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Not my colours, not my favourite design, but hey — when you do community quilts, you get to quilt what's been given to you 😉 And that's part of the fun of the challenge!
For this one, I decided to use a matching variegated dark blue thread so that it disappeared into the quilt and didn't try to overpower it. I also used a squared off 'open headband' motif because I wanted to add some curves to the very geometric quilt design, but flowers etc. weren't going to work for this fairly dark and masculine quilt.
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I replaced one of the lights that run off a switch, now the other one doesn't work. I thought I had the wires connected where they were before the replacement. I never touched the switch or the other lights wiring. I'm blowing light bulbs like crazy in the light I didn't replace. Obviously the wiring I did is not right now. I'm using 14/2 wire which was there for three years with no problems. I have white with white and black with black and the grounds together. I could really use some help here. Thanks very much!
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If this is low voltage lighting, which I suspect if you are blowing bulbs like crazy, then you would have to get the installation manual from the manufacturer's website or trace wiring colors/sizes/cord type - because it sounds like you may have standard household voltage connected to low-voltage bulb. Could be you swapped a household voltage black wire for a low voltage feed, for instance.Following assumes standard household voltage system, so you have black, white, and green or bare copper ground wires. (Ground from fixtures possibly copper or silver colored steel wire or cable).Since you did not mess with the switch, and presumably did not add additional fixtures (just replace one), the following should be the case:1) you have black, white, ground in one sheathing (Romex or type NM or such) coming into the electrical box for the fixture you worked on, and same type black, white, ground going out of the box to continue to the second fixture which is blowing bulbs.2) in the replaced fixture, you would twist and join the black wire from the fixture to both the incoming and outgoing blacks in a wire nut of correct size (presumably one already there was OK - tan would be normal for 3-#14's, red nut OK too)3) ditto with the whites - twist all three whites together in a wire nut4) if plastic electrical box, ditto with the 3 grounds. If metal box, either the ground from the fixture would go through a grounding bolt on the box or on the crossbar on the way to the wire nut, or you would have a fourth ground wire from the ground wire nut to the box ground clamp or crossbar ground screw.If you got all those right (and they stayed together as you put the ficture on), all should be good. Here is a diagram of typical 120V light fixture wiring for multiple fixtures - note they are showing the white wire as gray:https://www.do-it-yourself-help.com/i...https://cdn2.tmbi.com/TFH/Projects/FH...Note in this photo, the incoming and outgoing ground wires are conencted to the metal box, then a jumper from there to the fixture - hence only two wires at the ground wire nut instead of 3 or 4.Now - about blowing bulbs in the third fixture, I would first inspect closely to be sure you have not smoked the fixture or and bulb receptable in it with blowing multiple bulbs. If these are regular incandescent bulbs, assuming it is wired correctly I would say you are getting shorting inside the bulb receptacle and that fixture should also be replaced. I would look in that box and fixture and check for correct color matching - it is possible the original second light was reverse wires and the second one too - would still work with most bulbs with some types of fixtures, especially older ungrounded ones. Perhaps you changed the wiring in the first fixture to correct color match, which then made the seond one reversed. You did not say why the first fixture was replaced - could be another case of what I have seen several times recently - inverted bulb (base up) fixtures without enough air holes at the top, causing overheating of the wires leading to the bulb receptacle and eventual insulation cooking and shorting - I had one brass porch light which happened to go just as I came to the door in the evening when the sensor turned it on - was like a wirefeed welder going, throwing molten metal all over for about 15 seconds till it melted through the wires.Can only think of three other reasons why the second fixture would be going through bulbs repeatedly - bulb wrong type for fixture (like regular rather than R type bulb in enclosed upside down can fixture), bulb wrong voltage (low voltage in line voltage fixture - some shapes/ come both ways now), or is CFL or LED bulb which is polarized and the wires are swapped so the current is trying to run through it the wrong direction and is frying the electronics in it.If this did not help, Then Electrical would obviously be the Search the List category to find a contractor to fix it.
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The bulbs are 50W halide which is what the fixture calls for. As mentioned before I didn't do a thing to the switch or the other fixture. I just replaces the first fixtrue from the switch and connected the wires from the switch to that fixture and connected the wires to the 2nd fixture from that one. I have whites together and blacks together and the grounds are together also.
The screwup has to be in the wiring in the replaced fixture connections because it worked perfectly for three years until I replaced the one fixture, but I don't know how to fix this. I'm pretty handy but no with electric. This is making me feel like a mental midget because I installed the fixtures myself three years ago.
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Short of calling an electrician, calls for process of elimination - and you would need a volt-ohm meter and a touch of knowledge in using one. Not tough to use - but you have to be darned careful about what is touching what so you do not short things out, and of course you are sometimes working with live exposed wires, so not for everyone, depending on your experience and comfort zone working with live electricity. And assuming every wire is live regardless of color till proven otherwise.
Following is what I would do to trace the problem - from what you have done already you may know that some steps do not apply.
1) Since you did not touch the wiring in light #2 (the one blowing the bulbs), then either the problem is miswiring at #1 (either during the replacement, or #2 was miswired originally and in the replacement you corrected that which might have then made #2 now mis-wired where its wire comes into box #1. Careful tracing of wires for like colors staying together, and checking there are no stray ends reaching out and touching something should eliminate that possibility. Personally, I would undo the wire connectors to #2 in box #1 and remove the bulb in #2, then check with a volt-ohm meter on #2 lead wires in box #1 for any shorts along the way in the black and white wires by doing a continuity/ohm check between them and ground wire.
2) I would then check fixture #2 to be sure there is not a short in the light socket between the two bulb connections (between the two pin sockets, or center contact and thread if possibly threaded type socket) -though I can't see that blowing bulbs - that would normally fry the fixture or trip the breaker
3) I would then reconnect the wires at box #1 and with switch on check voltage at black and white at box boxes #1 and at #2 with power on - to be sure the black is "positive" at each, not reversed. Could actually do this first if you wanted before undoing any wires, but I prefer to check continuity and for any shorts before putting live power to a dubious circuit. Certainly if this is a low voltage system, I would also be checking to make sure 120V did not get connected to the 12V wires - that is the most likely reason I can see for repetitive frying bulbs.
3) Since a halogen bulb that is going out, is there a possibility it is polarized - probably not if 120V, but if low voltage than possibly - check bulbs and/or box. Generally they are just a halogen gas with titanium filament, similar in construction to a normal incandescent bulb with a titanium filament in inert gas, but maybe some have electronics built in. Could it be bulb #2 just chose that time to die, and the replacement bulbs are being put in backwards so are frying ?
4) you do realize you cannot touch halogen bulbs with your fingers, right ? Have to handle and install with an oil-free piece of fabric to paper towel (if using kleenex, has to be plain unscented type), because any foreign substance on the bulbs causes rapid failure from overheating of the glass at the location of the oil/foreign material on it
5) If a 12V system - some systems now use a transformer built in/at the fixture rather than at the electrical box, so one for each fixture head - is there a chance the #2 fixture transformer has failed and is putting out 120V - check voltage at the pins/socket
6) if #2 bulb just chose that time to end its life, is there a possibility that the replacement bulbs are not the same as you have been using - that you got 12V halogens instead of 120V ones for instance ? There are a few pin type bulbs out there which use the same pin configuration for both 12V and 120V bulbs, so they are interchangeable.
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The Lagos State Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Folasade Adesoye has charged Procurement Officers in the State Public Service to maintain probity and high professional standards in the course of discharging their duties to support the State Government's Public Procurement Management System that guarantees integrity and encourage public trust.
The Acting Head of Service stated this today while declaring open a 3-Day Procurement Planning Workshop for Procurement Officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the employ of the State Government at Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Magodo, Lagos.
Mrs. Adesoye enjoined the participants to be proactive and bear in mind that public funds need to be handled wisely and implored them to take maximum advantage of the workshop to justify government expenditure on projects.
She stated that the State Government has recognised public procurement as an effective panacea to entrench effective and efficient service delivery in governance, adding that it has been a cardinal point of achieving the present administration's development agenda which is built around security, social and economic infrastructure development as well as sustainable environment.
Earlier, the Acting General Manager Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Mr. Fatai Idowu Onafowote, said the objective of the workshop is to review the Procurement Plans prepared by the MDAs for the implementation of this year's budget and ensure that it is feasible and concrete as well as support the attainment of the State's overall vision and mission.
According to him, the workshop is to align procurement with the service delivery strategies of each MDA and government policy objectives in general, noting that the outcome of the workshop will lead to smooth and proper implementation of the budget as well as help enhance the State Cash Management System for the State Treasury Office (STO).


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11 thoughts on "Life in Mpongwe"
Great video, clever 'picture in picture' work, so good to see your face felt like you were here, fancy a coffee? David
Hi Tim. Great to watch your video and to get a flavour of your new home. Good to see you as well-we all really miss your cheerful smile around the place! Just got home from a great evening put on by the young people, raising funds for you-they did you proud. Take care, Tim, will be praying for you.
Hi Tim, So good to hear your voice & "SEE" you! looks like typical Africa & brought a lump to my throat. As Sandy said a great night last night. The kids did a great job. Take care & GB. Love from us both
Hi Tim, it's Liz your dad's cuz here. Loved the video – keep them coming, really helps me in my prayers for you. Thinking of you a lot in these early days,& remembering your mum & dad too. Luv
Looks amazing Tim!!


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By Paul Craig Roberts
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."Â George Orwell
There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not as an auxiliary for government, class, race, ideological, personal, or financial interest.
Today Americans are ruled by propaganda. Americans have little regard for truth, little access to it, and little ability to recognize it.
Truth is an unwelcome entity. It is disturbing. It is off limits. Those who speak it run the risk of being branded "anti-American,†"anti-semite†or "conspiracy theorist.â€
Truth is an inconvenience for government and for the interest groups whose campaign contributions control government.
Truth is an inconvenience for prosecutors who want convictions, not the discovery of innocence or guilt.
Truth is inconvenient for ideologues.
Today many whose goal once was the discovery of truth are now paid handsomely to hide it. "Free market economists†are paid to sell offshoring to the American people. High-productivity, high value-added American jobs are denigrated as dirty, old industrial jobs. Relicts from long ago, we are best shed of them. Their place has been taken by "the New Economy,†a mythical economy that allegedly consists of high-tech white collar jobs in which Americans innovate and finance activities that occur offshore. All Americans need in order to participate in this "new economy†are finance degrees from Ivy League universities, and then they will work on Wall Street at million dollar jobs.
Economists who were once respectable took money to contribute to this myth of "the New Economy.â€
And not only economists sell their souls for filthy lucre. Recently we have had reports of medical doctors who, for money, have published in peer-reviewed journals concocted "studies†that hype this or that new medicine produced by pharmaceutical companies that paid for the "studies.â€
The Council of Europe is investigating big pharma's role in hyping a false swine flu pandemic in order to gain billions of dollars in sales of the vaccine.
The media helped the US military hype its recent Marja offensive in Afghanistan, describing Marja as a city of 80,000 under Taliban control. It turns out that Marja is not urban but a collection of village farms.
And there is the global warming scandal, in which climate scientists, financed by Wall Street and corporations anxious to get their mitts on "cap and trade†and by a U.N. agency anxious to redistribute income from rich to poor countries, concocted a doomsday scenario in order to create profit in pollution.
Wherever one looks, truth has fallen to money.
Wherever money is insufficient to bury the truth, ignorance, propaganda, and short memories finish the job.
I remember when, following CIA director William Colby's testimony before the Church Committee in the mid-1970s, presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan issued executive orders preventing the CIA and U.S. black-op groups from assassinating foreign leaders. In 2010 the US Congress was told by Dennis Blair, head of national intelligence, that the US now assassinates its own citizens in addition to foreign leaders.
When Blair told the House Intelligence Committee that US citizens no longer needed to be arrested, charged, tried, and convicted of a capital crime, just murdered on suspicion alone of being a "threat,†he wasn't impeached. No investigation pursued. Nothing happened. There was no Church Committee. In the mid-1970s the CIA got into trouble for plots to kill Castro. Today it is American citizens who are on the hit list. Whatever objections there might be don't carry any weight. No one in government is in any trouble over the assassination of U.S. citizens by the U.S. government.
As an economist, I am astonished that the American economics profession has no awareness whatsoever that the U.S. economy has been destroyed by the offshoring of U.S. GDP to overseas countries. U.S. corporations, in pursuit of absolute advantage or lowest labor costs and maximum CEO "performance bonuses,†have moved the production of goods and services marketed to Americans to China, India, and elsewhere abroad. When I read economists describe offshoring as free trade based on comparative advantage, I realize that there is no intelligence or integrity in the American economics profession.
Intelligence and integrity have been purchased by money. The transnational or global U.S. corporations pay multi-million dollar compensation packages to top managers, who achieve these "performance awards†by replacing U.S. labor with foreign labor. While Washington worries about "the Muslim threat,†Wall Street, U.S. corporations and "free market†shills destroy the U.S. economy and the prospects of tens of millions of Americans.
Americans, or most of them, have proved to be putty in the hands of the police state.
Americans have bought into the government's claim that security requires the suspension of civil liberties and accountable government. Astonishingly, Americans, or most of them, believe that civil liberties, such as habeas corpus and due process, protect "terrorists,†and not themselves. Many also believe that the Constitution is a tired old document that prevents government from exercising the kind of police state powers necessary to keep Americans safe and free.
Most Americans are unlikely to hear from anyone who would tell them any different.
I was associate editor and columnist for the Wall Street Journal. I was Business Week's first outside columnist, a position I held for 15 years. I was columnist for a decade for Scripps Howard News Service, carried in 300 newspapers. I was a columnist for the Washington Times and for newspapers in France and Italy and for a magazine in Germany. I was a contributor to the New York Times and a regular feature in the Los Angeles Times. Today I cannot publish in, or appear on, the American "mainstream media.â€
For the last six years I have been banned from the "mainstream media.†My last column in the New York Times appeared in January, 2004, coauthored with Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Schumer representing New York. We addressed the offshoring of U.S. jobs. Our op-ed article produced a conference at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. and live coverage by C-Span. A debate was launched. No such thing could happen today.
For years I was a mainstay at the Washington Times, producing credibility for the Moony newspaper as a Business Week columnist, former Wall Street Journal editor, and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. But when I began criticizing Bush's wars of aggression, the order came down to Mary Lou Forbes to cancel my column.
The American media does not serve the truth. It serves the government and the interest groups that empower the government.
America's fate was sealed when the public and the anti-war movement bought the government's 9/11 conspiracy theory. The government's account of 9/11 is contradicted by much evidence. Nevertheless, this defining event of our time, which has launched the US on interminable wars of aggression and a domestic police state, is a taboo topic for investigation in the media. It is pointless to complain of war and a police state when one accepts the premise upon which they are based.
These trillion dollar wars have created financing problems for Washington's deficits and threaten the U.S. dollar's role as world reserve currency. The wars and the pressure that the budget deficits put on the dollar's value have put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block. Former Goldman Sachs chairman and U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is after these protections for the elderly. Fed chairman Bernanke is also after them. The Republicans are after them as well. These protections are called "entitlements†as if they are some sort of welfare that people have not paid for in payroll taxes all their working lives.
With over 21 percent unemployment as measured by the methodology of 1980, with American jobs, GDP, and technology having been given to China and India, with war being Washington's greatest commitment, with the dollar over-burdened with debt, with civil liberty sacrificed to the "war on terror,†the liberty and prosperity of the American people have been thrown into the trash bin of history.
The militarism of the U.S. and Israeli states, and Wall Street and corporate greed, will now run their course. As the pen is censored and its might extinguished, I am signing off.
Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during President Reagan's first term. He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. He has held numerous academic appointments, including the William E. Simon Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by French President Francois Mitterrand.
reprinted from Information Clearing House March 24 2010


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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons were hanging out at the scorer's table as if it was a preseason game, joking around with a former teammate as he enjoyed a drink and nachos in the front row.
Philadelphia made them pay for it.
Andre Miller scored 20 points and Willie Green had a career playoff-high 17, helping the 76ers stun Detroit 90-86 Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series.
Sixers forward Reggie Evans smiled when told the Pistons were shooting the breeze with Flip Murray during breaks in the game.
"That's good," Evans said.
Rasheed Wallace took the blame for the loss -- despite having 24 points, nine rebounds and matching a franchise playoff record with seven blocks -- but didn't think blowing a big lead had anything to do with talking to Murray.
"That's my man," Wallace explained.
The Eastern Conference's second-seeded team was expected to beat the seventh-seeded Sixers by double digits and did lead by 15 midway through the third quarter.
But Philadelphia refused to follow the script.
After the Sixers trailed 62-47, Green made two baskets during a 10-0 run that sparked a comeback.
"That kind of swung the momentum," Miller said.
Miller gave Philadelphia a lead midway through the fourth quarter for the first time since late in the first.
After Chauncey Billups missed three of four free throws and a layup in 2-plus minutes late in the game, he made two from the line to pull the Pistons within one with 45 seconds left.
Detroit's Jason Maxiell drew a charge on the ensuing possession, giving the home team a chance to avoid an upset.
The Pistons set up a play that created an open shot for Tayshaun Prince, but his jumper was short. After Andre Iguodala made one of two free throws with 11 seconds left, Wallace missed a shot near the basket that would have tied it at 88.
"I'm going to put this one on me," Wallace said. "There's no excuses.
"The last bunny, that was a bucket I should've made. I'm going to take this one on the chin."
Iguodala made two free throws with 7 seconds left to seal the win.
"I'm pretty sure we shocked a lot of people," Evans said.
Both teams will get two days off before Detroit hosts Game 2 on Wednesday night.
"We've got to fire back on Wednesday," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. "It's a must-win game now."
The Pistons, who have advanced to five straight conference finals, hadn't lost a Game 1 in the first round since 2003 against Orlando.
Iguodala finished with a career playoff-high 16 points after a slow start, Evans had a career playoff-high 11 points and 14 rebounds and Thaddeus Young scored 10 for the Sixers in his postseason debut.
Billups scored 14, Richard Hamilton had 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting, Maxiell contributed 12 points and a career playoff-high 11 rebounds and Prince added 12.
The Sixers started and closed strong despite being the least-experienced team in the playoffs, matching up with a team that trails only the San Antonio Spurs in combined playoff games.
"There's no question that we grew up in the second half," Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks said.
Philadelphia led by six points early in the game, but Detroit scored the last 11 points of the first quarter and held the Sixers scoreless for 5-plus minutes. That drought spilled into the second and included a cold stretch in which they made just 2-of-21 shots.
Wallace's 3-pointer midway through the second quarter capped a 23-6 run and gave the Pistons an 11-point lead.
The Sixers scored the first eight points of the second half and Detroit missed its first six shots before going on an 11-2 run to lead by 15.
The Pistons, notorious for their inconsistent effort, proved the cushion wasn't large enough.
"That's Detroit," Iguodala said. "They turn it on and turn it off.
"We just kept fighting the whole way."
Game notes
Bob Lanier and Ben Wallace also blocked seven shots in the playoffs for the Pistons. ... The Pistons started the playoffs with 678 games of experience to Philadelphia's 95. ... Wallace was called for a technical in the first half, complaining about a call against teammate Prince. He had 12 technicals during the regular season, his fewest since he played for Cheeks during the 2002-03 season in Portland. ... Theo Ratliff, a former Sixer, made his first playoff appearance for the Pistons since 1997 and had two blocks in his first 2 minutes. ... Billups made 92 percent of his free throws in the regular season and missed three only once. ... Cheeks chose to start Young over Evans.


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Popular web content management platform WordPress has announced a new release. Version 3.3, affectionately code named Sonny in honor of jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, provides notable improvements to overall usability and support for the iPad.
WordPress 3.3
The latest release is the third major enhancement to the 3.0 release stream, and it will likely be as popular as its predecessors. It isn't just the codename that's jazzy in version 3.3, the team really focused on making WordPress intuitive for first time users. The release features an updated welcome stream, more efficient navigation, better contextual help and streamlined drag-and-drop uploading. In addition, WordPress has enhanced its content collaboration capabilities with improved co-editing support and a better notification system. Other notable improvements include:
- Improved editing experience for touch-based tablets like iPad
- Support for importing Tumblr content
- Consolidation of navigation menus
New WordPress 3.3 menu
Although the release is heavily user-focused, the release also includes improvements for developers. There is a new editor API, an updated jQuery version and updates to the help system interfaces. A detailed list of features in the release is available at wordpress.org.
Criticism of WordPress is almost as prolific as praise. Many developers criticize the platform for introducing too many technical constraints to achieve ease of use. Whatever your opinion, what WordPress is doing has been successful. The software has been downloaded over 65 million times since the 3.0 release; the last release, 3.2, has already had 14 million downloads.
Getting the Updates
WordPress 3.3 is available now via a download from Wordpress.org. Alternatively, users can update the software from the WordPress dashboard.


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In January I reported my strategy to buy Delta Platinum status and a million miles. The idea is to use gift card churning and other tricks to spend a total of $110,000 on two credit cards (Delta Reserve and Platinum) in the calendar year. Most of these tricks result in getting most of my money back so I won't go poor doing this. By spending $60K on the Reserve card and $50K on the Platinum card I will earn 50,000 Delta Medallion Qualifying Miles towards Platinum elite status. The remaining 25,000 miles needed for Platinum status will be earned through flying.
In that same post, I suggested the possibility of earning an average of 20 points per dollar on spending I put on the Platinum card. If I manage that, I would earn a total of 1 Million miles on top of miles earned directly from credit card spend and from flying. Note that I'm primarily focused on earning elite status. The million mile target is more of a nice-to-have bonus if I get there.
To meet these goals, I would need to spend, on average, $2115 per week using my Delta cards, and I would need to earn almost 20,000 points or miles per week in shopping portals.
So, with 7 weeks into 2012 accounted for, how am I doing so far? I've spent an average of $2195 per week so I'm slightly ahead on spending, and I've earned just over 24,000 points and miles per week from shopping portals. I'm ahead there too! Of course, the Nordstrom 36X deal accounts for most of my success on the latter point, but still it's nice to see! Hopefully we'll continue to see mega-deals every couple of months so as to keep up the pace!
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Alice Munro – PhotoVoice exhibit
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February 18
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An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until February 18, 2020
Come to the Alice Munro Public Library, during library hours, to view the photos taken as part of the PhotoVoice project to bring awareness to community members, and co-researchers in the How Much is Enough project report, who have lived experience of earning less than a living wage.
Presented by the United Way Perth Huron.


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Do You Have The Metal – MRO and AOG
Aerospace Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers have a big problem in that they have no ability to forecast raw material metals demand for items such as Aluminum Extrusions until after they perform their maintenance service checks. And, if the there is a critical unforeseen issue resulting in an "Aircraft on The Ground" (AOG) situation the MRO service provider has precious time measured in days or lost flight hours to get the Aluminum Extrusion or other metals component required in their hands so they can get that air vehicle back up in flight ready condition.
Most MRO and AOG service providers are not stocking a wide variety of Aluminum Extrusions or other metals, and with unforeseen or unforecastable demand for Aluminum Extrusions the question is asked daily of MRO service providers, Do You Have the Metal?
A great response would be, "No we don't', but we can call New Source Corporation. They offer great service and they stock Aerospace Extrusions specifically for MRO and AOG requirements and they can get the metal to us quickly".
New Source Corporation has the metal! As a true stocking distributor of high quality U.S. produced Aluminum Extrusions and other Aerospace metals such as Titanium, or Inconel in product forms such as rod, bar, pipe, tube, sheet, and plate, we have been in the Aerospace metals service center distribution business over 25 years providing professional high-performance delivery of Aluminum Extrusions and other Aerospace metals for MRO and AOG service providers.
MRO and AOG service providers don't have to ask themselves if they have the metal. They place an email (firstname.lastname@example.com) or a phone call (407-977-8488) to their New Source Corporation sales professional because New Source Corporation "Has the Metal".


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Bhutan woman tells of transition from monarchy to democracy
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
She may miss the mountains and her national dress of Bhutan, but Tashi Ongmo, a 20-year-old visitor at the Dr. Rick and Barb Wilkerson home in rural Spencer, is still a relatively happy person. But Ongmo should be happy. Like the approximately 700,000 other residents of Bhutan, she believes in the pursuit of Gross National Happiness, the country's overarching political philosophy which seeks to balance material progress with spiritual well-being...
Lowene Gray
(Obituary ~ 12/17/08)
Funeral services for Lowene Gray, 85 of Fostoria will be held at 10:30 a.m., today, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Brent Lingle will officiate the service. Interment will take place at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...
Wilbur "Pete" D. Bennett
(Obituary ~ 12/17/08)
Wilbur "Pete" D. Bennett, 80 of Sioux City passed away on Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 at Indian Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services for Pete will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Sioux City. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday with family present from 6-7 p.m. and a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Summit Township in rural Spencer...
Kenneth Stengel
(Obituary ~ 12/17/08)
Funeral services for Kenneth Stengel, 91 were held Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 at the Bible Baptist Church in Mauston, Kenneth Stengel was born Jan. 29, 1917 in Mauston (Summit) and graduated from High School in Mauston. He then was involved in the CCC camps and later was employed with the Davey Tree Company throughout the east. ...
Local company acquires spec building for expansion
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
A long-time Spencer based company, Arnold Motor Supply, a part of The Arnold Group of Companies that include The Merrill Company, is expanding in Spencer. This week, the company acquired the 20,250 square foot spec building located at Technical Park South in west Spencer, from Spencer Industries Foundation (SIF)...
Amis inducted into Iowa Fair Hall of Fame
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
The Board of Directors of the Association of Iowa Fairs inducted Everett Amis of Greenville in Clay County into the Association of Iowa Fair's "Hall of Fame". The honor was presented to the Everett at the Awards Banquet during the Association's 2008 Conference and Annual Meeting, which was held Dec. 5-7 at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines...
Fire guts Arnolds Park home
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
The Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue was dispatched to 584 Dam Rd. at approximately 11:24 p.m. Saturday night for a possible electrical fire. Once the police department arrived at the location they reported a fully engulfed house fire. Upon arrival, the fire department encountered a large volume of fire exiting from a chimney chase on the west side of the house. ...
Final piece of Spencer Senior puzzle in place
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
An informal agreement on the part of the Clay County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning served as the final piece of a puzzle that will allow the Spencer seniors program to continue meeting at its current location in the North Gateway Mall until such time as it can move into its new location - the main floor of the old Spencer Middle School...
Don't put the shovels away
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
Those of you dreaming of a white Christmas: Feel free to wake up any time now. We're good. Tuesday started with little flakes, but the area got the full snow globe effect as classes dismissed early in the afternoon. Spencer was expected to get up to 5 inches as the system made its way north and east. It was enough for the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, S.D., to issue a winter weather advisory for much of northwest Iowa...
The big check isn't coming:Sheriff issues phone scam warning
(Local News ~ 12/17/08)
A Clay County resident wasn't lucky. Fortunately, he wasn't gullible either. He didn't make his way over to Wal-Mart when the voice with an accent on the other end of the phone line told him he won $1.5 million. He didn't wire the caller $599 "for insurance purposes" as a condition for getting the big check...
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Did you know Chilis chili recipe was the foundation for this famous restaurant chain a time ago? Their recipe changed, but this was the recipe they used to pass out as their original recipe.
I was recently researching recipes for my column at Parade Community Table, when I came across for a couple of blog posts about someone who loved Chili's original chili, and he was upset that they changed their recipe. Now I know that Chili's used to make most everything in the restaurant, and now it is made in a central location and sent out to restaurants. Yes, they still cook some things there like hamburgers, steaks, and other items. Many restaurants follow this practice, so you always get food that is consistent across their restaurants.
I remember going to Chili's many years ago and getting a hearty thick bowl of chili that tastes amazing. I don't go there as much any longer, but I know that while I loved their endless soup and salad lunch combo, it wasn't quite the same as it used to be. Drewcipher knew why, and received a copy of their old recipe.
For my fellow Texans', you will love this chili, it has no beans. Chilis chili is a thick, rich chili that is very hearty. If you wanted to thin this chili out, I would add more water, this chili may be too thick, and too spicy for some. I think it is perfect, and wouldn't touch a thing. I love that this recipe has you cook the onions in a different pan than the chili. I think this adds a nice layer of flavor to the onions. It also keeps their texture much more defined. I am a fan of cooking the onions separately, and I will do this going forward now. Now this recipe isn't to "copycat" their current version, but an older one, one that I think is much more flavorful than this current version. I hope you enjoy it.
Do you love Chilis recipes? Check out my other copycat recipes from Chilis.
Copycat Chilis Southwest Egg Rolls
Chilis Salasa – Seriously good, and seriously delicious
Prezidente Margarita – this is the perfect cocktail to get your weekend going.
Chilis Slow Cooker Queso – Perfect for tailgating
Chilis Monterey Chicken – This is a great way to update your ordinary chicken breast.
Chilis Margarita Grilled Chicken – Have some margarita mix? Try this on chicken
Chillis Chocolate Brownie Sundae – This is for your chocolate lovers
Chilis Black Beans – Here is a great way to make some black beans
Chilis Original Chili Recipe
Chili Spice Blend
- 1/2 cup chili powder
- 1/8 cup salt you can use less if desired
- 1/8 cup ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper add more if desired
Chili ingredients
- 4 pounds ground chuck - ground for chili
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon masa harina
- In a small bowl combine the chili spice ingredients, mix thoroughly. Heat
- a 6-quart stock pot over medium heat. Place meat into the stock pot and cook until the meat is browned. Drain if desired. While meat is browning combine chili spice mix, 3 1/4 cups of water, and tomato sauce in the bowl. Stir until well blended.
- Add chili seasoning liquid to the browned meat. Stir well, and bring to a boil. Saute onions in 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over medium heat in a skillet until the onions are translucent. Add the onions to the chili. Reduce the chili to low and simmer for one hour stirring every 15 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix 1 cup water with masa harina. Mix well. Add to chili stock pot, and cook for an additional 10 minutes.


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Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching is based in Cork, Ireland. Leap Coaching is open and providing effective online support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
To help you decide if Executive Coaching is for you, ask yourself the following questions.
Are you:
- Joining the Senior Management Team in your organisation – or already on the Senior Management Team and want to strengthen your presence and influence?
- Taking on a challenging stretch assignment or significant project and want to make sure you're making the most of the opportunity?
- Shifting from a transactional to a strategic perspective?
- Struggling with organisational 'politics' or culture and want to think it through/work out how to engage with it?
- Taking the step from managing to leading? – or preparing to do so?
- Moving from senior specialist to senior manager – taking on people management and leadership simultaneously?
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Since implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the insurance marketplace for Obamacare opened, I have heard scores of stories regarding the problems that people and employers are experiencing in finding coverage that is actually affordable. This ill-conceived law is continuing to cause massive uncertainty as we see the effect this law is having on job growth, economic growth, and American families.
Proponents of Obamacare originally said that it would lower costs, improve quality, and cover those that had a pre-existing condition. Yet, today we see that it will actually costs jobs, reduces choices, lowers the quality of care, and hurts the very people it was intended to help.


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Backup and Restore
Curious about how to best back up your iPad? Is iTunes Backup or iCloud Backup the best solution for you? Find the answers to these questions and choose a backup method that works for you.
Each backup method has its own advantages. In most cases, we recommend iCloud Backup.
When is iCloud Backup the best choice for me?
iCloud Backup provides an easy and reliable backup solution if you want to back up your iOS devices wirelessly and automatically without tethering to a computer. iCloud Backup is best for you if:
- You prefer that iCloud take care of backups for you automatically when you connect your device to Wi-Fi and power.
- You want to restore data to your device from almost anywhere via a broadband Wi-Fi connection.
- You don't connect your iOS device to a Mac or PC very frequently.
- You don't own a Mac or PC.
- You want an automatic backup solution to use together with iTunes Backup.
Your iOS device backup includes data and settings stored on your device. It doesn't include data already stored in iCloud. For example:
- Bookmarks
- Contacts
- Calendars
- Documents you save in iCloud using iOS apps
- Mail messages
- Notes
- Shared photo streams and My Photo Stream
iCloud Backup doesn't back up music, movies, and TV shows that you didn't purchase from the iTunes Store, or any podcasts, audio books, or photos that you originally synced from your computer. iCloud Backup will restore your purchased music, movie, and app content from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store during the background restore process. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they're no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store.Back up to iCloud
If you're using iCloud, it can automatically back up your data if you've chosen this option. You can verify your iCloud backup and make sure that it's up to date by following these steps:
- Tap Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.
- Turn on iCloud Backup if it's off.
- Tap Back Up Now.
Restore from an iCloud backup
If you have a new iOS device, or if you need to restore your iOS device to resolve an issue, follow these steps.
- Follow the initial steps in the iOS Setup Assistant (select your language, and so on).
- Select Restore from iCloud Backup when the assistant asks you to set up your iPhone (or other iOS device).
- Select the backup you created earlier.
You can restore a backup only by using the iOS Setup Assistant.If you've already set up your device, you can erase all current content to go through the iOS Setup Assistant again. Tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. Do this only if you already have a backup, because this step will remove all current content from your device.
When is iTunes Backup the best choice for me?
iTunes Backup is best for you if:
- You frequently use the computer that hosts your iTunes Backups.
- You don't have an iCloud account or don't want to use iCloud.
- The photos and videos saved in your device's Camera Roll exceed 1 GB in size, or you have very large backups.
- You want on-site and networked backups.
- You would like a manual or secondary backup solution to use together with iCloud Backup.
Keep in mind that iTunes Backup doesn't create a duplicate back up of your movies, music, podcasts, and apps.When you back up, your media content is synced from your primary computer via iTunes.
Back up to iTunes
To back up the content on your iOS device, follow these steps:
- Make sure your computer has the latest version of iTunes.
- Connect your iOS device to your computer.
- Choose File > Devices > Back up.
If you're using iTunes 10.7 or earlier, right-click the device from the list and choose Backup Now.
You can also back up by syncing your iOS device with your computer. When you use iTunes to sync, backing up is the first step.
To verify that the backup finished successfully, open iTunes Preferences and select the Devices tab. You'll see the name of the device along with the date and time iTunes created the backup.
Restore from a backup
If you have a new iOS device, or if you need to restore your device to resolve an issue, follow these steps:
- Connect your iOS device to the computer that has your backup.
- Make sure this computer has the latest version of iTunes.
- Choose File > Devices > Restore from Back up.
If you're using iTunes 10.7 or earlier, right-click the device from the list and choose Restore from Backup.
When to use iCloud and iTunes Backup together
For an extra level of backup for your data, you can use iCloud Backup and iTunes Backup together.
Using iCloud Backup doesn't disable iTunes Backup completely; it just turns off Automatic Backups via iTunes. You can trigger a manual iTunes Backup whenever you want to create a new one:
- Plug your iOS device into your primary computer via the provided cable.
- Open iTunes.
- For iTunes 11:
- In iTunes, click the Devices button in the upper-right.
- In the Backups section, click Back Up Now under Manually Back Up and Restore.
- For iTunes 10.7:
- Right-click (or Control-click) your iOS device in the Source list.
- Choose Back Up from the iTunes device shortcut menu.
- Allow the backup to complete. You can monitor the status of the backup in the iTunes status screen.
For the best results, back up with iTunes on a weekly basis or more frequently if you need to back up important data. You might want to create a reminder to back up.
If you're using iCloud and iTunes Backup together and you want to speed up your iCloud Backup and restore, you can save iCloud storage by turning off iCloud Backup for very large data types. For example, if you have a 15 GB Camera Roll on your iPhone, you might not wish to back it up to iCloud because it's already being manually backed up to iTunes. You can disable back up of any iCloud Backup item in Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage > Backups > Backup Options. After doing so, you can back up these items when you manually back up to iTunes.Information taken from: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 and http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5262
- You prefer that iCloud take care of backups for you automatically when you connect your device to Wi-Fi and power.


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How to Set Desktop Icons on an iPad
When you download an app to your iPad, an icon is created on the device's desktop, referred to as its "Home screen." You can then tap the icon to launch the software. You are not limited to only having app icons on your iPad's Home screen, however, as Web pages can also have icons that directly link back to the pages using the iPad's Web browser. Once you set your iPad's Home screen icons, rearrange or group them into folders so that you can organize your business-related apps and make them easier to find.
Creating Web Clips
Launch the Safari Web browser app on your iPad.
Navigate to a Web page you want to set as a Home screen Web Clip.
Tap the "Export" button next to the address bar, which is identified by an icon of a box with an arrow pointing to the right.
Tap the "Add to Home Screen" button.
Enter a label that will appear beneath the Web Clip icon on the Home screen, then tap the "Add" button.
Rearranging Icons and Creating Folders
Tap and hold an icon or Web Clip on your iPad's Home screen until all the icons begin to shake.
Press and hold an icon, then drag and drop it to rearrange the Home screen. Repeat this with any other icons or Web Clips you want to move.
Pick up an icon and drop it on top of another icon to create a folder. Both icons are placed inside the newly created folder.
Drop more icons or Web Clips inside the folder, or drop them on top of each other to create additional folders.
Press the iPad's "Home" button to lock your icons, Web Clips and folders in place when you're done organizing them.
- The iPad automatically assigns a suitable label to any folders you create. While rearranging icons, tap a folder's label to manually change it.
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Sadly, when we rush to embrace a "green technology" without saying "Slow down, let's see what are the pros and cons of this stuff" we often fall victim to The Law of Unintended Consequences, and the "cure" can be worse than the "disease"! Solar is also an example of how we need to look before we leap. http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/02/13/the-2-2-billion-bird-scorching-solar-project-at-californias-ivanpah-plant/ So sad. 😦
You are so right. This is of course the inspiration for this story and I have found out so much more very worrying stuff in my research for it. Thanks for the extra info.
Yeah, I used to support wind turbines. Now I realize that smaller, more old-fashioned WINDMILLS would still be effective and less damaging. Here are some more sad concerns: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/11/15/study-shows-wind-turbines-killed-600000-bats-last-year/
Yet, there are people working hard to solve this problem (wish turbines could have been introduced in a Beta form to judge their effects). You will like these 3. The last one is an interesting concept, but I would hesitate to shout hurrah until they can honestly tell me ALL the potential hidden issues (vibration = sound, but even if we can't hear it doesn't mean it's not there and doesn't have an effect). Perhaps if it was designed to look and behave like leaves…?
Thank you so much for all this information, that is really encouraging and so good to learn. You're right of course, lesson learned, there needs to be lots more testing to ensure there are not unintended negative consequences. In the meantime, we could do our best to use much less electricity 🙂
I love watching birds eat and drink at my roof. My mom spreads some grains and puts some water for them everyday.
Mr. Bhakta looks like an Indian surname.
Have a lovely weekend.
Anand 🙂
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With all eyes currently focused on the widening conflict in the Middle East and the terrorist threat coming from the region, the West is in danger of overlooking a potent new battleground in the greater "war on terror"--the Balkans. This historically volatile region saw some of the worst violence of the late 20th century in the Yugoslav Wars of Secession. During these conflicts, stunningly shortsighted and politically motivated policies of the United States and its allies directly allowed Islamic mujahedin and terrorist-related entities to establish a foothold in the region--just as with the progenitors of the Taliban a decade earlier in Afghanistan. Although the 9/11 attacks caused a partial reassessment of Western policy, it may already be too late for a region still largely ignored. The proliferation of foreign fundamentalist groups has had a cancerous effect on traditional Balkan Islamic communities, challenging their legitimacy in unprecedented and often violent ways. Well-funded groups like the Saudi-backed Wahabbis continue to exploit internal schisms within local communities, while the international administrations in Bosnia and Kosovo have actually strengthened the grip of local mafia groups--business partners of terrorists. Worst of all, the Western peacekeepers' chronic "don't rock the boat" mentality has allowed extremist groups to operate unchallenged. Nevertheless, regional demographic and cultural trends, coinciding with an increasingly hostile attitude in the larger Muslim world over Western military actions and perceived symbolic provocations, indicate that the lawless Balkans will become increasingly valuable as a strategic base for Islamic radicals over the next two decades. Utilizing the post-al-Qaeda tactics of a decentralized jihad carried out through small, independent cells ("leaderless resistance") while seeking to fundamentally and violently remold Muslim societies, such Balkan-based extremists pose a unique and tangible threat to Western security.


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On Monday, April 9, 2007, Northrop Grumman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald Sugar spoke at the ribbon cutting at the Cummings Research Park Campus in Huntsville, Alabama. Below are his remarks.
Ribbon Cutting at Cummings Research Park Campus
This is a great day for Huntsville, for Alabama, and for our nation. It's also a great day for Northrop Grumman Corporation. We are here to dedicate this new building – the most recent addition to the Cummings Research Park Campus. This building – and the three still to come – will help consolidate most the 1,200 Northrop Grumman workers in the Huntsville area into one place – this campus. We know it will prove a benefit to all those Alabamians who will work here, and to the local communities that will benefit from the jobs it produces.
We are grateful to all of you for joining us today. Let me say thank you to our special guests:
(Alabama) Governor (Bob) Riley, thanks so much for being here;
(Huntsville) Mayor (Loretta) Spencer, thank you for being here as well, representing so many of the good people who will work in this important building, doing its important work.
And important work it is. In this age of asymmetric war, rogue nations, and the spread of weapons and missile technologies, the work that will take place here is more important than ever. And that importance will – unfortunately – only increase.
Huntsville holds a unique place in the free world. During the technology races of the Cold War, the citizens of this region helped keep the lamp of liberty burning with their intelligence, innovation and patriotism. On this campus that legacy continues. With this building, Northrop Grumman's support for that legacy – and for the people of Huntsville – is renewed.
In today's highly competitive business world, companies like the one I lead live or die by the quality of their people. We have to be able to recognize a talent pool when we see one, and we see one here in Alabama. The reason Northrop Grumman is committed to Huntsville is the same reason we picked Mobile in which to build the next generation of Air Force refueling tanker. In this great state we have found some of the brightest, hardest working, and creative citizens in America – citizens we are hiring for jobs on the leading edge of electronics, aerospace, and engineering. These jobs are high-tech and high-paying – the kinds of jobs that won't be outsourced to other nations. And they represent the latest addition to a growing Gulf Coast Aerospace Corridor that could soon stretch from Louisiana to Florida. This facility is an important part of that vision.
And so it is with great joy and high optimism that we dedicate this building. We know it will serve well the best interests of the best nation in the world.


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A lack of confidence in your ability can have a direct effect on your ability! When we think we cannot do something, we limit ourselves simply with the negative mindset, engaging in a self-fulfilling prophecy. Thought processes and belief systems effect behavior, and therefore believing we cannot accomplish something makes it more likely we will not.
Engaging yourself in a healthier mindset, with rational thought challenging and an attempt toward more positive ideation, can work wonders toward helping you reach your goals. Unfortunately, feelings of inadequacy frequently get in the way of such a mindset. This lack of confidence may limit you to feeling uncertain about your abilities, which may stop you from believing in yourself, which may stop you from developing a plan, which may stop you from meeting your goal, which will increase negative ideation… and here you see the negative cycle we create in our minds to keep us stuck!
Often these negative thoughts come with negative emotion, and this emotion has the ability to further blunt your ability to think rationally. When faced with a problem, you must take a step back to calm those emotions, and then work on objective problem solving to prove to yourself you are effective, and you have the ability to accomplish this goal…
- "I do not know how to lose weight."
- Have you educated yourself about weight loss?
- What do you know about how to lose weight?
- What resources are available to you?
- If you do not know, have you looked into this (ask friends, Google, etc.)
- "I know the steps to losing weight, but I CAN'T lose weight… nothing works for me!"
- Have you planned appropriately?
- Have you made space in your life to create some changes?
- Have you prepared yourself, your environment, and those around you about upcoming changes?
- Are you ready to make a change?
- Do you have the right supports in place?
- Have you developed a realistic plan for yourself?
- "There are too many things in the way, I have too many barriers to weight loss."
- Have you thought through and managed all barriers adequately?
- Have you determined your stressors and begun to manage your stress level effectively?
- Are you confident you will not let barriers get in the way?
If you've done all of this, then you have taken great steps toward personal effectiveness. If you continue to feel inadequate, or find yourself saying "I can't," then I challenge you again to think of whether you are rationally thinking through all options. Enlist someone else (professional or family/friend/support) to help you problem solve, help you increase your confidence, learn, and overcome barriers. If the feelings of inadequacy persist, consider seeking professional help through a therapist, because there may be a larger issue underlying whatever is keeping you stuck. Regardless, keep as positive as possible, continue to seek knowledge, be kind to yourself, and work to believe in yourself!
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Yemeni Drone Victim Requests Meeting With Obama During Washington Visit
LONDON - A Yemeni man who lost two members of his family to a US drone strike one year ago has asked President Obama to meet with him when he visits Washington DC this week.
Faisal bin Ali Jaber lost his brother in law, a preacher who publicly opposed al Qaeda, and nephew, a local policeman, in a strike that took place in the Hadhramout region on August 29, 2012.
Just days before he was killed, Salim bin Ali Jaber had preached at the local mosque against al Qaeda. He was killed, along with police officer Waleed bin Ali Jaber, in a strike which may have been targeted at three strangers who visited the village demanding to speak to Salem following his sermon.
Mr Jaber is visiting Washington DC from Thursday November 14 to Wednesday November 20 in order to hold meetings with members of Congress and address conferences of academics and activists regarding his experiences. His visa has been sponsored by peace group Code Pink, at whose conference he is speaking on Saturday.
Writing to President Obama on behalf of Mr Jaber, his legal representative, Cori Crider, an attorney at human rights charity Reprieve said:
"As well as killing innocent Yemenis, Faisal believes the drone strikes are counter-productive. His village is peaceful. They bore the US no ill-will, quite the contrary as can be seen from Salim's brave stand five days before he died. Yet today the villagers associate the US with the brutal murder of two of their own.
"Faisal is visiting the US as a representative of the victims' families to bring attention to the true cost of the drone war, not only in terms of Yemeni lives and but in terms of America's reputation in the region. I know that you are very busy, but I hope that you might make time to meet him, in order to understand the cost of the US' drone programme for those on the ground in Yemen."
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