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CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 23, 2016 – It is difficult to determine whether the growing Muslim migrant crisis in Europe is getting worse, because there is so little media coverage of it in the United States. The problem seems to be spreading, however, as more and more reports move across the Internet concerning new violent incidents occurring in previously unmentioned locales.
One such place is the city of Calais in the north of France, which has been in the news recently due to the swarms of alleged Muslim refugees attempting en masse to break through security and travel the Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel") to the UK.
Historically, Calais has been a well-known port city on the northern coast of France that before the Chunnel was the primary gateway between England and continental Europe since it is the narrowest point between the two. Strategically, Calais played an important role during World War II because the Germans were convinced that Calais was the logical place for an allied invasion, given its proximity to Great Britain.
Today, Calais faces a different sort of "invasion," as thousands of often hostile migrants have turned the city into a living war zone that residents call the "Jungle." Citizens of Calais say they can no longer rely on police protection because law enforcement officials will not even entertain complaints. "The government has abandoned us," said one resident.
Paris and several other major European cities now actually tolerate specific districts called "no-go zones," where police refuse to enter, basically allowing these areas to operate under Islamic Sharia law.
Almost all of the current wave of migrants causing chaos in Calais are young men from North Africa and the Middle East. According to reports, since their arrival, the crime rate in the city has ballooned to a point where longtime residents say it has become unbearable.
One witness identified only as Simone said, "There are riots. They come to the town center by 2, 3, 4 thousand…Everywhere. They bash cars with iron bars, they attack people. They even attack children."
"There are rapes, there is theft," added Simone. "It is unimaginable what we suffer. They enter private houses when the people are at home. They just enter. They want to eat, they help themselves. Sometimes they also bash the people, stealing what they can and afterwards, what they cannot take they destroy. And when we want to defend ourselves, we have the police on our back."
"They demonstrate because of their conditions, but the more one gives them, the more they demand. They never have enough. Never, never, never."
Meanwhile, in Belgium, which has become another hotspot of violence due to massive migratory incursions, 11 people were arrested on Sunday when a riot broke out involving Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis in a dispute over a Syrian woman who refused to wear a head scarf. The riots occurred at a migrant reception center in Leopoldsburg. The attackers used chairs, brooms and trash bins during their uprising.
Theo Francken, Belgium's secretary of state for Asylum, Migration and Administrative Simplification, said "I find it totally unacceptable that some young Afghans find it necessary to tell Syrian girls to wear a headscarf and that they should not dress like western girls. They come here, they are guests here. We are not theirs. They have to adapt to our rules."
All well and good, provided those rules are enforced rather than allowing criminal immigrant elements to be appeased. Predictably, the more appeasement is attempted, the greater the problems become.
A spokeswoman for the Red Cross, An Luyten, commented on the same incident. "Two or three Afghans had been targeting a young girl from Syria for a couple of days because she was not covering her head, which is weird, because several other girls were also not wearing a headscarf. It is not clear why they were after this girl in particular. We are shocked by this massive brawl."
Therein lies the dirty little secret lurking behind incidents such as these; altercations and violence that will arise again and again even though people purport to be "shocked" by such incidents. For years, we have been repeatedly warned about the likely occurrence of similar altercations due to governments' refusals to protect national interests and the interests of their own citizens. Apathy is not an excuse.
Apparently, what Francken and his colleagues do not understand is that Muslims live by rules different from those of Western societies. As a consequence, if local officials fail to enforce their own national and local rules, the problems will persist as these lawless invaders attempt to enforce their own violent and coercive codes of justice.
Understandably, it is impossible to report on each individual incident in Europe concerning the migrant crisis, though they are becoming legion. However, the American media should, at the very least, provide a general idea as to the magnitude of the growing Muslim migrant violence in Europe rather than ignoring it or offering politically correct but entirely ineffectual "compassion."
By not informing the American public, the media is doomed to be "shocked" when similar situations begin to arise in the United States precisely in the same manner as the Red Cross representative in Belgium belatedly reacted.
Unfortunately, by then it will be too late.
Bob Taylor has been traveling the world for more than 30 years as a writer and award-winning television producer focusing on international events, people and cultures around the globe.
Taylor is founder of the Magellan Travel Club (www.MagellanTravelClub.com)
Read more of What in the World and Bob Taylor at Communities Digital News
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Fast fun and games
igh-speed cable Internet services used to sell themselves on just that point: high-speed access.
But the novelty of speed isn't quite what it used to be. So-called early adopters have had plenty of opportunity to catch the wave of fast Net access, and development of digital subscriber line (DSL) services by telcos, though slow, has steadily become a threat, despite cable's head start in the broadband space. So the cable service operators have sought to differentiate themselves with content designed to take advantage of those fast pipes.
An example of the move to make cable's broadband service more appealing occurred last month with a deal between MTVi and Excite@Home. MTVi will be providing proprietary content for Excite's music channel and supporting secure digital music downloads on the service. That will translate into interactive content to complement MTV's on-air productions, according to MTVi President and CEO Nicholas Butterworth, who cites the possibility of showing trailers of nominees for the annual MTV Music Awards.
"Personally, I think what consumers want is better-quality audio and video," says Butterworth. "They want to see full-motion video that loads quickly and looks smooth."
That just doesn't happen over narrowband, but broadband connections provide PC users with such capability, helping create more adherents for @Home cable modems. "It's really going to drive subscriptions for Excite@Home's partners," Butterworth notes. Those partners include AT & T, Cox Communications and Comcast Cable.
The MTVi deal also includes a cross-marketing component, and MTVi will sell ads for the Excite music channel.
Peter Negulescu, vice president and general manager of Excite content applications, suggests that other, similar deals are in the pipeline.
Excite@Home put new emphasis on its video content last month with the introduction of its ClickVideo section as part of Excite@Home's 2000 launch. ClickVideo is an aggregation point for video and animation content, most of it original and some of it exclusive to Excite@Home. "It really is an early example of what we're intending to do in the rich-media area," says Negulescu. "You certainly need to put rich-media content into new buckets."
Short independent features from AtomFilms, IFilm.com and WireBreak appear in ClickVideo, along with animation from HonkWorm, Wildbrain and the episodic WhirlGirl series, the most popular single feature of Showtime's Web site. There are music videos from MTV.com and Sputnik7.com, as well as live concerts from House of Blues. Video news clips from CNN Interactive, FoxNews.com and Bloomberg are also accessible.
"We know there are people getting broadband because they want rich-media content, so we think it's important to provide them a directory for it," says Negulescu. "The idea is to get as much rich content as we can and put it where they can experience it."
The deals with Excite@Home's content partners typically involve revenue-sharing based on traffic. But some are straight licensing deals, according to Negulescu, who expects to double the number of ClickVideo content providers over the next quarter.
It's good exposure for content providers, who can optimize the quality of their content over broadband video streams. "We're looking at how to push into new distribution channels," says Matt Hulett, chief marketing officer for AtomFilms, which makes two of the independent feature titles available for streaming on ClickCinema, within ClickVideo, each month.
One popular new wrinkle on the service: self-created content in the form of homemade videos posted on ClickVideo, which will soon provide end-to-end encoding and posting for wannabe video directors.
Road Runner, the cable modem service of Time Warner Cable and MediaOne, also has been cramming video and animation content into its fast pipes. Its cable-heavy roster of content partners includes CNN, CBS Sports-Line, Discovery Channel Online, E! Online, MSNBC.com and Nickelodeon. But it also delivers edgier material from MaMaMedia and Pseudo Networks.
"Video is hot," says Vice President of Corporate Development Meredith Flynn-Ripley, "and we're going to see a lot more of it with interactive applications embedded."
Road Runner plans a new spin for its video content. A multicasting trial is slated for several markets later this year, according to Flynn-Ripley, who declines to indicate which markets or what will be multicast. "The content will vary, and we're still trying to formulate it."
Some of the content from Road Runner's partners is proprietary, and the business relationships are based on revenue-sharing and e-commerce-sharing, according to Flynn-Ripley. "They're very standard affiliate programming relationships that allow them to get in and find out what a broadband environment can do and allow us to get applications out to our customers."
Among the newest content partnerships for Road Runner is one with Cambridge, Mass.-based Into Networks, which provides CD-ROM games and entertainment for transactional and subscription fees. Approximately 135,000 MediaOne subscribers in New England have access to Into's PlayNow service, which offers individual two-day title rentals for $2.99 and access to one of its channels for $5.99 monthly, to three channels for $9.99.
PC users access the content from Into servers located at cable headends. Into splits the transaction fees with its cable carriers. "We are probably the sweet spot for broadband services right now," says Vice President of Marketing Bill Holding.
Into is also in a market trial with Comcast Cable subscribers in New Jersey and has a deal with Northpoint Communications to provide programming to DSL services in the San Francisco Bay area.
The other gaming player emerging quickly in the broadband space is Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Media Station, whose SelectPlay CD-ROM service is carried by Sprint nationally and on Broadwing's Zoomtown DSL service reaching 25,000 subscribers in the Cincinnati area.
Comcast has been testing SelectPlay on its Detroit system, where it's expected to segue into a commercial launch, according to Allan McLennan, Media Station senior vice president of strategic alliances. He says Media Station is also on the verge of striking a deal to distribute SelectPlay with a major MSO across all of its systems.
Media Station makes a rotating menu of 70 software titles available for a $9.95 subscription fee, with new individual titles accessible for a two-day rental of $3.95. It splits fees with cable operators and content providers.
The television industry's top news stories, analysis and blogs of the day.

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Thus far the Lord has helped us
— 1 Samuel 7:12
Dear Friends,
It is five years since our family came to Morton, but it now seems to me as though we have always been here. It is good to take a moment at the turn of the year to look back, and to look forward also.
Whatever our experience has been, if we love the LORD we can say "thus far the LORD has helped us". It is good to place on record, as Samuel did when he set up the stone 'Ebenezer', that whatever the passing of time has brought, the LORD has helped us to this very place and time in our lives. He has not failed us, nor will He ever do so.
These five years have been hard for various reasons. Several dear friends have been called home to be 'forever with the Lord' and while we rejoice for their happiness, we miss them. Many of us have been very sick and suffered in mind and body. Yet, God has not failed us. We did not know if we would reach five years together as a fellowship without our resources being exhausted. Yet, we have, and giving has not fallen, but increased. We did not know what we could do to reach out to people, and yet the Lord has sent in a good number of new friends and has encouraged us with the best response we have seen for a very long time at our recent Christmas services. The baptistry had been dry for many years, but we have had cause to use it, and we have reason to hope we will use it again. We may feel that our meetings are insignificant and unnoticed, yet they are observed by Heaven itself. We may feel that few people are hearing God's word, and yet each sermon is heard by at least three times the number of our congregation via the internet, and some are downloaded hundreds of times in dozens of countries. We have been able to distribute thousands of gospel invitations and items of literature on the doors, at the market and at the Carnival. We have seen magnificent answers to specific prayers. We have had the privilege of standing with brothers in London who are seeking God at work. There is so much more that we could lay out here!
We have every reason to be positive about the future — because it is the Lord our God who is our helper. We have every reason to pray more fervently for the salvation of souls — because the gospel is glorious and powerful, and Christ's redemption is sufficient for all His people who have believed, and have yet to believe. We have been given a mission by the King of Kings, and we know that His kingdom cannot fail, and that He is building His church. We give God thanks for His faithfulness to us. We look back with gratitude and thoughtfulness. We look forward with excitement. He will not fail us.
His love in time past, forbids us to think,
He'll leave us at last, in trouble to sink.
Each sweet 'Ebenezer' we have in review,
confirms His good pleasure to help us quite through.
(John Newton).
May the Lord bless us all!


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Around Town
The Russell Museum/Library Board thanks the community for their generous support in their successful breakfast at the Fall Festival. They are well on their way to replacing the heating/cooling unit. The delicious meal was well-attended.
We hope to have the results of the BBQ competition in a future Russell News.
We welcome Jim Larrington as the new Russell City Maintenance Supervisor. He lives near Russell and has 2 children. Jim likes to hunt and fish in his spare time. If you see him in the Russell City Red Truck stop to introduce yourself.
Sunday, September 25, 2 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club Muzzle loading rifle
Monday, September 26, 7 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club Trap shoot
Thursday, September 29 th , 3:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. Blood drive at the Community Center. Contact Deb to make an appointment 641-203- 0681
Sunday, October 2, 2 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club Trap shoot (youth shoot free)
Monday, October 3, 7 p.m. Russell City Council meeting
Tuesday, October 4, 6 p.m. American Legion/Auxiliary
Wednesday, October 5, 6:30 p.m. Night Owls will meet at Faith United Methodist Church with Esther Harlan being the hostess and also having the lesson.
Monday, October 10, 6:30 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club permit-to- carry class
Sunday, October 16, 2 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club Deer gun sight-in match
Sunday, November 6, 2 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club Trap shoot -last shoot of the year
Monday, November 14, 6 p.m. Russell Sportsmen's Club Annual Member Meeting
For Russell news updates try the Russell Historical Society Blog
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SMF - Just Installed!
You should write one for me, Kanazaka. It could be entitled to someone you're not sure if they're a girl or not.
Um, I'll have to think about that CDSM. But you're welcome tbeean . Here's one for Selan:Selan, Selan, you are so cute.Your avatar is cute, to boot.You are a very pretty lass,Possessed of style, and wit, and class.Let's lie down upon the grass,And watch the clouds roll by.


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Jill's Take: If this isn't a War on Women I don't know what is!
Jill says: I am horrified and disgusted that the Republicans are trying to legislate the use of life-saving medical procedures! And the Republicans complained that the Affordable Healthcare Act would cause the Government to get in between you and your Doctor! What is going on in this country with women's healthcare?? I guess being a member of Congress gives you a medical degree! This is shameful! READ MORE....
"Now, a Virginia Republican has proposed legislation that assures that the next time a woman has a missed miscarriage, she would be forced to carry that dead fetus inside of her until it expelled on its own, even if that meant she could develop an infection and die."


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Have you ever asked yourself what you wanted from life?
But not in the way that kids do when dreaming ...
Or put differently - do you have any goals on what direction you wish to move
In all areas?
Or are perhaps your most important goals having money and a great career ...
Our goal is not just having money, but having it all!
Can you sense the difference?
Or do you perhaps think that money will solve your problems and "buy" all the rest you crave for?


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What a Day
17 December 2014
You should have seen the look on Jim's face when I told him that the U.S. and Cuba will restore diplomatic relations. He is a cultural historian of 20th century American religion and history who, on further quizzing, says he remembers when Fidel Castro came to power and Cuba became Communist. (Jim was about 4 years old when all that happened.)
Fittingly enough given the era (early 1960s), we ended up on Joe DiMaggio Drive in his place of birth this morning. It's down Ferry Street, across the railroad tracks and down by the water where Joe's father must have had his fishing boat.
Now there's a marina, a playground, parklands and paved walking paths. "We could ride bikes here!" Jim proclaimed.
It was the latest testament of Jim's being in perpetual bike-trail-scout-mode since we flew (not biked, though we thought of it for about 50 seconds) to San Francisco last Christmas Day.
It has been a year of profound transition, in which changes of an inevitable kind -- my parents getting older, my older relatives having health problems, Charlie getting older, Jim and me getting older -- have become evident; have needed to be faced. As of last Tuesday, I am closer to 50 than to 40. These past several weeks I have been feeling every inch An Adult, in numerous dealings with health insurance companies, healthcare providers, lawyers and the occasional utility worker.
Charlie turns 18 next May and will be legally an adult. That is why, early this morning, Jim and I appeared at court in the birthplace of Joe DiMaggio, to attend a hearing regarding our petition for Limited Conservatorship of Charlie, so that -- just we have for all of his life so far -- we will be able to make decisions about Charlie's education, his medical treatment, his place of residence and more when he is an adult. (My friend Laura Shumaker describes more about the process to obtain this in regard to her son Matthew.)
Our attorney in New Jersey had advised us that it might take a year from the time we started the process of obtaining conservatorship until it was granted, and that we should get things moving once Charlie turned 17. As things turned out, Jim and I met with an Oakland attorney in late August and then, with her guidance, had Charlie's psychiatrist complete a Capacity Declaration. Reports from the Regional Center, a court investigator and an attorney appointed by the court to represent Charlie were sought, written and sent. On Tuesday night, I put copies of all these documents into my bag.
We didn't need to refer to them. Years of prepping for IEPs has instilled habits of semper paranda in me and that, while PDFs in my email inbox are great, it is best to have paper copies.
Our attorney and the court-appointed attorney chatted with us before we went into the courtroom. The hearing itself took only a few minutes. Our case was the seventh but only the first case (involving a parcel of land and a backstory that could have been good fodder for Dickens or Steinbeck) took some time. Once summoned before the judge, we were quickly told that we would be granted all the powers of conservatorship that we had sought.
Yesterday, December 16th, was Jim's and my nineteenth wedding anniversary. We were married in Berkeley some ten minutes from the house we now live in. This mid-morning, Jim and I walked inside it and I set all the documents on their pile on the living room table (which also has a pile for Charlie's educational documents and others for his medical concerns and health insurance).
Another day of doing what we can to make the world a good place for Charlie.


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Well today is the day the Premier of the Hobbit is being held in from middle earth Wellington New Zealand. If your a fan of
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King, King Kong, and The Adventures of Tintin you won't want to miss this movie, 4 years in the making, and creating all those amazing costumes at the Special Effects Studio of Weta Studio's in Wellington and the film has been shot all over New Zealand by our very own Sir Peter Jackson and Sir Richard Taylor from Weta Studio's. Both of these gentleman were customers of mine some 15 years ago when I worked for Dow Corning and we supplies them our mould making rubbers.
Cate Blanchett, who plays Galadriel, at the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington today on the Red Carpet.
Sir Peter Jackson
The Stage from Middle Earth
Yes it's Wednesday the middle of the week and only 27 sleeps until Christmas and of course it's special because it's
Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards, wonderful work and this week we have another wonderful sketch from Arlana. If I'm rating this sketch out of
EASY, MEDIUM, or HARD.
This sketch is EASY and looks great.
Sketch #182
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Wishing everyone a wonderful week Christmas Shopping, Baking and Crafting.
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You've likely heard the expressions "save for a rainy day", "keeping up with the Joneses" and "spend less than you make", but how do these really apply to your budget in 2016? We take a look at some of the most commonly-given money advice and what it means for you. Continue reading »
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QubeTuber's own podcast is back and roaring to life tomorrow 11/9/16. We will be discussing all sorts of topics till our voices are horse and the oceans run dry, or for about an hour and a half. For those of you who don't know what QubeCast is I invite you to kick back and listen to our first three casts with such incredible guests as Akabane101, Obumbarata, DaymeeunRW, Ghezra, Fixedgerald, and the ever lovely Chief of QubeTubers media Syntria. In the past we have covered live topics such as EVE Online, Twitch, Communities, Live VR demos, and cows.
Running a podcast isn't easy but over the last several months break StarFists has overhauled the entire look and feel of QubeCast, all new layouts, better internet, better computers, dual monitors, and better quality, we are talking 1080p webcams baby. Expect us to come back and roaring into action.
QubeCast is a Podcast made by the community for the community, with this return we want your feedback and input for future episodes our Discord God Father Logiz has created a Google Form that has just a few questions that would be amazing if you could take a minute to fill out. We will personally read every answer.
StarFists will be joined by amazing guest(s), make sure to tune in at 1PM PST to https://www.twitch.tv/qubetubers


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Hello! Welcome to the new website! Since the last one shut down, I've been busy archiving six years worth of content without an online home. But thanks to the awesome Octopus Ink, I am online once more, with both my work as well as my rambling - YAY!
And it's been a great 2013 so far -- EtiquetteSG has had three events: An International Women's Day collaboration with AWARE; a sneak preview of Body Boundaries; and a reading of The Vagina Monologues, a production on which we had the privilege to work with Sayoni. We also managed to raise $7400 via an Indiegogo campaign for our year's upcoming activities. Whee!
And on the personal front, my first book, Tender Delirium, was released by Math Paper Press in April; The Point of Arrival travelled four more libraries; I began my two-year stint as an Associate Artist with The Substation and of course, I had the privilege of beginning the New Year at Sangam House.
Looking forward, there is also Queer Futures:[The Other] Singapore Conversation, a project I'm initiating as part of IndigNation 2013. If you're LGBTQA and living in Singapore, please feel free to contribute! <3
And last but not least, I am feeling supremely grateful to the people who so generously donated towards the campaign initiated to fund this website. Seriously, you are so awesome and this would not have happened without you. So thank you:
So much love to you! May you all have as awesome of a 2013 that I am currently having! :)
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Hi Crafty Pals,
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British drivers are risking £27m in fines over this minor fault
A freedom of information investigation has revealed that 2.5 million vehicles failed their MOTs for illegal tyres last year – while police hit almost 9,000 drivers with fines for defective rubber.
If you're caught driving with less than 1.6mm of tread, you could face a penalty of up to £2,500 and three points on your licence – per tyre.
- Police chief fined £586 for driving police car with bald tyres
- The 5-minute guide to car tyres
- More car news on Motoring Research
The Confused.com investigation found that 10,766 endorsements were handed out for defective tyres in 2016. Multiplying this by the maximum £2,500 penalty, motorists could be risking nearly £27 million in fines for not checking their tyres.
While driving with bald tyres can have a dangerous effect on a car's handling and stopping distance, especially in the wet, the research also revealed that drivers often aren't in a rush to get their tyres changed.
Out of those who were found to have illegal tyres, more than a third (34%) did not get their tyres replaced straight away because they didn't have the time, while almost a quarter (24%) said they couldn't afford new tyres.
A further quarter (23%) admitted to driving with dangerous tyres because the garage could not fit them in sooner.
Confused.com's motoring editor, Amanda Stretton, said: "It's pretty shocking to find out that 2.5 million drivers have failed their MOTs as a result of not checking their tyres regularly.
"We understand that arranging to have your tyres changed seems like a hassle, and we know some drivers are concerned about how big a hole it's going to burn in their pockets. But motorists need to ask themselves if it's really worth risking three points on their license and enormous fines of up to £2,500 per tyre."
The website has launched a new tyre tool that lets drivers compare the cost of tyres.
"Confused.com's tyre tool helps to lower the cost of buying new tyres by allowing you to compare prices in advance," added Stretton, "so there are no nasty surprises once you get to the garage. Plus, you can pay on the day and the cost of fitting and disposal of your old tyres is completely included in the price."


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The club's annual Open Day will take place this Sunday, with supporters invited to attend the Proact Stadium from 11am to 4pm.
The event will feature an opportunity for fans to meet the players and secure their autographs, together with various other attractions.
In the car park, there will be a chance to take part in the Tommy Lee Challenge and measure the speed of shots in the speed cage.
Youngsters from the Emerging Talent Centre and the academy will be showcasing their skills on the pitch and fans will be able to visit the home dressing room, where the players' shirts will be hung up.
Interviews with some of the players and manager Gary Caldwell will take place at various intervals.
There will be a heritage display in the SBK Computers Spires Restaurant, where fans will also be able to view some of the 'Badly Drawn Spires' player images.
Community radio station Spire Radio will be broadcasting live from the event and there will also be an appearance from the club mascot, Chester.
The new home and away shirts and a wide range of other Spireites merchandise will be on sale in the Club Superstore.
The ticket office will also also open, giving fans an opportunity to buy season tickets or collect ones already ordered. Those who are eligible for the book of vouchers will also be able to collect them.
The event is free to attend and it promises to be a great day so don't miss out!


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Thank you, Veterans.
It is easy to forget the personal sacrifices that our nation's men and women (and their families) make when they enlist in the Armed Forces. Take a minute to thank a Veteran. I am going to.
US Department of Veteran Affiairs -- Veterans Day Website.
Thanking those who keep our skies free.


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I am thankful for the world news. It keeps me fully amused, and it always provides a steady stream of good rhubarb. As they say, it's the gift that keeps on giving!
With that being said, it is once again time for another episode of the Rhubarb Report. This episode was a tough selection process, but once again, politics. music, and health care reign supreme. Herein you will find discussion of the "haves" – and the "have-nots". The task is to figure out which one is which!
1. Let's get right down to it. Let's take it to the bridge. Oh, sorry, the funk is still coursing through my veins. Last weekend, I had the tremendous privilege to witness some incredible musicianship, or perhaps better called "funks-manship", at Antones. The Kashmere Stage Band hails from Houston, Texas and have won national championships in high school band competitions. They are now the subject of a feature-length documentary, Thunder Soul, narrated by Jamie Foxx.
I can see why this stage band was considered unbeatable. There were at least 20, if not 30, musicians on stage at any one time - a full horn section, two drummers, congas, guitar, and bass guitar. They started the show on the street in front of the club, and promptly had the audience in a funk groove for the duration of the show. Having seen James Brown himself years ago, I can say that this band could definitely hold its own with the Godfather Of Soul. They have got soul – and lots of it.
2. Richie Rich, otherwise known as Mitt Romney, may be the first US president to have a Swiss bank account. Does he have something to hide? Are his finances – and his tax rate – his business, or are they now the business of the American public? And when he speaks to the country from his $8 million home, does that help him connect with the average American?
His presidential campaign has presented us with some interesting moments. He has found a way to flip-flop on the Supreme Court health care ruling. Is it a penalty? Or a tax? It's a penalty. A tax. No. Yes. A tax. A penalty. What is it, Governor Romney? While you're deciding on that, could you stop complaining about the state of the union and start providing some proposed domestic policy? At some point, he is going to need his very own platform to stand upon. Complaining only gets you so far; having an original solution would speak volumes.
In case you missed it, Patsy Cline made an appearance in the campaign as well. When Ann Romney stands by her man, and complains about those mean, nasty Democrats, it is about as close to heart-warming as we are going to get.
Oh, this campaign is going to get ugly. Really ugly. Hold on to your seats, folks, we're in for a bumpy ride.
3. In the "Go Ahead And Mess With Texas" category, closely related to the "Health Care Reports That Will Be Ignored By A State Legislature" category, Texas has ranked last in the nation in the quality of health care.
Ouch. Now that is reassuring, isn't it? I guess someone has to be at the bottom of the list.
I am sure that somewhere in the mix, Governor Perry will tell us that the report has it all wrong and that things are just wonderful in the great state of Texas. If history is correct, he will promptly remind us of the 10th amendment. You know, it's a state right to have lousy health care, and Texas is just fulfilling those 10th amendment rights. Argh.
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Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, Dip.MDT has a unique voice in the world of sport and health care, one that has been defined by his experiences as physiotherapist, mentor, McKenzie practitioner, coach, innovator, author, educator, patient, and athlete. Read more about Allan, contact him, get updates via email, or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.


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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
The Worst Song Ever
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You say its worst song...ReplyDelete
But I liked reading. .
Thanks Satya :-)Delete
haha....it may be badReplyDelete
but its a whole lotta fun...smiles.
made me think of the last song on the new passenger cd...Replies
Thank You Brian :-)Delete
Crazy but fun :)ReplyDelete
Whenever I think I have heard the worst song ever, an even worse one appears. Smiles.ReplyDeleteReplies
I guess nothing can beat this one ;-)Delete
Please don't tell anyone..;)ReplyDelete
but my wife can hardly
carry a tune as well..
but it's the thought that counts..
so i too..
carry on..with no escape..
from the vehicle that houses..
that voice...of love....
so love can be out of tune
too..;)with no escape possible...
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Ha ha ... I will keep it a secret, don't you worry ;-)Delete
oh this is a delight to read. I hope all is well in your verse...ReplyDeleteReplies
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Wedding at Lourensford Estate
Somerset West
African wedding at Lourensford Estate
October kicked off with a bang! Our usual team of Jo-Lizna and Elandi split up to cover two weddings. Jo-Lizna was at Vrede en Lust (coming soon) and Elandi covered this very special African wedding at Lourensford Estate.
For Afolabi & Debola, originally from Nigeria, it was a hard choice to decide on a wedding location. But eventually Cape Town pipped the south of France for the honours to host their special day. Friends and family from Johannesburg, Nigeria, the USA, London, Spain, Germany, Dubai and India flew in to see Afolabi walk down the aisle of St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town in her stunning timeless lace dress by Rosa Clara.
A wedding reception with exceptional food and wine was at the top of the priority list for our couple and Lourensford Estate in Somerset West ticked all the boxes. The reception started with a very engaging cocktail hour; a mini wine tasting at the beginning of cocktail hour so guests could experience the uniqueness of the wines at Lourensford, followed by a violinist serenading the guests.
Thereafter the guests were ushered inside for an intimate dinner, with the bride and groom sitting at the center. The bride is a chocolatier and wanted a touch of chocolate in all the desserts. From the macaroons to the wedding cake, guests were sure to have a dose of chocolate!
Waiting at the dinner table, were gift boxes, made by the couples parents. It was filled with tea-time favourites such as marmalade, jam, honey, tea, tea cups ( inscribed with their wedding monogram), flasks as well as an inspirational daily calendar for each guest.
The couple flew in Morientez to serenade the guests during dinner. As the end of the night grew closer, guests were entertained by a ballerina who started off with the Brides favourite song from Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and then ended her performance with the couples favourite Nigerian songs.
After the formalities, Afolabi changed into her second gown made by Nigerian designer Deola Sagoe – a custom and timeless dress that was as simple and elegant as the bride herself. While the bride was changing outfits, the guests were mingling at the whiskey and bubbly station, and finally treated to a surprise fire performance by Fire Tribe.
The night ended with glow sticks, chocolates, cotton candy, waffles and merry guests.
Photos by Elandi Coetzee & Annerien Nel.
If you liked this African wedding at Lourensford Estate, have a look at a few others that we have covered at this awesome venue in Somerset West
- Autumn – Shaun & Jade
- Summer – Mariette & De Villiers
- Early Summer – Ngawethu & Ndumiso
- Laurent @ Lourensford Venue Review
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Everyday we feature Amazon deals on our Facebook page and I never thought to put them into a roundup each day for people who don't get to see them or who only follow the blog!
Don't forget that pricing on Amazon changes all the time so what you see here may not be the same price later on. Be sure to check the pricing when checking out!
Here are the Daily Amazon Deals we posted today ~
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The Ohio State women's basketball team's season came to a close after being out-shot by the No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen, losing 99-76.
OSU failed to take advantage of the gap in the paint left with leading scorer and rebounder forward Brianna Turner out of Notre Dame's lineup with an ACL injury. Even with the return of junior forward Stephanie Mavunga, the Buckeyes failed to out rebound the Irish.
The Buckeyes were led in scoring by junior guard Kelsey Mitchell, who scored 18 points with six assists. She was followed by senior forward Shayla Cooper who had nine points, 13 rebounds, four assists and a steal.
Although Notre Dame was without Turner, the team had the rest of their group pick up the slack, with six scoring double digits, four of which scored 14 or more points. The Irish were lead by Arike Ogunbowale with 32 points and nine rebounds. She was followed by the Atlantic Coastal Conference's MVP Lindsay Allen, who had a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists.
The first quarter was a back and forth exchange between the Irish and the Buckeyes. While OSU was slow to start in the first, they heated up as the quarter dwindled down, hitting six of their last seven field goals. Both teams ended the quarter hitting over 50 percent from the field. Although Turner being out left a hole down in the post, the Buckeyes moved the ball primarily around the arc and hit 5-of-9 from three.
The second quarter was highlighted by Notre Dame's shots from beyond the arc. The Irish hit five shots from deep in the second and ended the first half with a 57.1 three-point percentage. The ability of the Irish to get to the free throw line gave Notre Dame a clear advantage. The Buckeyes didn't attempt any shots from the charity stripe, while Notre Dame went 6-for-7 from the line in the first half. The Buckeyes ended the first trailing by eight, 50-42.
Ohio State opened the third quarter switching up the starting lineup and going big. The Buckeyes came out with Cooper, freshman forward Tori McCoy, junior forward Alexa Hart, junior forward Sierra Calhoun, and Mitchell. The big lineup was enough to catch Notre Dame off-guard and hit back-to-back shots to open the quarter.
The Irish quickly called a timeout and from there the Buckeyes struggled to keep up. Mitchell went the whole quarter without putting any points on the board. On the other side of the ball, OSU continued to play with a defensive urgency and struggled to get stops in the quarter court. The Buckeyes allowed Notre Dame to drive and get to the line, hitting another nine free throws in the third quarter alone. OSU trailed Notre Dame by 15 leading into the final quarter of play, 65-80.
The Buckeyes opened the fourth in a full court press to try and disrupt Notre Dame's rhythm. OSU continued to allow penetration and let Notre Dame get extra points from the charity stripe. On offense OSU shot well, but lacked productive from their best scorer in Mitchell throughout the second half, only scoring three points in both the third and fourth quarter.
The Buckeyes end a second consecutive season getting to the Sweet Sixteen only to be eliminated before advancing to the Elite Eight. OSU will return most of their talent next year, only losing one player from the lineup Shayla Cooper.


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Students - Welcome to your own section on the school's website!
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Very good, guys:
Under cover of darkness, 40 Filipino peacekeepers made a daring escape after being surrounded and under fire for seven hours by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights, Philippine officials said Sunday, leaving 44 Fijian troops still in the hands of the al-Qaida-linked insurgents.
Sadly, the Fijians are in the hands of jihadis.
It was safe enough to be a peacekeeper on the quiet Israel-Syria frontier before a totally different war came to Golan. Habits fine for a quiet sector are not appropriate for a war zone filled with murderous jihadis.
Attitudes, capabilities, and rules of engagement probably need to change.
Or the UN peacekeepers need to turn over their positions to Israeli troops for the duration of the war in Syria.


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Date Posted : 2015-08-19
Category : Business Commercial By Owner
Various sizes of industrial style storage bins. Most are the Divider Boxes style
(measuring 16 1/2" x 11" x 8") but we have several other styles and sizes as well, including 9"x12" x7" and some smaller ones as well. Great for parts bins. These are from a closed business and are neatly stacked on pallets ready to be moved. You can purchase one individual bin or the entire lot of them. I honestly don't have a compete count. Probably around 250 or more. I think the larger bins have 50 per pallet. I just pulled up the Uline website and these particular bins sell from $10-$13.00 each. We are selling them for $2.00 each. All in good condition. Not broken or cracked. Some do have writing on the ends. YOU MUST HAUL. We are located just off of HWY 125 south of Fairland, OK.
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When I was a kid, I found a TRS-80 Model 100, a motorcycle and a giant pig in a forest clearing.
My father and I used to roam the south downs, hills that sloped down to a chain of senescent resort towns on the English Channel. We'd head out at the weekend for a hike around a bronze age hill-fort here or a berried copse there. These were brief idylls of childhood: birdsong and breezy trees, a maze of ancient flint walls and bridle-paths.
Over the years we visited many places, but none so odd as a patch of woodland northwest of Worthing, the town where I grew up.
Details of the trip now escape me. The forest was denser and quieter than most of Sussex's well-groomed wildernesses. Its old trees seemed to absorb sound, heightening the senses, making you pay attention. Perhaps that false sense of stillness is an echo of instict, a deep memory that wakes up in any primal environment.
Heading from one end to the other, we traipse into a clearing. Right there in the middle stood a huge pig. It minded its own business, neither fearing us or angry at our presence.
My dad laughed and, as was his wont, crafted a corny story about how it came to be there. A few yards away, however, we also found a motorcycle, laid down in the bushes.
Bear in mind that we were at least a hundred feet from a path of tree roots and muddy holes, and a good half- mile from anything one could travel on motorcycle.
And then, a few feet from that, an odd reflection. I approached. It was a TRS-80 Model 100 portable computer, half-hidden by ground ivy and the shifting patterns of shadow and sunlight cast by the alders.
Turned on.
Perhaps memory plays tricks. The display glowed green in the dark, but I'm pretty sure those things didn't glow the way that calculators and alarm clocks do. It could have been any of dozens of clones, or some kind of fancy electronic typewriter. But it was something that looked much like this:
Nothing ran on it. Just some menu options on screen, as if it had just been powered up.
There was no shiver up the spine, or creeping of the flesh, just a quiet murmur of something nasty, as if the sky dimmed imperceptibly at the precise moment we saw it, and it knew we had found it. This was long before the age of disposable technology; in the 1980s, one did not simply run into portable computers in the middle of the woods.
In the fraction of a second it took for my father to declare, "it must be battery-powered!", a soundless crackle danced around the space, a feeling I know my he and I shared.
Being a grown-up and all, my dad's more sensible instincts kicked in, and the next thing I remember is us at the side of the nearest road, with him calling the police at a payphone to inform them of the odd find. Of course, many other items were discovered thereafter. The bike, the computer, a bagful of more mundane loot: all stolen from a nearby farm and abandoned by over-encumbered thieves.
Maybe realizing something is mundane is what makes it so, and maybe things would have been different if I had been by myself. Alone with me in that silent place, free to conjure a human mode of communication in fungus and shadow, a vague and imperiled presence induces current just so to deliver its summons.
I certainly wouldn't have been the first kid to simply vanish in the woods near Worthing.
As for the pig, how it got there is anyone's guess.
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BTEC Intermediate Award in Customs Export and Import Procedures
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- Customs role in international trade
- The Customs tariff
- Classification of goods
- Incoterms and Customs valuation
- Customs handling of international trade
- The Harmonised System of Classification
- NES - The National Export System
- Export licensing
- Customs documentation and declarations
- Export Customs Procedure Codes
- The ATA Carnet
- Origin of goods and Customs
- Outward Processing (OP) application and operation
- Import Customs Procedure Codes
- Custom Freight Simplified Procedures and imports
- Duty and VAT calculation
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- Anti-dumping Duty
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- Inwards Processing (IP) application and operation
- Excise duty calculation
- Return Goods Relief
- The Common Agricultural Policy
- VAT and international trade
- Community transit and NCTS
- Customs warehousing
- Customs and EU trade – Intrastats and REDS (Registered Excise Dealers and Shippers)
- AEO - Authorised Economic Operator; types & advantages / disadvantages
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Bob Barr at the Barr Code:
In a breathtaking statement delivered in an official court proceeding, the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims authority to strip search every airline passenger; and to begin such a practice without even soliciting comment from the public.
This outrageous statement recently was delivered to the American people by a DHS lawyer in arguments before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is considering a challenge to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) nude body scanner devices. The suit was brought by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
Currently TSA, which is a component of DHS, claims authority to subject passengers to either an intrusive hand searches or to x-ray scans that reveal a nude image of the passengers' bodies. Many, including this author and EPIC, consider such searches unconstitutional as violative of the the Fourth Amendment to our Constitution, which prohibits "unreasonable" …


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Richard Messingham provides an update of the Law Society's undertakings at the Lib Dem and UKIP party conferences, as well as a more detailed review of the day-to-day activity.
Starting in a warm and sunny Bournemouth, the Liberal Democrats met once again as a party of opposition to consider their future direction with a reduced parliamentary party and a new leader in Tim Farron. There was much serious policy debate at the conference with the Society contributing its views based on our newly launched Priorities for justice (PDF). The president, Jonathan Smithers, spoke at a fringe event on funding access to justice, as well as meeting with the party's parliamentarians and members with an interest in legal affairs.
While the level of media and third party attendance was reduced, there were a greater number of members attending, which made it more of an activist conference than has been the case during the coalition of a showcase of Liberal Democrat ministers making policy announcements addressed to the nation, not the conference hall. However, Farron's messages at the beginning and end of the conference on creating a new home for disaffected centrist Labour members, and giving clear support for membership of the EU and migrants, attracted some positive media attention.
Following a couple of days in Bournemouth, the media and third party observers like myself returned back to the office before then travelling up to Doncaster for the UKIP party conference. On the back of the party's success in gaining a third of all UK MEPs and four million votes at the general election, but only one MP – an issue that has led to the party actively supporting proportional representation – has meant it's become a significant feature of the conference season. Farage's speech at lunchtime today had a dual focus on ensuring he and his party play a major role in the forthcoming EU referendum, and also making a significant play for former Labour voters who had backed the party significantly in 2015.
The location of the conference for the second time running in Doncaster was an open incursion in Labour territory. However, it remains to be seen if the UKIP threat will be discussed at the Labour conference, which starts in Brighton this weekend. Once again the president, Jonathan Smithers, will attend to meet with the party's frontbench spokespeople to discuss the Society's priorities for justice, as well as finding out more about the party's recently announced review of legal aid led by former Ministry of Justice minister Lord Willy Bach.
More on the Labour conference next week, when I'll update you on the key policy debates, and a look ahead to how the Society will be making sure the Conservative party is aware of the our key priorities for justice.
Liberal Democrat fringe event on civil liberties
Speaking at a question and answer fringe event, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP, former Secretary of State for Scotland and current Lib-Dem home affairs spokesperson, Lord Paddick, the Lords Home Affairs spokesperson, and Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, Lords Justice spokesperson, discussed how civil liberties and human rights remained an area in which the Liberal Democrats could and should demonstrate leadership. Other points of note included:
Lord (Willy) Bach appointed to lead review into legal aid
As part of new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow ministerial appointments and re-shuffle, Lord (Willy) Bach, Shadow Lords Justice Minister and former Shadow Attorney General, was tasked by the Shadow Lord Chancellor, Lord (Charlie) Falconer, to initiate a review into legal aid. The Labour Party said it firmly believed the Coalition's reforms had a disastrous impact on access to justice, stating its disproportionate impact in terms of the lack of help and advice available and the effect it is having on the vulnerable in society.
Read the Labour Party press release
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron MP wins plaudits for 'passionate' and 'stirring' conference speech
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has been widely commended by seasoned political observers for his party conference speech. In his first big leader's address, Farron said the Lib Dems were now the only "credible" opposition to the Conservatives and invited liberals from other parties to join him, and said it was his mission to get the Lib Dems back in power. Mr Farron touched upon the issue of the EU referendum as well as immigration, criticising David Cameron's handling of the refugee crisis and called on the government to opt in to the EU plan to "take our share of the refugees".
UKIP's annual party conference takes place in Doncaster
This is the first time the party has met since their disappointing performance at the polling stations in May, with the EU refugee and migration issue a hot topic. Divisive leader Nigel Farage today addressed the party faithful, making the bold statement that the campaign for the UK leaving the EU is his priority, not his party. Mr Farage believes the events on the beaches of Greece and the border of Hungary have vindicated his predictions of "biblical" migration to an EU which cannot control who comes in.
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As the Arab Spring continues, one thing that has struck me is how easy it is to bring a dictatorship to a crisis. An authoritarian policy of crushing dissent is a weakness, not a strength, because it means that if visible dissent does occur, the regime's legitimacy is threatened. Whereas by allowing dissent, liberal democracy defangs it, and normalises discontent. The anti-cuts protests in London would have brought down most governments in the Arab world; here in England, they are a blip on the radar.
If you want to have an authoritarian state, like the formalists and reactionaries, then you have to be willing to do more than just crush all obstruction to the smooth working of the state – you have to crush all visible expressions of dissent. This is where the costs are huge. That is why authoritarian states tend to be either brittle (succumbing to coup or revolution in times of trouble) or backwards (the huge costs of suppressing all dissent stifling all growth).
However, although authoritarianism is unstable, we do still need authority. I simply don't understand Aretae's position. The rich/trader/forager groups love authority, otherwise they'd all be buying villas in the Congo. How can you be rich unless there's some authority enforcing your property rights? How can you be a trader unless there's some authority enforcing contracts? How can you be a Hansonian "forager" unless there's some authority stopping your neighbours beating you up?
People do not want independence. They want "independence." The content of that "independence" differs from society to society. Contra Aretae, the truly poor and backwards societies are where people are most anti-authoritarian and most pro-independence. That is why they are most associated with warlordism and unsanctioned violence. Tribesmen in Papua New Guinea fight their own blood-feuds and chafe at the idea of submitting their disputes to a higher authority to settle. Westerners let the courts sort it out, and comply with the verdict even if they think the result is desperately unfair.
The kind of authority matters greatly, no doubt. People do not want to be told to do the kind of things they don't want to do. But that's axiomatic. The key thing is that most people don't mind being told to do the kind of things they wanted to do anyway. Look at where Hansonian "foragers" want to live – not Mogadishu, but Manhattan, one of the most heavily regulated places on earth.
The need for authority is not a wish for preferential rules for my tribe (although it is often co-opted in that direction). It is a need to escape from the Hobbesian nightmare of the anti-authoritarian hunter-gatherer tribe.


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"But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." James Madison (1751-1836), 4th President of the United States, quoted from Federalist #51, of The Federalist Papers, published February 6th, 1788
This past week the President decided to put on his Professorial robes and rewrite history (as many Professors seem inclined to do). He decided to give a lecture to the Supreme Court on what their job is, which in this case, is to uphold Obamacare. He stated that they should not break long standing precedent, that they should respect a law that was passed with large majorities in the Congress and to not engage in judicial activism. The problem with his statements is that not only history, but his own DoJ, would later reveal how hypocritically untrue they really were.
Unfortunately, he would not be the first President to cherry-pick behavior in order to further an agenda, and it is doubtful that he will be the last. Unfortunately, he, like several Presidents that have gone before, has forgotten the one true principle of our Republic: that our government rests on the sovereignty of the people, who temporarily delegate their powers to three co-equal branches of the government as outlined in a document that is our highest law, the Constitution. Under it, each branch acts as a check on the other, in order to ensure that none overstep their Constitutional boundaries and usurp unlimited power. Our founders intended that the wheels of government turn slowly and deliberately, so as to frustrate the natural ambition and passions of man.
As citizens we delegate our authority to representatives charged with the main business of government: namely, to protect our nation, to speak for our nation to the world, and to regulate commerce in such a way as to protect the liberty of all. Our founders wisely understood that these elected officials would still be human, and subjected to the same temptations and imperfections that we all struggle with from time to time: lust for money, lust for power, selfishness, and pride. As James Madison said above, we are not angels, and must therefore recognize that human nature has through the ages shown itself to have a natural tendency to seek control over others. Our constitution was designed in recognition of that, which is why our branches of government were designed to be separate, where the natural self-interest and ambitions of the men would be a check on each other. The Constitution was written with an understanding of human nature, and was constructed to work with, as opposed to against, it in order to achieve good government.
A good example of what can happen under a centralization of power would be to look at some of our regulatory agencies, like the EPA, DHS, or Department of Education. Are they not unlike the legislative, judicial and executive branches, all rolled into one? They not only make the rules that we must live under, but they alone can judge our compliance with them and administer the consequences if we are found to be disobedient. Can you not see how such a centralization of power undermines personal freedom, which is the exact opposite of the intent of the Constitution?
I am no different than most, in that I wish that there would be a far quicker way to restore our Republic from the Progressive, liberty-stealing leadership that seems to have taken over Washington in the last several decades. However, I understand it was intended to be this way; change is tedious process, requiring patient perseverance, yet the very fact that we have this as a peaceful recourse is a good thing. Any simple review of world history would reveal the capacity for evil that human beings can do in the name of "good" government. This is because as humans we are imperfect, fallible, and changing. Only one perfect person has ever walked the Earth who proved Himself to be immune from the evil temptations of man, and contrary to what some may believe, He is not currently sitting in the White House.
Our Constitution recognizes that great things, often done out of self-interest, happen best through the private action of a nation's citizens, not by the hand of government. Government, led by human beings, has a tendency to seek its own expansion in order to feed the very self-interest of those within it. The separation of powers is not a frustration of liberty, but a guarding of it. This is how we protect freedom from the avarices of ordinary men.
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Nancy E. Schwartz, author of the Getting Attention blog, wrote a great post about an often missed marketing opportunity—including your organization's tag line as part of your switchboard greeting. This is a great example of free branding opportunities that non-profits often overlook.
Nancy writes that she was recently astonished upon calling the American Liver Association when the main switchboard greeted her with the message, "Thanks for calling the American Liver Association, the nation's leading organization in the fight against liver disease and hepatitis."
Adding your organization's tag line to your switchboard greeting is a simple way to reinforce your non-profit's brand and to build awareness about its work. Of course, as Nancy points out, you first need a succinct, effective tag line. That's a topic for another post.
Other missed opportunities include standardizing company email signatures. All business email signatures should include the employee's full name, position title, name of the organization with tag line, contact information and link to the corporate website.
It's amazing how many companies don't do this.By not setting clear guidelines about email appearance, many organizations end up with a mishmash of styles, formats and even messages. I've even received corporate emails from an employee who created her own flowery "stationary" that did not even remotely resemble the agency's brand. Not only is this a missed opportunity, it also appears dismally unprofessional.
The same holds true for voice mail messages. Many times, when I get the voice mail for an employee, I am lucky to hear his/her full name. I don't often hear the organization's name or the employee's position title, never mind the tag line for the organization.
One more often overlooked opportunity to promote a non-profit's brand is the use of professionally designed name tags for senior staff and others who interact with the public on a regular basis. Small tags often have enough room to include the employee's name, the organization's name and logo and, if succinct, the tag line.
Staff members should wear the tags whenever the organization hosts public gatherings and when they attend workshops, conferences and other outside business-related events. The tags are inexpensive, especially when purchased in bulk, and silently make others aware of your organization's presence. If you have any doubts about the power of the name tag, visit Scott Ginsberg's website, Hello my name is Scott.
Are there other no-or-low-cost ways that an organization can reinforce its brand? Share your ideas by making a comment below.
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PETER BLACKER, Exec VP of digital media and emerging business Telemundo
Q: Spanish-language programming looks to be an burgeoning field. Can we expect changes in the next few years from broadcast and cable networks?
A: "Yes, as the worlds of multicultural and multiplatform continue to merge, we are seeing fantastic opportunities for our business. U.S. Hispanics have consistently overindexed in mobile and social and these are critical ingredients for the development of social TV. Our studios and talent have completely embraced the new formats of storytelling that social TV creates."
CYNTHIA CIDRE, Exec producer, "Dallas"
Q: What is the most difficult part of taking an iconic series such as "Dallas" and giving it a modern spin?
A: "Making sure we honored the mythologies established in the series. There were 357 episodes shot and we wanted to be absolutely accurate to the history of the characters, but we also wanted to bring the show into the 21st century. We were very lucky to get Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray to come back. They gave us the foundation. Then we designed a new structure that would create new conflicts for our young Ewings, which will hopefully have the legs to carry us for another 357 episodes."
ALEX GANSA, Exec producer, "Homeland"
Q: Do the great reviews and strong ratings for the first season of "Homeland" create additional pressure for season two?
A: "We're incredibly fortunate that the show got such a strong response. The best pressure you can have is an audience so smart they push you to make the boldest story choices possible. You might chew your fingernails off in the process, but it's worth it."
EMILY KAPNEK, Exec producer, "Suburgatory"
Q: What was your biggest fear in shifting from writing the pilot for "Suburgatory" to handling showrunning duties?
A: "I think it's really important, particularly during a show's infancy, that the person who created the series actually writes for the series. It helps establish tone and provides a creative blueprint for the other writers that just rewriting doesn't. You need to put as much of your creative DNA as possible in the first season, so that it takes root. Then once everyone is fluent in the language, you can start growing it and expanding it. But if, tonally, too much is up for grabs during the early stages, I think the show suffers and can lose its voice."
JEFF WACHTEL, Co-president, USA Network
Q: When your network has performed so well for so long, is it scary to try new things in order not to be stagnant?
A: "Any time you do something new it's scary, but if you don't take risks, you can't win. Being the No. 1 cable network wasn't a strategy, it was the result of a successful strategy. And any great strategy evolves over time."
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