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Sramana: What year was it when your OEM partnership went south?
Bhanu Chopra: In 2010 and 2011, there were a couple of major products that were contributing significant revenue to us. Our partner bought all of our competitors during that same time-frame, so we had to make some transitions in order to survive, and it took us about 2 years to do that. The revenue did not diminish immediately because it took them a couple of years to transfer all of their clients away from our platform. We had to restart our focus on the hotel segment.
We launched our own direct brand three years ago. I am happy to report that even though three years ago the hotel brand represented 80% of our revenue, we have never experienced a drop in revenue. We were able to grow faster than we lost clients due to our partner's strategic shift. More importantly, not only were we able to keep our revenue up but now we also have our own brand, and we are not reliant on anyone else for that revenue.
Sramana: How much revenue were you able to achieve before your OEM partnership calamity?
Bhanu Chopra: We were still below $10 million.
Sramana: And 80% of that revenue was coming from your OEM partner who decided to ditch you?
Bhanu Chopra: Yes.
Sramana: Let's explore your recovery strategy a bit more. You started your own brand and started selling into that same customer base. How did you do customer acquisition since you did not have an OEM partner anymore?
Bhanu Chopra: There was a customer segment that we were selling to directly, and that customer segment was the online travel agents. That was a good thing, because it meant we knew how to sell. We had a brand out there for that customer segment. We expanded our sales leadership and we got very aggressive in that marketplace. So the first piece of our strategy was to expand further into our online travel agent business, because that was our stronghold.
We also got into another customer segment with the car rental companies. That segment was tremendously successful. We basically were able to use the car rental companies and the online travel agents as a foothold while we pursued the hotel segment. We basically fired all of our vendors in the hotel segment and we put together an inside sales model based out of India. We also did a lot of online activity and started to attend every major conference and trade show.
We also hired a bunch of sales people in the regions that we operated in. We started doing webinars and started writing thought leadership articles. We did everything under the sun that we could do to grow that business. This was suddenly very important for our company especially since the future was so uncertain. We worked hard and just made it happen. Some things worked very well and other things did not work. However, we were able to recover from the shock. Again, we were very fortunate that our OEM clients were transitioned off of our platform slowly and not all at once.
This segment is part 5 in the series : Bootstrapping a Robust SaaS company from India: Rategain CEO Bhanu Chopra
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Audi India has again made it to the headlines by rolling out the A3 Cabriolet in the Indian automobile market. Unlike the sedan version, this Audi A3 Cabriolet is introduced as a CBU unit. While launching this majestic vehicle, the manufacturer has also started airing its official TV commercial. It is a 46-second video, which describes about its style and overall performance. As we can see in this film, a couple reaches the top of a mountain in this vehicle. From there on, the lady uses the parachute to reach the foot of this mountain, while her partner drives this Audi A3 Cabriolet to receive her on time. This is such a pretty ad-film, which will certainly connect with the auto enthusiasts. Powering this vehicle is the 1.8-litre TFSI petrol engine that is paired with a 7-speed automatic transmission gearbox. It can pump out a maximum power of 180bhp along with a torque of 250Nm. This two-door version is incorporated with several advanced comfort features like Audi Parking Aid Plus, a dual zone fully automatic AC unit and an Audi Music interface including Sound System. The most important aspect of this cabriolet is its fully automatic fabric hood, which opens or closes in a time span of just 18 secondsflat. Another attraction of this vehicle is its signature LED lighting pattern all-round, which gives it an astonishing look.

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The images in this set are to be used with the activities from the Art Image Digital Guide grade 2 or as a complement to any art appreciation program.
This set includes:
- 30 museum quality Fine Art Reproductions, 18″ x 22 3/4″ (45.8 cm x 56.5 cm);
- A sturdy corrugated plastic carrying case.
List of fine art reproductions you will find in this set:
2.1 African, Nigeria, Leopard
2.2 Avery, Milton, White Rooster
2.3 Beaver, Fred, Seminoles Preparing Food
2.4 Bierstadt, Albert, Merced River, Yosemite Valley
2.5 Calder, Alexander, Cow
2.6 Cassatt, Mary, Young Mother Sewing
2.7 Chagall, Marc, Birthday
2.8 Chinese, Ming Dynasty, Five-Clawed Dragon
2.9 Cuyp, Aelbert, Children and a Cow
2.10 David, Gérard, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
2.11 Dubuffet, Jean, The Cow with the Subtle Nose
2.12 Egyptian, XI Dynasty, A Man Plowing with Oxen
2.13 Franchère, Joseph, Kettle of Soap
2.14 Gauguin, Paul, La Orana Maria
2.15 Hopper, Edward, Tables for Ladies
2.16 Indian, Mughal, Great Hornbill
2.17 Indian, Mughal, Khamsa, Five Poems
2.18 Jackson, Alexander Young, The Red Maple
2.19 Kandinsky, Wassily, Several Circles
2.20 Kandinsky, Wassily, Blue Mountain
2.21 Krieghoff, Cornelius, Indian Family in the Forest
2.22 Lascaux, Black Cow
2.23 Peruvian, Nazca, Mummy Mantle Fragment
2.24 Shah-Nameh, Bahram Gur Slays the Rhino-Wolf
2.25 Soroseelutu, Ashoona, Cape Dorset Series, Untitled #2
2.26 Stella, Frank, Darabjerd III
2.27 Tanobe, Miyuki, Monday, Washing-Day
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ATLAS Collaboration
Hunting down forbidden decays of the top quark
Ordinary matter is made of just three kinds of elementary particles: up and down quarks, which form the atomic nucleus, and electrons, which surround the nucleus. But the rest of nature is not so straightforward: heavier forms of quarks and leptons are produced regularly at particle accelerators.
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ATLAS and CMS look forward with the top quark
The top quark, the heaviest known elementary particle, has a unique place in the Standard Model. By precisely measuring its properties, ATLAS physicists can probe physics beyond our current understanding.
Finding a haystack in a field of haystacks
In order to produce rare physics phenomena, such as the Higgs boson or possible signs of new physics, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) collides tens of millions of protons per second. Under such conditions, around 20 simultaneous proton-proton interactions occur in each beam crossing. Thus, additional collisions called "pile-up" are recorded along with the collision of interest. Together, they form a single event for analysis.
Exploring the nature of the "ridge" in small systems
When ultra-relativistic heavy ions collide, a new state of hot and dense matter – the quark–gluon plasma (QGP) – is created. One of the key features for this state is the observation of long-range azimuthal angle correlations between particles emitted over a wide range of pseudorapidity. This phenomenon is often referred to as the "ridge".
ATLAS sees first direct evidence of light-by-light scattering at high energy
Physicists from the ATLAS experiment at CERN have found the first direct evidence of high energy light-by-light scattering, a very rare process in which two photons – particles of light – interact and change direction. The result, published today in Nature Physics, confirms one of the oldest predictions of quantum electrodynamics (QED).
Exploring rare decays of the Higgs boson
Since discovering a Higgs boson in 2012, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations have been trying to understand whether this new particle is the Higgs boson as predicted by the Standard Model, or a Higgs boson from a more exotic model containing new, as yet undiscovered, particles. The answer lies in the properties of the Higgs boson.
5 fundamental parameters from top quark decay
For many physicists, discovering "new physics" means bringing to light a new particle. Another path to discovery lies in carefully measuring the properties of known particles and the interactions between them. The ATLAS experiment has now released new results on the top quark's interaction with the charged intermediate vector boson.
The invisible plan
As the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) smashes together protons at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, it creates a rich assortment of particles that are identified through the signature of their interactions with the ATLAS detector. But what if there are particles being produced that travel through ATLAS without interacting? These "invisible particles" may provide the answers to some of the greatest mysteries in physics.
Probing physics beyond the Standard Model with heavy vector bosons
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There is nothing more important than your health and knowing you can talk to a doctor or nurse in confidence. Now this government has put that at risk. Your doctor will soon have to constantly supply your personal medical data to a central information centre, the "Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)". And these data can be given to organisations outside the NHS.
All too many people don't know this is happening. This is the most sensitive and intimate information about you and your loved ones.
The government has created dangerous uncertainty about how this information will be used. This has the potential to stop people seeking care. We're worried, for instance, that due to this people with mental health conditions will be less willing to seek the help they need.
The Pirate Party wants to give you the power to choose that the Conservatives and Lib-Dems have denied you.
What you need to know
Care.Data isn't about caring for you
While it's called care.data, it isn't about your individual treatment, and won't help you at your doctors or in hospital. It is supposed to be about sharing information for research, to develop new cures and treatments, and who wouldn't want that? However, doctors and privacy campaigners alike have warned that the government are going about this the wrong way.
This is about what's going on in your body
Ministers have tried to reassure patients that their information won't be revealed. But this information is not properly anonymous. It is recorded in a way that can identify you; your NHS number, date of birth, ethnicity and more. It is matched to codes about your medical history, treatments, prescriptions, habits and diagnoses, right down to whether you've had a "funny turn".
This needlessly puts your personal health information at risk. If this was just about research information, it could be summed up without being tied to you individually.
You should have received information
Every household in the country was supposed to have received a leaflet about the care.data programme, but this did not happen. We have been contacted by many who never received it. A BBC poll found as many as two-thirds of the public had not seen the leaflets come through their letterboxes. Patients and doctors have raised concerns that they had not been given enough time to learn about the project. After all, how can you opt out of something you don't know exists?
Will insurers get get hold of my data
Jeremy Hunt says no. However, this does build up a huge mine of information that that would be seen as prime commercial territory in the "big data" gold rush. What we do know is that medical records of every NHS hospital patient in the country have already been sold for insurance purposes.
Researchers have raised concerns
There have been lots of claims that this programme will save lives and advance medicine, but pharmaceutical researchers have raised concerns that as none of this information can be peer reviewed, it will, in fact, be useless. Ethical medical research requires informed consent - but if you aren't even aware your health information is being shared how can you consent?
What you can do
If in doubt, opt out
Opting out won't affect your medical care. You can always opt back in if you change your mind, but you can not delete any data already uploaded. We're a political party, so we get you may not want to take our word for it. Please do discuss it with your doctor if you have worries.
It's not too late to do something
Following the outcry over the failure to inform the public properly, the care.data scheme has already been delayed for 6 months. It is now due to start at the beginning of September. This means you have time to act, but after that date you won't be able to get uploaded information deleted.
You will also have to consider doing this for anyone you are responsible for - children under 16 and anyone you have power of attorney over.
How to opt out
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You might think you've opted out, but you haven't
You may have opted out of the "Summary Care Record", but that's a different national data base about medicines you have had or aspects of your treatment. Opting out of that doesn't mean you've opted out of care.data. Yes, we know it's confusing.
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McSorley Suspended From NHL Until Feb.
Nov. 7, 2000 -- Marty McSorley will serve one year on suspension for slashing Vancouver's Donald Brashear across the head.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the former Boston Bruins defenseman can return to the ice on Feb. 21. The suspension is the longest for an on-ice act of violence in NHL history.
Bettman had suspended McSorley indefinitely after the attack during a game in Vancouver.
"I believe I owe it both to this player and to all other present and future NHL players to impose a suspension of a definite and ascertainable length," Bettman said. "I have also considered Mr. McSorley's desire to have an opportunity to play in the NHL again in conjunction with his expressed remorse for his actions.
McSorley, a 17-year NHL veteran, is a free agent and can begin practicing on Jan. 1.
Convicted of Assault
McSorley originally was suspended for the remainder of the 1999-00 season and playoffs by Bettman, who noted that the player skipped a hearing held two days after the game.
He then was convicted of assault with a weapon on Oct. 6, with Judge William Kitchen giving McSorley a conditional discharge, meaning McSorley will not have a criminal record.
The conviction, which McSorley said he will not appeal, was the first of an NHL player for an on-ice hit since 1988.
Decision Carefully Considered Bettman looked at enhanced videotapes of the slash before rendering his decision. McSorley claimed he was trying to goad Brashear into a fight late in a 5-2 loss and was not attempting to injure him.
Brashear missed 20 games with a concussion, but rejoined the Canucks last season.
Before making his decision, Bettman met with McSorley, his agents Mike Barnett and J.P. Barry, and his attorney Paul Kelly. Ian Pulver and Ian Penny of the NHL Players Association participated in the meeting by telephone, while Bettman was joined by Colin Campbell, the league's executive vice president and director of hockey operations, who handles most disciplinary cases.
Bettman said, "I simply cannot in good conscience justify imposing a suspension of less than one calendar year given the nature of the incident in question, regardless of the effect that suspension may have on Mr. McSorley's career.
"At the same time, however, by imposing a suspension of one year (as opposed to a set number of games), and with the suspension scheduled to end nearly one full month before this season's trade deadline, I believe it is quite possible that Mr. McSorley might, in fact, be able to sign another NHL contract and therefore continue his NHL career during the 2000-01 season," said Bettman
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After 45 Years, Mr. B Still Reigns as Doughnut King
The South Side's preeminent fried-dough artist has been drawing crowds at Old Fashioned Donuts for decades.
Pause in front of the window of Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland anytime between breakfast and dinner, and you will almost certainly find Buritt Bulloch at work. He might briefly glance up at you, but the doughnuts get his full attention. The 79-year-old works with a practiced rhythm—dropping one batch of them into the fryer, pivoting to ladle glaze over another, then turning back to the first batch to prod it along.
For 45 years as of this month, Bulloch—Mr. B to his customers—has been at this same window of the shop that long ago became an institution. In this era of Instagram-bait confections, Bulloch keeps it simple. He deals in yeast, flour, and hot oil. Rings, bismarcks, and holes. On a weekday, he'll sell 200 dozen. On a Saturday, it's closer to 300 dozen. Orders will come in for 25 or 30 dozen at a time from customers who've been eating his creations since the bakery opened. Pineapple-coconut might be his most exotic offering, the only-in-autumn apple cider doughnut his most fleeting. Ambitious patrons go for the massive apple fritter.
Why are they so good? Some say it's the glaze. Bulloch says it's the fresh dough, which he mixes up every morning. Employee Kenneth Turner says it's the hands that matter, "especially when the boss makes [the doughnuts]."
Like many black Chicagoans of his generation, Bulloch was born in the South. He left Holly Springs, Mississippi, in the early 1960s and got a job at a West Rogers Park doughnut shop called Amy Joy, where he discovered he had a knack for dough. Seven years later, he moved to a Huck Finn shop, hoping to take it over one day. But when his boss finally asked him to, Bulloch had a family and a following. "People said, 'Jeez, your baking is so good you could open your own place,' " he recalls. In 1972, he did, on a strip (his shop is at 11248 S. Michigan Ave.) that already had a few mom-and-pop bakeries. Old Fashioned outlasted them all.
"Some people, when they open up a store, they get their people to maintain it, whereas he's here every day—every day—sunup to sundown," says Bulloch's younger daughter, Michelle, who works the day shift. His older daughter, Tina, manages the store, and his nephew Donny handles overnights. And now a third generation is coming aboard: Michelle's daughter, Drejauna, works the counter part-time.
In light of all that help, one could argue that Bulloch doesn't have to be at the fryer all day. But where else would he be? he asks. "I think I'm good for another 20 years."
No one's sure where Bulloch gets his stamina, though it's worth mentioning that he rarely indulges in his product. "I eat a doughnut hole once in a while," he says. "But I eat cookies at home."
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Manufacturing Of Scotch Whisky
Scotch whisky is one of the most popular drinks. Whisky is often used for celebratory such as birthdays and office parties. It is very commonly served in events such as office parties. Office parties often have a bucket of Scotch whisky ready to be served. The exact number of bottles depends on a number of factors. One of this is the budget if the party. The bigger the budget the larger the number of Scotch whisky served. Another factor is the amount of money pooled in by the participants of the party. The more the money pooled for the party, the bigger the number of bottles of single malt scotch whisky served.
Another important factor is the number of people at the office party. The greater the number of people at the party, the more the whisky served. It is not a good idea to get more whisky than is needed. The excess scotch whisky will end up being wasted. A bottle that is opened cannot be closed again. There is a cork on the top of the bottle. It is used for sealing the bottle. It is made of a soft wood and keeps the bottle shut. Most bottles follow this design. Some bottles have a metallic cap instead of a cork. The corks composition is soft wood and chemicals. A cork is perfect for a bottle of Scotch whisky. The cork keeps the bottle sealed and fresh. It keeps the contents of the bottle fresh. It also keeps the contents of the bottle from being spoiled.
The contents of the Nikka whisky bottle can easily be spoiled if not packed properly. People often forget to pack bottles of Scotch whisky properly. This can cause many problems. Scotch whisky is infamous for going bad if not packed and stored properly. Metallic caps seven just as well. They are lighter than corks too. But they need a sealing machine to be put into place. Another advantage of metallic caps is that they can seal a bottle in a much better way than corks do. A metallic cap can keep a bottle much fresher than a cork.
As many as fifty to sixty percent of all scotch whisky bottles have a metallic cap on them. The rest have a cork in its place. In some countries, corks are more common than metallic tops. Metallic tops are more long lasting. They can also keep the moisture out of the Scotch whisky bottle in a much better way. Corks are prone to letting moisture spoil the contents of the scotch whisky bottle. This can be disastrous for a trader who has a large stock of Scotch whisky. Some traders have as many as five to six hundred bottle of Scotch whisky in their stock so the losses can be considerable.


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Between Yavneel and Menachemia is one of the Galilee's best kept secrets … Levi Eshkol Forest Park. In this 2 minute video, join Shmuel and friends as they hike from Yavne'el to the forest.
On the way you'll see stunning vistas of the Kinneret, Jordan River, the Golan Heights and the Jordan Valley. Watch out . . . → Read More: Family Hike to Eshkol Forest in the Galilee


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Green Schools & Our Green Flag
At present Scoil Mhuire has 6 Green Flags.
The 6 we have are for Litter and Waste, Energy, Water, Travel, Global Citizenship and Biodiversity
Litter and Waste
Litter & Waste is the first theme. It focuses on litter and waste issues, encouraging a sense of responsibility.
Energy looks at the steps which can be taken at school to reduce energy consumption and raise awareness of climate change.
This theme develops awareness around water conservation and how to effectively manage this important resource in schools.
This theme aims to increase the number of students walking, cycling, scooting, using public transport or carpooling to school.
Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste
This theme enables schools to discover how work on Green-Schools has positively influenced our global community.
Biodiversity looks at increasing awareness in schools of the importance of native plants, animals and habitats.


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Great success for the bite sized film festival on the Liffey with iffy 4!
November 29, 2019 10:12 am
The bi-annual short film festival iffy, enjoyed a sold out event last Saturday night at the Pearse theatre in Dublin. Their 5th edition is already set for July 13th 2020 with submissions opening again on March 20th 2020
Filmmakers, film fans and other curious attendees mingled in the charming venue to enjoy mulled wine and hot chocolate before a screening of ten stunning short films.
The programme included eight films from Ireland and two international films with six of the shorts screened written and directed by women. Although the curators are clear to point out that a theme for the programme is never expressly chosen, this edition's line up was very unique; touching on comedy, dance, theatre and horror all with an experimental twist.
Festival director Duncan McKenna had this to say about the festivals latest edition:
iffy 4 was a resounding success. On the sellout night, there was a great vibe, good chats and 10 fantastic short films. For that we thank the volunteers, our sponsor Dept, and of course the filmmakers. We look forward to the next edition of iffy, and what that will become
Duncan Mckenna – Festival Director
The winner of the "little iffy" award this year was "Legacy" an experimental film by Derry-based writer and filmmaker Michael Barwise. Described as a journey into the collective gut of cats and Northern Ireland while exploring the lasting impact of violence and the domestication of trauma, the film was produced in association with Channel 4's Random Acts and premiered on Film 4 as part of The Troubles on Film Season in September.
This festival was a pleasure to attend. The organisers were lovely to deal with and they brought a cohesion to the audience experience with their enthusiasm and respect for film. Met some interesting professionals at the relaxed reception. Looking forward to the next one – I'll be going for the pure enjoyment whether I have a film showing or not.
Anne Marie Kelly, Director, Writer, Actor
The fifth iffy will take place on July 13th 2020. The team are very excited to see what films come their way, and what sort of show that will create. Submissions will be open from March 20th on Filmfreeway.
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The electorate must not be allowed to lose perspective amidst a temporary political crisis, Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney told the launch of the Fine Gael local election campaign in Camross last Thursday night.
The achievements of the past three years and the job done by Government to date was the message to keep in focus, the Minister stressed to a full hall in Camross.
"This Government is not perfect, and we have mishandled some issues. It was a difficult week in government.
" The broader picture, however, is that we are putting back together the pieces of the jigsaw, three years after the country nearly imploded.
"Mid term elections are difficult for government parties generally. We have a lot to say. Fianna Fail have nothing to say.
"Fine Gael has become a powerful force in Irish politics for all the right reasons," he stated.
"People who nearly destroyed the country are now lecturing us about standards. "We have to stand up to it," the Minister told the hall.
Introducing the candidates, Deputy Charles Flanagan complimented the people putting their names forward.
"There is no such thing as a safe seat," he noted. "All elections are difficult.
"A barstool in every pub is occupied by someone's backside who says they can run the country better.
"Very few of them put their names forward on a ballot paper."
Deputy Flanagan paid tribute to retiring Councillors, James Deegan, John Bonham and Marty Phelan.
Acknowledging the work of Town Councils, he also thanked Town Cllrs Rosemarie Whelan, Ollie Payne and Matthew Keegan.
Mairead McGuinness MEP noted that the party had a good story to tell. "There is a strong sense of stability and and an increased sense of confidence," she said.
Director of Elections, Senator Pat O'Neill said that the battle in Laois was with Fianna Fail. "The message is we are fixing the country," he stated.
The Fine Gael candidates are as follows: Portlaoise/Abbeyleix: Mary Sweeney, Kathleen O'Brien, Willie Aird and Jim Ring.
Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick: Bobby Delaney, David Goodwin, John King, Michael Lalor and John Finlay.
Graiguecullen/Portarlington: James Daly, John Moran and Tom Mulhall.


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God is a Jamaican mummie, called Linette or Beryl or Verna, who lives in a tiny house built herself out of zinc and wood scraps; pieces left over from the hurricane.
At that time, Mr. Courtney's wife, Linette, was on the Second Mile board.
Linette tensed her body against the shiver along her spine.
Linette never knew that I had a crush on Harry, because I couldn't stand the possible teasing or the fact that he might hear about my feelings from her.
Linette had six more steps until she could get inside her office and shut the door.
Linette and I sat together in Madame Papillon's French class, and generally thereafter.
Linette was a life-raft for me, because she understood me, but I had the feeling that she was somewhat understood by many — or at least, she moved more freely than I through the school, less concerned over how well others read her.
Linette rolled her eyes indulgently about this — she loved her father and mother very much, but had stopped going to church — explaining this only as "because I no longer felt like going" and was skeptical about throwing around money.
Linette and Merilee had fewer classes together and had had a partial falling-out; they no longer talked all the time, but sometimes stood together and chatted at lunch or between classes.
Linette had many conversations with the newspaper editor, and she also talked with the Scandinavian-blond music writer during his smoke breaks, and both of them enjoyed talking to her and found her interesting.


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BOR, 10 June, 2016 [Gurtong] – In mid-April, John Wuoi Chuit, was appointed as a member of the Employee's Justice Commission and Agook Manyang Agook as a member of Jonglei State Investment Commission.
Jonglei State Secretary General, Mawut Achieque, said it is only the two members who failed to take up their positions since their appointment.
"It was not everybody, only two members and these two members actually their appointment was revoked because they were appointed in April but they never turned up so there is a policy in governance if you don't accept your offer for some times then you are not interested or you are not anywhere to be found so that is all," Professor Mawut Achieque said.
Mawut told Gurtong on Friday that the two members are reported to still be in Juba.
After relieving the two members the Governor issued a separate decree No. 12/2016 appointing John Madit Abui Kuek as the new member of Employee's Justice Commission and Khor Panchol Khor for the Investment Commission.
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If you haven't heard by now, the puzzles are complete. Thanks to many great pirates they were completed before noon today. That's very fast! I think there are a lot of smart pirates out there. I'm very excited about Pirate101's new content that I couldn't even focus making yesterday's post. What world or worlds do you think Pirate101's going to release? Marleybone and Aquila or could both pictures be one world just different skyways of the world? You tell me what you think in the comments below. Here's the two pictures!
A huge thank you to Talkin' The Plank for putting these pictures together. The two pictures so do look interesting don't they? The first one looks a little like Marleybone. The second one reminds me of Cyclops Lane (Wizard101). Talkin' The Plank believes the first one is Marleybone and the second is Aquila. What do you think of these two pictures? Don't forget to comment below! I have that feeling Pirate101's going to release something very soon! Make sure to click on the pictures to view Talkin' the Plank's Post!


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A Quaker Story of Remembrance –and Maybe Prophecy
Pirates Six, Cubs Three
Pittsburgh, PA, sometime in the 1980s.
I wasn't having a good night. And I hadn't had a good day. Needleman in the Washington office had called just after lunch. "Nelson," he barked, "We need you here right away."
I had to help the boss get ready for a big hearing at the Defense Systems Commission. Tomorrow.
I told him I'd promised to take the kids to a ballgame.
Needleman wasn't impressed. "They play ballgames in Pittsburgh every night, Nelson," he said. "We get a chance at a hundred million dollar contract once every ten years, if we're lucky. This hearing could win it for us. The boss needs your data, and he needs you here to explain it to him. Tonight."
His tone softened a little. "Look, Harry," he said, "we're not just being hard-nosed here. You know what this contract could mean to the company."
"Yeah," I said, "I know."
And I did. There used to be 22 engineers and designers working for our company. Now there were only ten. And if another round of layoffs came, my name would probably be on the list.
So I knew very well what this contract could mean. When the new Air Force nuclear missile blasted off, it would mean that a few valves and switches would have our logo on them rather than somebody else's. But for the company, and me, it meant jobs.
Jenny understood this too, but she wasn't happy about it.
"What am I supposed to tell the kids?" she demanded. "They've been looking forward to this for a month."
"Whatever," I said. "Tell them the truth. You can still take them to the game."
"You know it's not the same," she said. "You're the baseball nut."
She was right. I was the one with a 1963 baseball card autographed by Roberto Clemente in my wallet. "Well," I suggested, "maybe take them to a movie?"
"Yeah?" Jenny was skeptical. "Like which one?"
She had a point. Our boy Matt was almost twelve. No film without Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone blowing up futuristic skyscrapers occupied by Bruce Willis and a thousand masked terrorists would satisfy him.
But Stephanie, who was eight, would insist on seeing The Lion King for the fifth time. And for that matter, Jenny yearned to see The Bridges of Madison County on our VCR.
I sighed. "Maybe there's a new doggie picture out," I said hopefully. "They used to work, if the mutt was cuddly for Stephanie and slobbered a lot for Matt."
The other line on my phone started beeping. I was afraid it was Needleman again.
"Look, honey," I said, "I'm sorry, but I gotta go. You'll think of something."
"As usual," she said, and hung up.
After that, the afternoon was all downhill. When I called the airport, the last direct flight to Washington was just loading. All the other flights went through Newark, with a two-hour layover, and besides there were heavy thunderstorms in New Jersey and planes were being delayed there.
Next I called Amtrak, and found out the train to Washington went through Philadelphia, and sounded like it took a day and a half.
Which meant I was going to have to drive.
When I got out of the office, rush hour traffic was slow as molasses. Creeping past Three Rivers Stadium, I watched enviously as a few cars pulled into the big parking lots, coming early for the game I had to miss.
South of town, on Interstate 79, there were signs for construction ahead, so I got off on Highway 40. Forty is a mountain road, sloping and curving through the Alleghenies into western Maryland. Traffic was light, though there were thunderstorms scattered across the mountains, and banks of fog drifting through the valleys.
By the time I passed Fort Necessity, where George Washington surrendered to the French in 1754, I had the game on the radio, an AM station There was interference from distant lightning, and between the bursts of static the news wasn't that good anyway: By the third inning the Cubs were ahead by five runs, and the Pirates' best pitcher had been knocked out of the box.
That's it, I thought, peering into the grey past the slapping windshield wipers: The end of a perfectly lousy day.
The Pirates are getting clobbered, again. I'll bet Matt and Stephanie are screaming at each other outside the cinema twelve, and Jenny is ready to strangle them, and me too. If this rain doesn't end it'll take me all night to get to Washington. And then when all is said and done, General Electric will probably get this big contract. And I'll be out of work.
I was really working myself into a case of the blues, with a heavy dash of self-pity thrown in. Maybe that's why when I saw the guy hitch-hiking near Uniontown, I felt such an urge to pick him up: Misery, after all, loves company.
I mean, I don't pick up hitch-hikers; I've read all the horror stories. But usually when I see someone with a thumb out, they're either kids who look like they're having an adventure, which I'll let them have with somebody else, or down-and-outers who seem desperate or possibly dangerous, and I'd just as soon not find out which.
But this guy, at that moment, seemed different. He was wearing a suit for one thing, even if it was a bit wrinkled and way out of fashion, and carrying a small suitcase. Also, he held his head up, and my headlights gleamed on his gold-rimmed eyeglasses. He was vaguely middle-aged, and didn't look at all desperate or dangerous. He smiled when he saw the car.
I was going slow anyway, because the fog had gotten quite thick. And suddenly, there I was, pulled over, he was opening the door, then leaning back against the seat and pumping my hand.
"Nicholson," he said, "Herb Nicholson, and I'm mighty grateful you stopped, yes I am. It was getting pretty damp out there. I'm sure the Lord sent you to help keep me from drowning."
He chuckled at this, but I had the feeling he meant it too. The remark was both reassuring and unsettling: I didn't much want to listen to a sermon, but on the other hand, a religious passenger was probably a safe one.
"How far you going?" I asked.
"Washington," he chirped. "Pentagon. Gotta see Mr. McCloy, first thing tomorrow."
"Really?" I immediately had second thoughts about his sanity. You don't just hitch into town and walk into the Pentagon. You need lawyers and lobbyists, people who charge the big bucks. Like Needleman. "Um, where'd you come from?" I asked.
"Pasadena," he answered. "California. Been a long trip, that's for sure. Left two weeks ago."
"You been hitch-hiking all the way?"
"Oh no," he said. "Only here and there. Out to the camp in Manzanar, where there wasn't any bus or taxi. And a stretch in Mississippi, after we got bumped from a train by some war shipments or other.
He shook his head. "Same thing happened in Cleveland. The army wants a train, they get it. Then you either wait for the next train, or find some other way. I couldn't wait anymore, so here I am.
He glanced at me. "That ever happen to you? Getting bumped from a train, I mean."
"Um," I stumbled, "not recently." I was sure now that I was carrying some kind of mental case. Probably harmless, but not operating in the same dimension.
A blast of static from the radio caught his attention. "That a ball game?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said. Pirates and the Cubs."
"Is that so?" He seemed puzzled. "They in spring training?"
"No," I began, but then stopped. I had a feeling it wouldn't do any good to explain that the season was half over. His time sense was clearly out of whack. "Cubs are ahead," I said lamely.
"Don't have a radio in my truck," he said. "Too bad. It'd be good to listen to on some of my runs to the camps." He rubbed his hands together. "I'd a driven it out here if I could, but o' course, you can't get much gas, what with the rationing and all."
While I was trying to remember when there had been gas rationing, he looked around the interior of my Toyota. "Real nice car you got here, friend. You maybe working in the war effort?"
The question caught me off guard. "I-I guess you could say that," I answered. After all, I thought, what else is designing parts for missiles?
My hesitation seemed to embarrass him. "Gosh, Mr. Nelson, I don't mean to be asking sensitive questions," he said hurriedly. "I'm not digging for military secrets or anything. It's just hard to get away from the war, you know?"
"Yeah," I said, "I know." After all, war work was practically all my company had left. That was why I was driving through the fog to Washington, instead of sitting with my kids at the ballgame.
On the radio, the announcer's voice was suddenly a shout: "There's a deep drive to left! It's going, going–you can kiss it goodbye! And the Pirates narrow the gap!"
"A home run," Nicholson said thoughtfully. He looked down at his hands for a moment. "They had baseball on the radio in Japan too, the last few years I was there. People here don't know that, but they love the game over there."
"Oh, I've heard about baseball in Japan," I said. "It's more well-known here than you might think."
He shook his head. "You're unusual," he insisted. "Out west, and in the newspapers, you never hear about it. All they talk about is Japanese atrocities. That's how they got away with locking up all my people in those camps."
"All 'your' people?" I echoed.
"My church people," he said. "Nisei, Japanese-Americans. I was the pastor of a Japanese Methodist church in Pasadena. Still am, actually."
He shrugged. "But ever since March two years ago, my church doesn't have any members. Took `em all to those camps. They're still there, too. But maybe if I can talk to Mr. McCloy, he'll start letting the Nisei out."
"Wait a minute," I said. "You're the pastor of a Japanese Methodist church?" I glanced at him again. "Um, no offense, Mr. Nicholson, but you don't look, er, the least bit Japanese."
He grinned at me. "Bet I don't look Methodist either," he chuckled. "`Cause I'm not. I'm a Quaker. But I worked twenty-five years in Quaker missions in Japan."
"Twenty-five years," I said. "That's a long time."
He looked wistful. "I loved it though," he said. "I woulda stayed longer, but their government threw me out in 1940. Thought I was a spy."
He chuckled again. "Imagine me, a spy," he said.
"I can't see it," I agreed. "What happened?"
He shrugged. "OH, I just kept talking about what their army was doing in China. Read about it in American church magazines."
He rubbed his stubbly chin. "Terrible things, too, but they kept it all out of their papers."
He peered out the window, as if wondering whether someone was watching us from the mist.
"When I got back to California, the Methodists asked me to fill in for their Japanese pastor, who was sick. 'Cause I could preach in Japanese, you see. But after Pearl Harbor, they locked him and all the rest of 'em up."
He shook his head. "And I been trying to get 'em out ever since."
So there it was. I glanced sidelong at my passenger, his jaw now set, spectacles focussed on the gloom ahead. He was apparently caught in some kind of time warp, thinking it was the middle of World War Two. He still looked harmless enough, but I figured I better go along with his fantasy just to be on the safe side.
"What are these camps you're talking about?" I asked.
"Concentration camps," he said. "In the middle of nowhere. A big one was Manzanar, out in the California desert. Arizona. Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Even Louisiana and Mississippi. Whole families are there, thousands of people."
"What had they done?" I asked.
He slapped the dashboard with one fist. "Nothing! But after Pearl Harbor, the papers carried a bunch of lies about sabotage and spies. Said the Nisei were gonna help the Japanese army invade California."
"Were they?" I questioned.
"No!" he insisted. "It was bunk. But it worked. The Army cleared the Japanese-Americans out of all the West Coast. Most of the Nisei lost everything. And they're still locked up in those camps, even though they haven't found a spy among 'em yet."
"That doesn't sound right," I said weakly.
"It sure isn't," he agreed. "A shame on America, I call it. So a few of us have been visiting the camps and fighting the whole thing ever since."
He took a long breath. "But that's not the worst of it, if you wanna know the truth."
"What's that?" I said automatically. But did I, I wondered, really want to know this stranger's worst truth?
Nicholson was getting more intense as he talked. "It's like this," he began. "They're taking the young men out of the camps, drafting them into the army."
He ran a hand through his greying hair. "Now, how do you like that: the U.S. government locks you and your family up for no reason. Then wants you to go into the U.S. army and fight for that same government, while it still keeps your family in a concentration camp. Can you believe it?"
"Well," I said weakly, "it does sound somewhat strange."
"You bet!" he thumped the dashboard again. "Even though the boys are going in, and winning all kinds of medals, it's as unfair as it can be. And that's just what I told Dillon Myers last month."
"You told who?"
"Myers," he repeated. "He's head of the War Relocation Authority. The outfit that runs the camps. Came to Pasadena last month, and we talked with him at the Orange Grove Friends Meeting. I told him straight out how wrong the whole thing was."
Nicholson grinned ruefully. "He agreed with me too."
"He did?" I was confused. "Then why are they still keeping them in the camps?"
Nicholson sniffed. "He said that was the army's decision, and he couldn't tell the army what to do."
"Well," I objected, "if he couldn't tell the army, who could?"
Nicholson grinned again. "He told me I could do it. Said I needed to talk to John McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, at the Pentagon."
The light began to dawn. "And so–" I began.
"And so," he picked up, "when he said that, I told him, 'Mr. Myers, I'm on my way.' And I been on the road ever since." He grinned at me triumphantly.
Now I was definitely in doubt of his sanity. "Um," I asked, "does Mr. McCloy know you're coming?"
"Not yet," Nicholson was unruffled. "I wasn't sure how long it would take, you see. But Quakers have a saying, Mr. Nelson. 'Way will open.' And I'm sure it will."
"Hmmm," I mumbled, "I suppose so." I could guess what Needleman would think of that Quaker saying.
The rain had stopped, and the sunlight was gone, except for a few last rays whitening the tops of distant thunderclouds. The radio announcer said it was time for the seventh inning stretch, and I reached over and turned up the volume slightly.
"What's the score?" Nicholson inquired.
"Don't know," I said. "I think the Cubs are still ahead, though."
They were, but by only three runs, and the rest of the game was exciting, if not satisfying. The Pirates loaded the bases in the eighth and again in the ninth, but managed to get only two men home, and lost by a run.
I turned it off after the final out, and was about to say something about the game when I heard a muffled snort beside me. Nicholson was asleep, head slumped against the cushion, and he was snoring quietly.
Dream on, old man, I thought. Lord knows where you came from, and you're carrying a big load of memory, or fantasy, or something, and you probably need the rest.
He didn't stir until we were on the George Washington Parkway, passing under the lights around the Key Bridge into Georgetown. It was a good thing, too, because I was growing more and more uneasy about what I was going to do with him. Did he even have a place to stay?
"Almost there," I said when his eyes flickered open.
He blinked and looked around. As we passed Arlington Cemetery, the Pentagon came into view, its vast low bulk filling the foreground to our right. He sat up straight as soon as he recognized it.
"Well, well, so here we are," he said quietly. "The temple of war. When is America going to build a Pentagon for peace, I wonder?"
He turned to me, and his tone was cheerful again. "Just let me off anywhere up here," he said.
"But," I protested, "it's after ten o'clock. You can't see anybody there now. Where are you going to stay?"
He only grinned, and patted my arm reassuringly. "Oh, don't you worry 'bout me. I'll be fine." He pointed at the nearby corner of one of the building's vast parking lots. "Yes, right here would be just right."
I stopped, not knowing what else to do, and he retrieved his bag from the back seat. He leaned back into the car to shake my hand again, vigorously. "Mr. Nelson, I sure do appreciate this. I really do."
"Um, good luck," I said lamely as he turned toward the building, and then I drove off.
All the way across the Fourteenth Street bridge into Washington, heading for the hotel where I was to meet Needleman and the boss, I worried about him, alone and confused out there in a dangerous city.
If he was lucky, maybe the military police would pick him up and at least keep him safe, find him a shelter perhaps, or a ticket back to where he'd come from. But–
"Harry," Needleman said later, "I asked you a question."
"Oh, sorry," I said. "I was just thinking–"
"Um, I was thinking that, um, Pasadena is a long way from here."
Needleman frowned. "What's that got to do with your data?" he asked.
I focussed on the charts and printouts spread across the hotel table.
"Oh," I said again. "Sorry."
But it was Needleman who should have been sorry, for getting me down there on a wild goose chase. When we arrived at the hearing room of the Defense Systems Commission the next morning, there was a piece of white paper taped to the door. Needleman read it, then swore.
"They've canceled the hearing," he told the boss. "Judge called in sick." He studied the paper. "It's been rescheduled for August 14th."
"August," grunted the boss. "That's right in the middle of my vacation."
Mine too, I thought, but kept my mouth shut.
The boss was not happy. "Get it moved up, Needleman," he commanded. "Can you handle that?"
Yeah, Needleman, I repeated silently, can you handle that?
"Yes, sir," Needleman answered meekly.
The boss looked briefly at me. "Well, Nelson, looks like you've got a day off, whether you wanted it or not. But you earned it. See you at the office tomorrow."
He touched Needleman's arm. "Can you get me to the airport in time for the eleven-thirty flight?"
Instead of driving straight back to Pittsburgh, I decided to spend some time at the Martin Luther King Library, reading about the treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War Two. The more I read, the more fascinated, and horrified, I got.
Herb Nicholson might have been lost in the past, I decided, but everything he told me checked out.
And there was more, about how much of the hysteria was whipped up by groups of white growers and farmers out west. It wasn't just racism behind it, though there was plenty of that. They also wanted to get rid of the Japanese-Americans because they did good work and were strong competition.
I also found out that a special Nisei Army unit did win a great many medals for bravery, fighting the Italians and Germans in World War Two.
Eventually the families in the camps were allowed to return to their home areas, and start life over again. And Congress had finally agreed to pay the camp survivors for what they had lost, though it took almost forty years to get around to it.
But one thing I discovered bothered me. I looked up John McCloy in Who's Who. Sure enough, he was Assistant Secretary of War.
But that was during World War Two. McCloy was now dead, had been for ten years.
In that case, I puzzled, who was Herb Nicholson going to see in the Pentagon today? If he got in at all, that is.
By this time, it was mid-afternoon, and I figured I better get moving if I was going to get home at a reasonable hour. I called Jenny from a pay phone.
No she said, the kids had not caused a riot at the cinema twelve last night. "We just got pizza and some videos," she said. "They were good sports."
I was relieved. "Just hurry home," she added. I promised I would.
But that promise was easier made than kept. I was unfamiliar with Washington traffic, where rush hour starts by three-thirty, and my car crawled back down the George Washington Parkway at about three miles an hour.
Then a truck jack-knifed on Interstate 270, and I spent another hour baking in the heat waiting for the wreck to be cleared. By the time I got past Frederick, Maryland it was after seven, and thunderstorms were again building over the mountains ahead.
I didn't mind the thought of rain; it would cool things off. But I stayed on Interstate 70, headed for Breezewood and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, figuring it would be faster than Forty in wet weather.
It was at Breezewood, just outside the Turnpike entrance, that a man stepped out of a phone booth by a gas station and stuck out his thumb. It was raining, but when my headlights glinted on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, I knew right away who it was. Somehow I wasn't even surprised.
"Well, Mr. Nelson, so good to see you again," he declared, and pumped my hand more enthusiastically than ever. His old suit was damp and a little more rumpled than yesterday, but he still had the small suitcase and the same air of dignity.
He settled back while I collected a ticket at the booth and pulled onto the turnpike. When I looked over, his eyes were closed.
I was awfully curious about what had happened to him, but decided to let him take it at his own pace. After twenty miles or so I turned the radio on very low, and learned, between the static, that the Pirates were again trailing the Cubs, three to two, in the bottom of the seventh.
His eyes opened. "Still behind, are they?" he murmured.
I nodded.
"They'll catch up," he said. "I've got a feeling. Way will open."
I couldn't wait any longer. "Speaking of way opening," I said, "how did it go for you today?"
He sat up. "Excellent," he declared. "Almost perfect."
"So you, uh, got to see Mr. McCloy?"
"Yes, yes I did," he said. "Ran into an old ex-missionary, working for Navy intelligence now. Took me right in."
He stopped and pondered a moment. "You know," he said more quietly, "they came to me a year ago and wanted me to work for the military too, because I know Japan and the Japanese language."
"Why didn't you?" I asked.
He turned to me, cheeks pink with indignation. "What? And be obliged to go along with this concentration camp business? Never. That's what I told them, too. Besides," he added more quietly, "I'm a Quaker. The military way isn't our way."
He sighed. "Or at least it shouldn't be. A lot of our young men are going in, though. That's the truth."
He paused. "Guess they've got to follow the best light they have."
"What did McCloy say?"
Nicholson brightened again. "He was very sympathetic. Agreed with me almost completely. But said he was up against public opinion. Showed me a basket on his desk full of letters from these people out west, full of nonsense about Jap spies and suchlike. I hate that word: Japs."
"How are you going to fight that?" I asked.
"Simple," he said, thumping the dashboard for emphasis. "McCloy had another wire basket, an empty one, and said if I could fill that one up with letters demanding that the camps be opened up, he'd start letting people out."
"You think you can do that?" I questioned.
"You betcha I can," he insisted. "I already called Philadelphia, and I'm headed back to Cleveland. The Quakers there and around the country will shower him with letters."
A big grin. "And just wait til I get back to Pasadena. There are a lotta good folks who'll write once they know it'll help. If McCloy's a man of his word and I have anything to say about it, we'll have 'em outta there in no time."
We were in the highlands now, following long descending curves into darkening valleys where fog banks swirled and floated. We passed a sign for a service area, and I saw that I needed gas.
I was also thirsty, so while the tank was filling I went inside to buy a soda. When I got back in the car, Nicholson wasn't there.
I climbed back out and looked around. He was at the edge of the service area, his suitcase in hand, gazing intently into the mist. I walked over. "What is it?" I asked him.
He didn't look around. "I can see them," he said. "They're getting ready. They're getting ready to come out of the camps, and head back home."
I looked past his shoulder. All I saw was thickening clouds.
He turned to me. "Mr. Nelson," he said, "I appreciate the lift, I really do, but I'll just get off here. I need to catch up with the people."
Before I could answer he had shaken my hand one more time, and stepped out into the darkness.
"Hey," a voice called from behind me. "You gonna pay for this gas?"
I turned and walked back toward the attendant.
"Sure," I said, "sorry. I got distracted."
A few minutes later I was steering carefully down the mountain, toward the long tunnel, thinking about Needleman and Washington and the Defense Systems Commission.
Do you suppose. I thought, are there any jobs for engineers in Pittsburgh that aren't tied to making missile parts or other weapons?
There must be. I decided to start checking the papers next Sunday. There was a burst of static from the radio, and I flipped it off.
Then I noticed some people walking in the fog by the side of the road, carrying bundles and bags. They looked tired, but their heads were high, and they strode along purposefully, as if they knew just where they were going.
What the devil, I thought. We're in the middle of nowhere, and there's nothing ahead but miles and miles of forest. What is going on here–?
But then my headlights glinted on a familiar pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and I understood. Herb Nicholson had not been mistaken back at the service area. And now he was back among the people he loved, joining in their long journey home.
As I passed, he turned his head and raised a hand in greeting. A moment later I was in the long tunnel through the mountain, and then out the other side.
Here the sky was clear, and a few stars were showing. When I tried the radio again, the static had quieted, and the announcer was shouting exultantly.
"What a finish!" he crowed. "A game-winning grand slam homer in the bottom of the ninth."
He took a breath, and I turned up the sound. "Final score," he said, Pirates six, Cubs three."
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Much of this story is true. All of it is copyright © by Chuck Fager.
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News Review: September 2016
It has been a view held for several years at least, by many independent observers, that the United States and its partners in the west and middle east are in fact directly and indirectly supporting the jihadi terrorist groups in an effort to use them as a proxy army to carry out their geopolitical goals. The most obvious and immediate goal is the removal of President Assad and the reshaping of Syria both politically and geographically. To what end, we can only speculate further still (although there are some interesting suggestions) except to presume it will favour their agenda. In any case, there is a lot of evidence to support this idea that the western governments and their partners in the middle east have been supporting terrorism, the very same Islamic radical terrorism they are supposed to be fighting a war against:
As always do your own research…
Testimony from captured terrorist jihadi soldiers as to who facilitated their entry into Syria and Iraq and which states facilitated training them. A very significant portion and almost certainly a majority of terrorists/rebels by most accounts are proven to be foreign that have been transported to Syria. They have been identified after the SAA send them to meet the 72 virgins they dream about. This is no civil war, it's an invasion.
Captured weapons, ammunitions and food rations and aid which have been identified as sourced from foreign sponsor states by their labelling.
Religious radical ideological inclinations rooted in Saudi Arabia Wahhabism, (the west's key regional Arab ally) that define the terrorist mindset and value system. These people have been indoctrinated into deranged human beings by the Saudi funded Mosque system all over the world including inside western countries. It would be impossible for the west to be unaware of this recruitment system that has created the mentally challenged soldiers that are willing to fight in their proxy war. To give a flavour of the type of warped people the Syrian government are dealing with, this is a video of a Wahhabi Saudi cleric giving a motivational speech prior to the recent South Western Aleppo counter attack. These soon to be dead US approved "moderate" rebels are dreaming of 72 maidens of paradise (virgins) and 1000 little slave boys that are apparently awaiting for them on the other side. This is what the US coalition supports in Syria, this is the madness that comes out of Saudi Arabia. (Edit: You Tube keeps deleting videos, will update where possible).
Indisputable photographic and video evidence of the terrorists transportation of oil on an industrial scale into Turkey (a NATO member) which would then be sold on into the global market we presume. Providing the terrorists with funds for their onslaught of civilians whilst also profiting from the criminal activities of terrorism. The oil was even transported within a short distance from the massive US Turkish airbase Incirlik.
Israeli air strikes in support of jihadi military operations near the Israeli border whilst offering medical facilities to injured jihadis whom they even cross the border to go and collect and take back to their field hospitals. Druze Syrians have even attacked the Israeli ambulances as they drive off with injured jihadis back to Israel.
According to statements from military sources in Iraq and Syria, the capturing and killing of foreign military intelligence personnel from the US, Israel and other western allies in both Iraq and Syria who had been working within the ranks of jihadi factions including Islamic State.
Observations made in statements by the Iraqi army that US choppers were flying into Islamic State areas and air dropping supplies, crates that would later be found and identified by the Iraqi army, photographs were published online with accompany statements on several occasions at least.
Accusations that the US army has been airlifting Islamic State lead figures out of cities that were facing seige like Fallujah. These accusations appeared in various news outlets with an Iraqi commander being stated as at least one of the sources.
The complete ineffectiveness of the US and its coalition partners in restricting the movement and success of the jihadi groups in Iraq and Syria for over two years. Thousands of fighters in convoy would have been able to lay siege to Palmyra and travel throughout Syria and Iraq. As far as we know there wasn't a single air strike against Islamic State attempting to prevent their capture of Palmyra. Not once did the US coalition attempt to strike jihadi groups in areas they had under siege in Syria such as Deir Ezzor as this would have assisted Assad. During the coalitions supervision of Syrian and Iraqi airspace the terrorist groups essentially flourished whilst having no air force and virtually no air defence capability, this is the undeniable reality of the situation regardless of any consiperacy theories.
Photo evidence of Senator McCain associating and meeting with known criminal terrorist leaders prior to the war.
Statements by Israeli officials that they "prefer Islamic State to Assad" made by the former Israeli ambassador to the US on US television and Israeli government officials.
The labelling of jihadi groups as "moderate" and therefore acceptable by the west even though they fight alongside and support the Al Qaeda Syria branch Nusra Front (former name) and share the exact same radical Wahhabi ideology. It is also well documented according to captured terrorists that not only do the terrorists move between groups they sell weapons to each other. Weapons given to the FSA by the US can easily be in the hands of other jihadi terrorists in a very short space of time. In addition, we have proven evidence that the "moderate" approved groups are committing war crimes including the recent horrific beheading by the Zinki group on camera of a 12 year old boy, and gas attacks on civilians that other approved "moderates" have admitted to carrying out although they are usually blamed on the SAA and Assad. Yet still the US doesn't seem bothered about all this despite their public foreign policy that claims it wants to protect the Syrians and fight the war on terror. Their public position and their private position seem completely at odds with each other. Just as Hillary Clinton was recently quoted in a Wikileaks leaked email, "you have to have a private position and a public position". To the normal person, that basically means your a liar.
The continual bias in the western media that never exposes the terrorist crimes in government held areas, such as hell cannon shelling (a crude weapon that uses gas cannisters filled with shrapnel that can land anywhere) and sniper fire against civilians. Civilians in government areas are regularly being shelled but it never makes the news. It is always the unintended civilian casualties caused by the government in the jihadi areas that make the news in a highly emotive and slanted manner such as "boy in the ambulance". We can say "unintended" with confidence for several reasons, the SAA make public their intent to target terrorists only, ok that might not mean much if you don't believe them, however, the Syrian government still enjoys significant support from the Syrian public as seen in the election results and it would be illogical for the SAA to target civilians, especially when they know any incidents are bound to make international news as the media try to swell anti Assad sentiment. The western media never publicise the problems in civilian towns like Deir Ezzor that are held to siege by jihadis, but whenever the government surround a town or city then its all over the news and stories flow of how the Syrian government are subjecting the civilians to horrors. The SAA would say they are there to liberate the civilians from the terrorists and the difficulty they face is doing that whilst not harming the civilian population. We also have civilian testimony that in these situations, when the Syrian the government sends in relief for the civilians inside the besieged zone the terrorists confiscate the aid and sell it to them at extortionate prices. Yet still the western media speak nothing of this and show the terrorists as the victims of the Syrian "regime". The levels of bias are such that the western media can now practically be viewed as purely a propaganda tool for the establishment.
The blanket black out in the media that the majority of Syrians actually support Assad, proof of which is not only in the fact that he is still in control but won a presidential electionin 2015 which was monitored by independent international groups. The simplification of the war into sectarianism, in that its Shia vs Sunni, claiming that Assad is wiping out the Sunnis. The majority of the SAA is Sunni so how does that work? They are simply attempts to further the anti Assad opinion by portraying him as a racist bent on ethnic cleansing. However, it is in fact the jihadis who are engaging in this practice where they will murder, usually in a horrific manner, anyone they deem to be a kafir, that is any one who doesn't live by their version of Islam. This can easily be a fellow Muslim and clearly a non Muslim is also a target.
The funding of certain media groups inside Aleppo such as the Aleppo Media Centre and the White Helmets. The AMC and White Helmets churn out emotive propaganda pieces that inflame anti Assad rhetoric but the White Helmets can be proven to be at the very least part time jihadi's. There is plenty of photo and video evidence showing the White Helmets bearing arms and engaging in terrorist acts alongside other jihadi terrorists.
The highly suspicious gas attacks and emotive news pieces like the boy in the ambulance and the "barrel bombs" that always appear shortly after the Syrian Army make a significant gain.
In the recent siege against Mosul, it made the news in a variety of outlets that the US are allowing an escape corridor for up to 9000 Islamic State fighters to flee from Iraq and head into Syria where they can continue their battle against Assad rather than killing them. Fortunately the Iraqi army is not complying and striking the Islamic State convoys heading towards Syria where possible. The SAA has already said on their facebook page they are preparing a "special surprise " for them.
The sanctions against the Syrian government which can only hurt the state and the Syrian people in their fight against terrorists.
The list of evidence and accusations that the US coalition is sponsoring jihadi terrorism is quite long. In any case, are we really to believe that the mightiest military force on earth can have barely no impact on an army of religious radicals with mostly small to medium arms and who don't even have an air force or an ability to shoot down aircraft (which was the case of until very recently when the US supplied hundreds of MANPADS to the jihadis around Aleppo). You would really have to be as stupid as they think you are to believe it. In fact you could even say that, now the mask has slipped to such a degree, that they don't even try to deny supporting the terrorists, the only thin bit of ice they have left for which they try to balance themselves on before completely sinking under their lies is that they claim to only support the friendly "moderate" jihadi head choppers. For anyone that pays attention to whats going on, they will know that this last thread that they hang their whole moral reputation on is a complete fantasy and a premeditated lie. There may well be some moderate opposition but they pale in number to the radical jihadis and are also welcomed into the political process in Syria. The jihadis, as dictated to by their sponsors, are not interested in anything other that the destruction of the Syrian State which would be replaced by a compliant puppet government with a weak society ravaged by oppressive religious forces.
Observe what the US and their partners did to Saddam and Gaddafi, it took a few weeks to take out a state military. One imagines that the only reason why they haven't done that to Syria is because they thought the jihadi's would do the job for them and now they can't do it themselves because Russia has stepped in. When you compare the bombing intensity between the war on Islamic State in Syria/Iraq and previous wars against opponants they wanted to quickly destroy you will see that they aren't very serious this time around at all in their war on terror, it's bombs for show. They don't even bomb the Al Qaeda offshoots and their allies at all in Syria.
To try and convince the public that their effort is real against Islamic State, consider the hyped up news pieces such as "Jihadi John" where there was a big song and dance in the media when they killed him, "we got Jihadi John" were the headlines. This is one head chopper amongst tens of thousands, yet here they are acting like it's some sort of military achievement. Strangely enough, it really did reassure many citizens that the US and coalition partners were making headway against Islamic State, all because one celebrity head chopper got killed. People are so out of touch with what is actually happening there that this ridiculous logic can actually work. The critical thinking of the general public has been purposefully minimised so that sound bytes are all that's needed to convince them.
The reason for examining this, although to the seasoned observer it's nothing very new, is there is another incredibly significant point to add to the list. On September 17th we witnessed what could be in real terms, the first joint combat mission between Islamic State and the United States coalition. Such is the desperation now amongst the US and their partners (and confidence in the media to maintain the lie) that they have carried out what appears to be a joint military operation with Islamic State in an effort to achieve their goals.
The city of Deir Ezzor has been under siege by Islamic State for several years. There is an airport on the outskirts of Deir Ezzor which is the only way the Syrian military are able to maintain their defence and supply of the city as its the only way in or out. The military in Deir Ezzor have done an incredible job, they have held out successfully as the only government held peice of territory in Eastern Syria surrounded in all directions for miles by Islamic State. It must really irritate Islamic State that they haven't been able to capture Deir Ezzor as they send wave upon wave of attacks virtually non stop. The outskirts of the city must be the biggest Islamic State graveyard in Syria. If they were going to make a movie about the war in Syria, the story of Deir Ezzor would surely be a contender. Its unlikely to be made by the Hollywood Jewish establishment though.
Thardeh mountain overlooks the airport in Deir Ezzor. The Syrian Arab Army have always had control of this mountain. Should they lose control of Thardeh they would then find the airport would no longer be secure potentially and this would threaten the ability of the SAA to defend Deir Ezzor. So, retaining control of the mountain is imperative to holding on to Deir Ezzor.
Recent times in Deir Ezzor had been more positive militarily, with the SAA expanding out and taking control of more land, in addition, they had received in the days before the 17th, several thousand newly qualified military personal who had come to reinforce the city and strengthen the military there. Its also worth noting that at this time, Syria was engaged in the US/Russia brokered ceasefire with certain terrorist factions across the country excluding Nusra Front as its formerly known and Islamic State.
For a couple of days prior to the Sep 17th, there were sightings of US drones carrying out reconnaissance over Thardeh. This was also confirmed by the US in their Communications to Russia according the Russians.
On The 17th itself, the SAA were apparently unaware of two F16's and two A10's US coalition aircraft, that were flying towards Thardeh because the aircraft had apparently turned their transponders off. This is curious because Islamic State does not posses the ability to electronically detect or even retaliate to the approaching aircraft so why bother trying to hide, unless of course….?
The aircraft arrived at Thardeh and began their surprise assault, reports from the Syrian government and army indicate that the assault lasted from 20 minutes up to an hour. US command reports that the assault lasted no more than several minutes and as soon as they had been informed by their Russian counterparts they were attacking the SAA they called it off as it was not intended. In any case, regardless of the time frame, over 60 Syrian solders were killed and over 100 were wounded. Could that number of casualties have been achieved in five minutes?
The aircraft withdrew and immediately upon their exit from the area, a ground assault on Thardeh mountain began by Islamic State. According to reports from soldiers at the scene, it appeared as if the ground forces and air craft had co ordinated the attack, one can only wonder where they got that idea from? In addition, the Syrian government have since claimed to be in possession of audio recordings of discussions between Islamic State and US forces prior to the assault, which if true would confirm 100% with any question that this had been a joint military operation between the US coalition and Islamic State. Perhaps they haven't released them yet so they can be used later for diplomatic leverage?
The SAA were forced to withdraw immediately with their dead and wounded allowing Islamic State to capture Thardeh. In the days that followed, the SAA recaptured the mountain and then withdrew again, presumably for tactical reasons. They then endured significant pressure at the airport as Islamic State tried to press home the advantage gifted to them by the US coalition. Fortunately the SAA were able to drive them back after three weeks of intensive battles and re entered Thardeh Mountain in early October.
Russia called an emergency meeting of the UN security council in the immediate wake of the bombing to no doubt express anger at what had happened, and publicly, Russian officials even went as far to say that they suspect the US is co operating with terrorists. Naturally the US declared it was a "mistake", however there will be no investigation into this alleged "mistake". Russia declared an end to the ceasefire in Syria two days later on the 19th.
Even in western media, they could not contain the fact that the US had just directly attacked the Syrian Arab Army for the first time, although the emphasis on aiding IS in their assault was kept to a minimum. Questions were asked internationally and had the eyes of the world been able to focus for too long they would have perhaps realised the significance of what had happened as it dawns on the general public that the US coalition may have just co operated with Islamic State. Immediately afterwards, other coalition members came out declaring they too had carried out the attack alongside the US on the SAA, we can perhaps assume this was an effort to dilute the pressure on the US by spreading responsibility. The UK, Australia and Denmark all claimed they were part of the attack, guess it was a plane each then as there only four planes involved.
Instead of considerable pressure being placed on the US and it's allies as to how it comes to pass that Islamic State carries out a ground assault immediately after the coalition air strikes on Syrian positions, the US coalition were rescued by another event in Syria which diverted all the attention away from the US coalitions "mistake" and planted the accusing eyes of the world squarely back on to Russia…again. Very convenient you might say?
On the 19th september, just hours after the ending of the ceasefire, an aid convoywas attacked that was delivering aid to the besieged civilians in Eastern Aleppo, resulting in the destruction of most of the convoy and the death of over 20 civilians and aid workers, including the director of the Red Crescent. The civilians are only trapped in Aleppo because the jihadis wont let them leave, if they try to leave then they shoot them, some have escaped and reports indicate that they have had to bribe the jihadis if they are to get out. There are several humanitarian corridors set up by the SAA in Eastern Aleppo but the vast majority of the time no one can get through because of the jihadi threat. The terrorists are well aware that the civilians provide protection for them, they know the SAA will be reluctant to risk civilian casualties so therefore their attacks are tempered. In addition, if any civilian does get injured or killed, the white hats and their media crews from the AMC will be there to film it and release the footage to the western media for more anti Assad propoganda campaigns. Should the civilians evacuate Eastern Aleppo, the SAA and supporting air forces will sweep through and crush them. If, like the West makes out, the Syrian government is killing its own people, then why hasn't this happened already and the civilians wiped out along with the terrorists because Assad doesn't care right?
The attack on the aid convoy was immediately blamed on the Russian air force by the mainstream media, despite Russian denials and attempts to offer evidence that the photos of the attack show it was not an air strike but a shelling from the ground. We probably won't ever know the truth of who carried out the attack, perhaps it was a false flag or possibly a mistake by the Russians or Syrians, what matters though is that Russia was firmly in the cross hairs of the world's media as it was branded beast yet again. The US coalition just snuck out the back door still wearing its mask even if it did have some new cracks in it. The media did its job of creating the narrative that the general public consume and the western establishment can sit back and smile again… for now at least.


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The Louisville Orchestra presents its next evening concert in the Classics Series Friday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. This year has celebrated the great cities of classical music and the focus for Friday night at Whitney Hall is Vienna.
The program will feature German Romantic-era composer Johannes Brahms' Tragic Overture, which premiered in Vienna in 1880, as well as his Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn. The latter work was first performed by the Vienna Philarharmonic Orchestra in 1873, conducted by Brahms himself. Capping off the evening is Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G Major.
Mahler graduated from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878 and went on to serve as Principal Conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic. His Symphony No. 4 includes the song "Das himmlische Leben" in the final movement, which will be sung by soprano Hana Park. Park has recently performed the role of Mimi in La Boheme for Wolf Trap Opera and is a doctoral student at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Single tickets range from $20-$75 and are available by calling 502.584.7777 or visiting LouisvilleOrchestra.org.
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