The Many Scandals of Donald Trump, Trump Team Considering Cuts to Federal Violence Against Women Program
January 27, 2017 Comments Off on The Many Scandals of Donald Trump, Trump Team Considering Cuts to Federal Violence Against Women Program
The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet
One of the women who accused Trump of sexual misconduct has sued him for defamation after he labeled her claims false.
David A. Graham Jan 23, 2017
Donald Trump is now president and not just a private citizen, but that doesn’t mean he’s free of the controversies that dogged him in his former life.
Last week, a few days before Trump’s inauguration, former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos sued him in New York state, accusing the president of defamation. Zervos, who’s represented by the famous lawyer Gloria Allred, was one of the several women who accused Trump of sexual assault or misconduct prior to the election. She claims that he kissed her and pressed his genitals against her non-consensually. Trump denied those claims, saying all of the women who had accused him had made their stories up. So Zervos sued him for defamation.
“I wanted to give Mr. Trump the opportunity to retract his false statements about me and the other women who came forward,” she said, as my colleague Nora Kelly reported. She added that she would withdraw the suit if Trump said she had been truthful. That seems unlikely, since a spokeswoman dismissed the suit immediately….
Zervos’s suit serves to underscore an even more unusual fact, though, which is that Trump won election despite a raft of allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct lodged by women in multiple places, from different eras.
The 2016 presidential campaign saw a long string of stories showing scandals involving Trump, both large and small—from questionable business dealings to allegations of sexual assault. While they did not derail his presidential hopes, many of them remain live issues as Trump begins his transition to the White House.
The breadth of Trump’s controversies is truly yuge, ranging from allegations of mafia ties to unscrupulous business dealings, and from racial discrimination to alleged marital rape. They stretch over more than four decades, from the mid-1970s to the present day….http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/donald-trump-scandals/474726/
Trump Team Considering Cuts to Federal Violence Against Women Program: Report
By Lucy Westcott On 1/19/17
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is working on plans to make “dramatic cuts” in funding for initiatives to end violence against women, as well as for federal arts and humanities programs, according to a report from The Hill published on Thursday morning.
The article, which quickly sparked widespread social media outrage, says two members of Trump’s team—Russ Vought, a former aide to Vice President-elect Mike Pence, and John Gray, who has worked for Pence, Senator Rand Paul and House Speaker Paul Ryan—are working on the plan for widespread budget cuts after meeting with White House staff ahead of Friday’s inauguration. In total, the cuts would save $10.5 trillion over 10 years, according to The Hill…. http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-violence-against-women-federal-funding-budget-cuts-544710
Former TV reporter says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in 1980s – “the Clintons and Hillary slandered those women….Harassed them,” sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser
October 20, 2016 Comments Off on Former TV reporter says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in 1980s – “the Clintons and Hillary slandered those women….Harassed them,” sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser
– Former TV reporter says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in 1980s
“And I watched the way the Clintons and Hillary slandered those women,” Millwee said in the interview. “Harassed them.
– A look at the sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump and Bill Clinton
– WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser
““I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me.”
Former TV reporter says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in 1980s
By Julia Boccagno CBS News October 19, 2016
Hours before the third and final presidential debate, Leslie Millwee, a former TV news reporter for a local station in Arkansas, accused Bill Clinton of sexually assaulting her three times in 1980, while he was governor, Breitbart News reported.
Millwee said that all of the incidents occurred while she was working on a story in the station’s tiny editing room. Two of the three assaults, she added, involved then-Gov. Clinton rubbing his genitalia against her.
“And he came in behind me,” she told Aaron Klein. “Started hunching me to the point that he had an orgasm. He’s trying to touch my breasts. And I’m just sitting there very stiffly, just waiting for him to leave me alone. And I’m asking him the whole time, ‘Please do not do this. Do not touch me. Do not hunch me. I do not want this.’”
The lewd behavior also allegedly occurred outside the perimeter of the now defunct station KLMN-TV, which covered the Fort Smith and Fayetteville markets. Millwee also said then-Gov. Clinton unexpectedly showed up at her house and began incessantly knocking on her door. At the time, Millwee was living with her grandmother, and she feared that Clinton’s promiscuity would eventually reach her doorstep.
“He knocked on the door for probably five, ten minutes,” she said. “Knocking. Calling my name. Saying, ‘I know you are home. Please answer the door.’ I did not answer the door.”
Millwee described the last incident as the “last straw.” After discussing it with her grandmother, she agreed that she should leave the station….
She added that she wanted to share her story in 1998 when the Monica Lewinsky and Kathleen Willey narratives began unfolding, but, at the same time, Millwee said, she feared the repercussions of doing so — how it would impact her family and career.
“And I watched the way the Clintons and Hillary slandered those women,” Millwee said in the interview. “Harassed them. Did unthinkable things to them. And I just did not want to be part of that. I had very small children at the time.”
Milwee claimed that she told three friends about her experiences with President Clinton in the 1990s. Two of the three were quoted in the original report– verifying Millwee’s story and character.
One of them — Richard Scott — is a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter and even contributed small donations to the campaign. “Leslie is one of the most frank, credible people I know,” said Scott. “She is not manipulative about what she says concerning people or events she is involved in. She tells it like it is….
A look at the sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump and Bill Clinton
By Colleen Shalby October 19, 2016
When Donald Trump apologized for saying in 2005 that he could grope women because of his celebrity, he immediately pointed to Bill Clinton as having done worse. Trump appeared before a debate alongside Clinton’s accusers and again mentioned the former president’s past while onstage with Hillary Clinton. But Trump’s argument was undercut when more women publicly came forward with allegations that he had groped or kissed them without consent.
Here’s a look at the pasts of both Trump and Bill Clinton and accusations against them.
WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser
By Rosalind S. Helderman October 15
After Juanita Broaddrick, who has long accused former president Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978, repeated those allegations in a January tweet, aides to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton quickly moved to gather information that could be used to undermine her account, hacked internal campaign emails released Saturday by the group WikiLeaks show.
There is no evidence that the campaign publicly responded to Broaddrick’s tweet. But the email exchange between Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and David Kendall, a personal attorney for Bill and Hillary Clinton, offers unusual insight into how Clinton’s aides prepared to deal with one of the most sensitive topics it would face during the campaign.
“I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me. I am now 73….it never goes away,” Broaddrick had tweeted on Jan. 6, during the Democratic primary season.
The emails show that Kendall and Podesta discussed the matter by phone that evening. The next day, Kendall forwarded Podesta a series of documents showing that Broaddrick had previously denied the rape allegation under oath….
In 1999, Broaddrick publicly said that Clinton had forced her to have sex in a hotel room in Arkansas in the 1970s. She also that year told “Dateline NBC” that Hillary Clinton approached her at a political event a few weeks after the incident and thanked her for everything she did for Bill Clinton, a statement Broaddrick has said she took to be an implicit threat.
Broaddrick has continued to speak out against the Clintons, including at a news conference held by Donald Trump just before the Oct. 9 presidential debate….
“Child rape victim comes forward for the first time in 40 years to call Hillary Clinton a ‘liar’ who defended her rapist,” “Bombshell Report Details EVERY Clinton Sex Assault Victim” Trump Rape Accuser to Refile Suit in New York – Lawsuit Dismissed for Now
September 29, 2016 Comments Off on “Child rape victim comes forward for the first time in 40 years to call Hillary Clinton a ‘liar’ who defended her rapist,” “Bombshell Report Details EVERY Clinton Sex Assault Victim” Trump Rape Accuser to Refile Suit in New York – Lawsuit Dismissed for Now
– “Child rape victim comes forward for the first time in 40 years to call Hillary Clinton a ‘liar’ who defended her rapist by smearing her, blocking evidence and callously laughing that she knew he was guilty”
– “Bombshell Report Details EVERY Clinton Sex Assault Victim”
– Trump Rape Accuser to Refile Suit in New York
– Rape Lawsuit Against Donald Trump Dismissed — for Now
Hillary Clinton Freed Child Rapist
Hillary Clinton’s role in a 40-year-old rape case became the focal point of a viral meme in 2016, but the claims made about it were mostly inaccurate.
EXCLUSIVE: Child rape victim comes forward for the first time in 40 years to call Hillary Clinton a ‘liar’ who defended her rapist by smearing her, blocking evidence and callously laughing that she knew he was guilty
‘Hillary Clinton is not for women and children,’ says Kathy Shelton, 54, who was 12 years old when she was raped by Thomas Alfred Taylor in Arkansas
Clinton was the rapist’s defense lawyer, pleading him down to ‘unlawful fondling of a minor’
The 41-year-old drifter served less than a year in prison
The plea came after Clinton was able to block the admission of forensic evidence that linked her client to the crime
Shelton says she’s furious that Clinton has been portraying herself as a lifelong advocate of women and girls on the campaign trail
Clinton accused Shelton of ‘seeking out older men’ in the case and demanded that she undergo a grueling court-ordered psychiatric examination
The presidential candidate later laughed while discussing aspects of the case in a recently-unearthed audiotaped interview from the 1980s
By Alana Goodman In Springdale, Arkansas For Dailymail.com
9 August 2016
A child rape victim says she cannot forgive Hillary Clinton for defending her rapist in court 40 years ago, saying the Democratic presidential candidate attacked her credibility despite knowing that her assailant was guilty – and later laughed about it in a taped interview.
Kathy Shelton was just 12 years old when a 41-year-old drifter raped her on the side of a desolate Arkansas road in 1975.
Now, four decades later, she has agreed to be named and pictured for the first time in this Daily Mail Online exclusive because she is furious that her rapist’s defense attorney – Hillary Clinton – has been portraying herself as a lifelong advocate of women and girls on the campaign trail….
In 1975, Clinton served as the defense lawyer for Thomas Alfred Taylor, a 41-year-old factory worker accused of raping Shelton after luring her to his car.
Taylor pleaded down to ‘unlawful fondling of a minor’ and served less than a year in prison after Clinton was able to block the admission of forensic evidence that linked her client to the crime.
In a lengthy interview with the Daily Mail Online, Shelton said Clinton is ‘lying’ when she claims to be a lifelong defender of women and girls.
Shelton said Clinton accused her during the case of ‘seeking out older men’, and demanded that the 12-year-old undergo a grueling court-ordered psychiatric examination to determine whether she was ‘mentally unstable’….
Clinton defended her role, saying that as an attorney she was required to defend her client to the best of her ability, despite the nature of the crime.‘I asked to be relieved of that responsibility but I was not and I had a professional duty to represent my client to the best of my ability, which I did,’ Clinton said.
According to Shelton, Clinton’s public response left many questions unanswered.
‘She didn’t mention that she was laughing and saying [Taylor] was guilty. I guess as a lawyer it is your responsibility to defend someone,’ Shelton said.
‘But if she’s for women and children, why would she defend someone knowing that a 12-year-old got raped?’ she added….
Shelton recounted the brutal assault that she said left her with severe internal and external injuries. She said she was knocked into a coma, and later required stitches in her genital area.
‘When I came out of the coma, I had several stitches down there. They tore me up bad,’ she said. ‘The doctors said there was a 99 percent chance I couldn’t have kids. I have been with a couple men after that, it took me a long time to grow there. But I never had any kids.’
As a result of the attack, Shelton said doctors told her it was unlikely she would ever be able to have children. She said she was devastated by the prognosis.
‘When I was younger I really wanted a kid so bad,’ said Shelton, who has never had children. ‘I love kids.’….
Hillary Clinton joked about the guilt of an accused child rapist she defended in court, according to long-buried audio recordings from the 1980s that were first published in 2014.
During a taped interview with Arkansas reporter Roy Reed in the 1980s, Clinton can be heard laughing at several points while recounting her legal defense of Thomas Alfred Taylor, the 41-year-old man who was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in 1975….
Clinton said she spoke to a child psychology expert who told her that ‘children in early adolescence tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences’, and that this was particularly true for ‘adolescents with disorganized families,’ such as Shelton’s.
Although Clinton’s legal maneuver would likely be prohibited today under Arkansas rape shield act, the law was not passed until two years after the case.
Shelton said one of her worst memories of the case was being questioned repeatedly by appointed experts….
Taylor, who had been facing 30 years to life in prison, was able to plead to significantly reduced charges….
According to court records, Taylor was sentenced to one year in the county jail with two months reduced for time served.
At one point on the tape, Clinton suggested to Reed that she believed Taylor was guilty of rape.
‘Of course, [Taylor] denied [raping her]… I had him take a polygraph, which he passed – which forever destroyed my faith in polygraphs,’ said Clinton, chuckling.
Shelton said this was one of the most upsetting parts of the tape….
“Bombshell Report Details EVERY Clinton Sex Assault Victim
….The book, entitled The Clintons’ War on Women”
Trump Rape Accuser to Refile Suit in New York
By JOSH RUSSELL Thursday, September 22, 2016
MANHATTAN (CN) – A lawsuit filed by an anonymous plaintiff accusing Donald Trump of raping a teenager in the 1990’s and threatening to kill her family, will be re-filed with an additional witness on board, the woman’s attorney revealed Thursday.
Thomas Meagher, attorney for the Jane Doe plaintiff said they plan to re-file the complaint, accompanied by a new witness afidavit, as soon as the end of next week.
The original lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed on September 16th.
The June 20, 2016, complaint accused the Republican presidential nominee and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein of rape, sexual misconduct, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, forcible touching, assault, battery, intentional and reckless infliction of emotional distress, duress, false imprisonment, and defamation.
It also included two declarations of support of the Jane Doe plaintiff’s request for protective order.
The first declaration, signed by Jane Doe herself, detailed Trump’s alleged “savage sexual attack” on the then-13-year-old plaintiff.
The plaintiff claims she was raped by Trump during a 1994 summer party thrown by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein at an Upper East Side mansion on East 71st St.
The Jane Doe plaintiff claims Trump ignored her loud pleas to stop, struck her with an open hand and threatened to harm, if not kill her and her entire family if she ever revealed details of the assault….
The original lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed on September 16th.
The June 20, 2016, complaint accused the Republican presidential nominee and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein of rape, sexual misconduct, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, forcible touching, assault, battery, intentional and reckless infliction of emotional distress, duress, false imprisonment, and defamation. http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/09/22/Jane%20Doe%20Complaint.pdf
The first declaration, signed by Jane Doe herself, detailed Trump’s alleged “savage sexual attack” on the then-13-year-old plaintiff. http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/09/22/jane%20doe%20affidavit.pdf
Rape Lawsuit Against Donald Trump Dismissed — for Now
The plaintiff’s attorney says the lawsuit was will be refiled with information from a new witness. David Mikkelson Sep 19, 2016
Proceedings in a federal lawsuit filed in New York, accusing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl over 20 years ago at several Upper East Side parties hosted by convicted sex offender and notorious billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein, have been voluntarily dismissed by the complainant.
A pretrial conference scheduled for 9 September 2016 was delayed, and on 16 September 2016, Thomas Francis Meagher, the attorney for the anonymous plaintiff (identified as “Jane Doe”), filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal without prejudice with the court.
However, that doesn’t mean the case is necessarily going away for good. According to Meagher, the plaintiff will be filing a new lawsuit. “An additional witness has been identified and her declaration will accompany the new complaint,” he said….
Exposing Doug Mesner/Lucien Greaves – co-founder of the Satanic Temple and Grey Faction presenter
Hypnosis in MPD : Ritual Abuse, Greenbaum Speech, Mind Control Programming http://childabusedata.blogspot.com/2016/09/hypnosis-in-mpd-ritual-abuse-greenbaum.html
Hypnosis in MPD: Ritual Abuse. The Greenbaum Speech.
audio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FUersarZuo
Petition to Stop Attacks Against Child Abuse and Ritual Abuse Survivors and Neil Brick
The Urban Legends of Those Attacking Ritual Abuse Theories by Neil Brick
How to Avoid Being Mind Controlled at a Conference by Neil Brick – Presentation at the 2016 Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control Conference – August 2016
The information in this article was written with the help and research of several survivors and well-known, well-published therapists in the child abuse, ritual abuse and mind control fields over almost a twenty year period. Participants of several ritual abuse conferences helped research the information in this article.
Bill Cosby to stand trial for assault charges, Bill Cosby Admitted to Sex with Teens, Satanic Ritual Abuse
May 25, 2016 Comments Off on Bill Cosby to stand trial for assault charges, Bill Cosby Admitted to Sex with Teens, Satanic Ritual Abuse
– Bill Cosby to stand trial for assault charges, judge rules
– Bill Cosby Accuser Jennifer Thompson: One of the Teens He Had Sex With was Me
– Judge Says Sexual Assault Case Against Bill Cosby Can Go To Trial
– Bill Cosby Admitted to Sex with Teens, Said Agency Sent Five or Six Models to His Studio Each Week
– UK Column Live – Satanic Ritual Abuse
– North Carolina ‘Satanist’ And ‘Cannibal’ Arrested For Murder, Bodies Found In Shallow Graves In Backyard
– Feces-strewn floors, pentagrams on every wall and graves in the garden: Inside the North Carolina ‘Satanist killer’s’ house of horrors
– Tennessee Satanist Gregory Scott Hale Arrested for Murder and Cannibalism
describes graphic crimes
Bill Cosby to stand trial for assault charges, judge rules
By Brian Vitagliano, Holly Yan and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN
Tue May 24, 2016
Norristown, Pennsylvania (CNN)More than a decade after he was first accused of sexual misconduct, Bill Cosby will go to trial. A Pennsylvania judge found enough evidence during a hearing Tuesday to proceed with a criminal trial. It’s not clear when his trial will start. Cosby faces three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault from a 2004 case involving Andrea Constand, an employee at his alma mater, Temple University. She was the first of more than 50 women who have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct….
In the statement, Constand said Cosby invited her to his home in 2004 and told her to wear comfortable clothes. Constand said she had been grappling with issues in her life, and that Cosby gave her a few pills to “take the edge off.” Afterward, Constand’s statement said, Cosby sexually assaulted her. Constand was not in court for the hearing Tuesday, a fact that Cosby’s defense team tried to capitalize on. “After hearing the weak, inconsistent and incredible evidence presented, it is clear why the prosecution did not allow its witness to speak and be confronted by the person she has accused,” McMonagle said….
Cosby has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 50 women. But he will never stand trial in the vast majority of cases because the statutes of limitations have passed…. Cosby has denied he sexually assaulted any women.
Bill Cosby Accuser Jennifer Thompson: One of the Teens He Had Sex With was Me
Two days before Bill Cosby was ordered to trial on allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004, a document re-surfaced in which he admitted having sexual contact with teens sent to him by a modeling agency.
Jennifer “Kaya” Thompson, who spoke with PEOPLE exclusively in 2005, confirms she was one of those teens.
The document, which was re-released Sunday by the Associated Press includes portions of Cosby’s depositions from 2005 and 2006 in a long-settled civil suit.
During those depositions, Cosby was asked about an unnamed aspiring actress and model he met when she was 17, and he acknowledged that an agency would send “five or six” models each week to the studio where he filmed The Cosby Show. His contact with the young woman – which Thompson says is her – continued as she became 18 or 19….
Judge Says Sexual Assault Case Against Bill Cosby Can Go To Trial
May 24, 2016 Dana Farrington
A judge in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that there is sufficient evidence for a sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby to move to trial….
Cosby, who has been accused by dozens of women of sexual assault, has been charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault in the case, which involves a former Temple University employee who says Cosby assaulted her in his home in 2004. Each count carries five to 10 years in prison….
The statement “said that Constand felt dizzy, had blurred vision … after Cosby allegedly gave her pills she thought were herbal medicine,” Allyn reports. Cosby says the pills were Benadryl and the sexual contact was consensual….
Bill Cosby Admitted to Sex with Teens, Said Agency Sent Five or Six Models to His Studio Each Week
Bill Cosby Admitted to Sex With Teens in Newly Released Deposition
By Nicole Weisensee Egan 5/23/2016
Entertainer Bill Cosby admitted to having sex with at least two teen-aged girls and said an agency would send “five or six” models to his studio each week while he was filming one of his sitcoms, according to portions of Cosby’s deposition in a long-settled civil released by the Associated Press on the eve of a preliminary hearing on the lone criminal case against Cosby.
Cosby said he would give the struggling, young actresses a “very, very good meal” and described a sexual encounter he had with one of them in 2000, according to the transcripts from the depositions Cosby gave in 2005 and 2006 for Andrea Constand’s civil suit against him. She was 17 years old at the time….
UK Column Live – Satanic Ritual Abuse
Special studio guest: child protection campaigner of 22 years’ standing Wilfred Wong, originally trained as a barrister and with expertise in Satanic ritual abuse.
North Carolina ‘Satanist’ And ‘Cannibal’ Arrested For Murder, Bodies Found In Shallow Graves In Backyard
A “Satanist killer’s” home in North Carolina has been described as a house of horrors by law enforcement officers. Pazuzu Illah Algarad, 35, was arrested after the remains of two individuals were found behind his home in Clemmons, in a shallow grave.
The North Carolina Satanist shared the home with Amber Nicole Burch, 24, who claimed to be his wife. Cynthia Lawson, Pazuzu Illah Algarad’s mother, also lived at the same address. The bodies found in a shallow grave in North Carolina have been identified as Tommy Welch and Joshua Wetzler. Both men were in their 30s.
Amber Nicole Birch was also charged in the murders. Krystal Nicole Matlock, 28, has been charged as an accessory to murder. Clemmons police officers believe that the bodies of the two men were buried in 2009, with Algarad and Burch each committing one of the murders.
Police video taken inside the home where satanic worship allegedly occurred is said to be “stomach-turning.” The walls were reportedly covered in pentagrams, depictions of the Devil, animal feces, and other putrid substances covering the floor and a “sea of trash” scattered about the North Carolina home.
A friend of Pazuzu Illah Algarad claims that the alleged satanic worshipper “told everyone” about the bodies buried in shallow graves in the backyard – but no one believe him. Algarad also allegedly told his friend how Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch were killed in great detail. After killing the two men, the Satanist allegedly ate part of their bodies and burned the rest in a fire pit.
Algarad’s neighbors told local authorities that he routinely performed both satanic rituals and animal sacrifices in his back yard as well. North Carolina law enforcement officers report that animal bones have been found on the property, and that more arrests are possible as the investigation moves along….
Feces-strewn floors, pentagrams on every wall and graves in the garden: Inside the North Carolina ‘Satanist killer’s’ house of horrors
Pazuzu Illah Algarad, 35, was arrested October 5 after the remains of two people were found in a shallow grave behind the Clemmons home
Algarad’s professed wife Amber Nicole Burch, 24, was also charged following the discovery of the bodies of Joshua Wetzler and Tommy Welch
The couple lived in the filthy home with Algarad’s satanist mother Cynthia Lawson
Krystal Nicole Matlock, 28, has been charged as an accessory to murder
Police believe the victims were buried in 2009 and that Algarad killed one while Burch killed the other
By Wills Robinson and Josh Gardner for MailOnline
6 November 2014
Police have released stomach-turning video taken from inside the disgusting home of accused North Carolina ‘Satanist killer’ Pazuza Algarad.
Inside the Clemmons house, behind which police uncovered two long-dead bodies from a shallow grave last month, is a virtual sea of trash, animal feces and other putrescence within walls utterly covered in pentagrams and depictions of the Devil.
The squalid scene lay behind a door covered in skulls and arcane symbols. Otherwise, the ranch-style brick home suggests none of the horrors police say took place inside and which date back as far as 2009.
Early this past October, police dug two bodies out from the yard behind the home 35-year-old Algarad shared with his Satanist mother Cynthia Lawson and his self-proclaimed wife Amber Burch, 24.
The first victim has been identified as 37-year-old Joshua Fredrick Wetzler while the second victim has been named as Tommy Dean Welch, 36.
Police say they wound up dead and buried in the yard in 2009.
Algarad was arrested and charged with murder October 5 after the two bodies were discovered at the house in Clemmons where neighbors say he has performed animal sacrifices and satanic rituals.
A friend claims that he had ‘told everyone’ about the bodies, but nobody believed him, and he described how he killed them, ate part of them and then burned the rest in a fire pit.
Burch was also charged with murder, while 28-year-old Krystal Nicole Matlock has been charged as an accessory with police alleging that she helped bury the bodies.
Police have said they also found animal bones in the property and that more arrests as part of the investigation are possible….
Tennessee Satanist Gregory Scott Hale Arrested for Murder and Cannibalism
By Kabita Maharana June 11, 2014
A Satanist who murdered and dismembered a woman before eating parts of her body, has been arrested in Manchester, Tennessee, according to reports.
Gregory Scott Hale, 37, was arrested at his home in Coffee County and has been charged with first degree murder after he admitted to the murder of 36-year-old Lisa Hyder of Dekalb County, and performing the grisly ritual that followed.
Devil worshipper Hale was reportedly seeking help from his neighbours to dispose of Hyder’s remains, when they became suspicious and contacted the police….
In the arrest affidavit, Hale said he cut off Hyder’s head, her hands and her feet before burying her torso outside his south-central Tennessee home.
Hale also admitted eating portions of her corpse during a ritual. He claims to have never met the woman he killed.
The deranged man was known to have performed satanic rituals using animal body parts, which he acquired from the slaughterhouse where he worked.
Further evidence of his preoccupation with bloody ritual and death can be found on Hale’s Facebook page.
Satanic Cult Sex Offender Jailed 18 Years, Priest removed for sex abuse works at pregnancy center for teens
May 12, 2016 Comments Off on Satanic Cult Sex Offender Jailed 18 Years, Priest removed for sex abuse works at pregnancy center for teens
Malawi: Satanic Cult Sex Offender Jailed 18 Years – Student Tells Malawi Court He Indulged in Occult
9 May 2016 Nyasa Times (Leeds)
By Maurice Nkawihe
There were shocking revelations when Mzuzu Second Grade Magistrate convicted and imposed jail term on Chibavi Community Day Secondary student Peter Mhango for repeatedly defiling an eight-year-old girl.
Mhango was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour on Wednesday last week, but shocked the court when he revealed that he was a member of a Satanic sex cult and that his under-dealings were a fulfillment of a covenant with the devil.
It was revealed in court that Mhango had been defiling the girl, who happen to be a relation, on several occasions between 2015 and 2016….
The victim’s friend then reported to her grandmother and revealed that Mhango had been having cult sex sessions with her friend (the victim). When the victim was quizzed on the issue she admitted. The matter was reported to Luwinga Police who referred the victim to Mzuzu Central Hospital. Medical report indicated defilement has been taking place.
Mhango voluntarily pleaded guilty to the charge.
However, it was during mitigation that Mhango revealed that he had been defiling the victim in order to feed the spiritual demon which has been tormenting him since he was in standard five.
He said defiling children was a fulfillment of the covenant he made when he joined the Satanic Cult….
Priest removed for sex abuse works at pregnancy center for teens
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press May 9, 2016
Catholic priest removed in 2009 from two churches amid allegations he abused teen is now a director at Eastpointe center for teens that he cofounded
A Catholic priest removed from churches in metro Detroit after he was accused of sexually abusing a teenager is now the development director of a new Catholic center in Eastpointe he cofounded that counsels pregnant teenagers, prompting calls for him to step down.
The Rev. Kenneth Kaucheck, 69, was banned from public ministry by the Archdiocese of Detroit in 2009 after church officials determined he had sexual misconduct in the 1970s with a 16-year-old girl he was counseling as a priest.
Alleged Victim of Bill Cosby Will Cooperate with Prosecutors if Charges Are Brought Against Him, Time hasn’t run out on possible charges against Cosby in Pa., Percentage of students who had ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to – 5.7%
September 24, 2015 Comments Off on Alleged Victim of Bill Cosby Will Cooperate with Prosecutors if Charges Are Brought Against Him, Time hasn’t run out on possible charges against Cosby in Pa., Percentage of students who had ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to – 5.7%
– Alleged Victim of Bill Cosby Will Cooperate with Prosecutors if Charges Are Brought Against Him
– Time hasn’t run out on possible charges against Cosby in Pa.
– As Students Return To St. Paul’s, Specter Of Trial And School Culture Questions Linger
– New Hampshire High School Survey
Percentage of students who had ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to – 5.7%
Alleged Victim of Bill Cosby Will Cooperate with Prosecutors if Charges Are Brought Against Him
By Nicole Weisensee Egan 09/22/2015
If prosecutors decide to arrest Bill Cosby for allegedly sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in January 2004, she will fully cooperate, her attorney, Dolores M. Troiani, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
“I think she’s a very strong lady,” says Troiani, in the lawyer’s first public comments about the possibility of her case being reopened. “She’ll do whatever she needs to do, whatever they ask of her.”
However, both Constand and Troiani are taking no public stance on whether the case should be reopened, Troiani says. (The statute of limitations to charge Cosby does not expire until Jaunary 2016, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.)
Constand, 42, is a massage therapist who lives in Toronto. In January 2005, when she worked for Temple University in Philadelphia, she went to authorities alleging that Cosby, now 78, had sexually assaulted her in his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, mansion the year before. Then-Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor, Jr. publicly called the case against Cosby “weak,” and decided not to press criminal charges against the veteran entertainer.
Constand later filed a civil suit against Cosby and agreed to a settlement with him, which came with a confidentiality agreement. In July, Constand filed a motion claiming that Cosby violated the confidentiality agreement. (In 2006, PEOPLE reported on the sexual assault allegations against Cosby from interviews with some of the women who backed up Constand’s account by making similar allegations against Cosby in court. Cosby has previously denied all sexual assault allegations.)….
Time hasn’t run out on possible charges against Cosby in Pa.
By Jeremy Roebuck and Laura McCrystal, Inquirer Staff Writers
September 14, 2015
Dozens of women have come forward this year to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct, their allegations bonded by one undisputed fact: Each claim is too old to prosecute.
But the clock is quietly ticking in Montgomery County on an exception.
A decade ago, Andrea Constand first reported to police that Cosby had drugged and molested her during a January 2004 dinner at his Cheltenham mansion. Under Pennsylvania’s 12-year statute of limitations on felony sex crimes, prosecutors still have until January to bring charges.
And though Constand’s claim was once investigated and closed, hers may be the rare allegation that has actually grown stronger with time, according to interviews with a dozen veteran sex-crimes prosecutors, defense lawyers, and criminal justice experts.
Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman would neither confirm nor deny whether her office was reconsidering the case her predecessor closed a decade ago….
But the allegations this year by more than 40 women that the 78-year-old comedian drugged and assaulted them mirror Constand’s claim. And Cosby’s own, potentially damaging sworn statements about his sexual past were released publicly for the first time this summer.
“We now have something pretty close to an admission from Cosby,” said Roger A. Canaff, a former New York deputy attorney general focused on sex-crimes cases. “We now have dozens of women reporting abuse along similar lines. Where there’s that much smoke, there’s usually fire.”….
Cosby’s own descriptions of the January 2004 encounter with Constand might also help investigators fill in previously unclear details from that night.
Because she was unconscious at the time, Constand only recalled Cosby groping her when she made her initial report to police. As a result, Castor’s office was looking primarily at misdemeanor charges, which carry a two-year statute of limitations.
In the newly released deposition excerpts, however, Cosby described more advanced sexual activity with Constand that night. According to the transcript, Cosby recalled a phone conversation some time after the alleged attack in which he said of his contact with her: “It was digital penetration.”
If true, such a statement could form the basis for a more serious felony charge, such as aggravated indecent assault, legal experts said.
Cosby’s lawyers are likely to fight any effort to introduce that deposition transcript at a trial. They have argued in separate legal proceedings that it was improperly released and remains subject to a confidentiality agreement the comedian signed with Constand in settling the civil suit.
But defense lawyers would face a challenge in trying to bar it in a criminal case, said Lisae C. Jordan, director of the Sexual Assault Legal Institute in Maryland….
As Students Return To St. Paul’s, Specter Of Trial And School Culture Questions Linger
By Paige Sutherland September 23, 2015….
Last month 19-year-old Owen Labrie was convicted of statutory rape for having sex with a then 15-year-old freshman girl in May of 2014. During the trial, Labrie’s lawyer told the jury how the sexual encounter was part of a so-called tradition known as the “Senior Salute,” for which seniors try to hook-up with as many underclassmen as they can before they graduate….
According to New Hampshire’s 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Study, nearly six percent of all high school students say they have been physically forced to have sex with someone without their consent and more than 10 percent say they were forced to do sexual things by someone they were dating….
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Percentage of students who had ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to – 5.7%
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Among students who dated or went out with someone during the past 12 months, the percentage who had been forced by someone they were dating or going out with to do sexual things that they did not want to one or more times during the past 12 months – 10.2%
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Percentage of students who had ever been bullied on school property during the past 12 months – 22.8%
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US Grand Jury Indicts Oklahoma Child Abuse Suspect
OKLAHOMA CITY Aug 5, 2014 By TIM TALLEY Associated Press
A 19-year-old man is accused of traveling from Oklahoma City to Kenya so he could sexually abuse children at an orphanage there, according to charges in a three-count indictment handed down by a federal grand jury Tuesday.
Prosecutors have alleged that Matthew Lane Durham of Edmond engaged in sex acts with as many as 10 children aged 4 to 10 while volunteering at the Upendo Children’s Home near Nairobi from April to June 2014. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of engaging in illegal sexual conduct in foreign places, aggravated sexual abuse with children and other charges.
The indictment alleges that Durham traveled from Oklahoma City to Kenya in order to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children at Upendo, which specializes in assisting neglected Kenyan children by providing them with food, housing, clothes and academic and religious instruction.
The indictment also accuses Durham of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors under 18 years of age and aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12….
“The defendant in this matter by his own detailed admission both orally and in writing has brutally raped and molested young girls and boys in an orphanage in Kenya,” the appeal filed in U.S. District Court alleges.
“He has confessed his crimes in writing, on video, and has admitted to a life-long struggle of desires to touch children and ‘child predation,'” it says.
An affidavit filed in federal court said Durham, who has volunteered with the children’ home since June 2012, wrote and signed a statement acknowledging the sexual misconduct. An Upendo official provided the statement to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, the affidavit says.
But Jones has challenged Durham’s statements about the allegations and claims they were coerced by orphanage officials in Kenya who kept him in isolation and confiscated his passport….


Six residents get certificates in Hamden in deconstructing old buildings
HAMDEN — After nine weeks of training, six formerly unemployed adults are on their way to making a new livelihood with a new way of doing business.
It’s called deconstruction, and the concept is carefully to take down, not tear down, buildings so that materials can be saved and reused.
Town officials, the Hamden Economic Development Corp., the Workforce Alliance, Urbanminers, VetsLink and Gateway Community College’s Center for a Sustainable Future teamed up to put together a class to teach people about deconstruction.
In the coming weeks, they’ll be on the job, under the direction of Urbanminers’ Joseph D. DeRisi, when they take apart old homes in the Newhall section that have been deemed unsalvageable.
Terri Biagini, Daniel Blakeslee, Grace Luysterborghs, Okon McCullough, Kraig Ogren and Robert Taylor on Friday received graduation certificates from David N. Cooper, director of the Sustainable Future Center. The ceremony took place at Urbanminers’ facility on Manila Avenue.
The Workforce Alliance provided a $49,500 grant that paid for tuition and materials to Gateway, and DeRisi taught the class once a week at the M.L. Keefe Community Center.
McCullough and Blakeslee said they were in the construction field previously.
“I was out of work for 2½ years. I really enjoyed it,” McCullough said of learning the new skill. “You can save 95 percent of the materials, and they’re reusable.”
Blakeslee said he hopes the reuse of building materials “is a step in the right direction.”
Class topics included use of tools, site safety and deconstruction as an industry, DeRisi said. The grant will also cover the salaries for the new workers for up to eight weeks.
Town Director of Economic and Community Development Dale Kroop, said Hamden is deciding which homes in the Newhall remediation project will be deconstructed.
“The ‘greenest’ piece of building materials are brick or wood. They’re already there,” Cooper said. “If something has to go through manufacturing, it uses energy and creates pollution.”
Cooper said that materials that are reconstituted can be used to build low-income housing. “If we can find a way to build a house for $130,000, then low-income people can live in houses again,” Cooper said.
Chris Kling already is reusing building materials at his Branford company, Outer Island Furniture.
“If something has to be recycled, the carbon footprint is greater than if it can be reused,” Kling said.


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The Canadian Light Source (CLS), located on the University of Saskatchewan campus, signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday with MAX IV Laboratory, another synchrotron facility in Lund, Sweden. The signing was presided over by Canadian Governor General David Johnston and King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.
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Rob Lamb, chief executive officer of the CLS, said the agreement will benefit both parties. He said Sweden is a leader in the technology being used and that the CLS is particularly known for practical applications of the technology.
“We both have strengths and I’m hoping with this agreement we can really pull those things together,” Lamb said by phone from Sweden.
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The Department for Education has released a statement following the resignations of the members of the education trust at the centre of the alleged "Trojan Horse" takeover plot in Birmingham schools.
Tahir Alam, of the Park View Educational Trust, made the announcement today outside the gates of Park View Academy in Alum Rock, Birmingham.
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|Reviews for Howl's Love Spell|
| amyponderland chapter 30 . 5/3
AWWWW~! *applauds* this is an awesome hmc fanfic! honestly, i don't care to call it a fanfic. i would accept this as canon, i love it~! X'D just as the summary promised, the story delivered. hilarious, heartwarming, real, and it gave a lot of feels :3 awesome, this story is awesome. thank you for making a great story. i hope you'll make another~
| amyponderland chapter 29 . 5/3
oh thank god these two reconciled! ;U; it was so adorable~~~
| amyponderland chapter 27 . 5/3
ohhhh ;-; my heart.
| amyponderland chapter 26 . 5/3
omgggg poor Howl... but hey, that's what he gets~~~
| amyponderland chapter 24 . 5/3
oh sheit Howl... *salutes thee* dis boy gonna get it.
| amyponderland chapter 23 . 5/1
OMFG THAT SHREK REFERENCE XD
but seriously, Howl and his reputation for being a slitherer outer-er smh.
| amyponderland chapter 22 . 5/1
bruh, i got so scared that Giselle died. well she did. but i don't like this story to have a sad ending for Justin and Giselle. the next chapter better have that miracle i assumed it would have!
| amyponderland chapter 18 . 4/28
oh gosh, awwww i liked the witch of the waste in the movie. the book, nah
| amyponderland chapter 17 . 4/28
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| amyponderland chapter 15 . 4/27
OMG this whole chapter was so bomb.
it was short, but it was BOMB.
first off, HOWL ON THE PROWL. O. ' but just as i thought it couldn't get any better than THAT, the ending... was just the icing on the cake. Sophie comparing the egotistical Howl to a pigeon... that's that hurt. i felt it. i literally had to take a breath from LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF but i felt bad too XD poor Howl...
| amyponderland chapter 12 . 4/27
d'awww, Markl and his young love
i like the pun in the end XD
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And that last bit just... ;u; the feels are real.
| amyponderland chapter 10 . 4/25
that's all i can say.
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Taking pets from the UK to France is pretty straightforward. … in 2021, your pet will require a microchip, rabies vaccination and an animal health certificate (unless you have a pet passport issued in the EU). Dogs will also require a tapeworm treatment. Secondly, you will need to organise travel.
What do I need to take my dog to France from the UK 2021?
The only new requirement for travel to the EU is the use of a certificate, rather than a pet passport:
- Ensure their dog, cat or ferret is microchipped.
- Ensure that their dog, cat or ferret is vaccinated against rabies – pets must be at least 12 weeks old before they can be vaccinated.
What are the rules for taking dogs to France?
What are the health requirements for bringing a pet to France? Your dog, cat or ferret will need to be microchipped, have the correct pet documentation and a valid vaccination against rabies. Read our Pet Travel Scheme Checklist before travelling or visit the DEFRA website for further details.
Can I take my dog to France 2021?
For your dog to be eligible to enter the EU from Jan 2021, the following requirements must be in place: Microchipped – Your dog must be microchipped, which can be done by most Vets. … Rabies – Your dog must be vaccinated against Rabies and this process will take at least four months to complete.
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You are still be able to travel with your pet dog, cat or even ferret from England, Scotland and Wales to the EU, but you now have to follow different rules. … This means pets from England, Scotland and Wales can travel within the EU’s borders as long as owners obtain an animal health certificate (AHC) first.
Can I take my dog to France from UK 2021?
Your pet will need a new AHC for each trip to France. On arrival in France, pet owners travelling with pets will need to enter through a designated travellers’ point of entry (TPE). If you are a UK national living in France and plan to travel with your pet using a UK-issued pet passport, you should speak to your vet.
Do dogs have to quarantine in France?
Assuming test results within acceptable limits, your pet can enter France no sooner than 3 calendar months after the date the blood was drawn and avoid quarantine. This step is not required unless entering France from a high-rabies country (click here).
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You can still use your pet passport if it was issued in an EU country or Northern Ireland and are travelling to another EU country. … Note: Be sure to speak with an official veterinarian (OV) and check the government website before you travel.
Can you take a dog on the Eurotunnel?
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- 1 Check if you can bring your pet Show. Check if you can bring your pet. …
- Step 2 Get your pet microchipped Show. Check the rules for microchips.
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- and Get tapeworm treatment Show. …
- Step 4 Get a pet travel document Show.
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Biscotti and Cookies are confectionery snacks that people love to have when they have friends over with a bottle of wine. These snacks are similar in many aspects and serve the same purpose.
These snacks have become an important part of our lives as no conversation can go on without these cookies on the counter. Though these snacks have many things in common, differences arise in their history, origin, and the purpose of baking them.
- Biscotti are Italian twice-baked cookies with a hard, crunchy texture, while cookies encompass a broader category of sweet baked treats with various textures and flavors.
- Biscotti are traditionally enjoyed with coffee or tea, as their hardness makes them perfect for dipping, whereas cookies can be eaten on their own or paired with beverages.
- Biscotti are elongated and dry, while cookies come in numerous shapes and may be soft, chewy, or crisp.
Biscotti v/s Cookies
The difference between Biscotti and Cookies is that Biscotti are Italian biscuits made with almonds or pine nuts that were originated in the city of Prato in the 15th Century. These biscuits are baked twice and are preferred to be dipped in a drink. On the other hand, cookies are also a form of biscuit, smaller than biscotti, and were originated in Persia in the 7th century.
Biscotti are the slices of cookies that are made from the dough which has been baked and divided into equal separate pieces and then renamed for obtaining texture and low moisture.
Generally, biscotti has a long and finger-like shape and because of double baking this biscuit, it dries out completely which gives it a crunchy texture.
A cookie is a type of dessert or snack made by baking or cooking in the oven and is small and flat. Cookies are made by mixing flour, sugar, butter, or oil and eggs.
These ingredients are the basics for baking a cookie but other ingredients like raisins, oats, nuts, Choco chips are also included to give it extra flavor and texture.
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|A sweet dessert or snack that is small and flat.
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|Tuscany in the Prato city.
|Hard and crunchy.
|Chewy, crisp and crumbly.
What is Biscotti?
Biscotti are a type of thick cookies or biscuits that are rectangular or oblong and were specially made to pair it with coffee, cocoa, or any dessert wine.
The term Biscotti is a Latin word that means twice baked as these cookies are baked twice to achieve extra crunchiness and dryness.
Originally, these cookies were made with almond flavors, but later on, many variations came. The term biscotti is used to refer to a wide range of crunchy cookies.
Biscotti was invented as a portable and durable food for the soldiers and travelers of the Roman Empire.
During the time of the renaissance, these cookies were traditionally made with almonds and a popular snack to dip into Vin Santo, the traditional Italian dessert wine and the practice of dipping biscotti in dessert wine remains constant even today, though many people outside the county prefer dipping biscotti in hot chocolate and coffee to gain a soft texture before eating it.
It is very easy to bake biscotti with a few basic ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and sometimes fat. You can add any nuts, fruits, and spices into the mixture for adding extra flavor to these cookies.
The dough is prepared in a one-inch thick square loaf which is baked like a cookie and then cut diagonally and baked again for achieving crispiness.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small and sweet cake-like pastry which is made up of flour, fat, sugar, and liquid and are baked in an oven. The term cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje which means small cakes or little cakes.
Cookies were first made in the 7th century AD in Persia, which is the place where sugar was first produced.
Cookies are also known as biscuits in the British colonies. German people call cookies keks or Plàtzchen while the people of Spain refer to them as galletas. For making the perfect dough for cookies, three main stages are required to be considered.
Creaming is the first stage the sugar and fat are creamed together for entrapping air cells which creates a fluffy texture. All the other ingredients are incorporated into the mixture at this stage for improving the homogenization of the cookie dough.
The second stage is the incorporation of liquids where the necessary liquids are added to dissipate and the process of aeration continues.
The final stage is the incorporation of dry ingredients where flour is gently folded in the mixture which prevents the forming of gluten matrix which creates short bites for cookies.
Cookies are baked in all shapes and sizes with many different baking procedures and different formula proportions but the main basic ingredients remain the same.
Main Differences Between Biscotti and Cookies
- Biscotti were created back in the 15th century in the city of Prato while cookies were created long before the creation of biscotti in the 7th century in Persia.
- People found biscotti as a convenient snack, whereas cookies were considered to be pleasurable.
- Biscotti are in long rectangular shapes that are twice-baked to achieve extra crispiness, whereas cookies are small and round with variations in their texture according to the additional ingredients incorporated in the dough.
- Biscotti are traditionally paired with a wine named Vin Santo, whereas cookies are paired with several wines depending upon the flavor of the cookie.
- Biscotti is a type of cookie that was created by baking it twice as Romans believed that baking bread twice made the bread last longer that is why they baked cookies twice and biscotti were baked, whereas cookies were baked as sample cakes which bakers used to test the temperature of the oven.
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Duke freshman Kyrie Irving tried to envision what life would be like if he returned to school next year instead of leaving for the NBA draft.
"Similar to Kemba Walker at UConn, being the go-to guy," Irving said Thursday.
Being the centerpiece of a strong national championship contender wasn't enough to sway Irving, of course. He's expected to be one of the top picks in the draft after needing only 11 games as a Blue Devil to show off his talent.
But, according to Irving, he did consider going back to school after Duke lost to Arizona in the Sweet 16.
"I really considered it based on the fact on how much it hurt to lose in the NCAA tournament," Irving said. "That was a devastating loss for me. I felt me coming back would make everything click. It was weighing on my shoulders for about two weeks. That would have been the deciding factor for me coming back -- me wanting to win a national championship next year."
Ultimately, neither the toe injury that cost him more than three months of action nor the potential of an NBA lockout were enough to make him come back to school.
"Having an opportunity to be such a high pick at such a young age is an opportunity not many people will have," said the 19-year-old Irving, thanking each media member who congratulated him.
Irving called coach Mike Krzyzewski on Wednesday afternoon with the news, and the two spoke for about a half hour. He thanked Coach K for helping turn him into a better player -- even as he sat out injured -- and felt the Duke experience would help him become a better pro.
"I felt really immature in terms of on- and off-the-court preparation," Irving said. "That was one thing coach helped me out with along with Kyle [Singler] and Nolan [Smith].
"When you come into Duke and play at such a high level, you're going to have to play like a professional and prepare like a professional."


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Friday, October 1, 1999 Published at 00:32 GMT 01:32 UK
'NHS rot has stopped'
Mr Dobson: "The foundations have been laid"
Health Secretary Frank Dobson has announced plans for better mental health services and more accessible primary health care.
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Campaigners gave a broad welcome to the framework, but many said it would need to be backed by substantially more cash than the government is currently investing in mental health..
The framework on mental health will be followed by fresh standards for the treatment of heart disease and diabetes, and for the long-term care of the elderly, he said.
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However, the British Medical Association has claimed the clinics threaten to "destabilise" primary care and the GP-patient relationship.
The BMA has called for the pace of change in the NHS to be slowed down, and for full consultation with doctors before futher developments are implemented.
Dr John Chisholm, chairman of the BMA's GP committee, said: "The BMA is not against change - we welcome anything that will improve the NHS - but we do ask for evidence-based change. Until we see the evidence the jury is still out on walk-in centres."
The new centres will open next year in Nottingham, Loughborough, Harlow, East London, North London, Croydon, Southampton, Weybridge, Woking, Slough, Bristol, Walsall, Coventry, Leigh, Bury, the Wirral and St Helens.


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With the summer around the corner, it is exactly that time of the year again when you need to hoard your sunscreen supplies or else you have to go through a horrible tan or in worse cases, a sunburn.
Applying sunscreen gently to all the exposed parts of the skin is one of the lesser known steps taken while stepping out in the sun. This is why the cosmetic shops are flooded with various types of sunscreens and sunblocks to act as a veil to our skin from the harmful effects of UVA and UVB rays.The damage they can do is manifold ranging from premature skin aging to even severe dermal disease. So, precaution should be taken accordingly, to protect ourselves against these scorching rays by switching to high SPF content sunscreen and opting for full-sleeved clothing when you go out.
But, it’s still unclear as to what harm does these indoor light inflicts. Do these lights emit the harmful UV rays as well? Let us explore this fact as well.
In case you forgot what UV rays are- UV rays or the Ultraviolet radiation is actually one of the most harmful rays emitted by the sun. These rays are also a major cause and reason behind skin cancer.
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Home prices in the greater Wenatchee area continued their relentless upward march in October, with homes selling for a median price of $440,000, Pacific Appraisal Associated reported Friday.
That’s up $5,000 from September. A year ago, the median price for a home in the area was $368,500. That’s a 19 percent increase from October 2020 to October 2021.
The reporting area includes Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Malaga, Orondo and Rock Island.
The total number of homes sold and the number on the market also showed increases.
In October, there were 111 homes sold, compared to 96 in September and 105 in October, 2020.
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Nicki Minaj ‘Confirms’ Relationship With Eminem After Delaying Album Release
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The latest museum to be added to London's ever-heaving cultural smorgasbord, is one that the UK has been crying out for.
Queer Britain — a museum celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and remembering those who've struggled through history as a part of it — is set to open in 2021.
The museum will feature permanent and temporary exhibitions, including objects and records from the worlds of art, fashion, film, literature, TV, theatre, news, music, diaries, letters, photographs and legal records. There will also be video and audio interviews with queer people of all ages and backgrounds, activists, their friends, allies, families, observers and opponents.
A number of high profile names are supporting the project, while Joseph Galliano, former Gay Times editor, is spearheading it. Says Galliano:
People came out of their closets, now it's time to come out of the margins. Queer Britain will be the first national museum for all, regardless of sexuality and gender identity. It will fully celebrate and reflect the lives of LGBTQ+ people of all backgrounds.
London has featured an increasing number of exhibitions celebrating the history and importance of the LGBTQ+ community, but Queer Britain will be the first dedicated, permanent, bricks and mortar offering.
To find out more about the project, and to donate, visit the Queer Britain website.


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The Reang tribal people live in Tripura State, Northeast India. The Reang are largely illiterate and most live in poverty. Sicknesses and starvation are common among this tribal group. Although Adventists and other Christian groups have had reasonable success evangelizing the Reang, many converts appear to become Christians in search of the material aid they need. The Seventh-day Adventist Church needs a systematic and comprehensive plan of spiritual nurture for its Reang converts that will lead them into mature discipleship.
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Chawngthu, Lalmuansanga, "A Model for Enhanced Nurture of New Believers in the Reang Tribe in India" (2011). Professional Dissertations DMin. 542.
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Three gymnastics coaches from Wales were among 25 lockdown coaching heroes who were recognised and celebrated at the UK Coaching Hero Awards ceremony in Leeds yesterday (October 6th).
Melissa Anderson (Valleys Gymnastics Academy), Newport's Alyson Marks (Evolve Gymnastics Academy) and Lauren Hardaker (Bangor Gymnastics Club) were all crowned winners at the UK Coaching Hero Awards.
The coaches, who were voted by the public for their innovations and achievements to keep people moving during the coronavirus lockdowns, each received a memento from UK Coaching’s Royal Patron, HRH The Princess Royal to mark the considerable difference they made to people’s mental and physical well-being.
From 500 public nominations, a long list of 75 coaches from 65 different places around the UK and representing nearly 40 sports and activities were chosen for public vote. During UK Coaching Week 2021, the British public voted for their favourite coach and over 65,000 votes were cast in the ballot.
Melissa, who is the managing director and head coach at VGA, ran a range of Zoom sessions whilst all gym facilities were closed due to the pandemic.
And, in a time where mental health mattered more than ever, she did everything she could to support her gymnasts, including group and individual sessions with a sports psychologist. Championing her “progress not perfection” and “it’s my journey” ethos, she has ensured gymnasts of all levels were recognised for improvements and hard work with certificates and prizes.
She said: “For me, this award is testament to the whole team at VGA.
“I am so lucky to have a fabulous team of staff and volunteers working alongside me, each bringing something very unique to the team.
“I am exceptionally proud of the resilience the team has shown through the last 18 months – continually doing their best for the children and young people with whom they work.
“I am a very proud leader!”
She continued: “I never coach for the accolades; I respect my role as a guardian for our sport and, if I can have a positive impact on the children and young people I work with, then that is reward enough.
“I would also hope that it would inspire other coaches to work hard, develop themselves and aim to be successful at the level they coach.
“As I have matured, I have learned that coaching can impart many benefits – beyond sport for sports sake – within the right environment.
“If I can inspire young people to reach higher and reach their full potential, in any aspect of their lives, or understand their role within the community, then I am satisfied that I am having a positive impact.”
Even with the challenges of working remotely, Melissa has forged positives, and continued to use sport as a way to change the lives of so many young people.
She reflected: “The pandemic has meant that we have all had to be exceptionally flexible and find resilience we never knew we had. One of my gymnasts asked me if I ever felt stressed – I answered 'yes, but my job is to help you guys feel comfortable and confident and support you as best I can.’
“That is the role I recognised was needed through the pandemic.
“As a child I experienced many personal and family challenges, and this helped me to understand the role that coaches and others play in supporting others.
“My sport and my coaches were hugely important to me. Sporting provision and coaching needs to be person-centred, helping others to follow their own journey and helping them to develop personal skills and attributes.
“This is what drives me as a coach. At all levels, invested and committed coaches can have a huge impact on the lives of others.”
Meanwhile adapting immediately to the impossible challenge of the pandemic, Alyson began an online gymnastics coaching programme, and also provided regular fun activities such as bingo, fancy dress, family quizzes, themed sessions and daily challenges.
In order to keep mental health and morale stable throughout a testing time, Alyson even went to the trouble of delivering prizes to her members’ doors. Holding her group together through a strong sense of community, she also ensured family involvement was encouraged - bringing mums and dads into sessions with her gymnasts.
She said: “The pandemic was of course a really tricky time, but I knew that more than ever, we had to work to ensure the wellbeing of our members.
“We wanted to make things as fun and as inclusive as possible, so we devised interactive tasks and fun games for everyone. At what was a really difficult period, the coaching seemed to be a reason for people to get up in the morning – as much as young members would want to stay in bed!
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“The bigger picture is far more important to me. We all know the benefits sport can have which isn’t restricted to skill development or physical fitness.
“There are emotional and social benefits which are hugely important. For me, coaching well and giving people and opportunity to participate is a vehicle for young people to develop essential life skills.
“Persistence, leadership, communication – these are vitally important and setting an example as a coach can help produce these qualities.
“I love working with people and I always knew I wanted to bring that into sport, so I’m truly delighted to be given this award. It just shows how important coaches can be to their local community.”
Focusing on supporting young people through the pandemic, Lauren put on Zoom classes for children aged 4-7, creating fun games that incorporated fundamental movement skills.
Passionate about ensuring children have the best possible experience in gymnastics, she went above and beyond via remote classes to give a much needed sense of normality for children who may have struggled to process the sudden and anxiety-inducing change of national lockdowns.
She said: “I am very grateful and proud that my coaching work has been recognised. I believe it is so important to treat each child as an individual regardless of age, ability, gender, and try to make gymnastics fun!
“The pandemic has been difficult as you need to be in close contact when teaching new skills. Whilst the gym was closed, I did zoom sessions 5-6 times a week trying to keep gymnasts engaged and doing something that they enjoy, even just to take their minds off everything that was happening in the world.
“For children, everything changed so fast without much explanation, their normal routine of going to school, then coming to gymnastics and seeing their friends quickly stopped. I wanted my coaching to support them through this difficult time.
“It is really important to be committed as you create relationships and build trust between you and the gymnasts which is important as they spend a lot of their childhoods in the gym. I have seen how gymnastics helps young children’s mental health and gives them something to look forward to every week.
“I love how my passion for coaching and helping others puts a smile on young children’s faces, especially through how hard Covid has been.
“I was a gymnast from a very young age and competed all through my childhood. I loved the sport and was committed to training many hours a week. I then had a knee injury and started to volunteer to coach sessions, and this has progressed over the years.
“I am so grateful to win this award, and appreciate the feedback and support from the gymnasts and their parents, so just wanted to say thank you! It has been a very diverse, challenging and rewarding journey – and I’m excited to continue!”