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In many ways, football is a simple game: the team that scores the most goals wins. Yet in every single match, there are intriguing statistical sub-plots that help make the beautiful game the fascinating spectacle that it is. That's why, each week, FIFA.com takes a look at the numbers behind the results.
This week, we look at how two teams improbably kept their UEFA Champions League hopes alive, while also featuring Sir Bobby Robson, Christophe Gregoire and Jeff Cunningham.
goals is the tally that makes Jeff Cunningham the third-highest marksman in Major League Soccer history, after he was on target a career-best four times in FC Dallas's 6-0 reverse of Kansas City Wizards on Saturday. The 32-year-old, who turned out for Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC before joining the Texas outfit, now trails only Jaime Moreno (128) and Ante Razov (114) on the competition's all-time scoring chart. As well as becoming only the ninth player to score four goals in an MLS game, Cunningham extended his record of player of the week awards to 11, two clear of Landon Donovan, Cobi Jones and Razov.
minutes existed between Christophe Gregoire becoming the maiden player in Eredivisie history to register both a season's first goal and red card. Despite failing to find the target in his two previous campaigns in the Dutch top flight, the Belgian midfielder took just three minutes to fire Willem II ahead en route to a 3-1 win at home to Vitesse. However, the 29-year-old was sent off in the second half.
seconds of action is how long Sporting were away from UEFA Champions League elimination last night, until an 11th-hour equaliser snatched them a 1-1 draw at Twente and a place in the play-off round on away goals. The rivals had drawn 0-0 in Lisbon in their first leg, and an early Douglas goal in the Netherlands looked to have sealed Steve McClaren's team victory. But with four minutes of injury time almost up, Sporting goalkeeper Rui Patricio raced up for a corner and from his header, Twente's Peter Wisgerhof inopportunely diverted the ball into his own net to render the home crowd distraught.
years and 93 days was the difference in age between the scorers at the Skagerak Arena on Sunday, when Odd Grenland and Rosenborg drew 1-1 in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. Nigerian Bentley, who recently turned 20, fired the former ahead before Roar Strand equalised at the age of 39 years and 181 days. The veteran midfielder made his Rosenborg debut in a 3-2 win over Sogndal on 30 April 1989, and, save for a brief loan spell with Molde in 1993, has spent his entire career with the club, helping them to 14 league titles in the process.
goals is the cushion Maccabi Haifa recovered to dramatically pip Aktobe to a place in the play-off round of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League last night. Following a goalless draw in Kazakhstan in their third preliminary round, first leg, the Israeli champions fell 3-0 behind after just 15 minutes on home soil. However, with the away goals rule in operation, efforts from Yaniv Katan, Eyal Golasa and Vladimer Dvalishvili restored parity, before the latter's fourth goal in three games since joining Maccabi completed an improbable 4-3 success.
hours and 15 minutes is how long some football enthusiasts queued outside Newcastle United's St James' Park to pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who passed away on Friday after a long battle against cancer. The north-east club opened their Leazers End stand for fans to pay tribute, and over 50,000 streamed through the gates to leave flowers, jerseys and banners in the few days that followed the former Magpies manager's death. When Robson's widow, Elsie, arrived to pay her respects, a chorus of 'Walking in a Robson wonderland' fittingly erupted.


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Posted: November 28th, 2016.
They say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but we say pearls are in strong competition for the BFF spot. These sophisticated treasures are a must for the wedding day, and add a touch of old world glam to any occasion. Whether you buy them new or wear a family heirloom, you simply can't go wrong with a pearl themed wedding.
There's no denying that pearls are expensive, so in some instances you might have to do a little trickery and throw some artificial pearls into the mix – as long as you keep it classy.
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Critics of religion, especially those who see it as holding back social progress, believe the Western world is moving toward a post-Christian period. It's not.
The faithful, however, are disillusioned with the foibles of church hierarchy, long implied to consist of God's specially chosen representatives, likely to be purer and more immune than the sinful in secular society. Christianity has survived for two thousand years with a message of loving more, judging less, and building stronger communities. It lives despite the hubris, disguised with piety and the veneer of holiness, of titled clergy confusing superstition and ceremonial excess with God, faith, and spirituality.
Pope Benedict XVI has lamented about individualism manifested in capitalist greed and sexual carnality evidenced in growing acceptance of homosexuality. He's been vocal about secularism's corrosive ability to empty and close churches. Protestant denominations, conservative and those described or self-identified as liberal or progressive, are encountering similar membership challenges.
Christian conservatives, particularly Catholics, Protestants, and Eastern Orthodox, see a changing world rebelling against God's established order. Wild, uncontained popular culture contributes to crime, greed, substance abuse, and especially threats to traditional families.
Christian ethics, something all too often overlooked by religious leaders, demands of them to ask what role they played in the rise of relativism, secularism, and individualism.
The French and Russian Revolutions were fueled in large part by the incestuous relationship between church and state. Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy legitimized and propped-up abusive, corrupt, and morally bankrupt monarchies. The Protestant Reformation arose to oppose greed within the church. Marxism took hold as institutional religion stood relatively silent in the face of colonialism, deplorable factory conditions, and the treatment of men, women, and children as disposable and easily replaced commodities.
Religious leaders opposed giving women the right to vote, owned serfs or showed indifference toward slavery, and often failed to use moral authority to end segregation. Catholic hierarchs throughout the world knowingly engaged in a deceitful strategy to shield child abusers among its clergy. Protestant leaders have used government to further myopic religious values lowering the wall of church-state separation and inevitably tainting faith with the crass, phoniness of politics, gamesmanship, and sultry access to secular, temporal power.Eastern Orthodoxy in the former Soviet republics is thriving while its leaders, many of whom collaborators with the KGB, the notorious Communist secret police, have gleefully gone on spending binges buying condos, businesses, and luxury items like jewelry and upscale cars. Independent of this individualism, the purchase of ostentatious ceremonial robes could subsidize impoverished families for years. They have without shame relied on the largesse of corrupt oligarchs while lamenting about society's moral decline blaming Jews, homosexuals, and the encroachment of Western values.
The world is changing. Logic, science, and common sense play a greater, much needed role in society challenging the often unquestioned moral authority of church leadership. Few are turning their backs on God. They are turning their backs, however, on religious hierarchies committed to control not spiritual empowerment. Basic Christian values are not being rejected. They are as timeless today as in the days Jesus walked the streets of Jerusalem.
Holy Sophia the Holy Spirit is showing an extraordinary revelation to pull down barriers. She calls on the faithful not to allow their
disillusionment with religious hierarchies to distance them from God, but to move beyond these artificial structures.
Paul Jesep is author of "Lost Sense of Self & the Ethics Crisis: Learn to Live and Work Ethically"; "Credit Card Usury and the Christian Failure to Stop It"; and "Crucifying Jesus and Secularizing America – the Republic of Faith without Wisdom."


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This is gonna be more fun than that silhouettes-in-the-window party from Home Alone…
TUESDAY 12/17 (8:30p) be sure to join us for the Holiday Edition of "It Just Got Weirdo: A Wordy Evening @ Weirdo Records" everyone's favorite monthly Central Sq. indie record shop comedy show!!!
Tis the season! And just before the blizzards come and Boston's population drops 10% for winter break we'd love to see you for an uproarious evening of stand-up & storytelling (plus, probably, a mini lecture on the more exciting aspects of Christmas trivia). Featuring comedy from Jamie Loftus, Andrew Mayer, Shaun Bedgood, Tom Dustin AND stories from the amazing Ken Green!
This is definitely shaping up to be the *weirdest* of Weirdo yet (and that's saying a lot). So don't miss out. Come on down for a super-fun good time and…of course…some absolutely baffling trivia prize giveaways. See you there!


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Viren Shah, the director of Roopam fashion wear, had an unusual client way back in 1996, when he was asked to design outfits for Michael Jackson. The pop icon was in town for a grand concert.
He recounts his memories:
Wizcraft had organised Michael Jackson's programme in Mumbai. I was asked to design, I think, six or seven sherwanis for him. I was given his measurements by Wizcraft and I gifted them to him.
He was staying at Oberoi but none of their staff or anyone else was allowed near him. He had come from America with his own team. He flew in on his own jet. And another jet brought his team.
But I spoke to his secretary. She said he really loved the sherwanis and said he would definitely wear them. I asked them to send me a photograph of him wearing them but they never did.
In India, people were crazy about him. He was that kind of performer -- a superstar.
I did meet him too. There was a party held at the Oberoi poolside. He was on a stage. I shook his hand. And he hugged me and I took a picture with him. There were 600-700 people there -- industrialist actors and actresses -- and they all wanted to meet him. Yes, there was a frenzy to meet him. He was wearing his trademark red jacket with the gold buttons.
He was very humble, shy like a baby and said, 'Namaste.' His bodyguards were all around and it wasn't easy for people to go close, obviously. I could see the layers of make up on his face. It looked like plastic. Thick, smooth layers stuck to his face. You could easily make out from his hand that he was not as young as his face looked.
All his life he was mysterious so people in India and abroad wanted to see him closely -- the real Michael -- and touch him and feel him, which I did. I was one of the few lucky ones.


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Opportunities for fabulous food, great coffee, or the occasional icy cold ale, all are available from a wide range of restaurants, cafes and country pubs.
The longest continually licenced pub in Queensland is situated at Leyburn, around 40 minutes from Warwick. Owned by league hard man Shane Webcke, this pub serves great food and great beer.
Just 30 minutes north is Rudd's pub, named after Steele Rudd, author of the Dad and Dave novels. Enjoy looking at the history on the walls over the biggest steak in the region.
Head south to the fantastic wineries and orchards of the Granite Belt or go east to the hills around Killarney. Stop for a coffee at Spring Creek Mountain Cafe and some spectacular views. On the way back call in and enjoy Queen Mary Falls. At around 4.00pm each day the native birds come to the kiosk for a feed.
Make sure your tank, tummy and tyres are attended to before leaving.
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Are you a non-technical entrepreneur who is venturing into a parallel universe of tech savvies to make the perfect technical decisions? Well, take a sigh of relief because you have landed on the correct article.
How to Be an Entrepreneur Who Takes Smart Technology-Based Decisions
1. Do Your Research
It's time to get your hands dirty (with knowledge of course!). While it is not possible to have complete knowledge of the technical aspects related to your business, it is important for you to acquire basic intelligence. Before taking technology-based decisions, it is vital to conduct prior research. For example, if you need a chat application to alleviate internal communication,proper research on internet would definitely present you with various options befitting your business.
2. Weigh All Your Options Out
Once you have the basic knowledge of the latest technologies, it is easier for you to weigh all your options out. Make a list of pros and cons of each technology from your research.Find out which chat application has the "must-haves" like encrypted data, lightning fast search, intelligent notifications, and guest commands. Additionally, take advice from your technically adept acquaintances to make a better decision.
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Any software or web design is an amalgamation of two or more programming languages. For example, if you want to develop a web application, you need to select the database, server, framework, programming language and front-end tools that are going to be used in it. So, it is wise to stay updated on all the technical aspects because these days technology changes as fast as you change phones!
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Follow this checklist and start taking smart technology-based decisions! If you're looking for chat applications, we have already done your research for you! Gridle is a productivity-oriented platform for teams and enterprises to bringall forms of communication on the same page. Have fun collaborating!
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Welcome to the International Entertainment Adult Union.
We are the only Department of Labor approved Parent Union
representing the Adult Industry in the United States.
Member Login
If you work inside the Adult Entertainment Industry in the United States
You gain the support and protection of what is about to be one of the biggest unions of the 21st Century,
with free legal advise and discounts of everything from help with your taxes to your sexy lingerie.
Membership also gives you access to voting rights and the right to run for union office during election.
Your membership will also soon give you testing discounts and free school education courses.
The International Entertainment Adult Union (IEAU)
is a federally recognized labor union representing those in the adult entertainment industries where one must be over 18 to participate.
While Ms. Daniels is paid to represent strip club owners, we are an entirely volunteer-run union that represents dancers.
The International Entertainment Adult Union unequivocally supports the Dynamex decision, as ruled by the California Supreme Court, which made clear the difference between an independent contractor and an employee.
We also support AB5 (California Assembly Bill) and related measures to codify this decision further into law. We go even further and hope that the rest of the country will follow California's pro-worker, pro-union lead.
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Adult entertainers don't spend a lot of time thinking about 401(k) plans, social security, or life after porn—New Adult Industry Labor Union Addresses Its Critics
The union was founded by industry veteran Phyllisha Anne, and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor in December of 2015. Its primary mission is to serve as a support organization for workers in all facets of the adult industry.Pornographic Performers May Be Employees,
Pornographic Performers May Be Employees,Porn Stars of the World, Unite!
Aiming to unite the estimated 10 million people who work within the adult entertainment industry worldwide, The International Entertainment Adult Union, or I.E.A.U., was formed in December 2015 and has been registered with the U.S. Department of Labor.Exotic dancers sue for rights
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"Music is a global language, United Pianos has the power to unite us together, by bridging cultural and political gaps," says Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon.
Amid the usual hotbed of controversy that the United Nations ignites, the Israeli Mission to the UN has sought to soothe the soul through a Social Media campaign entitled United Pianos.
It's the world's first 22-hands piano concert featuring 10 international classical pianists with World Music star, Israel's Idan Raichel of The Idan Raichel Project performing a riff on Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. LA-based Israeli drummer, Meytal Cohen, from her eponymous Metal group, adds a comic twist.
The selection includes men and women, Jews, Christians, and Muslims – all playing together to celebrate "unity through music."
The video clip highlights the performers playing in a variety of global locations from famous concert halls to the beach. Flags from each of their countries flash in each edit.
United Pianos musicians are: Australian pianist Anna Goldsworthy, playing at the University of Adelaide; Bahamian musician Lee B. Callender, at the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Nassau; German pianist Hauschka, at Glienicke Palace, Berlin; Indian pianist, Utsav Lal, at the Bahai Lotus Temple, New Delhi; Poland's Hanna Lizinkiewicz at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music, Poznań; Russian pianist Kseniia Rychkova at the Bogolubov Library, Moscow; South Africa's Jason Reolon on location at Milnerton Beach, Cape Town; Turkish pianist Can Çankaya at Yeniköy, Istanbul; Colin Huggins playing at Union Square Park, New York City; Vietnamese pianist, Pham Quynh Trang at Vietnam National Academy of Music, Hanoi; and Israeli-American drummer Meytal Cohen, filmed at EastWest Studios, Los Angeles.
The United Pianos project – released to YouTube and Facebook – was produced by CRC Media together with Idan Raichel and Israeli composer Tomer Biran.


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Silo Focus May Cost Brands Millions
by George Wiedemann, 13 May 2019
Odds are very good that you can add hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to your corporate bottom line and also increase corporate valuation, if your marketing budgets are $10 million or more, and if the spends are siloed across the customer journey touchpoints. Efficiencies in the silos can prove to be false savings and distract from the bottom line. Allow me connect the dots for you.
One of the most interesting new perspectives on brand performance and enterprise value is from Daniel McCarthy, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School in Atlanta. He presented his new corporate valuation model at our DRUM Summit last year. Dr. McCarthy explained that for years, the primary method of calculating enterprise value relied on discounted cash flow (DCF) algorithms. Instead, he and his colleagues examined and perfected algorithms based on customer lifetime value (CLV). Unlike CLV, DCF is based entirely on historical information, which has proven prone to weak predictability.
By understanding customer lifetime value metrics and the strength of those data points to predict futures, Dr. McCarthy and his team made a breakthrough: They identified weakness in the Wayfair customer base in 2017 and called out that the stock was overpriced. Sure enough, poor performance followed and the stock took a hit.
This approach (and subsequent breakthroughs) connects with our view of unified media and unified marketing producing the best value from marketing spend. At DRUM, we know that middle metrics in silos can lead to dollar savings in that particular silo, but often miss a much larger impact on the final metric of CLV — say, cost per account. The final metric ties together and optimizes the often-siloed touchpoint spends. This focus on middle metric efficiency is nothing less than false savings. Allow me to illustrate this concept using an actual client experience — a client who, because of an NDA, cannot be named.
The client case involved the CMO, who governed the lead generation marketing budgets, and the EVP of Sales, who remained in charge of the call center sales force where the leads were sent. These executives complained to their CEO of interference in their areas. The CMO grumbled, "Don't tell me how to generate leads," while the head of sales replied, "Don't criticize my salespeople and techniques." The CEO felt the situation was solved by telling the CMO to optimize cost per lead, while telling the head of sales to optimize cost per sale. The CMO produced the lead goal with the cost per lead optimization focus and spent less — a hero for having saved a large marketing expense number.
We call that a middle metric focus, and the "efficiency" of hitting the lead goal for less budget a false savings. Why? Let's just say, for the sake of argument, that the CMO saved $100,000. This focus on cost per lead and savings flooded the call center with leads — low quality leads. So even though the sales team optimized the cost per sale, that cost went up substantially, because with low quality leads, conversion sank. Before the focus could be changed back to a final metric (overall cost per account), the enterprise lost almost $10 million. That's why we call saving $100,000 in one silo, only to lose big in the end, a false savings.
Here at DRUM, we are working hard to unify media spend across the touchpoints with a final metric focus. Rather than devoting attention to a particular silo, to the exclusion (and even detriment) of the overall organization, we are committed to growing the value of the entire enterprise.
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Former pro baseball player Todd Helton and his wife, Christy, have sold their place in Brighton, Colo., for $1.8 million. The community is about 21 miles from Denver's Coors Field.
Set on 2.13 acres, the stone-clad house is reached by a gated driveway and has multiple gables and an arched entrance. Custom-built in 2002, the sprawling Tuscan-style house has 10,560 square feet of living space. Two theaters, entertaining space and an enclosed sun porch are among the rooms.
There's a main floor master suite with a spa bathroom for a total of four bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
A state-of-the-art gym overlooks a swimming pool and spa.
Helton, 44, played for the Colorado Rockies for 17 years — his entire Major League Baseball career. The three-time Gold Glove Award winner retired from the sport in 2013. The team retired his number — 17 — the next year.
Mike Brady of Realty Profiles was the listing agent. Mike Ober of Re/Max Alliance represented the buyer.
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This my first post on my new blog Ecocucina (English), the Italian version of my blog started 2 years ago but now is the right moment to share my recipes also with other friends (not only italians).
Thanks to my friend Lorna who helped me translate many pages and the following recipe. The first one is about fava bean pods: have you ever tried them?
I've been waiting for a while for fava bean season because I wanted to try and use the pods, just like I did with pea and borlotti bean pods.
This was a real surprise for me as I had never eaten fava bean pods and I was somewhat sceptical. I can absolutely recommend trying them as they are delicious. This initial recipe is really simple, but other, more elaborate ones will follow shortly. If you have your own recipes for fava bean pods, please feel free to send them to me: I'd be more than happy to try them out and publish them!
Among other things, the pod of the fava bean (the bit we normally throw away) represents approx. 90% of the weight of the purchased product…just think what a waste that is especially seeing as they are not only edible but delicious.
Naturally they are not eaten raw but with the appropriate cooking time.
Serves 6. All ingredients should be organic.
The shelled pods of 1 kg of fava beans
Bread (1 or 2 slices per person)
Extra-virgin olive oil, fruity and robust if possible
Salt and pepper
1 clove of garlic
Wash the shelled pods very well. Cook them in a pressure cooker with a little salted water for approx. 5 minutes from the whistle or for 10 minutes in a traditional pot. Drain well and then grill on a medium heat for at least ten minutes, turning them from time to time. Grill/toast the bread and rub with the garlic clove. Remove the two fibre strands and the little stalk from the pods and cut up finely. Season with extravirgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the pods on the bread 'bruschette' and serve. Enjoy!
April 14, 2011 3:49 pm
Hi Lisca, tried this recipe and loved it – yummy!
Marga Salvador permalinkApril 12, 2012 8:17 am
It's delicious. I tried it two days ago and yesterday I came up with another recipe. I cooked the fava pods as indicated. Then in a wok I stir fried an onion, a handful of "sad" mushrooms ( with stalks, of course), some outer leaves of a cabbage and some bacon ( which had recently expired, but no danger implied, hahaha). Then I added the fava pods. I expecting some of my neighbors to eat some beans so I can collect the pods. The pods I cooked where my friend's, who was kindly enough to drop by my place and leave some. For a vegetarian version just leave the bacon out and add garlic. I hope you like it. Regards from Spain
September 11, 2013 2:31 pm
hola, Lisa, tengo una escuala de cocina en Madrid. si me das tu mail te cuento una idea que tengo.
April 30, 2017 4:41 pm
I have done this with a twist. I laid down strips of bacon on a baking sheet and put the whole pods all over them. I then drizzled them with roasted garlic olive oil. Bake 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Chop up all of them into bite sized pieces as the edges of the pods are stringy otherwise. Top with salt and pepper and shaved Parmesan or other hard cheese.
John C permalinkJanuary 7, 2019 9:16 am
In summer, my grandma cans whole broad beans (from her garden) in a thickened broth, with onions and potatoes. I think it's her take on ciambotta. It's definitely tasty.
I wish you could get fresh whole beans at US supermarkets. (Well, not counting green beans and the like.)


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This week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud is a recipe challenge...the ingredients are 3 circles, 1 picture, 5 buttons, scallops and 1 heart. My layout 3.10.9 features an awkwardly composed shot of my three nephews...(I'm still searching for the elusive perfect shot)..okay, so not everyone's looking at the camera but at least everybody's happy...could be the prospect of eating cake (always a happy moment *LOL*) but this shot captures the typical "craziness" when the kids stay over.
So I tried my best to stick strictly to the recipe...1 picture, 5 buttons, scallops (sort of...more like waves actually), 3 circles (I used 3 puffy round stickers...small grey ones at the bottom of the journaling panel), 1 heart (incorporated in my journaling). And a whole lot of handstitching for the panels...totally necessary because this layout was assembled totally from scraps (some serious overlapping sections at the back)...which sort of explains the weird combination of patterned papers (the fishes and the monsters). *LOL* :)


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I've found a horse to borrow for the lessons for now, so no big hurry on finding another, but of course I'm still looking. He's my brother in law's horse, and absolutely beautiful - I'll have to post a picture of him. If I remember right he's a Percheron Morgan cross, but might have some QH in there as well. He can be a lot like Tonka in that he gets worried and his energy level can get to be a lot pretty quick, but he's not a light horse like Tonka. He thinks leaning into pressure is the right thing to do and he takes a lot of softening work. But he's a total love and one of those curious, into everything type of geldings. I think it will be fun to play with him, and I'm really grateful to have a horse for the lessons.
In other news, Blue was neutered the other day. We've been having a spell of heavy rain, which I didn't even think about in terms of it affecting the surgery, but it means he can't run around outside. I have to take him on a leash so he doesn't get his incision wet. Ugh. He's got way too much energy to be a leash only dog. He's so stinkin' positive about life, it's great (and also a bit annoying). I put an Elizabethan collar on him when he was trying to lick too much, and it doesn't slow him down or depress him one bit. Every other dog I've had has gotten really sad and dejected with those things. Blue just trots around same as ever and rams the dang thing into the backs of people's legs. The other dogs can hardly tolerate him when he's wearing it. But I haven't had to put it on him much.
Alright, back to work. It's amazing how messy this house can get with four humans and four dogs in it. We're babysitting my mom's dog too. He mostly stays out of the way though.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Carlton Penthouse - Close to CBD
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Carlton Penthouse is a modern 2 bedroom apartment on the top level of a small apartment block. You have great views across to Hagley Park and the centre city. It has contemporary open plan living and a smart kitchen. It offers secure and comfortable accommodation close to Christchurch CBD and the central city. Excellent shopping is close to hand at the Victoria Street precinct and Merivale Mall along with some of the best cafes and restaurants Christchurch has to offer. Hagley Park and the Avon River are right on your doorstep making Carlton Villa a great place to stay. Carlton Villas 2 & 3 are located on the 1st level making a great place to stay if traveling in a larger group or extended family.
Please note the apartment access is via stairs.
Bed Configuration
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Please note: Rate is for 2 guests including linen. Extra guests are additional. Please enquire for longer stays as we have special rates available.
All of our houses offer 24 Hour Self Check-in / Check-out. Check-in is available from 3PM and check-out is before 10AM. The houses are fitted with secure lock boxes containing the keys, for which you will receive the code in your arrival information prior to your stay.
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4/65 Carlton Mill Rd, Merivale, Christchurch 8014
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FAUXTHENTICATION Art, research, fraud, and authenticity in neoliberal academia
A talk by Bogdan Szyber (Stockholm University of the Arts)
In his talk, Bogdan Szyber will discuss his current research on the overlapping effects of three key components in the production of artistic research:
· Academia as a Site of Performance
· Online Economy of Digital Labour as Actors
· Conceptual Art and Institutional Critique as a Method
Using theatre as a metaphor and dramaturgy as a methodology, and incorporating discourses on class, gender and the global digital economy, Bogdan Szyber analyzes the intersections between neoliberal pressures for academic excellence and the uses of fraud in higher education industries, which are fueled by the "invisible" work of the digital global proletariat.
Bogdan Szyber has worked with various hybrid forms in the performing- and visual arts since 1983, always in collaboration with his colleague Carina Reich. He has a background in performance and site-specific art, and has created over 80 productions -- from ballets to the Royal Opera ballet of Sweden, to live death-metal music, experimental film, as well as radio theatre projects, daily urban rituals with thousands of participants throughout Sweden.
His latest non-commissioned work dealt with the commercialization of the arts in connection to the feeling of guilt evoked by street beggars, and fictitious documentary film dealing with women and revenge.
He is a PhD candidate at The Stockholm University of The Arts /UNIARTS.


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Grace... Another Look at Thomas
John 20:24-29 King James Version (KJV)
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Recently I have found myself seeing God's abounding grace more and more in scripture. For years I have heard the particular passage of Thomas pointing to his doubts. Understanding Thomas' doubt is inevitably clear yet I have found myself asking questions regarding this passage of scripture that I had never considered. Why would Jesus take the time to entertain the doubt that Thomas had residing in his heart? Why would Jesus show grace to Thomas when scripture clearly shares that Without Faith it is Impossible to please God? Among these two questions, many others swirled around in my mind. Then there it appeared so clearly. The Holy Spirit illuminating the word, showing me God's grace towards Thomas and the grace that he shows towards us daily.
Among my many questions, I asked – Why wasn't Thomas there with his peers, his brothers, his co-laborers of the Gospel? "But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came." I do not want to assume where he was for scripture does not share where he was. He could have been grieving, he could have been serving in some capacity. It simply says he was not present. Often times, even for good cause, we feel we have been absent and missed God's presence, events in our life, missed the flow or assignment or the various other calls, vocations, promotions, experiences, purposes that we sense God desires us to be a part of. We must note, scripture gave a clear description and calls our attention that it was eight days after his initial appearance to the other disciples. Scriptural meaning – eight means: New Beginning. ("The number 8 in the Bible represents a new beginning, meaning a new order or creation, and man's true 'born again' event when he is resurrected from the dead into eternal life." http://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/8.html) Here Jesus comes to Thomas making provision and showing him compassion, even in his doubt, to have a new beginning, a new order in his thinking. Allowing him to understand the error of his disbelief yet providing the healing grace to allow his heart to be circumcised from not accepting the testimony of his resurrection. Much like us today, even as believers, there are some areas in our lives – whether it is a wayward child, a marriage that seems like death has come and the corpse has turned blue and cold, parental and family relationships gone completely in the opposite direction of hope and tight knitted bonds to broken & tumultuous feelings that cause a seemingly unbridgeable chasm, to other broken places of emotions, health issues, and thoughts that seem like they cannot be resurrected and if God cannot blow into the nostrils of our concerns and issues that will bring his healing balm and cause all of those things to have life and be whole, unbroken, healed, & for us to experience maturity in our love and faith walk. God providing us the grace to grow, the grace to forgive, the grace to mature, the grace to love and the grace to heal. We have been so focused on Thomas being the doubter – and he is. The other side of the story is the grace factor that we seem to overlook that Jesus extended to him.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Jesus appears and he utters: Peace be unto you. Sure we must consider that Jesus would say Peace be unto you because he is appearing, again, as our resurrected savior; adding to this, Thomas had yet to believe this to be true. Jesus is showing the grace of his compassion.
We witness Thomas unwillingness to further push the examination of Jesus, suddenly it appears his faith shifts because Thomas answers: "My Lord and my God"
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God
By Thomas' answer: "My Lord and my God" His heart had been transformed and he makes a declaration. Thomas honors the Lordship of Jesus. He is now submitted, a yielded life to Jesus, a yielded heart to Jesus, a yielded belief system to Jesus. Jesus, as his Lord, takes Thomas' clawing clutches off of his own life and renders Jesus the control. Allowing Jesus, his Lord, full access.
Jesus is more than our savior he is Lord or should be Lord of our lives. How many times we have gone to God regarding things and petition him yet those areas we seem unwilling to relinquish and try to control. It is as if we are rationing areas of our life to him. You do this God, yet I want to keep this. No – all access.
Thomas expresses his recognition of Jesus as my God. This is the Logos: "In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God" (Jn. 1:1).[12] This Logos became flesh and dwelt among us (Jn. 1:14), was crucified and risen, and now in John 20:28 is acknowledged Lord and God. With the confession of Thomas we have a supreme christological pronouncement, a tremendously advanced expression of faith which, despite its utter brevity, constitutes the ultimate statement in high Christology.[13]" http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8173 Strong's Concordance short definition: a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. http://biblehub.com/greek/3056.htm
Even in Thomas' doubt and his unreasonable request, we see God's grace. Who was Thomas to make such a request to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords? How Dare he!! Had he not heard the Rabbi teach? Had he not witness miracle after miracle? Could he not recollect the draw to walk with Jesus? Have we not heard the word taught? Have we not seen miracle after miracle? The miracle of us being saved – that he would make our hearts pliable and teachable to accept him as our savior. Can we not recollect the draw that made us disciples of Christ? God pours out his grace so we can grasp and believe and not to fall away. I am so grateful for his grace today.
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Alberta M. McArdle - Warwick
Alberta M. McArdle - Warwick
Alberta M. (Cleary) McArdle, 91, formerly of Beach Avenue, died peacefully Sunday morning, June 16, 2013, at Emerald Bay Manor in Cumberland. She was the wife of the late Henry Patrick McArdle.
Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Albert L. and Sidulia (Roy) Cleary and the sister of Mary F. Mahar of Pascoag and the late James Cleary.
She was a graduate of Classical High School. Alberta retired from the Rhode Island Department of Employment Security as an employment counselor.
In retirement, Alberta shared her faith by working with the SPRED Program (Special Religious Development) for many years at St. Benedict Church. Her Catholic faith was a very important part of her life and there was nothing she loved more than sharing it with people with special needs and bringing them to the sacraments. She also was a faithful member of the Tuesday Rosary Group.
She is survived by her four daughters, Patricia Murley and Kathleen McArdle, both of Burke, Va., Veronica Incera of Warwick and Joyce Gustafson of Cumberland. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Her funeral will be held Wednesday, at 9:45 a.m., from the Russell J. Boyle Funeral Home, 142 Centerville Road, (Route 117) Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Saint Benedict Church, 135 Beach Avenue, Warwick. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery. Visiting hours are Tuesday, from 4-7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Saint Benedict Church, 135 Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889 in her memory will be appreciated. For online condolences, visit www.boyleandsonfuneralhome.com


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Education has evolved throughout the years to meet the needs of the learners. The one-room schoolhouses that dotted many landscapes have been replaced by grade level specific multi-room institutions that meet the individual needs of all students.
Today's educational paradigm though is changing once again as e-Learning transforms today's academic landscape. While e-Learning might be a phenomenon that has only been available for the past few years, its diverse applications are making it a staple in both corporate and academic settings.
The Association Learning + Technology 2011: State of the Sector report identified the key e-Learning strategies from 375 different organizations. Each of the following trends promises great possibilities for the future of the e-Learning model:
- Of the organizations polled, 77.4% (Bar 1.) currently employ e-Learning to deliver instruction. Even as recently as five years ago, that percentage would have been much smaller. It is the success that other groups have found with this model that encourages more corporations and educational institutions to add such opportunities to their repertoire and many more to go mobile with their e-Learning offerings.
Bar 1. The usage of e-Learning in Different organizations
- This new educational phenomenon also boasts very recent developments. Of the surveyed groups, 28.9% (Bar 2.) has incorporated e-Learning in the past one to two years and 38.9% (Bar 2.) in the past three to five years. Since so many organizations are standing on the precipice of this new frontier, there is much dialogue and support regarding the best practices for smooth implementation. The world of e-Learning today is fresh, invigorating, and ripe for expansion.
Bar 2. The percentage of the e-Learning incorporation in organizations
- There are also numerous uses for e-Learning. Many organizations, 95.6% (Bar 1.) according to survey, utilize e-Learning to fulfill the professional development needs of their current members, and 69.5% (Bar 1.) of these same institutions use the strategy to educate non-members. Electronic means obviously serve as an effective manner to not only disseminate necessary information but to also instruct a variety of shareholders.
Modern businesses and educational institutions must embrace the power of the e-Learning paradigm. To ignore the benefits of this model not only does a disservice to the organization, but also to the members who stand to learn from its effective and efficient use. Please contact us today to discover how to enhance your e-Learning programs or see all of the products we offer.
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Why Did the US Enter WW1: 10 Reasons to Explain History's Most Important Military Intervention
The First World War, to put it bluntly, was an absolute waste. It resulted from the unworkable entanglement of a barbed web of European alliances, a series of catastrophic diplomatic disasters, and a chauvinistic and utterly vacuous display of the 'my dreadnought battle cruiser's much better than yours' ilk from two of the world's leading superpowers. Most disheartening of all, though, was that the war was as inevitable as it was pointless.
The war began on 28 July 1914, yet it would not be until 6 April 1917 that the US came to the aid of the Allies. This historical curiosity requires some explaining. Firstly, the incumbent president Woodrow Wilson seemed to be taking George Washington's 'why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground' mantra as gospel. The son of a Presbyterian, and a man whose academic background shaped his personal philosophy of pacifism, Wilson advocated a position of isolationism and neutrality 'in thought and deed'. Secondly, there was little appetite for war among America's immigrant population; Irish, German and Swedish Americans had little to gain from getting involved in the struggles of their ancestral countrymen and far less to gain from creating new frictions in the new largely world.
Lack of volition, therefore, explains why the US took so long to join the war. But it does not explain why, after so many years of staunch adherence to a policy of neutrality or, at best, preparedness, the US finally entered. This articles has compiled a thematically complete list of reasons to explain the US' intervention. It can't claim to be comprehensive, but hopefully it will provide the lay reader with a solid overview, and the specialist with some interesting and previously unknown information.
10The 'Rape of Belgium'
Belgium's strategic position made her vulnerable from the war's outset. Germany's military blueprint – the highly intricate Schlieffen Plan – had established that if Germany were to win the war, she would have to quickly defeat France in the west, before Russia could mobilize in the east. To do this, the bulk of Germany's army would pass through Belgium and Luxembourg, circumventing France's eastern border fortresses before making its way down and encircling Paris. What the Germans hadn't expected was that Belgium would remain neutral and refuse her military access.
Germany's answer was to invade Belgium, which she did on 4 August 1914, drawing Britain into the war. The invasion was brutal, as even the chief of the German general staff, General Helmuth von Moltke, would admit: 'Our advance into Belgium is certainly brutal, but we are fighting for our lives and those who get in the way must take the consequences.'
The problem was that many of the 5,521 killed between 4 – 28 August were unquestionably non-combatants who didn't 'get in the way'. Though the Germans claimed to be targeting francs-tireurs (snipers), Women and children and the elderly increasingly featured among the dead, and the modes of execution were indefensibly heinous – in one case residents were executed 10 at a time, the last having to climb upon a mound of the dead before being shot. The atrocities committed by the Germans towards the Belgian citizenry were enough to earn international censure, though what must have particularly affected the US was that Belgium had tried to remain neutral. German actions in Belgium were appalling, but there was one case above all others that stood out and shocked the world.
9The razing of Leuven
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The Germans first occupied the Belgian city of Leuven on 19 August, a few days into the main German force's advance. At first, the occupation was not marked by any particular violence. A tragic series of events 6 days later on the 25 August, however, would change all that. Belgian forces arriving northwest of the city from Antwerp launched an initially successful attack on German forces, routing them into the city of Leuven. The occupying German forces mistook them for allied invaders, and in the confusion friendly fire was exchanged. When the smoke had settled, blame was not laid at the feet of the German command but at Leuven's citizenry who were accused of contriving the confusion.
Intending to make an example of Leuven and so discourage further potential insurrection, the Germans set about on the city's complete destruction.
German soldiers killed 209 citizens, burned down around 1,100 buildings – including the university library which saw the loss of 230,000 books, – and displaced some 42,000 people: the city's entire surviving population.
As with all other German atrocities that made up the 'Rape of Belgium', razing Leuven served absolutely no strategic purpose. All it did, as we've already established, was mobilize public opinion against the Germany and the Kaiser; particularly in the US. Leuven's symbolism was particularly potent; burning books did untold damage to Germany's cultural predominance (established in the 18th century Enlightenment) and enabled the European intelligentsia to portray the Germans as waging a war on culture.
8The sinking of the Lusitania
Though many British ships were called into military service during the war to replenish substantial U-Boat losses, the R.M.S. Lusitania – sister to the similarly ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic – kept to her traditional transatlantic route. Transporting 1,959 civilians, along with substantial cargo and munitions, the Lusitania departed from New York on 1 May 1915 amongst a deserved air of agitation; the German embassy in Washington had issued its threat to sink any vessels traveling in British water during the state of war.
The Germans were proving true to their word. On 6 May, the day before the Lusitania's sinking, the German submarine U-20 sank two 6,000 ton British vessels. Lusitania's captain took suitable precautions but it was not enough. At 13:20 on 7 May U-20 sighted Lusitania, and at 14:10 it fired a single torpedo. The ship took on water fast, and within minutes was leaning so far to the starboard side that launching the lifeboats went from being a herculean to an impossible task. The Lusitania sank in just 18 minutes, in freezing waters 11.5 miles off the south coast of Ireland.
Of ship's 1,959 total, 1,195 perished with the Lusitania. Moreover, only 11 of the 139 US citizens on board survived. This drew international outrage, not just because of the number of losses but also because of the illegality (maritime law required the safe passage of passengers aboard civilian ships). It also plunged German-American relations into crisis, and contrary to Roosevelt's protestations, war was only averted because of Germany's promise to respect the US neutrality. For now…
7The execution of Edith Cavell
The first notable female casualty of the war was a British nurse, Edith Cavell. As well as providing aid to the wounded of both sides, Cavell's organization had been helping some 200 allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines after the Mons campaign in Belgium return to Britain via Holland. According to German military law, harboring enemies was a crime punishable by death and Cavell was arrested on 3 August 1915. The British were unable to protect their nurse, and after several interrogations she was handed her sentence. At 7:00 on 12 October, Cavell was executed along with four other Belgians by firing squad at the Tir national shooting range in Schaerbeek, Belgium.
The Germans claimed that Cavell had been a spy; something vehemently denied by the British but, in light of recent evidence, probably not without some truth. Regardless, Cavell's execution was exploited particularly by the British, who used her as a vehicle for their propaganda. Books, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and images began to circulate detailing Cavell's tragic case. But her legacy was not only felt amongst the allies on the continent. We can attest to the effectiveness of allied propaganda across the Atlantic by the fact that a version of Edith Cavell's story was published in the American Journal of Nursing. I say version, because what was reported was as counterfactual as it was moving; Cavell was said to have fainted after refusing to face the firing squad blindfolded, to which the German officer's response had been to walk up to her and shoot her in the head.
6To fight against tyranny
One particular episode stands out from the arrival of John J. Pershing's expeditionary force in France (June – July 1917). On a detour to the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette on 4 July, Pershing's aide, Colonel Charles E. Stanton, uttered the remark: 'Lafayette, nous voilà' (Lafayette, we are here).
The figure evoked had considerable significance in American history. Lafayette, a French aristocrat, had bucked the trend among his European milieu in helping American revolutionaries liberate themselves from the British yoke in 1781. Now, as alluded to by Stanton, the Americans had come to liberate Europe from a Teutonic yoke of its own.
When looking back at the First World War, especially through the distorting prism of the Second, it is tempting to view American intervention on the side of the allies as a given. But we should not fall into the trap of conflating hindsight with inevitability. The Central Powers were not alone in committing atrocities: Russian treatment of civilians in the East matched anything perpetrated by the Germans in Belgium of France, and the British army, it has recently been suggested, largely tolerated the killing of German POWs. The difference was that the Allies exploited their propaganda much more effectively than their Axis enemies. The Rape of Belgium, the sinking of the Lusitania and the execution of Edith Cavell all provided structure for a narrative of German barbarism; filled in with other aspects of German unconventionality (the use of Zeppelins and mustard gas). There were, of course, fabrications intended to shock the US out of neutrality. Some were identified and outlined, as in a 1929 article in The Nation. But the end result was the same: when the US arrived in 1917, they had named their tyrant.
5German espionage
The most important munitions depot in the US during the war was 'Black Tom' in New Jersey. It was here that US-produced munitions were stored before being shipped across the Atlantic to the Allies (owing to the British naval blockade, the Germans were excluded from purchasing US munitions). Black Tom facilitated a considerable storage capacity; the National Dock and Storage Company had built warehouses and depots on a pier that stretched over a mile long. Indeed, prior to the explosion, Black Tom was believed to have been holding around 1,000 tons of small arms and artillery ammunition.
In the early hours of 30 July 1916 a series of explosions began to gut the island, the most powerful causing an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale. The presence of substantial amounts of TNT, shrapnel, black power and dynamite amongst the munitions substantially added to the severity of the explosions which killed between five to seven people, including a 10-week old baby over a mile away who was flung from its crib.
Black Tom was the most costly manmade disaster in American history, with final damages reckoned to be somewhere in the region of $20 million. It was not, however, the only case of German sabotage and espionage. The German saboteurs and naturalized American citizens contemporary investigations found to be responsible, Kurt Jahnke and Lothar Witzke, had already been implicated in the explosion at San Francisco's Mare Island Naval Shipyard in March 1917. Together with a number of other homeland attacks attributed to espionage, the cumulative effect of this growing suspicion slowly turned the tide of American sentiment against Germany.
4The Zimmermann Telegram
Named after its architect, the German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann, the Zimmermann Telegram was a coded message sent by the German Foreign Office in January 1917 proposing a German-Mexican alliance and an increase in Mexico's territory if the US entered the war. British intelligence intercepted and decoded the message immediately but waited until 19 February to pass its contents on to the Edward Bell, secretary of the US Embassy in London. In waiting, they were hoping to capitalize on growing American anti-German sentiment and therefore make the telegram's revelation particularly effective in galvanizing the US into war.
The timing of the revelation was, at it happened, particularly inauspicious for the Germans. Wilson learned about the telegram's contents on 24 February – the day before he was to address congress and request that they arm US merchant vessels against German U-Boats. Moreover, on the same day as the congressional address another passenger ship was sank, the R.M.S. Laconia, drowning two American women.
When the Zimmermann Telegram's contents were published on the front pages of the American press on March 1, public opinion was initially divided. Some were incredulous, believing it to be a fake; others, most prominently Roosevelt, believed it provided justification for war. Ultimately, Zimmermann's admission to the document's veracity on 3 March, combined with the sinking of a further three American merchant ships on 15 March, irrevocably turned opinion against Germany. The ships had been sunk in the German campaign of unrestricted U-Boat warfare, and it is to this subject that we now turn.
3Germany's resumption of their unrestricted U-Boat campaign
The sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915, although straining for German-American diplomatic relations, had not been disastrous. Much to the Allies' ire, Wilson didn't consider it a pretext for entering a war the country was not ready to fight. He did, however, issue an ultimatum saying that further contravention of maritime law affecting Americans would be considered 'deliberately unfriendly'.
Such contravention was not far off. On 19 August, U-24 sank the S.S. Arabic, killing 3 Americans and obliging Germany to issue the Arabic Pledge on 18 September, allowing civilians safe passage from a passenger ship before it was sunk. On 24 March 1916 the Germans reneged, sinking the S.S. Sussex without warning and killing three Americans. Wilson issued Germany a final ultimatum: break off unrestricted campaign U-Boat warfare or diplomatic relations would cease. Germany, eager to keep the US out of the war, had little choice. They agreed to the terms in the Sussex Pledge (4 May 1916).
Not all in German command, however, were on board with this. Chief Admiral Henning von Holtzendorff repeatedly emphasized the necessity of depriving the Allies of their supplies if Germany were to win the war, and advocated, in December 1916, that the U-Boat campaign could be restarted and the war concluded before the US' entry. German command accepted, and on 1 February 1917 the campaign was resumed. Further loss of American life over the following months gave Wilson no choice, and on 2 April Wilson called upon congress to 'accept the status of a belligerent which has thus been thrust upon it' and to declare war on Germany. Four days later, congress accepted, and the US entered the First World War.
As war was breaking out in Europe, the US was reaching the end of a severe economic recession that had gripped the country since 1913. The newly reinvigorated US economy was able to capitalize on European militarism, substantially increasing its exports, awarding more than $3 billion worth of contracts – through the mediation of commercial giant J.P. Morgan – from the British and French governments to American businesses, and extending credit to the Allies that averaged around $10 million a day.
To say that financing the war oiled the engines of American industrialization and modernization would be an understatement; the US' GDP increased by around 20% throughout the war, and her industrial production by a staggering 32%. However, the enormous investment the US had made in the Allies – especially compared to the Axis powers – was as political as it was financial. Allied defeat could result in the defaulting of debts which by this stage exceeded some $2 billion as opposed to Germany's $27 million, and uncomfortable as it may seem, economic factors such as these not only influenced the US' decision to go to war, it influenced their decision about who to go to war with.
At many stages of the war, there was little love lost between the US and Britain. As things were cooling off with Germany in 1916, relations became strained with the British over their harsh repression of the Irish Easter Rising and their boycotting of US companies engaged in trade with Germany. German U-Boat campaigns, the intercepted Zimmermann Telegram and a healthy dollop of allied propaganda eventually dictated the decision, but it was at no stage a given.
1It would be 'the war to end all wars'
The sheer scale of the First World War – in terms of human involvement, loss, geographical dispersion, technological consumption and, conversely, technological progress – would probably remain incomprehensible to this day had it not been for the Second. It was apocalyptic, all encompassing and, as harkened on about by various governments partly out of conviction and partly out of morale-boosting propaganda, never to be repeated. It was 'the war to end all wars'.
The phrase – commonly attributed to Wilson, though he only used it once, – was first coined by the British author H.G. Wells, who published a collection of articles under the title The War That Will End War in 1914. Wells saw the war as the only possible way to bring peace to a world gripped in the clutches madness.
To each group, 'the war to end all wars' meant something different. To the enlightened liberals, it was a means to establish the conditions for freedom and democracy. To those living under colonialism, it was a first step towards more rights or even independence. Tragically, to those focused on ethnic purification, it meant giving license to abhorrent acts of genocide. To those on the frontline, it would become something of a catchphrase, uttered, one presumes, increasingly in the hope that no future generation would have to go through something so horrific. The phrase's Wilsonian incarnation perfectly reflected the philosophy of the man uttering it. His 14 points, outlined towards the war's conclusion in 1918, reflected his determination that a war of this kind should never be repeated. Regrettably, Santayana's riposte ('only the dead have seen the end of war') was to stand up better to the test of history.
The US' intervention, despite providing the conditions that allowed Russia her revolution and removal from the war, undoubtedly hastened the war's end. By 1918 the collapsing Central Powers were coming to the realization that they could not compete for manpower with the arrival of potentially millions of new 'doughboys' – as American recruits were affectionately called – in Western Europe. After the allied counterattack to Ludendorff's failed Spring Offensive of 1918, morale completely collapsed among the German military and domestic population. The Kaiser's abdication was soon to follow, as was signing of the armistice of 11 November 1918 which formally concluded the war.
Unfortunately, in the years to follow it became increasingly apparent that the Wilsonian vision of a post-war world, instead of being illuminated by the light of liberty and democracy, was to be clouded by the darkness of extreme nationalism, proletarian-utilitarian autocracy in Russia, and anti-democratic governments in Central Europe. 'The war to end all wars' had carried the right sentiment. It was the harsh terms of the peace, however, that sowed the seeds for Second World War's outbreak in 1939.
Returning to the immediate aftermath, America emerged from the war the clear victor. Its army had expanded exponentially to number around 5 million, while its losses – compared to those of the European armies – were very few. This is not to say, of course, that 116,000 losses is insubstantial, but the figure becomes rather more sobering when compared to France's losses of between 156-162,000 during the Battle of Verdun, or Britain's losses of 19,250 on the first day of the Somme alone. The military was not the only section of American society to experience unprecedented growth. In almost all respects, the US prospered in the post-war years. But it was her unquestionable economic dominance – now greatly overshadowing that of the exhausted former European powers – that announced her arrival onto the world stage.


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Green Bean Casserole with Crispy Onions
Serving a traditional Thanksgiving meal, complete with iconic side dishes like green bean casserole, is easier than ever with our starter kit. Dried porcini and champignon mushrooms in the kit elevate this classic holiday dish into something special.
- 2 lb. (1 kg) green beans, trimmed
- 2 2/3 cups (630 ml) half-and-half
- 1 package (5.5 oz./156 g) green bean casserole starter (includes seasoning mix, mushroom packet, and fried onion topping)
Preheat an oven to 350°F (180°C).
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the green beans and cook until bright green, about 2 minutes. Drain the beans and plunge them into a bowl of ice water to cool. Drain again, place in a bowl and set aside.
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the half-and-half, seasoning mix and mushroom packet and bring to a boil. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute. Pour over the green beans and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into a 13-by-9-inch (33-by-23-cm) baking dish or large gratin and sprinkle the fried onion topping evenly over the top.
Bake until the edges are bubbling, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Serves 8 to 10.
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Excellent, thanks for posting these. Will definitely be buying now, looks like a great resource.
Hi mate. A little bit of feedback on your excellent ebook:
Seems a bit weird that you basically ignore Lukaku.
There were quite a few spelling/wrong word errors but who cares? Just thought you should know.
I would have liked to see a bit more information about structuring a squad. How much to spend in each position, how many elite players to grab etc. etc.
It said quite a lot about how a player might/could be good a idea depending on price..but then displayed their price right next to them. I suppose you may have written some of the info before the prices were released?
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2ndman - Thanks!
Grahamj - thanks for the comments. In all honesty, the final editing process was WAY too short and I've noticed a few errors too having browed it today. Simpy, with the wedding and work stuff I ran out of time to check it line by line and still get it out to be useful before the season kicks. That's not really an excuse when I'm charging people money, but I hope it was generally still useful despite the errors.
The price thing was tricky as they're released so close to the start of the year. If I do it again next year, instead of going team by team I'll do everything retrospective first (which can basically be done all summer) and then only touch transfers and players once the player list is released. That'll still leave a big time crunch, though at least I won't also be getting married!
You also nailed one of the articles I hoped to write (how to spend money) but ran out of time. For what it's worth, I'll do something to that effect when I'm back for those looking to wildcard early, but I defo agree it would have been useful now.
Thanks for the feedback
If someone today so Thursday need a fast immediate overview about the actual team situations that which player is expected where to play including the new arrivals, the starting lineup forecast tables are great idea visually. With that a safe base team can be set up in a day.
The book is very detailed for nothing price, as it is good reference to the whole season. Anyway after some time, it will be a very interesting experience to compare the forecasts to the real happenings
Ace book, Chris. I bought and love it. Recommended.
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Thanks for the kindness, you guys. I'm genuinely overwhelmed that (a) anyone bought it and (b) seem to like it. As I was writing I was contemplating what happens when I sell 2 copies which both mysteriously get traced to either my wife or Dad!
Just purchased and had a flick through, looks like a brilliant resource, even just to check the stats and your opinion on who I've got in my team. Looking to WC in GW3 so I'm here I'llg et heavy use out of it around then.
Hey Chris,
Just bought the book, working my way through it for some validation of my choices!
Looking forward to a good thorough read over the weekend, for now just wanted to say it looks great. Very professional presentation and layout of information which could have been overwhelming. Instead it's clear, concise and informative.
I tip my hat to you sir!
Looks like a good resource. I will have to check this out.
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
An uneventful update
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Awww! I love that you read to Sammy every morning! What a great tradition to start!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I can really feel the love you have for Sammy in your writing. It seems everyone who gets pregnant takes it for granted even after a Journey with Infertility. Its great to see that you appreciate it her so much :)Replies
I will never ever take it for granted. I waited and prayed for so long for this moment, it is a blessing beyond comprehension. I just love her with all of my heart and more. :)Delete
Your beautiful little girl can definitely hear you :) I remember once my dog barked and my baby did a star jump! It's so cute when loud noises make babies jump when they're in your tummy lol I can't believe you're 22 weeks already! Savour every wonderful moment xxReplyDeleteReplies
That is so funny! I'm surprised how much she must hear! Yeah, 22 weeks is just crazy! :)Delete
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You're beautiful. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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They do listen... DS2 would wiggle every time I hummed to DS1 when we were cuddling before bed. The first night in the hospital I hummed the same song and it calmed little DS2. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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