Future high-speed networks are expected to carry traffic with a wide range of performance requirements. We describe two queue service disciplines, rate-based scheduling and hierarchical round robin scheduling, that allow some connections to receive guaranteed rate and jitter performance, while others receive best effort service. Rate-based scheduling is… (More)
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In MPLS/GMPLS networks, a range of restoration schemes will be required to support different tradeoffs between service interruption time and network resource utilization. In light of these tradeoffs, path-based end-to-end shared mesh restoration provides a very attractive solution. However, efficient use of bandwidth for shared mesh restoration strongly… (More)
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Well you’re right- we’re pretty busy these days!!! Some days we ask “what WERE we thinking?!”, though we’re so glad to have them both . . . And, that they have each other!!! The pups are great!!! And already seem to be growing fast!!!
They’ve both been to our vet and got caught up on shots & de-wormer; I think there’s just one more round of shots to go for one. Their names are now Izzy (Autumn) and Zoi (Oreo) – and they seem to be learning them quickly!!! They’re both scheduled to be spayed on November 28th.
Both appear to be happy and healthy and smart – and we’ve been in love with them since day one!!! Believe me – they’re in good, dog-lovers hands!!! We lost out 13.5 yo black lab a year and a half ago, and then had to say goodbye to our 14.5 yo chocolate lab in June – so these little girls adopted us too!!!
They absolutely adore each other and are getting used to the routine around here too!!! You’re right – they’re BOTH SPECIAL and bring a lot of joy to our lives . . . And I like to think we do the same for them!!! Since they’ve had their shots we’ve been on some walks (Zoi is a puller & we’ll need to work with her on that) & we took both to puppy playtime at Petco on Sunday and they did great with the other pups!!! We plan to continue that on as many weekends as we can! They also have a large fenced in yard in which they like to run, chase each other, & play.
I’m attaching a few pics!!! Thanks so much for checking in . . . We all love each other so don’t worry one bit!!!
And thanks for the additional background information!!!
And yes, please share the information as you wish!!! Please also tell your friend, “THANK YOU!!!” from us for taking such good care of Autumn/Izzy – so she could make it to us!!! (I also wish there was a way to let the homeless man know she’s okay . . . & to give him our gratitude for doing his best to love her as well!). She’s such a little blessing I can’t imagine her light not being able to shine!!!
Yes, we KNOW THEY DEFINITELY PICKED US!!! We were just going “to look” that day & really weren’t prepared to come home with A puppy that day . . . Let alone TWO!!! But, we know the universe has its own plans – ALWAYS . . . And we’re just guided to where we need to be! That’s the fun of life!!!
Thank you for all you do, Suzie!!! It’s an important & special calling as well!!! And, please thank all involved for taking care of all of the precious four-legged beings of light that add so much joy to our lives and remind us how we ALL should live & love!!!
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Development and application of a distributed modeling approach to assess the watershed-scale impact of drainage water management
Drainage water management, also known as controlled drainage, is the practice of using a water table control structure at the end of the subsurface drain pipe to reduce subsurface drainage, and thereby nitrate losses. Methods to quantify the potential effects of drainage water management for entire watersheds are needed to evaluate the impacts of large-scale adoption. A distributed modeling approach was developed to apply the field-scale DRAINMOD model at the watershed scale, and used to assess the impact of drainage water management on nitrate load from an intensively subsurface drained agricultural watershed in west central Indiana. The watershed was divided into 6460 grid cells for which drain spacing, soil parent...
Effects of controlled drainage on the hydrology of drained pine plantations in the North Carolina coastal plain
Long-term hydrologic simulations are presented predicting the effects of drainage water management on subsurface drainage, surface runoff and crop production in Iowa's subsurface drained landscapes. The deterministic hydrologic model, DRAINMOD was used to simulate Webster (fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic) soil in a Continuous Corn rotation (WEBS_CC) with different drain depths from 0.75 to 1.20 m and drain spacing from 10 to 50 m in a combination of free and controlled drainage over a weather record of 60 (1945–2004) years. Shallow drainage is defined as drains installed at a drain depth of 0.75 m, and controlled drainage with a drain depth of 1.20 m restricts flow at the drain outlet to maintain a water table...
Effect of controlled drainage and tillage on soil structure and tile drainage nitrate loss at the field scale

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Chapel Hill --- Tom Zengel's two-run single in the bottom of the fourth broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Blue squad the lead for good on Thursday afternoon at Boshaer Stadium.
Blue took a 2-0 lead on single runs in the first and third before Navy tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the fourth. Blue added runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth to win the 6 1/2 inning scrimmage by a 6-2 margin.
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What happens to the person in need of psychiatric help?
Last week I received a few questions in response to one of my articles from PsychCentral. I appreciated them so much that I decided to answer them here. Hopefully they will prove to be helpful for you too. As always, feel free to ask questions and engage. That’s how we learn.
What does an intervention look like?
An “intervention” can be a difficult thing when it comes to mental health care because many individuals are unlikely to seek treatment on their own. We have state laws that prevent individuals age 14 (in many states) and 18+ from getting timely and appropriate treatment in mental health facilities unless they are:
- A clear and present danger to self or others (i.e., have a detailed suicide or homicide plan and have access to weapons).
Without this #1 criteria being met, it is unlikely that a mental health facility or even a hospital will cater to a family’s cry for help regarding an ill loved one. In many families, an “intervention” will include a family member speaking with the ill loved one, asking them to seek help. In many cases, the answer is “no, I do not need help!” In such cases, the individual will not get help unless they commit a crime (in which they will likely be incarcerated multiple times first) or commit themselves.
How can a loved one arrange it?
This is also a difficult question because no individual can “arrange” to have a loved one helped, unless that individual is a minor. The individual, if age 14+, must be willing to accept treatment. If the individual refuses, treatment is unlikely to occur. You can find more information on this subject from The Treatment Advocacy Center or by reading my articles from blogs.psychcentral.com/caregivers.
If, however, you are trying to “arrange” for a minor to receive treatment, you would have to request what is called a Psychiatric Assessment. Most Psychiatric assessments (also called initial assessments) are screenings in which multiple mental health professionals ask questions, delve into the child’s history, talk with the family (and sometimes teachers and extended family members), and conclude with a diagnosis in order to offer services. The first step to receiving help for a minor (or a compliant adult) would be to request a psychiatric assessment. You can inquire about such services through your local hospital or by contacting a local mental health clinic. You can find information on free psychiatric assessments and other services in my book.
What would happen with the person in need of help?I wonder whether sometimes fears and lack of knowledge about these processes prevent people from seeking the supports they and their loved one may need and benefit from?
This is a great question. The answer to your first question is…it depends. In many cases, if an adult or 14yr old is in need of help and won’t comply, they may never receive treatment. If you are referring to what happens when the person is hospitalized or receiving psychiatric services, the answer is…it depends. In many cases an individual will be assessed (during a psychiatric assessment), offered a mental health referral (where services can be received), a diagnosis (what the healthcare professionals believes is the main problem), and in some cases may be encouraged to sign themselves into a hospital for more aggressive treatment. Medication is also sometimes recommended in addition to group therapy. All of this depends on the type of mental health professional you see, their style, their belief system, and your needs. It’s never easy to determine what will happen.
Your second question is very common, primarily because of the stigma attached to the mental health system and the horror stories so prevalent in our history. You are right, however. Many people stay away from the mental health system because of fears and lack of knowledge about what will happen. Because of this, it may be useful for you or your loved one to call a mental health therapist and ask them for a free consultation so that you can ask questions, become more knowledgeable, and feel comfortable.
The best thing to do to reduce fears is to become knowledgeable. Read as much as you can about mental health services, talk to others, sign up to a support group who can help you (NAMI.org), and finally, try it. If you have a loved one who is afraid, they may need some “exposure therapy.” What I mean by this is that your loved one may need to see what goes on in a clinic, talk to a therapist or professional, or sit in on a support group meeting.
The system is tough, no one is there to explain everything a person needs to know, and many families feel alone. But the best tool, which you’ll find I preach a lot about, is self-knowledge. Learn all you can.
Thanks for your questions and contributions.
All the best

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Qiagen NV, the Dutch diagnostics technology company that bought Gaithersburg-based Digene for $1.6 billion in 2007, is preparing to clear out of Digene's old offices and move staff to an expanded Germantown headquarters.
The move has been in the works for years, but Qiagen can finally push forward following recent FDA clearance of its 270,000-square-foot Germantown site for manufacturing the company's human papillomavirus (HPV) test. That HPV test, developed by Digene, was the impetus for the 2007 acquisition.
After the consolidation, Qiagen will have two Maryland locations, including its Frederick campus. Qiagen plans to invest $10 million to expand the two sites, and will maintain its roughly 550-strong Maryland employee count, said Sean Augerson, global vice president of supply chain management. He said the company plans to move roughly 250 employees now at the 147,000-square-foot Gaithersburg location — many of them former Digene staffers — to Germantown between now and first quarter 2015.
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The frequency of a psychiatric consultation being requested to assess a patient's capacity to give informed consent varies among institutions, with most recent surveys reporting a frequency of between 3% and 8% of all consultations. At Montefiore Medical Center, a hospital policy was interpreted as mandating such consultations for all patients with possible or even definite lack of decisional capacity. From 1987 to 1988, 55% of all psychiatric consultations in the institution were for consent. Only 9% of the consent patients seen had an Axis I diagnosis other than organic mental syndrome (OMS). Because many of these consultations were believed to be unnecessary, with the patient clearly able or unable to give consent, the consultation service worked first with administration to modify the guidelines, and then educated the medical and nursing staff as to when consultation was indicated. With this program, the number of consent consultations fell from 958 in 1988 to 177 in 1990, representing a major saving of staff time and thirdparty billings. In this era of cost containment and outside review of professional practices, psychiatrists must take responsibility for identifying areas where patient services and billings for them are not justified by clinical indications.
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Divorce and debt: Advice on dividing up, paying off debt
How to deal with jointly held debt during a divorce
By Anna Bleker
Divorce is stressful enough. When jointly held debt is involved, things get a lot more complicated.
It's best to pay off shared debt before divorce, so that credit card companies don't blame you for your ex's failure to pay up. While shedding debt is ideal, it's not always that easy. If you're in a tough financial situation and can't pay off debt before divorce, you'll have to divide up the debt, which can get tricky.
Read the stories below for advice on dividing debt and rebuilding your credit during and after a divorce.
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It’s been awhile since I’ve written. Writing is an interesting phenomenon for me. I used to write my memoirs of my mundane ordinary life. I did this on computer and then in some handwritten journals. I then wrote the blog. At present I am exchanging emails with my best friend from high school in the middle of this pandemic. She’s in the Midwest; I’m in the Northeast. The point is that these writing episodes do not seem to overlap. I’m writing either one or the other. And lately I decided to handwrite letters to my son who is in the Northwest. But here I am back on the blog.
It’s not that I have not been baking or cooking. Well, actually, I have been doing less as Hubby has picked up cooking and dinner making. He continues to make me breakfast as I go off to work, either at the Agency or to the Dining Room. Either commute is not a hardship as the Agency is just up the street and across the road. Most of my baking is for something sweet. I have made a few batches of brownies. The problem with that is we tend to eat the whole pan in one sitting, or in two days, whichever comes first!
So I wanted to make something chocolate but not brownies…again! For some reason I had a couple of cake mixes in the baking pantry. Why do I have these? Because I thought I would have to bake my own birthday cake which is traditionally German Chocolate. I have made German Chocolate cake from scratch but have no problem making it from a mix. I’m telling Hubby that I found coconut so have all the ingredients and plan to bake the cake. He has to tell me then that he has bought me the cake as a surprise and now I went and ruined his surprise!
In my search for something to bake I remembered a cookie bar made from cake mix and sweetened condensed milk. It takes me some time to find the recipe notebook with this scrap of cake mix box. These are called Macaroon Cookie Bars. They are sort of a brownie as well.
- 1 package chocolate cake mix: I used a German Chocolate mix. The original recipe was from a Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ cups flaked coconut; divide this to use the ¼ cup separately
- 1 cup chopped nuts; I used pecans
Mix the first 3 ingredients and press into a greased 13-inch x 9-inch baking dish. Mix the remaining ingredients except for ¼ cup of the coconut. Spread that mixture on top of the cake mix batter. Sprinkle the ¼ cup reserved coconut on top. Bake for 350 degree F for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. The edges will be the darkest. Cool completely and cut into squares.
Super simple and yummy!
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I understand the compartmentalized writing. For me trying to do letters and diaries and something else just takes the fun out of it. And it has been a kind of letter time lately. Good to hear from you again 😊
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Methods for fertilising vines with nitrogen while ensuring soil conservation
Nitrogen plays a vital role in the functioning of vines and has significant impacts on grape yields. With mineral fertiliser, organic fertiliser and soil conservation techniques, all nitrogen control methods are important when it comes to the quantitative and qualitative management of grapes. Nitrogen needs in vines Although vital to their physiology and metabolism (growth […]
How to use foliar fertilizers : the importance of trace elements
Foliar fertilizers and root fertilizers: each has its own role Plants feed first and foremost through their roots. They are capable of absorbing the major elements and trace elements contained in the soil in the form of ions (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, etc.) as soon as they are available in the soil solution. This absorption by […]
Improve the fertility of sandy soil? The right reflex: think organic matter
How to feed plants on a sand: use fertilizers? Whether in your vegetable garden or even more, in the context of a farm, sandy soils can be a problem when it comes to maintaining and promoting the fertility of your plot.Indeed, sandy soils are said to be “light”, excessively filtering and draining all year round. […]
Which source of organic manure to choose to increase soil fertility on farms?
The first source of fertilizer used on farms, organic manure has been used since the beginnings of agriculture. The first peasants quickly discovered that the contribution of organic matter of animal or vegetable origin increases the yield of crops. Organic manure is a source for plants of major nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, […]
Ammonia, a gas that causes acidification
With the increase in emissions linked to human activity, ammonia gas has become one of the main causes of soil acidification, even though it is originally a natural process. Ammonia, a natural product Ammonia is a natural gas produced during the conversion of the urea in organic products into ammonium ion under the effect […]
Calcareous soil: characteristics and good practices
Though products to fight against the limitations of an acidic soil are well known (mineral enrichers such as lime or calcium carbonate), farming in calcareous soils requires a sound knowledge of the mineral balances of the soil, if we want to ensure the growth of our plants, both in the garden and on cultivated plots. […]
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Soil fertility in 2020: 5 tips
Today fertilization gives way to soil fertility. Indeed, the objective is no longer just to feed the plants. In 2020, fertilization products must also stimulate and nourish the soil to meet several challenges: depollution and environmental balance, increasing yields, and improving the nutritional intake of food products. Discover 5 tips to improve the fertility of […]
In less than a century, global agricultural production has more than doubled, not only in France but also in most developed countries. The increase in agricultural yields, driven by the need from the second half of the 20th century, to feed an exponentially growing world population, was made possible by: The increase in areas dedicated […]
Calcium amendment: what is the role of calcium in the soil?
Is your soil compact, crusting or waterproof? Acid-loving plants are appearing? These main visible signs indicate that the calcium content of your soils is low. The calcium amendment – also called a basic mineral amendment – has a direct impact on improving your yields. Due to its concentration of calcium, a major constituent of limestone, […]

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OMG! This was the best tasting casserole EVER. The olives is what gives it that special flavor. I reduced the amount of sour cream for my husband and I also added mushrooms! I steamed the broccoli and mushrooms first. Instead of cubing or cutting the chicken, I used the Cuisinart (every chef should have one!). It shredded the chicken and the consistency in the dish was flourished in every bite. I also used the Cuisinart for the steamed mushrooms and the olives. I totally nixed the curry because I heard many bad things about it; the taste and smell and read one review about how they had to throw it out. I also found a suggestion to put smashed croutons on top. My husband and I couldn't stop eating it and my daughter even had 2nds! Be careful, it's addicting! We froze the leftovers and Lisa is right, the leftovers are even better. I gave some leftovers to my Mother-in-Law and freind at work and they just couldn't stop talking about how good it was. Make it today!
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We've been celebrating 100 years of director Robert Wise all week by looking at some of his lesser known efforts. Previously: Tim on "Curse of the Cat People", Nathaniel on "Somebody Up There...", David on "I Want To Live!", and Manuel on "Star!" -- now here's Jason wrapping it up with "Audrey Rose"
It says a lot about the breadth of Robert Wise's filmography that the team of writers that tackled his Centennial this week here at The Film Experience have had such a gigantic stage to play upon. I mean here I am an avowed musical-agnostic taking on the director of two of the biggest movie musicals of all time, and even with the tossing aside The Sound of Music and West Side Story (although strangely I did write that movie up at Tfe back in the day) I had multiple films which I could've tackled with glee. His »
Stars: Jason Crowe, Josh Eal, Erin R. Ryan, Steve Rimpici, Dustin Mills, Allison Fitzgerald, Janet Jay, Roni Jonah, Brandon Salkil, Minnie Grey, Eugene Flynn, Dave Parker | Written and Directed by Dustin Wayde Mills
Dustin Wayde Mills is an indie filmmaker out of Ohio, who specializes in low (some would say micro) budget horror, a number of which involve puppets(!), released directly to his [growing] fanbase via self-distributed DVD, Blu-ray and VOD channels. Having found some success with the films released under his Dustin Mills Production banner, Mills has expanded his repertoire with his new production shingle Crumpleshack Films which aims to produce rough(er) exploitation flicks. And with the release of the first Crumpleshack Films production, Her Name Is Torment, we’re taking a look at some of the highlights of Mills’ oeuvre, beginning with his killer bunny flick Easter Casket.
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'Prison guards ripped off my toenail': Undercover investigation supports claims of rampant abuse, torture and corruption inside Utter Pradesh jail
- India Today's secret probe unearthed widespread brutality at Kasna prison
- Inmates were pinned down and beaten in jail once hailed as 'model facility'
- Read more India news at www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome
An inmate is pinned down on the ground, his feet held up and locked in bamboo sticks by fellow prisoners.
Unbearable screams pierce through the large hall as a deputy jailer unleashes a flurry of blows on his bare soles.
However, this diabolical act does not take place at a secretive torture cell of an autocratic regime or in America’s notorious Guantanamo Bay military detention camp.
A special investigation by India Today has unearthed brutality from inside a prison in the Kasna jail of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh
A special investigation by India Today has unearthed this brutality inside the fortified walls of a prison 30 kilometres from Delhi - the Kasna jail of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
The probe has caught on tape footage suggesting a vicious cycle of atrocities and corruption in the jail that authorities in UP advertise as a 'model facility'.
India Today’s incisive investigation has found it’s anything but model.
Akram Khan, then a deputy jailer, was filmed beating the soles of an inmate with a club, a degrading and oppressive torture technique common in Middle Eastern countries.
Khan was assisted by lifers, who held the feet of the victim in bamboo poles, and chief warden Shoorveer Singh Yadav.
The probe has caught on tape footage suggesting a vicious cycle of atrocities and corruption in the jail that authorities in UP advertise as a model facility of its kind
A former inmate of the Kasna jail, Ajay Bholaram, told India Today such brutality is routine in the prison. Bholaram also alleged prison staff brutally yanked his toenail off.
Inmates, he claimed, were subject to foot whipping if they didn’t bribe the jail authorities. Corruption, he insisted, was rampant in the Kasna prison.
And India Today's investigation corroborated his claims.
The probe recorded a prisoner slamming another to a pillar. The victim was then stripped to his underpants and beaten with a truncheon, under the orders of a jail guard, who was seen counting his daily bribes.
Footage from inside the jailhouse showed guards were given free rein to wantonly abuse prisoners with beatings.
The probe observed commodities, which inmates should be provided free, were sold at premium prices
Several senior inmates were seen participating in the foot flogging of another prisoner, who sobbed and begged his tormentors to stop.
Senior jail officials were also found to have developed their own mechanisms to dodge external scrutiny.
Staff were heard making announcements on the public address system to warn inmates about an imminent inspection.
They are told to hide cash and contraband.
India Today’s investigation found compelling proof of deep-rooted corruption in the Kasna jail, where outside vendors ran a makeshift market in the compound.
The probe observed commodities, which inmates should be provided free, were sold at premium prices.
Prohibited things like cigarettes were available at Rs 30 a piece. Liquor, insiders say, could be bought for anything between Rs 1,000 and Rs 3,500 a bottle.
Vegetables, a basic commodity, was priced at Rs 400 a kilo. Vendors were also filmed depositing the share from their daily sales to select inmates, who would then hand over the cash to prison staff.


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NCT 127 Has 1 Trick to Make Sure They Do Not Fight With Each Other
NCT 127 has been making their marks on K-pop since 2016. The group currently has 10 members, all with varying personalities. Having this many members in a band can lead to a lot of conflicts, but it seems NCT 127 often has their disagreements under control. Read on below to find out how the members try to not start fights with each other.
Who are the members of NCT 127?
The currently lineup of NCT 127 includes members Taeyong, Taeil, Johnny, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Mark, and Haechan.
NCT 127 is a diverse bunch. Members Johnny is from Chicago, Illinois, while Mark is from Toronto, Canada. Additionally, Yuta is from Japan. Winwin is from China and has actually been working with NCT’s Chinese sub-unit WayV.
Yuta once revealed how NCT 127 avoids fighting
NCT 127 has members from different parts of the world, which means there are bound to be different perspectives and opinions. However, it seems the members are proactive about not letting these disagreements get out of hand.
In an interview with Japanese magazine Men’s Non-no, Yuta talked about the different ways he and his members try to deal with disagreements within the group.
“I make my best effort to figure out how I can make myself understood by people and how I can make my point while respecting others,” he said, according to Koreaboo.
What has also helped the members is simply being around each other a lot. They have been training together long before their debut in 2016, and this has helped them make sense of each other’s viewpoints.
“More than ever, we had various experiences together as a team, so we can understand each other without any arguments,” Yuta added. “We are connected in that way. We sometimes have opposing opinions, but we never had a serious fight.”
The members have also said nice things about each other
Fans might know that the members of NCT 127 sometimes make jokes about each other for entertainment, but at the end of the day, it’s clear there’s a lot of respect and admiration going around.
For example, in their To You video series posted earlier this year, the members spent time giving heartfelt messages to each other. They talked about memories they shared while expressing appreciation and gratitude.
“Let’s spend time together for a long, long time and I’d like us to experience various things together, have a chance to think stuff like ‘this is really the life’ and be the closest friends each other in our lives,” Taeyong said to Doyoung. “After we become elders, let’s go to nursing home together as well.”
Meanwhile, Mark told Haechan, who has been in NCT Dream with him, “Since we were trainees for NCT Dream to now… you are the only one I was with the whole time. Since I was a trainee, you are the friend who’s been through all those things with me.”
Jungwoo, the latest member to join the group, also told Johnny, “When I’m with you, I feel happy. We argue sometimes of course, but the reason we can do that is that we become closer after that… I treasure you.”

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I’ve just finished this weeks Creative Scrappers challenge and I’m ready for the new one tomorrow. I’ve got lots of cards to make but somehow I keep making scrapbook pages instead.
Here is this weeks sketch
Here is my layout;
I have used just two patterned papers from Prima from the “Tea and Silk” collection. I used lots of Glamour Dust added to the flourish at the side2 of the page. I outlined the bird in white pen but it still was hiding in the background so I painted over it lightly with some white acrylic paint. I also used a Crafter’s Workshop template and a Quickie Glue Pen to add some swirls of Glamour Dust around the circle. The title is American Crafts Thickers.
Now me, the craft room and the cat are all covered in glitter – mainly because when I came back to the craft room after dinner I found the cat sitting in my Tidy Tray full of Glamour Dust.

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Bishops Brad Billings and George Browning reflect on Donald Trump’s win in the US election
By Brad Billings and George Browning
16 November 2016
Battlers are ‘sick of being ignored’, and Trump got it: Brad Billings
To cast Donald Trump’s supporters as uneducated, ignorant and racist, as much of the mainstream media did throughout his campaign, was wrong and patronising, argues Brad Billings. For George Browning’s article, click here.
I was driving home from an engagement on the evening of the day that Donald Trump was confirmed as President-elect of the United States. I flipped through the AM radio dial, seeking some analysis and commentary, and listened for a while to the ABC. Its presenter, in attempting to come to terms with what was clearly a rude shock, repeated several times the line that “the highest cohort of Trump voters were white men with no college degree”. Listeners called in to express their disbelief – one spoke of how a lack of education was to blame, another wrote off millions of people as essentially stupid and ignorant in a single sentence. It occurred to me that what I was hearing was actually a microcosm of how and why Donald Trump won the election. Here, live and active, were the incredulous mainstream media, exemplified by a disbelieving host, and further expounded by the open accusation of the listeners that the “uneducated” voters (lacking a college degree) who had voted for Trump were stupid and ignorant, if not racists, misogynists and homophobes as well. It may be comforting, and some reading this may nod approvingly at such a proposition. In my view, however, such an analysis is largely wrong and patronising, and potentially fatal politically (just ask Hillary now).
I’ve been asked many times since the election for my view on the result and I have stated, as I do here, that I am not attracted to Donald Trump, either as a man or a politician, and would not have voted for him, neither do I endorse him. But of course I’m not an American and not entitled to vote – local anti-Trump, and by definition anti-democracy, protesters, who seem not to have absorbed this, do take note. I do, however, think I can begin to understand why around 60 million Americans did vote for Trump. One reason is no doubt that his opponent was even less attractive a proposition than he, but that was not, and is not, the whole story. The turning point in the election campaign came, for me, and for many commentators, when Hillary Clinton described a full half of Trump’s supporters as “a basket of deplorables”. That was the grab the media went with, it actually got much worse after that, as she went on in the next breath to further define those so-called “deplorables” as “racists, sexists, homophobes, xenophobes, Islamophobes, you name it”. On raw figures, counting only those who actually turned up to vote, that “basket of deplorables” would number around 30 million people. Even if you do think the very worst of your fellow citizens on a grand scale, that’s an awful lot of people, and votes.
Any candidate who describes and labels millions of voters in such a way is probably going to be struggling to win at the ballot box, especially when such views are combined with a candidate who looked and sounded as smug and as entitled as Hillary Clinton did for much of the campaign. And why would she not have been, with just about every television station and every newspaper nation-wide backing her, along with a succession of big name celebrities lining up in support of her? Therein lies another reason Hillary lost this election – the voters, large numbers of them anyway, saw through activism masquerading as journalism of the same sort that afflicts large sections of the media in this country. And they dismissed the spectacle of multi-millionaire actors and entertainers lecturing those who could barely afford the price of an entrance ticket to one of their shows on how to vote through those truly awful, condescending videos (“You’ve seen us somewhere… you know who we are”).
How a candidate who said so many outrageous and offensive things, has behaved so indecently both in the past and during the campaign and was himself incredibly rich appealed to so many “battlers”, as we might describe them here in Australia, is a fascinating study all of itself. The answers are no doubt complex and will take considerable time to unravel. But I am willing to put forward a few possibilities, for what it is worth.
Firstly, the battlers, especially those outside the inner urban areas, are sick of being ignored by a political class that largely takes them for granted in the context of a two-party system, a lot like ours, wherein the two major parties appear similar in many ways, each being populated by look-alike careerists, unionists or political staffers and functionaries. Secondly, they’re sick of being shouted down as racists and sexists if they question some of the orthodoxies that have developed around race and gender on university campuses and infiltrated places such as Canberra and Washington DC. They’re sick, too, of being vilified as xenophobes and/or Islamophobes if they question the immigration intake or worry about terrorism. And they’re not going to stand any longer for being lectured to by highly paid, inner-city-dwelling academics, assorted celebrities and media-types advocating gesture and identity politics that largely have no resonance at all in the conversations that take place in workplace lunch rooms and in front bars, and over the backyard fences, across the suburban sprawl. One possible way of reading the outcome of this election is to see it as a repudiation of the “political correctness” that characterises, and restrains, so much of the public discourse in Western democracies. For better or worse, the American electors have defied this narrative by electing the most demonstratively politically incorrect candidate to have appeared on the electoral landscape in many years, in spite of all of his flaws, weaknesses and unappealing attributes
Finally, and I think most importantly, the men and women who work on the land, who make things, the tradies and labourers, the people who clean factories and offices, the stay-at-home parents – and the unemployed and welfare dependent, too – are not universally stupid, nor are they collectively “deplorable”. Neither does the lack of a higher education degree make a person ignorant or uneducated. The vast majority of voters have the brains and the intelligence to critically analyse political candidates, parties and policies, and to decide who they will they vote for all by themselves, without relying on a newspaper, a talking head on television or a celebrity to tell them which box to tick on the ballot paper. They know enough, too, not to mistake their Twitter feed for the voice of the electorate and to regard the mainstream news media with suspicion, if not contempt. They recognise common sense when they hear it, and they value free speech, even if it is sometimes uncomfortable and awkward.
One candidate got this. The other – together with the vast majority of the aforementioned media, the polls and pollsters, the so-called experts, the commentators and the celebrities – did not.
Bishop Brad Billings has never lived in the United States, but lived for several years in government provided housing in outer suburban Melbourne, and prior to ordination worked in a variety of occupations, including as a process worker on a factory floor, an abattoir labourer, and a storeman.
In making Jesus’ teaching all about the individual, Christian Right has got it wrong: George Browning
Donald Trump has championed the Christian Right’s “corralled version of Christianity”, and in doing so further weakened notions of community and its importance, writes George Browning.
The result of the US election will have ramifications reverberating around the world for decades to come. As the global ethics network has already articulated: “11/9 will probably turn out to be more significant even than 9/11.”
Should the result surprise us? Probably not! Its manifestations have recently been on blatant display in the Philippines, terrifyingly in Turkey and more subtly in the UK. Clearly, a significant proportion of the global population feels it has been left behind by global trade, by the political elite who have become blatantly self-serving, by multinational companies and by institutional life generally.
While this trend deserves investigation and understanding on multiple fronts, in this piece I want to ask why the Christian Right put its support behind Trump, including the Australian political Right through voices such as Cory Bernardi. How is it possible for Christians to support a person who clearly lies about almost everything, who insults minorities, who pays no tax, who makes use of hatred as a political tool, who has mistreated those who have helped build his wealth, who wants to deny universal healthcare, who admires leaders such as Vladimir Putin. How is it possible that the Christian Right would find this attractive?
The answer to this question sadly tells me that popular Christianity in the 21st century is part of the problem, not part of the solution, that it does not reflect the Biblical narrative, nor does it reflect the transformative life of Jesus.
How can I say such a confronting thing? The biblical narrative speaks of the incarnate Son of God as the Lord of Life – all of life. The prologue of the Gospel of John draws us immediately into Jesus the Word of God as being wisdom at the heart of creation itself. The biblical narrative makes it abundantly clear that a choice for Jesus has implications for the whole of life: that the individual needs to be understood within the context of the relationships and communities of which he or she is part.
The Christian Right appears to have reduced this down to a teaching that Jesus is all about, only about, personal salvation and the hope of eternal life. The Christian Right has made it clear that abandoning the public space is the acceptable Christian way, for apparently the only thing that matters is private morality (sex and gender) and personal piety. (This has long appeared to be reflected in Australia through the Australian Christian Lobby). Donald Trump can easily accommodate this corralled version of Christianity, indeed he can be its champion. If he is “born again”, as the Christian Right trumpets, the penny has dropped for him that he can protect personal piety from all comers, especially rival piety – Islam – and he can easily legislate even more strongly about abortion and gay rights. Having fulfilled this “Christian obligation”, he is then free to do as he pleases in the maelstrom of public life – or not.
This is where the irony lies. He appears to have no sense of what is genuinely “public”. Everything to him appears to be about the individual. The individual’s rights to carry guns must be protected. The individual’s right to pay as little tax as possible has to be protected. America’s right as an individual nation to pursue its interests regardless of the rest of the world has to be protected. The environmental needs of the planet are to be totally ignored because they unnecessarily impinge upon the rights of the individual to make money.
It is in the obsession that he has, and the Christian Right has, with the individual that is perhaps the genesis of the happy marriage between the two. It is a view that gains absolutely no comfort from scripture. The biblical view is that the individual is always part of a community in which we are all as strong as the weakest and all as rich as the poorest. The biblical view is that no individual has rights that trump (sorry about the pun) the needs and rights of the community as a whole.
This is, of course, where Trump has played a confidence trick. Those who feel most aggrieved (with very good reason) about the behaviour of the privileged elite are the ones who most need the blessings that flow from belonging to the community as a whole. They will not find this help under Trump, or those who hold to his view of life. Under Trump if you fail to prosper, in the end it will be your fault. In his view, he will have been the greatest President of all time, he will have “made America great again” and those who continue to miss out will have only themselves to blame.
Dr George Browning is the former Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn. This is a slightly edited version of an article he wrote for his blog on 9 November 2016. See http://www.georgebrowning.com.au/


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One of their few political trump cards was the controversial issue of immigration. However, in recent days, they had been bitten on the bum over the status of people who arrived in the United Kingdom from the West Indies on the Empire Windrush ship after World War II.
Many of them had lived and worked for many years, paid taxes and had settled in the country, only to be told by the Home Office that they were illegal immigrants, and threatened with deportation. As a result, those affected were sacked from their jobs, lost benefits and denied healthcare.
The outcry over the scandal rightly led to Amber Rudd’s resignation as home secretary, to be replaced by Sajid Javid, who vowed to tackle the crisis. Yet campaigners who have to continually deal with the damaging effects of the UK’s immigration policies say it isn’t enough.
The scandal goes much wider than the current situation. The UK has never, throughout history, made any real effort to either welcome or integrate foreigners into the country (unless if they are considerably wealthy, of course). Public hostility and newsaper panic over the numbers of foreigners living in the country (particularly non-white ones) have intensified with successive governments moving the goalposts in passing new laws aimed at creating an intolerable environment for those people who may want to live, work and study in the UK. Others trying to escape persecution and war elsewhere who come face restrictions on their movement and often have to wait months, or even years to have their asylum claims processed, some are forced to go underground. The very bureaucratic administration is designed to fail at the very first hurdle almost every time.
This environment has already hit the economy and our public services already (many of them rely on the recruitment of foreign-born staff, most recently from the European Union), partly as a result of the political fallout of the 2016 referendum. Many people who are fearful about what life in the country would be like after the UK’s departure from the EU in march next year have decided to leave… at least they can, voluntarily.
Meanwhile, others will continue to be detained against their will and forcibly removed from the country and deported, even though they may have the right to stay… all to ensure that net long-term migration to the UK is reduced to managable levels.


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Transformers are simple electrical devices that have:
- two separate coils of wire (electrical paths)
- an iron core (magnetic path)
- no moving parts.
How transformers work
Transformers have two electrical paths connected by a magnetic path.
They work in the following way:
- the Alternating Current in the first coil produces a changing magnetic field
- this changing magnetic field produces Alternating Current in the second coil.
- the iron core concentrates the magnetic field and makes the transformer more efficient.
- altering the number of turns of wire in the coils alters the voltage produced.
Transformers do not work with Direct Current if the magnetic field is constant. This is because the magnetic field must be changing if electricity is to be generated in the second coil. (Faraday’s Law)
Losses from Transformers
Because there are losses (usually heat) in both the electrical and magnetic paths, large transformers require a cooling system.
‘Iron losses’ are the losses in the magnetic circuit and are constant (not load dependent). They are basically the excitation losses, the effort needed to drive the flux.
‘Copper losses’ are the load losses due to resistance of the transformer windings (I2R losses) and obviously vary with the load.
The transformer’s most efficient operating point is when the iron and copper losses are equal, but virtually no transformer operates at this point, because the transformer would have to be much bigger (more copper) and would be too expensive.


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'My heart had been ill at ease for the last few days, <name>, and I hope you can put my fears to rest. A traveler from Bree by the name of Tim Strawley came to Echad Candelleth on his way south; a craftsman he was, and he bore wooden figurines of exquisite quality that he hoped to sell in far-off markets. He desired to raise enough money to support his young wife, Nora, and he was enthusiastic about his prospects.
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'The road to Hollin runs south of Echad Candelleth and crosses the Bruinen at a small ford east of Garbert's cottage, where it rises steadily until reaching the Hollin Ridge.'
Tongannel has had an uneasy feeling for the last few days and hopes it does not bode ill for the southern-bound traveller she befriended.
Tim Strawley drove his waggon south of Echad Candelleth along the road heading for Hollin, which crosses along the ford east of Garbert's Cottage and climbs towards Hollin Ridge.
Tongannel has asked you to follow the road south and search for any sign of Tim Strawley. She hopes you will not find anything, but if you do she wants to know about it.
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Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House
Invitational Arts and Crafts Show
Artsworth is excited to announce that we will be teaming up with longtime curators Jodi Aragona and Linda Perrin to host the eleventh annual Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House Invitational Arts and Crafts Show. Happening:
Thursday, August 10, 2–7 P.M.
Friday, August 11, 10–5 P.M.
Saturday, August 12, 10–5 P.M.
This show will take place in and around the grounds of the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor. The curators, Jodie Aragona and Linda Perrin, have selected approximately thirty distinguished artisans in a variety of mediums to participate. Many of the exhibitors are quite local, while some are from other parts of ME, MA, NY, PA, RI, etc…
With the help of the Neighborhood House’s beauty, we create a simple direct marketplace where artisans bring their wares and meet their audience face-to-face. This show has a relaxed and elegant atmosphere, with no admission charge. Join us on Thursday evening for a delightful wine and cheese opening.
At this time, we are accepting applications from artisans interested in becoming exhibitors. To apply to this show as an exhibitor, please click the “apply” button below.

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GLEN BURNIE, MD (February 21, 2023) – Montgomery County is poised to become the fourth jurisdiction in Maryland to operate a DUI Court following an extensive training for county representatives by the National Center for DWI Courts. DUI Courts are specialized court programs that provide individual treatment, supervision and accountability for repeat offenders of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs.
Attendees at the recent training represented a multi-disciplinary effort from Montgomery County, including the judicial system, law enforcement, probation offices, treatment centers and program coordinators.
The DUI Court program follows a well-established drug court model and is grounded in research demonstrating impaired driving can be prevented if underlying causes, such as substance use and mental health disorders, are identified and addressed. The program pairs frequent court appearances and random drug testing with ongoing counseling, treatment and other social services.
“More than 8% of drivers arrested for driving impaired on Maryland roads between 2015 and 2021 were arrested more than once within that same seven-year timeframe,” said MDOT MVA Administrator Chrissy Nizer, who also serves as Governor Wes Moore’s Highway Safety Representative. “As we focus on removing these repeat offenders from our roadways, Maryland supports expanding this court program throughout the state as an effective tool to save lives.”
Montgomery County anticipates the new DUI Court will be operational in August. Anne Arundel, Howard and St. Mary’s counties currently have operational DUI Courts, which are funded by the Office of Problem Solving Courts.
Nationally, a Michigan study found offenders were 19 times less likely to be re-arrested for another impaired-driving offense if they participated in a DUI Court program compared to offenders processed through a traditional court. Of 4,000 treatment courts nationwide, 700 are stand-alone DUI Courts.
“There is no doubt the establishment of a trained DUI Court in Montgomery County will save lives,” said Jim Eberspacher, director of the National Center for DWI Courts. “DUI Courts prove impaired driving can be successfully addressed through a combination of accountability and treatment. This program represents a deep commitment to public safety while ensuring individuals in need of substance use disorder treatment receive the support they need to transform their lives.”
Learn more about the MDOT MVA’s Highway Safety Office by visiting ZeroDeathsMD.gov or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ZeroDeathsMD.
About the National Center for DWI Courts
Impaired driving is recognized as one of the biggest threats to public safety in the United States. The National Association of Drug Court Professionals’ National Center for DWI Courts (NCDC) was created in 2007 and is dedicated to reducing impaired-driving recidivism nationwide by addressing the root problem: addiction. NCDC partners with federal agencies and corporate sponsors to provide cutting-edge training and technical assistance to communities to implement, expand, and improve DWI court programs that provide treatment and accountability based on research-driven best practices. NCDC is dedicated to expanding DWI courts to serve everyone in need and to make our communities safer each and every day.


SAN BENITO — It’s working.
The community and school district have teamed up to create a positive atmosphere to promote reading.
This summer, the school district will launch a reading program so unique it has never been done in San Benito.
So far, with the limited audience it has now, it’s already working for the community and the district.
In an effort to combat what is known as the “summer slide,” Superintendent Adrian Vega proposed last month the district allow its online library full of books to be used by students in pre-kindergarten all the way through eighth grade.
District leaders were fascinated with the project as soon as it was mentioned.
By using a website called myON, students can remain engaged for the three months they are not in school. It’s like Netflix for books.
The online database that is used by school districts all over the state allows children to pick and choose what kind of books they want to read.
“It enhances and bolsters support for what we already have,” said Vega. “It fills in the hole and gives families access to thousands of books.”
Students will log on and take an assessment to determine their reading level and interests.
From there, students will also get notification after they finish a book, of other books “you might also like.”
The website has about 60,000 books, making the children the controller of their summer reading list.
“Research shows that if kids read at least five books over the summer, that helps deter the summer slide,” Vega said.
School leaders assure the online database will coincide with the summer school program for those who are having trouble reading and need to be part of an intensive program.
The online database also has the ability to read to the students, helping with language development.
The district and the city plan to make it easier for the community to access this database and others like it.
A few weeks ago, during the district’s first parent conference in 12 years, about 500 Kindle readers were given to parents.
“We are asking community members to work with us,” said Julie Trevino, Executive Director of Academic Services.
One person even donated funds, allowing the district to purchase 30 additional Kindle readers and cases.
The need is growing stronger, especially for those students in the rural areas.
“There is a need to provide service to students in the Los Indios area because they have about a 5- to 8-mile distance between Los Indios and the campuses,” Trevino said. “We are hoping to get those devices to those kids.”
The district will work with the online database to obtain a general log in pass that would be made available to people in the community.
From there, with the added participation and awareness for reading, the district plans to challenge people to read.
“Hey San Benito lets read 5,000 books or 10,000 books,” Trevino said. “We want to get people to understand the importance of reading.”
500 electronic readers have been given to fami-lies.
60,000 books in the myOn library.
7,500 students will have access to myOn.


Oct 25, 2013, 10:44 PM EDT
The Anaheim Ducks ended their mini-stumble on Friday, squeezing by the Ottawa Senators 2-1. It wasn’t all smiles for the Ducks, however, as it appears that Mathieu Perreault suffered an upper-body injury.
Perreault, 25, did not play in the third period. The team didn’t provide details on his condition after the game; he’s been a great addition via a late preseason trade, scoring nine points in 11 games so far.
Update: it sounds like Perreault might have hurt his left hand, at least according to Eric Stephens of the OC Register.
Not official report from Ducks but Perreault had a soft brace covering left hand/wrist area. Told me it’s not broken. Probable sprain.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) October 26, 2013
Ryan Getzlaf (one goal, one assist) and Corey Perry (two assists) powered the Ducks’ early 2-0 lead, which was enough for Frederik Andersen, as the Dane won in his first NHL start on the heels of signing a two-year contract.
Erik Karlsson had a rough night, as he really earned the second minus of his -2 rating on this turnover:
- NBC Sports to broadcast 105 NHL games in 2015-16 50
- Wilson signs with Preds, leaving just four arbitration cases to go 2
- Rangers sign Stepan — six years, $39 million 62
- Deal with the Devils: New Jersey re-signs Larsson to six-year contract 14
- Stepan seeks $7.25M in arbitration, Rangers counter at $5.2M 24
- Capitals investment: Holtby signs five-year, $30.5M deal 21
- Redemption time? Montreal, Semin agree to one-year deal 26
- Full autonomy: Lamoriello’s place in Leafs’ chain of command 26
- Lamoriello’s departure removes any doubt: Devils are Shero’s team 21
- With Lamoriello hire, Leafs hammer home their culture change 23
- Post expansion, could NHL realign with eight divisions? (138)
- NHL to ‘focus exclusively’ on expansion bids for Las Vegas and Quebec City (89)
- He’s baaaaaack: Leafs pull a stunner, hire Lamoriello as GM (Updated) (84)
- Rangers sign Stepan — six years, $39 million (62)
- Ah, arbitration: Holtby reportedly asking for $8 million, Caps countering at $5.1 million (59)


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Recently Meghan McCain quoted from Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and it reminded me of another Republican existentialist.
Outside View: Bush, Camus and Sartre
By Ronald Aronson
Outside View Commentator
Published 3/3/2005 2:03 AM
DETROIT, March 3 (UPI) -- A careful reading of "The Fall" reveals that President Bush's quote from Albert Camus in Brussels was an astonishing mistake. Many of our European friends may now be laughing up their sleeves at the United States' head of state. To those who know Camus, a White House speechwriter may have created a spectacle, in which the president unwittingly parodied himself.
The quote, "freedom is a long-distance race," was ripped from its context, one that establishes beyond doubt that Camus' words were not meant straightforwardly. No, a careful reading makes clear they were intended as a spoof of the thought of his former good friend, Jean-Paul Sartre.
President Bush was speaking to a group of ordinary folks in Westfield, NJ today on Social Security and other existential topics.
"Why does man not see things? He is himself standing in the way: he conceals things." Bush asked, quoting from Nietzsche's Daybreak, then saying that he understands that Social Security is a "safety net", but that it is one with a hole in it, "and we need to hang on to this safety net." The crowd of 257, all of whom had been vetted, paid, fingerprinted, stripped and given a full body-cavity search, shown a short "film" under sensory deprivation conditions, and given huge doses of Lithium, were rapturous, and exploded in thunderous applause at Bush's every punctuation mark. Jacketless, with rolled up sleeves, the President, head bobbing and shoulders shrugging, said that he had been talking to a lot of older folks and younger individuals, not to mention Jacques Chirac and Putin, and Brittany, who understood where he was coming from on these issues, and,
"In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. . . . My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known- no wonder, then, that I return the love." inexplicably and incongruously quoting Kierkegaard.
Applause began and abated sporadically in various parts of the room as Bush stared at his shoes for a moment, then muttered,
"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken."
"Ugh, I've been listening to Crime and Punishment on tape, and I, ugh…"
"The subject that is most on my mind right now is getting Syria out of Lebanon, and I don't mean just the troops out of Lebanon, I mean all of them out of Lebanon, particularly the secret service out of Lebanon -- the intelligence services,"
"This is non-negotiable. It is time to get out. ... I don't think you can have fair elections with Syrian troops there," Bush continued.
He asked the crowd how the people of a nation trying to forge a democracy could possibly hold legitimate elections and attempt political unification while foreign troops and agents were occupying their country.
"Who do these Syrians think they are?" Bush inquired, and added,
"My buddy Camus put it this way, 'The twenty-one deaf men, the war criminals of tomorrow, who today negotiate the peace carry on their monotonous conversations placidly seated in an express train which bears them toward the abyss at a thousand miles an hour.'…I love that, 'a thousand miles an hour' the President laughed.
"Freedom is on the march" Bush proclaimed, punctuating "march" with a one-legged goosestep for emphasis.
"Camus," (who Bush pronounces "Caymus", like the Cabernet Sauvignon made by Charlie Wagner) "says 'Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.', and who doesn't want all these Middle Easterners to be better?"
"When we say withdraw we mean complete withdrawal -- no half-hearted measures," Bush suddenly said. "Syrian troops, Syrian intelligence services must get out of Lebanon now."
"And, we are going to hunt down Asama bin Laden, and smoke 'em out, and Social Security has a hole in the net…but," Bush pointed his finger for emphasis,
"Schopenhauer said, 'Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.', so I must be right."
"Freedom's not just another word for nothin' else to lose…it's, well let me quote Sart here:"
"For I declare that freedom, in respect of concrete circumstances, can have no other end and aim but itself; and when once a man has seen that values depend on himself, in that state of forsakenness he can will only one thing, and that is freedom as the foundation of all values."
The President then launched into an anecdote about the time his mother took him to the circus, and there were these brothers on the trapeze who would fly through the air and spin and summersault and catch each other, and they didn't have no net, not even one with a hole in it, and they didn't need no net, cause they didn't fall. He said they may have been short and muscular but they didn't smell as bad as the clowns, who scared him, anyway, and were always sneaking up on you…
After twenty minutes or so of a story that ended with ice cream and fried pork rinds and a kiss goodnight from mother, the President ended with a quote from André Malraux that he said summed up the war in Iraq:
"The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that, from our very prison, we should draw from our own selves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness."

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In addition to IDA, Rosa holds the role of Full-Time Italian Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Italian Language Program at the Ohio State University.
Rosa’s journey commenced in the picturesque region of Basilicata, located in the southern part of Italy. After obtaining her Liceo Scientifico (High School) Diploma, she graduated in 2008 with a degree in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies (BA) from the University of Florence. Subsequently, in 2009, Rosa was awarded a scholarship to study at the prestigious Sorbonne University, which led her to Paris. There, she dedicated herself to her thesis research and embraced the enchantment of “La vie en Rose.” Rosa’s academic journey continued in Tuscany, culminating in her graduation with an Art History degree (MA, summa cum Laude). She trained as a Guida Turistica of Tuscany and immersed herself for 4 years in the vibrant cultural scene of Lucca, a gem near Florence.
In February 2016, Rosa embarked on a new chapter by relocating to Columbus, OH. Since then, she has constantly worked on her education, work experience, and personal growth. Her tenure at Columbus State Community College as an educator spanned four enriching years.
In 2020, Rosa attained the CEDILS certification of competence in Teaching Italian as a foreign or second language. Subsequently, she achieved an Executive Master in Teaching Italian Language and Culture to foreigners from the University La Cà Foscari in Venice, with an interesting thesis on Intercultural Competence.
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