When discussing a controversy during any time period, it is important to know what's going on outside of your isolated incident. So, what was going on in the world in August of 2014?
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Overall, the year of 2014 wasn't exactly great for most people. Near the Ivanpah site in Las Vegas, a severe drop in Lake Mead's water levels was causing concern, and the economic downturn was still taking its toll on local establishments. Across the United States there was a great cause for concern with the National Guard moving into Ferguson to try and dispel the protests, and with political gridlock at an all time high, there was hardly anything being done on a national level at this point. In other countries around the world, things unfortunately weren't looking much better. As the Ebola epidemic spread across Africa, millions were being panicked by the fast moving virus. In Europe, a controversial referendum on Scottish independence was being held, and in Ukraine things were only getting worse after Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
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