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Most of you reading this blog post will have already attended your church on Sunday morning. Here's an idea for you: send an email to your pastor to express your appreciation for his ministry to you (and your whole congregation), and then please consider sending him a link to our site for our national conference for pastors, Answers for Pastors.
In less than three weeks, we will be holding our first-ever national conference for Christian leaders. It will be hosted here in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, September 21–23. I will be one of the speakers.
Answers for Pastors already has over 370 participants registered. It will be held just a few miles from the Creation Museum, so it's a wonderful opportunity for pastors to (as we recently said in our newsletter) "reaffirm and reignite their passion for the authority of God's Word as they hear the Bible come alive. They will even enjoy a special VIP visit to the museum."
With great speakers like Dr. John Whitcomb (co-author of the creationist classic The Genesis Flood), Answers for Pastors is designed to give every pastor a solid biblical defense for the Christian faith, which will ultimately benefit their congregations.
To add to the pastors' blessing of being with us for edification and refreshment, we are encouraging their wives to attend many of the sessions as well, and enjoy special events designed just for her. The pastor's wife attends at half price, and also gets free admission to the Creation Museum as part of her already-low conference fee.
Each pastor who attends this Bible-affirming conference will walk away with a new passion for God's Word and a passion to defend it more effectively. Make sure your pastor doesn't miss out!
Email this blog post to your pastor and encourage him (and his wife) to attend the conference later this month, and to also tour the Creation Museum. For more information about Answers for Pastors, go to www.AnswersForPastors.org.
Special Veterans with UsThis past week we saw many submariners in the Creation Museum. Several hundred of them were in town for this year's national convention for submarine veterans (some of them served in World War II). The caps and special vests they wore indicated the submarine on which they served. Later in the day, I saw several of these veterans with their spouses at a local restaurant.
Read this report about their special convention on the website of the Cincinnati Enquirer (this report was also on the front page of the newspaper's local section).
Georgia RadioIt was good to meet Lillian Cash last Sunday. She's one of the announcers at the network of Toccoa Falls Radio in Georgia. Lillian toured our Creation Museum that weekend, and then I ran into her on Sunday morning at a church service in our area. Over the years, she has interviewed me for her noontime program; the network also airs our Answers radio program.
Last Tuesday, she took a lot of time on her radio program (she also plays some southern gospel music during her time slot) to rave about her museum visit. She also got a surprise phone call—live and on the air—from Mark Looy of our staff to thank her for her friendship and support over the many years, and to express appreciation for the kind words she had just shared with her listeners about the museum visit. Lillian told her radio audience that she was thrilled to know that the Creation Museum is so evangelistic.
You can find out more about Lillian and the stations in the Toccoa Falls Radio network at this website: http://www.toccoafallsradio.org/onair/round.htm
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Josh Lohia was just another successful career banker on a sabbatical. Little did he know that his sabbatical would take him straight from a mid-life crisis to a far more serious crisis. Out of nowhere, Josh found himself accused of murder and embroiled in a web of crime and violence. With no experience, special training or physical abilities to help him, Josh had to depend upon his wits and survival instincts. The only glimmer of hope he had was Detective Mahima. Josh hoped that she would continue to trust her gut feelings and believe him. Even though she had no logical reason to. Whoever had created the evidence had done a really fine job of it.
Much Ado About Murder is the fantastic story of how Josh Lohia kept his wits about him when the world as he knew it seemed to be blowing apart. A story of a regular guy who became a superhero because there was no other option. From facing torture at the hands of the police interrogator who never failed to discovering that his ex-employer was now facing serious bankruptcy, the world seemed to have gone mad in the year that he had been away. The only silver lining he could find was that the most wonderful woman he had ever met – Detective Mahima- believed him and risked everything she had to help him. If he did manage to get out of this scrape, Josh resolved that he would spend the rest of his life with her. But that was just a dream. Reality was a nightmare. Or something even worse.
About the hero: Josh Lohia
Having spent a decade in corporate India, Josh Lohia is bored and on a sabbatical. Josh spent his childhood reading Alistair Maclean and idolizing the action heroes. He spent his teens reading Batman comics. Most importantly, Josh has watched each and every one of Amitabh's movies. Some of them several times over thanks to "Shanivaar ki Raat, Bacchan ke Saath". Now he will need to put all that useless information to use. For the last 10 months, Josh Kumar has given up his sedentary corporate lifestyle and been travelling the length and breadth of India. His savings are firmly parked in that most awesome Indian creation – the fixed deposit. Josh periodically visits the ATMs that now liberally dot all of India and withdraws what he needs to survive. It's a good life – a life that makes him feel happy, contented and free. A bit boring on the odd occasion but the freedom makes up for it. But all that is going to change now.
About the Author: Kenneth Serrao (Visit his Facebook page or read his blog)
Kenneth Serrao has been many things – an Indian army kid, an engineer from NITK,an MBA from IIM-A,a consultant in the United States, a professional stock trader, a senior marketing professional in India, an enterpreneur in India running his own startup called Brokers Please Excuse and now an investor into private companies at Alpha Capital. And now, as is customary for every MBA in India, Kenneth wants to try his hand at becoming an author too. So here goes. This novel is nothing if not conclusive proof that Kenneth Serrao has no idea what to do with his life. However, to quote Baz Luhrmann's advice ballad "Everybody must wear Sunscreen" on this particular subject, "….Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't know what they want to do with their lives….."
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On Tuesday, Ann Voskamp posted How to Find Time and Space for the Life You Want (Part 2). It's lovely and totally worth reading. I feel like its concept is so simple and absolutely relevant to the story I've been walking through for the past few years.
I came to the Rule of St. Benedict because I was mesmerized by Kathleen Norris' simple statement in her book, The Cloister Walk. She said this, "The Benedictines have always believed there is enough time in each day for work and study and rest and play." I simply wanted to know if that was possible, if there could ever be enough TIME in each day. The story of my book Found is the story of my life since setting out to understand how "enough time" could ever be possible, especially when it comes to prayer.
And, now it's time for True Confessions:
Tuesday morning I was up at 5:30. I worked from 5:30 to 6:30 on a deadline for my book. At 6:30 I got dressed (not showering for the third day in a row…because, who has time?), then I fed my kids breakfast, tamed a two-year-old's tantrum, changed a diaper, packed two lunches, one computer + charger, begged children to put their shoes on, and jumped into the car at 7:40 instead of 7:30, which meant we were ten minutes late to Kindergarten. Then I dropped my littlest one off with a friend and came back home to write. I worked from 9:15 to 12:45, then boiled some eggs and scarfed them down in time to pick up the youngest and then head back to the elementary school to pick up the oldest.
I give you this schedule not to complain. This is an extra busy season of my life and it doesn't always look this way. But I just want to say that even though I wrote a book about how there's enough time in each day for prayer and for the things that matter to us, it doesn't always seem true, right? We are the only ones who can decide to make enough time in each day for "work and study and rest and play." And somedays it happens and somedays it doesn't.
So I'm asking you for this: How we can help each other make space? On good days, prayer is my 5:30 am priority and on challenging days, I find myself at 10 am realizing I haven't even said a word to Jesus yet. I really believe that God has grace for my prayerlessness. I do. And for yours too.
I just long to figure out a way to make the things I love and long for–prayer, exercise, reading–priorities in my life.
What about you? What are you longing to make time for in your life? Are you prioritizing self-care in your daily life? Maybe if we talk it out, we can make our own space for it, right?
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Over the past two decades of conflict, women have served with valor and continue to serve on combat aircraft, naval vessels, and in support of ground combat operations. The expansion of roles for women in the armed forces has evolved since the early days of the military when women were restricted by law and policy from serving in certain occupations and units. Women are not precluded by law from serving in any military unit or occupational specialty. However, a 1994 Department of Defense (DOD) policy prevented women from being assigned to units below brigade level where the unit's primary mission was to engage directly in ground combat. This policy barred women from serving in infantry, artillery, armor, combat engineers, and special operations units of battalion size or smaller.
On January 24, 2013, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rescinded the rule that restricted women from serving in combat units and directed the military departments to review their occupational standards and assignment policies for implementation no later than January 1, 2016. This book reviews the issues for Congress of having women in combat. It also assesses the status of service efforts to open positions and occupations to women, including steps to identify and mitigate potential challenges; extent the services' efforts to validate gender-neutral occupational standards are consistent with statutory and Joint Staff requirements; and extent DOD is tracking, monitoring, and providing oversight of the services' integration plans.
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I See Blood in My Urine, Could It Be Bladder Cancer?
Did you know men are about 3 to 4 times more likely to get bladder cancer during their lifetime than women? According to the American Cancer Society, in 2017 alone about 79,030 new cases of bladder cancer was reported and about 60,490 of those were men. Although bladder cancer is found twice as often in Caucasians, African American men and women actually have the lowest survival rate.
The sight of blood in your urine – the toilet water turned a shade of red – is understandably an alarming one. The good news is that it's usually not serious. In fact, even something as innocent as exercise can cause it. But there's a possibility it may also be a symptom of a more serious problem such as cancer, so you should always see a doctor about it.
What is blood in the urine?
Red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine (called hematuria) can be hard to ignore when they turn your toilet bowl pink, bright red, or the color of cola. Intermittent spots of blood in the water may be also be seen. This overt form of blood in the urine is called "gross" or "frank" hematuria. It doesn't take much blood – or about a fifth of a teaspoon – to turn a half-quart of urine an obvious shade of red.
In other cases, the presence of blood may be so minute that it's not visible to the eye. This is called microscopic hematuria, and doctors usually detect it during a routine urine test. Sometimes, what you assume to be blood in the urine may be something else altogether: women may mistake menstrual blood for blood originating in the urine; men may confuse blood in the urine with blood in an ejaculation (which usually suggests a prostate problem).
What causes it?
Blood in the urine can have a variety of causes. As a rule, blood visible to the eye is caused by a problem in the lower urinary tract (ureter, bladder, or urethra), and microscopic blood in the urine usually originates in the upper tract (kidneys).
Here's a list of possible causes:
Kidney and urinary tract problems
- Kidney stones
- Urinary tract infection (cystitis) (Along with kidney stones, UTIs are the most common cause of blood in the urine of people under 40)
- Bladder infection
- Inflammation of the bladder, urethra, or kidney (called glomerulonephritis)
- Cancer of the bladder, kidney, or prostate
- Injury to the upper or lower urinary tract
- Recent urinary tract procedure, such as catheterization, circumcision, surgery, or kidney biopsy
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Prostate gland enlargement
- Kidney failure (acute or chronic)
- Kidney disease following strep throat (post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis) a common cause of blood in the urine in children
- Medications such as antibiotics (rifampin), analgesics (aspirin), phenytoin, quinine, and blood-thinning drugs like warfarin


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Fellow blogger Alek Boyd has an article over on The Commentator about Colombia-Venezuela relations. It's a provocative read – the title alone should tell you that.
I get where Alek is coming from, but ultimately, Santos has made a choice to favor the well-being of his country's economy over a quixotic quest to bring Hugo Chávez to justice. Can we really blame him? And if we were in his position, would we do any differently?Caracas Chronicles is 100% reader-supported. Support independent Venezuelan journalism by making a donation.


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I noticed a few air bubbles today in the middle of the panel. I used a fresh stanley knife blade to make a small slit of about 1mm. I then pushed the air out and then rubbed over the area with a teflon squeegie. This worked perfectly and the panel looks great.
In the recesses of the panel there are placed where the vinyl doesn't sit totally flat to the indentation. I have heated the vinyl up and pushed the vinyl all the way in. This has also worked and I am guessing that by the time I have finished doing this the whole panel will look great.
The material is extremely forgiving providing you do it in +15C temperatures. I have been pulling it about like an idiot due to my inexperience and it hasn't torn, creased or otherwise damaged the finish. I am very impress with it.
One quick tip. When installing leave a good 12″ of extra material round the edges as this will allow you to pull it flat. It also gives you run off that you can push the wrinkles etc onto. I cut too early and on 3 places there is a wrinkle right at the edge of the panel only about 5 mm or so. Because I trimmed it back to soon I can't get these out easily. I will attempt to get it out on sunday.
Another quick tip. In one place near the wheel arch I filled a dint and sanded it down. I can see where I did this on the vinyl. You really need to prep the body work as good as if you were going to paint it.


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Legendary Michigan Rapper MC Breed (Eric Breed) passed away over the weekend due to kidney failure. MTV News reported that rapper was hospitalized in September for kidney failure. Known for the club banger "No Future In Your Frontin", Breed was a native of Flint, MI, but found much success on the West Coast with collaborations with the likes of Tupac Shakur and Too Short. After recovering from being on life support for two days after the kidney failure in September, Breed was quoted as saying, "The doctor told me my kidney was insulted and stopped filtering what I was taking in."
Breed was 36 years old. Our condolences go out to Breed's family and to celebrate his life, check out the music posted below.
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As President Obama embarks on his farewell tour of his last year in office, what more can we say about this great man? He is the the first Black president and has accomplished a lot despite opposition, severe national issues, and blatant racism.
Besides being the only president to issue reform on same sex marriage, create the affordable healthcare act forbidding insurance agencies to deny people because of age or condition, reduced the unemployment rate the the lowest its been in over 11 years, gas prices are at an all time low…he's done all of this while also avoiding scandal. In fact, according to the Washington Post, Obama has served longer than any president in decades without a scandal, as measured by the appearance of the word "scandal" (or lack thereof).
And now in 2016, President Obama has made history again: To date, President Obama has granted 562 commutations: more commutations than the previous nine presidents combined and more commutations than any individual president in nearly a century. Of those, 197 individuals were serving life sentences. That 214 grants of commutation were all for non-violent offenses and also represent the most grants in a single day since at least 1900. For 67 of those 214, the clemency is extra special because they would have died in prison as they had a sentence of life without parole.
"This is a country that believes in second chances. So we've got to make sure that our criminal justice system works for everyone," President Obama wrote in a Facebook post.
From the lowest uninsured rate on record to 70 straight months of private-sector job growth, this country has come a long way in the past seven years. Now, here are 44 OTHER things that the 44th President of the United States has accomplished during his tenure:
1. Passed Health Care Reform: After five presidents over a century failed to create universal health insurance, signed the Affordable Care Act (2010). It will cover 32 million uninsured Americans beginning in 2014 and mandates a suite of experimental measures to cut health care cost growth, the number one cause of America's long-term fiscal problems.
2. Passed the Stimulus: Signed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to spur economic growth amid greatest recession since the Great Depression. Weeks after stimulus went into effect, unemployment claims began to subside. Twelve months later, the private sector began producing more jobs than it was losing, and it has continued to do so for twenty-three straight months, creating a total of nearly 3.7 million new private-sector jobs.
3. Passed Wall Street Reform: Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) to re-regulate the financial sector after its practices caused the Great Recession. The new law tightens capital requirements on large banks and other financial institutions, requires derivatives to be sold on clearinghouses and exchanges, mandates that large banks provide "living wills" to avoid chaotic bankruptcies, limits their ability to trade with customers' money for their own profit, and creates the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (now headed by Richard Cordray) to crack down on abusive lending products and companies.
4. Ended the War in Iraq: Ordered all U.S. military forces out of the country. Last troops left on December 18, 2011.
5. Drawdown of War in Afghanistan: From a peak of 101,000 troops in June 2011, U.S. forces are now down to 30,000.
6. Eliminated Osama bin laden: In 2011, ordered special forces raid of secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in which the terrorist leader was killed and a trove of al-Qaeda documents was discovered.
7. Turned Around U.S. Auto Industry: In 2009, injected $62 billion in federal money (on top of $13.4 billion in loans from the Bush administration) into ailing GM and Chrysler in return for equity stakes and agreements for massive restructuring. Since bottoming out in 2009, the auto industry has added more than 100,000 jobs. In 2011, the Big Three automakers all gained market share for the first time in two decades.
8. Recapitalized Banks: In the midst of financial crisis, approved controversial Treasury Department plan to lure private capital into the country's largest banks via "stress tests" of their balance sheets and a public-private fund to buy their "toxic" assets. Got banks back on their feet at essentially zero cost to the government.
9. Repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Ended 1990s-era restriction and formalized new policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military for the first time.
10. Toppled Moammar Gaddafi: In March 2011, joined a coalition of European and Arab governments in military action, including air power and naval blockade, against Gaddafi regime to defend Libyan civilians and support rebel troops. Gaddafi's forty-two-year rule ended when the dictator was overthrown and killed by rebels on October 20, 2011. No American lives were lost.
11. Reversed Bush Torture Policies: Two days after taking office, nullified Bush-era rulings that had allowed detainees in U.S. custody to undergo certain "enhanced" interrogation techniques considered inhumane under the Geneva Conventions. Also released the secret Bush legal rulings supporting the use of these techniques.
12. Improved America's Image Abroad: With new policies, diplomacy, and rhetoric, reversed a sharp decline in world opinion toward the U.S. (and the corresponding loss of "soft power") during the Bush years. From 2008 to 2011, favorable opinion toward the United States rose in ten of fifteen countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, with an average increase of 26 percent.
13. Gave HBCU's Financial Boost: $98 million in new money for HBCUs at the Department of Education. This includes a 5% or $13 million increase for the Strengthening HBCUs program and support for the $85 million in mandatory funding for HBCUs in the pending Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
- $20.5 million for the HBCU Capital Financing program, to provide HBCUs with access to financing for the repair, renovation, and construction or acquisition of educational facilities, instructional equipment, research instrumentation, and physical infrastructure. This funding will support $279 million in new loans in 2011, more than $100 million more than in 2010.
- $64.5 million for the Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institution program, a $3.1 million or 5% increase.
14. Kicked Banks Out of Federal Student Loan Program, Expanded Pell Grant Spending: As part of the 2010 health care reform bill, signed measure ending the wasteful decades-old practice of subsidizing banks to provide college loans. Starting July 2010 all students began getting their federal student loans directly from the federal government. Treasury will save $67 billion over ten years, $36 billion of which will go to expanding Pell Grants to lower-income students.
15. Created Race to the Top: With funds from stimulus, started $4.35 billion program of competitive grants to encourage and reward states for education reform.
16. Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards: Released new fuel efficiency standards in 2011 that will nearly double the fuel economy for cars and trucks by 2025.
17. Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis: To keep world economy out of recession in 2009 and 2010, helped secure from G-20 nations more than $500 billion for the IMF to provide lines of credit and other support to emerging market countries, which kept them liquid and avoided crises with their currencies.
18. Passed Mini Stimuli: To help families hurt by the recession and spur the economy as stimulus spending declined, signed series of measures (July 22, 2010; December 17, 2010; December 23, 2011) to extend unemployment insurance and cut payroll taxes.
19. Increased Support for Veterans (Finally!): With so many soldiers coming home from Iraq and Iran with serious physical and mental health problems, yet facing long waits for services, increased 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs budget by 16 percent and 2011 budget by 10 percent. Also signed new GI bill offering $78 billion in tuition assistance over a decade, and provided multiple tax credits to encourage businesses to hire veterans.
20. Tightened Sanctions on Iran: In effort to deter Iran's nuclear program, signed Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (2010) to punish firms and individuals who aid Iran's petroleum sector. In late 2011 and early 2012, coordinated with other major Western powers to impose sanctions aimed at Iran's banks and with Japan, South Korea, and China to shift their oil purchases away from Iran.
21. Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants: New EPA restrictions on mercury and toxic pollution, issued in December 2011, likely to lead to the closing of between sixty-eight and 231 of the nation's oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants. Estimated cost to utilities: at least $11 billion by 2016. Estimated health benefits: $59 billion to $140 billion. Will also significantly reduce carbon emissions and, with other regulations, comprises what's been called Obama's "stealth climate policy."
22. Passed Credit Card Reforms: Signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act (2009), which prohibits credit card companies from raising rates without advance notification, mandates a grace period on interest rate increases, and strictly limits overdraft and other fees. Thank you Mr. President!
23. Eliminated Pay Equality Laws: Signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009 (as a matter of fact, this was one of the FIRST things President Obama ever signed), giving women who are paid less than men for the same work the right to sue their employers after they find out about the discrimination, even if that discrimination happened years ago. Under previous law, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the statute of limitations on such suits ran out 180 days after the alleged discrimination occurred, even if the victims never knew about it.
24. Protected Two Liberal Seats on the U.S. Supreme Court: Nominated and obtained confirmation for Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman to serve, in 2009; and Elena Kagan, the fourth woman to serve, in 2010. They replaced David Souter and John Paul Stevens, respectively.
25. Improved Food Safety System: In 2011, signed FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which boosts the Food and Drug Administration's budget by $1.4 billion and expands its regulatory responsibilities to include increasing number of food inspections, issuing direct food recalls, and reviewing the current food safety practices of countries importing products into America.
26. Achieved New START Treaty: Signed with Russia (2010) and won ratification in Congress (2011) of treaty that limits each country to 1,550 strategic warheads (down from 2,200) and 700 launchers (down from more than 1,400), and reestablished and strengthened a monitoring and transparency program that had lapsed in 2009, through which each country can monitor the other.
27. Expanded National Service: Signed Serve America Act in 2009, which authorized a tripling of the size of AmeriCorps. Program grew 13 percent to 85,000 members across the country by 2012, when new House GOP majority refused to appropriate more funds for further expansion.
28. Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection: Signed Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (2009), which designated more than 2 million acres as wilderness, created thousands of miles of recreational and historic trails, and protected more than 1,000 miles of rivers.
29. Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco: Signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (2009). Nine years in the making and long resisted by the tobacco industry, the law mandates that tobacco manufacturers disclose all ingredients, obtain FDA approval for new tobacco products, and expand the size and prominence of cigarette warning labels, and bans the sale of misleadingly labeled "light" cigarette brands and tobacco sponsorship of entertainment events.
30. Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders: Issued executive order in 2009 requiring all federal agencies to make plans to soften their environmental impacts by 2020. Goals include 30 percent reduction in fleet gasoline use, 26 percent boost in water efficiency, and sustainability requirements for 95 percent of all federal contracts. Because federal government is the country's single biggest purchaser of goods and services, likely to have ripple effects throughout the economy for years to come.
33. Began Post-Post-9/11 Military Builddown: After winning agreement from congressional Republicans and Democrats in summer 2011 budget deal to reduce projected defense spending by $450 billion, proposed new DoD budget this year with cuts of that size and a new national defense strategy that would shrink ground forces from 570,000 to 490,000 over the next ten years while increasing programs in intelligence gathering and cyberwarfare.
34. Invested Heavily in Renewable Technology: As part of the 2009 stimulus, invested $90 billion, more than any previous administration, in research on smart grids, energy efficiency, electric cars, renewable electricity generation, cleaner coal, and biofuels.
35. Crafting Next-Generation School Tests: Devoted $330 million in stimulus money to pay two consortia of states and universities to create competing versions of new K-12 student performance tests based on latest psychometric research. New tests could transform the learning environment in vast majority of public school classrooms beginning in 2014.
36. Cracked Down on Bad For-Profit Colleges: In effort to fight predatory practices of some for-profit colleges, Department of Education issued "gainful employment" regulations in 2011 cutting off commercially focused schools from federal student aid funding if more than 35 percent of former students aren't paying off their loans and/or if the average former student spends more than 12 percent of his or her total earnings servicing student loans.
37. Improved School Nutrition: In coordination with Michelle Obama, signed Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010 mandating $4.5 billion spending boost and higher nutritional and health standards for school lunches. New rules based on the law, released in January, double the amount of fruits and vegetables and require only whole grains in food served to students.
38. Expanded Hate Crimes Protections: Signed Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009), which expands existing hate crime protections to include crimes based on a victim's sexual orientation, gender, or disability, in addition to race, color, religion, or national origin.
39. Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill: Though lacking statutory power to compel British Petroleum to act, used moral authority of his office to convince oil company to agree in 2010 to a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; $6.5 billion already paid out without lawsuits. By comparison, it took nearly two decades for plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez Alaska oil spill case to receive $1.3 billion.
40. Created Recovery.gov: Web site run by independent board of inspectors general looking for fraud and abuse in stimulus spending, provides public with detailed information on every contract funded by $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Thanks partly to this transparency, board has uncovered very little fraud, and Web site has become national model: "The stimulus has done more to promote transparency at almost all levels of government than any piece of legislation in recent memory," reports Governing magazine.
41. Pushed Broadband Coverage: Proposed and obtained in 2011 Federal Communications Commission approval for a shift of $8 billion in subsidies away from landlines and toward broadband Internet for lower-income rural families.
42. Expanded Health Coverage for Children: Signed 2009 Children's Health Insurance Authorization Act, which allows the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to cover health care for 4 million more children, paid for by a tax increase on tobacco products.
43. Expanded Stem Cell Research: In 2009, eliminated the Bush-era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, which shows promise in treating spinal injuries, among many other areas.
44. Provided Payment to Wronged Minority Farmers: In 2009, signed Claims Resolution Act, which provided $4.6 billion in funding for a legal settlement with black and Native American farmers who the government cheated out of loans and natural resource royalties in years past. Thank you Mr. President!


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So I have been doing research for the past 6 years now into histamine, and only the past year I have been looking more into gluten.
The reason for this was very simple. Altho I had been on a histamine low diet for 5 years, I was getting daily headaches and migraines that would last weeks, my joints and muscle would feel like I was run over by a truck, and I still couldn't sleep was waking up every singly night multiple times per night.
I didn't have a clue what was going on, was on a LOT of painkillers and very often friends and family just told me it was all in my head. You can imagine that wasn't really helpful for my mood at all. I seriously started believing I was just making it all up till a very lovely and bright lady mentioned a nutritionist to me. I contacted this lady and explained my symptoms and the first thing she said was 'if you don't have NCGS, I'll eat my own hat'.
She never had to eat her own hat.
NCGS. Non Coeliac Gluten sensitivity. Say what? Yup, that was my reaction too. I only ever heard of gluten intolerance, or coeliacs so this was all ever so new to me.
The test results came back a double DQ1/DQ1 whammy. So what did this mean? Basically I'm grain sensitive. Most gluten intolerant people and coeliacs are put on a wheat free diet, but truth is all grains contain gluten! Yup, including corn and rice too!
So I put myself on a grainfree diet, and symptoms soon started to get better. But that wasn't the end of the ride tho… far from it.
It turns out I'm very sensitive to corn ( corn contains the gluten Zien, and up to 55% of it!!!!! No wonder its bad for you…) so I had to cut out all corn.
Well, that's easy enough you might think. Well, think again! Corn is used in EVERYTHING!!!! As good as in all medication, make up, toiletries, sunscreens, householdproducts, etc etc etc… Believe me, tackling that still is a challenge.
Now why is this so important to me? Before I was diagnosed NCGS, I had already asked my GP about possible gluten issues. She told me that I do not display the typical symptoms of gluten intolerant people.
Well, let me give you some of the symptoms that grain sensitive people suffer from..
"The Following Diseases Have Been Directly Associated with Gluten Sensitivity.
Those diagnosed with these conditions may benefit tremendously by being genetically tested for gluten sensitivity.
The following is a list of very common manifestations. Below is a more detailed list:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chronic Constipation
Iron deficiency anemia
High Cholesterol
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease
Chronic Fatigue syndrome
• Angina Pectoris (chest pain/pressure)
• Anorexia
• Immunoglobulinopathies
• Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Anxiety
• Apathy
• Apthous ulcers and canker sores
• Aortic Vasculitis
• Arthritis
• Juvenile rheumatoid
• Enteropathic
• Psoriatic
• rheumatoid
• Abdominal pain and distention
• Spontaneous abortion
• Addison's Disease
• Alopecia (hair loss)
• Anemia (can be caused by the following nutrient deficiencies)
• Iron deficiency
• Folate deficiency
• B-12 deficiency
• B-6 deficiency
• Vitamin C deficiency
• Vitamin E deficiency
• Copper deficiency
• Ataxia
• Atherosclerosis
• Autism and other learning disorders
• Cholangitis (gall bladder)
• Dermatitis Herpetiformis
• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Polyglandular syndrome
• Thyroiditis (hypothyroidism)
• Bitot's spots
• Blepharitis
• Abnormal blurry vision
• Bone pain
• Bone fractures
• Cachexia
• Bronchiectasis
• Bronchoalveolitis
• Adenocarcinoma of the intestine
• Small cell esophageal cancer
• Melanoma
• Asthma
• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cataracts
• Cerebral perfusion abnormalities
• Cheilosis
• Chorea
• Coagulation abnormalities
• Crohn's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Chronic constipation
• Coronary artery disease
• Diarrhea
• Lymphoma
• Cutaneous vasculitis
• Cystic fibrosis
• Delayed puberty
• Failure to thrive
• Dementia
• Depression
• Dermatomyositis
• Diabetes Mellitus type I (shares the same HLA genes as Celiac disease)
• Down syndrome
• Dysmenorrhea
• Dysgeusia
• Duodenal erosions
• Edema
• Eczema
• Dysphagia
• Epilepsy
• Spontaneous nose bleeds
• Erythema nodosum
• Growth retardation
• Mental retardation
• Secondary food allergy response
• Blood in the stool
• Gastric bloating
• Grave's disease
• Bleeding gums
• Hair loss
• Heartburn
• H. pylori infection
• Hives
• Malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies
• Infertility
• Hypogonadism
• Hypoglycemia
• Hypospenism
• Thrombocytopenia
• Impotence
• Osteoporosis
• Insomnia
• IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
• Keratomalacia
• Lactose intolerance
• Loss of smell
• Non Hodgkin lymphoma
• Early menopause
• Migraine headache
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscle wasting
• Myopathy
• Obesity
• Osteomalacia
• Osteopenia
• Parathyroid carcinoma
• Pancreatic insufficiency
• Polymyositis
• Biliary cirrhosis
• Psoriasis
• Dermatitis
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Short stature
• Scleroderma
• Steatorrhea
• Spina bifida
• Tremors
• Parkinson's disease
• Glossitis
• Vitiligo
• Vomiting
• Vaginitis
Umpf, still with me? Quite the list aye? So you might suffer from Fibromyalgia and not even know it could be gluten related!
My symptoms were incredibly wide. Most important I suffer from migraines that will last days. I will wake up various times per night, usually bathing in sweat. My joints feel like they're at about to explode, or have rusted solid. My skin will look horrid as well. Other symptoms I have are: ADHD, bone fractures, exzema, depression,… .
Quite the list right? And all that for something most people haven't heard about! And here lies the problem. Because it is a bit of an unknown issue, a lot of gluten sensitive people remain undiagnosed. The big problem is that they may think they are gluten intolerant and will have scratched wheat, but will keep poisoning themselves with other grains such as rice and corn.
Sound familiar? Well, here are a few tips to help you out.
Keep a food diary. I seriously can't stress this out enough how important this is! However with sensitivities it is always important to keep in mind you might be dealing with delayed reactions.. Keeping a food diary will provide a good summary and will give you a nice insight of all the symptoms you have.
Go grainfree! I know this sounds really hard, especially in this society where everything is made out of grains but trust me, it is possible! You can look up some very nice paleo cooking sites that will help you get creative in the kitchen.
If you feel improvement after having gone grainfree, you can either get tested or just continue going grainfree. After all, the human body was never engineered to digest grains…
Here's a full very helpful websites:
I found this book very very helpfull! Not only explains it why gluten are bad for you, but also provides helpfull tips and tricks in how to deal with it! Definetly worth its money!!
Michaela Rose's website. She has NCGS herself, and she bombs this blog with tons and tons of info regarding food, supplements, cross contamination and tests! Very helpfull!
This society does genetic testing for NCGS. Definetly well worth taking a look around their website..
and some paleo cooking. Do be carefull tho! If you are very sensitive to grain, you will most likely not be able to tolerate grainfed chickens, or grainfed meat in general. Also, always go for line caught eco sustainable fish rather then aquaculture.
All the best!


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At the Intersolar conference held last week in San Francisco, energy storage was covered in a pre-conference session, as if storage were an optional topic solar companies could ponder, rather than something critical to the industry's future. Could it be that most solar folks are still getting their minds around storage?
Because wind and solar are intermittent energy sources, their presence on the grid creates additional costs to balance the load, and in some cases, utilities "invoke curtailment" – i.e., reject solar energy and don't pay for it as a result, said Andy Skumanich, CEO of SolarVision in a session on smart grid. In the future, solar and wind developers may be required to pay for storage, either through a rate schedule or by investing in their own storage devices to balance services, said Janice Lin, co-founder and director of California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), a coalition working to expand the role of energy storage to promote the growth of renewable energy.
Storing energy is a problem that has long troubled physicists, but with renewable energy — and its variable nature — becoming an increasingly large part of our energy mix, the need for energy storage has become unavoidable. To keep power flowing reliably, grid operators must smooth out supply and demand on a second-to-second basis (known as frequency regulation), an hourly basis (intermittency), and on a daily, weekly, and annual basis (meeting peak demand).
Traditionally energy managers relied on extra fossil fuel generating plants to ramp up and down as necessary to meet these needs. But fossil fuel plants run most efficiently at full power, so "peaker plants" are even more polluting than those used for baseload power. In the 1970s, some pumped hydropower storage was built at existing dam reservoirs to store nuclear power that otherwise went largely wasted at night. But then storage stagnated until the recent boom in wind and solar.
Storage is a broad asset class that encompasses several technologies. Aside from bulk gravitational storage (pumped hydro), there's bulk mechanical storage (underground compressed air), chemical storage (batteries), mechanical storage (flywheels), and thermal storage (using ice).
More important, storage has several potential value streams, said Lin in a presentation at Intersolar.
+ Systems operators can use storage for ancillary services — frequency regulation and addressing intermittency and peak demand — improving reliability.
+ Together, even small, distributed systems can have a grid-scale impact to reduce peak demand.
+ Charging storage technology during off-peak when power is cheaper and discharging during peak can reduce businesses' demand charges.
+ Using the same strategy, utilities can use storage to get the best price for their energy.
+ Storage can provide backup power in an emergency.
+ It reduces energy costs for the customer.
+ Storage coupled with renewable energy generation means fewer emissions and more jobs.
+ Storage reduces the need for expensive, difficult-to-site transmission lines.
That last one is a real boon. For example, the new transmission required for California to meet its target of 33 percent renewables by 2020 will cost about $12 billion, according to the state's Public Utilities Commission.
While building new transmission and distribution infrastructure can be a multiyear process, storage can be deployed quickly, Lin pointed out. By charging storage devices at night and discharging them during the day to flatten demand, "the pipe doesn't need to be as fat," she said.
California has approved the first tranche of the $12 billion. "For next tranche, we want them to consider storage," Lin said.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is thinking along the same lines. On May 19, FERC issued a notice of inquiry to promote transmission investment through pricing reform. A key goal is to encourage energy storage as part of the transmission system.
Such efforts are required to overcome barriers to deployment. One of the biggest is that markets and regulators currently recognize just three types of businesses on the grid: generation, transmission, and distribution. Because storage can play any of these three roles, market and regulatory structures must be revised to take advantage of it.
That might happen soon. On June 16, FERC issued a notice of inquiry to consider ways in which it would set regulations to allow storage developers to get paid, perhaps by creating a separate asset class for storage.
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has said the agency is interested in allowing payment for the multiple services that storage provides. "FERC is directly attempting to deal with the classification problem," said Lin. "Storage fits into every silo but doesn't have a home. No one can figure out how to pay people for storage: distribution, transmission, or load leveling." In the future, storage might be able to capture multiple payments for different services, she added.
Also on May 19, FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require all qualifying generating and nongenerating resources to be paid for regulation services. That means storage technology would qualify as well as, say, gas-fired power plants. The rule also says better quality frequency regulation should earn higher payments. Storage can provide frequency regulation nearly instantaneously, whereas a gas plant takes five minutes to ramp up or down. So storage provides a more valuable service it should therefore earn more, said Wellinghoff.
In 2010, two investment tax credit bills for storage were introduced in the House (H.R. 4210) and Senate (S. 1091), but the energy bill is currently taking a back seat to budget issues. Still, Energy Department investments into storage technologies are ramping interest from venture capitalists.
Some energy wholesalers have also introduced policies to promote storage. The New York Independent System Operator has defined short-term energy storage devices like flywheels and batteries as frequency regulators, allowing them to participate in regulated markets. Independent system operators in Texas, California, and the Midwest have been creating policy, procedures, pricing, and other mechanisms to support storage services.
But among states, California is perhaps the leader in storage, said Lin. The state passed energy storage procurement targets (AB 2514) last year, the first to do so.
Other California policies support storage more indirectly, she pointed out, including the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), the renewable portfolio standard, and incentive programs for self-generation, smart grid systems, and solar systems. The state is currently considering whether incentives for self-generation should apply to storage as well.
The key players understand the advantages of storage, Lin said. "But the pace of the beast, our whole energy regulatory system, is like the Titanic. It takes awhile to turn the ship. It's now headed in the right direction, but it's slow."


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19 Bars Fully Embracing the Holiday Spirit
The holiday season isn't always easy on folks working the service industry. Busy shifts cut into time spent with family, team morale (and sleep) can dip, and stressed clientele can set a staff on edge. Not to mention the fact that all those beloved holiday classics — eggnog, milk punch, hot toddies — can be kind of a pain to make.
But even amidst the hectic hours, the high volume, and the looping soundtrack, the holiday season can bring a little magic. And that magic is especially apparent when it comes to bars that go all out with decking their halls. To get in the holiday spirit in proper form, we scoped out a handful of the most festive seasonal bar decor examples we could find. Pour yourself some nog or whip up a Tom & Jerry, sit back and soak up the holiday cheer.
Celeste (Chicago)
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Celeste Chicago transformed into a sparkling winter wonderland for the holiday season.
Chez Dallaire (Montreal)
Montreal's Chez Dallaire looks like the perfect cozy hideaway to take respite from wintry weather.
Molly's Pub (New York)
This cozy traditional Irish pub is all about sawdust on the floor and twinkle lights strewn from the ceiling.
Cellar Door (New Orleans)
We'd love to gather 'round this tree and see what kind of Christmas cheer the bartenders at New Orleans' Cellar Door can whip up for us.
Presidio (Chicago)
This vignette from Chicago's Presidio looks like a seasonal West Elm catalog come to life.
Miracle on 9th Street (New York)
New York's MACE was transformed into a holiday explosion for the annual Miracle on 9th Street holiday pop-up, complete with very appropriate glassware from Cocktail Kingdom.
Miracle on Monroe (Atlanta)
The Miracle madness made its way down South, too, with a pop-up in Atlanta.
Lost Lake Tiki (Chicago)
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It's time for Sippin' Santa's Surf Shack at @lostlaketiki! For the whole month of December, your favorite tiki hideaway is now your favorite holiday hideaway. The decorations have festive drinks to match, featuring recipes from Lost Lake, @latitude29nola and @boilermakernyc. See you there every day til next year, yeah? #sippinsanta
Lost Lake has a knack for bringing whimsy and solid design to just about everything they do, so it's no surprise their holiday game is on-point too. This year, the beloved Chicago tiki outpost teamed up with Latitude 29 and Boilermaker for a collaborative multi-city pop-up, Sippin' Santa's Surf Shack.
Boilermaker (New York)
Over in New York, Boilermaker does Christmas tiki in high style, complete with appropriate glassware.
Latitude 29 (New Orleans)
And in New Orleans, Beach Bum Berry's Latitude 29 exemplifies the mele kalikimaka spirit.
Remedy (Chicago)
Twinkle lights and pine trees are great, but we love that Chicago's Remedy went whole hog with Santa and a few reindeer zooming above the bar.
Cotton and Reed (Washington, D.C.)
DC's Cotton and Reed created a glowing, twinkly holiday hangout complete with wreaths and candles.
The J. Parker (Chicago)
The J. Parker takes a more modern, geometric approach to wintry decor. The view is pretty dreamy, too.
Melrose Umbrella Co. (Los Angeles)
Melrose Umbrella Co. may be in LA, but this combination of hardwoods and evergreen transports us to Aspen.
Duck and Waffle (London)
Of course a bar serving cocktails like these would look like this during the month of December. Cheers to you, Duck and Waffle.
Eight Bar (Chicago)
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We're in @timeoutchicago for best bars to get into the Christmas spirit! That's a sure fire way to keep the cold out!! 🎄🎱 Photo: @jimvondruska #happyholidays #holiday #holidays #tistheseason #Christmas #Chicago #GoldCoast #chicagobars #chicagofood #igerschicago #chigram #chicagofoodauthority #infatuationchi #eaterchicago #foodphotography #todayfood #alwayshungrychi #312food #mychicagopix #devourpower #sokophoto #chicagofooddude
Is it just us, or is Chicago slaying (or would that be sleighing?) the holiday decor game? Pictured here, Eight Bar and their decked halls, which earned them a well-deserved nod in Time Out Chicago.
Pete's Tavern (New York)
Sometimes, less is more. For Pete's, holiday decorating is not one of those times. Clark Griswold would be proud.
Rolf's (New York)
This insane place, perhaps the granddaddy of bar holiday decor, has become famous for its Christmas swag, on which it apparently spends $60,000 annually for the ornate display, complete with over 15,000 ornaments draped from the ceiling.
Rocco the Pugtender
You know we had to. Merry Christmas, Rocco!


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Introduction WordPress Generator
Within the past ten years, I've used a great deal of different WordPress topics and have been really disappointed. Up until recently, I was utilizing MyThemeShop, that was pretty excellent. However, I had to do a great deal of customization to make it do and operate how I needed it to. A couple of weeks ago I decided to give GeneratePress a try, and let me just say, it's undoubtedly the finest WordPress theme I have found in 10 years. I was blown away and am moving all of my sites to GeneratePress. I will enter exactly why in my in-depth GeneratePress review below. And if you are wondering, yes I've tried Genesis, Astra, OceanWP, Avada, X motif, Divi in addition to many other lightweight and heavier multi-purpose themes. WordPress Generator
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GeneratePress Evaluation
GeneratePress is a totally free WordPress theme created by Tom Usborne, a programmer from Canada. I have actually seen it for many years from the WordPress repository. Most of you know that I'm fairly picky when it comes to web performance, so I have a tendency to dismiss everything in the repository. Typically because a great deal of things on there is not that good, or not supported for long. Nonetheless, in this circumstance, that was a mistake. The motif now has more than half a million downloads, 80,000+ busy installs, with over 500 5-star ratings. So clearly Tom is doing some thing right here.
I Really set up the free version of the theme and in a matter of 15 minutes purchased the superior version. I could tell right off the bat, the programmer was thinking precisely how I was envisioning a theme should work. And I'll go into that more below, but let us first look at some of the qualities. I'm going to be covering the superior version of the theme, since it's worth . Actually, Tom, if you read this and are seeing Scottsdale, Arizona, java on me.
Super lightweight and fast. Modular design allowing you to enable/disable things you don't want running. This is one of the biggest reasons I love GeneratePress.
Responsive, looks great across all devices.
Schema built-in, for better outcomes in SERPs.
Dramatic integration with the WordPress Customizer. I have not been a lover of the customizer previously, but Tom does it right.
Compatible with all popular plugins, Yoast SEO, WooCommerce, EDD, BuddyPress, bbPress, and WPML. Great browser service back to IE8.
It also works great with all the favorite fast-growing Elementor page builder. If you want to dive into even more customizations, these are a great combo. I have also read that people using Beaver Builder have experienced success.
Translation ready.
Font awesome built-in.
Tons of hooks and filters which make it great for developers.
Excellent active service from the developer. Normally, 3 updates per month.
The Documentation is also unbelievable. Besides have great documentation on their website, the subject has been around long enough that what I wholeheartedly throughout the setup process was found inside a few seconds in their own forum.
Going Deep Into GeneratePress
Now it's Time to the fun part! I always test a brand new theme right from the box with no customizations to just see how fast the foundation is. This tells me a lot of what I can expect by the time I add everything to it. Running the stock GeneratePress WordPress motif on Kinsta hosting clocked in at a whopping 265 ms load time. I was very impressed.
One Thing I was worried about with GeneratePress was that the modular layout was going to produce a whole lot of big files, but that is not the situation. You can tell that Tom actually worked hard on making sure that every file loaded in GeneratePress is as small as possible. Together with HTTP/2, the number of files isn't as important. However, the dimensions is! Have a look at a few of the core GeneratePress files below:
/generatepress/css/unsemantic-grid. min.css 2.9 KB
/generatepress/style. css 7.1 KB
/generatepress/css/mobile. min.css 1.6 KB
/generatepress/js/navigation. min.js 1.1 KB
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That is a programmer that cares about functionality! And I have Seen the same throughout each of the premium add-ons. They're as small as you can possibly get them. In fact, Font Awesome is probably the largest file included. And that isn't even his. Together with Font Awesome 5 arriving round the cornerwe can anticipate that to secure smaller too.
The premium add-ons Are setup in what I would call a modular layout. You can activate/deactivate anything you are not using to guarantee they don't load on your site. Since the co-developer of this perfmatters plugin which has a script manager built-in, I felt at home for this. Everything should be designed this way.
If You're interested, I am using the following add-ons on this website:
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No Child Theme Needed
One of The best characteristics of GeneratePress is I no more need to use a young child motif . This makes my life so much simpler. No more editing my functions.php or header.php documents. I can literally upgrade my GeneratePress theme this exact minute and not lose one customization. The hooks add-on definitely helps make it possible. It allows you to incorporate custom code/PHP everywhere throughout your WordPress site. WordPress Generator
Other Things I Love About GeneratePress
On every Page/post you have a lot of options. You are able to change the sidebar design and the footer widgets.
You Can quickly swap a page involving the default option to a full width page, in addition to disable components.
The WordPress customizer options is really where GeneratePress really shines! Remember, a lot of these choices are enabled from the premium add-ons. I can't show you everything, otherwise, we would be here daily. However, allow me to show you couple which really come in handy.
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Insert custom courses
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Here is An example under:
You May Want to Also catch his incredible WP Show Posts plugin too. View my featured posts on the sidebar of this website? That is using the WP Display Posts plugin. I have it set to display posts from a particular"featured" category. You might also have it show past modified/updated posts, recent posts, etc.. I'm using the free version and it works great.
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Sections Add-on
The Segments add-in in the premium edition of GeneratePress allows you to do all kinds of things concerning design. Think of it like a page builder without the bloat. GeneratePress is definitely not just for blogs! I am in reality using GeneratePress to our ecommerce website (perfmatters.io) which is operating Easy Digital Downloads. Feel free to check it out. However, as you can see below, it looks nothing like a blog.
Speed Tests
For those Of you that are regular readers, you probably did not even notice that I changed the whole motif that powers woorkup.com. It just took me about an hour to get GeneratePress to mimic my MyThemeShop motif that I had spent a year customizing. Here's a comparison below.
woorkup.com Old MyThemeShop Theme
My older MyThemeShop motif was pretty fast, but I spent a lot of time scrutinizing it. In reality, I have gotten a lot of emails from you guys asking me to publish all of my customizations. My advice now is, simply get GeneratePress!
woorkup.com New GeneratePress Theme
With the New GeneratePress motif I managed to attain faster speeds and 600 fewer lines of code! And remember, I do not have a child theme. All the customizations were created with the wonderful GP hooks and snippets plugin (both CSS and PHP).
Like the WordPress theme I've working on woorkup? You're in luck. Tom asked if he can create a replica of woorkup to your new GeneratePress site library. I am happy to allow you to know that you can now install my woorkup theme on your own GeneratePress website with only a single click! It is known as the Marketer motif. Get started using a fantastic blog layout immediately.
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Additionally, I Moved within my personal site, brianjackson.io, to GeneratePress. Previously I had been using a motif from Array Themes. It is a pretty basic minimum site, as I don't use it to get much. As you can see it already loaded pretty quickly.
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I had been Able to replicate the whole appearance 100 percent in GeneratePress in under an hour. And since you can see it loads faster! Amazing. I was able to get rid of a few plugins which weren't needed due to GP.
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Additionally, I Moved over our organization website, forgemedia.io, to GeneratePress. Previously I had been using a theme from Array Themes. It is a pretty basic minimal site, as we simply use it for our LLC. Since you can see it already loaded pretty fast. WordPress Generator
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I had been Able to move everything over and get it looking exactly how I wanted it in under one hour. And since you can view it loads faster! Amazing. I was able to get rid of a total of four plugins and it dropped my total page weight 2x!
I can not express my Excitement about finding GeneratePress and I'm moving over all of my sites for this (which includes several EDD e-commerce websites ). After I have my 9 sites all running in GP without any child topics, my life is going to be a breeze! The developer has restored my faith in multi-purpose subjects , and that when done the correct way, can actually perform quicker.
And The best thing isI finally have a billion more choices to pick from than I did before.
What GeneratePress Is Good For…
GeneratePress Is the ideal alternative for performance-focused users that want to have the ability to customize and control precisely how their site appears.
You Can make GeneratePress do pretty much anything. And because GeneratePress has a focus on functionality, the site that you build will have a great base to make it load fast.
Because Of that, those who assemble WordPress websites for a living love GeneratePress. They will normally pair it with a WordPress site builder and use it for literally any kind of website.
But GeneratePress Might Not Be A Fantastic Combination If…
…you Want something that will instantly appear perfect out of the box.
For Example, if you know you wish to create a fashion blog, you might be happier picking out a niche theme that is developed exclusively for trend bloggers.
While GeneratePress has gotten a lot simpler to use, thanks to its pre-built Website Library, GeneratePress still looks very barebones if you first install it.
So To make GeneratePress look how you want it to, you'll almost certainly will need to go in and personalize things. And while the significant benefit of GeneratePress is how customizable it is, some users, particularly casual users, do not like having to make those changes themselves.
GeneratePress Features That Make It Unique
Here Are a few of the particular features that explain why GeneratePress is indeed popular.
Plenty Of Customization Options In The Real-Time WordPress Customizer
Beyond Performance, another area where GeneratePress does well is its customization choices.
GeneratePress Uses the WordPress Customizer for customization, and this is convenient as you'll have the ability to see all of the changes that you make in real time.
The Free variant of GeneratePress provides you adequate possibilities, but if you have GeneratePress Premium, you'll have the ability to customize pretty much everything about your site.
For Example, if you go into the Layout region, you may configure comprehensive settings to yourown:
- Header — you can move your header around and alter its styling
- Navigation — GeneratePress gives you two different navigation options, such as sticky menus
- Sidebar design — you can utilize one or two sidebars
- Blog post layout — such as featured picture dimensions, metadata, etc..
- Footer layout — like the number of widgets to add
Similarly, That the Typography area lets you control the font for every single element on your website, including buttons:
And You also get a thorough area to control the color of each and every element on your website.
All In all, GeneratePress will give you much more customization choices in the WordPress Customizer compared to most other themes. This amount of detail might be a bit overwhelming if you are a beginner. But once you realize the way the preferences come together, you will have full control on how your site appears.
Optimized Performance And Fast Page Load Times
Across All of its features, GeneratePress always has a focus on exceptional performance and clean code. The entire motif is less than 30 kB, and it will be about as small as you'll ever find for a WordPress theme. Even most other optimized WordPress themes are still 200+ kB. And some poorly coded themes can even surpass 1 MB!
GeneratePress Also does not have any code dependencies, which helps you avoid the render blocking error that Google Pagespeed Insights often cites.
Place That collectively, and you obtain a superfast-loading theme. How quickly? To give you a sense, I ran a little test.
First, I set up a vacant website utilizing a random popular WordPress.org motif (Envo Magazine). After testing its performance with Pingdom, it:
- Had a performance tier of 77
- Loaded in 1.05 seconds
- Had a page size of 243.9 kB
- Had 15 requests
That's Not bad in any way! However, GeneratePress can do better.
Next, I triggered GeneratePress on exactly the same test site without altering anything else. Here is how GeneratePress failed:
- Had a performance tier of 87, 10 points greater
- Loaded in 666 ms, ~37% quicker
- Had a page size of 26.8 kB, ~90% smaller
- Had 9 asks, ~40% fewer
If You do that same test with other topics, you'll continue to find that GeneratePress is one of the fastest-loading WordPress themes in life. WordPress Generator
Other Helpful Premium Extensions, Plus A Modular Approach
Beyond Giving you more design controls from the WordPress Customizer, GeneratePress Premium also comes with a lot of other helpful features such as:
- Elements — a exceptional feature which allows you create custom hooks, page headers, or design templates.
- Page Header — allows you create a exceptional page header onto a per-page basis.
- Sections — this is sort of like lightweight page construction. It permits you to create separate"sections" onto a webpage, each with their own layout and column preferences.
To Remain lightweight, GeneratePress also provides you a modular interface where you can pick and choose exactly which features you would like to trigger.
That Way, you do not have to slow your site down for a feature that you're never going to use.
Pre-Made Starter Sites Make It Easier To Design Your Site
In The last, you needed to construct GeneratePress websites from a blank canvas no matter what, which made the theme difficult for casual users to install.
Earlier In 2018, though, the developer added a fresh Site Library feature for GeneratePress Premium users which allows you easily import any among the 25+ pre-built demo sites.
You Can import them right from the WordPress dashboard.
Yes — this Website still uses GeneratePress! All I did was click a few buttons to import a demo site.
Page-Level Settings Provide You Detailed Control Over Each Bit Of Content
With Most topics, each page and post will use the same settings for the most part. You may have some custom templates or formats — but you don't have very much control beyond that.
GeneratePress Changes that by providing you a brand new Design meta name box for every single post and page:
You Can utilize this meta box to:
- Change the number of sidebars your site uses, or the sidebar orientation (such as altering the sidebar from right to left)
- Choose the number of footer widgets to use
- Disable certain components, such as your header, navigation menu, article featured picture, article title, or footer
- Create a special"container" to your own page builder
Where These controls would be the most helpful is if you're using a WordPress page builder.
By Disabling certain components, you are in a position to produce the correct baseline for your own page builder layout, making it easy to create custom content as needed. WordPress Generator
GeneratePress Pricing: Affordable And Works On Unlimited Sites
The Core GeneratePress theme is available for free at WordPress.org.
That said, If you're serious about using GeneratePress, I believe you should purchase the GeneratePress Premium plugin, as that's what produces the theme so elastic. The free version doesn't give you nearly as many configurations from the WordPress Customizer. And you will also miss out on the premade Site Library.
GeneratePress Premium can be still fairly reasonably priced. It costs only $39.95, which gives you use on unlimited sites. You'll also get a 40% discount if you would like to renew to keep on receiving support and upgrades following the initial year (you can, of course, continue using GeneratePress following the first year without beating — you won't get any more updates).
When You consider that the normal premium WordPress theme will usually cost around $60, GeneratePress offers a fantastic value.
As I mentioned, I do not think GeneratePress is for everyone.
If You want a niche-specific theme, you can probably save time by purchasing a theme that fits your requirements for your niche from day one.
However, If you are ready to spend time changing preferences, then GeneratePress' style controls give you the flexibility to turn it into any type of WordPress website. Or, you might even be able to locate a starter website that fulfills your needs to save some time.
Additionally, It is among the fastest-loading WordPress themes you will locate. Therefore, if you're seeking the best performance possible, using GeneratePress as your WordPress site's base is a good choice.
If You combine it with fast-loading hosting, you should have no difficulty making your site load in under one second. WordPress Generator
To Get started, Click here to download GeneratePress.


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McDonalds & KFC to open at The Park, Carrickmines
30/10/2013 | Collen ConstructionCollen Construction are currently on site, constructing two new state of the art Drive-Thru Restaurants at the popular South Dublin Retail Park.
McDonalds & KFC are expected to add increased footfall to The Park, whose tenants include: Woodies DIY, TK Maxx, Harvey Norman & Costa Coffee, amongst others.
Value: Approx €1.35m
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About the project
Up to 70% of cardiovascular events are not prevented by current therapeutic regimens. In search for additional, innovative strategies, immune cells have been recognized as key players contributing to atherosclerotic plaque progression and destabilization. Particularly the role of innate immune cells is of major interest, following the recent paradigm shift that innate immunity, considered to be incapable of learning ability, does exhibit a memory feature transduced via epigenetic modulation. Compelling evidence shows that atherosclerotic factors promote immune cell migration by pre-activation of innate immune cells. In this project called REPROGRAM, we aim to prove that innate immune cell activation via epigenetic reprogramming perpetuates the upheld systemic inflammatory state in cardiovascular disease which is common in other chronic inflammatory diseases. This opens a new therapeutic area in which epigenetic modulation of innate immune cells effectively decreases systemic inflammation impacting on chronic inflammation as well as the development of co-morbidities. The integrated use of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo studies, including cells, mice and patients, allows translation from in vitro mechanisms to diseases (molecule-to-man) and extrapolation to cohorts (man-to-mass), enabling us to demonstrate relevance and therapeutic potential of targeting trained immunity in cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory diseases. Enforced by the promising data in oncology, the future prospects for epigenetic interventions in cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory diseases are eminent, attested by the large residual cardiovascular disease burden and the huge societal impact of other chronic inflammatory diseases. The REPROGRAM consortium consisting of key opinion leaders in the field of cardiovascular (systems) biology, immunology, epigenetic therapies and rheumatoid arthritis, with a large intersectoral network, guarantees rapid translation of early mechanistic discoveries.
Scientific knowledge
Recent landmark papers in immunology have given rise to a paradigm shift by revealing that innate immune cells also exhibit a memory feature, orchestrated by epigenetic modifications. Transient exposure of innate immune cells to various atherogenic stimuli causes a prolonged pro-inflammatory state, previously considered to be restricted to the adaptive immune system. This prolonged hyperresponsive state of innate immune cells, called 'trained immunity', may bear direct relevance to atherosclerosis as well as other chronic inflammatory diseases. It also echoes the highly feared recurrent cardiovascular-events in the first months after an initial cardiovascular-event, attributed largely to persistent inflammatory activity. As active participants in arterial wall inflammation, 'primed' innate immune cells may represent promising therapeutic targets. Targeting innate immune cells is likely to also offer a wider therapeutic window compared to the adaptive immune system, since patients with innate immune deficiencies are much less prone to infectious complications compared to those with disturbances in the adaptive immune system.


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Perceptions of risk #investments
Perceptions of risk changed this week with FTSE 250 companies now appearing to be a greater risk than before Carillion went into liquidation. The government, in my opinion, made a colossal mistake. They sold shares not long ago in Lloyd's banking group because they believe in 'privatisation'. Now they let Carillion fail because they believe in letting the market decide. God help us if Jacob Rees-Mogg ever reaches a position of power with his Conservative ideas and antiquated ideas based on Catholicism.
We're in the 21st-century and there is no room for Dickensian beliefs in the modern world. We are entering the era of artificial intelligence and robots and investment will be essential but many believe that investment should only come from the wealthy. They still refuse to expand the investor base by making it easier for the small investor.
Perceptions of risk
My own perceptions of risk have changed and I no longer see the FTSE 100 or FTSE 250 as relatively safe compared to the AIM market. I know the AIM market is very risky but the rewards can be high when we back a winner. This week I lost all my investment in Carillion but made an even bigger return on Immupharma which continues to rise on news of the success of its phase 3 trial. Investors must now expect higher returns because risks are higher due to the government's failure to regulate and failure to take decisive action in the event of a major company getting into difficulty. Government failure doesn't just mean perceptions of risk have changed, the actual risk has increased.
Actual risk
The failure of the government concerning Carillion and other company failures such as BHS adds to their failure to resolve the EU problems by negotiation. Their threat to have a referendum backfired spectacularly when the vote went in favour of Brexit. Considering all the lies spread in favour of Brexit and the obvious manipulation of the voting, that too must be seen as a massive failure. Actual risks for investors have increased because of government failure and incompetence.
This week
This week, apart from Carillion going bust, Immupharma continued its rise to ease the pain of the Carillion losses. Premier Foods gained and then dropped back but we are waiting for their results and I am optimistic following their improved marketing over Christmas. The rumour mill seems to think they are going to sell Bachelors soups for £200m which will help pay down debt. The AA fell on poor results but they too are selling off assets to concentrate on the core business of breakdowns and insurance. Tesco fell back a little on its Christmas results and there was more bad publicity over rotten turkeys and alterations to their club card promotions. Solo Oil made a little progress after they reported better than expected gas sales from the Ruvuma well. Watch Solo, I think we could have some good news soon. The Market makers are suppressing trade with a huge spread so they are probably of the same opinion.
Overall, I'm quite optimistic looking forward to the rest of 2018. There is a lot to be concerned about but I have some diversity in my portfolio. I see the AIM companies as doing quite well and I'm optimistic about Lloyd's and Tesco. After a long wait, Premier Foods could go back in the blue this year if they continue with the improved marketing.
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Champagne glass Gunnar Cyrén Orrefors 1966
Champagne glass designed by Gunnar Cyrén for the 10th anniversary om The Lunning Prize in 1966 when he recieved the prize together with Yrjö Kukkapuro. A very small edition just for the anniversary manufactured by Orrefors. Each glass signed.
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Year: 1966
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FOLLOWING the announcement in the early hours of yesterday morning that Donald Trump is to succeed Barack Obama in the White House in January, the public and politicians alike have responded to the news. From his future fellow world leaders extending their congratulations to protestors taking to the streets across America, see the reaction below.
Protestors gathered outside Trump Tower in New York after news of Donald Trump's victory broke.
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Theresa May extended her congratulations to the Republican president-elect, saying: "Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. We are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence. I look forward to working with president-elect Donald Trump, building on these ties to ensure the security and prosperity of our nations in the years ahead."
Katy Perry - who hosted a concert in support of Hillary Clinton earlier this week - posted a series of emotive tweets in the hours after the results.
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Protestors marched on 5th Avenue after the election result was announced.
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Lady Gaga, who has been vocal in her support for Hillary Clinton throughout the campaign, is pictured outside Trump Tower holding a "Love Trumps Hate" sign following the results.
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Madonna, who had publicly supported Hillary Clinton, shared a number of tweets on the day of the results.
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German chancellor Angela Merkel said of Donald Trump's incoming presidency, "Germany and America are connected by values of democracy, freedom, and respect for the law and the dignity of man, independent of origin, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. I offer the next President of the United States close cooperation on the basis of these values."
In a speech about the election of Donald Trump as his successor, Barack Obama said that he had invited the incoming president to the White House today to begin the process of transition. "We are all rooting for his success," the president said, commenting on how he and George W Bush had faced similar disagreements eight years ago, but had managed a successful handover. "Election campaigns are tough. But the day after, we are all on one team. We are not Democrats first, or Republicans first, but Americans first, we are patriots first...We all want the best for our country."
Donald Trump's win dominates newspaper headlines around the world.
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Enrique Peña Nieto held a press conference on Wednesday evening to address the election results. The Mexican president disclosed that he had phoned Donald Trump that day to congratulate him on his win, saying: "We both agreed that we must work towards a relationship of trust, a shared future, because our countries are very important to each other. When Mexico does well, the US also does well."
Designer Diane von Furstenberg said of the result, "Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. We must believe that our future is in our hands . More than ever we must believe in good and the good of people. More than ever we must study, learn, be open minded, be generous and have compassion. More than ever we must be an example of good and influence the good. Whatever voice we have, we must use it to influence others so that our country celebrates what we cherish about it, its openness and inclusiveness."
French president Francois Hollande also extended cautious congratulations to his next US counterpart. "I offer my congratulations, as it is natural to do between two heads of democratic states," he said in a televised address. "The United States is a partner of the first order for France. What is at stake is peace, the fight against terrorism, the situation in the Middle East, economic relations and the preservation of the planet."
Miley Cyrus posted an emotional video on Twitter after the results were announced. "I've been very vocal for my support for everyone besides Donald Trump. Heavily supported Bernie. Heavily supported Hillary," the singer said. "I just wish that she had that opportunity, because she's fought for so long and because I believe her when she says that she loves this country. This is all she's ever done. She's given her life to make it better." However, she offered a few words of conciliation to the next president, continuing: "Happy hippies, we adjust and we accept everyone for who they are. And so Donald Trump, I accept you."
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"Today is a very challenging day here in New York City – our community is filled with shock and disbelief," said Phillip Lim and Wen Zhou of 3.1 Phillip Lim, reports the Business Of Fashion. There is an indescribable, unwavering somber cloud that is palpable through the streets, on the subways, and here in our own studio. However, we believe in the power of optimism and hope. Together, our desire is to unite with members of our team, the fashion industry and the country as a whole to move forward. We cannot let this election set us backwards, we will march onwards. We are undoubtedly stronger together."
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Vladimir Putin was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory, declaring his "hope to work together for removing Russian-American relations from their crisis state".
Steven Kolb, president and CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, expressed his concern about what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for the country and the fashion industry. "I worry about his position on immigration and how it will impact the workforce of our industry from garment workers to design students who come here to study and want to stay. I worry about the image of American brands abroad. I worry about his position on trade and how it will impact the supply chain. And I hope with all my heart that he can put aside his ugly rhetoric and bring the country together so all Americans can live their lives freely as they choose."
Chinese president Xi Jinping phoned the president-elect following news of his win, telling Donald Trump: "I place great importance on the China US relationship, and look forward to working with you to uphold the principles of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation."
Jennifer Lawrence penned an open letter, posted on Broadly, responding to the result: "Do not let this defeat you — let this enrage you! Let it motivate you!" the actress wrote. "Let this be the fire you didn't have before. If you are an immigrant, if you are a person of colour, if you are LGBTQ+, if you are a woman — don't be afraid, be loud!"
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In a Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg reflected on his daughter's first election. "Last night was Max's first election. She's got a lot of election nights ahead of her," the CEO captioned a picture of his daughter. "Holding Max, I thought about all the work ahead of us to create the world we want for our children. This work is bigger than any presidency and progress does not move in a straight line."
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White British Christian kills mums lover
The headline above is not exactly how it was reported in the mainstream media. Apparently a 'young raging son' battered a naked man because the 'naked man' was having sex with his mother while his dad was away on work. No mention of his colour, ethnicity, religion or motivation. It was a simple case of young man who got angry. 'The raging son' is quoted as saying "what would you have done?" and "this guy was sleeping with my mother". The 'young angry son' was clearly embarrassed by the situation and felt that his mother was behaving inappropriately.
An honour killing is the murder of an individual, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonour upon the family or community.
I am sure if this 'young angry man' was brown, Pakistani (Asian) or Muslim the headline an coverage of this horrific event would have been very different.
Report news, according to facts not according to your preconceived ideas of certain people or a community.
Peshawar Killings
Since 2004, on average there have been 3 drone attacks every month in Pakistan by the West with approval of the Pakistani government and army. According to 'Pakistan Body Count' over 2200 civilians have been killed of which 15% are children. What happened in #Peshawar was barbaric but so are the killing by #Drones. If you want to take revenge then take revenge on all the Killers not only the ones the media highlights. "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" – Mahatma Gandhi.
Hamas picking a fight
According to the BBC headline Hamas is picking a fight with Israel and just does not want to stop. BBC spitting out Israeli propaganda once again with tax payer money.
Gaza conflict: Hamas vows no Israel ceasefire – A reclusive Hamas commander has rejected suggestions the Palestinian militants are ready for a ceasefire with Israel to end violence in Gaza. Read the rest of the article here.
Vanish me physically like aborigines
"Some got plans of killing me just to literally vanish me physically like aborigines" – Lowkey
USA Drone attack kills 19 in Pakistan
United States missiles fired from remotely-controlled aircraft have killed 19 in Pakistan.
Obama the bomber
US president Barak Obama condemned the killing of 43 people as "outrageous" after a female bomber attacked on a large crowd receiving food aid in Khar in the region of Bajaur, North-west of Pakistan.
Well at least the feminists will be happy that the bombing was carried out by female and this brings equality in the ranks of the so called 'terrorists'.
However Obama went to state that he strongly condemns "the outrageous terrorist attack in Khar," and that "Killing innocent civilians outside a World Food Programme distribution point is an affront to the people of Pakistan, and to all humanity," he said.
"The United States stands with the people of Pakistan in this difficult time, and will strongly support Pakistan's efforts to ensure greater peace, security and justice for its people."
Mr Obama if you're so concerned about the killing and murder of innocent civilians why have you not condemned and stopped Drone attacks by your own army in Pakistan. To date Drone attacks in Pakistan has murdered over 2000 innocent women, children and elderly people.
U.S. airstrikes in Pakistan are killing Pakistani civilians, turning public opinion against the government, and U.S. experts say the airstrikes are destabilizing the Pakistani government. Please have the decency to value life for life and halt U.S. airstrikes in Pakistan.
I call Obama a bomber cause those are your bombs.
The illegal war on Gaza – 27th December
Today marks the 2 year anniversary of the illegal war on Gaza on 27th December 2008.
Israel carried out a surprise air strike against the Gaza Strip on 27th December 2008. Although Israel's stated aim was to stop the measly rocket attacks by Hamas by attacking what they claim are the military targets, police stations and Hamas government buildings.
The reality however is that Israel is a bully and in comparison to the huge nuclear arsenal it posses; the action of Israel can only amount to bullying. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. All borders are controlled and blocked by the Israeli's and the Egyptians. The three-week war on Gaza resulted in over 1400 Palestinian deaths, of whom most were children and women, in comparison to 13 Israeli deaths, of whom most were soldiers.
But of course we heard the normal victim story from the Zionists that they are the victims of rocks and how they tried their best to target only Hamas controlled areas and how Hamas is using civilians as human shields. Israel went on to use white phosphorus which is an illegal substance under international law.
The reality is that Israel used the measly attacks by Hamas, who in turn where firing as a result of constant harassing by the Israeli's to attack the Gaza Strip. A war and occupation that was meticulously carried out is not the affect of a reaction but a pre-planned attacked to cower the people of Gaza to accept its illegal occupation of Palestine.
My problem as always has been how the freedom loving, democracy fighting West always turns a blind eye to the blatant crimes committed by the Zionists. How can anyone in their right mind trust and have faith in the Politics of the West. Do not get me wrong, the Arab and the Muslim world is just as much to blame as they stood in silence whilst the genocide occurred for the whole world to watch on prime time TV.