused, lifting a hand to brush his hair from his face and froze as he noted the reason he had ventured out on this little trip five feet in front of him, facing away from Seto.
Seto lowered his hand, shoving it back into the coat pocket as he stood there watching the blond. Jounouchi was dressed in a green jacket that Seto was sure didn't do a thing to keep the cold out, the jeans looked a little ragged as well, his mind noted as he watched the other boy rub his hands together to warm them. 'He should be home..' he thought moving to lean against the shadowed wall of the building he had been standing beside. He didn't want Jounouchi to see him, despite the clothing; Seto knew he would be recognized immediately and that would ruin his carefully laid plan for the night most likely also resulting in yet another argument, resulting in each of them going their separate ways...again.
He knew why the other wasn't home though, or at one of his friends houses. He wouldn't have chosen to stay either in Jounouchi's place, or accepted the charity and pity of the others in the group, it was more than pride he mused, but others most likely wouldn't understand. Which was why he was currently leaning against the cold wall of a building in the dead of night watching the blond teen. If he couldn't act on his behalf visibly, then he'd decided to settle on watching him silently and acting invisibly in his favor. Jounouchi finally decided to move on he noted as the blond turned his gaze from the sky to the street before him, turning away from it to walk down the sidewalk, arms wrapped tightly against his chest.
Seto watched the blond pause at the inky black mouth of an alley between two buildings and glance around before disappearing into it. The action confirmed what he had assumed earlier and he waited silently outside the alley, barely able to make out the lanky form dropping down in the corner of the alley's end, curling up against the one of the walls.
One wouldn't think that watching someone could render physical pain, but it *hurt* watching the scene before him and not being able to do a damn thing about it, just watching as the younger man pulled the green jacket tighter around his lean frame before dropping off to sleep.
Seto stepped silently into the alley when he noted the breathing of the teen fall into a steady rhythm avoiding contact with anything that might alert the blond to his presence. Sighing faintly, Seto frowned as Jou made a distressed noise in his sleep, face troubled from where it was resting against one green clad shoulder. At least he could let him be warm, even if he couldn't soothe the troubled sleep, besides it would only lead to greater trouble if the other teen *did* wake up and find Seto here in front of him.
He slid out of the leather coat and laid it out over the blond, covering as much of Jounouchi with it as was possible. 'At least I found one thing I can do without causing him trouble..' he mused as he watched Jou shift slightly beneath it, one arm uncurling from his chest to grasp the edge of the coat like a blanket, pulling it closer around him, murmuring faintly in his sleep.
Seto watched him for a moment longer before turning away, walking out of the alley and towards the street, glancing at his surroundings before noting the dimly lit windows of what he took to be a all hours coffee shop. He didn't have any money, but that didn't mean he couldn't sit inside it and watch the alley until morning.
Pushing the worn door open, he ignored the small jingle overhead and moved towards one of the empty booths next to the small window in the front. He saw the clerk look up at him briefly before dismissing him when he showed no signs of ordering anything. The window could have done with some cleaning, but he could see the alley well enough despite that, which was all that mattered at the moment.
Seto had pulled enough all nighters working that he was still awake when the sun began its ascent into the sky, revealing the truth of his surroundings, inside and outside. Blue eyes never moved from the dark mouth of the alley though until he noted the blond head he was watching for appear, Jounouchi was holding the coat in one hand, golden brown eyes looking everywhere it seemed for some sign of who had given it to him. If it hadn't hurt so much to see the other's shock that someone would do such a thing, it would have been amusing.
He watched Jou as the blond finally slid into the coat, the leather almost, but not quite swallowing the smaller teen in its brown folds. Jounouchi pulled it close, turning decisively as if he had thought of something important and walked down the sidewalk, eyes taking in everything as if looking for someone or something. Seto stood and moved towards the doorway, not bothering to say anything to the clerk behind the counter as he opened the door and stepped outside, eyes following the other as the blond continued up the street searching most likely for any clue as to the owner of the coat.
It was a few blocks later in a slightly nicer neighborhood that he noted the distressed look had advanced to something other than the lack of knowledge as to his benefactor. The smell was what gave him the answer as to what could be the cause of this new distress. A restaurant was opening for breakfast business and the smell of the food teased anyone who was near it with what lay inside its doors.
He watched from afar as one hand left the leather coat's pocket to search the pockets of the green jacket and jeans before giving up and giving the restaurant an annoyed glance before turning away from it and continuing on.
Of course, even had he wanted to reveal himself, it would have done little good, Seto thought to himself as he also passed the restaurant by, he'd spent the money he'd brought with him on the clothes and had nothing left on him to buy even a cup of coffee with.
Sighing he shook his head and wondered how far Jou would go in his search for answers and if the boy had any plans for the Sunday morning. An hour later he wanted to curse at something, or someone.. how could watching someone hurt so damn much? The other boy didn't even know he was following him, but it felt as if he'd been struck in the chest every time he saw that hungry look when the smells of the cafe's and other vendors crossed their paths. He knew why the other didn't stop to ask for anything even though he was sure that a few of the vendors would have given a little something to him, had he asked them nicely enough for it. It was the same reason he had chose not to seek out his friends. 'Damn Pride..' he sighed softly, hands in his pockets. This was getting pointless now he thought silently to himself. 'So.. why are you still following him?' Seto ignored the question; he didn't really know the answer himself.
Or rather he did, he just didn't want to acknowledge it. It was crazy to even consider it, so he denied it and buried it beneath cold logic and hateful words. He wasn't going to set himself up to be hurt again after all, he'd had quite enough of that this past year to even consider even courting that possibly. Case in point, if he told Jou's friend's what he had observed, he'd be either called a liar or worse, because once confronted, Jounouchi would deny it so he didn't have to deal with it. Which was just one more way they were similar. He didn't care for anyone getting into his personal business either. 'Pride again actually.. and the fact we both hide our actual emotions from those around us..'
The blond just went the other direction than he did, while Seto had chosen to use the lack of emotion, Jounouchi had to go the other route and use cheerfulness or anger to cover up his own. He shook his head. 'I shouldn't even be interested in the mutt, if anyone, I should be giving all this attention to Yugi or even that quiet white haired friend of theirs.' The world was crazy if it thought that two people so much alike, yet different could ever produce anything but misery.
He returned his full attention to the reason he was still out here, watching him silently, at least the idiot had stopped his wandering. Jounouchi had dropped down onto a bench a couple feet away, slumping back into it with a confused look on his face. 'Wondering who in their right minds would bother with helping him, no doubt..' The kicker to that was it was him who had helped other boy, did this mean he wasn't in his right mind...probably. He felt his lips twist into a sardonic smile and he moved to lean back against the wall of the building he was standing in front of. He could hear a music coming from the inside speaker system, muffled, but still loud enough to make out some of the lyrics.
You're not the easiest person I ever got to know
And it's hard for us both to let our feelings show.
Now wasn't that just cute, he rolled his eyes heavenward briefly as if to ask something above, the gods perhaps, if they were having a good chuckle at his and Jounouchi's expense. Sighing faintly, he let his eyes fall back down to the sulking blonde on the bench as his ears caught the last part of the verse.
But if there's one guy, just one guy
Who'd lay down his life for you and die,
I hate to say it, I hate to say it, but it's probably me.
He mused over those last few lines and hated the conclusion they brought. He was not going to admit, even to his younger brother, that given the choice; He, Kaiba Seto would throw everything away, including his life, in order to protect the blond mutt. 'Now if that isn't proof I'm crazy I don't know what more would be needed.'
He frowned quietly when he noted two young men were now standing in front of the bench and questioning Jounouchi why he was out here. He walked silently closer, noting as he did the clothes the two were wearing. 'Lovely, he would have to attract their attention.' He sighed and weighed his options silently, still a good foot away from the bench. One, the police officers could take Jou in for loitering in front of the shop they were at, they might even assume he stole the coat he wore, since his other clothes were so ragged.
Or two, he could step in and use his influence to extradite the puppy out of trouble. Which would no doubt reveal that he'd been the one who gave him the coat and had been following him the whole time.. he'd most likely get his head bitten off after the cops left, but at least Jounouchi wouldn't be arrested or falsely accused of theft. Besides it was the more...honorable thing to do. 'Riiight, Seto.. just keep telling yourself that, you might even convince yourself its true...in a few years time.'
He closed the distance between himself and the officer's, reaching out to the one on the right to tap his shoulder. "Excuse me.." he murmured softly. They turned the one on the left giving him a dark look that clearly stated how much the older man thought of the young man in front of him. "He was waiting on me to return.." he stated, arms crossed over his chest.
He didn't look at Jounouchi as he spoke, but he could see the startled shock out of the corner of his eye. He wondered what was going through the blonde's head at the moment, was he glad to see him or was he going to snarl at him once the other two left.


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George Whitman was born on December 12, 1913 to mother Grace Bates and father Walter George Whitman in East Orange, New Jersey. When George was still a baby the family moved to Salem, Massachusetts. Early in his life George's parents instilled in him a passionate and profound respect for literature. Walter was a well-respected professor of physics and the author of several books on science in the home and community. In 1925, when George was twelve years old, Walter took the whole family (except the youngest son Carl) on a year-long sabbatical to Nanking University in China. Immersed in Chinese culture and society, George and his younger sister Mary learned the language quite quickly. It was his first trip abroad, and his experiences in China made a lasting impression on him.
With the brief exception of the Nanking exchange, George lived in Salem until he graduated from high school. While he was a student he published and edited his own satirical paper called "The Reflector�? and also worked as a newsboy. In 1931 George decided to enroll as an undergraduate at Boston University with a major in journalism. After his graduation in 1935 he decided to travel again. With $40 in his pocket he caught a ride to Mexico city and began a voyage that was to trace almost 5000 kilometers through Mexico and Central America, including the Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Hawaii. During this time he became fluent in Spanish.
This trip was a formative experience in George's life. Much of his traveling was done alone and on foot. He had many adventures and close calls. In an isolated part of the Yucatan he fell sick with dysentery and was forced to walk alone for three days through the swampy jungle with no food or water. Eventually he was found and nursed back to health by a tribe of Mayans. George was deeply impressed by the fact that despite hardship and extreme poverty, the people he met were invariably friendly and generous. This philosophy of "give what you can, take what you need�? would become one of his founding principles.
When he arrived in Panama George ran out of money. He found a job working with the Panama Canal Company, where he stayed for several months before sailing to Hawaii and then to San Francisco in 1938, where he worked as a cable car conductor, attended classes at the University of California and enlisted in the US Army. He didn't stay out west for long but decided to hobo his way back east, riding the rails until he arrived back in Massachussets. In 1939 he enrolled at Harvard University, where he stayed until 1941 when he was called into military service. He was trained as a Medical Warrant Officer and worked at different hospitals around Europe, helping with the wounded. Several months of his army career were spent at an isolated post in Greenland. He lived with the natives, learned to sail, and according to George, had a beautiful Eskimo girlfriend.
Returning to the United States, George managed to open and run a small bookstore in Taunton, Massachusetts while still working night shifts for the army until the war ended and he was discharged. After more travels through western Europe and France, George moved permanently to Paris in 1948 under the GI Bill. He lived in a small room in the Hotel Suez on Boulevard St. Michel in the heart of the Left Bank and enrolled at the Sorbonne, studying French civilization, philosophy, culture, and literature. Encouraged by his great friend Lawrence Ferlinghetti, George founded his bookshop, Le Mistral, at 37 rue de la Bûcherie in 1951. The name, he says, "was in honour of the first girl I ever fell in love with.�? Inspired by his encounters with the legendary bookseller Sylvia Beach, he later changed the name of his shop to Shakespeare and Company. In 1981 George's only daughter was born at the Hôtel Dieu, directly across the Seine from the bookshop. She was respectfully named after Sylvia Beach.
For 60 years George worked tirelessly to ensure that Shakespeare and Company remains not only a venerable independent bookshop, but also a renowned Left Bank cultural institution and a home-away-from-home for many thousands of writers and visitors from around the world. In 2006 he was awarded the Officier des Arts et Lettres by the French Minister of Culture for his lifelong contribution to the arts.
On Wednesday 14th December, 2011, George Whitman died at home in the apartment above his bookshop, Shakespeare and Company, in Paris. George suffered a stroke two months before, but showed incredible strength and determination up to the end, continuing to read every day in the company of his daughter, Sylvia, his friends and his cat and dog. He died two days after his 98th birthday.
After a life entirely dedicated to books, authors and readers, George will be sorely missed by all his loved ones and by bibliophiles around the world who have read, written and stayed in his bookshop for over 60 years. Nicknamed the Don Quixote of the Latin Quarter, George will be remembered for his free spirit, his eccentricity and his generosity - all three summarised in the verses written on the walls of his open, much-visited library : "Be not inhospitable to strangers / Lest they be angels in disguise."
George was buried at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, in the good company of other men and women of letters such as Guillaume Apollinaire, Colette, Oscar Wilde and Balzac. His bookstore continues, run by his daughter.
WW1: Why Did It Happen?
To mark this important centenary year, we're thrilled to present world-acclaimed historians Margaret Macmillan (The War That Ended Peace) and Paul Ham (1914: The Year the World Ended) for a fascinating discussion on what drove the world to war in 1914.
The First World War followed a period of sustained peace in Europe during which people talked with confidence of prosperity, progress, and hope. But in 1914, Europe walked into a catastrophic conflict that killed millions, bled its economies dry, shook empires and societies to pieces, and fatally undermined Europe's dominance of the world. It was a war that could have been avoided up to the last moment—so why did it happen? Beginning in the early nineteenth century and ending with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, The War That Ended Peace uncovers the huge political and technological changes, national decisions, and just as important, the small moments of human muddle and weakness that led Europe from peace to disaster. This masterful exploration of how Europe chose its path towards war will change and enrich how we see this defining moment in history.
In 1914: The Year the World Ended, award-winning historian Paul Ham tells the story of the outbreak of the Great War from German, British, French, Austria-Hungarian, Russian, and Serbian perspectives. Along the way, he debunks several stubborn myths. European leaders, for example, did not stumble or 'sleepwalk' into war, as many suppose. They fully understood that a small conflict in the Balkans—the tinderbox at the heart of the continent—could spark a European war. They well knew what their weapons could do. Yet they carried on. 1914: The Year the World Ended seeks to answer the most vexing question of the 20th century: Why did European governments decide to condemn the best part of a generation of young men to the trenches and four years of slaughter, during which 8.5 million would die?
Margaret MacMillan is the Warden of St Antony's College and a Professor of International History at the University of Oxford. Her books include Women of the Raj (1988, 2007); Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World (2001) for which she was the first woman to win the Samuel Johnson Prize; Nixon in China: Six Days that Changed the World; The Uses and Abuses of History (2008); and Extraordinary Canadians: Stephen Leacock (2009). The War that Ended Peace was awarded the International Affairs Book of the Year at the Political Book Awards 2014
Paul Ham is the author of Hiroshima Nagasaki (2011), Vietnam: The Australian War (2007) and Kokoda (2004). Vietnam won the New South Wales Premier's Prize for Australian History and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Prize for Non-Fiction (2008). Kokoda was shortlisted for the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction and the New South Wales Premier's Prize for Non-Fiction. Sandakan: The Untold Story of the Sandakan Death Marches was published in 2012 and was shortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for History.


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Topics: Gun Control, Guns, Trayvon Martin, Lobbying, Politics News
The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is a group that helps major industry players write their own legislation that Republicans then pass in state legislatures across the country. Traditionally, ALEC would draw up and promote bills limiting labor organizing rights and weakening workplace safety regulations and environmental protections, because those things anger the Market Gods. Fewer of those things means more money for ALEC's funders! Recently, though, ALEC also began dabbling in things that wouldn't make anyone any money but that happened to be right-wing political priorities.
ALEC is now shutting down its "Public Safety and Elections" task force. ALEC's Public Safety and Elections task force's goals were twofold: to improve "public safety" by making it easier for citizens to carry guns everywhere they go and to shoot certain people without fear of arrest or prosecution, and to improve elections by making it harder for politically undesirable types to exercise their right to vote. (Why were gun rights and voter disenfranchisement the purview of one task force? Those two issues really have very little in common besides being of supreme importance to paranoid white people.)
What happened is, people suddenly noticed that self-defense laws had recently become much more "robust" (slash-"insane") in lots of states after this guy in Florida named George Zimmerman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager named Trayvon Martin and then somehow was not arrested. These new self-defense laws were widely blamed for the police reaction, or non-reaction, and while the NRA had predictably lobbied for them in the various states where they passed, it turned out that ALEC had been instrumental in drafting these laws and others like them that had nothing to do with being "pro-business" but everything to do with quietly remaking the nation into a right-wing paradise.
So major corporations began abandoning ALEC, because they hadn't signed on for the full right-wing culture war. While Coca-Cola has a vested interest in, say, stopping public health initiatives, there's no compelling profit-based reason for it to support the dismantling of gun control legislation. People do not get thirstier when they are carrying concealed firearms, as far as I know. Kraft does not, as a company, have any interest in making it more difficult for poor people to vote.
So! ALEC is giving up on the items of its agenda not directly related to helping giant corporations make as much money as possible without fear of lawsuits or union agitation. Because those are less "hot-button" issues.
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Top Speed recently showed you video of a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti burning on the streets of Moscow , we have now learned the whole story, and let us warn you, it's a sad one.
Aparently the one time Russian Ferrari owner had just finished handing over more than half a million euro (about $845,000) for the exotic Italian four seater only a half hour before the tragic incident occurred. As the driver explained, "I owned Ferrari for 30 minutes. Just bought it for €600,000 and was heading home, when I noticed some smoke coming out from under the hood, I promptly pulled to the sideway and ran out of the car. In just minutes my new Ferrari had completely caught on fire. I really don't know what has happened." At least the individual had enough good sense to exit the car before he too suffered a similar fate.
The cause is still undetermined, and judging by the puddle of Ferrari that was left behind, it doesn't look like it ever will. However, one thing is for certain, this definitely doesn't look good for the Italian automaker.


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WASHINGTON -- A man died after a stabbing on the Northwest Branch trail on Saturday night.
Prince George's County Police and the Maryland-National Capital Park Police are investigating the murder.
The Maryland-National Capital Park Police said officers responded to a call at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday about a man lying unconscious on the ground near the 1500 block of Quebec Street in Langley Park.
They found a man suffering from stab wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Is MIT Prof. Lewin wrong about Kirchhoff's law?
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I'm interested in the other version of KVL. Is it "sum of voltage drop = sum of emf"? Anyway, how do we define the term "voltage" in the case of varying magnetic field?
Voltage can still be defined when there are time varying fields. You can research the well known vector potential A. The scalar potential (which is voltage) and the vector potential can be combined into a 4-vector in relativity theory, and a complete field description (including time varying fields) can be provided by scalar and vector potentials. But, this goes a little beyond the thread topic.
The "other" version of KVL could also be called the original version. I say this because Kirchoff's original experiments were with batteries and resistors. The experiments revealed that the sum of EMFs from batteries in a loop equals the sum of the currents times the resistances in the loop. The word potential does not even come up, but it's clear from a modern perspective that resistance times current is a potential drop. Maxwell quotes this version of KVL and gives credit to Kirchoff in his famous Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Actually, he mentions both Kirchoff's voltage law and his current law, which nobody argues about at all.
For some reason, this other simplified version of KVL (sum of potentials equals zero) has cropped up in the literature. I'm not sure why, but it is very common to see it in text books. So, it's not too surprising to see Prof. Lewin quoting this as the definition. Again, this is all just semantics, but it is certainly instructive to study and understand the original intent of KVL.
Now it should be said that the original experiments were with EMFs from batteries and not from time changing magnetic flux, but the concept is basically the same. Non-conservative EMFs can be grouped together and used with a very straightforward definition of KVL which says that the sum of EMFs around a loop equals the sum of potential drops around the loop (or some variation on that). Kirchoff and Maxwell define it without reference to potential at all, which can avoid the confusion of what potential means. However, modern theory uses the concept of potential, so it's perhaps better not to avoid it.
To help answer your question, I've attached a copy of Kraus' description of the classical definition of KVL. (Electromagnetics by John D. Kraus, 3rd ed. 1984). Note the footnote at the bottom which mentions time varying fields. As I mentioned above, this is the version of KVL I carry around in my head and use in my professional work. I really don't know why anyone would be interested in the other version of KVL that we commonly see, but who am I to judge?
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Her team down by 15 points with five minutes left in the first half, Lodi High girls basketball coach Erin Aitken turned to her bench and plugged in sparkplug reserve guard Jill McMillen.
McMillen's electrifying all-around play fueled a 26-6 Lodi run and the Flames frontcourt of Gabby Munsch and Brittany Benton combined for 22 points and 32 rebounds as visiting Lodi rallied to knock off upset-minded Lincoln, 49-38, on Tuesday night in San Joaquin Athletic Association action.
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Houston Rockets guard James Harden were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending March 9.
The Knicks were 3-1 behind Anthony, who averaged 29.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.75 steals. He tallied 33 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals during the Knicks' 118-106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 5.
Harden guided the Rockets to a 4-0 week, which included wins over the Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers and Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 30.3 points, 6.8 assists and 2.50 steals.
It was the second consecutive Western Conference Player of the Week honor for Harden.
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A few days after my first NCAA football game of the year in Tempe, I would next head down to Tucson to shoot the Washington Huskies visiting the Arizona Wildcats. The last time I shot a football game down in Tucson was the 1999 Insight Bowl. Thats 13 years since I have shot there. Boy have I been missing out! Its a great stadium with nice lights but most importantly wide sidelines that makes it easy to get around. Lets check out the shots.
With my busy travel season slowing down a bit it gives me time to cover other sports such as one of my favorites, Football! My first NCAA football game of the season would take place about 10 miles from my place at ASU in Tempe. With the #3 ranked Oregon Ducks in town it was sure to be a tough game for the Sun Devils.
Next up in my Best of 2011 series is my favorite football images of the year. While I did not get to shoot near as many football games as I wanted to this year, it would still end up being a solid season of images. Enjoy!
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We've all had the experience of reading about a bloody war or shocking crime and asking, "What is the world coming to?" But we seldom ask, "How bad was the world in the past?" In this startling new book, the best-selling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker shows that the world of the past was much worse. In fact, we may be living in the most peaceable era in our species' existence.
Evidence of a bloody history has always been around us: the genocides in the Old Testament and crucifixions in the New; the gory mutilations in Shakespeare and Grimm; the British monarchs who beheaded their relatives and the American founders who dueled with their rivals; the nonchalant treatment in popular culture of wife-beating, child abuse, and the extermination of native peoples. Now the decline in these brutal practices can be quantified.
With the help of more than a hundred graphs and maps, Pinker presents some astonishing numbers. Tribal warfare was nine times as deadly as war and genocide in the 20th century. The murder rate in medieval Europe was more than thirty times what it is today. Slavery, sadistic punishments, and frivolous executions were unexceptionable features of life for millennia, then suddenly were targeted for abolition. Wars between developed countries have vanished, and even in the developing world, wars kill a fraction of the numbers they did a few decades ago. Rape, battering, hate crimes, deadly riots, child abuse, cruelty to animals — all substantially down.How could this have happened, if human nature has not changed? What led people to stop sacrificing children, stabbing each other at the dinner table, or burning cats and disemboweling criminals as forms of popular entertainment? Was it reading novels, cultivating table manners, fearing the police, or turning their energies to making money? Should the nuclear bomb get the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing World War III? Does rock and roll deserve the blame for the doubling of violence in the 1960s — and abortion deserve credit for the reversal in the 1990s?
Not exactly, Pinker argues. The key to explaining the decline of violence is to understand the inner demons that incline us toward violence (such as revenge, sadism, and tribalism) and the better angels that steer us away. Thanks to the spread of government, literacy, trade, and cosmopolitanism, we increasingly control our impulses, empathize with others, bargain rather than plunder, debunk toxic ideologies, and deploy our powers of reason to reduce the temptations of violence.
With the panache and intellectual zeal that have made his earlier books international best sellers and literary classics, Pinker will force you to rethink your deepest beliefs about progress, modernity, and human nature. This gripping book is sure to be among the most debated of the century so far.
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"Probably the best book I have ever read."
The book changed the way I look at the world. I had false preconceptions about the changing nature of violence through out history and where we are today. The book opened my eyes to how we really are progressing better and gives me hope about the future. The book is probably the book that has changed my world view more than any other book. Pinker's "The Blank Slate" also changed my world view. That book also opened my eyes to the false preconceptions I had developed while growing up about man. And to show that I'm not a Pinker sycophant, I would just only moderately recommend Pinker's 'How the Mind Works".
College English professor who loves classic literature, psychology, neurology and hates pop trash like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey.
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with his mammoth entry into the now ever growing canon of "moral sense" analyses of the evolving human being. I first read James Q. Wilson's THE MORAL SENSE three years ago (it now seems a bit facile), and then Goleman and the work of Robert Wright and others who see the uneven but eventual betterment of humankind coming by way of world commerce, increasingly democratic governments and not-quite-so-very-medieval post-modern versions of the various religions. Pinker, as always, weighs in with more facts (along with the rare factoid), examples, and evidence than the average reader would have patience to get through were they rendered by a less tongue-and-cheek and often laugh-out-loud translator of the intellectual into lay language and pop culture (without lowing the quality of the stuff translated). Only Pinker can shift between Aaron Burr and Bugs Bunny in the same sentence and still give us something real to think about. The only kick that some might have is that his decided liberal sensibilities shine through, as always, through not glaringly so, and anyone short of Dick Chaney (who, Pinker notes, was not the shot that Burr was) can still enjoy this often whimsical but most penetrating addition to the growing body of books that give us a rosier picture of the future than we might otherwise fashion after a daily media bath of world strife and local mayhem.
Gen-Xer, software engineer, and lifelong avid reader. Soft spots for sci-fi, fantasy, and history, but I'll read anything good.
"A tour de force"
I found this to be a stimulating and hopeful book. While anyone who pays attention to the modern media, with its endless stream of mayhem, murder, and war, might conclude that humanity is getting more violent, Steven Pinker presents a comprehensive case that the reverse is actually true. In other words, over the long run of history and even over the past few decades, the rate of violence among human beings has declined drastically. And, according to Pinker, it's done so in every imaginable category, from organized warfare, to disorganized warfare, to crime, to punishment of crime, to attitudes about acceptable social behavior.
To be fair, most of Pinker's evidence concerning the distant past is anecdotal or circumstantial, with statistics loosely extrapolated from what limited data existed then, but it still serves to paint a vivid picture of ancient societies that were far more casually brutal than most societies are today. The telling exceptions, of course, are the more primitive, traditional, and ungoverned ones that still exist, whose level of harshness suggests that the modern lifestyle is an improvement in terms of safety from human aggression.
Like other prospective readers, I imagine, I was skeptical of the author's views on war, but he does a pretty good job using statistics and numbers to show that death by conflict is a relative thing, with pre-modern people caught up in warfare, if only small scale warfare, far more often than 20th or 21st century people. Indeed, there's a table showing that, in relative terms, *World War One* doesn't even make the top eight (or more -- I forget) deadliest cataclysms, the "winners" including several conflicts I hadn't even heard of. Taken in light of Pinker's reasoning, even WWII can be seen as a devastating but statistically atypical event.
Better Angels is quite a long, exhaustive read, but Pinker had an argument to address nearly every issue I could think of, and I wasn't at any point bored. The middle part of the book examines the political and social reasons for the decline in violence, which I found convincing. Basically, as societies became more complex and interconnected, rulers began to profit more from peace than from attacking their neighbors, causing the state to take a more active role in resolving disputes. This created a more secure, civilized mercantile class, which, with the spread of democracy, began promoting ideas of "rights" and fairness. As each wave of progressive thought permeated society, support for new kinds of rights would take shape. (The inherent defense of capitalism may not sit well with some liberals, nor of a protective state with some conservatives, but there it is.)
The most interesting part of the book to me, though, was the latter third, which connected our tendency towards aggressive or peaceful behavior to our evolutionary heritage. As you know, we all have innate cognitive biases that enabled our ancestors to confront potential dangers and cooperate with their own clans. Pinker provides a fascinating examination of how these biases play a role in human interaction, leading either towards aggression or away from it. In one corner are revenge instinct, tribal loyalty, groupthink, overconfidence, self-justifying narratives, etc., while in the other are moral instincts, empathy, and rationality. The angels and demons, it seems, intercede depending on how a choice is framed, and can drive vicious cycles or virtuous ones. Significant stuff.
Obviously, a book this bold in its conclusions, from such a prominent author, is going to draw some backlash from certain quarters (particularly those pushing gloom-and-doom messages), but I think that Pinker does such a thorough, intelligent job of tackling the topic, that it's hard to dismiss what he has to say. Full of information and insights you'll probably find yourself using in dinner table conversations.
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"A feel good book...for sure!"
If the condition of the world is getting you down than you must listen to this wonderfully researched and written font of knowledge! I have listened to this book several times and cannot give Mr. Pinker enough praise. Steven Pinker leads you down a time line of well researched information and statistics on man's journey from brute to civilized and caring creature. I must recommend this work to all parents as it is a great relief to find that our world, and the world that we are leaving our children, is not the death trap of misery the news media and powers that be lead us, and want us, to believe. It is a long read, but a wonderful read, and I hope it reaches a great number of people. As I said before, I recommend it to all.
"For those who love torture and gore."
This book loving depicts every horrible torture and sadistic punishment in the history of humanity. The author does mention how nice it is that we do not approve of these things today. However he then goes on to depict these horrors in great detail -- hour after hour. He is clearly fixated on all the ways we can torture people to death and takes great pains to describe every detail. He wastes little time in explaining how these tortures fell out of fashion. I finally just turned it off and deleted it. Only a sadist would like this book
I am a bilingual high school teacher. I mostly read non-fiction, especially history, but I am also a sucker for science-fiction and fantasy novels.
"Perspective-Altering Excellence"
Steven Pinker is one of the best popular science voices out there today and, as far as I'm concerned, one of the best qualities of his work is that it is never "dumbed down" and yet it is totally accessible to anyone who is interested in learning about the subject. The quantity of research and depth of information makes this book like the best, most interesting, most engaging university lecture you've ever heard by the best professor you've ever had. Of course, that makes sense since Pinker is in fact a distinguished scientist and university professor, but his skill in developing a subject in total detail for people who know nothing about the subject without ever being boring even for a second is incredible. The narration was so natural that my husband, who is a huge Pinker fan, wondered if he had narrated it himself. I only noticed a very few mispronunciations of scientific terms or foreign-language words in the entire thing, and I am picky so I didn't penalize the otherwise stellar performance by Arthur Morey.
This book was fascinating. The history of violence alone would have kept my interest, but the sections on philosophy, the psychology of violence and neurobiological studies were also fantastic. Anyone who enjoys non fiction, especially from the social sciences, will love this book. Its only negative point is the sometimes truly disturbing imagery that comes up, since the subject matter is, after all, often torture (of people and animals), rape, murder, medieval execution techniques, and warfare. But in spite of the unpleasant subject material, this is above all an optimistic book. Its ultimate aim in every section is to demonstrate that every single type of violence has declined, attitudes about violence have improved, acceptance of oppressed groups has improved (even in comparatively oppressive countries today), and our desire to treat even strangers with sympathy and mercy is in a better place today than it has ever been.
I cannot say how much I enjoyed this book. It was so thorough that I'm coming out of it feeling not only good about the times I live in but also massively better-educated about psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, sociology, philosophy, and social history than I was before. I am a major consumer of non fiction, especially science books and history books, and that feeling doesn't come from most of them, even if they were pretty good. This one is something special and I highly, highly recommend it. You can't read it and be unchanged by the end.
Thoroughly researched, well written and narrated. I can't stop thinking about this book.
I ordered the hard copy from Amazon to review parts of it and use it at my next class reunion when the old codgers start talking about "the good ol' days"
This book is well worth the time - the only thing that could be better would be the opportunity to attend Dr. Pinker's classes or seminars.
"It all connects..."
Why violence has declined. Such a simple title, but what an incredible depth of analysis and synthesis Pinker has performed. He relates world history, development of civilization and neurobiological impulses. Combining the theories of Dawkins (evolutionary game theory), Norbert Elias (civilizing process) and many behavioral scientists into a whole that convinces.
And what are the main points (if you can try to distill after 36!! hours of listening): violence is natural, but so is the absense of violence. There are forces inside people as well as in their context that drive them either way. People are not inherently bad nor good, but how they frame their world defines how they relate to other people. Forces for violence are predation (more benefits than costs), vengeance & deterrence, ideology (infinite violence is allowed to reach infinite good) and pleasure (sadism). Forces for absence of violence are trade (more costs than benefits of violence), open societies (stimulating empathy & understanding), liberalization (less punishable offenses), and civilization.
In the end you better understand the world around you. Even though it is framed around violence, the book gives you a deeper understanding about people's motives in relations with others around them. And that insight is very valuable.
This book is so good you will be sad when it's over. If you're interested in, well, any of the most important topics in intellectual life -- i.e. human nature, evil, goodness, violence, war, progress -- then you will take away much knowledge and enlightenment from these pages. Arthur Morey is a fantastic narrator, bringing a calm-cool tone to Pinker's elegant prose. This is a real treasure trove of fascinating information, neatly packaged in classic Pinkerian wit and style. If you like Pinker, you will love this book. If you don't know Pinker, but are interested in any of the aforementioned topics, you will love this book.
"We are becoming more civilized and non-violent"
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That American towns in the nineteenth century would barter with neighboring towns for people to hang. Towns seemed to need a monthly hanging to entertain the crowds. If a town didn't have one ready, they would scout for a trade of some sort from a neighboring town to see if they had a surplus.
The Better Angels of Our Nature; the future is so bright that I have to wear shades.
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At first sight, it is seemed reasonable to assume that Eric Pickles had hitched his wagon to the to the 'Not Ashamed' campaign train which launches today (1 December 2010) with his claims about the "ambush of Christmas" by "politically correct Grinches" and an exhortation to local councils to "take pride in Britain's Christian heritage."
But a closer look at what passes for thinking on the part of the Secretary of State for Local Government reveals that his take on Christianity is so far off the mark that even the most shrill exponents of the imaginary 'persecution complex' might wish to distance themselves a little.
So that the Minister might have no grounds for claiming that I have misrepresented him, here are his own words from the Conservative party website: "Councils that embrace the spirit of the season and bring Christmas to town, from luminous lights to competitively priced car spaces are likely to get merrier profits come January, bringing in revenues which help support frontline services and keep council tax down.
"We live in tough financial times, but there's no need for town halls to play Scrooge. It is councils' financial interests to draw in shoppers to their town centres at Christmas, given the benefits of packed car parks to councils' coffers. Shoppers want to see Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Carol Services and nativity scenes, and councils should not hesitate in supporting them."
So there it is. The gospel according to Pickles reduces the incarnational message of hope, transformation and good news for the poor to a retail opportunity. And all his opportunist spluttering about 'Winterval' and 'the war on Christmas' does not disguise that ugly fact .
Might Christian Concern (formerly Christian Concern for our Nation) and their associated lobbyists spare a little time from being indignant about imaginary persecution to consider how Mr Pickles could be assisted to a better understanding of the message of the Poor Man of Nazareth?
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A hairdresser in a small Queensland town has put down the scissors this week to pen a light-hearted poem about ex-tropical Cyclone Oswald.
Floods and fires continue to be the markers of this time of the year and currently disaster affected Queenslanders are pondering some tough choices.
Natural disasters keep unfolding in parts of regional Australia. Parts of Queensland are in flood, while other parts of Australia are threatened by fire.
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The EOBR mandate is a crucial topic, as it represents the mindset of the American people. They are brainwashed into believing that by placing an EOBR on a commercial motor vehicle the following problems will be solved:
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- b) They no longer will violate their hours.
- and c) Accidents involving trucks will be eliminated.
Nothing is more far from the truth. Drivers will not be better rested, because the problems that keep them from resting still remain: Lack of adequate truck parking; dispatchers pushing drivers to drive when they say they are either ill or tired; shippers and receivers holding drivers up at the docks for hours, cutting into their rest time; dispatch waking drivers up via Qualcomm, etc., to ask questions, failing to respect and abide by the HOS regulations; retaliation tactics from a carrier if the driver states he or she is too fatigued to drive; etc…
The devices track only the amount of time the truck is actually moving. But for much of a driver's "on duty" time, the vehicle is stationary, waiting for a trailer to be loaded or idling at a truck stop. This time still has to be reported manually by the trucker, leaving significant room for error or misreporting. Similarly, EOBRs do nothing to ensure that drivers have had the required hours of off-duty time — all they can verify is how long that particular vehicle was not moving, not how long the individual driver was resting.
EOBRs have little to do with safety, but rather are a way for large trucking companies to level the playing field within the industry, as many already have EOBRs. If EOBRs were mandated, it would keep owner-operators and small fleets "in line," reducing competition for qualified, well-trained drivers who may go to a carrier who does not have EOBRs.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit tossed the [limited mandate] electronic onboard recorder regulation only to see an expanded version of it in the transportation bill. Drivers need to write and call their Senators and Reps if they do not agree with mandating EOBRs. There are almost 4 million drivers. They have the power to change things, but many just don't believe it.
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Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen highlighted the 2010 class inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last night. Malone and Pippen were both members of the original "Dream Team," the 1992 U.S. Olympic squad that easily won a gold medal in Barcelona. That entire team, along with the 1960 U.S. men's Olympic squad, were also inducted along with Lakers owner Jerry Buss and former NBA players Dennis Johnson and Gus Johnson.
Meanwhile, you can reportedly add the name of Magic Johnson among those interested in owning at least a piece of the Pistons, who are up for sale by Karen Davidson. Johnson, a successful businessman and Lansing native who helped lead Michigan State to the 1979 NCCA Championship, told NBA.com that some people who he wouldn't name had made contact and wanted to know if he had any interest in being part of a group that would own the Detroit franchise. Among the apparent front-runners to buy the team is the Mike Illitch family.


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Diane from Los Angeles writes: I am a fan of thevuvclub.com and I am happy to tell you I have what I fancy as a vuvclub of my own. We get along great and do things together all the time and are constantly "chipping in" to buy each other gifts on occasions. As in all groups, some are "do-ers" and others are not and the "do-ers" ("I'll pick up the gift") are always laying out money for the others. The problem is that the others don't always readily fork over the cash and this causes tension. It is embarrassing to nag for small amounts like $15, but why should anyone of us finance the other's gifts, even when the amounts are small? And it is aggravating when the amounts are bigger and one of us has laid out hundreds and has to wait to be reimbursed. The "do-ers" don't want to do it anymore. How should we handle this problem?
Guest blogger Leslie Adler: This is a "do-ozy" of a dispute. This kind of tension is exactly what you don't need if you want to sustain your vuvclub. You, or the "do-ers" should bring this up at a group gathering in a non-confrontational way. You should say that the topic of chipping in for gifts needs addressing and that what you are about to say is not directed at any one person. Add that some of you have more time than the others and/or are always willing to take care of doing the shopping, but laying out money for others causes unnecessary tension and discomfort that hopefully you all want to avoid. Then, propose solutions. Either: (i) prior to an occasion, the "do-ers" will communicate (via e-mail or phone) that they are planning to go out and purchase a present that requires $$ from each and will request that the money be dropped off at that person's house or mailed if they want in on the gift (if you don't drop off you buy your own gift) or (ii) agreeing to a system where you take turns being the one who does the shopping and the pain of "laying out" will be felt by all. Either one of these viable solutions will be acceptable to all or other solutions will be offered. Whichever way it works out, it will address a topic that needs addressing! Thanks for "telling it to the Vuv," Diane!
Does this happen in your vuvclub? How do you handle it?
My "mah jongg ladies" (my vuvclub) have hashed this out this way: one of the ladies was a repeat offender, so finally , when an occasion came around where we were chipping in for a gift we told her she should pick it up and pay for the whole thing with the money she owed all of us….and we showed her the amounts in writing. She was embarassed and has been paying up since.
Ok, what is a vuvclub? And why the gifts? I would not want to be a part of a club that expects money from me.
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The New York Islanders spotted the Philadelphia Flyers a three-goal lead, then made a late comeback effort which just fell short as they fell 3-2 at the Nassau Coliseum. It was the fifth straight loss for the Islanders (0-3-2).
The Isles again played an uneven game and their failure to play consistent hockey for 60 minutes was costly against a red-hot Flyers team that won for the seventh time in their last eight games.
Isles captain Mark Streit realized that playing well in spurts remains a problem for his team. "We saw how when we forecheck how successful we can be," Streit said. "But 10 minutes out of 60 minutes is just not enough against a team like Philadelphia."
The Flyers took an early 1-0 lead on a bad angle shot from Zac Renaldo who released the puck from the corner near the goal line and it somehow found its way past Isles starter Evgeni Nabokov. The Isles goalie did not take the proper angle on the play.
Throughout the game, Philadelphia's first line was swarming in the Islanders zone, making great passes to open areas to keep possession of the puck for long stretches of time. It paid off twice in this game to give the Flyers a 3-0 lead by the 7:02 mark of the second period.
First a good pass by Jaromir Jagr set up Claude Giroux for his 26th goal of the year on a one-timer from the right circle. Jagr used his large frame to box out Streit and pass the puck to Giroux who scored at 13:26 of the first period.
Then a beautiful long pass by Kimmo Timonen sent Scott Hartnell in alone on a breakaway and he easily wristed a shot past Nabokov to give Philadelphia a commanding 3-0 lead.
The Islanders had a chance to get back in the game late in the second period when they were given back-t0-back power play opportunities but they were unable to cash in on either chance.
"We didn't execute at all," Coach Jack Capuano said after the game when asked about his club's two chances with the man-advantage.
The Islanders looked listless for long stretches of the game but mounted a late comeback effort. Michael Grabner scored with 6:30 left in the game when he deflected a shot by Streit out of mid-air and beat Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. The goal ended a Flyers record shutout streak of 249:43 for the Russian goaltender who had recorded shutouts in his previous three starts.
John Tavares pulled the Isles within a goal just 35 seconds later on a shot from the slot and the Islanders and the home crowd of 13,827 suddenly became energized.
Unfortunately, Bryzgalov held firm after that and the Islanders were unable to manage to even the game.
"We lacked energy and a little bit of passion in the first two periods and that cost us the game," admitted Isles forward P.A. Parenteau. "But it's nice to see the guys fighting and not giving up against a pretty good hockey team."
As a team, the Islanders are still searching for answers to their inconsistent effort. "It's unaccaptable for us not to come out and play each and every game a full 60 minutes and compete hard," Tavares said. "When we do that, we make it hard on teams and we did that at a lot of points tonight, but sometimes there are too many breakdowns and too many lapses that are costing us. We have to be better in those areas. We're not going to improve and we're not going to win too many hockey games unless we play a full game."
The Islanders begin a five-game road trip when they travel to Montreal to take on the Canadiens. The Flyers travel to Boston for a Saturday matinee against the Bruins.
Marty Reasoner and Steve Staios were the Isles scratches tonight.
During the game, referee Stephane Auger was hit in the face by an inadvertent stick early in the third period. He was helped to the locker room.
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Are there any human behaviours that can't be logically derived from selfish gene promotion?
We do it with animals in biology all the time, we study animals and realise that the more closely related they are, the more likely they are to help each other. So why, if humans arose under the same conditions (evolution) should we treat ourselves any differently in study?. Arrogance?
Take sharing between friends, one friend shares with another in a time of excess, so that in a time of inexcess the other might reciprocate. This way both fair better than they would alone. Could this be a 'selfish' act?.
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Nov 17 2013: In order to learn about the roots of human nature we do not need to investigate on what appears to our illusive minds as genes, under the researcher's microscope.
Can we at least explain how our society effects us, for instance, Why it creates huge crowds producing great mass psychosis and deadly threats, quickly turning every individual into a desperate fighter for one's life regardless any mercy towards others? I mean how greatly our artificial environment effects our human character and behavior?
Nov 17 2013: Vera,
Most individuals are oblivious to the surroundings about them physically, environmentally, historical, contextual, ideological, to name a few. There are many human behaviors that are derived from ideas, stories, feelings, beliefs, groups, events and other factors that surround the individual. Incidentally many of these have little to do with selfish gene promotion. The artificial environmental theaters, roles and players created to sustain ways of being by providing a playing field in which serious games are played... and where the rules are a bit biased towards ensuring sustaining the ways while casting a vail over what really be going on.
The short answer to reason why I think has to do with individual ideas herding beings to feed upon the energy of our feelings, thoughts, behaviors, acts and experiences while providing the ideas a comfy hosted-home that tends to their ideological needs. In a way just like human heard cows to milk them and creating all sort of produces, ideas heard individuals to milk out all sort of produces... though in our case we have to choose to do it and go along with their invitation. In other words we can resists the urge and inclination of our genes and our memes, our habits, our addictions and determine our actions... though most just follow the script set before them... At (http://www.memecentral.com/level3.htm) there is a story that I found entertaining to consider.
I am interested in the ideas and stories we choose to replicate... and initiated a conversation
over at (http://www.ted.com/conversations/21359/how_to_determine_ideas_worth_s.html) to explore how to determine ideas worth spreading... though its morphed a bit into how to worthily spread ideas worth spreading. Everyone is invited to contribute here or there
Nov 18 2013: "...this old world keeps spinning round; it's a wonder tall trees ain't laying down...
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Nov 19 2013: I think that we, as a species, strive for convenience, even at the cost of destroying our environment, and/or creating conflict and mass suffering in other parts of the world. The problem is that we don't see from a long-term perspective, nor do we have an all-encompassing worldview which allows us to see the true cost of this convenience.
All seriousness aside, this Cracked article coined the term "Monkeysphere," which directly correlates to what I'm implying (http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html). Basically, the article draws upon a biological conclusion which suggests that our immediate social network is limited by the size of our brains (source: http://www.liv.ac.uk/researchintelligence/issue17/brainteaser.html). Although we live in complex social structures, our immediate social network usually contains around 150 individuals (family, friends, etc.). This immediate social network holds great importance because we have a diminished emotional connection with individuals that are outside of this network (even if these individuals are members of our society). Biologically, we are short-sighted.
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I'm a chimney mason and sweep in coastal North Carolina, where
I do restoration work on fireplaces and chimneys in historic
structures. At the other end of the spectrum, I tear out a lot
of old prefab wood-burning fireplaces every year and replace
them with new ones.
A prefab fireplace is more like a kitchen range or other
household appliance than a masonry chimney or fireplace, which
can last for generations if it's maintained and repaired as
needed. Prefab fireplaces have a definite and limited service
life and are designed to be used up and periodically replaced.
As a mason, I can't get enthusiastic about them. But they're a
high-profit item for builders, so they're often installed in
new houses. That popularity, combined with their limited life
expectancy, provides me with a steady supply of work.
The rules for installing UL-listed prefab fireplace systems
are entirely separate from those that regulate masonry
fireplaces. Each prefab fireplace system has its own
distinctive installation instructions. Specific information,
such as clearances to combustibles and chimney terminations,
varies from one manufacturer to the next, and it's up to the
individual installer to follow the directions in the manual
provided with the unit.
In simple terms, prefab fireplaces are basically double-walled
metal boxes lined with cast refractory panels that are usually
made to look like firebrick (see Figure 1).
Figure 1.Prefab fireplaces can be installed in an
alcove in an interior wall or in an exterior chase. This chased
installation includes a ceiling-level firestop, which is
required by most building codes. The firestop itself and the
exterior walls below are insulated with fiberglass batts. The
inner wall of the chase and the upper portions of the three
outer walls above the firestop should be left
Some models have blowers to circulate air between the inner
and outer walls, while others rely on convection. (Even
blower-equipped models shouldn't be seen as heating devices,
though; like traditional masonry fireplaces, they typically let
much more heat escape up the flue than they add to the living
space.) Many wood-burning fireplaces are designed to accept
atmospherically vented ornamental gas logs as an aftermarket
add-on. This is a popular modification, even though a fireplace
that's been converted to gas can no longer be used with
Prefab fireplaces are vented with a double-wall pipe that
exits from the top of the unit. The inner wall of the flue is
stainless steel, while the outer wall is typically galvanized
or painted. The entire assembly is often enclosed in a
wood-framed chase built against an exterior wall. The chase
itself may be supported by cantilevered joists or rest directly
on a bumpout in the foundation. Prefabs can also be installed
in a framed alcove in an inside wall.
How fireplaces wear out.
Most prefab fireplaces come with warranties that run from 20 to
30 years, although they often contain disclaimers or exclusions
to limit coverage of damage related to environmental
conditions. In our coastal service area, where prefabs are
under constant attack from salt-laden air, we regularly replace
fireplaces that are between 15 and 30 years old. Units located
right on the coast fail sooner than those that are farther
The way a fireplace is used also affects its life expectancy.
A fireplace that sees a lot of hot fires won't last as long as
one that is used only occasionally. Chimney fires are
especially damaging; they can quickly destroy the stainless
flue liner. Widespread rust caused by water that's leaked
through a rusted-out chase cover, bad flashing, or a missing
termination cap is another common discovery (Figure 2).
Customers sometimes tell us that they'd heard water dripping
but thought it was insignificant because they didn't see any
water in the house.
Figure 2.Most failed or failing prefabs are
discovered in the course of a routine chimney cleaning, not
because the homeowner realizes something is wrong. A missing
termination cap (top) or leaking chase cover can quickly cause
internal rust. This sort of damage is often evident around the
damper at the top of the firebox (middle) or behind the louvers
of a circulating fireplace (bottom).
We often encounter fireplaces so far gone that we can easily
poke a hole through the metal with a cleaning brush or even a
finger. At that point, the only practical solution is to
replace the entire unit.
When you consider the limited service life of typical prefab
fireplaces, it's surprising how little thought goes into their
eventual replacement. Every case is different, but our goal is
always to remove the old unit with as little disturbance as
possible to the interior finish.
Cut to the chase. If the
front of the fireplace is faced with brick, tile, or some other
finish that was applied after the unit was originally
installed, we prefer to come in from behind so we don't have to
tear the fireplace surround apart and rebuild it when we're
done. That often means cutting through the outside wall of the
chase (Figure 3). If the fireplace is built into an inside
wall, it's usually possible to cut away the drywall and framing
on the other side of the wall.
Figure 3.Removing a fireplace from the back
eliminates the need to dismantle and later rebuild the existing
interior finish. An opening in the exterior chase provides the
working space necessary to disconnect the flue and remove the
fastenings that hold the old fireplace to the framing (top).
The unit can then be pushed back into the chase and out the
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