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International, Media, Military	 October 19, 2019 October 19, 2019
Turkish President Throws Trump Letter Into Trash as Aides Promise "Necessary Steps" Over Disrespect
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aides made a point of telling U.S. media that Erdogan threw Donald Trump controversial letter to him into the trash and promised to take actions against the United States for the disrespectful content. In the meantime, the Turks are promising to "crush the heads" of the Kurds if they do not withdraw entirely from border areas. Erdogan himself said "we have not forgotten" the letter or its insulting tone.
Trump's letter has shocked the world for over its content. He tells Erdogan "Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!" He also says that he will ruin Turkey's economy if he does not comply.
The Turks were enraged and promised that they "will not forget this lack of respect. This is not a priority for us. But when the time comes we would like it to be known that we will take the necessary steps."
Trump is still portraying his moves with Turkey as a master stroke of diplomacy and even said that the Kurds, who has lost hundreds of fighters, are delighted with what he has done. Even top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have condemned the moves in Syria.
While Trump again describes Erdogan as his close friend, Erdogan is promising to pay him back for the insulting letter and is now heading to the Russian resort city of Sochi on Tuesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin.
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82 thoughts on "Turkish President Throws Trump Letter Into Trash as Aides Promise "Necessary Steps" Over Disrespect"
enigma: "Except for not having thought about how to get our own troops out, blowing up our own bases, and **leaving Nuclear weapons behind**."
Does anyone what this person is talking about? Does enigma know what enigma is talking about? Or is he just used to talking absolute nonsense because he knows nothing?
Removing 1000 troops from Syria is simple. And blowing up a base we built in Syria that we are evacuating is logical. Enigma is yet another warmongering poster who's talking out his ignorant ass.
Ivan, someone favoring our placement of 1,000 troops in Syria to continuing to successfully keep the peace and protect our interests is not war mongering. War is what Trump green lighted as we now move our 1,000 to Iraq, not home.
By the way, since Ivan has accused me also of being a war mongerer, these were and are my positions. I opposed VN, Gulf War I, and the Iraq war, from the beginning. I favored Bush's sending troops to Liberia, the Afghanistan invasion – so did about 85% of all Americans – but not the extension Obama did against Biden's advice – the bombing of Qaddafi though I agree with Obama that he f…d up not sending more support once the revolutionary government was set up – and like most honest people, don't know with conviction what we should have done in Syria, where we were faced with a humanitarian crisis and a incendiary political scene which can affect us and our allies.. Anyway who says they do know is lying or a fool.
If we get in a major dispute with Turkey what happens to the Americans and munitions at Incirlik?
We'll just move out, kick them out of NATO, and cut economic ties.
Darren Smith says:
Letter of Last Retort.
Why are we responsible for the Kurds, Assad or patrolling the Syrian border? Please explain the vital national interest justifying losing one soldier, sailor, airmen or marine.
You see, according to yet another of Prof Turley's "Trusted old Fake News Media" sites, ABC News, apparently the Kurds, in a strategic move retreated to "Knob Creek Kentucky".
It seems the Turkish President Erdogan ordered Turkey's military to give chase & attack according to ABC News Turkey's Airforce, Artillery & Infantry opened fire at Knob Creek Kentucky & Slaughtered all the babies in incubators at the hospitals.
Ooops Typo, strike that babies killed in incubators, wrong war, that was one of the Bush's BS wars.
Anyway the ABC story seems to be 1000's , maybe even millions of Kurds were killed in Knobs Creek Kentucky.
So everyone knows not to yell "Fire" in a crowded theater, that's illegal, but it's just fine with ABC, Turley & the rest of their gang to Make Up Lies about war events that didn't happen & in a vain attempt at Subversion & Espionage against us US citizens, Pres Trump, that could cause actual Civil War in the states & more real wars abroad. You see, they think that's not a Crime.
https://www.infowars.com/kentucky-gun-range-confirms-its-the-location-of-the-phony-abc-syrian-propaganda-footage/
1 Typo correction:
So everyone knows not to yell "Fire" in a crowded theater, that's illegal, but it's just fine with ABC, Turley & the rest of their gang to Make Up Lies about war events that didn't happen & in a vain attempt at Sidition & Espionage against us US citizens, Pres Trump, that could cause actual Civil War in the states & more real wars abroad. You see, they think that's not a Crime.
Hutom says:
If only Kurds had kompromat on the naked king…
They have no answer. They are ignorant keyboard warriors. Children playing war with other people's children. This is the modern left.
Now that's a border patrol!
50 people with the large "Pricks 19" would be fully capable of accessing every form of airborne military asset and munition in theater up to the Hammer of God commencing in minutes.
From one of the articles posted by Jonathan:
'The letter, first obtained by Fox Business's Trish Regan on Wednesday and which I confirmed shortly afterward, goes against every tenet of decorum and presidential communication. It's brash, nasty, and lacking any diplomatic tact whatsoever.
'"Having helped draft a few presidential letters to foreign leaders, I want you to know that this is not what they normally look like," Kelly Magsamen, a former official who worked under both the Bush and Obama administrations at the State Department, Pentagon, and National Security Council, tweeted about the letter.'
Clutch those pearls: "It's brash, nasty, and lacking any diplomatic tact whatsoever."
UnWoke says:
I would like one of you geniuses to explain to me how leaving 50 people in between the Turks and the Kurds was going to stop anything. I wonder how many of you have carried a weapon in combat. Turley and the rest of you weekend warriors make me ill.
Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter says:
"I would like one of you geniuses to explain to me how leaving 50 people in between the Turks and the Kurds was going to stop anything."
With Martinis???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
We have more than 50 troops and economic power we can threaten any two bit dictator in the world with, including Erdogen, but you do it before, not after you green-lighted his aggression and changing his mind would include a complete and public retreat and capitulation on his part.
We don't know what was said on that phone call except that Trump caved right then and there.
Erdogan has already started taking "the necessary steps" in retaliation for Trump's letter.
He's been pestering Trump with prank phone calls, asking if Trump has Prince Albert in a can, leaving flaming bags of poop by the doors of guests at Mir a Lago, etc.
laudyms says:
Trump is a colossal wimp- and the world knows it, if we do not.
https://thehobbledehoy.com/2019/03/08/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-ive-read/
Paul C Schulte says:
Were they removed from the restaurant?
Actions have consequences.
You seem to have missed the part where Russian troops have moved in and many ISISsoners have already escaped, who knows where they'll turn up next. Other than that (and letting every US ally know our word is meaningless if they hadn't already figured that out from the Iran Peace Treaty, TPP, NAFTA, and Kyoto Protocol) Trump's plan is perfect. Except for not having thought about how to get our own troops out, blowing up our own bases, and leaving Nuclear weapons behind.
mjmichaels2 says:
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!!!
The Russians aren't coming, they've already arrived.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/russian-backed-syrian-forces-take-over-abandoned-us-base-in-northern-syria/vi-AAIP28C
Russia was invited in by the Syrian government. They are there legally, we are not.
The US does not have nuclear weapons in Syria. What are you talking about?
A government which gases and otherwise slaughters it's own citizens does not have legitimacy to grant anything legally.
and you see yourself as judge, jury, and executioner.
If you think that Syria gassed it's own people in Duma, then you are one dumb mofo.
Perpetrator	Number of killed civilians	Men	Women	Children
Syrian government forces	199,411	164,213	11,854	22,733
Russian forces	6,514	3,717	908	1,928
Islamic State	5,004	3,454	584	952
Other unnamed parties	5,239	3,156	734	1,164
Other rebel forces	4,131	2,451	873	981
International Coalition Forces	3,037	1,455	656	924
Syrian Democratic Forces	1,157	768	152	203
Hayat Tahrir al Sham	455	301	74	64
TOTAL	224,948	180,165	15,835	28,948
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You poor dear! I have always said that you do not live in 2019 like the rest of us but somewhere 80+ years ago. I guess that you are now up to the 1950s and you are going thru your Red Scare phase. Where there is a Russian behind every tree.
So sad for you.
Squeeky, Squeeky, Squeeky, the Russians take over a US base (not 80 years ago but within the last week) yet you fail to notice. Russians financed Rudy's recent escapade in Ukraine but you can run with Mulvaney's redo and say there was no Quid Pro Quo. The Trump effort to "look back" at the 2016 Election is to suggest Russia didn't hack our elections it was Ukraine so we can then lift the sanctions on Russia. Maybe in time for Trump to lead them back into the G-8 after Trump forces Ukraine to settle with Putin. Then he can lift the rest of the sanctions against his friends who have bought millions (billions?) worth of real estate from Trump at inflated prices. Don't believe me, check with Eric and Don Jr, who used to brag about it. The beneficiaries of Trump's foreign policy escapades in this case are Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Is all of this current enough for you?
1. When the US has a base in another country, it either has a lease, or an agreement for the base. Do you have a copy of the lease and/or agreement between the US and Syria???
If you do not, then we were probably squatting there, and had no legal rights in the first place. In other words, we were trespassing in a war zone.
2. Can you give me the name of the FBI agent who examined the DNC server? Can you tell me what Julian Assange said when Robert Mueller interviewed him? I suspect that you can not, because neither of these things happened. For your homework, go look up where the story about Russian hacking the computer came from.
3. What is your opinion of Julius and Ethyl Rosenberg? Do you think they should be executed next week???
Your very concerned friend,
Here's a story about the future you might appreciate.
https://medium.com/@williamspivey/the-funeral-of-donald-trump-a1f482f1e467
Hey, that was really cute! You should do that more often and leave the past behind!
I know you and your cohort would like to forget all about the inconvenient past. Texas isn't moving fast enough to change all the history books so you wantb to shame me into letting you forget. Sorry, I have to stand up when Trump says we were allies with Italy in the days of ancient Rome and troops taking over airports during the Revolutionary War. I also stand up when you want to "whitewash" American history because somebody's got to do it.
BTW, I honestly have sympathy for those of you who have to get up every day and figure out what crazy positions you have to adopt because Trump said or tweeted something crazy you never believed before.
On a related note; did the Jim Jones followers that didn't literally drink the kool-aid, feel relieved or wish they had? That after kool-aod moment is coming for many of you.
Hillary is a dinosaur of the past. Why carry her dirty, deranged, paranoia provoking water?
She lost because she is a stupid beatch who alienated more than half of the voters! How dumb can a political candidate be?!?! Thats Hillary!
A bigger man and woman would be introspective but not entitled Hillary. She wont admit her many failures within herself. Hillary is a crazy malcontent desperate for validation by others given her "open relationship" marriage which has done more harm to her than she is ever willing to admit. Now she is attacking along with her online warrior trolls a highly decorated female military office running for the Executive! Hillary has no shame and you do well to admit the cancer she is.
We have no enemies abroad though we do have quite a few nutjobs in the Democrats
Evolve buddy
Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't believe I even mentioned Hillary. As Squeeky would say, "Stop living in the past."
It is not about forgetting the past, it is about not living in it. If you still think racism is what is keeping blacks down, and looking back at Jim Crow, while ignoring the fact that 77.3% of black kids are born to unwed ghettopotami, then you are LIVING IN THE PAST. I have told you this before.
If you were German, I bet you would still be b*tch*ng about those B-17s bombing your great-grandparents hog farm by accident. Instead of getting on with life.
And, if you think America was sooo fundamentally flawed, then move to Nigeria or something. You don't have to stay here. You can hop a jet and be there in hours. With your education, and your assets converted to cash, you could be a wealthy man there. And you could still do your blog and make comments here.
If not, then you should thank God that somebody kidnapped whoever your ancestors were and brought them here because if that had not happened, then you would not be here now, b*tch*ing about America while comfortable in a nice home, and plenty of food, and a steady income, and Obamacare!
Nope, if you were like most Africans, you might have two whole sets of clothes, and be living in some hut made out of pallet wood and discarded tin roofing, and dodging diamond-mining slave patrols, evil black warlords, and wondering where your next meal was coming from, as you were out pooping in the jungle somewhere, and trying to not get bit on the a$$ by a black mamba. Oh, and with no toilet paper.
Squeeky, Because you have such a warped view of history (I don't blame you personally for that, you've been taught what they meant for you to absorb). You don't get that America not only was a flawed country. It never stopped. Long past Jim Crow our housing restrictions, lending laws, mass incarceration, stop & frisk, redlining (yes that's included in housing restrictions but deserves special mention) segregation, and of course, votr suppression, either existed long after Jim Crow or have morphed into something less recognizable.
You also have a misguided view of Africa where even the shithole countries wouldn't have been so without colonization. I was doing some research for another project and was surprised to read (and see pictures) of Yoruba palaces. How much better would Africans be off were they still not making payments to their former colonizers. How much better off would they be if Europeans hadn't conscripted them (another word for enslaved) to fight in their wars and work in their factories.
It sounds like your need to blame black people for the conditions of some of them is partly to deflect the responsibility of your forebearers.
enigma – I think we have discussed this before, but I have lived in a redlined area. It effects everyone regardless of race. Where I lived people sold houses and business by quit claims and new contracts by carry the note themselves. The house I lived in had two notes on it. I paid off both before I sold it.
And who do you think captured Africans to sell them to Europeans? It was Africans.
Paul – Africans selling Africans did represent a fair amount of those taken into slavery. Keep in mind, nothing in their experience with slavery where children of slaves were generally born free and in the vast majority of cases the slaves were treated benignly would suggest what was gong to happen during the Middle Passage and once they arrived where they would be subjected to slave breeding and mostly horrible conditions.
https://medium.com/the-aambc-journal/americas-breeding-farms-what-history-books-never-told-you-6704e8b152a4
enigma – as you well know, I do not support slavery, however Africans selling Africans represented the major, or in fact whole, amount of those taken into slavery.
As a little side note, as a breeding industry they were poorly operated. They should have separated the prime male, who will do all the breeding. And then geld all the other males, just in case. However, they didn't. They seemed to do some selective breeding and then let some breed at will.
Paul – Buying captured slaves from tribes was convenient but an expense. Many of the slavers when given the opportunity simply took what they otherwise would have had to pay for. Cutting out the middle-man. I don't claim to know the percentage but it certainly occured.
As far as the flaw in the selective breeding process, it was the owners themselves that insisted on constant access to the production line that gummed up the works. They changed what had been the law in Britain to ensure slaves followed the mothers bloodline and all those tan babies were also slaves.
https://medium.com/discourse/partus-sequitur-ventrem-the-rule-that-perpetrated-slavery-and-legalized-rape-e3c423692bc2
enigma – there seem to have been three ways to get African slaves for sale to Europeans. 1) African tribes would sell capture opponents to the slave merchants 2) Arabs would capture and sell Africans to the slave merchants 3 ) Europeans would capture Africans for resale.
On the production side, let's not let the Portuguese off the hook. They started the slave trade in the New World and deserve all the blame we can heap on them. The colonies were under benign neglect until the Stamp Act and the American colonists started getting uppity. And slavery was only a problem in some states, not all states, as we know. The key thing is, we never really followed the British and then you have the who New Orleans thing, which is French law (who are we going to blame for that?).
And you talk about the owners having constant access to the production line as a flaw, but is it a flaw? Isn't it genetic modification? And genetic modification is something breeders have been doing since Mendel.
Paul – I don't let the Portuguese off the hook, they did as much damage in South America as well.
Regarding the flaw in the production line, I meant as a means to get the biggest and strongest as a result. They were good for producing indoor servants who were liked a bit less dark (although the female were more likely to get raped like the previously discussed Sally Hemings and her mother who was raped by Jefferson's wife's father.
enigma – taking this as a theoretical exercise, on a large plantation you have house slaves and field slaves. Therefore, breeding for the purposes of the house slave would be perfectly alright just as breeding for the field would be alright. It is the difference between breeding for miniature and standard Poodles, from a breeding standpoint.
And there are perks to being a house slave, so I can see some hanky panky going on to get you kid in the big house. Happens today, happened then. Now, I do not know anything about Sally Hemmings mother, however, I do know that the DNA tests showed her first child was from an African-American.
Sally Hemings was the half-sister of Jefferson's wife.
The house slave was simply ina defferent hell.
enigma – sorry, I had forgotten the connection to Jefferson's wife, I am sure you had told me before. My bad. I did have to look him up though.
I disagree that a house slave is a different hell. This is the stage where you can earn money to buy your freedom, etc. Often you are staying in the main house. You are eating the same food the family is eating, etc. Let's say it is moving from lower lower class to upper lower class. If it is such a bad thing then why is it a pejorative to call a black a "house ni**a"?
Well Jefferson did free two of the over 600 slaves he owned in his lifetime while he lived. One of them, his rape victim's brother paid $200. BEing in the house gave you close proximity to the master, his wife, and family; any one of which was entitled to beat, rape, or kill you on a whim. You might be resented by the field slaves who didn't understand all the risks and pain they endured. It may seem like they got the best deal but it's debatable.
enigma – how do we know that Sally didn't seduce him? That it wasn't all consensual? She was going to age-out as his daughter's companion, so if she was going to need a new spot in the house or she was going to end up in the fields. You don't think a black woman is smart enough to see which side her bread is buttered on?
Two words you need to consider. Child and Slave. Neither could consent. Were it your family member I think you'd see that quite clearly.
enigma – age is a construct. I have taught students her age and you have to make sure another adult is in the room with you at all times. The age of consent almost did not exist at that time.
Ignore child and just go with slave, when someone has the power of life and death over you with no penalty. How can you refuse?
enigma – ignore slave and think hormones.
WHo could actually ignore slave? Only someone that's never been one.
enigma – neither you nor I have been slaves. So, would you admit that black woman are hormonal?
The Shill says:
Enigma, bear in mind you're arguing with a woman whose name is borrowed from a Charles Manson disciple. Squeaky is a caricature of Trump deplorables. It's a culture where mean is cool. But outside the rightwing bubble, Squeeky' is about as uncool as they come.
I still hold out hope for Squeeky, she's bright and funny, just terribly misguided. I'm trying to believe like the late Elijah Cummings said that she's "better than this."
Being opposed to slavery is a bold step Paul, but welcome to the last half of the 19th century. Your suggestions on slave husbandry are well thought out and we can only assume part of a text book you are working on. For myself, I'm just glad someone is putting thought into this.
By the way, if a woman helps a gang of pedophiles trap young girls, that does not somehow make both sexes equal participants, or somehow make any descendants of the girls equal parties to the wrong committed. You might want to consider a relative being victimized in that way and how you would feel about it.
Nah, probably not capable.
Isn't it ironic how the parasitic anti-war communists who demand generational welfare, affirmative action privilege and endless variable reams of "free stuff" from the white man's money are now pro-war?
Go figure. They said they wanted "free-dom." What they really wanted was "free stuff," oh, and the country too…and endless war.
We gave you "…a republic, if you can keep it."
– Ben Franklin, 1787
We gave you "…a republic, if you can take it back."
– Ben Franklin, 2019 (paraphrased)
Here comes Racist George with his inevitable schtick. Don't you have any new material?
That was brilliant, simply brilliant; completely predictable but brilliant!
Racism is discrimination which is the first step of freedom and, therefore, eminently constitutional. May we prefer apples over oranges? You do know that America persists under the dominion of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, don't you? You conflate the two: Freedom and "Free Stuff." It's genetic. I understand. A reference to affirmative action privilege is not the racist aspect, affirmative action itself constitutes the actual racism. How about you and that intellect.
P.S. My emphasis is not ad hominen or, in your terms, racist, it is the fundamental law in America. Affirmative action is irrefutably unconstitutional but communists perpetrate and perpetuate it illicitly. But then, that's how ya'all roll. Engender sympathy and appeal for alms for the poor based on your "victim" status, right. Freedom and Self-Reliance? We don't need no stinking Freedom and Self-Reliance.
I would agree with you that racism is embedded in the law in America, in the Federalist Papers, in the Constitution, and throughout. Why do you believe that's a good thing?
I notice your fraudulent claims are accompanied by no citations. That works well for charlatans.
People must adapt to the outcomes of freedom. Freedom does not adapt to people…dictatorship does. You communists don't believe in freedom – freedom of religion, belief, thought, speech, socialization, assembly; the right to private property; constitutional immunities from redistribution of wealth, control of the means of production (i.e. regulation) and social engineering. You believe in dictatorship. The entire communist American welfare state is unconstitutional. Whatever will happen when Americans awaken to discover their republic has been stolen by thieves?
So can we abolish generational welfare, affirmative action, quotas, welfare, food stamps, rent control, social services,
forced busing, minimum wage, utility subsidies, WIC, TANF, HAMP, HARP, Dept.'s of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Labor, Energy, Obongocare, Obongophones, Social Security, Social Security Disability, Social Security Supplemental Income, Medicare, Medicaid, "Fair Housing" laws, "Non-Discrimination" laws, etc., now?
You are due no citations George, we know full well who you and what you are. You could give a whit about any citations I provided. Others here would be welcome to them.
You yourself have demonstrated your knowledge of the actual content of the Lincoln/Douglas debates. I could point you to Article One: Section Nine of the Constitution but you'd only misconstrue it. I give you those off the top of my head but you aren't worth one ounce of research. You are who you are, drag yourself back to your cave.
So you're saying you still need generational welfare and affirmative action privilege to be a real person and that merit doesn't matter when it comes to making a living off of "free stuff" and entitlements from other people's money?
You are due no privileges, rights or freedoms.
America is a nation of laws.
The Naturalization Act of 1802 required citizens to be "…free white person(s)…" and was in full force and effect when "Crazy Abe" Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Upon the date of the issuance of the proclamation, the status of slaves changed from "property" to "illegal alien" and they must have been deported post haste. That "Crazy Abe," the freed slaves and their descendants violated fundamental and statute law is irrefutable. Perpetrators and accomplices, including the freed slaves and their descendants, shall not benefit from a criminal act.
In a nation of laws, Lincoln, his successors, freed slaves and their descendants egregiously violated them.
"Crazy Abe" won 1860 by 38.9% and 1864 by brute military force. Everything "Crazy Abe" and his similarly invalid successors did was unconstitutional, illegal and illegitimate with emphasis on the "Reconstruction Amendments" which were improperly ratified at gunpoint under the duress of post-war military occupation, immediately subsequent to Sherman's March to the Sea, consisting of barbaric and heinous total war against defenseless civilians, their industries, equipment, farms, livestock and homes.
"Crazy Abe" Lincoln's brutal and violent "Reign of Terror" was a violent, treasonous act of nullification against the Constitution and America, as is the entire contemporary American welfare state. Ben Franklin admonished against losing the republic by advocating to keep it. Ultimately, the American republic was lost. The only question that remains is whether it will be taken back.
– Ben Franklin
"We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America."
– Barack Obama
As you note enigma, Trump has dismantled or injured one international alliance or treaty after another since in office and the winner has been Russia (Syria, NATO,), China (TPP), and N Korea (defense agreements with S Korea and Japan).
If he's not a traitor he does an excellent impersonation.
Remember the days of Barack Obama when he stood firm when it came to dictators, tyrants and assasins decimating innocent people in foreign lands?
Yeah we dont either. Obama a waste of an empty suit when the globe witnessed growing number of unholy leaders
Trump is doing exactly what a leader should do: call the infidel out for acting like a "tough guy" and to deescalate. Look at how the Left react: "outrage"
At least there was no "red line" that the black as$ hat made a mockery of America for being a global puzzy
Obama's 'Red Line' Debacle From the Inside
Ex-aide Ben Rhodes's memoir reveals the White House team as indecisive, irresponsible and self-absorbed, but he portrays it all as a success.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-red-line-debacle-from-the-inside-1528497718
The Syrian government has already moved to protect the Kurds and together they are creating an internal border(along the highway) lined with Syrian Army troops. However, Turkish backed forces have control of part of that important highway connecting east and west in northern Syria. If war happens, it will be Turkey vs Syria(including the Kurds). The only thing we should do is threaten strong economic sanctions on Turkey- Trump has done this. We should also discuss whether they belong in NATO.
"…provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare,…"
Preamble to the Constitution
Trump should have don this before, not after he bent over for Turkey.
I wonder what it is about overthrowing Assad that keeps the War Machine going? Is it just to sell munitions? Does some member(s) of the elite stand to make a lot of money if Assad goes. It must be some serious money at stake for Hillary to make an a$$ out of herself calling Tulsi Gabbard a Russian asset.
Al zheimer says:
When a man named ike was leaving the white house on his last day in office he warned us about the military industrial complex.
I know. But what specifically is behind the whole "Let's overthrow Assad!" crap. Because it is a campaign. I mean, think about the canard, "Assad is killing his own people!" I do not believe for one minute that the folks shilling out that line do not know that in a civil war, that is what happens and BOTH sides do it. Who re the Syrian rebels killing? Duh! Their own people. Anybody with a half brain knows that. Yet when some idiot on TV spouts it out, no one ever asks that obvious question. Who are the Syrian rebels killing? Heck., Lincoln killed his own people, too. So it is a campaign. But who stands to profit? Is it just to sell munitions, or is there more?
There are a number of different motivations, more money for the military-industrial complex is a huge one. The most powerful motivation is the never ending war for global hegemony- in this case, once again, it's our struggle with Russia. Our aim is to change the regime into a pro-Western one. Lebanon and Iran are up next in that struggle. There are other motivations as well: the struggle for dominance between Sunni and Shia in the Arab world, the struggle between the Arabs and Israel, etc.
Not only does the US have multiple motivations for overthrowing Assad, but each of the individual countries involved in our war against Assad have their own particular motivation for war. Even Israel found itself working with ISIS- there was a pocket of ISIS fighters right on it's own border fighting the Assad government. Rather than kill the ISIS fighters, the Israelis provided them with medical aid and allowed them to stay to fight Assad. This isn't disputed, but it also is never discussed. Saudi Arabia wants the historic city of Damascus, and others, to return to Sunni hands…they are obsessed in their struggle vs the Shia. Erdogan has visions of a return of the Ottoman Empire where Turkey would return to it's rightful position at the head of the Arab nations.
And on and on it goes…there were many different wars being fought in Syria. Fortunately, our allies in this dirty war realized the war ended back in Sept 2016 with the Russians entering the war and defeating an alliance of all the various jihadi forces in the brutal battle for Allepo.
Small side note: that battle started with a serious of 10? massive suicide attacks by Al-Qeada and the operation itself was named for a previous mass slaughter of captured Syrian soldiers.
Turkey and ourselves are the only ones left that are still at war. Turkey's involvement is on the front pages. Our's isn't: (1) we have been threatening to destroy Assad if he moves against al-Qaeda in Idlib in a fight for Syrian territory, (2) Our forces are stopping Assad from regaining control of Syria's oil resources in the south-east, and (3) We're still sitting at the at-Tanf border crossing into Iraq in southern Syria- we have no business being in this location. I hope Trump follows through and withdraws all troops.
dennis hanna says:
If you were so inclined, here is a starting point.
Iran–Iraq–Syria pipeline
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq%E2%80%93Syria_pipeline
Qatar–Turkey pipeline
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Turkey_pipeline
I neither endorse nor vouch for the credibility of Wikipedia, which is not unlike N.P.R, which is National Propaganda Radio.
There are some extremely well researched, documented and written articles on the pipelines, however.
There are always multiple interests, parties and end results desired.
Perhaps, another good starting point is
"A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm"
First neocon report calling for Iraq invasion. Delivered to Israel in 1996.
"Yinon Plan"
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By the time we are rid of him, if ever we are, it will be entirely too late to save the country. He has thrown us under the bus, and there we will remain for decades if not millennia.
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I don't think we will get rid of Erdogan and the bus he has thrown us under has three wheels. The millenials will remain there for decades until they are old and in the way. Tukey should not be in NATO. They are not situated on the North Atlantic and they think a treaty is an ice cream bar. We Americans need to listen to folks from days of old who were against the Vietnam War. There ain;t no time to wonder why… whoopee we're all gonna die!
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Wearing Green and getting a pinch if you aren't. From drinking Green Beer to Parties with Shamrocks and Parades, but where did Saint Patrick's Day come from?
Here is a little history on Saint Patrick's Days from Wikipedia:
Who was Patrick?
"Little is known of Patrick's early life, though it is known that he was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a deacon and his grandfather was a priest in the Christian church. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave. It is believed he was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and return to Britain. Upon returning, he quickly joined the Church in Auxerre in Gaul and studied to be a priest.
In 432, he again said that he was called back to Ireland, though as a bishop, to Christianise the Irish from their native polytheism. Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish people. After nearly thirty years of evangelism, he died on 17 March 461, and according to tradition, was buried at Downpatrick. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in esteem in the Irish church."
Where did wearing green come from?
"Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's Day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century. Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish, and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day. In the 1798 rebellion, to make a political statement, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching public attention. The phrase "the wearing of the green", meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from a song of the same name."
Where did St Patrick's Day come from?
"Saint Patrick's feast day, as a kind of national day, was already being celebrated by the Irish in Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. In later times he became more and more widely known as the patron of Ireland. Saint Patrick's feast day was finally placed on the universal liturgical calendar in the Catholic Church due to the influence of Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding in the early 1600s. Saint Patrick's Day thus became a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland. It is also a feast day in the Church of Ireland. The church calendar avoids the observance of saints' feasts during certain solemnities, moving the saint's day to a time outside those periods. Saint Patrick's Day is occasionally affected by this requirement, when 17 March falls during Holy Week. This happened in 1940, when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and again in 2008, where it was officially observed on 14 March. Saint Patrick's Day will not fall within Holy Week again until 2160. However, the secular celebration is always held on 17 March.
In 1903, Saint Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland. This was thanks to the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903, an act of the United Kingdom Parliament introduced by Irish Member of Parliament James O'Mara. O'Mara later introduced the law that required that pubs and bars be closed on 17 March after drinking got out of hand, a provision that was repealed in the 1970s. The first Saint Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State was held in Dublin in 1931 and was reviewed by the then Minister of Defense Desmond Fitzgerald."
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What was a slow news day last week exploded when the FBI revealed a sting that had all of our favorite dramatic players: CEOs, celebrities, fancy colleges, and — who would have thought — social media influencers! In case you missed it, the U.S. Attorney in the District of Massachusetts charged 50 people in federal court as part of a long-running, nationwide conspiracy to illicitly gain admission for high school students to top colleges and universities, dubbed "Operation Varsity Blues". The high-powered group, which included actresses the Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, as well as executives from a major asset manager, investment firm and law firm, paid $200,000 and up to $6.5 million to have their children admitted to various college and universities, according to Forbes. If you want the whole story, here are some links.
So where do we come in? Well, an unlikely star of this whole mess turns out to be the daughter of Lori Loughlin, best known for playing Aunt Becky on Full House, and designer Mossimo Giannulli, the founder of a multibillion-dollar fashion company called Mossimo. This young USC student is named Olivia Jade Giannulli, and she has 1.9 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.5 million followers on Instagram. And like many of her peers in that echelon of influencer, she was known to post sponsored content.
Take this Amazon #sponcon which definitely hasn't aged well now that it looks like Olivia's parents conned her way into college.
According to Vox, Olivia Jade is now facing some backlash as she has become the poster child for this "Operation Varsity Blues." Her Instagram is filled with angry comments. Sephora, which used to pay her to post social media ads and collaborated with her on a makeup palette with her, just confirmed to Vox that it will be pulling the product.
This is just another story of how you need to do your homework before partnering with an influencer. So often, brands are blinded by a high-profile name, industry connections, or even parents who are 90s icons. But dive into Olivia Jade's actual top brand mentions. In the last 90 days, according to Sideqik, she hasn't mentioned a single brand she wasn't sponsored by. She isn't authentically a fan, she's doing it for the paycheck.
Authenticity is what truly bolsters influencer marketing. It's what separates the purchasing-decision wheat from the paid-sponsorship chafe if you will. Digging into who your fans are really listening to, relating to, and buying from is integral to a paid influencer campaign. Anyone can target celebrities with high followings, but only some campaigns can truly deliver delight and authentic reactions from the influencers they are working with. With Sideqik, we make it easy to find who is listening to your brand, who is talking about what your audience cares about, and what influencers speak authentically to your fans. This is about more than just glancing at followers and hashtags, it takes digging deep into demographics and data to know where you can connect.
Operation Varsity Blues has a lot of people talking about income inequality, the classism of elite institutions, or even just good Full House jokes. But if you're a marketer, let it be another reminder that influencer marketing isn't about working with the biggest name, and that not doing your research can land you in a public relations firestorm. If you want to learn more about how Sideqik can help you find your authentic influencer, reach out and see how we make a difference.


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Breguet is a luxury watch, clock and jewelry manufacturer founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris, France in 1775. Since 1999, it has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Swatch Group.
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Among the many Abraham-Louis Breguet's inventions, the so-called perpetual automatic watch, the gong spring, and the first anti-shock device, earned him the official title of master watchmaker in 1784.
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As the students came into the hall for my assembly this week, they were treated to a video of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman performing Antonio Bazzini's La Ronde des Lutins (the dance of the goblins). He makes this fiendishly difficult piece of music, full of extended passages of rapid double stops, artificial harmonics and left-hand pizzicati seem easy! This astonishing performance establishes the concept of "flow" at pretty much its zenith.
Flow is being able to do something well. So well, it seems almost effortless. Perlman manages to make this most challenging of pieces in the classical violin repertoire seem like a breeze, remaining seated, flourishing his bow, enjoying the performance.
How, then, should we go about achieving this state of flow? Counter-intuitively, to achieve this apparently frictionless and smooth process, we first need to apply "grit" to give us traction.
"Grit" is perseverance; hard work and effort sustained over time. This grit will give the learner purchase on the slippery surface of the learning in just the same way as we grit an icy road to allow traffic to flow freely.
Grit means putting the hours in. Putting in the time. Putting in the effort. Repeating something until you know you can do it well. Itzhak Perlman says (here) that repetition is the key to successful practice – again and again and again. Slowly. He does give a warning though – there is such a thing as too much practice. I'm sure the students will breathe a sigh of relief, until they hear that his idea of "too much" is anything more than five hours of the same thing in one sitting. Now that is grit.
My challenge to the students is to aspire to "flow" in all their learning by applying "grit" in their lessons and at home. I spoke to them about the importance of deliberate practice – not just "doing work" but thinking about the knowledge and skills they are applying to the task and how they will use the process to improve.
This training ground exercise is the perfect mesh of grit and flow – deliberate practice demonstrated by those who demonstrate mastery. And enjoy it.
You can view my assembly Prezi here.
Tutor groups responded in lots of different ways. Some groups put together presentations, others worked in small groups on the questions, whilst others involved me in a whole-group discussion. What they all had in common was lots of brilliant ideas about the topic!
This poster has been shared with all teachers and tutor groups this term, and many have been discussing it in their tutor time sessions and team meetings to help everyone improve and maintain the highest standards of both teaching and learning in school. It's been a really valuable process to take time out to reflect on what it is that makes for successful teaching and learning, and to keep our focus squarely on our main task.
What was also lovely was to hear the students suggesting the names of teachers who they thought were doing a brilliant job in supporting them and helping them to learn. I took great pleasure in writing to every teacher whose name was mentioned – over fifty of them! – to thank them, on behalf of the students, for the great work they do every day at the Academy.
This term students are helping me with feedback on what makes excellent behaviour in lessons and at social time, and how we can work together to make things even better. I'll report back after Easter!
Sixty years ago this week, on 14th January 1957, the first students and members of staff started in the brand new Churchill Secondary Modern School. The school later became Churchill Community School and, more recently, Churchill Academy & Sixth Form. The 14th January 1957 is recorded by hand as the first entry in the School Log Book, which was passed to me as I took up post at Headteacher a year ago. Click on the pictures below to read the log book – the "Administrative Memorandum" is especially interesting! – and see below for a transcript of the first entry.
The first Headmaster, Reginald J. Dennis B.Sc., took up duty to-day, together with the following members of staff.
Mrs King – a supply teacher, filling a vacant post.
As the building was unfinished, it was only possible to make use of four rooms on the second floor. The back door of the building had to be used as work was still in progress at the front entrance.
The kitchens were not ready for occupation and hence school dinner was brought to the school in containers from the central kitchen at Yatton.
The Chairman of the Governors, Lt. Colonel Lee, D.S.O., visited the school this morning. He said that he had come to wish the staff and school a happy and successful life in this new building.
It sounds like an exciting time, bringing together children from the local community into a brand new secondary school in a brand new building. It's fantastic to think that, although the world is very different now, we are continuing the work that they started sixty years ago.
To mark our Diamond Jubilee, we have created a special "Churchill at 60" page on our website. We will be updating the page with photographs from the school's history, information about events, and memories from the sixty years that there has been a school on this site.
If you have, or if you know anybody that has, any photographs or memories from the early days of the school, we'd love to hear from you! Please contact the school on churchill@churchill-academy.org with the subject line "Churchill at 60".
I will be including guest posts from the Log Book over the coming months as we prepare for the 60th Anniversary of the school's official opening in September. Watch this space!
I spent the first few months at Churchill looking, listening and learning around and about the Academy. In March, I gathered my thoughts in What have I learned?. This process led to the planning of the Strategic Priorities for Churchill – our blueprint for the way ahead over the coming years.
I've also used this blog to help students preparing for exams. I started with How to revise: techniques that work, and I'm now part way through a series of How to revise posts on the six most effective revision techniques from cognitive science research. So far, I've outlined retrieval practice, spaced practice and elaboration. Make sure you follow the blog this year for the final three posts in this series!
In January, I attended the Churchill Music! Young Musician of the Year competition, prompting me to write about The Power of Music This year's event is just around the corner, and I'm looking forward to it very much! It was also a production year and I had the chance to review West Side Story – I'm still in awe of the brilliant show that the students and staff put on. The year was rounded off by the fantastic Christmas Concert which inspired me to write about how much I love the Junior Choir!
I've taken a few assemblies during the year! I love stitching together quite diverse examples into topics for my assemblies. For example, my assembly on Concentration featured coloured balls, an optical illusion, a cat gif and the dog from the Disney/Pixar film Up; my assembly on being Different featured metronomes, coke cans, Barack Obama and DNA. In Think Before You Speak I used a YouTuber, a tube of toothpaste, some ridiculous safety equipment and a poem by Emily Dickinson. I was relatively restrained before Christmas in discussing The 1960s as I talked about President Kennedy, the moon landings and an incredible mathematician called Katherine Johnson.
I can honestly say I've looked forward to coming into work every single day of the year. It's a privilege to work with such polite and hardworking young people and such dedicated and expert staff. Here's to many more years – and weekly blogs! – to come.


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The tribute of the Czech Republic to the Rebecq's Memorial
Rebecq, May 19th, 2021
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On 19 May 2021, we had the honor of welcoming His Excellency Sir Pavel Klucký, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Belgium and Mrs Sandra Miholavá, Minister-Counsellor and Consul General of the Czech Republic to Belgium.
Our hosts wished to pay tribute to the airmen of the RAF fallen in Belgium during the Second World War and more particularly Sergeant Pavel Pavlik and Flight Lieutenant John Pinny, both Czech nationals who lost their lives while on a combat mission. They are buried in Ypres and Bourg-Léopold respectively.
On their arrival in front of the monument of the Rebecq Memorial, they were welcomed by Wilfred Burie, President, Fancis Plas, Eric Verly, Vice-Presidents and Bruno and Carina Vanderbeurght-Verhaeg, Members of the Executive Committee of the association «The Belgians Remember Them».
The Ambassador then laid a wreath of flowers in homage to the heroes whose memorial monument perpetuates the memory. Wilfred Burie joined him on behalf of the association and all Belgians, as the name of the association underlines.
After sharing words of mutual respect, the two diplomats returned to Brussels not without assuring us that this first contact will be followed by others.
We are increasingly convinced of the validity of our Memory mission: more and more nations are recognizing the work done by our association. It is a great honor for us to have the recognition of the representatives of the victims of yesterday's enemy, it encourages us to continue the fight against oblivion and indifference!
The Ambassador of Czech Republic ans the General Consul are welcomed by the president of the association
Tribute to the Czech Airmen in RAF is paid
Eric Verly and Francis Plas, Vices-presidents sharing with our Czech friends
The flag of Czech Republic was hanged in honor


Chr. Hansen acquired a patented version of the LGG strain from Finnish company Valio in 2016.
Chr. Hansen is optimistic it can tap into the benefits of its patented probiotic strain, LGG, and growing consumer health consciousness to drive sales in India.
The supplier acquired a patented version of the strain, called LGG, from Finnish company Valio in 2016, and has since developed numerous formats for a variety of applications.
At the same time, constant exposure to technology and social media also means consumers have more access to information, but might be overwhelmed and confused by the vast array of conflicting claims made about probiotics.
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Comment Oxford Reacts: Cellar's closure
Oxford Reacts: Cellar's closure
Three different perspectives on why the "beloved sweat den" cannot be allowed to close
Cherwell Comment
Days after it was announced that Cellar, the popular Cornmarket club, would be closing its doors to make way for retail space, and after students have flocked in their hundreds to sign emergency petitions, Cherwell brings you three different perspectives on why this cannot be allowed to happen.
Lauren Sneade – Head of Isis Club Events
The news made me thoroughly depressed. The idea of our beloved sweat den being given over to what would doubtless be a shop for overpriced organic product X makes me sick. Our parents got Glastonbury for free, we get tasters for green juice. It's symptomatic of what's happening everywhere: 'Denmark Street has died!'. But this is about our community specifically. There are two Prets on Cornmarket alone, and no other decent week night clubs in the whole of Oxford. Plus, at Cellar you don't come home reeking of VKs. And it's not just about the demographic who refuse to go to Bridge. Cellar's closure would have a seriously negative impact on all student-run nights. Even if they eventually end up at The Bullingdon, student nights start at Cellar. Cellar offers a fair deal in a reasonably sized space. I was surprised at how much scope there is for student DJs at Oxford, but Cellar is the foundation for all of that. I'm sure everyone's aware of this, though, and I'm also sure that it's something people feel strongly enough about to try to help.
Maxim Parr-Reid – 'I entered Cellar as sugar and left as caramel'
Cellar may be an unfamiliar club to some in Oxford, but to those who've been there, it has something approaching cult status. I entered Cellar as sugar and left as caramel. The club, which captivated me with the dizzying brilliance of Burning Down The House, should be celebrated as much for its atmosphere as well as its music. Cellar shies away from the nauseating tackiness of other clubs in Oxford. In doing so, the club focuses on providing a fantastic range of nights to tantalise all palettes. The club's 80s and 90s nights are particularly unforgettable. Its floors may be oddly sticky, but overall, this is a fantastic club and we should seek to protect this iconic venue – one of Oxford's best – however we can. If future generations are to experience the giddying exhilaration of deep house, then Cellar must not be allowed to be shut down.
Alice Harrett – 'a poignant reminder of the cuts that are being made to the arts'
The potential closure of Cellar is extremely disappointing, not only because it is a great night out, but because it is a poignant reminder of the cuts that are being made to the arts. Cellar has hosted all kinds of events: from student bands, to international DJs, to events for minority groups. Many of these nights have raised impressive sums of money for both local and national charities, such as the mental health support service YoungMinds. Other events have helped fund art projects or zines, like Skin Deep and No Heterox. The closure of Cellar is ultimately the destruction of something that actively supports students, local musicians, charities, and creative projects. Perhaps the shop that replaces it will be less compact and sweaty than an end of term Patchwork, but whether or not you are fan of Cellar, nobody thinks that Oxford's charm comes from its chain stores.
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Here is the brilliant @kristinagasperasmua in action. I had planned on doing my own makeup but after realising anything I could do was a bit rubbish I emailed @kristinagasperasmua It was all rather last minute but Kristina was so welcoming and knew I was having a total panic. She got exactly what look I was going for and chose the perfect colours. I learnt so much just from the trial.
Kristina took time out of her weekend to do my wedding day makeup and I can never thank her enough for that. The results were worth it and there was a lot of appreciation from my husband.
I would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to you all for the amazing hair and makeup myself, mum and bridesmaids had the privilege of having on Saturday.
So many of our guests commented on how stunning everyone looked. I cannot thank you enough.
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The hair and makeup was just amazing and lasted alllll day!
"I would like to thank you for helping to make my wedding a wonderful day. From day one you were happy to offer advice, you were only too happy to help if I called you with a question, which is very much appreciated because I know you are very busy.
You were very professional in working out the schedule for the day and doing all that you could to keep me calm on my wedding day.
Best of all was that you made me look the way I dreamed of looking. You worked like a true artist bringing out features that I liked so that they were all you could see.
My mum said she felt her makeup was the best it had ever looked. The bridesmaids were very happy with their makeup. Both girls looked beautiful and I was very glad that I invested in getting their makeup done because it made them look and feel lovely.
As soon as I showed you my dress and how I was having my hair you knew which look would work best for me and you were right. You made me feel elegant and beautiful on my wedding day, which is something that you can't put a price on.
"Thank you so much for sending on Kristida's amazing photos of the special moments of getting ready for the grand entrance.
I had the most amazing time with the K-Team and I'm so sorry it got so rushed towards the end! You and the rest of the team made me and the bridal party feel so special and you really were an integral part of the day and the photos serve as special moments of this.
"Just wanted to say a super huge massive thank you to you and Kasia for all your hard work on Saturday. The girls and my mother all looked simply superb, so, so beautiful – and as for me, I've never felt so pretty in my life.
I've honestly never had so many compliments – and they went far beyond the usual "Oh doesn't the bride look beautiful!". I wish I could look like that every day! Both mum and I very much want to come to you for makeup lessons and I will certainly be recommending both you and Kasia to all of my friends.
"I am *so* blown away by my makeover by Kristina. Best makeup application ever, I truly do actually love how I look!
"My bridal experience with Kristina and Kasia was a joy from start to finish.
The trial was extremely helpful in working out exactly what we wanted to do, and it was so exciting to see it come together.
On the day itself, they were calm, professional but also incredibly supportive when I was feeling nervous. They went above and beyond by helping me into my dress when my bridesmaids needed to go, and Kristina took some wonderful portraits of me and my dad, which were so beautiful that my family is having them framed!
Above all, Kristina and Kasia are lovely people, and they truly understand what brides need to feel confident about how they look on the biggest day of their lives.
"Dearest Kristina, Kasia. I would like to say a huge thank you for making myself, my mum and my two bridesmaids look and feel incredible on my wedding day.
You were all such a joy to be around and made us all feel happy and calm before the big day began.
I can honestly say that I have never felt more beautiful than I did on the day of my wedding. You came up with the perfect look for me and I am forever grateful to you all. Even my last minute change of hairstyle looked amazing and I was so grateful to you Kasia, you seemed totally comfortable doing that for me even though we were pushed for time, thank you.
I thought my mum looked incredibly beautiful. I knew she was nervous about wearing too much makeup but Kristina you did an amazing job and she loved her natural look. It was very important to me that my mum was comfortable on my wedding day and I knew after having her hair and makeup done as she liked it she was, so thank you so much.
I also thought my bridesmaids looked stunning. I feel like you managed to capture their own beauty perfectly and when I saw them it took my breath away.
Thank you so much for sending them to me. So amazing to see them 🙂 I was beyond happy with everything 🙂 It was all and more than what I had imagined and was like a dream. You are both incredible 🙂 Couldn't be happier with my look and my mum beyond beautiful 🙂 Thank you sooo much.
"Dear Kristina. Adam and I have just returned from our honeymoon, and I just wanted to send over a huge thank you to both you and Kasia, for all your help on the morning of our wedding day.
It was an absolute pleasure meeting you all, and from the hair and makeup trial to the morning of the wedding, you've all been a joy to be around, and really helped calm the wedding morning nerves.
I also wanted to say an extra thank you for all your help with the little-unexpected things – from helping pin on my dad and brother's button-holes to having to re-pierce my ear just a few minutes before we were due to leave the house! I'm not sure what we would have done without you! It really was the most wonderful day and one we'll cherish forever.
"In all the hurry and bustle at the end of the "getting ready" portion of our day, I don't think I ever really thanked you for your contribution to our wedding and what a pleasure it was to get to work with you.
Thank you – for everything. You did a fantastic job and I won't hesitate to recommend you to any and all of my friends. With your help, I and all of my wonderful bridesmaids felt simply fabulous on the night.
"To Kristina, Kasia. My ladies (Carolina, my mum, my mother-in-law and my bridesmaids) and I would truly like to thank you both for the wonderful looks you produced for each of us on Friday.
You are both not only incredibly talented in what you do, but you are genuinely lovely individuals also, and a real delight to be with. We had such an enjoyable morning, and you were the essential "calm" amongst all of the chaos and angst surrounding us in the build-up to the day that lay ahead.
"We traveled back from New Zealand to our son's wedding and having had a dress made by an NZ designer, I wanted to complete my look by having my hair and makeup professionally styled. After a lot of research, I chose Kristina and Kasia from examples of their work on their website and Facebook pages. I was really impressed at the wide range of events and age groups they successfully worked with and it was so easy to make a booking.
The trial just confirmed how special their skills are, we discussed the look I was hoping to achieve but ultimately I would leave it to their expertise, it was a taste of how wonderful I was about to feel.
The morning of the wedding was incredible, we chatted through the appointment as if we knew each other, a relaxed but professional atmosphere – it really put me at ease, having not had this type of treatment for over 14 years. When my hair and makeup was complete I must admit to feeling the most wonderful I have ever felt, so special. I walked back to my hotel and realised people on the street were noticing me, for all the right reasons, this never happens to me.
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your hard work on our wedding day and for managing to keep me calm in the last few hours before the ceremony. I was completely amazed at how I looked and so many people commented on saying I looked beautiful, which I never thought would happen, which is completely down to you and my hair artist!!
I won't hesitate in recommending you to friends and family. I thought you might also want to see some of the photos taken on the day as well, so there are some attached! Some useful before and after contrasts as well. And the last one is late in the evening, which highlights just how well everything stayed in place.
"Thanks so much for taking these photos – as the photographer had gone it would have been sad to miss out on these final moments before I left, thanks so much!
I've never looked or felt so beautiful (if I do say so myself). These photos are just fabulous!!! My mother and mother-in-law looked fabulous.
"I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed coming to you on Saturday – you did an amazing job with my makeup – the best I have ever had done. You really are very very good.
"I would like to offer my sincere thanks to Kristina and Kasia for the amazing job they did on my wedding day. They were nothing short of spectacular and helped to distract and calm me when I was nervous.
I never thought such a professional and personal service was possible in the face of the biggest and most important day of my adult life, and I am truly grateful.
"Thank you so much, I love the ones of me in my wedding dress, it's wonderful to have some beauty head shots.
The make-up you did for me was amazing, I can't thank you enough. It lasted throughout the day and I got so many compliments.
"I would like to say a big THANK YOU to you and Kasia for my lovely look on the wedding day.
"Dear Kristina and Kasia, thank you so much for these pictures. I love them. I had the most magical day and my makeup and hair lasted through many tears, lots of hugs and lots of twirls on the dance floor!
You are both amazing and I can't thank you enough for making me look beautiful for my wedding.
Thank you so much again, you both bring so much love and beauty to the world.


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Shubha Khandekar, journalist and author-illustrator of 'ArchaeoGiri - The Bridge Between the Archaeologist and the Common Man' literally picked up the threads to follow an old hobby - embroidery, to beat the lockdown stress (inset-Shubha)
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The lockdown may have pinned people down to their homes but many put their anxiety and restive moments to creative use. Some learnt new craft, some took to art to express themselves and some rediscovered themselves through other pursuits, finds Mamta Gupta.
Glancing out of the balcony of her cosy two-bedroom apartment in Mumbai, 25-year-old management consultant Meenakshi Prabhu nervously paced the breadth of her bedroom. The restlessness clearly visible on her face, countless cups of coffee, dollops of her favourite ice cream, even the company of her six-month old indie pup didn't seem to comfort 'Meenu', as she's known among her friends. She knew she had to put her mind to "some use", even if it meant reviving her long lost love for painting.
Even thinking of that time makes Meenakshi depressed. "I just don't want to go back to that time, ever again. It was probably the lowest day of my life. Two weeks into the lockdown … the silence, the confinement and solitude drove me crazy. I couldn't handle it anymore and reached out to my brother" who advised her "to engage in something creative". And, since that day "I haven't stopped painting. It's like I am trying to make up for all the time I couldn't paint sometimes due to my studies, exams or career choices." Meenakshi still hates that day but is grateful too as it "pushed" her into what she always wanted to do in her life.
The anxiety people experienced, sitting idle, during the lockdown has been 'nothing short of a pandemic itself' as an increasing number of individuals complained of panic attacks and insomnia during the period. The trend was particularly common in individuals staying alone, away from their families.
Lockdown affected people psychologically
India's fight to battle the deadly COVID-19 outbreak is ongoing. While the lockdown restrictions have eased down, the sheer nature of the infection is keeping everyone on tenterhooks. A few months into the lockdown, the debate and confusion over 'restarting' the economic machinery in the country was closely watched by members of the public who were now craving for the simplest of things – a cup of coffee in one's favourite cafeteria, a stroll in the park, a long drive, a late night out with friends.
The lockdown tweaked the 'normal' for millions of Indians. Cornered and quarantined, people took to new hobbies and skills to stay occupied, re-invent themselves, build their skillset even distract themselves from the associated stress.
It's never too late to learn
During the lockdown, many people got a chance to 'upgrade' themselves. Learning new languages, exploring culinary skills, learning new crafts, exploring photography, blogging, learning to do make-up and hair-styling, participating in online dance classes, learning computer programming, etc., were some of the myriad options that opened during the lockdown.
"I realised how I had taken my freedom for granted. The most obvious of things such as hopping onto my Activa and driving down to the Sabarmati Riverfront for a kulfi seemed like an event from a past life. I just kept thinking when I will be able to do that again?" feels Ahmedabad-based real-estate agent Jigyasa Trivedi. That's when she decided to make optimum use of "the time God has granted" to her and enrolled in online foreign language classes. "It's been a boon in disguise. I am now exploring other career options that may utilise my foreign language skills."
Noida-based freelance writer Kritika Sharma was at her in-laws' place in Gurgaon, when the lockdown was announced. During the lockdown, she decided to fine-tune her cooking skills under her mother-in-law."I have never really cooked a proper meal because of paucity of time owing to my professional commitments. I didn't know to cook many dishes." Now, with all the time at hand, Kritika has been learning to cook traditional dishes and is open to exploring "catering as a part-time business." Not only did she get to spend time with and know her mother-in-law better, she realised her love for cooking too!
Building professional skillset
An increasing number of people used using the home-confinement to enhance their professional and soft skills. "Many of my friends registered for online courses and programmes and are seriously considering changing careers," says Chennai-based software engineer Anitha S. Millions of users the world over are signing up for free and paid courses in an area of interest.
Panjim-based history teacher Clarinda Dias was always interested in learning music. "My parents never wanted me to pursue music as it was not as respectable as a teaching job. So I settled for a career of their choice but always felt incomplete," offers Clarinda. She finally got a chance to pursue her hidden desire to learn music during the lockdown. She registered for online music classes and has been excited ever since to show off her talent to her people.
Like Clarinda, millions enrolled for online courses, webinars and seminars to create additional work profiles that opened up new career prospects.
"This is just the right time to upgrade, professionally or academically otherwise with personal and work commitments, it's almost impossible to think of something new," feels Mumbai-based law student Alpa Raut, who is undertaking an international human rights course online and wishes to pursue a career in international law.
Many set new goals for life
Many people, sitting idle at home during the lockdown, set creative and fitness goals such as losing weight, building stamina for a marathon, trying out kitchen gardening, exploring yoga and meditation, etc. With everything available online during the lockdown, it became very easy for people to set new goals for their lives and following them through. Some even discovered a knack for things they didn't even know they possessed.
Hardiwar-based government accounts personnel Geeta Patnaik discovered a new side to her personality. At work, Mamta never got a chance to explore her 'creative' side as she dealt with numbers throughout her life. It was peer pressure that led her to discover a new side of her. Geeta started sketching for the first time during the lockdown. "I was sitting idle, not knowing how to spend my time. I started surfing social media sites to understand how people were spending their time and realised many had taken to sketching…that's when I thought, why not!" feels Geeta showing off her sketches that surprised her too.
Internet became a saviour
For many who undertook new hobbies during the lockdown, internet was probably the most useful tool at hand. People made ample use of the internet, particularly YouTube through its 'Do It Yourself' or 'DIY' video tutorials explaining the most interesting and creative things you can do 'on your own'.
Many young mothers learned new things themselves first and then taught their children. "It was unfortunate that children had to stay indoors for so long during the lockdown. As a parent, I knew I had to engage my child creatively," says Mumbai-based homemaker Lalita Joshi. "My five-year-old son would get restless and crib a lot during the day as days progressed during the lockdown. So, I started surfing YouTube videos for things to do with children. It was probably one of the best decisions I took and the internet really helped. We built blocks, did a lot of craft work, even some kitchen gardening."
The lockdown drove people to reintroduce old hobbies to the newer self or acquire new ones in the process. It was probably the best utilisation of time during the lockdown that not only helped people keep their sanity intact but also provided an opportunity to diversify their skill set, upgrade professionally, explore their talents and be one with themselves.
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CAROL DUBOC
"Open the Curtains" JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
MINDI ABAIR's
JAZZ SOLO on "Precious"
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JAZZ SOLO on "Open the Curtains"
In Pieces - Carol Duboc
Feeling Good - Carol Duboc
Open The Curtains - Carol Duboc featuring Patrice Rushen
Forget Me Nots - Carol Duboc
Whisper - Carol Duboc
Faces - Carol Duboc
Fever - Carol Duboc
Miss You Missing Me - Carol Duboc
Precious - Carol Duboc featuring Mindi Abair
I'm Gone - Carol Duboc
Open the Curtains
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Acclaimed singer, pianist, composer, producer and engineer, Carol Duboc, celebrates the enduring power of women on her new and highly anticipated solo recording, Open The Curtains. Duboc, who has been first call for such heavyweights as Earth Wind & Fire's Maurice White, Teddy Riley and George Duke, has assembled a star-studded line-up of musicians, who not only happen to be women but who are also some of the baddest musicians to grace this planet. As the title alludes, Open The Curtains, is the unveiling of a monumental musical movement that is sure to be met with a standing ovation. Recorded over a two-month span, Carol Duboc's eighth album as a leader enlists an enviable cast of all-stars featuring percussionist Sheila E., pianist/vocalist Patrice Rushen, saxophonist Mindi Abair, guitarists Bibi McGill and Jennifer Batten, drummer Queen Cora Coleman, bassist Rhonda Smith and trombonist and singer Aubrey Logan. Collectively these women have collaborated with everyone from Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana and Prince to Michael Jackson and Beyoncé, and beautifully carry Duboc's message of female strength, wisdom and independence forward with grace, brawn and undeniable hipness. In a cookie-cutter industry, Duboc, has dared to chart her own musical path. Firmly rooted in the jazz and R&B traditions, she calls upon her rich reservoir of influences and conjures up a regal celebration exploring issues of self-empowerment and identity, love, loss and renewal.
While seven of the ten songs on Open The Curtains are originals penned by Carol, she chooses to pay tribute to a trio of women who have long inspired her – Nina Simone, Patrice Rushen and Peggy Lee. Duboc performs an unforgettable version of the Eddie Cooley/Otis Blackwell song "Fever," which was one of Peggy Lee's signature songs. Duboc transforms this chestnut and turns it upside down reinventing it as a cool shuffle swing. Trombonist Aubrey Logan adds a nice touch to the mix. "Peggy Lee was a songwriter, as well as a jazz singer, so this song seemed like the perfect choice." Duboc reunites with the groundbreaking pianist, vocalist, composer and producer Patrice Rushen. The two recorded Wayne Shorter's classic "El Gaucho" on Duboc's second album Duboc (2002). It was not a hard choice for Duboc to select one of her favorite Rushen songs – the 1980s Top 40 pop hit "Forget Me Not." "She is humble and kind, like an angel from God," says the singer and pianist of her friend Patrice. "Everything she plays has feeling and she has a huge musical vocabulary drawing from classical, jazz and R&B. She just knows the right thing to play and when to play it. She really understood what I was trying to convey musically and it was a blessing and a joy to have her on this album!" Duboc dips into Nina Simone's repertoire and serves up a splendid version of "Feeling Good." While not a Nina Simone composition, it is one of the songs most often associated with the High Priestess of Soul. Carol says, "I spent a lot of time watching Nina Simone perform and 'Feeling Good,' struck a nerve in me. When she played piano and sang, she commanded everyone's complete attention. She is exactly the kind of female jazz musician I wanted to give homage to on this album."
Among Carol's original songs on Open the Curtains is the triumphant, soulful and percussive "In Pieces," featuring the undeniable Afro-Latin percussive funk of Sheila E. and the soulfully swooning saxophone of Mindi Abair. Inspired by a musical partnership that went awry, "In Pieces," displays Duboc's resilient spirit as she sings, "I'm not falling to pieces … I may get bent but never broken again." "I'm a huge Prince fan and I am so saddened by his death, so for percussion I was ecstatic when I reached out to Sheila E. and she said, 'yes,'" shares Duboc. "She is so musical and put all the right percussion parts on the tracks. It was devastating because Prince died the week following the recording of the album." Saxophonist Mindi Abair is someone who Carol Duboc has wanted to work with for some time. "Mindi is by far one of the best sax players I have ever recorded and I have recorded them all!," shares Carol. "She takes chances and is 100% unique. A true talent and everything a jazz musician should be."
"Whisper" is a tender, meditative and emotive composition about an amicable break-up. Duboc's cool, sweet and lilting vocals intertwined with Patrice Rushen's keys, guitarist Bibi McGill, bassist Rhonda Smith and drummer Cora Coleman create a beautiful synergy that caresses every note from beginning to the end. "When I broke up with my husband," explains Carol, "it was peaceful, almost friendly and I still loved him though we were so terribly broken." Open The Curtains also features "Faces," a personal favorite of Duboc's. It's a rockin', high-octane and funk-fueled number that allows everyone to cut loose and strut their stuff including guitarists Jennifer Batten and Bibi McGill, who was Pink's musical director as well as Beyoncé's for eight years. "Bibi's solos are melodic and intense. Not to mention she is a beautiful person inside and out and an expert Yoga instructor. Talk about keeping yourself centered."
The Female Phenoms kick it up a notch with the invigorating and dance-inducing "Miss You Missing Me." This song will never be 'just another memory' as the song says, as it is one of the album's highlights. Queen Cora Coleman serves up some serious rhythmic magic on this track and throughout the album. Carol shares, "My dad was a drummer so I have listened to every drummer from Buddy Rich to Harvey Mason and of course I have recorded with Vinnie Colaiuta numerous times, but Cora is unique! She looks forward, straight ahead and poised as if nothing is happening while she rips around her toms. WOW, give me a break! And she is so funky. I totally understand why Prince toured with her and Beyoncé chose her for her all female band." The sultry R&B ballad "Precious," featuring Mindi Abair's ethereal soprano sax is a sublime R&B ballad about a love that is perfect and precious. Duboc's pure vocal quality and impeccable phrasing shine brightly. It is one of Carol Duboc's first compositional credits. Chanté Moore originally recorded it in 1992. The bluesy "I'm Gone," brings Open The Curtains to a rousing finale. Opening with Stevie Wonder-esqe harmonies, "I'm Gone," is a funky and groove heavy tune that finds Duboc laying down the law and moving on. The track features some gritty guitar work from Jenny Bitten. "Early on in my career, my first producer was Michael Jackson's producer, and my first record deal was given to me by Larkin Arnold who oversaw Michael's Thriller album at Sony! So reaching out to Michael Jackson's infamous female guitarist was a must. Jenny did not disappoint. She took a few hours off from her busy touring schedule to play two solos and I feel BLESSED! She is gifted!"
Hailing from a musical family in Kansas City, MO, by the time Carol Duboc was four she was already dazzling family members with performances of the entire musical My Fair Lady. By five she was playing the piano and it was not long before she began studying the saxophone. Her father, who was a drummer, introduced her to a lot of music including Lionel Hampton and Frank Sinatra, who were frequently playing in the house. Duboc, went on to join the Kansas City Performing Arts Company as a singer and actress. Incidentally, the Renaissance woman actually made a cameo in the 2005 film Be Cool starring John Travolta and Uma Thurman! Duboc eventually relocated to Los Angeles to attend U.S.C.'s School of Music as a double major in composition and vocal performance and a minor in music engineering, which led to numerous collaborations recording with various artists. Carol Duboc had the distinction and privilege of working alongside founder and leader of the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire and was in fact once signed to his label. Singer Deniece Williams whom Duboc credits as another pivotal influence collaborated with White in the 70s. "People used to say I sound a little like her and so I learned some of her songs while I was still in college," recalls Carol. "I met her backstage at the Hollywood Bowl years ago, the biggest bit of advice she had for me is to put God first. I think I just now really get that!"
In addition to her own solo career, Carol Duboc has composed songs for a stellar list of artists. "It is amazing that when you say you are a writer and you are a woman, people assume you are just writing the lyrics," bemuses Carol. "I never just write the words even when I collaborate. Often they assume the guy you are working with is doing everything. This is never the case with me!"
Duboc has written songs for everyone from Patti LaBelle to Chanté Moore and Stephanie Mills. Launching her own label Gold Note Music, with distribution through Orchard and City Hall Records, Carol Duboc, made her recording debut as a leader With All That I Am in 2001 and Duboc followed in 2002. In 2005 she released her third solo effort All of You, followed by Songs For Lovers in 2008, Burt Bacharach Songbook in 2009 and 2013's Smile. In 2015 Duboc released Colored Glasses with her friend and keyboardist Jeff Lorber.
Open The Curtains is about standing in your brilliance and owning your place in this world. It could very well be the musical soundtrack to Dr. Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman," as Carol Duboc orchestrates a tapestry of uplifting, introspective and empowering anthems. Duboc, considers herself a composer first. Her wide reaching influences are a dynamic aspect of her music but no matter what she writes, there is one constant – great grooves and memorable melodies. "I am always writing something," says Duboc. "If I am out and I get an idea I will write the melody down and sketch it on whatever I have. I have files full of napkins and scratch paper with bass lines or melodies on them!" The music featured on Open The Curtains derives from a very personal place. "During the time when I was working on this album my nine year old daughter wrote her first song and shared it with me," explains the Los Angeles based musician. "It was so touching because in her lyrics she said she wanted the Universe to see her as important and she wanted to feel loved. After hearing her song I immediately thought 'Open the Curtains and shine! Honey, you are important!' I want her to remember that her gift comes from God and that staying humble and putting God first no matter what is the most important thing in life by far." Duboc and her daughter were able to come full circle as they recorded the compelling track together. The lyrics to the inspiring album opener state "Open the curtains, let us hear your voice … as long as it is your choice!"
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