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New York Times:
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia — WASHINGTON — When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Axios, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Mediaite, Raw Story, Washington Post, NewsBusters, NPR, NBC News and Roll Call
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg: Timing of Flynn's Lies Shows Risks to Kushner
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider: Top Trump transition official in private email: Russia 'has just thrown' the election to Trump
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Russia Has 'Just Thrown the U.S.A. Election to Him': Trump Adviser's Stunning Email Raises Eyebrows
Curtis Houck / NewsBusters: Yikes! ABC's Ross Issues Embarrassing 'Clarification' on Bombshell Flynn Scoop
John T. Bennett / Roll Call: Flynn Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Michael Flynn's Guilty Plea Sends Donald Trump's Lawyers Scrambling — The President insists that the investigations into Russian meddling amount to nothing more than fake news. But the truth is now emerging. — Last June, less than a month after President Donald Trump fired James Comey …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and The Week
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico: Trump says he had to fire Flynn, but calls ex-adviser's actions 'lawful'
Bob Brigham / Raw Story: Legal analyst Jeff Toobin destroys Trump lawyer's claim that no crime was committed
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: Trump Lawyer: Collusion Isn't A Crime Anyway
Bonnie Kristian / The Week: Trump says he's 'very happy' Flynn's guilty plea shows 'no collusion'
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tweets He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI When He Asked Comey to 'Let Flynn Go' … A day after Trump's former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Trump team's alleged ties to the Kremlin, Trump tweeted about Flynn:
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Brandon Carter / The Hill: Former ethics director: Trump's tweet on Flynn could end presidency
Alexi McCammond / Axios: Trump's tweet raises obstruction of justice questions
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo: Trump: I 'Had To Fire Flynn Because He Lied To The VP And The FBI'
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner: Trump's admission about Michael Flynn prompts obstruction of justice chatter
Emily Stewart / Vox: Trump: I knew Michael Flynn lied to the FBI when I fired him
Emily Q. Hazzard / ThinkProgress: Trump appears to have just admitted to a serious crime on Twitter
Susan Wright / RedState: So Trump Just Confessed to Obstruction (or Did He?)
Aaron Blake / Washington Post: Did Trump's tweet about Michael Flynn's guilty plea just admit something it shouldn't have?
Megan Pospychala / FOX6Now.com: President Trump alters story on why he fired Flynn
Gary Legum / IJR: Trump Confesses He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI Before Allegedly Asking Comey to Lay Off Him
David Ferguson / Raw Story: Former ethics chief: Trump's Saturday morning Flynn tweet should be enough to end his presidency
David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver: Critics react to Trump's tweet on firing General Flynn
Christina Caron / New York Times: Trump Says He Fired Michael Flynn 'Because He Lied' to F.B.I.
Business Insider: 'Just unreal': Trump's latest tweet indicates he's 'utterly clueless about his own jeopardy,' experts say
Javier E. David / CNBC: Trump says Michael Flynn's actions during transition were 'lawful' and 'there was nothing to hide'
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton / John Hawkins' Right …: President Trump Responds To Flynn's Accusations: LIAR!
Sundance / The Last Refuge: President Trump: "It's a shame" Michael Flynn Lied "There Was Nothing To Hide"...
Adam Rosenberg / Mashable: Donald Trump's latest tweet proves he really doesn't understand the right to remain silent
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Twitter Has Some Questions About Trump's Flynn Tweet: 'He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI'?
Digby / Hullabaloo: "An ally can turn...."
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze: Ex-Obama official accuses Trump of obstruction of justice after he tweets about Mike Flynn plea deal
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: Trump Defends Michael Flynn's "Lawful" Actions
Kristine Garcia / New York's PIX11: Trump visits NYC, says he's got 'nothing to hide' on Flynn
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: Donald Trump: Michael Flynn's actions during transition were lawful
John T. Bennett / Roll Call: Trump Breaks Silence on Flynn: His Actions With Russia 'Were Lawful'
David Marks / KQED News: Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI
Carrie Johnson / NPR: Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump transition official in email: Russia 'has just thrown the U.S.A election' — President Trump's former deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland told a friend in an email when she was on Trump's transition team that Russia "threw" the U.S. election to Trump, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and New York Times
David Ferguson / Raw Story: Trump staffer admitted in email: Russia 'has just thrown the USA election' to Trump
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Flynn Was 'In Close Touch' With Trump Transition Team About Call With Kislyak, NYT Reports
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: Emails Contradict White House On Michael Flynn
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Mueller Investigation: Politics, Not Law Enforcement or Counterintelligence
Mueller Investigation: Politics, Not Law Enforcement or Counterintelligence
Ted Belman / israpundit.org: Fire Mueller: Flynn's plea shows his investigation is an illegl witch hunt.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post: What does Michael Flynn's plea deal mean for Trump? Here are 4 big questions.
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Deep meaning of the Mueller probe
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian: Flynn plea deal increases exposure of senior Trump transition team members
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Hey, Dude, Where's My Stolen Election Collusion?
Harry Litman / New York Times: Michael Flynn's Guilty Plea: 10 Key Takeaways
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney: ABC News corrects bombshell Flynn report
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider: New details from Mueller about Michael Flynn could implicate top Trump officials …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller: Flynn Lied To Justice Department About His Work For Turkish Government, Mueller Alleges
Brittany Shepherd / IJR: What Are the Political Ramifications of Michael Flynn's Guilty Plea?
Brad Reed / Raw Story: Kushner instructed Flynn to make direct contact with Russian ambassador during transition: report
Natasha Bertrand / AOL: New details from Mueller about Michael Flynn could implicate top Trump officials …
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump: I'm not worried about Flynn's guilty plea
Trump: I'm not worried about Flynn's guilty plea
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
Miranda Green / CNN:
Trump on Flynn deal: 'There has been absolutely no collusion'
Trump on Flynn deal: 'There has been absolutely no collusion'
Discussion: Washington Post, Splinter, KTLA, Politico, Joe.My.God., The Hill, TheBlaze and CNNMoney
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post: Trump on Michael Flynn's guilty plea: It's a 'shame' because he had 'nothing to hide'
David Boddiger / Splinter: At This Point, Trump Is Gaslighting Himself About the Russia Probe
Cindyvonquednowktla / KTLA: Trump Says 'There Has Been Absolutely No Collusion' in Response to Flynn Being Charged
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: BREAKING: Michael Flynn Charged With Lying To FBI
Brandon Carter / The Hill: DC bar offering 'Moscow Mueller' drinks after Flynn guilty plea
Kate Scanlon / TheBlaze: Michael Flynn expected to plead guilty to lying to the FBI in Russia investigation
Matt Egan / CNNMoney: Wall Street rocked by Michael Flynn, tax debate
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump keeps playing nice with Mueller, for now
Trump keeps playing nice with Mueller, for now
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, Washington Post, Breitbart and New York Times
Bob Brigham / Raw Story: Trump official's lawyer explains cooperation with Mueller: He can't 'run Flynn over with a f*cking car'
Paul Waldman / Washington Post: Michael Flynn may have just flipped on Trump. And evidence that the president may have obstructed justice is mounting.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart: 'Over By Thanksgiving': White House Lawyer Ty Cobb Was Disastrously Wrong
Washington Post:
Top FBI official assigned to Mueller's Russia probe said to have been removed after sending anti-Trump texts … The former top FBI official assigned to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election was taken off that job this past summer …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Last Refuge, Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NBC News and ABC News
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller: FBI Agent Who Supervised Trump-Russia Probe Reportedly Sent Anti-Trump Text Messages
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story: Mueller fired top FBI investigator for exchanging politically charged texts about Trump: report
Fuzzy Slippers / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: "Strzok was a major player in the Clinton email and Trump-Russia investigations"
Pierre Thomas / ABC News: Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation tops $5 million
New York Times:
Mueller Removed Top F.B.I. Agent Over Possible Anti-Trump Texts — Washington — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, removed a top F.B.I. agent from his investigation into Russian election meddling after the Justice Department's inspector general began examining whether …
Discussion: Associated Press, Politico, Business Insider, NPR, TheBlaze, IJR, New York Magazine, bizpacreview.com, Axios and Mediaite
Eric Tucker / Associated Press: Mueller Removed FBI Agent From Russia Probe For Anti-Trump Text Messages
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico: Top FBI agent was removed from Russia probe over allegations he made anti-Trump statements
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider: Mueller reportedly ousted an investigator on his team over possible anti-Trump texts
Martina Stewart / NPR: Mueller Removed FBI Agent From Russia Probe Over Anti-Trump Messages
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze: Report: Mueller removed 'top FBI' agent from Trump-Russia case after anti-Trump texts discovered
Justen Charters / IJR: Mueller Removes FBI Agent From Special Counsel — His Reason Has Trump Fans Asking Some Big Questions
Chas Danner / New York Magazine: Mueller Removed FBI Agent From Russia Investigation Over Possible Anti-Trump Texts
Kyle Becker / bizpacreview.com: 3 days before election, FBI agent Mueller removed for 'bias' played a key role in Hillary email case
Haley Britzky / Axios: FBI agent removed from Mueller's team for sending anti-Trump texts
Washington Post:
Inside the secretive nerve center of the Mueller investigation … A white sedan whisked a man into the loading dock of a glass and concrete building in a drab office district in Southwest Washington. Security guards quickly waved the vehicle inside, then pushed a button that closed …
Discussion: The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Joshua Caplan / The Gateway Pundit: PAPER: 'Inside the Secretive Nerve Center of Mueller's Investigation'
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Is It Too Late for Robert Mueller to Save Us? — It might not be enough for the special counsel to hand us a smoking gun and an indictment. — We talk a lot these days about how the United States has sorted itself into two distinct media bubbles, and all the ways in which those bubbles become self-reinforcing and reality-denying.
Discussion: Washington Post, Hullabaloo and Shareblue Media
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post: Flynn could deliver a knockout blow to Trump
Digby / Hullabaloo: The problem of Bizarro World
The Hill:
Mueller removed FBI agent from Trump investigation over possible bias: reports
Mueller removed FBI agent from Trump investigation over possible bias: reports
Discussion: RedState and bizpacreview.com
Susan Wright / RedState: Robert Mueller, Russia, and Bias (It's Not What You Think)
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign: Big Macs, screaming fits and constant rivalries — Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his primary election night event at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 15, 2016. At right is his son, Eric Trump, and at left is campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
Max Greenwood / The Hill: Trump went off on Manafort for suggesting he should not appear on Sunday shows: report
Haley Britzky / Axios: New book reveals Trump's roller coaster campaign
Washington Post:
Alabama race is neck and neck, with voters divided over Roy Moore allegations, poll finds — Alabama's closely watched U.S. Senate race is a neck-and-neck contest as voter concerns about personal moral conduct weigh on the candidacy of Republican Roy Moore, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll.
Discussion: Business Insider, Joe.My.God., Outside the Beltway, The Week, Axios and USA Today
Eliza Relman / Business Insider: POLL: Doug Jones scrapes ahead of Roy Moore in Alabama's contentious Senate race
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: POLL: Alabama Senate Race In Virtual Dead Heat
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Polling Continues To Show A Tight Senate Race In Alabama
Bonnie Kristian / The Week: Roy Moore's Senate race is heading toward photo finish
Haley Britzky / Axios: Doug Jones edges ahead of Roy Moore in latest poll
Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Republican Women in Alabama Sound Off on Roy Moore
Republican Women in Alabama Sound Off on Roy Moore
Discussion: Friendly Atheist, The Root and Salon
Hemant Mehta / Friendly Atheist: Republican Women in Alabama Are Paying Attention to Roy Moore's Sexism
Barrett Holmes Pitner / The Root: Of Course Roy Moore Is Mad About Felon Voters. Suppressing Black Votes Was a Function of Alabama's Constitution
Amanda Marcotte / Salon: Exploring the radical roots of Roy Moore's theocratic Christianity
Washington Post:
Tight race between Moore and Jones in Alabama senate election
Tight race between Moore and Jones in Alabama senate election
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Splinter, WTVR-TV, Vox, Politico and Politicus USA
E.A. Crunden / ThinkProgress: White evangelicals stand by Roy Moore: poll shows candidates neck-and-neck
David Boddiger / Splinter: Another Poll Highlights the Bizarre Logic of Roy Moore Supporters
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico: Poll: Alabama Senate race is too close to call
New York Times:
A Historic Tax Heist — With barely a vote to spare early Saturday morning, the Senate passed a tax bill confirming that the Republican leaders' primary goal is to enrich the country's elite at the expense of everybody else, including future generations who will end up bearing the cost.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post: Trump waffles on size of corporate tax cut, hours after Senate GOP passes bill that met his demands
Sean Moran / Breitbart: We Win! Taxes Cut for All!
David Boddiger / Splinter: The GOP Just Sold You Out While You Were Sleeping
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Senate Passes Tax Cut Bill On Party Line Vote
Russell Berman / The Atlantic: All the Promises Republicans Cannot Keep
William Teach / John Hawkins' Right Wing News: Senate Passes Major Tax Reform
Mariko Paulson / Issues: The Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Amended (11/15/17): Comparing Dynamic Effects Estimated by PWBM & JCT
Tara Golshan / Vox: Senate Republicans pass a tax bill giving corporations a massive tax cut and cutting health care
Shannon Vavra / Axios: Senate passes GOP tax bill
Adam Michel / The Daily Signal: The Problematic Assumption Underlying 2 Estimates Showing Weak Growth From GOP Tax Reform
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Senate tax bill has votes to pass
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Reuters: The Health 202: Obamacare's centerpiece is hanging by a thread
Colin Wilhelm / Politico: Senate to pass tax bill hours after releasing final plan
Heather Long / Washington Post:
How an unequal tax cut grew more unequal
How an unequal tax cut grew more unequal
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in America
The Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in America
Discussion: New York Magazine
Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine: Senate Passes Huge Tax Bill That Rewards the Rich
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Debt Concerns, Once a Core Republican Tenet, Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts
Debt Concerns, Once a Core Republican Tenet, Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts
Discussion: The Nevada Independent, Common Dreams and The Week
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent: As tax vote draws close, Rosen launches ad accusing Heller of flipping on federal deficit
Jake Johnson / Common Dreams: GOP Tax Push Becomes 'Complete S*#t Show' as Senate Delays Vote on $1.5 Trillion Gift to the Rich
Brian Faler / Politico:
What's next on tax reform — Republicans are confident they can quickly overcome the differences between the House and Senate tax bills and send President Donald Trump a plan he can sign into law by year's end. — In their efforts to enact the biggest changes to the tax code since …
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair: Why Trump's Tax Bill Could Be His Death Warrant
David Faris / The Week:
The GOP's massive tax overhaul is a monstrosity
The GOP's massive tax overhaul is a monstrosity
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Rebekah Entralg / ThinkProgress: Senate advances tax bill that benefits the rich and will cost $1.4 trillion dollars
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo: How The Senate GOP Got The Votes To Overhaul The Tax Code And Strike A Blow To Obamacare
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media: GOP locks out Democrats while lobbyists write final touches on tax bill
Noah Lanard / Mother Jones: Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Bill That Overwhelmingly Benefits the Wealthiest Americans
Undercover Blue / Hullabaloo: Tom Sawyer on steroids by @Bloggers RUs
Sarah Jones / Politicus USA: Republicans Aren't Sharing Any Information About Their Tax Cut Bill With Democrats As National Disgust Grows
Associated Press:
Tax bill clears Senate in big boost for Trump, GOP
Tax bill clears Senate in big boost for Trump, GOP
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Restuccia / Politico: Trump touts tax win at GOP fundraiser
Suki Kim / thecut:
Public Radio Icon John Hockenberry Accused of Harrassing Female Colleagues — This story starts differently than most sexual harassment accounts out there. It begins with the accused harasser honorably "retiring" after a successful career, which sets off an investigation—my own …
Discussion: Deadline and WNYC News, more at Mediagazer »
Jill Filipovic / New York Times:
The Men Who Cost Clinton the Election — Matt Lauer, like Charlie Rose and Mark Halperin before him, is a journalist out of a job after his employer fired him for sexually harassing female colleagues. It's good news that real penalties are now leveled on men who harass …
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — The public trust is in jeopardy, he said, especially since the election of Republican Donald Trump as president last year. That was one of the worst moments of his lengthy congressional career, he said. — "I understood why some people voted for him, but I was worried …
NBC News:
Senators' pet projects added at last-minute into tax bill — WASHINGTON — In last-minute changes to the Republican tax bill, an array of senators' wish-lists were added to the bill, including a unique tax exemption for a small Christian college in Michigan and a carve-out for cruise ships docking in Alaska.
Discussion: NBC News, Mother Jones and The Intercept
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: With Votes in Hand, Republicans Are Now Opening the Floodgates For Everyone's Pet Giveaways
Lee Fang / The Intercept: Special Giveaways in Tax Cut Bill Benefit Family Members, Colleagues of Key GOP Senators
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Democrats say GOP tax perk aimed at helping one influential conservative college
Democrats say GOP tax perk aimed at helping one influential conservative college
Caleb Howe / RedState: TAX BILL: Merkley Amendment ... Passes?
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Collins to vote for GOP tax plan — (Maine) said on Friday that she will support the Senate tax plan, giving the legislation an additional shot of momentum. — "I will cast my vote in support of the Senate tax reform bill. As revised, this bill will provide much-needed tax relief …
Haley Britzky / Axios: The odd things tucked into the GOP tax plan
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate
Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Viking Pundit
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: VICTORY! GOP Senate Repeals Obamacare Tax!... Saves 6.7 Million Working Americans $2085 Each Year!
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze: Senate GOP's tax reform bill just paved the way for Obamacare repeal with this major achievement


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Allen West Responds To Military Memo Telling Soldiers To Hide From Islamic Terrorists
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This man is a true American hero and patriot.
One of the specific recommendations from USNORTHCOM reads, "Minimize your profile by blending into the local community. Limit outward signs of DoD affiliation … Vehicle stickers, home decorations, using military slang in public."
So here in essence is the recommendation for our warriors and their families from USNORTHCOM, tone it down and lower your profile – hide.
And here would be my message to these savages: "If any of you attack our military or their families here or anywhere, you will be hunted down and killed. We are currently expediting concealed weapons permits for all active duty military and their families – as well as reserve component troops on active duty. Our men and women are not targets – YOU are, and anyone providing comfort and aid to Islamic terrorists will be dealt with appropriately."
Molon Labe! Read the rest.
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In the heart of Brazil, samba reigns supreme as not only the nation's preeminent musical genre, but one of the foremost modes of cultural expression per se. Conceived at the outset of the 20th century in such metropolises as Bahia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for the sole purpose of dancing, the samba gave rise to schools devoted entirely to it, and to five-star musicians who played the form on a veritable pantheon of instruments. The two-part documentary O' Samba pays homage to the samba by visiting and interviewing instructors at several of the said institutions, including the Imperio Serrano, the Salgueiro and the Portela, and by featuring live performances of the genre by guitarists Roberto Menescal and Baden Powell. Part One hones in on several strains of the samba, featuring performances by the musicians who best exemplify those subgenres and interviews with the composers who author pieces for them; it includes extensive footage shot at the 1997 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Part Two explores capoiera, a combination of samba music and martial arts created by Brazilian slaves.
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Hey Dad,
Thanks for what you share. I always read all of it, even if I don't reply to everything. But so first off I really, really, really, really, really, really, must apologize that I completely forgot your birthday earlier this month. I remembered just earlier this week and thought "oh, no" it's already the 24th and over a week and a half has passed. So Happy Belated Birthday. Also, tell Kyle Happy Birthday because I am pretty sure I remember that his birthday, as well, is in August.
So diving had its ups and downs? Sounds like fun. We have been pretty much sometimes swimming here ourselves. We had a typhoon hit this last week, but it mainly was worse up north like by Taibei. We got off pretty easy. Thursday there was a lot of rain, but Elder Dailey and I caught a lucky break because we had 6 lessons that day. Most of them were at the little library in our apartment complex, so we didn't have to go outside much. We didn't get on our bikes that day until 3:00 in the afternoon. It was nice to be able to avoid the rain. So I do use my rain jacket and keep it in my bucket that I put on the back of my bike, but I only use it when it is really raining hard. Otherwise, I just start to sweat in my jacket instead. So it's a balance really between deciding when to put on the jacket or not.
This past week I went on my first exchange. From 5pm Friday to 5pm Saturday. Elder Turner (yes, my MTC companion) went with Elder Dailey and I went with Elder Vandiford, my district leader. I was at first a little apprehensive about it and a little negative thinking that I was having to pack more things into my box making it a tight fit for my day with Elder Vandiford (like exercise clothing for one thing). But after the exchange I am going to strive to think positively and optimistically as much as I can about everything. The exchange was really good and helped so much. Elder Vandiford is a great missionary that is very friendly and really likes opening his mouth and trying to become friends with everyone. So we practiced contacting and he as well helped to teach me some things about contacting. I also was to see some ways or things I can implement as a missionary to be better and improve. One of the cool things that he did with me though was that night he did this psychology test with me to see what kind of person I am. He does this with everyone. It helped me to better see who I am and really actually made me feel good. I will try to write and explain it as quickly as I can.
So we had the lights off and were lying on our beds. He told me to clear my mind and empty it and that he would then talk me through a story and that I would say the first things that come to my mind when he would ask questions. So first was that my mind was empty and he asked to think of place and describe it. The first things that came was a castle. It had an outer wall with a main central tower. There was courtyard in front with a water feature and then little village houses within the walls. (He explained what everything meant after we were done, but I will explain as we go along) So this was my outlook on life. That I see life as majestic and great, and having great potential. So we go along that Elder Vandiford tells me to start walking along a road to this castle. Then he says there is all of a sudden a huge boulder (an obstacle) in front of me. What do I do? I say that I just wonder for a second why there is a rock there but just walk around it. This means that when faced with obstacles in life I don't let them get to me, that I simply just go around them and get over them. Next, I am walking along and he says there is an animal to the side, what is it? I say its an anteater. This is my view of my family. (I guess I didn't forget my aardvark.) Next, I am walking along and there is a box on the side of the road. I open it and there is a cup in it, and he asks me to describe the cup. It's a smaller mug only maybe 3 inches tall. It's simple, a blue teal color, no flashy designs or graphics on it. Just simple and eloquent. He asks me what I do with it. I pick it up, look at, admire it, and decide that it is a good cup and will be useful and so I bring it with me. This is my view of the opposite gender. The cup is my wife. The color of blue means she will probably be more patient, loving and forgiving. Also, she will be simple and eloquent, nothing far out there, flashy or striving for attention. And the great thing is I bring her with me to go through life together. Next, was I see a house to the side. I describe it as a small european cottage house. I go up to it, knock, and no one answers. So I go in and check it out. This is my self-esteem. Going in means I am comfortable with myself. Next is another obstacle, a gorge. I look for a bridge and find one but it seems a little sketchy so I check it out first. This is how I handle goals. That I look for plans to accomplish them but make sure they are sound and good plans. Next is a body of water, a lake that I come to. I find a boat that get in and cross the lake. This is how my relationships with family, friends, and others will be. I will have smooth relationships that I won't just dive into. Then I cleared my mind again and forgot this place. I was then told to think of a new place. I thought of a futuristic space station like something out of Star Wars. Then someone comes up to me and Elder V asks me who is it. Its you dad. He then asks me what I say. I ask "how are you?" and you reply well. This last part is my view of heaven. Heaven is very advanced, really technologic and such. And then you dad are my view of God and that we both thought it really cool that the first thing I ask you is "how are you".
But so these are just some of my things from the past week. Tell mom I am sorry that I won't have time to email back to her email. If she has any questions from that tell her to send them again next week and remind me to send the hymn lyrics for I am a Child Of God. Also a good idea for things to send in the package is CD's like appropriate soundtrack music.
Love Ya!
Elder Dayley


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The Jigawa Sports Council, says it is reviving traditional games to promote unity and spirit of sportsmanship among the teeming youths in the state.
Gambo Labbo, Director of the council, told newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse that the focus was on Langa, the one-legged race, Kokowa, local wrestling and Dambe, local boxing.
Labbo said an inter-local government competition in the three traditional games is currently going on in the state.
He regretted that emphasis had been placed on football above other sports in the country.
"We abandoned most of our traditional games which are being competed for nationally and internationally, so, we feel that the only way to revive these games is through organising competitions,'' he said.
According to him, the competition being held in collaboration with Traditional Sports Association, has five participants from each of the 27 local government areas competing in wrestling and boxing, and eight each in Langa.


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Feeling mom guilt???? Overtaxed by your obligations to others? Are you making time for yourself? Time to Rally!
You need to read the Fringe Hours by Jessica N. TurnerI had never heard of this book until CCC mentioned it on her podcast geekygirlsknit
This book reaffirms some of what I already felt and gave me food for thought (through a Christian lens).
I'm clearly not alone, as my friend Tracy recently blogged about finding margin here.
I listened to the audio book on hoopla(thanks chplnj!) And bookmarked a lot!
My takeaways:
Just because something is a good thing, doesn't mean it's good for you at this moment in your life.
Too many good things can be too much. Think about if something should be eliminated from your schedule.
'Change is hard, but good in the end'
Watch out when you're on the internet, simple browsing is a quick catalyst for the comparison game
Don't allow the sin of envy to come into your lives…remember that what you see isn't the 24hrs a day in someone's home - it's just a glimpse
Romans 2v1
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are, when you judge another; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things.
Matthew 7 v1-2Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
Turn your thoughts into something positive….commend rather than condemn!
'women may judge a lot of little things about each other, but that judgement is rarely remembered in the long run;
'we can do more thanwe can even imageine whe just need to do it"
Fear holds us captive
'Self care doesn't have to be complicated to promote healing'
Find opportunities to find time for you--those are the fringe hours: like lunch, late night or early morning.
An easy way I practice self care is to do Jamberry..it fits your schedule which was one of the many things that appealed to me…I do it on my own time…after kids are in bed or while they are occupied with something.
"'If it makes me yell at my kids, don' do it'"
Sometimes you have to say NO. I need to work on this! She gives you 9 ways to do it!
'9 creative wasy to say no;
Just no
Gracious no
I'm sorry no
It's someone else's decision no
My family is the reason no
I know someone else no
I'm already booked no
Setting boundaries no
Not no not yes no'
Create healthy boundaries to define how you spend your time and energy
Eliminate unreasonable expectations
When you add too many extras, things will go awry which sets us up for failures.
Think about commitments and skills before committing….so you can meet deadlines with grace and assurance
'Embrace your limitations as realistic opportunities to do what you can do.'
'our passions can sometimes be obstacles' Let go of self imposed have-tos and settle for good enough
Find a community, and if you can't start your own 'your boldness might be an answer to their prayers'
Going to work is not mommy nor daddy time….you need to talk with your spouse so you can have times to renew your spirt
People who are happy to help you, still need to be told you need it.Be speific about your needs; time/day/ how longs /wht do you need hep with/identifying passions/being consistent
'procrastination is never helpful'
Practicing Sabbath Exodus 20
8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; 11 for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
3rd commmandment. The sabbath is for us, for our need to feed the soul. 'If you don't the time to be still and rest you will eventually suffer;
Marc 2 v 27 27 And he said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath; 28 so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."
Without rest we go into survival mode where everything seems important.
'How can you be more intentional with how you pray? There is always time for prayer…I listen to and pray the rosary on my commmute.
'we are our most real self when we pray'
Not getting enough sleep will eventually catch up with you
Trust in God, everything is an opportunity
Embrace joy in our everyday..
'Life's joys can be intensified when we invest in ourselves
how are you intentional about choosing joy
Celebrate small victories: the act of acknowledging an accomplishment is a powerful statement' don't fail to celebrate your own accomplishments…recognize the opportunities life gives you :) even successfully executing a new recipe (pin link)
'give thanks'
Pray and thank God for the blessings he has given you. Write your blessings in a journal, send a handwritten note to someone. Consider the gifts you receive each day and thank God for them.
'Taking care of ourselves is the critical part of living a healthy life'
Her closing prayer for us:
The glory of God is in all of us…let your light shine and help other's light shine too.
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all Biblical quotes are from the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition.


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Is there a way to scrape ebay listings to find emails?
If so what tools or program can do this?
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WHEN FLORA FRASER TOLD FRIENDS she was researching a book about George III's daughters, none of them, she admits, showed more than the slightest interest. Once she had told them that none of the six princesses married anybody famous and that none of the marriages had the slightest dynastic consequence, they couldn't find anything else to ask.
It's an understandable reaction. These were, after all, lives of suppressed longing, obedience and patience, not ones consumed by a grand passion, like that of Emma Hamilton, about whom Fraser wrote her first book. And the six princesses were certainly the temperamental opposites of their sister-in-law, Queen Caroline - the subject of her second biography - who brought Britain to the edge of a constitutional crisis and turned George IV's coronation into pure melodrama.
No: Princesses Charlotte, Augusta, Elizabeth, Sophia, Amelia and Mary (in the all-important order of seniority, which meant closeness to power, which meant bossiness) were altogether more dutiful. Without Fraser, who had become intrigued by their conspiratorial, secretive letters when researching her life of Queen Caroline, they might well have slid off unregarded into the footnotes of academic history.
Their biographer is, at least genetically, a natural-born biographer. At 17, she was already working in the British Museum, helping to research books such as her mother's biography of Charles II and her grandmother's books about Victorian women. Mother is, of course, Lady Antonia Fraser; grandmother was Elizabeth Longford: search the massed ranks of British biographers and you won't find a purer professional pedigree.
Nor is she the last of the fabulously talented Fraser girls. One of her sisters, Rebecca, is the biographer of Charlotte Bront; another one, Natasha, European editor of Harper's Bazaar, last year produced a biography of Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel. This, then, is a family with formidable literary connections that link up across generations.
There is, she insists, nothing particularly special about her family background: lots of other families have members in the same line of business and so on. Certainly her mother read Princesses when it was nearly finished and offered helpful suggestions, and her grandmother was another "invaluable" source of advice.
WHETHER CONSCIOUSLY OR NOT, however, Fraser has chosen to concentrate on a different era from either of them. "I've always enjoyed the literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It's the language of Jane Austen, with the sensibility of the modernity, but not yet the institutional brickwork, of the Victorians.
"I loved doing the research, because as you read the princesses' letters you can see them finding ways to express emotions that would have been masked only a generation before. You see their private feelings about very public events, like their father's madness. And in all their lives - far more than their brothers' - you see just how much they had to endure."
That endurance took many forms. Above all, it lay in seeing their father lose his sanity, and knowing that the slightest upset they caused him might worsen his condition. As he had seen his own sisters make miserable dynastic marriages, he wanted to avoid his daughters suffering the same fate, so he passed an Act denying them permission to marry without his consent or, once they were over 25, that of parliament.
The princesses paid a heavy price for their father's over-protectiveness. Although the Princess Royal was allowed to marry at the age of 30, the remaining five found the restrictive life at court impossible to escape. "We go on vegetating, as we have done for the last 20 years," wrote 38-year-old Princess Elizabeth in 1808.
If the king was blind to this, it was because while his sons were rebellious, corrupt and generally unimpressive in command, his daughters gave him nothing but love. "I am like poor Lear," he said, at the height of his madness in the Regency crisis of 1788-9, "but thank God I have no Regan, no Goneril, only three [remaining of six] Cordelias." As Fraser points out, his daughters returned that love, even though it had blighted their happiness: after his death, they long treasured memories of their "excellent parents" or found themselves wondering "what the dear King would approve".
Perhaps they were thinking back, past all the years of madness, to their own childhoods. "He really was the most tender of fathers," says Fraser, and she shows how he would call into his children's bedrooms at 6am (much to his servants' discomfiture) just to watch them sleep, would get down on the floor to play with them, and be "sad to part with them in the afternoon even though he would see them again in the evening".
If his first descent into madness in 1788 was compounded by the death of his infant son Octavius, it was the death of his daughter Amelia in 1810 that finally pushed him over the edge of sanity. On her deathbed, she gave him a ring which he pledged to wear on his own deathbed "for she was in his heart's core". Within days of her death, the mania has started. The king imagined that Amelia was still alive and living in Weymouth, and that all his sons, apart from Octavius, were dead.
The princesses' lives, overshadowed by the king's madness and restricted by royal decree, might seem to offer little for the biographer, and there are indeed times when you wonder whether they constitute little more than a historical footnote. In August 1792, for example, while across the Channel the mob was tearing into the Tuileries, George III's daughters were blithely taking the waters in Weymouth, their only complaint being the quality of plum cake offered them on the journey back to Windsor.
Not all the princesses, however, were as docile as their parents imagined. Sophia had an illegitimate baby by one of the king's equerries, Augusta had a doomed decade-long relationship with one of Wellington's star generals, and the ill-fated Amelia, who contracted venereal disease when she was 15, had a similarly long-lasting and passionate affair with General Fitzroy, whose initials she entwined around her own on the cutlery she commissioned ahead of a marriage that never took place.
Telling all six of their stories, says Fraser, required huge amounts of research. "Along with their own letters, there were those of their mother and seven brothers, their friends, even their wet nurses. The number of letters was almost overpowering.
"They did at least teach me everything about the subjects the princesses were alluding to. But I didn't have their private thoughts. That only came in their correspondence with Lady Elizabeth Harcourt, a lifelong confidante to all of them. There was a whole range of sensitive subjects - the king's madness, Sophia's illegitimate child, everything. This one woman was the repository of all the royal family's secrets."
Fraser was determined to use this abundance of source material to tell the story as far as possible through the princesses' eyes. With so many characters, this inevitably complicates the narrative, although the source material still speaks movingly across the years.
Despite all the literature on the madness of king George III, for example, nothing is quite as poignant as the scene Fraser gives us, in which the king's doctors, hoping the sight of his children will restore his sanity, parade them in the garden while he looks down from a tower window. At first the younger princesses are unaware of being watched, then they glance up and see their father, looking haggard and still wearing a nightgown and nightcap even though it's midday, banging on the window in frustration. Men the princesses don't know bundle him away.
Fraser doesn't tell the story as a novelist would do, highlighting the fact that this is the first the young girls would have known that their father was mad. She doesn't need to. She sticks to the sources and they (the Harcourt files again) reveal that the princesses "all seemed more dead than alive when they got into the house".
It's a richly detailed story Fraser has to tell, and at times she doubted whether she'd be able to do justice to its complexity. She has, although she promises she'll revert to one subject instead of six for her next biography.
She won't say who her next subject will be, but she adds with a smile that it will be a lot simpler. Why? "For the first time, I'll be writing a book about a man."
Princesses, by Flora Fraser, is published by John Murray, price 25


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All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been recalled to the West Indies squad for their home one-day international series against Australia.
Fast bowler Tino Best was also picked to make his return as West Indies selectors chose an experienced squad for the first three games of the five-match series, starting next week.
"Tino over the last two years has been very consistent with his performance in the shorter format of the game," chairman of selectors Panel Clyde said in a statement on Tuesday.
"And Dwayne looks like he has returned to form and has been consistent, plus his on-field experience will be of value to us."
Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath were all overlooked because of injuries and fast bowler Fidel Edwards was not included because the selectors wanted to save him for the tests and Twenty20s.
"It is all about workload management as we approach a long and demanding schedule of cricket," Clyde said.
"So we have to handle him with care, considering the injury problems which he has had in the past."
Squad: Darren Sammy (captain), Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels.
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text: In Marshall County, when a judge gives an order to do something, it's a good idea to do it. Especially when that order is to register yearly on the Indiana's Sex and Violent Offender Registry. Two convicted sex offenders found that out the hard way recently, after they were discovered shirking their obligation to update their entry on the registry. According to court records, Karl Lichtsinn, 37, of Plymouth, and Alvaro Fernandez, 32, of Bremen, have both been charged in Marshall Superior Court with failure to register as a sex offender after police discovered that they were no longer living at the addresses where they had most recently registered. Detective Ward Byers of the Marshall County Sheriff's Department said the two men were arrested after a routine check of the county's registered sex offenders -- of which there were 79 as of Wednesday -- failed to elicit a response from either of the men. "We do check on them after they register," he said. "Once a year, we send a notice to remind them that they are required to update their record. "Neither of them responded to the notice," Byers said. Failure to register as a sex offender when required to do so is a Class D felony in Indiana. Police are also seeking a third man for failure to register. Byers said an arrest warrant has been issued for Jeremy Herford, 32, whose most recent address is in the 1600 block of North Michigan Street. Byers said Herford was the subject of one of the random spot checks conducted by police to help confirm the accuracy of the registry. "We went out to the address he had listed, and (Herford) was not living there," he said. Anyone with information about Herford's whereabouts should call the Marshall County Sheriff's Department at (574) 936-3187 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 342-STOP.


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If you are a born foodie and want to explore the mughlai food then you just cannot overlook the especial dish, crown of the cuisine Biryani. Therefore, one must try Biryani for sure. However, when it comes to talk about the biryani, Kolkata biryani comes on the first row with the display of flourishing Potato. The golden potato used to give the Kolkata biryani a different aroma and taste than others. On a single day, one can book a car from any car rental service Kolkata and explore these following eateries.
With outlets at different areas in Kolkata, Arsalan is one of the best eateries in Kolkata, which serves bona fide Mughlai sustenance and particularly Biryani. The Park Circus branch arranged directly before the Park Circus crossing has the best servings as far as taste. It is very little costly. Inside the eatery it is hard to discover a man who does not have a plate of Biryani separated from different dishes. There is no opposition confronted by this restaurant in spite of so whatever other spots and it keeps on drawing in individuals ordinary. A tip is request a plate of Arsalan Special Biryani. Nothing on earth tastes better. They in reality serve one of the best Biryani arrangements in the nation (yes, we vouch for that!) whose taste will wait in your mouth for eternity! In case you're in Kolkata, you'll find very many branches of a similar eatery spotted around the city.
While every one of them serve practically similar biryani, so as to relish the best, visit their Park Circus Seven Point branch—their primary. A plate of Mutton/Chicken Biryani here will set you off by Rs.225.
It is situated in Diamond Harbor Road and is the best Biryani focus in the south-western piece of Kolkata. Alongside only mughlai dishes, it likewise has Chinese and North Indian. However, the general population who visit Haji Saheb are the ones who entirely go for the Biryani. Costs are less expensive as well. One mystery is that one plate Biryani when stuffed and brought home is of a more prominent amount than which is served inside the eatery. The ones who think about it bring it home and enjoy it.
Aside from being acclaimed for Kati-moves, Nizam's serves up the best Biryani plates accessible in Kolkata. Arranged in the New Market region, you will generally never discover a seat purge as a result of the gigantic footfall. You will most likely need to sit tight for a greatest of 5 minutes, yet the hold up is justified, despite all the trouble. Biryani, together with "kebabs" or "chaap" is superb there. The plate served has such a colossal amount, to the point that it can without much of a stretch clear a path to two stomachs. In any case, once more, it's excessively wonderful, making it impossible to share.
Again situated in the New Market range, near Nizam's, the smell of this Biryani eatery will drag you inside. The pocket squeeze being too simple, Amenia can be gone to as often as possible. The sheep Biryani and lamb chaap mix in Amenia is something which you will always remember once you have had a spoonful of it. Lamb Biryani being a hot most loved among guests is the most delicious dish here. You can likewise have it with kebabs which are exceptionally delectable as well.
This eatery is one of the most up to date kids in the piece at the same time, inside a year or two, it has made a lasting home in the hearts of the Calcuttans. Do you know what the best thing about this place is? All things considered, this their menu card demonstrates a posting of very many sorts of biryani arrangements which very little eateries are even acquainted with—and every one of those dishes taste just out of the world.
Somewhat expensive than alternate eateries on the piece, on the off chance that you need an incredible eating background alongside mouth-watering rarities getting it done, Oudh 1590 is clearly your place.
With upwards of six outlets in Kolkata this is one of the most seasoned eateries here. The fundamental branch, which is situated in Park Street, is the one where you ought to first go. Be it an old man or an adolescent, there is no one in Kolkata who has not been there. Indeed, even a man in his 70s or 80s will disclose to you how a specific Biryani tastes there. You can look over a large group of menu and not stress over any. They will be top notch without a doubt.
Therefore, one can see that there are some of the exceptional biryani eateries are available in Kolkata. Some of them are even hundred years old whereas some of them are new and recently launched. However, in terms of taste all of them can give one another very tough competition. However, the competition at the end is of course beneficial for the food lovers like us. So, what are you still waiting for? Before, the plates are going to be finished take a car and reach the hotels now.


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Over the years, a number of systems have been created to help users manage their data. I call these systems "Data Managers". There are two types - primary data managers and secondary data managers.
Primary data managers are very general-purpose in nature and are widely adopted in the computing world. File systems, databases, and web servers fall into this category. More recent members of this category include distributed file systems like Hadoop and cloud offerings like Amazon S3. These newer systems are gaining greater acceptance as "Big Data" becomes more pervasive and as users demand more mobile access to all their data.
Secondary data managers are generally more specialized in the types of data they manage. They almost always utilize the services of a primary data manager to store their underlying data. Examples of these kinds of data managers include Apple's iTunes for managing music or Google's Picassa for managing photos. They typically keep most of their unstructured data as files in a file system and create a proprietary database for storing extra metadata. These data managers may also integrate with cloud services to give the user a virtual view of their data even when it may be spread across several systems. Unfortunately, these secondary data managers are nearly always in danger of interference from other programs and must rely upon the security measures offered by the primary data manager. If another application deletes, moves, or renames one or more of the files it manages, the secondary data manager can often have trouble reconciling those changes. If another program deletes one or more of its core metadata files (i.e. its database) then the secondary data manager can fail completely.
The Didget Management System is a primary data manager. It not only provides new functionality that previous data managers lack, but it has also been designed to supplant them. This is very different from other primary data managers like databases for example, which were designed to manage structured data in ways that file systems never could, but were never designed to handle unstructured data well enough to make file systems unnecessary. A consequence of that strategy is that as each of the other primary data managers entered the market, we ended up with yet another "silo" into which a portion of our data can be put.
That is why I designed the Didget Management System to manage both structured and unstructured data well. It is designed to manage that data in both simple configurations and in distributed cluster environments. When the amount of data grows from a few thousand pieces of information to billions of pieces utilizing petabytes of storage, there will not be a costly transition point where all the existing data must be migrated to an entirely new system. If we are successful, new data will not only be created as Didgets instead of as files or traditional database tables, but all the old data will be converted to Didgets as well. Our goal is to replace those other primary data managers completely.
In order to realize that goal, the Didget Management System has to do all the critical data management functions of the system it is replacing in addition to its new feature set. It cannot just be 5%, 10%, or even 50% better either. It has to be at least TWICE as good as the old system. When I designed it, that was my minimum threshold. If I couldn't make it dramatically better, it would not gain widespread adoption and would likely fall into a very narrow niche product and not be worth the effort.
Fortunately, the design has proven to work so well that I not only think we have met that 2x threshold, I think it has greatly exceeded it. I would not be surprised if once all the features are fully implemented, that we will have a system that is 10x better than those other systems. That does not mean that we will do everything 10x better than every feature found in those other systems (for example we will not be able to read a Didget ten times faster from disk than a file system can read a file), but rather that overall it will be that much better when all the factors of performance, feature set, ease of use, security, and flexibility are considered.


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Hi Everyone!
Hope you are all keeping well.
A new card to share today.
I didn't feel like coloring this time so I created a collage card
using a couple stamp sets from my Stampin'Up oldies.
I chose the theme from Maja Design's March Mood Board.
Designer Paper ~ Maja Design Vintage Spring, Vintage Summer,
Vintage Autumn, Life by the Sea
Dies & punches ~ Marianne, La La Land Crafts, Stampin'Up
I had fun making this card, different from my usual style.
The only time consuming part is measuring and cutting up all the pieces!
Thanks so much for stopping by and wish you all a lovely week!
I would like to participate in the following challenges:
- Maja Design~ March Mood Board
- Crafting from the Heart~ Anything goes
- Addicted to Stamps~ Any shape


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editor's perspective
Helping Those Who Need It Most
Giving back. Paying it forward. Pitching in. We frequently hear terms such as these in our daily lives, but how often do we act on them? In particular, how often do we engage in these important activities in our professional lives? I think that we need to remember the importance of our role as eyecare practitioners in the public health concerns of this global society.
Without question, many excellent, eyecare-focused, charitable organizations spring to mind in terms of opportunities for financial giving—far too many to try to list here. But, it's not always about simply giving money. Don't overlook other ways in which you can give back to your communities and, especially, to your individual patients.
Our careers in practice are focused on generating revenue for our livelihood, but there are relevant times in the care of our patients when those concerns become marginalized because of patient needs. Some of you may have provided free eye care to an indigent patient who needs specialty contact lenses to see. Or, you may have donated items such as spectacles, care solutions, or pharmaceuticals to those who desperately need them, or to treat blinding eye disease.
We thank you for those times in which you have selflessly stepped up on behalf of your patients and viewed such situations as an opportunity to make a difference in their lives. We should all strive to live by the wisdom of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, who said, "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."


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The 1%
by indonotes
It is not exactly a cheery note to end the year with, but during my holiday I was listening to some back episodes of the podcast Talking Indonesia and was particularly struck by a statistic quoted by Dr Matthew Wai-Poi from the World Bank, in an episode about inequality in Indonesia. Based on a 2014 study it was estimated that the richest 1% of households owned 50% of wealth in Indonesia, one of the highest rates for any country where data was available. The report is available here and the relevant chart is on page 18 (using the report's pagination).


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ROME, April 1, 1891.
The Pope of Rome charges me to congratulate you on your name-day and wish you as much money as he has rooms. He has eleven thousand! Strolling about the Vatican I was nearly dead with exhaustion, and when I got home I felt that my legs were made of cotton-wool.
I am dining at the table d'hote. Can you imagine just opposite me are sitting two Dutch girls: one of them is like Pushkin's Tatyana, and the other like her sister Olga. I watch them all through dinner, and imagine a neat, clean little house with a turret, excellent butter, superb Dutch cheese, Dutch herrings, a benevolent-looking pastor, a sedate teacher, . . . and I feel I should like to marry a Dutch girl and be depicted with her on a tea-tray beside the little white house.
I have seen everything and dragged myself everywhere I was told to go. What was offered me to sniff at, I sniffed at. But meanwhile I feel nothing but exhaustion and a craving for cabbage-soup and buckwheat porridge. I was enchanted by Venice, beside myself; but since I have left it, it has been nothing but Baedeker and bad weather.
Good-bye for now, Marya Vladimirovna, and the Lord God keep you. Humble respects from me and the other Pope to his Honour, Vassilisa and Elizaveta Alexandrovna.
Neckties are marvellously cheap here. I think I may take to eating them. They are a franc a pair.
To-morrow I am going to Naples. Pray that I may meet there a beautiful Russian lady, if possible a widow or a divorced wife.
In the guide-books it says that a love affair is an essential condition for a tour in Italy. Well, hang them all! I am ready for anything. If there must be a love affair, so be it.
Don't forget your sinful, but sincerely devoted,
Anton Chekhov,
My respects to the starlings.
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KE.D.D.Y. assesses and supports children and youth (ages 4-18) in the providence of Evia since October of 2003. So far the assessment and support team has provided services into approximately 6,000 students and youths. The therapeutic and evaluation team consists of two psychologists, two social workers five special education teachers and one speech therapist.
Since KE.D.D.Y. of Evia Island is responsible for the support and evaluation of all pupils in the specific district, aims and scope of the project will be immediately public to the principals of their schools with specific directions on information of the target group. KE.D.D.Y. provides over watch to 131 secondary schools, all over the island.
KE.D.D.Y. has a collaboration with different public service institutions (stake holders) in order to achieve the goals that are set by the coordinator of the project.
The specific topics related to projects and tasks of KE.D.D.Y. are the following:
- Rating Disabilities on I.C.F. protocol & intervention (Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD Syndrom, etc.)
- Research on minority groups
- Supporting socially vulnerable groups
- Creating protocols and evaluation procedures
- Review procedures (as an external evaluator)
- Configuration – processing issues of social inclusion policies
- Teachers and families training and support on dyslexia and other learning disabilities topics
Furthermore, KE.D.D.Y. within its obligations in the project, will collect data on the specific topic, will inform all stake holders involved and contact local and regional authorities. (Private or public body, NGO's, etc.) Due to its expertise and involvement, KE.D.D.Y. will arrange workshops in schools and parents association in the Evia district in order to inform them on topics associated with drugs prevention, abuse and support of drug addicts.


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The First Lady Of The United States Of America - Poem by Leonides S. Sales
H igh powered lawyer absolutely beautiful with a golden heart
I ntelligent, woman of excellence with impressive personality
L oving kind and caring mother, Chelsea pride and joy charming daughter
L iberal, a woman of courage great ability fighter for a good cause
A diplomat, model human being, energetic modest and supportive
R emarkable service devoted of faith to your family and country
Y ale university alumna staff lawyer Senate Watergate committee 1974 R ecognized expert on children's issues, education and legal rights
O utstanding achievements an inspiration of younger generation
D emocrat, a working woman a marvelous job, good Samaritan
H ighly regarded reputation happy women smile and the world is yours
A very great figure decisive extraordinary leadership
M arried to a distinguished handsome President Bill Clinton C reative, soft spoken, global ambassador of goodwill, building universal friendship
L egendary finest First Lady pride of the American people
I ncredibly lucky a triumphant first family in the White House
N oble family, natural beauty flexible skills, talents, understanding
T he most admired woman in America today very generous and humble
O f all the good things you have done you'll always beloved and remembered
N ations in this planet earth you are wonderful person.
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Immobolized by the thought running through her head, Jane was rendered speechless. But quickly the bitter words and angry feelings came back to the surface, and she stepped back from the man.
"What do you want?" she asked, a caustic edge to her voice. "Haven't you taken enough from me?" Her accusations were meant to hurt him, but his face simply softened and searched her eyes- no, her heart. Slowly, he began to shake his head.
"You have no idea, do you? You really, truly, honestly, do not know who I AM." Jane was infuriated by these words.
"Oh, but I do! You're the man who died on the cross for me! The one who rose again from the dead! The one who stole my boyfriend, my friends, and now even my parents from me! Because you are the God who gives and takes away, right? You're the God who destroys lives just so that you, in your jealousness, can be the center of them!" Her anger rushed out in a torrent of words and tears. Her jaw tensed and her fists clenched. How dare he come here and try to woo her with his touch? How dare he invite her out here after taking away all that she loved?
Understanding filled his eyes. "Dear Jane... that wasn't me," he whispered. Jane was out of words, so she just stared at him. He reached for her hand and she let him grab it. What do I have to lose? she thought. He smiled, and she remembered he could read her thoughts.
He led her deeper into the forest, and Jane was shocked to see that the beauty continued to get better as she got closer to the core. Freshly fallen dew glistened in the light of the moon, trees were taller, and the distant sound of a creek filled the air. He stopped by a rock and turned to face her.
"It's much more prettier in here than it was at the outskirts of the woods, isn't it?" he asked.
Jane was slightly confused by the question, but she nodded. Why does the beauty in here matter? I just finished yelling at you and you're showing me how nice the forest behind my home is...
He smiled and winked at her, the laugh lines around his eyes deepening as he did so. Though Jane was still angry and befuddled with all that was going on, she let herself enjoy the moment she was in, hoping soon enough her companion would explain what was going on.
And he did just that. "Though the outskirts of the forest are pretty, the outter world can still reach you there. Outside predators can still see you and find you. But the deeper you get in, the more stunning the forest becomes, and the less the outsiders can find you."
Jane felt like he was talking in riddles, but she decided she would go along with it. He continued. "And the further you go in, the further you want to keep travelling, until you're suddenly at the heart. You get lost in the wonder of it all and no longer desire to be on the outside, because the pain can no longer reach you there. That's where you understand what the forest truly is. But if you stay on the outskirts of it, you'll never know, and you'll think that it's no different than living on the outside anyways."
Jaw dropping with what he was trying to get across, she finally knew what he was referring to. "But... religion never shows us how to go deeper."
"Religion isn't what I want, dearest. Religion is man's way of getting to me. Its like the vines at the edge of the forest, and so many people get caught in them. This makes them fair game for anyone on the outside." He made sure she was still following what he was saying, probably reading her thoughts. Then he spoke again. "Instead, I want you to run to the core, to the center, of me. I want a relationship. Seek me and you will find me, call on me and I will answer, draw near to me and I will draw near to you..."
Then he was gone. Jane looked around, frightened by his sudden disappearance. She heard a gentle whisper, "Chase me, and you will catch me."
So Jane ran, she wasn't sure where she was running but she ran. Using the sound of the creek as her guide, she went in the direction she thought would be the core. As she ran, she began to laugh. Then she came to a clearing, and there was the creek. "Jump in," the whisper said.
She jumped in, submerging herself in the crisp waters. When she came up for breath, she couldn't help the joy that flowed from her. At the edge of the creek, she saw her Savior standing. She got out quickly, wanting to hear more of what he had to say.
"Did you touch the bottom?" he asked.
Jane shook her head, "I couldn't find it."
He smiled. "That's because it's bottomless." She made a face, confused. "Like my love, it doesn't end. It just keeps going."
Jane remembered the thoughts she had during the day. A loving God... His teeth showed as he smiled once again at her. Then he took both her hands and began to dance. Jesus knows how to dance?? she quickly thought.
He threw his head back in laughter and she couldn't help but join in. This was wonderful, this was amazing, she never wanted to leave here. But she knew she would have to eventually. Obviously reading her thoughts again, he spoke up.
"You never have to leave, Jane. Keep this forest in your heart forever. Don't get caught in the vines, but instead run to the core. This is my Father's heart, flowing with joy and love and peace. The outsiders can't touch you here." Then he picked a flower from beside the creek and handed it to her. Jane remembered hearing that God was a romantic, but she never took the saying seriously. Now she knew that it was quite true.
Searching his eyes, she knew it was time to return home. Holding the flower close to her heart, she squeezed her eyes shut. When she opened them again, she was in her bed and it was morning.
Frantic, Jane looked around her room. Was it just a dream? she wondered. Smiling at the memory of her Savior dancing with her, she sat up in bed. That's when she felt it in her hand.
The flower. "So it wasn't a dream after all," she whispered.
And that's when the vines of religion let go of Jane's heart. That's when she learned to run to the core of the forest no matter where she was. That's when she learned that the outside predators couldn't touch her.
That's when she found her relationship with God, and found life in it.
Daddy's Girl
Jeremiah 29:13, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."


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Self Discovery and Directory Updates
Thank you for stopping by to update your information! GCF West is growing and so is each covenant member. The passion fueling our elders and staff is to build God's house and that only happens when we all build ourselves up to God's calling on our lives. Take this simple and seemingly small task as an opportunity to seek after God's will and perfect plan for you.
Completing a Self Discovery Assessment is a matter of FAITHFULNESS, not just as a church member; but as a good steward of the life Christ has given to us. We commend and thank everyone who has completed or is about to complete their assessment. It takes some time to finish, but you will find it worthwhile and it will give staff and elders a deeper understanding of how and where God wants to put you in building God's Kingdom at GCF West. That is what it is all about!
If it has been a year since you have filled out your Self Discovery Assessment, it was all on paper and thankfully that is no longer the case! We are asking for everyone who has not yet filled out an electronic copy of the assessment to complete the electronic version as soon as possible. We have made some changes to the questions, and God has probably made some changes in your heart and vision for your ministry. It will be interesteing to see the new work He has done in your life!
A new addition to the Self Discovery Assessment is the Thinking Wavelength Profile. It has it's own link, but you will also be redirected to complete it after your Self Discovery Assessment. It is only six questions long, but it is extremely telling of what types of ministry positions you will thrive in.
If you need to leave while filling out the Self Discovery Assessment, you may exit your web browser and come back, the information will still be there as long as you use the same computer and web browser that you started with. All information entered is encrypted and will only be seen by GCF West elders and staff.
For those who have completed the Self Discovery Assessment and Thinking Wavelength Profile, there is a button to update your directory information. This will make communicating changes in phone numbers and addresses a breeze. We especially want to track everyone's special days such as birthdays and anniversaries as well as new additions to the family. If you are not a covenant member at GCF West, we still want to know you! Feel free to fill out the Directory Update Form as well!
Thank you for your faithfulness, we can't wait to see how God uses us to build His house!
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BelAire Bangkok
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Property Location
With a stay at BelAire Bangkok in Bangkok (Sukhumvit), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Embassy of Pakistan and Stock Exchange of Thailand. This 4-star hotel is 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from Grand Palace and 11.8 mi (19 km) from Wat Arun.
Make yourself at home in one of the 152 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. Guests can get to nearby shops on the shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at Tiffin Restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/café. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Bangkok? This hotel has facilities measuring 732 square feet (68 square meters), including meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Hotel policy
Bed Types are requests only and may not be honoured at the hotel if availability does not permit.
Property Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy. Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property. 24-hour airport shuttle service is available on request. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.
Important Information
Please note, there is important information about this property to know before you arrive.
Know Before You Go
- This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Up to 2 children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: THB 412 for adults and THB 206 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 900 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1500.0 per day
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Picture worth 1000 words… September 30, 2012
Astrological and spiritual perspectives on June 2012, and the Lunar Eclipse on the 4th June 2, 2012
From the always awesome Dipali Desai and her Celestial Space Astrology Blog:
"The month of June 2012 is bustling with activity…It is a time where we close a symbolic door and contribute to an ending of a chapter in our lives."
"…Tides within the emotional level may run high and low. Is is wise to 'cleanse' and re-balance now. Eclipse energy tends to symbolically "quicken" issues, situations and event as well as propels people towards the next step."
"With the Lunar Eclipse it involves ' illuminating endings' combined with Full Moon which is 'culmination' we have potent energy to "let go." And this wave can continue from the day of the Lunar Eclipse for up to six months afterwards."
"The Sun (in Gemini) and the Moon (in Sagittarius) are in a 'opposition' to one another. This represents we must come to terms with a conflict or something that we are in the midst of a 'tug of war' with. It begins within the mind and a single perception can help move energy."
"A rare delight that happens right after the Lunar Eclipse on June 4th/ 5th, 2012. It is the 'Venus Transit' where Venus conjuncts the Sun and crosses the face of it. This type of 'Venus Transit' occurred back in 2004 in the sign of Gemini and will not happen again until 2117…"
"At the time of the Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse; there is a mutable T-square' aspect that involves Sun/Moon, Venus retrograde and Mars in Virgo. This symbolism suggests high-strung energy that is driving each to let go and move on."
"It is possible for major bickering, emotional upsets, irritations and arguments to break out over misunderstandings now. Some relationships or situations may abruptly come to an end for others, it is the final closure…."
"The potential is to be flexible towards letting go of perceptions and false beliefs that generate inner tension and frustrations. How do you let go of disappointments and unrealistic expectations? Realize you are responsible for your processing, perception and emotions about the issue or situation."
"Reclaim your power by getting centered and realigned with your Wisdom Self/Soul. Meditation, yoga, taking a walk in Nature can all be helpful now. Relax and let go. Accept and move forward. Forgive and Heal. Allow the Lunar Eclipse to help 'wash away the past.'"
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