The Friday Musical Interlude: Earth Wind & Fire Performs "September"....

It is Friday here in #Outsiders and once again time for the Friday Musical Interlude.    Our team chose "Earth Wind & Fire" as the artist of the week and we hope all enjoy this selection--as we all remember!!! 

Notations On World: Brief Late Breaking Developments re: @GOP; #Syria & #Guns

As the morning dawns, the US House GOP Caucus has begun a meeting to try and figure out the leadership vaccum that resulted after Congressman Kevin McCarthy withdrew from the race.   There is "talk" of Paul Ryan being the unifier.   It is a developing story. 

Brig. General Hossein Hamedani

Beyond Washington, there is the war in Syria.    We just received reports that a Senior Iranian Military Advisor, Brigader General Hossein Hamedani,  has died in Syria.   This was announced by the Public Affairs Branch of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp.    It underscores the high level of involvment by Iran which has been well-known. 








As we went to press, we are monitoring a news conference in Arizona as another college shooting occured at Northern Arizona University.       According to the statement, an 18-year student produced a gun during an altercation and killed one student and injured three students.   The shooter is in custody.   This is as President Obama prepares to visit the families of the Oregon Shooting victims.

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 Has Been Awarded....

We here @ #Outsiders are listening to the annoucement by the Nobel Committee in Oslo as they have awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the Tunisian National Quartet Dialogue for their contribution to the new Tunisian Constitution.    We here @ #Outsiders congratulate them on this honor because they were able to achieve the near impossible because as the statement noted, Islamists and Securalists can work together to insure that the benefits of the Jasmine Revolution will be safeguarded.   

Tunisia continues to present profound challenges.   We echo the statement of the Nobel Committee in that we hope that it serves as an example for all.

It is always fasincating to be witness to history.