Do you really believe someone who was so set in their ways can change?
Did you really understand their ways?
In this episode of Self Awareness with Duke we delve in to this very belief and I talk about how I understood the 'spots' I was seeing and the meanings I ascribed to them. A conversation with an ex brought me to question this belief and feeling in to how I felt at the time, understand the situation for what it really was.
Revisiting these past times I came to realise just what it was that caused her to show up the way she did; and acknowledge what was going on in my subconscious mind. You see there's always a belief, a decision, a feeling in our subconscious mind that drives us to do what we do. Whether they be good or bad our actions and reactions stem from these very factors. I thought I was doing the best thing in these situations I describe, where as in actual fact I was acting from a place of fear. My internal dialogue was saying "What's the point?" I was scared of standing in my power and being rejected by her.
I was looking for what I needed then and wasn't thinking about what she may have needed. Had I of acknowledged these feelings and thoughts I would have known why the situation didn't bother me so much. I would have known what it was I was looking for in that moment and seen what she was looking for and given it to her. Coincidentally, had I of stood in my power and said what I really wanted to say to her she would of relaxed and been happy with it, as it was exactly what she needed then. Lesson learned Universe 😛 .
I give you guys a quick exercise that you can do anywhere and for anyone who is giving you agro or playing hard ball. With this exercise you will get to understand what they need and whether you're giving it to them; and what you need for yourself.
Again I would love to hear how this works out for you and your take on this subject. Comment below with what you feel is true for you about this episode. Comment, like and ask questions about the episode on iTunes. If you're not already, jump in the Facebook Group Self Awareness with Duke to ask and comment away.
Seek to understand them before you seek to be understood 😉 Have an awesome day guys wherever you are!


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This version of LOFTER	is a free download that will run on Android based operating systems. Having achieved an impressive amount of attention since its release, the people that have used LOFTER felt that it offered an excellent solution when looking for a suitable app. With an Android size of 4.7MB, LOFTER requires a very small amount of storage space, so don't worry too much about it affecting your mobile device's remaining capacity. Other popular apps that might interest you include InstaLiker Instagram Like, Instagram, and Zello PTT Walkie-Talkie.
LOFTER needs a phone that runs android but otherwise it only requires barely any processing power, any GPU within the last few years to tackle the minimal graphical requirements, and a very small amount of RAM. However it runs, the essential requirement is the 2.2 minimum Android version which requires a phone that has been released within the past few years.
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Breastfeeding Week Celebration by Lucknow Academy of Paediatrics was exceptionally grand and done whole-heartedly in the endeavour to promote, support and protect breastfeeding.
Preparation: The planning of celebration started around a month before the actual week. After extensive deliberation and brain storming on the subject, our President Prof R Ahuja, Secretary Dr Abhishek Bansal, Treasurer Dr Tribhuvanesh Yadav, the chief adviser Dr Piyali Bhattacharya, co-ordinators Dr Salman Khan & Dr Utkarsh Bansal, drafted the whole framework for celebration of Breastfeeding week by our Branch.
Approach: "LATCH" approach was drafted which formed the soul of celebration of the week.
Hashtags using Media in all formats to reach the Society.
Making a unanimous and unique approach helped us to spread a uniform message throughout district of Lucknow.
Nodal Persons: Paediatricians from both public and Private sector from all corners of Lucknow, after dividing our city into different zones and surrounding sub urban zones of Barabanki, Sitapur and Rae Bareli, were chosen as Nodal persons for conducting activity at their own hospitals and Clinic and nearby area. This was specially designed in a way to percolate every area of the city with the message we all wished to spread. All the nodal officers again galvanized other colleagues, obstetricians, healthcare workers and medical students in their vicinity to make a strong team approach and made it a massive movement.
Communication: Every pediatrician made it a point to talk about the benefits of breastfeeding during their ward rounds, OPD visits and immunization sessions. We made a special emphasis to provide colostrum advantage to every baby. We also collaborated with our obstetrician colleagues in our campaign, they took up the task to inform the pregnant ladies & mothers the importance of breastmilk during the ANC and PNC visits. This will make all mothers listen the same voice throughout her medical visits and will anchor breastmilk as the best choice for the babies in their mind.
Awareness: Banner, Stamp, Pamphlet and Poster campaigns formed the basis of Awareness to all the sections of society. Around 40 places all over Lucknow including the 10 medical colleges acted as nodal centres where throughout the week breastfeeding celebration banner was displayed. All prescriptions were stamped with the message "Breastfeeding for Healthy Babies and Happy Mother" strategically translated in Hindi so that the message could be disseminated far and wide. Distribution of pamphlets giving information in Hindi about the benefits and management of breastfeeding were highlight part of this campaign. We distributed 20000 pamphlets in the entire week. As we printed them in Hindi, it allowed us to reach all sections of the society with ease of delivering our message with a better understanding of all. Large printouts of such IEC material were made and displayed in OPDs of all pediatricians and hospitals, so that the movement would not end with the week but continue forever. We organized poster competitions for nursing students in many nursing colleges to engage them in the process. With their enthusiastic participation in the event, it allowed them to understand the importance of breastfeeding.
Involvement: As our LATCH approach aimed team building, we tried to involve all the paramedical and support staff in making them equipped with knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding and skills to deal with common breastfeeding problems. Paramedical training acquired paramount importance in our program as we hope to achieve far-reaching results with it. Pediatricians individually addressed around 3000 ASHA, ANMs, nursing and helping staff of various institutions and private clinics. Role-plays, poster competition, slogan competition and demonstration formed the basis of involving the nursing and para-medics. All the healthcare staff got involved with great spirit and made it a real celebration for all. We were able to involve lot of NGOs with us, like Rotary Club, Inner Wheel Club, World Vision India, Child Line with us. They religiously became part of the campaign and helped us to spread the message to the most remote areas.
Celebration: At Lucknow, our celebrations are always grand, and so we did in the Breastfeeding week. Numerous CMEs were organized at all medical colleges throughout the week. Baby shows were organized by private practioners to honour the efforts of mothers and families who had sustained exclusive breastfeeding for their infants. Quiz competitions were held to refresh the knowledge of mothers, medical students, nursing students and resident doctors. A Mega CME on Breastfeeding for all members of the academy was organized to talk about the breastfeeding role in sustained development goals, LATCH score, Kangaroo Mother Care and sharing of experiences. Nodal persons were honoured for their untiring efforts in the event.
Media: We utilized the power of the fourth pillar of democracy to reach every household and distant places with our messages "Breastfeeding Foundation of Life & Breastfeeding Nourishment for Life", "Breastfeeding for Healthy Babies and Happy Mother" and "Breastfeeding the Foundation of Life". The media endorsed our movement with open hands and we had space in around 4-5 newspapers daily in the entire week. Apart from print media we reached every home by giving talks on All India Radio/FM Radio channels almost every day. Our senior pediatricians were invited as panellist in TV programs also and the transmission of these programs was almost on daily basis to give the message to the community that breastfeeding is best feeding. The enthusiasm and warm appreciation of media personals towards our program boosted our spirits a lot.
Society: No program is successful until it penetrates the farthest corners of the society, reaching the most poor, illiterate and downtrodden. Success is measured by the change it brings in the attitude and practices of the masses. We reached the slums and did awareness camps there. We did road rallies with posters, banners and slogans to catch attention of general public about the benefits of breastmilk. We were in different areas of Lucknow to distribute pamphlets about the importance of breastfeeding for the baby, mother and society. We talked with people to clear the myths and problems faced. Role-plays were done in the community to propagate the message in a lively interesting format.
Social Media: We unleashed the power of social media in our campaign. We used Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Instagram to propagate our vision, specially to the educated class. We used to post information and pamphlets on social media sites with hashtags "#WBW2018 #WABA #IAP #LAP #LATCH #BPNI".
One of our senior members, Dr Pradeep Kumar Shukla wrote an excellent poem in Hindi on the holy elixir breastmilk titled "Kewal maa ka doodh pilana". This has been widely appreciated by entire Pediatric fraternity across India, extensively circulated on social media, became an eye-candy and has been put up on the official website of IAP to be read by all.
E Bulletin: We published a daily E newsletter during the Breastfeeding week, which gave scientific facts about breastmilk and feeding practices to disseminate, and afresh knowledge among the fraternity along with pictures of our daily activities. This e bulletin was spread throughout the country through emails and whatsapp group and it helped us to spread the message of Breastfeeding across the whole Indian Pediatricians.
Breastfeeding Week celebration under the aegis of LAP was so tremendous that its theme "Breastfeeding for Healthy Babies and Happy Mother" and "Breastfeeding Foundation of Life & Breastfeeding Nourishment for Life" will continue to echo in the hearts of all members of the academy and we made a strong resolution to continue to spread the message throughout the year and to come back next year with renewed vigour.


The Middle Years is a time of huge physical, psychological and emotional change as our young people begin to move through puberty and towards adulthood.
During this phase, the way students interact with family, friends and peers can change dramatically and can often be the cause of frustration for both them and their parents.
At Tintern Grammar, we understand the complexity this stage of life provides and how school can add to the challenges they are facing. Through adolescence, students move from concrete to abstract thinking, as well as moving towards more rational decision-making and a better understanding of the consequences of behaviour. We are committed to engaging and supporting our Middle Years' students in ways that inspire them to be passionate and successful in their learning outcomes. What we recognise during this stage of development, is that there are significant differences between boys and girls and how they both deal with, and learn about themselves and the world around them.
The journey with us through the Middle Years starts with the transition program into Year 7. In the year prior, our incoming students are provided with three transition days that guide them through life in the Middle School, expectations in the classroom, and the opportunity to meet and connect with other students prior to beginning their journey. Our Pastoral Program throughout Years 7 – 9 is structured in a gender-based, age-and-stage way, to ensure we are best meeting the developmental requirements of our students. The program covers major social, emotional and developmental concepts, whilst also providing many opportunities for our students to connect and engage with our school.
It is a collective responsibility to help navigate this generation through their adolescent years and the partnership between school and family is therefore extremely important. At Tintern Grammar, we provide Pastoral Mentors who meet and greet their students each day, provide the care and consideration they need and provide that consistent connection between parents and the School. Overseeing this is a Year Level Co-ordinator who helps to develop and facilitate appropriate programs, both academically and developmentally. Together, our collective aim is to provide our students with the guidance and care they need to become valued members of our community in the future.


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A parish park gate in Northampton was ripped from its hinges by a man, causing extensive damage.
CCTV footage shows a group of youths entering the park on Penfold Lane in Great Billing some time between 12.35am and 12.45am on Thursday, April 13.
They then congregated near the wooden entry gate at which point a male offender approached the group and started to speak with them.
The footage shows the man then taking hold of the gate and ripping it from its hinges, causing extensive damage.
The group walked off through the park and out onto Penfold Lane with the offender.
The culprit is described as a large, white male wearing a dark-coloured jacket with a light-coloured top underneath.
He had light-coloured hair, which was long on top and shaved on the side.
Anyone with information can call Northamptonshire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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Q: git-svn: keeping git repo and svn repo in sync We have a new git repo that is acrued from a svn repo. The git repo is now the leading repository where the further development will happen. This repo is a hosted one.
The svn repo on the other side will remain as a publishing pipeline to non git users.
The question is, how to update the svn repo from time to time from the git repo? I read a lot about git-svn and that one should not use merge etc (see Is git-svn dcommit after merging in git dangerous?).
But merges will happen in the git repo and we don't want to restrict the development in the git repo by weird rules (like "only rebase is allowed").
So the question is simply: Is their a best-practice of how to keep a svn repo in sync with a git repo (let's say biweekly). Is it even possible to re-transport changes safely from svn to git (in case one has to apply an emergency fix to the svn repo, so this will happen rarely).
Since the new git repo is a hosted one, there has to be a svn-git repo in the middle acting as a mediator. This repo could be used to "rewire" git-merges into git-rebases or so. It's also perfectly fine is all intermediate git commits are commited to SVN as one blob.

A: I have a slightly different setup: the SVN repo is not cloned from the Git repo.
My Git repo has mainly two branches: master and svn. master is in sync with a remote bare Git repo, svn is linked to a remote SVN repo.
I apply commits from one side to the other using git cherry-pick and have no problems with rebasing and merging.
I tried merging master into svn before but always ended up with endless conflict resolving sessions. When just using cherry-picking, life is much easier.
To get svn commits into my master, I do the following:
First, get both branches in sync with their upstream:
git checkout svn
git svn rebase

git checkout master
git pull

Then (while being on master):
gitk svn

This brings up the gitk window where I select the commits to be transferred from svn to master. Then, I apply the commits to my remote using git push.
To get the changes from master to svn, I git checkout svn and then start gitk master. Once again, I select the commits to be transferred and when done, git svn dcommit pushes the commits to the SVN server.
Simple and painless.

A: You can do any merge you want in your Git repo, provided you don't rebase the branch you are dcommit'ing back to SVN.
As long as you don't rewrite any history in that branch, you are free to manage your Git repo workflow as you want.
So a best practice would be to minimize the number of branches in sync with your SVN repo, in order to facilitate the management of those "public" branches ("public" as in visible to all git users and to all svn users).

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Sedum spurium 'Ruby Mantle'. If you are looking for an easy-to-grow groundcover for a hot dry area this plant is it! It has been called a "weed-smothering" perennial that displays pink flowers in summer. Early foliage is green, maturing to red as the season progresses. Works great in containers and rock gardens due to its preference for well draining soil.


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New and notable ventures from Wharton alumni
When James Beard Award-winning restaurant critic Sierra Tishgart couldn't find a home cookware brand to both inspire her inner chef and satisfy her eye for style, she invited childhood friend Maddy Moelis W12 over for dinner to help figure out a solution. Soon after, the pair founded Great Jones, named in homage to star cookbook editor Judith Jones. Tishgart, product and marketing lead, interviewed chefs and food writers to design the perfect pan; Moelis, who worked for millennial-friendly wedding registry Zola, focuses on operations and finance. By 2018, Great Jones had raised more than $3 million, including from VC General Catalyst and Momofuku's David Chang. Their mini nonstick skillet sold out in weeks. In an estimated $17 billion total market, Great Jones is already cooking up a storm.
Harlem Capital Partners
All entrepreneurs, no matter their race, gender, or cultural background, should have an equal shot at starting their own businesses. However, the huge venture capital funding gap greatly disadvantages underrepresented groups. Jarrid Tingle W13 and his team at Harlem Capital Partners have set out to tackle this problem by pledging to invest in 1,000 diverse founders in the United States over the next 20 years. This early-stage venture capital firm based in New York is planning to raise $1 billion to achieve this goal and fund minority and women-led startups with disruptive business models. The company recently received a $10 million commitment from the Consumer Technology Association, which shares its passion for diversity in entrepreneurship.
Packed With Purpose
As a former Peace Corps volunteer and social impact consultant, Leeatt Rothschild G10 WG10 found it only natural to start a company dedicated to creating positive change. Her strong connections to various social organizations motivated her to upgrade typical corporate gifts to convey greater meaning. In 2016, Rothschild launched Packed with Purpose, a specialty gifting company whose products are crafted by vendors that prioritize social impact—or, in her words, "Purposeful Purveyors." Along with providing high-quality gifts, such as gourmet snacks, travel accessories, and handmade journals, Packed with Purpose allows companies to express their commitment to social causes such as supporting workers with disabilities, youth development, and environmental sustainability.
Incredible Health
Applying for jobs is a daunting task in any field, but Incredible Health is changing the game for some members of the health-care community. Led by Iman Abuzeid WG13, the company connects nurses and hospitals in a process it touts as more efficient than job boards and cheaper than recruiting through traditional agencies. Here's how it works: Nurses fill out a profile with information such as their education level, experience, and preferred cities. The company then matches hospitals on the platform with top candidates in its pool. Employers reach out to the job seekers they're interested in—and if all goes well, there's a match made in health-care heaven.
Creative Breakthrough
"Jump-start your creative career": That's the tagline for Creative Breakthrough, a new podcast by Shereen Kassam WG12 in which the stand-up comedian talks about turning passions into professions in areas such as film, TV, music, and literature. Guests so far have included New York Times best-selling author Jasmin Darznik, radio personality Laura Diaz, and Tina Mabry, a producer on Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar. Topics in the show's first season run the gamut from time management to effective self-promotion, and most of the episodes total less than 45 minutes, giving listeners quick hits of inspiration for light-bulb moments.
A Dozen Cousins
The impact of family runs deep at A Dozen Cousins. Not only did founder Ibraheem Basir C07 WG12 name the venture after his daughter and her 11 cousins; he also drew inspiration for his line of ready-to-eat beans from his mother's cooking. The company's selection of Cuban black beans, Mexican cowboy beans, and Trini chickpeas is the direct result of the Caribbean and Latin American flavors his mom infused in her Southern-style cooking as he was growing up in Brooklyn. Basir isn't the only fan of those flavors: The company recently expanded its reach with buy-in from one of America's most influential grocers—Amazon's Whole Foods Market, where it now has shelf space at roughly 450 stores.
Qorum
Andrew Pietra WG17 knows firsthand the devastating effects of intoxication behind the wheel. The alumnus, who lost three close friends to drinking and driving, now leads Qorum to help tackle this serious problem. Kick-started at Wharton, the company won best pitch at the 2016 Wharton Business Plan Competition (now the Penn Wharton Startup Challenge). Think of Qorum as a designated driver for the modern age: At its core, it offers free Uber rides from bars and restaurants by partnering with alcohol brands that sponsor the trips. Qorum currently provides services—which also include in-app bar tabs, discounts, and location recommendations—at more than 100 participating venues in Southern California, ensuring that a safe ride on a night out is just a click away.
ClassTag
Too many emails, fliers, messages, signup forms, and outdated website info—it wasn't until Vlada Lotkina WG08 became a parent that she grasped the daily grind of staying on top of parent/teacher communication. In 2015, she founded ClassTag, a free app that serves as a hub for teacher-to-parent messaging, calendar updates, and activities announcements. Currently being used by 50,000 educators nationwide, the app just received $2 million in seed funding. In Lotkina's spare time, she teamed up with Allison Williams W07 to launch POP256, an initiative named for the number of female billionaires in the world and aimed at connecting trailblazing women through invite-only dinners.

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AR Design Studio was originally asked to extend an existing holiday home on a cliff top on the coastline of Lyme Regis. But half way through the planning process, the existing house broke in half during a landslip.
To create the Crow's Nest, the team broke up the traditional cabin shape of many holiday homes into four volumes of varying sizes and heights.
Each of these larch-clad "pods" are offset and face different directions, as if they have slid away from one another. Each of the rooflines also has a different slant.
"The design concept starts as a traditional cabin-like-form that then splits, twists and rotates, resulting in four pods," said the architects. "The outcome is a beautifully haphazard rough-sawn larch clad house that silhouettes against the wooded backdrop."
"The result is a playful and calm space for the owners to enjoy weekends with family and friends, while taking in the spectacular and isolated location in which it sits," they continued.
Next to this, an opening leads to the two-storey tower pod, which features the children's bedroom, utility room and shower room on the ground floor below.
The architects also worked with British engineers Eckersley O'Callaghan to ensure the house is protected against future landslides.


"Actually, we have no problems-we have opportunities for which we should give thanks... An error we refuse to correct has many lives. It takes courage to face one's own shortcomings and wisdom to do something about them."
"He who understands nature walks close with God."
"In each atom, in each corpuscle, is life. Life is that which you worship as God."
"Tips for a long life: Keep sweet, keep friendly, keep loving, if ye would keep young."
"Out of Russia comes again the hope of the world."
Edgar Cayce (1887- 1945) American Seer, who is also know as the, Sleeping Prophet.


I It's been a while since I've done a book review, but this one is interesting. It just came out last week: 'Microcrafts' by Margaret McGuire, Alicia Kachmar, Katie Hatz and Friends. It is published by a wonderful publisher, Quirk Books, who only seem to feature titles that I like, love or that at least intrigue me. Worth checking out.
Darling ideas in the book includes the concepts of 'Tiny Treasures' and 'Make and Share'. Wonderfully illustrated concept pages inspire and are matched with simple Howto's.
The 25 miniature crafts are contributed by several talented designers, which adds variety to the types of jewelry and other projects in the book.
The crafts in this book will inspire a crafty household and the result will be lots of whimsy in every room.
One obvious benefit in making micro-CRAFTS is that it's a great way to recycle and repurpose your scraps of fabric and other tiny things.
Tip: as it's nicely illustrated, it makes for a fun coffee table book too.
Still not sure??!! In the next few weeks I'm going to feature one or more projects from this book, and you'll get a better idea then! In the meanwhile, peruse our other Craft, DIY & Home Decor Book Reviews.


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World Citizen Diplomacy: Appeals.
UN: Growth of World Law.
Rapprochement of Cultures.
Education for World Citizenship.
Portaits of World Citizens.
Refigees and Migrants.
Eileen Babbitt and Ellen Luts (Eds.) Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Context
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(Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2009, 397pp.)
Eileen Babbitt and Ellen Lutz have made an important contribution to world citizen diplomacy. As they point out "To prevent wars and massive human rights violations and rebuild societies in their aftermath; an approach that incorporates the perspectives of both human rights advocates and conflict resolution practioners is required.
This goal is easier to assert than to achieve. These two groups make different assumptions; apply different methodologies; and have different institutional constraints. As a result; they tend to be wary of one another. This volume explores why human rights and conflict resolution practitioners often run afoul of each other; even though they are pursuing similar goals.
Eileen Babbitt
Conflict in Syria.
The difficulties between the two approaches arise during the period of continuing armed conflict; where those in power — and who are likely to continue in power — are violating human rights; and yet are necessary partners in any negotiated settlement of the conflict.
A dramatic current example is Syria. Bashar al-Assad is responsible for the actions of his military and security forces in the current conflict in Syria; which has seen consistent violations of human rights and the laws of war. Yet al-Assad is unlikely to be driven from power; and were he to leave, it would be to a safe exile not a court in The Hague. To what extent does one overlook human rights violations in order to reach a negotiated settlement; or to establish a stable order?.
You might to be Interesting read Nadar Hashemi and Danny Postel (Eds). The Syria Dilemma.
Not Legitimizing Human Rights Violations are Problems.
As the editors stress " Most external actors pressing for negotiations — including the UN; other governments and nongovernmental conflict resolution experts — accept that in order to achieve a sustainable peace agreement and avoid subsequent 'spoiler' problems; all stakeholders need to be at the peace-negotiation table.
Problems arise when some of those stakeholders have abominable human rights records. Human rights advocates typically assert that rights violators should be prosecuted and punished; not legitimized through recognition as negotiation partners. Balancing the relative considerations of stakeholder participation; and not legitimizing human rights violations are problems; that can seem insurmountable and that usually require substantial creativity to resolve."
The Need to Change Negative Aspects of Human Nature.
As Andrea Bartoli and Thomas Bundschuh point out "Human rights advocates' primary focus is on monitoring, investigating, and reporting the human rights situation, lobbying governments, and bringing perpetrators to justice. These activities are complemented by conflict resolvers' insistence on recognizing all stakeholders' interests.
Conflict resolvers generally have a more positive outlook on human nature. Their mission is to mobilize what is good in people and make it available to construct people. Human rights advocates, by contrast, emphasize deviance from human rights standards; their perspective focuses on the need to change negative aspects of human nature. They orient decision makers; and nation builders to the need to safeguard human rights; and conflict resolvers build trust among parties, map out the conflict, and open windows to solutions.
You might to be Interesting read Yemen and World Law: Building from Current Violations.
Human Rights Advocates.
"Both communities are concerned with justice, but in different ways. For human rights advocates; the concern with justice often means seeking retributive justice, singling out the culprits, and pushing for reform of the judiciary, the police, and the military. Conflict resolvers want to involve all stakeholders; and they construe justice in terms of the legitimacy of goals pursued by the conflicting parties. Human rights advocates will not easily let past abuses go unpunished; conflict workers tend to be more future oriented."
There are Three Contributions.
In order to look at these issues in a realistic way, three case studies were chosen: Colombia which was then in the process of negotiations with the FARC, a major opposition militia, Sierra Leone where a peace agreement had been negotiated and a special court set up to judge human rights violations during the conflict; and Northern Ireland where the implementation of the 1998 peace agreement has been problematic.
For each case study; there are three contributions; one written by human rights specialists involved in the country; conflict resolution participants who had been involved in the negotiations; and an academic who analyses the two contributions and draws some useful conclusions.
Reconciling peace and justice in the aftermath of an authoritarian regime; or after a civil war invariably presents difficult choices that need to be seen in each historical context.
The Farcs Soldiers
You might to be Interesting read Craig Zelizer(Ed.) Integrated Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Transforming Conflict.
The Laws of War.
Increasing, largely through the efforts of NGOs such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, international humanitarian law — the more recent term for the laws of war — is gaining attention. Humanitarian law requires that all parties to a conflict abide by its rules. Thus; using international humanitarian law has allowed NGOs to highlight the human rights abuses committed by the Colombian and Sierra Leone guerrillas and paramilitaries as well as by the governments.
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Bartoli and Bundschuh set out a framework within which processes of conflict resolution and human rights advocacy may function together:
"This critical peace-building task is waiting for conflict resolvers and human rights advocates to tackle. Four parameters are essential:
agency — that is, empowerment to experience oneself as an agent of change rather than a helpless victim;
inclusion of all the stakeholders;
dialogue — that is creation of public space;
all rights — in other words, a comprehensive human rights approach covering economic, social, and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights. The last parameter should act as a primary reference in defining a reasonable standard of living and socio-economic well-being for all.
Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens
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Paul Conley: Has the Content Marketing Dream Become a Nightmare?
In the trade magazine business, not generally known for early adoption of new-media developments, Paul Conley is something of an anomaly. He is, as he puts it, "hypersensitive to how new technology opens up opportunities in old worlds." He was among the first in the trade press to recognize the significance of social media. And though he is now beginning to question its potential, he was an early advocate for content marketing as a promising new career path for journalists.
In 2008, Conley's focus began to shift from traditional trade journalism to content marketing, which at one point he described as "the most exciting part of the B2B world today." By last year, he said, his working life was "consumed" by content marketing.
Much of my business in the past few years has involved helping non-publishers enter content marketing. And my experience has been that the overwhelming majority of these companies don't have a culture that is open to journalism. These companies don't have the stomach for news and the confrontations it can promote. They panic when someone complains. They're afraid of controversy.
Journalists by the hundreds—both newcomers and legacy—are being recruited for these jobs. But once they get there, they find that their skills and their mindset are not appreciated.
It doesn't help, Conley adds, that traditional publishers are also entering into content marketing.
What they're selling in the market is the ability to co-opt their journalists! Legacy publishers are telling advertisers that journalists will create content marketing for them. And the journalists who balk at this find themselves facing an enormous amount of hostility from their bosses.
This situation is rapidly turning into a nightmare in B2B. Marketers claim to be journalists. Journalists are hired as marketers. Publishers sell the use of their editorial staff to the same companies that buy advertising. Readers can't tell if they reading editorial content or vendor content or vendor content that's written by editors and then published by a magazine brand or editorial content written by editors but published by vendors or vendor content written by vendors but edited by editors and then published by a magazine brand as a column. There are some verticals in B2B now that are completely polluted by this crap.
Paul Conley is one of eight new-media thought leaders profiled in the forthcoming e-book, the New-Media Survival Guide. More of my interview with him, in which he describes the ethical challenges facing B2B publishing, will be has been published soon on the ASBPE National Blog.
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I see the problems, but to me they are opportunities for marketers and publishers with the vision and courage to do content marketing the right way. Adobe has sufficient confidence in its brand to allow CMO.com to operate as a journalistic enterprise with no attempt to influence what gets published. Conversion consultancy FutureNow offers up copious, applicable expertise in their Grokdotcom blog, as do many other tech and marketing services firms. The inability of most brands to generate authentic content marketing simply provides a great backdrop for the few who are smart enough to move beyond the marcomm mindset.
B2B publishers are in a similar situation. The scenario Paul describes is precisely what happens when decisions are driven by publishers (or salespeople) clawing to make their monthly or quarterly quotas with little or no regard for building a sustainable marketing services offering. It's no different than the publisher who, on finding out how much personally identifiable information is sitting in their ESP's email analytics, has the bright idea of immediately selling that data directly to advertisers. Short term win with dire long-term implications for audience trust and engagement. Publishers with the vision (and executive support) to educate advertisers about the superior ROI of real vs. whored content will win. If cashflow is so tight that they aren't making payroll unless they whore their editors out, they've already lost.


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Bishop Spalding announces new priest assignments
New assignments for priests have been announced by Bishop J. Mark Spalding.
Nine parishes will have new pastors, and eight priests have received new assignments as associate pastors.
Also, three of the diocese's deaneries will have new deans, two announced now and the third to be announced later.
All the assignments will take effect on July 27, unless otherwise noted.
The list of new assignments includes:
• Father Noble Dominic Ambalathurthel, MSFS, is being recalled by his religious community, and is thus released from the office of Pastor of St. Catherine Church in McMinnville.
Father Dominic is a member of the Missionaries of St. Francis De Sales religious order and was ordained on May 14, 2014.
He has served as Pastor of St. Catherine in McMinnville since 2019.
• Father Stephen Gideon is retiring from the office of Pastor of St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin and has been released for service at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Father Gideon, who is a former Episcopal priest, was ordained as a Catholic priest on May 30, 1997, at the Cathedral.
Previously, he served as Associate Pastor at St. Henry Church for a year and as Pastor of St. Christopher Church in Dickson from 1998 to 2008. He has served as Pastor of St. John Vianney since 2008.
• Father Patrick Kibby, VE, has been released from the office of Pastor of St. Stephen Church in Old Hickory and is appointed as Senior Priest at St. Henry Church in Nashville. He will remain Vicar for Priests for the Diocese of Nashville.
Father Mark Beckman will remain Pastor of St. Henry Church.
Father Kibby, a Nashville native, was ordained on July 1, 1984, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
He served twice as Pastor of St. Stephen, from 1997 to 1999, and again since 2009. In between, he served as Rector/Pastor of the Cathedral.
He also has served as Associate Pastor at St. Edward Church, Holy Rosary Church, St. Joseph Church in Madison, and the Cathedral.
• Father Titus Augustine, CMI is reappointed to a further 6-year term as Pastor of St. Ignatius Church in Antioch.
Father Augustine was ordained as a priest for the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate religious order on Dec. 29, 1999, at Vazakulam, India.
Before coming to the Diocese of Nashville in 2010, he served as an Associate Pastor of a parish, in several administrative roles for the Diocese of Rajkot, a social worker and school principal in India and as an Associate Pastor and Pastor in New Mexico.
Father Augustine served as a chaplain at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville for five months before being assigned as Associate Pastor of Holy Family Church in Brentwood in 2010.
He has served as Pastor of St. Ignatius since 2014.
• Father Andrew Bulso, STL, is released from the office of Associate Pastor of St. Henry Church in Nashville and is appointed Pastor of St. Edward Church in Nashville for a term of 6 years. He remains chaplain to the diocesan Catholic Youth Office.
Father Bulso, a Nashville native, was ordained on June 12, 2015, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. After completing his studies in Rome, he returned to the diocese and served as a teacher at Father Ryan High School before being assigned to St. Henry Church as Associate Pastor.
• Father Benjamin Butler is released from the office of Administrator of the Churches of St. Pius X in Nashville and St. Martha in Ashland City, and is appointed Pastor of St. Martha in Ashland City for a term of 6 years.
Father Butler was ordained on June 12, 2015, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
Previously, he has served as Associate Pastor at St. Joseph Church in Madison. He was named administrator of St. Martha and St. Pius X churches in 2019.
• Father Davis Chackaleckel, M.S.F.S., VF, is released from the office of Pastor of St. Catherine Church in Columbia and is appointed Pastor of St. Stephen Church in Old Hickory for a term of six years.
Father Chackaleckel, a member of the Missionaries of St. Francis De Sales order, was ordained on Nov. 9, 1980, at St. Raphael Cathedral in Palakkad, India.
He served in India as a pastor, principal and seminary rector before coming to the Diocese of Nashville.
Previously, he served as Administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Dover from 2001 until his appointment as pastor of St. Catherine in 2006.
• Father Richard Childress is released from the office of Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville and is appointed Pastor of St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin for a term of 6 years.
He was ordained on July 30, 2018 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation and has served as Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception since his ordination.
• Father Eric Fowlkes, VF, STL, is released from the office of Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville and is appointed Pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation for a term of 6 years.
Father Fowlkes, who grew up in Waverly, Tennessee, was ordained on July 14, 1989, at the Cathedral.
Previously, he served as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville from 1992 to 2003, and as pastor of St. Patrick Church in Nashville from 2004 until his appointment as pastor of Our Lady of the Lake in 2008.
He also has served as Associate Pastor at Holy Rosary Church and provided sacramental service to the Catholic Community at Fort Campbell.
• Father Austin Gilstrap is appointed Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville for a term of 6 years. He remains Director of Vocations and Director of Deacon Formation.
Father Gilstrap was ordained on June 12, 2015, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
Before being named Director of Vocations in 2018, Father Gilstrap served as a chaplain and theology teacher at Pope John Paul II High School and as Assistant to the Bishop for Vocations.
He also has served as Chaplain to Fraternus and the Catholic Committee on Scouting.
• Father Abraham Panthalanickal is released from the office of Associate Pastor of St. Henry Church in Nashville and is appointed Pastor of St. Pius X Church in Nashville for a term of six years.
Father Panthalanickal was ordained on Dec. 29, 1988, at St. Joseph Church in Panathady, India.
He served as vicar at several parishes in India before coming to the Diocese of Nashville in 2004, when he was appointed as associate pastor at St. Pius X Church and Assumption Church.
He has served at St. Henry since 2018.
• Father Daniel Reehil, VF, is released from the office of Pastor of St. Edward Church in Nashville and is appointed Pastor of St. Catherine Church in Columbia for a term of 6 years.
Father Reehil, a native of Mineola, New York, was ordained on June 24, 2014, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
He served as Associate Pastor at St. Edward until being appointed as Pastor in August, 2014, and has been in that position since.
• Father Bala Showraiah, OFM, is released from the office of Pastor of St. Philip Church in Franklin and is appointed Administratorof St. Catherine Church in McMinnville.
Father Showraiah was ordained as a Franciscan priest in his hometown of Dharmaram in India on May 29, 1999. He served in missions work in India until 2008, when he came to the Diocese of Nashville.
He was first assigned as Associate Pastor of St. Philip in October 2008 before being appointed Pastor in December 2009.
• Father Edward Steiner is released from the office of Pastor/Rector of the Cathedral of the Incarnation and is appointed Pastor of St. Philip Church in Franklin for a term of six years. He will continue to serve as Director of Ongoing Clergy Formation.
Father Steiner, a native of Chattanooga, was ordained at St. Jude Church in Chattanooga, on May 28, 1982.
Previously, he served as Pastor of St. Joseph Church in Madison from 1991 to 2003, when he was appointed Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville. He served there until 2009 when he was appointed Pastor of the Cathedral.
He also has served as Associate Pastor at Holy Rosary Church and as a teacher, interim principal and Associate Principal at Father Ryan High School.
• Father Nicholas Allen is released from the office of Associate Pastor of St. Philip Church in Franklin and is appointed Associate Pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
Father Allen, a Nashville native, was ordained on May 30, 2008, at the Cathedral.
He previously served as Associate Pastor of St. Matthew Church in Franklin, part-time Chaplain at Father Ryan High School, and Administrator and later Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro.
• Father Michael Baltrus is released from the office of Associate Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro. He will be providing sacramental assistance in the diocese and be in residence at St. Joseph Church in Madison.
Father Baltrus, a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was ordained on June 15, 2007, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
Previously he has served as Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville and Pastor of St. Patrick Church in McEwen. He also has served as a Spiritual Director at the Pontifical College Josephinum seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
• Father Rhodes Bolster is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Philip Church in Franklin.
Father Bolster, a Nashville native, was ordained on May 25, 2019, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
He spent the last year completing his studies in Rome.
• Transitional Deacon Juan Carlos Garcia is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro, effective August 15, 2020, the date of his ordination to the priesthood.
• Father Gervan Menezes is released from the office of Associate Pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. He remains chaplain to University Catholic and Episcopal Master of Ceremonies.
Father Menezes, a native of Brazil, was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Nashville on July 26, 2014.
He previously has served as the Chaplain at Father Ryan High School and as Chaplain for the diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adults.
• Father Shinto Padinjaredathu, CMI, is appointed Associate Pastor of St. Henry Church in Nashville.
Father Padinjaredathu is new to the Diocese of Nashville.
He was ordained as a priest for the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate religious order in his native India on Dec. 30, 2015. Since his ordination, he has had several assignments as a parish priest, teacher and school administrator in India.
• Father Rodolfo Rivera is released from the office of Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville and is appointed Associate Pastor of Sagrado Corazon Ministry in Nashville.
Father Rivera was ordained on June 30, 2016, at the Cathedral. Since his ordination, he has served as Associate Pastor at Immaculate Conception.
• Father Mark Simpson is released from the Office of Associate Director of Vocations. He remains Chaplain to Father Ryan High School and Camp Marymount.
Father Simpson, a Nashville native, was ordained on May 25, 2019, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
• Transitional Deacon Javier Suarez is appointed Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception in Clarksville, effective August 15, 2020, the date of his ordination to the priesthood.
• Father Luke Wilgenbusch is appointed Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville, and Associate Director of Vocations.
Father Wilgenbusch was ordained on May 25, 2019, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. He has spent the last year, completing his studies in Rome.
The new pastor assignments also will lead to the naming of new deans for three of the diocese's deaneries.
Father Chackaleckel is released from the Office of Dean of the South Deanery because of his appointment to a parish outside the Deanery.
Father Reehil is released from the Office of Dean of the City Deanery and is appointed as Dean of the South Deanery for a term ending June 30, 2024.
Father Fowlkes is released from the Office of Dean of the Northeast Deanery and is appointed Dean of the City Deanery for a term ending June 30, 2024.
The appointment of a new Dean for the Northeast Deanery will be announced in the near future.
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Newt vs Mitt again. Content Added
12/12/2011 MadOgre	59 Comments
You guys know I've been weighing the Newt and Mitt thing ever since Newt got serious. I've been thinking about this a lot.
I've come to the conclusion that Newt, while he would make for a decent president, the man is just not electible. There is little chance he could win. I really think that if Newt gets the nomination, Obama will win reelection.
When Dr. Savage offers Newt a million bucks to drop out… That shows us the crest of a huge Anti-Newt wave that's only just starting to form. The push against Newt is going to get a lot worse. Those that are in the middle, the fence sitters – those that tip election scales, are not going to pull the lever for Newt. He is obnoxious and disliked.
This leaves us with Mitt as the only tangible candidate that has any hope in Hell of winning against The Great Halfrican. Like it or not, that's the situation. I'm saying this, knowing full well that Romney is as likeable as… something that's not very likeable. I also hate the fact that he goes to the same church that I do. But he could run and win against Bamma. Newt can't.
So here's my prediction…
If Newt gets the nomination, we get 4 more years of Obama. I also predict that if we do… there will be blood. Armed unrest across the country… and this Nation will fracture. I think Mitt will be able to hold it together. Just my opinion.
Okay, now a lot of guys are on an "I Hate Mitt" kick. That's fine. But you have to look at Mitt on all the issues. Take some time and actually look at the real information instead of what the Media and Bloggers (like me) are telling you about Mitt. Seriously, take a couple minutes. Okay, now look at Mitt's biggest FUBAR. "Romney Care". Now ask yourself this. "What is worse… Mitt signing a Bill that the Mass State House and Senate passed… Or Newt's pocketing of money from the bailed out Freddie Mac?" Which one is the more Conservative?
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Flint says:
Romney can't beat Obama. If either of them wins the nomination, Obama wins the election.
massimo7 says:
my thoughts exactly. we have to get out and vote to keep the house in conservative favor and win back the senate.
Balloongoesup says:
Romney's history makes him a Democrat. I can never bring myself to vote for him. I may have to place a Ron Paul protest vote.
Ogre says:
Actually that's not true. He's been very Conservative through his life… Before he was Governor of Mass. Successful businessman… starting and running them. In Mass, he just signed into law what the Mass State House and Senate passed. He saved the Utah Winter Olympics. The man knows how to run things. Simple as that.
He also pushed for them to pass certain laws. Like Romney-care.
Mamba1-0 says:
Except that he refers to himself as a "moderate" – and calls his views "progressive"……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dMcjJEXt9To
Steveweiser says:
Newt will shred Obama when they debate.
History tells us that an unpolished person cannot be elected. It also tells us that a mormon will have trouble being elected in the bible belt.
Hopefully Newt is enough of an a-hole to get elected. Tell'm like it is! Romney is like Huntsman to me,….greesy polititian.
Doh! greasy!
Actually, that's not quite true. Abe Lincoln was not polished… in fact he was rather hated. But he was a great debator. A Master Debator.
Take that as you will. I'm not a fan of Lincoln.
GinoSLC says:
I don't recall G.W. Bush ever being described as "polished" either.
sohmdaddy says:
"honest Abe" was actually a derisive, sarcastic label given to Lincoln by the papers. It wasn't because he was really honest. He was kind of devious, and expanded Presidential power way beyond any point that it had been before.
And straight up murdered States Rights.
coelacanth says:
I think your take on Newt is probably pretty close to the mark but unfortunately M has a point about Mitt's religious persuasion. As bad as I hate to admit it a lot of folks will not vote for a Mormon and that's damned shame because it will almost certainly give the current disaster four more years to fester.
Ogre is right on this one… Newt is not electable. Just because he's not afraid to stick it to the liberals, does not mean he will defeat Obama. He is one sound byte from a lonely bar or a self-titled show on Fox. At least with Romney you have a shot. With Newt we know how he handles power. He went from a good idea of Contract with America to a impeachment witch hunt that crippled congress. He lost all credibility, then with ethic charges, resigned before being booted. So, how he has ascended back to this level, speaks to how quickly people forgive, or is it forget?
This election will be decided by the Middle, not the liberals, nor folks reading this blog. 🙂
Romney's record is right down the centrist middle. Not good for primaries, but good for generals.
If Obama is to sail through, he needs Hilary as first mate. Almost undefeatable.
For Romney to have a shot, he needs a strong veep on the ticket. Romney / Christie would be very compelling.
Mark G. says:
I don't like Romney. I like him better than Obama, but that ain't saying much. I won't even mention Newt, as he is as unelectable. Ogre is right on that.
Look at Romney's 2A stance: he "supports" the 2A, but favors gun control (the AWB). Don't you think that is just a little bit bogus? He's trying to play to two separate audiences, ie,
burning the candle at both ends. He is a political snake (just like the rest of them) and he
WILL bite you sooner or later~~~because that is his nature.
The only one I even halfway admire is Ron Paul. No, he is certainly not electable. But he is a
man who stands by his word, his word is his bond, and if you don't agree with him he won't change his stance just to make you happy and get your vote. That's integrity.
Romney's actually /done/ more against guns rights than Obama.
The only reason Paul is not electable, is because folks who should be voting for him are instead saying that he's not electable.
Paul has never been more electable. All it takes is for a few folks to stand up for what's right, instead of "the lesser of two evils." Demand victory, not merely a smaller defeat.
Paul isn't electible because few people are really taking him seriously and he's become a punchline.
That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The point is that folks need to start taking him seriously, instead of just deciding which evil will hurt slightly less.
The HOLY NEWS MEDIA sez only ROMNEY can be elected!
Uhh..aren't these guys the ones who PUT OBAMARAMADINGDONG in office?
Duhh.
Who is old gray and cynical today.
I don't think I'll use the term Romney any more.
Just Obambablanko.
Who is really po'd this AM, I'm getting my wife a knock sensor for Christmas…sigh.
'Core says:
Regardless of which party you normally support, thumb your nose at both — they have FAILED miserably. Anyone else would be fired for this kind of performance (and rightfully so!). It's unbelievable that we're actually talking about electing any of these supposed conservatives.
Mitt? His pro-choice/pro-life flip-flop AND RomneyCare clearly shows he'll say and do anything to get elected. But the Right won't back him. He'll lose to BHO.
Newt? Too polarizing and too corrupt to win. Talk about unelectable!
Give Ron Paul a chance.
God will take care of Israel. He always has.
Anyone is better than Obama, but no one is better than Ron Paul. Unelectable, my hairy butt. He'll win in a LANDSLIDE against the incumbent.
You just have to want liberty, and then get behind him and vote. THAT is the truth.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/
http://www.dailypaul.com/
God bless America.
Of course you are right… But what we have in place is a Two Party System. We can pontificate on the system that we want… but come November we are going to have a National Election and someone from one of these two parties is going to become our President.
All the more reason to make Ron Paul the Republican candidate for President.
Ron Paul's record is unassailable — and not because there isn't one, but because he has consistently voted for liberty and small, non-intrusive government. 30 years.
Ron Paul destroys Obama in the general election — if he's the Republican candidate.
Mitt loses. Newt loses.
So let's make Ron Paul the Republican candidate. It's not as radical a thought as the MSM — and Fox News — would have us believe.
Steven T says:
Ron Paul is fake to me. He says he's for small government but he always puts earmarks in all of the bills. He votes against so he can have it both ways, but that doesn't fly.
Where'd you hear that?
Paul explained last night that he always votes against the existence of ANY earmarks, but when his colleagues vote to have them he feels it's his job to reclaim some of the taxes his constituents have payed in.
Tony G: I certainly hope so, for his constituents' sake! They're not going to be the only ones without a chair when the music stops! Would you pay in and not take out? And pay in and not take out? And pay in and not take out?
emdfl says:
Are we talkin' about the Mitt who has only won ONE election in his life-long quest for offices? And that win was with less than 50% of the votes. The Mitt who didn't run for re-election as MA gov because he knew he wouldn't win? The Mitt who has ZERO concern for the second amendment? The Mitt who hasn't gotten over 23% in ANY poll against ANY repub contender? The Mitt whose major positions are virtually the same as the standard NE demo/repub lib positions?
Yeah, I thought so. Good luck with that horse.
By your standards then… Obama was more experienced to lead the nation. See… THAT is why I seriously prefer Mitt over most of the others. Because most of his career wasn't being a Politician, but an Actual Executive. One election? I'd be fine with someone with No Election Wins – that only means a guy can Campaign and make pretty speeches and promises.
Mitt's Track Record is in actual Private Sector Leadership. He didn't get to where he is by tanking businesses – but by creating wealth and jobs and actually making things happen.
Yes, the Second Amendment is important. But so is the whole farking economy and Mitt is the Only candidate that seems to have any clear understanding of what it takes to actually fix it.
I am uncomfortable with Mitt Romney because of his 2nd Amendment failure in Mass.
Don't like his medical failure there either.
However, I will vote for him if he is the Republican nominee.
Obama Must Go!
JustinR says:
In one of the debates, Romney made it clear he believes the government has the power to force citizens to purchase health insurance. I'm sorry, but I think that's un-Constitutional and I just can't support the man because of it.
So if he gets the GOP nomination you'd vote for Obama?
Romney /is/ Obama. There'd be no reason to vote, if it's between those two. You'd be selecting between two identical candidates.
And enough other folks realize it, that if Romney gets the nomination, they won't bother going in to vote, or they're going to write in NOTA or themselves or something else in protest. A Romney nomination means Obama is guaranteed a second term.
Whoops, I meant to say "in the primaries." In a choice between Romney and Obama unchecked in a second term, I'd most certainly hold my nose and vote for Romney. It doesn't mean I'd like it, but the alternative is far, far worse.
bmq215 says:
Yes. I can't see Romney doing anything different from what Obama's doing now, but at least BHO won't do irreparable damage to the GOP's image. Elect Romney and not only are you getting four years of socialism, you're also guaranteeing that the libs win in 2016.
I say vote for Paul. Beats selling out your principles for a socialist toad.
"Dr."Dave says:
You're really going to vote for a big city east coast hypocrite? Look at how he has lied about his ideas on gun control and public health.
He's more dangerous than Obama is because he's a bullshit, pussy political suck up. He doesn't deserve to run greasy spoon, much less our country.
Kleb'm says:
I'm writing in for Cthulhu, I'm sick of the lesser evil.
ksuguy says:
If it is Gingrich or Romney, the GOP will lose. This is McCain all over again.
It's not that Newt isn't an old school Washington guy, he certainly is, and "more of the same" really isn't the right answer. But, my two problems with Romney aren't (so much) the consistent mind-changing, subdued state economy, health care crap that I'm positive would sink our nation further into the abyss.
First it's that if he does sink us further (and I'm sure he would) he's a Republican and a (pseudo)Conservative which means that after four years of him, our fellow citizens would have no counter-argument to the liberals and it wouldn't be to difficult for Marx himself to beat any GOP candidate. Second, and perhaps more importantly, like many of you here I use a candidates stance on the 2nd amendment as a litmus test to determine just how sacred our individual rights are to them. "I support the 2nd, but…" is an outright promise that they WILL work to reduce our individual rights because they "know" that rights are subject to some "greater-good" argument, no matter how fallacious the argument.
harm says:
I'm done with politics. Seriously the republicans can't pull their heads out of their asses long enough to consider reality.
Yes as of right now I believe I will cast a vote for Romney. If someone comes along better before then I'd be happy to make a switch. But I believe a fiscal base is most important at this point. My frustration stems from republicans who hate the msm using actual msm screeds against Romney as their avenue of attack. If a person came back with a well considered thought out response of who is the best candidate WHO CAN WIN I would gladly listen. Instead its just bitching about how "the republicans need a real damn conservative in the election in order to win!"
Well guess what – Republicans voted for G.W. who advertised as a conservative. You run anyone claiming to be a conservative and the moderates will run away in terror.
"Screw them!" you say. Screw you – the votes say. Obama beat McCain due to Moderate support. GW won because of motivation of his base & – wait for it – moderate support. Bill Clinton won because of…??? HW Bush same thing. Reagan? God not Reagan? Surely Reagan won without needing those smelly hypocritical spineless moderates. Well guess fucking what? He needed them.
Even better – every one of these presidents except GW ran as a Centrist a moderate a run of the mill D or R.
Moderates and energized bases decide elections. Obama's base is shaken and he's on the ropes and the Repubs aren't energized because we're in the middle of a political 5'oclock shadow right now. We don't know who and what we are and what we want to be.
The fiscal conservatives are pulling their hair out. The evangelicals just sold their souls to Newt in a backalley act that can only be described as "offensively dirty mormon hate". The Libertarians have their thumbs up their butts. The constitutionalists have disappeared under a rock until its time for a protest vote and the tea party is at the store right now please leave a message after the beep.
So many Republicans say "elect a REAL leader – Elect Ron Paul!" But he's not a leader – he's a speech maker. He is a talker. In fact he's all talk. Steve's comment about the earmarks – damn right. He appeals to the extreme libertarians who are all "rah rah isolationism rah rah" without realizing just how damaging that would be to our country. You want to know how inept Ron Paul is? In the all the years he's been in office – his son in just a few months has eclipsed him as far as things ACTUALLY getting done. Thats the joke. Thats the tragedy. He's not the best idea for America – hell I wager he's not even the best idea for Texas.
But here's the thing. People are so fatigued with Obama hate or politics or the black eyed peas that they are latching onto whatever idea sparks something, anything and they are surrendering the vote to Obama.
Politics in America has become choppy water – with the shift going back and forth like a crazy drunk tide. The problem is we elect a radical "conservative" to counter the previous president who was a moderate Dem (Clinton played the political game for the last 6 years with a Republican Congress) GW shifts us into war and racks up an enourmous debt and further polarizes the political process. The John Kerry election fractures it even further. Then we get Obama v McCain who battle in the most half assed Republican since Bob Dole and Left McLefterson playacting the Moderate. This disenfranchises the Right and even more toxic battlefield is expanded. Then the Tea Party (which is played dramatically by the media) and then the OWS dumbasses (which is dramatically DOWNplayed by the media) and here we are. The problems is we rock back and forth too much further we will end up with blood shed. We will have a shooting war on our own soil.
I sometimes wonder if some people want that. They'll live in fantasy land until they decide tis time to lock n load.
And thats why I'm done with politics – because at this point every conversation I've heard – the majority of them are soundbyte exchanges repeated and hyperbolized and no one does any research anymore. They buy the hype and wait for the hangover tomorrow.
Obama is the Change.
Newt is the Man
Romney will take charge.
Paul will reLOVE/VOLEution
Yes Romney is not my ideal candidate but frankly I hope he can sway the boat a little, calm the damn storm. Bring peace and calm the extremists. Not by being a dem. But by being Joe America. Leading to the middle. Be the dad to OWS and the Brother to the Tea Party thats what we need. Less fracture not more. Someone to say "hey I get that your angry." The fix may not make anyone happy but lend a bit of credence that they have a voice. That its heard.
I'm waiting for the President is Libertarian Armor to stride into view. But until that happens I feel like we'll survive with a moderate Republican with a House controlled by the Repubs and the Senate the Dems. Because anything that has to get through that meat grinder of a political process isn't likely to hurt us.
But the Repubs will vote for Ron Paul. Fuck it. Lets dance.
Texred says:
Exactly why I'm voting for Perry.
Sergeant Mac says:
I found the following poll results from December 8th:
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2011/12/obama-romney-deadlocked-gingrich-down-four-in-nc.html
I find it interesting. Not so much the part where the graph suggests that Romney is the kid voted "most likely to succeed", but the number of respondents that chose "Other" (from 3% to 19%, depending upon the GOP candidate), in an automated and apparently unbiased telephone poll…..compared with the number of actual VOTERS who CHOSE "Other" in the ACTUAL 2008 Presidential election (You'll note that's 1%).
So, APPARENTLY, the vast majority of people who say that if their personal Candidate Golden Child doesn't get the nomination, they'll vote for "Other"……are full of something that don't smell too good.
Let's assume for a moment that 2012 will be no better for "Other" than 2008, and that the vast majority of pre-primary "Other" voters end up voting for whatever stuffed suit ends up on the ballot followed by (R).
Here's how that would play out:
Romney 53, Obama 46 (Romney wins)
Gingrich 49, Obama 49 (Close election)
Paul 52, Obama 47 (Paul wins)
Perry 50, Obama 50 (VERY close election)
Does anyone remember the saying, "If it isn't close, they can't cheat"?
Now, at this point, it looks like Romney's "most likely to succeed", with a 2% lead on Paul in terms of the point spread.
But, wait, let's go back to those "Other" voters and think about who they are. Who are Romney supporters? Who are Paul supporters? I strongly suspect that there are a WHOLE helluva lot more Independent, Libertarian and even DEMOCRAT folks who support Paul than Romney.
I therefore believe that many more Paul supporters would defect to "Other" than Romney supporters. And some Independent and most Democrat supporters might even swing (D).
Romney's "Other" contingent is 8% Some of those are Paul supporters. Perhaps most. I do not believe that all but that last 1% of them will cast a vote for Romney just because there's an (R) after his name.
Paul's "Other" contingent is 11%. MOST of these are supporters of other GOP candidates. I DO believe that most of these, let's face it, mainstream Republicans, WILL vote for Paul just because there's an (R) after his name.
Remember the "F%ck it! McCain!" banners from 2008?
So much for Ron Paul being "unelectable".
5% to 13% "Other", depending on the candidate.
With Gingrich at 5 and Cain at 13.
Bad memory. The other numbers, I wrote down because I had to do the math. LoL
Glenda F.Hill says:
Ron Paul IS 100% certain to lose to his grace,the chosen one(by Soros).The Romney bashers are just ignorant about the man.He is not "obama lite".He is more conservative than Newt,if one really LOOKS.
All the numbers say that Paul beats Obama. Just like they did, four years ago. Paul was the only candidate who could beat Obama, but folks decided to nominate McCain, which won Obama the election.
Living in NH, I've seen what Romney did in Mass for years. He's not a new name, here. He's no different than Obama. Obamacare, for example, was designed by Romney. He's severely anti-gun. He could not be called "conservative" in any place other than Taxachusetts.
That's very true.
Being more conservative than Newt is not exactly difficult, when one really LOOKS. Nor is it good enough. For me, anyway.
I'm just going to hope and pray for the best, but continue to prepare for the worst.
Best wishes —
AdamM says:
Paul will get killed on national defense. Even Obama has a better record.
I like quite a few things Pauls says until you get to that area.
Still not buying a Romney win. I think it will be a crushing defeat. Mostly because a big chunk of the country isn't going to see much of a change between an 'East Coast Republican' (lol, a liberal by any other name. . .) vs Obama.
Then again this next election will probably boil down to which side is the LEAST apathetic.
Stretch says:
A Romney / Christie ticket will insure I leave the top of the ballet unmarked. No way will I support 2 Northeast "moderates."
And the theory that we must get as many conservative Representatives and Senators elected as possible to "contain" a possible second Obama term is ridiculous. Teh One has proven he and his minions don't give a damn for the Balance of Powers and Constitutional limits.
We are no longer a Constitutional Republic.
I just don't know if next year will produce a Concord Bridge or a Fort Sumter.
If you'll excuse me I've dried food and canned goods to buy.
And yes, ammo too.
Pardon the downer but I put too much Cynic Powder on my Grumpy Flakes. I still stand by my statement.
So you are saying you'd rather have another four years of Obama.
No, he's saying that the lesser of two evils is STILL evil.
But it's a tough call, that's for sure.
You can go with the lesser evil under the theory that the crocodile will eat you last.
Or you can go with the LEAST evil and/or the ideal candidate, regardless of his "electability".
Or you can abstain, as he's suggesting. If there were such a thing as a quorum in an election, this could be a highly effective solution. Sadly, there isn't.
Compared to four years of Obama-light, followed by eight years of some commie nutcase who will make Obama look like the best friend of the free market? Yes, four more years of Obama would be preferable to that.
It's about winning the war, not just winning the battle.
I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Put it off another 4+ years and who knows what kind of shape I'll be in? Hopefully better, but not likely — mid-40's plus then…
With the economic picture getting steadily worse (maybe not steadily — maybe the fits and spurts and continued huge bubble crashes we've been living out the last few decades), will surviving the SHTF get easier then? Or more difficult?
So, yes, if I have to hold my nose to vote for the Republican candidate in 2012, I'm writing in Ron Paul (or voting for the Libertarian, if that's him).
I'm not naive: I know Ron Paul is not perfect — there's only been one perfect man that I know of. And I certainly ain't him.
I don't look to the POTUS — or any other man — to be the answer to all my concerns.
But Ron is on the right track. Not ONE of the others is.
If it's Obama or [insert non-Paul Republican candidate here], REPUBLICANS, WAKE THE F UP, we're NOT voting for your unconservative freedom-grabbing douchebag candidate. We'll take our chances.
It's almost go time, folks. Get ready.
Sorry — I really want to avoid using the ALL CAPS drama, the insinuated F bomb, and the "douchebag" personal insults. But I, too, get caught up in the passion of it. My apologies.
Records speak for themselves, as do books, speeches, and other self-produced media throughout the personal, professional, political and business careers of each candidate. Only one candidate on either ticket has consistency across the board. It's so dramatically different.
olivertroubles says:
Ted Nugent as the write in candidate of choices
I wanted to be for Perry,inspite of some iffy things.Bachman is just,sorry,too far right.She is such a zealot on too many things.Plus being married to the very strange man worries me. Ron Paul is so repulsive AND so wrong on foreign policy.Newt is so suspicious on so many things in his past.A SERIAL nasty man,and a total failurew as speaker when it all shoke out.Too many forget how he slunk away in shame.The men who served WITH him,almost universally despise him.That should be all one needs to hear. We are back to Romney. A fun little hatchet job in a UK paper today kinda backfires and actually makes young Romney look like a super talent. Perfect?Far from it,but we could do worse.He's no Christie,but he is the best,if you look closely.
Yeah, ORomney, that's just what will bring the conservative base back, obumble-lite. The NE rinos have already forgotten the lesson of 2006 as if they had learned anything from it in the first place.
Me, after bush, dole, bush, and mccain, I'm done forever voting for rockerfeller repubs.
Let's just let the nitwh and his friends really drive the country into the ground and be done. The country-club repubs AND dmos will begin to have problems when there ain't no gas or food available except at the point of a gun.
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