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In 215 BC a temple was built on Capitoline hill in Rome, dedicated to Venus. Rome was terrified. They had lost a battle to Hannibal, and so sent out another army, and at Trasimene that second army was slaughtered. Hannibal with his mounted men, including elephants, and a mixture of Iberians, Gauls and Phoenicians. It was the successful part of the second punic war for Carthage. A year later Romans would again be slaughtered at Cannae, leaving Rome exposed to an attack Hannibal failed to make. Three years earlier in 218 BC, Roman troops were slaughtered at Trebbia River. At Trebbia, 42000 Romans faced Hannibal with 30000. Rome lost 32000 casualties. Scipio was supposed to e in charge, but Longus seems to have taken authority. Hannibal had placed himself in centre ground, preventing communication between Scipio and Longus. Longus fought through, and had 10000 men left after fighting through to the rear of Hannibal, having lost the rest.
But in 215, on this day, it was the second battle, Trasimene, where again Hannibal outplanned a superior force. This time, Hannibal with 55000 faced Flaminius with 30000. Flaminius had held a fortified position while Hannibal raided the countryside. Flaminius was exasperated and against all advice broke position to chase Hannibal. Hannibal led him to Trasimene Lake. There, Hannibal planned a surprise attack and is credited with having the largest force executing a surprise attack ever. Rome lost 15000 men and a desperate Rome turned to Venus to favour them. They elected a dictator, then realised that two consuls would be better. But that was to be their humiliation at Cannae.
In 1014, King Brian Boru was successful against Vikings, but was killed in battle at Clontarf. In 1348, King Edward III initiated the order of the garter. Their motto, Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense loosely translates as "Evil on the person who thinks evil." As knighthoods go, it should only be given to good people. Why would the king want his knights to gather around a garter? Note, it was St George's Day. In 1516, ingredients of Beer was defined. But they hadn't known about yeast. So they needed beer to make more beer. In 1951, a journalist was arrested by Czechoslovakian communists on charges of espionage. It was an outrageous threat to freedom of the press that the press accepted.
2014
Words have power, and a tremendous speech by the former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered on this day in 1910 is compelling. It is not the critic, but the man in the arena who decides the course of the event. The speech goes for thirty five pages, and defines the success of GOP Presidency through the years. Nixon referred to it as he ascended to the Presidency, and as the door closed on it. Mandela gave it to his Rugby Captain before that match. There is no power without responsibility. When Rudd tried reckless spending as a policy, he failed. He had had the money to achieve much. He failed because it takes more than money. The man in the arena does not have to be perfect, but they have to have character, competence, intelligence and diligence to achieve the standard.
Five years later, and words lost a powerful friend with the passing of Rupert Brooke. He was a young poet who had achieved much in a very short time. He travelled with the fleet to Gallipolli, and died on the journey. He is buried in an olive field in Skyros, Greece. A year earlier he had written himself a deserving epitaph.
V. The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
Rupert, on that final journey, was the man in the arena. His ghost has more wisdom, more life, grace compassion and understanding than President Obama's finest moment. Because, as Roosevelt observed, the man in the arena, not the critic, decides the course of the event.
Historical perspectives on this day
In 215 BC, a temple was built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. 599, Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacked rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city. 711, Dagobert III was crowned King of the Franks. 1014, Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeated Viking invaders, but was killed in battle. 1016, Edmund Ironside succeeded his father Æthelred the Unready as king of England. 1343, St. George's Night Uprising commenced in the Duchy of Estonia. 1348, the founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III was announced on St. George's Day.
In 1516, the Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) was signed in Ingolstadt. 1521, Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeated the Comuneros. 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston. 1655, the Siege of Santo Domingo began during the Anglo-Spanish War, and failed seven days later. 1660, Treaty of Oliwa was established between Sweden and Poland. 1661, king Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland was crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1815, the Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupted shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
In 1910, American President Theodore Roosevelt made his "The Man in the Arena" speech. 1914, first baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park in Chicago. 1918, World War I: The British Royal Navy made a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. 1920, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) was founded in Ankara, Turkey. It denounced the government of SultanMehmed VI and announced the preparation of a temporary constitution. 1927, Cardiff City defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
In 1932, the 153-year-old De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, Netherlands burned down. It was rebuilt and reopened exactly 70 years later. 1935, the Polish Constitution of 1935 was adopted. 1940, the Rhythm Night Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, killed 198 people. 1941, World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuated Athens before the invading Wehrmacht. 1942, World War II: Baedeker Blitz – German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck. 1945, World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sent him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which caused Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz. 1946, Manuel Roxas was elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. 1949, Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
In 1951, American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. 1955, the Canadian Labour Congress was formed by the merger of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour. 1961, Algiers putsch by French generals. 1967, Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov was launched into orbit. 1968, Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City took over administration buildings and shut down the university. 1971, Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
In 1985, Coca-Cola changed its formula and released New Coke. The response was overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula was back on the market in less than three months. 1990, Namibia became the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1993, Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum. Also 1993, Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali was assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province. 1997, Omaria massacre in Algeria: Forty-two villagers were killed. 2005, First YouTube video uploaded, titled "Me at the zoo". 2013, Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
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This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406, September www.createspace.com/5106914, October www.createspace.com/5106951, or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
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For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.
===
In 215 BC a temple was built on Capitoline hill in Rome, dedicated to Venus. Rome was terrified. They had lost a battle to Hannibal, and so sent out another army, and at Trasimene that second army was slaughtered. Hannibal with his mounted men, including elephants, and a mixture of Iberians, Gauls and Phoenicians. It was the successful part of the second punic war for Carthage. A year later Romans would again be slaughtered at Cannae, leaving Rome exposed to an attack Hannibal failed to make. Three years earlier in 218 BC, Roman troops were slaughtered at Trebbia River. At Trebbia, 42000 Romans faced Hannibal with 30000. Rome lost 32000 casualties. Scipio was supposed to e in charge, but Longus seems to have taken authority. Hannibal had placed himself in centre ground, preventing communication between Scipio and Longus. Longus fought through, and had 10000 men left after fighting through to the rear of Hannibal, having lost the rest.
But in 215, on this day, it was the second battle, Trasimene, where again Hannibal outplanned a superior force. This time, Hannibal with 55000 faced Flaminius with 30000. Flaminius had held a fortified position while Hannibal raided the countryside. Flaminius was exasperated and against all advice broke position to chase Hannibal. Hannibal led him to Trasimene Lake. There, Hannibal planned a surprise attack and is credited with having the largest force executing a surprise attack ever. Rome lost 15000 men and a desperate Rome turned to Venus to favour them. They elected a dictator, then realised that two consuls would be better. But that was to be their humiliation at Cannae.
In 1014, King Brian Boru was successful against Vikings, but was killed in battle at Clontarf. In 1348, King Edward III initiated the order of the garter. Their motto, Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense loosely translates as "Evil on the person who thinks evil." As knighthoods go, it should only be given to good people. Why would the king want his knights to gather around a garter? Note, it was St George's Day. In 1516, ingredients of Beer was defined. But they hadn't known about yeast. So they needed beer to make more beer. In 1951, a journalist was arrested by Czechoslovakian communists on charges of espionage. It was an outrageous threat to freedom of the press that the press accepted.
2014
Words have power, and a tremendous speech by the former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered on this day in 1910 is compelling. It is not the critic, but the man in the arena who decides the course of the event. The speech goes for thirty five pages, and defines the success of GOP Presidency through the years. Nixon referred to it as he ascended to the Presidency, and as the door closed on it. Mandela gave it to his Rugby Captain before that match. There is no power without responsibility. When Rudd tried reckless spending as a policy, he failed. He had had the money to achieve much. He failed because it takes more than money. The man in the arena does not have to be perfect, but they have to have character, competence, intelligence and diligence to achieve the standard.
Five years later, and words lost a powerful friend with the passing of Rupert Brooke. He was a young poet who had achieved much in a very short time. He travelled with the fleet to Gallipolli, and died on the journey. He is buried in an olive field in Skyros, Greece. A year earlier he had written himself a deserving epitaph.
V. The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
Rupert, on that final journey, was the man in the arena. His ghost has more wisdom, more life, grace compassion and understanding than President Obama's finest moment. Because, as Roosevelt observed, the man in the arena, not the critic, decides the course of the event.
Historical perspectives on this day
In 215 BC, a temple was built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. 599, Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacked rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city. 711, Dagobert III was crowned King of the Franks. 1014, Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeated Viking invaders, but was killed in battle. 1016, Edmund Ironside succeeded his father Æthelred the Unready as king of England. 1343, St. George's Night Uprising commenced in the Duchy of Estonia. 1348, the founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III was announced on St. George's Day.
In 1516, the Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) was signed in Ingolstadt. 1521, Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeated the Comuneros. 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston. 1655, the Siege of Santo Domingo began during the Anglo-Spanish War, and failed seven days later. 1660, Treaty of Oliwa was established between Sweden and Poland. 1661, king Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland was crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1815, the Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupted shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
In 1910, American President Theodore Roosevelt made his "The Man in the Arena" speech. 1914, first baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park in Chicago. 1918, World War I: The British Royal Navy made a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. 1920, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) was founded in Ankara, Turkey. It denounced the government of SultanMehmed VI and announced the preparation of a temporary constitution. 1927, Cardiff City defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
In 1932, the 153-year-old De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, Netherlands burned down. It was rebuilt and reopened exactly 70 years later. 1935, the Polish Constitution of 1935 was adopted. 1940, the Rhythm Night Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, killed 198 people. 1941, World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuated Athens before the invading Wehrmacht. 1942, World War II: Baedeker Blitz – German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck. 1945, World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sent him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which caused Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz. 1946, Manuel Roxas was elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. 1949, Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
In 1951, American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. 1955, the Canadian Labour Congress was formed by the merger of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour. 1961, Algiers putsch by French generals. 1967, Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov was launched into orbit. 1968, Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City took over administration buildings and shut down the university. 1971, Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
In 1985, Coca-Cola changed its formula and released New Coke. The response was overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula was back on the market in less than three months. 1990, Namibia became the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1993, Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum. Also 1993, Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali was assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province. 1997, Omaria massacre in Algeria: Forty-two villagers were killed. 2005, First YouTube video uploaded, titled "Me at the zoo". 2013, Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
===
This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
===
Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406, September www.createspace.com/5106914, October www.createspace.com/5106951, or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
===
For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.