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does /his/ support their local museum. I'm thinking about buying a $55 dollar membership to my local history place, here is some shit they have planned
Second Wednesdays: Historical Lecture Series
August 9 - Two Days That Shook Kern County: The 65th Anniversary of the 1952 Earthquakes
September 13 - The Ku Klux Klan in Kern County
October 11 - The Photographs of Christian A. Nelson: 1889-1913
November 8 - Bakersfield's "Map to the Stars" Homes
Third Wednesdays: Artifacts Come to Life Series
August 16 - Colonel Thomas Baker
September 27 - California Indian Artifacts: Charmstones, Shamans, and Warfare
October 18 - The 'Oh Be Joyful' Trip from Bakersfield to Mt. Whitney 1883-1904
November 15 - World War I: The War to End All Wars

I could also get free admission to the local zoo and natural science museum included with my membership.

Am I getting screwed out of $50

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2017-06-25 05:38:24 Post No.2997298
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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:38:24 Post No. 2997298 [Report] [View this topic]

I have a hard time understanding (not a native speaker) one of the definitions of the word "army" in the Oxford English Dictionary. It's:

"(fig. from 3.) A marshalled host. "

and the examples of sentences are as follows:
1593 Shakes. Rich. II, iii. iii. 87 Mustring‥on our behalfe, Armies of Pestilence.
1611 Bible Joel ii. 25 The caterpiller, and the palmer worme, my great armie.
1845 Whately Let. in Life (1866) II. 77 It is time that these two armies [the two opposed parties in the House of Commons] should as soon as possible be disbanded.
1857 Livingstone Trav. v. 104 An army of locusts.

I get that "marshalled" means something like "organized", but can't figure out the meaning of "host" here. At first I though it must have something to do with vermin, but the 3rd example sentence doesn't fit that (I think).

Can anyone help?

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:41:16 Post No.2997302
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>>2997298
any army doesn't have to mean a military group. It can mean a large group of people who come together for any reason.

Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:44:28 Post No.2997314
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>>2997302
Yes, I have all those meanings, but this "marshalled host" is supposed to be separate, I think.

I might be getting an idea. Can it mean "an organized swarm", where "swarm" is like, a bunch of insects? That would explain why 3 sentences concern insects and the other one could fit too?

Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:46:41 Post No.2997324
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>>2997298
There are two sources for the homonyms 'host' in English

First, a person who receives guest, from Latin hospes (accusative hospitem)

The second, from Latin hostis, which meant enemy in Latin and later came to mean army.

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2017-06-25 05:30:21 Post No.2997284
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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:30:21 Post No. 2997284 [Report] [View this topic]

What did life in Athens change after losing the Peloponnesian war?

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:34:37 Post No.2997292
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>>2997284

No one really knows for certain.

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:05:48 Post No. 2997218 [Report] [View this topic]

Stop owning land.

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:08:07 Post No.2997225
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>climbed from nothing to the most powerful man in the world
Another one cast in the Napoleon mold.

Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:16:19 Post No.2997246
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>>2997218
The irony being Stalin was a supporter of private property when he was a member of the right opposition.

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>>2997246
Once Lenin died he ditched the NEP.

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:04:28 Post No. 2997215 [Report] [View this topic]

Does /his/ also include discussion of various historic tornadoes?
How about the Tri-State Tornado. Deadliest tornado in U.S. history. Traveled three states or up to 235 miles and killed 695 people, the deadliest in U.S history.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tri-state-tornado
http://www.ustornadoes.com/2014/03/18/the-tri-state-tornado-of-1925/

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:07:54 Post No.2997223
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>>2997215
Anyone from Wisconsin knows the name Barneveld when it comes to tornadoes

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:04:09 Post No. 2997213 [Report] [View this topic]

Why didn't the US just annex Japan after WWII? What was stopping them?

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 05:14:49 Post No.2997243
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>>2997213
Well, among the various issues, one huge issue would be that the Soviets probably wouldn't've wanted a US satellite-state right next to them

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 02:59:48 Post No. 2996875 [Report] [View this topic]

Just picked this up at a local bookstore. Is it worth a read?

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 03:01:00 Post No.2996878
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You've got it now, might as well read it.

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>>2996878
I'm reading it regardless, I'm just wondering if anyone else has read it and has anything to say about it, whether inaccuracies or things it glosses over.

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2017-06-25 02:11:34 Post No.2996726
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Anonymous 2017-06-25 02:11:34 Post No. 2996726 [Report] [View this topic]

How many people in Neutral Moresnet were Esperanto-speakers in the 1910's?

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 02:18:14 Post No.2996743
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3, then 4 in 1919

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>The most remarkable initiative occurred in 1908, when Dr. Molly proposed making Neutral Moresnet the world's first Esperanto‑speaking state, named Amikejo ("place of friendship"). The proposed national anthem was an Esperanto march of the same name. A number of residents learned Esperanto and a rally was held in Kelmis in support of the idea of Amikejo on August 13, 1908. The World Congress of Esperanto, meeting in Dresden, even declared Neutral Moresnet the world capital of the Esperanto community.
Some, I guess.

Anonymous 2017-06-25 02:29:42 Post No.2996789
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What's /his/'s opinion on Esperanto in general?

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Sociocultural Anthropology 2017-06-25 12:44:27 Post No.2996494
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Sociocultural Anthropology Anonymous 2017-06-25 12:44:27 Post No. 2996494 [Report] [View this topic]

What are your thoughts on sociocultural anthropology? Does you have any favourite anthropologists or texts?

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Anonymous 2017-06-25 01:28:35 Post No.2996616
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I'm a big fan of literary non-fiction so I have a friend who majors in anthropology and lended me some ethnographies. I thoroughly enjoyed them and am probably the only person who actively seeks out ethnographies but doesn't major in anthropology.

I'm partial to medical anthropology so my favourites include Paul Farmer's "Infections and Inequalities" and Lesley Sharp's "Strange Harvest"

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/his/torical fashion thread: 2017-06-25 12:33:48 Post No.2996458
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/his/torical fashion thread: Anonymous 2017-06-25 12:33:48 Post No. 2996458 [Report] [View this topic]

When did the stereotypical Bavarian/South German clothing and culture emerge in the historical scene? I would love to know the historical evolution of that type of clothing leading to its current form. Pics would be nice.

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Traditionally every region, village or town in Southern Germany and the Alps had their own clothing, called Tracht in German. Like you could tell by the clothing where someone was from.
In the romanticized 19th century, a certain kind of Tracht of upper Bavaria became fashionable. Theres around half a dozen variations, but all are from different subregions of upper Bavaria, and their frequent use in so called Trachten groups made them a trademark.
The iconic ornate braces are common in the Alps, seems to be some old Germanic mountain dweller thing, Alamanic tribes do have the same style.
Here, have some lesser known Tracht.

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