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Steele's State Department handler used personal email to push reports
'Flipping to the high side will result in delays' – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Paul Jones
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch and The Daily Caller News Foundation today released 11 pages of State Department documents revealing a discussion about the use of private email to transmit potentially sensitive information from Christopher Steele, the author of the Clinton-funded, anti-Trump dossier.
Judicial Watch obtained the documents in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed on April 25, 2018, on behalf of itself and the Daily Caller News Foundation against the State Department after it failed to respond to three separate FOIA requests (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:18-cv- 00968)). The lawsuit seeks:
All records of communications between State Department officials, including former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, on the one hand, and British National Christopher Steele and/or employees or contractors of Steele's company, Orbis Business Intelligence, on the other hand.
All records and/or memoranda provided by Christopher Steele and/or his firm Orbis Business Intelligence or by others acting on Steele's/Orbis's behalf to State Department officials.
Any and all records in the custody of the State Department related to the provision of documents to British national Christopher Steele and/or his firm, Orbis Business Intelligence, or the receipt of documents from Steele or his firm. Time period is January 20, 2009 through the present.
All records created in 2016 by Jonathan M. Winer relating to research compiled by Christopher Steele.
Jonathan M. Winer
On December 8, 2014, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Paul Jones suggests to Special Coordinator for Libya Jonathan Winer that he "flip" reports from Steele's firm, Orbis Business Intelligence, to a more secure email system, "given our ongoing concerns about security of opennet …"
Jones added, "We just want to be sure we don't inadvertently undermine a very good source of info or worse." Winer responds, "Flipping to the high side will result in delays whenever the reporting takes place and I am out of the office, which includes weekends plus when I am overseas…"
Then-Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland replies, "Let's do high side."
Former Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland
Winer replies that he would, "have [his assistant] Nina Miller send them to you on my behalf high side … I will send them to her from my non-State email account, not copying myself. She will then send them to us. You know who they are coming from, so even high side from here I will just refer to them as 'O Reports,' and strip out any other identifying information as to sourcing."
On February 9, 2016, a heavily redacted email exchange with the subject, "Urgent — [redacted]" begins with an email from Justin Siberell, former-Principal Deputy Coordinator of the State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau to multiple senior State Department officials including Winer. In this exchange, Siberell mentions that they are "meeting later today with OSD/SOLIC [redacted]." OSD/SOLIC is the office run by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict.
Siberell notes that the "DOD will work on press guidance and a strategic messaging plan that will be cleared with/through State," which implies that it is a matter of public relations concern.
Later in the redacted discussion, Winer changes the distribution list and writes, "For this group only – [redacted]". Secretary John Kerry's Chief of Staff Jonathan Finer responds, "As Jonathan predicted [redacted]."
One of the other recipients, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, John Heffern, then forwards the entire exchange to two colleagues, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Europe, Conrad Tribble and then-Office Director for Western European Affairs, Robin Quinville saying, "Do not circulate widely."
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, John Heffern
Tribble replies the next day asking Heffern and Quinville, "Anything further on this? No real action for EUR [State Department's Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs] yet, but obviously of some concern."
"The Obama State Department's handling of the Steele dossier remains one of the great mysteries of the Russia probe. We still do not have all the answers about how the State Department used opposition research collected by a foreign spy regarding President Donald Trump and his campaign. These documents, obtained through our lawsuit filed together with Judicial Watch, raises further questions about what exactly went on at Foggy Bottom," said Neil Patel, publisher and CEO of the Daily Caller News Foundation.
"No wonder Jonathan Winer, Steele's ally at the State Department, refused to talk to the DOJ IG, he seems to have circumvented the rules in pushing Steele's unreliable reports to his Obama State Department colleagues," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "Our lawsuits have documented that the Obama-Kerry State Department was a hotbed of anti-Trump activity. AG Barr and US Attorney Durham would do well to focus like a laser on the State Department."
Recently, Judicial Watch released 146 pages of documents revealing that Steele had an extensive and close working relationship dating back to May of 2014 with high-ranking Obama State Department officials including Winer and Nuland. Judicial Watch also uncovered documents showing that less than a month before the presidential inauguration Winer had a 10-minute phone call with Alexey Vladimirovich Skosyrev, the "political chief" at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC.
In July 2019, Judicial Watch released 84 pages of documents revealing an email exchange between Nuland and Winer, discussing a "face-to-face" meeting on a "Russian matter" in New York in September 2016.
In June 2019 Judicial Watch released 41 pages of documents from the State Department revealing that Winer played a key role in facilitating Steele's access to other top government officials and prominent international business executives. Winer was even approached by a movie producer about making a movie about the Russiagate targeting of President Trump.
In May 2019, Judicial Watch's FOIA lawsuit produced information from the DOJ showing a conversation between former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Kathleen Kavalec and Bruce Ohr, discussing the targeting of Donald Trump with Steele dossier material. In discussing a meeting with the potential source for a Mother Jones article accusing the Trump campaign of taking money from a Russian-American oil magnate, as well as Steele's connection to that source, Kavalec emails Ohr citing the accusatory Mother Jones article. Ohr says, "I really hope we can get something going here."
Also, Judicial Watch obtained an email revealing that Nellie Ohr, wife of Bruce Ohr, informed him that she was deleting emails sent from his DOJ email account. The full email exchange is between Bruce Ohr, Lisa Holtyn, Nellie Ohr, and Stefan Bress, a first secretary at the German Embassy, and is part of 339 pages of heavily redacted records from the U.S. Department of Justice.
In March 2019, Judicial Watch uncovered emails from Bruce Ohr showing that he remained in regular contact with former British spy and Fusion GPS contractor Steele after Steele was terminated by the FBI in November 2016 for revealing to the media his position as an FBI confidential informant. The records show that Ohr served as a go-between for Steele by passing along information to "his colleagues" on matters relating to Steele's activities. Ohr also set up meetings with Steele, regularly talked to him on the telephone and provided him assistance in dealing with situations Steele was confronting with the media.
Trump doesn't usually make mistakes — but when he does, he backs RINOs like Mitt Romney and Chris Jacobs
President Donald Trump's supporters are quick to explain that he doesn't usually make mistakes — but when he does, it's almost always in the vain attempt to earn the support of moderate Republicans-in-Name-Only (RINOs). They cite Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney,
Strzok-Page emails contradict Clinton's claim that she 'never received nor sent' classified material
The United States Department of Justice released 119 pages of records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, revealing that, after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement denying the transmission of classified information over her unsecure email system, former FBI official Peter
DOJ documents show Mueller withdrawing from consideration for FBI Director, raising questions about House testimony
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received 47 pages of documents from the Department of Justice which includes a May 17, 2017, email documenting that Robert Mueller informed the Attorney General's office he was withdrawing from consideration for director of


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Successful Paint Applications Require More Than Specification
By Dan Hounsell, Editor Paints & Coatings
OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLEPt. 1: Paint Contractors as Partners: A Little Help From FriendsPt. 2: This PagePt. 3: Spotlight on Efficient Painting Jobs
Successful paint applications entail far more than just specifying the most appropriate coating for the task. The key to a successful project is careful communication among the parties involved about each aspect of the project.
"A lot of (the project's success) depends on the size of the job and if there are other contractors involved — guys that install carpet or any other kind of flooring," Pickett says. "We always have to be cognizant of when they're doing what they're doing.
"There's usually a pre-meeting — a job walk with everybody, where everybody figures out what they're going to do on what days. We also tell the managers to make sure the lights stay on, make sure the air stays on, and make sure we have access to an elevator. That has happened to us a lot, where the lights go off at 11 o'clock at night and we're supposed to work until 1 (a.m.)."
Managers and contractors also need to communicate about the sustainability and safety aspects of the project.
"The big thing these days is VOCs, and (managers) still need guidance because it's changing," Pugil says. "The asbestos has been pretty well taken care of. What we still often find is lead. Before we do anything we test for lead because once we touch it, it's ours. They might not be aware of (the presence of lead)."
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Giuseppe "Nuccio" Bertone (ime mu je Giuseppe, dok je Nuccio nadimak) (Torino, Italija, 4. srpnja 1914. – 26. veljače 1997.), poznati dizajner i graditelj automobila.

Naslijedio je tvrtku "Carrozzeria Bertone" od svoga oca Giovannia poslije drugog svjetskog rata razvijajući mali posao u snažnu i moćnu dizajnersku tvrtku koja se uglavnom bavila dizjanom i izradom vozila.

U godinama prije drugog svjetskog rata Nuccio se utrkivao trkaćim modelima Fiata, O.S.C.A.a, Maseratia i Ferraria gdje je mnogo naučio o aerodinamici, hlađenju motora i dinamici vozila.

Bertone je u dogovoru s američkim prodavačem automobila Stanley Arnolt II, odlučio dizajnirati 200 modela tvrtke MG Rover Group za američko tržište.

1952.g. na autosalonu u Parizu istaknuo se dizajnom Abartha.
Kada je zamoljen da osmisli nasljednika za model Disco Volante proizvođača Alfa Romeo, Bertone je stvorio prvi dizajn BAT (Berlina Aerodinamica Technica) za automobile na karoseriji modela Alfa 1900 Sprint. Sličnost BAT automobila (prozvanih tako zbog dizajna) s batmobilom bila je potpuno slučajna.

1954.g. na Torinskom autosalonu izložio je koncept Storm Z, namijenjen ukusu amerikanaca, napravljen na Dodge osnovi. Međutim najvažniji izložak je bila Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint prototip modela koji će kasnije biti proizveden u 40,000 primjeraka i postati glavni proizvod tvrtke.

1960.g. tvrtka Bertone proizvela je 31,000 primjeraka raznih modela proizvođača: Fiat, Simca, Alfa Romeo i Lamborghini.
Bertoneov stoti dizajn predstavljen je 1965.g. u New Yorku na autosalonu, a bio je to posebno naručeni model Mustang proizvođača Forda.

Filozofiju tvrke Bertone izrekao je sam Nuccio na predstavljanju modela 850 proizvođača Fiat:

"Naša je uloga proizvodnja karoserije automobila koja će nametnuti stilske trendove, izgrađivati prototipove, razvijati dizajn, proizvodne metode i sredstva. Naravno proizvesti ih u količni."

Bertone je dizajnirao za Ferrarija dva modela. Načino je dva primjerka 250GT Coupea i kontraverzni 308GT4 iz 1970ih (prvi proizvodni model čiju je karoseriju napravio Bertone umjesto Pininfarine).

Bertone, Nuccio Giuseppe
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Kelly Clarkson Reveals Body Image Struggles
[UPDATED] Kelly Clarkson Opens Up About Her "Really Skinny" Body Image Struggles
The singer said she felt "miserable."
By Eileen Reslen Published: Oct 23, 2017
Today, Kelly Clarkson is a confident 35-year-old mother of two, but she's speaking out about the fact that she didn't always have such high self-esteem — and how appearances can be deceiving.
"When I was really skinny, I wanted to kill myself," she said in an interview with Attitude magazine. "I was miserable, like inside and out, for four years of my life. But no one cared, because aesthetically you make sense."
Kelly Clarkson performing at the American Idol season 1 finale.
Clarkson was catapulted into fame when she won the first season of American Idol in 2002. But all the success couldn't mask her inner struggles. "It was a very dark time for me," she told the magazine. "I thought the only way out was quitting. I like wrecked my knees and my feet because all I would do is put in headphones and run. I was at the gym all the time."
Clarkson's battle with body image stemmed all the way back to her childhood. In an interview with CosmoGIRL! in 2007, the singer revealed she had a six-month bout with bulimia in the seventh grade.
Kelly Clarkson at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.
However, Clarkson told Attitude that she made a life-saving decision in 2007 with the release of her third album My December that helped change her life for the better.
"There's a song on My December called 'Sober'," she said. "There's this line 'picked the weeds but kept the flowers' and I just live my life by that because you are who you surround yourself with. I was around some really negative people, and I got out of it because I had a lot of great people there, too. It was a case of turning around, facing them and walking toward the light."
Kelly Clarkson - Sober (Live From the Troubadour 10/19/11)
"If I'm skinny one day or bigger one day, that ain't gonna change how I sound," she added in a 2016 interview with Redbook. "I still sound pretty dang good. And my talent is why I'm here."
Update 10/24, 2:35 p.m.: Kelly Clarkson clarified in a series of tweets Tuesday that she never contemplated suicide because of her weight, and that Attitude has misquoted her. "Just to clear something up. I wasn't ever miserable because I had to be thin. I said I was miserable & as a result I became thin," she said.
NOT TRUEI've never contemplated suicide because of my weight.I said people had no idea I was unhappy oddly enough because I appeared healthy https://t.co/Ddvumlrk5b
— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) October 24, 2017
Just to clear something up. I wasn't ever miserable because I had to be thin. I said I was miserable & as a result I became thin. https://t.co/N1uhyOWqMb
If you or someone you know needs help with disordered eating or body image struggles, visit the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) website or contact the NEDA Information and Referral Helpline at 1-800-931-2237.
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The intervention targets identified for Martin's second Rehab-Cycle® was assigned to specific members of the rehabilitation team – physician, physical therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, social worker, and vocational rehabilitation (VR) counsellor to provide appropriate interventions to address the targets.
Traditional Interventions
The physical therapist focused on the interventions related to the body functions and the movement-oriented intervention targets corresponding to Martin's cycle goals of independent mobility and optimized motor functioning. For example, the physical therapist provided regular manual therapy to help alleviate the back and upper extremity pain Martin experienced. Daily endurance and circuit resistance training was implemented to built up Martin's exercise tolerance and strengthen his muscle power in the body region above the level of his injury.
In the previous Rehab-Cycle® hippotherapy alone showed minimal success in reducing Martin's spasticity. In the new Rehab-Cycle®, the physical therapist implemented aquatic therapy and another trial with hippotherapy together with acupuncture provided by Martin's physician.
With regard to movement-related intervention targets and mobility, the occupational therapist provided, for example, wheelchair training outdoors, including the use of Swiss-TracTM, to help Martin reinforce his ability to manoeuver his wheelchair around obstacles and over various terrain. This was especially important, since his family lived in a hilly and forested environment.
Also essential for community reintegration and Martin's independence in mobility was the ability to drive an adapted car. Therefore, the occupational therapist also implemented a program of driver's training that culminated in a driving test.
"Also essential for community reintegration and Martin's independence in mobility was the ability to drive an adapted car."
"Non-medical" Interventions
While the medical and traditional therapies were fundamental to regaining Martin's independence, other "non-medical" interventions were equally vital to successful transition to the community and independent living. These interventions addressed Martin's cycle goals that focused on employment, recreation and leisure, transportation and housing.
"..."non-medical" interventions were equally vital to successful transition to the community and independent living."
For instance, Martin worked with a psychologist on further improving his decision-making skills and dealing with the stress related to not knowing how his life would be beyond rehabilitation, especially with regard to employment and housing. In weekly counselling sessions Martin and the psychologist also worked on a number of relevant personal factors, including Martin's negative-leaning perception of his body.
Environmental factors played an important role in achieving Martin's targets for independent transportation and housing. To facilitate Martin's mobility, the occupational therapist together with the social worker took the lead to find and order assistive devices, such as the Swiss-Trac™, and acquire an adapted car, as well as to clarify the cost coverage for the devices and adaptations of the car. They also worked closely on clarifying possibly arrangements for wheelchair-accessible housing.
Finally, VR counselling continued to play a major role in facilitating Martin's return to work, one of the most important aspects of his community reintegration. Following up on Martin's completion of the first phase of VR (as described in case 7), the VR counsellor guided Martin through the last two phases of VR i.e. phase 2 'clarification and decision phase' and phase 3 'integration phase'. Phase 2 built upon the successes of phase 1 – greater trust, increased motivation and improved decision-making skills – aimed at developing new skills that can compensate for lost resources, deciding on the career path to pursue, and establishing a plan for phase 3, the integration phase. Phase 3 involved searching for employment or an apprenticeship.
"VR counselling continued to play a major role in facilitating Martin's return to work, one of the most important aspects of his community reintegration."
The VR interventions included the following:
Participation in an English course as initiated in the previous Rehab-Cycle®
Weekly VR counselling sessions, during which the VR counsellor provided Martin with encouragement and support in the exploration of his vocational options, and Martin was asked to write an essay on what he considered an ideal work day
A cognitive evaluation in order to determine the professions that might be suitable for him
The VR counsellor was initially reluctant to conduct the cognitive evaluation due to concerns that such a test could produce negative results and consequently hinder Martin's progress. However, Martin felt that such a test would offer him a clearer picture of the vocational direction he should take and the possibilities he should explore. He was insistent, and the cognitive test was conducted.
The aforementioned interventions and the rehabilitation professionals responsible for providing the interventions was documented on Martin's ICF Intervention Table. See table 3.
Table 3: ICF Intervention Table; Doc = Physician; PT = Physical Therapist; OT = Occupational Therapist; Psych = Psychologist; SW = Social Worker; VR = Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor. The first value refers to the rating at the initial assessment, the goal value refers to the rating that should be achieved after the intervention, and the final value refers to the actual rating at the second assessment or evaluation. ICF qualifiers were used to determine these ratings (0 = no problem to 4 = complete problem) in the intervention targets. For the intervention targets representing the environmental factors, the plus sign next to the value indicates a facilitator.
At the end of Martin's second Rehab-Cycle® and first rehabilitation, an evaluation of his functioning status revealed which intervention targets were met and which still required improvement.
Community Reintegration
Martin's Story


Dan Zelos has cast the monkey well-and-truly off his back in the fiercely-disputed Renault UK Clio Cup, after producing a stunning performance in the 2017 finale at Brands Hatch last weekend (30 September / 1 October) to reach the rostrum for the first time – and not just once, but twice.
Dan Zelos has vowed to push flat-out for podium glory in the 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup season finale, after a strong turn-of-speed in the penultimate outing at Silverstone last weekend (15-17 September) was undone by a cruel stroke of misfortune.
Dan Zelos brought a dash of Hollywood to Rockingham Motor Speedway last weekend (25-27 August), as the talented young Norfolk ace battled to a brace of top ten finishes in the Renault UK Clio Cup – with a livery bearing a striking resemblance to Cole Trickle's iconic Chevrolet Lumina from 'Days of Thunder'.
Dan Zelos delighted his fans with a brilliant performance on home turf at Snetterton last weekend (28-30 July), as he overcame a variety of issues during free practice and qualifying in the fiercely-disputed Renault UK Clio Cup to storm through the field on race day for a brace of top six finishes.
Dan Zelos showcased his burgeoning confidence and overtaking capabilities as the 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup raced into Croft last weekend (9-11 June), with the talented young Norfolk ace fighting through the field from lowly grid slots to bring home another solid points haul..
Dan Zelos is inching ever-closer to his maiden podium in the fiercely-disputed Renault UK Clio Cup, after recovering from a troubled qualifying session to threaten the top three at Oulton Park last weekend (20/21 May) – tallying his finest finish to-date in the process.
Dan Zelos continued to demonstrate his palpable pace and potential in the Renault UK Clio Cup at Thruxton last weekend, as a brace of front row qualifying performances and a new lap record around the high-speed Hampshire circuit hinted that podium finishes – if not better – are not far away.
Dan Zelos demonstrated just what a difference a year makes by producing his best performance to-date as the 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup roared into life at Brands Hatch last weekend (1/2 April), with the talented young Norfolk ace crediting a 'fresh start' as the secret to his success.
Dan Zelos is fighting fit ahead of the start of the 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup in just under a fortnight's time, capping a positive pre-season testing programme with WDE Motorsport by officially taking the wraps off the striking new livery adorning his Evergreen Tyres-sponsored car.
Dan Zelos is approaching his second season in the Renault UK Clio Cup in optimistic mood, after signing up to contest the single-make, ITV4-televised British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) feeder series with race-winning outfit WDE Motorsport.
Dan Zelos could scarcely wipe the smile off his face after sampling Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship machinery for the first time at Silverstone, as the gifted young Norfolk ace was praised for acquitting himself 'admirably' during a test with front-running BTCC outfit WIX Racing.
Dan Zelos got his title bid firmly back on-track in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship at ultra-fast Thruxton, with an overdue first podium finish of the campaign the day before his 17th birthday.


What Are The Things To Consider Before Buying A Cold Storage?
Cold storage is one of the basic requirement for business owners dealing with foodstuff and catering services.
Coolrooms Perth has all the facilities but won't break the bank including additional features.
Type: You must know the type of coolroom you want which fulfil your specific needs.
Space in an organization: The next thing to consider is to measure the area where you need to keep the refrigerator. It might happen that your cool room doesn't fit your place due to its bulky size.
Storage space in an appliance: The other important thing one must know is the storage size depending upon how much items you have to preserve. There are various kinds of cool rooms available in many sizes depending on your need.
Features: You must look for the features that exactly matches your requirement. Check the buttons, auto deforest function, and adjustable thermostat properly before buying.
Note: Moveable shelves and trays are easy to clean and useful for storing small items.
Economic energy ratings: Do check the energy ratings of the appliance. High energy ratings mean the product consumes less energy.
How to buy the quality cold storage?
There are various ways to buy a quality cool room. One can search online or contact a manufacturer or a dealer for the best coolroom.
Important: Cool rooms are expensive if one needs them people can even hire them from the manufacturer for a limited time.
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Last but not the least, do follow the article for as it will help you in buying the best cool room and avoid the mistakes which usually most of the people do while purchasing any appliance.


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Everyday citizens track over 400,000 plants and animals in Canada
Ever wonder what that plant is growing in your backyard, or what animal is leaving those tracks in the snow? Not only are people satisfying their curiosity, we can also contribute to the conservation of these small wonders we see outside every day.
This is precisely what thousands of Canadians have been doing on their own and as part of Bioblitz Canada 150 over the past year using iNaturalist.ca. The website and associated app allows us to take a photo of a species and document the location in a central database to be used by all Canadians, researchers and the public alike. What's more is the latest addition to the platform incorporates photo recognition software to help identify what you've just seen – and it's shockingly accurate!
This initiative is taking off; people are using their smartphones and digital cameras to document their observations. Since 2015, when the iNaturalist Canada app was created, users have documented over 400,000 observations. And scientists are taking notice.
This has built an unprecedented database of species occurrences throughout Canada which can help answer key questions related to biodiversity. For example, between 2014 and 2016 the number of Monarch Butterflies reported in iNaturalist.ca hovered between 57 and 77. In 2017, despite now being named Endangered by experts, this jumped drastically to 1,052. Arguably this could be due to an increase in people using iNaturalist.ca rather than more Monarchs, but the upswing is consistent with what experts are saying was a good year for Monarchs.
Thanks to these documented occurrences in iNaturalist.ca we can track occurrences to see if they fare as well next year. We can also see where and when these butterflies were in Canada to help plan for planting native plants, including milkweed, to help them survive.
Interestingly, most range maps for this species end along a line from the Gaspé to Lake Superior to the southern tip of Lake Winnipeg and onwards to Vancouver island. We're seeing in iNaturalist.ca that there are credible occurrences (with photos to vouch for it) in areas 50 kilometres to nearly 100 km north of this. With this information we can study whether this species is shifting its range as a result of climate change and, more importantly, allows scientists, communities and conservation organizations to make decisions for Monarch conservation. This is particularly timely, since Canada has entered into a tri-National agreement with the U.S. and Mexico to address the declines in Monarch populations.
Results from BioBlitz Canada 150.
There's more to iNaturalist.ca and the organized 24 hour species inventory that we call a BioBlitz. It's a place where I keep a record and list of what I've come across while hiking, walking in town or exploring with my family. It's also how I contribute to a larger initiative like one of the 35 events that took place across the country in 2017 for BioBlitz Canada 150.
Moreover, I know that what I've just recorded will be useful to others and help conserve what I've taken the time to photograph. And then there's the online community of over 10,000 Canadians and counting, among which are some of the leading experts in their field. These like-minded people are what makes iNaturalist.ca tick. Scientists truly couldn't gather the amount of data that we have through iNaturalist without help. That's why the program is so remarkable. Every day Canadians are contributing meaningful data to the scientific community.
I've personally learned a lot about species identification and what to make sure is captured in a photograph to make it easier for others to identify. For example, when you're taking a photo of a crayfish, it's critical to capture the ridges along the snout (actually called a rostrum). Who knew? For most species identification, scientists can garner more information with a close up photo than a picture taken further off in the distance.
So if you're curious about what you've seen outside or want to make a contribution to conservation, have a look at iNaturalist.ca. The app is available for Android and iPhone and it's free.
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Like treasure at the bottom of the sea, this ring appears as something once lost and then found. And what a discovery! Six white diamonds are raised up on a 14-karat textured band reminiscent of a coral reef. A mini trench is formed making a perfect space for a larger center stone to be worn next to this ring.


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package cam.cl.kilo;

import cam.cl.kilo.lookup.AmznItemLookup;
import cam.cl.kilo.lookup.GoodReadsLookup;
import cam.cl.kilo.lookup.OMDBLookup;
import cam.cl.kilo.NLP.ItemInfo;
import cam.cl.kilo.NLP.MEADSummarizer;
import cam.cl.kilo.NLP.Summary;
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;

import javax.ws.rs.*;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * Main class of the backend:
 * it populates an ItemInfo object by starting threads that look up product information and reviews;
 * it isummarizes text retrieved;
 * it serializes summary for transmission to the frontend
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 * @author groupKilo
 * @author rh572
 * @author dc561
 */
@Path("/barcode")
public class RESTBarcode {

	@GET
	@Produces(MediaType.TEXT_HTML)
	public Response produceResponse(
            @QueryParam("barcodeNo") String barcodeNo,
            @DefaultValue("ISBN") @QueryParam("barcodeType") String barcodeType) {

		String encodedSummary;
        Summary summary;

		if (barcodeNo != null) {

			//Make API calls and gather item information
            ItemInfo info = populateItemInfo(barcodeNo, barcodeType);

            // Summarize text in ItemInfo and create a Summary object
            summary = generateSummary(info);

        } else {
            summary = new Summary("Missing barcode number. Try scanning again.");
        }

        // Serialize Summary object
        try {
            encodedSummary = toString(summary);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            encodedSummary = e.getMessage();
        }

        return Response.ok(encodedSummary).build();
    }

    /**
     * Make different API calls according to the item's type
     *
     * @param barcodeNo The item's barcode number
     * @param barcodeType The type of the barcode (ISBN, UPC or other)
     * @return ItemInfo object with item information
     */
    public static ItemInfo populateItemInfo(String barcodeNo, String barcodeType) {
        ItemInfo info = new ItemInfo();

        Thread tAmzn = new Thread(new AmznItemLookup(barcodeNo, barcodeType, info));
        Thread tGR = new Thread(new GoodReadsLookup(barcodeNo, barcodeType, info));

        tAmzn.start();

        if ("ISBN".equals(barcodeType)) tGR.start();

        while(tAmzn.isAlive() || tGR.isAlive());

        if (!"ISBN".equals(barcodeType)) {
            Thread tOMDB = new Thread(new OMDBLookup(barcodeNo, barcodeType, info));
            while(tOMDB.isAlive());
        }

        return info;
    }

    /**
     * Given an ItemInfo, initialise two Summarizer objects, one for descriptions and one for reviews.
     * In case of MEAD failure or other errors, the full text is returned.
     *
     * @param info A populated ItemInfo
     * @return A Summary object holding summarized text
     */
    public static Summary generateSummary(ItemInfo info) {
        MEADSummarizer descriptionSummarizer, reviewSummarizer;
        String summarizedDescriptions, summarizedReviews;

        // Handle both summarizers in same try/catch: if there is an IO error from MEAD, it is likely to affect both
        try {
            descriptionSummarizer = new MEADSummarizer(info.getDescriptions(), 5);
            reviewSummarizer = new MEADSummarizer(info.getReviews(), 5);

            if (! descriptionSummarizer.isEmpty()) {
                summarizedDescriptions = descriptionSummarizer.getSummary();
                System.out.println("Description summarization successful");
            } else {
                try {
                    summarizedDescriptions = info.getDescriptions().firstElement();
                } catch (NoSuchElementException nsee) {
                    summarizedDescriptions = "No description available for this item.";
                }
                System.out.println("Empty description summary");
            }

            if (! reviewSummarizer.isEmpty()) {
                summarizedReviews = reviewSummarizer.getSummary();
                System.out.println("Review summarization successful");
            } else {
                try {
                    summarizedReviews = info.getReviews().firstElement();
                } catch (NoSuchElementException nsee) {
                    summarizedReviews = "No reviews available for this item.";
                }
                System.out.println("Empty reviews summary");
            }

        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            ioe.printStackTrace();
            summarizedDescriptions = info.getDescriptions().firstElement();
            summarizedReviews = info.getReviews().firstElement();
        }

        System.out.println("SUMMARISED DESCRIPTIONS");
        System.out.println(summarizedDescriptions);
        System.out.println("ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS");
        ppList(info.getDescriptions());

        System.out.println("SUMMARISED REVIEWS");
        System.out.println(summarizedReviews);
        System.out.println("ORIGINAL REVIEWS");
        ppList(info.getReviews());

        return new Summary(info, summarizedDescriptions, summarizedReviews);
    }

    /**
     * Serialise an object as a Base 64 string.
     *
     * @param o The object to serialise
     * @return Base64-encoded string.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private static String toString(Serializable o) throws IOException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
        oos.writeObject(o);
        oos.close();
        return Base64.encodeBase64String(baos.toByteArray());
    }

    /**
     * Simple pretty print for lists
     *
     * @param l A List
     */
    public static void ppList(List<String> l) {
        Iterator itr = l.iterator();
        int i = 0;
        while (itr.hasNext()) {
            System.out.printf("[%d]\n%s\n", ++i, itr.next());
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        RESTBarcode test = new RESTBarcode();
        test.produceResponse("144932391X", "ISBN");
    }
}

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Carly Simon 6.25.13 Thought of the Day
The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Carly Elisabeth Simon was born on this day in New York City, New York, USA in 1945 She is 68 years old.
She was born into a musical family. Her father played piano (and was a co-founder of Simon and Schuster publishing house), her mom, Andrea, was a singer and civil rights activist. The family sang together in what Carly calls "the family choir" when the she and siblings Joanna, Lucy, and Joey were growing up in Riverdale, NY and Stamford, Connecticut.
Lucy & Carly – The Simon Sisters Sing for Children (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
She and sister Lucy formed the Simon Sisters and played at Greenwich Village clubs opening for the likes of "Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Dick Cavett and other soon-to-be-famous people." [Carlysimon.com/Biography.html] Those late nights and long train rides from the city meant overdue papers and raised eyebrows at Sarah Lawrence College, and Carly dropped out. She moved to the south of France with her boyfriend and pursued her music full-time.
Three albums and a hit (Wynken, Blinken and Nod) later The Simon Sisters collaboration came to an end after Carly had a nervous breakdown (brought on by a wine allergy) and Lucy got married.
She was signed by Elektra Records in 1970 and released her first, self titled album in 1971. The record featured her hit "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be."
Simon says making her second album, Anticipation, "was one of the best memories I shall ever have of recording. I had a band. The entire album was just that band… there were strings on a few songs, but on the whole it was sparse and I loved it." [Ibid]
Twenty-four albums and nine compilations followed. Simon won three Grammy Awards — in 1972 for Best New Artist; 1990 for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for "Let the River Run" (Working Girl); and in 2004 when "You're So Vain" was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame. "Let the River Run" also won an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, making it the first song to win the Grammy, Oscar, Golden Globe trifecta. Simon was inducted to the songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.
Here's a smattering of Carly Simon's best…
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The Best of Carly Simon (autopreview.wordpress.com)
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2 responses to "Carly Simon 6.25.13 Thought of the Day"
SidevieW
I've always loved her stuff.
Today on FB someone posted her picture with a Somali cat. Made me even more fond of her
I was so glad I got my cable back (properly) so I could listen to her honeyed voice. 🙂


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The Portuguese international had been heavily linked with a return to Old Trafford before he put pen-to-paper on a new deal to keep him at the Santiago Bernabeu earlier in the season.
Ronaldo spent a successful six-year spell with the Red Devils between 2003 and 2009 before heading to the Spanish capital in a world record £80m move.
And despite signing a new contract to tie him down to the club, Calderon believes that Ronaldo could still make a return to the Premier League champions.
"You never know," he said.
"I know when I signed him, he was saying that Manchester for him has been like his house, he was quite happy there with the fans, with the club.
"At the time with (Alex) Ferguson, he considered him like a father, and everything for him in Manchester was perfect.
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"His strength is that every day he gets up in the morning and thinks only about being better than the day before.
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Me siento tan bien è un brano musicale della cantante italiana Laura Pausini. È il 3° singolo estratto nel 1999 solo in Spagna dall'album Mi respuesta del 1998. È la versione spagnola di Che bene mi fai.

Il brano
La musica è composta da Eric Buffat; il testo è scritto da Laura Pausini e Cheope; l'adattamento spagnolo è di Badia.

La canzone in lingua italiana Che bene mi fai, presente nell'album La mia risposta, non viene estratta come singolo in Italia e pertanto non è pubblicata su supporto audio, non viene trasmessa in radio e non è presente il videoclip.

Il brano in lingua spagnola viene trasmesso in radio, ma non viene realizzato il videoclip.

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Che bene mi fai viene inserita in versione Live nell'album Live in Paris 05 del 2005 (Medley video).

Crediti
 Laura Pausini: voce
 Alex Richbourg: programmazione ritmica
 Eric Buffat: programmazione tastiere, tastiera
 Dado Parisini: tastiera
 Ray Fuller: chitarra elettrica
 Nathan East: basso elettrico
 John Robinson: batteria
 Luca Jurman: cori
 Giulia Fasolino: cori
 Antonio Galbiati: cori

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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces program raises $11,000
By Debra Rubin	July 22, 2019, 10:59 am 0 Edit
Attendees of the FIDF fund-raiser at Chabad House of Monroe included, from left, Hanna Gelman, Len Posnock, Frieda Posnock, Julie Tajfel, Henry Tajfel, Sgt. Maya, Avi Rozencwaig, Annette Rozencwaig, Rachel Bornstein, Itzik Feifowitz, Arie Sharon, and Haya Sharon. Photo courtesy Chabad House of Monroe
ABOUT 200 PEOPLE turned out July 11 at Chabad House of Monroe for a Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) program that raised $11,000 for the non-profit which supports IDF soldiers through educational, social, cultural, and recreational programs and facilities. Chabad House of Monroe is affiliated with Chabad of Central NJ.
The program featured two former members of the IDF who could be identified by first name only. Sgt. Maya operated drones and Staff Sgt. Y served as a search-and -rescue fighter in the elite 669 Unit which is part of the Israeli air force.
Sgt. Y., a native of Ramat Gan, is the grandson of a Holocaust survivor who grew up hearing about the horrors of Auschwitz. He was drafted into the army in 2015.
Sgt. Maya was born in New York, her mother is Israeli. She made aliyah after graduating from Tulane University and joined the IDF as a Lone Soldier. She said she provided visual intelligence to ground forces and special units, sometimes staying awake for days at a time.


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GRANT to BORROWAL!
A telephone call, late in the night from any family member arouses one's anxiety. The least one could do is to take the call asap, so that if one could be of any help then one would have more time on one's hands. Those "seconds" seems like hours.
So one night, at about 1am in the morning, i receive a call from my son, who believes that his father and mother have an unshirkable duty of attending to their children's needs at any time of the day or night. Even though i do not subscribe to his belief, as it happens to be our son's belief, we had always in deference to his belief, attended to his needs. As a reader you may rush in to conclude that my son had been brought up in such pampered circumstances, surely not. Kids were allowed to fend for themselves, as during the day their parents had to go for work, the only time they got to spend with their parents was after 9 in the night and the weekends.
So my son coming back from school was used to taking a nap before he pursued his basketball activities and other such activities which boys of his age were prone to.
So this call, so late in the night was quite alarming. I took the call and said,"So what's the trouble?"
Son said, "Dad, i need money."
I said, "For what and how much?"
He said, " A thousand rupees and i need that for my expenses."
I said, " Aren't you ashamed to wake me up so late in the night and ask for money? You could have asked me for it in the morning."
He said," You might leave early, so i'd want you to leave it with someone who'd be at home."
I said, "I do not leave early, you wake up so late that even a lunch is an early tea for you! But i will leave the money with the servant maid. "
I continued, "But this time it is not a GRANT but a BORROWAL!"
He said, "what do you mean by a grant and borrowal?"
I said, "son, now that you have a job on hand, my responsibility to provide you has abated and whatever i was giving you was a GRANT- which means a sum of money given for a purpose which was on a non-returnable basis. But now that you have "CREDITWORTHINESS" whatever you ask is a BORROWAL and due for payment when called upon!"
The next morning, when both my kids were at the table for breakfast, the older one tells the younger one, "see man whatever you get from dad and mom is a GRANT, whereas what i get is a BORROWAL and went on to explain the difference.
Without batting his eyelid, the elder one asks me, " Dad i want to borrow 5000 rupees."
I said, "nothing doing. But in any case why do you need it?"
He said, " Just want to celebrate with my friends, just to tell them that i can borrow out of my creditworthiness! So lend me the money and make me feel like a MAN!"
I went with him to the ATM, withdrew the money and told him that i needed the money back as soon as he got his salary. After he got the money in his hands, he asked me, "Dad, what is the meaning of DEFAULT?"
I left the scene silently like as the Central Government walks away finding a way to convert a STATE GOVERNMENT'S BORROWAL into a GRANT!
CAUSE & CURE!
She was not the optimal essence of feminine beauty, but there was an aura of FRESHNESS. The kind of freshness one finds in those vegetables where there is a thin layer of furry coat untainted by human hands. The freshness a lady's finger has- while still on its stalk on the plant. I could sense that freshness. Yet there was this silent reserve, not the reserve of a repressed woman's fear but he reserve of the IMPERIOUS. Freshness and Imperiousness was a heady mix that the combo cost the man his heads. One wouldn't work and the other wouldn't stop. Such was his plight.
None did understand, as none could. But she was aware of the stirrings she was creating in him. It was that ability of the femininity to sense the towers which were transmitting, and the more powerful the transmission, the greater the receptivity of the dish.
She appeared to the connoisseur that she was ready to give, but not to YIELD. He had not inspired in her enough to give up, but she was ready to GIVE. But that had to gel with his courage to ask. But a man in 'awed love' is more tongueless than tongue-tied, so with courage lacking, he could find no way of declaring his LOVE for her. She never cared for a man who never dared, yet she did not give in to daring by worthless men either.
They both drifted apart. Yet somewhere she lived in his consciousness, as a perfect female, whom he would willingly serve as a serf all his years. He had attached her freshness coupled with her imperiousness, as if those were life long attributes of character. The man was oblivious to these being a part of the physical, prone to shedding without ever recouping.
Many decades later they met. He knew her name and she his. They were introduced at a gathering and the introducer had left leaving them together. She was curious to know the CAUSE of his devotion. She had successfully bridged the lost years with her curiosity, but the man was wondering as to what happened to all that freshness and imperiousness. Years had made her elegant, with the aid of cosmetics YET the freshness he was looking for could never be recovered from that face ever. He was searching for the ILLUSION which had disappeared and existed only in his memories. Her IMPERIOUSNESS had led to simulated humility- the kind which shows concern to people of unfortunate circumstances and pretends to willingly partake in their imagined woes.
She was the cause of his woes once, now she's the cause of his cure TOO.
UNENGAGED INFATUATION, GETS CURED BY THE SAME WHICH CAUSED IT!
AFTER EFFECT!
I have this Aquarian friend, who like what Winston Churchill said on Gladstone was : "Like a cushion he always bore the impress of the last man who had sat on him."
One evening bored to death, he and I decided to visit BRIGADE ROAD, Bangalore for a stroll and some snacking. So i accompanied him in his Maruti Car and as he parked the car, we heard a slight brush of the lower end of the bumper on the kerb of the footpath. This Aquarian friend got out of the car and saw that the lower end of the bumper was resting on the kerb. So he asked me why the bumper and half of the bonnet of the nearby car was over the footpath whereas his car couldn't go up front?
My curt answer was ," HIGH GROUND CLEARANCE!" More so because the vehicle parked next to ours, was an SUV.
He kept muttering HIGH GROUND CLEARANCE.
Within minutes a group of girls were waking on the same side-walk seen wearing micro-shorts, with their ends rolled up.
My Aquarian friend turns to me and says, "BOSS! NOW I GET THE MEANING OF HIGH GROUND CLEARANCE!"
I couldn't control my laughter, despite my false sense of propriety!
high ground clearance
LOVE & FEAR!
There is this beautiful passage which appears in Chapter V of The Book of ACTS in the New Testament of the BIBLE. I would like to remind the reader that these things happened after Jesus was crucified and resurrected and Peter was running the nascent Christian fellowship in Israel (or whatever was left of it then!)
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.
3 Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God."
5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?"
"Yes," she said, "that is the price."
9 Peter said to her, "How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."
10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.
PETER, as could be seen from the various incidents reported in the Gospels, was an IMPULSIVE PERSON. Not only that he was IMPULSIVE, but also a WILLFUL person. No doubt, he suffered a lot for Jesus and if God had forgiven him who am i to judge? Yet, Peter along with the NEOPHYTE Paul, who declared himself to be the Apostle of the Gentiles had brought in a brand of Christianity, which in reverberating through the centuries and has become the stumbling block on which many a church foundations had been/ are being laid.
If i believe JESUS LIVES, i cannot submit to the belief that Peter had a better claim to Christianity than i have as a Christian merely on the grounds that Peter lived in the flesh along with Jesus in flesh.
JESUS SAID, "SELL ALL THAT YOU HAVE, GIVE IT TO THE POOR AND FOLLOW ME."
Jesus did not want to benefit from the sale proceeds of anything which anyone had who followed Him. Of course His daily needs were met by many people around Him, but at no time did He command that anyone should sell something and hand over the proceeds to Judas. Jesus was supreme, whenever he wanted a colt he sent for it and told his disciples as at MATT 21. 3 :And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. Whenever Jesus wanted food he asked and took. Once bread and fish was furnished by a small boy which fed many and Jesus must have packed the boy a load out of the fragments of twelve baskets gathered after feeding those thousands! JESUS was a GIVER not a TAKER. HE definitely did not want to take from those who intended to follow Him.
I do remember that Abram (later renamed ABRAHAM), after he had pursued the 4 kings and recovered all and returned the goods to the King of Sodom, Abraham said: Genesis 14: 21-24
21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself."
22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich'— 24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."
If Abram wouldn't take would JESUS take, who said, "BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS I AM!" That is the brand of Christianity that Jesus wanted. But Peter and Paul had IMMEDIATE interests and the victims were ANANIAS and SAPPHIRA! That brand of Christianity still continues and would till kingdom come. Peter and Paul built a Church based on FEAR, but that is not what Jesus wanted. He wanted people to give up their attachment to wealth and if that attachment were to be an impediment to their spiritual life, then they had to sell and come out of that ATTACHMENT.Let me give the prime examples of Jesus' disciples who were wary of declaring themselves as His disciples: one was Joseph of Arimathea and the other was Nicodemus. They were RICH, but that did not come in the way of their following Jesus. Moreover, when Zacchaeus wanted to sell half of his goods and give to the poor, Jesus did not want a share in that! That was Jesus, but look at the followers who had turned CHRISTIANITY into THREATENING BEGGARY!
NOW MANY SUFFER FROM THIS FEAR- WHAT WILL THE PRIEST SAY? WHAT WILL THE PREACHER SAY? WHAT WILL THE PASTOR SAY? WHAT WILL THE BISHOP SAY?WHAT WILL THE CARDINAL SAY? WHAT WILL THE ARCH BISHOP SAY? WHAT WILL THE POPE SAY?
Instead CHRISTIANITY should be a free flowing offering made out of gratitude or LOVE. That would be Christianity. There was more GRATITUDE shown when the woman opened an alabaster box of ointment and wouldn't stop wiping Jesus' feet with her hair. THE MASTER SEES THE HEART.
LOVE EXPRESSES but FEAR REVEALS.
ananias
before abraham was i am
joseph of arimathea
Of Leaders & Leadership!
There have been a lot of discussion and opinions strewn about Leaders and Leadership with reference to the recently concluded LIST II elections in the various states of India, especially with reference to UTTAR PRADESH.
LEADER is a post- facto determination OF A PERSON'S LEADERSHIP. Anointment as a leader may legitimize his decisions and also empower him, but to exhibit LEADERSHIP, he should PERFORM & DELIVER. Otherwise, like Humayun in the string of the Great Mughals, would be treated as a mere HYPHEN which connected the other two Great Mughals, Babur and Akbar!
Let me expatiate on this point through the story of DAVID & GOLIATH.
Goliath was a Philistine champion. A person who prided on his skills in a one-to-one battle. He had a spear and sword to offend, a buckler, greaves and a helmet to defend and heckled at the Jewish forces to engage him in a duel. On the other side was the King Saul and his chief of his army Abner. So both Saul and Abner were LEADERS! But they did not want to engage, as they were too big to get into duels with single individuals and expose themselves to the vagaries of a battle. They, though were LEADERS were relying on their POSITIONAL ADVANTAGE to find a person who could win the combat, yet were not willing to engage themselves in the combat.
So SAUL & ABNER went around scouting for a suitably skilled person to defeat GOLIATH. This was extent of the leadership by Saul. He used his KINGLY position to side-step facing a combat. He was also a trained warrior- at least after he became a King, he was trained. But ABNER was in that position as a WARRIOR only, so he should have stepped in and taken GOLIATH head on. Yet he skirted the combat and wanted somebody else to fight GOLIATH and get the Jews the victory. Their LEADERSHIP WAS CONFINED TO STRATEGY NOT ACTION!
Eventually DAVID was chosen to combat GOLIATH, I am sure DAVID must have demonstrated his skills as a slinger and Saul and Abner would have seen the advantage in sending DAVID, as – if David's skill worked- he would be able to finish off GOLIATH before DAVID came into the range of the spear or sword of Goliath. A good ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION. Saul and Abner were great ADMINISTRATORS, but exhibited poor LEADERSHIP qualities.
DAVID grabs the opportunity. DAVID slings GOLIATH to his death and cuts off the head of GOLIATH with Goliath's own sword!
DAVID DID NOT RETIRE LEAVING THE VICTORY IN THE HANDS OF THE ADMINISTRATORS! He exhibited LEADERSHIP.The women, show to Saul who the REAL LEADER was: they sang, "Saul got his thousands and David his ten thousands!"
He had earlier refused to wear the coat-mail of Saul . David relied on his own USP – SLING AND SWING THE VERDICT. He did it. That was LEADERSHIP. But still Saul and Abner were the leaders of the Jewish group. They reduced themselves to figure heads!
SIMPLE, TO BE A LEADER YOU NEED A CROWD WHICH RECOGNIZES YOU AS THE LEADER. BUT TO EXHIBIT LEADERSHIP YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO DIE FOR THE CAUSE.
DAVID WAS WILLING TO DIE, BUT WON THE BATTLE WITH HIS SKILLS. That makes for LEADERSHIP.
Like what Benjamin Netanyahu said, "IF IT WALKS LIKE A DUCK, LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND QUACKS LIKE A DUCK, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? A DUCK. IF IT IS FITTED WITH A NUCLEAR HEAD THEN IT IS A NUCLEAR DUCK!"
So PERFORMANCE (which means FUNCTIONS) matter. Merely calling someone a LEADER is nothing but a feudal technique of management. One should exhibit LEADERSHIP TRAITS to be called a LEADER in a DEMOCRACY.
Let us get our fundamentals right!!
quacks like a duck
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This MARE had been groomed in convent school, where morality was laid on so thick, that she was perennially left with a sense of guilt. The easiest way to sense a guilt ridden soul is to check if they, at the start of any activity, indulge in a seemingly innocuous question IF THE ACTIVITY WOULD PLEASE THE ELDERS OF THE FAMILY & SCHOOL. If the answer is a YES, then the morality had seeped into their souls thru constant indoctrination.
The mares raised in a liberal atmosphere are more likely to do whatever they want and if thwarted, would ask WHAT IS WRONG?The liberal ones want to know the PRINCIPLES, but the convent groomed ones constantly require the mental REASSURANCE of their superiors. Herein lies the difference and consequently their behaviour.
This buxom mare, in its youthful exuberance and self-assured morality had launched into an enviable career. She…
An ARTIST according to me is a person who has gone beyond the defined terms of logic, established procedures or even principles; and therefrom had made man conscious of territories beyond the explained. It could be in any field, including science. For example,Max Planck was not merely a Physicist, but an Artist. An Artist had to explain or even if he is not able to explain the phenomenon, he should show to an intelligent mind a phenomenon hitherto unseen, much less explained.
But there is one area of Activity, where the very nature of the activity precludes the possibility of a third party. That is the relationship between the Artist and his instrument.
The Stradivarius was played by many musicians, but it was this Artist, who was able to draw the sounds that had not yet been imbedded in the critic's consciousness. The Critic was having a prejudged mind looking…


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Plus, this is a great chance for you to clean out your gear closet – or maybe find that piece of equipment that you've been looking for – at the Gear Swap. Drop your gear off at 3pm for the swap (there's no charge to drop things off), and you can either sell on consignment, donate the proceeds to the winter club, or pass it along for free.
We're all getting excited for the upcoming ski season, and we just got a nice base layer from the recent snow. If you're getting excited about the winter season too, be sure to stop by and visit the Badger Pass Ski Area booth at the Fresno Ski Club's Annual Ski Swap and Sale this weekend. The event is Nov 9 – 11 at the former Border's Book Store in River Park (110 El Camino Blvd). Stop by to purchase season passes and enter for a chance to win a five-night stay at The Ahwahnee complete with breakfast, skiing and other Yosemite winter activities. Badger is also offering season passes and ski lessons in the raffle.


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capturing the light, indeed – you've managed to capture such a warm and lovely moment… wonderful!
What a pretty poem, combined with the photo!
I could feel the day with you.
oh i love the repetition of hte blue eyes in the end…esp after the imagery of the dawning day…lovely capture kathleen!
so lovely and intimate and subtle. beautiful piece.
nice…can feel the love in this as you mention his blue eyes capturing the light… such a tousled and warm morning moment…love that you included the play of light..


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Large room, comfortable bed, good shower, fresh milk for tea and coffee, near the best restaurants in town and very friendly helpful staff. Who could ask for more!
pleasant clean motel, friendly reception, handy to all eating places .well equipped room. Stayed on way to Melbourne and on return journey so that says it all.
Nothing to fault really. Here for work and spent very little time in the room. Friendly staff and handy location for local restaurants.
My stay was very comfortable. No real complaints other than for the cost, and the four star rating, I'd expect more up to date decor, but it's not important enough to worry about.
The room was quiet and clean, and comfortable for the two nights we spend there. No wi-fi though and in-room breakfast was far too expensive.
Very Friendly, clean room & close to Shops. The Owner manager was very helpful I would recommend friends to stay here. We had a quick visit to Taree & this hotel was in a great position.
Very quiet and restful atmosphere for a main road hotel. Walking distance to shops and restaurants.
The lady at the reception was extremely helpful with ideas for evening dining and sightseeing.
We enjoyed our stay. Clean and tidy rooms. Microwave and table. All you need for overnight.
This place needs a renovation, very old run down and sad.