Prices...*

Medicine prices in the United States are the highest in the world. This is why the pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable of all businesses in the U.S.  Pharmaceutical companies argue that the prices are necessary to continue to fund research.

Critics {Me included} point out that only a small portion of the drug companies' expenditures are used for R & D, with the majority spent in the areas of marketing and administration.

Pfizer (as patent expires) is planning to buy Astra Zeneca for $119 Billion for a reason. The Brand name medications and R&D is worth that much in US high prices.

U.S. Customs estimates 10 million U.S. citizens bring in medications at land borders each year or online pharmacies. Yet this is not Legal.

The Law must be changed to allow persons or organization to import medicine (Approved in USA) freely from Canada, Britain, etc. So US citizen pay what the Canadian or British pay for the same medicines.  That is Free Market Prices.  
Just a [Free Market] thought.

Shoes...*

Vincent bought these workman’s boots at a flea market, intending to use them in a still life. Finding them still a little too smart, however, he wore them on a long and rainy walk. Only then were they fit to be painted.

To him they may have been symbolic of the hard yet picturesque life of the laborer and reference to Van Gogh’s difficult passage through life.

In the desert, the shoes cost a lot, wear off badly and quickly. Showing the sole of your shoe to someone in the Arab world is a sign of extreme disrespect. Throwing your shoe is even worse." 

In Egypt, a Syrian throw his shoe at Ahmadinejad, after an affectionate welcome from Egypt's Islamist president. Earlier, an Iraqi journalist throw his shoes at George Bush.

What a painting.       Just an [expressionist's] thought.

Olivia...

Olivia Campbell 15 years Old. One of Manchester victims.

Eilidh...

the Support...*

John Booker Jr. struck others as strange or even troubled but also as a young man not shy about discussing his faith or debating Islamic philosophy at the mosque.

But the 20-year-old Topeka resident told a confidante informant that he wasn't liked at his mosque because he expressed support for the terrorist group al-Qaida. The cleric said the FBI brought Booker to the mosque and sought counseling to turn him from views behind Facebook postings about plans to die in a jihad.

He was arrested trying to arm a 1,000-pound bomb outside Fort Riley.

Prosecutor charged Alexander Blair, 28, with failing to report Booker's plans to authorities.  He loaned Booker money to rent space to build and store a bomb.         

Remove the support. Just a thought.            [Posted 4/11/2014]

Job Interview...

The BBC referred to the meeting as a Job Interview..... The pope didn't use the words" Your Fired"

The Family...

Libyan authorities had been following Hashem Abedi, the Manchester suspect’s brother, for a month and a half because of suspected links to ISIS, said Ahmed Dagdoug, Libya’s counterterror forces.

The two brothers were close, and Salman placed a call to Hashem, as well as their mother, 30 minutes before carrying out the attack.

On Tuesday, that brother was detained in Libya. During interrogation, he revealed that he knew his brother was going to carry out an attack, but he did not know where or when.

  

Salman Abedi's father [A refugee from Libya] was also arrested in Libya.  

Dagdoug told ABC News that the two brothers do consider themselves members of ISIS and said that they had been studying ISIS videos online, including instructional videos that teach the viewer how to make a bomb.

The Libyan Asylum man and his family are safe in Manchester, Englandand now start plotting against the British people who let them in. His son killed and injured many...Go Figure...

Full-Anger...

Sara...

If you watch 2.32 Minutes of this video, you would get a summery of the tone of this visit. The President, the Power couple , and don't miss Sara Netanyahu's expression to Ivanka and Jarred as they walk to the plane.

Together...

In April 2016, Barack Obama landed in Saudi Arabia visit. Obama’s arrival was not broadcast live. The governor of Riyadh welcomed him at the airport.  They were angry at the administration’s policies in the Middle East, a perceived shift toward Iran among other things.

A year later, the House of Saud is preparing to host President Donald Trump.  The Saudi daily Okaz published a graphic of every U.S. president's first foreign journey going back to Teddy Roosevelt. (Most modern presidents have visited Canada or Mexico on their first overseas trip.) The paper also ran a triumphant front-page headline, “Saudi First,” that listed 10 reasons why Trump chose the kingdom as his first foreign destination.

In the lead-up to Trump’s two-day visit, they’ve organized a grand reception for a leader who savors ostentatious displays of wealth and power. The streets of Riyadh are filled with Saudi and American flags, and billboards featuring Trump and Saudi King Salman with the slogan “Together we prevail.”

The local press is packed with effusive coverage. An official Saudi website for Trump’s visit features an online clock counting down the hours and minutes to the big day, under the slogan “Historic summit. Brighter future.” The Saudis are also promoting branded hashtags, in English and Arabic, for #RiyadhSummit.
 Reminding me with the story of the prodigal son..... Just a thought.