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"Our major mission here on earth is always to help others."
Forrest Caricofe
Google search: About 462,000,000 results (1.26 seconds).
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YESTERDAY AND TODAY
**By the time I was finished posting my story, Postcrossing/postcard and a video the sun
had turned to thunderstorms, so I cleaned and organized the garage. I need to straighten
out and put away the tools and such that litter the top of the workbench then I believe the
interior of the garage will look pretty good. I also placed 10 American flags, the size of a
garden flag, out front to make sure I didn't miss today, Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday
in May). I told you yesterday that my GoPro web cam stopped and I needed to phone
support in a Pacific Time Zone, probably, California. Well, all at once, it came back to life
again and I was sure glad about that.
**Today I plan to, weather permitting, sow more Scots Commercial Grass Seed that I
recently purchased at Walmart. The forecast is for a high temperature of 75° and scattered
showers. I also bought a new bird feeder I need to install on a pole in one of the flower
beds.
**9:23 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. The weather forecast for today has changed to a high
temperature of 76° and partly cloudy skies. Maybe I'll have more time to get things done in
the flower beds and the yard.
I HAVE SOMETHING ON MY MIND
**Is the world a better place because of me? I've often wondered that. Do I do enough for
man and womankind? Am I to absorbed in what I want to do while neglecting others? I
seem to have a lot of questions, but no answers. Maybe I should think more about helping
others and not concentrating on me? It's very difficult for me to fail to answer the
questions I have. Will God judge me for what I sincerely believe that I do try to help and
care about others? My Father and Mother taught me to help others mostly by example and
I dearly hope they are looking on from Heaven and are, at least, somewhat proud of me.
That surely would be my greatest joy.
NEWS AND A COMMENT
*9:58 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. GE announces $15 billion of business deals with Saudi Arabia.
Reuters - 1 hour ago.
**A General Electric representative and a Saudi Governor agreed to this deal just ahead of
President Trump's arrival.
*8:13 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Melania Trump forgoes wearing headscarf in Saudi Arabia trip.
Fox News - 12 minutes ago.
"Melania Trump decided to not wear a headscarf upon arriving to Saudi Arabia Saturday
morning. The first lady wore long sleeves and pants to conform to the strict dress code
that Saudi Arabia enforces for its female citizens but did not cover her head ...."
**From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia.
Gender Inequality Index:
Value - 0.284 (2014).
Rank - 56th out of 157.
Maternal mortality (per 100,000) - 12 (2015).
Women in parliament - 19.9% (2014).
Females over 25 with secondary education - 60.5% (2014).
Women in labour force - 13% (2015).
Global Gender Gap Index:
Value - 0.583 (2016).
Rank - 141st out of 144.
"Women's rights in Saudi Arabia are limited in comparison to many of its neighbors. The
World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 141 out of
144 countries for gender parity, down from 134 out of 145 in 2015. The United Nations
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) elected Saudi Arabia on the U.N. Commission on the
Status of Women for 2018–2022. Women in Saudi Arabia constitute 13% of the country's
native workforce as of 2015.
However, women's status has changed in recent decades. Women were previously
forbidden from voting or being elected to political office, but in 2011 King Abdullah let
women vote in the 2015 local elections, as well as to be appointed to the Consultative
Assembly. There are more female university graduates in Saudi Arabia than male, and
female literacy is estimated to be 91%, which while still lower than male literacy is far
higher than it was 40 years ago. The average age at first marriage among Saudi females is
25 years.
Many conservative Saudi women do not support loosening traditional gender roles and
restrictions, on the grounds that Saudi Arabia is the closest thing to an "ideal and pure
Islamic nation," and under threat from "imported Western values".
Among the factors that define rights for women in Saudi are government laws, the Hanbali
and Wahhabi interpretation of Sunni Islam, and traditional customs of the Arabian
Peninsula. In 2017, King Salman ordered that women be allowed access to government
services such as education and healthcare without the need of consent of her guardian."
The article below lists 9 things a Saudi Arabian woman cannot do, but I'll mention 1 thing
that Saudi women can do but mostly won't because of the instiled values of Islam:
"There is no official law that bans women from driving, but deeply held religious beliefs
prohibit it, with Saudi clerics arguing that female drivers "undermine social values".
In 2011, the "Women2Drive" campaign encouraged women to disregard the laws and post
images and videos of themselves driving on social media to raise awareness of the issue in
an attempt to force change. It was not a major success."
http://www.theweek.co.uk/60339/nine-things-women-cant-do-in-saudi-arabia.
The First Lady is showing a little rebelliousness and setting the example for all Islamic
women everywhere.
*8:39 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Rouhani Wins Re-election in Iran by a Wide Margin.
New York Times - 2 hours ago.
"President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on May 13. With most of the votes from Friday's
election counted, the Interior Ministry said Mr. Rouhani had won 22.8 million."
"The most recent election tallies released by the Interior Ministry showed Rouhani
comfortably ahead with 59 percent of the 38.9 million votes counted. Rouhani won the
presidential election back in 2013 with only 51 percent." http://www.foxnews.com.
**As I reported yesterday: "*5:08 AM 5/19/2017 EDT. Iranian Women Fear Gains Will Be
Lost If Rouhani Loses Election. NBCNews.com - 56 minutes ago."
Iranian women were granted the right to vote in 1963 so most of the Iranian eligible to
vote, voted for President Hassan Rouhani.
American women were first allowed to vote after Congress passed the 19th Amendment on
June 4, 1919 and later ratified on August 18, 1920.
The Iranian women have voted for their "more freedom for women candidate," but until
major changes are made in the interpretation of the Koran, American and Iranian women
will remain worlds apart.
*9:28 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as controversies swirl at
home. CNN - 29 minutes ago.
**Steve Bannon was considered at one time to have the most influence and power 2nd
only to President Trump. It was reported by Reuters on April 6, 2017 that President Trump
removed Bannon from the National Security Council. Steve Bannon is a smart man who
once headed Breitbart News. Is he the reason for the turmoil in the White House?
Or maybe it's Michael Flynn the former national-security adviser?
*9:40 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Obscenity Charge.
New York Times - 18 hours ago.
"Anthony D. Weiner, the former New York Democratic congressman and candidate for
mayor, leaving federal court in Manhattan on Friday."
**Just like Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby and others, Anthony D. Weiner can't keep his pants up.
From http://www.yourdictionary.com/weiner: Definition: noun.
"Weiner is a smoked sausage or a slang term for penis. The common spelling is wiener.
An example of a weiner is a hot dog.
An example of a weiner is how a parent might refer to their toddler son's penis."
Anthony, just like his last name implies, sure ain't a smoked sausage, he's "a slang term for
penis."
*10:00 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Pentagon provides update on ISIS fight, announces new
'deconfliction' effort with Russia. CNN - 15 hours ago.
"Days after taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump ordered a 30-day review of
the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and on Friday, America's top officials
overseeing that fight gave the first briefing ...."
**I cannot for the life of me think why the U. S. and Russia are on opposing sides in this
war in Syria that began in March 2011. I hope this new agreement will mean that Russia
will finally do the right thing and join the U. S. and rebel forces in the fight against the evil
dictator, Assad.
*10:18 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Fox News Fires 'The Five' Co-Host Bob Beckel Over Racist
Comment. Variety - 22 hours ago.
"Fox News Channel is parting ways - again - with Bob Beckel, the co-host of its primetime
program, “The Five.” “Bob Beckel was terminated today for making an insensitive remark
to an African-American employee,” the network said in a statement."
**Is Sean Hannity (weekdays from 10 to 11 PM ET) one of a few left at Foxnews?
*10:45 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Preakness 2017: Projected Prize Money Earnings, Order of
Finish and More. Bleacher Report - 42 minutes ago.
"The second leg of the Triple Crown is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Always
Dreaming as the Kentucky Derby champion preps for what figures to be a close contest at
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore."
Preakness 2017: Projected Prize Money Earnings, Order of Finish and More:
ALEC NATHAN. MAY 20, 2017.
"BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 18: Classic Empire exercises in front of watching fans in
preparation for the Preakness Stakes this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2017
in Baltimore, Maryland.
The second leg of the Triple Crown is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Always
Dreaming as the Kentucky Derby champion preps for what figures to be a close contest at
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
And while the Todd Pletcher-trained colt had to stave off a field of 19 other competitors at
the Kentucky Derby, he will be competing against a smaller field that consists of 10 horses
total on Saturday.
Thus, it's not surprising Always Dreaming clocks in as a -110 favorite to take home the
lion's share of this year's $1.5 million purse, according to OddsShark.
With that status in mind, here's a race preview with a rundown of projected top finishers
and prize money breakdown:
Race Projections
1. Always Dreaming; $900,000
2. Classic Empire; $300,000
3. Conquest Mo Money; $165,000
4. Lookin At Lee; $90,000
5. Cloud Computing; $45,000
Always Dreaming stole the show two weeks ago in the shadow of the Twin Spires, and it
won't be a shock if he goes two-for-two to open up the possibility of a Triple Crown
triumph at The Belmont in June.
Not only is Pletcher's prized horse surging at the right time, but he appears to be in tip-top
shape two weeks after his victory at the Run for the Roses.
"The tank seems full, he seems eager to go, and we're just trying to keep him on the
ground one more day," Pletcher said, according to Blood Horse's Alicia Wincze Hughes.
"The Derby actually surprised me with how well he bounced out of it. His energy level was
immediately good and has remained so throughout. At this point, I just want the race to
get here. He's doing so good."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2710412-preakness-2017-projected-prize-money-
earnings-order-of-finish-and-more.
**Enjoy the Preakness (2nd leg of the Triple Crown) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,
Maryland. "And they're off" will take place at approximately 6:45 p.m. ET.
*11:02 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. 'Doomsday' seed vault meant to survive global disasters
breached by climate change. The Verge - 20 hours ago.
"The seed bank designed to preserve the world's crops and plants in the event of global
disaster isn't prepared to withstand the greatest global disaster facing our planet: global
warming."
**Although these seeds are meant for future generations because of a natural disaster or
other events, I hope that these seeds will withstand the affects of global warming. I do like
planting seeds in my flower beds.
*11:09 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. 'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought.
CNN - May 19, 2017.
"The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet:
kissing bugs. Their name stems from the fact that they like biting humans around their lips
and faces as they sleep, after which they defecate into the wound ..."
Excerpts: "The kissing bugs behind the disease have also been reported in 25 US states,
with the largest concentration in the South."
"Infectious parasite, Trypanasoma cruzi. The parasite then enters the bloodstream and
causes Chagas disease, also known as trypanosomiasis" (somtimes fatal).
By Meera Senthilingam, CNN. Updated 3:00 PM ET, Fri May 19, 2017.
**I know a lot about mosquitoes because if bitten by the female mosquito I suffer a bite that
itches for days. Mosquitoes like dark places, believing dark places is their home, and fly
only about 300 feet from their nest. They avoid sunshine and rain and bite when the sun is
shinning or in the dry darkness of night.
The Trypanasoma cruzi (kissing bug) appears to remain south of Ohio for now, but with the
onset of increasing temperatures I'll expect they will arrive soon.
Copyright ©2013 iliveinmycarandeatverywell.com All Rights Reserved
"Our major mission here on earth is always to help others."
Forrest Caricofe
Google search: About 462,000,000 results (1.26 seconds).
No results found for "Our major mission here on earth is to always help others."
YESTERDAY AND TODAY
**By the time I was finished posting my story, Postcrossing/postcard and a video the sun
had turned to thunderstorms, so I cleaned and organized the garage. I need to straighten
out and put away the tools and such that litter the top of the workbench then I believe the
interior of the garage will look pretty good. I also placed 10 American flags, the size of a
garden flag, out front to make sure I didn't miss today, Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday
in May). I told you yesterday that my GoPro web cam stopped and I needed to phone
support in a Pacific Time Zone, probably, California. Well, all at once, it came back to life
again and I was sure glad about that.
**Today I plan to, weather permitting, sow more Scots Commercial Grass Seed that I
recently purchased at Walmart. The forecast is for a high temperature of 75° and scattered
showers. I also bought a new bird feeder I need to install on a pole in one of the flower
beds.
**9:23 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. The weather forecast for today has changed to a high
temperature of 76° and partly cloudy skies. Maybe I'll have more time to get things done in
the flower beds and the yard.
I HAVE SOMETHING ON MY MIND
**Is the world a better place because of me? I've often wondered that. Do I do enough for
man and womankind? Am I to absorbed in what I want to do while neglecting others? I
seem to have a lot of questions, but no answers. Maybe I should think more about helping
others and not concentrating on me? It's very difficult for me to fail to answer the
questions I have. Will God judge me for what I sincerely believe that I do try to help and
care about others? My Father and Mother taught me to help others mostly by example and
I dearly hope they are looking on from Heaven and are, at least, somewhat proud of me.
That surely would be my greatest joy.
NEWS AND A COMMENT
*9:58 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. GE announces $15 billion of business deals with Saudi Arabia.
Reuters - 1 hour ago.
**A General Electric representative and a Saudi Governor agreed to this deal just ahead of
President Trump's arrival.
*8:13 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Melania Trump forgoes wearing headscarf in Saudi Arabia trip.
Fox News - 12 minutes ago.
"Melania Trump decided to not wear a headscarf upon arriving to Saudi Arabia Saturday
morning. The first lady wore long sleeves and pants to conform to the strict dress code
that Saudi Arabia enforces for its female citizens but did not cover her head ...."
**From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia.
Gender Inequality Index:
Value - 0.284 (2014).
Rank - 56th out of 157.
Maternal mortality (per 100,000) - 12 (2015).
Women in parliament - 19.9% (2014).
Females over 25 with secondary education - 60.5% (2014).
Women in labour force - 13% (2015).
Global Gender Gap Index:
Value - 0.583 (2016).
Rank - 141st out of 144.
"Women's rights in Saudi Arabia are limited in comparison to many of its neighbors. The
World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 141 out of
144 countries for gender parity, down from 134 out of 145 in 2015. The United Nations
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) elected Saudi Arabia on the U.N. Commission on the
Status of Women for 2018–2022. Women in Saudi Arabia constitute 13% of the country's
native workforce as of 2015.
However, women's status has changed in recent decades. Women were previously
forbidden from voting or being elected to political office, but in 2011 King Abdullah let
women vote in the 2015 local elections, as well as to be appointed to the Consultative
Assembly. There are more female university graduates in Saudi Arabia than male, and
female literacy is estimated to be 91%, which while still lower than male literacy is far
higher than it was 40 years ago. The average age at first marriage among Saudi females is
25 years.
Many conservative Saudi women do not support loosening traditional gender roles and
restrictions, on the grounds that Saudi Arabia is the closest thing to an "ideal and pure
Islamic nation," and under threat from "imported Western values".
Among the factors that define rights for women in Saudi are government laws, the Hanbali
and Wahhabi interpretation of Sunni Islam, and traditional customs of the Arabian
Peninsula. In 2017, King Salman ordered that women be allowed access to government
services such as education and healthcare without the need of consent of her guardian."
The article below lists 9 things a Saudi Arabian woman cannot do, but I'll mention 1 thing
that Saudi women can do but mostly won't because of the instiled values of Islam:
"There is no official law that bans women from driving, but deeply held religious beliefs
prohibit it, with Saudi clerics arguing that female drivers "undermine social values".
In 2011, the "Women2Drive" campaign encouraged women to disregard the laws and post
images and videos of themselves driving on social media to raise awareness of the issue in
an attempt to force change. It was not a major success."
http://www.theweek.co.uk/60339/nine-things-women-cant-do-in-saudi-arabia.
The First Lady is showing a little rebelliousness and setting the example for all Islamic
women everywhere.
*8:39 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Rouhani Wins Re-election in Iran by a Wide Margin.
New York Times - 2 hours ago.
"President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on May 13. With most of the votes from Friday's
election counted, the Interior Ministry said Mr. Rouhani had won 22.8 million."
"The most recent election tallies released by the Interior Ministry showed Rouhani
comfortably ahead with 59 percent of the 38.9 million votes counted. Rouhani won the
presidential election back in 2013 with only 51 percent." http://www.foxnews.com.
**As I reported yesterday: "*5:08 AM 5/19/2017 EDT. Iranian Women Fear Gains Will Be
Lost If Rouhani Loses Election. NBCNews.com - 56 minutes ago."
Iranian women were granted the right to vote in 1963 so most of the Iranian eligible to
vote, voted for President Hassan Rouhani.
American women were first allowed to vote after Congress passed the 19th Amendment on
June 4, 1919 and later ratified on August 18, 1920.
The Iranian women have voted for their "more freedom for women candidate," but until
major changes are made in the interpretation of the Koran, American and Iranian women
will remain worlds apart.
*9:28 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as controversies swirl at
home. CNN - 29 minutes ago.
**Steve Bannon was considered at one time to have the most influence and power 2nd
only to President Trump. It was reported by Reuters on April 6, 2017 that President Trump
removed Bannon from the National Security Council. Steve Bannon is a smart man who
once headed Breitbart News. Is he the reason for the turmoil in the White House?
Or maybe it's Michael Flynn the former national-security adviser?
*9:40 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Obscenity Charge.
New York Times - 18 hours ago.
"Anthony D. Weiner, the former New York Democratic congressman and candidate for
mayor, leaving federal court in Manhattan on Friday."
**Just like Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby and others, Anthony D. Weiner can't keep his pants up.
From http://www.yourdictionary.com/weiner: Definition: noun.
"Weiner is a smoked sausage or a slang term for penis. The common spelling is wiener.
An example of a weiner is a hot dog.
An example of a weiner is how a parent might refer to their toddler son's penis."
Anthony, just like his last name implies, sure ain't a smoked sausage, he's "a slang term for
penis."
*10:00 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Pentagon provides update on ISIS fight, announces new
'deconfliction' effort with Russia. CNN - 15 hours ago.
"Days after taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump ordered a 30-day review of
the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and on Friday, America's top officials
overseeing that fight gave the first briefing ...."
**I cannot for the life of me think why the U. S. and Russia are on opposing sides in this
war in Syria that began in March 2011. I hope this new agreement will mean that Russia
will finally do the right thing and join the U. S. and rebel forces in the fight against the evil
dictator, Assad.
*10:18 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Fox News Fires 'The Five' Co-Host Bob Beckel Over Racist
Comment. Variety - 22 hours ago.
"Fox News Channel is parting ways - again - with Bob Beckel, the co-host of its primetime
program, “The Five.” “Bob Beckel was terminated today for making an insensitive remark
to an African-American employee,” the network said in a statement."
**Is Sean Hannity (weekdays from 10 to 11 PM ET) one of a few left at Foxnews?
*10:45 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. Preakness 2017: Projected Prize Money Earnings, Order of
Finish and More. Bleacher Report - 42 minutes ago.
"The second leg of the Triple Crown is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Always
Dreaming as the Kentucky Derby champion preps for what figures to be a close contest at
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore."
Preakness 2017: Projected Prize Money Earnings, Order of Finish and More:
ALEC NATHAN. MAY 20, 2017.
"BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 18: Classic Empire exercises in front of watching fans in
preparation for the Preakness Stakes this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2017
in Baltimore, Maryland.
The second leg of the Triple Crown is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Always
Dreaming as the Kentucky Derby champion preps for what figures to be a close contest at
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
And while the Todd Pletcher-trained colt had to stave off a field of 19 other competitors at
the Kentucky Derby, he will be competing against a smaller field that consists of 10 horses
total on Saturday.
Thus, it's not surprising Always Dreaming clocks in as a -110 favorite to take home the
lion's share of this year's $1.5 million purse, according to OddsShark.
With that status in mind, here's a race preview with a rundown of projected top finishers
and prize money breakdown:
Race Projections
1. Always Dreaming; $900,000
2. Classic Empire; $300,000
3. Conquest Mo Money; $165,000
4. Lookin At Lee; $90,000
5. Cloud Computing; $45,000
Always Dreaming stole the show two weeks ago in the shadow of the Twin Spires, and it
won't be a shock if he goes two-for-two to open up the possibility of a Triple Crown
triumph at The Belmont in June.
Not only is Pletcher's prized horse surging at the right time, but he appears to be in tip-top
shape two weeks after his victory at the Run for the Roses.
"The tank seems full, he seems eager to go, and we're just trying to keep him on the
ground one more day," Pletcher said, according to Blood Horse's Alicia Wincze Hughes.
"The Derby actually surprised me with how well he bounced out of it. His energy level was
immediately good and has remained so throughout. At this point, I just want the race to
get here. He's doing so good."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2710412-preakness-2017-projected-prize-money-
earnings-order-of-finish-and-more.
**Enjoy the Preakness (2nd leg of the Triple Crown) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,
Maryland. "And they're off" will take place at approximately 6:45 p.m. ET.
*11:02 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. 'Doomsday' seed vault meant to survive global disasters
breached by climate change. The Verge - 20 hours ago.
"The seed bank designed to preserve the world's crops and plants in the event of global
disaster isn't prepared to withstand the greatest global disaster facing our planet: global
warming."
**Although these seeds are meant for future generations because of a natural disaster or
other events, I hope that these seeds will withstand the affects of global warming. I do like
planting seeds in my flower beds.
*11:09 AM 5/20/2017 EDT. 'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought.
CNN - May 19, 2017.
"The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet:
kissing bugs. Their name stems from the fact that they like biting humans around their lips
and faces as they sleep, after which they defecate into the wound ..."
Excerpts: "The kissing bugs behind the disease have also been reported in 25 US states,
with the largest concentration in the South."
"Infectious parasite, Trypanasoma cruzi. The parasite then enters the bloodstream and
causes Chagas disease, also known as trypanosomiasis" (somtimes fatal).
By Meera Senthilingam, CNN. Updated 3:00 PM ET, Fri May 19, 2017.
**I know a lot about mosquitoes because if bitten by the female mosquito I suffer a bite that
itches for days. Mosquitoes like dark places, believing dark places is their home, and fly
only about 300 feet from their nest. They avoid sunshine and rain and bite when the sun is
shinning or in the dry darkness of night.
The Trypanasoma cruzi (kissing bug) appears to remain south of Ohio for now, but with the
onset of increasing temperatures I'll expect they will arrive soon.
Copyright ©2013 iliveinmycarandeatverywell.com All Rights Reserved
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