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"But if it dies." Jn 12:24 NKJV
One day a depressed woman jumped off a bridge into a river. Without thinking, a man standing nearby jumped in to save her. But "our hero" suddenly remembered that he couldn't swim, so he started thrashing around and screaming for help! Hearing his cries, the depressed woman swam to his rescue, hauled him out, administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and saved his life. What happened? She found a need greater than her own, and in so doing she found a reason to live. Jesus said, "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies [to self-interest], it produces much grain." Christ had just gotten through saying, "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing" (Lk 12:22-23 NKJV). Career success and material things cannot be your reason for living! You need a larger purpose, and God will give you one if you ask Him. Some of us are born knowing what God has called us to do in life; others discover it along the way. Some of us actually find it in our closing years. Indeed, some of us are awakened to it by tragedy and loss. What matters is that we find God's purpose and pour ourselves into it. Helen Keller wrote, "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which God has opened for us." So, have you found your reason for living?
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Bows have existed in the world of Haute Couture for a very long time. During the 1920s, as women's fashion became more androgynous, Van Cleef & Arpels launched an ambitious feminization of tuxedos, via brooches shaped like bow-ties and set with precious stones. Women were able to copy men while still retaining their femininity.
In 2004, Van Cleef & Arpels unveiled the Couture High Jewelry collection with its own bow pattern. The Nœud necklace consists of two interlacing ribbons, one set with yellow diamonds in yellow gold and the other with white diamonds in white gold.
The unique craftsmanship and savoir-faire of the Maison's master jewelers have given this piece a suppleness and fluidity which ensures that it sits perfectly on the neck.
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Scholar's highlight: The ideology of Supreme Court opinions and citations
Political scientists have studied the Supreme Court and found that many Justices appear highly ideological in their decisions. Some Justices vote consistently in a conservative direction, while others are consistently liberal. This may be no great surprise to Court watchers, but lawyers often fail to come to grips with the Court as an ideological institution, not just a legal one. However, the political science studies on voting are typically quite facile, examining only the outcome of the case and categorizing it as "liberal" or "conservative."
The outcome of a case before the Supreme Court doesn't mean very much, deciding only the dispute between the parties. The key to a Supreme Court decision lies in the nature of the opinion. It is the opinion that sets the law, and a liberal result may be accompanied by a more or less liberal justification. Yet it is the nature of that justification that is crucial to the law. Because lower courts carefully adhere to Supreme Court precedent, it is the opinions that need study, as individual outcomes may be misleading. For example, in Roth v. United States, the Court reached a conservative result, but it did so with an opinion that empowered many future liberal decisions.
In my article, The Ideology of Supreme Court Opinions and Citations, I set out to measure the ideology of opinions based upon the nature of their citations in subsequent opinions. Citations are where opinion influence might be expected to show up in the law. My database began shortly after World War II, and I limited the analysis to important cases, reported on the first page of the New York Times. My theory was that the most liberal opinion would tend to be cited more as support of future liberal opinions and have relatively few citations in future conservative opinions. By my theory, a more liberal opinion would have fewer qualifications that enabled it to be manipulated in pursuit of the opposite ideology. Of course, many factors – not least changes in the Court's agenda – influence the number of future citations, although not necessarily their ideological valence.
Because I am writing on unfurrowed ground, I considered a number of different measures. These included the nature of the citation (followed, explained, etc.) and whether the citation was in a majority opinion or a dissent. Then I compiled the citations to the opinions on different scales. First, I looked at simple citations. The conservative case with the most conservative citations was Gregg v. Georgia, while the liberal case with the most liberal citations was Miranda v. Arizona. But this is merely the absolute number of ideological citations, and Miranda was commonly cited in support of conservative outcomes. An alternative scale might be the ratio of liberal to conservative opinions, but this was not very helpful, dominated by decisions with few citations (and zero or one of the opposite ideology).
I developed a concededly arbitrary influence score giving greater weight to stronger treatments (followed) and reducing points when a case was used either by the opposite ideology or by the same ideology in dissent, indicating the opinion was relevant but could not control the subsequent outcome. By this measure, the most powerful liberal opinion was NAACP v. Button, and the most powerful conservative opinion Harris v. McRae. Liberal opinions were significantly more powerful than conservative ones in this particular database, but this was probably an artifact of then-progressive opinions on civil rights and free speech that are now widely accepted.
The key question is "why are some opinions more powerful and influential?" I looked at the identity of the authoring justice. The opinions of Justices Black, Douglas, and Warren were by far the most liberal, but opinions of Justice Brennan were much more moderately so, perhaps evidencing he was more of a compromiser and not so liberal as often suggested. The author of the most conservative opinions was Justice Powell, notably more so than Justices such as Rehnquist and Scalia.
These findings, though intriguing, are but preliminary. I'm employing a commonly used word analysis program for opinions to see if language choices matter. It wasn't designed for the law, but legal dictionaries could be created. Perhaps more (or fewer) citations affect an opinion's power. The surface is only being scratched here, and I'm quite open to any ideas from the readership.
Frank Cross is Professor of Law at the University of Texas.
Recommended Citation: Frank Cross, Scholar's highlight: The ideology of Supreme Court opinions and citations, SCOTUSblog (May. 7, 2012, 11:40 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2012/05/scholars-highlight-the-ideology-of-supreme-court-opinions-and-citations/


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PN Program
Definition & Purpose
Practical nurses (PNs) care for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. Most PNs provide basic bedside care, taking vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. They also prepare and give injections and enemas, monitor catheters, apply dressings, treat bedsores, and give alcohol rubs and massages.
PNs monitor their patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments. They collect samples for testing, perform routine laboratory tests, feed patients, and record food and fluid intake and output. To help keep patients comfortable, PNs assist with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene.
In States where the law allows, they may administer prescribed medicines or start intravenous fluids. Some PNs help to deliver, care for, and feed infants. Experienced PNs may supervise nursing assistants and aides. In addition to providing routine bedside care, PNs in nursing care facilities help to evaluate residents' needs, develop care plans, and supervise the care provided by nursing aides. In doctors' offices and clinics, they also may make appointments, keep records, and perform other clerical duties. PNs who work in private homes may prepare meals and teach family members simple nursing tasks. Most practical nurses in hospitals and nursing care facilities work a 40-hour week, but because patients need round-the-clock care, some work nights, weekends, and holidays. They often stand for long periods and help patients move in bed, stand, or walk.
Career Outlook
Employment opportunities for Practical Nurses are expected to be excellent in the years to come. There is an expected growth of 12% between 2016-2026 for this area of nursing. The growing elderly population, which requires more care from trained personnel, and the general growth of health care will also cause this job market to expand. Another area of exceptional growth for PNs will be in nursing homes. Long-term care of elderly patients will be an increasing concern to the nation's health care system.Please visit www.bls.gov
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Verve College will train every enrolled student to gain knowledge in both clinical and didactic areas in the field of practical nursing. Upon successfully passing the program with 84% or higher and passing the ATI Exit Exam with a predicted probability of passing NCLEX-PN with a score of 94% or higher, The student will receive a diploma in Practical Nursing, and will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN State Licensure Exam.
Course Description
Verve College's Practical Nurse (PN) program/courses in Chicago and Oak Brook is a 12-14 month certificate/diploma program which prepares students to provide nursing care for the sick, injured and otherwise disabled health patients. The PN program utilizes a blended learning methodology, which includes classroom instruction, laboratory simulations at our own PN labs present in both campuses, externships in clinical settings such as hospitals and nursing care facilities, and online practice and exam preparation. After successful completion of the PN courses with a minimum grade of "B", students must take the ATI Exit Exam and pass it with a 94% or higher on the Probability of passing NCLEX on the first attempt. After taking the ATI Exit Exam students will receive a certificate in Practical Nursing, and will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN State Licensure Exam
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NUR 101 (19 weeks) (450 Clock Hours)
Prerequisites: High School Diploma or transcript with Graduation date, Illinois State Certified Nurse Assistant, College transcripts for Anatomy and Physiology minimum 8-9 credit hours with a grade of C or higher, take and pass the ATI Teas entrance exam with a 45% or higher.
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- History/ Legal, Scope of Practical & Delegation
- Asepsis & Infection Control/Nutrition, Elimination & Hygiene
- Physical Assessment/ Vitals
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- Medical Calculation (Pharmacology)
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- Safety & Body Mechanics/ Patient Mobility
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- Life Span Development/ Culture / Pain / Loss, Death
- Wound Care, Specimen Collections, Fluid & Electrolytes, Intravenous/Perioperative Care
NUR 102 (19 weeks) (450 Clock Hours)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of N101 with an 84% or higher.
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NUR 103 (8 weeks) (180 Clock Hours)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of N102 with an 84% or higher.
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Verve College graduates are eligible to take NCLEX-PN examination. The cost of tuition includes NCLEX-PN Exam at 1 try only.
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State Senate President pro tem Phil Berger (R – Rockingham) has a great letter in today's N&O. In it he takes the paper's editorial page to task for misrepresenting the Racial Justice Act and for misrepresenting a Twitter statement from his office. The RJA is a bad piece of legislation and every District Attorney in NC agrees that Governor Perdue's veto of Senate Bill 9 No Discriminatory Purpose in Death Penalty should be overridden! That includes Democratic, Republican, white and back DA's alike, every last one of them!
From the beginning of his letter:
Here's why both were ill-conceived: The Racial Justice Act does not, as the editorial claims, require an inmate to "show a pattern of racial bias in prosecutors' handling of his case." If only it did.
Regardless of the inmate's race, or the race of jury members, the RJA allows convicted murderers to successfully claim bias using statewide data unconnected to their case. It makes the case's evidence, and even statistics from the case's surrounding area, irrelevant.
Further on he adds:
The RJA, unfortunately, has little to do with race or justice – it's a backhanded attempt to end the death penalty. (emphasis added)
Interestingly, the editorial opines that the state's Legislative Building is a "hot-air factory where opponents of the Racial Justice Act seemingly will say anything …" Clearly, it is death penalty opponents, including those who write The N&O's knee-jerk editorials, who say anything to help North Carolina's most heinous criminals leave death row.
Go read this excellent letter yourself, than call your state house member, and other state house members and ask them to override the veto. The Senate has already overridden the veto, it is in the state house for action.
By the way 75% of North Carolina voters think the death penalty is an appropriate punishment in certain cases.


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WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this morning delivered the concluding remarks at the closing plenary session of the 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference. Below are the Senator's remarks as delivered:
"Good morning, and thank you AIPAC!
As always, I'm thrilled to address this conference – especially the hundreds of New Jerseyans who are here today, including my dear friend, a tenacious leader and a real mensch, AIPAC President Mort Fridman.
When Mort called to ask if I would, once again, close out this conference, I did not hesitate.
For seventeen years the New York Yankees counted on Mariano Rivera to be their closer, and likewise AIPAC: I want you to know that, at least for the next six years, I am happy to do the same.
When I look out into this room and feel the enthusiasm, the motivation, and indeed the urgency, I know in my heart that the U.S.-Israel relationship is strong because the people here today make it strong.
You are the empowered citizens who educate our communities and Congress about the importance of this relationship, about the history of our two nations, about the values that bind our futures together.
Both America and Israel were founded and shaped by people who sought freedom from tyranny, bigotry, and oppression.
People who built democracies rooted in justice, equal rights, religious freedom, respect for the rule of law and freedom of the press.
People who believed that the pursuit of truth and knowledge could unleash innovation, turn deserts green, and create untold prosperity.
As we continue the story of the U.S.-Israel relationship, let me be clear: our bond is unbreakable, our commitments ironclad, and the alliance between our nations grounded in three fundamental truths:
One: the security of the United States is strong when our bond with Israel is strong.
Two: the Jewish people have a right to live in peace, security, and prosperity in the indisputable homeland of their ancestors.
And three: Israel has a right to defend herself, and the United States will always ensure she has the capabilities necessary to protect her people and her borders against any threat.
The events of the last 48 hours have reminded us yet again that since its founding and to this day, Israel has never had the luxury of taking security for granted.
Today our thoughts are with the community of Mishmeret in the wake of Hamas' latest brazen attack that injured seven people – including an infant.
Said a grandfather in one of the news reports, 'If we hadn't gotten to the bomb shelter in time I would be burying all my family.'
His words speak to the renewed fear felt by all of Israel's citizens in the wake of this act of terror.
How can any people be expected to live with the threat of rocket attacks against their homes, against their schools, against their neighborhoods and their very existence each and every day?
It's unthinkable. No nation can be expected to simply sit back as rockets are launched, homes are flattened, and lives are threatened.
Israel has every right to defend herself, to hold perpetrators accountable, and to defend the safety and security of her people.
And to those say otherwise, I would ask you to consider what you would do if rockets were raining down on American towns and cities.
You would expect the United States to respond, and we should expect nothing less from the state of Israel on behalf of its people.
Ultimately, these latest attacks remind us that Hamas' leaders have failed to show the world that they are anything more than a terrorist organization singularly focused on the destruction of the state of Israel.
Hamas has hoodwinked the people of Gaza, who remain oppressed by terrible economic hardship and increasing political crackdowns.
Not only does Hamas funnel scarce resources into building rockets to launch at civilians in Israel; it uses people, children, schools and hospitals as human shields, risking their lives by launching these weapons from densely-populated civilian centers, fully-aware that Israel will – justifiably – take defensive action.
My friends, this is Israel's reality. She remains surrounded by political leaders who spend their precious dollars on weapons to terrorize Israel even as their own people suffer without water, food, human rights and basic dignity.
In Syria, Iran's support for brutal dictator Bashar al Assad has bought them proximate access to Israel's Northern border, advancing the regime's effort to build a land bridge from Tehran to the Mediterranean.
And while Russia might be trying to be friends with everyone in the region – let us be crystal clear about the fact that Russia's hand in this conflict has given Iran the space to grow its military footprint.
Make no mistake: Iran's eyes remain fixated on Israel, and after the fighting in Syria ends that is exactly where it will direct its proxy forces and its cache of rockets and missiles.
Likewise, Hezbollah's efforts to tunnel their way into Israeli territory are just the latest evidence of their single-minded focus.
These nefarious actors, whose malicious ideologies directly threaten Israel and U.S. interests in the region, demand our constant vigilance.
And as Ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I'm here to say that Congress will never, ever waver in our efforts to ensure Israel has the means to defend herself.
That support is bipartisan, and it is ironclad.
Just this week, I'm proud to tell you that Chairman Engel and Ranking Member McCaul of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Risch and I are circulating a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the President regarding the complex and interconnected threats faced by Israel along her Northern border.
Together, we urge the President to consistently underscore Israel's right to self- defense. Likewise we encourage the Administration to increase pressure on Iran and Russia regarding their activities in Syria; and to ramp up pressure on Hezbollah by forcefully implementing sanctions and confronting the spread of arms.
These days, when it seems like bipartisanship is in such short supply, the fact remains that we have always stood united behind Israel's right to self-defense – always. And that has not changed today.
Now, I won't pretend some may disagree about how to confront these challenges from time to time.
But make no mistake: there is no disagreement that the United States must stand by our ally Israel in the face of terror.
I have spent a quarter of a century working on foreign policy in Congress, and one thing I have learned is that alliances with countries who share our greatest values are critical to our national security.
When grounded in a shared commitment to democracy, justice and freedom, those alliances are more enduring – and so too, our bond with Israel is everlasting.
Of course, some of the gravest threats that are facing Israel transcend the physical, and can only be described as 21st century manifestations of anti-Semitic hatred as old as time itself.
We hear it in the voices of those who seek to isolate Israel politically, economically, and even academically.
We hear it from the voices of those who use international institutions to unfairly target Israel, but cannot muster the courage to condemn governments who poison children with saran gas or force minorities into labor camps.
And unfortunately, we also hear these voices at home.
Let me be the first to say that you can, and sometimes you must, be critical of the policies of governments around the world.
Certainly, I have never shied away from criticizing U.S. policies I disagree with, even when they come from the President of my own party.
But criticizing the very essence of the Jewish identity of the State of Israel is simply unacceptable, no matter from which corner it comes.
This kind of language, this kind of philosophy, is indeed, the modern form of anti-Semitism.
There's no excuse for it. And together, we must reject it, we must renounce it, and we must fight back against it.
As a lifelong advocate of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, and a friend of the Jewish people, you will never see me hesitate to call out anti-Semitism in my own community and certainly not in my own party.
But having spent more than a quarter century advocating for a strong relationship between the United States and the Jewish state, I cannot stay silent when the entire Democratic Party is castigated as "Jew-haters" when what we really need is leadership that unites this nation and the world against the rise of anti-Semitism, hatred and white supremacy across the globe.
This isn't about playing politics with anti-Semitism, or blaming any politician for its rise.
This is about how anti-Semitism lurks beneath the surface of history and in the present.
History has taught us that irresponsible, dangerous rhetoric has the ability to fan those ancient flames into a full-blown fire.
So yes, when you imply that money is the only driving factor of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, you are fanning those flames.
And just the same, when you accuse Jews of funding caravans of asylum-seekers at our southern border, or fail to call out and condemn the rise of white supremacy at home and abroad, you are fanning those flames.
There is simply no excuse for dangerous vitriol from any politician that threatens both the safety of Jewish Americans and Israel's core existence.
So let me be clear. As a Democrat I'm proud to belong to the party of Truman, the first American President to recognize the State of Israel.
I am proud to belong to a party that at its core embraces Jewish values like social justice, equal rights and tolerance, which have always strengthened American values.
And to my Jewish constituents and friends who caucus to the right – you too are my friends.
I have nothing but respect for you. All I would say is that history warns us against letting anyone use the Jewish community as a pawn in a political game.
For what is politically expedient today may not be tomorrow when you're dealing with a leader who lacks any genuine understanding of the history of anti-Semitism, racial hatred and white supremacy.
Because in the history of this nation, we've learned that the only ones who are truly on the side of justice are those who fight for it every day – not those who find politically convenient moments to criticize anti-Semitism.
Across the political landscape, across college campuses, and across the vast expanse of social media, there are forces who seek to sow disinformation, exploit divisions, and capitalize on deeply-rooted false narratives.
I know that many of you in this room are on the frontlines of fighting misguided and misaligned attacks on the Jewish state of Israel.
So let us give a round of applause to all the college students and youth activists here today. They are the torch bearers of the future!
Whether it comes from the left or the right, I believe there's nothing more dangerous to the U.S.-Israel relationship than those who seek to poison it with politics.
For decades, the United States has stood shoulder to shoulder with Israel in the face of countless threats, buttressed by strong and unequivocal bipartisan support in Congress and beyond.
That bipartisanship has delivered a great deal.
The historic memorandum of understanding enhancing Israel's qualitative military edge in 2016, the bipartisan sanctions passed last Congress to counter Iran's malign activities. And I could go on.
These achievements are living proof that a strong bipartisan commitment to Israel has been the sustaining force behind a partnership between two democracies that has spanned multiple presidents, Prime ministers, Congressional majorities, and Knesset coalitions.
And if we want to sustain that bipartisan support in the 21st century, we must let no one use anti-Semitism or the U.S.-Israel relationship as partisan cudgels.
Let no one use bigotry to divide us – and even worse, divide us while refusing to confront the powerful forces that always have and always will continue to threaten us.
So I stand here today to tell you that our resolve for the U.S.-Israel relationship is strong.
Our resolve to stand with the Jewish community against any and all threats is strong.
And our resolve to uphold the legacy of bipartisan support for Israel is strong.
And it is made stronger thanks to all of you.
I can tell you firsthand, as the senior Senator from a state known for its active, informed, and engaged constituency, that your voices matter.
Your phone calls matter.
Your letters matter.
Your presence in our nation's capital matters.
It is you who keep the shared values, shared hopes and shared dreams of the American and Israeli people forever aligned.
So no, we will not let partisan politics poison a relationship that has stood the test of time.
We will not let divisive rhetoric distract us from real and persistent threats.
We will stand together. We will stand united.
And together, with the power of truth and the weight of our history, we will fortify the bond between the United States and Israel into an everlasting bond.
That is the mission you will carry as you head to the United States Capitol. That is the message you will make heard through the halls of Congress.
And just as Irish Americans hope for freedom and security in Northern Ireland, and Ukrainian Americans hope for sovereignty in Ukraine, and Venezuelan Americans hope for democracy and advocate for it in Venezuela, let no one tell you that Jewish Americans do not have a right to stand up for a safe and secure Israel living in peace with her neighbors.
That's what you go on to the Capitol to let the nation know.
Thank you, god bless you, and god bless these United States of America."
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How to Watch Today's Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump
Donald Trump will be sworn in as 45th President of the United States today in Washington, D.C.
Following musical performances by 16-year-old Jackie Evancho, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and the Rockettes, the official presidential swearing-in ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. EST. After opening remarks and prayers and readings from religious leaders, Mike Pence will be sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Trump's swearing-in by Chief Justice John Roberts will follow.
Starting at 3 p.m., the Inaugural Parade will begin on Pennsylvania Avenue welcoming the new President of the United States. The military has promised a 20-jet flyover. For those in D.C., several bars and restaurants are offering specials for inauguration week. (Trump is on the record as avoiding alcohol, but plenty of presidents liked to drink -- a lot.)
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Cisco, the multinantional technology service provider, has announced the appointment of Ali Amer as Managing Director for Global Service Provider Sales in the Middle East and Africa region.
In his new role, Ali will be responsible for helping telecommunications service providers transform their networks, businesses and customers' experiences to capture the opportunities created by the digital era. In addition to driving the segment's sales strategy and growth across the Middle East and Africa, he will also focus on streamlining business operations, including sales and channel strategy, business development and customer support.
Amer will report to Peter Karlstromer, Senior Vice President for Global Service Provider Sales, Cisco EMEAR. He will work closely with the regions' mobile operators to develop their digital transformation roadmaps as they evolve their business and revenue models to meet the growing demand for data services and financial and commercial services.
"It gives me great pleasure to announce Ali as the new leader for our Service Provider business in the Middle East and Africa," said Karlstromer. "Ali is a highly regarded leader known for his close working relationships and deep understanding of the telecoms industry landscape. His expertise and ability to build high performance teams will undoubtedly accelerate our momentum in delivering the digital ecosystem and network infrastructure that our customers need to capture rising opportunities."
Amer joined Cisco in 2013, most recently serving as Managing Director for Cisco's Service Provider segment in the Middle East and Turkey. He brings to the role over 25 years of industry experience and was previously the Senior Telecom and IT Consultant in the same unit, advising multinationals and start-ups on market entrance and go-to-market strategies in the region.
"I am excited to take on this expanded role within our Service Provider business as Cisco continues to push the envelope with solutions, technologies and a vision that drives exponential value and success for our customers and partners," said Ali Amer, Managing Director, Global Service Provider Sales, Cisco Middle East and Africa. "With its significant growth potential, a rapidly expanding population, and increasing smartphone penetration, the telecommunications market in the Middle East and Africa is at an important junction."
The next phase for the Middle East and Africa telecommunications sector will be defined by an explosion in data demand. The annual Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI) forecast projects a 12-fold increase in Middle East and Africa mobile data traffic from 2016 to 2021, a compound annual growth rate of 65 percent. By 2021, the Middle East and Africa will have 2.4 billion networked devices (up from 1.7 billion in 2016) and 1.4 networked devices per capita, while 75 percent of all networked devices will be mobile-connected in 2021.
Across the Middle East and Africa, strong growth in mobile users, smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) connections combine with network speed improvements and growth in mobile video consumption to significantly increase mobile data traffic over the next five years.
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Edison International
The 10-second takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Edison International's revenues will wane -4.2% and EPS will compress -29.6%.
The average estimate for revenue is $2.86 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.38.
Revenue details
Last quarter, Edison International logged revenue of $2.86 billion. GAAP reported sales were 2.7% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.78 billion.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.35. GAAP EPS of $0.28 for Q1 were 54% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.61 per share.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 27.1%, 410 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 11.1%, 510 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.3%, 390 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $12.59 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.65.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 298 members out of 315 rating the stock outperform, and 17 members rating it underperform. Among 93 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 91 give Edison International a green thumbs-up, and two give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Edison International is outperform, with an average price target of $46.28.
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There is often a criticism leveled at mathematicians that much of their work has limited real world applications. Mathematicians can often spend years pondering complex equations and defining complicated proofs to see their work greeted with a sigh of 'so what' from their non-mathematician colleagues.
However the latest discover in the realm of geometry will actually have a host of real-life applications which could affect all of us. The discovery is that of a pentagon which can actually completely tile a floor without overlapping or leaving any gaps.
It's the result of work by three Washington based maths researchers working together in a field often referred to as 'tiling the plane', this discovery is only the 15th type of non-regular pentagon which has ever been discovered. The news has caused great excitement in the maths world, one colleague described it as the equivalence of discovering a new atomic particle for physicists.
The scientists responsible include Professor Casey Mann, his wife Jennifer Mcloud-Mann and an undergraduate researcher David Von Derau. There are more details on their websites and on the Washington University site although you may need an American IP address to access.
So why a Pentagon?
While a triangle and square can be arranged to tile in virtually limitless sizes and structures. It has been proven mathematically that any irregular convex, polygon which has more than six sides cannot. This has led to the challenge of creating non traditional pentagons to be used in tiling, a difficult and complex task. It was nearly a hundred years ago in 1918 that a German mathematician discovered that you can in fact use pentagons to tile. Not many have been discovered so far though, a San Diego housewife discovered five of them and this is only the 15th and the first one for over thirty years.
These particular mathematicians specialize in this area of tiling and knot theory (an equally practical related area). They did however begin to doubt that any other shapes could be found, computer models were used to research possibilities which were then investigated by the mathematicians themselves.
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She was born on July 8 of 2005 and she has been a little bit of a spit fire, each of her approximately 2,923 days of life. She's fire, she's ice, she's sweet, but temperamental, she's a whole lot like her mama, but she's a whole lot like her daddy too.
Her name is Piper and she is a life changer.
I often tell people not to pray for patience. "What happens when you do?" Well, when I did, I got Piper… and brand new next door neighbors. At the same time. Oh, did the Lord ever know that these two events colliding would teach me patience. It's a bit of a necessity.
When Piper was 5 months old, she learned to pull up on things. She also learned that if she laid on top of the 7 month old baby I was watching, he would cry. I would pull her off and redirect her, but she would go right back to it. It was a never ending, exhausting, fun for her, but not for me game. I remember thinking "When she can crawl, this will get better. Just another month or so". Who was I kidding?
Since then, I have had many "When she is…." moments. When she is 5 and in school, she will learn self control. When she is 7, she will calm down. When she is 8, she will stop saying things that shock us.
They were the numbers that I had decided were the "magic" numbers. They were the age she would reach when she would magically stop whatever it was that she was doing.
Except those magic numbers came and went, and the behaviors stayed.
There are so many things I admire about her, that frustrate me. I secretly love that she will say anything that is on her mind and not so secretly wish that I could say everything that's on mine. I like that she will defend herself, she's not taking crap from anyone! She has all these great traits that will make her a great adult, but she doesn't have the maturity or the head knowledge to temper those traits, which is where my and other people's frustration enters the picture.
There is nothing magic about numbers. She is not going to reach a magic age and magically turn into the child of my dreams. She is going to push buttons and test people every. single. day. That's just who she is. I am going to have bad days and I am going to feel like I have failed somewhere along the line. I am going to lose my patience and possibly my mind, but I think, possibly, that God is using HER to shape ME into the person he wants me to be.
Maybe I will get it when I am 39. Maybe that's MY magic number.


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I love my kids writing to the big FC, it's a big thing in our house – but we have rules! FC will only bring the kids 1 big thing or 1-2 smaller things from their list and if he doesn't like their ideas (i.e. when Hiccup finally asks for a snake!!) they will get a surprise. This year as Hiccup is only 3 I wrote his requests to FC for him but he has asked for:
- PJ Masks Rocket;
- PJ Masks Cat Boy Car;
- PJ Masks Owlette, Gekko & Cat Boy Figures; and
- Stuffed Dinosaur.
As you can tell for my little almost 4 it's a PJ Masks Christmas, with FC and Mummy & Daddy on the case, and with his birthday 2 weeks after xmas, I reckon he's in with a good shot here!
Boo is a typical 6 year old and wants almost anything she sees on telly however when it comes to writing to FC she always amazes me with her very simple requests (of course there's a couple of big ones too – well a girls gotta try!), her hopes this year are;
- Laptop
- Stuffed Unicorn
- A glass (yep just a regular grown up glass!)
- Toblerone
- Pottery Wheel (Currently she wants to do this when she grows up)
- Yoyo
- 3D jigsaw; and
- A Surprise please!
Obviously mummy & FC have been in contact and a laptop is out of the question however everything else seems pretty reasonable. Boo has this ability to surprise me like this every year since she first wrote her letter when she was 3. That year she asked for a purple kite and a glittery tumbler. For a girl that can be pretty grabby in a toy shop she has this beautiful simplicity about the things she genuinely craves.
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Skip to comments.Mass. Woman Charged with Assault After Attacking MAGA Hat-Wearing Man in Bar
Posted on 02/24/2019 8:33:43 AM PST by rktman
A Massachusetts woman has been charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct after attacking a man wearing a Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat in a bar last week, NECN News reported.
Police in Falmouth, Mass., were called to the Casa Vallarta bar at about 8 p.m. Friday after Rosiane Santos, 41, allegedly went on a drunken rampage, verbally assaulting and attacking a man who says he was minding his own business.
Bryton Turner said it was due to the MAGA hat he was wearing.
Turner recorded the incident with his phone saying, "Ignorant people like this. I'm just trying to sit here, eat a nice meal."
The video shows Santos walking up behind Turner and knocking the hat off his head.
"That's the problem with America these days. People are just ignorant. They want to lash out on people who are educated," Turner said in the video.
He said he wasn't going to press charges, but then she tried to grab his hat again in front of four police officers. "Not smart," he said. "There she is getting cuffed. Have a nice night in the cell, Rosie."
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She said she was BULLIED by the HAT!! LOL!! These Leftists are CRAY CRAY!
AMEN!! I HATE when men have on hats INSIDE....especially when they are EATING!
Else the tauntee might just empty the 15 round mag.
I wonder if the woman would have been triggered had the hat read, "Make Brazil Great Again".
True. It still is the new Concord Bridge shot heard round the world for our era when it happens. 15 rounds to make it emphatic. To cops: "Hey, I meant them as warning shots. I'm such a bad shot I accidentally hit the leftist all 15 times in center mass. Oops."
Maybe shes old fashioned and objected to a man wearing a hat indoors. /s
Yes, even defending our Republic against the coming violent leftist coup attempt during a civil war we should maintain rules of decorum and gentlemanly deference to civilized behavior.
Including a mutual ceasefire for Superbowl Sunday.
Just joking. I hate the NFL and am boycotting all NFL games,broadcasts and apparel.
"I was in fear of my life"
Thinks she is owed everything. Entitled. Arrogant.
Chip on her shoulder. An anti-white racist. Affirmative action hire with unearned promotions. Rest of staff hates her.
That How To Read A Person A Book really works.
No, its How to Read A Person LIKE a Book. Sorry.
Let me see.
We go to (very) 3rd world countries and prevent or cure all their killing diseases. They breed like rabbits and all the babies live and they become overpopulated.
They then either go to war in order to gain more resources or die from starvation. Good choice Charlie.
So we teach them how to grow more food and all the new babies live and join the army and go to war. Good choice Charlie.
And so it goes. Long Live The Prime Directive!
I was in fear of my life
I hope that someone on this fine forum will set out the rules we all have to follow.
I heard Michael Savage's personal attorney read off some but couldn't write them down. Plus all localities have weird limitations. A cop told my friend once "Remember to pull the dead guy into your home and not leave him on the porch."
Surrounded car driving downtown that time with protest mob outside taunting man: "yes, you are in mortal danger because if they get the door open they would pull you out and kill you based on their threatening posture."
Spitting on you or companion in restaurant" Spitting is an assault."
However, "proportional response" for all things. Slapping you and throwing a drink in your face does not equal your shooting them in the groin twice and the face once. Lunging at you with a long knife does.
Cruz and his wife (he said God bless you to the tormentors) were blocked from exiting to leave the site of potential violence. They had a right to fight back but did not.
Please, someone post some facts like these. We need to know before the stuff hits the fan.
I wear my MAGA hat frequently but not in restaurants. Dont know what will end up in my food
A relative of Elizabeth Warren?
Appears to have some native facial features?
Tag line goes with this T Shirt,get one it turns heads
another stupid crapped-up website with an alleged video that either doesnt exist or wont play. Deprive them of clicks.
I like it.
Drugs do not allow people to break the law. Stating facts that you take drugs, does not allow people to get away with breaking the law.
In a civilized world, self preservation, taking action that a "reasonable" person would take.
Then, be prepared for an onslaught of legal action in an attempt to separate you from everything you have ever worked for.
If it becomes uncivil, (which is a personal call) keep your wits, and go medieval.
The guy was on Howie Carr on Friday. Not impressed at all with him. Just tell her to STFU and finish your drink.
Im sure hes all broken up at your opinion of him. I know I sure would be.
Just tell her to STFU and finish your drink.
Touch me like that and shed have found herself flat on her back. Ive had it with these idiots.
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For years, climate change activists have faced a wrenching dilemma: how to persuade people to care about a grave but seemingly far-off problem and win their support for policies that might pinch them immediately in utility bills and at the pump.
But that calculus may be changing at a time when climatic chaos feels like a daily event rather than an airy abstraction, and storms powered by warming ocean waters wreak havoc on the mainland United States. Americans have spent weeks riveted by television footage of wrecked neighborhoods, displaced families, flattened Caribbean islands and submerged cities from Houston to Jacksonville.
"The conversation is shifting," said Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii. "Because even if you don't believe liberals, even if you don't believe scientists, you can believe your own eyes."
Despite consensus among scientists, not everyone is convinced that terrifying weather means climate change is an urgent threat. There is virtually no prospect of large-scale federal action on the issue in the near future, and President Trump has made a top priority of unraveling the Obama administration's environmental policies, including the Paris climate accord. Republicans, who control the White House and Congress, remain broadly skeptical of climate science and rely heavily on the electoral support of oil- and coal-producing states.
But an array of political leaders — including some members of Mr. Trump's party, along with emboldened Democrats and environmental activists — see the underlying dynamics of climate politics bending, as drastic weather events throw up practical challenges for red and blue states alike. Mr. Schatz, one of the Democrats' most assertive spokesmen on global warming, said there were already "pockets of opportunity" to work with Republicans on measures to reinforce coastlines and support solar- and wind-energy production, though not on more ambitious policies.
"We can get a fair amount of bipartisanship if we talk about severe weather and resiliency," Mr. Schatz said. "For some people, it's just about the phrase 'climate change' being too politically loaded."
Most movement among Republicans has come from moderates and lawmakers from areas vulnerable to flooding, where seeming oblivious to extreme weather could be politically risky. There have been no notable cracks in Republican opposition to climate policy among party leaders, or even within the powerful Texas congressional delegation — a group battered by Hurricane Harvey but fiercely protective of the state's oil economy.
For the most part, senior Republicans have avoided directly discussing climate in the aftermath of Harvey and Hurricane Irma, which pounded the Southeast this week. They have focused chiefly on scrambling to get government aid to stricken states. But Mr. Trump, on a visit to Florida on Thursday, appeared to indicate his views on climate were unchanged. "We've had bigger storms," he told reporters.
But in Florida, where Irma left more than a dozen dead and millions without electricity, a handful of Republicans have been more outspoken. The Republican mayor of Miami, Tomás Regalado, urged Mr. Trump last week to reconsider his climate policies. Several Florida lawmakers founded a bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus in the House of Representatives, and the group's Republican membership grew this year to two dozen.
The safe ground for Republicans, party strategists say, may be embracing proposals to mitigate certain effects of environmental change, while skirting debate about more drastic actions that experts see as essential.
That approach reached even the White House this week, with Thomas P. Bossert, Mr. Trump's Homeland Security adviser, declaring that the administration takes "seriously the threat of climate change." He added, somewhat vaguely, "Not the cause of it, but the things that we observe."
Representative Scott Taylor of Virginia, a Republican whose district hugs the Atlantic Coast, said his constituents were growing more sensitive to the implications of climate change, including voters who lean to the right. Mr. Taylor, who is a member of the climate caucus, said he was still wary of hobbling fossil-fuel companies, but favors narrower measures to address dangerous environmental conditions. The Republican nominee for governor of Virginia this year, Ed Gillespie, has taken a similar tack, ignoring climate as an issue but releasing a plan on coastal flooding.
"We have to deal with issues like sea-level rise and flooding and resiliency," Mr. Taylor said, cautioning, "I don't think we're there, in a bipartisan way, for comprehensive action."
Jay Faison, a wealthy Republican donor who has made clean energy a personal cause, said he found Republicans increasingly open to engaging around the edges of the climate issue. Mr. Faison said he had reason to believe there was "some appetite" among congressional leaders for backing resilient infrastructure and energy research.
"I'd like to see more, faster," Mr. Faison said. "But we play the hand we're dealt."
Political polling has long found most voters sympathetic to policies that protect the environment, including the Paris agreement and rules proposed by the Obama administration to curb power-plant emissions. But Americans have also tended to rank climate low among their priorities, behind issues like health care and jobs.
Still, the trend toward taking climate change seriously has been unmistakable, and pollsters say it may intensify after a season of superstorms. In a Gallup poll this year, 45 percent of Americans said they worried about global warming a "great deal," a sharp increase from the share in 2016 and the highest ever recorded in the poll. About six in 10 said they believed the consequences of global warming are already being felt.
But liberals and conservatives hold widely divergent views on climate, even within hard-hit states like Texas and Florida. And research conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that many who are concerned about climate change remain less convinced that it will harm them directly.
Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster who has studied climate as a campaign issue, said that it was most relevant to voters as a "reference point" to judge a candidate's worldview, and that voters tended to see those who reject climate science as extremists. Mr. Garin said catastrophic weather could make certain hard-line views less acceptable.
"The salience of climate change denialism grows at moments when the consequences of that are more abundantly clear," Mr. Garin said, "such as when the country is hit by two exceptionally powerful storms, one right after the other."
Is unclear whether climate will play a major part in the 2018 elections, when Democrats are defending a number of Senate seats in states that produce carbon fuel. Climate may feature more prominently in the 2020 elections, when a wider range of states will be contested and the environmental policies Mr. Trump has pursued through executive action — like withdrawing from the Paris agreement — will be more directly at issue.
But some Democratic candidates and political donors hope to punish conservative politicians before then. In Florida, Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat seeking re-election next year, quickly went on the offensive this week, accusing one potential Republican opponent, Gov. Rick Scott, of having ignored the mounting threat of climate change.
And advisers to Tom Steyer, a billionaire investor who has spent millions supporting Democrats, said his political committee might seek to link Republicans in Florida, Nevada and California to environmental catastrophes in those states, like the summer hurricanes and wildfires out west.
Mr. Steyer said in an interview that acknowledging the impact of devastating storms should not get Republicans off the hook for opposing efforts to address global warming over all. He predicted the "human tragedy" of climate change would be a permanent feature of politics. "This is not an isolated incident," he said of Irma and Harvey. "It's going to happen again, only worse."
Mr. Regalado, the Miami mayor, said many of his Republican colleagues were wary of being "called crazy or liberals" if they talked about climate. But he said voters on the ground had grown sharply aware of the risks they face.
"I don't think my statements are going to change the way the administration thinks or the governor thinks, but let me tell you, people are afraid," Mr. Regalado said. "People are understanding there is a new normal now."


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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China's top legal body has strengthened consumer rights in the country after it revised the nation's Consumer Protection Law on Friday, the first major overhaul in two decades.
The revisions increase consumer powers, add rules for the booming Internet shopping sector and stiffen punishments for businesses that mislead shoppers.
Chinese regulators have been cracking down on real or perceived corporate wrongdoing, with domestic and international infant formula makers and drugmakers particularly coming under the spotlight this year.
Global firms like Apple Inc and Starbucks Corp have also been getting caught in the glare, while South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's largest smartphone maker, had to apologise to Chinese customers on Thursday after a broadcast on China Central Television criticised company repair policies.
China is also trying to stimulate domestic consumer spending as it attempts to transition from an investment-led economy to a more consumption-driven model. But domestic consumers are often wary of product safety and quality, with 3.8 billion yuan (385.24 million pounds) worth of poor quality goods sold in China between 2010 and 2012, according to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).
'Strengthening consumer confidence will benefit the whole nation's economic development and boost domestic demand,' Jia Dongming, director of the civil law working committee under China's Standing Committee, said at a press briefing to announce the changes to the law.
The amendments to the 1993 law include increasing compensation for consumers and raising fines for retailers who violate the law, including in cases where faulty products lead to consumers being harmed or killed. Compensation rose from equalling the amount of damages to three times the amount.
China will also strengthen the role of the China Consumers' Association, which will be able to represent groups of consumers in any wider class actions against retailers.
Officials also stressed the growing importance of protecting consumers in China's booming online shopping sector, which has expanded rapidly with the rise of market leader Alibaba's Taobao, Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Yihaodian and 360Buy.com.
Internet sales have risen almost 50-fold since 2006 to hit 1.3 trillion yuan ($213.75 billion) in 2012, according to Jia, while analysts predict e-commerce will account for a fifth of total retail sales in China within five years.
The law will make it easier for consumers to return goods bought online, while sellers will bear the burden of proof in any disputes. Online retailers will also have to meet strict privacy requirements, including requesting users' permission to use any personal data.
'The make-up and challenges of the consumer sector has completely changed and so the law has had to adapt for the times,' said Jia.
($1 = 6.0820 Chinese yuan)
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Southern Arkansas University's Master's of Business program was recently ranked third among the nation's most affordable online business degrees by OnlineU.org, and is the only one in the top three that is AACSB Accredited.
SAU's MBA has an approximate cost per year of $4,490 for in-state students, with out-of-state at $6,230. Classes can be taken online or in class. It is a 30-hour program that can be completed in two years.
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Computing the Eccentricity Distribution of Large Graphs
Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9512, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Algorithms 2013, 6(1), 100-118; https://doi.org/10.3390/a6010100
Received: 1 November 2012 / Revised: 24 January 2013 / Accepted: 31 January 2013 / Published: 18 February 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Graph Algorithms)
The eccentricity of a node in a graph is defined as the length of a longest shortest path starting at that node. The eccentricity distribution over all nodes is a relevant descriptive property of the graph, and its extreme values allow the derivation of measures such as the radius, diameter, center and periphery of the graph. This paper describes two new methods for computing the eccentricity distribution of large graphs such as social networks, web graphs, biological networks and routing networks.We first propose an exact algorithm based on eccentricity lower and upper bounds, which achieves significant speedups compared to the straightforward algorithm when computing both the extreme values of the distribution as well as the eccentricity distribution as a whole. The second algorithm that we describe is a hybrid strategy that combines the exact approach with an efficient sampling technique in order to obtain an even larger speedup on the computation of the entire eccentricity distribution. We perform an extensive set of experiments on a number of large graphs in order to measure and compare the performance of our algorithms, and demonstrate how we can efficiently compute the eccentricity distribution of various large real-world graphs. View Full-Text►▼ Show Figures
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text: 'Blood Road': Film Review 2:44 PM PDT 6/23/2017 by THR Staff FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Josh Letchworth A technically strong but dramatically shaky personal-achievement doc. TWITTER 6/23/2017 Endurance athletes Rebecca Rusch and Huyen Nguyen bike the Ho Chi Minh trail in Nicholas Schrunk's doc. An American athlete decides to bike the Ho Chi Minh trail in Nicholas Schrunk's doc Blood Road, enlisting a Vietnamese cyclist and a support crew in her attempt to visit the site where, when she was 3 years old, her father was shot down on a bombing run in the Vietnam War. Ensuring that his account provides all the lush vistas and vicarious exhaustion expected in such a travelogue, Schrunk is less successful in making Rebecca Rusch's personal motives seem movie-worthy. In fact, some viewers will be made queasy by differentials in wealth and privilege between the athlete and those around her. Though it will likely find enough outdoorsy moviegoers to support a tour of theatrical bookings, most enthusiasts will find the doc on small screens. Rusch went most of her life not knowing if her father, Air Force Captain Stephen Rusch, even died in the war. The site of his crash in Laos wasn't found until 2003; his remains went unidentified until 2007. In 2015, the celebrated globe-hopping athlete decided to make the crash site the focus of a roughly 1,200-mile cycling trek through Southeast Asia. She intends to arrive at that rural site by the anniversary of her father's death, a sentimental, arbitrary goal that does little to add drama to the film. Similarly, while the voyage contains grueling sections and some thankless manual labor — like hauling bikes, boats and gear through the dry parts of a river trip — there's never any doubt that Rusch will be able to get from her start in Northern Vietnam to the finish line in Ho Chi Minh City. What does supply human interest is Rusch's relationship with Huyen Nguyen, a champion Vietnamese cyclist hired to be her translator/partner on the ride. Less driven and more emotionally open than Rusch, Nguyen quietly accepts her sense of mission and attempts to befriend her on their long days pedaling alongside one another. With onscreen graphics sharp enough for an A-list documentary, the film periodically addresses the history of America's involvement in Vietnam and reads from Stephen Rusch's letters home. As we soar over the cyclists' heads, looking down on earth that was turned to Swiss cheese by American bombing, some viewers may see a moral disconnect here: The film doesn't know what to do with the fact that its object of reverence, Captain Rusch, is responsible for the scars on this land, the maimed people Rebecca Rusch passes on her bike, the unexploded ordinance that still threatens the lives of children at play. In his letters home, Rusch admitted that he saw no reason for this killing, and had to rationalize dropping bombs and napalm on the Ho Chi Minh trail. As we watch his daughter bike up hills and poke around in other people's yards, one might wonder if a better way of connecting with her absent father might be to put the bike away and help crews clean up the still-lethal mess he left behind. A title card just before the closing credits suggests she has begun to do something of the sort, starting a cycling-tourist program that helps fund bomb removal. That's praiseworthy. But for most of its running time, Blood Road seems to think one American's emotional closure matters more than the lasting damage done in the countries she has gone to visit. Production company: Red Bull Media House Director: Nicholas Schrunk Screenwriter: Mark Anders Producer: Sandra Kuhn Executive producers: Scotty Bradfield, Ben Bryan, Charlie Rosene Directors of photography: Sean Aaron, David Mavro, Robert J.D. Spaulding Music: Matt Bowen, Keith Kenniff, Jordan Sudak Editor: Emad Abi-Hashim 95 minutes FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME THR Staff firstname.lastname@example.com THR


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Obama puts hope on hold in days of transition
(AP) - President-elect Obama is putting hope on hold.
In two appearances since he was elected, Obama has emphasized the monumental challenges the country faces and warned against expectations that he will bring a quick fix.
The change he promised on the campaign trail will come, he told an eager nation, but it will take some time.
"We are facing the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime," Obama said at a news conference Friday.
Obama faces war and recession, and an ambitious list of campaign promises like tax cuts, expanded health care and a new approach to energy.
No president can do it all at once, and politically Obama needs the country to be patient so it isn't disappointed when he doesn't deliver monumental change overnight.
"It is not going to be quick, and it is not going to be easy for us to dig ourselves out of the hole that we are in," he said.
His 10-week transition period cuts both ways.
Obama has the luxury of looking and sounding presidential without being held accountable for decisions. But the economy could keep sliding as he stands by helplessly, building tremendous pressure from frustrated Americans impatiently wanting the change he promised.
He wants to reassure the country that his campaign pledges are sincere and that he can heal the economy, eventually, as president. But he won't be president for another 70 days, as he has noted, and he cannot jump in and start dictating policy now.
Days into the transition, Obama began to put on the cloak of the presidency. He addressed the media and the country Friday with the appearance of a White House news conference, surrounded by accomplished Washington hands to help him lead the transition and, eventually, the country.
The first-term senator, a mere four years removed from the Illinois Statehouse, is getting used to the new formality of his life. He used to insist that senior aides call him "Barack," but he's starting to turn in response when they address him as "Mr. President-elect."
Obama has been using most of his time to study up and prepare for the pressures that lie ahead. Advisers describe a man who is keenly aware of the strengths and weaknesses he brings to the job, and is eager to soak up expertise from others.
He met with economic experts from government, business and academia Friday and asked to begin receiving top-secret international intelligence immediately upon becoming president-elect.
"My expectation is that he lowers the bar and buys the time. There is no reason to create any undue expectations right now."
Daily intelligence briefings began Thursday and continued through the weekend, even as he was supposed to be resting up after the grueling two-year campaign.
He's also set aside time daily to return calls arranged through President Bush's State Department to foreign leaders reaching out to him.
He has kept up his daily workouts and tried to return to some of the family routine that he often said was his biggest sacrifice of the campaign.
The morning after the election, he ate breakfast with his daughters and planned to take them to school. But he abandoned the trip because staff feared it would create pandemonium around the girls he tries to protect. On Saturday, he took his wife, Michelle, out on a date.
He later attended parent-teacher conferences at the girls' school, trailed by reporters and Secret Service. Excited onlookers hoping for a glimpse of the soon-to-be first couple leaving the building had to pass through metal detectors for the privilege of standing on the far side of the street.
Security, always tight around Obama, became more intense this week. He delivered his election night address behind an eight-foot wall of bulletproof glass, and a Counter Assault Team of agents toting automatic rifles is a regular part of his motorcade.
En route to the FBI building, a couple in a tan car learned the price of trying to drive through the motorcade. Secret Service agents cut them off while the CAT squad aimed its guns at the occupants. The driver and passenger raised their hands until the agents backed off and the motorcade sped away.
Before emerging from behind a curtain Friday to address the media, Obama remarked to aides that the event felt very different from the many news conferences he held as a candidate. Indeed, it was - his words had new power to move markets or create an international incident.
It was different for the reporters, too, many of whom had traveled with him for months and had enjoyed a more casual rapport. Reporters dressed formally and solemnly rose to their feet when he entered the room, per presidential tradition.
"Oh, wow," Obama commented as he walked to a podium marked with an eagle seal and the words, "The Office of the President Elect."
Behind him, a White House-like blue curtain, eight American flags and the presence of his vice president-elect, incoming chief of staff and more than a dozen economic advisers added to the presidential feel.
The news conference was briefer than most at the White House - Obama took just nine questions in a Q-and-A that lasted under 15 minutes after his opening statement. But he handled it like he'd been at it for a long time, avoiding specifics or direct answers when it served him and showing a sense of humor.
He joked that a lot of shelter dogs like the one his family would like to adopt are "mutts like me," a show of wit and self-deprecation that could help dampen his reputation for being aloof.
While nearly every word he spoke publicly during the last weeks of the campaign rolled in front of him on a teleprompter, Obama appeared looser and more relaxed with the pressure of the campaign lifted. He smiled broadly throughout the appearance and was free to speak from the cuff.
He committed one gaffe by joking that he wasn't speaking to any dead ex-presidents, akin to Nancy Reagan. The former first lady had consulted with astrologers during her husband's presidency, but did not hold conversations with the dead.
The joke about a figure revered by Republicans was a misstep for a candidate who has promised respect for the opposing party - he called her afterward to apologize - but it wasn't anything that would threaten major damage to his presidency.
The market temporarily fluctuated after Obama delivered some of his sobering words, that there will be a great deal of hard work to restore the economy's health. But it righted itself to close near its best levels of the day.
"My expectation is that he lowers the bar and buys the time," said George Shipp, chief investment officer at Scott & Stringfellow, an investment banking firm in Richmond, Va. "Certainly there is no reason to create any undue expectations right now."
Obama's campaign was so successful financially that he was able to give generous severance pay to all his full-time employees across the country.
They received four weeks' pay, health care coverage through the end of the year and were allowed to keep their laptops and BlackBerries as long as they reported the value of the equipment as income.
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"Why does life have to have a point? If there were a point, then whatever makes the point would itself need a point. If whatever makes the point has a point, then whatever makes that point would have no point in itself. And so on. Eventually, we have to come to a place where we stop asking, "What is the point?" and just start accepting life for what it is. If there is a god, he (she/it) would be in the same situation. He would have to say something like, "My life is my life, and that is that," with no further explanation, no ultimate meaning. Why can't we do the same thing, simply accepting the good fortune of being alive? Life is not only beside the point, it is above and beyond the point. It is precisely when we realize that there is no point, that we should not want there to be a point, that we can smile and say: 'Life is life.'"
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I love sweet breads. I'm not talking about the meat sweet breads, but actual breads that are sweet. I just felt I needed to clarify this. Anyway, I have made two sweet breads before on this blog. I made a Banana Bread and Pumpkin Bread. Both of these breads were a hit. I wanted to add another sweet bread to this collection. You can never have too many breads that are perfect for breakfast and dessert.
To add to my sweet bread collection, I made this cinnamon swirl bread. The bread is lightly sweet and dense. It has a cake-like texture and remains moist for several days. The "swirl" part comes from layering. You will layer the batter for the bread with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Layering these two creates the swirl in the bread as it bakes. The more slices you cut, the more swirls you get. It is almost like a cinnamon sugar marbled bread. I love this for breakfast, but it would also be perfect for a lighter dessert. It isn't overly sweet, so it's great for any time of day.
First you will need to make buttermilk. If you already have buttermilk, you can go ahead with the recipe and not do the first step. However, I always make my own, so I mix together the milk and white vinegar and let it sit for about five minutes. Then mix together all the bread ingredients until well blended.
For the cinnamon swirl, you will need to mix together the Truvia and cinnamon in a small bowl. Then pour about an inch of batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle a layer of the cinnamon sugar over the batter. This layer of cinnamon sugar should cover the batter lightly.
Repeat the layering of steps 4 and 5 until batter and filling are used. There should be a cinnamon sugar layer on the very top by the time you are done layering. Bake for 30 to 55 min. Bread should be firm and a toothpick should come out clean.
This sweet bread is perfect for breakfast. It isn't overly sweet, and it is absolutely delicious when warmed up with a little bit of butter or margarine on it. You could even serve this for dessert with a nice cup of coffee. I prefer to eat it in the morning, but honestly I would eat it any time of day because of how delicious it is. So if you are looking for a bread that is a balance of sweet, dense, and cake-like, this is definitely for you.
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Total calories: 1,258
Servings: 1 loaf of bread
Ingredients for bread:
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt Vegetable oil or Canola oil
- 3 tbsp liquid egg whites
- ½ cup Truvia baking blend
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
Ingredients for filling:
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup Truvia baking blend
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
- Mix milk and vinegar together and let it rest for 5 minutes so it becomes buttermilk.
- Mix all the bread ingredients together until well blended.
- Prepare the filling by mixing the Truvia and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Pour about 1 inch of batter in the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle on a layer of the sugar mixture until the top of the batter is covered.
- Repeat the layering of steps 4 and 5 until batter and filling are used- ending with the sugar mixture on top.
- Bake for 30 to 55 min. Bread should be firm and toothpick comes out clean.
Ingredient substitutions for bread:
¼ cup vegetable oil or canola oil for ¼ cup Greek yogurt
1 egg for 3 tbsp liquid egg whites
1 cup granulated sugar for ½ cup Truvia baking blend
1 cup buttermilk for 1 cup milk and 1 tbsp white vinegar
Ingredient substitutions for filling:
½ cup granulated sugar for ¼ cup Truvia baking blend


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Crispy Chicken Dippers
This delicious paleo recipe has just 5 ingredients! Juli uses almond flour and coconut as a breading. The coconut adds a sweetness to the flavor. If you don't like texture of coconut, try grinding it in a food processor before breading the chicken.
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Serves: 3-4
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into strips (your choice is size)
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup almond flour
- pinch of salt
- coconut oil, for greasing pan
- Maple Mustard Paleo Chef Sauce (for dipping)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut chicken into strips.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk together egg. In another shallow bowl, mix together coconut, almond flour and salt.
- Dredge chicken strips in the whisked egg, then straight to the coconut mixture. Coat on all sides then place on a plate. Repeat with all chicken strips.
- Place a large pan over medium heat. Add a tablespoon or two to the pan. Once the pan is super hot, add the strips to the pan without crowding it. Cook for about 1 minute on both sides. You may need to do this in 2-3 batches depending how big the strips are.
- Place the strips on a cooling rack that has been placed on top of a baking sheet. This will help the chicken strips cook on both sides without getting soggy. If you don't have a cooling sheet, you will just have to flip them half way through the baking.
- Place baking sheet in the oven and cook for 10-12 minutes or until no pink remains inside the chicken.
- Let cool on baking sheet before serving. Dip them into maple mustard sauce!
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