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Tale of Hurley: Making of "Lost's" Unlikely Hero
By Craig Wittler
Published Apr 13, 2010 at 2:13 AM | Updated at 2:30 AM EDT on Apr 13, 2010
Jorge Garcia represents the heart of "Lost."
The first time we saw Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, five minutes into the first episode of ABC's "Lost," he was standing, stunned but relatively uninjured, looking at the wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815 when he was called over by Dr. Jack Shephard to keep an eye on a very pregnant Claire.
Moments later, all three were running for their lives as a wing section fell and exploded. Thus we were introduced to the XXL, curly-haired and T-shirt wearing dude who says "dude" a lot, and who would become the most lovable character on a TV series that doesn't know the meaning of the word lovable.
The good dude
When Jorge Garcia, who plays Hurley, first went in to audition for "Lost," the producers happily recognized him from "Curb Your Enthusiasm," on which he had played a drug dealer with whom creator and star Larry David made a comically awkward street deal. In the two-minute scene, Garcia mostly played straight man to David's failed attempts to be cool, but he had made a very good impression on J.J. Abrams and company.
But Hurley has far less in the way of street-smarts than that character, or the mischief-making dude in the diner he had played in the last season of Ted Danson's "Becker" sitcom, his only other regular TV role. Those roles were closer to the self-centered con man Sawyer, which was the role Garcia originally read for. And some of Hurley's most memorable moments have been confrontations with Sawyer, showing off the obvious differences between the two.
Hurley is, at his core, one of most decent of the show's characters. The drama of his pre-island past was not marked by deceptions, crimes or acts of violence, but rather his own insecurity. He's no rock star, addict or war interrogator, making him easier to relate to.
John Locke may have had an even more humble past and an obviously more dramatic revival on the island, but his headstrong search for purpose ultimately cost him his life, and the Man in Black is now using Locke's body, leaving Hurley, the unlikely hero, as the true heart and soul of the show.
Sensible relief
If Hurley was intended as a comic relief character, he has been one to be laughed with, not at. If anything, he is recognized as the show's voice of common sense. From the beginning, while others were dealing with their various personal dramas, he was dealing with practical matters from the distribution of food to a census of the survivors, as well as trying to keep up morale. In the most lighthearted scene of the first season, he used a found golf bag to arrange (in his words) "the first — and hopefully last — Island Open."
His skill at making the best of a bad situation often asserted itself in very entertaining ways. After he time traveled back to 1977, he started working on a rewrite of the "Star Wars" sequels that hadn't been made yet. (Knowing Hurley, he probably would have done better than George Lucas did.)
And his confusion with some of the show's more outlandish plot twists mirrors that of the average viewer, and often has been used to prompt an explanation from a more authoritative character. His not-so-eloquent explanation to his mother of what had happened on the island sounded just like how many of us might sum up the first four seasons.
Making his own luck
Overcoming his fears has been a major recurring theme in Hurley's story.
His belief that the numbers he won a multimillion-dollar lottery with (4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42) were cursed was what placed him on the ill-fated Oceanic Flight 815 to begin with. But he put all that behind him after the crash (knowing what we know now, a courageous choice), at least until he realized that his numbers were central to the island's strange mythology.
When he revived the engine of an abandoned van as the vehicle rolled down a steep hill toward a wall of rocks, it was more than a cliffhanger — it was his opportunity to break free from the curse and make his own luck. That success led to an act of heroism when he used the van to help rescue three of the survivors being held captive by the Island's "Others."
And after being literally haunted by the ghosts of dead Losties during his time off the island, he has come to terms with his connection to the departed (even his "hallucinatory friend" Dave from long before the island may turn out to be a ghost). Hurley has become the conduit — and a central player — for the recently departed Jacob to fight the Man in Black in what will likely be the final confrontation.
Heartbreak Hurley
If, as some theorize, the island is really hell, then it's clear that Hurley doesn't belong there. While many of the misfortunes of the large cast of characters are tied, directly or ironically, to their own sins, his misfortunes seem truly undeserved, adding to the sympathy toward him.
Most of the audience cheered him along when he found romance with tail-section survivor Libby, and her sudden and senseless death was one of the most shocking and tragic in the series. (So far, at least. The final few episodes are promising a high mortality rate.)
At least in the semi-parallel universe often referred to as the "flash sideways," in which the Flight 815 crash never happened, Hurley avoided the post-lottery curse and considers himself "the luckiest man on Earth." And that may be where he gets to live happily ever after with Libby, if the flash sideways universe has any "ever after" (and that's questionable, after what happened to Sun).
A second-season episode used the title "Everybody Hates Hugo" (referring to his insecurities rather than any real hatred). Now, a few weeks before the series finale, the producers have appropriately titled the last Hurley-centric show the more appropriate "Everybody Loves Hugo."
Whether intended as irony or just an homage to Ray Romano's old sitcom (not likely), for most devoted "Lost" fans, it's totally true, dude.
Craig Wittler is a media writer in central California.

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Ferry Crashes in Lower Manhattan
Published at 10:45 am on January 9, 2013
A rush hour commuter ferry with more than 300 passengers aboard crashed Wednesday as it approached a Wall Street pier, injuring as many as 50 people, authorities said.
An injured passenger of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry is aided by New York City firefighters The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during the morning rush hour, injuring more than 70 people on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
New York City firefighters remove an injured passenger of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during the morning rush hour, injuring more than 50 people.
Map of Seastreak ferry from New Jersey to Manhattan.
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South Street is blocked off by emergency vehicles near the scene of a ferry crash in lower Manhattan.
The Seastreak ferry crashed Wednesday morning into Pier 11 in Manhattan.
View of the ferry from Chopper 4.
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A ferry rider is carried out on a stretcher.
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A wide shot of the damage to the Seastreak ferry in Manhattan.
The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during the morning rush.
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Chopper 4 captures aerials of the triage center as emergency personnel assist victims of the ferry crash.
A ferry rider is brought up to a fire department bus in lower Manhattan.
A hole is torn near the bow of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry after it banged into the mooring as it arrived at a pier in New York's financial district Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Police and fire officials say 30 to 50 people were injured when the ferry struck a dock during the morning rush hour. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
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Start simple and keep it simple: Robinhood was founded on the premise that retail customers should have zero commission (free) trading and it is backed by the idea that the technology should be "fast, dead simple, and just works." As a result, Robinhood needs just 250 employees to support 5 million customers while one of their more traditional competitors has over 4,000 in headcount to support half as many customers.
Make maximum use of open source and public cloud resources: Maximizing the incredible power of open source and cloud, Robinhood was able to develop its first platform by using just two DevOps people. Rather than reinventing the wheel, the company utilized ready-built components for complex tasks such as fraud detection.
Listen to the customer and put things in their terms: Robinhood looked to deliver investing on customers terms and their "app simple" philosophy resonates with millennials: over 75% of their users are under 35 years old. A great example of approaching a new product from the point of view of the customer can be found in their Robinhood Gold product, a margin trading service that was launched in 2016. Traditional competitors charge a percentage interest rate for trading on margin and Robinhood found that this was confusing and unattractive to their customers. By flipping the equation and expressing the cost of the Gold service in dollar terms for a subscription service instead of as an interest rate, Robinhood found that customers could better understand and accept the product.
A more unusual and unique development has occurred recently in the realm of cryptocurrencies in the form of making the most of the public cloud to seize an opportunity. Specifically, cloud compute resources have been utilized by hackers to conduct "51% attacks" on selected cryptocurrencies. In these attacks, the speed, flexibility, and other attributes of the cloud have been utilized for what might be best described as nefarious ends.
Many cryptocurrencies use a "proof of work" protocol for the mining (creation) of new coins/tokens, and it's this process that can be susceptible to a 51% attack.
If a specific miner is able to gain control of a cryptocurrency by virtue of having the majority of the nodes for that specific cryptocurrency, then that miner can either make off with coins/tokens or execute a double-spend transaction. This type of attack has occurred recently.
Low cost to experimentation: In such an attack, the crypto bandit can perform a calculation that considers the underlying value of the cryptocurrency, the amount of resources needed to control 51% of the protocol and the cost to rent the computing power. From there, the attacker can determine how well the opportunity is panning out and minimize costs as necessary.
Ability to scale up/scale down: The speed and flexibility of deploying cloud resources makes it possible to both initiate and call off a 51% attack virtually instantly.
Opportunity to iterate quickly, move on: The qualities of speed and flexibility also make it possible to learn quickly and improvise as necessary. The conditions to successfully complete a 51% attack may be fleeting and a chance to learn and improvise that is inherent to the cloud is well suited to this task.
While 51% attacks might not be illegal, per se, they are definitely on shaky moral ground and are by no means endorsed by Maven Wave. However, as is so often the case, the first uses of new technology come from bad actors and there are valuable lessons to be learned from their actions. In this light, the actions of "crypto bandits" are a pure application of cloud technology to solve a problem or exploit an opportunity, one that would never have been possible in a world of expensive data centers and antiquated technology protocols.
The advent of the cloud has had profound impacts on all industries and the financial services industry has not been immune to the power of the cloud as well. While the embrace of the cloud by financial services has been slow in coming, hindered by high regulatory requirements, fiduciary responsibilities, and a hidebound perspective on technology, examples of both Robinhood and 51% cryptocurrency attacks illustrate that change is indeed taking place. Maven Wave specializes in helping companies make the transformation to a digital future and financial services is a prime area for making this happen.
Erdem Ergin is a Principal at Maven Wave Partners, focusing on engineering leadership at financial services clients. He has over a decade experience delivering low-latency solutions for trading firms, hedge funds, and exchanges with minimal team sizes. Prior to Maven Wave, Erdem was a partner at Akuna Capital and subsequently co-founded a fintech startup. Erdem holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California.


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Home World News Mboweni apologises to Zambia for offensive tweet – reports
Mboweni apologises to Zambia for offensive tweet – reports
However, many Zambians said the South African minister had no reason to apologise because what he was saying was true.
South Africa Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni has reportedly apologised to Zambia for any offence caused by a tweet he made disparaging Zambian Airways during a stopover in Lusaka while on his way to Kigali, Rwanda, after attending the African Union's 12th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State in Niamey, Niger.
Mboweni reportedly tweeted: "I recall the days when this airport was populated by the Zambia Airways fleet. There is none now. Zambia Airways does not exist anymore. Reality check. But I am on Rwanda Air. A small African country doing big things."
An angry statement was subsequently released by the Zambian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in which it suggested Mboweni needed to be enlightened as to the progressive strides Lusaka had taken in the aviation sector, according to a Monday report in the Lusaka Times and other Zambian news outlets.
According to the statement released to the media by Inutu Mwanza, the first secretary for press and tourism at the Zambian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji, stated that his country has made critical investments in national airports in Lusaka, Ndola and Livingstone in excess of $1 billion.
Malanji added that Zambia's international traffic had also grown tremendously with numerous daily flights from Dubai, South Africa, Addis Ababa and Nairobi. Furthermore, there were plans in the pipeline which were now at an advanced stage to reintroduce a national carrier.
However, in the letters pages of the Lusaka Times, many Zambians said the South African minister had no reason to apologise because what he was saying was true, while others pointed to a litany of South Africa's problems including corruption, xenophobia and load shedding and suggested that Mboweni perhaps focus his attention on those.
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Meet the Dealers Who Came To Ottawa!
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We welcomed our Dealers to Button: Keeing It Together...
Bedford, Peggy (Toronto, Ontario)
Peggy has worked for 30 years in the financial industry as an IT specialist in various capacities. She has been collecting buttons since 1998 and selling them (mostly on Ebay and more recently Etsy) since 2000. She is a former director on the National Button Society (NBS) board and is currently a member of the New York State Button Society as well as Florida State Button Society. Her local club is the Pioneer Button Club in Oshawa, Ontario. www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PeggysPearls
Byl, Yessy (Edmonton, Alberta)
Yessy discovered buttons in 1995 and dove into button collecting and National Button Society activities. She is interested in many types of buttons, but truly passionate about black glass. She and others began the Edmonton button collectors group several years ago. Yessy was also a guest speaker, presenting on Friday night.
Cox, Aline (Edmonton, Alberta)
Aline is a member of the Edmonton Button Club and has found a treasure trove of glass buttons made years ago first in Ontario, then in Alberta. They are known as Alta Glass buttons and were produced for a very short period of time. Aline will bring some of these unique buttons for show and sale.
Davies, Evelyn (Ottawa, Ontario)
Evelyn admits that she started selling buttons in 2000 so that she could buy more buttons! She enjoys a wide variety of these little treasures. Some of her favourites are buttons depicting insects, realistic types, and tiny doll size diminutive buttons. She also collects buckles. You can often see her sell buttons at various Fabric flea markets in the Ottawa area.
Gravel, Micheline (Ottawa, Ontario)
Micheline became curious about these little gems when she was crafting with her son back in 1993... she had to find out more about these objects, and so she purchased a book on buttons, and was amazed by the wide selection of buttons and information out there. She was hooked! She loves the history of buttons mostly, and enjoys a wide variety of them. Each button tells a story! www.etsy.com/ca/shop/inspiredwithbuttons
Irons, Joanne (London, Ontario)
Joanne has been a collector her whole life. From post cards, dolls, rocks and stamps to picking treasures from her Grandmother's button tins. But it was buttons that stuck. And 30,000 buttons later, she has lots and lots of Buttons! An antique dabbler and dealer for over 25 years, Joanne sells online in her Etsy shop and is life member of the National Button Society. www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Buttongal
Macdonald, Melanie (Ottawa, Ontario)
Melanie is a button collector rather than a vendor. This will be her first adventure as a button vendor. Her passion is historical buttons and historical fashion buttons. Her collection ranges from Bronze Age Celtic toggles to the colors and fashion of the 1850s-1920s but centers on the buttons from the 1300s to 1700s, particularly the War of the Roses and the Tudor eras - Elizabeth I and Henry VIII. She will be selling some of these historical treasures in limited quantities as well as American Military and British Navy buttons from the 1700s to early 1800s.
Marks, Janice (Toronto, Ontario)
Janice is the daughter of John and Jackie Gooderham. Some of you knew her Dad, who started making paperweight buttons in the late 1960s. Janice started collecting buttons five years ago. Her favourite buttons are paperweights (of course!). She also collects buttons depicting Ladies Heads and cupids. She is now working with polymer clay to create buttons.
Mecey, Christy (Michigan, USA)
Christy started an antique business with her mother when she was still a teenager, and that business, Crazy Lady Antiques, continues today. She has collected and sold antique buttons for the past 15 years, and has served as the editor for the Michigan Button Bulletin and president of the Michigan Button Society. http://stores.ebay.ca/Crazy-Lady-Antiques-and-Buttons
Milberg, Carol (Kingston, Ontario)
Carol met her friend Danielle Scherter at an auction sale, first as competitors, and then as friends. Both drawn to antique jewelry, sewing tools, and buttons! Their fascination with buttons has lasted for almost 40 years throughout their travels in the US and Canada. Carol exhibits at antique shows within Ontario under the business name Milberg x 2. contact Carol to find out about upcoming shows at carolmilberg@yahoo.com.
Moynihan, Nancy (Ottawa, Ontario)
With a passion for sustainable practices, natural fibres and detailed hand work, Nancy uses up-cycled materials to create whimsical and colourful hand made buttons and button embellished products. As a knitter, she started making buttons about ten years ago for a hand knit cardigan, and those first small Dorset style buttons led her on a path to creating large (3inch) whimsical and colourful button brooches. Nancy sells her creations at artisan fairs throughout the greater Ottawa area. Her newest creations use glass buttons on mosaic glass works and garden decorations. http://trilicum.ca/knitacious/portfolio/
Muise, Jennifer (Dunrobin, Ontario)
Jennifer is a glass artist and daughter of Melanie Macdonald. She will have a selection of her paperweight and lampwork buttons for sale at Melanie's booth.
Scherter, Danielle (Kingston, Ontario)
Danielle is a vendor at the Collins Bay Market in Kingston, selling buttons by appointment. Her email address is dscherter@gmail.com. She will be offering, along with Carol Milberg, a wide variety of buttons, some interesting sewing tools, and 19th C shirt studs/cufflinks.
Smith, Susan (Ottawa, Ontario)
Susie started collecting when she found a box of china buttons in an auction job lot. Like others, it was the "hunt" that kept her fascinated. Today she shares some of her "finds" in sales, but no tintypes at her table, as she never lets those get away! Susie brought an assortment to the Button Show, concentrating on buttons to interest the new collector.
Wallace, Terry (Woodstock, Ontario)
Terry and his wife Donna are Militaria collectors and dealers. In the process of buying and selling various types of Militaria badges and medals, they have often obtained military buttons. They have been selling military and police buttons for about 8 years and sell at various military shows. His favourite type of buttons are the officers 2-piece buttons with silver over brass.
Webb, Carolyn (Toronto, Ontario)
"Button collecting has always been in my blood. As a young girl finding buttons on the ground I would squirrel them away. About twenty five years ago I saw a short story at the end of a slow news night about a button collector in the greater Toronto area. This was a revelation, button collecting was a hobby? Not only have buttons taken over a room at home, there are countless button shows, trips taken to find buttons, many wonderful button friendships, a term as a director for National and presently volunteering at Pioneer Button Club in the President seat. All because of a button (well many)!"
Wilde, Marian (Ottawa Ontario)
Marian is a collage artist who works with lace, ribbon, textiles, buttons and handmade paper. Her work is characterized by muted colours, which bring greater emphasis to the textures of the paper and lace. Mixing antiques and Victorian themes, her work offers a classical, pretty charm with more contemporary tones. marian@wilde-flowers.com
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Максимо Бенито Сантос Барбоса (; 15 апреля 1847 — 19 мая 1889) — уругвайский политический и военный деятель, президент Уругвая с 1882 до 1886 год.

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Родился в 1847 году в Пандо, был шестым ребёнком в семье. Как его отец, так и сам Максимо Бенито часто использовали в качестве фамилии не «Сантос», а «де лос Сантос» (в частности, именно с такой фамилией Максимо Бенито зарегистрировал брак).

В юности попробовал себя на разных работах, а затем добровольно вступил в армию. Его друг Лоренсо Латторе помог ему с продвижением по службе. Участвовал в борьбе против «».

Когда в 1880 году президентом стал Франсиско Антонио Видаль, Сантос стал военным министром в его правительстве. В 1882 году Видаль ушёл в отставку, а 35-летний Сантос занял пост президента страны на 4-летний срок. За время его правления несколько улучшились отношения с Парагваем. Тем не менее, его администрацию критиковали за неспособность искоренить коррупцию.

Так как в то время не было поста вице-президента, единственной возможностью вновь занять пост президента без процедуры выборов было возглавить Сенат (в случае ухода президента в отставку новым президентом становился глава Сената). Однако сенаторы выбирались от департаментов, а все основные лидеры партии «Колорадо» уже представляли свои департаменты, так что шансов на избрание у Видаля не было. Поэтому указом от 30 декабря 1885 года из департамента Сан-Хосе был выделен департамент Флорес, а Сантос стал сенатором от этого департамента. В 1886 году, когда истёк его президентский срок, новым президентом с 1 марта опять был избран Видаль, который уже 24 марта  ушёл в отставку и Сантос вернулся к власти. В ответ на это 30-31 марта разразилась «», подавленная войсками под командованием Максимо Тахеса.

17 августа 1886 года, когда Сантос с дочерью отправились в театр, на него было совершено покушение, и он был ранен. Деморализованный Сантос, неспособный справиться с ситуацией в стране, 18 ноября объявил о своей отставке по состоянию здоровья и отбыл в Европу.

В 1887 году Сантос попытался вернуться в Уругвай, но ему было запрещено сходить на берег, и он был вынужден доживать свой век в Буэнос-Айресе.

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Amazon is excited to announce the launch of their new Amazon AWS Certification program with the aim of helping cloud computing professionals get accreditation as well as improve standards of cloud computing. IT gurus who have demonstrated knowledge and capabilities can be able to market their services all over the world backed with a certification from Amazon. Several exams will be made available in order for the applicants to be able to be accredited as fully qualified to maintain the AWS cloud.
The first test to be rolled out is for the architects that are involved in various programs on AWS. This is called the AWS certified solutions architects associate level.Other exams that are to be rolled out this year will include the systems operations and the administrators and developers certification. This will certainly put the AWS professionals at par with top level experts in the world, if not make them better. While rolling out this program, AWS vice president, Adam Selipsky said that there was great need to improve these services as more and more people all over the world were turning to cloud computing solutions.
Head of training division at Samsung, Seok Kyun Choi also said that they were gong to utilize the AWS program to identify among their pool of professionals had improved their cloud computing skills and those who needed more training. He also promised to work more closely with AWS on the program. These role based tests will be rolled out in three distinct levels. These are the associate, professional and masters levels. The advantage of taking part in the programs is that one will demonstrate their skills and also be able to gain recognition for them.
Among some of the skills that they will be looking to capture include basic computing skills, basic architecting skills, flexibility and scalability skills, AWS computing skills, network technologies related to AWS and security features available and how they relate to AWS systems. Competent knowledge of AWS programs such as command line interface, CloudFormation, APIs and ASDKs. One will also have to have general skills such as those on Enterprise Service bus; message queuing, multi-tier architecture levels and experience with firewalls, route tables and access control lists. One can only hope that these tests will make a better impact one cloud computing prospects worldwide.
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Welcome to my Monday Blog, everyone! Thank You to all who are back with me today and welcome to all of you who are here for the first time! Those of you who know me, know that I'm not that outspoken on political matters. I bet that most of you have little or no idea of who I voted for in the last presidential election or if I even voted at all…(I did vote), but why should you know? I'm certainly not here each week to sway anyone's political positions; however, I am here to share my heart and beliefs about my Savior, Jesus Christ. It's for that reason alone that I am led to share this opinion below from a fellow-American.
With that said, I admit that I'm well aware of what is going on in our beloved country and that we're experiencing some of the worst situations our country has ever even imagined. The hate and vitriol throughout our land is at an all time high. Frankly, it's frightening.
Regardless of who one votes for, there are situations which require we all get on the same page…forget party lines, be Americans, and do the right thing, for one reason only…it's the right thing to do! The problem we're facing as a nation today, is that hate for one man is dividing our country in half. It takes guts to do the right thing! What's it going to be?
*"This whole immigration thing is insane. I am a political refugee who exiled to the USA as an 8 year old child along with my 4 year old sister. My parents sent us to the USA alone when they couldn't attain the proper immigration papers needed to enter the USA LEGALLY. They remained behind in Cuba until they were able to enter LEGALLY into the USA and apply for political asylum.
My sister and I were placed in a holding camp the USA had set up for the other children like us who were being airlifted to the USA escaping the brutal and oppressive Castro regime. My father was jailed several times by Castro for political dissent, and his business was confiscated. My parents, sent us to safety and freedom, hoping someday soon they could join us. Fourteen thousand Cuban children from the ages of 3-16 sought refuge in the USA in what eventually was called 'The Pedro Pan Program'.
We were placed in a foster home several weeks after being vetted in the detention center. Because we had left Cuba with very little personal belongings do to Castro's strict orders, (No toys, 3 sets of clothes, 1 piece of jewelry) and no money, we were provided all our physical needs. We were fed, schooled, clothed, and given shelter in an abandoned military base. We all ate together in the cafeteria, and were assigned to barracks. School rooms were set up.
I was 8 years old, too young to really understand what and why this was happening to us. My parents made me promise I wouldn't cry so that my little sister would not be scared, so all my fears and sadness were suppressed. It was a trauma I cannot explain to anyone who has not lived through it. However, I can now completely understand the reasons my parents made this tremendous sacrifice, and I still clearly recall my parents faces watching our luggage being ransacked by the armed Cuban soldiers, and the look of sadness knowing they might never see their precious little daughters again.
Thankfully, my parents were able to escape Cuba a year later, and we were reunited with them s couple of weeks after they arrived. They got out of Cuba just in time before the diplomatic relations between the USA and Cuba were suspended due to the October Missile Crisis. We were one of the fortunate families who were able to reunite. Many families remained separated for many years, their children having forgotten even how to speak Spanish.
I am appalled by the way the Democrats and the media is portraying what's happening at our borders. The USA is the most generous, hospitable country in the world. This country has provided so much assistance, shelter and hope to so many in its young existence. 'The beacon on the hill' like Reagan so eloquently said.
To see and hear the hatred they use to maligned and discredit President Trump simply because he's attempting to permanently resolve the mess previous administration have ignored and precipitated, absolutely breaks my heart. I have no words to express the outrage and the sadness I feel watching and hearing them lie, disrespect and show such disdain for this country I love so much.
I love this country and the shelter, opportunity and FREEDOM it provided my family since we were welcomed. Watching the tv images of children being cared for by the overwhelmed border officers and the immigration staff, and the way these anti-American news outlets are using this crisis to advance their anti-Trump hatred campaign is completely out of control. It is frightening. The fact American masses are being manipulated by this constant left-wing indoctrination methods is alarming. Having been subject to brainwashing as a kindergartner in Cuba I recognize the radical tactics. I grew up in a home where political discussion and how precious freedom and opportunity found in the USA is what every person on earth deserves, I am appalled by the recognition of the Marxist ideology this left-wing is aspiring to inject into the USA government.
They are gradually and persistently eroding the strong fiber the USA forefathers so wisely founded this country on.
They use emotional sabotage to achieve their objectives. What's more heartbreaking then exhibiting outrage over children being separated from their parents? Who wouldn't feel a tug on their heart if all this were the real and complete facts?
However, they are only telling us the part of the story that promotes and advances their narrative. They fail to tell you these immigration laws have been around for decades. I know. I am a recipient of that those policies. Do I consider myself a victim? NO!!! AND NO!!!
I am infinitely thankful and grateful for the generosity and kindness this country bestowed on us. I could never find the words to express my gratitude and my love for the country which has given the world's oppressed the HOPE for SELF DETERMINATION. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM OF SPEECH to even yell obscenities, mock, and besmirch a leader who has done nothing to deserve it except stand up for the country he loves, the people who volunteer to protect it, the flag and national anthem that represent it, and affirm the constitution many of his fellow citizens seem determined to overthrow and eliminate.
God forbid he should strive to defend its sovereignty. God forbid he should put the citizens he was freely elected to represent above all others. God forbid he should insist on respecting the flag that proudly waves its Stars and Stripes. God forbid he has made a commitment to honor life, even the lives of those unborn innocents. God forbid he should stand up proudly for American exceptionalism and the American way of life. God forbid he has made capitalism work again by lowering taxes, giving entrepreneurs new hope to succeed, jobs to the unemployed.
President Trump has been in the public arena for decades. You would think at some point, while a well known celebrity, somebody might have accused him of racism, fascism, naziism, homophobia, etc.etc.etc. But no. His biggest scandals? Divorce. Sad, but hardly uncommon in today's world. Bankruptcy. And then recovery, success and wealth regained. Pomposity. True, perhaps. Narcissism. True, but what person confident enough to run for the US presidency can claim humility? None, I would argue.
The abject hatred and rhetoric directed at this man is illogical and crosses the line of normal and acceptable social behavior. I fear for his life, his family, and his supporters. The rancor and violent outbursts of complete and utter disdain is palpable. Frankly, I can no longer justify trying to understand the irrationality of the vitriol. It has surpassed my ability to accept and/or understand. All I am capable of at this point is prayer for protection, strength, guidance and favor for Mr. Trump, his family and those of us who support him.
I believe with all my heart that this man was ordained by God to lead us at this critical time in our history. God picks the most imperfect and unworthy to achieve His biggest purpose and His plans. It's always darkest before the storm, but I firmly believe in the creator who promised a rainbow at the end of the storm.
The storm is raging. We need to stay strong, faithful and prayerful. Many of us will confront strife and violent stormy weather.
But the rock upon which this country was established strong, solid and deep. Those of us who know it are being called to be faithful to speak the message, and courageous enough to stand firmly on the principles that determine and established who we are as individuals and as a nation.
In the Declaration of Independence it clearly and radically affirms that we are to rely on our Creator, and all our rights come inalienably from Him. No power on earth can separate us from Him upon whom our nation has been blessed by throughout the last 250 years.
My prayer for us all this week is that we will be filled with love and compassion for each other, as we are all God's children. I hope that we will all pray for our President whether we like him or not…none of us are either right or wrong ALL the time. We are ALL just human beings on God's planet and we need to come together without hate in our hearts if we truly want our country to survive. These are desperate times but we can limit the suffering for many if we will only come together as human beings who care about the big picture: Love for each other and our Country.
A very special "Thank You" to the courageous author of the article I posted today.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2018 by Author Margaret McBride.
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Happy Monday, Everyone! Thank you for visiting my Blog and I hope you'll continue to join me here every Monday! I PRAY your weekend was filled with good tidings and Joy…and it's not even Christmas!! When we have love in our hearts, we also feel Joy and spread and receive good tidings ourselves, don't we…and all year long, my Friends. Awesome!!
I'm pretty sure I have some interesting news to share with you all today – Frankly, I didn't know this and just recently read a very interesting article about how physically beneficial the act of praying can be to all of us. We know prayer can change everything. Indeed!
Now I know why I pray and I'm sure you know why you pray; however, today I have some interesting scientific data, regarding even more benefits to us as a result of engaging in the act of prayer. Yes, God always knows what He's doing for us and He's always working on our behalf. I believe it just takes us awhile to discover all of His miraculous ways and gifts…and I'm certain we'll never-ever know it all. We're just human, He's God!!
Strengthen Your Brain Through The Power of Prayer/The Benefits of Prayer: Restore Your Brain and Your Memories.
*Reduce your suffering from pain and ultimately give you a healthier, longer and happier life.
Can Prayer do all this? YES, of course, prayer changes everything!
Prayer is all about God. God is in charge of it all – His Earth, His People, His Gifts.
I consider myself a Prayer Warrior, however, I intend to be an even better, more dedicated Prayer Warrior from this new knowledge forward.
This week, my prayer for us all is that we will be mindful of the incredible access we have to all of God's Gifts…through our faith in Him by engaging in PRAYER WITH HIM – More than ever. Amen!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2018 by Author Margaret McBride.
Welcome to my Monday Blog, everyone! Thank you for your time and inspiration! It's important to me that you know how much I value your comments and support. Ya know, my Mondays are extra special. Of course every day is special, however, Mondays bring me added Blessings as this is the one day of the week I have private time to share with both my Savior and you at the same time. It starts my day with a special Joy – Thank you!!
I was chatting with a group of kids over the weekend and observed the immense Joy these little souls express as they think about what they want to be when they grow up. It seems to me that children are exceptionally intuitive at such young ages these days. When I was a youngster, I remember my dear Mother listening to my siblings and me as we would all express with delight, exactly what we were going to be when we grew up. Gosh, we had every occupation covered and we all were most serious about our choices. There was, of course, the usual: doctor, nurse, minister, policeman, teacher, veterinarian…you know the occupations we, as children were exposed to in our daily lives way back then…in the stone age.
So, let's fast forward to the present day and these little ones I was querying this weekend. The career goals were quite unique, even surprising. Let's see now, there was this one little girl in particular, who had her mind made up and no doubt about it, she was going to be an astronaut for the first 10 years of her career and then, she was going to become a brain surgeon. I asked her why she had chosen these two awesome specific "jobs" – she told me that as an astronaut she wanted to find out if global warming was real, and then she wanted to become a brain surgeon so she could operate on any child who had a "sick" brain. She added that, "children should be happy and not have to worry about global warming." With excitement in my voice, I agreed with her and congratulated her on her fine choices…by the way, she's almost seven.
I'm just wondering: Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? Who are you right now, this minute? Are you feeling good about yourself, your choices? How about when you look in the mirror? Are you pleased with yourself?
I am not allowed to blame anyone for anything I don't like about the person I see in the mirror – Why or how something happened or turned out the way it did. I am responsible for me, my choices and my actions – regardless of the outcome. If I do well, I praise myself, thank the good Lord and feel good. If I do not do so well, I pray about it and thank the good Lord for the lesson and ask for His forgiveness and guidance so that I may be a better Christian no matter what "hat" I'm wearing at the time. My goal is that no matter what career I've chosen in Life, and at what plateau I'm on, no matter what anyone else tells me I should or should not be or do, I thank them for the input, pray about it and trust my heart, my gut and my Savior. WE have this ONE life – truly a gift – what will we do with it? Amen!
My prayer for us all this week is that we'll look in the mirror every once in awhile and get our bearings. Ask ourselves if we're pleased with that image and are we living that image as we believe we should. If we need to make a change, let's find the courage to do so.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2018 by Author Margaret McBride.


Seriously, this drama is past that stage where people would take it seriously. Everything that has been happening in this drama now seems like a joke & all this is because they chose not to end it at the right time.
Everytime I see Zimmal, I am reminded of the tormenting fact that it was because of this girl that this drama was extended & when I see a very bad acting & equally bad character portrayal, my blood boils. Zimmal is going to get her happy ending after 1 failed marriage, 1 tragic end of an engagement, so are we supposed to shed a tear or two out of sheer happiness? Seriously!?!
I really wonder why Zimmal & Co. were introduced as art students because it served no purpose whatsoever. Shaheer, Zimmal & Arsalan looked like anything but art students & Roshni should've been a detective. I guess they will only be using this connection to make Roshni end up with Basit which is a perfect case of mismatch & looks forced. All this while people thought it would be Zimmal who'd be with Basit since there was so much of focus on her but now in the end but now it is going to be a 5th or may be a 6th lead; Roshni? LOL! Looks like after weeks & weeks of showing people failing at love, the writer is trying to give everyone a happy ending which seems anything but happy!
Oh so yes, Roshni ended up solving the case in a jiffy which again brings me to my point that none of these guys had the personality or traits of an art student so they should've been shown as what they looked like; Shaheer as a Punjabi movie hero, Zimmal as a Punjabi movie heroine, Roshni as a detective & Arsalan as a back bencher in any university who'd laugh at his own jokes crying to get someone's attention! No idea what was police doing all this while though!
Boo hoo Nawazish's wife left & he was after Reena. This entire track seems like a joke to me, like from where it began to how it is going to end. I've got nothing to say about it!
Nazneen & her Kurta had some hissy fits which actually made me laugh. Obviously, she is bound to lose her sanity after all she successfully failed at 3 marriages which ain't an easy feat. Chalo, at least she did introspect & realized how wrong she was in the past but again, none of it made an impact because it came too late! It is funny how Basit has become.a 7th or 8th lead & is nowhere to be seen? This is what happens when the purpose of a character, its journey & story on the whole is lost. Anyways, please share your thoughts about this episode of Alif Allah Aur Insaan.


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Q: how ListView in android Flutter works I've used Following Code to generate ListView in Flutter.
Widget listSection = new Expanded(
      flex: 2,
      child: new ListView(
          scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
          shrinkWrap: true,
          children: _generateListItems().map((String value) {
            return _displayListItem(value);
          }).toList()),
    );

    List<String> _generateListItems() {
    List<String> listItems = new List<String>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
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     return new Container (
     padding: new EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
     color: new Color(0X9900CCCC),
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but i don't understand that how it's this code actually worked, It'd be nice if anyone can explain following lines.
children: _generateListItems().map((String value) {
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A: It's somehow like this:
_generateListItems itself creates a List with Strings in it and returns it.
The map() class executes the code under it for each element and returns a _displayListItem. Then those items are converted into a list which is probably a List<Widget> at the end. Which can be used as children.

A: _generateListItems().map((String value) {
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return widgetList;

list.map((x) {}) iterates through every item in list and toList() converts the result into a list.

A: You can simply think of map method as a conversion. The Map method converts each element in A array into another data type to form B array.
So your map convert a String array to a Widget array.

A: Looking at the crux of the code:
children: _generateListItems().map((String value) {
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_generateListItems() returns a list of strings. Each string from this list (This is the parameter that the map method takes.) is then passed to map which in turn calls the displayListItem method. The displayListItem method wraps each of these string values in a Widget and returns the same. All these widgets are then put together as a list and displayed in the list view.

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November 23rd, 2012: Big Business (1929)
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Cast and Crew: Leo McCarey (Co-Director); Hal Roach (Producer)
What It's About: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are selling Christmas trees door to door. An argument with a particularly cantankerous customer (James Finlayson) spirals out of control and results in a great deal of mayhem.
Why Watch it Today?: Today is that most hellish of American retail traditions, Black Friday, where thousands line up, push, shove, and occasionally violently fight for deals on their Christmas purchases. Big Business is one of Laurel and Hardy's best shorts, a wickedly funny series of escalations, perfectly in season and in tone with today's "holiday". Stay home and laugh; leave Black Friday to the foolish.
No trailer; here is the short in its entirety.
Mo Rating for Movember: Besides Ollie's trademark Mo, there's also Finlayson's absolutely classic "cranky bastard" 'stache. 5 out of 5 Mos:
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Homilies in Honor of James Earl Massey
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Dr. Timothy George and Robert Smith, Jr. introduce a series of homilies given at the funeral of the late Rev. Dr. James Earl Massey.
James Earl Massey was Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-at-Large at the Anderson University School of Theology. He was also Pastor Emeritus and founding pastor of the Metropolitan Church of God in Detroit. The author of many articles and contributions to composite works, his several books include The Responsible Pulpit, Designing the Sermon, The Burdensome Joy of Preaching, and Sundays in the Tuskegee Chapel. Dr. Massey preached and lectured at more than 100 colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States and on four continents.
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Broadcom's VMware Takeover Is Finally Official. Why the Stock Market Is Unenthused.
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said Thursday it reached a deal to buy cloud-computing company
for about $61 billion.
If completed, the acquisition would be one of the biggest of the year so far, trumping Elon Musk's $44 billion bid for social media site
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The stock market seemed unenthused at the official announcement on Thursday. Broadcom (ticker: AVGO) stock was down 1.8% in premarket trading, and VMware (VMW) gained 1% to $121.71. Part of the reason was that investors may have already priced in the acquisition, given that speculation had been circulating since early this week.
"We would not be surprised if AVGO bought VMWare given its history of software acquisitions, and the deal would likely be accretive," wrote Citi analyst Christopher Danely on Wednesday. "However, we believe the accretion would be offset by a decline in AVGO multiple given the 'conglomerate discount' that acquisitive semiconductor companies get and the fact that VMWare has much lower margins than AVGO."
The acquisition is expected to accelerate software growth opportunities for Broadcom, with pro forma revenue of more than $40 billion, the company said. Broadcom is targeting to add approximately $8.5 billion of pro forma Ebitda, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, from the acquisition within three years after closing.
Following the close of the cash-and-stock transaction, the Broadcom software group will rebrand and operate as
incorporating Broadcom's existing infrastructure and security software solutions. Broadcom also said it will assume $8 billion of VMware's debt.
Under the terms of the agreement, VMware shareholders will choose to receive either $142.50 in cash or 0.2520 a common share of Broadcom for each VMware share. The shareholder election will be subject to proration, meaning that half of VMware's shares are being exchanged for cash consideration and the other half for Broadcom common stock. Based on the closing price of Broadcom's common stock on May 25, the total $138.23 per-share consideration represents a 44% premium to the closing price of VMware common stock on May 20, the last full trading day before speculation about the acquisition caused the stock to surge.
If the transaction closes, current Broadcom shareholders will own about 88% of the combined company, while current VMware shareholders will own 12%.
"Combining our assets and talented team with Broadcom's existing enterprise software portfolio, all housed under the VMware brand, creates a remarkable enterprise software player," said VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram. "Collectively, we will deliver even more choice, value and innovation to customers, enabling them to thrive in this increasingly complex multi-cloud era."
Michael Dell and Silver Lake, which own 40.2% and 10% of VMware shares respectively, have signed agreements backing the acquisition as long as the board continues to recommend it.
The merger includes a "go-shop" provision, allowing VMware's board through July 5 to solicit, receive, and evaluate other acquisition bids.
The companies hope to close the transaction by Broadcom's 2023 fiscal year. Broadcom has obtained commitments from a consortium of banks for $32 billion in new, fully committed debt financing.
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However, conceding that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein is a far cry from endorsing the foreign policy of our own government that led to the regime change. In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive war and interventionist nation-building will have much greater significance than the removal of Saddam Hussein itself. The interventionist policy should be scrutinized more carefully than the purported benefits of Saddam Hussein's removal from power. The real question ought to be: "Are we better off with a foreign policy that promotes regime change while justifying war with false information?" Shifting the stated goals as events unravel should not satisfy those who believe war must be a last resort used only when our national security is threatened.
How much better off are the Iraqi people? Hundreds of thousands of former inhabitants of Fallajah are not better off with their city flattened and their homes destroyed. Hundreds of thousands are not better off living with foreign soldiers patrolling their street, curfews, and the loss of basic utilities. One hundred thousand dead Iraqis, as estimated by the Lancet Medical Journal, certainly are not better off. Better to be alive under Saddam Hussein than lying in some cold grave.
Praise for the recent election in Iraq has silenced many critics of the war. Yet the election was held under martial law implemented by a foreign power, mirroring conditions we rightfully condemned as a farce when carried out in the old Soviet system and more recently in Lebanon. Why is it that what is good for the goose isn't always good for the gander?
Our government fails to recognize that legitimate elections are the consequence of freedom, and that an artificial election does not create freedom. In our own history we note that freedom was achieved first and elections followed-- not the other way around.
One news report claimed that the Shiites actually received 56% of the vote, but such an outcome couldn't be allowed for it would preclude a coalition of the Kurds and Shiites from controlling the Sunnis and preventing a theocracy from forming. This reminds us of the statement made months ago by Secretary Rumsfeld when asked about a Shiite theocracy emerging from a majority democratic vote, and he assured us that would not happen. Democracy, we know, is messy and needs tidying up a bit when we don't like the results.
Some have described Baghdad and especially the green zone, as being surrounded by unmanageable territory. The highways in and out of Baghdad are not yet secured. Many anticipate a civil war will break out sometime soon in Iraq; some claim it's already underway.
We have seen none of the promised oil production that was supposed to provide grateful Iraqis with the means to repay us for the hundreds of billions that American taxpayers have spent on the war. Some have justified our continuous presence in the Persian Gulf since 1990 because of a need to protect "our" oil. Yet now that Saddam Hussein is gone, and the occupation supposedly is a great success, gasoline at the pumps is reaching record highs approaching $3 per gallon.
Though the Iraqi election has come and gone, there still is no government in place and the next election-- supposedly the real one-- is not likely to take place on time. Do the American people have any idea who really won the dubious election at all?
The oil-for-food scandal under Saddam Hussein has been replaced by corruption in the distribution of U.S. funds to rebuild Iraq. Already there is an admitted $9 billion discrepancy in the accounting of these funds. The over-billing by Halliburton is no secret, but the process has not changed.
One question the war promoters don't want to hear asked, because they don't want to face up to the answer, is this: "Are Christian Iraqis better off today since we decided to build a new Iraq through force of arms?" The answer is plainly no.
Considering the death, destruction, and continual chaos in Iraq, it's difficult to accept the blanket statement that the Iraqis all feel much better off with the U.S. in control rather than Saddam Hussein. Security in the streets and criminal violence are not anywhere near being under control.
One thing for sure, the 1,500 plus dead American soldiers aren't better off. The nearly 20,000 severely injured or sickened American troops are not better off. The families, the wives, the husbands, children, parents, and friends of those who lost so much are not better off.
The families and the 40,000 troops who were forced to re-enlist against their will-- a de facto draft-- are not feeling better off. They believe they have been deceived by their enlistment agreements.
The American taxpayers are not better off having spent over 200 billion dollars to pursue this war, with billions yet to be spent. The victims of the inflation that always accompanies a guns-and-butter policy are already getting a dose of what will become much worse.
Oil was approximately $27 a barrel before the war, now it's more than twice that. I wonder who benefits from this?
Because of the war, fewer dollars are available for real national security and defense of this country. Military spending is up, but the way the money is spent distracts from true national defense and further undermines our credibility around the world.
The ongoing war's lack of success has played a key role in diminishing morale in our military services. Recruitment is sharply down, and most branches face shortages of troops. Many young Americans rightly fear a coming draft-- which will be required if we do not reassess and change the unrealistic goals of our foreign policy.
The appropriations for the war are essentially off-budget and obscured, but contribute nonetheless to the runaway deficit and increase in the national debt. If these trends persist, inflation with economic stagnation will be the inevitable consequences of a misdirected policy.
One of the most significant consequences in times of war that we ought to be concerned about is the inevitable loss of personal liberty. Too often in the patriotic nationalism that accompanies armed conflict, regardless of the cause, there is a willingness to sacrifice personal freedoms in pursuit of victory. The real irony is that we are told we go hither and yon to fight for freedom and our Constitution, while carelessly sacrificing the very freedoms here at home we're supposed to be fighting for. It makes no sense.
This willingness to give up hard-fought personal liberties has been especially noticeable in the atmosphere of the post-September 11th war on terrorism. Security has replaced liberty as our main political goal, damaging the American spirit. Sadly, the whole process is done in the name of patriotism and in a spirit of growing militant nationalism.
We have come to accept pre-emptive war as necessary, constitutional, and morally justifiable. Starting a war without a proper declaration is now of no concern to most Americans or the U.S. Congress. Let's hope and pray the rumors of an attack on Iran in June by U.S. Armed Forces are wrong.
A large segment of the Christian community and its leadership think nothing of rationalizing war in the name of a religion that prides itself on the teachings of the Prince of Peace, who instructed us that blessed are the peacemakers-- not the warmongers.
We casually accept our role as world policeman, and believe we have a moral obligation to practice nation building in our image regardless of the number of people who die in the process.
In the process, Congress and the people have endorsed a usurpation of their own authority, generously delivered to the executive and judicial branches-- not to mention international government bodies. The concept of national sovereignty is now seen as an issue that concerns only the fringe in our society.
Protection of life and liberty must once again become the issue that drives political thought in this country. If this goal is replaced by an effort to promote world government, use force to plan the economy, regulate the people, and police the world, against the voluntary desires of the people, it can be done only with the establishment of a totalitarian state. There's no need for that. It's up to Congress and the American people to decide our fate, and there is still time to correct our mistakes.


U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow on Thursday to again seek deeper Russian cooperation in the war against Islamic State in Syria, but he faces strong opposition from defense and intelligence officials who argue that Washington and Moscow have diametrically opposite objectives in the country.
U.S. intelligence officers are incensed by the administration's continued overtures to Russia, in part because they say the Russians knew that two rebel camps they bombed this week were far from any Islamic State fighters and housed U.S.-backed rebels or their families.
The first attack, on Monday, killed at least 123 people and injured scores more, many of them CIA-trained rebels and military or intelligence officers from allied Arab countries, said three U.S. intelligence officials. The second, on Tuesday, killed at least 12 rebel fighters at a nearby base, they said.
"The president has said that Assad has got to go, and our allies, especially the Saudis, hold that view very strongly. In fact, they keep asking us why we're cozying up to Moscow."
Assad said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has never talked to him about leaving power, despite pressure from Washington for Assad to step down.


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Energy Sector Hums Again
Ike Could Spark
Greater Reaction
Than Gustav Did
By ANNA RAFF
Energy companies in and around the U.S. Gulf of Mexico continued to ratchet up operations, although there are early signs crude-oil and natural-gas output could once again be disrupted by a hurricane.
More than 20% of oil output and about 30% of natural-gas production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico had been restored as of Sunday, according to official data. Virtually all output of hydrocarbons in the U.S. Gulf was shut ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
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Aftermath of Gustav: Port Fourchon in Louisiana, as L&G Oil & Gas Services Inc. pumps water from one of its gas-storage tanks.
All but four oil refineries were either producing gasoline and diesel or readying equipment for processing. Most pipelines resumed flows after power was restored.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Ike was forecast to move near or over eastern Cuba later Sunday, and was barreling toward it as a Category 4 storm. Whether Ike becomes a menace to energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico — and a force pressuring prices upward — depends on how the storm changes over Cuba and how developing weather systems steer it.
While weather models show Ike entering the Gulf early Wednesday, their forecasts of where Ike is likely to make landfall diverge, ranging from the Florida Panhandle to northern Mexico. "It is much too early to anticipate which areas along the Gulf Coast could be impacted by this system," the National Hurricane Center said.
Energy markets' reaction to Gustav was muted, in part because of concerns about reduced demand for oil and gas due to a weaker economy, said Guy Gleichmann, the president of United Strategic Investors Group, a Hollywood, Fla.-based energy brokerage.
But now that crude-oil and natural-gas futures have tumbled, the energy markets could rise sharply in response to a threat from Ike, he said. "We have a stronger chance of a rally than we did with Gustav," he said. "A lot of the economic negativity has already been priced into the market."
Light, sweet crude-oil for October delivery fell 8% last week to a five-month low of $106.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil futures had edged up in the days before Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the Louisiana coast Sept. 1, but sold off after it became apparent that the storm didn't significantly damage energy infrastructure.
Natural-gas futures rallied ahead of Gustav, reaching a high of $8.808 a million British thermal units on Aug. 28. But futures then plunged and settled at $7.449 on Friday.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, operator of the Gulf's biggest platform in terms of production, over the weekend said it wouldn't redeploy all personnel evacuated from offshore facilities "because of the possibility that Hurricane Ike might enter the [Gulf of Mexico] next week and require another evacuation."
While catastrophic damage like that seen in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 was largely avoided after Hurricane Gustav, stresses have begun to appear in the U.S. fuel supply chain, and a direct hit from Ike would strain it further.
The effects of Gustav have rippled into the Midwest and Southeast, as refiners there began cutting rates when pipeline deliveries of Gulf crude were disrupted. The premium on gasoline for immediate delivery in Chicago widened on Friday to 40 cents to 42 cents above Nymex benchmark gasoline futures. The front-month gasoline contract fell 5.9% last week to $2.6861 a gallon, as any longer-term supply worries were offset by concerns about weakening demand in a slowing U.S. economy.
The outlook for oil-product supplies in the short term is improving, although it will take days or weeks for refineries to achieve normal processing rates. Shell's Capline pipeline, which pumps crude from the Gulf Coast to a Midwest hub, is operating a key segment in Louisiana at limited rates after local utility power was restored.
Marathon Oil Corp. requested oil from U.S. strategic stockpiles last week, according to the Energy Department, for plants in Illinois and Kentucky.
Entergy Corp. said Friday that eight of the 12 refineries it serves in Louisiana are operational, and only one remains without power.
ConocoPhillips's 247,000- barrel-a-day refinery in Belle Chasse, La., is still without power.
Exxon Mobil Corp. restarted its plant in Baton Rouge, La., the second-largest oil refinery in the U.S., as well as one in Chalmette, La., which is partly owned by Petróleos de Venezuela SA. A refinery in Norco, La., operated by Motiva Enterprises LLC, a joint venture between Shell and Saudi Arabian Oil Co., was expected to begin producing gasoline on Sunday, while another Motiva facility in Convent, La., could restart this week.
Chevron Corp.'s 330,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Pascagoula, Miss., has begun returning to normal rates after the U.S. Coast Guard reopened a ship channel leading to the plant.
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San Francisco Mulls Legislation for Ghost Kitchens and Food Delivery Services
Policies will be created following a March 12 meeting at City Hall
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A San Francisco supervisor is summoning representatives from delivery service and ghost kitchen companies to City Hall next month, for a hearing to determine the new enterprises' impact on local restaurants.
Food Delivery Services DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Postmates Might Merge
At a Board of Supervisors meeting in January, District 11 Supe Ahsha Safaí said that he'd decided to convene the hearing to determine the "effects of on demand and delivery companies' platforms like Postmates, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Caviar, and the impact that they are having on small businesses here in San Francisco." And the effects, he intimated, aren't always positive, as "I have heard from countless small business owners that...the rates at which they are being charged for these delivery services once they become part of their business model are having a significant impact on their bottom line."
Speaking with Eater SF on Wednesday, Safaí took a slightly more equitable tone, at least when it came to delivery services. He says that a lot of restaurants have had the volume of orders they're fulfilling go up, and that spots like one he frequents in West Portal say that half of their business is from delivery services. But once they join the services, Safai says, "the fees can start to get exorbitant," and it becomes "harder for the businesses to pull back."
A local restaurateur behind two fast casual San Francisco spots agrees. (As their restaurants do business with a number of delivery services, they asked to remain anonymous to allow full candor.) "Our food costs are lower than some," they said, "so the 30 percent commission that Uber Eats charges me doesn't completely kill our margins — and the volume it brings make it worthwhile." They say that other services charge around 20 percent, which is more affordable — but that those services (Postmates, DoorDash, and GrubHub) don't provide as many orders, which makes relationships with them "less worthwhile."
'We Don't Even Do Take Out': Why, Then, Is This Restaurant on Seamless?
According to Safaí, city agencies like the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (which is tasked with fostering small business and "making our neighborhoods more diverse, healthy, and vibrant") will attend the March 12 hearing, as will the city's Office of Economic Analysis. San Francsico-based Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Postmates are also expected to dispatch representatives. Safai says that restaurant owners are also invited to the meeting to speak their piece. Safaí's hopeful that all the stakeholders can engage in "an honest conversation," and after that...
"A lot of things can happen," Safaí says, resisting Eater SF's efforts to glean his opinion on the food delivery business. "I'm going to reserve that for now, because I don't want a pre-determined outcome," he says. "I really want to hear what small business and the industry propose, and really listen to ideas. We're going to create policy and legislation based on that."
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But while Safaí remained moderate on the topic of delivery services, the tone turned when ghost kitchens — which will also be discussed at the meeting — came up. Of those businesses, which the anonymous restaurateur characterized as "food from a warehouse with a cute website," Safaí asked if the delivery companies that work in partnership with ghost kitchens are "fostering an environment where we get people out of their houses," or "are we going for a model of business where people just remain in their homes?"
A cycle of in-home food delivery from these kitchens could have a "negative impact on neighborhood vitality" Safaí said (some might argue that it already has), and the anonymous restaurateur says that the rise of ghost kitchens also threatens their economic stability. "Overhead-wise, I can't compete with a ghost kitchen. They're all huge commercial kitchens that are way cheaper to run than a restaurant, and they have no impact on the community."
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According to Safaí, those concerns mean that the city might be ready to crack down on the ghost kitchen game. "San Francisco's not going to allow [ghost kitchens] to put our vibrant restaurant industry out of business," he said. "We will not allow that, for sure. They'll have seek other environments to make their money."
The question, of course, is if that's actually an option. Even the restaurateur admits that the ventures "are legally run businesses, subject to the same rules and inspections that we are." (It's true: Every San Francsico ghost kitchen address Eater SF is aware of can be found in the Department of Public Health's permit and inspection database. All are in compliance.) "I don't know how the city thinks they can regulate ghost kitchens, or even limit them, without getting into a fight that they'll end up losing," the restaurateur says.
Perhaps all will be revealed after the hearing, which is planned for 10 a.m. on March 12, during the Board of Supervisors' regular Public Safety and Neighborhood Services committee meeting. The meeting will be held in San Francisco City Hall, Committee Room 263. The public is welcome to attend.
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