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The peace movement has made significant progress in the United States since its low point of late 2008, and just about everything anyone in it has done has been a contribution. If everyone keeps doing what they're doing, and more of it, we might just end some wars, eventually. But I think some techniques are working better than others, and that pursuing the most strategic approaches would make victory likelier sooner and longer-lasting when it comes.
I think the peace movement bottomed out in late 2008 for two reasons above all others. One was the election of a Democratic president. I wasn't around for Wilson, FDR, or LBJ, but my impression is that electing Democratic presidents is often bad news for both peace and, paradoxically, for the peace movement. But both can eventually recover. The other reason was the unconstitutional and uncertain treaty that Bush and Maliki created, requiring the complete end of the Iraq occupation following three more years of it. The agreement actually made this delay a year and a half, rather than three years, by making the treaty breakable through a vote of the Iraqi people (the outcome of which could not be doubted). However, that was denied to them. While the US peace movement had always demanded an IMMEDIATE end to the war in Iraq, and might have been expected to go on doing so, the combination of a written deadline and the ascension of a Democrat to the throne proved deadly, even as the occupation of Iraq continued and that in Afghanistan escalated.
We now have a larger and more costly military, and larger and more costly wars -- costly in financial terms -- than when Bush was president. We have more troops in the field, more mercenaries in the field, bases in more nations, a heightened use of drone strikes into additional countries, new secret military forces in still other nations, and greater war powers assumed by the president, including the power to assassinate Americans, the more firmly established powers to imprison without charge, rendition, and torture, and heightened powers of secrecy.
So, why do I say we've made progress? Well, I said we've made progress from where we were in late 2008, at which point the downward trends I've just mentioned could be foreseen. We'd just elected a president promising a larger military and an escalation in Afghanistan. Since then, the U.S. public has turned dramatically from supporting to opposing the war in Afghanistan and the President's handling of it. The planned escalation in Kandahar has failed to get off the ground. Every official governmental and non-governmental study has deemed the effort in Afghanistan hopeless, pointless, catastrophic, or criminal. High ranking whistleblowers have spoken out. The Pentagon has resorted to wild claims of mineral wealth, as it flails about for new ways to justify the war. And the blame game, surrounding the eventual withdrawal, has begun; the general in charge has been dismissed. In addition, the withdrawal dates that people associate with Iraq and Afghanistan (out of Iraq by the end of 2011, beginning to get out of Afghanistan by July 2011) are closer, meaning that outrage at their violation is closer.
At the same time, counter-recruitment efforts in the United States have begun achieving real successes, forcing the closure of the Army Experience Center in Pennsylvania and denying recruiters students' test data in Maryland. US troops have begun refusing illegal orders in greater numbers, and a culture of troop resistance coffee houses near US bases has been reborn. The economic slide in the United States, while in no sense desirable, and hurting the ability of some of us to be engaged in the movement, is opening people's eyes to the impact of the war economy on the peace economy, and allowing coalitions to be formed of groups that want to defund wars and the military plus groups that want to fund everything else: healthcare, schools, jobs, green energy, etc. Resolutions against war spending are being passed by political parties, towns, cities, and labor councils. Cities are putting cost of war counters on city hall. A coalition of peace and social justice groups has been holding monthly vigils at congress members' local offices, with significant local impact in dozens of districts, even if less noticeable nationally than big annual marches.
During the past year and a half, numerous activist organizations and somewhat independent media outlets have shifted from supporting the war in Afghanistan to opposing it. By opposing it, they are not necessarily lobbying to defund it or taking any other steps to resist it or educate people about it, but they are officially opposed to it, meaning that they are our untapped potential waiting to be put into action. And numerous other groups, old and news, have to various degrees and in various ways become active, opposing the wars, each in their own way, and contributing to these kinds of results:
May-June 2009 - 51 Democrats vote against war funding when it's guaranteed to pass; 32 vote against it when it might fail.
Late June 2009 - 131 Democrats vote for the Pentagon to produce an exit strategy, any exit strategy, for Afghanistan.
March 2010 - 65 Democrats vote to end the war in Afghanistan by the end of 2010.
July 1, 2010 - Well over 40, at least 51, and possibly 90 or more (up from 32) Democrats refuse to vote for Afghan war escalation funding, even with pleasant unrelated legislation attached, forcing House leadership to delay the bill for months and then maneuver it to passage without a vote.
July 1, 2010 - 38 Democrats (up from 32, but similarly limited to the number Speaker Nancy Pelosi would allow -- see below) vote against the Rule that effectively allows the funding bill to go forward toward becoming law.
July 1, 2010 - 25 congress members vote to cut off all funding for the war in Afghanistan. 100 vote to fund only withdrawal. And 162 (up from 131, and for a strengthened amendment) vote to require the president to present Congress with a National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan and a withdrawal plan and completion date, and to require that Congress vote by July 2011 "if it wants to allow the obligation and expenditure of funds for Afghanistan in a manner that is not consistent with the president's announced policy of December 2009 to begin to drawdown troops by July 2011."
Two separate events in 2009 were combined into one in 2010. First, the funding vote was held in 2009, and the peace movement pushed for No votes hard. The White House and the House leadership were forced to bribe and threaten congress members for weeks to keep the Democratic No votes down to 32. Had they reached 39 the bill would have (at least in its current form) failed, due to all the Republicans voting No because of an unrelated measure packaged into it. It was easy to see that we could get to 39 by the next "emergency" supplemental bill if we wanted to work at it. The second event in 2009 was the vote on Congressman Jim McGovern's proposal for an exit timetable. The peace movement worked hard for this and won 131 Yes votes. This generated two separate stories, and the two agendas did not come into conflict with each other.
In 2010 it was a different story. Congressman McGovern made his proposal for an exit timetable an amendment to the funding bill. So, some peace groups promoted yes votes on that amendment, some pushed for No votes on the funding, and others did both. And the pressure for No votes on the funding was felt by congress members whose constituents were organized and active. Rep. Chellie Pingree was pressured hard in Maine, and began to speak out for stopping the funding. She told General Petraeus in a hearing that he was making us all less safe (even if she did thank him three times for that "service"). And Congressman Alan Grayson, in a move I don't recall ever having seen before, set up a website for people to use in lobbying his colleagues to vote No on the funding.
If the amendments had been held back for a later date and a second event, then what happened on July 1, 2010, might have looked a little different. Progressive congress members might not have accepted a byzantine procedural maneuver that allowed the war escalation funding to be sent back to the Senate without the House actually voting on it. Or if such a procedure was tried, more of them might have voted No on the Rule allowing it. Instead, almost all the committed war opponents voted for the Rule that moved the funding along, with the double excuse that it was only a Rule vote, not a real true policy vote, and they were voting for it in order to have a chance to vote for good amendments.
And what would have happened next, if this procedure had been rejected? I can't be sure, because I don't know every crazy trick to be found in House parliamentary precedents, but one distinct possibility is that the Democratic leadership would have been forced to pass the war escalation funding on its own with mostly Republican votes, and to pass useful peaceful spending on its own with mostly Democratic votes. The war funding would then have sailed through the Senate and been signed by the President. The non-destructive spending would then have passed the Senate if its leadership had fought hard enough and been willing if necessary to throw out the filibuster rule. McGovern's exit strategy bill could then have garnered its 162 votes the next week or next month instead of being buried in the news of late-night funding passage.
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Vice President Joe Biden meets with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad yesterday.
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Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Baghdad yesterday. He plans to meet with political officials there, hoping to help feuding political factions form a government.
This evening, President Obama will deliver a prime-time address from the Oval Office, centering on the war in Iraq.
As White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told NPR's Morning Edition, the president plans to focus on the sacrifices members of the U.S. military have made in Iraq, ahead of a Change of Command Ceremony there, scheduled to take place tomorrow.
Some other headlines this morning:
-- "Suspected drug lord captured in Mexico state," Los Angeles Times:
Mexico announced the capture Monday of one of its most wanted alleged drug lords, a Texas-born figure accused of unleashing a wave of brutal slayings near Mexico City as part of a ruthless battle with rivals.
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known by the improbable nickname "La Barbie," was seized by federal police in the state of Mexico, the region surrounding Mexico City, the Public Security Ministry said in a statement.
-- "Mexico fires 3,200 federal police officers," Los Angeles Times:
About 3,200 Mexican federal police officers, nearly a tenth of the force, have been fired this year under new rules designed to weed out crooked cops and modernize law enforcement, officials said Monday.
The housecleaning is part of President Felipe Calderon's crackdown on drug cartels, which includes overhauling the 34,500-strong federal police force.
-- "Hurricane Earl barreling across Atlantic," The Miami Herald:
Hurricane Earl grew into a powerful Category 4 storm Monday and put a massive swath of the East Coast under that uncomfortable "cone of uncertainty" for the first time this season.
-- "Yemeni men arrested in Amsterdam on terror charges after flight from U.S.," Chicago Tribune:
Two Yemeni men arriving in Amsterdam on a flight from Chicago were arrested Monday on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack after peculiar items turned up in their luggage, Dutch officials said.
U.S. authorities asked the Dutch to make the arrests after discovering that one of the men had checked his luggage from Chicago to Dulles International Airport in Virginia, then taken a flight to Amsterdam, said a Dutch official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the case.
The luggage sent to Virginia on Sunday night contained a cellphone taped to a bottle of Pepto-Bismol, three cellphones taped together and several watches taped together, Dutch and U.S. officials said.
-- "Outlines Emerge of Future State in the West Bank," The New York Times:
As preparations intensify for aPalestinian-Israeli summit meeting in Washington on Thursday, the crude outlines of a Palestinian state are emerging in the West Bank, with increasingly reliable security forces, a more disciplined government and a growing sense among ordinary citizens that they can count on basic services.
Personal checks, long shunned as being unredeemable, are now widely accepted. Traffic tickets are issued and paid, movie theaters are opening and public parks are packed with families late into the summer nights.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse head coach Darryl Delia (sixth season) has announced his team's schedule for the upcoming 2018 season. In total, the Falcons will take to the field 16 times this spring, highlighted by nine Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tilts and nine contests in front of their home crowd at Celentano Field.
Albertus Magnus is coming off a 3-12 campaign that featured victories against Becker, Wheelock and Daniel Webster. This season, the squad will look to a strong core of returners and some new talent to move up in the GNAC standings.
The first game of the season for the Falcons will be a road contest at Wheelock on March 3. The Falcons then return home for a five-game homestead against Emerson (3/5), Mitchell (3/7), Lyndon State (3/9), Mount St. Vincent (3/19) and Purchase (3/21).
Following that contest, the Falcons travel to Mount Ida (3/24) and will wrap up the month with a road contest at Mass. Maritime (3/28) and a home match against Rivier (3/31).
Albertus begins conference play in April with seven consecutive GNAC games. The team opens the month with back-to-back home games against Anna Maria (4/4) and Norwich (4/7) before hitting the road for games at Johnson & Wales (4/11) and Saint Joseph's of Maine (4/14). From there, it's a home game against Lasell (4/18) and a road game at Emmanuel (Mass.) (4/20).
The Falcons will close out the regular season on the road at Regis (Mass.) on April 25.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship is set to begin on Saturday, April 28th. The semifinals will be held on May 1st and the championship is scheduled for May 5th.

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Does anyone know how to test a crank sensor? I have a 98 beetle 2.0 with a no start condition. It cranks but no start. It went from intermitant to not starting at all. I have replaced coil and fuel pump relay. It is getting fuel. No spark to plugs. I have 12 volts to coil no pulse to coil. I wanted to test crank sensor if possible.


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JSC ) founded in 2008, is one of the leading Mould company in the North of
Vietnam, with those business fields:
• Producing, processing the assembly Jigs.
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Pond artwork on linen featuring swans and cygnets at the Botanic Garden from Studio Bonnie’s 2016 collection inspired by reflections and water. This design is printed by a large-format textile printer and is not a screenprint.
- Limited edition of 5 prints
- Certificate included
- Size: 950mm x 570mm
- Weight: 7kg
- Media: Textile printed on 100% linen fabric, framed on wooden stretcher bars
- Available framed on stretcher bars or with white frame
- Country of manufacture: Sydney, Australia
Studio Bonnie is a boutique textile design studio founded by children’s book writer/illustrator Aura Parker and interior designer Marena Von Behr, sisters-in-law who have pooled their talent and ideas to create original and stylish pieces for the home. Studio Bonnie’s screenprinted art and handcrafted textiles are brimming with harmonious, nature-inspired patterns, intricate lines and fun pops of colour, woven with playful stories and things to find. Set in a leafy Sydney suburb, Studio Bonnie’s designs are inspired by Australia’s amazing bush and bird life. The duo also draw inspiration from their children and families, everyday life and objects from the past.

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Photo: Vladimir Song / RIA Novosti
Russian TV presenter Olga Skobeeva outraged reaction of President Vladimir Zelensky on the latest developments in the Donbass. She wrote about this in his Telegram channel.
Skobeeva posted a video that Zelensky commented to journalists the beginning of the absolute and indefinite truce between the Armed forces of Ukraine (APU) and the self-proclaimed militia Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR). The Ukrainian head of state pointed out that since the truce there has been no shooting. “But we have one problem. There are dead people. Because of the mines”, he added.
Zelensky said about the incident, which occurred several hours after the start of the truce. Four Ukrainian servicemen hit a mine, two of them died. However Skobeeva commented on video like Zelensky said about what happened before the shelling of Pervomaisk, which staged Ukrainian security forces.
“Zelensky about the people who died in Pervomaisk the woman: ‘we have one problem….’ The horror!”, — she wrote. In comments to journalist Alexander Kots said that Zelensky was not even thinking about the dead woman. According to Skobeevo, “it is appalling”.
21 Jul at 00 hours 01 minute at the Donbass entered into force a new truce — a perpetual absolute. A few hours before the truce, Ukrainian security forces shelled houses in Pervomaisk in the LC, in order to provoke the militia to break the agreements. One woman was killed and seven people were injured, including a child of three.
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There was strength of purpose in every line of his keen young face, strength to endure, to forego, to suffer in silence for an end ardently desired. The dark brown hair grew somewhat far back from the pale forehead, the features were youthfully sharp and clearly drawn, and deep neutral shadows gave a look of almost passionate sadness to the black eyes. There was quick perception, imagination, love of art for its own sake in the upper part of the face; its strength lay in the well-built jaw and firm lips, and a little in the graceful and assured poise of the head. Zorzi was not tall, but he was shapely, and moved without effort.
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Galletta, Anne;Banks, Tachelle
Special education teachers -- Attitudes, Special education -- Case studies, Urban schools -- Case studies, Multicultural education -- Economic aspects, Education, Urban -- Ohio, multicultural education special education
This qualitative case study explored the experience of teachers in special education settings within an urban district in the Midwest. The particular emphasis of the study was to attend to efforts used by teachers to address the issue of equality of opportunity in special education settings serving low-income students of color. Using a case study approach, the research explored what barriers teachers see as getting in the way of equal educational opportunity and how teachers reduce barriers of inequality for their students. In particular, the study looked at the ways in which educators facilitate equality by creating opportunities for students to use their voice and become engaged in their learning. Data collection methods included semi-structured interviews and a focus group with a small group of teachers in special education. The results from this qualitative analysis suggest that teachers act as agents of change in providing resources and attending to the social, emotional, and physical needs of their students. As teachers worked for students' academic success in designing interventions for students and school environments, they authentically empowered both themselves and the youth. Study findings also reveal the persistence of home, community, and school barriers, and the need for school systems to address in concert economic and educational inequity. This research has implications for pre-service teacher education programs, policy, and educational practice
Williams, Kamilah Aisha, "Between Bleakness and Hope in a Large Urban School District Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Special Education" (2014). ETD Archive. 308.


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(RNS) What a Christian author started on a whim rapidly turned into a whirlwind.
Sarah Bessey, author of "Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Review the Bible's View of Women," created a Twitter hashtag on Tuesday (April 18) called #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear. She kicked it off with a couple things that have been addressed to her.
Maybe it was a publicity stunt to drive up sales of her book, or garner more Twitter followers. Certainly, it released a flood of pent-up frustrations from women.
Men shared things too (when they weren't trolling the hashtag).
Another had a message for his brothers in Christ:
By Wednesday morning, Bessey took to her Facebook page to reflect on the outpouring (she did not immediately respond to a reporter's call).
"This hashtag is pulling back the curtain on the everyday lived experiences of women within the Church," she wrote. She gave thanks that the men in her life encourage her, but then added, "we still need to speak about freedom and expose the lies and amplify the voices of women who have too often been silenced."

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A Pennsylvania man was killed in a motorcycle crash in western Birmingham.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Jamie Dennis Avery. He was 46 and lived in Harrisburg.
The crash happened Sunday on Pleasant Grove Road at Old Mulga Loop Road. Avery was pronounced dead on the scene at 9 p.m.
Authorities said he was on a motorcycle traveling southbound on Old Mulga Loop Road when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck an embankment on the side of the road.
Birmingham police are investigating.

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GTA Real Estate Market outlook with Preconstruction projects compared
The real estate market is currently thriving in the GTA and the surrounding area.
A lot of people have questions about the GTA market. Why is there a sudden increase in listing prices? Why are there more offers for resale homes than usual? How has the resale home market become a seller’s market? We will attempt to answer these questions within this article by analyzing TRREB, Remax, and CREA data and showcasing why the preconstruction market is the way to go with the current market and fluctuations.
2020 has been a tumultuous year with the Covid-19 pandemic and as that has put the world at a stand-still, the real estate market did just the opposite. After a drop in March at the very beginning of the pandemic, the stats for freehold homes in April and May started to bounce back and have only been going uphill since then. Listing prices and ultimately the sold prices have ended up being astronomically higher than what market value was back in October/November, 2019. With freehold homes receiving multiple offers and short median days on the market, it is extremely important to understand the logical reasons behind these increases.
Looking at the GTA market from the December rental statistics, as per CREA (Canadian Real Estate Association) the price of rent is expected to drop approximately $100 per month from November’s average by mid-2021. By late 2021 rental prices will slowly pick up before growing 13 or 14 percent in 2022, which is still 2019’s highest average of $2,454 per month. November’s average rent in Toronto was down 3.1 percent monthly and 16.4 percent, year-over-year. Average rental prices for one and two-bedroom properties are down approximately 15 percent from last year. With the preconstruction condo market set to grow in 2021 and current rental prices being low, many investors are looking at preconstructions condos as a valuable and profitable investment for the future. With the pandemic and the current uncertain market, many investors are foreseeing the future growth of GTA’s condo market and investing in the preconstruction market. It is also currently a good time to invest into the preconstruction market as new condo development prices are set to increase in the next few years due to increases in construction costs.
When it comes to freehold detached, semi-detached, and town homes the outlook for buyers looking into the 2021 market is startlingly to continue as a seller’s market. Looking at the picture above, it can be seen that estimated average residential sale prices in 2021 will be up 6%. The 2020 market has already seen an increase of 12% even during a pandemic. Many people are concerned about the uncertainty of the real estate market. Multiple/unconditional offers, bidding wars, and a shortage of inventory has become the new norm. Due to these factors, the preconstruction market is more attractive to potential buyers. Buyers are getting a brand new home which will usually be completed within two years along with Tarion warranty. The ability to add specific and additional features to the home before it is constructed adds value which cannot be done with resale homes. Providing the time to get funds in order and ease into the transition of occupancy/closing is something the resale market does not widely provide. Whether it be an investment or principal home, we see that preconstruction projects are the way to go in 2021.
As seen through the www.preconstruction.info site, there are plenty of new development projects within the GTA. When it comes to the current condo market in downtown Toronto between available units and renters there is an imbalance. Therefore as an investor in order to purchase a resale condo as an investment and to rent out that unit one would not get the most value. When it comes to freehold homes, we see that some properties have upwards of fifty offers. Hence at this time the preconstruction market for condos are a better value. With an expected influx of immigration and international students, condo markets will surely have a demand in the future. Therefore it is more profitable to buy a preconstruction condo now, as you will be buying as a future investment. One can also avoid the current hassles which come along with purchasing a resale freehold homes. We believe that 2021 is the year for preconstruction projects.

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As Holy Week begins and we prepare for Resurrection Sunday, a 15 yr. old girl from North Nigeria is standing firm while clinging to Christ in a Boko Haram terrorist camp. Leah Sharibu, Liya in the Hausa language, was among over 100 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from a school in Dapchi, Northern Nigeria on Feb. 19. The militants released 104 of the schoolgirls on March 22, 2018, with the exception of Leah, the only Christian in the group. Boko Haram members gave Leah an option to gain her freedom, renounce her Christian faith and become a Muslim. However, she refused to deny her faith in Jesus Christ and Leah is still being held captive by the Boko Haram,
During interview with a soldier, one of the released girls relayed information about Leah.
Q. Where is that Christian girl (Leah)?
Dapchi Schoolgirl: We left her there.Q. why?Dapchi Schoolgirl: It’s because she refuses to be a Moslem.
Q. Was she crying while you were leaving?
Dapchi Schoolgirl: Yes, I even begged Leah to accept Islam but she refused and said she can’t live with herself if she came back. So she will not that its better to be killed by Boko Haram.
There’s one old man from Damaturu who is also a Boko Haram that brings us water. He also asked Leah to convert to Islam but she said “no.” Where by the news reached to their commander that there is one Christian girl that refused to accept Islam so they brought her before him. She repeated the same thing, and he said “we will kill you.” He showed her one temporary zinc and ordered her to go and sit inside.
Press Statements from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President & ECWA President called for her immediate release from an unjust Boko Haram captivity. They sent out a call to prayer in all Churches on the 25th that should continue until her release.
Naturally, the news of the girls release brought great joy for many parents. Though Leah’s parents are happy for the others, they’re grieved ;;
The following is a portion of the transcript of interview with Leah’s parents shared on Facebook “I AM LEAH” (A page dedicated to Leah)
IAMLEAH Interviewer: What message do you have for your daughter?
Father: I want Leah from now henceforth not to deny Christ in any situation of suffering and I want her to endure with what she started to the end.
IAMLEAH Interviewer: What’s your message to the government?
Father: I am pleading for the government to do the right thing and help, as they do before, for bringing the rest to their parents, to do so to our daughter.
IAMLEAH Interviewer: What’s your message to those that are praying for Leah?
Father: I want the Christians to continue praying for Leah, for it is because of the Christians’ faith in prayers that is why Leah stands in the faith, and I want the Christians not only to pray for Leah, but also the family.
#IAMLEAH Interviewer: How do you feel about Leah’s courage?
Mother: I am happy because Leah is doing the right thing. Even if they shoot Leah there, we believe that she will be with Christ Jesus.
#IAMLEAH Interviewer: What does Leah want to become in the future?
Mother: Leah wants to be a scientist. She always wants to read science.
IAMLEAH Interviewer: What’s your message to the terrorists?
Mother: I said that even if we are told today that they’ve shot Leah, I thank God that Leah is still Christian, and that one day I will see her again.
IAMLEAH Interviewer: What message to those praying for Leah?
Mother: May God accept and answer all their prayers.
The courage of this young girl is touching not only those in Nigeria, but globally. Christians are taking notice of her strength of faith and examining their own.
- I have been silent on the issue of the kidnap, and the release of some of the victims yesterday. I just decided to pray more in this season and trust God to help our nation. However, couldn’t hold my peace when the news of the only Christian girl amongst the kidnapped victims wasn’t released because she refused to recant and deny her faith in Jesus Christ, as her Lord and Saviour. Am not here to talk about the politics or the drama involved in the whole saga, but to talk to Christians and the Christendom in Nigeria.
I am of the opinion that, if a fifteen (15) years old girl in the far northeast, with very little knowledge of our so called ‘revelations of the Bible’, access to our various and sophisticated study materials, tapes, audios, Christian channels etc; even our ultramodern buildings and gadgets can refuse to deny Jesus, even though that was the only condition giving to her to secure her freedom. And she willingly risked her life for her faith, then we really need to ask ourselves again, “what did she believe”? “Can what we claim to have believed produce the same kind of conviction, boldness and courage”? Especially, we pastors, can we boast of such quality of a disciple as the product of our messages and tutelage?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, i think this girl’s action is an indictment on us, and should send a very urgent message to us as a whole. It is a call to introspection! Let us look inward again, to reevaluate our motives and messages. No wonder it seems that darkness became powerful in Nigeria overnight or all of a sudden? No, it is either we have built wrongly or majored in the minor!!
Let our Christianity not only be bogous and loud, let it also have depth. Churches everywhere, yet no depth. It is time to launch into the deep; for deep calleth into the deep now!!!
I am personally praying first, for myself, reevaluating to see if what i have believed can deny Jesus in the face of death or endure to the end. Oh Lord, help your Church in Nigeria and the world at large. Please, lets keep praying for her, for strength, courage and ultimate release.
I see an end time army rising, a breed without greed, the remnant that hasn’t bowed to Baal; they will deculturize the present terrain. Yea, i see a new Nigeria! Selah!!
- It seems Christians are more willing to suffer for their faith in places where they are minorities. Liya (Leah) Sharibu, the only Christian among the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls, was held back by Boko Haram reportedly because she refused to be forcefully converted to Islam. A little girl is willing to pay the ultimate price for her faith. This is a country where Christians have reduced their faith to collecting anointing oil and anointed handkerchiefs for “miracles”. We are more fired up by prayers and testimonies over contracts, cars and mansions. Liya has thrown a challenge: there is something deeper worth living and dying for. Vanities. – –
- Another Shedrach Meshach and Abednego in Nigeria. Dare to be a Daniel.
On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the family of late activist Martin Luther King Jr. in the State House, Abuja. Naomi Barbara King, presented the president with the first Black History Month National Black Excellence and Exceptional African Leadership Award.
Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, shared an article titled, “Leah Sharibu: The Shaming Of A Nation”
March 26, 2018 one of the biggest historical ironies of all time took place at Aso Rock, Abuja. His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the family members of Martin Luther King Jr. the World’s greatest champion of freedom, justice and equality ever known.
The timing and the optics were hilarious at best, but deeply ominous. While Dr. Mrs. Naomi Barbara King was posing with the Nigerian President and turning her cheek for a presidential kiss, in far away North Eastern Nigeria, a defiant fourteen year school girl child, Leah Sharibu, was left in the hands of her captors, the dreaded behemoth of evil called Boko Haram: vicious blustering, gloating and imperious terrorists.
Her schoolmates, her school and her government abandoned Leah. Alone in the hands of her captors, Leah did not flinch nor beg for mercy but defiantly refused to convert to Islam from her Christian faith. Her God alone is with her now as she faces death, threats of death, slavery, or other horrendous possibilities of mutilation, defilement, and transgression.
Each second is life and death to this child while the nation gleefully celebrates the return of her Muslim mates and the government congratulates itself.
The shame of the nation is that we are too blind and too deaf and dumb to perceive that a star is born, a new World icon of no less significance than Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks, and Malala Yousafzai, whose actions and conduct changed the World. The Christians who are clamoring for the speedy release of Leah have sadly missed the point. She is now also a symbol of defiance of the moderate Muslims too who are against extremism. Leah is now a World icon. The whole World should rise up and demand for her release. Read more
In regards to the article, one man shared his frustration with the government and what he believed to be a plan using Boko Haram and the Fulani Herdsmen to increase the spread of Islam in the nation. He was also disturbed by the Church body as a whole.
The silence of Christians over the very True CHILD OF GOD, Leah Sharibu’s agony in the den of terrorists exposes the kind of Christians we have. Has any met with Buhari to appeal to him for her freedom? Has any asked Christians to fast and pray for her freedom? Funny enough some churches are promising her scholarship and property in port Harcour.
Who ever gives Buhari peace award needs to delete the meaning of peace from the Dictoinary. Bloody peace or starvation peace? The Martin Luther family has just told the world that they have sold honour and fame for a pot of porridge.
Christians and all Nigerians must reexamine our consciences and values. We may be a brood of vipers or better still new generations of Pharisees. For the Nigerian government and its expansionist wars for the spread of Islam covertly, it is God’s will that will [be] done, not man’s.—
Her mother also shared that her daughter told her schoolmates that if they made it home successfully, they should inform her parents to continue to help her pray for God to protect her and bring her home safely as well; that whether she survived or not, she still needed prayers.
PLEASE pray with us for Leah and share her story with others, be her voice. Ask your church and prayer teams to join with you in lifting this courageous little sister up to the Lord. Let’s continue to pray until she is released!


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Wearing jersey number filthy fifty for the past 2014 season, goalie Clare Laughery was an impact player for the Wolverines of Aliso Niguel Girls’ Lacrosse. She will graduate in 2015 and is now committed to play Division I lacrosse at Central Michigan University.
Laughery was reported as “a terrific anchor for the Lady Wolverines lacrosse team” after being named MaxLaxOC.com’s Player of the Week last March. MaxLaxOC reported on her again when she braved East coast competition with the WDNT team the following summer. Laughery has also played with Xteam and has been named a Brine National High School All-American twice. As big fans of Laughery, we are proud to report on her accomplishments yet again.
OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO PLAY D1 LACROSSE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN. THANKS TO ALL THE HOMIES WHO HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH. pic.twitter.com/8VvIErIlWO
— Clare Laughery (@clarelaugh) September 12, 2014
Central Michigan University Women’s Lacrosse is a new addition to the Atlantic Sun Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. The team was previously a club based of walk-on players. They’ve climbed the ranks of WCLL divisions to reach a peak that Laughery now has the honor to debut in. The team just announced its first Women’s Lacrosse coach, Sara Tisdale, who Laughery will continue her lacrosse career under. Her high school coach, Dave Elkins told MaxLaxOC about the kind of player Tisdale will have the pleasure to coach:
“I’m very proud of all the hard work Clare has done to find the right fit for her. I think Clare has worked hard to grow as a player and a teammate this past year, and I know that she will bring that experience and mindset to Central Michigan’s new program and hopefully become a cornerstone for the team to build upon. I always tell my girls to find a college that is a fit for them first and foremost, and I think that Clare has taken that message to heart and finally found a place that she will be proud and happy to call home for the next few years and we’re all very excited for her and for all of our players who’ve taken hold of their future and done the work to find a special place to continue both their education and their playing careers.”
Laughery’s past junior season was a standout performance in all. She made 103 saves total, with 19 of them made early in the season against two quarterfinal ranked teams. Laughery is not only a beastly Wolverine in goal. She’s quite a character in person. Humor and fun compliment and drive every second of lacrosse Laughery plays. “Get out me car!” and fake accents are just two examples of the hilarity you hear from Laughery on field, in addition to solid defensive direction.
As she finishes out the last season of high school lacrosse, her supporters and fans will enjoy her personality and skill. When she moves on to Division I lacrosse, her new Central Michigan Chippewa family will too.
Congratulations, Clare Laughery!


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Internationalization of education calls for collaboration
- International talent
Under the coordination of RAI Automotive Industry NL and Brainport Development, a lot of work has been done in recent months to set up three innovation programs that have been submitted to the National Growth Fund. Two of the three proposals were approved on 30 June. The central government is investing €340 million in the projects. The total size of the two projects together is €876 million.
These are proposals on the topics:
The third proposal submitted, led by Bosal Nederland B.V., is the program 'Innovations and roadmaps for a profitable hydrogen chain in mobility' (H2M). The goal was to achieve a fast and smooth transition to emission-free heavy transport and local energy supply (minigrids). Unfortunately, the proposal has not convinced the National Growth Fund Committee and the parties are looking for alternative ways to bring important innovations around hydrogen to the market.
With the National Growth Fund, the government will invest € 20 billion between 2021 and 2025 in projects and programs that ensure sustainable economic growth. For the third round (2023), 4 billion euros will be available for both 'knowledge development & research' and 'development & innovation'. The National Growth Fund is an initiative of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate and Finance. They jointly manage the fund on behalf of the cabinet
In the coming period, RAI Automotive Industry NL and Brainport Development will work closely with the project partners and the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to get the projects started and to accelerate the transition to a sustainable mobility system.
The committee's full evaluation, including the evaluation of the proposal, can be found here.
RAI Automotive Industry NL and Brainport Development have joined forces in the Green & Smart mobility program office to implement the long-term strategy of the HTSM Automotive roadmap in various innovation programmes in collaboration with public partners, knowledge institutions and the Dutch automotive sector. The cooperation in and between the programs forms the basis for programmatically working towards the (climate) goals towards 2030 and 2050.


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In today’s custody courts and departments of child services, mental abuse is not taken as seriously as physical abuse is. Many people may wonder why, and some may think that mental abuse is just a way for a kid to claim they are being hurt. One thing for sure is that mental abuse is one hundred percent real for many kids...
In today’s custody courts and departments of child services, mental abuse is not taken as seriously as physical abuse is. Many people may wonder why, and some may think that mental abuse is just a way for a kid to claim they are being hurt. One thing for sure is that mental abuse is one hundred percent real for many kids.
Though mental abuse can be hard to prove in some cases, in others it can be very noticeable. Physical abuse leaves marks on a child and can leave internal issues such as mental problems, while mental abuse leaves marks on a child's personality, mental state, and the way they view themselves. Since mental and physical abuse both have some severe life-changing effects on children, our custody courts and departments of child services should view them both on the same level of severity.
Mental abuse is real and preventable.
Most kids that suffer from low self-esteem could have a mental abuse background that started it all. For example, the neglect a child feels when one parent may leave the child’s life. According to the article “Emotional abuse and neglect”, “Emotional abuse and neglect are an under-recognized, but actually common, form of child abuse. Professionals in the field continue to find difficulty in recognizing and operationally defining it, and experience uncertainty about proving it legally.” Children that experience mental abuse does not always have a straightforward way to prove, which leaves the child with very little hope of ever trying to be happy in general or simply happy with themselves.
Imagine a child that suffers from mental, people may picture a child that is never happy or never seems to have any hope, but most children that suffer from mental abuse normally have an effective way of hiding, giving people the false sense that the child is perfectly fine. Though many may argue that mental abuse is not real or that it does not qualify as abuse since the child is not harmed physically, abuse is defined as using maltreat to a person or thing. The Webster dictionary states, “1a: to put to a wrong or improper use abuse a privilege. b: to use excessively abuse alcohol also: to use without medical justification abusing painkillers. 2: to use or treat so as to injure or damage: maltreat abused his wife. 3: to attack in words: revile verbally abused the referee.”
Definition number three that Webster states are a form of mental abuse, which proves that mental abuse is in-fact real and of-course does have serve long-term and/or short-term effects.
Physical abuse is another severe form of abuse in children, but unlike mental abuse, physical abuse can easily be legally proven by evidence. Yes, that does make this easier for the courts and departments of child services, but that does not mean that it should be held to a higher severity level than mental abuse. It is argued that physical abuse could result in a child losing their life by the hand of a parent, but mental abuse could lead a child to feel so helpless and alone that they could take their own life.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information states, “Approximately 80 % of those who attempted suicide had a history of child abuse. Poor mental health, financial difficulties, poor coping skills, and reporting a suicide plan were also associated with an increased prevalence of attempting suicide; adjusted for these factors, child abuse was associated with a 1.77-fold increased prevalence (95 % CI 0.93, 3.36) of suicide attempts.” Eighty percent is a big amount, and to think that this percentage was just approximated, which means the number could even be higher with more research.
Mental abuse affects children with some of the same effects as physical abuse. They are both profoundly serious forms of child abuse, and they both need to be corrected so that children can grow up with hope and not have to fake a smile when they are asked if they are OK.
The children all over the world are our future leaders and inventors, and we need to protect them to protect our world. Children can be overly sensitive, especially in their developing ages, when life seems to keep going down the rockiest road. A child that suffers from any form of child abuse should be at the top priority list when dealing with children because none of us know what or how they are coping with the pain or if they can even cope with it.
Mental abuse is a real thing for many kids and adolescents all over the world, and we need to bring light to it so that we can correct it and keep children safe, both mentally and physically.
•The author, Kyla Paugh, is a student at Shelbyville Central High School. She is a student in Mr. Wilson’s English Honors 2.
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US strikes pro-Iran militants in Iraq after attack on base
The strikes came after an attack by militants wounded at least 3 US military personnel at a base in Erbil in the northern Kurdistan region
The US struck Iran-aligned militias in Iraq on Monday, 25 December officials said.
The strikes came after an attack by militants wounded three US military personnel at a base in Erbil in the northern Kurdistan region.
The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran-aligned groups oppose Israel's offensive in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The US is Israel's most critical ally.
The US military has come under attack at least 100 times in Iraq and Syria since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
The US base in Erbil has been targeted many times previously, including with a drone attack on October 26, which penetrated air defenses but did not detonate. In December, the US embassy compound came under mortar fire.
What did US officials say about the strikes?
National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said one of the wounded US soldiers suffered critical injuries.
"[US President Joe Biden] places no higher priority than the protection of American personnel serving in harm's way," Watson said. "The United States will act at a time and in a manner of our choosing should these attacks continue."
The US military said that the strikes likely killed "a number of Kataib Hezbollah militants" and destroyed multiple facilities.
"US military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
"These strikes are intended to hold accountable those elements directly responsible for attacks on coalition forces in Iraq and Syria and degrade their ability to continue attacks. We will always protect our forces," Michael Erik Kurilla, head of the US Central Command, said in a statement.
Earlier, on Monday, 25 December an Israeli airstrike on a Damascus, Syria, neighborhood killed a high-ranking Iranian general, local media reported. Iran-backed militant groups in the region had said they would take revenge for the killing.
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Hello, there is another mod : modular convention center by aitortilla with cyberpunk textures for our futuristic cities. The buildings are not functional like the normal mod.
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The normal mod is from cities xl so i think this mod is going to work in previous versions of the game.
Menu location : "civic services /environment/nocollision".
I hope you will find a good way to use it
The textures are not very good for the moment but i'm going to improve it..
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The economic and political environment of the 2012 campaign has forced Barack Obama to wage two campaigns — one campaign against Mitt Romney and one campaign against a bad economy, driven by his own failed economic policies. In 2008, Barack Obama won with an aspirational campaign, promising hope for all, and change for the country. Now, nearly four years later, the latest POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll reveals 61 percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track, and an even more striking majority (54 percent) of American voters “strongly” believes their country is off on the wrong track.
The American electorate’s judgments of President Obama and his handling of the issues most important to them are just as harsh. Nearly seven in 10 voters select pocketbook issues as their top concern, including twenty-six percent 26 percent of voters who select the economy, 17 percent of voters who select government spending and the deficit, and 15 percent of voters who select jobs. No other issue ranks in double digits. As Mitt Romney said recently — “it’s still the economy … and we’re not stupid.” In fact, even with the president’s overall job performance running at 49 percent disapproval, with this very focused concern of the American electorate on the economy, it is here where the president gets his worst marks. Overwhelming majorities of voters disapprove of the job performance of President Obama on the economy (54 percent disapprove, 45 percent strongly), on the federal budget and spending (61 percent disapprove, 52 percent strongly), and on taxes (50 percent disapprove, 38 percent strongly).
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Even more problematic for the Obama reelection campaign is that voters’ dissatisfaction with the job performance of President Obama is not only wide, but it also runs very deep. In fact, voters who disapprove of Barack Obama in his handling of economic issues are nearly monolithic in their concern with the direction of the country. These voters all overwhelmingly believe that the country is on the wrong track, ranging from those who disapprove of President Obama’s performance on spending (86 percent wrong track), to those who disapprove of his performance on taxes (91 percent wrong track) to those who disapprove of his performance on the economy (93 percent wrong track), to those who disapprove of the president’s overall job performance (98 percent wrong track). For these voters, this election is clearly a referendum on President Obama. Over these final weeks of the campaign, he will need to convince these voters that they are wrong in their judgment of his performance on the economy and spending and convince them that he is a better alternative than Mitt Romney. That is a big task for any politician, especially under the shadow of an economy that has had an unemployment rate over 8 percent for 43 months, and 23 million Americans are unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for a job. The one thing that is clear, blaming Bush is no longer a valid argument in most voters’ minds. Barack Obama won the election in 2008, leaving no doubt in voters’ minds that the economy was bad and that, if elected, he would fix it.


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21-year-old nursing student, Kayla Phillips has come forward for being racially profiled at Barneys shortly after seeing that 19-year-old college student, Trayon Christian was accused of stealing when he purchased a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt at the same luxury department store.
Phillips is reporting that she was nabbed after purchasing a $2500 orange suede Céline bag in February and is now filing a $5 million claim. The Home Depot employee and Canarsie resident told New York Daily News that she’s wanted this drool-worthy bag for a long time and that it was always out of stock, so she was excited to go to the luxury department store and get it. She used her tax money and new Bank of America bank account to make the big purchase. Phillips was using her temporary card that is typically issued when a new account is open. She also had her newly delivered card with her name on it in her bag as well. Phillips made it all the way to the subway when she says she was “attacked” by three officers–two men and one woman.
Phillips said, “Two of them attacked me and pushed me against a wall, and the other two appeared in front of me, blocking the turnstile.” Phillips asked the cops why they were stopping her and the female officer allegedly said, “If you were a victim of identity theft, if someone was trying to use your hard-earned money, wouldn’t you want us to investigate?”
The cops swarmed around Phillips, demanding to know what she purchased, wanting to see her ID and card, all the while being very “rough” with Phillips. The cops kept asking why she purchased the bag with a card with no name on it.
Barneys has released the following statement on their Facebook Page after the Trayon Christian incident hit the news yesterday:
Phillips’ mom, Wendy Ellie called Barneys hypocritical for questioning Black shoppers when they do business deals with Hip-Hop artists like Jay Z. “It’s not fair . . . the two individuals who have had these experiences listen to Jay Z and Beyoncé, who wear designer clothes. These kids also like nice things, and they were treated awfully,” Elie said.
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Walk like an Egyptian! Our fun packed workshop concentrates on the Ancient Egyptian ritual of mummification. Dressed in full Egyptian costume, students will learn about the embalming process from start to finish and even get to try their hand at embalming! They will explore objects from the museum’s Egyptian collection and have a go at writing in hieroglyphics on real papyrus which they can take back to school. To finish off, students can get creative and design their own Egyptian death mask!
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Today individuals are being brainwashed by numerous skin care brands with only the bad results of sunshine. Moderate exposure to sunshine is very crucial for us and it has many fairly unknown and surprising health benefits. The sun has actually got his hat on, our state of minds feel lighter and we are grasped by a desire to soak up some solar rays. No, we keep being told: the hazard of skin cancer makes this potentially lethal.
Emerging research shows that sunlight may safeguard us versus a vast array of debilitating or deadly conditions, such as weight problems, heart attacks, strokes, asthma, and numerous sclerosis. Sunshine has actually likewise been revealed to boost our sex drives and basic state of mind. This is not merely about vitamin D– which our skin produces from sunlight. The vitamin assists us develop healthy bones and teeth and might secure against bowel cancer. New research shows that solar rays benefit our bodies in multiple other ways. Researchers now believe, for instance, that direct exposure to sun prompts our bodies to produce nitric oxide, a chemical that helps safeguard our cardiovascular system and the feelgood brain-chemical serotonin.
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1. Sunshine and entire foods send breast cancer into remission. The American doctor Dr. Zane Kime used sunbathing and nutrition to treat his patients.
2. The sun’s light kills bad bacteria. They utilized sunlight to disinfect and recover injuries.
3. Sunlight has an advantageous effect on skin disorders, such as psoriasis, acne, eczema and fungal infections of the skin.
4. The sun converts high cholesterol in the blood into steroid hormonal agents and the sex hormones we require for recreation. In the absence of sunlight, the opposite occurs; substances convert to cholesterol.
5. The sun’s rays lower blood pressure. Even a single exposure considerably lowers blood pressure in people with high blood pressure. On the other hand, pharmaceutical drugs such as Statins have adverse effects, such as robbing the body of Coenzyme Q10. CoQ10 is essential for cellular and heart energy.
6. Sunlight penetrates deep into the skin to clean the blood and capillary. Medical literature published in Europe showed that individuals with atherosclerosis (solidified arteries) improved with sun direct exposure.
7. Sunshine increases oxygen material in human blood. The sun has an excellent effect on stamina, fitness and muscular development.
8. Sunshine builds the body immune system. The white blood cells, which increase with sun exposure, are called lymphocytes, and these play a significant function in safeguarding the body against infections.
9. Regular sunshine direct exposure increases the growth and height of kids, particularly babies. Lots of cultures throughout history have actually recognized this truth. Studies have actually shown the amount of sun direct exposure in the first couple of months has an effect on how high the person grows.
10. Sunshine can cure anxiety. The noon sunshine can deliver 100,000 lux. When we being in workplaces for the best part of the day, out of the sun, under neon and artificial lights (150-600 lux), we are denying ourselves of the illumination of nature. Sunlight deprivation can cause a condition called seasonal depression (SAD), a type of depression. It is more common in winter months, however likewise common in individuals who work long hours in office complex.
Just how much sun exposure is good for you?
Sun exposure of 10 to 15 minutes early in the morning or late at night is enough to get most benefits out of it. Typically, the time between 7 am to 9 am is considered to be good for our health. The level of UV rays is least expensive at this time. This time may differ area to region. Mostly it’s the one or two-hour window after dawn and prior to sundown.

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Artefact Copper is one of two brand new open edition foiled prints inspired by collections and keepsakes by Tom Pigeon. A shimmering metallic diptych perfect for any wall when paired with it's counter part, Artefact Brass.
Artefact is traditionally foiled in copper on beautifully speckled heavyweight 200gsm Favini Corn Crush paper, 297 x 420mm.
These A3 prints are traditionally foiled in the North West of England.
This print comes unframed. Please come to our Brick Lane shop for framing options.

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Masking will become optional “inside most University facilities” starting spring quarter, UW President Ana Mari Cauce…
At the Jan. 13 UW Medicine town hall, medical leaders from across UW Medicine facilities met to discuss the current state of the organization. From COVID-19, vaccinations, and the financial state of UW Medicine, the hourlong town hall covered a wide variety of pressing issues.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant emphasis has been put on the advice “if you are sick, stay home.” Yet the fear of missing an exam, being docked for an absence, or the hassle of having to obtain a medical note can prevent students from doing so.
Over the past several months, UW Medicine has administered over 20,000 bivalent boosters. Bivalent boosters are an updated COVID-19 vaccination including strains of both the original virus and the omicron variant to better protect against infection.
On Oct. 31, UW announced that the COVID-19 vaccination requirement will stay in effect for students and university personnel. As of Nov. 1, on-site suppliers, vendors, contractors, and volunteers are “strongly encouraged” to have the vaccine but are no longer required to have them.
As of Sept. 2, the latest COVID-19 bivalent booster became available from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have both approved the booster for most of the general public.