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Every year on the last Monday of May, we dedicate a day to remember the men and women who have died in military service. For most people, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer, and is traditionally celebrated by having a barbecue with friends or getting stuck in the car in a huge traffic jam trying to get out of the city. But it's worth taking time to think about Memorial Day's original purpose. Here are three remarkable books that explore the subject.
Every year, we become privy to new information released due to the Freedom of Information Act—information that’s been around for at least 30 years (my lifetime) that we simply couldn’t access for some reason or another. So there’s always bound to be something shocking released every year, right?
It's that time of year again: The Cannes International Film Festival is happening right now in the south of France. For those of us who are currently in decidedly less glamorous locales, we can at least take heart that it's raining cats and dogs on all the festival-goers. No, I'm not bitter. I just have a serious case of wanderlust.
help stimulate innovation and increase revenues for French publishers.
Why France?
This week I bring to you yet another amazing construction that has been left empty due to the fortunes of time. The Canfranc railway was once an ambitious project meant to link
Hundreds of miles south of the tip of Baja lies a small island. Just outside the boundaries of Mexican waters, the shallow ring of land has been disputed through history. Originally it was discovered by Magellan in 1521 but the name comes from an English pirate who, rumor has it, hid treasure on the atoll after he led a mutiny against William Dampier in 1704.
Ever since the first countries began to form and interact, there has always been the need for one of the players in the political game to rise to the top of the heap. This hegemon generally calls the shots for the collective group of countries and takes a major role in forming the overall course of events in history. This position naturally changes as the years roll by, as countries rise and fall or gain and lose prominence and power. In recent centuries, the West has been the hegemon in one form or another, going from
Stories like this one make me shake my head when people say things like, “Well, my parents did it and it was good enough for me!” This is usually in regards to watching television or “crying it out” or even spanking. The same thing was said about parents who let kids sleep on their stomach before we knew about SIDS, or parents who let their kids go to bed with a bottle before we learned about tooth decay.
When I open up my electric and natural gas bills or have to fill my gas tank, I mutter a group of not-so-nice four letter words. Living is expensive, and it doesn't seem to be getting any cheaper. Horizontal hydraulic fracturing has helped to significantly decrease the cost of natural gas, but while we're saving a little money, the long term impact could be staggering.
I’m all for keeping my bills low, but not at the cost of people and the planet’s health.
What is horizontal hydraulic fracturing?
Believe it or not, even when Shawn White isn't in the competition, snowboarding does exist. In fact, there is a lot of competition out there, and while White may dominate the half-pipe year in, year out at the X Games Aspen, the other stops on the X Games tour still boast world class competitions. The men’s half-pipe competition at the X Games stop in Tignes, France is definitely one to watch.
