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Reggie Littlejohn: The One-Child Law, the Party's tool to stay in power
by Giulia Mazza
The American activist founder of Women 's Rights Without Frontiers, tells AsiaNews the story of how her battle against China's family planning policies begun, her ongoing fight to stop forced abortions and forced sterilizations . Because of birth control, Littlejohn explains, "the Chinese local system is in danger of collapse ."
Rome (AsiaNews) - "There is no logical reason to maintain the one-child law other than the fact it is a means for the Communist Party to control the Chinese population, establishing a culture of terror", says Reggie Littlejohn, an American lawyer who has been fighting against forced abortions and forced sterilizations in China , the result of the family planning policy imposed by the government. Speaking to AsiaNews on the occasion of the 10th International Conference on Maternal Health Care (Rome , 18-22 September) the founder of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, revealed why she decided to commit herself to fighting against the horrors of the one-child law . An encounter with some Chinese refugees who fled to the U.S. to seek asylum and the fight against a serious illness gave rise to her commitment " for all those people who were worse off than me, the women who are victims of forced abortions and forced sterilizations , or persons persecuted for their faith. " Today she is sponsoring the campaign " Save a girl" and she is touring the world with the documentary " It's a girl!", Where the victims of sex-selective abortions - in India and China - tell their stories . Below is the AsiaNews interview with Reggie Littlejohn.
What led you to concern yourself with the one-child law? What is your story?
I am a lawyer, I graduated from Yale and for about eight years I dealt with fiscal and business law in San Francisco. At that time I represented some Chinese refugees pro bono in their requests for political asylum in the United States. The first was a woman who had been persecuted because she was Christian and forcibly sterilized. She was emaciated, about 1.50 m high more or less. She had already had two children and the authorities pressured her to have sterilization. They knocked on her door every day and every time she refused, because many women of her village had serious health problems from the sterilizations they suffered. She resisted until they took her by force and dragged away from her home, literally. They threw her on a table, opened her abdomen and tied her tubes, without anesthesia. She told me that the pain was unimaginable. That sterilization has caused extensive infection, which left her with migraines and chronic pain in the back and abdomen. I remember sitting at my desk in my beautiful office in San Francisco , surrounded by civilization and freedom , and I thought : " I can not believe that such things really still happen today, to a fifth of the world's female population ." Because one in five women in China are forced to have abortions or be sterilized .
Later I followed two other cases of women victims of the one-child law . Then I got sick . In 2003 I underwent a bilateral mastectomy , but the operation has had some complications and I developed a MRSA staph infection resistant to antibiotics. For more than 10 weeks I underwent other very aggressive operations and antibiotic treatments. I did not know if I would survive or not, and I began to pray for all those people who were worse off than me , such as women who are victims of forced abortions and forced sterilizations , or persons persecuted for their faith .
When I recovered I started writing a script, then that became the film Pearls of China, where I talk about the plight of these women. And I founded Women's Rights Without Frontiers. Many people know that there is a one-child policy in China , but do not know that to implement it the government forces women to have abortions and be sterilized. I felt I needed to make this reality knownand that's how I started to deal with this . Women's Rights Without Frontiers seeks to unite the pro-choice and pro-life movements against forced abortions . It is something that everyone should be in agreement on, because forced abortions are not a choice and no one can argue in favour of female sex-selective abortions . Every organization that deals with women's reproductive rights should oppose forced abortion and forced sterilization of women . Any organization that deals with women's reproductive health must oppose forced sterilizations , because they not only destroy the reproductive system of women, but endanger her health as a whole.
Why does China does not eliminate the one-child policy ?
There are no logical reasons to keep the one-child law. Firstly, because this policy has reduced the available labor force , and the country is already losing a lot of business , in favor of other countries that have a workforce that is more numerous and affordable. Secondly, to what I call "China senior tsunami". The law has given a blow to the reproductive rate: after the boom of the Mao era - where women had on average 5.9 children - Today the average is 1.7 per head. But the children of the boomers are getting older and retiring, and there are not enough young people who can take care of them, nor a social security programs. It's like watching a demographic disaster in slow motion. Finally, there is a problem of gender imbalance. Today in China there are 37 million more men than women and this destabilizes societies: it generates human trafficking, inside and outside the country, it promotes crime, many women are kidnapped and sold as wives. Unlike men, women can improve their status by marrying men of higher social level . This has created the so-called "villages of bachelors" , where there are only men. They are very remote areas and these people are called "bare branches" because will never bring their family tree back to life.
This does not make sense , but I doubt that the one-child policy will be abandoned in the short term, because it allows the Communist Party to remain firm in its place, for several reasons. First of all, this law affects all citizens through forced abortions and forced sterilizations, thus the Party shall ensure his authority and asserts its power . A power that departs from Beijing , radiates throughout the country and gives them the power to declare life or death over everyone. This creates a culture of fear, which allows the Party to control the population through terrorism . The same family planning officials act like terrorists : they can do anything, even kill those who oppose them, without suffering any repercussions .
Then there is a system of paid informants: a woman may be denounced by neighbors , colleagues, friends . This undermines human relationships : if you do not know who you can believe, because anyone could sabotage your pregnancy, how can you establish a democracy ? Moreover, the implementation of the one child law involves millions of people: those structures of coercion should be maintained because they are a great vehicle for the money. Each year, the party earns billions of dollars thanks to that people who pay fines for violating the one-child law. It is a social control masquerading as population control.
How does the campaign "Save a girl" work and how does it tie into the documentary "It's a girl!"?
In China we have an underground network of activists working in the field who are able to identify women who are tested for the determination of their child's sex, who do not want to have a girl, and are going to have an abortion , or have already had a child and have decided to abandon it. When we find them, we tell them not to abort and not to abandon these little creatures just because they are females. We offer them a monthly salary for a year in which the child grows. In 90% of cases, these women decide to keep their daughters. The most vulnerable time for a child is between the fifth month of pregnancy - when you can determine if it is a male or a female - to three to four months of life, because it is when it starts to develop his or her personality, to smile, to interact more. If you are unable to intervene in that period of time, we can save the life of a child. This is dealt with by the campaign.
Women's Rights Without Frontiers is also supporting women fleeing forced abortions, women so poor that their children are at risk, children of persecuted dissidents. We also take care of the "forsaken children": Sometimes when a couple divorces and remarries, they abandon the children of the first marriage, whether they are male or female. Although these children are victims of the one-child law , which prohibits children in the second marriage if you've already had one in the first.
The film It's a girl! is associated with a campaign of action. The goal is not only to document a problem, but also engage people and push them to do something. In China, the country linked to the documentary is our Save a girl.
Why do India and China, two radically different countries, have selective abortions and female infanticide in common?
India and China are very very different, but in the whole of Asia there is a preference for the male child. In the case of India and China, there it is said that raising a daughter is like watering the someone else's garden. A girl is deemed unnecessary for several reasons. First, it is the male who performs the funeral rites for the family, so you need a child when you die. However, [for a boy ] it is even more important in a double perspective . According to tradition, in both countries with marriage the woman becomes part of her husband's family . The groom's parents earn a daughter in law and the new couple's parents will support him throughout their lives. On the contrary, the bride's family loose a daughter.
In China's case , with the one-child law, if you have only one child and that child is a girl - many couples feel divided between a selective abortion or facing poverty when they are older . In India's case there is an additional factor: the dowry . When a woman discovers she is pregnant with a boy , she knows that when he gets married, the family will end up with a pile of money from the family of his future wife . When a woman is pregnant with a girl, she knows that in order to marry her daughter will have to give a lot of money to the groom's family. So in India there is a strong economic incentive not to have a female child. But in China, not being able to have more than one child is an even more powerful force. And in the countryside it is even worse: there it is possible to have two children if the first is a girl. But according to demographic analysis, it's when couples try to have another child that most selective abortions take place. Because they know that the second is their last chance to have a male.
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mailed to the address below. We also accept Paypal donations. Thank you.
take, educate on the plight of farm animals and (whenever possible) offer assistance to any animal in need.
our webpage. Please check us out on facebook for more updates.
Thank you Palatka Daily News for publishing the following "Public Forum" letter on May 26, 2017. It's our response to a pre-mothers day letter written on May 21st by Preston Dukes of East Palatka, FL. The subject is the reality of mother animals in the farm industry - specifically he discusses the cruelty on dairy farms when baby calves are torn from their mothers to be sold as veal.
Yard Sale Fundraiser - A Great Day!
Saturday, December 4th, 2016 was another successful yard sale to thanks to Denise Gibson and her many volunteers. This years event generated $1173 plus another $250 in cash donations. Denise has organized and run this annual event 5 years in a row. Special thanks to Libby Yarbrough for generously lending the use of her land (3rd year) and all who donated and volunteered! It's not possible to list everyone since many donated at the last minute and others who came to shop just stayed and helped. Pecks, licks and nudges from all the animals!
Silent Auction fundraiser - Thank you Jay Holt!
Designed and built by Jay Holt, this wonderful 1:13 scale minature barn was offered as a silent auction item thru our snail mail. We were grateful for Olive Bradleys winning bid of $500! Bids were accepted from October 25 - December 3, 2016. Wow! We've seen your designs benefit many charities around town (Putnam County, FL) and were impressed to have you share your talents with us. Thank you to all who participated.
Our Cattery was Yowling for Help!
...and along came Joe Stewart to save the day! Joe worked hard for weeks replacing rotten wood, shoring up walls and replacing bad floor boards. Afterwards he reorganized the shed and even adopted 2 cats... Frankie and Johnnie. We love you Joe - thank you so much! Next we plan to contact Hamby Roofing who have offered to replace the cattery roof.
Every year in March we send private invitations to Patrons and friends to a 3 hour visit at the Sanctuary. Our dedicated volunteers (Denise Gibson, Nina and Lance Gibson, Vicki Miles and Phyllis Ellidge) were there to greet the visitors and run the door prize drawings. The weather was great for guests to tour the farm and take advantage of a great photo-op. Others just relaxed with complementary refreshments and snacks. It was fun to share stories of old and new animal residents with old and new friends!
To Our Volunteers, Patrons, Members, ebay - Givingfund donors & Animal Sponsors!
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Žirje falu Horvátországban Šibenik-Knin megyében. Közigazgatásilag Šibenikhez tartozik.

Fekvése
Šibenik központjától légvonalban 21 km-re délnyugatra, Dalmácia középső részén, az azonos nevű sziget északkeleti partján, a Muna-öbölben fekszik. Žirje szigetének területe 15,08 km2, hosszúsága 12 km, partvonalának hossza 41,8 km. A mészkőből álló sziget középső részén nagy kiterjedésű, 108 hektáros termékeny mező található, mely a teljes sziget terültének kétharmadát foglalja el.  A sziegeten nyolc barlang is található. Legmagasabb pontja a Kapić 131 méter magas, melyen egy történelem előtti erődített település falai találhatók. A Vela glava nevű magaslatot középkori vár romjai uralják.

Története
A szigetet egykor valószínűleg kiterjedt tölgyerdők borították, melyek termése a makk (horvátul: žir) lett a sziget névadója. Az ember már az ősidől óta megtelepedett itt, melyet két történelem előtti erődített település maradványa is jelez. Egyikük a sziget legmagasabb pontján a Kapićon, a másik a Stražán állt. Római villagazdaság romjai találhatók a sziget déli részéba nyúló Stupica-öbölben fekvő Šandrikov mul területén. A sziget stratégiai fekvése a 6. században arra ösztönözte I. Justinianus bizánci császárt, hogy a Stupica-öböl feletti Gradinán és a Mala Stupica-öböl feletti Gusternán várat építtessen. 1059-ben IV. Krešimir horvát király a szigetet a bencés szerzeteseknek adományozta. Ezt követően a bribiri grófok voltak a birtokosai, akik Murterrel együtt átengedték Zára városának, de lakói 1323-ban visszatértek Šibenik oltalma alá. Šibenik városával együtt 1412-ben szerezte meg a Velencei Köztársaság, miután még 1409-ben Nápolyi László magyar ellenkirály egész Dalmáciával együtt százezer aranydukátért eladta. A velencei uralom idején šibeniki nemes családok birtoka volt. 1572-ben a török teljesen elpusztította. Később jelentős katonai támaszponttá vált. Zvizdulje és a vela glavai támaszpont még az Osztrák–Magyar Monarchia idejében épült. A településnek 1857-ben 341, 1910-ben 661 lakosa volt. A település az I. világháború után rövid ideig az Olasz Királyság, ezután a Szerb-Horvát-Szlovén Királyság, majd Jugoszlávia része lett. Az olaszok a második világháború idején a Straža-hegyen építettek támaszpontot.  Az itt folyt harcokról és a sziget jelentőségéről az emlékművek tanúskodnak. A jugoszláv néphadsereg 1950-ben itt, a Koromašna-öbölbeli ütegek feletti Mikuljicin létesített parancsnokságot. A sziget lakossága a délszláv háború idején is jelentős szerepet játszott. 1991. szeptember 16-án kitört a šibeniki hídért folyó csata. A JNA csapatai tankokkal és repülőgépekkel támadtak. A védők ellátásában az egész település lakossága részt vett. Lőszert, élelmiszert szállítottak, benzint vittek az agregátorokhoz. A bevetések során nemcsak a harcteret, de magát a falut is támadták a repülőgépek. A szigeten öt helyen is tűz pusztított. Az oltásban a szomszédos Kaprije lakossága is részt vett, majd később a sziget védelmére osztagokat alakítottak belőlük az ágyúk kezelésére. A településnek 2011-ben 103 lakosa volt, akik főként a turizmusból éltek, de sokan foglalkoztak halászattal is.

Lakosság

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Szűz Mária tiszteletére szentelt plébániatemploma 1480-ban épült. Ez a legrégebbi rész a mai templom apszisát képezi. A templom mai formájában 1891-ben épült, 1906-ban szentelték fel, 1964-ben megújították. Egyhajós épület, téglalap alakú apszissal, nyugat-keleti tájolással. A homlokzaton a portált kőkerettel látták el, amelyen gótikus díszítés látható, a profilozott áthidalón pedig egy félkör alakú párnára emlékeztető palmettát faragtak. A portál felett rozetta, felette az oromzatban egy kis kerek ablak található. A homlokzat tetején az oromzaton kétszintes, háromnyílású harangdúc található.
A sziget két 6. századi bizánci erődje a Gradinán és a Gušternán áll. Utóbbit nem fejezték be teljesen, csak a ciszterna és a körítőfalak maradtak meg belőle. Mindkettőn feltárás előtti állagmegóvási munkákat végeztek.
A plébániatemplom mellett négy kápolna is áll a szigeten: A Szent Miklós kápolna a Mikavica-öbölben, a Kisboldogasszony kápolna a Muna-öbölben, a Hétfájdalmú Szűzanya kápolna a Polje végében és egy kis kápolna a Mala Nozdra-öbölben található.
A település búcsúünnepe Nagyboldogasszony (augusztus 15.), amikor a Szűzanya képét körmenetben viszik végig Žirjén.
Az utóbbi időkben végzett régészeti feltárások során gazdag leletek (főként amforák) kerültek elő a Muna és a Koromašna-öböl közötti parti területről.
A Koromačna-öböltől északnyugatra a tengerben egy jó állapotban megmaradt ősi hajóroncs található, jelentős amfora rakománnyal. A roncs sziklás lejtős tengerfenéken helyezkedik el 38–44 méter mélységben, lelőhely 17 x 8 méter nagyságú. Különösen fontos a lelőhely az amforák egyedi típusai miatt. A régészeti dokumentáció során 300 amforát találtak. A helyet teljes mértékben dokumentálták és védőhálóval védik.
A Kamešnjak Mali-szigettől keletre, Kakanj közelében, 9 – 28 m mélységben, egy részben sziklás lejtőn, részben homokos fenéken található lelőhelyen egy hajótörés maradványa található. Lambogia 2 típusú törött amforák két nagyobb csoportja es a hajószerkezet részei. A hajótörés az i. e. 1. században történt.
Žirjétől délnyugatra, az azonos nevű szigeten áll a Blitvenica-világítótorony. A tornyot 1872-ben szabályosan faragott kőtömbökből építették. Földszintből, első emeletből és tetőtérből, valamint a délnyugati homlokzaton álló toronyból áll, amely nyolcszögletű csonka piramis alakjában magasodik ki a világítótorony épülete felett. Teteje profilozott kőtalapzattal végződik, amelyen fémből készített laternából áramlik a fény. A világítótorony kőkerítéssel van elkerítve.

Jegyzetek

További információk
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Medium to medium-dark ruby; herbal, dark cherry and blackberry fruit aroma with spicy notes and hints of cassis and pencil lead; full body; tight, moderately rich, firmly structured, dark fruit flavors with a note of toasty oak; full tannin; lingering aftertaste. Approachable now though best to age for several more years. Very highly recommended.


TORRANCE, CA — September 2017 — Seika Machinery, Inc., a leading provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, today announced that the recording for the recent roundtable conducted by What's New in Electronics (WNIE) TV during SMTA International is now available online. The recording for "High Time to Close the Gender Gap in STEM" can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/0ANjSapJLS4.
Michelle Ogihara, Seika's Senior Sales & Marketing Manager, participated in the discussion with Sherry Stepp, KYZEN's Global Segment Leader – Electronics, and WNIE's Claire Saunders. The discussion addresses the initiatives exist in the electronics manufacturing industry for women already working within the industry and what is being done to encourage more women to work in the industry.
For more information about Seika Machinery, contact Michelle Ogihara at michelle@seikausa.com or visit www.seikausa.com.


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BGS 5+5: Liz Longley
Artist: Liz Longley
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Latest album: Funeral For My Past
What was the first moment that you knew you wanted to be a musician?
I grew up in and around music. I was young when I started dreaming of being a singer, but I truly had no idea what it entailed. Despite being shy and introverted, I would sing solos in the middle school choir. At fourteen, I started writing my own music. When I first played an original song, I got a standing ovation from my high school body. That's a powerful moment for a kid. I knew then that music was what I wanted to do with my life.
How often do you hide behind a character in a song or use "you" when it's actually "me"?
When it's about me, I sing it from my perspective. It's harder for me to connect to it when I'm hiding in character. But, I usually have one or two songs per record written from another person's perspective. Getting outside of my own story and my own perspective can be very liberating. On my latest record, "Long Distance" was not written about my life specifically. Using lyrics to basically design a set in which to tell a story is a great exercise in creativity.
Which artist has influenced you the most … and how?
Joni Mitchell is always my answer to that question. I was listening to Blue non-stop as I started writing my own music. Listening to Blue taught me that if you have a great song, you don't need to dress it up much. A great song, a beautiful voice and a guitar still get me every time.
What's your favorite memory from being on stage?
After ten straight years of touring, I have been lucky to experience so many wonderful things on stage. As far as favorite shows go, I'd probably choose one of the last shows I played pre-COVID. It was February and I was headlining The Bluebird Cafe here in Nashville, Tennessee. The show was an intimate celebration, packed with people I love who flew in from all around the country. That night kicked off a whole weekend spent with twenty Kickstarter donors who made Funeral For My Past possible. It was the kind of togetherness that I really miss these days.
What rituals do you have, either in the studio or before a show?
A good little vocal warm-up always calms me down and helps me prepare for shows/singing in the studio. The one I do now involves blowing into a straw that is in a cup of water. It's not annoying at all for anyone who has to hear it. 😉
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We've recieved CSS Design Awards и CSSWinner awards!
We've received CSS Design Awards and CSSWinner SOTW awards!
Time for celebrations, friends! It happened! Literally in one day Fresh Design received two prestigious awards.
What an incredible day! Our site has been awarded as the best in two popular ratings: www.cssdesignawards.com and www.csswinner.com . We've barely finished testing and fixing our new website last week, and today it went down in history, TWICE! Big thanks to CSSDA and CSSWinner for high marks and huge thanks for special mention that we've been given by Awwwards recently, We're happy and not planning to stop, — lots of unclimbed peaks, ambitious goals, interesting projects are waiting ahead, including our studio stickers but we'll talk about that later.


How can a Foreign Company set itself up and operate In Pakistan?
Yes this is possible, but before any company which incorporated abroad can open a branch in Pakistan, it is necessary for it to get permission from the Board of Investment (Pakistan). Furthermore , an issue of shares by a local company to non-residents requires permission from the State Bank of Pakistan.Legal protection of minority shareholders is normally achieved by suitable provisions in Articles which under Companies Ordinance, 1984 can only be altered by special resolution requiring ¾ majority. Special resolution is also required for reduction of issued share capital along with confirmation of reduction by court.


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Kevin Cavanaugh
PINAL COUNTY SUPERVISOR - DISTRICT 1
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Mammoth, AZ 85618
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Kevin Cavanaugh began his public service career in 1986 as a reserve police officer and retired from policing in 2004 after a line of duty injury. Supervisor Cavanaugh's roles included patrolman and detective. He has also served as an Internal Affairs Manager to provide service in prosecution, defense, working with civil legal teams, and roles as an investigator and Administrative Manager.
Supervisor Cavanaugh brings a wealth of experience and educational background to Pinal County, holding a Bachelor's degree in Public affairs and soon to complete a B.S. in Accounting. He has helped develop training programs for business and government, from business profitability topics to death investigation.
Pinal County is beginning to see considerable economic growth, and Supervisor Cavanaugh will apply his skills as an entrepreneur, having owned several successful businesses, including retail, printing, manufacturing, and logistics. He has also helped many small business owners get started with advice and hands-on guidance and looks forward to helping businesses flourish in Pinal County.
Kevin Cavanaugh and his wife Anna Samai live in Coolidge and have experienced the booms and busts like many of District One's small towns. Supervisor Cavanaugh looks forward to aiding in the long-term economic growth, educational enrichment, and preservation of District One's great heritage.
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Serving on the Board of Adjustment:
The Board of Adjustment meets monthly or as business arises.
The Board meets on the fourth Thursday of every month except for November and December, meetings start at 9:00 a.m. typically last approximately four hours.
Board members must reserve time to read a staff report and the pertinent sections of the Zoning Ordinance prior to a meeting.
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It's the generosity of our community that makes everything we do possible. We cannot thank our citizens and businesses enough for pulling together to make North Bay and area the special place that it is.
We need to continually recognize and thank the local owners, managers and franchises who make it all possible month after month.
Thank you to the businesses and organizations that are supporting the Food Bank, and financially contributing to create a healthier happier community.


For over 50 years now, the United States of America have been a source of inspiration for the people of our great nation. We watch their TV shows, listen to their music, eat their food, and this is all before we leave for work in the morning! Like it or not, America has had a positive influence on Australia, and their is no reasonable explanation to support an abandonment of it. Sure, people may choose to argue that Australia is a country that can stand on it's own two feet and make it's way up the world's political, social and economic scale on it's own, that is a childish fantasy. To resist American influence is in no way possible or even feasible.


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Presidential candidate Marco Rubio makes campaign stop in GR
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GVL / Kevin Sielaff - Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio draws a crowd at 4975 Broadmoor Avenue SE in Grand Rapids Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 as he rallies for Michigan's vote in the upcoming primaries.
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Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio visited Lacks Enterprises in Kentwood, Michigan to rally local support for his campaign on Tuesday. Rubio is one of five remaining candidates in the Republican party alongside Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Ben Carson.
Rubio came to Michigan after coming in a far second place to Trump in the South Carolina primary, but edged out Cruz and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who promptly dropped out of the race.
On Monday, following Bush's announcement that he was dropping out of the race, Rubio picked up endorsements from major Republicans, including one-time candidate Bob Dole. It seems that the Republicans are putting their support being Rubio in lieu of Bush.
Tuesday also held the Nevada caucus, and throughout the day, polls were predicting a win for Trump followed by a neck-and-neck race between Rubio and Cruz but favorable for Rubio. In the end, Trump won the Nevada caucus with 45.91 percent with Rubio falling in a far second with 23.85 percent.
Rubio was greeted by chants from the crowd of over 1,000 supporters. "Here we go, Marco, here we go!" and "Marco! Rubio!" echoed through the rafters of the Lacks Enterprises warehouse.
The lack of wifi and heating didn't keep supporters from pouring in and showing their support for Rubio. After a rousing intro by Congressman Bill Huizenga, Rubio took the stage to more chants.
Beginning his speech, Rubio had a few choice words about Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
"Bernie Sanders is a socialist," he said. "If you want to live in a socialist country, you should move to a socialist country."
Rubio also took a shot at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
"She's under FBI investigation, but no one is above the law," he said. "Hillary Clinton is not above the law."
Rubio's main focus was fixing and rebuilding the country if he were to become president. His main focus is relieving students and elderly debt, and he expressed his frustration with the current loan system and the Federal Reserve.
"You have a right to be angry and frustrated," Rubio said. "Anger and frustration can serve to motivate. (It) will not solve our problems by themselves. We can't just elect someone who's angry, we have to elect someone who will make a difference."
Rubio said that he wants to work on unifying Republicans rather than separating them.
"I will unify this party," he said. "We cannot win if we're divided against each other."
Rubio emphasized this when he said that he's campaigning for everyone, even Ohio State University fans. The anecdote was met with boos from the crowd.
Rubio prides himself on being "constitutional." When he becomes president, he said, he will repeal each of Obama's "unconstitutional" executive orders, but plans on adding a few amendments. He wants to impose term limits on Congress and members of the judicial branch, as well as add a balanced budget amendment.
Rubio said that he vehemently believes in free enterprise economics over socialism or a corporate structure.
"Economic growth is the only cure for poverty," he said. "Free enterprise is the only system that can make poor people richer and you don't have to make rich people poorer."
Rubio touched on his national security policies, saying that if he were to become president, the country would see a "Reagan-style" rebuilding of the U.S. military, saying that the current war on terror is "fake."
"We'll have a real war on terror," he said. "To have peace, you must defeat the enemies of peace.
"If we do what needs to be done, our greatest days lie ahead. We have a lot of work to be done, and I can't wait to do it."
As a final plea to potential voters, Rubio talked about his motivation for his candidacy — his parents. He cited their hard work, their immigration from Cuba to the U.S. and everything that they provided for him as his drive to make the country a better place.
"I want it to remain an exceptional country," Rubio said. "I want it to be the one place on Earth that anything is possible. If you elect me, I will work all day on behalf of everyone. We are going to confront our problems. America is not a government, America is a people."
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namespace mash {
namespace wm {

namespace {
const int kAcceleratorIdMask = 0xffff;

void OnAcceleratorAdded(bool result) {}
void CallAddAcceleratorCallback(
    const mus::mojom::AcceleratorRegistrar::AddAcceleratorCallback& callback,
    bool result) {
  callback.Run(result);
}

}  // namespace

struct AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::Accelerator {
  mus::mojom::EventMatcherPtr event_matcher;
  AddAcceleratorCallback callback;
  bool callback_used = false;
};

AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::AcceleratorRegistrarImpl(
    WindowManagerApplication* wm_app,
    uint32_t accelerator_namespace,
    mojo::InterfaceRequest<AcceleratorRegistrar> request,
    const DestroyCallback& destroy_callback)
    : wm_app_(wm_app),
      binding_(this, std::move(request)),
      accelerator_namespace_(accelerator_namespace & 0xffff),
      destroy_callback_(destroy_callback) {
  wm_app_->AddRootWindowsObserver(this);
  binding_.set_connection_error_handler(base::Bind(
      &AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::OnBindingGone, base::Unretained(this)));
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::Destroy() {
  delete this;
}

bool AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::OwnsAccelerator(uint32_t accelerator_id) const {
  return !!accelerators_.count(accelerator_id);
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::ProcessAccelerator(uint32_t accelerator_id,
                                                  mus::mojom::EventPtr event) {
  DCHECK(OwnsAccelerator(accelerator_id));
  accelerator_handler_->OnAccelerator(accelerator_id & kAcceleratorIdMask,
                                      std::move(event));
}

AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::~AcceleratorRegistrarImpl() {
  wm_app_->RemoveRootWindowsObserver(this);
  RemoveAllAccelerators();
  destroy_callback_.Run(this);
}

uint32_t AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::ComputeAcceleratorId(
    uint32_t accelerator_id) const {
  return (accelerator_namespace_ << 16) | (accelerator_id & kAcceleratorIdMask);
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::OnBindingGone() {
  binding_.Unbind();
  // If there's no outstanding accelerators for this connection, then destroy
  // it.
  if (accelerators_.empty())
    delete this;
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::OnHandlerGone() {
  // The handler is dead. If AcceleratorRegistrar connection is also closed,
  // then destroy this. Otherwise, remove all the accelerators, but keep the
  // AcceleratorRegistrar connection alive (the client could still set another
  // handler and install new accelerators).
  if (!binding_.is_bound()) {
    delete this;
    return;
  }
  accelerator_handler_.reset();
  RemoveAllAccelerators();
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::AddAcceleratorToRoot(
    RootWindowController* root,
    uint32_t namespaced_accelerator_id) {
  Accelerator& accelerator = accelerators_[namespaced_accelerator_id];
  AddAcceleratorCallback callback = accelerator.callback_used
                                        ? base::Bind(&OnAcceleratorAdded)
                                        : accelerator.callback;
  // Ensure we only notify the callback once (as happens with mojoms).
  accelerator.callback_used = true;
  root->window_manager()->window_manager_client()->AddAccelerator(
      namespaced_accelerator_id, accelerator.event_matcher.Clone(),
      base::Bind(&CallAddAcceleratorCallback, callback));
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::RemoveAllAccelerators() {
  for (const auto& pair : accelerators_) {
    for (RootWindowController* root : wm_app_->GetRootControllers()) {
      root->window_manager()->window_manager_client()->RemoveAccelerator(
          pair.first);
    }
  }
  accelerators_.clear();
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::SetHandler(
    mus::mojom::AcceleratorHandlerPtr handler) {
  accelerator_handler_ = std::move(handler);
  accelerator_handler_.set_connection_error_handler(base::Bind(
      &AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::OnHandlerGone, base::Unretained(this)));
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::AddAccelerator(
    uint32_t accelerator_id,
    mus::mojom::EventMatcherPtr matcher,
    const AddAcceleratorCallback& callback) {
  if (!accelerator_handler_ ||
      (accelerator_id & kAcceleratorIdMask) != accelerator_id) {
    // The |accelerator_id| is too large, and it can't be handled correctly.
    callback.Run(false);
    return;
  }
  uint32_t namespaced_accelerator_id = ComputeAcceleratorId(accelerator_id);
  accelerators_[namespaced_accelerator_id].event_matcher = matcher->Clone();
  accelerators_[namespaced_accelerator_id].callback = callback;
  accelerators_[namespaced_accelerator_id].callback_used = false;
  for (RootWindowController* root : wm_app_->GetRootControllers())
    AddAcceleratorToRoot(root, namespaced_accelerator_id);
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::RemoveAccelerator(uint32_t accelerator_id) {
  uint32_t namespaced_accelerator_id = ComputeAcceleratorId(accelerator_id);
  auto iter = accelerators_.find(namespaced_accelerator_id);
  if (iter == accelerators_.end())
    return;
  for (RootWindowController* root : wm_app_->GetRootControllers()) {
    root->window_manager()->window_manager_client()->RemoveAccelerator(
        namespaced_accelerator_id);
  }
  accelerators_.erase(iter);
  // If the registrar is not bound anymore (i.e. the client can no longer
  // install new accelerators), and the last accelerator has been removed, then
  // there's no point keeping this alive anymore.
  if (accelerators_.empty() && !binding_.is_bound())
    delete this;
}

void AcceleratorRegistrarImpl::OnRootWindowControllerAdded(
    RootWindowController* controller) {
  for (const auto& pair : accelerators_)
    AddAcceleratorToRoot(controller, pair.first);
}

}  // namespace wm
}  // namespace mash

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Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) is an India based scientific society dedicated to field of chemistry. It was established in 1999 as a part of celebrating India's 50th anniversary of independence. C. N. R. Rao became its founder president and the organization currently has 1500 lifetime members.

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We are in the midst of a Ferris wheel craze. In 2009.
by Stefany Anne Golberg
There's an international battle going on. The prize is height, width, rotation. Its weapons are not guns, nor tanks, nor arrows. The weapons of this battle are wheels. Ferris wheels.
This year, Germany will unveil the Great Berlin Wheel. Upon its completion, the wheel will be 606 feet high — as high as two football fields are long, as high as three Niagara Falls. It will be taller than what's currently the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the Singapore Flyer, a soon-to-be-disappointing 541 feet high. This year, China also plans to unveil the Beijing Great Wheel. At an awesome 682 feet high, it will be taller than both the Great Berlin Wheel and the Singapore Flyer (which only debuted as the world's tallest Ferris wheel last year).
China has, in fact, built wheels in six cities since the start of the new millennium. The Great Dubai Wheel, at 607 feet, is set to enthrall visitors to Dubailand some time in 2009. There's the Great Orlando Wheel in Florida (400 feet), and Australia's four-story-high Southern Star, which just opened last month. There are whispers that a Great Wheel might hit Mumbai, though no one can say when. Or how tall.
In August of 2008, Iraq officials unveiled plans for the Baghdad Eye. Its inspiration — the 440-foot London Eye, built in 1999 — was the instigator of all this recent wheel-mania. At a proposed 650 feet, the Baghdad wheel would soar above the London Eye and most of its competitors, giving locals and visitors alike a spectacular view of the city.
The Singapore Flyer: The world's tallest Ferris wheel.
"The wheel is the perfect symbol for the 21st century," wrote Gereon Asmuth in Berlin's TAZ newspaper. "It is completely superficial … a luxury, symbolizing nothing and at the same time, embodying the very intoxication of being momentarily raised above this nothingness." The Great Wheel Corporation, responsible for all the wheels bearing the "Great Wheel" name (as well as the Singapore Flyer) has a less cynical take. The self-described "World Class Travel Tourism Iconic Attraction Wheel Developer" feels that we have a "very basic human desire" to see the world from on high. The company has simply harnessed this desire and created tourist attractions that appeal to everyone.
Whirligigs, ups-and-downs, perpendicular roundabouts — early versions of Ferris wheels, have been thrilling the public for centuries. In his novel The London Spy, the 17th-century satirist Ned Ward described the ride as he wandered around Bartholomew Fair. Children, sitting in "flying coaches," climbed up, up, up, not knowing where they were going or what would happen to them. When they could go no higher, they would…come down again "according to the circular motion of the sphere they moved in." Then up again! And around! And up…around…then down….
We can imagine why Ferris wheels were so exhilarating to 17th-century children. But why, in a century of airplane flight and space travel, does the slow, comforting stroll of a Ferris wheel continue to hold so much wonder? And why are countries falling over themselves to build them?
Ferris wheels haven't so frenzied the public and excited city officials since George Washington Ferris debuted his version of the wheel at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. At 264 feet, the Ferris wheel was built to be America's Eiffel Tower, and would become the archetype for all subsequent amusement wheels. For 50 cents, visitors to the Fair could embrace the horizon, sail above the trees, see for miles and miles past Chicago city limits, as far as Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. Dressed up in 3,000 newfangled Edison lightbulbs, at night the wheel glowed like a god. Couples wanted to get married on it. Farm boys wrote home about it. In the end, Ferris' wheel would bring in $736,000 during its run at the Columbian Exposition. The wheel had captured the world's imagination, and other cities began to see the financial possibilities of the amusement ride. Wheels based on Ferris' model sprung up from London to Paris to New York.
As for the Chicago wheel, it was dismantled and moved around until it was eventually dynamited and turned to scrap. Ferris never received much of his wheels' profits, and as Ferris wheels became ubiquitous, their thrill diminished as did their ability to generate money. The fortunes of George Washington Ferris rapidly declined and he died alone in a Pittsburgh hospital at age 37.
The world's first wheel, at the Chicago 1893
Columbian Exhibition.
But despite the rather ignominious end of Mr. Ferris, the promise of his wheel has never quite died. Maybe it was something about the new millennium that made us want to reinvent the wheel, maybe it was the innovation of the "observation wheel" that increased rider capacity to as many as 2,000 passengers at once. Whatever it is, the big wheels keep on turnin'. Like their fin de siècle counterparts, today's wheel-endowed cities dream of tourist hordes, increased development, and cash galore. Five years after its opening, the London Eye was that city's top-grossing tourist attraction; 30 million people have ridden it since 1999. That these wheels still have the capacity to make money and bring visitors is undeniable. In this, they have proven their utilitarian value. But it doesn't answer the essential question: Why Ferris wheels?
Florian Bollen, chairman of the Great Wheel Corporation, wouldn't have sold a single wheel had he not convinced city officials of the wheels' role in spurring development. Yet it was when I read the following in a press release that something clicked. The Great Beijing Wheel, Bollen thought, would not just be a moneymaker, but would also be a new symbol of a city's "progress and the achievements of its people." Today's Ferris wheels, beyond generating income and being neat to ride, have become icons. They are monuments of sorts, monuments not to fallen soldiers or thwarted uprisings but to the iconic image itself. They all look the same and function the same, and they're all big. But they don't function like other national icons — Big Ben, for instance, or the Statue of Liberty. Having a wheel is simply about a country's ability to have a wheel. It's become an international symbol of status devoid of any specific national characteristics. In the case of Iraq or Dubai or China, it is also a symbol of belonging to the global community. A Ferris wheel says "I attract tourists," but more importantly it says, "I am in a country where people want to be." In this, it's a modern monument in the way that hosting the Olympics or the World's Cup is, a roving celebration of belonging. Even if Gereon Asmuth is right, and Ferris wheels are superficial and transient symbols, they are probably more potent markers of civic pride than the dusty old monuments no one remembers, that you can't even ride.
It goes without saying that all these wheel projects seemed a lot sexier before the recent global economic collapse. The Beijing Wheel has postponed opening until 2010. The Great Orlando Wheel's Web site says the project has been put on hold indefinitely. The Baghdad Eye — with its panopticon name — has remained a distant dream for the Iraqi Tourism Board, which still hasn't announced when or where the attraction will appear. Even if they do succeed in securing the funds, citizens of Shanghai, Dubai, and Baghdad might wonder if a giant multimillion dollar Ferris wheel is the most appropriate investment for their respective cities' future. Whether it brings in tourist dollars or not, who wants a monument symbolizing nothing in times of hardship and hopelessness?
And yet, and yet… What is a more iconic image of romance and optimism than two young lovers gazing across the world from the vantage of a Ferris wheel car? "This is the wheel, love/ Stately and real, love," wrote G. Valisi and Harry C. Clyde back in 1893 in "The Ferris Wheel Waltz." To this day, people still marry regularly on Ferris wheels. The Independent has ranked the London Eye as Number 2 in its list of the world's top 50 wedding destinations. Austria's Riesenrad, the lovely Nouveau-era wheel that was the backdrop for The Third Man, is Number 22.
I'll never shake an image I saw in The Washington Post: a group of children in a rickety wooden Ferris wheel in a Karachi slum. The wheel had more in common with its distant ancestors than it does with today's shiny, air-conditioned observation wheels. But the smiles on the kids' faces as they rode high above an old garbage heap was unforgettable. The Ferris wheel takes you nowhere but up and around. And it is precisely the lack of direction that makes you feel as if you are going everywhere. It doesn't feed us, doesn't clothe us, doesn't give us a home. But man, we're told, does not live on bread alone.
The bird's eye view, the miracle of height, the slow revolution that mimics the earth's movement around the sun! Cheaper than a plane ride and more accessible, the Ferris wheel is magical. Thrusting humans out into sky to watch a city like angel flaneurs — Ferris' vision can still turn any city's everyday experience into a dream. Whether you're floating above Dubai or Dubuque, the Ferris wheel offers a renewed perspective of street life.
Hard times shouldn't stop us from reaching to the clouds and Ferris wheels are as good a way as any to get there. Perhaps a collective ride high in the sky for no reason at all is just what we could use right now.
This is the wheel, love
Stately and real, love
Come, we will sail around
Let's leave this common ground
Gently moving up and higher yet
Nearer than to heaven many get
Then returning
back to earth and its yearning
Back to earthly care and debt
— from "The Ferris Wheel Waltz" • 6 February 2009
Stefany Anne Golberg is a writer and multi-media artist. She has written for The Washington Post (Outlook), Lapham's Quarterly, New England Review, and others. Stefany is currently a columnist for The Smart Set and Critic-in-Residence at Drexel University. A book of Stefany's selected essays can be found here. She can be reached at stefanyanne@gmail.com.
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There may be no better symbol of the increase in worldwide knowledge of viticulture and winemaking than the surprisingly decent table wines being made on the island of Bali.
Hatten Wines hasn't been making good wine long enough to build the reputation for quality that it deserves.
When I told expats in Indonesia that I really enjoyed the white wine -- I brought two bottles home -- and found the rosé delightful as well, they snorted. "Those wines?" It's hard to overcome preconceptions. I don't know what Hatten was making five years ago, but they've figured out how to make good wine in a challenging climate.
Hatten "Aga White" is made from Belgia grapes, which are not yet included in the massive reference tome "Wine Grapes"
that purports to include every commercially made wine grape in the world. As near as I can tell they are originally French table grapes, as are the Alphonse-Lavalée grapes from which Hatten makes both its red and rosé wines.
Founded by a company that makes arrack, a hard liquor distilled (in this case) from rice, Hatten started off in 1994 by making a rosé, which makes sense because the style is more forgiving. However, if you want a taste of how winemaking is different near the equator, consider this: the company says that it has produced more than 300 vintages of rosé in 17 years.
Jealous, winemakers? Imagine that: if you don't get the wine exactly the way you like it, you can have two more crops in the same year, from the same vines. No wonder the learning curve is steep.
Table grapes are better suited for the climate in north Bali, which never, ever gets cold. There is a cooler area on Mt. Batur, but apparently that's used for coffee production; the grapes are grown near the sea.
The good thing about growing grapes in a tropical climate is you don't get the same vineyard pests as France. The bad thing, as anyone who has vacationed in southeast Asia can tell you, is there's no shortage of other, previously unencountered insects.
The grapes are grown in a pergola system, attached to small trees, which are regularly pruned. When harvested, they're taken to a modern winery with refrigeration systems, which makes all the difference in preserving these wines' freshness.
The company started with the idea that resorts and cruise ships would buy a Balinese rosé wine. About a decade ago Hatten branched out into making white and red wines. The company's first efforts were all sweet wines -- it still makes a sweet white. Today the dry white is widely available in Ubud and seaside restaurants. After I tried it, it's all I wanted to drink. Granted, the alternatives aren't much, given Indonesia's punishing import taxes that turn Jacob's Creek's low-grade supermarket wines into luxury products. Bali has never been a place to drink wine, but Hatten is changing that.
Hatten Aga White ($18) tastes tropical, with mango and passionfruit flavors, plenty of freshness and a restrained 11% alcohol that enables you to finish the bottle either before or after the traditional dance performance. It's delightful with grilled seafood, especially the overcooked style the Balinese flavor, and has the fruitiness to accompany the peanut sauce on gado gado. Serve well chilled.
Hatten Rosé ($18) is a fruit-driven wine with notes of raspberry and a very light sweetness. It's often described locally as off-dry, but will only taste so to fans of bone-dry southern French rosés. This is no white Zinfandel; it's a well-balanced wine and that hint of sweetness makes it appropriate for the spicy sambals that accompany just about everything in Indonesia. Try it with duck roast in a banana leaf.
Give new meaning to Bali High!


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Dismember – Like an Everflowing Stream
Band(s): Dismember
Label(s): Nuclear Blast
Release Format(s): 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD
Surfacing from the previous band Nihilist (together with friends of among others Entombed) Dismember will put the name of Sweden definitely on the metalmap. As one of the godfathers of Swedish metal in general and Swedish deathmetal in specific Dismember was one of the first bands to put out an album which really crushed the scene of that day (and in some ways, they still do with this album). A groundbreaking sound, production, image and a complete new style was presented with the first generation of bands hailing from Sweden. A raw way of playing deathmetal completely different from the American way (which already reached the metalheads through bands like Malevolent Creation, Morbid Angel and Deicide for instance) or the more primitive deathmetal like Possessed and Master (US) played. A true harsh and raw sound was reached by both new ways of 'tuning' guitars and producing (Sunlight Studios). Besides this a typical game was played between the more up-tempo way of playing and the more dominating mid-paced speed.
The band caused a true following and influenced metalhead for generations to come. An unbelievable debut that crushed the scene and shook it on its foundation. A debut with songs like "Dismembered" and "Skin Her Alive" (the last one was also released on a now long cult 7″ picture disc) is just insane and the – than young – band continued their immense deathmetal crusade throughout the years. So, Dismember has been a constant factor in the metalscene that never let their fans down and never betrayed their roots. A true classick! (FelixS)


What Have I Learned While My Boyfriend Has Been in India? As His Plane Crosses Over Pakistan, I'll Tell You.
And so it is that I end this month of blogging while my boyfriend is in India in much the same way as I began it: with the flight tracker open in another tab on the computer while I periodically check in to digitally see him safely across the world.
I haven't written in the last couple of days because of the understanding that when my boyfriend returns to Europe, and I greet him in what is now a couple of hours at the airport, it will be in the knowledge of news that none of us ever want to receive about a loved one.
Just before sitting down to write this I had a quick scan of the titles of the rest of my blog posts for this month and one thing has struck me. No matter how little we think we are doing with our lives, the life we have is still worth valuing. If you've been following me for a while you'll know that I am a notorious self-critic and that if anyone was going to call me out on potentially "doing nothing" with myself for these five weeks, I would be first in line (with a clipboard and plenty of examples!).
All too often we don't listen to the advice we give others. While here this month I have advised people to take time for themselves; to do whatever makes them happy; to go to the places they have always wanted to; to stop worrying about what others think and to make themselves a priority in their own lives.
Even writing that paragraph fills me with something that isn't quite sadness but rather feels almost like pride. True, very true, that I have done relatively little for my twenty eight years, but I can look back on the advice I have given and know that I understand what it can feel like to act on such words.
Yet I have told hardly anyone about this blog or my novel.
This month I did not go to India which is still a decision I am certain was right for me. It was so hard to turn to my boyfriend and admit that the plans we had created in a kitchen in northern Italy now meant something different for me, or that the vision we had written together no longer held the allure for me that it once did. The day he went ahead and booked his ticket I felt like I could have cracked because of the idea that I was already shattering a future that hadn't even begun to exist.
If you've been reading me this month you'll know that in not going to India I have filled my time with this blog; with editing my novel; with hiding in the village café so that no-one can ask me why I have returned and with some volunteering. In living at home I have also reengaged with many of the issues facing my family and helped celebrate their various successes.
It has only been a month but now that it comes a close I understand a little bit more about time. If you are doing something you want to, no time is wasted. Nobody can judge what it is that you want to do with your time. If you've been lucky enough to tap into exactly what it is you'd like to be doing than very little else begins to matter because you do.
My boyfriend, when I tell him this, will probably smile and say he knew it all along. He has always told me that you cannot love anyone if you don't love yourself first. I think that because of the last month – through finally acknowledging what it is I would like to do with my time and holding fast to it when tempted or pressured to deviate – I will meet him tomorrow morning in Paris a much more loving person than I was when he left.
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Love this. It took me until I was 48 and several months into this year of travelling to realise the blindingly obvious: I have a year off work and I can actually write a book! And since then I have been, and am!
No time is ever wasted when we are growing and discovering ourselves.


Modifier - Allows changes to be made to the user interface (UI). Examples include adding new fields, moving fields around, and changing field labels, etc. Customizations made to GP using Modifier will be compatible with both the GP 2013 desktop version as well as the Web Client.
Dexterity -This is the programming language in which Dynamics GP is written and customizations to the code level require a Dexterity developer. Example of changes to Dexterity code include things like adding new business logic or capturing business domain specific data through alternate forms or window modifications. The possibilities are endless. Customizations made to GP using Dexterity will be compatible with both the GP 2013 desktop version as well as the Web Client.
VBA - Is most often used to add additional functionality to fields such as disabling a field or automatically populate fields from a database, etc. Although customizations made to GP using VBA will be compatible with the desktop version of GP 2013, at this time they are not compatible with the GP 2013 Web Client.
VST - Allows the same type of changes that would be made with Dexterity but with the .NET programming language. Although customizations made to GP using VST will be compatible with the desktop version of GP 2013, at this time they are not compatible with the GP 2013 Web Client without additional modifications.
All customizations are stored in the AddIn subfolder of the Microsoft Dynamics\GP folder.
There are a few simple ways to tell what type of customizations you have in Dynamics GP.
1. Modifier - The Customization Maintenance window will list modified forms, modified reports, and custom VBA code and references that are active on the workstation.
If you have made customizations to GP using Modifier, there will be a dot in front of the window's page title.
2. Dexterity - The Customization Status window will list Dexterity customizations, as well as the Dynamics GP modules and Dexterity-based ISV solutions that are installed and active.
3. VBA - The Customization Maintenance window will list modified forms, modified reports, and custom VBA code and references that are active on the workstation.
If you have made customizations to GP using VBA, there will be a dot at the end of the window's page title.
4. VST - All customizations made to GP using VST are stored in a folder called AddIns. If you have VST customizations, you will find them inside this folder located AddIn subfolder of the Dynamics GP client installation. This is typically C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP\AddIns.
If GP customizations exist that may not be compatible with the new GP 2013 Web Client here are a few suggestions to preserve your customization's functionality.
Is this functionality still needed? Can it be improved?
Determine if the customization is still needed. New releases are packed with new functionality and the task that the old customization helped accomplish may now be handled out-of-the-box in the new version. Or, your business may have changed and it is simply not needed any longer! A business process analysis against the new version will help identify which customizations are no longer needed. After reviewing the new release's capabilities, you may find that there are many other new features offered that you hadn't even thought of before.
It's like trading in your old 1994 Honda Accord for the 2013 model—you were excited about the built in navigation system (no more Garmin attached to your windshield) and heated seats but you had no idea that it had blind spot detectors and could park itself! So when you're ready to make the switch, make a point to learn about all the new features of the software, not just the ones you already know about and you may be pleasantly surprised. Sometimes you don't know what you don't know!
If a customization is going to be re-implemented it makes sense to spend a little extra time on the design of the customization. Ask yourself if there are any features that have been lacking that need to be added or can the functionality be changed to make it more user friendly. By making sure you have got the most value out of your customization it will pay off in the long run when you don't have to continuously make changes to it again and again in the future.
As with all customizations, it is a best practice to document, document, and document. Before sitting down with a developer take screen shots of the areas you want to change and document the business process flow. This will provide clear communication between you and your developer and help to ensure there aren't any discrepancies between what you are trying to achieve and what the system ends up doing. It's great to keep them on record as well!
Now that you are ready to move forward with your customizations into GP 2013's Web Client, you'll need to hire a Dexterity developer. Dexterity developers aren't as easy to come by as other programming languages, but the good news is that if you've found one, they probably know their stuff (this isn't something your neighbor's nephew in high school can do for you on the weekends). It's a sophisticated programming language that takes years of experience to learn.
After having completed all of the leg work; conducting your business process analysis and providing your developer with use case documentation, the dexterity changes should be a breeze!
· Is the programmer certified in Dexterity or Microsoft Dynamics GP?
· How many or how long has the programmer been working with Dexterity?
· Will the programmer provide documentation of their changes?
· Will the programmer, or company they work for be able to support you in the years to come?


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Flowers growing in front of the Lion House are more than just a beautiful sight for passersby to enjoy.
The blossoms, collectively called the Young Women Values Garden, are "hopefully helping to arm the young women of the Church against the influences of the world," said Ardeth G. Kapp, general president of the Young Women.The Young Women program teaches basic principles and ideals, but "until these principles and ideals become internalized and accepted by our young women as a way of life, they don't change lives or impact behavior," Pres. Kapp pointed out. "Therefore, in an attempt to make the Young Women values a foundation for our youths, we are appealing to their natural interest in symbols."
The garden, which will be dedicated in September, is only one of several symbols introduced during the past few years. In addition to jewelry, certificates and songs, seven values with accompanying colors have been introduced as part of the Young Women program.
"The idea is that when the young women see these colors they will be reminded of the value that has become important in their lives," Pres. Kapp said. The garden has been planted in those seven colors: white for faith, blue for divine nature, red for individual worth, green for knowledge, orange for choice and accountability, yellow for good works, and purple for integrity.
The idea for the garden began several months ago as plans for the 120th anniversary of the Young Women began to develop. "We wanted a living monument," explained Pres. Kapp. "We also wanted something that would depict youth and vitality and beauty, as well as something that reflects the variety of differences and personalities in our young women worldwide. And we wanted something universal, something that every culture could identify with."
A flower garden seemed like the perfect idea. "It has the sense of being inevitable," commented Church gardener Peter Lassig, who worked with another gardener, Larry Tavenner, on the project. "It was just a great idea.
"The Young Women leaders were a bit hesitant when they approached us about the garden," Lassig remembered. "They didn't know if we could make a garden out of seven different colors. But we told them we could make a lovely garden."
The location in front of the Lion House was chosen because that is where Brigham Young officially organized the Young Women program more than a century ago. Lassig and Tavenner suggested seven large pots be placed in front of the building. "We have a color assigned to every pot," Lassig explained. Flowers in the pots are replanted as needed, so the garden is always bright and colorful.
Leaders are encouraging young women throughout the world to plant their own values garden, either individually or as a class. "We've had some classes plant a values garden around their meetinghouse and then tend it during the summer as a class project," Pres. Kapp noted.
The act of planting a garden is actually in accordance with the first young women value, which is faith, said Pres. Kapp. "When you plant a garden, you are doing so with faith that those seeds will grow," she explained. "We have felt that the experience of planting and tending flowers could not only be an experience in beautification, but also an experience in faith. We hope that this example at Church headquarters might be considered a worthwhile experience for our young women throughout the world."


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War and Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 2) January 27, 1942 - May 6, 1942
War and Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 3) May 26 - July 25, 1942
War and Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 4) July 25 - November 2, 1942
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 5) Nov. 2 - Dec. 1, 1942
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 6) Dec 20, 1942 - Apr 3, 1943
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 8) Nov 25, 1943 - May 16, 1944
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 9) May 16 - June 10, 1944
War and Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 1) December 15–27, 1941
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 7) Apr 3 - Jul 25, 1943
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 10) Jun 22 - Oct 28, 1944
War & Remembrance 1980's TV Mini-Series (Part 11) Oct 28, 1944 - Mar 18, 1945
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Featuring a colourful floral print, the Orla Kiely Mini Sweet Pea bag is made from leather with a contrast colour suede lining.
The front flap secures with a magnetic fastening and opens to reveal a sand linear stem patterned interior.
Inside there's two useful slip pockets and a zipped pocket for valuables.
With a detachable chain strap, this lovely bag can be carried as a clutch or worn across the body or on the shoulder.


Braciole (rolled stuffed steak) from Italia – Hurried Home Chef!
This was another cooking lesson from a chef on the Almafi Coast. This was a thin slice of steak about 1/2 inch, it was quite tender.
First we seasoned with salt and pepper.
Then we added parsley, pine nuts, raisins, and parmigiana.
Then roll tightly and secure with toothpicks, seam side down.
In a hot pan, sweat some diced onions in EVOO and add meat to brown.
Add about 1/4 cup white wine per serving. Then add about 2 ladels of already prepared marinara sauce per serving.
Simmer on low heat for 30-40 minutes.
Carefully remove toothpicks and plate. If sauce is too thin, remove meat and cook down sauce a bit then top. Fresh basil can be a garnish along with parmigiana. You can also add toasted pine nuts for a little frill.


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Minikube uses Docker Machine to manage the Kubernetes VM so it benefits from the
driver plugin architecture that Docker Machine uses to provide a consistent way to
manage various VM providers. Minikube embeds VirtualBox and VMware Fusion drivers
so there are no additional steps to use them. However, other drivers require an
extra binary to be present in the host PATH.

The following drivers currently require driver plugin binaries to be present in
the host PATH:

* [KVM](#kvm-driver)
* [xhyve](#xhyve-driver)
* [HyperV](#hyperv-driver)

#### KVM driver

Minikube is currently tested against [`docker-machine-driver-kvm` v0.10.0](https://github.com/dhiltgen/docker-machine-kvm/releases).

After following the instructions on the KVM driver releases page, you need to make sure that have the necessary packages and permissions by following these instructions:
```

# Install libvirt and qemu-kvm on your system, e.g.
# Debian/Ubuntu (for Debian Stretch libvirt-bin it's been replaced with libvirt-clients and libvirt-daemon-system)
$ sudo apt install libvirt-bin qemu-kvm
# Fedora/CentOS/RHEL
$ sudo yum install libvirt-daemon-kvm qemu-kvm

# Add yourself to the libvirtd group (use libvirt group for rpm based distros) so you don't need to sudo
# Debian/Ubuntu (NOTE: For Ubuntu 17.04 change the group to `libvirt`)
$ sudo usermod -a -G libvirtd $(whoami)
# Fedora/CentOS/RHEL
$ sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $(whoami)

# Update your current session for the group change to take effect
# Debian/Ubuntu (NOTE: For Ubuntu 17.04 change the group to `libvirt`)
$ newgrp libvirtd
# Fedora/CentOS/RHEL
$ newgrp libvirt
```

#### xhyve driver

From https://github.com/zchee/docker-machine-driver-xhyve#install:

```
$ brew install docker-machine-driver-xhyve

# docker-machine-driver-xhyve need root owner and uid
$ sudo chown root:wheel $(brew --prefix)/opt/docker-machine-driver-xhyve/bin/docker-machine-driver-xhyve
$ sudo chmod u+s $(brew --prefix)/opt/docker-machine-driver-xhyve/bin/docker-machine-driver-xhyve
```

#### HyperV driver

Hyper-v users may need to create a new external network switch as described [here](https://docs.docker.com/machine/drivers/hyper-v/). This step may prevent a problem in which `minikube start` hangs indefinitely, unable to ssh into the minikube virtual machine. In this add, add the `--hyperv-virtual-switch=switch-name` argument to the `minikube start` command.

On some machines, having **dynamic memory management** turned on for the minikube VM can cause problems of unexpected and random restarts which manifests itself in simply losing the connection to the cluster, after which `minikube status` would simply state `localkube stopped`. Machine restarts are caused due to following Hyper-V error: `The dynamic memory balancer could not add memory to the virtual machine 'minikube' because its configured maximum has been reached`. **Solution**: turned the dynamic memory management in hyper-v settings off (and allocate a fixed amount of memory to the machine).


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Die Schlacht bei Leuthen fand am 5. Dezember 1757 während des Siebenjährigen Krieges bei Leuthen in Schlesien statt. In ihr schlug der preußische König Friedrich II. die habsburgische kaiserliche Armee unter Führung des Prinzen Karl Alexander von Lothringen.

Vorgeschichte

Friedrichs Feldzugsplan für 1757 hatte vorgesehen, den Hauptgegner Österreich in Böhmen schnell zu schlagen, so dass dieser keine Hilfe von Frankreich und Russland bekommen könne. Nach mehreren Niederlagen befand Friedrich sich im Herbst 1757 jedoch in einer Defensivposition, bis er in der Schlacht bei Roßbach am 5. November 1757 überraschend einen überragenden Sieg über eine französische und eine Reichsexekutionsarmee erringen und diese aus Thüringen vertreiben konnte. Von dort zog Friedrich nach Böhmen und vereinigte auf dem Weg seine Truppen am 2. Dezember mit den Resten der "Schlesischen Armee" unter seinem Schwager, Fürst August Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Bevern, die in der Schlacht von Breslau am 22. November vernichtend geschlagen worden war. Friedrichs Ziel war es, durch einen gezielten Vorstoß wieder in den Besitz der strategisch und wirtschaftlich wertvollen Provinz Schlesien, insbesondere deren Hauptstadt Breslau, zu gelangen. Die überragende Bedeutung dieses Ziels legte er in einer Ansprache an seine Generäle kurz vor der Schlacht im Feldlager in Parchwitz dar. Operativ ging es Friedrich darum, den Truppen Karl Alexanders das Winterquartier in Breslau zu verwehren.

Verlauf

Am Morgen des 5. Dezember 1757 bewegten sich die preußischen Truppen in vier Flügeln, zwei zentrale Infanterieflügel und jeweils auf beiden Seiten ein weiterer Kavallerieflügel, zum Dorf Borne. Die preußischen Truppen konnten in einer kurzen Schlacht die dort stationierten Österreicher besiegen. Von einem Hügel in Borne aus konnte Friedrich II. die Standorte der österreichischen Truppen beobachten und seine nächsten Schritte planen. Friedrich erkannte, dass ihm der Schleier- und Sophienhügel die Möglichkeit gaben, einen verdeckten Marsch Richtung Süden zu starten. Bei Leuthen bezogen die zahlenmäßig weit überlegenen Österreicher auf einer Breite von fast neun Kilometern Stellung und ließen die Preußen quer heranrücken. Friedrich selbst schätzte die Zahl seiner Gegner auf 39.000 Mann. Das Schlachtfeld bestand aus einem offenen, flachen Gelände mit Hügeln im Westen.

Friedrich ließ den linken Flügel des preußischen Heeres zunächst Scheinangriffe ausführen, worauf Karl Alexander seine Reserven an diese Stelle beorderte. Friedrich ließ darauf seinen rechten Flügel, hinter Hügeln versteckt und von der österreichischen Aufklärung überhaupt nicht wahrgenommen, als Hauptmacht nach Süden abmarschieren. Südlich des linken österreichischen Flügels und südsüdwestlich von Leuthen schwenkte die preußische Armee in eine Schiefe Schlachtordnung ein. Der rechte Flügel stellte dabei den weitaus stärksten Teil der Armee: Die Kavallerie unter Hans Joachim von Zieten wurde dort eingesetzt, geschützt durch drei Bataillone als Vortreffen und unterstützt durch eine Batterie zwölfpfündiger Kanonen. Der Großteil der Infanterie bildete derweil den linken Flügel und sollte den österreichischen Gegenangriff abfangen. Mit dieser Formation war es Friedrich gelungen, an einer entscheidenden Stelle des Schlachtfeldes trotz Unterzahl die Überlegenheit zu gewinnen. Zudem besaß er durch das verdeckte Verschieben seiner Truppen den Vorteil der Überraschung, und den Preußen gelang im weiteren Verlauf das damals noch ungewohnte Manöver eines Stellungswechsels der Artillerie während des Gefechts. Gegen Mittag ließ Friedrich seinen rechten Flügel den österreichischen Südflügel angreifen, der bei dem Ort Sagschütz gruppiert war.

Als der Sturm auf den linken Flügel der Österreicher begann, war deren Front durch die Verzettelung im Norden schon dergestalt auseinandergerissen, dass auch die Gegenwehr einiger Kavallerieeinheiten unter General Franz Leopold von Nádasdy dem überraschenden und massierten Vordringen des rechten preußischen Flügels keinen Einhalt gebieten konnte. Die Österreicher wichen bis in den Ort Leuthen zurück, während sie versuchten, eine neue Front gegen den preußischen Angriff aufzubauen. Erst kurz vor der Ortsgrenze konnten sie den schiefen Vorstoß der Preußen in einer Geraden Schlachtordnung abfangen, wurden aber weiter bis in das bebaute Gebiet zurückgedrängt. Nach dem Durchbruch des dritten Bataillons Garde unter Hauptmann Wichard von Möllendorff gegen das sich zäh wehrende Regiment fürstbischöflich Würzburger Reichstruppen im Kirchhof von Leuthen wollte der österreichische Kavalleriegeneral Joseph Graf Lucchesi d' Averna die Schlacht wenden, indem er mit rund 70 Schwadronen die vermeintlich ungedeckte linke Flanke der preußischen Infanterie angriff. Diese Attacke nutzte jedoch seinerseits der preußische Generalleutnant Georg Wilhelm von Driesen, der seinen aus 50 Schwadronen bestehenden linken preußischen Kavallerieflügel bis dahin verdeckt gehalten hatte.
Ohne höheren Befehl stieß er um 17 Uhr in die ungedeckte rechte Flanke der vorgehenden österreichischen Kavallerie. Die Schwadronen Lucchesis wurden dadurch gegen die eigene Infanterie gedrängt, die im gleichen Moment unter einem preußischen Bajonettangriff stand. Dieser Vorgang führte zur endgültigen Auflösung der österreichischen Schlachtordnung, worauf Lothringen die Schlacht verloren gab und das Feld räumte. Beim Rückzug erlitten die Österreicher noch einmal erhebliche Verluste, denn Friedrich hatte scharfe Verfolgung angeordnet. Dem Reiterführer Zieten schrieb er am 9. Dezember: Ein tag fatigue [frz.: Anstrengung] in dießen /umbständen Mein lieber Ziten /bringet uns in der folge 100 Ruhetage/ nuhr immer den feindt in die hessen geseßen [gemeint: auf den Fersen geblieben].

Fürst Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau, der gemeinsam mit Friedrich die Armee geführt hatte, wurde am selben Abend zum Generalfeldmarschall ernannt.

Die Österreicher verloren den General Joseph Graf Lucchesi d' Averna sowie die Generalmajore Franz von Otterwolf und Gustav Adolf Prinz Stollberg.

Die preußischen Generäle Kaspar Friedrich von Rohr und Lorenz Ernst von Münchow starben an ihren schweren Verwundungen.

Denkmal

Zur Erinnerung an die siegreiche Schlacht bei Leuthen über das österreichische Heer ließ König Friedrich Wilhelm IV. bei Heidau eine Siegessäule mit einer vergoldeten Victoria errichten. Den Entwurf zum Denkmal lieferte der Berliner Architekt Friedrich August Stüler, die Siegesgöttin stammt von Christian Daniel Rauch. Die Siegessäule entstand in der Werkstatt des Bildhauers Heinrich Menzel aus Neisse aus weißgrauem Guhlauer Granit. Das Kapitell und die Victoria führte Moritz Geiß in Zinkguss aus; die Victoria war zudem ob ihrer besseren Wirkung vergoldet. Die Gesamthöhe des Denkmals betrug 64 Fuß. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde die Säule gesprengt.

Anekdoten

Berühmt geworden sind zahlreiche Anekdoten um das Geschehen bei Leuthen. Klar ins Reich der Legende gehört die Szene gegen Abend des 5. Dezember, als Friedrich der Große, zunächst ohne ausreichende Bedeckung, in dem mit österreichischen Offizieren überfüllten Schloss bei Deutsch-Lissa Nachtquartier beziehen wollte; anstatt ihn als Feind gefangen zu nehmen, hätten ihm die Österreicher ehrfürchtig ihre Reverenz erwiesen und sich rasch zu ihren Soldaten im Ort begeben.

Nach der Schlacht lagerten die 25.000 erschöpften Kämpfer der preußischen Armee und sangen den evangelischen Choral "Nun danket alle Gott", der als "Choral von Leuthen" in die Geschichte eingegangen ist.

Rezeption
Als Der Choral von Leuthen wurde die Schlacht 1932 nach einem Drehbuch von Johannes Brandt von dem Regisseur Carl Froelich verfilmt. Der von Marc Roland zum Film komponierte Militärmarsch fand als "Der Leuthener" Einzug in die deutsche Militärmusik.

Literatur
 Bernard Montgomery: Kriegsgeschichte – Weltgeschichte der Schlachten und Kriegszüge, Komet Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1968 (englische Originalausgabe), ISBN 3-933366-16-X.
 Christopher Duffy: Friedrich der Grosse. Ein Soldatenleben. Benziger, Zürich, Köln 1986, ISBN 978-3-545-34053-4, bes. S. 209–221.
 Walther Rohdich: Leuthen, 5. Dezember 1757 – Ein Wintertag in Schlesien. Wölfersheim-Berstadt 1996.
 Siegmar Keil: Der Choral von Leuthen – Ein preußisch-deutscher Mythos. In: DIE TONKUNST IV/2007, S. 442–449.
 Eberhard Birk: Die Schlacht bei Leuthen am 5. Dezember 1757. Eine multiperspektivische Annäherung. In: Österreichische militärische Zeitschrift, Januar/Februar 2008.
 Franz Uhle-Wettler: Hoehe- und Wendepunkte deutscher Militaergeschichte. Mittler, Hamburg 2000, Kapitel 1, Leuthen 1757 und das Heer Friedrichs des Grossen, ISBN 3-8132-0700-5.
 Franz Uhle-Wettler: Leuthen 1757 und das Heer Friedrichs des Großen. In: Pallasch. Zeitschrift für Militärgeschichte. Bd. 14 (2010), Heft 33, S. 3–23.

Weblinks

 Pläne der Schlacht bei Leuthen im Digitalisierungsprojekt Wilhelmshöher Kriegskarten beim Digitalen Archiv Marburg des Hessischen Staatsarchivs (Karten Nr. 33.0 bis 34.3)
 Rede des Königs vor der Schlacht bei Leuthen (3. Dezember 1757)

Einzelnachweise

Leuthen
Leuthen
Konflikt 1757
Militärgeschichte (Schlesien)
Friedrich II. (Preußen)


Traditional advice says, "Find a job. Any job." But the world's most successful people say, "Passion drives progress, which becomes success." That's the message that billionaire-mindset expert Peter Diamandis says is the difference maker for many of the wealthiest people in the world. Tech entrepreneurs like Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos know the best laid plans lie not in the details, but in the spark that initiated them.
1. Napoleon Hill did extensive research of the world's richest men in his time. Their stories varied, but their commitment to their vision was a constant, and that set them apart from the mere mortals. Hill says do what you love, or else you will lack the energy to become truly successful. "No man can succeed in a line of endeavour which he does not like," he writes.
4. But Albert Einstein said it best: "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." Imagine a great mind like that crediting passion as the catalyst to his success.
The thing with passion is that you can't fake it.
How do you know you've found your passion?
Ask yourself this: Would you do it for free? If the answer is yes, you've probably found it.
11. Vincent Van Gogh was rather extreme when he said, "I would rather die of passion than of boredom." And he gifted the world with his art, which, to date, is the most replicated art in the world.
And when you do, act on it.
Do not wait for better times, because there is never going to be the perfect time.
Don't stop learning or honing your craft either.
Share your passion. Keeping it hidden inside diminishes its power.
It doesn't matter what industry you're in, if the stock market is down, if you don't have access to education or the business environment is not favourable… it's never going to feel like the "right time." But if you are doing what you love the most, then you're most certainly going the right direction.


New York Observer editor Ken Kurson with publisher Jared Kushner.
A close friend of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Ken Kurson has an impressive and compelling background in politics and print. After years of working with the Observer as an editor, Kurson in 2017 by stepped down to pursue a new career as the senior managing director of Teneo Strategy, a division of the corporate advisory firm run by allies of Hillary and Bill Clinton.
Before the Observer, Kurson spent years as an executive Vice President of a company called "Jamestown Associates" – a firm dedicated to political consulting in DC and Princeton, New Jersey. What's more, during his time in the political and media landscapes, Kurson earned a position as the 71st most influential person in New Jersey Politics according to the PolitickerNJ 2009 power list. In 2010, Ken's position rose to 59th.
Ken Kurson didn't always have a passion for politics and writing. In 1986, he graduated from Glenbrook North High School, and set out to make an identity for himself. After all, from a very young age, Kurson had to fight to set himself apart as more than just the younger brother of best-selling author, Robert Kurson.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Kurson pursued his passion for music, playing for a Chicago-based rock band called "Green". When he left the group in 1990, Kurson founded his own band "The Lilacs" with David Levinsky, John Packel and Tom Whalen. Later, the group released a full-length CD, which was produced by Brad Wood (Liz Phair) in 1992.
Though many associate Kurson with his history in politics, it's worth noting that his accolades in the writing world are impressive too. In 2014, Kurson received the Journalist of the Year award from Algemeiner magazine.
Long before this, between the years of 2002 and 2006, Kurson started his career as the Deputy Director of Communications for Giuliani Partners – a consulting company founded by Rudy Giuliani. Kurson and Giuliani worked together to produce a New York Times No. 1 best-selling book called "Leadership". This book sat on the New York Times must-read list for more than 25 weeks and spent 5 weeks at number one.
When Giuliani made his eventually unsuccessful run during the 2008 presidential election, Ken Kurson acted as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Campaign Manager for his campaign. Kurson was actually among one of the first hires that Rudy made when he was putting together his presidential committee, which would have been responsible for the Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland regions. Kurson served in his role until Giuliani removed himself from the race in 2008.
Kurson is also the co-author of a personal memoir by John Crowley, a biotechnology engineer. The book "Chasing Miracles" chronicles the work undertaken by Crowley to find a treatment for his children diagnosed with Pompe disease. The Crowley family's story was later brought to the big screen in the movie "Extraordinary Measures," starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell.
For a time, Kurson acted as the Executive Vice President for a company called Jamestown Associates – a political and PR consulting firm. This role allowed him to explore both his creative and political sides more completely.
Eventually, Kurson's political adventure came to an end, and he moved into the world of journalism more permanently, becoming the founder of something called "Green Magazine" a publication about personal finance that was eventually acquired by the Bankrate corporation in 1999. The "Yahoo!" brand named "Green" one of its top 100 best websites in 2001.
After Green Magazine, Kurson moved onto become a contributing editor for Esquire, where his monthly "Green" section covered the spheres of finance and investing. Eventually, his career with the Observer began, where Ken began to earn both praise and criticism for his unique stories.
Kurson's time in the world of journalism earned him a reputation as a winner, and this political expert was also a powerful part of the Observer's team. In fact, Mr. Kurson oversaw the decision made by the newspaper to bring an end to its printed edition and drop the "New York" part of its title completely. This decision helped Observer Media to improve its online audience and pay more attention to the digital world.
During his time with the Observer, Kurson helped to grow traffic from 3 million to 20 million page views per month, according to ComScore. Kurson is also a co-author with David Faber, the CNBC television presenter, of the "Faber Report" – a well-known book that came out in 2002.
At that time, he also started pursuing interests in other parts of his life too.
As a side career alongside his Teneo career, Kurson also began exploring the world of cryptocurrencies with the launch of a news website called "Modern Consensus." Created in 2018, this website intends to fill the gaps in the news revealed about cryptocurrency and the rise of blockchain technology. In press releases, Kurson notes that his readers are looking for engaging and intelligent reporting in the cryptocurrency space, so that they can learn more about how the technology works.
Kurson is building his cryptocurrency website with the help of Wall Street trader and journalist Lawrence Lewitinn, who acts as the cofounder and editor in chief for the website. This isn't the first time that Kurson has explored cryptocurrency, as he also wrote an article for Esquire in 2013 about Bitcoin when it broke the $1,000 mark for the first time. Kurson is also credited for the first mention of the "Ripple" alternative cryptocurrency in mainstream media.
Over the years, Mr. Kurson had made his mark on everything from television and radio to politics. His background in a range of different verticals makes him an exceptional leader and an insightful part of any team.
Ken Kurson is someone destined for further success.


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