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University Heart Surgeons
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1940 Alcoa Highway
Suite E-260
Knoxville, TN 37920
• Main Campus
1940 Alcoa Highway
Suite E-260
Knoxville, TN 37920
We offer a number of services to meet your health care needs.
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
In preparation for your visit and to assure we have all information necessary to provide appropriate medical treatment, please complete the forms below.
Bring to your first appointment:
If you have tests scheduled prior to your visit, it is important that you keep that appointment as well. Bring any films, scans, or disks that may be pertinent to your visit.
If you cannot keep your scheduled appointment, please notify us at least 24 hours in advance. Please call our office if you have questions regarding directions, parking or your appointment.
At University Heart Surgeons we pledge to develop a continuing relationship between physician & patient.
This means providing the ultimate in cardiac and thoracic treatment, insuring you and your family's satisfaction with the care we provide, and helping you return to a full, active life.
Our physicians are diplomats of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and fellows of the American College of Surgeons.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Cardiac Surgery, TAVR, A-fib surgery, Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve surgeries
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Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal masses, benign esophageal conditions, airway surgery...
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1940 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Where we are
Building E, Suite 260
Parking Garage 4 OR Parking Garage G
University Heart Surgeons has served this region with the finest in cardiac care for more than 25 years. Patients know when they walk through our door they will be treated with dignity, respect and compassion.
Our surgeons are skilled cardiothoracic surgeons assuring you advanced cardiac treatment. Our services include coronary bypass, valve repair/replacement, aortic aneurysm repair and mechanical circulatory support. We offer the latest in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
The Thoracic Oncology Service portion of our practice is designed to reduce patient and family anxieties while providing timely comprehensive care for suspected or known lung and esophageal cancer. Our multidisciplinary team includes oncology, radiation therapy, interventional radiology, pulmonary medicine, and pathology.
We are grateful for the individuals and families who place their care in our hands and welcome the opportunity to serve you.


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The Wolfhound was formed in 1970, in Belfast, by Ray McAreavey, Gogie McCullough and Danny Burns. Ray and Gogie had been with the famous McPeake family, and Danny was playing Jazz with the Billy Hopkins band. Early on, Billy Tierney and Malcom Rodgers were members of the group; Billy left the group and was replaced by Kieran Manning. Malcom left the group around 1973. Billy and Malcolm were only on the "Freedom Sons" album and Billy is on the "Crumlin Kangaroos (Over The Wall)" single—he's the one that mimics Paisley.
The lineup of Ray, Gogie, Kieran and Danny is considered the essential line up. From their first rehearsal in Ray's house, on the Falls Road, they really hit it off and decided to give it a go. According to Danny, "The Troubles were in full swing and all being from Republican families, we said we were going to play our part through our music or anything else." The band was hired for their first gig by Sinn Fein and played in a club called "an Cumman Beag" on the Falls road beside Milltown Cemetery , where Bobby Sands is buried. From that moment on the Wolfhound became the Republican movement's Group. In the first year or so, the band was playing everywhere to get out the message.
In 1971 the Wolfhound was smuggled into Long Kesh as a group from the Catholic Church, complete with assumed names. They played in Cage 4 and, as Danny puts it "you should have seen the P.O.Ws faces when they realized who the 'church group' was. The Brits who were guarding the cage ran outside as soon as we got into the tunes and a riot ensued and shots were fired."
The week after the Long Kesh incident, Paddy McGuigan gave the band his brilliant "Boys of the Old Brigade" to record, which was their first single record. Shortly after that The Crumlin Kangaroos escaped from Crumlin Road jail. Danny wrote "Over the Wall" the same day, and it went into the Irish charts the following week. At this point, Outlet Records approached the group to make an album, and out of that came their LP, "Freedoms Sons." The group was now in demand all over the place, and made a trip to America to spread the message.
None of the band remembers too much about their visit to the US except that they received the keys to Detroit from Mayor Coleman Young. The sequence of events now becomes a bit hazy for Danny—but here goes—the Wolfhound had major hits with: "The Provos Lullaby," "My Little Armalite," (1000 copies of this were purchased by The Armalite Company for all its salesmen!) " Micheal Gaughan (Take Me Home to Mayo)," and "Ireland United Gaelic and Free." Around 1973, the U.V.F. shot the owner of the record company due to his recording their tunes.
They then set up Derry records exclusively for the Wolfhound—nobody knew who the directors were. "We had to pack it in in 1976," according to Danny, "due to serious threats to our well being, if you know what I mean?" The Wolfhound reunited twice in the last five years at the request of the West Belfast Festival and sold out all of its shows—an experience Danny quite enjoyed. Today Gogie is living and playing in Greenland, in Nuuk—the capital city—to be exact, with his wife Christine, Ray is still in Belfast, and Kieran is playing in England. Danny moved to Canada and formed a very popular ballad group in Vancouver. Sadly, Danny passed away, very suddenly, on May 7, 2002. They all kept in touch and remained friends.
Wolfhound information was contributed by Danny Burns, with additions by Ray McAreavey, Kieran Manning, Gogie McCullough and Christine Cuyler.
In memory of our friend, Danny Burns 1946 ~ 2002
Freedom Sons
The Best of the Wolfhound
Michael Gaughan (Take Me Home to Mayo) & Shall My Soul Pass Through Old
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OUR mens senior world champions curlers team take to the ice today for the first time since their historic win in Taarnby on April 21st this year.
The team, along with the Irish ladies seniors ,are taking part in the European Seniors Invitation at Greenacres Ice Rink.
The men – Johnjo Kenny, Bill Gray, David Whyte, Tony Tierney and fifth man David Hume will play Karl Grossmann from Switzerland at 10.45am today and follow up with a 7pm game against former world senior champion Keith Prentice from Scotland.
Tomorrow they play Sergey Korklenko from Russia at 12.45pm and on Friday at 8.30am take on the Italian team skipped by Carlo Carrea and at 2pm they play their final round-robin game against Win Needeman from the Netherlands.
The ladies team – Marie O'Kane, Gilly Drury, Christina Graham and Charlotte Tierney (filling in for Louise Kerr) will play world senior silver medallists Barbara Watt from Scotland at 2pm this afternoon and come up against Bitte Oslund from Sweden at 7pm tonight.
On Thursday at 4pm the ladies play Renata Nedkoff of Switzerland and on Friday at 8.30am the opposition is Margerta Matuskovicova from Slovakia and their final round-robin game is against Lois Brown from Scotland at 4.15pm.
The semi finals at at 7pm on Friday and the final is at 3pm on Saturday.
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Paul Ayuretoliya writes from Ghana:
This is an update report of happenings from CESRUD/FAVL Ghana in June. Patronage to the respective three community libraries supported by FAVL through CESRUD for the past three weeks in June had been very good. At the Sumbrungu community library, pupils and students from the surrounding schools were the most frequent users of the library especially during the day time. I read with students from St. Charles Lwanga JHS during one of their visits and I encouraged those who were curious to know how the story will end to borrow the books home and finished the story and come and shared with me their findings. At the Sherigu community library, attendance to the library were good. St. Peter and Paul Academy pupils and students, pupils and students from the Dorongo basic school were the regular visitors. One of the books the librarian read with patrons was about the work of a midwife. After the reading, some of the patrons expressed optimism in becoming midwives in the future whiles others believed the work is complicated and hence will not want to become one in the future. At the Gowrie-Kunkua library, attendance to the library in June was significantly great after the inauguration, lots of pupils and students from far away basic schools visited the library regularly in their good numbers.
The extension works at the Sumbrungu Community library are currently continuing, ceiling joints have been fixed with electrical work partly done, plastering and fitting of windows frame have been done. So with the pace of work, everything should be nearing finishing by the close of this month if the available funds could cover the cost of the remaining work. We are thankful to CESRUD/FAVL for this great support for the Sumbrungu community library. We want to specially acknowledge the efforts of Mr. Rex Asanga, the executive director of CESRUD for conceiving the idea and seeking for funding for the work. Special thanks also goes to the Bolgatanga Amsteram Foundation and our main donor FAVL for their kind gestures.


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Fred Jackson confident about getting a new deal
Bills general manager Buddy Nix made a public statement this week about the team's interest in signing running back Fred Jackson to a contract extension before the start of training camp.
It's not the first time we've heard that from Nix, which begs the question of why he keeps on saying there's interest without ever reaching agreement on a new deal. The only saying about protesting too much might come to mind, although Jackson and his agent remain confident that Nix will make good on his word.
"Buddy Nix has been honest and consistent with us all along," Jackson's agent Ron Raccuia said to Joe Buscaglia of WGR 550 Radio in Buffalo. "I'm confident talks will get started in the next couple of months."
It's not like the Bills haven't been busy since the start of the offseason. They've re-signed several members of the team while also bringing in free agent defensive ends Mario Williams and Mark Anderson. Draft preparations will probably move into the forefront now, which likely means Jackson will have to wait a little bit longer.
While there's probably a good bit of negotiating to be done about how to structure the deal for a 31-year-old running back, Jackson's camp is right to be confident about the contract eventually getting done. Unless Jackson's demands were totally unrealistic, it would be a big blow to the credibility of Nix and the Bills to make so many public comments about re-signing Jackson only to blow him off.


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Trigonometry is one of the hardest subjects to do if you have not understood the concept. One wrong step or one wrong sign and the entire problem goes wrong. This could have disastrous results, especially when the student's term results depend on how well the homework was done and the accuracy of the dissertation or the thesis handed in. The problem is then compounded when essay topics are given in trigonometry.
There are various places where you can get online help with trigonometry homework including essays. There are sites that offer to write the dissertation for you in exchange for a fee. This dissertation sometimes even includes unlimited editions in case the instructions were not followed, or changes need to be made based on further information.
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American Indian Horse
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|hardy horse of Spanish Colonial Horse type, found in many colors
|Breed standards
The American Indian Horse is defined by its breed registry as a horse that may carry the ancestry of the Spanish Barb, Arabian, Mustang, or "Foundation" Appaloosa.[1] It is the descendant of horses originally brought to the Americas by the Spanish and obtained by Native American people.[2] The registry was created in 1961 when some breeders of Colonial Spanish Horse bloodlines considered the Spanish Mustang breeders to be departing from the original "Indian horse" phenotype.[3] The organization was started "for the purpose of collecting, recording and preserving the pedigrees of American Indian Horses."[4] The registry also allows the "hybrids [sic] and descendants" of the original Spanish Colonial Horse to be registered.[5] Horses registered with other breed registries to be double-registered with this organization if the horses meet the conformation requirements.[1]
American Indian Horses generally range in height from 13 to 16 hands (52 to 64 inches, 132 to 163 cm) and weigh between 700 and 1,000 pounds (320 and 450 kg). They may be any coat color and both pinto and leopard spotting patterns are common. They are hardy, surefooted, and no draft horse breeding is allowed.[4] Some may be gaited.[5]
There are five registration categories:
- Class O ("Original") horses have a recorded pedigree chart that can be traced to either one of the Mustang registries or "various American Indian tribes and families."[4]
- Class A horses have unknown bloodlines, but meet the breed standard. This category can include grade horses or horses of unknown bloodlines.[3] Horses adopted from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are Class A horses.[6]
- Class AA horses are over four years old, have been inspected for their conformation and "are at least half-O in breeding or are of exceptional O type."[4] Some horses adopted from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) can qualify for this status.[3]
- Class M ("Modern") horses are of "modern" type. They may have registered parents from breeds that the American Indian Horse Registry considers to be descended from the original type, including American Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, American Paint Horses, and horses registered with various color breed registries such as those for pinto or palomino horses.
- Class P ("Pony") registration is for ponies that have the proper type characteristics. They might have pedigreed breeding such as the Galiceno or Pony of the Americas, or could be of unknown ancestry.[3][4]
American Indian Horses are ridden in western-style classes in horse show and Gymkhana speed events.[5] They are also used for pleasure riding and trail riding.
- ^ a b "What is an American Indian Horse?". indianhorse.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "American Indian Horse History". indianhorse.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d Lynghaug, Fran (2009). The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide. MBI Publishing Company. pp. 16–23. ISBN 9781616731717. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "About". indianhorse.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "National Show". indianhorse.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Hendricks, Bonnie L. (2007). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780806138848. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


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Dandelion Tattoo Designs and Meanings
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The thought of designing your ideal tattoo can be daunting: where do you start? Where do you go to get it done? How do you come up with a design? When you find the right artist, though, the results can be something better than you dreamed of in the beginning. We wanted to get an in-depth look at the Custom Tattoo Design process from a customer's perspective, from start to finish, so we contacted CTD customer Marcus G. We asked him to take us through the entire process, starting from his initial design request, all the way to him getting it inked. Read on to see what Marcus had to say.
Say you want a tattoo, but you don't know exactly what you want the design to be yet. You have some kind of idea what you want it to represent, but it's not fully formed, so where do you start? By sending in your idea – we created Custom Tattoo Design to be a simple way to get your ideal tattoo design. All we need from you is a rough idea of what you're looking for in terms of size, placement, and potential complexity, and our team can get started on creating your perfect tattoo. Once you submit your idea, our art director will match you with one of the many artists on our roster, based on the type of work you want and their specialty in terms of tattoo style. When you're matched with your artist is when the magic really happens!
You and your artist will chat one-on-one through a custom built platform. This is where you two work together to create your unique, one of a kind design. Upload any images that you used for inspiration, tell them what feeling you want to get from your tattoo, and anything else that you want incorporated into your design, even if it's just a small detail.
"My tattoo design…is a story about my life". Marcus got into skydiving in 1994 after a drunken night with friends, "we watched Dropzone with Wesley Snipes". The following day they took the literal plunge, "it changed my life". From there, Marcus' beloved hobby took a professional turn, "I was a civilian working with the British Army as a parachute rigger and coach for an adventure training skydive program". His tattoo starts here, with the top of the image taken from a freefall he had done in 2008:
As we move down, one of the inspirations for me joining the military, The Skyhawks (the Canadian Forces Demonstration Parachute Team). This is the Parachute just below the shoulder. I was accepted to the team in 2015, but was injured and unable to proceed. This was also the end of skydiving for me, with a final jump count of 603. The sky behind the jumper is both a transition and symbol. You can see the stars in the sky, which are a symbol of my time in Space Operations, where I currently serve under United States Air Force Space Command.
The helicopters are symbolic of both the Air Force, and my time deployed to the Middle East, as is the soldier in the tan coloured combats. The two soldiers symbolize domestic operations (green), and foreign operations (brown/tan), of which I have served both. Surrounding the soldiers are maple leaves to represent my home in Canada, and red poppies to symbolize remembrance of the soldiers we have lost in conflict.
The three men in motorcycle vests is for brotherhood. This is from a photo of me and two of my good friends, when we took a motorcycle trip around the east coast of Canada, after my return from Kuwait, where I was part of Air Task Force Iraq in the fight against ISIS. The lighthouse in the background is Peggy's Cove, one of the most recognized places in eastern Canada. Coming around the front of the arm, you have my Harley. This is my therapy. I find great peace when I am out on the road, and the brotherhood with other riders, especially my brothers in the military who ride, is very important in my life.
The last part of the sleeve is the motorcycle fading into a scuba scene. Scuba is the sport I took up to replace skydiving. It provides me hours of entertainment, and is an outlet for me to find peace around me.
When he was matched with Carmen as his artist, he gave her an idea of what he wanted the tattoo to represent, along with some photos to use as inspiration, "and she created this masterpiece". Having complete say in how your design turns out is just one of the many benefits of going with a custom design.
There are a couple of options when looking into tattoo design ideas, and those are going custom or choosing a design from an artist's flash sheet. There are pros and cons to both, but in the end, the only way to ensure that you get exactly what you want is to get a custom design. This also saves you the trouble of having to search for a flash design that matches what you have in mind, which is really almost impossible to do.
A custom tattoo design is especially ideal if you're looking to get a tattoo that tells your personal story, or to commemorate something meaningful to you. There's no way you can find that on flash sheet, that's something you need to create with an artist.
Marcus has gone both routes in terms of flash versus custom tattoos, but when it came to this particular work of art, he wanted it to be wholly unique to him, "Two of my three tattoos were a cookie cutter design…or a pre-made piece of art. Only one was custom designed, and it was the one I was most proud of until now".
His previous custom piece was designed largely by the artist, and Marcus found himself agreeing to the design, more than contributing input to it. This time around, he had full control in creating his tattoo, "Instead of sitting in a tattoo shop with the artist designing something that was in his ability, and guiding me towards something they wanted to do, this time I was working with an artist to truly design something that was all about me".
Once you've given your artist all of your ideas and photos, they'll take what you've told them and sketch up a first draft. From there, it's totally up to you. If you want any changes made to that first draft, just let your artist know and they'll make any adjustments you want. You can make an unlimited number of revisions to your design drafts – the #1 priority is that you're completely satisfied with your final design. Once you approve the tattoo design, then you pay for the full design. At this point you own the design, and of the rights associated with it.
Marcus had initially only set out to get some design inspiration on the web when he came across CTD. He didn't expect the wholly individualized experience that he got when he sent in his initial request:
I'll admit, I was a little leery initially of giving an unknown company my [credit card] information to design a tattoo. I had very high standards for any design that was going on my skin. I had initially intended on just finding designs for inspiration, to get ideas. I saw that the company was Canadian… and as a Canadian, I figured I would give it a chance, but was fully ready to bail on the process because I didn't think anyone could meet my expectations through an online format.
I started the process and was surprised how quickly the first person contacted me, and asked all the right questions. I was then told to wait for my artist to contact me. Carmen contacted me and introduced herself as my artist. The whole process was done through a private chat website between me and her. We discussed my design, and she requested the measurements of my arm. I provided them to her, and took photos of my arm with a sewing tape measure, so she knew exactly where (and how big) the old Taz tattoo was that was to be covered up.
After a few more Q&A's, she sent me her first draft. It was rough, but it looked like everything I asked for. Now the tweaking of the design begins. Each time I sent her an idea, or a request for change, she listened and did exactly what was asked, and then sent me a new image with the changes. After 3 modifications, the colours were put in and the piece came alive. I then had some changes in the colours I wanted, and she made the adjustments, and sent me back another image.
I remember getting the final draft, looking at it and knowing immediately it was done. I knew I wanted that on my arm. Carmen had taken all of my thoughts, all the things I had catalogued in my brain over many years of thinking about what I wanted, and she put it onto this piece. She had created my personal masterpiece!
It didn't take long for him realize that his vision was genuinely going to come to life, and that he was connected with the ideal match, "After the first draft, I knew I had been paired up with the right artist for my sleeve. As the process continued, she was very receptive to all my input and adjusted on the fly. I couldn't be happier with her talent!" From here, all Marcus had to do was take the design to his tattoo artist and get it inked.
Marcus decided to take his final tattoo design to a friend he met through the military, tattoo artist Dave Duchene, "There isn't anyone else I would want to do this piece". Duchene's reaction on Marcus bringing in a pre-designed piece? "I initially sent him a text with the image. His response was very simply a 'Yes!' He was extremely impressed with the design".
Marcus was not only provided with a full color copy of the artwork, he was also given a colorless version so that Duchene could easily create the stencils needed directly from the outline of the piece. The simplicity was appreciated by both Duchene and Marcus, "This drastically reduced the workload for him, and got me in the chair faster".
In total, Marcus' tattoo took 8 sessions to complete, and approximately 40 hours altogether. "Every session we had, he would comment on the level of thought and detail that was put into the design process, from the transitions between the elements, to the reflections of the sunlight on the mountains".
As far as how Marcus feels about the finished product? "I cannot express how happy I am with Custom Tattoo Design, from the initial contact, right through to the final finished product. I will never get another tattoo unless I use their service to design a custom piece".
Submit your idea here to be matched with an artist and get started on your own custom tattoo design!
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Breitbart's Bannon declares war on the GOP
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, during his brief tenure in the West Wing and his few months as CEO of President Trump's campaign, earned many nicknames among his admirers and his ever-expanding list of enemies. He was the "great manipulator," "Trump's Svengali," "the Grim Reaper," "Propagandist-in-chief."
He describes himself as a "streetfighter." And he proved it in this, his first-ever television interview. Bannon is back running Breitbart News -- the website where the alt-right and conspiracy theories meet conventional conservatives. The streetfighter, shiv-in-hand came ready to brawl, and not with liberals or Democrats.
"The Republican establishment is trying to nullify the 2016 election. That's a brutal fact we have to face."
STEVE BANNON: The Republican establishment is trying to nullify the 2016 election. That's a brutal fact we have to face.
CHARLIE ROSE: The Republican establishment?
STEVE BANNON: The Republican establishment is trying--
CHARLIE ROSE: Wants to nullify the 2016 election?
STEVE BANNON: Trying to nullify the 2016 election. Absolutely.
CHARLIE ROSE: Who?
STEVE BANNON: I think Mitch McConnell, and to a degree, Paul Ryan. They do not want Donald Trump's populist, economic nationalist agenda to be implemented. It's very obvious. It's obvious as-- it's obvious as the-- it's obvious as night follows day is what they're trying to do--
CHARLIE ROSE: Give me a story that illustrates that.
"In the 48 hours after we won, there's a fundamental decision that was made. You might call it the original sin of the administration. We embraced the establishment."
STEVE BANNON: Oh, Mitch McConnell when we first met him, I mean, he was-- he was-- he-- he said, I think in one of the first meetings-- in Trump Tower with the president-- as we're wrapping up, he basically says, "I don't wanna hear any more of this 'Drain the Swamp' talk." He says, "I can't-- I can't hire any smart people," because everybody's all over him for reporting requirements and-- and the pay, et cetera, and the scrutiny. You know, "You gotta back off that." The "Drain the Swamp" thing was-- is Mitch McConnell was Day One did not wanna-- did not wanna go there. Wanted us to back off.
CHARLIE ROSE: You are attacking on many fronts people who you need to help you to get things done.
STEVE BANNON: They're not gonna help you unless they're put on notice. They're gonna be held accountable if they do not support the president of the United States. Right now there's no accountability. They have totally-- they do not support the president's program. It's an open secret on Capitol Hill. Everybody in this city knows it.
"Let's talk about the swamp. The swamp is a business model. It's a successful business model."
CHARLIE ROSE: And so therefore, now that you're out of the White House, you're going to war with them?
STEVE BANNON: Absolutely.
CHARLIE ROSE: Have you cleaned the swamp?
STEVE BANNON: Well, first off-- OK, the swamp is 50 years in the making. Let's talk about the swamp. The swamp is a business model. It's a successful business model. It's a donor-consultant K Street lobbyist-politician-- seven of the nine biggest ca-- most-- wealthiest counties in America ring Washington, D.C.
CHARLIE ROSE: What are you talking about when you talk about the swamp. You're talking about the lobbyists and the people--
STEVE BANNON: The permanent political class, as represented by both parties. You're not gonna-- you're not gonna drain that in eight months. You're not gonna drain it in two terms. This is gonna take 10, 15, 20 years of relentlessly going after it.
CHARLIE ROSE: So you win the election. You go through a transition. Lot of people thought might join the cabinet didn't: Rudy, Newt, Christie.
STEVE BANNON: In the 48 hours after we won, there's a fundamental decision that was made. You might call it the original sin of the administration. We embraced the establishment. I mean, we totally embraced the establishment. I think in President Trump's mind, or President-elect Trump's mind, in Jared's mind, in the family's mind, I actually agreed with the decision. 'Cause ya had to staff a government. And to be brutally frank. You know, the campaign look, I'd never been on a campaign in my entire life, right? You know, I'm a former investment banker who's a media guy, running a little website. We were-- our whole campaign was a little bit the island of misfit toys. So he looks around and I'm wearing my combat jacket, I haven't shaved, I got, you know, my hair's down to here, and he says he's thinking. "Hey, I've gotta put together a government. I've gotta really staff up something. I need to embrace the establishment."
CHARLIE ROSE: I need to govern.
STEVE BANNON: I need to govern.
CHARLIE ROSE: Let's go down the list of what things that Donald Trump wanted. He wanted to do away with Obamacare. Repeal and replace. It didn't happen.
STEVE BANNON: The very first meetings we had with the Republican establishment, here was the plan that was laid out. The plan was to do Obamacare because, remember, Paul Ryan and these guys come in and said, "We've done this for seven years. We've voted on this 50 times. We understand this issue better than anybody. We know how to repeal and we know how to replace, and this is ours. That's what we're gonna start with Day One, and we will have something on your desk by Easter. By the Easter break, we'll do repeal and replace. Come back from Easter, and all the way up to the August break, taxes. Come back from the summer break, on Labor Day, and we drive home to the end of the year on infrastructure. We accomplish all three big legislative goals in the first year." They would take--
"Economic nationalism is what this country was built on. The American system. Right? We go back to that. We look after our own."
CHARLIE ROSE: This is what the leadership in the House and Senate told you?
STEVE BANNON: And we agreed to. That was the deal.
CHARLIE ROSE: So you're now blaming them for all of this?
STEVE BANNON: I'm not blaming this-- I'm not blaming them for all this. What I'm-- what I'm saying is that, when left to even repeal it in June in the Senate, they put it up for a vote, they only had 41 votes. There is wide discrepancy in the Republican Party, as we know today, now that we're in it. But I will tell you, leadership didn't know it at the time. They didn't know it till the very end. And let me tell ya about Obamacare. There is something that's being worked on right now to fix Obamacare. And that came up--
CHARLIE ROSE: To fix Obamacare?
STEVE BANNON: It does totally re--
CHARLIE ROSE: To fix Obamacare?
STEVE BANNON: --it does not-- hang on. It does not--
CHARLIE ROSE: Well, hang on--
STEVE BANNON: --actually, it does not totally repeal Obamacare--
CHARLIE ROSE: Have we come to that, where the choice is simply to fix Obamacare?
STEVE BANNON: I think their choice is gonna be you're not gonna be able to totally repeal it.
CHARLIE ROSE: And you accept no responsibility for the failures of this administration?
STEVE BANNON: When you say failures, it's eight months in, gimme a failure. Obama didn't have Obamacare for the first 18 months. You're holding him to an unfair standard.
We interviewed Steve Bannon Wednesday at his home in Washington, which doubles as the headquarters of Breitbart News. The interview was a day after the Trump administration announced it would end DACA, the program that provides legal protections for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. President Trump gave Congress six months to sort it out, but Bannon believes the program should be abolished.
STEVE BANNON: I'm worried about losing the House now because of this-- of-- because of DACA. And my fear is that with this six months down range, if we have another huge-- if this goes all the way down to its logical conclusion, in February and March it will be a civil war inside the Republican party that will be every bit as vitriolic as 2013. And to me, doing that in the springboard of primary season for 2018 is extremely unwise.
CHARLIE ROSE: President made the wrong decision?
STEVE BANNON: I think that the--
CHARLIE ROSE: The president made the wrong decision?
STEVE BANNON: --I-- I think--
CHARLIE ROSE: You wanted him to--
STEVE BANNON: I think--
CHARLIE ROSE: --go full bore.
STEVE BANNON: I think what we have to do is focus on the American citizens. I think we have to focus on American citizens--
CHARLIE ROSE: So what would you do to people who came here--
STEVE BANNON: I think that--
CHARLIE ROSE: --as children--
STEVE BANNON: --you saw the memo--
CHARLIE ROSE: It-- it--
STEVE BANNON: --you saw the memo.
CHARLIE ROSE: But just tell me what you would do, that's all I'm asking--
STEVE BANNON: I think-- I think as--
CHARLIE ROSE: What--
STEVE BANNON: --with the work permits-- as the work permits run out they self deport.
CHARLIE ROSE: They self deport?
STEVE BANNON: Yes. I am absolutely--
CHARLIE ROSE: But that-- the--
STEVE BANNON: I'm--
CHARLIE ROSE: --that's being deported.
STEVE BANNON: there's no path to citizenship, no path to a green card and no amnesty. Amnesty is non-negotiable.
CHARLIE ROSE: America was, in the eyes of so many people, and it's what people respect America for, it is people have been able to come here, find a place, contribute to the economy. That's what immigration has been in America. And you seem to want to turn it around and stop it.
STEVE BANNON: You couldn't be more dead wrong. America was built on her citizens.
CHARLIE ROSE: We're all immigrants.
STEVE BANNON: America was built on her--
CHARLIE ROSE: Except the Native Americans--
STEVE BANNON: --don't-- don't g-- don't-- don't--
CHARLIE ROSE: --who were here.
STEVE BANNON: --don't-- don't give me-- this is the thing of the leftists. Charlie, that's beneath you. America's built on our sys-- on our citizens. Look at the 19th century. What built America's called the American system, from Hamilton to Polk to Henry Clay to Lincoln to the Roosevelts. A system of protection of our manufacturing, financial system that lends to manufacturers, OK, and the control of our borders. Economic nationalism is what this country was built on. The American system. Right? We go back to that. We look after our own. We look after our citizen, we look after our manufacturing base, and guess what? This country's gonna be greater, more united, more powerful than it's ever been. And it's not-- this is not astrophysics. OK? And by the way, that's every nationality, every race, every religion, every sexual preference. As long as you're a citizen of our country. As long as you're an American citizen, you're part of this populist, economic nationalist movement.
CHARLIE ROSE: Can I remind you, a good Catholic, that Cardinal Dolan is opposed to what's happened with DACA. Cardinal Dolan.
STEVE BANNON: The Catholic Church has been terrible about this.
STEVE BANNON: The bishops have been terrible about this. By the way, you know why? You know why? Because unable to really to come to grips with the problems in the church, they need illegal aliens, they need illegal aliens to fill the churches. It's obvious on the face of it. That's what-- the entire Catholic Bishops condemning. They have-- they have an economic interest. They have an economic interest in unlimited immigration, unlimited illegal immigration. And as much as--
CHARLIE ROSE: Boy, that's a tough thing to say about your church.
STEVE BANNON: As much as I respect Cardinal Dolan and the bishops on doctrine, this is not doctrine. This is not doctrine at all. I totally respect the pope and I totally respect the Catholic bishops and cardinals on doctrine. This is not about doctrine. This is about the sovereignty of a nation. And in that regard, they're just another guy with an opinion.
CHARLIE ROSE: So how do you want to be perceived, you today? Because you have a media image.
STEVE BANNON: The media image I think is pretty accurate. I'm a street fighter. That's what I am.
CHARLIE ROSE: You're more than that.
STEVE BANNON: Nah, I think I'm a street fighter. And by the way, I think that's why Donald Trump and I get along so well. Donald Trump's a fighter. Great counter puncher. Great counter puncher. He's a fighter. I'm going to be his wingman outside for the entire time, to protect--
CHARLIE ROSE: You will not be attacking Donald Trump?
STEVE BANNON: No, our purpose is to support Donald Trump. By the way--
CHARLIE ROSE: And destroy his enemies?
STEVE BANNON: To make sure his enemies know that there's no free shot on goal. By the way, after the Charlottesville situation, that's what I told General Kelly, I was the only guy that came out and tried to defend him. I was the only guy that said, "He's talking about something, taking it up to a higher level." Where does it all go? Where does this end? Does it end in taking down the Washington Monument? Does it end in taking down--
CHARLIE ROSE: I tell you where many people suggest it should have gone, it should have gone in terms of denouncing specifically from the very beginning Neo-Nazis and white supremacists and people of that political view. And it should have gone there because those were people that Americans in World War II went to fight against and should have instantly denounced them. And you didn't at first instinct. In fact, you seemed to be doubling down in terms of a moral equivalency.
STEVE BANNON: What he was trying to say is that people that support the monument staying there peacefully and people that oppose that, that's the normal course of First Amendment. When he's talking about the Neo-Nazis and Neo-Confederates and the Klan, who, by the way, are absolutely awful-- there's no room in American politics for that. There's no room in American society for that. My problem-- my problem, and I told General Kelly this, when you side with a man, you side with him. I was proud to come out and try to defend President Trump in the media that day.
CHARLIE ROSE: And no exceptions in terms of siding with someone?
STEVE BANNON: You can tell him, "Hey, maybe you can do it a better way." But if you're gonna break, then resign. If you're going to break with him, resign. The stuff that was leaked out that week by certain members of the White House I thought was unacceptable. If you find it unacceptable, you should resign.
CHARLIE ROSE: So who are you talking about?
STEVE BANNON: I'm talking about obviously, about Gary Cohn and some other people. That if you don't like what he's doing and you don't agree with it, you have an obligation to resign.
CHARLIE ROSE: Gary Cohn should have resigned?
STEVE BANNON: Absolutely.
CHARLIE ROSE: Were you upset about it?
STEVE BANNON: I was of the opinion that you should condemn both the racist and the Neo-Nazis because they're getting a free ride on--
CHARLIE ROSE: You said to me--
STEVE BANNON: Hang on, they're getting off a free ride off Donald Trump. They're getting a free ride. Because it's a small group, it's a vicious group. They add no value. And all they do is show up in the-- and the mainstream media and the left-wing media makes them up as some huge part of Donald Trump's coalition.
CHARLIE ROSE: David Duke--
STEVE BANNON: David Duke shows up for every media opportunity because you guys put the cameras--
CHARLIE ROSE: But you did say-- no-- no, well, but-- the media does not make David Duke say what he says. They applauded what the president did. That's what David Duke did.
STEVE BANNON: David Duke-- the president has condemned David Duke and what David Duke stands for.
CHARLIE ROSE: Everybody listening to you talks about one of the great issues in American life today, which is the plight of the middle class. But they also believe that there is on your part and the president's part not enough appreciation for some of the values also that made America great. And you don't appreciate that. You don't appreciate the diversity, you don't appreciate the respect for civil rights...
STEVE BANNON: I was raised in a desegregated neighborhood. It-- it-- the north side of Richmond is predominantly black, OK? I went to-- I went to an integrated school, a Catholic school. I served in the military. I don't need to be-- I don't need to be lectured by a bunch of-- by a bunch of limousine liberals, OK, from the Upper East Side of New York and from the Hamptons, OK, about any of this. My lived experience is that.
New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan, citing both Hebrew scripture and the New Testament, called Steve Bannon's criticism of the church's support for immigrants "preposterous," and "so ridiculous that it doesn't merit a comment." Questions about Russian interference in the presidential election -- and why Steve Bannon calls prominent members of the Bush administration "idiots," when we come back.
Steve Bannon's strategy, during his time as CEO of the Trump campaign helped turn conventional politics on its head. But before the administration even began, President Trump's upset victory faced investigations into whether it was won under a shadow of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
STEVE BANNON: There's nothing to the Russia investigation. It's a waste of time.
CHARLIE ROSE: What do you believe? You know what the National Security-- Institution believes. What do you believe--
STEVE BANNON: What do you mean, what they believe? We don't really. I mean, that there may have been-- I-- I think-- look, I was there--
CHARLIE ROSE: No, no, no, you were-- you--
STEVE BANNON: --it's a total and complete farce. Russian collusion is a farce.
CHARLIE ROSE: OK, I didn't say collusion. Did the Russians try to influence the election?
STEVE BANNON: If you consider maybe something they did that at the DNC-- who-- who--
CHARLIE ROSE: Maybe something they did--
STEVE BANNON: --maybe someone that did--
CHARLIE ROSE: That's not what the CIA believes. That's not what the FBI believes--
STEVE BANNON: --maybe-- maybe what they-- have you seen-- have you seen the intelligence reports?
CHARLIE ROSE: No.
STEVE BANNON: OK, fine. So you don't know--
CHARLIE ROSE: Have you seen intelligence reports--
STEVE BANNON: I have seen the intelligence reports--
CHARLIE ROSE: And are you saying to me those intelligence reports do not suggest that the Russians tried to influence the election--
STEVE BANNON: I don't-- I would never devolve classified information on this show. But let me tell you, I think it's far from conclusive that the Russians had any impact on this election.
CHARLIE ROSE: Well, that's not the question. Did they try to influence the American election? That's what the investigation is about.
STEVE BANNON: We'll have to wait till the investigation is finished.
CHARLIE ROSE: Why does the president find it so hard to criticize Russia?
STEVE BANNON: Charlie, let-- this is what stuns me. I don't think the president goes out of his way-- what his point is, why pick another fight? We've got enough problems around the world.
CHARLIE ROSE: So don't criticize the Russians because we don't need another fight--
STEVE BANNON: He criticizes the Russians all the time. He knows the Russians are not good guys. We should be focused on how we bring the Cold War to an end, so we don't have to-- and I think it was President Obama's program, $1 trillion to upgrade the nuclear arsenal. Is that what you wanna do? Is that where you wanna spend your money? Would you rather spend $1 trillion in Cleveland, in Baltimore, in the inner cities of this country where we need to spend it, in the heartland of this nation? And I think what he's trying to say, in a world of anarchy, do you need another enemy?
CHARLIE ROSE: I don't know of a higher priority for you than going to economic war with China.
STEVE BANNON: Donald Trump, for 30 years, has singled out China as the biggest single problem we have on the world stage. The elites in this country have got us in a situation, we're at not economic war with China, China is at economic war with us.
CHARLIE ROSE: You want a trade war with China?
STEVE BANNON: I want China to stop appropriating our technology. China is, through forced technology transfer and through stealing our technology, but really forced technology transfer, is cutting out the beating heart of American innovation.
We asked Steve Bannon how he responds to criticisms of President Trump on national security that have been made by members of his own party.
Steve Bannon: On the campaign, what did the mainstream media say all the time about Donald Trump and national security? "He's a madman. He's crazy." The Republican establishment came out, all the Bush guys came out in the-- all those ads, OK? "He's irresponsible. He should not be allowed around the nuclear trigger." In going after the establishment, just like in national security, he's done it in a prudent method. He's--
CHARLIE ROSE: It's not just those guys. It's the former national director of Intelligence--
STEVE BANNON: Absolutely.
CHARLIE ROSE: --James Clapper--
STEVE BANNON: Exactly.
CHARLIE ROSE: --said he might not be trusted.
STEVE BANNON: This is once again where the narrative is dead wrong. And by the way, the head-- all the stuff in The Wall Street Journal, the sign advertisements, from all the geniuses in the Bush administration that got us here. The geniuses in the Bush administration that let China in the W.T.O. and genius in the Bush administration told us, "Hey, they're gonna be a liberal democracy. They're going to be free-market capitalism, OK? The same geniuses that got us into Iraq, that's the geniuses of the Bush administration. I hold these people in contempt, total and complete contempt. I don't wanna hear it. I don't wanna hear it. They're-- they're-- they're-- it's-- it's-- it-- it gets all over me like-- like nothing else. And you know why? They're idiots, and they've gotten us in this situation, and they question a good man like Donald Trump.
CHARLIE ROSE: Who are we talking about?
STEVE BANNON: I won't name names.
CHARLIE ROSE: Well, you have to name names 'cause, I mean, you're painting with a broad brush and that's not fair.
STEVE BANNON: You know, the Condi Rice, the George W. Bush, his entire national security apparatus.
CHARLIE ROSE: Brent Scowcroft, Colin Powell--
STEVE BANNON: Yes.
CHARLIE ROSE: Condi Rice?
STEVE BANNON: Absolutely. All of 'em.
CHARLIE ROSE: Dick Cheney?
STEVE BANNON: All of it. All of it. By the way, the Obama crowd, almost the same. Clinton crowd, almost the same. It's three administrations.
President Trump made Bannon CEO of his campaign just three months before Election Day. The campaign's biggest crisis was an October surprise, when a 2005 video surfaced of Mr. Trump using vulgar language to describe his encounters with women. He made those remarks to TV host Billy Bush. The Trump family and senior advisers held emergency weekend meetings. Those meetings included New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus.
STEVE BANNON: And Trump went around the room and asked people the percentages he thought of still winning and what the recommendation. And Reince started off and Reince said, "You have-- you have two choices. You either drop out right now, or you lose by the biggest landslide in American political history." And Trump, with his humor goes, "That's a great way-- that's a great way to start our-- start our conversation." We went around the room. And you could tell-- I could tell from the incoming of politicians and I could tell from some of the politicians that were there is that the natural inclination of politicians are to be so overwhelmingly-- stunned and shocked by how the media comes on you. But Trump wasn't that. And I told him as he went around, I was the last guy to speak, and I said, "It's 100 percent. You have 100 percent probability of winning."
CHARLIE ROSE: But you seem to have done that at every point in the campaign. When he was in trouble, asking him to double down on his rhetoric, double down in terms of appealing to his base.
STEVE BANNON: Appealing to the American people and to the working class people in this country, absolutely. You know why? 'Cause ec-- it was a winner. That's why I told him, "Double down," every time. And on that day that's the first time and only time he ever got upset with me. He goes, "Come on, it's not 100 percent." I go, "It's absolutely 100 percent." And I told him why. "They don't care. They don't care about--"
CHARLIE ROSE: But they do care about respect for women. And it's not just locker room talk.
STEVE BANNON: They do, but that's just locker room talk.
CHARLIE ROSE: Did you lose confidence of anybody because they came to you at that point and said, look he ought to get out of the race, other than Reince Preibus. Did your attitude toward those people who said that you're just wrong?
STEVE BANNON: The Billy Bush Saturday to me is a litmus test. It's a litmus test. And I said it the other day to General Kelly during the Charlottesville thing, afterwards. It's a line I remember from the movie The Wild Bunch. William Holden uses it right before that huge gunfight at the end. "When you side with a man, you side with him," OK? The good and the bad. You can criticize him behind, but when you side with him, you have to side with him. And that's what Billy Bush weekend showed me.
CHARLIE ROSE: Boy, you took names on Billy Bush Sunday, didn't you?
STEVE BANNON: I did. O-- I gotta-- I gotta-- you know, I'm Irish. I gotta get my black book and I got 'em. I'll never-- you'll-- it-- that'll believe-- Christie, because of Billy Bush weekend-- and-- was-- was-- not looked at for a cabinet position.
CHARLIE ROSE: He wasn't there for you on Billy Bush weekend so therefore he doesn't get a cabinet position?
STEVE BANNON: I told him, "The plane leaves at 11:00 in the morning. If you're on the plane, you're on the team." Didn't make the plane.
CHARLIE ROSE: In all the conversations about you, there's this Saturday Night Live image.
CHARLIE ROSE: It basically shows you as some Svengali.
STEVE BANNON: Actually, the Grim Reaper.
CHARLIE ROSE: The Grim Reaper.
STEVE BANNON: I don't need the affirmation of the mainstream media. I don't care what they say. They can call me an anti-Semite. They can call me racist. They call me nativist. You can call me anything you want. OK? As long as we're driving this agenda for the working men and women of this country, I'm happy.
CHARLIE ROSE: To be this strong a defender, why aren't you there? Why, and would the president of the United States, who you applaud so loudly, have allowed you to leave if he didn't want you out?
STEVE BANNON: No, it's the exact opposite. I was the-- I was a st-- look, I'm not cut out to be a staffer.
CHARLIE ROSE: No, but you--
STEVE BANNON: And the Whi-- and the Whi-- and the White House-- and the Whi-- no, no--
CHARLIE ROSE: --your title was not "staffer."
STEVE BANNON: I was--
CHARLIE ROSE: Your title was "chief strategist"--
STEVE BANNON: You are a staffer. I was a federal government employee. There are certain things you can't do. I cannot take the fight to who we have to take the fight to when I'm an advisor to the president as a federal government employee. You can't do it.
CHARLIE ROSE: You know that this White House leaks like nobody's ever seen a White House leak. And that's where the reporters are getting the story. And they're getting the story about conflict between you and H.R. McMaster. They're getting stories about conflict between you and Jared Kushner, and you and Ivanka Trump. They're getting all these stories because people in the White House, including you, are leaking. You know that. And you have in fact said, "No administration in history has been so divided among itself about the direction about where it should go." So I wanna know from you, what's the divide?
STEVE BANNON: The divide is, first off, President Trump and the way President Trump has always run his organizations, he will always take diverging views, I think that's healthy. 'Cause I think for an idea, a Darwinian environment for idea is positive. Now, the one thing I disagree with is that, I think, there has been a divide in this administration from the beginning. It's quite obvious. There's one group of people that on the campaign, that said, "All you have to do is do what you said you were gonna do in these major areas. Let's punch out one thing after the other. You're gonna keep your coalition together, and we're gonna add to it over time as you're successful." There's another group that has said, "Let's compromise, and let's try to reach out to Democrats, and let's try to work on things that we can do together."
CHARLIE ROSE: Did General Kelly say to you, "You've gotta go"?
STEVE BANNON: Absolutely not. What General-- I went to General Kelly on August 7th saying, "My one-year anniversary's coming up." And in fact, when I went to him on the 7th and said, "Hey, I am-- I'm gonna put in my letter of resignation, and I'm gonna be outta here on the 14th. It'll be one year to the date."
CHARLIE ROSE: But by that time, and you know this, you were isolated inside the White House.
STEVE BANNON: That's not-- absolutely not true. I still-- I was still-- I had the same influence on the president I had on Day One.
CHARLIE ROSE: This is the first television interview you've done.
STEVE BANNON: Yes. Ever.
CHARLIE ROSE What I have received from you in this conversation is Donald Trump-- you believe is a historic figure. You believe that Donald Trump-- I mean, you-- has been without criticism, and I don't believe you're the kind of person that doesn't give him--
STEVE BANNON: It's not--
CHARLIE ROSE: --the same kind of criticism.
STEVE BANNON: --it's not without criticism. I think if there's one criticism or one observation is that the president in coming here, right, has still thought -- at least in the beginning of his administration -- that it's about personalities, and, "If I can change this personality," or, "If I can get this guy on my side, I can do that." And it's not what the institutional logic is. I think some of that was with the FBI and others in the State Department and how his foreign policy is playing out. But I believe you're gonna see over time he's gonna have a greater appreciation that this is a city of institutions, and you must engage them as institutions, not just as personalities.
CHARLIE ROSE: Does that mean he'll be more quote "presidential."
STEVE BANNON: I think-- by the way, I think-- when you say presidential I think he's very presidential.
STEVE BANNON: OK-- OK, I think he's very presidential. This is one of the things he uses OK, he uses Twitter-- and not-- they used to call me, "Oh, you're the-- you're the enabler of the Twitter." I think what he does on Twitter is extraordinary. He disintermediates the media. He goes above their head and talks directly to the American people.
CHARLIE ROSE: It's not a question of going over the head of the American-- of-- over the head of the media, it's what he says.
STEVE BANNON: It's what he says. No, it's what he says that the mainstream media, the pearl-clutching mainstream media. The pearl-clutching mainstream media. What they deem is not correct, what they deem is not right.
CHARLIE ROSE: No, it's not a question--
STEVE BANNON: If you ask--
CHARLIE ROSE: --about right or not right.
STEVE BANNON: What you deem--
CHARLIE ROSE: It's not a question of appropriateness. It's--
STEVE BANNON: It's what you deem is--
CHARLIE ROSE: --it's a question of whether it's in his interest. That's the point. Not the appropriateness of it.
STEVE BANNON: OK, I don't think he needs-- the Washington Post, and the New York Times, and CBS News. And I don't believe he thinks that they're looking out what's in his best interest, OK? He's not gonna believe that, I don't believe that, and you don't believe that, OK? This is another just standard in judgment that you rain upon him in the effort to destroy Donald Trump. He knows he's speaking directly to the people who put him in office when he uses Twitter. And it sometimes is not in the custom and tradition of what the opposition party deems is appropriate. You're-- you're absolutely correct, it's not. And he's not gonna stop. And by the way, General Kelly, I have the most tremendous respect for and has put in very tight processes. He's not gonna be able to control it either because it's Donald Trump. It's Donald Trump talking directly to the American people. And to say something else, you're gonna get some good there. And every now and again you're gonna get some less good, OK? But you're just gonna have to live with it.
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We have been invited to do a pop-up right in the heart of the Chinese New Year festivities in Chinatown to usher in the Year of the Dog!
For the first time ever, the event organisers for Chinatown are welcoming our furries to soak in the festive atmosphere in Chinatown with a series of festive programmes planned, from the festive street stalls to stage performances. So come on down to pick up some handcrafted New Year accessories for your furries, get your furries fitted in a new festive- coloured Buddy Belts harness and join in the Best Dressed Contest to win some fantastic prizes!
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Here in Massachusetts the sun rises and sets. it's about 60/F. I'm thinking about going fishing! just a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Oh and by the way gay people have been able to get married for five years... so much for the sky falling down.
I live in Massachusetts, so obviously when same-sex marriage was first imposed by our state Supreme Court and then sanctioned by the legislature, I joined all the other heterosexual couples here in dissolving our marriages and immediately becoming gay -- NOT!. Like purplepickleater says, the sky is still overhead, it's sunny and warm. The Sox are on a roll, a tateret Celtics team is hanging tough against the Chicago Bulls and the Bruins have swept to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Life goes on, albeit more equitably for all.
The sky is now on the ground. My god, what have we done???!!! AAARGHHH!!!! (You like tires? *blink*)
A female couple in a 42 year relationship got married and two guys who have been together 28 years got married. That was pretty awesome!
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I'm Too Old For This Sh*t - Soft Enamel Glow Pin
Take a little bit of art with you with one of our enamel pins. These pins can be displayed on corkboards or pennants as part of a collection, or travel with you on backpacks, hats, jackets, or lapels for a classic look. Enamel pins are a fun and versatile accessories that are made to last.
This pin measures 2⅒ inches (~5⅕ cm) across its widest point and is plated with black nickel. The enamel fill on the skull glows in the dark. On the back are two posts with butterfly clasps for easy fastening. We recommend locking pin backs for those looking for a stronger backing, which can be bought from many online retailers.
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Front and Back view of Alumni Brick Garden with Memorial Benches located in front of Oneida High School, Seneca St., Oneida, N.Y.
In recognition that the children of our community are our most precious asset, the Oneida City School District Foundation is established as a not-for-profit organization formed to provide additional funding for student scholarships and teacher grants. The Foundation holds fundraising events, applies for grants, and solicits donations to enhance school programs beyond basic budget funding and provides additional monies for graduating seniors.
Your Board of Trustees has created an Alumni Brick Garden on the site of Oneida High School. This important aspect of our fundraising effort will allow community members to have a visible memento or memorial included as this project continues to grow and evolve each year. With an engraved brick, you can pay tribute to a family member or friend, honor your graduating class or simply include your name among those who have supported their community. A brick would make a great gift as well.
In addition, several Memorial Benches have also been installed. For information, please contact us.
To be included in our Alumni Brick Garden, Click here to access form. Print and fill out the form and return with your check in the correct amount to Oneida City School District Foundation, PO Box 327, Oneida, NY 13421.
The 4 x 8 brick has a two-line limit of 14 characters - including spaces. The 8 x 8 brick has a four-line limit. Bricks may be given in memory or in honor of a family, family member, friend or class. Contributions can be made in the name of a favorite teacher, coach or administrator.
If you feel you need assistance with your layout or may have too many characters, include a note and we will contact you. Or simply contact us through this website for assistance. There are also benches, trees and other construction entities that are available for sponsorship.
"The Memorial Brick Garden was dedicated on September 27, 2002 by the Reunion Class of 1952 and the Class of 2002."
Many thanks to Ralph Shortell and Pat Johnson for their dedication and toil!
Thanks to the OCSD Maintenance Dept. for preliminary touch ups.
Personalized bricks and memorial benches are available for installation.
Back view of Garden
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Data Encryption
How is data encrypted, both in use and at rest, when stored in the cloud infrastructure?
Most cloud providers automatically encrypt data in transit by requiring SSL connections on any Web browser, but whether this data is stored in encrypted containers is another matter. The best way to do things is to create a hybrid public/private cloud so that any cloud-based resources can sit behind the corporate firewall and be protected just as if they were inside your own data center. See Public And Private Hybrid Clouds: The Pros And Cons for more on this.
Most cloud vendors offer some kind of Virtual Private Network (VPN) protection of their environments, so that information is encrypted in transit and easily accessible via ordinary network shares. As an example, Verizon's Computing as a Service offers Cisco's AnyConnect VPN client that is launched from Internet Explorer.
Other cloud providers offer virtual firewalls from vendors, such as Vyatta, that connect to their twins inside a corporate data center, or work with traditional Cisco VPN gateways.
One of the numerous Amazon Web Services is its Virtual Private Cloud, which allows you to connect any of your Amazon-based cloud-based resources to your own premises. You can bridge your Amazon and on-premises networks, assign private IP address ranges, and route traffic from your applications running in the cloud to your internal security devices before reaching the Internet.


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Health Insurance Marketplace
What is the Marketplace?
Sometimes called the health insurance exchange, the Health Insurance Marketplace is one of several parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. You may know the ACA as Obamacare.
The Health Insurance Marketplace at www.HealthCare.gov is where Virginians can go to:
- Compare qualified health plans
- Get answers to healthcare questions
- Find out if you are eligible for tax credits for private insurance
- Enroll in health programs like Medicaid and FAMIS (also known as Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP)
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Every health insurance plan in the Marketplace at www.HealthCare.gov offers comprehensive coverage, from doctors to medications to hospital visits. You can compare all of your insurance options based on:
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You can pick a new plan during open enrollment. Open enrollment happens every year from November through January. The next open enrollment period will begin November 1, for health coverage that could start as early as January 1, 2018.
If you miss open enrollment, you may still qualify for a special enrollment period due to certain life changes. Visit www.HealthCare.gov for more information.
Enrollment in Medicaid and FAMIS (CHIP) can be done at any time during the year.
Medicaid and FAMIS (CHIP)
Enrollment in Medicaid and FAMIS (also known as Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP) can be done at any time. You do not need to wait for the open enrollment period.
For answers on how you qualify for Medicaid or FAMIS in Virginia, contact an eligibility worker at:
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To apply for Medicaid or FAMIS, contact:
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If you are one of the millions of Americans who enrolled in a plan through the Marketplace at www.HealthCare.gov, you can use your account to:
- Record a life changing event (marriage, birth of child, etc.)
- Learn what is covered under your plan
- Learn how to use your plan to improve your health
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The Commonwealth of Virginia uses the Marketplace ( www.HealthCare.gov), a program created by the Federal government. However, some states, including Maryland and the District of Columbia (DC), created their own state-based exchanges. If you live in one of these states, you can access affordable healthcare through that state's exchange.
- Live in Maryland? Visit the Maryland Health Connection at www.marylandhealthconnection.gov
- Live in DC? Visit the DC Health Link at www.dchealthlink.com
- Live in another state? Visit http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Fact-Sheets-and-FAQs/state-marketplaces.html
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- BabyCare - Free or reduced case management services for new or pregnant parents.
- WIC or SNAP - Nutrition and food assistance to families with young children.
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Remember playing house league hockey, going in on a breakaway in the last few minutes of the third in a big game. Do you triple deke? Do you attempt the spin-o-rama you've been practicing in your driveway? Is this the goalie with the weak glove side? (You're six years old, ALL of you have a weak glove side).
Somehow, you manage to pull of the shot of your life (a weak pass, glove side) and it sneaks past the goalie. The crowd erupts, your bench jumps, and you fall to your feet from exhaustion. The ref hands you the puck. Your first goal!
What a nice feeling. Too bad, after two weeks of play, some star NHL players still have yet to have that taste this season.
Henrik Sedin
Captain Canuck is better known for setting up brother Daniel, but especially with the absence of Ryan Kesler, he may have to step up to the plate with more shots; Henrik only has eight in seven games so far this year. True, he hasn't reached the 20-goal mark since 2010 when he won the Art Ross, but we all know he can get there. And keep going.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
The Nuge lost out to Gabriel Landeskog for the Calder last season, but it is no secret the potential this kid has. He finished his rookie season with 52 points in 62 games! Earlier in January, he led all World Juniors in scoring. So what's his deal for the first two weeks of the season? More of a playmaker than say, Jordan Eberle or Nail Yakupov, I assume he's just…y'know, being nice, and letting them have the spotlight.
Phil Kessel
Coming off a career year in '11-'12 where he finished sixth in NHL scoring, Phil Kessel was finally looking like he was worth the Tyler Seguin/Dougie Hamilton trade (even if he was picked last in the All-Star Game). However, in 2013, the only thing he's leading the league in is shots with 33. At least he's making an effort? Kessel is definitely showing his struggles without linemate Joffrey Lupul, who's sidelined with a fractured forearm for the next few weeks.
Jarome Iginla/Mike Cammalleri
In the past few years the Flames have struggled with trying to find forwards who can produce: Alex Tanguay, Olli Jokinen, the list goes on and on. After acquiring Cammalleri last year, he produced almost the same amount of points as a Flame than he did as a Hab in 10 less games. Iginla had 42 goals in 2011, and a respectable 32 in 2012. This year, with both suffering goal humps, the Flames currently sit last in the Western Conference.
Jordan Staal
After the trade of the offseason, Jordan Staal is contributing in Carolina. He's a defensive force to be reckoned with, and he has five assits in five games. But he would love to contribute like brother Eric, who right now is leading the Canes in scoring. Let's hope he can finally stay healthy this season, especially after signing a lucrative 10-year, $60-million extension.
Mike Richards
The entire Stanley Cup Champion team is struggling. You know this when Kyle Clifford is your leading scorer, on a team with Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, and Dustin Brown. Mike Richards only has two assists so far this season, and has an ugly -5 rating. This is the guy who had 15 playoff points in 20 games, and was an integral part of the Cup victory run. Get your game together Mike, you've got an A on your chest now.
Yes it's only the beginning of the season. Keep in mind however, going goal-less eight games into the season, is the equivalent of 14 games of an 82-game schedule. So really, these guys haven't scored for "the entire month of October". It's a rough schedule with a lot of travel; these 48 games are going to be an uphill battle.
And I know what you're thinking. But don't worry, Jamal Mayers and Biznasty are just in a bit of slump, they'll get on their hot streaks soon. Sorry I forgot to include them on this list.


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Engraved mirror │ mirror, wooden frame │ 2013
Dimension 09 x 12 cm
Since 1988 on the borders of Europe at least 19,372 people has died. Of which 2,352 in 2011, at least 590 persons in 2012 and 695 persons in 2013 already. The data are updated on October 12th, 2013 and is based on census information in the archives of the international press of the last 26 years.
Numbers engraved in the mirror present dates of tragedies that happened in Mediterranean sea, more precisely on Lampedusa island which despite all tragedies and the enormous death toll still remains an island of hope for migrants. Those dates are the dates of some of the tragedies occurred in the past 10 years starting with the tragedy recently happened - on November 10, 2014 when the death toll reached a figure of 359.
This work is part of Luciano Benetton Collection, Foundation Benetton, Treviso (IT)


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• With 120 points (33 goals and 87 assists), Bobby Orr wins the Art Ross Trophy (scoring title), becoming the first (and to date, only) defenseman to do so. Orr would also win the Hart Trophy (MVP), the Norris Trophy (best defenseman) and the Conn Smythe Trophy (playoffs MVP).
• For the first time in 23 years, the Montreal Canadiens would miss the playoffs. They were eliminated on the total goals tiebreaker, losing out to the New York Rangers. Under the rules at the time, only the total goals mattered and not goals against. In their last regular season game, they trailed the Chicago Black Hawks, 5-2, midway through the third period. If they scored three more goals, they would win the tiebreak regardless of the game's outcome. So they pulled their goalie with just under 10 minutes remaining in the third period in a frantic effort to score those three goals. They would fail to score another goal, and they allowed five empty-net goals, in losing, 10-2.
• The Bruins won their first Stanley Cup in 29 years, sweeping the St. Louis Blues in four straight. The series culminated with Bobby Orr's overtime goal in Game 4, in which he is seen flying through the air as the puck goes into the net. He had been tripped by a Blues player's stick. The photo of Orr flying in the air with his arms stretched out is widely considered to be the single most famous image in NHL history.


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What if nothing is wrong? Seriously.
The human brain is wired to scrutinize the environment for whatever needs to be addressed to ensure physical security, purposeful activity, and community support, all of which are necessary for survival in a hunter-gatherer, tribal context. Sense into how this operating system continues to manifest itself on a regular basis within your psyche. Accept and appreciate the ways it shows up. Consider what life would be like if it were no longer taken so seriously.
Identity begets separateness, which begets comparison, which begets conflict.
Like it and not, we are all unique expressions of the same oneness. Egos only attract & repel other egos, for they share a common illusion. Trace your positive or negative reactions to Trump back to their source.
No different than any other, Trump is not your enemy or friend. He is a teacher.
Psyche for Survival: Feeling, doing, & thinking, directed by desire & aversion, which guarantees physical safety, productivity, & community.
Psyche for relating (to whatever): Sensing into all with non-judgment & loving kindness, which guarantees discovery, creativity, & transcendence.
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Andela thinks big.
The New York–based talent- and software-development company aims to find and groom the best developers in Africa — thousands of them.
Since setting up campuses in 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya, Andela has been flooded with more than 40,000 applications. It selected 250 for paid, four-year fellowships working with tech leaders including Udacity, Microsoft and Facebook.
Andela recently got a $24 million vote of confidence from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and other venture capital sources. It's using the money to open a third campus and become a major tech trainer across the continent.
"We're on a mission to find and catapult the career path of the next generation of tech leaders across the continent," says co-founder and chief operating officer Christina Sass.
For Andela's accomplishments and goals, the socially minded New York company is a recipient of the Secretary of State's 2016 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE), which honors companies exemplifying the best of U.S. values in the way they operate overseas.
Andela's blue-chip clients engage fellows to work remotely on their software projects. Fellows get to fly to California, New York, Boston and other places for weeks at a time to get started with companies' tech teams.
The fellows' average age is under 25. One in five is female. Most had computer science or engineering degrees when they began the four-year paid fellowship, but many were "wildly underemployed, trapped in an IT position in a bank or looking for work," says Sass.
Tolulope Komolafe was in that category. She'd taught for a year and was seeking a challenging job when she learned about Andela. She's now part of a team writing code for a New York company, Everplans, that helps families plan end-of-life care.
"I loved games and always wanted to know how they worked," said the 26-year-old, who learned to code from textbooks. She didn't get her hands on a laptop until she was a senior in college.
Now she envisions herself becoming "a tech leader and having my own firm. I believe I can compete with any developer from any part of the world."
While fellows are under no obligation to stay in Africa, Andela's founders hope they will.
The ACE awards will be presented January 5. Other winners are Bureo and Interface, which recycle fishing nets into skateboards and carpets; General Electric, for an all-female business center in Saudi Arabia; McDonald's Germany, for hiring hundreds of refugees; and copper mining company Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, majority owned by Freeport-McMoRan, for sharing a new wastewater treatment plant with the city of Arequipa, Peru.


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On this day in 1938, a DuPont chemist named Roy J. Plunkett in Deepwater, N.J., accidentally discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, a slippery substance remarkably resistant to water, grease and stains. DuPont patented PTFE as Teflon. To honor Plunkett's discovery, April 6 is National Teflon Day, according to nationaldaycalendar.com, which tracks such things.
We won't be celebrating.
Teflon became the basis for hundreds of products, from cookware to food wrappers to waterproof clothing, a brand that eventually earned DuPont $1 billion a year. The market expansion was boosted by another chemical called PFOA, which smoothed out Teflon and made it easier to work with.
The 3M Company was the original manufacturer of PFOA, but DuPont was its biggest customer for the stuff. DuPont used billions of pounds of PFOA, also known as C8, to make Teflon at its Washington Works plant near Parkersburg, W.Va.. Between 1951 and 2003 DuPont dumped or emitted more than 1.7 million pounds of PFOA into the Ohio River, unlined landfills and the air around the Parkersburg plant.
Independent research studies have linked tiny amounts of PFOA to kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease, reproductive and developmental disorders, compromised immune systems and many other health problems. According to internal company documents, 3M and DuPont knew PFOA was hazardous, but for decades kept it secret. In 2005, after the documents became public in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 70,000 residents of the mid-Ohio Valley, the Environmental Protection Agency forced DuPont to phase out PFOA over 10 years.
National Day Calendar suggests marking the special day by showing off your Teflon pans, but if you're reading this you probably got rid of yours years ago, when the dangers of PFOA first became widely known.
Who, then, should celebrate National Teflon Day?
- Not Bucky Bailey, whose mother breathed C8 fumes at Washington Works for nine months before he was born with multiple facial deformities. When she returned to work, Sue Bailey stumbled on an internal DuPont memo about a 3M study detailing deformities in lab animals whose mothers were fed C8 during pregnancy.
- Not the 3,500 other residents of the mid-Ohio River Valley who are suing DuPont in federal court for illnesses they say were caused by drinking PFOA-contaminated water. Last October, in the first case to come to trial, a jury found DuPont liable for causing Carla Marie Bartlett's kidney cancer, awarding her $1.6 million in damages.
- Not the 98 percent of Americans who, according to tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have PFOA in their blood from its widespread use in consumer and industrial products. Studies show the chemical can be passed through from mothers to child in the womb and in breast milk.
- Not the more than 6.5 million Americans in 27 states where an EPA-mandated drinking water testing program found drinking water contaminated with PFOA or related chemicals at concentrations up to 174 times the "safe" level indicated by the newest research.
- Not the residents of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., North Bennington, Vt., or a string of other New England villages where investigators have discovered PFOA contamination in recent months. Those towns and many others are too small to participate in the EPA testing program. That means no one really knows the true scale of nationwide PFOA contamination.
The list could go on: babies almost 200 miles downstream from the Parkersburg plant, children in the Faeroe Islands, residents near a DuPont plant in The Netherlands, polar bears in the Arctic, dolphins in the ocean – all have been affected by the spread of PFOA and its chemical cousins. And because PFOA and its chemical cousins take decades to pass from our bodies and never break down in the environment, the problem is here to stay.
All due respect to Roy J. Plunkett, who did not know the harm that would come from his discovery, but the only the appropriate way to observe National Teflon Day is with a moment of silence for its victims.


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We discovered the noble activities of Pack for a Purpose through a traveler from North America by the name Roberta Berlin. She was going on safari in Kenya with our company in mid last year [2010]. Since we got listed on the Pack for a Purpose web site, we have received a lot of school... Continue reading
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We are a team of 6th grade educators granted a fellowship to participate in an ecotour of the Rio Napo River in Ecuador to give students a unique view of the environment. We encountered Pack for a Purpose on the Yachana Lodge website. What a blessing to have found the information we needed to inspire... Continue reading
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We had a wonderful experience at Yachana. This is our fourth year going there with students from the University of Colorado Denver who are learning field-based research methods in health and sustainable agriculture. Some of the students did bring supplies to the colegio there based on the information on your website. I used the website... Continue reading