Monday, November 20, 2017

Notations On Our World (Special W-End Edition): On This Thanskgiving 2017 Here in the United States

Roasted turkey in a tray next to a bowl of vegetables on a kitchen table


Thanksgiving is before us here in the United States.    Our team will be "Dark" during Thanksgiving Week' throughout our properties  as we will be out and about in Southern California on a number of Community initiatives.  We wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving Early by sharing these tidbits as we all remember all that we're thankful for:  

Americans will eat more than 46 million turkeys this Thanksgiving. Keep your family and friends safe with simple food safety tips from USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service:
  • Read labels carefully. Temperature labels show if the bird is fresh or frozen. If you plan to serve a fresh turkey, buy it no more than two days before Thanksgiving.
  • Do not wash the turkey. This spreads pathogens onto kitchen surfaces. The only way to kill bacteria that causes foodborne illness is to fully cook the turkey.
  • Refrigerate leftovers within two hours to prevent bacteria from growing on the food.
Get More Tips for Thanksgiving Safety

Cook Safely for Thanksgiving



Practice safe cooking this Thanksgiving
Prevent your Thanksgiving from going up in flames.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), cooking is the main cause of home fires. Also, the peak day for home cooking fires is Thanksgiving.

Keep your holiday safe and fun. Follow these tips from the USFA:

  • Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen, turn off the burner.

  • Watch what you are cooking. Fires start when the heat is too high. If you see any smoke or the grease starts to boil, turn the burner off.

  • If you simmer, bake, or roast food, check it regularly and use a timer to remind you.

  • Keep anything that can catch fire (oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packages, towels, and curtains) away from your stovetop.

  • Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove. Then, no one can bump them or pull them over.

  • Keep a pan lid or baking sheet nearby.  Use it to cover the pan if it catches fire. This will put the fire out.

  • In the event of an oven fire, turn off the oven and keep the door closed until it is cool.

  • Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot, and kids should stay three feet away.

  • Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button.


For more tips, visit the USFA’s Cooking Fire Safety page. If you plan to deep fry your turkey, download the Prevent a Turkey Fryer Fire tip sheet. 
On behalf of all of us here at the Daily Outsider, Happy Thanksgiving!!!


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Friday, November 17, 2017

On Our Journey of Service.....

It is the eve of Thanksgiving Week here in the United States.  We here at #Outsiders wanted to take stock of all that we're thankful for as we've undertaken this journey.  It has also been quite a challenging year in the aftermath of the Elections in the United States, the climate calamities we've been witness to, The Earthquake tragedy in Iran and Iraq; and  on-going drama around the World-including Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia.   What was interesting to us is what our founder noted to this on how it was in some ways helping to give voice to the voiceless in Zimbabwe that has grown into a distinct network of 4 virtual properties, a Live Broadcast Pod (featuring Al Jazeera & SkyNews) and the launch of the Twitter Channel over the past 2 years.
As we prepare to go dark, we wanted to leave all with this "View of the Week" courtesy of the team at Stanford Graduate School of Business: 


 From all of us at the Daily Outsider, please accept our best wishes for a joyous Thanksgiving as we take stock of all that we are thankful for and as we gear up for the final month of 2017 and gear up for what is bound to be a very interesting and engaging 2018.


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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Notations On Our World (Special Tuesday Edition): On @POTUS; #Yemen & Other Thoughts....

      
It has been quite a week as the President has continued to travel around the World and Political Fires continues onward.  As our team chose a selection from the "Grid",  it culminated in the determination by the Justice Department to investigate the Clinton's despite the President's declarations to the Contrary as the Mueller investigations gather steam.   As we went to Press, there was this from the Washington Post:  1628 False or Misleading claims over 298 Days by President Trump. Tikuum's Summer 2017 cover was quite telling as the World reflected upon President Trump:



This is as this very compelling statement was made by the head of the UN in Iran: 



The political fires are raging especially as the Tax Bill works its' way through Congress with all the proposed changes.    This featured on the Nooner underscored what the 5 vunerable GOP congressmen have to deal with as the deliberations ensure:

WILL THEY BUDGE? The LAT's Seema Mehta reports that a coalition of liberal and labor groups have launched an television ad campaign against five Southerrn California GOP congress members. "The ads, which urge constituents to order their representatives in Congress to oppose the plan, are airing on cable and network stations in districts represented by Darrell Issa of Vista, Steve Knight of Palmdale, Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa, Ed Royce of Fullerton and Mimi Walters of Irvine."
President Trump believing Russians was also of concern that prompted this from John McCain--something that he later backed away from:  

John McCain: Trump 'taking the word of a KGB colonel' over US intelligence

Sen. John McCain issued a sharp rebuke of President Trump after it was reported Saturday that he believed Vladimir Putin's sincerity when Putin asserted that he was not complicit in interfering in the 2016 election.
“President Trump today stated that he believed Vladimir Putin is being sincere when he denies Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election," McCain, R-Ariz., who is also chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement.


This is as another true reality was before us in the World with the challenges that was before us in Yemen--and as Lebanon was faced with profound political stability in the aftermath of the Hariri resignation and the continued power play by Saudi Arabia: 
   





      

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