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It's Official: The Weekly Standard Pushes Fake News
June 11, 2018 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	conservatism, dishonesty, Ted Cruz, Weekly Standard
Now it makes more sense why the Weekly Standard declared back in April it was "deeply unserious" to call out the mainstream media's "complete lack of integrity": because the Standard's own journalistic standards aren't any better.
On June 4, TWS published a story by Haley Byrd and Andrew Egger about Republican reactions to Donald Trump's declaration that the president has the power to pardon himself. Among them:
[W]hen asked whether he agreed with Trump about the president's pardoning ability, Texas senator Ted Cruz fell silent for 18 seconds until, prompted by a reporter, he said that he hadn't studied that particular aspect of constitutional law.
It inspired numerous reports about how Cruz was "speechless," "had a very noticeable hesitation," "paused for 18 excruciating seconds," and so on. The implication is clear: Cruz supposedly stood there dumbstruck for 18 seconds because that's how long it took him to think of an answer.
But that evening, Cruz responded in a series of tweets explaining the pardon issue, and revealing what actually happened during that silence.
Some dishonest journalists have attacked me for "taking 18 seconds" to answer — without acknowledging that I was walking through the Capitol, late to a meeting, and simply ignoring a question that a reporter had called out at me (as senators do every single day in the Capitol).
When reporters chased me down the hall, and another asked the question again, I chose to answer.
TWS left out the fact that Cruz was in transit — that he never stopped to take any questions in the first place — but their audio fits Cruz's account: footsteps can be heard in the background, and another reporter's voice can be heard before Cruz's answer. Their phrasing that he "fell" silent is also misleading, considering you can't "fall" silent if you were never talking in the first place.
Ignoring an impromptu question is obviously different from being stumped during an interview or press briefing. In fact, if Cruz tried to ignore it but relented when a reporter tried again, then the length of time between the two attempts is irrelevant — he might have answered if a reporter had repeated it five or ten seconds later.
So the only reason to harp on the "18 seconds" point is to insinuate Cruz was struggling rather than ignoring them. Now, "Cruz tried to dodge our question" would have been a fair complaint on its own, but either everyone involved in the piece was remarkably inept, or TWS thought a little misdirection was a small price to pay for a spicier story.
Apparently it was the latter, because rather than take responsibility for the omission (as Fox News promptly did the next day on a different story) and add a clarification, the TWS crew hysterically circled the wagons and played victim.
"There is nothing 'dishonest' about a reporter noting, accurately, how much time elapsed between posing a question and getting an answer," editor-in-chief Stephen Hayes huffed, fixating on the time and completely ignoring the missing context explaining it.
Byrd (who asked the question) merely responded that the "audio speaks for itself" (indeed it does), that other reporters agreed Cruz's response was "abnormal" (how specific!), and that the story was "accurate." She addressed none of the specifics of Cruz's objection, and refused to explain why she omitted the details in question.
Coauthor Egger simply said a couple times it was "weird" for Cruz to ignore the question (seriously?) and snarked that Cruz's tweetstorm "basically summarizes" their piece (somehow). Again, no mention of the text's incomplete and misleading language.
Deputy online editor Jim Swift "addressed" the controversy in a separate article:
Cruz, a Harvard-educated lawyer, was unable to offer a definitive response to our reporters. In fact, he paused for 18 seconds before offering a nothingburger. Later that night, Cruz took to Twitter to slam Haley as "dishonest" for her reporting […]
Senators are routinely aware that when leaving their office and headed to votes, they'll be asked about issues of the day by reporters. Especially the biggest story of the day, which was that President Trump told Americans he could absolve himself from anything with a pardon.
True to form, Swift repeats the "paused" sleight of hand, declines to explain why it was okay to omit details, and ignores whether TWS has any responsibility for all the false impressions of the incident the piece generated. Again, the "Cruz should have been prepared" framing would have been a reasonable, honest critique — but TWS didn't use it.
TWS' Jonathan Last and Rachael Larimore also defended their deceptive reporting, and with even less specificity than their colleagues' non-responses. But as if the above wasn't enough, some compounded the offense by peddling another anti-Cruz line of attack — one which was an outright lie.
Hayes retweeted New York Times (!) "reporter" Maggie Haberman's claim that the "real issue that he claimed he hadn't studied pardon power, which he wrote about decades ago." Larimore (formerly of Slate, which presumably would've been a bigger issue during the hiring process at a more serious conservative publication) reiterated it, in response to yours truly.
What these hacks are referring to is the fact that Cruz had written quite a bit about the pardon power in a 2015 Harvard Law Review article. This supposedly proves he forgot or was lying when he answered, "that is not a constitutional issue I have studied."
But obviously, Cruz wasn't claiming he never studied "the pardon power"; he was saying he never looked closely at the specific question of presidents pardoning themselves. It's a purely hypothetical question that's never been attempted or adjudicated, on which legal opinion is all over the map, so it's natural for legal minds to deem other questions more worthy of their time.
Larimore actually tried to double down when I challenged her. Big mistake:
You mean addressing a president suggesting he could pardon himself. It's AMAZING how that has never come up before, isn't it?
— Rachael Larimore (@RachaelBL) June 5, 2018
He said it was a constitutional issue he had not studied. He also said he was ignoring a reporter who called out to him when he was in the middle of a scrum. He LIED>
It doesn't matter if the infinitely specific writing sample you're asking for doesn't exist. HE LIED when he said he hadn't studied the issue, and he lied about our reporter. Multiple lies.
Gee, who could've guessed that a Slate alum would display Slate ethics and Slate tactics?
Snark aside, that's the real story here: that a "conservative" news organization — a prestigious, "Special Report"-approved one that fancies itself a moral antidote to the uncouth rabble that supported Donald Trump — is no more trustworthy than the shameless propagandists that conservative media was meant to counteract.
Last Night, Ted Cruz Told Conservatives That Saving America Is Optional
July 21, 2016 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	#NeverTrump, 2016, conservatism, Donald Trump, GOP, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz is by far the best candidate I've ever had the opportunity to vote for…and still, he let me down last night. He let his country down last night.
I know Donald Trump's moral, intellectual, and philosophical deficiencies by heart. I was #NeverTrump for a few days after he secured the nomination. But a few days was all it took for me to confront, process, and admit two realities: first, that on every issue, the wrong things Trump may do are negated by the wrong things Hillary Clinton will do; and more importantly, that we may not have the opportunity to reverse Clinton's actions in a term or two, because she will stack the Supreme Court for decades to come and grant amnesty to enough future Democrat voters to prevent conservatives from winning another presidency or Congressional majority in our lifetimes.
Ted Cruz understands this, because he himself has referenced both: Continue reading →
New at American Clarion – Trump Won Because Conservatives Let Him
June 6, 2016 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	2016, amnesty, conservatism, Donald Trump, GOP, GOP establishment, immigration, Marco Rubio, moderates, National Review, Republicans, Ted Cruz
Now that we're stuck with the ugly choice of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, we're long overdue for a chat about just how easily this mess could have been avoided. Shocking though it may be that such a cartoonishly unqualified and un-conservative figure could sweep the Republican nomination, it was inevitable that the mistakes and blind spots that establishmentarians and conservatives allowed to fester for years would eventually blow up in our faces.
Most agree on the first cause: feckless Republican leaders, whose record of surrender has made their base desperate for someone to take a wrecking ball to Capitol Hill, and doubtful that anyone from within the party could suffice. So when Trump swept in sounding like that someone—and making immigration, the issue on which party and base are most divided, his centerpiece—of course he forged an emotional bond impervious to subsequent reviews of his record.
It's not Trump's fault nobody stepped in to fill that demand first—even Ted Cruz, who fought the establishment from day one, underestimated the stridency he needed to project, or how moves like his poison pill amendments to the Gang of 8 bill would backfire.
Read the rest at American Clarion.
The GOP Predicament: Outraged by Conservatism while Indifferent to Evil
June 5, 2016 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	2016, abortion, Barack Obama, conservatism, GOP, GOP establishment, immigration, John Boehner, Ted Cruz
Former House speaker John Boehner recently came up in two items that, taken together, powerfully illustrate why the national GOP has been such a joke.
First, he denounced Ted Cruz as "Lucifer" and a "miserable son of a b****." Second, he joined Barack Obama in a cutesy video skit about how the outgoing president will pass the time after stepping down. They laugh, watch Toy Story 3 together (yes, really), and joke about being able to drink and smoke in private life.
Previously, Boehner has gushed that he "absolutely" trusts Obama. Since he broached the subject of comparing politicians to demons, note that Boehner's buddy is so devoted to slaughtering babies that he repeatedly voted to let hospitals starve newborns to death and routinely demonizes Boehner's pro-life constituents.
What is Cruz's sin? Preferring a more aggressive strategy to defund Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, and executive amnesty through the appropriations process. That's it. He's "Lucifer" for refusing to follow Boehner's fear of getting blamed for a government shutdown…never mind that blame easily could have been pinned on Obama, or that past Republicans successfully did the same thing to get Bill Clinton to accept their budget.
Read the rest at American Thinker.
Should You Vote for Donald Trump?
May 29, 2016 May 31, 2016 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	#NeverTrump, 2016, amnesty, conservatism, Donald Trump, evil, GOP, GOP establishment, Hillary Clinton, immigration, judiciary, libertarians, Republicans, strategy, Ted Cruz, third-party candidates
After decades of lackluster presidential nominees who embodied various diluted forms of center-right thought, this year we finally had an authentic, passionate movement conservative to rally around in Ted Cruz. Finally we had an opportunity to restore the Constitution, liberty, and prosperity; to take real steps toward ending the massacre of abortion, to shrink government rather than slow its growth, to turn the tide of America's culture war and put the Left on the defensive for a change. Finally we had our chance to vindicate conservatism against the cancerous moderation espoused by the Republican establishment.
And we blew it. Thanks to a perfect storm of primary voters letting themselves be conned by a clown and divided among a half-dozen mediocrities and vanity candidates, and too few conservative leaders willing to show leadership and make clear that Cruz was the only serious choice, instead we're now stuck with Donald Trump as the GOP nominee for President of the United States. A choice so manifestly terrible that it seemed inconceivable a year ago. Yet here we are.
So patriots have a decision to make: hold our nose and vote for Trump to protect the country from Hillary Clinton, or stay home to protest Trump's lack of character, competence, and conservatism? My answer has wavered back and forth over the past year, so I hope this review of all the arguments for and against will help similarly conflicted conservatives find a definitive answer.
Before diving in, let's dismiss two unserious options out of hand: voting for Hillary Clinton (such a despicable, asinine idea that those who've written and published it should be ashamed of themselves), and voting for a third-party or independent candidate (no, not even that obnoxious imbecile Austin Petersen who gives Glenn Beck such a tingle up his leg). It's simply delusional to believe the latter could actually become president, so if you're doing it for the symbolism it's functionally no different than staying home. If you absolutely must put down another name at the ballot box, at least choose a deserving and likely future nominee by writing in Ted Cruz.
(Caveat: if by some bizarre, infinitesimal, miraculous twist of fate a quality conservative somehow uncovers the secret path for an independent candidate to reach the White House, I of course reserve the right to take that back and revise the conclusion of this post.)
That said, let's begin. Continue reading →
Rick Santorum Abandons His Own Principles to Endorse Marco Rubio
February 6, 2016 July 5, 2016 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	2016, amnesty, betrayal, conservatism, gay marriage, GOP establishment, hypocrisy, judicial activism, Marco Rubio, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ted Cruz
For a while in 2012, I enthusiastically supported Rick Santorum for president. He made some blunders that forced me to reevaluate his viability, and his blend of fiscal, social, and defense conservatism was largely obsolete this time around thanks to Ted Cruz, but I always retained a soft spot for Rick, thanks to him being a pro-life, pro-marriage champion, rock-solid on national defense, and having the strongest immigration record in the 2016 field.
Well, I'm sorry to say my respect for the man is gone for good, now that he's decided to endorse Marco Rubio, and in doing so signaled that the values he's spent his career fighting for aren't so important after all.
During his latest (and hopefully final) presidential campaign, Santorum's message was that he was the truest true conservative in the race, so much so that Cruz just wasn't strong enough on same-sex marriage (the National Organization for Marriage disagrees) or immigration (Jeff Sessions, Tom Tancredo, and Steve King disagree) to measure up to him.
So what does he do once he drops out? Endorse the worst major candidate on both of those issues. Continue reading →
Laurence Tribe, Trump's Eligibility Expert, Is a Liar
January 19, 2016 Calvin Freiburger Uncategorized	2016, Constitution, dishonesty, Donald Trump, flip-flops, GOP, Laurence Tribe, natural born citizenship, personal attacks, Republicans, Ted Cruz
For many of us, the highlight of the latest Republican debate was Ted Cruz demolishing Donald Trump's attack on his status as a natural-born citizen eligible for the presidency. For added insult to injury, Cruz pointed out the following about the constitutional "expert" Trump has repeatedly cited on the matter:
Let me tell you who Larry Tribe is. He's a left-wing judicial activist, Harvard Law professor who was Al Gore's lawyer in Bush versus Gore. He's a major Hillary Clinton supporter. And there's a reason why Hillary's supporters are echoing Donald's attacks on me, because Hillary wants to face Donald Trump in the general election.
This was devastating not merely for discrediting the legal question, which was never going to be a serious problem, but for demonstrating that Trump is getting his information from liberals and has no idea what an actual conservative would consider a credible authority. Indeed, Tribe prefaces his analysis of the case with an ode to "living Constitution" judges who "believ[e] that the Constitution's meaning evolves with the perceived needs of the time and longstanding practice"—which anyone who came to conservatism naturally would instantly recognize as code for twisting the Constitution to justify whatever liberals want.
But it turns out there's another reason why The Donald choose poorly: his expert is not just mistaken, but lying. Continue reading →


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Home Government Riyadh Vows to Check Saudi Trace in Bavaria Attacks
Riyadh Vows to Check Saudi Trace in Bavaria Attacks
Spiegel has reported that the two terrorists who carried out attacks in the German cities of Ansbach and Wurzburg had been in contact with Saudi Arabia-based Daesh associates. On Saturday, the magazine added that the Saudi government has offered German authorities help in investigating the alleged Saudi trace. But can Riyadh be taken at its word?
Saudi Arabia Offers Germany Assistance in Investigation of Attacks in Bavaria
On Saturday, Spiegel reported that Saudi authorities have offered to help the investigation into the bomb and axe attacks carried out in the cities Bavarian cities of Ansbach and Wurzburg last month. Riyadh's offer to assist came a day after the German newsmagazine uncovered that the perpetrators of the attacks had been in contact with suspected Daesh (ISIL/ISIS) members in Saudi Arabia.Der Spiegel learned that transcripts of chats obtained by German security services had determined that the two terrorists had been in regular contact with suspected Daesh members whose phone numbers were registered inside Saudi Arabia.
Wurzburg attacker Riaz Khan Ahmadzai, who severely injured several people in a train in an axe and knife attack on July 18, had even left a goodbye message to his terror contact, writing "We'll see each other in paradise." Prior to that attack, Ahmadzai's contact had suggested that the 17-year-old drive a car into a large group of people, with the would-be terrorist responding that he didn't have a drivers license
Ansbach and Wurzburg Terror Attackers 'Had Contact With Saudi Arabia'
As for bomber Mohammed Daleel, who blew himself up (possibly by accident) and wounded 15 people, in Ansbach, Bavaria on July 24, Der Spiegel said that his chat contact had explicitly told him to try and film the moment of detonation and send it to Daesh.On Saturday, Saudi authorities responded to Spiegel's revelations, offering German investigators help in finding those behind the attacks. According to Spiegel, a senior member of the Saudi government offered assistance, with authorities in Riyadh now in contact with their German counterparts.
This, the magazine added, was highly unusual, since Riyadh usually keeps a "very low profile" when suspicions of its support for Islamist terrorism arise. In any case, Spiegel noted that Saudi cooperation may very well help to establish the identity of the Daesh-connected persons who contacted the terrorists and encouraged them to carry out their vicious attacks.
However, not everyone is convinced of Riyadh's sincerity. On Saturday, German television news network Tagesschau issued a commentary on the reports that the killers in Wurzburg and Ansbach had connections with Saudi-based officials.
Tagesschau commentator Bjorn Blaschke was blunt, recalling that "time and again, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – both its rulers and its subjects, have been suspected of cooperating with Islamist terrorists." The journalist suggested that it's enough to recall the 9/11 investigation, and that 15 of the 19 terrorists were Saudi nationals.
Salafist Mosque Raid: Germany Hunts for Lone Wolves in Cradle of Extremism
The long-awaited 28 formerly classified pages of the 9/11 investigation report have recently revealed that two of the hijackers were "in contact with, and received support or assistance from, individuals who may have been connected to the Saudi government." On Friday, CNN even reported that the released documents linked an alleged al-Qaeda operative to a company associated with Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi Ambassador to the United States.Naturally, the US news network was forced to add the caveat that "while the alleged association with Bandar…does not provide direct evidence the prince was complicit in the 9/11 attacks, it raises new questions about Saudi Arabia's involvement."
Blaschke, for his part, suggested that even if the Saudi royal family was not directly connected with jihadists from al-Qaeda or Daesh, with the latter even carrying out attacks inside the Kingdom, it's important to point out that Saudi Arabia has more adherents to the terrorists and their poisonous ideology than most countries.
What's more it is "obvious is that the royal family is closely linked with the most reactionary form of Wahhabism, a school of Sunni Islam," the journalist noted. In fact, he added, "the position taken by devout Wahhabists hardly differs from that of terror organizations such as Al-Qaeda or Daesh."
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Add to that the fact that Saudi Arabia has been accused of sponsoring numerous Islamist groups fighting the secular government of Bashar Assad in Syria, and the fact that the Syrian war has directly led to the refugee crisis (Ansbach Mohammed Daleel was a Syrian who fought for Daesh and al-Qaeda before coming to Germany), and Riyadh's promises to 'help' German authorities suddenly don't look so promising.
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Elizabeth Warren may not be officially running the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau that she dreamt up. Still, she's getting ready to appoint David Petraeus's wife to run its Office for Service Member Affairs. . . .
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On May 17 and 18, 2018, a Chinese delegation led by State Council Vice Premier Liu He met with its U.S. counterpart in Washington D.C. and reached a broad consensus to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with China. Currently, the trade deficit stands at almost 4 to 1.
On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced new sanctions against Russia by adding seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government officials, the primary state-owned Russian weapons trading company and its subsidiary, a Russian bank, to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List ("SDN List").
On May 8, 2018, President Trump terminated the U.S.'s participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA") with Iran and will begin re-imposing, following a wind-down period, the U.S. nuclear-related sanctions lifted under the JCPOA.
On March 22, 2018, CKR Law LLP ("CKR" or "we") published our first article of an ongoing series of blog posts on proposed tariffs to be imposed by the United States (the "U.S."), and their potential impact on the People's Republic of China ("China") and the rest of the world. In this second article, we aim to recap the sequential events detailing the tensions between the U.S. and China to assist our readers in understanding how both countries got to where they are, and to analyze the actions to date taken by both countries.


So, your daughter/sister/best friend just found out her baby, this child she was over the moon to be expecting, will be born dying. Yep, that's heavy. You hurt. You hurt to see your loved one in such pain, and you hurt for this child who was going to be part of your life. You hurt in all kinds of ways but you cannot hurt as much as she does.
I know you're close friends, but for the next few years you'll be on the "outside" with a lot of this because your friend truly is in a state of grief. It's not personal. She has to go inside herself to survive something this harsh. You have to give her time to process and figure it out, but stay on standby – many a friend has been lost to parents in this situation because it was too much for everyone to endure.
First: Just listen to her (or him if it's the dad) about whatever she wants to say, and don't tell her it's all going to be OK. Telling us that it's going to all be fine really makes us mad because it's not fine, and it's never going to be fine, it's essentially either your baby has his chest ripped open 2-3 times or he dies, or both – it's a lose/lose/lose situation, and playing it down really doesn't help. Downplay is about the worse thing people can do to us, so don't do that.
Second: Acknowledge that you don't know what she's going through – own that. A lot of people try to compare what they've been through to that, and short of your child having a near or full death experience there is no comparison. I once blew up at a lady comparing her college aged daughter getting her wisdom teeth out to what it's like for a child to have a debilitating chronic condition – it's not the same.
So, tell her that while you can't understand how hard it is, you know it's amazingly overwhelming and that you're here for her no matter how hard it gets or what happens. Don't try to understand how much it hurts, just know that it does and try to help her by responding to her cues. Another similar thing is for people to say, "People die every day," "Any of us could be hit by a bus, you can't live in fear all of the time," kind of crap—the randomness of lightening is not an accurate comparison to the 5-20% mortality rate for newborn babies having certain neonatal open heart surgeries. To marginalize her experience or her fear as something unfounded is insulting. I'm sure you wouldn't do that, but some people don't know what to say, so they say stupid things. When in doubt, just shut up and give her a hug!
Ask her if she still wants to have a baby shower and if she does have one that is positive and beautiful – make her know this baby is welcome and wanted by everyone and has his/her own cheering section from day t-10 and into infinity. Let her know that all of her family and friends are behind her hope will bolster her fighting spirit. If she doesn't want to have the shower (some people don't) offer to do it when the baby is home and better no matter how long that take. Remind her that her baby will be a cause for extra celebration because he/she is a champion.
Buy her a nice journal to keep notes and information in during the baby's treatment – something with pockets and dividers where she can keep notes and keep track of what's happening.
Get her a hospital care kit with a disposable camera, nursing pads, a good book or magazines, some nice lotion, just to let her know you know she's going somewhere difficult and while you can't be with her for the entire lonely and difficult journey, you're behind her all the way. Also, SNAP-FRONT baby clothes that don't have to go over the head are great gifts because heart babies are hard to dress, and those little gifts make long hospital stays a little nicer because you can actually put some real clothes on your baby. A boppy pillow is good for under your arm when you hold the baby in the hospital for a long time. Sometimes we don't get to hold our babies for whole weeks and when we can it's a battle with cords and tubes, so we hold them for a very very long time. See if you can find a plastic cover to keep it sterile. Thinking of her comfort is a great kindness.
Don't send flowers when the baby is born, they can't be in the NICU and they are often thrown out in the chaos of treating a heart baby, but DO send flowers and balloons to celebrate coming home from the hospital. Get your other friends to participate. Ehen we FINALLY brought our son home from CA after one month (we live in CO and he had been airlifted) there were no flowers, no cards, nothing to celebrate a new baby. We only had get-well wishes and prayers that reminded us Liam nearly died, not the tokens most new parents receive to celebrate life. Whatever special things you got for your own healthy baby, make sure your friend doesn't miss out because she's already missing out on so much.
Fourth: Give her space, call and check on her, don't forget her, but don't push. If she doesn't want to talk about it, don't make her. If she does, do NOT change the subject; just let her know you're open. The conversations will be hard because she's working through "why me." Some people never get past that question and it really ruins their lives, let her work through it. Being stilted will limit her enjoyment of her child and make it harder for her to fight any postpartum depression.
Stand up for her, if someone else says something inappropriate, call her on it. Share this advice with other friends, help her enforce hand washing and no smoking and any other limits necessary for the baby's health. You really will have to walk on eggshells for a while because your friend will be wounded and in pain, and slights or comments made right now will stick with her a lot longer than they would under normal conditions. We don't mean to by hypersensitive or thin skinned, but the minute you hear your child will be born fighting for his life, you go into survival mode, and having a friend like you who is sensitive and wants to do the right thing will really help her get through it.
Check the Supply List in the field guide and make her a basket.
Find someone to befriend her husband. He needs support just as much as she does, and he needs someone to listen without judgment. Help her help him.
Refer to the end of the Never Better, or It's Complicated chapter for the right things to say.
Let the couple decide if they still want a baby shower or not. I wanted mine because I needed it. To me it was a testament of faith in Liam's life by all the people in our lives. Don't assume they won't want to do it, but make sure they still do before anything proceeds.
Don't disappear, even if she's unbearable, know that she's grieving and not in her right mind. Know that what seems like her being selfish is merely her self-preservation.
Pick up the slack, if she needs help with older kids, help with errands, or if you're a coworker and she just needs a little help getting ready to go on leave, step up and step in to help. And don't expect glory or credit for it; just do it because it's the right thing to do and you'd want someone to do the same for you.
Don't tell her everything is going to be all right – you don't know that. Tell her you pray for her child, her strength, her future, but don't make bold or blind assurances. The odds may be in her favor, but eight thousand CHD babies die in the USA each year, there's no way for you to know who will make it and who won't.
Don't tell her how strong she is, because she doesn't want to have to be this strong.
Support her decisions and listen to her closely so you can give her support when she questions herself later.
Rally the troops. Get your friends together to pamper her, spoil her, or just do some little nice thing. Organize meals, or organize silence. Organize a group to walk at a CHD walk in their honor or bring meals to the Ronald McDonald House for them and their new friends.
Be a bully, not to her, but to her one ridiculous relative, or annoying former friends. Keep people away if she wants you to, but take your lead from her. Run interference so she doesn't have to, and feel free to call the entourage on whatever rude comment they've made.
It's a fair question. People outside of this do-or-die, submit your kid to butchery and torment or watch them whither to death situation don't know what to say. Sometimes they're trying to be supportive but it doesn't translate. So here are some things you can say and do that shouldn't hurt.
I'm sorry this happened to your family, but I'm glad you have medical options to help you.
Can we bring you some fresh fruit in the hospital?
Can I take your other kids to the zoo/museum/park/etc. so they can have some fun?
Can I come sit with your heart kid and read him a story so you can take a nap or a shower? (or go cry in private . . . this is really important, don't go expecting to visit the sleep-deprived parents and think you're going to get conversation, if they want to stay and visit, give them that option without expectation).
I know you're really afraid and that you have really good reasons for your fear. I'm not trying to take that away from you, I just want you to know I'm here and I will listen.
Do you like soduku? Crosswords? What kind of junk magazines would you like to have with you in the hospital?
Wow, people sent you a lot of stuff for your kid! Would you like me to take some of it to your house for you so you don't have to worry about all of it? I'll even write thank you cards for you!
I was at the store and saw these cute blank notes, so I got them for you and some stamps in case you need to be able to send anything out while you're stuck here.
Guess what, I picked up your mail and here are all of your bills, and I grabbed your checkbook too! (Seriously, this is helpful because these folks are sitting in the hospital worrying about what they can't get done at home).
I know it's a private thing, but just so you know, if you need help with all this time off work and the medical bills, let me know and I'll see if I can get my church, HOA, school, fraternal org, etc. to do a bakesale/garagesale/silent auction/ etc. to help you guys out. No pressure, just know we're here if you need us and people want to help.
Would you like me to stop by your house and get you some more clothes so you don't have to worry about doing so much laundry while you're here?
What's your favorite kind of gum?
Did you forget anything (dental floss, etc.) that I could run out and get for you? Or better yet, let me run you over to the store real quick so you can get a break.
Wow, your baby has been through so much, but he still has such a great attitude, smile, laugh – whatever, (just don't focus on how he looks – we all know he doesn't look good so don't say that).
We all really care about you and we know this is harder than we can ever really know.
Do you need a hug? (repetition on purpose).
Wow, I can totally understand why you can't let people smoke around your baby and are so sensitive to viruses with his compromised lungs and all. I didn't realize before that these heart problems also affected the lungs so much.
Of course I will wash my hands, in fact I brought you this great smelling new soap and lotion set! Let's share!
I realize that this is a life-long problem and you're going to have ups and downs. Please know that we like to know your ups as well as support you in your downs because we're with you for the whole ride.
Notice: I never once thought to ask, "What can I do for you?" because that's like a pop quiz. They don't know, so don't make your suffering friend work to make you feel better. You do the heavy mental lifting and figure it out.


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A seal of the family Phocidae, which originally comprised the seals together with the walruses but is now restricted to the true or earless seals; an earless seal.
Of or relating to the family Phocidae.
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Stigma, shame, secrecy and silence
Survivors of suicide loss too, experience the stigma associated with suicide
Dr Nandini Murali
31 Oct, 2018, 4:19 am
Shame is a soul-eating emotion.
Until my husband died of suicide, I believed it was something that happened to others. I naively presumed that it could not happen to me; in my family. My only brush with suicide was news reports in the media and a dear friend in school whose parent had died of suicide. Even then as a young girl, it struck me that my friend's family refused to discuss it. It was cloaked in an iron curtain. I sensed there was something shameful about suicide.
Ironically, when faced with the suicide of my spouse, I too was overcome by the same sense of shame. What would I tell the family? What would I tell my friends? Would they judge my husband as a criminal? Would they judge me as having failed in my wifely duties to prevent this? I began to evolve a strategy of the official version of his death (prolonged illness, sudden death, whatever is acceptable) and the real version (death by suicide). I decided to use either of the two versions, depending on who I was talking to.
Today, when I look back, I realize that like most survivors of suicide loss and survivors of suicide attempts, I too was experiencing the stigma associated with suicide. How did I 'catch' this? Dominant narratives of suicide locate it in a context of crime and sin. In Medieval Europe, for instance, people who died of suicide were denied burial and their families were excommunicated and their property confiscated. While societal attitudes towards suicide, and survivors of suicide loss are no longer so blatant, the tradition of stigmatization nevertheless persists in several subtle and not-so-subtle forms. There is no social acceptability associated with suicide, which is viewed as a character or moral flaw.
A stigma is a mark of disgrace. It is something to be ashamed about or feel shameful about. Stigma is located within a larger social context that tends to view a particular issue, for example, suicide, mental illness and people impacted by it in negative ways. This is known as social stigma. And simultaneously, people impacted by suicide tend to internalize the feelings of shame, blame and judgment, known as self-stigma.
Social stigma perpetuates negative attitudes and stereotypes about suicide that are internalized by all people as a default setting. Hence for all survivors of suicide loss, the knee jerk response is shame and self-blame. It is common for people to blame the victim or the family, not realizing that the causes that drive a person to suicide are multiple and "lie with the forces of suicide itself in the same way that people of die of other illnesses." We wouldn't blame a person or the family when the cause of death is non-suicidal, why then do we indulge in blame games and accusations when it comes to suicide: "Didn't you see it coming?" "Were there any clues?"
Negative attitudes can be conveyed through a combination of several pathways: Gossip, relentless speculation, intrusive probing, negative media portrayals, insensitivity, social isolation, naming and blaming of suicide victims and their families. Or worse, there is the "wall of silence" around suicide that makes it clear that it is a social and cultural taboo and therefore not to be talked about openly; but stashed away as a "secret."
Such speculations adversely impact and exacerbate the trauma of survivors of suicide loss. They compound our primary loss and makes the grief complex and complicated. The social stigma of suicide leads to self-stigma that is associated with low self-worth, guilt, shame and self-blame, which influence our grief trajectories and well-being.
Like a mold festering in darkness, the stigma, shame, secrecy and silence around suicide proliferate in the darkness of ignorance, fear and negative stereotypes. Writer Maggie White perceptively sums up the symbiosis between shame and stigma thus: "Self-stigma is the birthplace of shame. And shame and stigma have been doing a destructive, cyclical dance for long." The relationship between stigma and shame of suicide is the classic chicken and egg conundrum. Which came first? However, that's beside the point.
Suicide is a preventable public health problem. It cuts across demographic barriers and no one is immune to it. We need to mainstream empowering conversations on suicide anchored in compassion, concern and care. It takes a convergence of diverse stakeholders to break the barriers and collective wall of silence around suicide and build bridges of support and connection. Preventing suicide is everybody's business. Every voice matters.
Dr Nandini Murali is a communications and gender and diversity professional. A recent survivor of suicide loss, she established SPEAK, an initiative of MS Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation, Madurai, to change conversations on suicide and promote mental health.
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CANNES, FRANCE: For its 26th edition, MIPCOM is preparing to welcome a host of international television and cinema stars. Heading the line-up is actor, director, producer, Robert Redford who will be attending this year's MIPCOM to celebrate the first anniversary of Sundance Channel in Europe.
PARIS, FRANCE: Reed MIDEM has announced the first MIPCOM World Premiere TV Screenings on October 4 in Cannes, France. The event opens with cast members attending a special screening of Lionsgate's multiple Emmy Award winning Mad Men and the international debut of Running Wilde.
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It keeps us from becoming victims. It helps our children grow up safer. It saves us from physical, financial, and psychological costs of crime. It improves the quality of our lives. It also saves our community's money; many prevention strategies have been proved cost effective. If our communities make prevention a priority, they will become stronger, safer, and more caring.
Americans are less engaged with each other and feel less secure in their neighborhoods.
Americans are worried about their children's safety but don't follow through on ensuring their safety.
Neighborhood Watch is a global crime prevention initiative that has proven to be an effective and efficient method that keeps the police and members of active watch areas informed about issues affecting the area. Working to address mutual concerns, police personnel and members of a Neighborhood Watch area remain connected and trade information through email correspondence, phone calls and meetings.


Update 15 May 2013: Monday, 13 May 2013 actually marked the end of the period in which investors who owned stock in XOM or AAPL at the close of trading on 8 May 2013 would be included on the list of these stocks' shareholders of record. Investors wishing to collect dividends from these companies have been free to sell their shares since that time. Our thanks to the sharp-eyed reader who caught our error!
For our analysis however, the good news is that it didn't take long for the S&P 500 to prove it was going to have a big week!


Have you faced such a question before? I bet you would!
It is one of those interview questions that is bound to unnerve you.
However, the question is not really a tough one to answer. At least, it is better than the technical ones that you may face. So, what makes this question so relevant? What does the interviewer mean when he darts the question at you, "are you a detail oriented person?" Is there anything specific that he may be looking for?
I do understand that there may be tons of questions popping up in your mind right now and it is absolutely essential to touch base on them right away; let's understand from the start.
Do you have Detail Oriented Skills and Attributes?
There are a few attributes that define a detailed oriented person. Perhaps, the interviewer is specifically looking for these traits in the interviewee under consideration.
As far as the definition goes, a detail oriented person is an individual who has an eye for details and making a conscious effort to understand the actual cause behind an occurrence happens to be his second nature.
Natural Keenness to dwell upon the topic under consideration and exploring the reasons behind the cause.
Patience and perseverance for pursuing the problem till the reason has been exposed.
Pro-activeness to ideate and initiate plans for corrective actions.
Thus, an interviewer is bound to 'look for' such traits in an interviewee. If he finds it, he freezes on the candidature.
*Though, it happens to be a natural quality ingrained deep into an individual's psyche but it can surely be developed. A conscious effort and being exposed to cases that require its utility can make you a 'detail oriented' person.
As it commonly believed, 'there is a job for everyone' so it is true for detail oriented people.
In fact, being detailed oriented is a trait that most of the employers look forward to having in an employee, across industries.
Research oriented: A detail oriented person is appropriate for a job that requires research on an ongoing basis. Scientific and Medical surveys are some of the options to choose from.
Research and Development, Design and implementation jobs: Medical and scientific design and implementation is yet another field wherein detail oriented persons are required. Medical research, Ideas and innovations in scientific field and in consumer space are key industries where they fit in. Therefore, scientific design and implementation are the most common areas that look for such people.
Jobs in quantitative research: Detailed oriented skills are needed at places that require quantitative/qualitative research. Marketing is a major avenue – Consumer Behavior and Market research jobs, Government Census Department. Marketing attributes such as Brand building exercises and advertisements, Descriptive analysis of consumer behavior, FMCG market are some of the alternatives.
Financial Jobs: Stock Market and Financial market.
This is the most important point to remember while going for an interview. If the job description of the said job mentions 'attention to detail', then you better be prepared, for the job REQUIRES a 'detailed oriented' candidate!
*Whatever it may be, you should have done your homework well while heading for a 'detail oriented job'. You should be have researched well about the organizations, its expectations and the specifications of the job. Lastly, you need to pay similar attention to the kind of demeanor expected of you.
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Zoom is a common name in the Video Conferencing world. But how can it be used in conference rooms? What should you consider as you plan to leverage Zoom across your organization?
The video conferencing environment is rapidly evolving with greater emphasis being placed on easy-to-use conference room solutions. We're often asked about Zoom, a widely adopted cloud-based video conferencing platform. While some leverage Zoom in conference rooms through Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), many organizations are scaling Zoom with professional endpoints for conference rooms, huddle rooms and meeting rooms.
If you're considering Zoom as a company-wide solution, you may have questions as to how it can be scaled to a conference room beyond a personal laptop or iPad. Here are answers to common questions from those considering leveraging Zoom in their conference rooms.
What conference systems are compatible with Zoom?
There are two sides to the term compatibility in this scenario. First is interoperability with other video conferencing systems. The vast majority of conferencing system (like Skype for Business or LifeSize) are compatible with dialing into or receiving a Zoom call.
Endpoints, the hardware that scales video calls for conference rooms, are a different story. Various endpoints are compatible with Zoom, but the levels of compatibility differ. Some enable Zoom calling, while others natively integrate offering the same look, feel and functionality you expect from Zoom.
Polycom and Crestron are examples of hardware platforms that offer a native Zoom experience.
Zoom's interoperability with these systems allows for remarkable ease-of-use. For example, if you send a Zoom invite to an endpoint, you can walk into the conference room and see a green button click-to-join capability. Zoom has the capacity to take invites from third-party systems and showcase them in the Zoom environment with the simplicity of a click-to-join calendar.
A well-designed Zoom conference room can feature a similar, easy-to-use, easy-to-schedule interface. For example, the Zoom Rooms scheduling display is configured as a device associated with the room. You invite the room to the meeting through your Outlook, and when you enter the room you simply click the calendar and join. Wireless screen sharing and content sharing is at your fingertips.
Yes, the BYOD model certainly applies to Zoom. Users can subscribe to the software, hook it up to USB peripherals like cameras and microphones, and have a group gather around it.
When we help companies scale Zoom for a conference room, we often do it by leveraging control panels that feature the same interface as Zoom on a desktop, but do not carry the risk associated with running a meeting from a personal device. For example, a BYOD device can lose battery charge during the meeting, turn off, or run a different application over top of the Zoom interface.
Even though you only need Video Conference Codec and a Cloud Connector account to connect with Zoom web conferencing, a few key USB peripherals are needed for group use.
In this first use case, you might bring your own device to a meeting with six people and discover that the webcam on your laptop is insufficient. By simply plugging in a USB connection you can integrate a high-quality pan-tilt-zoom camera already in the room. The USB can also connect you to the microphone in the table that will pick up a group of six better than the tiny microphone on your laptop.
This can be a great solution for small companies that don't have the same requirements for robust video conferencing that a large organization may. If you have a single, small meeting room occasionally used for video conferencing, a BYOD approach with supplementing hardware could be appropriate. We have trusted manufacturing partners that provide USB microphones, cameras and speakers if this is the right path for you.
Imagine you're a business executive. You're walking into a conference room for an Executive Review and bring in your laptop to take notes and share information—not drive the meeting. In this use case, a meeting room that has hardware custom integrated for Zoom is ideal.
The meeting has been calendared and all you must do is walk in, knowing that Zoom has already been integrated with the advanced technology in the room- from control panel to ceiling microphones and speakers. You press the green click-to-join button on your conference room's touch screen, everything automatically configures and turns on, and you are free to leverage your laptop for your own needs—like taking notes and reviewing files. If you want to share information or content, it's at your fingertips, but without the entire meeting running off your personal device.
A dedicated user interface in the conference room allows for much greater control of the kind of variables that can make or break a meeting. If you choose the Zoom interface on a control panel, you'll still be connecting to an endpoint to run the call.
It can be a personal device, PC or Mac that's dedicated to the room, or more traditional endpoint. Clients often choose a dedicated "Zoom PC" with a control panel. We also see a lot of interest in utilizing a Polycom Trio as both the control interface and the endpoint.
You can share wirelessly through Zoom or with a wired connection when there is a dedicated endpoint like a PC/MAC or traditional hardware codec. In general, we try to provide both options to clients. However, with wireless sharing's increasing reliability it is becoming more popular.
You may be leaning towards BYOD with USB peripherals, or you may think dedicated hardware is a better path for you. BYOD will require more end-user tech experience and can often result in more user confusion. PC updates, changes in settings, and low batteries can delay video conferencing meetings and create frustration for end-users. However, this approach can often be an economical route for video conferencing.
Dedicated endpoints are the preferred option for many of our business clients, because of the consistent experience it offers end-users. As an employee walks into a meeting, they can be confident that there won't be a surprise update when they try to dial into a meeting. This path is preferred for those that prioritize reliability and ease-of-use. It does typically come at a higher price point than a BYOD system. However, the advanced technologies and reliability are worth the investment for many businesses.
The best conference room solutions are tailored to your company's unique needs, even if the system is developed around a platform like Zoom. We help companies design their conference room systems around platforms like Zoom, expertly tailoring them to the space to offer the best communication experience possible. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us for answers to your specific use case.
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August is the month where both Pachamama (Mother Earth) and indigenous traditions in Bolivia are celebrated. Join us in a ceremony of gratitude dedicated to pay respects to Pachamama. Let us connect back to our roots, remember where we came from and how to hold on to this connection. Aho.


The first section of a future international space station has been rolled out by Russian space officials from a factory near Moscow.
The cargo module is the basic building block for the station and is to be taken to the launch site in Kazakhstan next week. It is due to blast off into orbit from the Baikonur cosmodrome in June.
The aim of the project is to provide a replacement for Russia's aging Mir space station which will be decommissioned in 1999. The 11-year-old Mir has been dogged by many technical problems in the last year.
The first section has been built by Russia and funded by the United States. It will provide the initial propulsion and power for a new space station.
Other sections will be launched at intervals, as they become ready. All modules are on course to be in orbit by 2002. The space station is expected to be assembled and ready by 2003.
The module will begin the 1,200 mile five-day journey next Thursday from the Khrunichev factory in Moscow to the cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
It will be accompanied by a massive Proton rocket, which will be used to put the module into orbit.
In addition to the US and Russia, the European Space Agency (ESA), Canada and Japan are also involved in the project.
The module was originally due to blast off from Baikonur last November, but delays in construction of the second Russian element of the station and financial problems put back the launch date.
It has cost around $232m to build. It will stay in orbit for 15 years, longer than the time planned for any of the other modules.
The second Russian section due to be ready in December is the service module which will cost an estimated $800m to build.
They will be joined in space later by six laboratory modules, three Russian, one American, one Japanese and one European.
There will also be another US module able to accommodate four crew and docking facilities.
The design of the first module is based on the development of the 11-year-old Mir and earlier Soviet Salyut space stations.
But Russian and American space officials have said that it boasts a number of innovations, including a special shield to protect it from micro-meteorites.
The US shuttle Endeavour is due to rendezvous with the cargo module in July when it is in orbit.
Endeavour will deliver the second module and the crew will begin to the space station.


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Speechie Freebies: FALLing For Plurals: Freebie!
I. Love. Fall. (and pretty much everything about it!) And I especially love incorporating seasons and themes into therapy! I have more than a few students working on plurals right now-both regular and irregular. I made a quick set of fall-themed plural flashcards to use, and they have been a big hit! You can download them for FREE below, and read about how I've been using them and other items to teach plurals in my therapy!
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Hair needs extra love in winter. Like your skin, even your tresses need some extra tender care and love in the winter season. It's wise to concentrate on keeping your roots clean and choosing the right products, suggests an expert.
Raghu Reddy, a hair loss specialist at the PrivateClinic of Harley Street, gives out some hair tips for healthy hair during winter, reportsfemalefirst.co.uk.
Take extra care of your roots: Avoid putting products like conditioner, wax or gel directly onto the roots of your hair. This will clog the pores and hair follicles, making it difficult for hair to grow as it normally would.
Choose products wisely: In winter, go for a gentle shampoo to keep some moisture intact in your hair. Use a deeper conditioner to protect the hair and prevent damage from extreme weather or central heating.
Indulge in protein-rich diet: Embark on a protein high diet that can keep hair shiny and strong. Eat meat, fish and eggs.
Go natural: Several women wish to avoid frizzy hair in the winter months, and they prefer to dry their hair before venturing out in to the cold. Try to keep the use of straighteners and hair driers to a minimum, as intense heat can be bad for hair.
Stay away from straightening and curling as they may make the hair brittle and prone to breakage, contributing to the overall weakening of each individual hair. Also, avoid using hair dyes regularly as well.
No heat please: A hot water bath can bring much relief in the winter, but this can be detrimental to your hair. Always wash your hair with lukewarm or cool water, rather than very hot water.
Be gentle: Avoid brushing your hair rigorously to stay away from unwanted breakage. Try not to scratch the scalp too, as this can cause the scalp to become dry and to flake.
Keep calm: Don't let the stress of the festive season get to you. Sustained periods of stress can lead to a change in hormonal balances, which can pave the way for hair thinning or patternedbaldness.


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This is a great disputed topic among the masses that whether mood ring colour meanings appear to be true by any means or not? There are two school of thoughts, one things that it is scientifically proven that the temperature of the body of a human changes according to the mood and behavior of the human. For instance, when a person's mood turns angry, the body temperature goes down dramatically and the human body gets cold. On the other hand, when a person's mood is calm, relaxed and normal the body temperature becomes pretty constant and normal. Thus, the association of moods with the body temperature is a pure source for mood ring colour meanings according to those people. Diamond rings also are avaialble in lots of color like yellow diamond ring, white diamond ring and blue diamond ring. You can also purchase diamond ring inplace of mood ring when your parners mood not change.
On the contrary, the other school of thoughts argues that the temperature of the body cannot make consistent and accurate estimation of the mood of the person. For instance, if a person is in a good mood but he is having a high temperature because of flue, cough or any other disease then there is a very high probability that mood ring colour meanings will not be correct at all. Therefore, mood ring colour meanings cannot be a reliable source for judging one's mood according to this school of thought.
However, there are still a large number of people claiming that mood ring colour meanings is mostly true and accurate. Therefore the popular of mood rings have not decreased by any means and people still like to wear those rings as a fun activity and to analyze their very own and other peoples moods around them. They rather take is as an interesting fun activity rather than using it as a serious analyzer of the personality of the people because of its consistency. Nevertheless, there are still those people who believe on the consistency and the accuracy of the mood rings and hence rely heavily on these rings to judge the wearer of these rings and wear those rings themselves.
Moreover, the mood ring colour meanings of solid color are found to be more accurate than those of the combination of different colours. For instance, a solid black mood ring colour meanings is almost always accurate that it shows the wearer's mood is depressed and tense. A solid red mood ring colour meanings is that the wearer is excited about something to follow or even passionate about things around him. A solid green mood ring colour meanings means that the person wearing the mood rings is neither too stressed nor too happy, hence in a perfect place between the two feeling calm and relaxed.
Meanwhile, colours like orange, purple, magenta, brown and etc. can be really confusing, inconsistent and inaccurate most of the times. Therefore, it becomes really hard to judge a person's behavior when the mood ring colour seems to be the combination of two or more different colours.
Thus, no matter what, mood ring colour meanings can be a controversial topic to discuss but it still has not lost its charm and the popularity among the masses. If you feel that mood ring is not help to impress your girlfriend then there is lots of other diamond and gold rings avaliable for your charm girlfriend. You may also purchase diamond engagement ring for your beloved who is your partner or will be your partner. Sometime mood ring is like cheap and your girlfried is reach family than I suggest to go with diamond engagement ring.