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The Liberal-Globalists are carrying out another socio-political experiment in the Balkan petri dish, this time using the Macedonians as lab rats for testing how to most effectively erode a people’s identity before rolling out their weaponized model for replicating this on a continental scale, which they hope will enable them to erase the various nationalisms of Europe in their quest to transform the EU into a “federation of regions”.
The Republic of Macedonia and Greece reached a tentative deal to change the former’s constitutional name to the so-called “Republic of North Macedonia” as a “compromise” for Athens agreeing to Skopje’s membership in the EU and NATO. The news of this deal was largely overshadowed by the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, though this probably wasn’t a coincidence because it plays into both Balkan parties’ hands to have the media draw specious comparisons between their pact and the one between the US and North Korea. Instead of the win-win outcome that the much more publicized agreement was, this lesser-known one is a lose-lose for each country involved because they’re selling out their national interests to the transnational Liberal-Globalists.
The Macedonian-Greek Identity Conflict
Although it’s a very complex topic beyond the scope of fully explaining within this present analysis, the Macedonian-Greek dispute has become a core component of each people’s national identity, with the Macedonians insisting that they, their culture, language, and history be referred to as Macedonian, while the Greeks are adamant that this is a “misappropriation” of the ancient Hellenic heritage that they fully claim as their own, to say nothing of the fear that they have of Skopje one day making official territorial pretensions to the northern province of “Macedonia” that only came (or “returned”, as the Greeks frame it) under Athens’ control a little over a century ago. Understandably, both countries have deep-seated irreconcilable differences when it comes to this issue.
National identity, however, has always been the greatest impediment to the Liberal-Globalists’ plans for an ever-expanding transnational government, hence their disdain for both people’s stances towards this highly emotive issue and the pressure that they placed on each of their representatives to “compromise” in agreeing to this lose-lose deal. Greece’s official recognition of its northern neighbor’s self-identification as Macedonians is thought by some people to be a partial surrender of its heritage that they’re afraid could then lead to the salami-slicing of its identity between their Albanian, Bulgarian, and Turkish neighbors too one day. Likewise, Macedonian patriots believe that adding a geographic or any other sort of qualifier to their country’s name is a step in the direction of diluting their national identity prior to dividing their state between its identity-expansionist Albanian and Bulgarian neighbors, each of which informally claims parts of its territory as their historic own.
Both countries’ most vocal supporters of their respective positions do have a point, however, and it’s that the Balkans have always been used as a petri dish by Liberal-Globalists for perfecting the strategies and tactics that they’d later employ elsewhere in the world. The most powerful example of this is the externally provoked militant dissolution of Yugoslavia using a hybrid combination of internal (Croatian Ustasha fascists and Mideast-backed Bosnian Salafists) and external (debt, NATO) instruments that would later be applied all throughout the “Global South” and especially in the Mideast during the 2011 “Arab Spring” theater-wide Color Revolutions. Fittingly, the former Yugoslavia is once again being used as the centerpiece for experimenting with a new form of identity warfare as evidenced through the developments that have recently taken place in the Republic of Macedonia.
After two failed back-to-back Color Revolutions and a thwarted 2015 Hybrid War, the Liberal-Globalists finally succeeded in overthrowing the democratically elected and legitimate Macedonian government of Nikola Gruevski through a “constitutional coup” in 2017 which has since seen their “socialist” proxy Zoran Zaev enter into a worrying parliamentary alliance with the most nationalist members of the country’s Albanian minority. Gruevski and other Macedonian patriots warned that Zaev’s foreign-backed rise to power would lead to the erosion of their national identity via what would later turn out to be the “compromise” that was just reached on Macedonia’s constitutional name, though the Soros-affiliated politician consistently denied that this would ever happen until he and his CIA allies succeeded in “cleansing” the state of the former ruling party and felt comfortable enough in power to admit what his true mission was all along.
Still, in order to implement the agreed-upon name change, Zaev needs to amend the constitution, which requires that he marshals a two-thirds parliamentary majority in order to do so. As it stands, the ruling coalition falls short of this and will have to engage in some political horse trading with the VMRO-DPMNE opposition if this plan is to officially succeed, which there’s no guarantee that it will unless the post-coup Macedonian “deep state” weaponizes its US-obtained wiretaps from the past couple of years in order to blackmail their opponents into capitulating. As counterintuitive as it may sound, it’s much more likely for Macedonia to “honor” its end of this agreement than Greece despite the former having much more to lose by it because Tsipras’ government might fall before the deal is promulgated if the nationalist fury against him prompts snap elections that lead to his political downfall.
The failure of the Liberal-Globalists in getting Greece to agree to its end of this Faustian bargain following a prospective populist revolution in the country might temporarily or even indefinitely delay Macedonia’s expedited membership into the EU and NATO, but it wouldn’t save the country from its doom unless something similar happens there as well. The reason for this gloomy outlook is because Zaev’s other mission that he has yet to publicly acknowledge but which would inevitably follow any amendment to Macedonia’s constitutional name is to expand the provisions of the 2001 Ohrid Agreement to de-facto or possibly even officially “federalize” the country in facilitating the institutional expansion of the World War II-era geopolitical monstrosity of “Greater Albania”, which would be the death knell of Macedonian identity in dooming the country to eventual partition between Albania and Bulgaria with time.
From The Geopolitical To The Metaphysical
While representing a seemingly obscure and geographically confined development, the steady erosion of Macedonian identity by the Liberal-Globalists has continental implications for all other Europeans because of the very real potential that this weaponized template has for being applied against all other nationalities in the EU. There was a time during the early days of the regime change campaign against Gruevski that the US and its allies’ main motivation in targeting the Republic of Macedonia was geopolitical in the sense of preventing the country from becoming a crucial transit state for Russia and China’s multipolar megaprojects of the Balkan Stream pipeline and Balkan Silk Road high-speed railway respectively, but the modus operandi for continuing this mission and the attendant dismantlement of Macedonian identity is now mostly metaphysical.
To explain, Russia’s project will now be diverted through Bulgaria after Zaev sabotaged Macedonia’s geostrategic role in multipolarity, while China’s can be “managed” through Serbia’s eventual membership in the EU following Vucic’s inevitable selling out of Kosovo, so the original geopolitical drivers for the Hybrid War on Macedonia are no longer as relevant as they once were. That being said, the newfound metaphysical motivations for erasing Macedonian identity by advancing the plot to chance the Republic’s name and eventually “federalize” it are actually much more important for the Liberal-Globalists than disrupting, controlling, or influencing multipolar transnational connective infrastructure projects because of the potential that it has for “reforming” the EU from a collection of clearly defined nation-states into an identity-less blob that’s intended to become nothing more than a “federation of regions”.
Last year’s dramatic exacerbation of the “Catalan Crisis” and any subsequent spillover effect that its future development might have on the Flanders region of Belgium could spark a chain reaction of geopolitical changes within the EU that rapidly moves the bloc closer to misleadingly “decentralizing” into what would in effect actually amount to the much more centralized “federation of regions”, though this can’t happen at the pace that the Liberal-Globalists would prefer without an adaptable model being created for expediting the erasure of national identities in each of the bloc’s member states. Therein lays the significance of the “Macedonian Model” in its top-down imposition of anti-nationalist policies disguised by the illusion of bottom-up (Color Revolution) demand in order to ultimately remove Macedonia from the map in the nominal sense.
The fast “progress” being made in this regard is attributable to an internal political alliance of “socialists”-“progressives” and ethno-regional minorities (Zaev’s SDSM and the Albanians) that could easily be replicated in the Western European countries that already embrace semi-leftist ideologies and whose leaderships have displayed their tendency to side with Muslim migrants over their own native inhabitants. The end result of transplanting a nationally customizable variant of the “Macedonian Model” onto other European states could also lead to them changing their names and/or engaging in extreme “decentralization” to the point of making their respective regions much more influential as de-facto independent actors than their national governments themselves, thereby facilitating the “federation of regions” that the Liberal-Globalist elite believe should be the EU’s post-Brexit future.
Whatever the reader’s personal views may be on the historical legitimacy of the Macedonian people’s claims to their identity and the constitutional name of their Republic, it should objectively be recognized that the implications of changing their country’s name will indeed be continental in ultimately affecting every other single state in the EU. When analyzed through the larger perspective that was elaborated upon in this article, the Macedonian name deal comes to be seen less as the North Korean-like win-win agreement that the media is deceptively comparing it to and more like the threat to each of Europe’s individual identities that it actually is.
What began as a geopolitical goal to undermine Russia and China’s multipolar Balkan megaprojects has evolved into a metaphysical mission to “reform” the very essence of European identities by literally “Balkanizing” each and every one of them (and especially those in the Western European countries that are already under siege) via the “Macedonian Model” being perfected in the Balkan petri dish, with the outcome being the erasure of their unique composite whole and replacement with a chaotic mix of artificially created regional ones that are much more easier for the elite to divide and rule.
Originally published on 2018-06-13
About the author: Andrew Korybko is an American Moscow-based political analyst specializing in the relationship between the US strategy in Afro-Eurasia, China’s One Belt One Road global vision of New Silk Road connectivity, and Hybrid Warfare. He is a frequent contributor to Global Research.
Source: Eurasia Future
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Retired Oct. 31, 1971.
Major General Marvin Christian Demler is commander of the Chanute Technical Training Center, Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.
General Demler was born in North Tonawanda, N.Y., in 1909. He graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 1927 and entered New York University, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the School of Aeronautics in 1931. Upon graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, through participation in the University's Reserve Officer Training Corps. Following aviation cadet training at Brooks, Randolph and Kelly fields, Texas, he received his pilot wings in June 1932. He served on active duty for two years as pilot and engineering officer at France Field, Panama Canal Zone, and Mitchel Field, N.Y.
From 1934 to 1938 he was employed by the Aviation Manufacturing Company as an engineer and test pilot on new engine and propeller development projects. On Oct. 1, 1938 he was commissioned in the Regular Air Corps and assigned to Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., as a pilot and engineering officer. He next served in the Power Plant Laboratory at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, and early in World War II was assigned as chief of the Propulsion Section, Headquarters Army Air Corps, Washington, D.C., where he monitored development of the first jet engines. He was later appointed deputy chief of the Development Engineering Branch.
In 1943 General Demler was one of two Army Air Corps officers first to visit the secret Los Alamos Laboratories of the Manhattan Project to obtain information on atomic bomb development. This visit resulted in the establishment of the famous "Silver Plate" project to modify B-29 aircraft for delivery of atomic weapons two years later. Later in World War II he served in Okinawa with a B-29 bombardment wing, first as chief of maintenance and supply activities, and later as chief of staff.
Returning to the United States in 1946, General Demler again served as chief of the Propulsion Section in the Pentagon until 1949 when he was reassigned to Wright Field as chief, Power Plant Laboratory, and contributed to the rapid development of a jet Air Force. With the establishment of the Air Research and Development Command in 1951, General Demler was assigned to the Wright Air Development Center and served as chief of staff and as vice commander.
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When I went to read the four LiveJournal entries again, they were gone.
I’d reached another impasse in my search. The familiar keywords weren’t returning anything new. I needed new leads, and for that, I’d need to re-read the LiveJournal entries. Maybe I’d missed something. Maybe there was some clue I’d overlooked, some hint that had passed me by. Maybe if I read the four entries again, I’d glean something new, something invaluable.
The journal itself has been gone for years. It was how, eight years ago, I realized that she had disappeared. Where there was once a robust archive’s worth of hundreds of past entries, there was now a notice stating the journal and its contents had been purged.
What was left were four entries that had been crawled by the Wayback Machine’s spiders. I thought this was a curious loophole, as privacy, and the want to disappear, is a huge reason that one would purge one’s LiveJournal, instead of merely making it private. That anyone could type the journal’s URL into the Wayback Machine and circumvent this act was surprising, and yet I couldn’t believe my good luck, having those four entries.
So I went back, and typed in the URL. I’d foolishly thought those four entries would appear again. I’d foolishly thought, The archive is forever. I’d foolishly thought this little part of her, these tiny snapshots of her life, would be there, waiting for me.
They weren’t. LiveJournal’s robots.txt made sure of it. So, I thought. They finally closed the loophole.
I was disappointed, but later that evening, after a couple glasses of wine, I was glad. She’d wanted to disappear. Now, she really has.
The names I’ve left behind are CrimsunHue, Disentranced, Juliannezero. Crazyparadise, Nachtzehrer. Laancer. Dozens of accounts and email addresses scattered all over the internet, passwords long forgotten, lost to me, forever.
The name she left behind was Guardian21.
I never actually knew her. Never spoke to her. Never saw her face. But I knew her writing. Guardian21 was the screen name of a popular fanfiction writer in the online Final Fantasy fandom. I knew from her fanfiction.net account that her real name was supposedly Jami, but that’s all I knew. When she suddenly disappeared, that was it. She was gone.
Jami’s last date of contact with the fanfiction world, her last words as Guardian21, was June 27, 2008. All that is left of her now are the fraying threads of her internet persona, a trail that has long run cold.
I know it’s cold, because I followed it to its bitter end. I’ve never been content to let sleeping dogs lie, and I didn’t want to let Guardian21’s ghost rest. It’s something that had bothered me since June 27, 2008: Why did this enormously talented, and popular, fanfiction writer suddenly drop off the face of the planet, leaving an unfinished story behind? Why had she finished all of her previous stories, but not her last? Where is she now?
A thousand Google searches turned up nothing after that day in 2008. After all, I didn’t even know her full name. The pieces of the puzzle of her early life were illustrated with Final Fantasy fanfiction, Sailor Moon RPGs, a few errant LiveJournal entries. A few other screen names cropped up. More names she left behind.
I actually became impressed at how thoroughly she had left Guardian21 behind. Nostalgia has rendered me almost incapable of truly abandoning many of my own names, now matter how outdated, redundant or embarrassing they are.
I looked for her for over a year. Weeks, months would go by between fervent Google searches. The dossier of her internet life filled. But it led to nothing.
I had to accept that she’d wanted to disappear. But I couldn’t.
I just couldn’t.
It’s easy to be dismissive of fanfiction when the writing is bad. Thanks to the phenomenon of My Immortal, a now-notorious Harry Potter fanfic, and later Fifty Shades of Grey, fanfiction as a whole is expected to be some paragon of horrendous writing, built on particularly egregious examples of run-on sentences, illogical plot leaps, wooden dialog, and Mary Sues. In many instances, this is the case. Fanfiction.net, the most popular publishing forum for fanfiction, doesn’t offer editorial services, and publishing on the website is as easy as uploading a .docx. When the writing is bad, that status quo coasts on.
But not all fanfiction is bad. Some is good. Some, like the stories by Jami, are even phenomenal. But it doesn’t matter. No amount of good writing will ever rescue fanfiction from the ditches of public opinion. The fact is things made by and consumed by girls are reviled and feared, because the things that girls love are frivolous, useless and vapid, because girls themselves are frivolous, useless and vapid, or so the thinking goes. And fanfiction is certainly the realm of girls. It’s why writing a fanfic about Captain America and Bucky Barnes falling in love is laughed at but your coworkers’ Fantasy Football league is granted valuable workday hours.
In fact, there was a long while when I was embarrassed of my fanfiction habit, and I didn’t even write it. Was that why Jami had disappeared? Had she taken a new job where that sort of association would have imperiled her? Why purge the LiveJournal, then, and not the fanfiction.net account? Was it because, beneath the need to grow up, to leave Guardian21 behind, she was proud of the work she’d done, proud of the thousands of glowing reviews, proud of the praise?
Did she feel forced to leave behind something that made her happy for fear of being laughed at?
That thought makes me very, very sad.
I mourn every link not archived by Wayback Machine.
I think, If this is all I have left of her, this nebulous internet presence, then time is eating her, slowly.
Links go dead. Email accounts get purged for inactivity. Lights go off and there is no one left to turn them back on.
I think, this will happen to me someday.
It’s happening to Jami.
My own internet presence sometimes eludes even me -- I forget passwords, get locked out of accounts, forget the answers to obscure security questions. To remain on the internet, to continue to inhabit these places, is a continuous performance that I sometimes fumble. Tumblr wants to delete my account for inactivity, an account I carefully, lovingly, curated as an art project many years ago and now lies dormant. The bulk of the artwork I’ve created over the last three years is web-based, and I won’t be alive forever to keep renewing these domains.
The powers that be know this. Google and other social networks have developed contingency plans for users on the occasions of their deaths - passwords can be relinquished to family members, accounts can be automatically closed. Plans can be made for some things, but others - they won’t even fade away. One day they will suddenly and irreparably disappear.
The things we leave behind on the internet are fragile and impermanent, and we are just beginning to notice. Far from the early-internet days of “Everything you put on the internet will be there forever,” we have come to see that, just like anything else, internet content is disposable, deletable, prone to corruption, and, legally, subject to omission. Google results, as in the case of revenge porn, can be removed. In 2009 Yahoo! removed GeoCities from the internet, taking with it almost two decades-worth of early internet history. (It should be mentioned that there are a number of people and organizations attempting to archive GeoCities websites, but some of these attempts amount to little more than screenshots of front pages. Still: there are heroes out there.)
We are not entitled to permanence. Life, relationships, the internet are all inherently impermanent, though every major internet service would try to convince us otherwise. I often think back to 1999, when I was thirteen years old, on AOL dialup. On the eve of the new millennium, AOL offered its users an internet time capsule to which we could contribute a short message. The capsule would be “opened” in the year 3000. I don’t remember what I wrote, but even then, at the age of 13, I marveled at the absurdity that AOL would exist in a thousand years.
What the internet has given us is another way to express and record ourselves that is only slightly less perilous than a paper book in a wooden library. There is simply no way to ensure that we, us, ourselves will carry on indefinitely, though for the first time, we are beginning to believe that it’s possible, or at least we are tricking ourselves into this delusion. And what’s left over when we’re gone, do we want it? Do we want the Facebook profiles that our friends and family post to after our deaths? Not everyone can stay friends with a dead person forever. One day it would become an island, no connections, the sea around it so vast that no one would ever see or think about it again.
I wonder if Jami knew of her own internet trail, if she kept track of every account, every comment, every corner of the fandom web to which she published fic. Do I know her internet presence better than she did? Did she want this visibility, this fuzzy, enduring and endearing self-portrait?
What we have left of Jami, what she made for herself on the internet, isn’t Jami. It’s some amalgam of the things she wanted us to know of her and accept as canon. And what of me, Julianne Aguilar? What would someone learn about me from my internet presence? That I love late 90s PC games, and my cat, and about one of every twenty Tweets is even half clever? And if I don’t want my internet trail to reflect who I really am, am I ok with this weird, half-curated version of myself? What will they think of me in a hundred years, in a thousand? Even those individuals who have remained with us over the centuries have been whittled down to little more than myth. For every Socrates there is an Odysseus, little and less proof of existence. For every Chris McCandless, there is a Guardian21.
Maybe it’s better this way. They say history is written by the victors. Maybe, for the first time in our long history, us losers can write our own histories.
What I will tell you is that I found Jami.
It wasn’t even some clever search technique that turned her up. I wish I could say I’m some sort of ultra-capable internet private detective, but what eventually led me to Jami was what had led me to Guardian21 in the first place: a highly-visible internet presence.
I will tell you that she is a successful writer of fiction. I will tell you that she was nominated for a prestigious genre award. I will tell you that her work is just as phenomenal, her talent just as sharp, as her early fanfiction hinted at.
And I will tell you that this is the most unlikeliest and fantastic conclusion to this story that I could have possibly hoped for.
Do you know how rare it is for a fanfiction writer to make it in the actual writing world? It is rare. It is even more rare for a writer of any background to find success, and even more rare for a writer to be nominated for one of the biggest prizes in fiction. I couldn’t believe it. But then, of course I could. It was all right there, in Guardian21’s words, on fanfiction.net.
Some names we have to leave behind in order for new names to grow. I don’t know what will be left of my internet presence the day after I die, or a hundred years after, or a millennia after. But it will be better than a name and a couple dates on a tombstone, and that’s all I can hope for.

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Samajwadi Party on Monday accused BJP of "blowing up even small incidents" and giving them "communal colours" to "orchestrate" riots in Uttar Pradesh.
Asserting that the recent incidents of ceasefire violations were aimed at facilitating infiltration from across the border, J&K deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh on Monday said that Pakistan was desperately trying to disrupt the annual Amarnath Yatr
Facing criticism over handling of the research scholar molestation case, St Stephen's principal Valson Thampu today said he would resign if it was proved that "he was a cause of embarrassment to the institution".
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Yemen's exiled government said on Monday it expects a deal shortly on a humanitarian ceasefire that would run through the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month, as air strikes by Saudi-led warplanes killed at least 30 people.
The minister said railways was planning to redesign interior of coaches to make them comfortable.
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Reacting to statements made by several Congress leaders, including party president, Luizinho Faleiro, recently, criticizing the BJP-led government for failing to bring about the promised development, BJP spokesperson, Damodar 'Damu' Naik warned the Congress leadership against "misleading" the people of Goa who, he said, have experienced the "misrule" and "loot" of public money by the Congress.
A real estate firm duped people of their money in name of selling plots and houses in a project at Bhouri on city outskirts.
As six assembly segments of Jammu province in Jammu and Kashmir went to polls on Tuesday in the first phase of state elections, voters vote for better infrastructure, roads, employment and boost in tourism sector.
In a valiant effort by the residents of Guru Tej Bahadur Nagar, they caught hold of snatchers, part of auto rickshaw gang, and reportedly locked them in a Gurudwara before handing them over to police on Thursday.
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Police have arrested fifteen persons in connection with the political clashes in Thaliparamba after the Lok Sabha polls last week and they were later released on bail from the police station itself. According to police, the arrested include both UDF and LDF workers, including CPM leader and Kurumathoor pachayath vice president I V Narayanan. The arrest was made on Thursday by a police team under Thaliparamba DSP K S Sudarshan.
Anthropological Survey of India, Central Regional Centre has organized an exhibition on 'People of India' at the Zonal Anthropological Museum premises, Seminary Hills. The 24 day exhibition was inaugurated on Monday by cultural anthropologist and head of the Central Regional Centre of ASI K Ravi. It will be open to public from 11 am to 5 pm till January 8 at the museum premises at Seminary Hills.
At a time when all the industries are faced with economic slowdown and hence not doing any recruitment, telecom and pharma are the only sectors which are in hiring mode in the state at present. However, the industry complains that there lies huge gap between requirement of skills and the knowledge that the fresh pass-out bring with themselves. CII had held a HR summit in Indore on Saturday to find out the areas of concern.
Jan Pahal, an apex body of around 150 voluntary organizations, released a blueprint of people's manifesto on Wednesday hoping that it will be followed by political parties in the upcoming elections.


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Undergraduate registration fees waived as of September 20 | Nebraska today
Editor’s Note – The waiver of application fees has been extended until October 5. It was originally scheduled to expire on October 3.
The University of Nebraska is temporarily waiving the undergraduate admission application fee for in-state students. The move is part of a NAKED system-wide effort to expand access and encourage students and families to attend university.
Between September 20 and October 5, resident students using NAKEDShared application for admission to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture may be fee waived application fee of $ 45. Freshmen and transfer students applying for admission for fall 2022 are eligible for the waiver.
When requesting, students must select “exemption from fees” and enter the code “NAKEDforNE ”for the charges to be waived.
“At a time when affordable access to higher education has never been more important, the University of Nebraska is doing everything possible to reduce potential barriers for students and families,” said Ted Carter, president of the NAKED system. “Registration fees are real money for many of our students and families. Providing this waiver is a simple and meaningful step we can take to create access and opportunity for the people of our state, especially those who have historically been under-represented in higher education.
The “NAKEDThe forNE registration fee waiver campaign aims to increase campus candidate pools during a critical period of the registration cycle. It aligns with many of the EducationQuest Apply2College Foundation activities, which promote the selection and application of colleges statewide.
In addition, October 1 is the date on which the free 2022-2023 application for federal student aid becomes available. Students must complete the FAFSA be eligible for the Nebraska Promise, the University of Nebraska’s financial aid program that provides full tuition coverage to Nebraska students with a family income of $ 60,000 or less.
In addition to the Nebraska pledge, other steps the university has taken recently to expand access include a two-year tuition freeze that goes into effect this year, the reduction in online tuition fees from the first cycle and the addition of a GPA as an admission criterion.


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2020/2021 OPERATION 18-18 DAY 6G – (AS WAX MELTS BEFORE THE FIRE)
Rom. 8:31-37, “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
Don’t be satisfied with “the conqueror’s anointing”; receive “the more than conqueror’s anointing”. I decree the release of the conqueror’s anointing upon you in the name of Jesus. The conqueror’s anointing flows from Judah. Two people in the Bible who lost no battle are David who conquered for Israel and Jesus Christ who conquered for us and made us more than conquerors.
- Whatever is confronting you right now, I decree that you are more than a conqueror according to Rom. 8:37 in the name of Jesus.
- Decree – I am more than a conqueror over anything that is challenging the glory of God in my life. I am more than a conqueror over scarcity, poverty, lack, barrenness, sickness, disease, death, hell, sin, satan, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of this world, mermaid spirits, witches, wizards, spirit of incubus, socubus, asmode, infirmity, devourer, locust, cankerworm, palmerworm, caterpillar in the name of Jesus.
- I am more than a conqueror over corona virus, paralysis, cancer, demonic powers of darkness, territorial wickedness, baal, evil or satanic networks, and discouragement. I am more than a conqueror over rejection, and disappointment.
- I am more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus, for greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world in Jesus.
- Lord, I receive the more than a conqueror’s anointing, I celebrate it and I bless you. It is from you that all blessings flow. I magnify your precious name. Through you, I shall do valiantly. In you I am more than a conqueror. Thank you so much Lord Jesus.
Rom. 16:20, “And the God of peace shall bruise satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”
- I celebrate you the God of peace. Jesus, you are the prince of peace, I celebrate you. Let the Prince of peace arise and bruise satan under my feet in the name of Jesus.
- Thank you Jesus for such a wonderful privilege, thank you for the crushing anointing and the consuming fire anointing.
- From today, begin to chase the things that are chasing you in the name of Jesus.
- Every conspiracy of darkness against your family has come to an end in the name of Jesus.
- Every evil arrow fired into your body, the temple of the Holy Ghost, is nullified and neutralized in the mighty name of Jesus.
- The Lord has made your head stronger than the head of your enemies in Jesus name. Amen!


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Just days after teammate Mitch Keller tossed an eight-inning gem against Chicago, Johan Oviedo collected his first-career complete game shutout as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Kansas City Royals, 2-0.
Oviedo tossed a career-high 112 pitches in the effort, striking out five and allowing just two walks and two hits. He never allowed a runner past first base as the only hits he gave up were singles to MJ Melendez and Bobby Witt Jr.
Manager Derek Shelton toyed with the idea of removing Oviedo prior to the ninth inning but he reconsidered the notion, citing the lack of stressful situations paved a way for his young pitcher to finish the game. He added catcher Endy Rodriguez helped sway his mind into keeping Oviedo out there to finish the game.
Five different Pirates collected a RBI in the game. Most notable was Ke’Bryan Hayes, who finished the game 4-for-4 with three singles and a double. Hayes also helped defensively, turning in a nifty grab at third in the sixth inning.
PLATINUM GLOVE. NOW.— Platinum Ke’Bryan (@PlatinumKey13) August 29, 2023
Ke'Bryan Hayes is the best defender in MLB. Period.
Oh, and he's 3-3 tonight too pic.twitter.com/vHxir9ujSk
Ji Hwan Bae and Alfonso Rivas each finished with two hits, a double, and a RBI.
The Pirates go for the series win against the Royals Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Shelton did not name a starter for the game.

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2 Bedroom Ground Floor Apart
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Apartment | 2 bedrooms | sleeps 4
Fantastic ground floor corner apartment with a small private garden. Apartment front line golf with STUNNING elevated views over lake and 16th hole, one of the best views on La Torre, on site 24 hour security with gated entrance to the resort, providing an exclusive and private holiday or golf location.
The apartment is beautifully furnished, enjoys lovely open views and is close to a lovely communal swimming pool and the resort centre.
|Size||Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms|
|Nearest beach||Los Alcazares 15 km|
|Will consider||Long term lets (over 1 month)|
|Nearest Amenities||500 m|
|Nearest travel links||Nearest airport: San Javier ( Murcia ) 20 km, Nearest railway: Balcicas 5 km|
|Family friendly||Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility|
|Notes||No pets allowed, Yes, smoking allowed|
Features and Facilities
|Luxuries||Internet access, DVD player|
|Pool||Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Children's pool|
|General||Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Telephone, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available|
|Standard||Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer|
|Utilities||Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine|
|Rooms||2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms|
|Furniture||Single beds (4), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4|
|Other||Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair|
|Outdoors||Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, Bicycles available|
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Bathroom, with Double sink unit, and Window making it a Bright and Airy Bathroom.
Bedroom 1 with Twin Beds and Fitted Wardrobes, with AIR-CONDITIONING
Bedroom 2 with Twin Beds and Fitted Wardrobes, with AIR-CONDITIONING
Spacious Lounge and Dining Area With Brown Leather Settee, and 2 matching chairs, Unit with Flat screen TV
with English Channels ect, Dining Table With 4 Chairs, with AIR-CONDITIONING
Fitted Kitchen with Fridge/Freezer, Washing Machine, Dishwasher, Microwave, Toaster, Kettle, All Utensils and Crockery, Aircon.
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Dining Table and 4 Chairs on Terrace Plus 2 Sunloungers, Nice to CHILL and have a glass or 2 off Wine,
SUN all day on Terrace and only 1 Minute too a Lovely Communal Swimming Pool,
Supermarket on site with Fresh Bread Daily, and English Papers Available.
100 pounds per week deposit is required to secure the booking and the balance is to be paid 6 weeks prior to arrival, a security deposit of 150 Euros is required to be paid on arrival, which will be refunded at the end of your stay when the property has been checked and the keyholder is satisfied all is ok, all payments to be paid by bank transfer.
About this location
The Murcia region
One of the SUNNIEST areas of Spain with 310 sunny days per year, Costa Calida is still relatively quite and unspoilt, a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of the Costa del Sol. Murcia the capital is well worth a visit and just about 20mins away by car.
Cartagena 25mins away is a Roman city with a beautiful lively port, with cafe bars and restaurants.
Los Alcazares is 20 mins away has a wide range of restaurants and bars and you will need to be seen at night walking the strip by the sea.
La Torre Golf Resort
Polaris World La Torre Golf Resort is a fantastic golf resort and very popular with families during school holidays and golf parties all year round, at the heart of the resort lies the town centre which is set around a huge lake that forms part of the golf course, the views are breathtaking and at night the town centre comes alive and has a really nice atmosphere.
La Torre Golf Resort has a wealth of facilities from restaurants and bars, tennis courts, dozens of huge communal pools, and the newly opened 5* intercontinental hotel, La Torre is one of the livelier resorts in the area, but having said that , its a large resort and it is easy to find some peace and quite, please note during low season not all facilities will be open,
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29 Aug 2014
"Well maintained and well presented ground floor apartment"
We stayed here for almost 2 weeks with our two young girls. The apartment was very clean on arrival with a useful welcome pack of milk etc to see us through to our first shop. The accomodation looks o… More
30 May 2013
"Chill Out Hols"
We wanted to go away and have just a chill out holidays take away all the stress, this holiday ticked all the boxes , we arrived and was greeted by Neville &Irene and they were very welcoming nothing was too much trouble . The appartment was very nice and spacious with a lovely garden overlooking the golf course .The weather while we were there for 2 weeks was just spectacular and just 2 mins walk to the swimming pool which was lovely .
There are a few resturants on this site within 10 mins walk and bars, also a large supermarket on site that meets all your needs.
This holiday was the making of a well needed holiday and we would fully recomend this appartment and resort if you are looking for a relaxed not too busy holiday .I went with my partner and my sister and her partner and they enjoyed there stay also .
We would just liek to thank my boss Paul and his Wife Siobhaan for allowing us to stay in this apartment .
5 Nov 2011
Having just returned from a fantastic break at this well equiped appartment we are already looking forward to returning. The weather did its best to remind us of England on a couple of days but the surrounding areas and facilities on the complex put a stop to anything spoiling our time there. the appartment is well equiped with modern fixings and extremely comfortable, the complex would suit both golfers and families looking for a great value break. Both the owner and his key holder were both extremely helpful at all times whilst respecting your privacy . the property is only 15 mins from Murcia airport and there are plenty of bars and restaraunts nearby , within a 10 min drive, that offer a great selection of food. We would thoroughly recomend this property as great value and a superb holiday spot.
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Fungi of the genus Candida normally live on the skin and inside the body (mouth, throat, gut, and vagina) without causing health problems. Research suggests about 20 percent of women have candida in the vagina that doesn’t cause infection. (1)
There are many species of candida, at least 15 of which are known to cause infections if they multiply out of control. (5)
In the United States, around 90 percent of vaginal yeast infections are caused by the species C. albicans. Most other cases are caused by C. glabrata. Less frequently, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, and C. krusei cause vaginal yeast infections. (6,7)
Candida yeast cause an infection when something throws off the balance of microorganisms that live in and on your body, such as:
- Certain types of medication, including hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, patches, or vaginal rings), antibiotics, and steroids
- Immune-suppressing diseases, including HIV
- Stress and lack of sleep, which can weaken the immune system (2,3)
Additionally, certain lifestyle habits may also promote the growth of Candida, including:
- Being sexually active (vaginal yeast infections are not considered a sexually transmitted infection but they are more common in women who are sexually active)
- Eating a diet high in sugar (a yeast food source)
- Other contraceptive use, including vaginal sponges, diaphragms, and intrauterine devices (IUDs)
- Maintaining poor vaginal hygiene
Diagnosis of a Yeast Infection
Though it may be tempting to self-diagnose a vaginal yeast infection, since effective over-the-counter (OTC) treatments exist, experts recommend you see a doctor.
Several other conditions — notably bacterial vaginosis (vaginal infection caused by bacteria), trichomoniasis (a sexually transmitted infection), and dermatitis (irritated skin) — can cause symptoms similar to yeast infections, making self-diagnosis difficult. In one study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, only about 34 percent of women who purchased OTC antifungal medications accurately diagnosed themselves with a yeast infection. (3)
You should especially see a doctor if:
- This is your first yeast infection.
- Medications for a previous yeast infection are not working on your current infection.
- Your symptoms differ from previous yeast infections. (10)
To diagnose a yeast infection, your doctor will ask you about your symptoms and medical history, perform a pelvic exam, and take a sample of vaginal discharge. A lab technician will examine the discharge to determine if there is an overgrowth of candida.
Your doctor will make a diagnosis based on all the findings — a positive fungal culture alone does not mean you have a yeast infection, because women can have candida in their vagina without showing symptoms. (1,3)
Duration of Yeast Infection
Most yeast infections clear up within a few days, depending on the severity of the infection and the medication used.
But up to 8 percent of women develop recurrent or chronic yeast infections (at least four infections per year). These infections are typically due to non-albicans species, and may require different treatment. (3,7)
Treatment and Medication Options for a Yeast Infection
Vaginal yeast infections are treated with over-the-counter or prescription antifungal creams, ointments, tablets, suppositories, or oral medications. You will need to take the medication for 1 to 7 days, depending on which medication you are using.
OTC and prescription drugs that may be used include:
- Monistat (miconazole)
- Gyne-Lotrimin (clotrimazole)
- Vagistat (tioconazole)
- Gynazole (butoconazole)
- Terazol (terconazole)
- Diflucan (fluconazole), a prescription single dose pill
If you have recurrent yeast infections, you may require multiple doses of fluconazole in the first week of infection, followed by at least six months of maintenance therapy (periodic fluconazole doses depending on the presence of symptoms). (11,12)
Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Can home remedies and natural cures help treat and prevent vaginal yeast infections? Many women wonder what else they can do to deal with yeast problems. Despite the documented effectiveness of over-the-counter products and prescription medication for vaginal yeast infections, some women prefer to treat their ailments with natural or home remedies.
- Probiotics (oral and intravaginal)
- Boric acid (suppository gelatin capsules)
- Vinegar (vaginal irrigation)
- Povidone-iodine (topical solution, ointments, and vaginal suppositories)
- Garlic pills
- Tea tree oil (topical)
- Propolis (vaginal cream)
- Sodium bicarbonate (bath or vaginal irrigation)
- Dietary changes to reduce sugar intake, including from dairy products (15)
While they are very popular, the effectiveness of home remedies for treating and preventing yeast infections is not very well known or understood.
Some remedies, at least, appear to be helpful for vaginal yeast infections, though more research is needed. For example, using probiotics as an adjuvant therapy could help cure yeast infections, but the quality of evidence is low or very low, according to a review published in November 2017 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (16).
And boric acid, at least, is recommended for the treatment of non-albicans species.

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This Happens To Your Manhood within 20 Minutes of Drinking a Coke
Now while this may sound surprising, there’s one particular habit that a lot of guys have that can easily sap their ability to achieve a stable erection.
It may seem insignificant to most men, but its effects to the body are so disastrous that they will eventually cause you to end up not getting hard when you really need to as things get hot in the bedroom.
And you may even be doing this right this moment.
Consuming soft drinks may lead to erectile dysfunction. Soft drinks like Coca-Cola may not contain any one substance that directly causes erectile dysfunction. However, the domino effect of all the previously mentioned health problems researchers have found may lead to a possible cause of erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction, or impotence, can lead to some serious psychological issues in men, including stress and low self-esteem. This can be a huge burden on any relationship and can hinder the possibility of future relationships as well. To get to the heart of the matter, erectile dysfuncion is associated with obesity, hypertension, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, all serious health problems possibly linked to drinking Coca-Cola.
A 2011 study published in the Central European Journal of Urology discusses the association between soft drinks and erectile dysfunction. Researchers found key markers with regards to diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and other vascular or weight-related issues correlating with erectile dysfunction. The study states, “In light of the facts presented in this paper, high soft drink consumption should be included in constitutive erectile dysfunction risk factors.”


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As your wedding photographer I don’t just aim to capture your day I aim to improve your whole wedding experience. I like to try to be an extra bridesmaid behind the scenes, give you advice, support and try and guide you through the best day ever.
The best way for me to tell your love story is by being there to capture the romance and excitement from the beginning, right through to the end. I like to keep things simple for you by offering one package, but of course you can always tailor it to suit your specific needs.
On the day I'll get all those special moments: family and friends group shots, bridal beauty portraits, bridesmaids, groomsmen and those romantic couple shots of you looking your most beautiful, and most in love.
My strength and expertise lie in directing, so if you or your fiance are camera shy, you'll be comfortable and confident with me guiding you through what to do. It will be a mixture of both posed shots and natural candids.
• A location of your choice in Kent or London, or creative input from myself if you’d prefer.
• Duration 2 hours (outfit change x 2)
• 80 photos fully edited in my signature style with a flattering finish and gentle airbrushing
• Consultation before the shoot to discuss ideas and the style of the shoot you're after
• Direction on set as to how to best capture your personalities and the true essence of your relationship
• Online gallery to share with family and friends.
• Option to add a professional hair and makeup artist and videographer
We will work together beforehand to discuss the most beautiful locations and perfect outfits to compliment them so that we make the most of the opportunity.
• Professional photographic coverage from bridal preparations (two hours before your ceremony) to a couple of songs after the first dance. (approx 9 hours coverage)
• 600 images minimum each photo is fully edited in my signature style with a flattering finish and gentle airbrushing
• A faux leather presentation sleeve full of 30 fine art prints (your selection)
• Online gallery of your wedding photos with free downloads for family and guests
• A face-to-face/Skype consultation with the happy couple before the big day to discuss everything; what you're after, what's important to you and how I work
• Travel within the UK
• Elopement wedding coverage also available
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Unfortunately, due to the volume of enquiries I receive, I’m only able to do consultations with couples who book with me. Once you’ve booked, I’ll be more than happy to Skype/meet in Kent or London to discuss your big day.
I know how excited you’ll be to see your photos after your wedding. I always make sure to edit 5-10 previews as soon as I can so that you’ve got something to share with friends and family straight away. Typically the bulk of your photographs will be ready within 4 weeks but during busier months this might be 6 weeks. Once the shots are fully edited, I’ll send you an online gallery for you to look through at home. You then get to select your favourites, which I will get printed for you.
No, I'm afraid as a rule they're not something I make available to my clients. It's quite standard in the photography industry but I'll explain why briefly so you understand I'm not just being difficult! To begin with, simply to view them requires specialised software such as Photoshop or Lightroom, programmes which are expensive and so usually only owned by professional photographers. This means to the majority of my clients they are completely inaccessible.
A fair majority are outtakes (blinking, out of focus, poor lighting etc. and look nothing like the final result), so the few people who can access them tend to find the RAW files an anticlimax anyway! I put a lot of love and magic in post, processing the images for them to look the way they are.
Yes, to the ends of the earth! I am based in Kent (England) but travel globally to capture weddings. I have a valid passport and love travelling to exciting destinations. If you're getting married abroad, get in touch for a personalised quote.
I get booked up as far as 2 years in advance and only take on a select number of weddings per year. It makes me so sad when couples fall in love with my work, only to find out I'm already booked for their date. As soon as you have a venue and a date, please get in touch to check my availability!
To secure your wedding date a deposit of £500 is required and the remaining balance 28 days before your wedding.
Yes please! Weddings are very long days for us photographers. If I were to leave your wedding in search of food, I could be gone for up to an hour and might miss something. A fed photographer is a happy photographer.
I also love a dessert if you're feeling generous ;-)
I don't have a fixed number but typically a wedding gallery can be anything from 600 images to 800. This all varies on a combination of things, number of locations, amount of guests, length of coverage, lighting etc.
Of course if you would like additional coverage (e.g. to capture the groom’s prep or if you have a larger wedding), an experienced second shooter is £250 for the day and all of these photos I will edit in my signature style.
Excellent! I love capturing these and take on a select few during the year on weekdays. They’re always a great opportunity for us to get to know each other before the wedding so you’re comfortable with me when the big day comes. If you also require a hair and makeup artist and videographer too, I can suggest some fantastic suppliers.
No I don't offer discounts.
Remember the cake will be eaten, your flowers will fade but it's the photographs that you will be sharing in years to come. They are part of your legacy.
I sure do, and they are handmade by the finest supplier Folio Albums. These magnificent albums boast phenomenal picture quality across 30 layflat spreads. The high quality pages are 12”x12” and come bound in a wide selection of covers to suit any taste: choose from leather, cotton, vegan-friendly material or silk.
You can select your favourite images from your wedding gallery and I will personally design a beautiful album for you and your family to cherish. Presented in their own dust sleeve to protect them, they will make for a beautiful keepsake for generations to come.
I don't do venue site visits in advance as this isn't necessary or helpful, simply because the photography on the day is all dependent on available light. I typically scout the venue alone on the wedding day before I start shooting, and this is more than enough for me to spot the perfect locations for your portraits. It's always great to have a fresh pair of eyes on the location too as I will spot things you might not have considered. Don't worry, I'm on it!
I sure do! I always have two camera bodies on me (Sony A7iii) at all times, as well as multiple lenses for back up.
Yes I have professional business insurance and also public liability insurance.
I receive around 500+ enquiries per year but only accept and select to shoot around 40 weddings a year.
Touch wood, I haven't called in sick for a wedding, as this generally isn't an option! Having said that, if something were to happen I am part of several photographer networks and would be able to provide emergency cover.
I try to capture your wedding as it unfolds naturally, and so I find that shot lists aren't the best way to work. But of course I understand there'll be certain shots you'll really want so we'll sit down together beforehand to discuss any special requests you have. The only photos that are strategically planned with a list will be your family and group photos, as these require planning and preparation. But don't worry, I'll guide and advise you before the big day to make sure we get your dream photos!

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Labour MP Barry Gardiner has put forward an amendment to the Leasehold and Freehold Bill to reform service charges and remove another income stream for freeholders, as he continues to campaign for the abolition of the leasehold system.
The MP for Brent North has campaigned to end the leasehold system for more than two decades, and advocates for replacing it with commonhold. Commonhold allows residents in a block of flats or estate to own the freehold of their building, and removes the time limit which people can live in their accommodation for. This system is used in the United States, Australia and across Europe.
Gardiner told PoliticsHome the leasehold system has inflicted human suffering on millions of people, and has trapped many of his constituents in homes they do not want to live in and cannot afford to sell.
“We haven’t begun to talk about the human problems here. About the people who have huge mental health problems, the people who have committed suicide,” he said, referring to the emotional toll he believed leasehold has caused for many.
“Many of them have found that they’re trapped, they can’t move…. We’re closing down their abilities to have families. They want to move to a larger property, but nobody will buy the one that they’re in. They can’t move. [Leasehold] is a nightmare for people.”
A leaseholder is a tenant who has paid to live in a property for a select period of time, and often includes apparent homeowners. Government data suggests long-term leaseholds usually last between 99-125 years.
Once the agreement ends, the property returns to the landlord, who owns the home and the plot of land. Government data suggests there are almost five million leasehold properties in England, which makes up 20 per cent of the current housing stock.
Under a highly technical amendment, Gardiner wants to ensure that freeholders — who lose the Right to Manage under the enfranchisement process — will not receive any funds from future service charge payments. The amendment would help make sure tenants pay their service charges to the new freeholder.
Service charges are costs residents pay to the freeholder which fund the upkeep and maintenance of a building.
Under the Right to Manage – a reform brought forward by former prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 – leaseholders can remove the managing agent or freeholder, and gain control of service charges. This can only happen if 50 per cent or more of existing residents vote for this change.
However, those who do not vote to gain control of the management of their building still have their lease with the old freeholder, and can be exploited by the old freeholder.
Gardiner is hoping that his amendment will prevent this from happening in the future – and cut off another income stream for freeholders.
The long-serving Labour MP said he was delighted the Labour Party was committed to overhauling the current leasehold system. He said it must be a priority for any future Labour Government to replace it with commonhold.
“God help us, if we get a Labour government, we must have this as a priority. Because millions, literally millions, of people in leasehold flats are sick to the back teeth of being treated as a money tree for their landlords,” he told PoliticsHome. “We know what our constituents are going through here, it’s purgatory.”
The Labour backbencher said he was confident Keir Starmer‘s bold position on leasehold would hold. Gardiner said if the Labour leader did renege on this commitment, there would be enough “strong voices” within the parliamentary party to pressure Starmer into implementing further reforms.
“This is something we have to do, and you will have trouble on your hands if you don’t,” Gardiner said, in a message to the Labour leadership.
The Labour Party has claimed it will end the “feudal” leasehold system. Lisa Nandy, the former Shadow Levelling-up Secretary, said the party would abolish leasehold within the first 100 days of office.
The Guardian reported that a future Labour Government would include a Leasehold Reform Bill within their first King’s Speech if the Conservatives failed to act.
Labour has pledged to adopt the proposals from the Law Commission which would make it easier for leaseholders to buy or extend their lease. Matthew Pennycook, the shadow housing minister, claimed on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it will be the responsibility of a future Labour government to “fundamentally and comprehensively overhaul the current system”.
One housing industry source told PoliticsHome they were concerned the Leasehold and Freehold Bill would reduce the quantity of Britain’s housing stock by removing the incentive to build new profitable leasehold properties. They claimed this would exacerbate the existing housing crisis and push house prices up even further. Research from Centre for Cities, a think tank, found that Britain has a shortfall of 4.3million houses.
Gardiner said this claim from the housing industry was “nonsense”. He said moving away from a leasehold system towards commonhold would be a “huge boost” for the UK economy. The Labour MP said leasehold was not a “fair” or a “free market” and had “all the hallmarks of an anti-competitive monopoly”.
Gardiner has produced a 40 minute documentary telling the stories of leaseholders trapped in homes they cannot afford to sell. It features residents across England and highlights the imbalance of power which keeps leaseholders “prisoners in their own homes”. It will be released by the end of January.
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Centennial Celebration: The U.S. Congress ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution on Aug. 18, 1920. It reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
by Audrey Partington
Special to The Greater Olney News
To say the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted the vote to women understates the 72-year struggle by three generations of women.
Among them were legions of Marylanders who fought for the vote with enormous personal sacrifice.
While the movement began at the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y., in July 1848, Maryland can trace its activism for women’s suffrage to the colonial period.
In 1648, the British-born Margaret Brent petitioned the Maryland colony’s governing body for a vote on the grounds that she was a landowner, who also served as colonial Gov. Leonard Calvert’s executor. She was denied.
Upon Calvert’s death, Brent requested a voice in the legislature to lobby for a tax to repay debts not covered by the deceased governor’s estate. Instead, she sold off cattle belonging to the governor’s brother, Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore), proprietor of the Maryland colony. Her bold move saved the colony, but earned the scorn of Lord Baltimore. She fled to nearby Virginia, where she once again prospered. She has the distinction of being the first woman in colonial America to argue for the vote.
The women’s suffrage movement that began with promise in Seneca Falls lost its momentum with the outbreak of the Civil War. With men at war, women kept the home fires burning and ministered to the wounded.
Women reformers who took part in the anti-slavery movement had hoped that enfranchisement of freed men would extend to them. Instead, they saw the 15th amendment grant the right to vote to citizens regardless of race or color, with no mention of gender.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was formed in 1890, with chapters in a growing number of states.
In 1892, the Maryland Woman Suffrage Association was formed through a merge between the Baltimore City Suffrage Club and a group of Quaker suffragists in Sandy Spring.
The Just Government League of Maryland, an affiliate of the national suffrage association — was created in 1909 to promote the social benefits of enfranchising women. By 1915, membership totaled 17,000, making it the largest suffrage organization.
African American women fought for social reforms within their own clubs since the women’s suffrage movement was largely segregated. Such was the case in Maryland, where the issue of votes for women was complicated by southern politics, which sought to disenfranchise black men.
The DuBois Circle, the oldest black women’s organization in Baltimore, and the Progressive Women’s Suffrage Club were both active in the African-American neighborhood of Druid Hill in West Baltimore to advocate for universal suffrage and other reforms.
Marching for the vote
Proximity to the nation’s capital allowed Maryland suffragists to attend rallies, meet with the president and members of Congress, and picket the White House. They also hosted delegations, which came to Washington to lobby for the vote.
On March 3, 1913, the more militant wing of the National American Woman Suffrage Association — which later formed the National Woman’s Party — held a suffrage parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
The city was packed with people in town for Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration but the 8,000 marchers stole the show.
Failure by the local police to control attacks on the marchers led to a congressional inquiry. But the event was successful in refocusing the movement from the states to the federal level by lobbying for a constitutional amendment.
Maryland women from all over the state participated in the parade. That included students and faculty from Baltimore’s Goucher College, Sandy Spring Quakers, women from Overlea, Md., who hosted the “Army of the Hudson” (marchers who walked from New York to Washington), and suffrage delegates who rode the “Suffrage Special” train to Washington.
In the summer of 1913, “Couriers to Congress” from across the nation converged at a baseball park in Hyattsville, carrying suffrage amendment petitions with 75,000 signatures. They rode to the U.S. Capitol in 60 automobiles to deliver their petitions to the Senate.
The following summer, women from Baltimore hiked across Garrett County, visiting 14 towns to spread the suffrage message to rural citizens.
In 1915, the Prairie Schooner Women’s Suffrage Campaign went to Havre de Grace in horse-drawn covered wagons, where they were greeted by the Harford County chapter of the Just Government League.
The Margaret Brent Pilgrimage to the colonial heroine’s home in St. Mary’s County and throughout Southern Maryland — also in covered wagons — lasted 23 days during the summer of 1915.
Pickets and prison
Members of the National Woman’s Party picketed the White House throughout Wilson’s presidency. The pickets coincided with the influenza pandemic of 1918 and World War I.
The protestors intended to shame the president and the nation for denying American women the vote while fighting abroad for freedom and democracy.
In 1919, the picketers began publicly burning copies of the president’s speeches, with banners implying that the leader of the free world was a hypocrite. These “Watchfires of Freedom” resulted in more arrests. Among these brave women were about a dozen Maryland suffragists.
At first the protestors were tolerated but then these “Silent Sentinels” were arrested and jailed. Those who refused to eat were violently force fed. Upon their release from jail, some participated in the “Prison Special,” a nationwide train tour, wearing prison dress.
Congress finally passed the 19th amendment to the Constitution in June 1919. It reads:
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”
Maryland was not among the required 36 states that ratified the amendment in 1920. Maryland did not ratify the amendment until March 29, 1941, and did not certify that vote until March 25, 1958. But Maryland women were enfranchised by the federal amendment.
After winning the vote, suffrage clubs on the national and state level turned their attention to voter education. With chapters in states across the country, including Maryland, the League of Women Voters also marks its centennial this year.
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BUTUAN CITY – A staff of the information bureau of the New People’s Army (NPA) Sub-Regional Command 16 (SRC-16) of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee surrendered to the 30th Infantry Battalion (30IB) of the Philippine Army on Friday.
Zeth Melloria (alias Jessie), 23, a resident of Sitio Look, Barangay Dugsangon, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte, brought volumes of subversive documents and articles when he presented himself to Lt. Col. Ryan Charles Callanta, 30IB commander, at the unit’s headquarters in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte.
“He (Melloria) initially revealed that they were doing massive recovery efforts in their lost mass bases,” the 30IB said in a statement on Saturday.
The recovery efforts are concentrated along the outskirt villages in the cities of Butuan and Cabadbaran and some villages of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, particularly those along the boundary areas with Agusan del Norte, the 30IB added.
Callanta said the surrender of Melloria is a big blow to SRC-16 and the Guerrilla Front 16 that operates in the areas of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte.
Melloria is the second staff member lost by SRC-16 this year after Eliamar Elecito Monter (alias Gab), a finance staff of SRC-16, was arrested in a joint police and military operation in Placer, Surigao del Norte on May 26.
Monter was arrested by virtue of arrest warrants for homicide, multiple frustrated murder, and multiple frustrated homicide issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 34 in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte.
“We call on the remaining active NPA members that their families are waiting for them,” Callanta said.
He said the 30IB will fully support those who will surrender through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program of the government.
The Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
The National Democratic Front was also formally designated as a terrorist organization by the Anti-Terrorism Council on June 23, 2021, citing it as “an integral and inseparable part” of the CPP-NPA created in April 1973. (PNA)


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