On the Eve of the weekend: Notations

It was quite a day in our World as the Prime Minister of Canada was welcomed at the White House and as the GOP went at it again.   Our team decided to be more upbeat as it featured selections from the artist of the week, Kygo,  as it continued its' on-going research for upcoming editions of Notations.

As I was finishing off an early round "on the grid", I ran across this from a Facebook Friend that blew me away: 

"I failed 3 times in college. I applied 30 times to get a job but I was always rejected. When KFC came to China for the...
Posted by Shahriar Shahabi on Thursday, March 10, 2016

Jack Ma is just fascinating as Alibaba continues to rise ever more.       As I reflected upon it further, I saw this that the team was gracious enough to let me release in my own notations--the story of #outsiders in some ways is about a belief in the art of the possible:

Be resolute in your goals,
but flexible in your tactics.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams

You must do the things you think you cannot do.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

In the midst of crisis, boldly seize opportunity.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie 






Onward to the weekend with all its' possibilities.... 

Working Away On This Thursday w/Thoughts: On Mrs. Reagan, #Iran & @realDonaldTrump

It has been a retrospective day here in #Outsiders although our Social Media Team has been assessing the World and released a few other things It has been quite a day in our World as the World has been witness to quite a revelation as first reported by Britain's SkyNews on how #Daesh/#ISIS has been recruiting.   It was interesting how a report came out (that our team released on our Twitter Feed) On how some of the documents may be dubious.  It is also interesting how I just reviewed a report on CNN on how The US is getting ready to blame Iran for a cyber attack on a New York Dam in 2013--as Iran just tested two new long-range ballistic missiles which has raised ire in Congress.

I have been thinking about the Trump Phenomenon over the ensuing days as well as the punditry class continues its' discussions in anticipation of March 15.     What was very disturbing was what Mr. Trump noted in a conversation about how Islam hated America and basically doubled down on his continued ban on Muslims.    

This is also a week, though, as America will  bid a final farewell to Mrs. Reagan.     I hope to be able to catch the live stream of someone who truly made a difference and wanted to share this that crossed my desk for all--as our team continues onward with its' ongoing research and engagement:

“If either of us ever left [the] room, we both felt lonely.  People don’t always believe this, but it’s true.  Filling the loneliness, completing each other – that’s what it still meant to us to be husband and wife.”  - excerpt from Mrs. Reagan’s book, “My Turn” “Being first lady has taught me so much.  Over those eight years in Washington, amid the exaggerated ups and downs of life at the White House, I found out what was really important to me.  I learned how to serve.  I grew, and I learned how, despite intense scrutiny and criticism, just to go on being myself – to let Nancy be Nancy.  And for this, and for so many other things, I’ll always be grateful.” - excerpt from Mrs. Reagan’s book, “My Turn” The Reagan Foundation has partnered with Fox News Channel to provide you with a live stream of Mrs. Reagan’s funeral on Friday, March 11, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. (Pacific).  The livestream can be accessed at www.youtube.com/reaganfoundation andwww.reaganfoundation.com/memorial.  For continuous updated information on the week’s events, please visit the Reagan Library’s web site at www.reaganlibrary.com. Thank you, The Reagan Foundation

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?