Shalom All, especially Friedrich:

The amazing thing of the internet is that it connects the world.  A thank-you
to family like Friedrich who reports from "across the sea" for those of us in
North America.

EACH and EVERY government makes certain its "news" for internal consumption
has a positive spin.  And there is no better way of making itself look good
than to point to the weakness of others.

Firsthand witnesses from those living around the world are therefore a
blessing.

Dianne
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