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YEREVAN, 23 November (BelTA) – It is necessary to enhance the analytical component of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a plenary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Yerevan, Armenia on 23 November, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko reminded that at a meeting of the CSTO leaders in Moscow on 16 May he spoke about the importance of analysis and projections in the organization's work. “This is why we are going to focus on building up the institutional potential of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the sphere of information and analysis. We see it as a guarantee of quality enhancement of the organization and more effective response to emerging challenges and threats to security,” he said.
The president drew attention to the information and psychological operations that the West and primarily NATO focus heavily on in the course of the information war in Ukraine's territory. “We see it very well and take care of it. I think the Russian Federation does, too. We need to know how to do it in order to respond to their attacks. Because there are so many fakes over there starting with Bucha events and ending with recent events,” he said.
“Information and psychological operations are akin to military operations. We have to be ready for them,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
According to the president, the formation of a network of national analytical institutes for strategic studies in the member states will be a concrete practical contribution to the accomplishment of this task. “It will allow uniting the scientific and expert potential of our countries in the name of ensuring peace and security. We see it as an important tool for preparing conceptual and strategic documents on topical matters of international and regional security in our organization,” he noted.
Belarus suggests arranging a meeting of heads of national analytical institutes for strategic studies of the CSTO member states in Minsk in 2023 for the sake of organizing systemic work in this field. “We've already held several events of the kind together with Russia. By the way, upon Russia's initiative. And the expert community took it very well,” the president noted.
In his words, media positioning of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, including presence in foreign mass media, is an important component, too. “We believe that it is now necessary to not only step up information work but work out new approaches. I think Russia with its powerful mass media system should play the main role in it. Russia certainly has bigger capabilities,” the Belarusian leader noted.

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Bloomberg reported that the largest 17 crypto merchant-processing services handled $69 million in June 2018, down from $411 million in September 2017. Bitcoin is "not actually usable" for retail transactions because of high costs and the inability to process chargebacks, according to Nicholas Weaver, a researcher quoted by Bloomberg. High price volatility and transaction fees make paying for small retail purchases with bitcoin impractical, according to economist Kim Grauer. However, bitcoin continues to be used for large-item purchases on sites such as Overstock.com, and for cross-border payments to freelancers and other vendors.
The U.S. federal investigation was prompted by concerns of possible manipulation during futures settlement dates. The final settlement price of CME bitcoin futures is determined by prices on four exchanges, Bitstamp, Coinbase, itBit and Kraken. Following the first delivery date in January 2018, the CME requested extensive detailed trading information but several of the exchanges refused to provide it and later provided only limited data. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission then subpoenaed the data from the exchanges.
In 1998, Wei Dai published a description of "b-money", characterized as an anonymous, distributed electronic cash system. Shortly thereafter, Nick Szabo described bit gold. Like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that would follow it, bit gold (not to be confused with the later gold-based exchange, BitGold) was described as an electronic currency system which required users to complete a proof of work function with solutions being cryptographically put together and published. A currency system based on a reusable proof of work was later created by Hal Finney who followed the work of Dai and Szabo.
The first decentralized cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was created in 2009 by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. It used SHA-256, a cryptographic hash function, as its proof-of-work scheme. In April 2011, Namecoin was created as an attempt at forming a decentralized DNS, which would make internet censorship very difficult. Soon after, in October 2011, Litecoin was released. It was the first successful cryptocurrency to use scrypt as its hash function instead of SHA-256. Another notable cryptocurrency, Peercoin was the first to use a proof-of-work/proof-of-stake hybrid.
The price of bitcoins has gone through cycles of appreciation and depreciation referred to by some as bubbles and busts. In 2011, the value of one bitcoin rapidly rose from about US$0.30 to US$32 before returning to US$2. In the latter half of 2012 and during the 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis, the bitcoin price began to rise, reaching a high of US$266 on 10 April 2013, before crashing to around US$50. On 29 November 2013, the cost of one bitcoin rose to a peak of US$1,242. In 2014, the price fell sharply, and as of April remained depressed at little more than half 2013 prices. As of August 2014 it was under US$600. During their time as bitcoin developers, Gavin Andresen and Mike Hearn warned that bubbles may occur.
“In 2 years from now, I believe cryptocurrencies will be gaining legitimacy as a protocol for business transactions, micropayments, and overtaking Western Union as the preferred remittance tool. Regarding business transactions – you’ll see two paths: There will be financial businesses which use it for it’s no fee, nearly-instant ability to move any amount of money around, and there will be those that utilize it for its blockchain technology. Blockchain technology provides the largest benefit with trustless auditing, single source of truth, smart contracts, and color coins.”
It takes a (global) village to raise a blockchain. The live network and the community of open source developers contribute significantly to this effort. They continuously refine and harden the Ethereum platform, helping it get faster at responding to industry demands for the value propositions it offers. These investments of time and resources speak to their faith in Ethereum governance and the value that businesses and developers see in its capabilities. – Joseph Lubin, CEO of Consensys
Bitcoin prices were negatively affected by several hacks or thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges, including thefts from Coincheck in January 2018, Coinrail and Bithumb in June, and Bancor in July. For the first six months of 2018, $761 million worth of cryptocurrencies was reported stolen from exchanges. Bitcoin's price was affected even though other cryptocurrencies were stolen at Coinrail and Bancor as investors worried about the security of cryptocurrency exchanges.

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This beautiful home located on 18 acres in Ada, Michigan was designed by one of the world’s leading authorities on Japanese folk houses, Norman Carver. With floor to ceiling windows, sweeping views of nature and shoji screens throughout, my client and I did not want to take away from any of the original character that made the home special to them.
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Over the years, wear had taken its toll and modern life calls for thoughtful updates. New flooring, lighting, wall covering, furniture, art and accessories enhanced the existing architecture while supporting my clients personal taste and lifestyle. Outdated carpet was replaced by white oak flooring throughout the main floor to tie all the rooms together, lighten up the space and provide contrast with the existing dark wood details.
Art and accessories truly make a house a home. Curated new pieces mixed with personal items and family photos add enjoyment at the end of a busy day. We loved accessorizing the existing built-ins to make them feel warm and collected.
In an existing home with beautiful architecture sometimes space is limited. For this dining area I designed a custom concrete dining table to accommodate eight people, that fits the space perfectly. Since my clients love to entertain, a mix of upholstered chairs and benches make it easy for both kids and adults to be comfortable.
In the master bedroom we decided to make structural changes to provide more views to the outside. The existing floor to ceiling windows next to the bed were widened to create wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling glass. We were mindful to replicate the window casings to tie in with the original design intent. Electronic shades were added for privacy as well as new furniture, lighting, art, accessories and wall covering.

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Monday, September 3, 2012
Lots of pretty colors
Lately I have become a bit obsessed with painting my nails. I noticed they were getting longer so I decided to paint them. I usually bite my nails so this was a nice change. I have found keeping them painted helps keep me from biting them. Plus they look pretty.
Here is the color of the day: Ocean Side by Sinful Colors
The color from a few days ago: Pink Cream by Sinful Colors
A few more of my favorites:
Rise and Shine by Sinful Colors
Zara by Zoya:
If you look you can actually see how my nails are growing. I am going to get a stamping kit soon so I can put some neat designs on them.


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David Kenney III's move was worth it
Kenney switched to a lesser program and is reaping the rewards of standing out
Originally Published: November 30, 2011By Jared Shanker | ESPN Recruiting Nation
Budding high school stars often switch schools after a successful season to a powerhouse program in order to have a better opportunity to be noticed by colleges. Junior athlete David Kenney III had to do the opposite.
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She was reunited with her owner today and there were tears and much tail wagging. Paris didn't so much as say goodbye. Her owner offered me a reward. I told her getting the dog a new tag and a microchip would be reward enough. I hope she does this.
Once again I'm dog-less, but that little thing wasn't really a D.O.G. now, was she?

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Excerpted from Iran: Dictatorship and Democracy (1979), pp. 227-234:
The Tudeh Party was, in contrast to the National Front, an organized political party, indeed, the most organized political force ever seen in Iranian politics. The earlier Communist Party (founded 1921) had been crushed by Reza Khan, and under a 1931 law it became illegal for any organization to profess communist, or ‘collectivist,’ views. Hence when it became possible to form a party again after the Allied invasion in 1941, it was decided to call the party the Masses (Tudeh) Party; the Tudeh was, however, in practice the orthodox pro-Russian Iranian communist party and remains so to this day.
The Tudeh’s following in the 1940s was an enormous one — it had at most 25,000 members, but its trades union affiliates had up to 400,000 members. While its leadership was mostly of professional and aristocratic origins, its membership was mainly from urban workers and its following remained a predominantly urban one. The Tudeh never made any significant inroads into the rural areas. In terms of nationalities, it seems to have been restricted to the Persians, except for Tabriz where the Azerbaijani movement was based. Moreover, the party was unable to retain the initiative it had won during the war and the immediate post-war period and, after the defeat of the republics in Kurdistan and Azerbaijan, it was forced onto the defensive. In 1949 it was banned on a pretext, and during Mossadeq’s period in office the Tudeh remained until far too late in a position of opposition. After the coup it was forced underground and in time its members were tracked down: An estimated 3,000 Tudeh militants were arrested, and the network inside the officer corps, numbering over 500, was uncovered in 1954. Tudeh enjoyed a brief revival in the early 1960s when, although unable to act openly, it aligned itself with the National Front opposition to the regime. But, with the imposition of the ban on political activities in 1963, it lost even this room for maneuver. Since that time Tudeh’s activities have been in exile. Anti-communist sources give its membership at 2,000 or under, and the last occasion on which it was claimed by the regime or the Tudeh that members of the organization had been on trial was in 1966, when two leading officials, Parviz Hekmatjoo and Ali Khavar, and a number of others were sentenced to jail. It is believed that a number of Tudeh members have been kept in jail despite the fact that their sentences have ended, and in 1974 Hekmatjoo himself was murdered in captivity. But there have been few or no other signs of its overt existence inside Iran, and all those arrested after the mid-1960s have come from other political tendencies. The US State Department claims that 90 percent of those arrested after 1953 are now supporters of the regime, and a number of former members are now in influential positions within the government — in the Plan Organization, in SAVAK and as licensed exponents of a confusionist left ideology. One recent cabinet has contained two ministers who were former members of the Tudeh….
There have been a number of divisions in Tudeh’s history, the product of its policies, and in particular of its unswerving loyalty to the Soviet Union. The first split was in 1948, when a group of members, led by Khalil Maleki, left the party. At that time, Maleki’s main public criticism was that the party was too loyal to the Soviet Union; he later founded a group called the Third Force and through it pioneered an attempt to found an independent socialist position in Iran. Colloquially referred to as a ‘Titoist,’ Maleki, who died in 1969, was unable to develop this position in a coherent programmatic form, let alone in any practical manner, and he ended up a victim of the regime’s manipulations, alternately licensed and then silenced by it. However, Maleki’s break with the Tudeh now seems to have involved other reasons, and in particular a belated recognition on his part of the importance of the national and specifically Azerbaijani questions, a topic on which the Tudeh was at that time unwilling to adopt a clear position. During Mossadeq’s period, a second division occurred within the party, between a group around Kianuri and one around Radmanesh. The former advocated a less sectarian approach to the National Front, while the latter maintained the prevailing hostile attitude until the latter part of 1952. This division did not produce an actual split in the party, but the defeat of 1953 forced it to review its position, as did the general shift in Soviet policy towards alliances with nationalist states in the Third World that occurred around that time. In 1957, at the Tudeh’s Fourth Plenum, it officially criticized ‘the party’s failure to understand the nature of bourgeois nationalism and its anti-imperialist potential.’ Instead, it called for a broad democratic front of all those opposed to the Shah’s dictatorship, and this paved the way for its policies in the early 1960s: first, the reunification with the Azerbaijani Democratic League in 1960, and then the attempt to ally with the National Front in the period up to 1963.
In later versions of its program, the Tudeh has spread its alliance even wider. An article by Kianuri in 1976 called for an alliance with the intermediate strata, i.e. the petty bourgeoisie and white-collar workers, and also with peasants, the clergy, the national bourgeoisie and even some of what he regarded as the ‘big bourgeoisie,’ i.e., those working with international capital. Kianuri also referred to ‘patriotic and progressive tendencies’ in the armed forces and argued that ‘though the army is the power base of the regime today, we can count in favourable conditions on part of the armed forces siding with the working class.’ In sum, Kianuri argued that ‘the revolution in Iran is at its initial, i.e. anti-imperialist and democratic stage,’ and that Tudeh should include in its alliance ‘social forces in Iran which, though far removed from the left, even from anything democratic, are eager to see the present regime done away with.’
This adoption of a less sectarian approach was in part a response to events inside Iran but also corresponded to changes in the policies of many communist parties in the 1960s and 1970s….
The Tudeh’s record is a tragic one of sectarianism and missed opportunities. And its current attempts to rectify this are themselves flawed. The most extreme instance of this is Tudeh’s expectations from progressive sections within the armed forces — an illusion fostered, to its tragic cost, by the Chilean Communist Party prior to the military coup of September 1973, and, in a different way, by the Palestinian resistance in Jordan, prior to King Hussein’s successful attack on it in September 1970. Such elements may exist, but they are in no position to alter the army’s political direction. However, the underlying problem with the Fourth Plenum revisions, and Kianuri’s analysis of 1976, is that these leave untouched the problem of the Tudeh’s relations with the Soviet Union. It is this which has hamstrung the Tudeh Party since its foundation — forcing it to endorse Soviet demands for an oil concession in 1944, or to condone Soviet arms shipments to the Shah in 1967. All pro-Moscow communist parties face this problem, but it is an especially acute one in a country such as Iran which has experienced Russian military occupation and pressures in the past. In addition, Tudeh has been weakened by the destructive effects of following current Russian policies at a time when these did not accord with the situation in Iran: This was true during the left sectarian phase up to the latter part of 1952, when the Tudeh would not cooperate with Mossadeq, and with the rightist policies pursued since the mid-1960s, which have alienated the younger generation and thereby fostered the militarist illusions of the period.
Excerpt from Tudeh leader Kianuri’s interview with Le Matin (Paris), November 27, 1979:
What role does the Tudeh Party now play among political forces?
It can be said that it was touch and go with us. Under the Shah, in the 1970s, for instance, the entire party apparatus was destroyed. We started again underground in 1972. After the revolution, some 30 “cadres” who were abroad were returned. It was at that time that I returned as well.
Until then I was in Berlin. Our reception in Tehran has been favorable, especially among students. In factories, our task is more difficult. We want to create trade unions, but this is not easy. Following a wave of strikes and in view of unemployment the workers have adopted a hostile attitude — they want to enjoy the fruits of the revolution immediately, and this is why they do not quite understand the meaning of trade unionism. I believe, however, that we have got over the worst obstacles. At the elections for a constituent assembly three months ago 50,000 people voted for us in Tehran…. The left? There are the Fedayi.
They represent an Iranian version of your leftism, that infantile complaint. They are causing ferment in Kurdistan and have even finally more or less gone underground. There are also the Mojahedin. They are the people closest to us. However, we do not engage in joint action except occasionally…. The authorities? They are divided into two groups — the liberal bourgeois group of Bazargan and the National Front and Khomeini’s revolutionary democratic group. So far, the Khomeini clan has won.

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Like clockwork, the Wheel of Time has turned ’round to Teaser Tuesday.
The days run together as spring break approaches. We still have a week to go, including standardized testing. Reading and running are helping keep me grounded.
This week I’ve started Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb.
The Goodreads Blurb:
In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America’s lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat. Today, a growing coalition of “Beaver Believers”―including scientists, ranchers, and passionate citizens―recognizes that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier, for humans and non-humans alike, than those without them. From the Nevada deserts to the Scottish highlands, Believers are now hard at work restoring these industrious rodents to their former haunts. Eager is a powerful story about one of the world’s most influential species, how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change. Ultimately, it’s about how we can learn to coexist, harmoniously and even beneficially, with our fellow travelers on this planet.
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For proof of beavers' keystone status, look to the Saint Francis' satyr — a brown butterfly, about the size of a half-dollar, whose only adornment is a smattering of dark eyespots rimming its wings. A philistine like me could stroll through a field of fluttering satyrs without thinking twice.
Review: Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris
I’m still mentally working through this book. It’s definitely made me think about how I see and interact with the world around me, how I see and consider people not like me.
That said, I also like it when authors interact with their readers:
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Eritrean leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity: U.N.
UAE likely to be building a naval facility in Eritrea
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Eritrean regime prevents the entry of trucks from Sudan to Eritrea
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The final statement: The first assembly of the Shura Council
The Dialogue, was the subject of Friday Sermon at the National Dialogue Forum
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Have you ever known someone who has quit smoking without the benefit of formal programs, self-help groups, or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) (patches, pills, gum, etc.)? According to the American Heart Association, nicotine is one of the most addictive of all substances, weaving itself into virtually every facet of a smoker’s life. From an article by The National Institute on Drug Abuse:
“Research has shown how nicotine acts on the brain to produce a number of effects. Of primary importance to its addictive nature are findings that nicotine activates reward pathways — the brain circuitry that regulates feelings of pleasure…nicotine increases levels of dopamine in the reward circuits. This reaction is similar to that seen with other drugs of abuse… For many tobacco users, long-term brain changes induced by continued nicotine exposure result in addiction.” [i]
So, nicotine works the same way, and to the same extent as other drugs of abuse. We will look further into the addiction mechanism in the next chapter, but I’m sure that anyone who has ever tried to quit smoking understands how addictive it can be.
In 1986, the American Cancer Society reported that: “Over 90% of the estimated 37 million people who have stopped smoking in this country since the Surgeon General’s first report linking smoking to cancer have done so unaided.” [ii]
An article in the August 2007 edition of the American Journal of Public Health indicated that over 75% of those who successfully quit for 7 to 24 months did so without any help, as opposed to 12.5% who used NRT (patch or gum).[iii] A study in the February 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicated that almost 65% of quitters used no help, while around 30% used medication, and 9% used behavioral treatment.[iv]
The following appeared in PLoS Medicine, an open access, peer-reviewed medical journal in February of 2010:
“As with problem drinking, gambling, and narcotics use, population studies show consistently that a large majority of smokers who permanently stop smoking do so without any form of assistance…[T]he most common method used by most people who have successfully stopped smoking remains unassisted cessation…Up to three-quarters of ex-smokers have quit without assistance (’cold turkey’ or cut down then quit) and unaided cessation is by far the most common method used by most successful ex-smokers.” [v]
The evidence reveals that unassisted quit attempts have a much greater chance of success than those using the help of NRT’s, hypnosis, or any other method. In spite of that, the pharmaceutical industry continues to fund advertising campaigns aimed at convincing the general public, and physicians, that quitting “cold turkey,” without help, is a waste of time, and doomed to failure.
Because most assisted cessation attempts end in relapse, such “failure” risks could be interpreted by smokers as ‘I tried and failed using a method that my doctor said had the best success rate. Trying to quit unaided — which I never hear recommended — would be a waste of time.’ One review stated: “Such reasoning might well disempower smokers and inhibit quit attempts through anticipatory, self-defeating fatalism.” [vi] In other words, if the pills and patches don’t work for them, they will probably just give up.
The evidence clearly shows that empowering people with the belief they can quit smoking on their own is much more effective than feeding them the nonsense that they’re powerless.
[ii] Chapman S, MacKenzie R (2010) The Global Research Neglect of Unassisted Smoking Cessation: Causes and Consequences. PLoS Med 7(2): e1000216. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000216
[v] Chapman S, MacKenzie R (2010) The Global Research Neglect of Unassisted Smoking Cessation: Causes and Consequences. PLoS Med 7(2): e1000216. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000216
[vi] Gillies V, Willig C (1997) You get the nicotine and that in your blood: constructions of addiction and control in women’s accounts of cigarette smoking. J Community Appl Soc Psychol 7:285-301
This chapter has two main objectives. The first is to establish that three-quarters of all addicts recover on their own, or with minimal help. The second is to assure you that you are not powerless over your addiction. The men and women represented below weren’t powerless, and neither are you.
The evidence comes from published, peer-reviewed, scientific studies, and many of them are available to anyone with a computer. It would be impossible to present all of the studies supporting this contention in a book this size, so I’m providing some representative studies in this chapter, and many more in the appendix. These are multiple, repeatable, detailed studies, over several decades, documenting successful recoveries of men and women diagnosed with substance abuse or dependence, according to the guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association, (APA).
If we’re exploring “natural recovery,” it makes sense for us to begin by defining what it is that people are naturally recovering from. The APA publishes a reference volume called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. They release a new one every few years, and the current one is the DSM-IV. It is by no means a perfect document, but it represents a consensus view of the criteria for diagnosing the various disorders it covers.
We need a benchmark, a ruler, a set of criteria, so we’re all speaking the same language throughout the rest of the book. The DSM, as imperfect as it is, will at least provide that set of criteria. It separates people into three distinct, mutually exclusive categories’: no substance abuse disorder, substance abuse only, or substance dependence. The DSM treats substance abuse disorders as a continuum, (like a volume control), varying from no abuse to severe dependence, based upon the number and relative severity of the criteria that are present. The following is quoted from the DSM-IV:
|DSM-IV Substance Abuse Criteria:Substance abuse is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:
|DSM-IV Substance Dependence Criteria:Substance dependence is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three (or more) of the following, occurring any time in the same 12-month period:
Not all addicts display all of the criteria, not even the most severely addicted. For instance, although I exhibited almost all of the other criteria for substance dependence and abuse, I never had any legal problems related to my drinking, nor did I ever try to cut down or quit.
My subtitle, “75% of all addicts recover without 12-step, and you can too,” may seem controversial to you, if not, you would be in the minority, as surveys consistently show the majority of Americans believe addiction is a disease, addicts are powerless over it, cannot recover without help, and 12-step is the only method that works. One of my purposes in writing this is to conclusively demonstrate to you that these contentions are undeniably false; there is not a shred of evidence supporting them and the contrary evidence is overwhelming. Multitudes of repeatable studies, over several decades, prove beyond any doubt that three-quarters of the people meeting the criteria for substance abuse or dependence recover absolutely on their own, without treatment, 12-step groups, or formal help of any kind, indicating that you already possess all the power you need if you have a genuine desire to effect self-change in any area of your life, including your addiction.Continue reading

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The A2 upper and port door are painted in OD (which can be removed with the proper chemical, I believe it is Krylon). Keyhole forging with Round forward assist. The handguards are OD. Barrel is Black and threaded with bayonet lug. Barrel is Heavy barrel contour and 1/9 twist. FH is A1 but I can swap it for an A2 if you prefer.
The barrel has a pretty low round count (I don't know the actual number). The color match between the upper and handguards is better than the pics show due to the camera flash. Bolt/bolt carrier/charging handle not included. The handguards may be out of spec. I had to use a dremel to touch them up near the end to get them to fit, this is not visible unless you look real close at the handguard cap. I tried a black set off my Colt and they fit much better. The front sight originally did not have a bayonett lug. I replaced the original with one of Fulton Armory's
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Selling because I have too many uppers and have a new nonAR project.
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Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, who just happens to be a candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, says the statue of Davis must go. Conway's opponent in November, Matt Bevin, agrees, as do the GOP leadership in the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives. Even U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is adamant that the statue must be moved. Gov. Steve Beshear, however, has taken a more measured approach, saying simply that it is time to review such monuments in context of Kentucky's history.
Meantime, across the South, governors are ordering the Confederate flag down from poles on government grounds. Legislators – black and white, Democrat and Republican – are calling for the flag's removal. Businesses, too, have weighed in, promising to pull all items branded with the flag.
The Confederate flag is not difficult to find in Crittenden County; it can be seen on bumpers stickers, flies on lawns, hangs from porches and can even be found tattooed on a few bodies.
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Born in Lancashire, England, George Long (1800–1879) was a scholar and professor of classics. He was the editor and author of many scholarly texts and translations. His translations include Discourses of Epictetus and Plutarch’s Lives and he is the author of Decline of the Roman Republic, Civil Wars of Rome, and Summary of Herodotus.


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The video, titled Hello Tokyo, takes you through the labyrinth city at a seemingly frenzied pace, mirroring the liveliness of the citizens of the city. Filmed during a five-day trip to Japan Gelep took back in January 2016, he is able to capture the energy found throughout the city. Gelep films iconic locations such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, Odaiba, Akihabara, and Asakura, never slowing too long in one locale, but treating the viewer to an expedition through Tokyo’s train system.
The opening and closing scenes of the video are striking shots of the city lights twinkling in the night offering a dazzling view of the bustling metropolis. The video gives a wonderful tour of the city that will make you want to hop on a plane and check out Tokyo for yourself.
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Video: Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo reacts to disinformation, bashers, trolls, and fake news in an interview after the rally at the Kidapawan City Hall grounds on Tuesday, March 16, 2022.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /19 March) — Vice President Leni Robredo is calling for unity against disinformation, as she urged her opponents in the Presidential race to wage war against lies and base their campaigns on their candidates’ truths instead.
“Ang call to action talaga natin to everyone, na whatever color, dapat magkaisa tayo sa paglaban sa kasinungalingan. Kasi yung pinakanakakatakot, number one, na yung election na ito ang magiging basehan ay kasinungalingan (Our call to action now is for everyone, regardless of political color, to unite against disinformation. What we fear is that lies will determine the outcome of this election). Robredo said disinformation should not feed the victory of the next election, as it would encourage future politicians to invest heavily on trolls and similar tactics.
“Kapag naipanalo ito base sa kasinungalingan, yung mensahe natin sa mga pulitiko na ito na yung tried and tested na formula. Parang vote buying din yan eh. Pag nakalusot yung vote buying, every election yun na yung gagamitin na formula. The same dito sa trolling. Pag nagwagi yung mga bashers tsaka mga trolls, marami nang mag iinvest sa trolling and bashing kasi na prove na effective siya (If disinformation wins, future politicians would see this as a message that this is a tried and tested formula, much like vote buying, which has been used in every election. If bashers and trolls win, many politicians will invest in trolling and bashing if it’s proven effective in the coming elections),” she said.
Robredo said the tactics insult democracy itself.
“Para sa akin laban ito nating lahat. Hindi lang mga supporters, pero kasi ito niyuyurakan niya yung pinakabuod ng kung ano yung demokrasya. Kasi yung demokrasya, dapat ang tao mayroon siyang laya na pumili. Pero yung dapat na basehan niya sa pagpili ay katotohanan, hindi kasinungalingan (For me, this is a fight that involves all of us, not just my supporters. It steps upon the essence of what democracy is. In a democracy, people should have their freedom to choose. However, the basis for that choice must be true),” she said.
Asked about her own weaknesses, Robredo said she is a victim of heavy trolling.
“Ako talagang biktima ako ng heavy trolling. Kahit sa mga focus group discussions, pag tinatanong mo kung bakit ayaw sa akin, karamihan sa mga dahilan kung bakit ayaw sa akin dahil naniwala talaga sa fake news (I’ve been a victim of heavy trolling. Even in focus group discussions, if you ask people why they don’t prefer me, it’s because most of them really believe in fake news),” she said.
However, she said she did not let it bother the operations of her office in the past six years.
“Nakaya ko naman na six years itong mga unfair accusations, hindi siya naging sagabal with the work that I do, lalo pa noong kampanya. Lalo na sa akin, kung ang intent niya i-derail ang efforts na ginagawa natin nagsasayang sila ng oras. Hindi nga nito na-derail ang trabaho ko in the last six years, eh lalo pa ngayong kampanya (I’ve been able to deal with these accusations for six years and they have not interrupted the work that I do, what more with the elections. If they mean to derail our efforts, they’re just wasting their time).”
Meanwhile, Robredo said only her political opponents would be able to say if she threatened their campaign.
Robredo was reacting to candidates Isko Moreno criticizing her use of the term “laylayan ng lipunan” and Ping Lacson’s accusation that her campaign was conniving with the Communist Party of the Philippines.
“Sila lang ang makakapagsabi kung ano yung motivation nila kung bakit nila tayo pinupunterya. Pero ako kasi, battle scarred na ako eh. Coming from six years na heavy bashing tsaka trolling, alam ko na kung alin yung mga bibigyan ko ng pansin, at alin yung hindi (Only they can say what their motivation is for focusing their efforts on me. I’ve been battle scarred by all the heavy bashing and trolling. I’ve learned how to choose to ignore).” (Yas D. Ocampo / MindaNews)


"12 Years a Slave," director Steve McQueen's New Orleans-shot adaptation of the memoirs of a man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841, has its first trailer. The first extended peek at McQueen's film was released online late Tuesday (July 15) and you can check it out in the embedded video below.
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in a film based on the real story of Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped by two men in New York and sold into slavery on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. From there, he was packed off South, where he spent years working for a Louisiana slave owner, played here by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Also in the cast is Michael Fassbender, as a cruel slave overseer; as well as Dwight Henry as a fellow slave; Henry's "Beasts of the Southern Wild" co-star, Quvenzhane Wallis, as one of Northup's two children left behind back home when he is kidnapped; Alfre Woodard; Paul Giamatti; and Sarah Paulson.
Brad Pitt, whose main contribution was as producer, also has a small role in the film, which Fox Searchlight is releasing Oct. 18 -- right at the fat part of award season.


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Canadian authorities are searching for a suspect accused of a stinky crime — allegedly swiping $187,000 worth of cheese.
An unidentified man went to a business in Ontario around 7:45 a.m. Friday and provided paperwork that the cheese would be shipped to New Brunswick.
A trailer was loaded up with cheese and the man drove off in a transport truck, but the cheese never arrived at its destination, according to Global News.
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A RUSSIAN conspiracy theorist claims these images show the wreckage of a huge alien spaceship which crash-landed in Antarctica millions of years ago.
Valentin Degteryov posted images of the UFO, which he claims has gone undiscovered because it is covered with snow, after spotting the dark shape on Google Earth.
The UFO hunter, from Nizhny Tagil in Western Russia, says the object is 1,900-feet long.
He believes the wreckage has only become visible now because of ice melting on the earth's most southerly continent.
A video posted by Degteryov has attracted hundreds of thousands of hits since it was uploaded yesterday.
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But many dismissed his theories, and said the shape was just a rocky outcrop on a barren mountain.
Valentin listed the coordinates of the object as 73~13'55.09"S,71~57'12.98"W.
It's not the first bizarre UFO theory to emerge based on satellite images.
In March, another UFO hunter claimed images from Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter prove there are "mobile alien bases" on the surface of the Moon
Other snaps, captured by the Mars Rover Curiosity, appeared to show a green marble scattered among rocks on the planet's surface.
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Britain reported another 131 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday as it recorded its highest daily death toll since March.
The country also recorded 23,511 new Covid-19 cases, making it the seventh consecutive day where infections have fallen.
The reversal after weeks of rising rates has coincided with the removal on July 19 of nearly all pandemic rules in England, including legal requirements for social distancing wearing a mask in public indoors.
The surprising drop has confounded the government and scientists, who had previously warned cases could reach as high as 100,000 cases per day.
Despite the turnaround, which comes after the start of summer school holidays, ministers are warning the long-term situation remains uncertain.
"I have noticed that obviously we have six days of some better figures but it's very, very important that we don't allow ourselves to run away with premature conclusions about this," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
The country's successful vaccine rollout is believed to part of the reason for the sudden drop in cases. So far, 71 per cent of the population has received a second dose, one of the highest figures in the world.
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“We will still have Covid with us, we will still have people dying from Covid but we will have put the bulk of the pandemic behind us.”
“Cautiously, I think it might be over at the end of the summer,” he said. “It’s perfectly reasonable to suggest that we could get herd immunity in a few months because at the moment people who are refusing to be vaccinated are becoming infected at a much higher rate.
“So we might be done by the end of the summer, but I think it's fair to say that nobody really understands why.”


The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Management, Cde Francis Nhema says there is need to shift from a brown economy to a green economy concept to ensure that economic development continues to take place in a sustainable manner.
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Bimini Basin open house draws crowd
An open house and input session regarding Bimini Basin drew a standing-room-only crowd at the Yacht Club Wednesday, where many turned out to support a Rubicon Canal cut through.
Representatives for Redevelopment Management Associates, the consulting firm working on the project, discussed what will be a “P3,” a public-private partnership, and the five “drivers” that will determine what, if anything goes there: land, capital, regulation, markets and labor.
Lynn Dehlinger warned that if people are looking for something fancy, they may be disappointed.
“This may be less of a Cheesecake Factory area and more of a Golden Corral one. There are alternatives that can be a plus to the neighborhood,” Dehlinger said.
Dehlinger cited Trader Joe’s and Fresh Market as examples. These business look for specific demographics – populations of 150,000 within a five-mile area, with median family income of between $60,000 and $75,000.
“The median household income in Cape Coral is $42,000. The city doesn’t pick the retail, the retail picks the city,” Dehlinger said.
Concerns included water quality around the basin and amount of traffic and noise such a project could create in an area already affected now by both.
There was also concern about the fate of the mom-and- pop stores downtown and whether Bimini Basin would spur more fast-food restaurants and supermarkets, which Cape Coral Parkway already has.
Much of the public discussion, though, centered around the Rubicon.
Bimini Basin has been in the crosshairs of city officials for years, but none of the plans of the past have gone anywhere. Resident Al Phelps was among the handful who said the city seems to continue to spin its wheels on the project, with those on each side of Cape Coral Parkway impeding any progress.
“I see divisiveness. Those in the Bimini Basin area don’t want the Rubicon to cut through because those south of Cape Coral Parkway paid more to have easier access to the gulf. I was told the Rubicon would be cut through when I bought my property.”
Phelps has collected stories from print publications regarding Bimini Basin from as far back as 2004, and he said the city needs to make Rubicon a priority and not Southeast 47th Terrace.
“This issue has been batted around for 17 years. What disturbs me is we spend $9 million on sidewalks downtown. It would cost $8 million to cut through the Rubicon. It doesn’t jive,” Phelps said.
Steve Yurkovic said they need to decide on the Rubicon once and for all because everything else would be affected, cut-through or not
“They’re talking about things way ahead of when they should be. They need to settle this first,” Yurkovic said. “If you’re going to open the canal and build a bridge, do you know what kind of space that will take up?”
For those on the Rubicon, they have to take the scenic route to get to where they need to be to access the gulf.
Meanwhile, residents were again invited to post their desires on five posters that read “Preserve, Enhance, Expose, Capitalize and Invest.”
For all those worried about the city spending money on consultants, Mayor Marini Sawicki loved what she saw, especially as this could be part of her legacy as mayor.
“I love this. They call themselves an implementation team, and it’s important the residents give them feedback on the issues they need to know about. We don’t need a project for a certain group, but for everyone,” Sawicki said.
RMA will work on a new plan in the next few months, which it will bring back to the city for consideration. They also plan to promote the site to prospective businesses.


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As Marvel fans breathlessly await the world premiere of Thor: Love & Thunder, the film’s female stars, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, & Pom Klementieff, hit the blue carpet to promote the action movie in the UK, along with director Taika Waititi, his girlfriend, singer, Rita Ora, & athlete Serena Williams, all of whom killed it when it comes to top shelf style.
However, it’s Natalie’s red mini Dior dress & flower crown, along with Tessa’s golden fringe dress by Oscar de la Renta that were not only the talk of London, but also currently the internet! Additionally, Rita’s shimmery & dazzling Elie Saab gown was a showstopper, as well as Pom’s edgy, biker-inspired Alexander McQueen frock.
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What do you think of Natalie’s red mini dress & Tess’s head-to-toe gold? Whose look was your favorite? Are you excited to see the highly anticipated film? Which Marvel superhero is your favorite? For more stylish celebrity posts, check out: Keira Knightley’s Chanel LDB at Paris Fashion Week, Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling filming the new Barbie movie, Maya Hawke’s denim-on-denim outfit for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Zendaya’s Vogue Italia cover shoot, & a red, white, & blue fashion flashback with Eva Longoria, Lily Collins, & Hailey Bieber! Happy Styling!


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Success for ELO at Tampere Film Festival!
Students, alumni and staff members of the Department of Film, Television, and Scenography were awarded during the Tampere Film Festival March 4th to 8th.
Tampere Film Festival brings together over 30,000 film enthusiasts, be it professionals or amateurs, in March every year. Tampere Film Festival is ranked among the top three most important short film festivals in the world.
Both ELO films in the competitions at the Tampere Film Festival were awarded yesterday 8th of March 2020 at the festival award ceremony.
Student Award (Best student film) was given to Kotimatka (Homebound, 2019) by Marika Harjusaari.
Golden Shade Equipment Rental Prize went to cinematographer Theofanis Kavvadas of the film 49 Years from the House on the Left (2019) by Sevgi Eker.
Other prizes to our students, alumni and staff were:
The Main Prize in the Over 30 Minutes films went to Anna-Karin Grönroos’, MA student in documentary film, Orkesterin edessä (Conductivity, Finland 2019).
Feature-length documentary Silmästä silmään (Eye to Eye, Finland 2020) by John Webster won the Audience Award of the National Competition. The sound design of the film was done by our professor Pietari Koskinen.
Elina Talvensaari’s documentary film Neiti aika (Lady Time, Finland 2019) was awarded the Church Media Foundation Prize and the Special Prize at the category of films over 30 minutes. (ELO alumna: director Elina Talvensaari, cinematographer Joona Pulkkanen, editor Okku Nuutilainen)
Special Mention of the International Competition was given to All Inclusive by Teemu Nikki (Finland 2019) at the Fiction Category. Cinematographer of the film is Jarmo Kiuru, ELO alumnus.
Special Mention was also given to Keppi, directed by Teppo Airaksinen with cinematographer Aarne Tapola.
Congratulations to everyone!
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