Working Away.......

The team has been "On the prowl" as we are also seeing the results from the latest states starting to come in.   Our team published a "notation" earlier today on it.

It was also another very interesting day for me as I was on the "Grid" on the Daily Prowl supporting #Outsiders.    I saw this from Robin Wright which was quite a story on #Iran:

Working away making the rounds as I saw this....there is still a very very long way to go despite the apparent incremental gains in #Iran.....Thank you Robin Wright for this...beautifully written as always....
Posted by Mike Pouraryan on Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Mir Hossein Mousavi was the leader of the Green Movement that continues to be under detention along with his wife.    Khatami, the Former President, contineus to be banned (just like Mandela was) as Rouhani continues his incremental moves.     Khamenei continues to call the shots as he made a move to appoint a lower level cleric as the "Supremo" for the Foundation that looks after Imam Reza Shrine that also happens to be one of the biggest enterprises in Iran.      I made it a point of writing an tweet on Khameini's Twitter Account noting how desperate the situation ahs been in Mashad that gets 20 Million Visitors a year and how at least half of the people live below the poverty line.       Our team will have more on a future edition of "Notation" on it--I note this because I have been thinking about what now as the elections was just held and assessing the simple question:  What Now?    

As A New Week Dawns: Thoughts On #Outsiders & Mrs. Reagan.....

It is the dawn of a new week and our team has been busy with a series of notations and views of the week.   It has been quite a busy weekend and our team is on the prowl with the daily watch #hashtags.  But, it was also a bit of a sad weekend as I begin this week though in my own "corner" with a personal thought on the passing of Nancy Reagan.    The Former First Lady passed away from congestive heart failure this weekend at the age of 94.   

I had profound disagreements with President Reagan from a policy perspective.   However, I could not help but underscore how he worked to bridge differences and make courageous decisions.   For instance, I  viewed his decision to raise taxes as courageous that went against conservative orthodoxy.  I viewed his courageous stance against the NRA as principled.   I even view his attempt at an opening to Iran in 1986 as courageous as well.       For me, the power behind what made
I personally had profound disagreements with President Reagan from a policy perspective.   However, I could not help but underscore how he worked to bridge differences and make courageous decisions.   For instance, I viewed his decision to raise taxes as courageous that went against conservative orthodoxy.  I viewed his courageous stance against the NRA as principled.   I even view his attempt at an opening to Iran in 1986 as courageous as well.       For me, the power behind what made Reagan Reagan was Mrs Reagan.  It was ultimately a love story that sustained Ronald Reagan in good times and tough times--especially as Ronald Reagan came out with his letter announcing his disease and the long goodbye. --which again underscored a sense of courage that is at the heart of leadership today.   

As I was working on supporting the network,  I just saw this from the Office of the Speaker and think that it is a fitting tribute to one of the pivotal persons who served America.  .  May her Soul RIP: 

Mrs. Reagan March 7, 2016  |  Speaker Paul Ryan  |  http://spkrryan.us/1M2ZiIc On January 20, 1989, after the new president was sworn in, President and Mrs. Reagan departed Washington from the East Front of the Capitol Building. Today, at my request, flags above the Capitol fly at half-staff in honor of her memory.  President Reagan could not have achieved all he did without Nancy. She brought a sense of grace and dignity to the White House, and the times. She showed us all the meaning of devotion throughout his presidency, and his long goodbye.  This was her service. It was her way of giving back.  The people’s House extends its condolences to the Reagan family and offers its prayers on the passing of a great American. Flags at the U.S. Capitol fly at half-staff in honor of Nancy Reagan's memory.

Working Away: On #outsiders This Week & @SabbathManifesto

It has been admittedly a challenging week in #outsiders with team members down with the flu and as all took queue from me noting how "virtually breathless they all were".     As our team finished the latest notations, one exciting one I was happy about was their selection of one of my favorite groups: Shakatak as selections were featured on our properties.

As I have been finishing off some brief thoughts, I just saw a tweet from the Guardian that Ben Carson has officially dropped out of the Presidential Race.   It will be quite a show to be witness too--no question.  As I was supporting the team with some of the other initiatives including Brexit (the subject of a future notation), what shocked me was that the former President of Brazil was detained in a widening corruption probe.    This is as I was also reviewing reports this week on the rather obscene brithday celebration by the dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.    Mugabe was one of the original focus points as I launched what has eventually evolved into #outsiders today--more on that soon.

Beyond our World, there is also another interesting event before us--The National Day of Unplugging.   I hope I can live up to this 24 hours--Please check out what they are up to by visiting here--as I hope to be "dark" to live up to this (and as I hope our team is as well!!!):

Wishing you all a great weekend: