A low-risk investment with high returns
Infantry weapons remain in service for decades. Many are used by reserve or home guard forces when withdrawn from front line units. Their configuration will evolve as upgrades are introduced, and guns suffer wear from use.
When a weapon is no longer repairable by replacing parts, it may be scrapped or put into long term storage. As budget constraints force difficult choices, armies have started to put more money and personnel into combat forces and less into “support” units, so there are fewer repair facilities and skilled personnel to undertake complex maintenance tasks. However, an almost worthless inventory can be transformed into high value operational equipment in a cost-effective manner, reducing the need to purchase new weapons.
A full range of services and projects
FN Herstal has always backed up its products with services that ensure long term customer satisfaction. One such service is help with Maintenance in Operational Condition. Services go from inspection and repair by replacing basic parts, reconfiguring weapons of earlier generations to the latest configuration, and more complex repair actions up to a full refurbishing project including renewing surface treatment. Projects can be limited to specific tasks on a certain number of guns, or can take on long-term maintenance of a fleet of weapons. The customer gets efficient and effective maintenance ensuring a high level of operational readiness for his weapons, and is freed from providing manpower to manage and work on maintenance, which does not need to be done by soldiers.
The exclusive FN® M2HB-QCB (Quick Change Barrel) design makes the barrel change easier, faster, and much safer. Older .50 Cal guns can be transformed by changing a few parts, supplied as a kit. FN MINIMI® machine guns can similarly be modernised with kits. The best time to apply these upgrades is during a complete overhaul of the guns.
Full quality assurance
Services provided can be extended to acceptance testing and certification as for new weapons, including inspection and test firing with test result data sheets, a certificate of conformity, and a guarantee covering the work carried out.
Responsible waste management
Weapons beyond cost-effective repair can be destroyed in a secure manner, unusable parts can become recycled plastic, aluminium or steel for a new life as raw materials.
A real-life example
Past projects include refurbishing and reconfiguration of Browning M2HB .50 Cal machine guns. Weapons manufactured during WW2 are still in store with many armies, but are too worn and unreliable for operational use. The guns were inspected, most selected for refurbishing, some stripped down to recover useable parts and sent for destruction. Useable guns went to the workshop, worn parts were repaired or replaced and surface treatment was renewed. The guns were reassembled using a conversion kit to transform them to the FN® QCB configuration. This project took old guns of an obsolete configuration and returned guns of modern configuration able to give years of reliable service.
Not only for FN® infantry guns
FN Herstal’s Maintenance in Operational Condition (MCO) Services can be applied to full range of the company’s own products, both infantry and weapon systems, and/or to weapons from other manufacturers.
FN® MCO services are part of a much larger, comprehensive program designated FN® ILS (Integrated Logistics Support), which covers a full spectrum of additional services, e.g., maintenance of the complete weapon system – including electronics, software, coding -, training, support and test equipment, and obsolescence management to name just a few. You will find full details about FN® ILS in a future edition of our Stay FN® Connected newsletter. Don’t want to miss it? If you are not yet subscribed, sign up now to our mailing list.
FN Herstal; a supplier with five-star credentials
Subcontracting work that is vital to the effective functioning of your force is a difficult decision, it is essential to have a reliable partner. When looking for someone to do armourer’s work, who better than a gun manufacturer with a rock-solid reputation, decades of experience, who may have designed and manufactured most of the weapons to be maintained?
FN Herstal is available to discuss your needs, and can make proposals tailored to specific requirements. Several European armed forces have projects in place, or are finalizing discussions to set up new projects.


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Wickenburg High School’s Theatre Arts Department is proud to present the play “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way.” The evening of entertainment consists of two hilarious one-act plays written by Thomas Hischak that share a set and have a similar cast.
This extremely clever double bill of two farces — “Will’s Grandma” and “Grandma’s Will” – is set in a small American town in 1908. In “Will’s Grandma,” the struggling automobile salesman Will wants to marry the wealthy Daphne Zimmerman, so he invites her family to his home where he has hired the grouchy Mrs. Bannister to pretend to be his rich grandma. When Mrs. Bannister backs out at the last minute, Will suggests borrowing his neighbor Ariel’s grandma to act the part. The dinner has barely started when Mrs. Bannister arrives claiming to be Will’s grandma on the other side. Since the two fake grandmas do not get along, hilarious comedy and hijinks ensue.
In “Grandma’s Will,” the elderly and sickly Eleanor Huddle is taken care of by her high-strung granddaughter, Agnes, whose husband, Duncan, is very anxious to get his hands on Grandma’s money. When both Eleanor and her struggling, poor cousin Flora both appear to be dead one morning, Agnes and Duncan desperately try to find Grandma’s will, leading to some farcical chaos before the big surprise ending!

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Denture clinics and denturists provide some of the most valuable services in the world of oral health today — but not many people really understand what this specific industry is all about:
What are denturists? Denturists aren’t the same as normal dentists; although they care for teeth and offer treatment options for oral health problems like gum disease and tooth loss, they don’t focus on regular cleanings or other health issues that might be related to your teeth and jaw. Denturists primarily focus on fitting cosmetic dentures, including traditional dentures that can be removed easily, and dentures that are anchored down by implants. They also handle all the repairs and maintenance that go along with dentures and implants.
Do denturists only treat people who are missing teeth? Nope! Since they’re often considered to be dental specialists, denturists often provide other cosmetic dental procedures like safe teeth whitening. Many will also help patients who need professional protective mouth guards for sports, and custom mouth guards for sufferers of nighttime bruxism (teeth grinding).
Do you need a referral to see a denturist? In most cases, you don’t — you can call up your local denture clinic and schedule an appointment, just like you would with a regular dentist. Most of these clinics are independently-owned and operated, so it’s important to make sure that you find a denturist who offers the service you need (since they don’t always offer the same services), and that your dental insurance plan (if you have one) will be accepted.
What sort of training or education does a denturist have? Unlike dental technicians, denturists have a special advantage as far as training goes; because they work specifically with dental prosthetics (artificial replacements), they have a lot of training in lab work and the mechanics behind dental care. Denturists usually have two to three years of education at a specialized denturist school — minimum — and many also have experience working in other areas of the dental industry.

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NHL: Dan DeKeyser signs with Detroit Red Wings
Maple Leafs among suitors for undrafted free-agent defence standout.
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DETROIT—The Red Wings won the bidding war for free-agent defenceman Dan DeKeyser, signing the former Western Michigan standout to a two-year contract Friday.
The 23-year-old DeKeyser, voted the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s best defensive defenceman for the second consecutive year, went undrafted and was available to the highest bidder, with suitors from most NHL clubs visiting with the player and his agent this past week in Toronto. The Maple Leafs invited the six-foot-three DeKeyser, who had been on Toronto’s radar under former GM Brian Burke, to Tuesday’s home game.
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The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign is a United Nations campaign which takes place annually from the 25 November (International day of No Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day).
The Transformation Action Group (TAG) and the Advocacy Committees and greater Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement and, conscious that racism and inequity...
We all have a role in creating a gender equal, non-violent world. Modelling vulnerability, connection and respectful relationships is every adult’s responsibility – especially fathers. Below are some resources that all adults can use to better...
Congratulations to Prof Andrew Argent on being awarded the Distinguished Teacher Award by the University of Cape Town for 2019, Andrew has dedicated his career to caring for children and has made a significant impact on the careers of countless health professionals. He is indeed a worthy recipient of the award.
Congratulations to Professor Mike Levin for the award the 2020 International Distinguished Fellow Award of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) in recognition of his valuable contributions to the field. This is a huge honour, and a real tribute to the work that Mike and his whole team have done over a long period of time. Prof A Argent
Congratulations to Dr Aneesa Vanker who was awarded the SA Thoracic Society Paediatric Pulmonology Best Publication Award for the Publication: Vanker A, Barnett W, Workman L, Nduru PM, Sly PD, Gie RP, Zar HJ. Early-life exposure to indoor air pollution or tobacco smoke and lower respirator tract illness and wheezing in African infants: a longitudinal birth cohort study. Lancet Planet Health. 2017 Nov;1(8):e328-e336.
Great work by Aneesa and the Drakenstein team! Prof Andrew Argent
Congratulations to Dr Natasha Rhoda who was offered and now formally accepted the appointment as the new Head of Clinical Unit in Neonatology at Mowbray Maternity Hospital. Dr Natasha Rhoda will replace Dr Lucy Linley in the position when Lucy retires at the end of August 2019. Wishing her and the Department all the very best as she prepares to take on this position at the end of August.


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BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink's son, Joshua, made his father very, very proud with an exceptionally strong September for his hedge fund.
The younger Fink's Enso Capital Management rose 14.5% last month, lapping both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which added 8.9%, and most, if not all, of its fellow hedge funds. Enso, which manages about $200 million, is up about 25% this year, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Like many of last month's winners, Fink profited from his bullish bets. His conviction was spurred by the companies Enso spoke with, who proved less bearish than most about commodity consumption. Over the summer, Enso boosted its exposure.
Big positions in commodity stocks drove Enso's performance, according to the Journal.
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As more investors look to diversify, many are beginning to use retirement funds to invest in alternative assets such as private equity and real estate. Kelly Rodriques, CEO & President of PENSCO Trust Company, explains how companies can connect with those looking to use their retirement accounts in a different way. Read more…
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StreetWise Partners, a non-profit organization that works with low-income individuals to help them overcome employment barriers, raised over $275,000 at the 2015 Raising the Ante Charity Poker Tournament and Casino Event last Wednesday evening at Capitale. Here are some photos from the event. Read more…

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Living in a city allows people to enjoy a variety of amenities on their doorstep, but that comes with a cost. The constant influx of people, cars, lorries, buses means increased exposure to air pollution and other environmental toxins. Excess toxins that aren’t ‘detoxed’ or removed from the body are stored in the tissues, bones and fat, and clog up the very organs needed to eliminate them – the liver, kidneys, skin and lymph. Mass-farming with biocides, radiated food that’s been air-freighted from all over the world and food grown in depleted topsoil, means that even the most perfect diet isn’t enough to obtain the crucial nutrients for eliminating these toxins from our bodies.
If we take into account the detrimental effects of stress on one’s overall health and the fact that toxins settle into and damage the microbiome, then the food you’re is eating (organic or not) is not being properly absorbed or assimilated for the body to use.
So what’s a City Lover to do?
Let’s discuss the most common toxins found in the city and how you can avoid them.
London’s reputation for poor air quality is well-known. Although clean up efforts over the past few years have proved successful, Londoners are still constantly exposed to toxic pollutants like particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, mostly coming from vehicles and roadways. These chemicals can cause and worsen health issues such as asthma, hayfever and allergies in general. It’s impossible to avoid breathing in these nasty chemicals if you live or work in the city, but there are ways to mitigate the damage.
How to Reduce Air Pollution Toxins
- Environmental toxins are ‘anti-nutrients’, so you’ll need to not only add back those missing nutrients, you’ll need to add even more to eliminate the extra toxins. Consider supplementation like City Survivor Pollution Protection to deal with pollution and stress.
- Sweat. Sweating is one of the best ways to eliminate unwanted environmental toxins. Sweating through intense exercise is possible, but prolonged high-intensity exercise is not realistic for most of us. Using a sauna is a fantastic way to sweat. Both traditional and infrared saunas are great options, however an infrared sauna has the added benefits of boosting metabolism, improving energy levels, reducing inflammation and relieving pain. Infrared saunas come in different shapes, sizes and price points, and since we’re all spending a lot more time at home these days, it may be a purchase to consider.
- Invest in an air purifier. Choose one with a HEPA filter. HEPA filters have the highest efficiency rate of filtering air pollutants. Air purifiers improve your home’s air quality by filtering out allergens such as smoke, dust, mold spores, air-borne viruses and bacteria.
- Tend to plants. Plants are a great way to naturally purify the air around you. They help remove harmful toxins (formaldehyde, xylene, benzene and formaldehyde) that are present from things like household cleaners and synthetic materials in your furniture and curtains. Some of my favourites are spider plants, the peace lily, snake plants and aloe vera.
- Escape the city regularly. Take weekend breaks in the countryside for fresh air and nature to give your body (and lungs) a well-deserved break.
Plastic, Plastic, Plastic!
Most plastic food containers, cling film, water bottles, tinned cans, till roles (yes your till receipts!) and even baby bottles contain an environmental toxin called bisphenol-A (BPA). It has been known for decades that BPA acts as a hormone disruptor –mimicking oestrogen in both females and males – which can lead to hormonal imbalances, diabetes, infertility and subfertility, heart disease and cancer. Even BPA-free materials used in place of BPA contain chemicals that have oestrogenic activity and cause health problems. The elderly, pregnant women, infants and young children are at highest risk.
How to Reduce Toxins from Plastic:
- Swap out your plastic food containers for glass, ceramic or stainless steel. The same goes for plastic water bottles.
- Never heat your food in plastic containers, as the chemicals leach into your food.
- Buy frozen over canned foods.
- Don’t take the till receipt if offered.
- Instead of eating takeaways in disposable plastic, batch cook your own food on the weekends and bring in homemade lunches throughout the week.
Biocides are substances such as pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, that kill (‘cide’) living organisms (‘bio’). The world’s most widely used biocide that people are familiar with is glyphosate, the herbicide known as Round-up. It’s used on crops all around the world, not only to control soil conditions whilst growing crops, but also as a pre-harvest dessicant to encourage crops to dry quickly and evenly. It’s found in water, food, beer and wine. If your fruit, vegetables or grains are not organic, they most likely contain glyphosate.
Glyphosate is a known hormone disruptor and the WHO agency IARC (International Agency for Cancer Research) considers it ‘probably carcinogenic in humans’. It wipes out weeds and wild flowers, destroying food supplies and habitats, upsets the balance of microbes in soil, impacting soil fertility and binds micro-nutrients in the soil causing deficiencies in plants. It accumulates in human cells and long-term effects include infertility, pregnancy problems, birth defects and respiratory diseases.
How to Reduce Toxins from Biocides:
- Avoid air-freighted, non-organic fruit, vegetables and grains. Instead, buy local and seasonal. This means your produce is fresh, at its ripest and contains the nutrients it’s meant to. It is less likely to have been sprayed. Plus, fewer air miles is better for the environment.
- Subscribe to an organic fruit & veg box delivery like Riverford Organics.
- Biocides can damage the microbiome by killing good bacteria and damaging the intestinal lining. If you have chronic digestive issues, environmental toxins could be a contributing factor.
- Take a stab at growing your own vegetables and microgreens (baby vegetable greens that are super high in nutrients). Square Mile Farms specialise in setting up edible green spaces for both homes and offices in the city, regardless of your space. They sell DIY vertical gardens and offer courses on how to grow your own vegetablesand microgreens.
- Consider taking a ‘binder’ supplement. Binders are specific nutrients that play a crucial role in removing environmental toxins from the body. Different binders attract different toxins, so knowing which to one to use can make or break your effort. Our bodies have the ability to remove some toxins on their own, but when the load gets too high or there are other factors contributing to overload, binders can be a safe and effective solution. For help with a targeted functional nutrition protocol, click here.
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The Best Path Forward
At GeoInsight, we design, construct, and operate a variety of remediation systems to solve multi-media environmental impacts. Whether your site is a fast-tracked residential or commercial oil spill or you represent a responsible party for a state or federally-led Superfund site, and regardless of what step in your remedial implementation we are involved in – from implementation on a design/build basis, preparing comprehensive plans and specifications for bidding purposes to remedial contractors, or stepping in after construction to take over long-term operation and maintenance, we will help you find the most efficient and cost-effective path for your project.
We have experience with a multitude of technologies in a wide variety of settings and we are committed to the professional development of our staff. This means that our technical capabilities continually evolve as new and innovative remedial solutions enter the marketplace. We do not have a vested interest in any particular remedial approach, technology or vendor, which means our recommendations are not limited or biased. Our goal is to design, construct, and operate best-fit solutions that are right for you, your project and your business.
Defining Design Objectives
We work with you to determine your objectives and then to gather the information needed to design and implement the best possible solution. We can also be your liaison helping to prepare design plans and specifications, evaluate bids, select the right remedial contractor(s) and communicate with them throughout design implementation.
Full Service Implementation
Whether you begin your remediation with GeoInsight and we take care of the design, permitting, construction observation and implementation of the remedial solution or you reach out to us to help you when you are partially through the process, our commitment is to help you increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Start Up and Shake-Down
Once your remediation system is up and running, we can check and analyze the system components to confirm it is operating as designed, the fail-safes are functioning, the components are responding to manual and automated controls and the remote monitoring communications are functioning.
Operation and Maintenance
Once a system is operational, we can perform on-going operations and maintenance efforts to continue to confirm that the remedial strategy remains on target. Our goal is to monitor and reevaluate site conditions and suitability of the selected technology, always with our eye on optimizing cost and performance for you.

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Lady Gaga is known for wearing showstopping outfits, but her choice in accessories at last night's Oscars may have taken the cake for her most expensive look.
The first film Gaga has starred in, A Star is Born, was up for eight nominations last night, and won for Best Original Song for the movie's chart-topping hit, "Shallow."
The Joanne singer donned a sleek black dress, gorgeous retro updo, and black gloves for her 2019 Oscars red carpet look. And as stunning as her look was, fans were more focused on her necklace--which casually costs a reported $30 million.
But wait, there's more. The last time the bling was worn was in 1961 by Audrey Hepburn while doing press for Breakfast at Tiffany's. Gaga's overall look seemed to call upon Hepburn, from her gloves to her updo, so it made sense to add the iconic accessory.
Fans on Twitter were quick to point out where many other millenials may recognize the design from--early 2000's rom-com How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
Other fans opted to hilariously reference another box office hit this year, Ocean's 8, and the presence of some of its actresses at the awards.
Guys, Ocean’s 8 is going to steal Lady GaGa’s necklace. Watch out for Sandra Bullock. #oscars— Stephanie Walker (@stephwalker1) February 25, 2019
While we don't think Sandra, Awkwafina, or Anne Hathaway would try anything, it would sure put more focus on to Gaga's bling than ever before. She certainly served a look last night.


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Kite Flying Lessons
The smallest of things have the strongest effects on me. Once, it was a stranger holding a door open for me, once it was the slow smile that spread across the face of a beloved teacher upon seeing me, most days I find the words or actions of one of my daughters to be incredibly powerful, sometimes it’s a stubborn character or chapter in a book that won’t leave me in peace, sometimes its the sight of our church with its peaceful comfort that robs me (momentarily) of speech, hugs are often thought-provoking to me too, once, it was the face of a stranger driving the car stopped at a red light beside mine—these small, seemingly insignificant events that all of us have multiple times a day rewind like broken records in my mind, demanding evaluation, until I give in and use the written word to examine it. Today, the simple act of flying a Strawberry Shortcake kite moved me in powerful ways, even encouraged and comforted me.
Flying a kite is something I never did growing up. Upon reflection, I can’t think of a single time in my childhood where we took a kite and successfully flew it. Breathe was born before I ever attempted (unsuccessfully, I might add) kite-flying. Each summer, the weather turns bright and beautiful, and the girls and I inevitably go to one of our city’s wonderful parks. Inevitably, there are some grown-ups flying kites, creating for me an image that seems to have been plucked straight from one of my novels. I always smile and determine to buy a kite.
I finally did it. Wal-Greens had a Strawberry Shortcake kite for $4. My girls both love Strawberry Shortcake, and I loved the idea of flying a kite. So home with me the kite went. And, for two days, we have successfully flown a high-flying kite. I was so excited—and Breathe was too, once it finally took to the wind and she was able to hold the line and run with it. She thought it was really neat. So did Alight. I did to: indeed, I felt as though I was smack dab in the middle of some sort of fairy tale. Most of the time, it flew straight and held nicely but, then, shortly before the inevitable tree branch popped a hole in our fairy tale, a huge gust of wind picked it up and that kite dipped and did a full 360 turn — in the middle of the air, without ever touching the ground. It spun around in a full, upside down circle, before resuming its steady hold of the wind. It did this circle spin a full three times.
That upside down circle might as well have been a wrapped present for me.
The first time it did it, I just briefly thought, “Cool! It didn’t fall to the ground! Girls, did you see that?” The second time it did it, my brain began shouting warning signals at me to pay attention, the kind of bells that go off when someone says something I know I’m going to have to steal for use as a line in a novel. The third time it did it, I thought, “It’s like the past.”
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve read quotes or status updates about how it’s best not to look in the past, how we’re not supposed to let the past influence our present, about how the purpose of the past is to gain wisdom, to keep us from committing the same mistakes in the future, but that to dwell in it is to, in essence, lose our present (and future). I can’t even count the number of times I’ve been told, subliminally or directly, by everything from the TV to Facebook to quotes I like, that we have the choice of whether we’re going to let the past define us or if we’re going to choose to let our future be whatever we want it to be. I always smile and nod whenever I hear or read such comments. They’re optimistic and who can fault optimism?
I don’t know, however, that I find such comments to be particularly helpful, comforting or even realistic. I’m of the belief that the past determines the type of person we are destined to become. Even the Bible says, “Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it” while a genius in the psychology field once made an extraordinarily controversial claim: “Give me seven babies to raise and I can make each baby become whatever I want him to be.” As bold and arrogant as that comment is, it is also probably accurate. Childhood defines most of us, whether we wish it to be that way or not. The values that we end up holding dear are set in childhood (at least, most of them). Now, this is not to say we can’t change aspects of who we are. It’s not to say that we can’t improve upon the failures of the past. Of course, we can. There are many abused children who grow up to become exemplary parents because they can’t stand the idea of hurting a child in the way they were hurt. There are many children whose parents were drug addicts or alcoholics who grow up to despise such substances because they are afraid it may have the same effect on them that it had on their parents. There are stories of children raised in poverty who knew that the only way to break the cycle was to avoid gangs and embrace education. In other words, for every stereotype, there are the exceptions, the extraordinary, the brave and the wise. Be that as it may be, however, even for the ones who defy logic, the past influences what they care about.
The other night, I watched a new show called “Undercover Boss,” where the CEO of Roto Rooter went undercover in his own company. He worked the fields. At the conclusion to each show, the CEO rewards the exemplary employees with substantial gifts. One of the employees who “trained” him in the field work was a recovering alcoholic who spoke freely of his dependency and his time in rehabilitation. This guy moved the CEO to tears because his own father had been an alcoholic who never recovered. At one point, the CEO’s wife said, “He was what made you who you are today” and, at the end, the employee’s “gift” was being invited to travel to different offices of the company to speak about his alcoholism and recovery period. The point? The CEO was a sober and successful businessman who, by his own words, had not considered his father in many years; yet, all it took was one man’s story of dependency to bring back painful memories and tears. Regardless of how “successful” we are at overcoming our past, it is always at our shoulders, ready with a memory at the slightest encouragement. We can run from the past, we can confront it, we can overcome it with degrees and marriages and stability and all the things which define for us “happiness”, but we cannot “beat” or outrun it. It is a part of us. It is the reason we cherish the things we deeply cherish and resent the things we resent. It is the stuff many of our dreams are made out of, good or bad.
I’ve often been accused of looking into the past too much, of giving it too much credit and power. But when the kite did its full circle, it touched me deeply because it reminded me that, perhaps, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. To remember the events which influenced us to such an extent that it shaped many of our beliefs and our values is to respect it. It doesn’t give us the right to pity ourselves or to demand pity from others. It doesn’t give us the right to adopt a victim’s mentality. But to remember it, and to never lose sight of it, is simply to acknowledge that it was important and that it shaped who we are. There is nothing wrong with that.
The kite did not even touch the ground when it did its circle. This is important. It didn’t crash. But it looked down. We don’t have to crash, either, we don’t have to look back only to seep into depression over events which are years removed from us. We don’t have to give freedom to the fear and the anxiety that the worst of childhoods may still inspire. But looking back and examining it may provide us with understanding: if I can understand why I’m afraid, or why I have a hard time trusting or allowing myself to relax, then I remember that those reasons are no longer applicable. I can lift my nose in the air and began to pull myself up, just like the kite did today. Giving power to the past isn’t a dangerous or bad thing, in and of itself. It serves to remind us of the people in our lives who were once important, it serves to remind us of the lessons from our childhood which we need not forget, and it gives us insight into the reasons why we act the way we do.
I recently read a book that was absolutely horrendous, with extremely few redeeming qualities. Still, in the book, was a sentence that said, “to be part of my family was to live in the past” and it went on to talk about that being the reason the family protected characteristics that more modern day families have allowed to fade. People speak of “living in the past” as a bad thing but, so long as we don’t allow the past to dictate how we live today, living in the past is merely an extension of the present. For me, personally, my past reminds me that violence accomplishes nothing. This is a lesson worth remembering — even if I have to revisit the past sometimes to remember it. My past teaches me that repetition promotes learning and so I have no problem repeating things that, without the knowledge that my past brings me, would seem tedious and mundane. My past teaches me that family is critical. My mother used to tell me and my sister a thousand times a week, “she’s your sister and she’s the only best friend you will ever have.” Now, I find myself realizing how true it is that there isn’t a friend like a sibling and I’ve heard my own mouth repeat the line to my own daughters who are far too young to care at the moment.
People think that we should just take the lessons and leave the rest of the past in the past. But that would mean attempting to forget intense pain, and true joy. For me, whenever I’ve been told, “Just forget it. It’s not important anymore. It’s not right now,” I feel so confused. How am I supposed to forget events that, by their occurrence, deeply wounded me and left me with scars that effect my present day life? How am I supposed to forget my high school, which was perhaps the happiest place of my childhood, and all the teachers who were kind to me? What’s wrong with reliving and re-telling past events as they occur to us, as long as we don’t allow ourselves to get trapped by them? We can examine the past and choose to accept or let go of any tradition, or behavior, that we find inappropriate for our modern lives. I can look back and say with certainty that I will not allow my daughters to be moved from home to home to home like nomads — yet I can also recount my own nomadic llifestyle and say that it taught me how to be open-minded toward people who are different from me; it taught me to value stability, it allowed me to see and experience places many people only dream of. As an adult, then, I am able to acknowledge that the nomadic lifestyle left some positives in my character that I am proud of today but that the damaging pain of instability and lack of friends and extended family was worse: the risks outweigh the benefit so my girls will know one home alone. That doesn’t keep me from remembering traveling and living in motels and in the back of the car, or at a KOA campground. That doesn’t keep me from remembering all the different kinds of schools I attended. I remember them, I talk about them, but I choose not to accept that lifestyle any longer.
Take worse memories.
Are there parts of my character that are positive but that were shaped by traumatizing events between my dad and I? Yes. I communicate well with children. I love volunteering. And two big ones: I know for a fact God is real and I learned to write. These are huge positives in my life. I know I would have believed in God regardless because of my mother. But I’m not sure I would have had as many real experiences with the Holy Spirit at such young ages if I hadn’t really been in need. I may have eventually learned to write, but I’m not sure that it would have ever become as important to me as it is today. Yet, the damaging effects of that pain also results in nightly insomnia or night terrors. It results in consequences for my personal relationships, especially concerning intimacy. It results in shame that is unspeakable and yet hard to pinpoint. It results in the efficiency of withdrawal. So, I have a choice. I can take the memories and live the best I can with them, which is what many, many people do. There is nothing wrong with this. Or, I can take them and channel them out; talk about them in the only way I can. There is nothing wrong with this either.
In other words, looking back, revisiting the past, even walking in it, is not a bad thing. Memories of the past can bring great solace. It can teach valuable lessons. It can serve as a call to action (as it does for me; hence, the writings and the volunteerism). Sometimes it’s hard for me to remember that. I think I’m “supposed” to get caught up in the present and the future. But living in the present is failing to acknowledge and consciously choose to remember foundational events that shaped me into the person I am today. Accepting myself, then, can only come after accepting and re-visiting the past.
After it dipped towards the ground, the kite curved sideways, then tilted skyward; then it flew itself back high into the air. Much like we can do. We can dip downwards, we can walk in the past for whatever reason we need and for however long we need. Isn’t it possible, after all, that after doing so, the joys of the present and the opportunities of the future, can make us soar that much higher?

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There is no great mystery in discerning the quality levels of crystal. In fact, the level of quality is as the phrase implies “crystal clear”. Glass trim reflects light while crystal trim refracts it. Within a solid white environment, glass will have no color. Crystal, on the other hand, will still display fire and brilliance regardless of the presence of color. All that is needed is light.
Strass crystal is considered the highest quality of crystal trim throughout the world. Swarovski Strass, manufactured in Austria, is considered the premium brand of Strass due to a patented anti-dust coating (an invisible optical coating making it easier to clean and maintain) and name recognition. The term “Strass” means “perfect surface of glass” and contains lead quantities of 30% or more. The machine polishing leaves no trace on the surface of the crystal and the hand polishing creates perfect optic clarity, razor-sharp faceting and unique purity and brilliance. And to protect buyers against imitations, the Strass logo is laser etched into miniature inside each crystal piece.
Gem cut, Egyptian, or Spectra Lead Crystal
Gemcut, Egyptian, or Spectra lead crystal (made with 24%-30% lead oxide) is some of the finest refractive crystal. There is no noticeable difference between 30% and 24% machine-polished lead crystal. Lead improves clarity and softens glass for cutting. Though not as expensive as Strass or Swarovski crystal, this crystal is characterized by a prismatic brilliance, visual purity, sharp faceting and precise polishing all its own. Spectra Crystal is manufactured like Strass crystal but without the optical coating.
Turkish, Heirloom, Bohemian, Czech Crystal
This crystal uses a mixture of oxides other than lead, such as soda ash, to achieve high optical clarity and refraction of light that closely rivals full-lead crystal. The EU certifies that glass must contain at least 10% oxides to carry the label “Crystal”.
In fact, one would need a piece of both lead-free crystal and full-lead Strass crystal to notice the difference between them. What you would see is approximately 10% more color/fire in the Strass crystal and no noticeable trace of polishing within the facets. The difference in price is what makes lead-free Bohemian Crystal a value in comparison to full-lead crystal.
Made in Italy on the island of Murano, authentic Venetian crystal combines quartz, soda, sand, potassium, and lead oxide at very high temperatures. The glass is blown and stretched by hand allowing artisans to create delicate floral and other unique shapes.
In a labor-intensive process, wood-polished crystal is first cut by hand in two stages on iron and then sandstone grinding wheels. Then each crystal is polished on a wood wheel with marble dust. You may notice faint traces of the wood wheel in finished pieces, a mark of authenticity.
Italian Crystal (Legacy, Venetian)
This lead-free crystal is used in antique reproductions to accurately reproduce the antique since lead crystal wasn’t invented until the 17th century. Italian crystal comes from the historic glass-making region around Venice and has a look and feel all its own. Italian crystal is molded and fire-polished rather than hand or machine cut, resulting in a beautifully subtle luminosity. Fire-polished crystal is characterized by concave facets (instead of flat facets), the appearance of a slight texture within the crystal, lessening optical clarity, and a noticeable characteristic of reflecting color in the environment instead of refracting light into a prism of color within the crystal. It is modestly priced, compared with hand-cut crystal.
Machine-polished lead-free crystal is the closest quality level to Strass crystal. High-quality machine polishing leaves no trace of the polishing on the facets of the crystal. While this is less expensive than Strass Crystal, there are many who would argue that its handcrafted nature elevates it above machine made crystal. When looking closely into the facets of hand-polished crystal, one can see slight grooves in the crystal left by the polishing wheel, as each facet of the crystal was pressed by hand and individually polished. These slight grooves, apparent only from very close scrutiny, lay testament that it is a handcrafted piece of crystal made of exceptional skill and craftsmanship. Many people within the industry have mistaken this crystal for Strass.
Pressed Glass & Chinese Crystal
Generally made from sand, soda, and lime heated in furnace and then pressed (molded), or “drawn” (re-shaped), this type of glass is the least expensive. Chinese crystal is cut and polished like more expensive grades, but lacks the high optic quality and precision facets. Seams are usually visible in pressed glass lamps and prisms.
Rock Crystal (Quartz Crystal)
Not real crystal glass at all, rock crystal is crystal rock that is mined, not manufactured. It cannot be mass-produced. Each rock crystal is completely unique, created by geological events and pressures taking place over millions of years. Authentic rock crystal bears a unique mark from this process, and can be identified both by visual appearance and by touch – it remains mysteriously cool to the touch no matter what the surrounding temperature. Raw quartz is mined in only a few remote locations. Rocks are hand selected, then ground, cut and polished entirely by hand – an expensive process. Polishing one piece can take a week or more because of the natural complexity of the rock material, and the rejection rate for imperfect pieces can be 12 to 1 or more. Used extensively until crystal glass manufacturing methods were invented, rock crystal is generally used today in specialty lighting fixtures and custom designs.
Aurora Borealis Crystal
Clear crystal needs direct light to really create lovely rainbows on nearby surfaces, while the Aurora Borealis crystal looks beautiful even without direct light. The Aurora Borealis treatment is applied to one side of the prism and looks like a multi-colored rainbow that is reflected through the prism.
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On Monday, November 22 at 7:00pm, Robert Bell and Reynold Philipsek will perform gypsy jazz to support Michael Dregni. Matt Senjem (b) and Gary Schulte (v) will also perform making this a Twin Cities Hot Club performance. Michael has just authored a new and most definitive Django Reinhardt biography entitled ‘ DJANGO: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend,’ just released by Oxford University Press. I am very impressed by Dregni’s work. The gig will be at the Barnes & Noble at the Galleria in Edina Minnesota.


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It’s Steve Saenz’s hope that Atlanta will someday have an official “freedom trail,” lined with permanent markers to guide folks through some of the city’s history — similar to the one in Boston.
But in the meantime, Saenz has taken it upon himself to create an unofficial trail and provide the information himself on a walking tour.
He plans to officially launch the “ATL Freedom Trail” tour when the weather warms up in spring, but has started charting his course in the meantime.
Saenz, who runs Explore Atlanta, started leading walking tours through Atlanta after he retired six years ago. It was a chance for him to discover the city he’s called home for 35 years.
While he regularly leads groups along the BeltLine and down Peachtree, the freedom trail tour is new.
“It occurred to me that there are so many things that are close together that have to do with freedom, liberty and civil rights,” he said.
Saenz said he wants to connect people with how special the area is — beginning at the Carter Center.
The tour will eventually make its way through Old Fourth Ward, to the state Capitol and beyond.
In addition to offering regular in-person tours, Saenz has built a freedom trail website, which has information on each of the “landmarks,” so people who aren’t physically able to go on one of the tours can still have the experience.
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Zhuzhou Weilai New Materials Techonology Co., Ltd
Address: NO.217 Research
Factory, Building A, Xin Ma Power
Valley Innovation Park, NO.899
Xianyue Huan Road, Tianyuan
District, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
Thorium tungsten electrode is used to be the earliest rare earth tungsten electrode, and it is also a type of tungsten electrode with excellent welding performance. Therefore, thorium tungsten electrode has the highest market share in the world. However, due to radioactive contamination of thorium tungsten electrode in the time of powder metallurgy and calender grinding, the production of this kind of electrode is restricted to European and American countries. For example, the use of thorium tungsten electrode is no longer allowed in Switzerland and other countries. Since June 2014, Plansee has only produced environmentally friendly plasma spraying electrode made of tungsten-lanthanum. However, most countries have no restrictions on its use because of excellent welding performance. Owing to the radioactive contamination in production and use, it is an inevitable trend that thorium tungsten electrodes will be withdrawn from the market. Cerium tungsten and lanthanum tungsten are both popular alternatives.
Cerium tungsten electrode is not radioactive pollution and belongs to green environmental protection products. Moreover, the arc can be easily started with a very small current. Cerium tungsten electrode is very prevalent at low dc current. However, it is not as resistant to burn as thorium tungsten and the consumption is faster, leading to large input and high cost. Lanthanum tungsten electrode equipped with similar properties to thorium tungsten electrode. Furthermore, the arc performance and fire resistance are better than thorium tungsten electrode when using small and medium current. Lanthanum tungsten electrode is not radioactive with high durable current and low burn rate. The tungsten-lanthanum (WL10) and thorium (WT20) electrodes were tested at the Institute of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing at Leauburn University. The experiment shows that lanthanum tungsten electrode has the advantages of good ignition performance, higher deposition efficiency, slower arc voltage drop speed as well as less wear, and can produce continuous high-quality coating. Therefore, lanthanum tungsten electrode is considered to be the most suitable high-performance material to replace thorium tungsten electrode.
Reference：Plansee Official Website
Address: NO.217 Research Factory, Building A, Xin Ma
Power Valley Innovation Park, NO.899 Xianyue Huan Road,
Tianyuan District, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China


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Yesterday my this blog got a record 37 veiws! Im accrediting that to my devious tagging skills. Seriously, I’m Ninja Pro at tagging. I really just shove together words that people search for.
YUGIOH UPDATE: I’m loving the way my Genex Synchron Deck runs. I mean so far I’ve only won one duel with it, but it just belts out monsters. The deck I won against was an incomplete Six Sam Deck(I’m devious with Spell and Trap cards)
LIFE UPDATE: Everything is swell in the world of Will. Though I am a bit hungry, but I suppose that is my own problem so I’ll keep it to myself.
MUSIC UPDATE: I’m kinda pissed no one told me how awesome the band Attack Attack! was sooner. They’re great. Another thing… Falling In Reverse needs to release their album right now. I wanna hear the lyrics Ronnie came up with, with two years of solitude. I’m definately gonna have to up my word game in order to top it. That’s my life goal right there, to be a better lyricist than Ronnie Radke. It’ll be a long and bumpy road, but I’ll travel it and fight to the bitter end.
I wonder what its like to be the frog
out in the cold calling
to no one
a lost friend
my thoughtts burst
fire no water pools
at my feet a gate sinking
into the abyssimal depths
Why wonder when you can know?
Now go tell your friends about my epiicness.
Until Next Time,
Oh yes, Bulletstorm, Epic’s attempt to make up for pushing back Gears Of War 3 was released 3 days ago. This game is highly addictive. The game starts out with a hostage situation, then you get to control a drunken Greyson Hunt as he makes his way to the deck of his small fighter. Also aboard are the other members of Dead Echo, and elite squad turned space pirate. So enough out of revenge and clouded by his intoxication, Hunt takes on the Ulysses, an epic warship captained by Serrano, the man Greyson has sworn to kill. His attempt is feeble, but they manage to bring the collossus down with them. They crash on the planet of Stygia. Greyson awakes from a memory-like dream that explains why Dead Echo went rogue. Upon waking Greyson finds that his comerade Ishi had been critically wounded in the crash. Greyson and Rell are tasked with finding parts to fix Ishi’s body. After finding the dropship you get a cool cutscene of a member of Final Echo taking on numerous Mooks….. then he gets crushed…. by a tumbling car. This is how Greyson obtains his leash. Once back at the ship the other members of Dead Echo are killed(save for Ishi) and the ship explodes from an overload. This is just the beginning. Skillshots aren’t unlocked until you access the first dropkit, and once you do the REAL fun begins. Not to mention the awesome overly profane dialogue, and the pure cinematic beauty of the game play. The game does seem to get repetitive later, but the all-out action and the amount of different things happening on screen at once tend to take your mind off of the limited amount of Skillshots(about 101). The villain is all that you’d believe a villain should be: evil, manipulative and swears like an angry sailor, in pain, after he lost a poker game, to a woman.
There is one rule I’d have to point out for this: HAVE A MICROPHONE. The first match I played went great. We all had mics, were able to coordinate team skillshots, completed challenges, we made it to Wave 16( the host had to go to work -_-). Every game I played after that sucked. Nobody had mics and they all play for their own glory. I especially hate the douchebags who don’t do the challenges and just kill things. I mean it doesn’t matter in the first couple of waves, but eventually you can’t pass if you don’t pull off all of the challenges you can guarantee yourself that you will play the same round again, and again, and again.
Other than that, the multiplayer is very fun, especially when you activate the Blood Symphony mode. While in this mode anything you kick, (and hit) will become an instant bloody pulp. There are more skillshots which aren’t present in the single player. They also made an allusion to Halo: Reach by adding a “Yoink” skillshot.
I love this game, it appeals to my most basic instincts and allows me to be the greatest serial killer ever, without actually having to kill real things. SO in my opinion if you’re a fan of games that glorify massive violence, or if you like games that you can play loud heavy metal to, buy Bulletstorm. It won’t dissappoint.


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The artist talks about her interest in hands, her artistic training, and her method of layering graphite powder and translucent colour on to the canvas, allowing the light to eat the image.
This exhibition brings together documentary and artistic material exploring the history of ideas of the conquest of the cosmos as well as the chaotic state of our own planet. It is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of man’s first flight into space.
The artist talks about the problems surrounding the telling of any history, and how collaboration forms the backbone of her practice.
Here, in four installations and 19 vast canvases, Kiefer creates a dialogue with the work of Paul Celan, the great German-language poet who has influenced the artist’s output since adolescence.
The Spanish artist discusses her fascination with geology and botany, how public sculpture assists in the creation of place, and the importance of remaining alive to nature in urban design.
Featuring 46 artists, this long-overdue examination of the complex interrelationship between the Caribbean and Britain tackles the nature of identity, belonging and what it means to be caught between cultures.
Expansive, exuberant and looking as fresh as if they had just been made, the five works on show here are a joyous tribute to the artist’s endless vitality.
Fact and fiction overlap in this documentary-style film, as mainly black and LGBT characters use dance as a way to assert themselves in a country whose president is openly homophobic.
Khvay Samnang uses Cambodian dancers to conjure stories of environmental disaster and recovery, and Amartey Golding combines sculptures woven from human hair and the V&A’s opulent interiors to send a message about humanity’s potential for cruelty and also healing. They add up to a powerful combination.
Next year marks the centenary of the poet’s birth and this show, which includes more than 400 of his sound, film and printed works, is the first step in bringing much-needed attention to this pioneering artist.
This joyous explosion of colour, pattern and entangled loops of fabric leaps off the white walls of the gallery, banishing all thoughts of doom and gloom, and embodying the power and energy of art as a healing form.
Pindell is unafraid to tackle police violence or slave massacres in her videos and paintings, and even her abstract works have an element of close observation and bearing witness.
From the skeleton army in Jason and the Argonauts to the Kraken in Clash of the Titans, the monsters that the master of special effects conjured up are both terrifying and beautiful.
Remembered for the moving scenes of the first world war he painted as an official war artist and the gentle English landscapes he painted on his return, he was also a masterful illustrator.
Woodbury talks about her solo show at HackelBury Fine Art and what led her to use old books to redraw the history of art and make the invisible visible.
The referential, finely wrought paintings and drawings of the rediscovered Georgian artist prove inscrutable but seductive.
Oddly, a squashed fly triggered art historian James Fox’s fascination with colour and, in this ambitious study, he takes us on an epic journey showing the significance of various colours across the ages.
Through paintings, film and drawings, Morris explores time and space, and her fascination with networks and communities is all the more understandable in the light of their enforced severance during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Inspired by St Ives painters such as Ben Nicholson and Alfred Wallis, Danny Fox paints his home town, turning the people and places around him into half-imagined figures in a world of legend.
This is the Turner-prize winner’s largest solo show to date and it does not disappoint.
Adeniyi-Jones talks about his new paintings in That Which Binds Us, his first solo show at White Cube Bermondsey.
For her first public commission at Brixton underground station, the young London-based artist reflects on the importance of the hair salon in her own life, as well as within black British female culture more widely.
The German artist was a great traveller, visiting the Alps, Italy and the Low Countries. This exhibition attempts to show how the places he visited and the artists he met influenced his creativity.


THE RISE OF 3D PRINTING has ushered in a new kind of industrial renaissance. It’s a whole new kind of digital revolution, and it empowers craftsmen with the ability to create products faster and in forms never imagined before.
Look at how it has inspired cool products like Nike’s 3D Flyprint sneaker and Danit Peleg’s jacket. A growing number of luxury watchmakers are also embracing the technology. IWC uses it for watch prototyping, and Chanel, which is no stranger to high technologies, most recently employed it in its new Boy.Friend Skeleton timepiece.
Serious watchmaking has always been an artful endeavour, but can traditional craftsmanship and technology co-exist elegantly? Purists may not admit it, but two brains may be better than one.
Chanel’s New Boy.Friend Skeleton
The Boy.Friend Skeleton was first introduced in 2015 and has been one of the most successful contributions to the world of timeless, luxury timepieces. It’s a design that appreciates gender fluidity and style over fashion. After all, when it comes to luxury watches, one would expect them to have an inherent value within the movement and a style that isn’t too concerned with trends.
It also features all the high class flourishes as one would expect — an alligator strap, two sapphire crystals and an 18K beige gold crown with an option for diamonds. But at its core, Chanel has done away with tradition. Take a good look at the wheels and you’ll notice something quite amiss. Its third in-house movement, the Calibre 3, has no spokes at all.
“It is something you don’t often see in watchmaking,” said Nicolas Beau, Chanel’s global head of watches and fine jewellery business development. Spokes in the wheels are used for weight and to keep them flat. Without them, they won’t stay even. However, Chanel has found beauty in simplicity and wanted them plain and screw-free.


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When the lib media say it, it must be so.
Associated Press writer Ben Feller has declared that Barack Obama "owns" the war in Afghanistan.
Obama widens al-Qaida war, making it his own
Widening war in "the most dangerous place in the world," President Barack Obama launched a fresh effort Friday to defeat al-Qaida terrorists in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, defending his strategy with shades of the dire language of George W. Bush.
Stirring echoes of Sept. 11 and making the war his own, Obama warned that al-Qaida is actively planning attacks on the United States from secret havens in Pakistan. He said he was setting new benchmarks and sending in 4,000 more troops, hundreds of civilians and increased aid for a six-year war that has seemed to be easing in Iraq but still has no end in sight.
Obama's tough talk doesn't reflect change in U.S. Middle East policy.
Sure, he sent a message, via YouTube, to the Iranians, wishing them a "Happy New Year" and telling them to knock it off when it comes to nukes.
And Obama has declared an end to the War on Terror. Now, it's "Overseas Contingency Operation."
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has given up using the term "terrorism," preferring to say, "man-caused disasters."
That kinder, gentler approach seemed to indicate a shift toward weakness. Obama's naïveté was in full view.
It turns out that Obama and his administration were playing word games. At least that's how it seems today. Maybe tomorrow Obama and his team will flip-flop again. I'm betting on that.
"I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future," Obama said. "That's the goal that must be achieved. That is a cause that could not be more just."
I've heard this before. I'm sure I have. President Bush said that! Right?
Obama is a plagiarist!
The president, who declared last weekend an "exit strategy" was needed for Afghanistan, never used those words in announcing his plans on Friday. His strategy is built on an ambitious goal of boosting the Afghan army from 80,000 to 134,000 troops by 2011—and greatly increasing training by U.S. troops accompanying them—so the Afghan military can defeat Taliban insurgents and take control of the war.
That, he said, is "how we will ultimately be able to bring our troops home."
There is no timetable for withdrawal, and the White House said it had no estimate yet on how many billions of dollars its plan will cost.
No estimate on cost?
This has all the makings of a QUAGMIRE.
What now, Lefties?
Obama is sending even more troops to Afghanistan.
...Since becoming president, Obama has ordered 21,000 troops into Afghanistan, counting 17,000 combat forces who will try to quell surging violence. The Pentagon says that will put the U.S. total there at more than 60,000, the most to date. As the Iraq conflict winds down, the Afghanistan war is growing.
Taking firm control of the war that dominated Bush's presidency, Obama broke with his predecessor in significant ways but also used phrases that sounded strikingly familiar.
He described the ruthlessness of the enemy, the need to take on terrorists, the genesis of the fight. Bush often reminded the nation that terrorists were plotting to kill Americans, even as the public fear dissipated with each passing year after the 9/11 attacks.
"I remind everybody, the United States of America did not choose to fight a war in Afghanistan," Obama said. "Nearly 3,000 of our people were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, for doing nothing more than going about their daily lives."
Obama is definitely plagiarizing President Bush.
I thought the Obama administration was moving away from the politics of fear.
Obama and his hacks have consistently been playing on people's fears. He did it with the economy and then he had to backtrack when people listened. Now, he's using fear to justify his escalation of the war in Afghanistan.
I wonder if Obama's faithful flock will lose faith.
Whatever Obama says is brilliant. Whatever Obama does is cool.
...Much of the security build up in Afghanistan this year is meant to provide security for fair, stable elections there in August.
"We've been on a path since 2006, 2007, 2008, where violence has gone up," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "We add these troops, violence is going to go up in 2009 because we're engaged more. That said, we've got to have a year this year, I believe, that stems that violence."
Obama, too, warned of tough days ahead. He said al-Qaida, its allies and probably its leader, Osama bin Laden, were plotting in the Pakistani frontier.
The sad truth is more American troops will lose their lives fighting al Qaeda.
Will the lib media and the Leftist wingnuts keep count of the death toll and recognize the dreaded milestones as they did when President Bush was the Commander in Chief?
Will the anti-war activists march and hold protests in DC and all over the country?
What will CODEPINK do?
At the moment, the PINK ladies aren't happy.
Here's CODEPINK's statement on Afghanistan.
Let's Remind Obama of His Promises for Peace!
It's not just the CODEPINKIES who are troubled. Russ Feingold is critical of Obama's plans, too.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Sen. Russ Feingold said Friday he feared that the troop buildup in Afghanistan ordered by President Barack Obama could "make the situation worse, not better."
Feingold, who was a vocal critic of the Iraq war, stopped short of expressing outright opposition to the increase in U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.
But the Wisconsin Democrat said a military escalation in Afghanistan could de-stabilize neighboring Pakistan, which he termed a much bigger potential security problem for the United States than Afghanistan.
"The problem is if you do this wrong, with too much emphasis on Afghanistan and not enough on Pakistan, you may be creating greater radicalization (in the region)," Feingold, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in an interview. "In the end, Pakistan is more dangerous than Afghanistan. . . . I do think we're kind of putting the cart before the horse."
Obama on Friday ordered 4,000 more troops into Afghanistan, in addition to the 17,000 he approved adding earlier.
"I am not convinced that makes sense. It may be counterproductive," said Feingold, referring to the possible spillover effects of the buildup on Pakistan, where militants and terrorists have occupied safe havens along the border and where violence has also been on the rise. The bloodiest attack in Pakistan occurred Friday, when a suicide bomber struck a mosque near the Afghan border, killing at least 48.
Yeah, well. The ball's in Obama's court.
I wonder how many Obama followers are disillusioned. Do they feel let down?
They may spew the White House rhetoric that nothing is Obama's fault. Obama inherited the problems. Blah, blah, blah....
The fact is no president inherits a perfect nation.
But Obama wanted the job. He won the election.
HE is choosing to escalate the war, I mean, the Overseas Contingency Operation in Afghanistan. It's all his now.


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Lemon Chicken Soup
It’s rare to find a meal that’s both comforting and light. Generally, you’ll either find something loaded with cheese or something with eight different kinds of hard-to-pronounce health foods. This dish finds that happy medium with wholesome veggies mixed into a heartwarming chicken soup.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: Serves 6
- Category: Soups
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- Leaves from 1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped, plus additional sprigs for garnish
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Lemon wheels, for garnish
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the pot and cook until lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Add the garlic, onion, carrots, celery, rosemary, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the broth, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Stir in the orzo. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the orzo is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice.
- Remove the bay leaves.
- Ladle into bowls, garnish with lemon wheels and rosemary, and serve immediately.

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Gas Prices, Health Benefits Boost Allure Of Bicycle Commuting
"A growing number of cities are making it easier to ride your bike to work -- erasing hurdles big and small, from securing bikes safely downtown, to taking bikes on public transit, to finding a discreet place to shower." Bike stations -- public facilities complete with lockers, showers and repair shops -- are being built in downtowns from California to Washington, D.C. To manage bicycle-related efforts, cities including Chicago, Louisville, Portland, Oregon, are creating biking-policy departments to coordinate bike stations and the building of new bike lanes. A survey of U.S. cities conducted in 2004 found that more than 80 percent of municipalities planned to build new bikeways.
"Nationally, a bill introduced in the Senate last month would give employers a tax incentive to offer employees $40 to $100 a month to cycle to work, and a similar bill is pending in the House."
[Editor's note: Although this article is only available to WSJ subscribers, it is available to Planetizen readers for free through the link below for a period of seven days.]


Arizona bill letting businesses deny service for religious reasons sparks heated debate
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is facing pressure from both sides of a heated debate over religious rights, as she weighs whether to sign a bill that would legally protect businesses that deny services to customers for religious reasons.
The bill cleared the Arizona Legislature last week. Opponents are calling the measure “state-sanctioned discrimination” and raising such scenarios as gays being denied restaurant service or medical treatment when a business owner’s religion doesn’t condone homosexuality.
The bill updates existing Arizona law on the “exercise of religion” and protects businesses, corporations and people from lawsuits if they deny services based on a “sincere” religious belief.
Supporters argue the bill is about protecting religious freedom, not about allowing discrimination. And they frequently cite the case of a New Mexico photographer sued for refusing to take wedding pictures of a gay couple.
"This bill is about preventing discrimination against people who are clearly living out their faith,” said state GOP Sen. Steve Yarbrough, the bill sponsor.
Brewer, a Republican, has five days to sign or veto the bill once it gets to her desk but has yet to clearly indicate what she will do. Brewer suggested over the weekend that she supports a business's freedom of choice but remains unsure whether that has to be put into state law. She vetoed a similar bill proposed last year by Yarbrough.
Despite some support in the state Legislature, prominent Republicans have pressed the GOP governor for a veto, including Sen. John McCain. Five of seven Republican candidates for governor also have called for the bill to be vetoed or withdrawn. The latest is Frank Riggs, a former California congressman, who said it is a "solution in search of a problem."
According to the new bill, "A person whose religious exercise is burdened … may assert that violation as a claim or a defense in a judicial proceeding.”
In addition to the New Mexico case, a gay couple in Arizona was recently denied service over religious beliefs when the owner of a small bakery declined to bake the couple a wedding cake. “I respectfully declined due to my personal Biblical convictions as a born-again Christian,” the owner told an Arizona TV station. “I firmly believe that my convictions in the Bible are more important than money.”
Similar legislation has been introduced in Ohio, Mississippi, Idaho, South Dakota, Tennessee and Oklahoma. But Arizona's plan is the only one that has passed.
Supporters of the Arizona legislation also say it is needed to protect people from heavy-handed actions by courts and law enforcement.
The bill allows any business, church or person to cite the law as a defense in any action brought by the government or an individual. It also allows the business or person to seek an injunction once they show their actions are based on a sincere religious belief and the claim places a burden on the exercise of their religion.
Three state House Republicans opposed the bill but have not elaborated on their vote.
"I disagree with the bill," said GOP state Rep. Ethan Orr. "I think it's a bad bill."
Arizona's voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage as a state constitutional amendment in 2008. It's one of 29 states with such prohibitions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Federal judges have recently struck down bans in Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia, but those decisions are under appeal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The American Black Film Festival is an important event for filmmakers and film fans alike. It’s a great way to celebrate African-American cinema, recognize black talent, and enjoy some amazing films. Are you excited about the American Black Film Festival? We are! The festival runs from June 9-16 and will be held in Miami, Florida. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including how to live stream it, the lineup, and where to get tickets.
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History of the American Black Film Festival
The American Black Film Festival was established in 1997 by the African-American Women in Cinema Foundation and continues to be an important event for black filmmakers. It’s one of the premier festivals for celebrating African-American cinema and recognizing black talent. Now, The American Black Film Festival is a part of the preeminent entertainment industry event, the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest. See below for details about American Black Film Festival.
American Black Film Festival 2023 Date & Location
The American Black Film Festival 2023 is an exciting event celebrating black talent from around the world. The American Black Film Festival will take place in Miami, Florida from June 14th – 18th. The festival will be live-streamed on its official website so you can watch it from anywhere. Also, it will be broadcast live via several streaming platforms and media outlets including YouTube, Facebook Live, and Twitch. You can also find films for free on the festival’s website here.
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There are several ways to watch the American Black Film Festival online. You can visit the festival’s website, which will have a full schedule of films and events available to stream live during the event. Additionally, you can also find films to watch for free on YouTube or Facebook Live.
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American Black Film Festival 2023 Lineup
The American Black Film Festival lineup features some of the latest and greatest black filmmakers from around the world. This year, there will be eight feature films within the official selection, including fiction, documentary, shorts, and animation. The lineup for the American Black Film Festival includes a variety of films and shorts from both emerging and established filmmakers. Some of the features include:
• ‘Skin’ – directed by Guy Nattiv, this drama follows a young African-American man as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the aftermath of a brutal hate crime.
• ‘A Black Woman Speaks’ – directed by Shola Lynch, this documentary explores the legacy of poet and educator Audre Lorde and her impact on the civil rights movement and many more.
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The American Black Film Festival is held every year in various cities around the United States. The festival usually takes place during the summer months, so it pays to book your accommodation well in advance if you plan on attending. Most hotels and B&Bs near the festival venue offer discounts for attendees, but it can be hard to find the best deals. With our American Black Film Festival Accommodation Finder, you can easily search for the closest and most affordable places to stay during the festival. So if you’re planning on attending this year’s ABFF, make sure to check out our Accommodation Finder to get the best deals on your stay.
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The American Black Film Festival lineup features some of the latest and greatest black filmmakers from around the world. This year, there will be eight feature films within the official selection, including fiction, documentary, shorts, and animation. Additionally, there will be a variety of conversations with actors, directors, and other industry professionals.
We hope you’ve found this article on the American Black Film Festival helpful. Whether you plan on attending in person or watching from home, make sure to stay up-to-date with all of the festival news and events by visiting their website or following them on social media. We can’t wait to see what these amazing filmmakers have in store for us this year! We wish you all the best and hope you enjoy ABFF. Best of luck!


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The AS38-H39E-Sxxx is a multi-turn absolute encoder series with 39-bit resolution (23-bit single-turn and 16-bit multi-turn). The AS38-H39E-Kxxx is a housed encoder consisting of a patterned disk, a light source, and photosensitive elements that translate mechanical motion to electrical signal. The -Sxxx series come with preloaded SSI communication protocol supported by a full duplex line transmission drive (RS-485), offering good noise immunity to enable a robust data transmission up to 1 Mb/s in harsh industrial environments.
The key advantage of the AS38-H39E-Sxxx is that the multi-turn tracking circuitry does not need a battery as its power is generated by the Wiegand-based energy harvesting technology. Also, the gearless multi-turn counting does not have gear wear-out or acoustics noise issue typically encountered in conventional gear based multi-turn encoders. Comparing to other multi-turn encoders with batter backup, the AS38-H39E-Sxxx does not have down time associated with periodic maintenance of the battery backup components. Intended for industrial applications, the product incorporates an ESD protection circuitry meeting Class 3 ESD immunity per IEC -61000-4-2 standard and is also compliant with IP50 per IEC 60529 standard.
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At the Big House: Where Aunt Nancy and Aunt 'Phrony Held Forth on the Animal Folks
Blaisdell, E. Warde
Culbertson, Anne Virginia
. The Bobbs-Merrill Company . Indianapolis
PS3505.U28 A8 1905 (Carlson Fable Collection, BIC bldg)
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This bigger new edition one year after the original publication (see my notes on the 1904 edition) is distinctive. It is 7 x 9 rather than 5 x 7½. It has only 233 pages, where the earlier edition had 348. But it uses the plates from the earlier edition. The book has reduced from some fifty stories to thirty-three. It makes up for this loss by supplying delightful marginal cartoons lacking in the original. I wager that there is a story here. Might the artist have been late for the first edition, or might the first edition have gone so well that the artist was recommissioned to produce cartoons in the same style? In any case, the full-page non-paginated illustrations listed on xi now are monotone rather than two or three colored, and though they follow the same patterns, they have been enlarged and some seem to have been redrawn for this edition. Contrast that facing 52 here with that facing 96 in the earlier edition, and compare that facing 58 here with that facing 102 there. There are fourteen such full-page monochrome illustrations in this book.

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Hello again! Here’s the second part of the update, as promised, including more events that have just appeared in my inbox.
Join British author Sonia Purnell (First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill and Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition) at the Fairfield University Bookstore from 4-5:30 on November 3, as she discusses her latest book A Woman of No Importance, the astonishing but true-life tale of Virginia Hall. Hall, a young American socialite with a wooden leg, was a female spy in WWII who helped fan the flames of French Resistance. The rights to the book have already been sold to Paramount for a major film starring Daisy Ridley.
The Norwalk Library runs a regular series of AuthorSpeak events, and they provide lunch, too. If you are a local author Continue reading


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Paris [France], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Thursday instructed the Paris police department to ban manifestations linked to the ongoing violent tensions between Israel and Palestine.
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Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): After speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and emphasised the need to de-escalate tensions.
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Tel Aviv [Israel], May 12 (ANI): Amid rapidly escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine, another woman was killed while dozens more were wounded as central Israel was hit by a barrage of rockets from Gaza. The number of fatalities in the rocket attacks has reached three.
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Ambassador of India to the UN on Tuesday expressed concern at the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine and urged both the sides to avoid changing the status quo on the ground.
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Tel Aviv [Israel], May 12 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with Palestinians, Israel has banned foreign journalists from entering Gaza Strip through the Erez border crossing starting from Tuesday until further notice.
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Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Chinese state-media has threatened Australia with retaliatory ballistic missile strikes if Canberra gets involved in a potential military conflict over Taiwan.
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Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) condemned the barrage of rocket attacks by Palestine on Israel, saying it recognises Israel's legitimate right to defend itself.

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This lemon cream cheese pie is easy as…pie! With only 4 ingredients in the filling and no baking required, it’s a sweet-tart dessert everyone will love!
Lemon Cream Cheese Pie Recipe
Cream cheese, whipped topping and lemon pie filling combine in a powerhouse of flavors.
And don’t forget the graham cracker crust! The king of crusts in my opinion.
Lemon desserts might possibly be my favorite desserts. It’s hard to choose after the no bake oreo dessert I ate recently that blew my socks off!
Ok just kidding. I wasn’t wearing socks to begin with. 😂 👣
In all seriousness though, I absolutely love a good lemon dessert. They’re so refreshing and full of citrus delight.
This pie works so well since sour lemon is the perfect complement to the richness of cream cheese.
But first, begin with the crust. I always make my own graham cracker crust from scratch.
To prepare this lemon cream cheese pie even quicker, you can use a premade crust or a box of graham cracker crumbs.
This crust doesn’t need to be baked since it sets while it chills. Another win in my book!
For the filling beat together cream cheese and sugar until light and smooth.
Then you’ll beat in half a can of lemon pie filling. You can also substitute lemon curd if you want to get fancy.
Fold in 2 cups of whipped topping (or homemade whipped cream) to lighten the whole thing up.
The only reason I don’t add the entire tub of whipped topping is because I save some to dollop on top of the pie.
If you’d like to skip this step, go ahead and fold in all of the whipped topping at once.
You will still finish the pie with the remaining lemon pie filling. I love the glossy, lemony layer this adds. Finally, chill until set and serve.
Take this lemon cream cheese pie to a potluck or serve to family after a comforting dinner of homemade beef stroganoff.
If lemon is your love language, be sure to check out these other great recipes:
- Lemon Cheesecake Pudding Dessert – another no bake favorite that tastes like a girl scout cookie!
- Lemon Blueberry Trifle – the most stunning dessert without any effort
- Lemon Chicken Piccata – dinner is done in less than 30 minutes with a buttery lemon sauce
- Lemon Sandwich Cookies – the best lemon cookies with cream cheese frosting!
- Lemon Squares – classic lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust and tart lemon filling
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