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Earlier this year we celebrated the first anniversary of the entry into force of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). At the time I challenged the private sector to take a more active role in delivering vital trade facilitation reforms. As we near the end of the year, I am happy to see our private sector partners stepping up and increasingly willing to engage and participate actively alongside governments. Together we are creating solutions to make trade faster, simpler and cheaper.
We started the year with six projects in five countries – Colombia (Centres), Colombia (INVIMA), Ghana, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Vietnam – and we are ending with an additional three projects in three new countries – Brazil, Morocco and Zambia – while laying the ground work for more new projects to follow next year in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
As we help to co-create projects from the ground up, we are developing a diversified portfolio of innovative solutions with a broad and balanced geographical reach. Each specific project is designed to align with the priorities of both private sector and government. As a result, project stakeholders take equal ownership of projects and are invested fully in their success.
We are now beginning to see our first results and the impact our work is having. In Colombia, preliminary results show that our project to help implement a risk management system for inspection, surveillance and control of imports of food, medicine and medical equipment has reduced physical inspections on shipments of food imports by 24%. The time taken for these low-risk food items to be verified has been reduced from 2-3 days to only 1-2 hours. In Vietnam, the Prime Minister approved the report submitted by Customs recommending the establishment of the customs bond project paving the way for implementation of the pilot in early 2019. In Ghana, our working group on pre-arrival processing has now been formalized as part of the National Trade Facilitation Committee.
As a data-driven initiative, we are continuously seeking to identify and perfect innovative methodologies to measure efficiency of supply chains. To this end, in 2018, we launched Total Transport and Logistics Cost (TTLC) methodology surveys in Colombia, India, Morocco and Nigeria. Developed in cooperation with A.P. Møller-Maersk, this methodology is the first to capture the delay-induced indirect costs of cross-border trade. The Alliance is taking the lead in understanding the impact of these indirect costs which can weigh heavily on the supply chain.
When the Alliance was launched at the end of 2015, our objective was clear: accelerate implementation of the TFA by bringing together the public and private sectors as equal partners. So what have we learned so far? The public and private sectors can work together to jointly identify and design pragmatic, targeted, measurable solutions to eliminate red tape. Targeted and focused projects which have clear boundaries and objectives are more effective at setting expectations and measuring results. Finally, we have observed that our public-private dialogues, which we use to scope projects, can have far reaching positive effects in building closer cooperation between governments and business.
What does 2019 hold for the Alliance? We will continue to grow our footprint of projects and bring the private sector further into our work by leveraging embedded expertise and seeking global best practice. We will begin expanding our TTLC surveys into new markets and using the results to shape project design. Finally, we will explore how new technologies can be part of the solutions to overcome trade barriers.
To succeed, we depend on our public and private sector partners and the support of our donors who make the Alliance possible. Indeed, we are deeply grateful to the governments of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany – and our newest donor, Denmark, whose decision to join the Alliance this past summer is a further vote of confidence in our work. We are also grateful for our private sector members of the Alliance steering group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, A.P. Moller-Maersk, DHL and Walmart and pleased to welcome UPS as the newest member. Finally thank you to the 241 private sector companies who have stepped up with us on the journey towards making TFA implementation a reality.
I am proud of our partnership and look forward to welcoming new partners in 2019 and collaborating together in ever innovative ways as we focus on reducing the time and cost of trading around the world. We believe more than ever in the contribution of the Alliance towards economic growth, diversification of exports and a more just society, leveling the playing field for all traders and bringing more women and small businesses into global value chains.


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By Brian Perez
The Chinese miracle is slowing down. Accompanied by U.S. monetary policy pressures, a potential conflict in global-domestic macroeconomic goals, and a domestic policy-making behaviour focusing on opaque, unpredictable command-and-control measures, markets have developed heightened sensitivity towards the country's internal and reporting policies. In turn, large spikes have occurred in the volatility of various global market indices — noticeably turning major indices toward the downside. Though the above are far from the only possible causes of the recent spike in equity price volatility, they do provide a succinct description of some of the important dynamics behind it.
The Chinese "miracle" — goals, slowdown, and contemporary issues
The world economy is an extremely complex environment. Each economy affects the general performance, sentiment, and outlook of the global marketplace, though arguably none more so, in recent periods, than the Chinese and American economies. The Chinese miracle was a darling of businesses, households, and investors alike, largely due to its extraordinary three-digit percentage gains in the various Chinese stock markets over the course of just a few years, and the accessibility it offered to the Chinese masses.
Of course, as with any development story, extraordinarily rosy growth is never meant to stay. The country will eventually have to slow down, and an increasingly bubbly real estate industry, debt levels of worrisome heights, lagging consumption, and dismal net export results serve as manifestations and confirmations of this expected slowdown.
Before delving into more aspects of the situation, though, we have to contextualise the above expectation. The Chinese government is intent on having the Chinese renminbi (RMB) added to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) reserve currencies. The status of the RMB as a reserve currency is a vote not just for the absolute economic strength and viability of China, but also for the relative strength of the country. The Chinese government, then, is inherently interested in the addition of the RMB to the IMF's reserve currencies.
Much similar to the adage, "don't count your chickens before they've hatched," China cannot afford any development which threatens to derail the IMF's view of its financial viability. Unsurprisingly, then, the Chinese government has been hard-pressed to maintain the IMF's confidence in their national economic strength. Until the recent spike in market volatility, the global economy didn't have much to go on when analysing the reactionary capabilities of the Chinese government. Now we do.
Upon the release of catastrophic Chinese July 2015 export data, which clocked in at a decline of 8.3% vis-a-vis an expected decline of 0.8% according to Trading Economics, financial market volatilities spiked. Worries were further exacerbated when Chinese economists forecasted the country to remain squarely on-track to meet its 7% GDP growth target. In the ensuing chaos, the Chinese government imposed various command-and-control restrictions on borrowing, short sales, and even liquidation — people weren't allowed to pull out their money, at a time when so many wanted to. Stock exchanges were temporarily closed, and the Chinese government cumulatively injected over $1 trillion (that's twelve zeroes) into the capital markets.
As revealed by the Chinese government's reactions in response to the volatility spikes, the country is willing to take hard-line measures to keep the financial system afloat, even if it means freezing or maintaining artificially-high prices. Regulations like the above, however, don't often last long, and when regulations in China that prevented liquidation were loosened, the sell-off enthusiastically resumed.
The U.S. rates predicament
On the other side of the world, the U.S. faces a problem of quite a different nature from that of China, albeit it is a problem that affects all countries around the world. Since the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2009, U.S. interest rates have remained at extremely low levels — currently, they stand at around 0.25%. This level of rates was brought about by the Federal Reserve System's quantitative easing, which involved the unorthodox purchase of long-term bonds, flooding the markets with enough money to ride out the crisis.
The financial system has since shaken off the crisis, with investment banking and other heavily-hit sectors back up at record growth rates. Though the real sector arguably has not benefited nearly as much from the quantitative easing (you could make the argument that they didn't get anything — they mostly just paid for the plan), the U.S. economy is nevertheless in a better state than before the crisis.
The Fed is now left with the part of the plan that arguably entails the hardest execution: the exit plan. With U.S. interest rates at such low levels, the Fed cannot afford to have the U.S. economy "reset," with expectations of interest rates getting too used to the current low levels. They will eventually have to raise rates. When this should happen is a matter of intense contemporary debate. Many economists, investment banks, and other institutions assert that mid-2015 is not the right time. Others think the right time has already passed, and that any rate hike is simply a form of catch-up.
The problem with a rate hike is that it inevitably curtails the growth prospects of businesses. Costs of debt (and, with them, costs of capital) rise, and the currency experiences appreciation pressures which, in turn, hit net exports. The net effect is that, on the aggregate, businesses' bottom-lines will be adversely affected. This worry has caused, and continues to cause, severely sharp outflows from the U.S. stock markets.
Market turbulence
In China, we have a country experiencing a debilitating slowdown, with government regulations opaque and controlling enough that you wouldn't be wrong to worry about your ability to sell, even as an individual, retail investor. Long story short: when given the chance, people had a tendency to pull out of the Chinese markets.
Over in the U.S., the possibility of a rate hike which could painfully dent company bottom-lines has investors hesitant to enter the market. An already-appreciating dollar — which itself hurts exports — adds even more fuel to the fire, as a rate hike would do nothing to curtail this, and will just cause more appreciation pressure. Long story short: you wouldn't have much incentive to put your money in the general U.S. markets right now.
Now let's put these two analyses in perspective: when the two largest economies in the world fail to give you any incentive to put your money into their markets, where would you go? Further, where would you go if you expected a further increase in global markets' already-heady volatilities? Many of these thoughts are running through investors' minds, and so far, the answer has been to put their money in safe-haven markets like Japan.
With global market volatilities at such high levels, investors around the world are cautious about the countries wherein they put their money, and so long as Chinese policies remain so opaque and controlling and the Fed remains indecisive about its monetary policy, this caution would be well-justified.

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The X-Men event that is titled as about to change everything continues! In the aftermath of the last issue, Cable is dead, seemingly at the hand of his younger self. The young Cable is also seeking to capture the time displaced original X-Men. This story is definitely shaping up to be something special. The Cover … Continue reading Extermination #2
Month: August 2018
Book Review: The Lost Chronicles Trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
This series is the last set of books released under Wizards of the Coast by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, it's also their final visit to date with the Dragonlance world that they had breathed life into decades ago. The books are set during the War of the Lance, and tell the parts of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Chronicles Trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Fantastic Four #1
I know this one is a week and change late, but it's been busy around here! First off there is one big spoiler for the issue, which if you're not living under a rock you likely already know: The team is not reunited this issue. That said, we can get into the review! The Cover … Continue reading Fantastic Four #1
Batman Beyond #23
My latest review over at Impulse Gamer. I had the opportunity to take a look at this last weekend before the release date, and was pleasantly surprised by the book. I was never really into Batman Beyond. The animated series was released in a period that I didn't pay much attention to cartoons or comics. … Continue reading Batman Beyond #23
A look at Saga: Volume One
A couple of weeks back a friend of mine and I got to talking about comics. I mentioned that I'd been reviewing them on my blog and over at Impulse Gamer, and mentioned a few of the books I've come across that I've liked the most. He then handed me his copy of SAGA Volume … Continue reading A look at Saga: Volume One
Extermination #1
The first issue in this years big X-Men event! This series promises to change everything, and after the first issue, I think it might. At least for a few years, this is after all the X-Universe. That said, this was a really solid read. Focusing on the time-displaced original X-men, the issue has some time … Continue reading Extermination #1
Multiple Man #3
Well, if you didn't think this series was weird before, wait until you get through this issue! Keep in mind, I don't say it's weird in a bad way, the weirdness is great! This time travel story is FUN! The Cover This issue's cover takes a brief step away from the theme of propaganda posters … Continue reading Multiple Man #3
Transformers Unicron #3
The end of the world continues! Hope is fading on Cybertron. The Decepticon fleet, led by Bludgeon, has joined Unicron's Maximals, and the assault on Cybertron begins. The Cover We see Unicron in robot form, blasting Cybertron with green lasers from his eyes. In the foreground we see the biggest and strongest Transformers moving in … Continue reading Transformers Unicron #3
Port of Earth #8
This arc ending issue maintains the quality of the series, and shows just why this is one of the best stories out there today. I was able to review an early copy of this issue over at Impulse Gamer. Port of Earth #8 ends the current story arc of the series, and does so in … Continue reading Port of Earth #8
Mother Panic #3
This is an issue from back in 2017 on DC's Young Animal imprint. I picked it up at my local shop as part of a buy one get one free clear out of some back issues, and largely grabbed it due to the impression another issue of Mother Panic I was able to review had … Continue reading Mother Panic #3


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TAYLOR is a classic tabby kitten from our fashionable litter with ELIZABETH, BURBERRY & CHANEL. They were rescued from under a bush in Uniondale.
Only ELIZABETH has been adopted so far. TAYLOR is still at Last Hope in Wantagh with his 2 siblings. He asks you look in the new fancy cat enclosure to see them.
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Glitterball champions Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani have been spotted coming out of a club in the early hours – after enjoying a night out together.
The pair, currently appearing on the Strictly Come Dancing live tour, were seen leaving a dimly-lit part of The Corinthian Club in Glasgow at 1am.
Our pictures show Jay looking intensely at Aliona. In one, The Wanted star stands in front of a mirror and appears to stare down at something in her hands.
A clubber at the venue, which hosts a casino, restaurants, bars and clubs, said: "I saw the two of them heading
downstairs to the cloakroom at around 1am. They didn't seem to be with anyone else. It was just the two of them.
"No one else seemed to notice who they were because they were so casually dressed and just blended in.
"Then they grabbed their coats and stood close, talking. They looked more like girlfriend and boyfriend than dance partners. Not long after, they headed out the front to see a bouncer who pointed them in the direction of a cab."
Hours earlier they had been performing alongside stars including Call The Midwife's Helen George and chef Ainsley Harriott at the city's SSE Hydro arena.
The pair, who have denied being romantically involved , won the nation's and the judges hearts with their dancefloor chemistry.
After taking the Strictly crown at Christmas, an overwhelmed Jay, 25, said: "This is one of the most special things I have ever done, with the most special person."
Hours before the final, during an interview he told Aliona, who married Dublin businessman Vincent Kavanagh in 2014: "There is so much I want to say. I'll just say that I love you to pieces."
After embracing him, she replied: "I love you too."
Russian Aliona, 31, has since quit the show, saying she wants to focus on trying for a baby. She said: "On a personal level, Strictly takes up a lot of your time – you don't see your friends or family. I just want to live my life and hopefully start a family."
It's not the first time she and Jay have been pictured looking cosy.
After their Strictly win they were photographed walking along a road holding hands. Aliona was seen tenderly placing her hand around Jay's neck and drawing his face towards hers.
And in October, after The Mirror's Pride of Britain awards, they were pictured embracing as they waited for a taxi.
At the time Jay said: "Aliona is happily married to an Irish fellow who I think is a legend.
"So my eyes won't wander in our rehearsals. She's the one in control and I'm the one who needs to be constantly told what the hell it is I'm supposed to be doing."
During the show rumours spread suggesting Aliona had banned Jay from calling other female dancers, but they were never confirmed.
The Strictly tour ends on Valentine's Day at The O2 in London.


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From December 1st to 3rd I've participated to Maker Faire Rome with the project Voice Instruments in the category Wellness & Healthcare, and I won the prize Maker of Merit!
Voice Instruments is quickly improving, thanks to all these experiences that I've been involved into and to the interest of the community. More news to come, stay updated!


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On Baseball and Loving Our Neighbor During COVID-19
What does it mean to love our neighbors and our neighborhoods in this moment?
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From golf ministry to moving into your church neighborhood, let's discuss how churches can engage.
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What does it mean to love our neighbors and our neighborhoods in this moment?
Here are a few missional practices for churches as we plan to phase-in regathering for worship.
For the majority of their day, people experiencing homelessness are not welcomed anywhere. They are ignored, abused. Here at the Commons, we are trying to change that.
Even in the midst of wheelchairs and twisted ribbons and broken zippers, each friend shows such honesty and humour. They lift my spirits each week!
A study shows that 57% of Americans said they would likely attend church at Christmas if someone invited them. But how do we reach the people who said they wouldn't?
Is your church struggling with what it means to share the gospel in your local community? Take heart. There's no silver bullet in mission, but here's some encouragement and advice.
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What happens when five pastors of established churches decide to get out of their offices?
When Gateway CRC decided to host an Extreme Weather Shelter in their building, staff and volunteers knew there would be a lot to learn. Here are some learnings they wanted to share!
Christmas Eve has the potential to be your church's biggest day of your year. As you prepare for this special gathering, here are some things to consider.
Mission statements are wonderful, aren't they? They tell us exactly what an organization is all about. For First CRC in Brandon, Manitoba, they've been discovering that one way practical way for them to fulfill their mission is to partner with a community ministry where one of their members is already serving!
What about leadership in 2018? We are called to go and make disciples. How do we communicate Coffee Break/Discover Your Bible practices in our changing culture?
Through our church plant, Strong Tower Ministries, we have come to know many Muslim refugees who do not speak English. These relationships gave us an opportunity to meet a specific need, learning the English language.
Systems are made up of policies, which are in the hands of politicians, who are elected through partisanship, which puts us all in our silos. So this stuff is hard, and it feels bad.
We hear a lot about World Renew's approach to fighting poverty, and how a "hand up" is better than a "hand out." But how does this look? This recent example from Kenya paints a picture of community.
Innovative projects and initiatives are happening across CRC, and the Ignite fund is here to help support this innovation and creativity in ministry! Check out a few of the exciting projects that have been recently funded through Ignite.
What stood out to me most is how World Renew strives to help the people who are most vulnerable – many of the families we learned about could not afford home insurance or were not able to qualify for assistance from the government.
If your church is looking to meet a need in the community and your campus includes ample green space, consider setting aside space for a garden where families can scatter or bury the cremated remains of their loved ones.
In an age bombarded by social media sound bytes, the pain and sorrow of the world are front and center. But knowing what we know, the question still remains: What is my responsibility to the world?
I've seen people struggle to make adjustments to living and ministering in Florida. I've seen ministries not connect to their local community because they aren't willing to get a little sand in their shoes.
If you are American and haven't yet voted, I hope you do. I also hope you take heart and remember that there is no leader, no official, and no person who can come between you and Christ.
At this fork, I find myself praying prayers like these: "Lord, the news cycle has helped me to see the great pit of fear that lives inside me. I feel paralyzed and confused. Pierce my fear with the power of your Spirit..."
As the US election date draws nearer—a date being closely watched on both sides of our border—my prayer is that the Christian voice will increasingly become shaped by tenderness and tears.
Kevin DeRaaf, pastor of Faith CRC in Burlington, ON, tells the story of how his church moved their ministry beyond church walls. How about you? Do you have a story about your church engaging with its community?
We are challenged to discern God's activity by asking: Who in the community is working on behalf of the infants so they won't die? Who is standing up for the worker? Who is working on behalf of the old?


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In high school my life was similar to that of Teen Wolf, post fur of course.
When I was in high school my life was very similar to that of the Teen Wolf. I would break-dance in the hallways of academia, played basketball, got all the girls, I shook hands with geeks at times, surfed on my best friends van and I too also had to deal with a principal who was hell bent on expelling me! Dead up I fucks with Michael J, in the 80's he could do no wrong, I mean c'mon bee peep…. Back to the Future, Secret of my Success etc he was killing the box office! Teen Wolf is about a geek kid who transforms into a wolf with puberty or someshit, the main point is he gets fur! You would think that becoming a werewolf would hinder shit, nah bee it don't! When Mike became the wolf his life became 10 times better, bitches loved him and he was popular, what more could a youth want??? @ HHTT we know our cinema and for all those 80's babies who remember the classics, we gonna help you reminisce one more time.
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Now that Game Forward is up and rolling, I thought I'd start a regular bi-weekly (or monthly, I'm not sure yet) summary of what we're working on around here. It's pretty slow for regular news articles right now, so we're focusing on reviews and features. Here's what I've got lined up so far.
Personal Trainer: Math (DS). This one has much more in common with the Brain Age games than Personal Trainer: Cooking. The practice exercises and 100 Cell Method both work your basic math skills but I question its worth as a daily training application. I've already started my review.
Next up we have Ultimate Shooting Collection (Wii). This is a compilation of three SHMUP titles from Milestone, two of which never made it to North America. It's essentially just some ROMs on a disc, but the package includes complete soundtracks and the ever popular TATE mode. Pretty much done playing it and I have the review outline done. Read More...
Though it is a bit late, I'll be reviewing The Maw (XBLA). I played through it about a week ago and have my outline done. Though I like to get downloadable game reviews up a week or two after release at most, I also feel it's good to be reviewing titles on every platform we have available to us; most of the software we cover is on DS and Wii.
After I get those out of the way I'm going to tackle this week's WiiWare titles, Snowboard Riot and Lonpos; both of which I'm really enjoying so far. Snowboard Riot has Balance Board support, so I might do another Sit on It! experiment.
Nathalie is starting a few games this week. I'm getting her to play SimAnimals, Cate West and Jumble Madness on the DS. I'll just ask her to focus on one and write that up once she's had a chance to check them all out, she works really hard on getting day-to-day articles posted.
Besides reviews we're working on a feature article about our friends at 7-128 Software right now, I hope to have that up in the next week or so.
There's not much else on the go right now. I'm still getting the site tweaked to where I'd like it and I've had some help from our friend Chris Hogg over at Digital Journal in regards to some design and ad revenue stuff.
As far as site stuff, I'm working on maximizing the impact of our ads right now. I'm going to get my content rotator up in the next couple of days and I'm about 90 days away from getting JomSocial installed. I've got some really basic (to most people, not me) HTML and CSS stuff to figure out, but everything's falling into place nicely.


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Republic Steel and ERP Iron Ore plan to form a joint venture (JV) to produce pig iron at Republic's steel mill located in Lorain, Ohio. When fully operational, the Lorain mill is expected to produce up to 1 million net tons of pig iron per year. The JV will serve the increasing demand for virgin iron required to produce steel in the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) sector.
The JV benefits from the existing infrastructure located at Republic's plant in Lorain, including its blast furnaces, and its location along the Black River providing cost-effective shipping to major EAF steel producers. ERP plans to rail iron ore pellets to Lorain from its Reynolds, Indiana, plant, which was recently constructed at a cost of more than $400 million.
"We are excited to announce this new venture and look forward to utilizing our assets in Lorain, Ohio, to bring back production of pig iron, which was previously displaced by foreign imports," said Republic President and CEO Jaime Vigil.
ERP CEO Tom Clarke added, "We are very excited to partner with Republic in rebuilding a U.S. industry and providing employment in areas economically depressed by foreign imports."
ERP Iron Ore LLC is affiliated with a consortium of mining and industrial assets producing coke, coking coal and iron ore. ERP affiliates have successfully reopened mining operations throughout North America and are now the second largest producer of coking coal in North America, with run-rate production of 10.6 million tons per year (t/y). ERP acquired the former Magnetation assets with three iron ore beneficiation plants located in and adjacent to Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and the Metso pellet plant in Reynolds, Indiana, capable of producing 3.5 million t/y. ERP affiliates have confirmed a plan of reorganization to invest $250 million of equity capital, to sponsor Mesabi Metallics in its reorganization and completion of a 7-million-ton-per-year Metso pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota. The Magnetation and Mesabi assets represent more than $2.6 billion of recently invested capital with future capacity to produce 10.5 million t/y of the highest quality iron ore pellets.


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A team of 200 priests comment on daily Gospel
Liturgical day: Tuesday 30th in Ordinary Time
Gospel text (Lk 13,18-21): Jesus continued speaking, «What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? Imagine a person who has taken a mustard seed and planted it in the garden. The seed has grown and become like a small tree, so that the birds of the air shelter in its branches». And Jesus said again, «What is the kingdom of God like? Imagine a woman who has taken yeast and hidden it in three measures of flour until it is all leavened».
The "measure of God" (parable of the mustard seed)
(based on texts by Benedict XVI)
(Città del Vaticano, Vatican)
Today, we are, maybe, facing a new and different kind of epoch in the Church's history, where Christianity will again be characterized more by the mustard seed, where it will exist in small, insignificant groups that nonetheless live an intensive struggle against evil and bring the good into the world, that let God in.
God's ways never lead immediately to measurable successes and this can be seen by watching how Jesus Christ ended up on the Cross: statistics is not one of God's measurements. In spite of that, something essential and crucial happens with the mustard seeds and the yeast, even though the disciples could not see it then. Quantitative measures of successes must be completely disregarded.
—We are not a business operation that can look at the numbers to measure whether "we are selling more". O Lord, I would like to provide you with the service of my life and put it in your hands. And You shall add the "benefit", when and as you desire.


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By Danielle Sobelman Never in a million years would any of us imagine that Donald J. Trump would become the next President of the United States. When he made his announcement on his intention to run for President, I laughed and stated, "I bet he wouldn't make it through the primaries. I had been a […]
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This sweet, classic cherry 🍒 scented deodorant is as lovely as it is effective. Cherry pits bring in the "Gotcha!" factor from our April Fool's Pit-Scented joke. Thanks for playing along. These are what we've been sending out all along.
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You've probably seen a ductless heating and cooling system out at a friend's house, restaurant, or even in an office. Did you know ductless systems offer many efficiency and cost-saving benefits?
Check it out:
- Ductless systems circulate warm or cool air more efficiently and evenly than traditional electric heaters.
- An indoor unit can heat and cool a large space, perfect for homes with open floor plans.
- Ductless systems heat and cool homes for a fraction of the cost of baseboard, wall and ceiling heat or electric furnaces.
- Installation takes only a couple of days and doesn't require invasive ductwork. You can keep the original aesthetic of your room! If you are interested in learning more about air and cooling systems or need a repair, you may want to visit a heating and cooling service similar to 6 & fix heating & cooling or a service more local to your town or city.
- A ductless system is an energy-efficient alternative to normal heating and cooling systems, so you could be eligible to receive cash incentives for upgrading!
To learn more about how you can get a ductless heating and cooling system in your Central Coast home, call your air conditioning and refrigeration contractors at Wighton's, Inc. today! Visit their website at http://www.wightons.com/ or call them at: (805) 543-4881.


text: Hailey McShan was born and raised in Charleston, SC. She has a passion for worship, youth ministry and serving others. During her time at Clemson University she was a founding sister of the universities first Christian sorority, served with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and led worship at NewSpring Church. She feels beyond blessed that the Lord has being the Hope Chapel Worship and Special Events intern in His plan.


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Yesterday my computer fell about 2 1/2 feet but it wasn't on and I didn't try turning it on until this morning. When I did, the startup looked normal but as soon as it started it sounded like a helicopter revving its engines for take off, even before it got to the login screen.
I immediately held the power button until it shut down. I waited a few minutes and tried again and once again shut it off immediately because I still heard the sound. I haven't tried again fearing that it might be a problem with the hard drive, although when doing research I've come across the possibility that it might be the fan instead.
If need be I will take my computer to a professional but I've done internal computer repairs in the past and would rather not pay someone if I don't have to. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or ways to nail down the problem conclusively.


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from Libertad; Fort Yuma, in latitude 32 deg. 43' 32. 3'' north, longitude 114 deg. 32' 51. 61'' west; Tucson, in latitude 32 deg. 12' 54. 5'' north, longitude 110 deg. 52' 55'' west. Should the route, however, continue via Fort Yum, there is an item of expense at that post which I respectfully urge claims serious consideration, and that is the ferriage. The stores for this Territory, as well as those for Fort Yuma, are landed on the California instead of the Arizona side of the river, a course, in my humble opinion, that is not at all necessary, for it is well known the Government has reserved land on this side of the Colorado where steamers could always land freight, thus saving the ferriage our trains have to pay to cross to the side of the fort. I understand the ferriage per wagon each way is $4. If the stores must be landed on the Yuma side the ferriage for one train would pay for a ferry-boat to belong to the Government. But there is another item in regard to this ferriage-for example, a train arrives at Fort Yuma from this place. They require repairs for wagons and shoeing for mules. When the water is high they have to return to this side, go down the river to another ferry, cross there and have repairs, &c., made at workshops, recross, ascend the river, and again cross to Fort Yuma, thus making five crossings in one trip. This is not always the case, but it occasionally happens. On my way here in May I had to have animals crossed and recrossed actually seven times. Take this business of transporting freight by way of the Colorado and Fort Yuma, and it is my opinion, given from a sense of duty, that if any merchant or private citizen conducted his business in such a manner he would be looked upon as a fit subject for a commission of lunacy, not fit to manage his own affairs. Indeed, when the subject is thoroughly examined, I hope one of these days that it will be seen that Fort Yuma is not necessary as a military post at all, especially if this Territory is to be garrisoned. There cannot, I think, be any necessity for it on account of Indians, or if there be, a very small garrison would suffice. If I have in anything that I have herein said gone beyond what my position would strictly warrant my only apology is a sincere, strong, earnest desire to economize the public funds and means, especially necessary now that our country calls so loudly upon every patriot to do his utmost in its defense. If I cannot fight for it in the field I may try to stop a leak in a treasury around which so many hungry vampires hover. In all the allusions to cost of fright, the gross wight and not the net is considered. In estimating the cost of the ration here I find that I overlooked the fact that it is the nest and not the gross weight that should be had in view; therefore, the rations costs in reality very nearly what Captain Davis estimates, viz, 50 cents. For as the gross weight of the ration (3. 0471 pounds) exceeds the net weight (2. 3912 pounds), so will the ft weight exceed that on the gross (i. e., 10. 21 cents), which adds 2. 80 cents to the estimate I made of its cost, raising it to 49. 30 cents.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Commanding.
[Inclosure A.] OFFICE OF CHIEF COMMISSARY, COLUMN FROM CALIFORNIA, Tucson, Ariz. Ter., June 26, 1862.
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Helz quoted, which just seems to be common sense and pro-science without references to religion. I follow that code of conduct, does that make me a satanist xD?
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Like I said the actual implementation of this doctrine leaves a lot to be desired. The burning of an entire city (I'm assuming it's Atlanta) cannot fairly be attributed solely to Sherman imo. Sure he is the superior, but there is so much more to what happened to Atlanta then simply Sherman burned it. Examples: confederates took up defensive positions in the city, confederates destroyed buildings before fleeing, subordinates under Sherman taking their own initiative, conflicting stories on the destruction regardless of allegiance.... IV. The army will forage liberally on the country during the march. To this end, each brigade commander will organize a good and sufficient foraging party, under the command of one or more discreet officers, who will gather, near the route traveled, corn or forage of any kind, meat of any kind, vegetables, corn-meal, or whatever is needed by the command, aiming at all times to keep in the wagons at least ten day's provisions for the command and three days' forage. Soldiers must not enter the dwellings of the inhabitants, or commit any trespass, but during a halt or a camp they may be permitted to gather turnips, apples, and other vegetables, and to drive in stock of their camp. To regular foraging parties must be instructed the gathering of provisions and forage at any distance from the road traveled.
V. To army corps commanders alone is entrusted the power to destroy mills, houses, cotton-gins, &c., and for them this general principle is laid down: In districts and neighborhoods where the army is unmolested no destruction of such property should be permitted; but should guerrillas or bushwhackers molest our march, or should the inhabitants burn bridges, obstruct roads, or otherwise manifest local hostility, then army commanders should order and enforce a devastation more or less relentless according to the measure of such hostility.
VI. As for horses, mules, wagons, &c., belonging to the inhabitants, the cavalry and artillery may appropriate freely and without limit, discriminating, however, between the rich, who are usually hostile, and the poor or industrious, usually neutral or friendly. Foraging parties may also take mules or horses to replace the jaded animals of their trains, or to serve as pack-mules for the regiments or brigades. In all foraging, of whatever kind, the parties engaged will refrain from abusive or threatening language, and may, where the officer in command thinks proper, give written certificates of the facts, but no receipts, and they will endeavor to leave with each family a reasonable portion for their maintenance.
VII. Negroes who are able-bodied and can be of service to the several columns may be taken along, but each army commander will bear in mind that the question of supplies is a very important one and that his first duty is to see to them who bear arms....
William T. Sherman, Military Division of the Mississippi Special Field Order 120, November 9, 1864.
Sherman by no means is innocent, he pretty clearly sets himself up to be absolved of any possible perceived immorality while at the same time reaping the rewards if such immorality isn't perceived.
The pointed difference would be change. If you live one way your whole life and I walk up and tell you that you have to change and you are morally wrong on a fundamental level how receptive to that message would you be? I could argue how a problem-solution format would have been more effective for the north to use but I simply do not believe their objective was moral. They just wanted control over the raw goods they depended on.
I could be wrong about the south and the norths motives but at the end of the day I just can not let go of the fact the north used African Americans as cannon fodder in a war they paint as being about human rights instead of just granting them freedom. From what I know I really do feel that calling the war as a fight over slavery is an extreme oversimplification that is not supported by the most basic macro actions.
I kinda think its funny how caught up people get on categories. Add 20 qualifications that are exactly the same but with two different names and you will be put in the box that the other side wants you to be in so they can tell you that you are wrong. Even if they hold the same 20 qualifications themselves.
The oppositional defiant nature of people never ceases to amuse me. I feel like bigotry is one of the defining characteristics of our generation. All too often any effort to open someones mind is seen as an attack on their belief structure and invalidated into an argument instead of a discussion.
Lincoln used the emancipation proclamation as a tool for sure to win the war, what better way to disrupt the economy of the south than to say lol you're free. He was willing to keep slavery if it meant that the Union stayed together as did other Northerners. I think people are getting hung up on the wrong figureheads tho. Abolitionism was a key driving part of Northern policy. Why do you think the South took a moral stance on the issue? When everything else is exhausted your morals is really all you have left. They saw the writing on the wall, the North (for the most part) did not want slavery.
Uhh if you want to challenge or understand someone's opinion you literally have to argue. Do you want to hold hands and dance around a fire singing kumbaya until we eventually understand each other? I get that you want to be "open minded" but that is a pretty naïve view on how people with opposing ideas talk to each other.
This thread has been for the most pretty fucking tame. If you don't believe me just log onto Facebook for a reminder lol.In logic and philosophy an argument is a series of statements intended to determine the degree of truth of another statement, the conclusion.
You keep actually stating/proving my point exactly with your arguments, including here, whether it's inadvertent or whether we agree without realizing it. You say that it's the principle of change and resistance to so-called change that kept the South stuck to the way they kept doing things. Except, the topic at hand is solely slavery. That's my point. The south stuck to slavery because it was one of their core principles, and they didn't want the north to change it because they saw keeping slaves as one of their rights.
Slave-free production of cotton was possible, the South did it after the war. A large part of why the South had economic issues after the war was because the Confederacy had a strategy of embargoing cotton trade with Europe to force France and England's hand to recognize the Confederacy as a legitimate government. Instead, they just started up cotton production in Egypt and India instead, thus reducing their reliance on American cotton even after the war ended.I absolutely would. I do feel that it would be silly to haggle on the price of cotton if the topic of discussion removed the production of cotton but you have a solid point here. I will have to read into the negotiations as it is something I have never really dug into.
My whole point is that the Confederacy was a nation founded upon the immoral and racist principle that slavery is a right and the natural order of things. I don't particularly care what the Union did, nor do I claim that they weren't racist. I also take major issue with the idea that intent matters more than actions and results but that's a separate topic.I feel like you are more dedicated to your position than I am to mine. I am totally open to changing my opinion based on the information in front of me. Would it help if I flat out said the south was a racist society that defined African Americans as less than human and undeserving of human rights? My discussion of the context and details of the situation does nothing to refute this in any way.
I don't think the Union not immediately freeing slaves is much of a point against them. Clearly, they had the intention of freeing slaves as history proves they eventually did. I suspect that they may have not freed all slaves immediately as a strategic move, realizing that that being too hasty in freeing slaves would 1) divert attention and resources from the war and 2) cause enough destabilization to harm the war effort, both of which could have resulted in a Confederate victory leading to a worse overall result for slaves. I don't think the Union was perfectly virtuous and that every single citizen or even politician was entirely anti-racist, as their own rhetoric proves, but I do think their actions more than show that they held freeing all slaves in the US as a goal to be pursued strictly out of moral virtue.I can't answer that the same as you can't answer why the North did not free slaves if their fight was about human rights. I can make the assumption that it was a power struggle that ended up being fought over slavery on the basis that decisions on both sides do not make sense as a fight over human rights. But it is an assumption. I was not there.
I could be wrong about the south and the norths motives but at the end of the day I just can not let go of the fact the north used African Americans as cannon fodder in a war they paint as being about human rights instead of just granting them freedom. From what I know I really do feel that calling the war as a fight over slavery is an extreme oversimplification that is not supported by the most basic macro actions.
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The OMEGA File
For more information on how the "economic miracle" was accomplished after the war by the Germans, you can read such books as "Martin Bormann, Nazi in Exile" by Paul Manning [ "...Bormann became the guiding force in the 'economic miracle' that led to the rebirth of German industry and finance in the thirty-five years following political and military defeat. In the waning months of World War II, as the Third Reich was tottering and finally crumbling in defeat, Bormann set up 750 CORPORATIONS scattered among those nations that had remained neutral. Those corporations received the fleeing wealth of Germany and became the power base that enabled Germany to climb back to economic and political strength." From flyleaf ]. This book expands on the meeting in Strasbourg on August 10, 1944, mentioned in Michael Bar-Zohar's book "The Avengers."
In 1986, while researching these subjects, we received 161 pages under a Freedom of Information search concerning what happened to the German treasury at the end of WW II. Many of these documents had been SECRET until declassification to fulfill our request. One document was No. 19,489, November 27, 1944, Subject: Transmitting Intelligence Report No. EW-Pa 198 [?, barely readable] by G-2 Economic Section, the Secretary of State, from Lt. Col. John W. Easton, Economic Warfare Division.
The cover letter stated "I have the honor to enclose Intelligence Report No. EW-Pa 198 by G-2 Economic Section, SHAEF ["Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces"], dated November 7, 1944, describing the plans of German industrialists for the post-war resurrection of Germany. Among the topics dealt with in this report are: patents, financial reserves, exportation of capital, and the strategic placing of technical personnel." It is obvious that Manning quoted from these documents in his book on Bormann.
In describing the meeting of August 10,1944, in Stasbourg, some sentences in the documents stand out: "German industrialists must, it was said, through their exports increase the strength of Germany. They must also prepare themselves TO FINANCE THE NAZI PARTY which would be forced to GO UNDERGROUND as Maquis [in Gebirgverteidigungsstellengehen]. From now on the government would allocate large sums to industrialists so that each could establish a secure post-war foundation in foreign countries. Existing financial reserves in foreign countries must be placed at the disposal of the Party so that a strong German Empire can be created AFTER the defeat. It is also immediately required that the large factories in Germany create small technical offices or research bureaus which would be absolutely independent and have no known connection with the factory. These bureaus will receive plans and drawings of 'new weapons' as well as documents which they need to continue their research and which must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy" [author emphasis].
The last sentences in this document are, "After the defeat of Germany the Nazi Party recognizes that certain of its best known leaders will be condemned as war criminals. However, in cooperation with the industrialists it is arranging to place its less conspicuous but most important members in positions with various German factories as technical experts or members of its research and designing offices."
Some of the documents were concerning "Looted Gold" [1945-1948]. (Note: A massive shipment of gold which disappeared from an Allied train which was dynamited in a rail tunnel, was later used to finance such Thule Society backed projects as the Montauk or Phoenix Experiments, as a means to counter the Navy's own Philadelphia or Rainbow experiments. The CIA itself delivered over into the hands of the Thulist 'Nazis' much of the Philadelphia experiment's research and technology. - Branton) Accession Number 56-75-101, Agency Container Number 169, File Number BIS/2/00." These documents concern Germany's 'looted' gold being transferred to the 'Bank for International Settlements' in Switzerland. One important paragraph (#9) says: "It is clear both from correspondence and from testimony that the management of the B.I.S. during the war was 'in the hands of the Administration Council, in which the AXIS representatives have an authoritative influence' and that in 1942 the Germans favored the reelection of President McKittrick whose 'personal opinions' they characterized as 'safely known'."
(It has been claimed by some researchers that the 7 most powerful Bankers in the world -- who collectively control over 80 percent of all global financial transactions and over 60 percent of all global trade -- have in the past met regularly at the Bank of International Settlements or 'B.I.S.' office in the fitley named 'Tower of Basel' in Basel, Switzerland. - Branton)
Enclosed in the file is a clipping from the "New York Times," date not included but appears to be in 1945, that states: "McKITTRICK SLATED FOR POST AT CHASE. He Will Take Over Duties as Vice President of Bank Here Next Autumn. Thomas H. McKittrick, American banker who has served as president of the Bank for International Settlements [B.I.S.] since the beginning of 1940, will become a vice president of the [Rockefeller's] Chase National Bank of New York next fall, Winthrop W. Aldrich, chairman of the board of Chase, announced yesterday." The article ends by quoting McKittrick: "I realize it is my duty to perform a neutral task in wartime. It is an extremely difficult and trying thing to do, but I'll do the best I can."
Another formerly Top Secret document declassified was "Subject: Conversation in Switzerland with Mr. McKittrick, President of the Bank for International Settlements" from Orvis A. Schmidt to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, dated March 23, 1945. It describes McKittrick's dealings with the real head of the Nazi banking system, a Vice President named Puhl.
"Puhl was described by McKittrick as a career banker who had been with the Reichsbank for some twenty years, who does not share the Nazi point of view... the Swiss National Bank said that in order to be sure they were not obtaining looted gold they had requested a member of the Reichsbank, whom they regarded to be trustworthy, to certify that each parcel of gold which they purchased had not been looted. The person who had done this certifying was Puhl."
Puhl was Reichsbank Senior Vice President Emil Johann Rudolf Puhl. He was in charge of taking booty into the bank and was in charge of it for the Nazis. His Senior Shipping Clerk Albert Thoms said that they needed up to thirty men to help him sort and repack the valuables, which consisted of "millions in gold marks, pounds sterling, dollars and Swiss francs, 3,500 ounces of platinum, over 550,000 ounces of gold, and 4,638 carats in diamonds and other precious stones, as well as hundreds of pieces of works of art" [p. 226, "Aftermath," Ladislas Farago, Avon, 1974].
This material was shipped out of the country in Operation Fireland or Aktion Feuerland in German, which Farago explained in a footnote in his book on Bormann: "The transaction was named 'Land of Fire' after the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego at the southern extremity of Argentina and Chile, THE AREA TO WHICH SOME OF THE SHIPMENTS WERE ORIGINALLY CONSIGNED." [p. 228]. On the next page Farago said: "Only a relatively small portion of the SS treasure was impounded by Bormann and sent overseas in the course of Aktion Feuerland. Much of it is still missing."
Germany had developed self-sufficiency before the end of the war, and was manufacturing their own oil, produced 'butter' from coal, invented powdered milk, developed freeze drying, learned to store flour indefinitely, were growing their food in greenhouses on chemical 'soil,' etc. These projects were also necessary for survival of the secret 'UFO' force, which Hitler called the "Last Battalion," at the Antarctic.
The counterfeiting of British and American money was under Operation Bernhard. The fake British notes have been often discussed in books and articles about Bernhard, but the fake American currency is not as well known. Recently the U.S. announced that it was issuing new money to counteract the counterfeit, which was said to be coming from Saddam Hussein and Lebanon. It would be more correct to say it is coming from South America, but that money is supposed to all be drug money. Life gets complicated.
When 'CONTACT' newspaper first ran the series on "Fire From The Sky," it followed with a reprint of the information about the truth about the Falkland Islands War. In that series, it revealed that the Russians, working with Rockefeller forces, defeated the British Bolshevik forces on South Georgia Island.
If you have not read that series, this information may not make sense to you. It is important to know that information, if you intend to try to understand what is happening. NAZI forces were involved in the Falkland Islands War, on the side of the Russians. This is hard to believe if you have no idea of what IS.
The Russians were NATIONALISTS, as opposed to [the] Bolsheviks who took their country away from them. The [so-called] Bolsheviks were trained in the lower East Side of New York City and financed by New York and London bankers. (Over 200 were trained to operate as the first Politburo and taught the Communist 'philosophy' IN New York by the Rockefellers. - Branton) They invaded Russia, killed the Tzar and many Nationalists and took over the government.
Can you begin to see how someone like Boris Pash, with a Russian Nationalist family background, could work with Nazi Gestapo and SS agents?...
In 1982, on April 20, Hitler's birthday, the Russian/Rockefeller/Nazi commando force broke through and inserted a neutron bomb into the underground naval base at South Georgia Island.
(As suggested earlier, the Rockefellers had originally backed the BOLSHEVIKS and the Nazis. Later they began backing the Russian NATIONALISTS and the Nazis after the Bolsheviks were kicked out of Russia and wormed their way into the Pentagon, from where they planned a global nuclear holocaust which they would ride out in their underground bunkers. THIS is where the Rockefellers and Bolsheviks came into disagreement, as the Rockefellers resisted the apocalyptic plans of the ousted Bolsheviks because they were not financially 'profitable'. A Nuclear war would most likely result in a global economic collapse as well, something that the Rockefellers did not want. It would seem that the Rockefellers are opportunists. Now that the Russian nationalists had once again gained control of Russia, the Rockefeller-Nazi alliance embraced their nationalist 'brothers' who held the POWER. If only the Nationalists KNEW who 'created' their Bolshevik enemies in the first place. The Rockefeller corporate empire is a chameleon, changing its colors to fit the current circumstances. - Branton)...
Alexander Haig was the General representing the Rockefellers. In his book 'Caveat,' the chapter on the Falklands starts: "On March 28, 1982, a Sunday, the British Ambassador, Nicholas ['Niko'] Henderson, brought me a letter from Lord Carrington. A party of Argentineans (Argentina -- where the Nazi's had a major presence in addition to Antarctica. - Branton), wrote the foreign secretary, had landed nine days earlier on the island of South Georgia, a British [Navy] possession lying in the South Atlantic a few degrees above the ANTARCTIC Circle and some 600 miles to the east of the Falkland Islands, a British Crown colony." I'll bet you thought the Falkland Islands War was about the Falkland Islands!
Much ado was made in the media about the conflict between Jeane Kirkpatrick and Alexander Haig. Kirkpatrick is a Zionist and was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She has a regular feature column in "The Jewish Press" newspaper, "The Largest Independent Anglo-Jewish Weekly Newspaper." Haig has had a long relationship with Henry Kissinger, to whom Haig became senior military advisor in 1969. Remember that Kissinger came out of the [pro-Nazi] PAPERCLIP Operation personnel.
In January 1982, Reagan replaced his national security advisor, Richard Allen, with William P. Clark, another PAPERCLIP person, and who was Haig's deputy. Nixon said, "When you see the lights burning late in Henry's [Kissinger] office, it's usually Al Haig." ["War In The Falklands, the Full Story" by the "Sunday Times" of London Insight Team, Harper & Row, New York, 1982, p. 123.]
If you doubt the fact that the Nazis never gave up and that they planned to continue the war after their defeat in Germany, and planned to make a come-back to finally achieve their goal, then perhaps you should read the following books:
-- Connell, Brian, "A Watcher On The Rhine," William Morrow & Co., New York, 1957. "Old wine in new bottles," how the Nazis have come back into power.
-- Horne, Alistair, "Return To Power," Fredrick A. Praeger, Inc., New York, 1956. "The struggle for unification, rather than any revival of Nazism, may one day force Germany out of the Western camp."
-- Tetens, T.H., "The New Germany And The Old Nazis," Random House, New York, 1961. "A frank and often shocking account which details how 'Hitler's own' have managed to return to power in almost every walk of German life..."
-- Winkler, Paul, "The Thousand-Year Conspiracy," Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. "Secret Germany behind the mask." -- White, Theodore H., "Fire In The Ashes," William Sloane Associates, New York, 1953. The fire of Nazism in the ashes of Europe.
-- Sayers, Michael and Kahn, Albert E., "The Plot Against The Peace," Book Find Club, New York, 1945. "...uncovers Nazi Germany's secret plans for a THIRD WORLD WAR." (After all, they more-or-less got the first two world wars going, didn't they? - Branton)
-- Schultz, Sigrid, "GERMANY WILL TRY IT AGAIN," Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1944. Does the title give you a clue?
-- Dornberg, John, "Schizophrenic Germany," MacMillan Company, New York, 1961. "Is the new West Germany of the postwar years as democratic as we have been led to believe, or does Nazism still smolder?"
-- Lord Russell, Brigadier, of Liverpool, C.B.E., M.C., "Return of the Swastika?" David McKay Co., New York, 1969. Russell was part of the Nuremberg prosecution team.
-- Sutton, Anthony C., "Wall Street And The Rise Of Hitler, '76 Press, Seal Beach, Calif., 1976.
There are more, these just happen to be the ones in my personal library. I read them, mostly about 20 or 30 years ago. I do not mean to give the impression that Germany is the source of the world's problems; Germany has simply been a part of a much bigger picture...
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Thirty years ago today, two years or so after the United States essentially cut its losses after 58,000 dead and widespread discontent at home, the Republic of South Vietnam fell as the North Vietnamese conquered Saigon. The most vivid memory for me of this day is the picture of a helicopter evacuating the last staff from the roof of the U.S. embassy as scores of Vietnamese clambered in vain to reach the helicopter.
The United States 'lost' in Vietnam because we quit. It's interesting to note that the mainstream media as we know it today came of age during the latter stages of the Vietnam War. The biased, occasionally near treasonous, reporting of the MSM played a huge part in the disenchantment of the American public with the war. The MSM's reporting of the Tet Offensive, the Vietcong led uprising over the Lunar New Year in 1968, is particularly instructive. Tactically it was an unmitigated disaster for the Vietcong gutting its ranks (usefully for Hanoi as it enabled the North Vietnamese to more effectively 'run' the Vietcong in the years to come) but thanks to extraordinarily one-sided reporting the American public was convinced that Vietnam was no longer winnable and we were just helping a bunch of thugs.
How many of you remember the photo of an ARVN (Army of the Republic of South Vietnam) officer in plainclothes executing a North Vietnamese operative in the middle of the uprising? Absolutely justified -- the operative was in plainclothes as well in a combat setting. However Americans 'saw' only a brutal execution without the appropriate caption.
Thanks in large part to the increasingly powerful MSM and the rants of the newly powerful Left, exemplified by the execrable John Kerry, the United States retreated shamefully and abandoned our friends - who were no saints but were infinitely preferable to the Communists - and helped create a ruthless dictatorship that spawned among other things thousands of boat people who were willing to cross dangerous seas in rafts than face the depredations of Ho Chi Minh's victors. Indeed one might also remember the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia also as an effect of the U.S. throwing in the towel.
When the Monk and I were in high school, any American military presence abroad, notably El Salvador, was jeered: "It's going to be ANOTHER Vietnam." A scant ten years later, the doctrine of containment was proven right as the Soviet Union tottered and disintegrated with the vast bulk of its satellites cutting ties and looking West, including, as it turns out, Vietnam.
In the end, a generation later our mistake seems to have been set right except for the generation of South Vietnamese - our friends and allies - who were persecuted, murdered and driven out. The final aching part of this is the subsequent admissions by North Vietnamese generals that they could not have beaten us or the South had we not quit.


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Here is the library's updated fall schedule. Events are at the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive, unless otherwise stated.
Halloween Movie Marathon: noon to 5:45 p.m. Oct. 31. Come enjoy free popcorn and family movies on the projector all afternoon long. Visit https://www.cityofcrestview.org/178/Library for the movie schedule.
Intro to Genealogy: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16. A free mini-seminar hosted by the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County on the basics of genealogical research. Sign up required.
Noel Night: 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 19. A fun night for the whole family with treats, music, activities, and more!
Adult Services and Programs
Adult Coloring Therapy: 5-6 p.m. third Mondays. Enjoy hot tea, relaxing music, and intricate coloring.
Poetry Jam: 6-7:30 p.m. second Tuesdays.Community volunteer-led. Share your poetry, music, and more with an eclectic group of writers and artists.
Trivia Night: 6-7:30 p.m. first Mondays or as noted. Come compete in pub-style trivia for a $25 Amazon card and books and movie prizes. Team Limit: 6 people.
Adult Chess Club: 5-7:45 p.m. Mondays. Community volunteer-led. Play chess with members of the community. All skill levels welcome. Contact Jim Terrell, email@example.com, for more information.
Scrabble Club: 11 a.m. Thursdays or 5-6 p.m. third Mondays. Come join and enjoy a game of Scrabble with word lovers.
Crestview Writer's Support Group: 6-7:45 p.m. fourth Mondays. Community volunteer-led. Published and unpublished writers challenge and encourage each other. Email Tami, email@example.com, for more information.
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If you're heading off to the Middle East, Asia, or south America, some useful tips on haggling are certainly going to come in handy for you!
When you think of the Middle East, adjectives like "quirky" or "artsy" are perhaps the last that spring to mind, but are certainly words that can be used to describe the fascinating markets, boutique stores, and coffee houses in the Jordanian capital of Amman 🎨✌🏼 #visitjordan #gojordan #travelingram #girlslovetravel #travelblogger #travel #instatraveling #instapassport #middleeasttravel #middleeast #jordan #amman #solotravel
Growing up in the West, we are accustomed to fixed prices when we shop, and a useful little tool called the price tag. If the price is more then you want to pay, you simply know to move on and find an alternative product. When you are visiting markets, souks and bazaars in many countries while traveling (especially typical in the Middle East, Asia and South America), then the pricing is a little hazier and you are expected to negotiate to find one which is suitable. The aim here is not to screw your vendor into the ground, but to establish a middle point on the prices which means both of you are happy with the transaction and neither of you lose money.
If you find yourself in Jerusalem, the Mahane Yehuda market in the north west of the city has lots of excellent local produce and traditional Middle Eastern foods, not to mention it's a lot more authentic than the crowded, touristic markets within the old city. 😋🍉 #middleeast #middleeasttravel #travelingram #jerusalem #israel #visitisrael #mahaneyehuda #foodmarket #travel #solotravel
Haggling can seem intimidating at first, but it is commonplace, and your vendor expects you to negotiate. Once you've experimented with it once or twice, you may actually find the experience enjoyable! For the novice haggler, I've established ten "top tips" to help you to ensure you that you get the right amount of bang for your buck.
Shop Around
So you've ventured into the bazaar and you have an item in mind which you want to purchase. For the sake of this example, let's say that it's a scarf. Don't stroll up to the first stall you see, check out their prices and take that as the correct going price for a scarf, instead, wander around the stalls making a mental note of the varying prices offered. Once you find one that you like, if the vendor tries to charge you a price that exceeds that, you can slap him with a reference to his competitors price and he'll know that you've done your research. Once you've established that as your starting price, you can proceed to negotiate the price down from there.
Never take the first price offered
The first price you will be presented with will be substantially inflated from the actual market value of the item and presented to you as such because the vendor expects you to haggle as is customary in their culture. The vendor will perhaps expect you to go in with an offer at 50% of his, but you should cut lower and offer 30%, then he can scoff and tut in disgust and you can work your way up from there. Of course, you are never going to end on this 30% pricing point, but it's better to start the negotiations lower.
Assess how much you are willing to pay.
If it's a particularly fabulous scarf – a magical, colourful beauty of a scarf they you've dreamed about all your life, and a scarf you will lose sleep and cry over if you do not obtain, then maybe you are willing to pay a little more. Keep your maximum offer price in mind during your negotiations so if you're vendor is a particularly tough cookie to haggle with, you still acquire said majestic scarf even if you feel you paid ever so slightly over the odds.
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Ask the locals for advice
Before you head out to the bazaar, ask locals what they believe is the going price for the item that you are looking to purchase. (You could also ask fellow shoppers what you think, but if you are in an Arab or developing nation then they may not speak English, so it's better to ask someone in hospitality – a front desk clerk or restaurant owner for example). During your negotiations, you can also whip out the "local price" as another useful bargaining tool so your vendor knows he cannot trick you, since you know the rates.
Optional use of dramatic gestures
There are several gestures and actions that you can use to express your feelings during the discussions. Tuts, scoffs and exclamations emphasise your stance and your shock at prices which are above the odds. (It sounds comedic, but chances are, you'll find yourself doing these naturally anyway!)
Buy more, pay less
If the vendor has a beautiful array of mystical, exotic scarves and his store makes you feel like you've died and gone to scarf heaven, maybe you're not satisfied with just one little scarf, maybe you want to go wild and buy two scarves or… wait for it… THREE scarves!! If the vendor knows you're open to doing more business, he'll possibly offer a deal for you making a larger purchase – for example, $15 for one scarf, becomes $10 a scarf when three are purchased. Let the vendor know that you are open to this (if you are!).
Be willing to walk away.
If the guy's really playing hardball and you feel like he's ripping you off, know when you reach the point when it's time to say sayonara. Oftentimes, you'll find that when you begin to walk away from the stall, the vendor will come chasing after you with a better offer.
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Watch other travellers and customers.
If you're still nervous, take a look around and see what other people are doing. You can then see first hand what works and what doesn't with specific vendors. It's interesting to bare witness to the techniques that other people use. Some may point out faults in the item to push for a reduction, others may simply haggle confidently and persuasively. When you're ready to have your turn, pick up your scarf and go for it.
Don't act like a rich tourist.
If you're holding a purse or a money bag that's bursting at the seams with bills, yet you're telling this vendor that you can't afford or don't want to pay the rate he's proposing, he's going to continue to push it and not move on his offer, since he knows you can afford to pay the extra. If you're going to a market to buy something, set aside your "shopping money" separate to all of your travel cash. This both allows you to budget and doesn't reveal all the cash that you're carrying around.
Don't try to beat the Vendor down
Always have some empathy when you're haggling. Acknowledge that there are instances where you may pay a little more than the locals, but as long as the extra amount isn't extortionate, then it isn't always necessary to keep pushing and pushing the vendor. Remember that these people will earn a lot less money than we do, they will have a family to support, and bills to pay, and what is a little extra for us will go a long way for them.
The most important thing to remember about haggling is to just relax and try to enjoy the experience. Think of yourself as an exotic traveling merchant lady that's out for a good deal. Regardless of your ultimate settling price, you will always have a good story to tell people when they ask you where you bought your fabulous item.
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I wanted to take a moment to share my very first dimension with you, it has taken me over a year, but it's finally finished, and open to the public on Zaviel.
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