Pull...

The White House has ordered the Pentagon to pull U.S. troops from Syria immediately. 

President Trump, who has long wanted to withdraw troops from the war-torn region, said that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is defeated and therefore, there is no reason to be there. 

Mr. Trump has long expressed a desire to withdraw troops from the war-torn region, but had been urged against rapidly withdrawing U.S. armed forces. The president recently replaced his former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford, who opposed the immediate removal of troops, with Gen. Mark Milley.

Let whoever wants the war going stay.

Time...

Trickle...

Anger...

Being on the receiving end of somebody else's hostility can be stressful, so it's important to be assertive with these people to stop their stress from entering our emotional boundary.

• Remember the problem is them, not you.
• Don't try to fix them. ...
• Stay cool. ...
• Focus on their behavior rather than arguing.  ...
• Take a timeout. ...
• Put safety first. ...
• Don't try to intervene in a physical altercation.
• Let them discredit themselves by their foolishness. 

Dynasty...

Egypt announced the discovery of a private tomb belonging to a senior official from the 5th dynasty of the pharaohs, which ruled roughly 4,400 years ago.

Antiquities Minister  announced the find at the site of the tomb in Saqqara, just west of Cairo, which is also home to the famed Step Pyramid.

He said drawings on the tomb's walls were "exceptionally well-preserved." The drawings depicted the official and his family, he added.

The tomb also contained a total of 45 statues carved in rock. Again, they depict the official and his family.

In recent years, Egypt has heavily promoted new archaeological finds to international media and diplomats in the hope of attracting more tourists to the country. The vital tourism sector has suffered from the years of terrorists and extremists.

The Eyes...

You experience a positive situation when you see a friend you haven’t met in a long time.  The signal travel from the brain to the smiling muscles in your face.

And yet, that’s only where it starts. Once the smiling muscles in our face contract, there is a positive feedback loop that now goes back to the brain and reinforces our feeling of joy.

Smiling then, seems to give us the same happiness that exercising induces in terms of how our brain responds.  Our brain feels good and tells us to smile, we smile and tell our brain it feels good and so forth.

That’s why in a recent research scientists concluded “that smiling can be as stimulating as receiving up to 16,000 Pounds Sterling in cash.”

The muscle that show sincerity is the obicularis occuli and it encircles our eye socket.

The true smile is the-only smile that comes from the heart through the “eye socket”.  Try it.
Just a thought

Scrooge...

Drone...

The use of armed drones in the Middle East, driven largely by sales from China, has grown significantly with an increasing number of countries and other parties using them in regional conflicts to lethal effects. 

China has won sales in the Middle East and elsewhere by offering drones  at lower prices and without the political conditions attached by the United States.

Countries across the Middle East locked out of purchasing U.S.-made drones are being wooed by Chinese arms dealers, helping expand Chinese influence across a region vital to American security interest.

It noted the use of Chinese armed drones across Mideast battlefields, including in the war on Yemen, employed by the Emirati air force. Iran has also violated Israeli airspace with armed UAVs from bases in Syria, provoking armed Israeli response on the suspected bases.

To cash in on the Misery of the Middle East.

Walked...

 Two-thirds of all the divorces are filed by women.  Most women believe that they have tried everything to turn things around before throwing in the towel.

Although there are a variety of reasons,  one stands out above the rest.

During the early years of marriage, a woman makes certain her marriage remains a priority, insisting on quality time together, meaningful conversation and shared activities. Then, more kids, more responsibilitys, etc.

When the marriage takes a back seat to other commitments and needs, she pursues her husband for more connection by having frequent heart-to-heart talks. If not, her complaints are no longer confined to her feeling unimportant.

She begins to find fault with many other aspects of their relationship. He hears, “If I had known what kind of father you’d be, I never would have had children with you,”

Suffice it to say, these complaints,  morphed from the real one, hardly prompt him to want to spend more time with her.

She tells herself, “I’ll leave when my youngest goes to college, or “find my soul mate and then I’ll leave,” or  I’m outta’ here.”
 Advise: Stay with the main problem or cause. Just a thought.

4-Days...

It sounds too good to be true, but companies around the world that have cut their workweek have found that it leads to higher productivity, more motivated staff and less burnout.

In New Zealand, insurance company Perpetual Guardian reported a fall in stress and a jump in staff engagement after it tested a 32-hour week earlier this year.

Even in Japan, the government is encouraging companies to allow Monday mornings off, although other schemes in the workaholic country to persuade employees to take it easy have had little effect.

The TUC Trades Union Congress argues that a shorter week is a way for workers to share in the wealth generated by new technologies like machine learning and robotics, just as they won the right to the weekend off during the industrial revolution.It would reduce the stress of juggling working and family life and could improve gender equality. Companies that have already tried it say it's better for productivity and staff wellbeing," said TUC economic head Kate Bell.