Making of a chair

I finished off with painting my tables and chair.  The fact that I made those furniture and that these items are made with made-in-USA tools -- which I especially took care to select them -- gives it even more satisfaction for living in the way that I choose and for my being able to make them.  I love looking at them and using them.

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They say that the US's push to Israel is not enough.  The Israeli government approved settlements in East Jerusalem.   State Department spokesperson Philip Crowley denounced the Israeli government regarding its announcement of approval of new constructions in East Jerusalem and stated “We were disappointed by the announcement of new tenders in east Jerusalem yesterday. It is contrary to our efforts to resume direct negotiations between the parties”.

       
But there is this Presidential Order:

"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7040(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (Division F, Public Law 111-117), as carried forward by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, as enacted September 30, 2010 (together, the "Act"), I hereby certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 7040(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to carry out Chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended, to the Palestinian Authority."

I found the section.

LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS..

None of the funds appropriated by this Act

to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961

may be obligated or expended

with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.

(b) WAIVER..
The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United States.   


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I am hoping the UK Prime Minister Cameron is for peace, who seemed to have insisted on the budget cuts of 10% for defense expenses.  The treasury had insisted that be between 10 to 20% but the ministry's plan was 7%.  I wonder what their aims are of their military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It is such a feeling of betrayal from President Obama continuing the near explosion nuclear test last month.  There have been demonstrations, letters sent, protests and statements from Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors.  Of all people on earth, how could he do such a thing?  they say.  I feel the sincere objections and the fear of the people facing the unknown, since they could not predict that to happen, possibly the aggressor and the enemy of peace.  

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For personal questions, answers should be simple enough -- none of your business, it is because I am different from you.  The religious fanatics are the main causes of tragedies in the world.  They do not understand human psychology or motives or even do not care that human have all those at all.  The Iraq war.  ES cells.  You name it.