>> ^geo321:

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He did receive a lot of opposition, but he also met with quite a bit of success. He was appointed the chair of experimental physics in Graz and of theoretical physics at the University of Munich, so he certainly wasn't on the outside of the scientific establishment at the time and he had a number of supporters for his theory. The opposition certainly didn't help with his unhappy state of affairs at the end, though.

I'm not really arguing that the title is wrong, I just don't like calling the life of a man that accomplished so much tragic for my own reasons.

>> ^MycroftHomlz:
He met with some really heavy opposition during his time. And while I think he may have been bipolar, the vast majority of the scientific community outright rejected his theories. Certainly saying the equation killed him is a hyperbole, but his life was most definitely tragic. He believed without evidence in atoms came up with probabilistic theories that were seen as in direct opposition to Newtonian Mechanics. For most his life people rejected his theories... that wears on people.

My life according to: Morrissey
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Are you a male or female? Boy With the Thorn in His Side

Describe yourself: The Last Of The Famous International Playboys

How do you feel? Handsome Devil

Describe where you currently live: America Is Not The World

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?: Nowhere Fast

Your favorite form of transportation: Subway Train / Munich Air Disaster 1958

Your best friend is: Never Had No One Ever

You and your best friends are: Rusholme Ruffians

What's the weather like? This Night Has Opened My Eyes

Favorite time of day: Asleep

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?: What Difference Does It Make?

What is life to you: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

Your current relationship: Girlfriend in a Coma

Your fear: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

What is the best advice you have to give? Suffer Little Children

Thought for the Day: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

How I would like to die: Stretch Out and Wait

My soul's present condition: Panic

My motto: Barbarism Begins at Home

Embarrassed by history.

Here is a link to the full text and English translation of "The Road to Resurgence" written by Hitler, at the request of wealthy far right industrialist Emil Kirdorf.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/1878145

It costs. (I had a print copy stashed away somewhere. Can't seem to find it, sry.)

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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERkirdorf.htm

Kirdorf, who held extreme right-wing political views, first heard Adolf Hitler speak in 1927. He was so impressed that he arranged to meet Hitler at the home of Elsa Buckmann in Munich. Although Kirdorf supported most of Hitler's beliefs he was concerned about some of the policies of the Nazi Party. He was particularly worried about the views of some people in the party such as Gregor Strasser who talked about the need to redistribute wealth in Germany.

Adolf Hitler tried to reassure Kirdorf that these policies were just an attempt to gain the support of the working-class in Germany and would not be implemented once he gained power. Kirdorf suggested that Hitler should write a pamphlet for private distribution amongst Germany's leading industrialists that clearly expressed his views on economic policy.

Hitler agreed and The Road to Resurgence was published in the summer of 1927. In the pamphlet distributed by Kirdorf to Germany's leading industrialists, Hitler tried to reassure his readers that he was a supporter of private enterprise and was opposed to any real transformation of Germany's economic and social structure.

Kirdorf was particularly attracted to Hitler's idea of winning the working class away from left-wing political parties such as the Social Democratic Party and the Communist Party. Kirdorf and other business leaders were also impressed with the news that Hitler planned to suppress the trade union movement once he gained power. Kirdorf joined the Nazi Party and immediately began to try and persuade other leading industrialists to supply Hitler with the necessary funds to win control of the Reichstag.

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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm

It was not until May, 1919 that the German Army entered Munich and overthrew the Bavarian Socialist Republic. Hitler was arrested with other soldiers in Munich and was accused of being a socialist. Hundreds of socialists were executed without trial but Hitler was able to convince them that he had been an opponent of the regime. To prove this he volunteered to help to identify soldiers who had supported the Socialist Republic. The authorities agreed to this proposal and Hitler was transferred to the commission investigating the revolution.

Information supplied by Hitler helped to track down several soldiers involved in the uprising. His officers were impressed by his hostility to left-wing ideas and he was recruited as a political officer. Hitler's new job was to lecture soldiers on politics. The main aim was to promote his political philosophy favoured by the army and help to combat the influence of the Russian Revolution on the German soldiers.

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Hitler's reputation as an orator grew and it soon became clear that he was the main reason why people were joining the party. This gave Hitler tremendous power within the organization as they knew they could not afford to lose him. One change suggested by Hitler concerned adding "Socialist" to the name of the party. Hitler had always been hostile to socialist ideas, especially those that involved racial or sexual equality. However, socialism was a popular political philosophy in Germany after the First World War. This was reflected in the growth in the German Social Democrat Party (SDP), the largest political party in Germany.

Hitler, therefore redefined socialism by placing the word 'National' before it. He claimed he was only in favour of equality for those who had "German blood". Jews and other "aliens" would lose their rights of citizenship, and immigration of non-Germans should be brought to an end.

In February 1920, the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) published its first programme which became known as the "25 Points". In the programme the party refused to accept the terms of the Versailles Treaty and called for the reunification of all German people. To reinforce their ideas on nationalism, equal rights were only to be given to German citizens. "Foreigners" and "aliens" would be denied these rights.

To appeal to the working class and socialists, the programme included several measures that would redistribute income and war profits, profit-sharing in large industries, nationalization of trusts, increases in old-age pensions and free education.

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>> ^gwiz665:
Even if he were not a pacifist, HE holds no blame, since he was not involved. You don't carry the sins of your father.
I think the accusation already lies in the "from Munich! God!", I also think it is stupid to frame it like "he's not willing to take blame" - I'm not willing to take blame for anything that my ancestors did either, and I shouldn't have to either.

Well, there are several points in that paragraph that were completely lost here. Let's see if I can explain.

- To Israelis, Munich is almost always connected to the 1972 Olympic games and the terrorist attack, on which the film "Munich" is based.
- While the person himself holds no personal blame for either the Munich massacre or the Holocaust, the nation of Germany does (for the latter, anyway). It's hard for some Israelis to separate the two.
- The entire paragraph is satirical, and Lapid is not trying to say Jorgen holds personal blame for the Holocaust, but rather that the person blaming him for it is being absurd.

I guess the last point was lost in the translation as well. It's a shame, since it's a recurring one in here.

"and Jorgen from Munich - from Munich! God! - says he's a pacifist - which is code for not being willing to take blame for the Holocaust, he wasn't born then yet, and we shouldn't think it justifies everything"

Even if he were not a pacifist, HE holds no blame, since he was not involved. You don't carry the sins of your father.

I think the accusation already lies in the "from Munich! God!", I also think it is stupid to frame it like "he's not willing to take blame" - I'm not willing to take blame for anything that my ancestors did either, and I shouldn't have to either.

>> ^gwiz665:
The outrage that a man from Munich doesn't feel responsible for the holocaust, when he wasn't even born, is also reprehensible, I think.

You're missing the point. The man from Germany in the example reacts instinctively to the mere presence of an Israeli national by getting defensive against accusations they assume are coming. It's not that the German should feel guilty, but that they feel the Israeli think they should. The examples may be exaggerations, but from what I've seen, a lot of people really don't much like Israeli politics these days, I can well see these reactions happening.

TL;DR. also yo momma is so fat.

I did in fact read it, and I think some of it is a bit too nationalistic. The second and third paragraph paints the picture that people from the US, London, Madrid etc. are basically assholes, which I don't think is particularly productive. The outrage that a man from Munich doesn't feel responsible for the holocaust, when he wasn't even born, is also reprehensible, I think. I mean, I'm not responsible for the Danish vikings invading all over Europe either. The fact that a man is from German does not automatically put blame on him for all of Germany's faults.

Like America, I think Israel has a fevered dream about their own exceptionalism (I'm making generalizations here, but I mean that there's a growing trend in the general populace). This ultra-nationalism is ultimately a bad thing - people are people where ever they are from. People are as good and as flawed anywhere, the rest is cultural influence.

I think the first part plays into that, so that he can dismantle it in the latter part, which I like a whole lot more.

"You can't keep talking about the Holocaust if you don't look after the Holocaust survivors starving at your doorstep; You can't be mad at Jew-hatred if Arab-hatred is running your life; You can't expect to be taken seriously if three outlaw 17-year-olds can run your life from a trailer in the Territories; You can't keep asking for credit for being "the only democracy in the middle east," if your democracy is dysfunctional."

I don't want to take sides between Arabs and Israelis, because I think both sides have their hands covered in blood and shit - one side is not a monster, while the other is pure and innocent.

I'm not as educated on the subject as I'm sure many of the rest of you are, so I'm just giving my opinion from the sideline.

I dunno about you, but I have a good job that I'd like to keep. I could not afford to spend time in jail. California has an "At Will" policy and can legally terminate your employment due to incarceration. I know this from experience and it holds up in a court of law. Look up California employment laws. I'm not a lawyer, but one of my bosses used to be one and my mother works in a law office. Inefficacy might not be something that would stop determined minds who have dedicated their lives towards such pursuits, but when the majority of people are mostly spending their days being employed and enjoying (or just frantically keeping up) the fruits of their labor, despite their opinions (and especially if they have a family to support), are faced with moral dilemmas above the evil of government.

If you've ever read anything by Milan Kundera, you might be familiar with The Unbearable Lightness of Being in which the protagonist, a Czech surgeon named Tomas, is forced by the Soviets to either renounce a loosely anti-Communist article he wrote or step down as surgeon. He steps down and becomes a window washer. He is approached by his estranged son and a man who was impressed by the article, requesting his signature on a petition to free political prisoners. Tomas, remembering his wife's smiling face, declines to sign for fear of what the secret police might do.

As the days go by, he can't remember why he didn't sign, but when justifying to himself why he didn't, he recalls Czech history: 1618, in defiance of their emperor, the Czechs threw several high officials out the window of a castle in Prague, leading in part to the Thirty Years War. A war of which resulted in the death of 1/3 of the population of Czechoslovakia. More than 300 years later, at the 1938 Munich Conference, it was decided that Czechoslovakia would be given up to appease the Nazis. Here, the Czech leaders showed caution in not opposing, leading in part to World War II.

"Einmal ist Keinmal," says the author. Or, "What happens once might well have not happened at all." Meaning, we cannot ever know if caution or courage are the correct choices in situations. And, because I'd rather not spend time interpreting what I know of this philosophy into words, will quote Wikipedia: (Which is pretty accurate in this case.)

"By this logic life is ultimately insignificant; in an ultimate sense, no single decision matters. Since decisions do not matter, they are light — that is, they don't cause us suffering. Yet simultaneously, the insignificance of our decisions — our lives, our being — causes us great suffering. Hence the phenomenon Kundera terms the unbearable lightness of being: because life occurs only once and never returns, no one's actions have any universal significance. This idea is deemed unbearable because as humans we want our lives to mean something, for their importance to extend beyond just our immediate surroundings."

Some of us know this, or rather, believe this through experience, informing our actions or lack thereof. Yes, life can be unbearably light; and, through a combination of survival, providing for our families, understanding that courageous action can lead to catastrophe and that we have no way of knowing the whole truth in any given situation, do not go out disobeying the government to demonstrate.

Most of us wanna do the right thing, but sometimes the right thing isn't easily determined. I'll tell you what, though: if it came down to it, like Han Solo, I'd most assuredly fly back and shoot Darth Vader. (I'm going off on a tangent unrelated to my lack of conviction towards CD.) But in California, it is currently a time of peace and, despite having friends and relatives who are currently, faithfully blowing shit up (Semper fidelis), I am focused on being monetarily sound (and philosophically open) -- I really need more vespene gas.

Timeline of successful transplants

1905: First successful cornea transplant by Eduard Zirm[9]
1954: First successful kidney transplant by Joseph Murray (Boston, U.S.A.)
1966: First successful pancreas transplant by Richard Lillehei and William Kelly (Minnesota, U.S.A.)
1967: First successful liver transplant by Thomas Starzl (Denver, U.S.A.)
1967: First successful heart transplant by Christiaan Barnard (Cape Town, South Africa)
1981: First successful heart/lung transplant by Bruce Reitz (Stanford, U.S.A.)
1983: First successful lung lobe transplant by Joel Cooper (Toronto, Canada)
1986: First successful double-lung transplant (Ann Harrison) by Joel Cooper (Toronto, Canada)
1987: First successful whole lung transplant by Joel Cooper (St. Louis, U.S.A.)
1995: First successful laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy by Lloyd Ratner and Louis Kavoussi (Baltimore, U.S.A.)
1998: First successful live-donor partial pancreas transplant by David Sutherland (Minnesota, U.S.A.)
1998: First successful hand transplant (France)
2005: First successful partial face transplant (France)
2006: First jaw transplant to combine donor jaw with bone marrow from the patient, by Eric M. Genden (Mount Sinai Hospital, New York)
2008: First successful complete full double arm transplant by Edgar Biemer, Christoph Höhnke and Manfred Stangl (Technical University of Munich, Germany)[citation needed]
2008: First baby born from transplanted ovary.
2008: First transplant of a human windpipe using a patient’s own stem cells.

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Thanks for the link, I've updated the video details accordingly

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According to some Google searches, this exhibit is at the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany and uses string or wire to manipulate each ball bearing.

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/07/kinetic_ball_sculpture_at_the.php

According to some Google searches, this exhibit is at the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany and uses string or wire to manipulate each ball bearing.

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/07/kinetic_ball_sculpture_at_the.php