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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** OUR HAPPY THANKSGIVING MESSAGE  Celebrating Thanksgiving in America THEODORE ROOSEVELT: A PROCLAMATION THANKSGIVING DAY, 1901 A Proclamation The season is nigh when, according to the time-hallowed custom of our people, the President appoints a day as the especial occasion for praise and thanksgiving to God. This Thanksgiving finds the people still bowed with sorrow for the death of a great and good President. We mourn President McKinley because we so loved and honored him; and the manner of his death should awaken in the breasts of our people a keen anxiety for the country, and at the same time a resolute purpose not to be driven by any calamity from the path of strong, orderly, popular liberty which as a nation we have thus far safely trod. Yet in spite of this great disaster, it is nevertheless true that no people on earth have such abundant cause for thanksgiving as we have. The past year in particular has been one of peace and plenty. We have prospered in things material and have been able to work for our own uplifting in things intellectual and spiritual. Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us; and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips and shows itself in deeds. We can best prove our thankfulness to the Almighty by the way in which on this earth and at this time each of us does his duty to his fellow men. Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of general thanksgiving Thursday, the 28th of this present November, and do recommend that throughout the land the people cease from their wonted occupations, and at their several homes and places of worship reverently thank the Giver of all good for the countless blessings of our national life. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this second day of November, A. D. 1901, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-sixth. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Happy Thanksgiving to all.. Warmest best, GabriellaR45   Happy to share this one last time. . { |
| ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Nobel Prize Winner, 2020 Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize for Literature Ms Glück was recognized for "her unmistakable poetic voice, that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal" said the Swedish Academy, which oversees the award. Ms Glück was born in 1943 in New York. She lives in Massachusetts and is professor of English at Yale University. "Baskets” includes these lines: I take my basket to the brazen market, to the gathering place, I ask you, how much beauty can a person bear? It is heavier than ugliness, even the burden of emptiness is nothing beside it. Crates of eggs, papaya, sacks of yellow lemons — I am not a strong woman. It isn’t easy to want so much, to walk with such a heavy basket, either bent reed, or willow. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
Stymied Sarah ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only **  First and foremost: This G is preparing to move on at the end of November after 14 great years on W.Com. I can't find the words to tell you how much I will miss all of you. My good news is I have joined a group of remarkable writers right here in Vermont. Meeting in person and sharing work is a delightful experience . KEEPING IN TOUCH: If You Want to Keep in Touch once in a while, share your mail, email address or phone # and I'll share mine, ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Before I go, I'm going to nab my share of fun planting a few tid-bits on the Newsfeed. Each right answer deserves 1,000 gps Mail your answers to me: gabrielllar45 Which event does the protagonist travel to in "The Sun Also Rises"? Tour de France Oktoberfest Running of the Bulls World Series Which era does Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer-winning “Beloved” take place? Reconstruction Civil Rights Movement Who was the wife of Zeus ? Hera Aphrodite Persephone became trapped in the underworld after eating what? Strawberries Olives Ambrosia Pomegranate Seeds ,, |
| Rosh Hashanah has begun: What do you know about the two-day Jewish holiday that leads into Yom Kippur USA Today on MSN.com12 hours ago ? Rosh Hashanah, which begins on Friday and ends Sunday, kicks off the most important week of the year. |
| ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Rest in Peace, Ruth Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the liberal icon who served on the Supreme Court since 1993 and who crusaded for women’s rights before that, died on Friday at the age of 87. She was once passed over for a clerkship on the Supreme Court because of her gender, was the second woman to sit on the nation’s highest court after Sandra Day O’Connor, and the first Jewish woman to do so. President Bill Clinton nominated her to the Supreme Court in 1993 after she had served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1980. From 2006 until 2009, she was the only woman on the Supreme Court. (Huffpoint) |
NEWSFEED INTEREST: WRITING/JOURNALISM Sharing this News and Your Views. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor - now living in Russia - whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013. The Republican president's comments followed an interview Trump gave to the New York Post this week in which he said of Snowden that "there are a lot of people that think that he is not being treated fairly" by U.S. law enforcement. "I'm going to start looking at it," Trump told reporters about a possible pardon, speaking at a news conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club. U.S. authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013. Snowden fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after he leaked a trove of secret files in 2013 to news organizations that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA. Snowden's Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, told RIA news agency the United States should not simply pardon him, but should drop all possible prosecutions against Snowden as he had not commited any crimes. "He was acting not only in the interest of the American citizens, but in the interest of all the humankind," Kucherena said. Trump's softening stance toward Snowden represents a sharp reversal. Shortly after the leaks, Trump expressed hostility toward Snowden, calling him "a spy who should be executed." --->Use This Opportunity To Summarize Your Position |
| Knowing the issues we are seeing exposed within our own FBI, CIA, Justice Department, I have very little faith in their conclusion that he is the lone "bad actor" in all this. I for one would want to hear what Snowden knows under oath. I also want to know who, or what higher up organization in our country could have been involved in helping this guy escape. I don't really believe he managed this on his own or only with the aid of some foreign entity. What I am saying is, this is a very complex issues that begs answers. Should he be outright pardoned? Not necessarily, there has to be more investigation. The way he did release the information about surveillance upon citizens was not done under the guideline protections offered a whistle blower, but rather, as a rogue actor. This is why we need to know if he undertook this on his own, or, was he handled by a powerful figure higher up the chain regarding the leak, to harm a particular agency? Was this possibly a power grab by one alphabet organization to discredit the other? My conclusion is, I can't say at this stage of the debate if he should be outright pardoned or serve some jail time for his part, but not a full prison sentence if he cooperates in a thorough investigation whereby we get all the questions answered. I tend to lean to the latter. Just one person's opinion, here.  |
| I guess each person makes their own choices in this world, and Snowden made his. He felt he did this for the greater good. He decided to leak details of the secret programmes being run by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK’s secret communication headquarters, GCHQ. This extreme spying going on by these agencies made him uneasy, and he decided to come forth with information on what was happening. He gave up everything to do this! I, myself, don't like being spied on, and I think by doing what he did, he stopped them in their tracks - 'because they are now under closer scrunity.' Just my opinion on what I've read about Edward Snowden.  |
𝓦𝓮𝓫W𝓲𝓽𝓬𝓱  raises an interesting point about if Snowden was being manipulated somehow. We can only assume he acted alone. Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly acted alone. How long will that debate live? I just know, as a journalist, breaking a story is similar to leaking information. Either you are good at your job at attaining info or someone spoon fed the reporter the details because they want that news (with a particular slant) to get out. I've heard of it referenced on Community as, 'getting out ahead of the story, Letterman style.' Was Snowden deliberately put in that position? Was it his conscience that made him reveal info? Trump can ask questions and might not get all the details. Making a pact to get testimony also makes sense before a pardon. We cannot fully know what goes on in Washington. I'm certain this is not that transparent. I do know, the president leaked what he's thinking for a reason: To gauge public input or grease the narrative a bit, get the wheels moving for whatever political motivations? |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ADVICE TO FIRST-TIME AUTHORS Written by Michael Hyatt As a fledgling author of a first book, what do you do ? Educate Yourself. If you want to publish with a general market publisher, read 2016 Writer’s Market by Robert Lee Brewer. If you want to write for the Christian Market, read The Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2015-16 by Jerry Jenkins. Both books include writer’s guidelines and submission procedures for publishing houses. These books will give you a good overview of the literary marketplace. Follow Publishing Blogs You can get some incredibly helpful advice and straight-talk from people who work in the industry. Hyatt recommends this group of 4: Rachelle Gardner Jane Friedman Chip MacGregor Yates & Yates PS. While there are other blogs, Michael Hyatt found these to be the most useful. You will find more valuable info when you
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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Franck Andre Jamme wrote a selection of poems to emulate the tablets found on small gold leaves in ancient Roman graves. The leaves were folded in the hands of the dead. They were written to seal the crossing of the dead to the other side. These poems were inspired by the ancient Roman tablets. . T O S I N G E V E R Y M O R N I N G O F T H E R E B I R T H O F T H E S U N W I T H O U T T R U L Y K N O W I N G IT |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** A Warm Welcome to a bright New Member, Floyd. This is a perfect piece for today. Read and Appreciate:
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| This Date in History: Just a Smattering of What Happened on July 1 "Preparation: United States Declaration of Independence.1776 *1st US postage stamps go on sale, 5 cent Franklin and 10 cent, 1847 * First public schoolhouse for the poor opens in Washington and San Francisco, 1862 *Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confederate, 1863 *1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's advance halted. *American Civil War: Massachusetts Governor receives permission from *Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent (54th Massachusetts Regiment) 1863 "1st black Civil War regiment, So Carolina Volunteers join US army, 1862 *United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico, 1823 *1st US newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal.1867 *Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves. 1863 + 1st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect, 1863 *Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, 29,000 injured or die, 1863 *Union General and President of the US : Ulysses S Grant, 1877 *Abolitionist, Harriet Tubman Works on rescuing slaves. 1863 *Albert Einstein introduces his theory of special relativity, 1905 *The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader , 1991 *On Midnight, July 1, Hong Kong was returned to China by the British, 1997  Has anyone in our group of talented writers written a book or story that takes place druing the civil war.? |
| On June 1, 1863 Harriet Tubman joined Colonel James Montgomery and his 2nd South Carolina Infantry, composed of emancipated slaves, in an assault on several plantations along the Combahee River. This raid rescued more than 700 enslaved people, many of whom later enlisted in the Union army. These actions weakened the Confederate economy while providing the Union army with more soldiers. Her role in the raid was celebrated in the press, increasing her fame. |
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| Today’s Highlight in History: On June 22, 1977, John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.) On this date: In 1911, Britain’s King George V was crowned at Westminster Abbey. In 1918, a train carrying members of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and their families was rear-ended during an emergency stop by another train near Hammond, Indiana, killing at least 86 people aboard the circus train. In 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris. In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act --more popularly known as the “GI Bill of Rights.” In 1981, Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock star John Lennon. Abolhassan Bani-Sadr was deposed as president of Iran |
| Responding to Your Question: You asked how many African-Americans took part in the Civil War. At the end of the war, the rough number given to the participation of black soldiers is 179.000. This number includes members of the Union Army and the Navy. Many black soldiers created Infantry and National Guard units of their own. More than 1,000 black soldiers responded to the call for soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. One quarter of this number came from slave states. To lead the 54th Massachusetts, Governor Andrew chose a young white officer named Robert Gould Shaw. |
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