We hope all enjoy this "Musical Interlude"
2/11/2015
On the Eve of President Lincoln's Birthday: Remembering (w/an Update on Negotiations re: Ukraine)
Tomorrow is President Lincoln's Birthday. America celebrates President's Day as she remembers both President Lincoln and President Washington. In that honor, we here @ #Outsiders felt that this courtesy of +Jonathan Huie was ever so crucial & timely:
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
- Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865)
If you look for the bad in people
expecting to find it, you surely will.
- Abraham Lincoln
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other one thing.
- Abraham Lincoln
You cannot escape the responsibility
of tomorrow by evading it today.
- Abraham Lincoln
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years.
- Abraham Lincoln
We are also seeing reports of Russia and Ukraine being close to an agreement to stop the War in Eastern Ukraine. They have been meeting in Minsk. We have just seen reports from +FRANCE 24 and +Wall Street Journal quoting Vladimir Putin that ceasefire is slated to come into effect Feburary 15. Hopefully this ceasefire will be last. Over 5,000 people have lost their lives and over 13,000 have been injured.
2/10/2015
Notations On Our World: On the Earthquake in #India And the Future of the #Modi Juggernaut
It has been a fascinating 24 hours in India. The ruling party, the BJP, was reduced to only 3 seats in the National Capital as the Congress Party was literally wiped off the map. The BJP pulled out all the stops in showcasing the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister and the entire Union Cabinet (Similar to what is referred to as in the Federal Cabinet in the United States). We reviewed reports of BJP's supremo, Amith Shah, not happy as he oversaw his son's wedding.
NDTV's Vikram Chandra noted that the entire opposition can travel in Delhi on a Rickshaw -what is the normal mode of transport in Delhi & we have noted one below for reference here:
When the results in India were announced, the AAP leader, Mr. Kejriwal, said that the results were scary and told them not to get arrogant. He is also slated to see the Indian Prime Minister later on and is slated to invite him to his swearing in along with Union Ministers and the Delhi Lokh Sabha (Lower House of Parliament Delegation).
From all the reporting we've reviewed here @ #outsiders, they won the old fashioned way: They pounded the pavement and won fair and square. This was underscored earlier when this was released:
It was quite engaging and refreshing as the AAP leaders were on NDTV underscoring how they were different--the question is whether they can take what they have achieved in Delhi and take it to the next level. The next immediate challenge is Bihar--the second most populous State in India which is about to hold elections which will also be fascinating to observe.
NDTV's Vikram Chandra noted that the entire opposition can travel in Delhi on a Rickshaw -what is the normal mode of transport in Delhi & we have noted one below for reference here:
When the results in India were announced, the AAP leader, Mr. Kejriwal, said that the results were scary and told them not to get arrogant. He is also slated to see the Indian Prime Minister later on and is slated to invite him to his swearing in along with Union Ministers and the Delhi Lokh Sabha (Lower House of Parliament Delegation).
From all the reporting we've reviewed here @ #outsiders, they won the old fashioned way: They pounded the pavement and won fair and square. This was underscored earlier when this was released:
Quite an scathing rebuke to PM #Modi, although Mr. #Kejriwal is inviting him to Sat. Ceremony...time will tell: http://t.co/zA2rJtHStE
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) February 11, 2015
It was quite engaging and refreshing as the AAP leaders were on NDTV underscoring how they were different--the question is whether they can take what they have achieved in Delhi and take it to the next level. The next immediate challenge is Bihar--the second most populous State in India which is about to hold elections which will also be fascinating to observe.
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