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A staple of youth ministry for years now has been the Trust Walk. This is an exercise in which one participant is blindfolded and is led around by another. It takes various forms. There are Trust Walks where only one person can see and several blindfolded participants form a line, each placing a hand on the shoulder of the person in front of them. There are Trust Walks in which participants are paired with a "seeing" partner who calls out to the "unseeing" partner and warns them of dangers and obstacles around them ("watch out for the step up," for example). Then they switch roles. And there are Trust Walks, again in pairs, where the seeing partner leads the unseeing partner by the hand but with no words spoken.
All in all, Trust Walks are a bit less intimidating than Trust Falls (another, slightly riskier staple of youth ministry).
The point of the exercise, of course, is to teach a lesson about faith and trust. In follow up conversations morals are extrapolated about living by faith, trusting someone else, surrendering control, going where one is led, walking in trust. And, of course, ultimately the good youth pastor brings the conversation around to Jesus.
So, we'll simply start there Sunday – with Jesus. As we continue to discuss "A Living Hope" we will talk this week about trust in the risen Christ, no matter life's circumstances. 1 Peter 2:19-25 speaks to us of steadfastness and trust in suffering; John 10:1-10 speaks to us of the one whom we follow, who has our welfare at heart. Both speak of Jesus as the Good Shepherd whom the sheep can follow with confidence (an annual theme for the Fourth Sunday of Easter).
I hope you'll join us for this important conversation. After all, isn't all of life a Trust Walk? It helps to think about who may be leading us around.
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Assembly Bill 538 would require any person, organization, or company that enters into a contract for "the sale of the story of a crime for which the offender was convicted" with a person convicted of specified crimes to report it to the Office of Survivor Rights and Services.
Gov. Brown signed the bill into law.
The reporting requirement is likely unconstitutional because it focuses solely on contracts for the story of a crime, which will have a chilling effect on authors, musicians, filmmakers and others.
As the letter from the Association of American publishers noted, the bill burdens speech by a particular category of speaker on a particular subject. In Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the N.Y. State Crime Victims Board, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required all profits from the sale of a criminal story to be given to the Crime Victims Board for the state and allows victims of the criminal to file a suit to access the account. The Court held that the law violates the First Amendment because it imposes a financial burden on speakers because of the content of their speech.
Although A.B. 538 would not require the profits to be given to the Crime Victims Board, it still places a financial burden on both the convicted individual and the publishers and creators of the material. The bill would discourage publishers, authors, filmmakers and musicians from pursuing sensitive subjects, and it singles out a convicted individual's payments in connection with expressive activity from all other sources of income as the target for potential damages action.
- On February 23, 2015, A.B. 538 [5] and A.B. 540 [4] were introduced as related bills on victim restitution. A.B. 540 included the language on the reporting requirement. A.B. 538 was referred to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, and A.B. 540 was referred to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
- On May 5, 2015, A.B. 538 was amended [6] to add the language from A.B. 540. The Assembly Committee on Judiciary recommended the bill be passed as amended. The bill was referred to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.
- On May 20, 2015, the Assembly Committee on Appropriations recommended the bill be passed. The bill was passed by the full Assembly a week later. The bill was sent to the Senate and referred to the Committees on Public Safety and on Judiciary.
- On June 23, 2014, Media Coalition sent a letter to the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety [3], expressing opposition to the bill.
- The Senate Committee on Public Safety recommended the bill be passed. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary. A hearing is scheduled for July 14, 2015.
- Media Coalition sent a letter to the chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary [2], reiterating our concerns with the bill.
- On July 16, 2015, the Senate Committee on Judiciary recommended the bill be passed.
- The Senate passed the bill on August 31, 2015.
- On September 3, 2015, Media Coalition sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown [1], asking him to veto the bill.
- On October 3, 2015, Gov. Brown signed the bill into law.


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Discover the world of root fungi
Fungi are everywhere - you can find them in lush tropical forests, in deserts and even in the depths of our oceans.
A vast number of fungi live inside of plant roots. Most of these fungi are beneficial or harmless to plants, but some can cause severe diseases.
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Rest in Peace, Yogi Berra/
As most of you probably know by now, the world lost Yogi Berra last night at the age of 90.
And I'm sure most of you, like me, are very sad about his passing so I thought it would be nice if we could talk about Yogi and how much he meant to us as Yankee fans. Obviously the majority of us never saw him play, but he was around the team enough for us to have some stories.
My Yogi story is that I called him Yogi Bear until kindergarten when a classmate finally corrected me. That was embarrassing. I'll blame my parents who loved when I messed things up like that and thought it was adorable but who didn't want to correct me.
And I saw this story a little while ago on Twitter and legitimately laughed out loud, because I pictured it and thought it was so funny. Then I cried because I realized it could never happen again.
Once saw Yogi in old YS approach Jeter and tell him he had something 4 him. He took his hand out of his pocket and gave DJ the finger. #rip
— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) September 23, 2015
So what's your Yogi story? Leave them in the comments. Or just talk about him. You could even post some of his famous quotes, or Yogisms, if you'd like. Because while this is a very sad day for his family and friends, and for baseball, we should celebrate Yogi and his life.
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Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751-92) was a Baltic writer born in what is now Latvia. As a young man he befriended Goethe (though their friendship later soured) and met many other practising writers of the day. Alongside his writing, he worked as a private tutor to secure an income. He died at a young age, following many years of mental illness related to schizophrenia.


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Misinformation and lack of understanding about the costs and benefits of biofuels hinder market growth in many states. The industry requires strong leadership to bring stakeholders together, provide critical information about costs, and facilitate large-scale deployment throughout a state. Creating a state-based biofuel association would help cultivate strong leadership, educate policymakers, foster strategic public-private relationships, and identify opportunities for growth. State policymakers could look to Iowa and Nebraska for examples of effective biofuel state associations.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) has successfully overcome the information barrier in Iowa. IRFA's mission is to "foster the development and growth of the state's renewable fuels industry through education, promotion, and infrastructure development." Although the organization is funded by membership fees, its extensive online resources are available to the public. Relevant resources are provided for producers, retailers, and current or potential consumers. By sharing information with all stakeholders, IRFA contributes to a well-integrated economy with a high level of demand and supply. With more than 3 billion gallons produced in 2015, Iowa leads the nation in ethanol production. Nebraska—ranked second in the country in ethanol production—has created a similar one-stop shop for information on biofuels. The Nebraska Renewable Energy Association (NeREA) provides startup process overviews, state regulatory and tax information, and a biodiesel feasibility study calculator.
A dedicated biofuels association could stimulate the state's biofuel sector by helping businesses gain a more comprehensive understanding of the industry. The association could manage online resources, trainings, and conferences, which would inform interested parties about the potential of biofuels within the state and connect companies with other industry leaders.


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THE residents of a deprived neighbourhood have chosen where they want money to be spent.
The scheme, called the Fareham Park Purse, has been declared a success as eight community projects will benefit from cash injections.
The scheme was set up by Fareham Borough Council to tackle the deprivation in the area after Fareham Park, in north Fareham, was found to be in the top three per cent most deprived areas in the country.
The council applied for a £17,500 grant from Hampshire County Council, which was successful, and the seven county councillors in the Fareham area decided it would be best to pool the money and put it towards tackling deprivation in Fareham Park.
One of the main aims of the purse was to keep residents involved in any decisions. A voting scheme was set up so that residents could nominate groups they felt were most deserving, and a fun day was held to launch the start.
Member for leisure Cllr Connie Hockley said: 'The fun day was brilliant – we had hundreds of people come along and vote.'
More than 500 people went to the day and a stall was set up so that residents could cast their votes. The council received 313 votes, and the council has announced that eight projects are set for a cash grant, see below.
Among these is Military Mentors, a project which prepares young people for the military, which received £1,500.
This will enable them to start a project next term working with youngsters in the Fareham Park area to give them a taste of military life.
Y Services for Young People, will use its grant of £2,500 to set up weekly youth work sessions, using street football.
Cllr Peter Davies said he was most excited by the Fareham Park History Project, which received £500, as it will see pupils from Henry Cort Community College produce a history magazine after interviewing older people.
Cllr Davies said: 'It's encouraging. I'm hoping this project will bring older people to the community centre, then maybe we can start a luncheon club.'
Cllr Hockley said: 'I'd like to congratulate the organisers and wish good luck to all those who were awarded grants.'
Some winners will be at Fareham Town Community Action Team Meeting at Henry Cort Community College from 7pm on Thursday.
· Wessex Charity – To provide life education (drugs, alcohol and healthy life choices) workshops at St Columba Academy – £335
· Oak Meadow Children's Centre and Jungle Buddies Play Bus – Children's Centre staff to work with Jungle Buddies Play Bus to provide two hour staffed play sessions – £2,070
· Fareham North West Community Centre and Fareham Park History Project – Young people from Henry Cort Community College will interview older people living in Fareham Park to produce a history magazine and mural for Fareham Park area – £500
· Express FM – Confidence and skill building workshops for young people. The chance to create an audio CV and conduct audio interviews and podcasts about Fareham Park – £2,000
· Oak Meadow Children's Centre – Outdoor play sessions - £2,500
· Military Mentors – Military taster session – £1,500
· South Coast CKD – Self defence and self discipline strategies to children and young people as a street sport initiative – £2,500
· Y Services for Young People – Fareham Park Footie Project, to provide weekly youth work sessions with trained coaches – £2,500


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The first official image from the new series of Red Dwarf ( Red Dwarf X ) has been released. Loving The Cat's pompadour!
As you can see, it features our heroes all reacting with shock and disgust to something off-camera (presumably on a screen). If this was a Torchwood still we'd be putting money on a John Barrowman flashing incident, but unless he's broken into the studio, that can't be it. Anyone got any suggestions?
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Does Monetary Policy Play Effective Role in Controlling Inflation in Pakistan
This paper presented the salient features of current Monetary Policy and its effectiveness to control inflation in Pakistan. The monetary authority was successful in controlling inflation when it successfully controlled the money supply target. The calculation of money supply target needs to be improved to get appropriate target level of M2. It is also concluded that in the recent years SBP failed to control money supply and hence rate of inflation within the set target level. There seems to be a lack of coordination between Fiscal and Monetary Authorities. The understanding of issues regarding monetary policy transmission mechanism, effectiveness of different channels, lag structure of monetary policy changes, magnitude of pass-through of policy changes to inflation and output and nature of relationship amongst, instruments and goals of monetary policy (inflation and output) seems to be lacking and need fresh investigation.
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- M. Idrees Khawaja & Musleh-ud Din, 2006. "Banking: Interest Spread, Inelastic Deposit Supply, and Mergers," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 45(4), pages 1055-1070.
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- Arshad Khan, Muhammad & Qayyum, Abdul, 2007. "Trade,Financial and Growth Nexus in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 6523, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Cecchetti, Stephen G, 2000. "Making Monetary Policy: Objectives and Rules," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 16(4), pages 43-59, Winter.
- Ashfaque H. Khan & Mohammad Ali Qasim, 1996. "Inflation in Pakistan Revisited," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 35(4), pages 747-759.
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GORGEOUS MIDTOWN 2BR DUPLEX!!! This beautiful two-bedroom, two and a half bath home comes complete with its own private terrace with side views of Central Park! The fully renovated windowed kitchen is opened to the living room and has granite counters, oak cabinets, and high-quality stainless steel appliances. Each of the two bedrooms has it's own private renovated bath and the master bath has a double shower with designer porcelain tiles. There is also a marble tiled powder room on the first floor. A Miele washer and dryer have already been installed for your convenience. Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan close to Central Park, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Theater District, MoMA, and the Time Warner Center, the Carnegie House is a pet-friendly, full-service building with a valet, bike room, storage available, and an on-site garage in which residents receive a 25% discount. Pied-a-terre, parents buying for children, washer/dryer and co-purchasing are allowed.
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High Place of Inanna for DAZ Studio 4.6
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This product is in DUF file format. It also uses the Subsurface Shader Base (free with DS 4.6 but needs to be installed separately)
I'm aware that I have "overdone" the decimation process to reduce file sizes. This was deliberate on my part as I wanted to see if the "buckling" effect of decimating would helpt the masonry to look more natural and less uniform.
If you like it, great... if you don't, well, it is what it is. Look on the bright side, at least the terrain can be used to put other stuff on it e.g. parts from Castle Creator or other items that could be doing with different terrains - I'm sure you get the idea.
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|Mandle (1 year ago)
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|Catweazle (2 years ago)
|I get only a lightgreenblue environment, hills and stones and a brown building (like wood) in DS 4.9. There is something wrong with all materials.
|caravelle (4 years ago)
|A wonderful set; thank you very much! I have AoA's Advanced Lights and the Subsurface Shader Base, but normal shaders work well too.
|Jabba (4 years ago)
|There are DUF files but no obj files, which is why it's only for DAZ Studio 4.6 (it might work in version 4.5 too but never tried it).
The terrain shader also requires version 4.6
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|Hmm, wont load components cus it "Can't find OBJ" but all i see is Dsf files and duf files. Is there a correct way of installing it? ^^; Thanks
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Short of actually making a texture map, I often use environment shaders such as "Shades of Life" from the DAZ Store or lift a hi-res texture from a purchased product... but obviously these are copyrighted products that need to be purchased separately.
Textures would have simply taken too long for me to make, and felt the shader setting used was adequate for a freebie, but environment more …
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|I've installed the Subsurface Shader Base, but do you have a tip on how to get a realistic ground texture?
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Watch Armin Van Buuren Make Music On The Trippiest Electronic Instrument Ever
Armin van Buuren took to Facebook to share a video of himself toying around with an innovative electronic instrument that is sure to push the envelope when it comes to live music production. The Reactable Experience is described on the official website as an "electronic musical instrument that enables everyone to experiment with sound." It is a visually interactive tool that allows for a multi-sensory experience while creating sequences of sound. You have to see it to believe it.
The Reactable has attracted attention from listeners, music enthusiasts and musicians, alike. In fact, several DJs and producers have been particularly drawn to the uniquely captivating technology. Reactable has an 'Artist Edition' section of their site dedicated to highlighting those within the EDM sphere who use Reactable as their primary means of production.
It certainly looks like a toy, with all the knobs and pieces throughout the design. However, if incorporated into the live performances of artists such as Van Buuren, the Reactable could be a game-changer, expanding possibilities as far as live mixing and visuals.
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Supermarket giant Asda has unveiled plans to open at least 18 new supermarkets over the next 12 months.
The UK's second largest grocer will also carry out major store expansions to 15 of its existing stores and roll out its 'Asda Living' non-food stores at a further 10 sites.
Asda Living, generally placed in out of town retail parks, is a one stop shop for electricals, furniture, its entire George clothing range, health and beauty products, mobile phones and homewares.
The first of the Living stores is set to open in Belfast this Friday, with a second due to open in Oldham in April. A further eight Living sites are due to be confirmed later in the year.
New stores
Around 4,000 of the new jobs will be created under Asda's new store-building programme, with new supermarket stores already confirmed for Girvan in South Ayrshire, Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, Folkestone, Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Tonypandy in Mid Glamorgan, Highbridge in Somerset, Seaham in County Durham and Walsall.
Last year, Asda opened 25 new stores, creating 7,000 new jobs, and now has 334 stores across the UK.
Commenting on 28 stores planned for this year, Asda's chief financial officer Judith McKenna said: 'This is a major investment which will enable Asda to provide even better service and great value products to more people across the UK than ever before'.
Included in the 18 new supermarkets, the group will also be launching its first energy-efficient store in Shaw, near Oldham.
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The supermarket, designed to be 20 per cent more energy efficient than existing stores, will be built on the site of the old Shaw mill using bricks and timber recycled from the original building.
In its annual results Asda said it had seen regular shopper numbers rise by more than a million.
Over the year, the supermarket chain invested in improving a number of departments, including increasing the quality of its fresh foods and own- label products and tripling its organic range.
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Discussing Senator Joni Ernst's Des Moines Forum with Indivisible Iowa
Last weekend US Senator Joni Ernst met confrontational crowds at public forums in Des Moines & Cedar Rapids where she was repeatedly shouted down & booed over the GOP health care reform plan & other issues. Indivisible Iowa Senate District 21 chapter leader Christen Bain is a Drake graduate & attended Friday's forum at the university with nearly 800 other Iowans, some of whom had the chance to directly address Senator Ernst with a question. In this episode, Des Moines FM host Chance Dorland discusses the event with Christen, some of the questions that were asked of the senator, & how Bain works with others in her area to make sure Iowans' voices are heard by elected officials.
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This is a lighthearted skit- a radio call in show, featuring Tommy's many (and sometimes strange) personalities, about using God's phone number, Jeremiah 33:3, when we're hurting. If nothing else- Eddie cannot seem to keep a straight face!
We live in a world where we are more connected to our technology than we are to each other. We've made everything about ourselves rather than doing what Christ told us to do: "Love God and love others." This video reminds us how important it is to really listen when someone we know needs to be heard.
This video includes a Study Guide!
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Some Not So Happy Tales at Happy Tails Pet Spa – More Dog Deaths
Update 6/3/09 – Indicted on Animal Cruelty, Happy Tails Pet Spa Owner Kills Wife and Self – VIDEO
In early January, Johnny and Gail King faced the death of their 20 month old Lhasa Apso "Bogey" at Happy Tails Pet Spa on Ebenezer Road in West Knoxville. Although the necropsy doesn't reveal a definitive cause of death, pathologists believe Bogey's external lesions could be consistent with overheating or lack of oxygen.
"Bogey was a very healthy, 20-month-old dog. He had no known underlying medical conditions and nothing significant as far as an underlying condition was found on his post mortem exam to have caused death," veterinarian Dr. Kristy Lively, who saw Bogey the day of his death, says.
"I do have an opinion from another pathologist who says the most likely causes based on the external lesions are overheating or inadequate ventilation," Dr. Lively says.
Not surprisingly, Happy Tails co-owner Erik Webb denies any wrongdoing on the part of the business and released the following statement;
"We, at Happy Tails are of course devastated when an animal in our care is hurt. Unfortunately, in the animal business accidents can and do happen everywhere.
We strive daily to ensure the care and safety of all of the animals entrusted to us. We cannot offer an apology big enough to any client who has had their pets hurt in any way.
The Webb family has taken care of animals for over 40 years and would not do what we did without the love we have for them.
We try to build and keep a reputation that our family will be proud of.
And we would like to thank the overwhelming number of clients, family and friends for their support and prayers during this very difficult time."
Since the original story, the number of complaints against Happy Tails at the Better Business Bureau, where they already had an unsatisfactory record, has risen from four to seven.
As well, other unhappy tales have surfaced including deaths of other dogs.
Family loses two dogs at same groomer
Debby Cash says on July 15, 2005, her husband took their four-year old Bichon Frise, "Lola," to Happy Tails for grooming.
And the couple claims when the owner handed Lola back to them, "Her eyes and her tongue had just been cooked and I mean her eyes…the corneas were completely dry. Her skin, the vet could take the fur and it would just come off."
The couple immediately took the dog to their vet, Dr. Lentz, and also filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.
"The vet said, 'Debby, we don't need to do an autopsy because it's very visible what happened to her. She died of heat stroke and heat exhaustion,'" Debby says.
In a letter, Dr. Lentz concluded Lola had severe external lesions, consistent with acute heat stroke. A pattern left on Lola's skin resembles what's called a groomer's grate.
The owners of Happy Tails tell 6 News they acknowledge what happened was a mistake. They say a timer on a cage dryer got stuck and continued to heat while Lola was in it. The manager on-duty wasn't around. They say he was later fired and Happy Tails no longer uses cage dryers.
But Lola wasn't the only one one of the Cash's dogs to die at Happy Tails. Ten months earlier, they say their other Bichon, "Sophie," also died there.
At the time, the couple thought Sophie died because of old age and they continued doing business at Happy Tails. The owners of Happy Tails deny having anything to do with her death.
Woman's dog dies, body disposed of
In January 2005, Rosemary Ministeri says she was told her two-year old American Staffordshire, "Brinnie," died at Happy Tails.
Rosemary recalls the conversation she says she had on the phone with Happy Tails co-owner Erik Webb while she was in Florida.
"I said, Erik, what's the problem? He said, 'Well Brinnie, is no longer with us.' And I said, excuse me? Brinnie is no longer with you? Where is she? 'Well, she's in my father's freezer.' I said, excuse me?"
"She died on the night of 13th or 14th before I got on the plane. They found her dead. They never told me and their reasoning was according to the owner, Erik, they didn't want to ruin the birth of a joyous occasion, my granddaughter, by calling to tell me my dog was dead," Rosemary adds.
When Rosemary returned from Florida, she went to pick up Brinnie's body and got another shock.
"When I came to claim her body, they said, 'Well it's been disposed of.' I said, excuse me? 'Well, we couldn't keep a dog that big in my father's freezer,'" Rosemary says. "I was told his father was a vet and the body had been cremated or burned."
Happy Tails denies any wrong doing.
But all the pet owners who spoke to 6 News for this report say, no matter how long it's been since their dogs died, the pain never goes away.
All the owners in this report are in the process of taking some type of legal action against Happy Tails. (WATE)
Happy Tails does have it proponents as well; happy, satisfied customers but from my point of view, these are not small problems in any way, shape or form. These are deaths and I think Happy Tails bears some serious looking into. I know that I would never take my babies to a place that has this kind of record!
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Apparently, the zookeepers will eventually name the baby boy, born April 11, as his personality emerges. But in the meantime, we can always offer our suggestions, right?
My son is a big Madagascar fan, so he's partial to Melman.
And considering he'll grow to be 16 to 18 feet tall, how about Stilts, or Wilt? Or maybe even Luke (as in Skywalker)?
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Announces Dual Track Approach to Maximize Shareholder Value
through Strategic Alternatives Process and Execution of Business
Strategy under New CEO
Raises Serious Issues Regarding Carnegie's Campaign to
Notes that the Board is Not an Obstacle Preventing Carnegie from Making a Tender Offer Directly to Shareholders
Highlights Ongoing Shareholder Engagement Efforts that have Resulted in Two New Director Candidates with Decades of Highly Relevant Experience
Urges Shareholders to support the Election of magicJack's Board by voting "FOR" the directors listed in Proposal 1.A, and DISREGARDING the Carnegie directors listed in Proposal 1.B.
magicJack's Board of Directors (the "Board") also sent a letter to shareholders urging them to vote "FOR" the Company's highly qualified slate of nominees by voting "FOR" the director nominees listed in Proposal 1.A, and DISREGARDING the Carnegie nominees listed in Proposal 1.B. A full copy of the letter can be found below:
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We are writing to you today regarding magicJack's 2016 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders ("2016 Annual Meeting"), which will be held on
Your Board and management team are intensely focused on delivering maximum value to all shareholders. We are pursuing a dual track approach: we are conducting an active strategic alternatives process with multiple bidders while continuing to execute on a strategy to position the Company for sustained success.
The Company has been - and continues to be - in negotiations with
numerous bidders who have expressed an interest in acquiring the
Company, including with Carnegie. To date, the Board has received
several indications of interest for the Company that are meaningfully
higher than the non-binding, highly-contingent,
At the same time, your Board continues to implement a previously
announced leadership transition plan by appointing
We have taken - and will continue to take under Mr. Bell's leadership - substantial steps to drive performance and profitable growth, while exploring all avenues to maximize the value of your investment. These include:
Looking forward, while the Board continues to receive and evaluate prospective offers that could provide value for all shareholders, Mr. Bell as CEO will drive the next phase of growth for the Company. He will be focusing on the following strategic priorities:
We continue to make progress advancing our strategic plan to deliver returns to all shareholders. We consistently generate quarterly free cash flow, which is a result of our continued focus on cost controls. Further, we continue to make operational improvements in our consumer business, as demonstrated in the fourth quarter by the lowest monthly churn rate in our history. Mr. Bell's contributions as CEO should accelerate the momentum we are already experiencing.
We have implemented a number of cost controls and operating efficiencies
since 2015 which have resulted in significant annualized savings,
primarily in the areas of G&A, network expense and marketing. We will
continue to evaluate further overhead savings opportunities across the
business, including approximately
Our fourth quarter and full year 2016 results clearly reflect our ongoing commitment to generate free cash flow, maximize value and efficiently run the business:
Your Board and Management are excited about the possibilities for restoring growth at magicJack under Mr. Bell's leadership. The seeds of change that we planted to evolve the business have already taken root and magicJack is well-positioned to harvest the fruits of its labor. The opportunity for meaningful future value creation is reflected in our growing Broadsmart pipeline, which currently includes large enterprise opportunities. This includes active pilots with two large North American businesses with thousands of locations, both of which would contribute significant monthly recurring revenue.
Carnegie Seeks Board Control to Sit on Both Sides of the Negotiation Table in an Effort to Derail an Ongoing Sale Process and to Sell magicJack to Itself
magicJack maintains a policy of open engagement with its shareholders
and is always receptive to constructive ideas, whatever the source.
Consistent with this policy, your Board has engaged Carnegie in an
active and ongoing dialogue ever since Carnegie first approached
magicJack on
However, to date, Carnegie has shared with us nothing - either strategic
or constructive - regarding any ideas to increase shareholder value,
aside from its stated intention to have a Carnegie-installed board
"consider" the same
We believe it is crystal clear that Carnegie launched its last minute
proxy contest to install its handpicked directors in order to pave the
way for Carnegie to sell your Company to itself at a low-ball price. In
essence, Carnegie is seeking a seat on both sides of the negotiation
table in its quest to purchase the Company at a lower price. If elected,
Carnegie's director nominees would have majority power to approve
Carnegie's offer to purchase magicJack for
If Carnegie truly believes magicJack shareholders would find its
proposed offer of
As it relates to Carnegie's director candidates, we have serious
concerns with Carnegie's goal of filling a majority of the seats on your
Board with individuals hand-selected by a holder of just 1.6% of the
Company's shares. The election of all of Carnegie's nominees would
replace all but two members of your Board, including our new CEO
If Carnegie were to succeed in its proxy contest, a group owning just 1.6% of your Company would take control of the Board of your Company without paying other magicJack shareholders a control premium.
We recommend that you ignore the alternative slate of director nominees
submitted by
magicJack is led by a highly qualified Board that brings a diverse set of skills and expertise, and balances deep operational, financial and institutional knowledge of the Company with fresh perspectives on our industry.
Alongside external director Ms.
In response to the Board's nominations,
"Overall, we are enthusiastic about the changes. We are excited to
see some of our ideas for growth implemented. We have a strong
conviction that CALL will grow in the near future, and reward
shareholders." -
Your Board remains committed to the stewardship of best-in-class corporate governance practices, which include:
We strongly urge you to protect the value of your investment by voting "FOR" the directors listed in Proposal 1.A, and DISREGARDING the Carnegie directors listed in Proposal 1.B. on the proxy card in the postage-paid return envelope provided.
If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please
contact our proxy solicitor,
On behalf of your Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support.
|Don C. Bell III
|Chairman of the Board
|Chief Executive Officer and Director Nominee
|External Director
|Director Nominee
|Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
Important Additional Information
The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's
shareholders in connection with the 2016 Annual Meeting to be held on
Forward-Looking Statements
Some portions of this press release, particularly those describing
magicJack's goals and strategies, contain "forward-looking statements."
These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such
because the context of the statement will include words, such as
"expects," "should," "believes," "anticipates" or words of similar
import. Similarly, statements that describe future plans, objectives or
goals are also forward-looking statements. While magicJack is working to
achieve those goals and strategies, actual results could differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a
result of a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and
uncertainties include difficulty in marketing its products and services,
maintaining and protecting brand recognition, protection of intellectual
property, competition and other factors, any of which could have an
adverse effect on the business plans of magicJack, its reputation in the
industry or its expected financial return from operations and results of
operations. In light of significant risks and uncertainties inherent in
forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such
statements should not be regarded as a representation by magicJack that
they will achieve such forward-looking statements. For further details
and a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please see
our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as filed with the
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Rudy is late. He has gone to see his tailor about a suit to wear for tea with the Queen. But I don't care how long I have to wait: Rudy the Rude is now Rudy the Rock.
Time magazine recently voted him Person of the Year and prime ministers now queue up to be taken on his guided tour of New York.
He's been suggested for the Nobel peace prize; as the new director of the CIA; as even a future vice president or president. This week, he is in London to receive an honorary knighthood and advise Tony Blair on ways of combating violent crime.
Thousands of baby boys (and girls) across America have been christened Rudolph in his honour.
As I sit in his office on 7th Avenue, two sackfuls of letters arrive - along with a crate of cigars from a senator - to join the tributes expressing gratitude for his strength, kindness, frankness and inspirational qualities.
The transition from zero to hero took place on September 11 when the mayor of New York stumbled out of the wreckage, covered in white dust and looking as though he had risen from the grave.
He was calm and practical, comforting the lost and insisting that there should be no reprisals against Muslims. "We're going to come out of this stronger than before," he promised New Yorkers.
Before his city collapsed in ash, Mayor Giuliani was seen as a lame duck. He had pulled out of the Senate race against Hillary Clinton because of his prostate cancer, a bitter divorce battle with his second wife and the controversial police shooting of an unarmed black man. But, within hours of the collapse of the two towers, he had become America's Golden Eagle.
"It's weird getting used to being loved," Giuliani says, laughing. "My scowl has turned into a smile. I'm becoming soft."
He wasn't soft on September 11. When the city seemed about to fall, he was there to catch it. Norman Mailer told The Telegraph last week: "I tell you, whatever that guy's got, it's good stuff."
He looks embarrassed. "I'm not brave. I still get flashbacks. Every time I think about it, there is a different memory. Maybe the one that keeps recurring is of a man who jumped from the 101st floor [of the World Trade Centre].
He hurled himself out of the window and came down 100 stories, right in front of me. That's the first time I stopped.
"Up until then, I had handled hundreds of emergencies. I thought there wasn't anything I hadn't seen. I had been mayor for seven-and-three-quarter years and US Attorney of Law.
"I'd fought the Mafia, drugs, murders and terrorism. But I realised in that second that America had changed for ever, and there was no one I could turn to."
The day had started quietly. Giuliani, forced out of his official residence by his wife, had solved his accommodation problems by moving in with a gay couple - another cause of controversy in the city.
"It was a beautiful day, the day of the primaries to choose my successor. I decided to skip my usual staff meeting and have breakfast with a friend at the Peninsula Hotel.
"Just as we were finishing, a police officer pulled over and said: 'There's a fire at the World Trade Centre. A twin engine plane has hit one of the towers'."
Giuliani felt uneasy and immediately headed for the crash site. "I remember looking up at that clear blue sky and thinking: 'No one accidentally smashes into one of the biggest buildings in the world'.
"We passed St Vincent's hospital on the way and I saw a lot of doctors and nurses on the streets, carrying stretchers. It was like a film of Pearl Harbor - so ominous.
"As we were getting very close, I could see the fire burning. All of a sudden, there was a huge explosion."
Within 30 seconds, the Police Commissioner was on the line, saying a second plane had hit the twin towers.
"I asked whether we had air cover, and tried to reach the White House, but there was no answer. I jumped out of the van; the Police Commissioner and my deputy mayor were running towards me. There was debris flying everywhere."
Was he frightened? "This isn't meant to sound brave, but I was too busy. For the next 18 hours, I didn't go more than a minute without making a decision. I didn't realise the danger.
"My police officers kept telling me to look up so I didn't get hit, but when I saw the bodies coming down, I couldn't bear it.
"The Chief Firefighter told me that he thought they could save everyone below the fire. I knew that, in a nice way, he was saying: 'We're going to have to sacrifice the people above'."
After nearly eight years as mayor, spearheading a policy that became known as "zero tolerance" on the streets, Giuliani knew many of the police officers and firemen personally.
Between them, they had ensured that New York, once considered "ungovernable", was rapidly becoming the safest city in America. "They were my family. I shouted good luck to them.
"Then I saw my friend, the priest Father Mychal Judge - walking deliberately towards the fire. I ran and took his hand and said: 'Father, pray for us.' He said: 'I always do,' and smiled. I never saw him again."
In the past three months, Giuliani has been to the funerals of dozens of friends.
"The closest was Beth's husband, Terry. Beth has been my assistant for 18 years, through all the Mafia and drugs busting. She's like a daughter. Terry was a fire captain. He died. It turned out later that Beth was pregnant. It still makes me cry."
At this point, Beth comes into the office with his coffee, and he grasps her hand.
"Father Judge was my rock; he sent me handwritten notes, delivered personally to get me through my problems. We used to sit for hours together in hospitals where firefighters had been injured." He pauses. "I miss him particularly."
Having waved goodbye to Father Judge, Giuliani tried the White House again. He got the deputy political director on the phone. "I said: 'Is it true about the Pentagon?'
"He replied: 'Affirmative, we are evacuating the White House.' It was chilling; like a movie script. How many more buildings would go up in flames?
"Where would a terrorist plant a bomb? My mind turned to closing down the bridges and tunnels and major monuments."
New York's state-of-the-art emergency centre was already under rubble by this point. "I needed to stay at the scene, so we camped in a next-door building, sitting on the floor."
The Vice-President was trying to get through on the telephone. "I heard this voice saying: 'The tower is falling down.' I thought it was just the radio tower.
"Then I felt the rumbling. The police officers shouted: 'Evacuate!' But I was trying to talk to the Vice-President."
Then the phone went dead. "I looked out of the window and saw this nuclear cloud. The front door was blocked with debris. It was like a scene from The Wizard of Oz, objects flying past us.
"We ran down to the basement, but all the exit doors were jammed. I kept thinking: 'I've got to communicate to the press and the city.'
"When we eventually found a door, I felt a great sense of relief. I looked out and it was all white again. I didn't hear any screaming, just a noise like wind, a typhoon. I remember thinking that it would be better to die on the street than trapped in a building."
He saw colleagues and friends running in both directions. "One of the deputy police commissioners - a black belt in karate, one of the toughest guys you'll ever meet - was covered in white.
"He had a wound that was red and bleeding. It was the only colour I saw that day. I grabbed him and we embraced. Normally, he says: 'No problem, boss.' This time, he said: 'This is awful'."
The mayor told everyone to walk north and keep walking. "I knew we had to clear the area. I wrongly anticipated there would be hundreds of injured survivors.
"There were 30,000 people in those towers. The Police Commissioner and I made sure we had everything covered and the evacuation was going smoothly. Then I checked that my two children, Caroline and Andrew, were OK. They were still at school."
I nstinctively, he took charge of the crisis, knowing the right words to say. "Well, I was the only person; I was mayor."
But he could have flunked it or cracked. He'd just recovered from cancer; he'd spent hours on the psychiatrist's couch, trying to control his temper; he was going through a messy and very public divorce with his second wife, Donna Hanover, and he had a new girlfriend, Judith Nathan. How did he change into Superman?
"Training," he says. He had already spent years fighting smaller battles, learning to be brave.
A Catholic and an only child, he was the grandson of Italian immigrants, with four uncles in the police force.
At the age of two, he was given his first pair of boxing gloves. Exceptionally bright, he eventually left his Brooklyn neighbourhood friends behind, and went to Manhattan to read law.
As a young prosecutor, he dazzled with his cross-examination and took no prisoners. Then, as US attorney in New York, he took on the Mafia.
His approach to politics was the same: tough, clear-minded and candid. As mayor, he introduced the "broken windows" approach, refusing to let criminals get away with even the pettiest of crimes.
Taxes went down, Times Square was swept clean of porn and prostitution and the homeless were taken off the streets.
A Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic electorate, Mayor Giuliani was inevitably thought of as a spoilsport by some. His admirers called him "tough, but fair", his critics: "plain mean".
What was it about his leadership in those few days following September 11 that rekindled his love affair with New York and inspired the world?
"I remain calm in a crisis," he says. "I get really over-excited when nothing's happening - I let it all out. But when there is a crisis, I have this reservoir of relaxation.
"My father told me that, in a crisis, you have to be the calmest person in the room so you can think about all your options. As people get more terrified, you've got to keep tranquil and decisive. Then you'll figure your way out. I don't have to think about it any more - it's a natural instinct."
But in the aftermath, when he visited widows, went to funerals, cleared up the debris, ran rescue missions, organised aid, tried desperately to compile an accurate list of the dead and made sure the city services kept running - was that instinctive?
"I knew I had to be there, not just for 24 hours, but for weeks. New York needed me. One of the biggest things I still have to deal with is that I couldn't go to every funeral. These were my people. When I saw the roll call of dead, I wept, thinking of the men I hadn't been able to honour. It was my job.
"Any seriously injured police officer or fire fighter - I always visited them in hospital. I would stay with the family, go to the wake, make sure the funeral arrangements were made and the widow was taken care of properly.
"I'm Italian. As soon as I realised that more than 300 firefighters were dead, my first thought was: How am I going to be there to say goodbye?"
The mayor, who had made enemies of street-vendors, jaywalkers, squeegee merchants, irresponsible dog owners, sex-shop purveyors, the Mafia, the homeless and many liberals, black radicals and feminists, was suddenly everyone's father. He had time for presidents and pretzel-sellers. He made people feel proud and defiant.
"Maybe it was my religious background - I wanted to be a priest as a child. I like looking after people. My father made me go to every wake and funeral of every person we remotely knew to pay our respects.
"A lot of what I do is down to my father. He used to say that you need to be with people at funerals, not weddings. At weddings, everyone is celebrating; at funerals, they're going to be a lot more lonely.
"I remember how good I felt when my father died and people came. Some people get angry seeing a politician at a private wake, but it's worth the risk."
Throughout the months before Christmas, Giuliani made sure he never broke down in public. "I tried not to. Sometimes, I would have to slip into the bathroom and cry. Two months later, I would see a boy or a girl who had lost their daddy who was a friend of mine, and it would all come back."
For weeks, he would return to his flat after midnight and chat to his two flatmates for hours. They have stuck a sticker on his door: "Reserved, VIP".
The cushion on his bed reads: "I'd rather be playing golf". But he still hasn't had a holiday. "My father never did." Does he think his father, a bar-owner, would be proud of him? "He would now," he smiles.
In the media, Giuliani's instinct to run towards the burning towers was contrasted with the flight of President Bush, who was whisked away by the security services.
"He didn't have any choice, and I've told him that," says Giuliani. "The President has an obligation to keep going and to survive."
Surely the mayor did, too? "I wasn't crucial. I just needed to ensure the city could re-establish government as soon as possible. Maybe if I'd had time to think about it, I'd have thought it would be bad for New York if I got killed - not just for me.
"Recently, I've thought that if I'd stayed trapped in that building, the city would have lost all the experts who got us through. The whole team would have been buried, including the health commissioner. Nobody then knew that his expertise on anthrax would be vital."
The anthrax scares must have seemed the last straw. "Not at all. We'd been planning and preparing for that for five years - and bombs and shoot-outs, just not planes. My biggest concern was not the disease, but managing public reaction so that we didn't over-react. If you detect anthrax early enough, it's not dangerous."
Now, there's the question of a World Trade Centre memorial. "I think the right memorial has to be something that grips the imagination.
"It should be a soaring, beautiful, highly informative, educational, historical monument," says the former mayor. "It should re-live the stories and show that good can triumph over evil."
This summer, Giuliani is going into print with a book on leadership and how to cope in a crisis. Once, he might have been denounced for his temerity; after all, this is the man who announced at a press conference that he was divorcing his wife - without telling her first. But now, of course, he is also the man who saved New York twice - once from crime and once from despair.
Apart from keeping calm in a crisis, what can he tell us about leadership? "I know how to assemble very good people, to keep them together and train them up. There are crucial ingredients: bravery, planning and teamwork.
Bravery we talked about; planning is all the drills we did; teamwork is about having the right Police Commissioner, Fire Commissioner and encouraging them, supporting them and working hard with them, taking the flak. Also, having people with a sense of humour, who can crack a joke.
"Finally, communication. This is vital. All pretence has to stop in a crisis; you have to be honest. On the first day, I said: 'This is too much for New York to take at one time.' I was saying that if you saw what I saw, you're not ready to deal with much more. I never said: 'Don't worry'."
As mayor of New York, he cut murder rates by 70 per cent, cut crime by a quarter, forced the unemployed to flip hamburgers, cleaned up big business and hounded the Mafia. He was hated for it.
"I thrive on controversy. I was a polarising figure. People who supported me did so very strongly; people who opposed me hated me very strongly. They say I 'Disney-fied' New York, making it clean and safe. But I'm in the business of saving lives."
Now, New York has changed. People suddenly seem to want a firm hand; they appreciate the graffiti-free trains and the lowest murder rate in 25 years. They want order.
"New York has grown spiritually," he says. "My father was a boxer - it's like being in a boxing match with a person you don't know you can beat.
"You're a little scared when they knock you down hard, but in two seconds, you get up, you realise you can take the worst punch they can land.
"You've survived. I remember saying on September 12: 'We are awake, we are alive and the sun is shining; we are still here.' I knew that would be a source of great strength."
Osama bin Laden still hasn't been caught, though. "I have great patience. I didn't think the battle in Afghanistan would be over so quickly.
"The immediate objective of crushing al Qa'eda and reducing their capacity has been reached. But eliminating terrorism, that still has a long way to go. It's going to take years and patience to root them out."
Giuliani retired at New Year, but he had already laid out plans in the event of another terrorist attack. "We have to assume that it is going to happen - not just here, but in the rest of the world.
"I took a lot of world leaders around Ground Zero, from Russia, Britain, France and Germany. They'd talk about their worries and responsibilities. I could always sense what was going through their minds: they were thinking that this could easily have happened to them.
"I could see that with Tony Blair, especially - the identification. In their faces, they were thinking about the biggest building in their city and watching it collapse."
September 11 has changed Giuliani, too. "It's put everything in its place: the bickering, the pettiness of politics. I'm not less ambitious; I just want to do the right thing. It's difficult to face death: your own, someone close to you, or thousands of people's deaths. You either shrivel up or you go on."
He lowers his voice, and looks embarrassed. "Winston Churchill is my great hero, but I never used to tell people that. I modelled myself on him. He helped me a lot before, during and after.
"I read his biographies as a student and young man. Even then, I considered him one of the most talented figures of the 20th century.
"I also thought about him a lot when I went for mayor back in 1993, the way he had revived the spirit of the British people when it was down, and I used that for what I had to do.
"New York was floundering under too much crime and dirt. I knew the press thought it was over-dramatising the situation, to compare it to Britain during the war. Britain went through a lot worse, but I always use history as a guide.
"I used Churchill to teach me how to reinvigorate the spirit of a dying nation, and after the attack, I'd talk to him.
"During the worst days of the Battle of Britain, Churchill never stepped out of Downing Street and said: 'I don't know what to do', or, 'I'm lost'. He walked out with a direction, a purpose, even if he had to fake it."
During the recent crisis, Giuliani read Lord Jenkins's new biography of Churchill. "What Giuliani succeeded in doing is what Churchill succeeded in doing in the dreadful summer of 1940," Lord Jenkins says. "He managed to create an illusion that we were bound to win."
The only time Giuliani relaxed was when he watched his son play football on Saturday mornings. "I spent so much of my time building a new family for the widows and orphans from scratch, I hardly saw my own children. They were amazing.
"Everyone else just wanted to be with their family, and they couldn't. But I've talked to their friends, and they say they're pleased with what I've done. That makes me so proud."
His girlfriend, Judith - whose photograph sits next to him by the sofa - has been constantly by his side since September 11. He doesn't yet know if they'll marry.
"She's far more than a girlfriend - she's my companion. All I can say is that we're very much in love, incredibly in love. I have a relationship which is three years old. It's very wonderful and exciting."
A trained nurse, she came to Ground Zero with him every day and helped put the family centre together. "She was caring and compassionate and got me through.
"You need to have love. A lot of people found that after September 11. So many babies will be born in June. One man told me he'd named his cat Rudy - I didn't have the heart to say I'm allergic to them."
His doctor was the other person who wanted to keep a close eye on Giuliani after September 11. He thought the stress might have been too much for a man who had just gone through radiotherapy.
"It's bizarre," says Giuliani, "but when he finally managed to force me to stop and take a secret test, I was healthier than before. Real stress suits me. I'm completely in the clear - my blood pressure is lower than ever. I feel half my 56 years."
Meanwhile, Hollywood directors are queueing up to make a film about him. "I'd love that; not to play myself, but to have a bit part. I adore acting. I've played the Godfather, the Beast in Beauty and the Beast. I'm on stage whenever I can be."
A year ago, when it looked as though his political career was coming to an end, he spent more time dressing up for pantomimes - or at the divorce lawyer's - than on the race for the Senate.
His heart wasn't in it and, after he pulled out, his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton had an easy ride. He has never been interested in accumulating personal wealth; it was difficult to know what he would do next.
"I had deep psychological questions to answer and a disease to fight. I had to get better. My father died of prostate cancer. It wasn't going to get me.
"Before the cancer, I'd never taken a day off work sick. While mayor, I still kept up with my radiation treatment, but it was difficult. I kept falling asleep."
Now, he is ready for the next challenge. But giving speeches and advising on other people's dramas is never going to be enough, however lucrative that may be.
"I would love to go back, do one final job. I never duck challenges. They keep me alive.
"You know what I'm looking forward to most in London, apart from meeting the Queen? Prime Minister's Questions. I'd do anything to be on it.
"I don't even understand half the issues, but it's so dramatic. You have to focus, focus, focus." He laughs. "Maybe I should go into politics in England."


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1. The Christian Bible – People are far gone when they can be convinced that the most important book that they will ever read should be read in archaic English. (And if you think that the Christian Bible was written in English, then I have a used car I would like to sell you.) Thank Christendom (false Christianity) for helping with that idea. There is more than one translation of the Hebrew Aramaic/Greek books – that constitute the Christian Bible – into plain English!
2. Noam Chomsky's "Deterring Democracy" – He may be slipping now, judging by his failure to grasp the Syrian catastrophe. In an article I found by Norman Finkelstein, Noam states that he doesn't think the U.S. and Israel are after Assad! "Israel has done nothing to indicate that it is trying to bring down the Assad regime. There are growing claims that the West intends to supply the opposition with arms. I believe this is quite misleading. The fact of the matter is that were the United States and Israel interested in bringing down the Syrian regime there is a whole package of measures they could take before they came to the arms-supply option." But, putting that aside, few have explained so much about so much.
3. Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine – The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism" – I recommend this book, despite Naomi's hate-on for God and the Christian Bible, which, in her later (otherwise excellent) book, "This Changes Everything – Capitalism vs. The Climate," she blames for all of the world's woes. Good move Naomi!
4. Natylie Baldwin and Kermit Heartsongs' "Ukraine – Zib's Grand Chessboard & How The West Was Checkmated" – This book presents a great overview of schemes that unprincipled and influential men (only) have dreamed up and succeeded, largely, in having ruling classes, primarily the British and American ruling classes, follow, to humankind's detriment. The one shortcoming in this otherwise great overview consists in the tone of bravado on display. I have a problem with bravado. It's risky. I don't consider it a good way to pump up the troops. Pumping your fist in the air and shouting "We will win!," in regard to specific fights, demoralizes activists and those who they inspire to care and follow them – if they lose. If you don't actually know the future, and aren't conveying God's prophecies, then don't pretend (and for sure not in absolute terms) that you do.
5. William Greider's "One World, Ready Or Not – The Manic Logic Of Global Capitalism"
6. John Perkin's "Confessions Of An Economic Hitman" – An insider/whistleblower's look at how mafia capitalism, aka neoliberal capitalism, aka vampire capitalism, works. John coined the very apt term "corporatocracy." It looks to me like John has taken a turn toward New Agey crap. I call it crap. I apologize if you are into it. I have also read his "The Secret History Of The American Empire," which is fine. It really covers, mostly, the same ground as "Confessions." And I see here that there's an updated version of "Confessions" called "The New Confessions Of An Economic Hitman." I haven't read it, but will. There's been 15 chapters (100 pages) added! Will that change the book? I fear the worst. John pens an introduction to his updated book that can be found at Truthout. In it, he quotes Thomas Paine favorably. (The historian Howard Zinn does not.) I would be surprised if John has not read Howard Zinn's "A People's History Of The United States." But I'd rather be surprised here than disappointed, which is how I would feel if I found out that John has read Howard's book and still chooses to hold Thomas Paine up as a hero. As for the original "Confessions" I can't find a clean link to it. So I'll give you the link to his newer version.
6. Howard Zinn's "A People's History Of The United States – 1492-2001" – Just wow! The final part of the book might unvravel a bit, but this is must-reading. Zinn calls Bernie a socialist. Did he have a good look at him?
"Bernie Out of the Closet: Sanders' Longstanding Deal with the Democrats" by Paul Street
"Sanders Bullshit Meter Goes Off The Chart In Portland, Maine" by Bruce K. Gagnon
"Interjections On Bernie Sanders" by Paul Street
"Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: Sheepdogging For Hillary And The Democrats" by Bruce A. Dixon


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Long-standing hospitality with over one hundred years of history
Long-standing hospitality
Hotel Kazusaya faces "Toki no Kane" or "Time Bell" street, which takes its name from the way people told time in Japan's Edo era (1602-1868). Twelve times a day Edo Castle would sound the time on taiko drums, but because it was not possible to hear the drums everywhere in the city the shogunate government also installed time-keeping bells across the capital. The bell in the Nihombashi neighborhood where Hotel Kazusaya is located was called the Kokucho Time Bell, and it was the first of its kind in the city of Edo. Also nearby is the site of the Edo-era Nagasaki Inn, where Dutch residents of Dejima Island in Nagasaki stayed when they came to the capital to pay tribute to the shogun. In Edo times, when Japan was closed to the outside world, Dejima was the only place in the country where foreigners were permitted to live and to trade with Japanese people. They lived under tight controls and were obligated to visit the shogun regularly. Also in Nihombashi are the former homes of famous figures in Japanese history like the poet and painter Yosa Buson and Ooishi Kuranosuke, leader of the 47 ronin samurai immortalized in the Chushingura epic. Nihombashi is an exceptionally historic neighborhood with more than enough famous sites to fascinate anyone with an interest in Japanese history.
The hotel is close to four stations: Kanda, Shin-Nihombashi, Mitsukoshi-mae, and Kodenma-cho. These stations are served by seven train lines, including Japan Rail and the Tokyo Metro subway. It's also five minutes by taxi from Japan Rail Tokyo Station, convenient for guests with heavy luggage. Haneda and Narita airports are also easy to get to from the hotel, and Hakozaki Interchange on the Metropolitan Expressway is also nearby, making access by private car also convenient. Transportation to sightseeing spots like Ginza, Asakusa or Odaiba is also convenient.
On the first floor of the hotel is L'auberge de Nirene, a hotel-run restaurant serving its own take on cuisine from southern France and Italy. Guests can enjoy a range of dining options, from an a la carte menu featuring dishes that use plenty of fresh ingredients to a special prix fixe party menu. The restaurant's wine list also offers wines from around the world at reasonable prices. L'auberge de Nirene offers Japanese and Western breakfast (guests can select their preference) as well as lunch and dinner. For dinner, the restaurant recommends the "Set Menu," which allows you to choose home-style dinner options including its popular hamburger steak, or the "Special Set Menu." The restaurant is non-smoking and English menus are available.
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* Accessibility: Guest rooms are regularly renovated, and the hotel continues to add accessibility features such as handrails and non-slip flooring so that all guests can fully enjoy their stay.
Hotel Kazusaya
Address:Nihombashi Honcho 4-7-15 Chuo-ku Postal code:103-0023
Access:Five minutes on foot from Kanda station on the Japan Rail Yamanote Line; one minute on foot from Shin-Nihombashi station on the Japan Rail Sobu Express line; five minutes on foot from Mitsukoshi-mae station on the Ginza subway line; five minutes on foot from Kodenma-cho on the Hibiya subway line.