Are you and your honey jet-setters, ready to say "I do." in a far away land? Adventure awaits, and we're right there with you to help you prepare for your big day, and your big trip. You may be headed to a tropical paradise, or a sprawling urban destination but either way a few boxes or more will need to be checked off the list as your make your voyage. Below is our ultimate checklist for any destination wedding, complete with the ability to even print it off and check them off yourself.
First thing is first, get yourself a big beautiful binder to compile all your destination wedding plans and checklist in one easy place for contacts, appointments, vendors, and the rest.
Create a budget that makes sense. On average you will spend about $1,000-$3,000 more than expected as you start to plan, so leave some cushion room in the budget for things that inevitably pop up.
Decide what sort of ceremony and reception you want, and start looking for your dream venues and locations. You'll want to book as quickly as possible, however, so don't take too long. Many venues are booked around a year in advance, so be flexible with your dates until you nail that dream venue. If you're not sure where to have your destination wedding, look at these 5 unique wedding venues around the world.
Based on the guest count that fits into the budget and you have your date set, start choosing the loved ones you want to celebrate with.
Secure any vendors that aren't already booked.
Choose a hotel for you and your guests, making sure to call and block out an area for your guests to be able to easily book and stay in one location.
Create a place, such as a website, where your guests can go to see the details of your celebration. Things to include are a timeline of events, a map of accomodations / venue, and your registry. Many people make a website which you can do for free at weebly.com but there are other options. A simple one time email or card included with invitation can work, but do realize this as not as easy to change if the timeline changes.
Choose your wedding gown (eep!) and your reception or other event outfits.
Start putting a packing checklist together. Give yourself plenty of time to think, rethink, and dream of all the possibilities. Get a list going, make it large, and you can always take things off you realize are overkill.
Month of the Destination Wedding Day!
Chat with your planner about anything that may need to be adjusted last minute.
It's time to pack! Pack your carry ons with your rings, a nights worth of clothes and toiletries, and your ceremony outfits. The last thing you'd want is some lost luggage to ruin your big day.
Get your nails done, your hair waxed, and any last minute facial or relaxing massages you might need.
These are the closing hours, the anxious nights of excitement, and the frantic final details. When you start to feel overwhelmed come here to this destination wedding checklist and visually mark off the things you have accomplished, realize that you've been busy! Now is the time to trust your past, less anxious self and that she has fully prepared you for this moment the best she possibly could. You're in good hands, and it is not the time to forget your luggage or the rings, so keep your head clear, mark your destination wedding checklist, and BREATH. You've got this, girl!


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Isaac Success will spend some more time on the sidelines after Watford manager Walter Mazzari confirmed the Nigerian forward suffered a relapse, ahead of their Premier League clash against Swansea on Saturday.
Success produced a man-of-the-match performance at Middlesbrough last weekend, but Mazzari added that he had been struggling with a "muscular problem" that has once again flared up.
"I subbed him [last week] because the physio was telling me he was hurting. I tried to keep him on for as long as possible during the game but after 90 minutes they looked at him and said he would not train due to a muscular problem," Mazzari said.
"Even in the past I have been saying he has not been training regular because of his muscle problems.
"He has been having problems in the upper right leg. He didn't train all week so he is also a doubt for Saturday's game at Swansea. He may not be available.
"I don't look at how my players played in the last game but look at how they trained all week."
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Canada: Appeals court rules father of transgender teen must refer to daughter as male
by Bryan Brammer · Jan 13th, 2020 12:22 pm
Last Updated Jan 13th, 2020 at 12:47 pm
The British Columbia court of appeal ruled on Friday that a 13-year-old girl was mature enough to consent to testosterone shots, despite her father's objection. The ruling also requires the father to refer to his daughter using male pronouns.
The male-presenting teen, who is now 15, consented to hormone treatment in 2018, with the support of her mother.
Her father objected to the decision and filed a complaint saying that the doctor had persuaded his child to seek a transition. He described his daughter as "very vulnerable" and said that she lacked the "mental capacity and emotional maturity" to make such a consequential decision.
Despite the father's objections, the court ruled in favor of the daughter's consent and also placed the father under a "conduct order" until April that requires him to refer to his daughter as a male, use male pronouns, and call her by her chosen male name.
Bloomberg willing to spend $1 billion to defeat Trump in 2020 — even if he's not the nominee
Supreme Court denies appeal of Michelle Carter, who convinced boyfriend to commit suicide via text messages
Illinois will now allow biological males to be listed as mothers on birth certificates
Same-sex marriage now legal in Northern Ireland
Gender-transition surgeries now covered by Medicaid in Illinois
Students expelled for being in same-sex marriages sue Fuller Seminary for discrimination
5 states draft measures to stop biological males from competing in women's sports

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Content still needs the human touch.
How can brands build trust in a world where the lines between fact and fiction are blurred?
Print isn't dying, it's just changing owners.
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Lobbying is a longstanding tradition in America. But many analysts say that through the years, it has become a lucrative business, which mostly benefits wealthy special interests.
Trying to influence people in power is constitutionally protected in the United States. "The First Amendment of our Constitution protects the right to petition government for redress of grievances. That's where lobbies, interest groups and organizations come in", says John Samples, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Representative Government.
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Another reason for the rise of what many analysts call "the influence industry" is increased government regulation, especially of American corporations, says the Cato Institute's John Samples.
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In addition to lobbying Congress, interest groups try to influence the Executive Branch of government because how the laws are interpreted and carried out often is critical to their clients. American University political historian Allan Lichtmann points to two major bills recently pushed for by several powerful business interests.
"We recently had an energy bill passed, which had subsidies and tax breaks with many billions of dollars to the big oil companies who were very heavily lobbying for those very provisions. We recently had a prescription drug benefit bill pass, which is worth perhaps hundreds of billions of dollars to the big pharmaceutical or drug companies, and, of course, they lobbied very heavily for that," says Lichtmann.
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"For example, John Ashcroft who was the Attorney General during the first George W. Bush term is now a lobbyist. He is a very important Republican lobbyist. On the other side, for example, John Breaux, who was a Democratic senator from Louisiana, is now a lobbyist. Studies have shown that when we look at the United States House of Representatives, about 40 percent of former Representatives go on to become lobbyists when they quit the Congress," says Litchtmann.
Although public pressure on government through lobbies is a part of the democratic process, some analysts caution that recent lobbying scandals involving members of Congress have tainted the profession.
This story was first broadcast on the English news program,VOA News Now. For other Focus reports click here.


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REGINA — Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says a new renewable diesel fuel and canola-crushing plant will be part of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Measured first floor. Produced Sketch up floor plans. Documented electrical requirements for re-wire. Drew first floor wiring plan.
More plaster removed from walls. Old painter's message found!
Disconnected exterior lights – these were causing the electrics to trip. Stripped old cables to reclaim copper.
Removed remaining ceiling plasterboard, plaster & lath. Looks like two joists need replacement due to woodworm.
Built a platform to allow ladder access to top of hall wall and removed loose plaster down to brickwork. Removed high level plaster from stud walls.
Plaster removed from stud walls.
No house work done today due to work commitments.
Removed old hot press cupboard. Removed remaining skirting boards and door surrounds. Removed loose wall paper from bedrooms.
Measured up to produce plans. Met with an electrician to obtain a re-wire quote. Burned all wood and paper in garden.
The rubble pile was moved from the living room to the skip.
Went to Richard Potter Timber to buy some C16 to make the joist bridges out of. No other work done on the house tonight.
Replaced missing brick below main chimney support girder.
Relaid loose bricks at stairs.
Measured kitchen & utility room then created model in Sketchup for plans.


Beauvais, A., G. Ruffet, O. Hénocque, and F. Colin (2008), Chemical and physical erosion rhythms of the West African Cenozoic morphogenesis: The 39Ar-40Ar dating of supergene K-Mn oxides: Journal Geophysical Research, v. 113,p. F04007, doi:10.1029/2008JF000996.
Mining Magazine, June, 1981, Tambao manganese deposit, Upper Volta, p. 437.


Nothing brings new life to a fading midsummer garden like some fresh container plantings. Try these "recipes" for plant combinations created by Seattle landscape designers Glenn Withey and Charles Price.
Vary the pots, vary the plants. See what looks good to you. In one example, reddish and white petunias spill from pots. Tall dark coleus offers foliage in complementary shades.
Both provide pizzazz but bright leaves often require less upkeep (no deadheading). In this combination, you'll see that foliage dominates, especially orange coleus and yellow oxalis.
It's best to start with a restricted color scheme. Play with color once you understand how the entire palette works in your environment. Here, the color scheme makes use of red/pink flowers and shades of green leaves.
Try at least one new cultivar each season. Don't place the newbie in a prominent position unless you know how it performs in your area. These mostly new annuals and perennials are versatile enough to grow in most of the country.


Anorthite and tsavorite chemical formula is calcium aluminum silicate.
grossular garnet (tsavorite) is composed mainly of silicon dioxide, calcium and aluminum, my green gemstone has a great amount of calcium, aluminum and silicate.
The picture ou posted on the following post is highly speculative that its indeed natural. While you did provide an analysis (without explaining who did the analysis, and you also provided a picture (albeit poor quality), you did not provide any details on where it originates from , who collected it, etc. This information is critical to verify its authenticity.


Ramona: Small Town America and Why You WANT to Live Here!
Why Should You Trust a Local Realtors Website vs. a National One For Your Property Search?
Are you thinking about buying a new home and wondering whether you should hit up all of the local open houses or not? Well that depends on a few things are you looking to buy now or looking to buy later?


Keloda in Kashmir is about a group of travelers and how they spend their time in Kashmir. You have Keloda, a strange character and his young wife who always chew other people's heads. They are the central characters. A girl called Icche has accompanied them on this trip because she wants to escape from her boyfriend. Piku and his friends and a certain Mrs. Sen who likes young guys join the group. Lots of funny and strange incidents take place which ultimately results in a happy ending at the end.


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Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in both movies and television shows and is best known for playing Cullen Bohannon in the AMC show Hell on Wheels.Mount has also played Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction and appeared in the independent movie Tully with Julianne Nicholson, as the title character Tully Coates, a playboy whose ways are changed when he meets Ella Smalley (Nicholson), a friend of his brother.
Anson Mount by Gage Skidmore, is licensed under cc-by-sa-3.0, resized from the original.


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Zuckerberg's New Promises About Facebook and Elections
Fri | Sep 14, 2018 | 8:15 AM PDT
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg just posted a lengthy blog about the social media giant's increasing sophistication when it comes to security and elections.
Writes Zuckerberg:
"In 2016, our election security efforts prepared us for traditional cyberattacks like phishing, malware, and hacking. We identified those and notified the government and those affected. What we didn't expect were foreign actors launching coordinated information operations with networks of fake accounts spreading division and misinformation."
As we always hear at SecureWorld conferences, security is an arms race. And Facebook says it has a new weapon: Machine Learning.
"With advances in machine learning, we have now built systems that block millions of fake accounts every day. In total, we removed more than one billion fake accounts—the vast majority within minutes of being created and before they could do any harm—in the six months between October and March. You can track our progress in removing fake accounts through our Transparency Report."
And in addition to Machine Learning, Facebook now has more real people on the elections security case.
"We've also hired a lot more people to work on safety and security—up from 10,000 last year to more than 20,000 people this year."
Facebook's leader finished his blog post like this:
"One of the important lessons I've learned is that when you build services that connect billions of people across countries and cultures, you're going to see all of the good humanity is capable of, and you're also going to see people try to abuse those services in every way possible.
As we evolve, our adversaries are evolving too. We will all need to continue improving and working together to stay ahead and protect our democracy."
These are just snippets, but you can read Facebook's latest statement on election interference for yourself.
Tags: Facebook, Cybersecurity, Big Data, Cyber Warfare, Voting / Elections,
Facebook Announces New Deepfake Strategy


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Node.js Socket.io MongoDB Example
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An example Node.js application demonstrating socket.io with MongoDB.

![ScreenShot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/seana7a7/node-socket.io-mongodb-example/master/public/img/screenshot.png)

##Setup
1.  Download and install Eclipse http://eclipse.org/downloads/
2.  Download and install Git http://git-scm.com/downloads
3.  Open Eclipse and create a workspace
4.  Click Help -> Install New Software.. in the `Work with` field enter `http://www.nodeclipse.org/updates/`
5.  Install nodeclipse
6.  Navigate to the workspace folder (terminal or cmd) and run the Git command `git clone https://github.com/seana7a7/node-socket.io-mongodb-example.git`
7.  Click File -> Import -> General -> Existing Project into Workspace
8.  Click Browse navigate to the workspace and select the `node-socket.io-mongodb-example` folder
9.  Click finish

##Database Setup (Linux)
1.  Download and install MongoDB http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
2.  Start the MongoDB service `sudo service mongodb restart`

##Database Setup (Windows)
1.  Download and install MongoDB http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
2.  Create the following folder `C:\data\db`
3.  If MongoDB has not been installed as a service run the MonogoDB demon `mongod.exe`

##Deploy
1. Right click on the `app.js` file Run As -> Node Application


"Thorntons are the leading gifts & chocolates retailer in the UK - excellent offers from a brand synonymous with indulgence that everyone knows and trusts. The range includes its famous chocolates, hampers, flowers, gifts - and a Wedding Service section. There is also a useful Gift Finder search facility to help you find the perfect gift to buy".


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declare module 'colorguard' {

  interface IOptions {
    ignore?: string[];
    threshold?: number;
    whitelist?: [string, string][];
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  interface IColorguard {
    (opts?: IOptions): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
  }

  const colorguard: IColorguard;
  export = colorguard;
}


Beyond Prison Walls by Marian Bomm, not reviewed.
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas, several essays on various aspects of Christmas from Martin Luther, Spurgeon, Martin Lloyd-Jones, John Piper, and others, compiled by Nancy Guthrie.
Daily Light on the Daily Path, a devotional book of Scripture verses compiled by Samuel Bagster.
Detour by Grace H. Kaiser, reviewed here.
Dr. Sa'eed of Iran: Kurdish Physician to Princes and Peasants Nobles and Nomads by Jay M. Rasooli and Cady H. Allen, reviewed here.
Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God by Noel Piper, short biographies of Sarah Edwards, Gladys Aylward, Lilias Trotter, Esther Ahn Kim, and Helen Roseveare, reviewed here.
God Wears His Own Watch by Reid Lehman, reviewed here.
Hope and Help For Your Nerves by Dr. Claire Weekes, reviewed here.
Hoping for Something Better: Refusing to Settle for Life as Usual, a Bible study through the book of Hebrews by Nancy Guthrie, reviewed here.
I'm Outnumbered!: One Mom's Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys by Laura Lee Groves, reviewed here.
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter, essays on various aspects of the death and resurrection of Christ from people such as Charles H. Spurgeon and Martin Luther to John MacArthur and Joni Eareckson Tada, compiled by Nancy Guthrie, reviewed here.
Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room: Daily Family Devotions for Advent by Nancy Guthrie.
My Heart Restored, a devotional by June Kimmel, not reviewed.
Our Daily Walk devotional by F. B. Meyer.
Parting the Waters:Finding Beauty in Brokenness by Jeanne Damoff, reviewed here.
Port of Two Brothers by Paul Schlener, reviewed here.
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, and Lynn Vincent, reviewed here.
Start Somewhere: Losing What's Weighing You Down from the Inside Out by Calvin Nowell and Gayla Zoz, not reviewed.
The Cambridge Seven by John Pollock is here.
The Greatest Christmas Ever: A Treasury of Inspirational Ideas & Insights for an Unforgettable Christmas.
The Tartan Pimpernel, an autobiography of Donald Caskie, reviewed it here.
A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin was reviewed here.
A Matter of Character by Robin Lee Hatcher, reviewed here.
A Touch of Grace by Lauraine Snelling, reviewed here.
Chosen Ones by Alister E. McGrath (youth fantasy) is here.
Christmas at Harrington's by Melody Carlson.
Finding Christmas: Stories of Startling Joy and Perfect Peace by James Calvin Schaap.
Fit to Be Tied is by Robin Lee Hatcher, reviewed here.
Her Daughter's Dream by Francine Rivers, reviewed here .
Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers, reviewed here.
Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs, reviewed here.
In the Company of Others by Jan Karon, reviewed here.
Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist, reviewed here.
Prints Charming by Rebeca Seitz.
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury, reviewed here.
Take Three by Karen Kingsbury.
Take Four by Karen Kingsbury.
The Hidden Flame by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn, reviewed here.
The Note by Angela Hunt, reviewed here.
The Pirate Queen by Patricia Hickman, reviewed here.
The Telling, next in the Seasons of Grace series by Beverly Lewis, reviewed here.
The Thorn by Beverly Lewis, reviewed here.
The Unfinished Gift and The Homecoming by Dan Walsh, reviewed here.
This Fine Life by Eva Marie Everson, reviewed here.
Traveler's Rest by Sue Carter Stout, reviewed here.
Treasure of Christmas, a collection of three stories by Melody Carlson.
Where My Heart Belongs by Tracie Peterson, reviewed here.
Words Unspoken by Elizabeth Musser, review.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie, reviewed here.
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie, reviewed here.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, reviewed here.
Carry On, Jeeves by P. D. Wodehouse, reviewed here.
Emma by Jane Austen, reviewed here.
Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping, reviewed here.
50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning From Spiritual Giants of the Faith by Warren Wiersbe.
A Novel Idea: Everything You Need to Know about Writing Inspirational Fiction.


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262.320. Duties of officers. — It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all meetings of the board and of the society, and, in case of his absence, the vice president, and in case of his absence, such other person as the members shall appoint; and it shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a record of the proceedings of the directors and of the society; and the treasurer shall give bond and security, to the acceptance of the board of directors, for the benefit of the society, in such sum as they, or a majority of them, shall determine, conditioned that he will faithfully receive and pay over, on their order, all moneys or other articles, the property of the society, that may come into his hands as treasurer, which bond shall be deposited with the secretary of the board of directors, and the said treasurer shall keep fair and accurate accounts of all moneys and other articles by him received as treasurer, and from whom received, and to whom and for what purpose paid out, and make report of the financial operations of his office as often as may be directed by the board of directors.
(RSMo 1939 § 14164)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12487; 1919 § 12056; 1909 § 688
Effective dates prior to 1940 may not be the actual effective date. See FAQ 'When do laws become effective?'


This form is only for students new to the Bibb County School System.
The Bibb County School System is conducting Child Find for the 2017-2018 school year. Child Find is a program by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Department of Rehabilitation Services to locate, identify and evaluate children with disabilities from 3 to age 21. Referrals may be made at any time throughout the school year. For more information about Child Find, contact Evon Blake, Special Education Coordinator, at 205-926-9881 ext. 6022.
These can be viewed at https://schools.mealviewer.com/ and select your child's school.
This is the new site and does not require the authentication username (parent) and password.
Students in Alabama Public Schools are getting additional help to succeed in life through the implementation of a statewide pilot program called PASS (Preparing Alabama Students for Success). Funding is provided by the Alabama Legislature in an attempt to improve the education level of our work force throughout the state. Bibb County School system is pleased to be the recipient of such funds to develop a local initiative to help improve graduation rates in Bibb County.
The P.A.S.S. Initiative is built around the four cornerstones of academics, attendance, discipline and safety. Funding will allow local schools to develop, sustain and/or facilitate a comprehensive prevention and intervention program for students who are "at risk" of failure.
Please join our school system in making this program a success. If you have a child or grandchild in school, ensure that they attend and study daily. If you belong to a local business or civic organization, seek out ways to partner with our school system by adopting a school or volunteering time and resources. The students in our schools today will be the work force and leaders of our state tomorrow. An investment in our students is an investment in our future.


Because this is a big trip and not "going fulltime", we had to decide what to do with our house. Many ideas were kicked around, but we just weren't ready to sell it entirely and decided to see if renting it out was feasible. Spoiler alert: it is!
Because we will not be local to deal with tenants, we decided on a property management company (Key Property Management) to handle the rental aspect of the property.
We interviewed 3 different property management companies.
The property management rates ranged from either a flat rate to 7-10% of the rent for their monthly fees.
The property management's "lease commission/fee" ranged from 70-100% of the first month's rent to a flat rate.
Selling or giving away everything that we can - years of baby stuff, furniture that we don't use, old clothes, old electronics, you name it. I'm trying to minimize as much as possible for what has to go into storage.
The sales have been occurring on Craigslist and yardsale groups on Facebook - these have been aggravating with people being interested and then disappearing.
My wife prepared a ton of stuff for our local Tot Swap consignment sale. The timing of this was perfect and we were able to take a truck full of stuff to it.
We've donated and given away a bunch so far (with much more to go). My daughter's school has a clothing collection box that benefits the school's PTA. I'm also contacting the local women's shelter to see if they can use much of the baby stuff.
I've used Freecycle to give away a variety of things that just don't have value, but I can't stand to see go to the dump.
And finally, tonight I'm going to the local auction to see how it works. I have an appointment next week to take stuff for them to auction off.
Interviewed moving companies to get an idea of how big of a storage space we need and for help loading the truck.
We looked at the various "POD" and "Cube" storage places that deliver and drop off a container outside of your home. We generally cannot do this as our driveway is too short and steep and we have no front yard that isn't landscaped. Given the sizes that we need, we would need multiple containers and this ended up being more expensive than other options.
I debated between a self-storage unit and the warehouse container idea. For the size that we'd need, the warehouse container wasn't much more expensive. The downside to a warehouse container is the lack of accessibility from when we send it to the warehouse to when we're done. However, I am struggling with the self-storage concept with pest control and it being completely unattended for 12 months.
I even had the wacky and crazy idea of just buying a 40' utility trailer, loading it up and then parking that at a storage facility. I figure I could buy one that's a few years old and resell it at the end. The biggest problem with this is financing it ahead of time and the hassle of buying/selling it.
The leasing agent will need a nice tidy & clean house for the listing photos.
There are small repairs that need all around- new smoke alarms throughout the house, fixing those faucets & fixtures that were fine for us but now need fixing, etc.
Packing, packing, and more packing (which will lead to more selling, giving away, and donating!).
Tinkering on the camper to get it ready - I'm finally buying a surge protector and tire pressure monitors. We also want to make some tweaks inside of the camper to make it more livable.
Adding pull out shelves and shelves within shelves to make more usable space.
Exploring what is needed to boost our WiFi and cellular data access so that I can work while this happens. I list this separately because of it's importance to just livability aspects of the camper.
Crash course in home schooling! We've ran the gamut from just enrolling my daughter in online public schooling to buying a ready-made curriculum to developing our own curriculum and finally settling on utilizing a consultant to help us create the curriculum.
Doug and Mandie, I didn't know that you had this or I would have followed it from the start. I'm starting here anyway. It is really exciting knowing that you guys are doing this. You are a truly blessed family and it makes me happy hearing about all of your adventures. Love you all.


In the previous shiur, we discussed two paths through which one can attain the love of God: by contemplating nature and the universe and by studying the Torah and the mitzvot.
It is a well-known and clear matter that the love of God will not become attached within a person's heart until he becomes obsessed with it at all times, as is fitting, leaving all things in the world except for this. This was implied by the command: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul" (Devarim 6:5).
One can only love God [as an outgrowth] of the knowledge with which he knows Him. The nature of one's love depends on the nature of one's knowledge! A small [amount of knowledge arouses] a lesser love. A greater amount of knowledge arouses a greater love.
As the years passed, [God's] glorious and awesome name was forgotten by the entire population. [It was no longer part of] their speech or thought, and they no longer knew Him… The Eternal Rock was not recognized or known by anyone in the world, with the exception of a [few] individuals, for example, Chanokh, Metushelach, Noach, Shem, and Ever.
The world continued in this fashion until the pillar of the world – the patriarch Avraham – was born… After this mighty man was weaned, he began to explore and think. Though he was a child, he began to think [incessantly] throughout the day and night, wondering: How is it possible for the sphere to continue to revolve without having anyone controlling it? Who is causing it to revolve? Surely, it does not cause itself to revolve. He had no teacher, nor was there anyone to inform him. Rather, he was mired in Ur Kasdim among the foolish idolaters. His father, mother, and all the people [around him] were idol worshipers, and he would worship with them. [However,] his heart was exploring and [gaining] understanding. Ultimately, he appreciated the way of truth and understood the path of righteousness through his accurate comprehension. He realized that there was one God who controlled the sphere, that He created everything, and that there is no other God among all the other entities. He knew that the entire world was making a mistake….
He began to call in a loud voice to all people and inform them that there is one God in the entire world and it is proper to serve Him. He would go out and call to the people, gathering them in city after city and country after country, until he came to the land of Canaan – proclaiming [God's existence the entire time] – as it states: "And He invoked there the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God" (Bereishit 21:33)….
Ultimately, thousands and myriads gathered around him. These are the men of the house of Avraham. He planted in their hearts this great fundamental principle, composed texts about it, and taught it to Yitzchak, his son. Yitzchak also taught others and turned [their hearts to God]. He also taught Ya'akov and appointed him as a teacher. [Ya'akov] taught others and turned [the hearts] of all those who gathered around him [to God]. He also taught all of his children. He selected Levi and appointed him as the leader. He established him [as the head of] the yeshiva to teach them the way of God and observe the mitzvot of Avraham. [Ya'akov] commanded his sons that the leadership should not depart from the descendants of Levi, so that the teachings would not be forgotten. This concept proceeded and gathered strength among the descendants of Ya'akov and those who collected around them, until there became a nation within the world that knew God.
Avraham contemplates the universe, seeing its beauty and its power. He sees the sun rising and the living world blossoming. In the language of Chazal (Bereishit Rabba 39:1), he sees a "castle in flames." Avraham stands and wonders: Who is the owner of this castle?
As he attempts to answer this question, Avraham reveals the answer: "The heavens declare the glory of God, the sky proclaims His handiwork" (Tehillim 19:2). Avraham reaches the conclusion that the owner of the castle is not one of the forces that act within existence, since each one of them only maintains partial control of the world, limited to a specific time or place. Avraham concludes that the sun, the moon, and the stars are not the true power in the world, but only mere servants and attendants to Him.
Through this realization, Avraham understands that the owner of the castle, who rules in heaven and on earth, both during the day and at night, is not one of the creations, nor is He a kind of being that is found among them. He transcends space and time; He has neither a body nor even the semblance of a body.
When we contemplate the universe and see a world that is constantly changing its appearance, when we look at the sun rising and setting, the winter and the summer, when we view the wondrous periodicity of life's blossoming and withering, we cannot help but conclude that there is one fundamental entity who is the source of it all. In His great, limitless, unfathomable wisdom, God operates, renews, and sustains all of existence.
The Psalmist describes the sun as the central agent in the world's creation. It may be that this notion stems from an ancient recognition – even then – that the sun is the source of energy that allows life as we know it to exist on earth.
Avraham succeeds in understanding that the sun is only the servant of God, who reigns supreme. God has many messengers, and He – whose power is paramount over theirs – is superior to them (see Midrash Lekach Tov, Kohelet 5:7).
It seems that the love that follows automatically from contemplating the Torah and the mitzvot derives from the fundamental distinction that exists between these two objects of contemplation.
Contemplation of the universe centers on viewing the sheer power of divine wisdom embedded in creation and in its many details, large and small. By recognizing this, the feeling of yearning in one's heart and soul for an even greater recognition, for closeness and intimacy with God, grows ever stronger.
In contrast, contemplation of the Torah and the mitzvot touches on a more fundamental, deep-seated point. The Torah and the mitzvot express the divine will and God's messages to man. The connection that this creates here does not derive from external contemplation of God's wisdom, outside of His actions and His creations, but from engaging in the word of God Himself, in His desires and in the mitzvot with which He sanctified us.
Rashi addresses the difference in the nature of how a person stands before the Creator during keriat Shema and during prayer. According to him, during keriat Shema, one is not speaking with the King, but rather about the King, in contrast to prayer, in which one actually meets with the King and speaks to Him.
Accordingly, it can be said that contemplation of the universe centers on the desire to focus on the nature of the wisdom of the Creator, a desire that results directly from studying the act of creation and the brilliant wonders that are embedded in the creation. By contrast, contemplation of the Torah means engaging in the word of God and in His mitzvot directly. Therefore, intimacy with God follows automatically from this contemplation, as Rambam emphasizes.
This contemplation, recognizing and understanding God through His messages to the world, connects a person more directly and more closely to the essence of God.
It seems that we can delve even deeper and explain the distinction between the two paths to loving God more thoroughly. We must first posit that the purpose of love is to form a connection between the lover and the beloved, to create a union between those who love one another. The more that a person engages in the word of God through His Torah, in the divine wisdom of the Torah, in God's mitzvot and His actions toward His creations, his soul fills with the knowledge of God, His Torah, and His will. As the Zohar states, the Torah and God are one (Zohar 3, 73a).
Contemplation of the universe teaches a person about the divine wisdom, and through this he will seek out closeness with God and will yearn to connect with Him. By contrast, one who engages in Torah study connects with God through that very act.
In the previous shiur, we examined Tehillim 19, which deals with the integration of these two types of contemplation and the mutual impact of each on the other. It seems that we can take this idea one step further in light of Rashi's commentary there regarding the Torah's ability to sweeten and temper the power and intensity of the burning sun and to transform this power into a force of justness and healing.
For when the Holy One, blessed be He, created the world, He gazed into the Torah and created the world; by Torah the world was created, as they have established, for it is written: "I was with Him as a confidant (amon)" (Mishlei 8:30). Do not read amon but uman ("artisan")… In the Torah it is written: "God began to create heaven and earth" (Bereishit 1:1) – He gazed at this and created heaven. In her is written: "God said, 'Let there be light'" (Bereishit 1:3) – He gazed at this statement and created light. And so with every single word written in the Torah: The Holy One, blessed be He, gazed and formed that thing. Therefore it is written: "I was with Him as a confidant." In this manner was the whole world created.
A person who contemplates the Torah and attempts to know it connects to his Creator and becomes His partner in sustaining the entire universe.
If so, we can view these two paths of knowing and loving God as two different paths from two different perspectives, forming two levels in a person's knowledge of God. However, from a deeper perspective, these two paths are actually one. They are two sides of the same cosmic coin. Together, the Torah and the universe, the universe and the Torah, attest to the meaning of existence before God. Our physical being only possesses meaning once it is interwoven with spiritual, Torah-centric meaning as well.
 Chazal generally focused on the moment when Avraham recognized his Creator, although they disagree regarding his age at the time. However, most midrashim do not describe the way in which Avraham achieved his faith in God. Only a few of them, including the one cited here, describe this process.


A new sauropodomorph dinosaur specimen is described and identified as a prosauropod. It is tentatively placed as the sister taxon of Riojasaurus incertus from Argentina. The systematic position of all commonly accepted sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Lower Elliott Formation of South Africa is reviewed and it is found that none can be positively identified as prosauropod. Euskelosaurus browni is a nomen dubium based on material that cannot be identified further than Sauropodomorpha. Blikanasaurus cromptoni and Antetonitrus ingenipes are basal sauropods. Melanorosaurus readi is probably another basal sauropod but opinion remains divided. Plateosauravus cullingworthi presents conflicting character data and at present is classified as Sauropodomorpha incertae sedis. Consequently the specimen described here represents the only prosauropod specimen currently recognized in the Lower Elliot Formation of South Africa.


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Things To DoEat & DrinkWine & WineriesNot Your Average Winemaker
Not Your Average Winemaker
Jen Anderson, Author
April 12, 2016 (Updated January 17, 2019)
Bertony Faustin is the proprietor and winemaker of Abbey Creek Vineyard — and he's breaking stereotypes with each bottle. (Photo credit: Diego G. Diaz)
It's not every day that you visit a tasting room that plays hip hop, serves Brazilian hot sauces and features wines with names like "Sunshine," "Diva" and "Big Sexy." But Abbey Creek Vineyard is different from most.
Bertony Faustin is the proprietor and winemaker here — and he's breaking stereotypes with each bottle. Faustin is the first recorded black winemaker in Oregon and has garnered attention around the globe for his quest to grow diversity in winemaking.
Faustin is featured in "Red, White and Black," an independent documentary about minority winemakers in Oregon. Released in summer 2017, the film is currently being screened in select locations across the state; watch for dates posted on their Facebook page.
Other regular events at "The Crick" — Faustin's nickname for the winery — include tasting events, art nights and their craveworthy chicken and waffle brunches — complete with maple bourbon syrup made from bourbon at Bull Run Distillery.
Faustin loves drawing in visitors any way he can, because it all comes down to his passion for the craft. By sharing his and other minority winemakers' stories through film, he hopes both to inspire and empower others to follow in their footsteps — and shake up the image of Oregon wine for locals and visitors alike. "I want to start targeting a whole other demographic [than most Oregon wineries]," he says.
Wines at Abbey Creek Vineyard have unique names like "Sunshine," "Diva" and "Big Sexy." (Photo credit: Jennifer Anderson)
Abbey Creek wines are paired with chili pepper sauces that Faustin imports from Brazil. (Photo credit: Jennifer Anderson)
A former anesthesiologist assistant, Faustin came into the wine industry in 2007 after his father died and he started reexamining his life and what he wanted to do with it.
Faustin thought of the 50-acre property with 10 acres of vineyards off Northwest Germantown Road that his in-laws kept. They didn't make wine, they just sold their fruit. The land was calling.
So Faustin and his wife, Jennifer, went all in, starting a family about the same time Faustin took winemaking classes and found a mentor. In 2008 he and his wife started producing wines with their pinot noir, pinot gris, chardonnay and gewurztraminer grapes and, more recently, gamay noir and albarino.
The wines pair with the line of De Cabron chili pepper sauces he imports from Brazil, designed to complement and balance the spicy-sweet-smoky mouth feel of the wine.
Jarod Sleet of ROCO Winery is one of the winemakers featured in the new documentary "Red, White and Black."
Jesus Guillén of Guillén Family Wines in Dayton was known as Oregon's first Mexican winemaker.
Remy Drabken of Remy Wines in McMinnville says she's often asked if her husband is the winemaker. (Photo credit: Diego G. Diaz)
Andre Mack of Mouton Noir Wines in McMinnville is a New York City-based sommelier who comes to Oregon each year to source his grapes for his label, which he sells internationally. (Photo credit: Briena Sash)
Faustin isn't the only minority winemaker in Oregon looking to push boundaries in the industry. He's working with four other local winemakers to get the diversity message out through their personal stories, which they share in the documentary.
They include Jarod Sleet of ROCO Winery in Newberg, a young, gay black man from Kentucky who moved here to get into the industry. Faustin donated his first two tons of fruit to Sleet to produce his first two barrels of rose and then pinot noir. Another is Remy Drabkin of Remy Wines in McMinnville, a lesbian winemaker who says she still gets asked if her non-existent husband is the winemaker. Then Andre Mack of Mouton Noir Wines in McMinnville is a New York City-based sommelier who comes to Oregon each year to source his grapes for his label, which he sells internationally.
A fifth featured winemaker, Jesus Guillén of Guillén Family Wines and White Rose Estate Winery and Vineyard — known as one of the few Latino head winemakers in the state — tragically died of cancer at age 37 in late 2018, after the film's release. A GoFundMe campaign is raising funds to support his young family.
Faustin is grateful to be doing the work he loves, and to be blazing a trail for others to follow. "It wasn't about the odds of being successful in the industry, it was just my hustle," he says. "I can, so I will."
Jen Anderson writes and edits Travel Oregon's e-newsletters and other online content. She loves finding the latest places to eat, drink and play around the state with her husband and two young boys. Brewpubs, beaches and bike trails top the list.
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(3rd LD) Itaewon cluster caseload soars to 120, more secondary infections confirmed in Incheon, Busan
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By Lee Minji
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Cases linked to nightspots in the Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon hit 120 on Wednesday as secondary infections surfaced across the country, stoking concerns over the possibility of a bigger outbreak.
Infections in Seoul accounted for more than half of the cases at 70, with the number feared to rise after more visitors to the affected area are tested for the coronavirus. Some 20,000 have so far been tested, according to the health minister.
Authorities have been on the alert after a 29-year-old tested positive following visits to five clubs and bars -- King Club, Trunk, Queen, Soho and H.I.M -- in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district also known for its international community, in early May.
In less than a week, the case quickly swelled to a cluster infection, affecting not only those who had been to Itaewon but 43 who were infected through secondary transmission.
Patients were reported throughout the country, ranging from the wider capital area, including Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, to the southern port city of Busan and the resort island of Jeju.
While a majority of the patients were in their 20s and 30s, there were 11 who were under 19 and three who were 60 or older, including a 1-year-old in Busan who was reportedly infected by his uncle, as well as teenagers in Incheon who were infected by their cram school tutor. Both the uncle and the tutor visited Itaewon.
By gender, 102 were men and 17 were women.
While no tertiary transmission has yet been confirmed, the development has put health authorities on alert over "silent transmission" by patients showing no or mild symptoms.
The recent cases have also prompted the country to brace itself for another massive wave of infections following those related to the minor religious sect of Shincheonji in February.
Plans to reopen schools starting this week were postponed by a week after the Itaewon case emerged. Universities that were slowly resuming in-person classes have shifted back to remote learning.
The fact that infections were reported among people who visited other facilities in Itaewon or the university district of Hongdae in western Seoul has made the situation more challenging for health authorities.
Officials urged Itaewon visitors to come forward and get tested, assuring them that their privacy and personal details will be protected.
"(Containing) contagious diseases is a matter of speed. Voluntary screening is more important than anything. Please get checked immediately if you visited clubs in Itaewon between April 24 and May 6," Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said in a press briefing.
The city has also been attempting to track down possible patients through credit card transactions, closed-circuit TV footage and mobile access records after entry logs at some clubs turned out to carry false information.
Park said Wednesday that the city has secured a list of 10,905 people believed to have been in the area during the cited period based on data provided by mobile operators.
The city sent text messages urging them to self-isolate and get tested regardless of symptoms, including English-language texts sent to around 1,210 foreign nationals.
Officials at the city government and the ward office of Yongsan, meanwhile, said they plan to expand checks into visitors at four other Itaewon venues -- Made, Pink Elephant, Pistil and the Fountain -- where infections were reported.
The Yongsan ward office said it has wrapped up its initial probe into 5,517 people who had visited the five affected clubs, adding that it has reached 1,289 of the nearly 2,000 people who were unaccounted for.
A list of people who are still unavailable has been sent to the police for further probe, it said.
The city stressed that the club-related tests are conducted for free and that visitors who are concerned about reporting their personal details can receive anonymous testing.
As of Tuesday, a dozen municipal governments across the country, including Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi Province, have imposed or planned to impose an administrative order suspending business at nightlife facilities to prevent further transmission.
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William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas.
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As a solo artist, will.i.am has released four solo albums. His first album Lost Change, was released in 2001 through Atlantic Records. His second album, Must B 21, was released on September 23, 2003. The track "Go!" was regularly used as the theme for NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005. The third album, Songs About Girls, was released on September 25, 2007. He released his fourth studio album, #willpower, in 2013.
As a record producer, will.i.am has produced music with other artists.[2] In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 41 top-40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK.[3]
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Home » Police investigating reported locker room attack, sexual assault on Westerville Central student by teammates
Police investigating reported locker room attack, sexual assault on Westerville Central student by teammates
Police said a thorough investigation is underway with the school and several interviews have already been conducted.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Genoa Township police are investigating reports that a Westerville Central High School football player was attacked and sexually assaulted by teammates in the school's locker room.
The victim reportedly told police he was knocked to the ground and kicked by multiple players. Additionally, police said they are investigating reports from the student that one player "assaulted him in a sexual manner" during the incident.
Genoa Township Police Chief Steve Gammill released a statement in regard to the investigation on Friday, saying:
"I know there may be many rumors out there about this incident, but we don't deal with or address rumors. As a rule, we do not share specific details of any ongoing criminal investigation. We try hard to balance keeping the public informed, to the extent we can, on serious matters like this without jeopardizing our investigation."
In a statement to 10TV, a spokesperson with Westerville Central High said school officials have been fully cooperating and continue to do so. No additional comments were available at this time.
According to the police eport, misdemeanor charges of assault, disorderly conduct, and sexual imposition could be filed against those involved.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 614-568-2060.
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U.S., Syria, Iran: What Just Happened?
By Jack A. Smith | Oct 4, 2013 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Middle East, US | 0 |
US President Barack Obama warned Syria against crossing a "red line" by using chemical weapons in a press briefing on August 20, 2012
US President Barack Obama warned Syria against crossing a "red line" by using chemical weapons in a press briefing on August 20, 2012
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In the last month, the U. S. government has reversed course on its intention to attack Syria and conveyed the impression that it wants to mitigate Washington's long-term hostility toward Iran. Is a new era of peace and friendship emanating from the Obama Administration? Or is it, perhaps, a move to both spare President Obama a rejection of his war plans by Congress and to further U.S. global interests?
A few weeks ago, President Obama was determined to attack Syria over President Assad's alleged order to his army to use outlawed chemical weapons against civilians in a suburb of Damascus. Both Syria and its Russian ally deny the regime ordered the attack, and, despite the UN report, there is no direct evidence that it did so. There certainly hasn't been an explanation of why Assad — an individual who certainly clings to power — would undertake the one action that would provoke a U.S. attack.
Obama was so eager to send his cruise missiles into Syria he said he was "comfortable" not having approval from the UN, even though it would be illegal under international treaties to which the U.S. is a signatory. He said he had a right to commit an act of war against Syria without congressional approval. Secretary of State John Kerry, who actually seemed to be ranting at times, evidently provided the maximum evidence for attacking when he said President Assad "is like Hitler," so bombs away — but it didn't happen.
The unexpected occurred, removing the immediate threat of war when the Damascus regime agreed to give up its chemical weapons. Opposition forces were furious. They were counting on a U.S. bombardment to advance their struggle. Instead, inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will oversee the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal.
Until recent days, the Obama Administration was regularly increasing its draconian economic sanctions on Iran unless the Teheran government ended its attempt to build nuclear weapons.
Now, Obama is trying to cultivate a less hostile, working relationship with newly elected President Hassan Rouhani that may in time lead to a reduction in tensions that have continued without interruption since the hostage crisis of 1979. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is obviously supporting Rouhani's efforts.
In his first UN speech Rouhani said Iran was ready to enter talks regarding the nuclear question and emphasized Iran desired a reduction in tensions with the United States. He stated that Iran had a right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. He strongly repeated what Tehran has declared for years — that his country is not in the process of building a nuclear bomb.
The Oval Office sought to arrange a "chance" first meeting at the UN between the two presidents leading to a public handshake. Rouhani demurred; it was too early for that. Instead, Obama called the Iranian leader by arrangement Sept. 27 and conversed for 15 minutes about an improvement in relations and resolving to the nuclear imbroglio.
Some Iranians reportedly do not approve of the new president's willingness to compromise with the U.S., not least because there hasn't been a hint the sanctions will be removed. On Sept. 30, Gen. Mohammed Ali Jafari, a commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, said that Rouhani took a "firm and appropriate" position at the UN General Assembly, but should have refused the telephone call. Two days later, he received substantial support from parliament, when 230 members signed a statement of support for his efforts to improve relations with the U.S. and only 60 did not.
It is doubtful that the Obama Administration planned either of these big changes, especially the Syrian outcome. The White House may have intended an overture to the "moderate" Rouhani at some point but to do so while bombing or preparing to bomb Tehran's principal Arab ally was impractical. The abrupt decision not to bomb Syria made a talk possible.
It is extremely doubtful the steps taken by the U.S. in the last few weeks have anything to do with a new era of peace and friendship. President Obama was intent on bombing Syria as a show of U.S. power. As we discuss below, he completely misjudged the views of the American people regarding a new war and found himself on the precipice of a humiliating defeat. He grasped an unexpected way out.
Although he has long advocated and still desires regime change in Syria, Obama did not intend to topple the Assad regime. This wasn't for peaceful reasons. Over the last year he has come to recognize that his efforts to form a "moderate" front following U.S. orders have failed so far, and that the jihadist sector of the armed opposition has made huge advances in the last several months. If Assad fell now there's no telling who would end up in power controlling the regime's chemical weapons of mass destruction.
Toward Iran, the sanctions remain in place along with the threats. In a Sept. 30 meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama declared: "We take no options off the table, including military options." This, of course, is a threat to use force, which the UN Charter prohibits as well as "uses" of force, not that the Charter seems to matter any more.
Netanyahu's speech was that of a man who has learned nothing and forgotten nothing throughout his political career: "Israel will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons," he said. "If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone." Standing alone, lest we forget, with 200 nuclear weapons, a huge chemical war inventory, and Washington inevitably coming to the rescue. The usually staid Inter-Press Service described Netanyahu's diatribe as being "like the proverbial skunk at the garden party." Incidentally, Israel belongs to neither the nuclear nor the chemical weapons treaties.
Obama has been seeking to bankrupt Iran over the question of nuclear weapons when he knows full well that a 2007 assessment by the Director of National Intelligence on behalf of all U.S. spy agencies reported that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program years earlier — a finding reiterated in 2010 and applicable today. Actually Iran has several times sought reasonable solutions to the nuclear issue and improving relations but has been spurned. At the same time the Obama Administration has and continues to insist upon regime change in Damascus — without the jihadists —mainly because the Assad government is Iran's main Arab ally.
The United States exercises virtual hegemony over nearly the entire Middle East. It does not want oil-rich Iran to remain an independent major power in the region that won't bend its knee to Washington, especially if closer unity with neighboring Iraq is in its cards. America has sought regime change in Iran since its puppet, the vicious Shah of Iran, was overthrown in 1979. But it doesn't want a war because much of the Middle East would blow up. Now it is attempting to increase its influence by taking advantage of what it considers a more suitable government in Tehran.
Washington's long-range goals, of course, have not changed. Nor have Iran's.
Obama's only strategic contribution to U.S. foreign/military policy — the "pivot," or "rebalancing" to Asia, announced with considerable fanfare a couple of years ago and reiterated last May — envisages toning down Washington's obsession with the "global war on terrorism" and reducing America's military commitment to the Middle East.
Containing China remains Washington's most important geostrategic objective. This includes strengthening the military encirclement of China, developing stronger ties with nations in the region which would rather ally with Washington than Beijing, and forming a free trade association of nations in the Asia/Pacific sector known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that the U.S., naturally, would dominate.
The White House, however, is more unbalanced than ever in the Middle East/North Africa theater. The administration's hegemonic foreign/military policy is attempting to simultaneously manipulate events in Syria, Iran, Israel-Palestine, Afghanistan, western Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, the recent fighting in Mali and the terror bombing in Kenya, not to mention the unexpected growth of al-Qaeda affiliates in the region.
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Jack A. Smith is editor of the Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter and may be reached at [email protected]