5 minutesthe time it takes to brush your teeth, fry an egg, or pay the electric bill. In any given twenty-four-hour period, we all have 288 chances to take five minutes and just stopto think, to feel, allow ourselves time to breathe, grab hold of a thought or a word or a feeling, and capture a moment. 288 Chances is a collection of writings, each with a foundation that began in five short minutes. Open, honest, thoughtful words written from the heart, words that will hopefully engage the mind and the spirit as they relate to the simple, everyday feelings and emotions that we all experience over a lifetime. Love, Loss, Trust, Expectation. Just a few of the hopes and fears, joys and disappointments that might otherwise go unspoken, unshared, until we take the time to write them down. Could you set aside five minutes a day to challenge yourself? Challenge yourself to take one random word and write for five quick minutes, without thought to grammar or punctuationfirst connecting the bare bones, and then going back and adding some flesh and muscle, so your words might inspire, entertain, encourage, or comfort someone who might need to hear them today. Everyday life is full of ordinary moments that should inspire us all to be extraordinary. Sharing these moments with others connects us. Take five. And write it down. For more on this book and the author, please visit 288chances.blogspot.com.

Committee Serial No. 11. Considers H.J. Res. 402, to grant congressional consent and approval for D.C., Virginia and Maryland to regulate mass transportation systems in D.C. and environs. Includes report "Transit Regulation for the Metropolitan Area of Washington, D.C." by Jerome M. Alper, Dec. 1955 (p. 43-101).

Applies psychoanalytic theory to Obama's personality and behavior during his first two years as president, examining how his childhood experiences affected his political ideology, leadership style, and quest for redemption in his political life.

The intervention in the political processes in Libya of some EU countries, especially France, Italy and Germany, has recently gained a new dimension, and has become clearer in the following period when Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord. In this sense, the appointment of transitional administrative staff to lead the country to the elections of 24 December at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held between 1-5 February 2021 in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) has been a turning point with regard to EU countries' attitude in Libya. The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, and the Dbeibeh government, which received a vote of confidence from the parliament on 10 March, attracted significant attention from the European Union (EU) countries in the last two months, particularly from Italy and Greece. While a similar interest was also shown by countries such as France, Germany and Malta in reshaping their relations with the legitimate government in Libya, the situation paved the way for the EU countries to implement new strategies in Libya. Expressing at every opportunity their support for Libya's reconstruction process and the newly established Government of National Unity (GNU), the EU countries have intensified their diplomatic contacts with Libya while focusing on their own political and economic gains. While some of these countries consider Libya as a security area where they can control the flow of irregular migrants to Europe via the Mediterranean, others aim to provide opportunities for their companies to meet the needs in the reconstruction of Libya. Apart from security and economic approaches, states such as Greece and France tried to balance Turkey in political and military terms and undermine its gains due to concerns over its growing influence in Libya and the security and maritime jurisdiction agreements signed with the UN-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) on 27 November 2019. While Turkey's position remains the same in the face of these initiatives, Ankara maintains its good relations with the GNA in various areas. Recent activism and transforming policies toward Libya of the EU countries directly or indirectly involved in the Libyan issue are important in revealing these countries’ motivations in Libya. This study focuses on the motives behind the recent Libya policies of countries such as Greece, Germany and Malta, as well as Italy and France, which have a colonial past in Libya, and on what level these countries' Libya policies can be discussed within the context of regional alliance or competition. The study also examines which foreign policy priorities these countries have in the context of Libya, based on their previous Libya policies and in the light of recent developments in the region.

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