Why Don’t We Win Our Wars Anymore

ASU’s Center on the Future of War presents

 Thomas Ricks

 “Why Don’t We Win Our Wars Anymore?

Some Answers to the Question that the U.S. Military Doesn’t Want to Address”

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On February 3, Arizona State University’s Center on the Future of War presents a talk by Thomas Ricks, “Why Don’t We Win Our Wars Anymore: Some Answers to the Question that the U.S. Military Doesn’t Want to Address.”  The event will be held at the First Amendment Forum at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication located at 555 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

 

February 3, 2015 – 7:00 pm

 First Amendment Forum

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University

555 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

Thomas Ricks is Senior Advisor on National Security at New America where he also part of the Future of War team. He is a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has covered the U.S. military and national security as a staff reporter for 8 years at the Washington Post and 17 years at the Wall Street Journal.  He is the author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003-05, which was a number one New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 and of  The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-08, published in 2009. He is a contributing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, for which he writes the blog “The Best Defense,” which was named the best blog of the year by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2010.

Following the talk, Ricks will be signing books, with the support of Changing Hands Bookstore.

 To RSVP or for more information, please email us

Have A Carefree Christmas

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This weekend have some fun with the family. Here are a couple of options around the Valley.

The town of Carefree is hosting its 7th annual Carefree Christmas Festival, from December 12- 14. The festival features 25 tons of real snow for kids to play in, and a light parade with firework finale Saturday night. All events this weekend are FREE so stop by the town of Carefree this weekend. Sunday is pet day, so bring your furry friends to0!

Carefree Christmas Festival

10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, December 12 -13, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday December 14

Carefree Desert Gardens at the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, 101 Easy Street

For Festival information, call 480-488-2051.

 

_H204267Visit the Mesa Arts Festival. Its a FREE event featuring art from hundreds of local, regional, and national artists, there are even some great activities for kids to do.  So if you have nothing planned, why not grab the kids and head over to Mesa for some holiday fun.

Mesa Arts Festival

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14.

Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St.

Admission and Parking: Free.

Details: 480-644-6627, Mesa Arts Center

 

Laboratory5 Inc is a local business based out of Tempe, Arizona

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Special Event- Ignite Your Creativity

blog Come meet The Little Spark author Carrie Bloomston tonight at Changing Hands Bookstore.

This is a great gift for artists, art lovers, girl friends who get together, self help fans and lovers of all things local!

If you order the book now from Changing Hands you’ll receive two free tickets to meet Carrie Bloomston in person at the Changing Hands Bookstore, Phoenix on Tuesday December 2nd, at 7pm (Details below) and get your copy autographed by the author.

Local artist and author Carrie Bloomston interviewed a dozen local creatives who are featured in this book! Artists, writers, chefs, photographers, musicians and other creatives. It is a celebration of all things local and it’s available now!

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Event: December 2nd, 2014 at 7 pm

Changing Hands Book Store, Phoenix Location

300 West Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85013 United States

EVENT DETAILS

  • TICKET (admits two) is free when you purchase The Little Spark from Changing Hands Bookstore.
  • Letter groups (printed on top of ticket) will be called at 6pm to fill seats and designated standing room. If available, seating and standing room opens to those without tickets at 6:45pm.
  • Space cannot be guaranteed for late arrivals.
  • Booksigning line forms by assigned letter group after the presentation. Those without tickets may get their books signed after ticket-holders, if time allows.
  • Event details may be subject to unannounced changes.

 

Happy Holiday Shopping – Locally!

Laboratory5 Inc is a local business based out of Tempe, Arizona

– We love and support our local community! Shop Local This Holiday Season! xoxo – All of us at Lab5