“It is certain that the two World Wars in which I have participated would not have occurred had we been prepared. It is my belief that adequate preparation on our part would have prevented or materially shortened all our other wars beginning with that of 1812. Yet, after each of our wars, there has always [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
July 31, 2009
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July 26, 2009
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Traffic Flow Averages
I recently came upon this interesting page from the Swedish Department of Transportation, Vägverket. It’s a geographical database giving access to traffic flows throughout Sweden, expressed in yearly average of cars per day. And there are some interesting details to find: There is a significant flow of traffic from both Orust and Tjörn towards Stenungsund [...]
July 23, 2009
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I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door
This sonnet, written by Emma Lazarus, is written on a bronze plaque inside the Statue of Liberty. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her [...]
July 22, 2009
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The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the corner-stones of American politics. It effectively meant the birth of an independent United States of America, separate from the interests of Great Britain. It was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, and signed by delegates from the American states at the time, on July 4th, 1776. When in [...]
July 21, 2009
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Quotes of the Past: The Winning of Freedom
“The winning of freedom is not to be compared to the winning of a game – with victory recorded forever in history. Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men; and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – or else, like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, [...]
July 20, 2009
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I Am An American
Written by Elias Lieberman: I am an American. My father belongs to the Sons of the Revolution; My mother, to the Colonial Dames. One of my ancestors pitched tea overboard in Boston Harbor; Another stood his ground with Warren; Another hungered with Washington at Valley Forge. My forefathers were Americans in the making: They spoke [...]
July 19, 2009
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O Captain, My Captain
The civil war had been won. The United States of America remain a single nation, the vileness of slavery was a thing of the past (at least by law), and the nation was saved. But the president, Abraham Lincoln, who led the north to victory and who was the architect of it all, was assassinated. [...]
July 18, 2009
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Quotes of the Past: The Emancipation Proclamation
Whereas, on the 22nd day of September, in the year of our Lord 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State, [...]
July 6, 2009
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International Travel Checklist
The following is the completed travel checklist used for the latest trip. Feel free to use and adapt to your needs. Note that it might be revised during the AAR/Lessons Learned activity after successful completion. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL CHECKLIST ============================== PREPARATIONS ——————————- UPON RECEIPT OF TICKETS – Check airplane seat availability – Check passport – American [...]