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Sing the attributes of Lord Krishna (Gopala, Govinda), the one with dark complexion, having an enchanting form, who adorns the Conch, the Disc and the Mace. Praises be to the one who is dear to Meera and Radha and who holds the Flute in His hands.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Coach Pete Carroll, in New Jersey as the Seattle Seahawks prepare for the Super Bowl, suggested medical marijuana should go off the banned substance list.
Carroll, meeting with reporters after his team's first practice Monday, did not explicitly endorse medical marijuana, ESPN reported. National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said last week the NFL should look into whether marijuana could be useful in the treatment of concussions.
"I would say that we have to explore and find ways to make our game a better game and take care of our players in whatever way possible," Carroll said at a news conference. "Regardless of what other stigmas might be involved, we have to do this because the world of medicine is doing this."
Medical marijuana is legal in 20 states, including Washington, and recreational marijuana in two. Colorado began its first legal sales on New Year's Day, but Washington is still working out the details.
Marijuana for any purpose continues to be illegal under federal law, which means the NFL would have trouble taking it off the banned substance list.


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Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Showing up for your best friend’s wedding not having met her groom: awkward. Helping your best friend jilt her groom at the altar: very awkward. Particularly when the intended is the divine Ted Beaudine, flower of Wynette, Texas, boy genius, self-made millionaire and son of a legendary golfer and his TV star wife.
In “Call Me Irresistible,” the prolific Susan Elizabeth Phillips brings together the offspring of three couples from her previous best-selling novels to play out a love triangle against a dusty Hill Country background. Her wedding-crusher bridesmaid is Meg Koranda, the scion of a movie star and an über-model.
Bottom line: Having saved her best friend from marrying the wrong guy, Meg finds herself broke and stuck in the midst of some mighty angry Texans who view her as “the Voldemort of Wynette.” In particular, she’s stuck in the sights of sulky Ted, who everyone else seems to think walks on water. Phillips’ ongoing joke about Ted being like Jesus — “except rich and sexy” — inspires some of the biggest laughs in the book.
Why are we such suckers for romantic comedies that start with the inevitable lovers hurling barbs? You won’t be surprised to hear that even though Meg and Ted ostensibly can’t stand each other, they wind up sparking a passionate affair.
Even if you’re not a self-proclaimed “SEPpie” — one of Phillips’ die-hard romance readers — “Call Me Irresistible” is just a bit irresistible. It’s satisfyingly mindless and mirth-inducing without being in the least moronic. Yes, you know the girl will get the guy. Yes, the happy ending overkills on the happy. But Phillips’ lead female character is strong, complicated and quick to sass even as she goes about discovering her own potential.
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The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family by Peter Firstbrook
In “The Obamas,” Peter Firstbrook, a British documentary filmmaker turned writer, all but ignores the American side of the Barack Obama story and plows into the Kenyan landscape, and family genealogy, of the Obama clan. (The president’s father, Barack Obama Sr., was Kenyan, a member of the Luo tribe.)
Firstbrook has written a strange and well-meaning hybrid of a book. There are long stretches of oral histories, as given by close and distant Obama relatives and buttressed with often numbing historical detail on Kenyan wars and tribal political intrigues. You will learn not only about those intrepid explorers, Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone, but also far more than you need to about the ritual of tooth extraction for Luo boys.
Firstbrook himself is nothing if not intrepid. He starts this journey into Kenya and Obamaland with a driver and a translator. He goes to those remote villages where President Obama’s kin live. His hosts, a talkative and seemingly ageless and numberless bunch, set out the cups of brew and get to reminiscing.
“John Ndalo,” writes Firstbrook, “a close Obama relative from Kendu Bay, vividly recalls the stories of cattle plague and famine that his father and grandfathers had experienced: ‘Many homes lost their family. People were fighting, and if you had even a little food, people would come in a great number and invade your family and take everything away. For those whose cattle survived, we organized raids and went in big numbers with spears and arrows . . . and bring back their cattle.”
The book gains momentum when Barack Obama Sr. appears. He struts into view as a mischievous young man, quick to disappoint his father, wild for the ladies, a superb dancer and charmer. He also possessed a dream to get out of Africa and study abroad.
Already married, he landed in the United States in 1959 and met Ann Dunham, a white native Kansan, in Honolulu. They married in February 1961, and she gave birth to their son, Barack, on Aug. 4, 1961.
But it is not what happened in America that is the point of this assiduous book, which will surely be helpful to future Obama scholars. It is the telling of the story of a large and extended African family that has played a significant and unforgettable role in history across two continents.

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Last week it was reported that the NCAA is contemplating the possibility of reconsidering the use of arenas rather than stadiums - at least on occasion - to stage what is arguably the marquee event of college sports...March Madness.
Furthermore, new NCAA Exec VP/Championships & Alliances Mark Lewis noted that both coasts (and in particular cities like New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami) are largely left off from hosting the Final Four...as are college campuses.
Well Mr. Lewis, there are economic and logistical reasons why these cities traditionally have not hosted the Final Four. And there are economic and stylistic reasons why the NCAA can afford the luxury of going back to playing their marquee basketball event in arenas rather than gargantuan football stadiums.
TV Money from CBS/Turner Allow Convenience of Reconsidering Arenas
The Final Four, which is booked through 2016, hasn't been played in an arena since 1996. And this is largely due to the fact that the NCAA realized that people were willing to pay premium prices to sit in nose-bleed seats of large stadiums for the mere privilege of being present during the Final Four. I don't have information on the face value of tickets for the 2012 Final Four, but the face value of Final Four tickets (which includes 3 games) for the 2011 event (Houston) and the 2010 event (Indianapolis) was approximately $252. This, compared to the 2006 Final Four in Indy where the prices ranged from $110-170.
That said, let's make no mistake that the NCAA makes the largest share of its March Madness money from its TV contract with CBS and Turner.
Time Warner’s (TWX) Turner Broadcasting and CBS (CBS) inked a $10.8 billion, 14-year deal (or $771 million annually) with the NCAA which went into effect in 2011. That agreement obliterates the previous $6 billion deal that yielded roughly $550 million annually.
From an economic perspective, going back to arenas will most definitely increase the price of these tickets on the secondary market as tickets become more scarce if a shift occurs from 70,000 to 22,000 available tickets. My guess is that the NCAA would raise the face value of tickets as well, but that increase would not be enough to offset the lost ticket revenue associated with selling nearly 50,000 fewer tickets.
That said, let's assume for simplicity a face of $250 and 50,000 fewer tickets sold. Though $12.5 million in ticket revenue lost is nothing to sneeze at, it represents less than 2% of the TV money received from CBS/Turner. And of course, this has to be balanced against the added costs of logistically configuring a stadium to host the Final Four.
Ultimately, it is my sense that these murmurings are taking place because an arena atmosphere is more intimate and generates greater buzz/enthusiasm relative to the cavernous stadium experience. And if the NCAA only stands to lose roughly 2% of revenues generated from the Final Four for the sake of enhancing the feel and intimacy of the event for fans, players, coaches, and media alike, then I think that's a trade-off they may consider making.
Having worked with numerous regional Sports Commissions over the last decade, I've learned what the NCAA has historically looked for in a host city. The NCAA wants a city to provide:
- A first-class facility;
- That is ideally located within close proximity to numerous high-caliber hotels and entertainment amenities such as dining and retail;
As noted by Mr. Lewis, the Final Four has seldom been held in large-market coastal cities. But there are reasons for this:
- Centrality...As this event attracts fans from all over the country, the NCAA prefers central locations.
- Focus...In mid-sized markets, those cities roll out the red carpet for the NCAA and Final Four visitors. Despite the enormity of the event, the Final Four would not receive the same degree of personalized service if it were contested in cities (especially New York or Los Angeles) where there are so many other things taking place to divert attention away from the event.
- Convenience and cost...In mid-sized markets, there is less hassle and expense getting to and from the airport to one's hotel. Less traffic congestion and greater ease of navigating around smaller cities make life less hectic for visiting fans that may have little experience with the host city.
- Compactness...Greater compactness between airports, hotels, entertainment, and facilities in mid-sized markets makes such markets more attractive to the NCAA and visiting fans.
These factors explain why Indianapolis and San Antonio have been used so frequently in the past as hosts of the Final Four, and why other mid-sized cities (St Louis for the Final Four/College Cup/Wrestling Championships, Oklahoma City as permanent home of women's College World Series, Omaha as permanent home of men's College World Series) have had success hosting NCAA Championships. Though Houston and Detroit are larger markets than these cities, their relative centrality helped their Final Four bids.
If Mr. Lewis decides to venture (1) back to arenas and (2) out to large-market coastal cities, the more power to him. Ultimately, the NCAA's massive TV contract would allow anyone in his position to play with house money and experiment with new twists in the delivery of March Madness.

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Welding is a type of production process that combines two materials. This type of material is usually a metal or thermoplastic that causes a synthesis.
Welding differs from other joining techniques such as soldering or brazing, which use relatively low temperatures. The filler material makes the joint stronger than the base material. You can also find the best services for TIG welding through https://ogis.com.au/services-capabilities/welding-service/
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The two most popular methods are TIG or tungsten inert gas welding and metal inert gas welding or MIG. The TIG process uses a tungsten electrode which also contains a filler rod. There is also an inert gas that protects the tungsten electrode.
DC power supplies are often used to generate electricity. TIG technology can be used to weld metals such as aluminum and magnesium alloys. TIG welding is relatively slower than other welding processes but can produce welds of very high quality.
Non-consumable tungsten electrodes and various protective gases are used during the welding process, including helium (He) and argon (Ar).
- This is especially useful for thin materials
- This results in excellent, high-quality welds
- This gives the operator complete control over welding variables such as heat
- Minimal distortion
- Leave no trace of slag or splash
The TIG welding machine offers you great welding beads. It is suitable for metals of various thicknesses, including very thin metals. The gas tungsten arc welding process is ideal for bonding thin base metals, as the heat supplied can be better controlled.


Lyle-Pacelli confirms it will have football next autumn
Published 6:50 pm Thursday, January 17, 2019
The numbers are in and football will stay in Lyle-Pacelli.
After the Athletics forfeited a playoff game due to lack of numbers in October the program held a meeting to see if it could continue or would have to split up.
Since then the team has picked up some new players and the Athletics are aiming to have both a varsity and a JV squad next fall.
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“We have a little bit more numbers than we probably expected,” LP head coach Dan King said.
The Athletics are expected to have 14 players who are sophomores or older, which gives them enough to field a full nine-man football squad.
King is hoping to get a summer program in place to prepare LP for the upcoming season.
“We’re in a small school,” King said. “We need to get more people up to speed.”


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How do you mark the special times in your life? The birth of a child, a special occasion, anniversaries, these are all notable life experiences that women love to remember. The Pandora bracelet is a beautiful piece of jewelry that can change as your life changes. These stunning charm bracelets are offered in the finest silver or gold and a beautiful blend of both precious metals producing a captivating two-tone effect. The bracelets are also available in stylish fabrics or earthy leathers, offering every woman or young lady the opportunity to express herself in her own special way.
Pandora bracelets are comprised of four different elements: the bracelet, charms, spacers and clips. The designers at Pandora have created over 600 charms, each an outstanding example of craftsmanship, artistry and stunning detail. These tiny pieces of art are made of silver, gold, or a combination of the two with accents of precious and semi-precious gems, stones, pearls and more. Themes of these charms range greatly from letters and religious symbols, to hearts, flowers, animals, hobbies, occupations, special event charms, causes, books, and dragonflies to sports team, football helmets, patriotic symbols, travel themed charms and so much more.
The Pandora clips attach to the bracelet and help to create separate sections so all the charms and spacers do not bunch up together. Spacers are smaller, decorative pieces that create contrast, calling attention to the larger charms, the star of the show. With hundreds of charms, spacers and clips to choose from, the only challenge you will have is choosing your favorites. If you are searching for a Pandora Bracelet in White Plains NY, make sure to stop by Michael Matthews Jewelers to begin assembling that special gift.
Consumers need not worry about the expense of such a gift. Pandora bracelets, spacers, clips and charms are available from a wide range of prices, sure to meet everyone’s budget. The other benefit to giving a Pandora bracelet is the chance to add or subtract charms at a whim. Begin with a simple bracelet and charm. Add new charms that mark a special occasion and then get another just because. This piece of jewelry is an evolving work of art that can chronicle a lifetime of love and memories. When considering the purchase a Pandora Bracelet in White Plains NY, make sure you get a few charms as well and celebrate life’s special moments with a gift that remembers.

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Nya Reed Performed a Near-Perfect Floor Routine With "Equality" Stamped on Her Leg
Florida Gators junior Nya Reed came into her team's gymnastics competition against the University of Georgia on Jan. 15 with a clear message. She and four other athletes knelt for the national anthem, and she personally chose to stamp "#EQUALITY" on the back of her leg. The team, according to the University of Florida, will take part in social justice demonstrations throughout the season.
"Everyday POC are faced with social inequality," Reed said in a statement posted to social media. "I wear 'equality' in black on my leg because it's more than just fixing mistreatment of ethnic groups who differ from the white societal view. It starts with shedding light on the inequalities in education, wage gaps, incarceration, immigration, name calling and opportunities."
Showcasing that message on her skin, Reed scored a near-perfect 9.975 for her outstanding floor routine. The choreography and music are all kinds of fun, the tumbling is powerful (the height on that opening double layout is downright impressive), and Reed makes you want to both dance (even if you're rather bad at it) and stand up for causes bigger than yourself.
Reed was dubbed the SEC specialist gymnast of the week for the second time since the recent start of the 2021 season. Check out photos from the Jan. 15 competition ahead, as well as more footage of Reed's grade-A floor routine — we've hit play a number of times already.

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We’re talking about top six or seven form, that’s what we have to show now.
Rangers are rooted to the foot of the Premier League, with just five points from 14 games.
It’s only the start of December, but the Londoners have already started doing the maths and know they need a remarkable turnaround in results to survive.
Eleven wins from their remaining 24 games will take them to 38 points, a total usually good enough to stay up.
Redknapp said: “We’re talking about top six or seven form, that’s what we have to show now.
“It’s like (we have) a handicap, we are way, way off.
“We have given points start to everyone and we have to play catch up.
“It will be hard, no-one kids themselves, it will be a difficult task, but not impossible.”
Redknapp takes charge of his first game at Loftus Road today when Rangers face fellow strugglers Aston Villa, after bagging a point from his midweek debut at Sunderland.
And he is confident he can haul the Hoops out of danger, having saved Portsmouth in similar circumstances in 2006.
He said: “I remember going to Birmingham at Portsmouth. It was my second game back.
“There were four teams cut adrift at the bottom and Birmingham were one of them. They beat us by five at St Andrew’s and it could have been 10.
“After that night you’d have said it was impossible, and I drove away thinking, ‘How will we finish above them?’. You would have said it was impossible.
“But we did, and it can turn. I’m optimistic. I think we can do it. I’ve not come here to age myself another 10 years.
“I think it can be done. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have come here.
“This would be a fantastic feeling, to keep them up.
“I would get a lot of satisfaction from it, if I could play a part in keeping us up now. That’s the ambition.”


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From my journal – I put my faith in the sunrise
I have been meditating daily with an Oprah & Deepak Chopra tape. Oprah talked about her Sunrise Faith in one session and it really hit me as meaningful, so I had to get it into one of my journals… and I splurged! and got a BIGGER (8″x11″) journal in the hopes of being wilder, more experimental and more painterly! Just another way I am trying to stay connected to the paint and my process…. so far so good! My other journals are 5″x8″ or 7″x7″ or even smaller so I can always have one with me. I am a journalholic! I have Julia Cameron and The Artist’s Way to thank for that. Morning pages (3 a day) got me into the habit of writing… and with that my writing improved as well as my life. I listened to myself… actually listened… after reading the same things over and over about what I wanted to do. I finally did them! I paint. I write. I kayak. I meditate. I do yoga. I get outside. I notice the little things. I put my faith in the sunrise.
Sending sunshine your way… Have a great day!


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Designed by Max Longin the floating bed is based on the idea of a central point of rest which leads to a soft and flexible. This bed has a design that is completely unique and is supported by four stainless steel cables connected to a frame of wooden rods and steel bows which can support a maximum weight of 2645 pounds. The bed is available in ash, beech, birch, elm, maple, oak or walnut. Float can easily be assembled and disassembled into pieces, making it very easy to take.


The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) release a special report today, “Outing the Oligarchy: Billionaires Who Benefit from Today’s Climate Crisis, which identifies the world’s wealthiest 50 individuals whose investments benefit from climate change and whose influence networks block efforts to phase out pollution from fossil fuels.
- CAN-Rac’s Catherine Abreu Reacts to the Federal Government’s New Climate Action Plan
- Climate Action Network Canada Responds to the Fall Fiscal Update
- High-Level Recommendations for Bill C-12, the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
- CAN-Rac’s Catherine Abreu Issues Statement on the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
- CAN-Rac Statement on the Federal Government of Canada’s newly announced $10 billion dollar infrastructure plan


NYMF 2013 Awards for Excellence Announced at Closing Night Party
By Zachary Stewart · Jul 29, 2013
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is over…here are the winners.
New York Musical Theatre Festival Shows Julian Po and Volleygirls Announce Extensions
By Bethany Rickwald · Jul 10, 2013
Julian Po has added one additional performance, and Volleygirls will present an additional two.
Tony Nominee Malcolm Gets on NYMF's Musical Black Comedy Julian Po
By Hayley Levitt · Jul 7, 2013
Gets stars in one of the hottest shows of the NYMF season.
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Pre-COVID-19, Growlers was a buzzing craft beer hang out in the heart of Headingley, with an eclectic range of meal and snack options.
Their waffles and pancakes were a big hit, but so too were their Tex-Mex classics like nachos and fajitas, which went really well with their range of local drinks. Then, with the lockdown, Growlers, like so many other eateries, had to close its doors. Recently, Growlers opened once again, this time as a ‘socially distant club’, offering delivery and collection meal and drink options.
The food and drink, which is available 5-10pm Tuesday to Sunday, can be ordered through their Facebook page or website, or via the Deliveroo, JustEat or UberEats platforms. The Growlers online menu focusses on burgers and traditional sides like onion rings and jalapeno cheese balls. It also offers an exciting range of drinks, including iced slushies, fruit smoothies, milk shakes, margaritas and daquiris – all ideal for sipping in the early summer sunshine.
This bank holiday weekend we made the most of the sunshine and ordered some of the goods from Growlers to enjoy in the garden. We opted for two of the burgers on the menu. First, the ‘Posh Avocado Mama’ burger; a mammoth beef patty, topped with melted cheese, crispy lettuce, fresh tomato, a generous dollop of smashed avocado, grilled onions and a smoky mayo sauce. The burger was packed inside a buttery brioche bun, which kept its shape, despite the generous filling.
Second, the ‘Growlers Hot Chick’ burger which was just as large as the avocado treat and was also encased in a brioche bun. The chicken burger extravaganza included two marinated buttermilk fried chicken fillets (both of which were perfectly cooked and still crispy), creamy coleslaw, pickled cucumbers and lettuce, topped with smoked garlic aioli and a hot sauce, which certainly had a kick. Both burgers were fresh, flavoursome and huge. We also ordered a side of hand cut fries, which finished the meal off perfectly, and ensured that we were well fuelled for an evening of relaxing in the garden.
All together, our meals came to just over £20, which did seem a little steep for a couple of burgers and fries, but the meal was really good, and we didn’t mind paying a little more than we might have liked, knowing that we were supporting a great local, independent business.
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Rainwave Soil Moisture Sensor
Soil moisture sensor. Prevents overwatering. 5 levels of moisture sensitivity: Dry, moist, medium, wet, wettest
- Desired moisture level can be set by turning the control knob
- Unit has a built in 5 m (16.5 inch) cable with plug
- For use with Rainwave timers only!


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Create colourful animal pictures with this magic water painting book. Simply paint with water, leave to dry, then paint your pictures again. This book includes lots of pictures to colour, awesome facts to learn and oodles of doodle pages for you to try out your new-found painting skills.
Hours of Look and Find fun! Read the book then build the puzzle for a bonus story scene! This set is special because: - Look and find play encourages focus and exploration - Puzzles boost problem-solving and logic skills - Elsa, Anna, and other Frozen friends make story time magical
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The boy lives alone at the End of the World, hunting treasure with old maps, finding fossils, whistling tunes, playing ball by the drop. It’s a peaceful, contemplative life, and the boy is content. Until, that is, a self-styled Professional Visionary arrives and puts up a sign: CONSTANTINE SHIMMER’S GALVANO-MAGICAL END OF THE WORLD TOURS. FUN AL...
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Greatest advances in human history have often rested on and prompted progress in chemistry. The exploitation of fire, the development of pigments, and the discovery that metals could be smelted and worked laid the foundations of civilisation. The search for better tools and weapons drove metallurgy, and the need for medicines and perfumes lay be...
The puzzles in this collection are intended to present a stiff, but enjoyable, challenge to the sudoku enthusiast. They increase in level of difficulty up to those designed for the expert, in order to be worthy of bearing the name 'The Turing Tests'. Alan Turing is known as the father of modern computing and for his work at Bletchley Park in sol...
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Bush asks China for 'fair treatment' of detainees
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush called Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Thursday and raised concerns about the detention of U.S.-based academics and appealed for "fair treatment," the White House said.
Meanwhile, the State Department said Beijing had informed the United States that trials had begun for two of the detainees.
Four U.S.-based academics who are either U.S. citizens or have permanent residency status are being held in China for alleged espionage.
The State Department has described the allegations as dubious at best, and China's critics suggest the detentions are part of a crackdown on dissent in advance of next year's leadership changes.
A White House official said Bush brought up the detentions but said that was not the genesis of the call.
"The administration continues to press for fair treatment," the official said. Asked to characterize the response of the Chinese leader, the U.S. official said he had no information.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said China confirmed trials were under way for Gao Zhan and Li Shaomin.
He said the United States has been unable to obtain permission for a consular officer from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to observe the trial. "So it's an open question as to whether one will be able to say that they got a fair trial or not, particularly given what we know about the Chinese legal system," Boucher said.
China's critics in Congress have urged Bush to be more forceful in pressing the cases of the four detainees.
The administration says it is taking all available diplomatic steps but that the frustration over those cases would not affect the president's support for continuing favorable trade relations with China, nor his plans to travel to China later this year, first for the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shanghai and then to Beijing for bilateral talks with Jiang.
In the phone conversation, Bush also "reinforced the importance of building constructive bilateral relations" and told Jiang he was looking forward to his October visit to Shanghai and Beijing.
The EP-3 surveillance plane standoff was not discussed in the conversation, a White House official said. The official said Bush raised "areas of cooperation and disagreement and the need for frank and honest dialogue."
Boucher said that while the United States was interested in "having a constructive relationship with China," efforts to get China to cooperate on matters related to non-proliferation or trade have been easier than getting China to adopt international human rights standards.
The news of the trials came as the State Department issued a statement Thursday saying it was "deeply disturbed" by reports China has intensified its "harsh repression" of Falun Gong, an outlawed spiritual group China deems an evil cult.
"Reports of violence and torture against these Falun Gong practitioners at the hand of Chinese authorities are chilling," Boucher said, adding the Chinese government should not incarcerate followers in "re-education" labor camps and should allow access to the International Red Cross "to look into the treatment prisoners receive."
"We call on China to respect freedom of thought, conscience and religion ... and to end the cycle of repression on the Falun Gong," Boucher said.
CNN Senior White House Correspondent John King and CNN State Department Producer Elise Labott contributed to this report.
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The former business partner of Hunter Biden, who has said the infamous ‘big guy’ email is a reference to President Joe Biden, was never approached by prosecutors to testify before the federal grand jury in Delaware.
Tony Bobulinski, a former Navy veteran and business partner of Hunter and James Biden, attempted to reach out to U.S. Attorney David Weiss multiple times through his lawyer to offer his willingness to speak to the grand jury. Surprisingly, Weiss did not respond to their attempts or extend an invitation.
This troubling revelation, initially reported by CBS News, further echoes the concerns raised by IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, who indicated that federal prosecutors impeded the investigation into Joe Biden’s potential connections to Chinese business ventures involving Hunter and James Biden.
During a recorded conversation in Arkansas, an FBI agent and Rob Walker, a business associate of Hunter Biden, discussed Joe Biden’s presence at a meeting related to their efforts in deal-making with a Chinese energy conglomerate.
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Walker recounted an instance at the Four Seasons where Joe Biden briefly visited and exchanged pleasantries with everyone present. The FBI agent then inquired if Hunter Biden orchestrated this visit to enhance the prospects of striking a lucrative deal. Walker agreed, providing a clear indication of Joe Biden’s involvement at this meeting.
These revelations further corroborate the claims made by Tony Bobulinski, who collaborated with Hunter Biden to establish the SinoHawk business venture, only to witness millions of dollars diverted to accounts linked to Hunter Biden.
The ‘big guy’ email, which surfaced in October 2020, shed light on a business arrangement between Hunter Biden and a Chinese company. The email explicitly mentioned ’10 held by [Hunter Biden] for the big guy.’
This email, dated May 13, 2017, and sent by businessman James Gilliar to Hunter Biden and others, outlined expectations and compensation packages for the potential deal. It specified that Hunter would receive $850,000 and hold the position of Chair/Vice Chair, depending on the agreement with CEFC.
The email also disclosed that 20% of the equity would go to Hunter, while 10% would be allocated to James Biden. Tony Bobulinski was among the recipients of this email and publicly stated that ‘the big guy’ referred to Joe Biden, as he had witnessed Hunter Biden consistently seeking his approval and advice for various business ventures.
Bobulinski emphasized that Joe Biden’s denial of involvement in Hunter Biden’s business does not align with the reality witnessed by Bobulinski himself. Bobulinski refuted Joe Biden’s claim that he never discussed these matters with his son, as he had personally observed their collaboration to build a business that relied heavily on the Biden family name.
By leveraging their family legacy, the Bidens aimed to establish lucrative deals, fully aware of the influence and opportunities that came with the Biden name. In response, Joe Biden’s spokesperson, Andrew Bates, maintained that the President has never held stock in such business arrangements, nor has any family member done so on his behalf.
CEFC, a now-defunct Chinese company founded by Ye Jianming, emerged as a central player in the Biden family’s endeavors. Hunter and James Biden sought numerous business deals with CEFC, resulting in substantial monetary gains.
However, concerns have been raised regarding the potential burying of crucial information by Thibault, an individual involved in the investigation. Senator Chuck Grassley shared with Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray the significant evidence of potential criminal conduct by Hunter Biden and James Biden.
Grassley highlighted their assistance to foreign nationals connected to the communist Chinese government during Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency, which remained unpaid at the time. Following Joe Biden’s departure from office, Hunter and James Biden engaged with CEFC and its affiliates to receive financial compensation for their past work and the benefits they brought to the company.
Grassley further outlined the joint venture established by Hunter Biden, James Biden, and their associates to facilitate this financial compensation.
A meeting in Miami between Hunter Biden and CEFC officials in February 2017 marked the beginning of the arrangement. In floor speeches and financial reports, Grassley unveiled that CEFC Infrastructure Investment wired $5 million to Hudson West III’s accounts in August 2017.
From there, the money was transferred to Hunter Biden’s firm, Owasco, and James Biden’s firm, Lion Hall Group, in 2017 and 2018.
The swift signing of an agreement with a Chinese Communist Party-linked company, which followed Hunter Biden’s threatening messages mentioning ‘my father,’ led to millions of dollars flowing into Biden family accounts. These newly released messages provide crucial context to previous findings of foreign bank transactions involving Hunter Biden.
It is important to note that Joe Biden denied being present in the room when the threatening message was sent by Hunter Biden.
However, the subsequent influx of Chinese payments totaling approximately $5 million in 2017 and 2018 to Hunter Biden and his affiliated businesses aligns with the timeline of these events.
These findings were uncovered during a Senate report investigation in 2020. Recently, Hunter Biden reached a plea deal on federal charges related to tax crimes and the illegal purchase of a handgun, revealing the ongoing scrutiny surrounding his actions.
The revelations made by an IRS whistleblower shed light on the politicization and slow progress of the Justice Department’s investigation, including allegations of special counsel status being sought and multiple filing attempts in different locations, which were repeatedly denied.
The information presented here illuminates the connections between Hunter Biden’s business dealings, James Biden’s involvement, and potential involvement by Joe Biden himself. The willingness of Tony Bobulinski to testify before the grand jury highlights the wealth of evidence pointing towards a significant web of financial arrangements and business pursuits.
As these revelations emerge, it becomes increasingly challenging to dismiss the concerns raised about the Biden family’s ties to Chinese entities and the potential conflicts of interest that may exist.
While the investigation continues, it is clear that the scrutiny surrounding Hunter Biden’s actions and the alleged involvement of his father in lucrative business deals remains a topic of great import. For the conservative demographic, it is imperative to ensure that our leaders are held to the highest ethical standards and that any potential conflicts of interest are fully examined.
The unfolding events only reinforce the necessity for comprehensive investigations and transparency in order to maintain public trust and accountability in our government officials.
The revelations regarding Tony Bobulinski and his unsuccessful attempts to testify before the grand jury shed further light on potential improprieties surrounding the Biden family’s business pursuits. As concerns arise about the alleged involvement of Joe Biden, it is essential that the facts are thoroughly examined.
The reported conversations between Hunter Biden’s associate and an FBI agent, along with the ‘big guy’ email, provide additional evidence supporting claims of Joe Biden’s influence and interest in these business ventures. These details should not be dismissed lightly but subjected to rigorous investigation and analysis to determine their veracity and implications.
While some may argue against the significance of these revelations, it is crucial to consider the implications they may have for our nation’s governance. Public trust in our elected officials is of paramount importance, and any perception of impropriety must be addressed.
The concerns raised surrounding Hunter Biden’s business dealings and Joe Biden’s alleged involvement are not merely political fodder but a legitimate cause for scrutiny and investigation. The conservative demographic, guided by a commitment to accountability and transparency, demands a thorough examination of these matters to ensure the integrity of our democratic processes remains intact.
The revelations surrounding the business dealings of the Biden family with Chinese entities have ignited discourse and warranted closer examination of their potential implications. The reported attempts to seek special treatment and filing attempts in different locations raise valid concerns about the politicization of the investigation.
As the public digests these revelations, it is crucial to distance ourselves from partisan biases and approach the matter with objectivity and a commitment to the truth. Only through a comprehensive and unbiased investigation can we establish the veracity of these claims and address any conflicts of interest that may arise from them.
In conclusion, the allegations surrounding Hunter Biden’s business activities, the involvement of James Biden, and the potential involvement of Joe Biden himself require careful consideration. The evidence provided by Tony Bobulinski, the ‘big guy’ email, and the conversations between Hunter Biden’s associate and an FBI agent cannot be dismissed outright.
They demand a thorough investigation that transcends political affiliations and seeks the truth. The conservative demographic, long committed to upholding values of accountability and integrity, insists that these matters be examined with the utmost seriousness to maintain public trust and the integrity of our democratic processes.
As the public continues to examine and scrutinize the actions of the Biden family, it is crucial that the investigations remain impartial and free from political interference. The gravity of the allegations demands an objective pursuit of truth, untainted by partisan biases.
The narrative surrounding Hunter Biden’s business dealings and the potential involvement of Joe Biden must be subjected to rigorous analysis to ascertain the facts. This commitment to uncovering the truth is fundamental in upholding the principles of justice and integrity that underpin our conservative values.
While the allegations surrounding the Biden family’s business dealings are undoubtedly concerning, it is essential to approach the matter with due diligence and an unbiased perspective. The evidence provided by Tony Bobulinski and the ‘big guy’ email raises legitimate questions about the Biden family’s involvement in potentially lucrative business ventures.
However, it is crucial to conduct a comprehensive investigation that considers all aspects and evidence before drawing definitive conclusions. The conservative demographic recognizes the value of thorough examination and transparency in upholding the integrity of our democratic system.
The plethora of revelations surrounding Hunter Biden’s business ventures and the alleged involvement of Joe Biden necessitates careful examination to ascertain the truth. Tony Bobulinski’s willingness to testify and the documented conversations shed light on potential improprieties. However, it is critical that we proceed with caution and remain objective in our assessment.
The importance of fairness and integrity cannot be understated, particularly when it comes to matters that impact our government’s credibility and the public’s faith in our elected officials.
The ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings and the alleged involvement of Joe Biden requires a balanced and unbiased approach. The evidence provided by individuals like Tony Bobulinski and the ‘big guy’ email presents valid concerns that should be thoroughly scrutinized.
It is crucial that the investigation remains focused on establishing the truth and holding individuals accountable for any potential improper actions. The conservative demographic, driven by the values of integrity and justice, expects nothing less than a transparent and fair examination of these allegations.
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For some strange reason, despite being a big deal in internet security, the Heartbleed hole hasn’t been getting much attention. You may not even know about it. But you should, because it also affected your gaming portals.
Most of us feel safe on the internet – we buy things and store all sorts of data online. The more internet savvy among you probably know to look for that https:// at the start of secure sites. This is all thanks to two technologies, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS). They’re the thing that deals with the exchange of cryptographic keys so that your browser and a server know who you are. Unfortunately, there was a problem in the coding that meant malicious people could abuse version of OpenSSL to grab private data should should have been secured by SSL/TLS. It goes beyond sneaking a peek at your login details or even credit card number:
But that’s small time spoils compared to the real danger. Attackers will also get a look at how the site that’s taking your data identifies itself. And once that half of the handshake is out in the wild, all bets are off. Not only could ne’er-do-wells use their new-found key to fool people into thinking they are a fine upstanding place of business with a good ol’ man-in-the-middle attack, they can also look back into transactions that already happened. And since they’re getting in with the master key instead of breaking through a window, these sort of attacks leave no trace.
Here is a long list of all the sites known to have used the hackable package. No, Google, Amazon, and Facebook were fine. However, Steam and RedTube made the list of vulnerable sites. Those vulnerabilities have since been fixed, but you may want to think about changing your Steam Password and resetting your Steam Guard. Sure, it’s a massive inconvenience, but it might pay off down the line.
It appears that PlayStation and Microsoft’s hacking issues in recent years meant that they closed all sorts of loopholes, but you may want to also think about changing those passwords as well. In actual fact, this might be a good moment to evaluate when last you changed passwords – have you been using the same login credentials for all sites since The Last Guardian was announced? It might be time to evaluate your internet security.
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To increase the durability and performance of a hub assembly, and to prevent artificial mistake of improper torqueing, Roll Forming Technology was innovated. Roll forming technology provides precise bearing preload and improved overall strength to the hub assembly for secure clamping to the CV joint and knuckle for optimum vehicle safety
WJB Automotive’s Roll Formed Hub Assemblies are manufactured under rigorously controlled manufacturing processes with high quality raw materials to ensure optimal strength and preload.
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Shabana Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, has criticised the Government for its failure to support parents and teachers in the city gain access to vital information needed for home schooling.
Under current guidance, if a household does not have access to remote learning equipment or the internet the child can be considered to be vulnerable and therefore eligible to attend school. However, this is a little-known aspect of the current lockdown rules mean that some of the 5,000 children in Birmingham who don’t have access to a computer may be left behind.
In response to a Written Parliamentary Question tabled by Shabana Mahmood MP, the Education Minister stated that:
“Some pupils who have difficulty engaging in remote education may be considered to be vulnerable children and therefore eligible to attend school. It is up to the child’s school or local authority to make this decision.”
Therefore, the Government is relying on schools and colleges to inform parents of the support on offer, which can lead to a postcode lottery of information.
Shabana Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, said:
“The approach of the Government to kid’s education in Birmingham has been atrocious. First, we had children going back to school for one day after the Christmas holidays and now we are seeing a growing digital divide. By putting the responsibility on schools and colleges to issue information about access to education we are sleepwalking into a postcode lottery for learning.
“It is clearly wrong for the Government to produce guidance that is tucked away on its website and hope that parents stumble across it. This pandemic has shown the weaknesses in our society and magnified them. Children without access to remote learning are clearly vulnerable and should have access to education.
“If the Government hadn’t bungled the roll-out of laptops to schools we would not be in this situation. We need a renewed focus on education and skills during the coronavirus epidemic and that means that the Government should take a lead on providing families with information on how to access education.”
Notes to editors:
Full written response to Written Parliamentary Question 134395 can be accessed here.
Education Department’s guidance on a child being considered vulnerable due to lack of access to remote learning can be found here.


As things stand, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran is still on the strike list.
Five radical organizations are going to be taken off the government’s list of foreign terrorist organizations because President Joe Biden’s administration has decided to do so.
According to a copy of the memo that was independently obtained by The News God, Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Congress on Friday of the withdrawals, which are no longer relevant because they have been rendered obsolete.
According to the announcement, it consists of ETA (Basque Fatherland and Liberty), Aum Shinrikyo, Kahane Kach, and two Islamic organizations known as the Mujahiden Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem and Gama’a Al-Islamiyyah. Other groups in the coalition include ETA (Basque Fatherland and Liberty).


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A lawsuit was filed for certain investors in shares of Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) over alleged securities laws violations. Deadline: July 23, 2013. NYSE:IVC investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail at shareholdersfoundation.com
San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/28/2013 -- An investor in shares of Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Invacare Corporation in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between July 22, 2010 through December 7, 2011.
Investors who purchased a significant amount of shares of Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) between July 22, 2010 through December 7, 2011, and / or those who purchased NYSE:IVC shares prior to July 2010 and currently hold any of those shares, have certain options and for certain investors are strict and short deadlines running. Deadline: July 23, 2013. NYSE:IVC investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail(at)shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges on behalf of investors in Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) common stock during the period of July 22, 2010 through December 7, 2011, that Invacare Corporation and certain of its senior executives violated provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by issuing allegedly false and misleading press releases, financial statements, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and statements during investor conference calls.
More specifically, the plaintiff alleges that Invacare Corporation and certain of its senior executives misled investors regarding Invacare Corporation's noncompliance with Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") guidelines and Current Good Manufacturing Practices ("CGMP"), and masked the fact that the Company suffered from widespread operational, quality, and regulatory deficiencies.
The plaintiff claims that Invacare Corporation allegedly concealed from investors that it received a series of warnings from the FDA -- known as Forms 483 -- which identified serious compliance violations at its two major United States-based manufacturing facilities.
Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) reported that its annual Total Revenue declined from over $1.5 billion in 2011 to over $1.45 billion in 2012 and that its Net Loss of $4.11 million in 2011 turned into a Net Income of $1.83 million in 2012.
On July 22, 2010, Invacare Corporation reported its second quarter results. Commenting on Invacare's 2010 second quarter results, the interim Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Invacare delivered strong results in three key areas.”
On January 4, 2011, Invacare Corporation commented on an FDA warning letter related to an inspection of the Company’s bed manufacturing facility in Sanford, Florida.
Invacare Corporation said that the warning letter takes issue with Invacare’s compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, specifically related to Invacare’s ability to establish and maintain adequate procedures to analyze processes and operations and to document actions taken on product complaints.
Shares of Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) grew from $20.45 on July 16, 2010 to as high as $34.00 per share on July 8, 2011.
The plaintiff alleges that over the next several months, Defendants allegedly continued to downplay the scope and significance of Invacare's compliance issues, despite its receipt of two additional Forms 483 in August 2011, which were allegedly concealed from investors.
Then on December 8, 2011, Invacare Corporation announced discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Invacare Corporation announced that the FDA has requested that the Company negotiate and agree to a consent decree of injunction relating to previously disclosed inspectional observations at the Company’s corporate facility and its wheelchair manufacturing facility in Elyria, Ohio. Invacare said that the FDA has proposed a consent decree that would require suspension of certain operations at the facilities until they are determined by the FDA to be in compliance. Invacare has confirmed that it intends to enter into discussions with the FDA regarding the terms of the consent decree.
Shares of Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) declined from $34.00 per share in early July 2011 to as low as $15.12 per share on December 15, 2011.
On May 24, 2013, NYSE:IVC shares closed at $14.70 per share.
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Potentiostat is not just a potentiostat working in lab, it can also be a meter of chemical sensor (simulator) for operation everywhere. You can operate simulator in laboratory for R&D in the region of Biosensor, Metals, Food, Cosmetic, DNA and Drug. It is easy to edit and burn-in procedure in the chip. After burn-in, you can simulate your sensor system for off-line operation in the field test.
ZensorECD is a system of electrodchemical detector, it provides sensitive and simple tool for application of HPLC system and flow system .
Zensor screen printed electrode is a new generation of electrode was made by technology of screen-printed production. There are many advantages such as Disposable、Mass production、Easy use and Flexible to design.

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Words matter. These are the best Immeasurable Quotes from famous people such as Franklin Foer, John Bel Edwards, Rod McKuen, LP, Ashton Eaton, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The demise of Jeb Bush has been a source of immeasurable pleasure for, well, nearly everyone.
We are surrounded every day by countless acts of immeasurable kindness and goodwill.
The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.
It is very hard leaving home for life on the road. The toll that it takes is actually immeasurable, and you can think all you want about what it does to your relationships, but the way it actually plays out is very deep and very unique to those personalities that are involved.
You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It’s undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That’s the great part of track and field. It’s a test, but with results that you can compare to others.
As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.
No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary. No matter what happens to you, no matter the depth of tragedy or pain you face, no matter how death stalks you and your loved ones, the Resurrection promises you a future of immeasurable good.
Sadly, I haven’t been able to find my earliest stories, but the impact of being told by someone important to me that I could do something special is immeasurable.
No one can ever prepare a parent for two things: the immeasurable love that comes with having a child; and the sorrow and confusion that comes when your child appears to learn in a different way from other children.
Don’t look at small business as a means to an end and a way to make money until the corporation hires you; look at it as a chance to create something of immeasurable value and beauty in a world that desperately needs it.
Those bombs have brought me immeasurable pain. Even now, some 40 years later, I am still receiving treatment for burns that cover my arms, back, and neck. The emotional and spiritual pain was even harder to endure.
Hope is in the name of God, the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hope is when you compare your suffering to the infinite, immeasurable love and grace of God.
Veterans and their families make immeasurable sacrifices to serve our nation.
The death of an Italian tailor might not be calamitous in Catania or Cagliari, but the loss to Soho is immeasurable. We don’t have Italian tailors we can spare here.
Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion.
The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.
The birth of the Savior into mortality is an event of immeasurable significance that occurred almost 2,000 years ago. In much of the world, calendar years are numbered forward and backward from the entire time of His birth.
The captaincy of the national side is a distinction which Messi deserves as he has all the qualities a captain requires – a combative character and immeasurable talent.
On the question of comfort women, when my thought goes to these people, who have been victimized by human trafficking and gone through immeasurable pain and suffering beyond description, my heart aches. And on this point, my thought has not changed at all from previous prime ministers.
The impacts of climate change are almost immeasurable.
In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.
I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable – much greater than anything that I have ever bought.
God has placed within each of us an immeasurable, unique gift. It is our duty to live that out to the full and to encourage one another with gusto.
Spiritually good people, pure in heart, who long for the Blessed Sacrament but cannot receive at the time, can receive spiritually… even a hundred times a day, in sickness and in health, with immeasurable grace and profit.
It is an immeasurable tragedy to spend a sizeable portion of one’s waking hours doing a job that does not excite you nor infuse you with a sense of purpose.
The veterans of the United States military put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. They represent the best of our country, and we thank each of them for the immeasurable service they’ve provided to every one of us.
There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.
Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
Nelson Mandela’s contribution to the people of South Africa has been immeasurable and I look forward to helping with his work all over the country.
Who can measure the love Christ felt for a lost world, as he hung upon the cross, suffering for the sins of guilty men? This love was immeasurable. It was infinite.

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With their health over stigma initiative, Haiyya promotes community organisation to tackle the taboo subject that is sex and bring it out in the open.
Despite a thriving market for non-veg jokes, sex is taboo and its discussion largely off-limits in India. Parents hesitate to bring up the topic with their children, and schools are reticent about introducing sex education in their curriculum.
It’s this unmentionable approach to sexual health that Delhi-based NGO Haiyya wants to change for the better, with an initiative they have titled #healthoverstigma.
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From talking about sexual health to visiting gynaecologists, the young and single Indian girl has a trying time. The Haiyya team encourages change through shared stories and action.
The lack of clarity on sex impacts everybody, but none more than unmarried women. “We receive little to no information on sex,” says Mrinalini Dayal, campaign manager at Haiyya. “The stigma is ingrained so deep within us that whether it’s pregnancy or an infection, our first response is fear.”
The Health Over Stigma project aims to create a safe haven for women to approach and access sexual and reproductive health services. It addresses a variety of questions, from lack of awareness to discrimination among doctors and health practitioners towards unmarried women.
“We are an organisation filled with young, unmarried women,” says Mrinalini. “We realised that awareness wasn’t enough — there were many other factors to consider. How could we get women to talk about their sexual health? We want to raise collective consciousness — empower a community of young women to stand up for themselves.”
The campaign aims to further Haiyya’s goal of community organising, which aims at bringing societal changes by mobilising people who are themselves directly impacted by the changes.
The Haiyya team will launch their Week of Action, in a bid to stimulate conversation among women about their sexual health.
Over one week, the programme seeks to get the word out, and bring young women in contact with each other to have a fruitful discussion on sexual health and demand access to sexual and reproductive health services sans judgement. A tweetathon kicks off the awareness initiative, followed by a storytelling drive — a crowd-sourced collection of real-life stories about women’s experiences with stigma around sex and their bodies.
The week of action wraps up with a session with two gynaecologists, a pair of mother and daughter who are well-abreast of the taboo on sex. The duo will offer information on sexual health and conduct tests, vaccinations and screenings at a nominal cost. The event is especially meant for women who have never received gynaecological advice before.
Using the campaign, Haiyya is also building a network of volunteers called the SRHR Defenders.
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The SRHR Defenders is a leadership group of single women groomed to engage with the community in and around Delhi and lead their own initiatives promoting sexual health and open dialogue. The first set of Defenders, comprising 15 women, joined the project earlier this month.
In their first activity, inspired by Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, the SRHR Defenders organised a conversation over a picnic in Delhi’s Lodhi Gardens. Eight women came together to share their stories and exchange information on a plethora of topics with a quiz.
The mode of conversation is in tandem with Haiyya’s New Narratives approach that approaches social conversation among the youth from new means of engagement. Previously, the team has used cinema, music and spoken word poetry as means of discourse too.
“The SRHR Defenders will also work on bridging the gap between women and gynaecologists,” says Mrinalini. “In forthcoming months, we aim to create a set of community guidelines that addresses the issues that stop women from approaching gynaecologists and what will motivate them to seek help. We hope it will help gynaecologists understand how to treat young, unmarried women without judgement.”
Community engagement is at the heart of the Health over Stigma campaign, giving women access to health services they are often deprived of, and encouraging them to lead others by example. After all, it’s time we stopped thinking of sex as something to hide – our health and happiness depend on it.
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Sex trafficking survivor-leader Rebecca Bender, and Caleb LaPlante of ACT Southern Oregon, will present at the Rotary District 5110 Annual Conference in Eugene May 8th and 9th.
The presentation is titled “Human Trafficking Prevention for High Schools.”
Grants Pass High School is the first school in Oregon to implement this kind of curriculum. And it’s also the first school on the West Coast to teach the Prevention Project.
For Rotarians looking for community service projects, the District Conference presentation will offer a model for how clubs can implement this program in their own communities and local high schools.
Email the Judiciary Committee members before Monday, April 20th to ensure this important piece of legislation is passed through committee and on to the House floor for a vote.
Click the photo below for more information.
This Friday February 27th, draw a Red X on your hand and share with others to help raise awareness for modern day slavery, both internationally and here in the United States.
More information online at www.enditmovement.com.
Oregon’s 2013 Legislative Session saw the enactment of Senate Bill 673, which made it a felony charge to purchase sex from a minor under 15 years old, previously only a misdemeanor.
This new law contributed significantly to the launch of the Demanding Justice Project from Shared Hope International, a new initiative aimed at bringing attention to the “demand” side of the supply-and-demand equation in the market for sex with children.
Today is the first day of the 2015 Legislative Session, and many new sex trafficking related bills are on the horizon. Chief among them is a bill that would create a “hearsay” exemption for child trafficking victims, allowing them to testify against their traffickers without appearing in court.
This would be similar to Oregon’s existing domestic violence hearsay exemption, which was one of the first of its kind in the country.
Also, Oregon’s first safe home for underage victims of commercial sexual exploitation opens its doors this month. The Sage Home serves girls ages 11-15 from around the state of Oregon and provides them with a safe and secure setting in which to move toward their goals, build self-esteem and resilience, and reconnect to the community.
Funding for the Sage Home was set aside during the 2013 Legislative Session. The home will be run in a partnership effort between the state, community foundations, and faith-based organizations.
In the entire nation, there are estimated to be less than 500 beds for child sex trafficking victims.
Be sure to visit Share Hope’s Legislative Action Center through this spring and summer to track key dates as new legislation progresses and needs support from citizens in all parts of the state.
Photo credit: Sean Griffin
January 2015 is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and it will be the third year of Child Trafficking Awareness Month in Southern Oregon and in our local communities.
As in previous years, both the Jackson and Josephine County Commissioners are issuing proclamations, as well as the cities of Medford, Ashland, Central Point and Grants Pass.
The Rotary Club of Medford is presenting the Chosen film to their group this month, and will hear a briefing about the current state of this issue as it pertains to the Rogue Valley.
Grants Pass High School is launching the Prevention Project, and meetings are scheduled with several other schools to discuss bringing the same curriculum to their respective student bodies.
Awareness opportunities for the general public include a documentary film screening at the Medford Library, as well as a class – Sex Trafficking Awareness 101 – being taught at Club Northwest.
Regular ACT monthly planning meetings will be held as usual and are open to all those interested in becoming involved in the fight against sex trafficking in Southern Oregon and beyond.


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INTERESTING NOTE: The guy circled above is Ylon Schwartz, 2008 WSOP Main Event final tablist (one of the "November Nine"). I had a chance to meet him and play with him when I made the final 3 tables of a 2005 WSOP preliminary event. He's a good guy and a great player.
I never look forward to the WSOP ending. For as much time that I actually spent at the RIO, I spent infinitely more time online, constantly updating the various websites on any and all information I could get my hands on from the WSOP. I am what I have affectionately labeled a "Poker loser." As much as I enjoy playing, I seem to derive an equal amount of enjoyment out of reading and listening about anything going on in the poker world. The "Poker loser" label comes from the fact that I think I know more about the history, the players, the controversies, and the current events of both the live and online arena than anyone I know. For someone that has as much going on in their life as me, I know a lot of $hit about the poker world. I figure if I know what the top 50 online players in the world look like in real life and could smoke anyone at WSOP and WPT trivia, I'm a loser. So be it....
Earlier this week, I had planned on writing one of those cookie-cutter blogs about how I'm running and playing bad and questioning my talent level in the game. I'm not going to do that. Needless to say, I'm down 5-figures over the past month but I know that just comes with the territory. I have had the wicked combination of playing bad AND running bad which never helps your bankroll. I was just telling a friend of mine yesterday a little theory I have....there are four things that can usually be going on in your personal game performance.
1. Running good/Playing good 2. Running bad/Playing good 3. Running good/Playing bad 4. Running bad/Playing bad
The goal is to spend as little time as possible in zone #4, understand that you will spend time in zones #2 and #3 but hope that you basically just maintain a steady bankroll level during those times, and make 95% of your profit in zone #1. I spent the last four weeks in zones #3 and #4 but have worked my way back into #2 this past week. I'm feeling real good about my MTT game and I hope to start running a little better and kick some a$$ in August.
I have made a very comfortable 5-figure amount in online MTT's in 2008 but have lost thousands at the cash tables. I was 2-tabling the other night, lamenting about my obvious inadequacy in cash games, when my friend RUBBA AIM'd me and said, "Can I tell you something?" I obviously said yes and he basically told me what I needed to hear. He simply said that I'm not that good at cash games and I shouldn't be grinding away at them. He said my strongsuit was tournaments and I should stick to what I'm good at. It is so damn refreshing and I am so lucky to have friends that have the sack to tell me things that I need to hear. I wish there was more of that in poker and in life. Thanks, Rubba.
So......here's what's happening in the coming weeks. I'm playing in the $300 Central Coast Poker Championship at Chumash Casino tomorrow (7/19). 600 players, $5,000 starting stack, 30-minute blind levels. I have 3 previous cashes in this tournament and it's a relative donkfest but you have to get your hands on some chips early as the blinds begin to skyrocket in level 4. I leave for Jamaica, mon, next Friday and will be there for 6 days with five other couples. No....we're not swingers. I plan on playing a couple of the FTOPS IX events in early August and am playing in at least one preliminary event at the Legends of Poker series at the Bicycle Casino. I may also try a $1K satty into the WPT main event....that would be relatively SWEET.
I forgot to mention that I had the opportunity to meet Joe Sebok, Amanda Leatherman, Cindy K., and Bryan "Devo" Devonshire while in Las Vegas. I have a ton of respect for all the pokerroad guys and, I would be lying if I didn't say it, I'm pretty awestruck by them. If you haven't listened to pokerroad radio or gone to www.pokerroad.com, you are really missing out. They have incredible poker content on that site. I could listen to Haralobos Voulgaris all day long.
Alright....that was quite a pointless rant. I covered lots of stuff of which none is probably interesting to you but oh well. I am actually having to practice bankroll management for the first time since 2007 as my Full Tilt account dipped to critical levels last week. Since Sunday, though, I have over doubled it and am back on my way towards being in a position that I can comfortably sit down at a $5/$10 NL table with half my roll and act like a nutjob (I wish I was kidding).
I'm a 38-year old law enforcement professional with a wife, 3 kids, and an English bulldog. I juggle friends, family, and work with an obsession for poker and a borderline degenerate gambling habit. I hope you enjoy my adventures!

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Of all the notorious atrocities which took place during the First Crusade (1096–1099), the Siege of the Syrian city of Ma’arra stands out. The gruesome aftermath of the city’s fall and occupation by the invading European Crusaders saw some of them resort to cannibalism of the Muslim dead due to lack of food and subsequent starvation.
What: The siege, massacre and cannibalism in Ma’arra by Crusaders.
When: 12 December 1098
Antioch — in modern-day Turkiye — was captured by the Crusaders led by Raymond of Toulouse and Bohemond of Taranto in June 1098 after a year-long siege. This was followed by the fall of the fortified city of Ma’araat Al-Numan, in what is today Syria, which surrendered to the Crusaders who had laid siege to it around the end of November the same year. The invaders wanted the city to boost their dwindling supplies and extend their control of the Holy Land. The ultimate prize was Jerusalem in Palestine, which fell on 15 July 1099, and had to wait 88 years to be liberated by Sultan Salah Al-Din Al-Ayyubi (known in the West as “Saladin”).
Initially, a few of Ma’arra’s Muslim residents fled the city following news of the fate of Antioch, and some made it to the more secure cities of Aleppo, Homs and Hama. By the time the Crusaders under Raymond arrived at Ma’arra, though, most of the inhabitants were still there, fewer than 10,000 people who thought that they’d be safe behind the city’s walls which had so far helped to repel invaders.
Having failed at his first attempt to take the city, and being ridiculed by the locals in the process, Raymond combined forces with his ally and political rival Bohemond. They failed again, so adopted a different strategy and surrounded the city. As winter approached, it became essential to secure supply lines, especially to feed the troops, who had started to suffer from hunger.
The siege succeeds
Eventually the invaders built siege towers, which were completed within ten days. They managed to breach the walls on 11 December, forcing the citizens into the city defended by a poorly trained and equipped militia. For the most part, the Crusaders decided to settle down for the night before plundering the city the next day. A peaceful surrender was negotiated with leading members of the town which included safe passage. However, by dawn, some of the poorer and hungrier Crusaders began to plunder the city.
On the morning of 12 December, the other Crusaders realised that whatever little food was left had been taken. They went on a violent rampage across Ma’arra. Nobody was safe. One contemporary observer recorded that, “No corner of the town was clear of Saracen corpses, and one could scarcely go about the streets except by treading on their dead bodies.”
The carnage didn’t end with the mass murder of men, women and children; the starving Crusaders turned to cannibalism with the many corpses. One chronicler, Radulph of Caen, noted that, “Some people said that, constrained by the lack of food, they boiled pagan adults in cooking pots, impaled children on spits and devoured them grilled.”
Fulcher of Chartres acknowledged the savagery committed by the Christian soldiers: “I shudder to tell that many of our people, harassed by the madness of excessive hunger, cut pieces from the buttocks of the Saracens already dead there, which they cooked, but when it was not yet roasted enough by the fire, they devoured it with savage mouth.”
There has been some scholarly debate as to the root cause of this infamous episode in the First Crusade, with some placing blame on the most impoverished soldiers, known as the Tafurs, while a desperate general response to starvation has also been suggested. Some sources state that the poorer Christian forces cut open the bodies of the dead to look for coins hidden in the stomachs before cooking and eating scraps of flesh from the bodies. Eventually the human remains were dragged outside the city, where they were burnt in large piles.
The cannibalism itself is said to have shocked and reviled Crusaders and Arab Muslims alike. Most of the invaders sought to distance themselves from the act of the minority.
For the Muslims however, the incident had a lasting impact, one that would not be forgotten. According to the author of The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, Amin Maalouf: “The memory of these atrocities, preserved and transmitted by local poets and oral tradition, shaped an image of the Faranj [Crusaders] that would not easily fade.”
Such is the sensitivity that surrounds the Crusades and their cultural and psychological impact on the Middle East to this day, it was not surprising that some England football fans at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar were banned from entering stadiums wearing replica Crusader costumes.
The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Monitor.

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The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
It’s one of the simplest stories around, the eternal struggle of mankind, almost Zen-like in its undeniable truth. This rough translation from a 1786 poem by Robert Burns winds its way through history, completely unperturbed by progress and time. It was, of course, the grand inspiration for John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, a book you probably forgot all about after middle school. Even more, it’s an instructional quote to remember any time you find expectations getting out of hand.
In other words, it’s a perfect line to keep in mind when you’ve got a baby on the way.