Well, with the Shows over, the Community Learning Course Guide out, and the nights fair drawing in, winter can't be far away - and so our thoughts turn to the books which will ease the passing of the dark winter evenings ahead of us.
If you would like some inspiration for your winter reading, and would like the chance to meet other book lovers to engage in lively debate over a hot beverage, then you'll be delighted to know the Stromness Library Reading Group will restart next Wednesday 22nd August.
Please note the change of date, we usually meet on the last Wednesday of the month but for this first meeting we will meet a week early due to staff holidays (no exotic destinations for us, a trip to Birsay for some sandcastle building and a Mr Whippy and we'll be happy).
Our first title is The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery and there are still a couple of copies available from the library if anyone would like the chance to read it before the meeting. New members are always very welcome, we meet from 7-8pm in the Exhibition Room and, as previously mentioned, a range of hot beverages are available.


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Q: Addition and multiplication of Spectrums I know that if $A$ is a unital abelian Banach algebra, then we have $\sigma(x+y)\subset \sigma(x)+ \sigma(y)$ and $\sigma(xy)\subset \sigma(x)+\sigma(y)$.
So we have the notation $\sigma(x)+\sigma(y)$ and $\sigma(x) \sigma(y)$. So I wonder how the addition and multiplication are defined.
For example, if we consider the set of $2\times 2$ matrices.
Let $a=\pmatrix{-1&0\\0&1}$, $b=\pmatrix{1&1\\0&0}$.
Then $\sigma(a)= \{ 1, -1\}$ , $\sigma(b)= \{1, 0  \}$
What are $\sigma(x)+\sigma(y)$ and $\sigma(x) \sigma(y)$ in this case?
Thank you!

A: For any sets $A$ and $B$, $A + B = \{a+b: a \in A,\; b \in B\}$ and similarly
$AB = \{ab: a \in A,\; b \in B\}$.
Note that in your example $a$ and $b$ don't commute, so they are not relevant to the theorem.

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Q: How to Play 2 Videos synchronized fullscreen on 2 Monitors? I want to play 2 Synchronized Videos on 2 Monitors in fullscreen mode.
I know about opening multiple files with vlc, but they are not really synchronized meaning if I stop one the other continues playn etc...
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To be more specific: I want to play 2 different Video files snyced Up

A: The simplest method is to duplicate your displays.
Most OSes offer a way to configure this in the Display settings, but depending on your setup you could also use a hardware video splitter, which allows multiple physical screens behave as a single logical display, showing exactly the same things.


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Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
November 28, 2018 Hannah Adair Bonner	1 Comment
"You are the answer to our prayers," Madre Irene said in delighted surprise as we entered the quiet church yard. She had just finished breakfast with her fellow sister in the Order of Mary the Sorrowful Mother, when we came through the gates of Cristo Rey. The two nuns had been discussing the children in the tent city, within just a stone's throw of their town. They had been struggling to think of what they could do. In this quiet town, on the Mexico side of the border, they could see and hear the children play in the mornings through the slats of the wall, with helicopters flying overhead to watch them. Yet, while they could hear them, and they could see them, still it seemed there was nothing they could do.
"We had decided that all we could do was pray, and then I walked outside, and here you were!" she informed us.
For months in Tucson, Free the Children had thought and planned and worked. We raised money, and bailed a father out of detention. We raised awareness, but we wanted to do more. Finally one of the mothers in the room, Carolina, simply insisted, "Why don't we go there? Why don't we see what we can do?" Now, here we stood, before the answer to our prayers, only to discover that we were the answer to theirs as well.
When the tent city had opened at Tornillo in June, as housing for immigrant children separated from their parents, the tents had been set up a short distance from the border wall. They were put together on federal property, exempt from state laws regarding children, at the Tornillo/Guadelupe Port of Entry between – on the Mexico side – the State of Chihuahua, and – on the United States side – the State of Texas. As the statements that the tent city would close constantly transformed into falsehoods, the cluster of tents itself transformed into a militarized town that dwarfed the population of Caseta, the Mexican town. As the tent city sprawled outward, closer and closer to the border wall, it also came closer and closer to the people on the other side of the wall, making it impossible for them to ignore. Their hearts became deeply grieved by the constant sight and sounds of children imprisoned between fences, guards and the border wall.
By the time, we walked through the gates of Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Caseta, it had been four months since I had first spotted their spires. Sitting at the gate to the tent city throughout the month of June, I had spotted the distinctive twin steeples of the church and felt comforted by their presence. I hoped the illusion of watchful eyes, that the twin arches of the steeple created, would be comforting to the children as well. I dreamed about what it would be like to be able to send a more direct message, a message that they knew was for them. We had tried, from the US side, to do so with a balloon, and ended up with a vigilante sticking a gun in our faces. At the time, in June, the promises that the tent city would close seemed so certain, that it did not seem worthwhile to risk lives to pursue it any further.
Yet, the tent city did not go away, and neither did the desire amongst all those around it to let the kids know that they were supported and loved. Over the months, the tent city transformed from a temporary crisis intervention space for separated kids, to a long term incarceration facility for all manner of kids who had been classified as unaccompanied minors. As the classification of kids expanded, so did the numbers, from hundreds to thousands, until the sounds of their play vibrated the border wall and echoed over to the town of Caseta.
The Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, standing and watching the children from across the wall, could not have been more aptly named. Where were all the sorrowful mothers of these children scattered? How many were back home in the countries from which they had journeyed? How many of them were waiting somewhere in Topeka or Boston or Durham, unable to claim their children because it would ensure their own deportation? How many of them had been deported and were unable to communicate?
Where were the many sorrowful mothers in whose place these Sisters now stood?
Where were the many sorrowful mothers whose grief mirrored the original, Mary, who watched her wandering son arrested, criminalized and bound?
After greeting us in the courtyard of Cristo Rey, Mother Irene invited us all into her living room: Mari, Summer, Carolina, Becky, Juan, Marla and I. She sat us down and began by ascertaining which of us was baptized, and more significantly which of us was baptized en la Iglesia Catolica. She was not disappointed to discover a few Catholic saints among us. We talked about the kids, and what we could do to bring hope to them. We told her about the dreams of being able to let them know they were not alone, "No estan solos," the message that was to have been hung from the original balloon. She ushered us over to the church when the service was to start, and we were able to join the mourners at the morning's funeral.
It was hard to leave when the time came to return to Arizona. Mother Irene took Carolina's head in her hands gently and prayed a blessing over her, and then over all of us. The surreal and sacred time that we had shared with the Sisters was hard to release. Yet, they assured us – and we assured them – that it was only the beginning. We would return with a banner, with a message for the kids. They would hang it from their steeple so that if any kids might be able to see it, they would know that they were not alone – that God, the Church, and the people of Caseta were with them.
Over the next couple weeks, we communicated with our new friends, this sacred friendship giving birth to a profound mission of hope. The Sisters decided on a message that would be a little more direct. Rather than "No estan solos" – you are not alone – they preferred, "Liberen a los niños" – Free the children. This was not the time for subtlety. People were suffering. Mothers were suffering. Children were suffering. The Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother had spent decades inhabiting lives of contemplation upon that sorrow, and service in response to that sorrow. Who better than they to know what to do and what to say, in response to sorrow and injustice?
As soon as was humanly possible, we returned. Piling into a minivan, we embarked once again in this journey of friendship, across state lines and border walls to Cristo Rey. Arriving, a group of people from the town had joined the Sisters in gathering to greet us and to make it known that Caseta supported this mission of mercy that the Sisters were pursuing. Members of Cristo Rey stood in the shadow of its steeples to make sure that their would be no impediments to the task. They explained that they were fed up, that they were tired of watching the kids imprisoned, that it was the right thing to do and they were the right people to do it. They wanted to send a message of hope and unwavering support.
Unfurling the banner, the Sisters smiled in approval and fetched a smaller matching banner that they had printed as well. We would take it to Joshua, who was their watchful mirror, keep vigilant watch on the US side of the wall.
Climbing the steeples on ladders, the men of the town hoisted the banner into place, suspended between the two towers that pointed skyward. The Sisters stood proudly looking up at the banner, watching as their prayer took the shape of action, and their compassion took the shape of courage.
Driving away from Caseta was even harder the second time than it had been the first. We had broken bread together, and heard more of one another's stories. The Sisters had sung happy birthday to me as we walked through the streets of the town where Madre Irene had lived since before I was born. There was a sort of peace in knowing that the kids in this tent city were cradled gently in loving watchfulness between Joshua on the US side, and Madre Irene on the Mexico side. And now, thanks to their banner, we could pray that they would know it too.
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Q: Error using NAV 2013 R2 Webservice with page 81 Gen_ Journal Line I'm building a C# application to read some bank statement files and create some registries in Gen_ Journal Line table.
I've configured page 81 Gen_ Journal Line as webservice and I'm accessing through oData interface.
I'm getting the error :
Primary keyvalue(s) Journal_Batch_Name, Journal_Template_Name, Line_No are missing in insert command. Make sure that all primary keys on the page are backed by a control in order to be set
I've installed NAV 2013 R2 with the demo database in my laptop, configured that same Webservice and it' works with the same exact code.
But in the client's NAV server I get the above error.
I'm printing the mentioned fields before calling nav.SaveChanges() and the fields have the expected values.
Any ideas?

A: If you publish a standard general journal (page 39), you can't add a line via web a service.
When you call your code that creates a new line in the journal, primary key fields should be displayed on the page, otherwise their values are unpredictable. I don't know why the code behaves differently on your laptop and the server, but I would assume that your laptop experience would be irreproducible. If you create another batch in the same general journal and try to insert several lines in different batches through the web service, it won't work.
I would suggest choosing another way. You could create another page with fields you need to fill (including primary key fields) and expose it as a web service (OData or SOAP), or create a codeunit that would perform the task and expose its method as a SOAP service.


The stars of Fox's fall season all recently gathered for what looks like a fun day of photoshoots.
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Keep reading to find out when each of your Fox favorites is premiering.


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With the advent of increasingly softer sitting surfaces, more and more people have been leaving their wallets in their back pockets during down time. Understandably, with the front two pockets monopolized with keys and a phone, the back pocket wallet only makes sense. But for those getting up and down frequently and therefore sitting on their wallet if only briefly, nerve pain is probably on the way. Muscles cannot relax in an uncomfortable position.
Sciatica is back, hip, and leg pain caused by nerve compression. The typical back pocket is in the perfect place to cause such a problem: the main conduit of nerve activity to and from the respective leg.
Due to natural spine alignment, offsetting the back by propping one side up by about a centimeter or two can cause pain to build in unsuspecting places. For instance, the majority of problems occur in the neck. Picture a the head and spine as a dish balancing on a stick. The dish will try to remain balanced whether or not the stick is tilted. An extended period of time slightly off balance will obviously be felt the next day.
Marketing has taken the problem and solved it in the most lucrative ways they could think of. In researching this problem, most of my searches turned out websites selling plush and cushy wallets to alleviate some of the uncomfortableness. This will not prevent any long term damage. Another tries to slim the wallet to the thickness of a couple of credit cards. All of these seem to use a metal clip to hold bills in their place, this has the potential for being worse than a conventional wallet. Lastly, and probably most effective are wallets unattractively cut into that front pocket shape. Like a triangle with one side arced. Practical, yes, but not really something people would like to take out of their pocket. And besides, do they expect you to sit on your keys or phone instead?


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Q: elementary row ops to find inverse of matrix I am trying to find the inverse of matrix through elementary row operations but I'm a bit stuck if someone could guide me? Thank you

\begin{matrix}
    1 & 2 & 0 : 1 & 0 & 0 \\
    2 & 5 & 1 : 0 & 1 & 0 \\
    3 & 9 & 4 : 0 & 0 & 1\\
    \end{matrix}
So far I have tried the following Row operation R2 <- R2 - 2R1 which got me to
\begin{matrix}
    1 & 2 & 0 : 1 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & 1 & 1 : -2 & 1 & 0 \\
    3 & 9 & 4 : 0 & 0 & 1\\
    \end{matrix}
and then another row operation of R3 <- R3 - 3R1  which got me to
\begin{matrix}
    1 & 2 & 0 : 1 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & 1 & 1 : -2 & 1 & 0 \\
    0 & 3 & 4 : -3 & 0 & 0\\
    \end{matrix}
but I am unsure how to continue or if i"m on the right track.

A: You need to apply row operations to the left side of the matrix until it becomes the identity matrix. Once this has happened, the right hand side will be the inverse of what was originally the left hand side.
We can use your first two steps, although you seem to have lost a $1$ on the bottom right.
$$\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&:&1&0&0\\2&5&1&:&0&1&0\\3&9&4&:&0&0&1\end{bmatrix}$$
$R_2 \to R_2 - 2R_1$ and $R_3 \to R_3 - 3R_1$
(We can do these two steps at the same time since they don't interfere with each other)
$$\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&:&1&0&0\\0&1&1&:&-2&1&0\\0&3&4&:&-3&0&1\end{bmatrix}$$
$R_3 \to R_3 - 3R_1$
$$\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&:&1&0&0\\0&1&1&:&-2&1&0\\0&0&1&:&3&-3&1\end{bmatrix}$$
$R_2 \to R_2 - R_3$
$$\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&:&1&0&0\\0&1&0&:&-5&4&-1\\0&0&1&:&3&-3&1\end{bmatrix}$$
$R_1 \to R_1 - 2R_2$
$$\begin{bmatrix}1&0&0&:&11&-8&-2\\0&1&0&:&-5&4&-1\\0&0&1&:&3&-3&1\end{bmatrix}$$
So the inverse you were seeking is:
$$\begin{bmatrix}11&-8&-2\\-5&4&-1\\3&-3&1\end{bmatrix}$$


Question: I'd be fascinated to hear Higgins' comments on my telepathic communications with young (name deleted). (Higgins) mentioned that it may go through some changes. My connection to him has certainly changed in the last month or two and is now more difficult to make. I think I understand why this is, but I'd love some clarity on this if you get a chance to ask Higgins sometime.
Note to readers: This question revolves around the questioner's telepathic communications with a young fellow with a diagnoses in the autistic spectrum.
Higgins also asks for this quote from Abraham-Hicks: The basis of life is absolute freedom. The objective of life is absolute joy. The result of life is absolute growth.
Higgins: Humans, the Soul part of you, choose the Earth life experience for the thrill of the ride knowing that the ride, whatever happens, will result in growth (soul expansion). The particulars of the birth environment and the condition of the body at birth are chosen, not accidental. The conditions of the home environment are chosen to provide a suitable launching pad. The launch pad is chosen for its unique ability to act as a catalyst for growth in the desired area.
Then each of you is shaken up a little in the early years, just enough to cause a slight disorientation, and you are released to try to 'pin the tail on the donkey'.
Your young friend chose this life for his personal Soul growth. You, from a young age, have been remarkably aware of this condition, a clear signal that you chose this area to pursue for your personal growth. The two of you have come together for the purpose of co-creating and of course this was prearranged between you.
Life happens and these events provide opportunity for static in the line of communication between you and your eternal guidance. If, during these moments when 'life happens' you can remain mentally relaxed it is likely the lines will remain open and you will sail easily through any turbulence. Your young friend was born with static in his line of communication. Imagine the level of difficulty he has chosen for this life!
When you experience difficulty in connecting to him it is likely that some life event has occurred that his conscious self couldn't process very well and has subsequently pried a greater gap into his communication system. This would present as greater difficulty in his daily life. When his conscious daily life is very difficult, that part of him that communicates with you is too busy dealing with him to communicate with you. A second sort blockage also occurs when his conscious self becomes, on some level, aware of you and perhaps jealous or afraid of the conversations his eternal self carries with you. He may, from time to time, insist on a sort of 'allegiance' from his eternal self. Because the human form is dominant here on Earth the eternal self would comply.
Our suggestion to you is to discuss with his eternal self whether the two of you have completed your agreement. If not, ask how you may proceed.
It is our understanding that this communication occurs/occurred to inspire you towards greater understanding in the area of autism and that you would then find ways to share your broader, deeper understanding. Your insights might then open doors of possibility for the incorporation of all people with mental health issues into mainstream life. Let's rephrase that…eventually there will be no 'mainstream'…the incorporation of all people into the ocean of life.
We are quite certain that you will experience many of these ups and downs with him. However, as it is part of his Soul's Purpose his eternal self will figure out how to communicate with you. Keep trying. Make the sessions relatively short and at quiet times of day. Night is OK, too, but remember that the soul travels at night and you may from time to time catch him while he's 'out'.
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Thank you so much, Higgins, for your wisdom and advice. I feel so blessed to have received your message.
I've had the discussion you suggested with my young friend's eternal self and feel far clearer now about the way forward. Your words have helped me towards a far deeper understanding of how and why these telepathic connections occur, and why there are sometimes blocks. The idea of 'static' is an excellent way to understand it.


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Q: Microsoft Interop Excel with .Net5.0 is not working I am trying to migrate my existing WCF service to .Net5.0 Web API. Currently we have Excel Interop dependency to implement excel cells update, running macro inside excel & then capturing the screenshot of specific cell range.
When I am trying to add Microsoft Interop with .Net5.0 using nuget package, seeing warning like it is not compatible other than .Net Frameworks.
Can anyone help me is it possible to add nuget package to .Net5.0 Web API project?

A: As @Alexey Rumyantsev says,  the Microsoft Interop wouldn't be possible to port to .Net core because it relies on the Office interops. The Office interops is windows ony feature. More details ,you could refer to this github issue.
If you still want to use Microsoft Interop Excel in asp.net core, I suggest you could try to create a new .NET Framework 4.X project. Add the relevant COM references to the project. Edit the .csproj of your .NET Core 5.0 project and add the generated references from the .NET Framework project to the  tag.
Notice: We don't suggest you use this way, we suggest you use other EXCEL library.
More details, you could refer to this answer.


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Zombies…RUN! To the Theaters, That Is
January 12, 2012 By Frank Weathers
I have to admit that I enjoy movies that have vast hordes of extras in the cast who play zombies. I've had fun with zombies here on the blog recently when, inspired by the drop-dead apocalyptic day of reckoning that was expected last year failed to materialize. You know, because Christ said clearly that,
But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (more…)
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Iran…Iran So Far Away (Thank God for Truth Telling Fools)
Here's Jon Stewart again doing that thing he does so well: working to analyze the "news" for us. And the new scary regime of the day? Our old nemesis, and favorite of the new cohort of saber rattlers: Iran. Yeah, I gave that away in the title, didn't I. But that isn't the joke, see? (more…)
"All That Remains" Report: Back From Nagasaki!
December 10, 2011 By Frank Weathers
The photograph above is of Nyokodo, the small hut where Dr. Takashi Nagai and his children lived after his city was destroyed. Ian Higgins, and others from Major Oak Entertainment, spent 10 days in Nagasaki and environs interviewing folks, and filming scenes for the film about Dr. Nagai's experience in the aftermath of that cataclysmic event. (more…)
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Need Another Reason to Love "the Kid?"
November 11, 2011 By Frank Weathers
Here are five of them. I'm just glad that when I was Marc's age, it was legal for me to drink beer.
Happy Birthday Marines!
At Casa del Weathers, steak is on the menu tonight, like it will be in every clime and place where Marines serve. Today, see, is a High Holy Day for Marines like me. On this day, in the Year of Our Lord, 1775, the Continental Congress agreed to form two battalions of Marines. The committee that decided this met at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, over beers of course, and the Continental Marines were born. (more…)
Half A Million Thanks!
October 20, 2011 By Frank Weathers
I was just over at YIMCatholic 1.0 looking for something in the archives, when I noticed a milestone for the blog has been reached on this day: 500,000 page views?! How accurate is that doo-hickey (way down below the Holy Family==>>) ? I really have no idea. But it does gives me a neat snapshot of the world like this, (more…)
For Anti-Democratic, Dictatorship Loving, Theocratic Fascist Thoughts…Not!
July 22, 2011 By Frank Weathers
Check out my cool sword! Can't wait to use it…
There I was, writing about pluralism. So my friend Mark Shea has been catching some heat lately for commenting on a video where self-proclaimed Catholic role-model, and all around knowledgeable guy, Michael Voris, blasts the hymn Amazing Grace for leading all Catholics into perdition's flames. There's a host of similar conspiracies that have been hatched on us too, and MV dutifully warns us of them all.
Here is what Mark wrote, and is now being pilloried for.
Maybe I can help divide the forces attacking the Dark Lord of the Pacific Northwest! Mark Shea is a big boy. He can handle stuff like this without any assistance from Joe Six-Pack, USMC. I mean, he's taken him on for trying to act like a bishop before. But what the heck, Sun Tzu would approve of me working to divide the forces of an aggressor on an ally, so here goes.
Sure, anyone with their head on straight can simply ignore this guy easily, seeing as his venue of choice is YouTube. I'd rather watch Otis Rush play blues guitar over there than listen to another uncharitable rant by Michael Voris.
Back in April, I suggested reading the saints makes more sense. Now, thanks to a tip from a friend of a friend, and the interwebs, I have the video that I hope will make even the most sanguine, and die-hard fan of the Vortex scratch their head and say, What the hell?! It's from way back in October of last year, but somehow, I missed it then. This is painful to watch…
Micheal Voris on the Proper Form of Government
Heh. And you thought I just grabbed the title for this post out of thin air. Thankfully, and I reckon Michael doesn't grasp this, the United States Government isn't a direct democracy. It is a republican form of government and a representative democracy. Perhaps he hasn't read the Constitution, and frankly I wonder if he ever read the Federalist Papers? No. 51 in particular. Importantly, the Church seems pretty pleased with the advent of representative democracy and the freedoms they have given human beings, but what does she know?
Uh-oh, it looks like some pesky stuff from Vatican II. Yep, from Guadium et spes, aka the Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World. Remember my post on that document? Here's a couple of relevant nuggets,
#73. The present keener sense of human dignity has given rise in many parts of the world to attempts to bring about a politico-juridical order which will give better protection to the rights of the person in public life. These include the right freely to meet and form associations, the right to express one's own opinion and to profess one's religion both publicly and privately. The protection of the rights of a person is indeed a necessary condition so that citizens, individually or collectively, can take an active part in the life and government of the state.
#75. It is in full accord with human nature that juridical-political structures should, with ever better success and without any discrimination, afford all their citizens the chance to participate freely and actively in establishing the constitutional bases of a political community, governing the state, determining the scope and purpose of various institutions, and choosing leaders.
Hmmm. I knew I liked the Council for a number of reasons. Go read that whole section on The Life of the Political Community.
Like Mark said in his post on Amazing Grace, I'm not sure why folks listen to Mr.Voris at all. He is my Christian brother too, but this is way over the line. Joe Six-Pack, USMC spent a good part of his life defending his country, and by extension, the Constitution. All those serving in the Armed Forces have taken an oath to uphold and defend it as well. I've even had friends who have been killed while under oath to it.
Nope, if this is "Real Catholic TV," then I'll eat my copy of the Catechism. "Real Crazy TV" seems like a better title to me.
Hey, I've got a better idea! I'll keep my copy of the Catechism (and Gaudium et spes) in good shape and instead, I'll just take my family out to see the final Harry Potter movie.
Creative Minority Report posts, Voris & Shea: Can't We All Just Get Along? How about beers in a rose garden somewhere! —Publius 🙂
UPDATE II: A then, a few days later…
U.S. Military Color Guard with the Colors
and the Papal Flag
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To Train My Family to Pray, And Lead Them By Example
April 28, 2011 By Frank Weathers
-Feast of St. Peter Chanel
Joe Six-Pack, USMC here. Yesterday my family put into practice prayers that they learned a long time ago. You see, a line of storms was forecast to hit our area, and everyone took them seriously.
Wednesday nights are when many parishes hold their C.C.D. classes for the kids. That's an abbreviation for Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes. The teachers called the house and informed us that due to the weather forecasts, classes for tonight would be cancelled.
Remember when you were in school and classes were cancelled due to snow? That is the kind of jubilation that my kids reacted with when we received this news. Cart-wheels and high-fives all around! And then Joe Six-Pack crashed the party with, "Well, since C.C.D. is cancelled, we'll be praying the Rosary tonight." Dad can be such a killjoy at times, 'tis true.
Emeril!
But I'm a Dad, and I have always been a Christian Dad, the one who taught my children to pray the Our Father even when I knew it only as "the Lord's Prayer." And now that I'm a Catholic Dad? Well, I'm not quite the Emeril Lagasse of prayer, but I've definitely cranked it up another notch. Bam! Or as we say it around these parts (East Gallilee, er I mean Tennessee), Bhayum!
How scary was the weather? Well, let's just say that my 15 year old son sent me a text before I headed home from work with the following words: "Be safe Daddy." I don't think he's called me "Daddy" for three of four years now. Scary weather forecasts will do that to a kid, and even to an adult. "Abba" is "Daddy" as I recall, and Our Lord even pointed that out to the Apostles.
I texted him back that I would be fine, because it was early yet and the cells hadn't arrived. When I got home, I noticed my wife had prepped some chicken drumsticks for grilling. So I did the only thing that a man could do: I put on my poncho and grilled them. A man has got to eat, and he has to feed his family. Pretty basic stuff, right? I even had a beer while I was cookin'. My motto is "one beer, per man, per day" and I don't let the weather interrupt that. Ever.
Solid Oak!
So, we were finishing up our dinner, which we ate in the formal dining room because the kitchen table was covered with stuff from our pantry. Remember the stairs I built? Sheesh, that seems like a hundred years ago. They climb over the pantry below, and as I built them with oak treads, with nails, glue, and screws to boot, I know the safest place in the house is right underneath the stairs. The pantry, then, doubles as the stronghold of Casa del Weathers. My wife had made more room for us in case we needed to hit the stronghold. Smart woman! That's why I married her.
As I was helping myself to another drumstick and more cheese mashed potatoes, I asked my youngest son to get me a beer. My daughter informed me that she had already gotten me a beer earlier and I said, "yes, but today I'll have another, because "the Extreme" is thirsty tonight. See, we watched the movie Twister a few weeks back to prepare for Spring. I had joked about being "the Extreme" while I was grillin' too. "I betcha didn't know your Dad was 'the Extreme,'" I said, but she shot back "oh yes I do!" Then the phone rang, the CCD teacher called to scrub the mission for tonight, and the jubilation and high-fives reined supreme.
That is, until "the Extreme" said, "Well, since C.C.D. is cancelled, we'll be praying the Rosary tonight." The natives were not happy. But I outrank them, see, and when an extra hour gets freed up to practice our faith, I grab it. And then the first storm cell made it's presence felt, and we headed into the strong-hold, just like in the movie Thunderheart. And trust me, hearts were thundering in the pantry at this point.
We didn't have time to grab our rosaries, but after years of training, we didn't need them. And that is the point of this post. In the Marines, we trained constantly in peace-time and during war-time. Training is non-stop; "it ain't training, unless it's raining." And when we were in the pantry, the prayer training we had been practicing all these years, paid off. Did our prayers stop the storm? Stop tornadoes from ripping our house apart? I don't know. Many who prayed lost their homes and businesses in Alabama.
No. The praying did what nothing else can do. It provided comfort and courage during the worst storms we have ever lived through. Did you see the news that some atheists are calling for atheist chaplains to minister to them in the military? I'm not sure what good that would do, or in what way they can be ministered to by atheist chaplains. "Worried are you? Here you go lad, read a little of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and be of good cheer." Hmmm.
Here is what we did instead. In the stronghold, we held hands and we prayed the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. And when the storm abated, we sang the Gloria and left our refuge. Twenty minutes later, we went right back in and did it all again. We even said the Nicene Creed, after I botched the Apostles Creed (rookie!). We sang the Gloria again though, which we all know by heart.
At one point, I noticed that my daughter had stopped praying with us. She started listening to the ruckus that was going on outside instead. I noted the signs of panic in her eyes, and her tears started flowing as her fears rose up. As the boys and my wife kept praying loudly, I reached for her hand and said,
"Honey, I need you to keep praying. We all need you to pray along with us."
She squeezed my hand, and mentally and physically she backed away from the precipice of fear and panic, and joined the rest of us in saying our prayers. She had faith in me, see, just like she did when I helped her learn to swim in the deep end of the pool, or ride her bicycle without training wheels.
But the faith isn't in me, but in the example I was setting. And she knows that now more than ever. Her faith, our faith, is in the Lord. And we cried out to Him in the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. And no matter what happened that night to our property or our bodies, the importance of why we pray was apparent to her, and to all of us. We cried out to our Heavenly Daddy, "Abba Father!" because we need His compassion and peace when our courage is tried.
We were like the sleeping disciples who woke up on the boat in a storm on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:34-41). We cried out to the Lord, like they did, and our souls were comforted. I'm not going to go into much more detail. Suffice it to say, "you play the way you practice." And when it comes to prayer, when you practice it during the peaceful times, and you or you children think it is a waste of time, or boring, and even pointless, keep at it.
Because when the trying times arrive, as they most certainly will, all that peacetime prayer training will pay off.
Because the Beggar Just Might Be an Angel
-Feast of St. Marian
This morning it is raining in my neck of the woods. It was accompanied by thunder and lightning, and yet it was a gentle and warm rain. As I was pulling into the parking garage, I noticed the trolley bus was pulling up to the stop outside. Good, I thought. I won't have to walk in the rain.
But as it turns out, this particular bus driver is one of the impatient ones. As I was walking towards the exit of the garage, he motored off. Truthfully, I didn't think much of this because I usually walk up to the office anyway. I just opened up my umbrella and kept on going, like the fellow in Merle Keller's painting here.
My walk takes me by the new bus transit center that was opened recently. As I stood at the cross walk waiting for the light to change, I noticed with some amusement that a brand new sign proclaimed that our town was designated a "Solar City" by the Department of Energy. This must be because of the lone solar panel at work at the bus station. It's the only one I've seen in town.
As it was raining, there were only a few of us walking. Pretty soon I learned why I was walking too. I noticed a man up ahead coming towards the station as I was walking past it. By his appearance, and by the reception he was getting from the other pedestrians, I knew he was a homeless person. Most treat them like lepers, but I no longer do.
As he approached me now, he asked if he could ask me a question, and to his great surprise I said Sure. You would have thought I had given him $1000. He asked if he could step under my umbrella as he talked and I said Absolutely. By now, you're thinking I have a death wish or something, right?
Then he just thanked me for even noticing him. He said that most whom he approached wouldn't even look at him. That is the "homeless person equals leper" effect at work. It's not a new phenomenon, having been around forever. He didn't want to give me a sob story or anything, he said, but he only wanted to ask me if I would give him a blessing.
Having no money on me, I tried to give him my apple and orange but he insisted that he only wanted a blessing and nothing more. I agreed to this immediately and I told him I would pray for him right away. I asked him for his name and he told me, "Vernon."
"Vernon," I said, "I will keep you in my prayers." He thanked me profusely, stepped out from under my umbrella, and continued his walk towards the bus station. I resumed my walk towards the office, but now with mental prayers rising up to heaven for Vernon.
I had never seen Vernon before, and quite honestly that is the case with most of my encounters with the homeless. No "regulars," just passing strangers. In a post yesterday, I wrote that I don't spend much energy worrying about things I cannot have an effect on. But I'm also well aware of these words written by St. Teresa of Avila,
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Could I change Vernon's life by merely acknowledging his presence? It's possible. Will my prayers for Vernon be answered? Undoubtedly yes, and I'll never know to what effect. Chalk this up to my faith in "Son Power."
Why did I talk to Vernon? Because the homeless, the beggars on the streets, are people that have a name. They are people with a story, and with wants and needs. And they are like you and me, except we are one tragedy removed from being in their shoes. Would it surprise you that they may just want a hug?
Maybe I was like the lone solar panel in my town which makes the whole enchilada a "Solar City." The one bit of yeast helping the whole loaf to rise. It's Lent, and Lent is for alms giving. This is what we do. Ayn Rand, with her leaven of the Pharisees, wouldn't like it one bit. So I knew it was the right thing to do.
St. Francis gives his mantle
to a beggar
Perhaps Vernon is an angel in disguise. St. Francis of Assisi, even before his conversion, handled beggars like this,
He was not one of those typical society men who hardly have a penny to give a beggar, but willingly spend their hundreds on a champagne feast. His way of thinking was the following: "If I am generous, yes, even extravagant with my friends who at the best only say 'thanks' to me for them, or repay me with another invitation, how much greater grounds have I for alms giving which God himself has promised to repay a hundredfold?"
This was the inspiring life thought of the Middle Ages, which here carried out the genially literal and genially naive translation of the words of the gospel: "As long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me." Francis knew — as the whole Middle Ages knew it — that not even a glass of cold water, given by the disciples, would remain unpaid and unrewarded by the Master.
Therefore a pang went through his heart when, one day as there was a crowd in the shop, and he was in a hurry to get through, he had sent a beggar away. "If this man had come from one of my friends," said he to himself, "from Count this or Baron that, he would have got what he asked for. Now he comes from the King of kings and from the Lord of lords, and I let him go away empty-handed. I even gave him a repelling word." And he determined from that day on to give to every one who asked him in God's name — per amor di Dio, as the Italian beggars still are wont to say.
And so have I. I don't have much in a material way to give. Just some spare change, or an apple and an orange, or an uneaten lunch. But "hey brother, can you spare a prayer?" will always be answered in the affirmative and always given freely (even when it isn't asked for).
For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies IV
April 1, 2011 By Frank Weathers
-Feast of St. Hugh of Grenoble
It's roughly the midpoint of Lent. Unlike last Friday, when we were celebrating a Solemnity, we are back to abstaining from meat today. But no worries. I've always been fond of fish tacos, so that is what's on the menu at Casa del Weathers tonight. And there is beer to go with them, for the adults anyway, so all is well.
Tonight's feature presentation is Lilies of the Field starring Sidney Poitier. Poitier won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this film in 1964. I never saw it though because I was a baby in swaddling clothes around that time.
But I've always liked Poitier's work. For example: Blackboard Jungle, The Bedford Incident, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. I also liked him in To Sir with Love and They Call Me MISTER Tibbs. Come to think of it, I don't think there is a single movie I've seen him in that I did not like.
So what is this film about? Based on a true story that was fictionalized as a novel by William Edmund Barret, the story is about one Homer Smith and a group of nuns he stumbles upon. Out of luck, and out of work, he stops to put some water in his radiator at a farm in Arizona while heading westward to find construction work. The farm just happens to be run by a gaggle of transplanted East German nuns from the Sisters of Walburga.
As it turns out, this is a match made in heaven and brought together on earth. Homer isn't to sure about all this, bun the nuns are. Have a look at the trailer (and prepare to be sucked in for the whole enchilada).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCEWzXTk8_k
Are you humming the tune "Amen" yet? Head to your usual video outlets, or watch this on You Tube or over at Gloria.tv in its entirety.
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According to Pat Lawless, Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse Orange landed their second player in the 2019 recruiting class by getting 6'10 center John Bol Ajok in the boat. He's one big fish.
Ajok, a three star recruit, is ranked as the 61st best center in the class according to 247sports.
This should not alarm any Syracuse fans regarding their pursuit of Akok Akok. The Orange could be taking two more players in this class, potentially more if Frank Howard or Jalen Carey have a big season and jump early.
Unfortunately I could not find any video on Ajok.


Off Huia Road at Pt Chevalier is a wall, between the supermarket carpark and the local community centre. While yes, I do photograph murals, fading and otherwise, and hope they don't vanish, truly -- this one has seen much better days.
In conjunction with Creative Communities NZ and the Auckland Council, the Pt Chevalier Community Centre is creating a brand new, permanent public artwork to run along the wall between the centre and Countdown supermarket. Facilitated by local artist, Zoë Nash, this six-month project involves lots of community input and participation, and will culminate in an exciting collaboration with a public celebration towards the middle of June. The work will commemorate the Pt Chevalier area and explore its history, landscape, architecture, culture and heritage. Any local residents who wish to participate in the creation of the work are very welcome. No artistic experience is necessary. There will be a series of open, public meetings held at the community centre to provide overview about the project and explain how you can become involved. There is also a public questionnaire which will be available from both the community centre and the library that you are encouraged to fill in. Zoë is keen to hear from anyone who would like to take part or who has interesting photographs, stories and memorabilia about Pt Chev.
For more information please contact the Pt Chevalier Community Centre on 846-1094 or contact Zoë on 021 175 3713.
Readers -- please feel free to pass the questionnaire link, and anything else in the post, to your networks.


Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to Donald Trump, has been ridiculed after criticizing the media for failing to report a terror attack which never actually happened.
After describing the inauguration crowd metrics as "alternative facts," Conway has this time been mocked for inventing the 'Bowling Green massacre' in an apparent effort to justify Trump's controversial immigration executive order.
.@KellyannePolls says that 2 Iraqi refugees "were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre."
Speaking to MSNBC, the president's senior aide cited the fictional massacre in an effort to compare Trump's seven country travel ban with former president Barack Obama's six-month slowdown of processing Iraqi refugees in 2011.
"I bet it's brand new information to people that President Obama had a six-month ban on the Iraqi refugee program after two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre," Conway said.
Conway was referring to two men from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who were arrested for sending money and weapons to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The two are currently serving life sentences after being convicted on federal terrorism charges.
While the two men had previously fought as insurgents in Iraq and admitted to using improvised explosive devices (IEDS) against US soldiers, they did not carry out any terror attacks in the US.
"Neither was charged with plotting attacks within the United States," the Department of Justice said in 2012.
It goes without saying that the internet had a lot of fun with Conway's gaff, with Bowling Green Massacre trending on Twitter.
Before the day is out, Trump will recall seeing thousands of Muslims celebrating the Bowling Green massacre.
A Bowling Green Massacre Fund was even set up to help the 'victims.' The donations link redirected to the ACLU.
Gonna hold a fundraiser for the victims of the Bowling Green Massacre. How does February 30th work for everyone?
Some were angry that the president's senior advisor would diminish the tragedy of real terrorist attacks by making one up.
@joesonka@KellyannePolls Why didn't Matthews ask what the hell she was talking about?
Creative social media users were inspired to combine Bowling Green massacre jokes with other false statements made by the Trump administration.
Saddened and sickened by Frederick Douglass' silence surrounding the Bowling Green Massacre.
how funny would it be if Brian Williams tweeted "and there I was, covering the Bowling Green Massacre"


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Manchester Council
Pothole repairs, Deansgate masterplan and Mayfield regeneration - items signed off by the council this week
Manchester council's executive discussed highways, school places, development masterplans and more on Wednesday morning
Mari EcclesLocal Democracy Reporting Service
Manchester Town Hall (Image: Derek Stuart-Cole)
Manchester council's executive met on Wednesday morning to discuss highways, school places, development masterplans and more.
Here are the items they signed off:
Deansgate's Ramada masterplan
The Ramada Hotel
The latest version of this masterplan has been two decades in the making. It sees a large open space fronting Deansgate, a 5* hotel, and bars and restaurants along the river.
It went out to public consultation earlier this year and got broadly positive feedback from the few people who responded.
That was except for Historic England, which said the skyscrapers proposed at the edge of the plot could have an 'overbearing' impact on the nearby listed cathedral.
Council leader Richard Leese said: "Most of the responses probably reflect what comes at the next stage of the planning process which is a detailed plan for the site rather than the overall strategic framework."
Issues to be addressed, he said, would be 'public realm and access to the river'.
Mayfield framework
New image of the planned new Mayfield park, opposite Piccadilly station
Another council vision that was approved on Wednesday morning was the Mayfield regeneration framework, plans which would include housing and commercial development in the city centre, and a giant park constructed opposite Piccadilly. It would see the industrial area around Mayfield split into six districts and include restored pathways and footbridges over an opened-up river.
Leese said that the plans gave a 'rare opportunity' to remodel a city centre area of 'some scale', while at the same time retaining a historic building – the Mayfield depot.
He said that housing affordability had been raised as an issue but he said there was 'sufficient scale' to have a 'broad mix of housing within the area'.
Highways programme
Hundreds of potholes are to be fixed (Image: Dominic Salter)
Moves to fix Manchester's roads were thwarted earlier this year when bad weather slowed down the works.
But now plans to repair 300 roads in the city over the next two years have been approved by the executive. The report detailing the full list cites Rusholme and the city centre as areas with a large number of roads to be resurfaced this year, with Harpurhey a district slated for many resurfacings from April next year. According to the list, Withington, Crumpsall and Burnage should see many of their highways preventatively treated this year.
Councillor Angeliki Stogia said the state of roads is one of the top concerns of residents and said that some plans are already in place for the year after next, too.
SEN school places
More than £20 million is going to be spent creating school places
More than £20 million is going to be spent creating school places for children with special educational needs and behavioural problems to cope with the rising demand, after the executive backed the recommendation this morning.
There's a shortage among both sets of pupils and now town hall bosses are looking to expand and refurbish existing schools and open new ones.
Councillor Luthfur Rahman said that 'this government since 2010 has severely under-invested in education and children and young people'.
"Particularly in Manchester we've seen a severe level of under-investment in schools so we're having to do that to meet the SEND demand in our city," he added.
A company providing help and support to care leavers will be set up (Image: PA)
A company providing help and support to care leavers will be set up after the executive gave proposals the green light.
The council is currently responsible for 750 care leavers, but it's estimated that there are around 250 additional young people between the ages of 21 and 25 who could request a service.
Councillor Garry Bridges said that the report to council outlines a 'new, bold way' of running the service. It was identified by Ofsted in 2014 and 2017 as an area that needed to improve, and Bridges said 'it would be better to achieved through a wholly-owned company'.
"Young people themselves are very central to how it would run," with a care leaver sitting on the management board, he said. It's expected to be up and running in six months' time.
Affordable housing viability tools
The executive agreed to take another look at 'viability assessments' (Image: PA)
Developers that say they can't build affordable homes as part of their plans will soon have to prove it, after the executive agreed to take another look at 'viability assessments'.
These are tools used by companies to argue they can't afford to include cheaper homes in their projects.
It's essentially likely to mean that companies will have to publish their paperwork, although firms might be able to ask that commercially-sensitive information is removed.
Councillor Stogia said that the motion which triggered the move reflects Mancunians' concerns about whether developers are investing in the community, and where they don't, if there is compelling evidence that can be shared.
Leisure plans
The executive gave the green light to a physical exercise strategy that aims to get inactive people exercising (Image: PA)
Finally, the executive gave the green light to a physical exercise strategy that aims to get inactive people exercising and encourage young people to engage through parental education.
The Manchester Active strategy will see a focus on inclusive, community-led initiatives as the three major public funders of sport and physical activity (Health, Sport England and Manchester City Council) collaborate.
The report prepared for councillors said that a 'working budget of £3.7m' per year is being 'reviewed', but says 'crucially the funding provided to it will be contained within the existing budget that the Council has for Sport and Leisure Services'.
And it said that the new 'single system' approach will 'contribute to the savings target' over the next two years.


Today we are talking about Spring Break. We are sharing some of our favorite places to go and how to book a vacation while saving money. Plus, we are highlighting the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. So, whether your spouse is deployed or home, join us.


Have you ever tried to buy a RuneScape account online and get hijacked? How to avoid this kind of scam? Always try to make your own accounts! Even if you want to buy 2007 rs gold or RS account, make sure the seller is not a scammer!
I heard the story that a player bought a RS account and got hijacked, "Ok so I bought a runescape account the other day for £80 and the seller hacked back the account. I have tried to get a refund on paypal and the transaction is currently in place." The buyer is now in hurry to process the refund and wanting his money back. Usually when paying with Paypal, the buyers are able to receive his refund after proposing a dispute if he is luck enough!
And here today, we are discussing the scam and hot to avoid the scam. As you have known or experienced that there are users buying/selling accounts almost anywhere on RuneScape, among which a lot of them are hackers. Like the above, they may easily get your account hacked back, or hijacked with cleared of money. Account buying/selling is against the game rules, both the buyer and seller are reportable to Jagex!
In order to protect your fortune, always try to make your own accounts rather then buying. Even if you prefer to buy an account or other game items and 07 rs gold online, make sure to buy from decent and 100% trusted buyer, and remember to change your password immediately after you received the account!


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By-Polls: The Message for Modi
By Mayank Singh
Will Narendra Modi live up to the heightened expectations?
India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can ignore its defeat in the by-polls only to its peril. The loss of the BJP ally Apna Dal's seat in the state assembly to the Samajwadi Party is particularly galling. The assembly is in Varanasi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency.
The reasons that a segment of Modi's voters drifted away from the BJP needs serious introspection. The BJP could take the easy way out and go along with media pundits blaming Yogi Adityanath's campaign based on "Love Jihad" for its electoral debacle. Adityanath's campaign might not have been what the BJP wants to be perceived as, but to hold him singularly responsible for the debacle would be doing a disservice to the party. It would be equally preposterous to go into panic mode over the opposition's hullabaloo regarding the people rejecting Modi's model of development and governance.
The Modi Factor
The BJP's poor performance in the by-polls reaffirms the fact that its dominance in the general elections was primarily attributed to the Modi "wave."
People exasperated with the egregious governance of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saw Modi as a leader, who had transformed Gujarat and developed the state into a model of development and good governance. He was a study in contrast to Singh's supine and scam-ridden government. Decisive, strong-willed and incorruptible, Modi was visualized as a leader who could lift India from the economic and social morass that it found itself stuck under Singh. A youthful demography favored Modi, as his development plank appealed to the youth who wanted a way out of the economic doldrums, which has in turn led to stagnation in employment generation.
Modi's charisma even demolished the entrenched caste divide, which had become the bane of the Indian political system. The BJP's spectacular performance in Uttar Pradesh (UP), winning 73 of 80 seats, exemplified that the Modi "wave" had demolished the caste citadel.
On the flip side, the "Modi factor" glossed over the inherent functional weaknesses of the BJP in states like UP. The party, which had been in a comatose state in UP during the previous decade because of infighting among senior leaders and their failure to connect with the common people, appeared to have overcome its shortcomings. But, truth be told, it was only Modi's charisma that ensured the BJP reaped a rich electoral harvest. Volunteers associated with the campaign were witness to senior party functionaries staying aloof from the electorate because of their unwillingness to face the common people. These functionaries even made subtle attempts to sabotage the efforts of party leaders who were brought in from outside the state to resuscitate a dormant BJP in UP. The common people overlooked their state leaders' apathy in their urge to bring Modi to power. It can be safely said that the BJP won UP over, despite its local leadership.
Senior national leaders, who were witnesses to the indifference of local leaders toward local problems, assured the people of change in the party structure, which would be inevitable once Modi assumed power. However, with Modi engaged in restructuring governance and the party itself facing a transition period, the change has failed to materialize.
The BJP needs to realize that the era of playing politics from the comfort of lounges and only making physical appearances during elections is over.
The BJP party structure in UP, like that of other parties, has become incestuous, leading to a deficiency of fresh blood infusions. Prescription to the dynasty cult has resulted in the party losing touch with the people. The dilapidation of the party has ensured that the common people have lost hope in the BJP. Indians, therefore, reverted to the time-tested caste politics, which favors the regional parties like the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party during assembly elections. Bereft of any national accountability, regional parties played to the populist gallery, even at the cost of damaging the state's interest.
Without any further ado, the BJP needs to take a serious look at its local units which, in the absence of any policy directives and programs from the state leaders, have become defunct. Local leaders need to be compelled to connect with the people and assist them in finding solutions to their grievances. In a striking example of the dysfunctional leadership in the BJP, not a single leader has taken to the street to protest against the abominable power situation in UP and Varanasi. If three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), one Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) and the mayor of Varanasi — all of whom belong to the BJP — do not bother to venture out of their living rooms while the common people suffer due to prolonged power cuts, it would be foolhardy to expect Indians to extend political support to the BJP, despite Modi.
The BJP needs to realize that the era of playing politics from the comfort of lounges and only making physical appearances during elections is over. Modi's victory itself is a prime example of hard work and sincerity paying electoral dividends. The Modi factor cannot be expected to act as an antidote to every problem resulting from a terminally ill local leadership.
Modi's direct connection with the people was the most remarkable aspect of the general elections. Volunteers from all spheres of life — medical professionals, government officials, bankers, housewives and students — pitched in during Modi's campaign. In what was reminiscent of the Indian independence struggle, people came together with the sole motive of changing a system they perceived as unfair to the meritorious, and tilted in favor of the influential. The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty became the symbol of promises that had gone awry. Former PM Singh was seen as a symptom of this venal politics. The gathering of hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Varanasi during Modi's nomination was a spontaneous outburst of this people power — opposition claims of "managed" crowds notwithstanding.
It was this yearning for change that overcame the inherent flaws in the BJP's internal mechanism. People returned to the cities where they were registered as voters to ensure Modi's victory. The BJP's candidate became irrelevant. It was Modi the people wanted to succeed.
Therefore, the biggest problem Modi has confronted is the heightened expectations of the people. While they have the patience to give Modi and his team the time to rectify the bigger picture of defense, economy and foreign affairs, it is the management of smaller issues that has the potential to hurt the BJP.
The absence of law and order and the terrible power situation remains a major concern in UP. Although these issues are state subjects, the expectations from Modi have been raised to an extent that people expect his government to alleviate these problems. If the government does not improve critical issues, people revert to the political utilization of the caste system, which ostensibly acts a buffer for their protection from misgovernance. State assembly elections were a manifestation of this ailment.
The Bhumihar caste, which refused to support the Congress party candidate Ajay Rai on the basis of caste affinity during this year's general elections and stayed firm with Modi, voted in good numbers for Ramakant Singh, an independent candidate in Rohania. Ramakant, a small-time strong man, supposedly acts as a protector for his caste people from the deprivation of other strong men who run amok because of lack of law and order. The BJP, with its effete local leadership, fails to stand up for the harassed citizen and thereby loses the moral right to seek votes during elections. It is this distribution of votes by infusion of the caste-based voting that will continue to hurt the BJP in state elections.
Shedding the Status Quo
State issues are not the only ones hurting the prime minister's mandate. Modi's ministers could sully his reputation as a fair administrator because of their mismanagement of governance. Since Modi has handpicked the ministers, the consequences of even one error of judgment would fall on him.
People who voted for Modi had opted for change – a change that would help a "tea seller" fulfill his destiny. India is at a crossroads with the establishment alarmed by Modi, who threatens their existence as he pushes forward with reforms in governance.
The appointment of a new chairperson to the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) has been one such debatable decision. The political affiliations of this newly appointed person toward the Aam Aadmi Party are no secret. This individual is an acknowledged Modi baiter. The appointment has raised the eyebrows of even Modi loyalists. Evidently, the appointment was carried through by chicanery by advisers of the Human Resource Development Ministry by concealing facts. This apathy in key appointments, which was the hallmark of the Singh government, will disillusion Modi supporters who expect him to rise above the rigmarole in governance.
The Indian education system requires sincere academics, whose credentials are beyond dispute rather than average academicians and bureaucrats with the "correct" connections. Such academicians are flag bearers of the status quo mentality that has failed the education system terribly. This ilk is apt at changing its stripes and is comfortable with any political establishment, irrespective of its ideology.
The education system needs vision to stop the continuous brain drain among students. Self-serving political appointees are not the remedy for a collapsing system. India has performed miserably in its effort to establish world-class universities, a fact evident in the absence of acknowledgement of any Indian educational institution at the international level. Scrounging at the bottom of the barrel because of personal connections while appointing institutional heads will push the education system closer to the abyss.
People who voted for Modi had opted for change – a change that would help a "tea seller" fulfill his destiny. India is at a crossroads with the establishment alarmed by Modi, who threatens their existence as he pushes forward with reforms in governance. But the indulgence of his ministers toward the traditional ruling class could derail the reformist agenda.
India voted for Modi, the game changer. It is time he changes the game for his government and party. Time, in politics as in life, waits for nobody.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Fair Observer's editorial policy.
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Is Apartment Investment and Management Company [AIV] Stock Is Still Just for Futuristic Bulls at this Point?
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Over the past three months, Apartment Investment and Management Company [AIV] ended the trading day at $41.08 and exhibited a change of 4.80% with a 24 hour trading and reached upto the volume of 1.70M compared to its recorded trading volume of 2.41 million. AIV generated a 1 year amount change with -25.12%. Though for Principal markets a year is counted as a long time period. By having a look at the most recent performance of this stock, in the last week its amount moved by 2.29% with an amount shift of 22.88% over the last month.
On 2, December 2020, Aimco Confirms It Received a Conditional Non-Binding Indication of Interest That is Grossly Inadequate and Will Proceed with the Separation of AIR and Aimco. According to news published on Yahoo Finance, Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE: AIV) ("Aimco") confirmed that it received a conditional non-binding indication of interest to purchase Aimco. Aimco announced that its board of directors unanimously determined the proposal is grossly inadequate and not in the best interest of Aimco and its stockholders, and that Aimco will proceed with the previously announced separation of Aimco and Apartment Income REIT Corp. ("AIR"). Aimco further stated that it does not intend to make any additional comments on this matter unless and until it deems further disclosure is required.
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The most recent analyst activity for Apartment Investment and Management Company [NYSE:AIV] stock was on September 14, 2020, when it was Upgrade with a Neutral rating from BofA Securities. Before that, on September 18, 2020, Citigroup Recapitulated a Sell rating and elevated its amount target to $33. On September 09, 2020, Goldman Downgrade a Neutral rating and plunged its price target on this stock from $48 to $41. On June 18, 2020, SunTrust Upgrade a Buy rating and increased its price target to $44. On June 12, 2020, Raymond James Downgrade a Mkt perform rating. On May 19, 2020, Mizuho Downgrade a Neutral rating and boosted its amount on this stock to $37. On May 18, 2020, BofA/Merrill Downgrade an Underperform rating.
In the past 52 weeks of trading, this stock has oscillated between a low of $24.53 and a peak of $55.68. Right now, according to Wall Street analyst the average 12-month amount target is $47.18. At the most recent market close, shares of Apartment Investment and Management Company [NYSE:AIV] were valued at $41.08. According to the average price forecast, investors can expect a potential return of 31.78%.
Apartment Investment and Management Company [NYSE:AIV] most recently reported quarterly sales of 215.46 billion, which represented growth of -6.20%. This publicly-traded organization's revenue is $962,415 per employee, while its income is $498,399 per employee. This company's Gross Margin is currently 65.90%, its Operating Margin is 13.30%, its Pretax Margin is +55.22, and its Net Margin is +51.79. Continuing to look at profitability, this corporation's Return on Assets, Equity, Whole Principal & invested Principal is sitting at 7.27, 27.21, -0.19 and 8.04 respectively.
If looking now at the Principal structure of this organization, it shows its whole liability to the whole Principal at 71.93 and the whole liability to whole assets at 66.82. It shows enduring liability to the whole principal at 69.15 and enduring liability to assets at 0.64 while looking for an extended time period.
Readers are usually of view to make a close observation to the indicators that support and make resistance before moving to any particular stock. As of now, the company's stock is sitting at 37.92 points at 1st support level, the second support level is making up to 36.65. But as of 1st resistance point, this stock is sitting at 39.92 and at 40.65 for 2nd resistance point.
Apartment Investment and Management Company [AIV] reported its earnings at -$0.17 per share in the fiscal quarter closing of 9/29/2020. Comparing the previous quarter ending of 6/29/2020, the stated earnings were $0.26 calling estimates for $0.02/share with the difference of 0.24 depicting the surprise of 1,200.00%.
Now if looking for a valuation of this stock's amount to sales ratio it's 8.36, it's amount to book ratio is 4.32 and showing 46.50 of P/E (TTM) ratio.
The most recent insider trade was by Rayis John D, Director, and it was the purchase of 27.0 shares on May 29. NELSON KATHLEEN M., the Director, completed a sale of 3000.0 shares on Mar 25. On Mar 04, Bezzant John E, Executive Vice President, completed a sale of 25429.0 shares.
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