Republican National Committee hosts 3-day meeting to plot future

The National Republican Committee begins a three-day meeting in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday to elect a chairman and plot a path for the party's future.

Mere blocks from where Democrats gathered to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term at that party's national convention in September, the 168 RNC members will gather for a series of strategy sessions and are expected to re-elect Reince Priebus as chairman.

Three months after the November election where Democrats held control of the White House and bolstered their numbers in the House and Senate, some political soul searching is expected. There will be discussions of what went wrong in 2012 and what Republicans can do better in the mid-term elections in 2014 and the next presidential contest in 2016. Working groups within the RNC are currently preparing a comprehensive report dissecting the dynamics of last year's presidential campaign, and will publish and distribute copies later this spring.

According to a tentative schedule released to reporters, RNC members will spend Wednesday behind closed doors in private budget meetings, followed by a private reception with North Carolina Gov. Pat. McCrory. On Thursday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will lead a session after a day of strategy pow-wows and state-based breakout meetings. After a morning of business meetings on Friday, RNC members will elect their chairman.

North Carolina was one of just two states that supported Obama in 2008 but swung to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/republican-national-committee-hosts-3-day-meeting-plot-094926382--election.html

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A Light In The Darkness: The Journey of Commitment

Daily Om: Loving and committing to another person is a spiritual process whether it involves a wedding or any other type of commitment ceremony. Often when we enter into a relationship, we allow our emotions to lead us forward without thinking more deeply about what true commitment involves. If we can understand that sharing our lives with another person is not just based on love but also on the hard work of being able to compromise and enter into a dialogue with them, then we are much more likely to find the key to having a successful relationship with our partners. So many people have not experienced a loving relationship between their own parents and therefore have no role model of what love should feel like or look like.?Many of us have been exposed to the idea that love should be romantic and sweep us off our feet. While this is a natural part of any relationship, the true test of our love comes from our willingness to explore this world with another person; to not only share in the delights that we encounter but also to negotiate the bumps in the road together. Generally this often takes the form of a mutual exchange of ideas, but because any relationship is based on the needs and experiences of two people, we might also face a certain amount of misunderstanding. Learning to be open and receptive to our partners and to treat their wants and ideas with respect can help us navigate even the most difficult situations. One way to do this is to take a deep breath, holding our partner in a space of love, and allow ourselves to listen fully with our hearts to what they have to say. Should this become difficult to do, we can also turn toward people whose relationships we admire for advice or guidance. Knowing that there are resources out there to help us and being up for exploring them with our partner will only serve to deepen and strengthen our relationship...read more>>>...

Source: http://mara-gamiel.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-journey-of-commitment.html

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Country Star Chely Wright & Wife Lauren Blitzer Expecting Twins! (VIDEO)

Country Star Chely Wright & Wife Lauren Blitzer Expecting Twins! (VIDEO)

Country singer Chely Wright is pregnant with identical twins. The “Shut Up and Drive” singer and her wife, Lauren Blitzer, announced they will be expecting twins in July. Chely and Lauren, 31, made their big announcement on Howard Bragman’s YouTube.com show “Gwissues” on Wednesda, showing off her small baby bump. The couple revealed, “We?re excited ...

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PJ Lifestyle ? Can iPad + iPhone + Macbook Pro + Real Book = An ...

My ?10 Secret Reasons Why The Avengers Is the Best Superhero Film? mini-ebook concluded with this image depicting my attempt to organize my intellectual preoccupations and professional pursuits for 2013. Now to begin exploring how to utilize the technology to bring about this harmonic balance.

Three weeks after publicly proclaiming seven self-improvement goals for the new year, my quest for more disciplined time management still remains the most elusive. Some of the problem is that I have not yet figured out how best to utilize the four tools that will navigate me through the combination of my personal and professional lives:

*** Laptop

*** iPad

*** Cell phone ? currently a Motorola Droid but soon to switch to an iPhone? Finally!

*** Extra large Moleskine journal

Part of this I can blame on not having all the puzzle pieces yet. My new journal ? a birthday present from The Wife ? arrived on Friday. And our new phones won?t appear until the end of the week. But soon I?ll have only myself to blame for those all-too-familiar feelings of anxiety and frustration that still arrive some days when I fail to achieve all the goals set.

I suspect that part of the problem is my tendency to multitask. As much as I want to focus on just writing a blog post or just editing an article or just reading a book from the stack of to-review titles, it?s so easy for interruptions ? a phone call from a writer, an instant message from another PJM editor ? and stray thoughts to lead me astray. And then before I know it I?m juggling numerous tabs across devices, drowning in a sea of emails, tweets, and YouTube videos. And then I?ll have half a dozen tasks part of the way done. Then Maura, our Siberian Husky, comes and asks for me to take her out.

75% there. The Wife thinks the new iPhones she ordered for us will arrive by Friday. The Moleskine sits under the mousepad. I?m now discovering too that it?s big enough to double as a decent lap-board?

Part of the problem is the nature of the technology itself. For most of the tasks that I do throughout the day I can technically use either my laptop, phone, or iPad. And often even within the same program. Writing emails, reading news reports, and publishing PJM articles through WordPress ? these all happen in a single program on one device, and thus end up intermingling together. I haven?t figured out yet which devices and programs are the best.

A few areas that I?ll investigate on in the next few weeks and then report on:

1. Is it easiest to keep track of and respond to emails the traditional way with a computer or primarily on ipad, or phone?

2. Can I really get to the point where it?s possible to publish and edit WordPress articles from the iPad? Can one blog more efficiently and effectively from iPad instead of laptop?

3. What possibilities do the cameras on the iPad and iPhone allow for increasing organization? Am I the only one who has gotten in the habit of casually taking photos of bits of information I?d rather not forget?

4. Maybe I should experiment with this as a ?division of powers? of sorts: A) To encourage concise communication, email primarily on the iPhone or iPad B) Use laptop for serious writing and editing, work C) The iPad should be utilized for consuming and sharing media (keeping up with news, blogs, and Kindle books) and social networking.

But what I?m definitely going to start doing:

5. With my new Moleskine journal (volume 15) I?m going to get in the habit of early?EVERY?day, taking the time to write down a quick summary ? perhaps a bullet list ? of my goals and plans for the day. If I can visualize the ideal day first thing can I then project an image of it through the visual reminders on the iPad and cell phone? Can I program my technology to help program me into a more organized, more focused person? We shall find out?

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David Swindle is the associate editor of PJ Media. He writes and edits articles and blog posts on politics, news, culture, and entertainment. He edits the PJ Lifestyle section and blogs about political culture at PJ Tatler. Contact him at DaveSwindlePJM @ Gmail.com. He has worked as a full-time writer, editor, blogger, and New Media troublemaker since 2009. He graduated with a degree in English (creative writing emphasis) and political science from Ball State University in 2006. Previously he's also worked as a freelance writer for The Indianapolis Star and the film critic for WTHR.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their Siberian Husky puppy Maura.

Source: http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2013/01/22/can-ipad-iphone-macbook-pro-real-book-an-organized-life/

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Jewish counselor gets 103 years for sex abuse

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Nechemya Weberman, left, a religious counselor in New York City's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, was sentenced Tuesday to 103 years in prison, for molesting a girl who came to him with questions about her faith.

By Vignesh Ramachandran, Staff Writer, NBC News

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish counselor in New York was sentenced to 103 years in prison Tuesday for repeatedly sexually abusing a girl who was his patient over three years, according to wire reports.

Nechemya Weberman, 54, was convicted last month of sustained sex abuse of a child and endangering the welfare of a child, among 59 counts, NBCNewYork.com reported in December. For decades, Weberman worked with families within Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of 250,000, which is the largest outside Israel, according to NBCNewYork.com. He was an unlicensed therapist, according to Reuters.

The?female?victim, who also belong to the Satmar Hasidic sect there, had been sent to Weberman with questions about her faith, and the girl testified that she was abused from age 12 to 15, The Associated Press reported.

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At Tuesday's sentencing, the accuser, now 18, recounted the horrors of the abuse:?"I clearly remember how I would look in the mirror," she said, according to the AP. "I saw a girl who didn't want to live in her own skin ... a girl whose innocence was shattered, ... a girl who couldn't sleep at night because the horrifying images of the recent gruesome invasions which had been done to her body kept replaying in her head."

While Weberman has not been charged in any other molestation case, the?accuser?noted she was also?speaking?for other victims who haven't come forward yet, the AP reported.

"This message should go out to all victims of sexual abuse: Your cries will be heard. Justice will be done. You should report," said Judge John Ingram, according to the AP.

After the sentencing, the victim's husband gave a?similar?message of support to victims of abusers, and he added that his wife "is relieved that the children in our community will be safe," Reuters reported.

Weberman's attorney George Farkas said appeal was planned. "We look forward to the man being exonerated," he said, according to Reuters. "We honestly and truly and fully believe this was a set-up."

According to Reuters, the Hasidic community has a history of addressing sexual abuse accusations internally, which critics say sometimes involves intimidating or ignoring victims. The victim's husband?said they were still receiving threats from members of their community.

The Associated Press and Reuters, as well as NBCNewYork.com, contributed to this report.

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Obama defends healthcare programs in inaugural speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's strong stance on looking after the elderly was viewed by Republicans as a sign that the White House was not serious about reducing the cost of the Social Security retirement fund and Medicare for seniors.

Obama was sworn in for his second term on Monday and he made his position clear by stating in his inaugural speech that government programs for the elderly do not make the United States a "nation of takers."

This did not sit well with Republican lawmakers, who noted that healthcare is one of the biggest drivers of the country's $16.4 trillion debt.

"In order to protect them we've got to reform them. That was not what was communicated," Republican Senator Jeff Flake said of the programs, known in Washington parlance as "entitlements," as Obama lunched with Cabinet members and lawmakers at the Capitol.

"It was more like 'don't touch these programs.' That was sort of the sense that you got," said the Arizona lawmaker, who thought Obama's tone on Medicare may make it more difficult to reform the programs.

Obama and Republicans in Congress have fought bitterly over how to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path. Republicans want to overhaul the benefits programs and favor changes opposed by Democrats, such as raising the eligibility age on Medicare and making wealthier retirees pay more for their healthcare.

Although Obama said Washington must make hard choices to cut healthcare costs and the deficit, he also said: "We reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future."

Budget battles threaten to dominate Obama's second term with another set of fiscal deadlines looming.

The U.S. Treasury is expected to reach the debt limit on how much the government is allowed to borrow around mid-February. Automatic budget cuts will start to go into effect on March 1 and a stop-gap government funding bill expires at the end of March.

Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman said Obama missed the opportunity to talk about where lawmakers could find common ground on deficit reduction.

"I mean we have to make tough decisions. The president can provide both leadership and cover for his own party to make the right decisions," Portman told reporters.

Obama has been open to allowing the government to use a lower inflation index to calculate federal benefits, an idea Republicans support and liberal Democrats dislike.

(Additional reporting by David Lawder; editing by Christopher Wilson)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-defends-healthcare-programs-inaugural-speech-003159196--business.html

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Red and blue PlayStation 3 variants to hit Japan next month

Sony's current console line up a little too monochrome for your taste? Look towards the sunrise -- a more colorful PlayStation is about to arrive in Japan. Starting next month, Japanese gamers will be able to decorate their living room with PS3s in "garnet red" and "azurite blue." Sony says the colorful variants will be available in limited quantities when they launch on February 28th, packing a 250GB HDD and priced at ¥24,980 ($279). The colors appeared in Europe over the weekend, too -- flaunting 500GB HDD and a €330 (about $440) sticker price on Amazon.de. No word on North American availability, though we wouldn't be surprised to see it show up in a bundle somewhere down the road.

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