Add all ingredients of A into a blender and blend until desired thickness.Pour into a collins glass.
Then add all ingredients of B into a blender and blend until desired thickness.Pour onto A.Garnish with mint.
Today's drink is Frozen Mango Lassi.
Pour 50ml of milk into a blender.
Put 50g of plane yogurt,pour 10ml of simple syrup.
Put 100g of crushed ice,blend until desired thickness.Pour into a collins glass to make lassi.
Put ½ of mango into a blender,pour 1tsp of simple syrup.
Put 50g of crushed ice,blend until desired thickness.Pour onto the lassi.
It tastes good.I recommend put all ingredients except the mint into a blender.It is easy to make and great taste.


I'm turning 28 years old next week (time flies by so fast!), and looking back at the last 5 years of my life I've been fortunate to have incredible people come into my life, I've out grown childhood and university friends, I've met people from all around the world, of different religions, cultures, values, and ways of life, I fell in and out of love, I've experienced new beginnings by moving to Israel, Thailand, China, and back to Thailand (and don't believe that I'm done moving), I've had friends invest and support my business, and cheer on friends and family that have achieved happiness (varies in definition) by getting married, having children, climb the corporate ladder, go to grad school, and travel the world. I guess 28 is not a "big deal" but I plan to spend the next 2 years focused on my business, and continue to maintain and invest in relationships with genuine people.
I can honestly count the number of people I consider my genuine friends, and when I say friends, I mean we don't have to talk all the time because we're scattered around the world, doing amazing things, we care about each other, give constructive criticism, and have a shared experience that cemented our life-long friendship. What I love most about my friends is that, when we do get together, we just pick up from where we left off, and have good fun. However, as an adult it's incredibly hard to maintain or create new friendships because we're all have limited time. When I moved to Israel, it was easy to meet people because I lived on campus, and through social activities (shout out to my Zumba group!) I made friends after spending hours talking over tea and sweets at cafes, gone on field trips, hiked up the many paths of Mount Carmel, and bond together over Friday night dinner and BBQ, that established our friendships. And thanks to social media, we're still in touch.
When I moved to Thailand, it was very difficult in the beginning because it was my first time on my own living in a big city, I just got a new teaching job and all my co-workers were older, married, and lived in the suburbs, and it took months before I landed a group of acquaintances to have lunch with. I think being an expat, people come and go, so people don't want to invest energy in others that aren't here for the long-term, or connect with people that they don't necessarily have common interests, or at the same life stage (I only have one married friend with a child, our only commonality is both our partners work in the hi-tech sector, so it's easy for double dates). After 2 years of "Olympic networking" and actively being part of different communities I know who my friends, acquaintances, business associates, mentors/advisor are.
So, I've written about my partner and how supportive he is, how egalitarian our relationship is, and how female entrepreneurs (especially in foreign lands) cannot do business like men....you know, by marrying a local (read my article on this topic HERE). Instead we can build business relationships and friendship with local women (in my case Thai female entrepreneurs) and join communities focused on empowering women in business, tech, VC, or high level positions because having a circle of friends/cheerleaders, community, and mentors are so important for women entrepreneurs.
It's important we keep in mind that no one can "do it all" or "have it all" and it's great to have friends but also I think it's healthy for women entrepreneurs to have someone in their life that genuinely cares about them, and see them beyond their academic, financial, or successful career. Am I a feminist? (I believe classism is a much bigger problem then sexism). Not exactly because I recognise to be successful everyone gets some kind of help, whether it's from family money, family connects, alumni connections, friend connections, simple luck of being in the right place at the right time, everyone has help. Essentially, there are benefits to being in a relationship or marriage (with the right person of course), so don't limit yourself.


Many organizations and companies tell me they're avoiding social media because their mission or product isn't broad enough. "We occupy a particular niche" is often how they put it, suggesting that their highly specialized work lacks wide appeal and has too many tripwires and limitations to let them play in the social sandbox.
My usual answer to these objections is "So what?" Far from needing to be Facebook-with-a-billion users, it's the niche players who are living in the future of social media and communications.
Seth Godin touched on this in a recent interview that adds perspective for those of you working to communicate a niche business, committee, pursuit, product or tool, and it isn't about becoming "a household word:"
...what this age we're living in is doing, is it's dividing the mass market, which is basically dead now, into hundreds or thousands of micro-markets — little markets of interest. So you can't make a substantial impact on everyone anymore. It's almost impossible....But what you can do is go to the edges, and go to the few people who care deeply and make a big impact there.
how Google+ communities are opening up new opportunities for authors and publishers, where you might organize a community around a single book, or provide bonus content to your readers, for example.
how Army of Women recruited more than 370,000 women for breast cancer prevention research, matching them with physician researchers in search of healthy subjects willing to join clinical trials. The site has worked out research protocol approvals, confidentiality and many other issues to work this niche.
how Syria Deeply, a "single-story site," covers one topic in depth and succeeds in part because it's a story that others have not covered like a blanket.
how Pose became "the Instagram of fashion" by applying the concepts of a very broad-interest site for sharing photos, and realizing that people like sharing photos of fashion and what they're wearing.
Do you have a niche blog, Twitter feed or Facebook page?


This instrument of U.S. foreign policy has not only been in stark violation of international law but has also been a massive and repeated failure. Rather than a single, quick, and decisive coup d'état resolving a US foreign policy problem, each CIA-led regime change has been, almost inevitably, a prelude to a bloodbath. How could it be otherwise? Other societies don't like their countries to be manipulated by U.S. covert operations.
Removing a leader, even if done "successfully," doesn't solve any underlying geopolitical problems, much less ecological, social, or economic ones. A coup d'etat invites a civil war, the kind that now wracks Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. It invites a hostile international response, such as Russia's backing of its Syrian ally in the face of the CIA-led operations. The record of misery caused by covert CIA operations literally fills volumes at this point. What surprise, then, the Clinton acknowledges Henry Kissinger as a mentor and guide?


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package org.apache.deltaspike.test.core.impl.lock;

import org.apache.deltaspike.test.util.ArchiveUtils;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.WebArchive;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import javax.inject.Inject;

import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import org.apache.deltaspike.core.impl.lock.LockedInterceptor;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.descriptor.api.Descriptors;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.descriptor.api.beans10.BeansDescriptor;

@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
public class LockedTest {
    @Deployment
    public static WebArchive deploy()
    {
        // create beans.xml with added interceptor
        BeansDescriptor beans = Descriptors.create(BeansDescriptor.class);
        beans.getOrCreateInterceptors().clazz(LockedInterceptor.class.getName());
        JavaArchive testJar = ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class, "LockedTest.jar")
                .addPackage(Service.class.getPackage().getName())
                .addAsManifestResource(new StringAsset(beans.exportAsString()), "beans.xml");

        return ShrinkWrap.create(WebArchive.class, "LockedTest.war")
                .addAsLibraries(ArchiveUtils.getDeltaSpikeCoreArchive())
                .addAsLibraries(testJar)
                .addAsWebInfResource(new StringAsset(beans.exportAsString()), "beans.xml");
    }

    @Inject
    private Service service;

    @Test
    public void simpleNotConcurrent()
    {
        final CountDownLatch synchro = new CountDownLatch(1);
        final Thread writer = new Thread()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                service.write("test", "value");
                synchro.countDown();
            }
        };

        final CountDownLatch end = new CountDownLatch(1);
        final AtomicReference<String> val = new AtomicReference<String>();
        final Thread reader = new Thread()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                try
                {
                    synchro.await(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
                }
                catch (final InterruptedException e)
                {
                    Thread.interrupted();
                    fail();
                }
                val.set(service.read("test"));
                end.countDown();
            }
        };

        reader.start();
        writer.start();
        try
        {
            end.await(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
        }
        catch (final InterruptedException e)
        {
            Thread.interrupted();
            fail();
        }
        assertEquals("value", val.get());
    }

    @Test
    public void concurrentTimeout()
    {
        final AtomicBoolean doAgain = new AtomicBoolean(true);
        final CountDownLatch endWriter = new CountDownLatch(1);
        final Thread writer = new Thread()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                while (doAgain.get())
                {
                    service.write("test", "value");
                    service.force();
                }
                endWriter.countDown();
            }
        };

        final CountDownLatch endReader = new CountDownLatch(1);
        final Thread reader = new Thread()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                while (doAgain.get())
                {
                    try
                    {
                        service.read("test");
                    }
                    catch (final IllegalStateException e)
                    {
                        doAgain.set(false);
                    }
                }
                endReader.countDown();
            }
        };

        reader.start();
        writer.start();
        try
        {
            endReader.await(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
            endWriter.await(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
        }
        catch (final InterruptedException e)
        {
            Thread.interrupted();
            fail();
        }
        assertEquals("value", service.read("test"));
    }
}

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Coco Spanish pot is green eco-friendly product from coconut fiber.
Just Grow Spanish Pots are 100% biodegradable and transforms into organic matter on decomposing. Gardner's can use the pots to grow plants that can be planted directly into the ground, skipping the transplanting step, which often leads to transplant shock.
When plants are grown in these pots, the roots penetrate the pot walls. Contact with the air stops the roots from growing, root buds start to appear and secondary roots start to develop throughout the pot. This phenomenon is known as "aerial root pruning".


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World Highest Mountain Peak
December 20, 2021 by monkeyhunter
Mount Everest has long been venerated by local people, like other high peaks in the region. Chomolungma means "the deity, mothers of the world" or "the divinity of the valley." It is the most common Tibetan name. "Peak of the Heart" means the Sanskrit name Sagarmatha. However, his identity as the top spot on the surface of the planet was not recognized until 1852 when this was established by the Indian government survey. In 1865, Sir George Everest, British general supervisor of India from 1830 to 1843, rechristened the mountain — formerly called Peak XV.
Physical Features
As the Indian-Australian Plate relocated from the North to the southern and was subdued under the Eurasian Plate after the collision of these two plates between 40 and 50 million years ago, the Himalayans were pushed upwards by tectonic action. The Himalayas itself began to increase about 25 million to 30 million years ago. In the Pleistocene era, the Great Himalayas took shape (about 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago).
Everest and its surrounding peaks form the center of this tectonic activity in the Great Himalayas in a huge mountain massif, which is a knot. Everest is made up of several layers of folded rock (nappes). The rock on the lower mountain heights consists of metamorphic shales and gneisses, surmounted by igneous granites. Rock layers of marine origin are found to be much higher up. The Yellow Band, a calcareous formation visible directly below the climate conference pyramid, is noteworthy.
The rough south-east, south-east, as well as west ridges ultimately result in Everest, and a small bump on the south-east ridge at an altitude of 28,700 feet is the South summit a short distance away (8,748 meters). It rises approximately 12,000 meters (3,600 meters) above the Tibet Plateau, from its northeast side.
The Changtse summit is northwards (24,803 feet [7,560 meters]). The surrounding area of Everest's base to the west and the south is Khumbutse (25,665 feet), Nuptse (25,791 feet and Khumbutse (27,940 feet). Everest is formed as a pyramid on three sides. Three flat planes which form the sides are commonly referred to as faces, and the line through which two faces join is called a crest.
Over Tibet, the North Face is bordered by North Ridge (meeting the North East Ridge) and West Ridge, and the Great, as well as Hornbein corridors (starch gullies) and the Northern Col at the start of the North Ridge, are key features of that mountain. The top of Everest itself is covered by rock-hard snow overlaid with softer snow, which fluctuates about 5-20 meters (1.5–6 meters) per year; in September the snow is greatest, after the monsoon, and in May the minimum after the heavy northwest winds.
In Earth's atmosphere, the peak and the top slopes are so high that the amount of oxygen respiratory at sea level exists at one third. The advancement of every plant or animal life there is not possible due to oxygen deficiency, strong winds and extremely freezing weather.
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Drainage and Climate
The Everest slopes are covered by glaciers at their base. Kangshung Glacier is the individual glaciers flanked by the mountain east; glaciers in the northern parts in the east, central as well as west of the Rongbuk Glaciers; glaciers in the northwest in Pumori Glacier; and glaciers in the west and south of the Lhotse Nuptse ridge in the south in the western Cwm Glaciers, an ice-closed valley in the enclosure.
Glacial action was the main force behind Everest and other high Himalayan peaks' heavy as well as constant erosion. Southwest, north, and east are the spectra of drainage in the hill. The Glacier of Khumbu begins to melt in the River Lobujya of Nepal, which streams south as the River Imja, to its conflation with the river Dudh Kosi. The Pumori and Rongbuk glaciers in Tibet as well as the Kama River in Kangshung glacier are both the source of the Rong River, both of which circulate into the Arun River which crosses the Himalayas into Nepal.
The north, south, as well as east routes to the top of the mountain form Rong, Dudh Kosi, as well as the Kama, rip valleys.
Differences in snow, gravity as well as light refraction have caused controversy over the exact elevation of the top of the mountain. In 1952-1954, the Survey of India established an estimate of 29,028 feet (8,848 meters), plus or minus a split, which was largely acknowledged. Most scientists, mapping organizations, and publishers have used this value until 1999.
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Lana Del Rey's Noir 'Honeymoon'
Matthew Munhall | Monday, September 21, 2015
Eric Richelsen | The Observer
"Honeymoon," Lana Del Rey's third major-label album, closes with a cover of the Nina Simone classic "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." It's a sentiment that seems a few years too late — since "Video Games" surfaced online four years ago, Del Rey, no matter how good her intentions, has been constantly misunderstood. Her critics have been very vocal in bringing claims against her: her image manufactured, her voice boring, her lyrics repetitive, her ideology anti-feminist.
Instead of altering course, Del Rey has only retreated further into the richly-rendered universe she's built in her music. Entering into her world is somewhat like stepping into Norma Desmond's mansion in "Sunset Boulevard": a glamorous Old Hollywood fantasy divorced from reality. Like Dylan and Springsteen before her, Del Rey is fascinated with American iconography, frequently walking the line between kitsch and glamour. Symbols that repeat across her discography are littered throughout the lyrics on this album: jazz music, cigarettes, neon signs, guns, long stretches of highway.
On "Honeymoon," she employs this imagery to evoke her persona's complex relationship to romance and fame. It's an album of California noir in the vein of films like "Chinatown" and "Inherent Vice" that explores the dark, twisted underbelly lurking under the bright, flashy facade of Hollywood. There she is on the cover, leaning against a celebrity sightseeing bus and staring off into the distance through cat eye sunglasses. This idyllic Southern California image is too good to be true, of course; as she sings on "God Knows I Tried," "I've got nothing much to live for / Ever since I found my fame," and that sense of melancholy pervades throughout the album.
Del Rey's only real radio hit was Cedric Gervais' house remix of "Summertime Sadness" and ever since she's been committed to making music that resists being co-opted into the EDM world. She promised this album would harken back to the uptempo trip-hop of "Born to Die," and a few of the tracks — most notably, "High By the Beach," which sounds like an underwater cover of Lil Wayne's "Lollipop," and the evocative "Freak" — are underpinned by trap drums.
Mostly, though, "Honeymoon" delves deeper into the lush, woozy palette she established on the psych-rock-leaning "Ultraviolence." The title track introduces this languid pace, its cinematic strings swelling at a glacial pace and Del Rey elongating every syllable, and it continues throughout the rest of the record. True to her obsession with Hollywood, many of the songs sound inspired by film scores. The beautifully sparse "Terrence Loves You" borrows the melody from Nancy Sinatra's Bond theme "You Only Live Twice," while also interpolating lyrics from David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and adding a muted horn section. "Salvatore" evokes the Sicilian scenes from "The Godfather," as Del Rey sings of a summer romance with an Italian man.
The album's climax arrives with the six-minute-long "The Blackest Day," a ballad on which she mourns a breakup by listening to Billie Holiday. "Getting darker and darker / Looking for love," she croons, "In all the wrong places / Oh my god." It's perhaps the bleakest moment on "Honeymoon," the summation of all of the narrator's destructive relationships. Yet, by the track's end, she sings, "I'm on my own again" — still melancholic, but perhaps ready to consider a new approach to love.
Even if "Honeymoon" never reaches the dizzying heights of "Ultraviolence," it is perhaps the best execution of Del Rey's artistic vision to date. On the album's interlude, she reads the T.S. Eliot poem "Burnt Norton" over an ambient soundscape. "What might have been and what has been," she recites, "point to one end, which is always present." Even as she references the past — Simone, Dylan, Holiday, Sinatra, Bowie — she directs it toward one end, creating a gorgeous, coherent work that is entirely her own.
If you like: Bob Dylan, Nancy Sinatra, Leonard Cohen
Tracks: "Music To Watch Boys To," "Terrence Loves You," "The Blackest Day,"
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Plight of Skeletal Lions Grabs Globe's Attention
UN Experts Want Immediate Probe of Alleged Bezos Hack
Brazil Accuses Glenn Greenwald of Cybercrimes
Report: Russian Spies Posed as Plumbers in Davos
Greta's Davos Warning: 8 Years to Save the Planet
KFC Sorry for Ad in Which Boys Gawk at Cleavage
Van Gogh Painting Deemed Authentic: 'a Cry of Anguish'
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Prince Harry Arrives in Canada, Which Shrugs
Prince Philip 'Voluntarily' Gives Up His Driver's License
Seems that accident has finally sunk in
By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff
Posted Feb 9, 2019 4:00 PM CST
In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 file photo, Britain's Prince Philip waits for the bridal procession following the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle,... (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
(Newser) – Prince Philip will no longer be behind the wheel—at least not legally, the BBC reports. The 97-year-old duke, who was recently involved in a car crash, has "taken the decision to voluntarily" give up his driver's license, says Buckingham Palace. "The duke is reported to have acknowledged that the collision last month was his fault," per a royal news correspondent. "There was a fair deal of criticism of his decision to drive just two days after the crash. Now he has chosen to give up some of his independence and will have a driver from this point on." Philip also wrote a letter to the other driver—Emma Fairweather, who broke her wrist—that's been published in the Sunday Mirror.
"I would like you to know how very sorry I am for my part in the accident," writes the duke, who calls the accident "a very distressing experience." He says low sunlight kept him from seeing oncoming traffic, "and I am very contrite about the consequences." Fairweather, who criticized Philip's initial lack of communication over the Jan. 17 crash, says she likes "that he signed off as 'Philip' and not the formal title. I was pleasantly surprised because of the personalized nature." No one has been charged in the accident, but Norfolk police say they're still investigating how the duke's Land Rover came in contact with Fairweather's Kia, per the New York Times. (Read more Prince Philip stories.)
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Feb 10, 2019 12:30 PM CST
When my grandfather turned 85 he screwed 2x4's into his garage floor with cement screws to guide him in/out and hung a tennis ball so he would know when to stop (when it touched the windshield). Seemed pretty terrifying.
David Gervais
Feb 9, 2019 11:45 PM CST
Its hard to give up everything because of age and if it was sun glare he was right. You cannot see. But they have a lot of land so he can drive around the estate if he chooses.
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And the idiots will still obsess about royalt, cause they have inherent need to be a slave


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Price includes partial shipping and handling.
"Of the Troops and for the Troops" significant meaning:
The famous 1942 U.S. War Department "Of the Troops and for the Troops" Military Police poster is the inspiration for this statue, installed in 2010. The Military Police Soldier stands with determination, as in the painting, ready to lead and bring order to the battlefield. The U.S. Army commissioned the poster soon after the 26 September 1941 establishment of the Corps of Military Police as a permanent branch of the U.S. Army. The original artwork remains under the care of the Center of Military History as part of its Army Art Collection. Military Police today still identify with the iconic poster which portrays the role of MP Soldiers in combat.
War Department artist Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer (1897-1982) created the original oil painting; he also produced many other distinctive works of art for the military during the Second World War. Schlaikjer was a well-known illustrator and artist prior to and following the war, and among his works were portraits of prominent military leaders including President Eisenhower.
Schlaikjer's model for the painting was Sergeant William A. Fotta, an MP then assigned to the 703rd MP Battalion of the Arlington (VA) Cantonment. Fotta posed for thirteen days, for ten to twelve hours each day. Following this unusual but memorable assignment, Fotta transferred to the Provost Marshal General's School. His service career included action during the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. He was also among the first troops to liberate the Dachau Concentration Camp and later served as a personal bodyguard for general officers and as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He retired as a First Sergeant in 1960.
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HomeEditorialsChuck W.Dec 7 International Civil Aviation Day
Dec 7 International Civil Aviation Day
We need a better way of communicating due to the massive failure of government systems (independent agencies) and structures (political minds).
Steven Jay Chuck W., Editorials, Social Justice
It seems odd that anyone would have chosen December 7th as International Civil Aviation Day, and then continue celebrating it for 17 years after commercial airliners were used in attacks on September 11, 2001.
History conscious people know that December 7th, 1941 would remain "the Day of Infamy". It is the day of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that killed over 3000 Americans, causing the US to declare war and enter into World War II immediately afterwards.
It obviously wasn't civilian air craft that the Japanese used that sunny morning. But the second consequential surprise attack on Sept 11, 2001 killing nearly 3000 Americans, was accomplished using them. And, that horrific day sparked a national commitment to wage a global war against an undefeatable target — a tactic called terrorism. Today, almost 17 years later and upwards of five trillion dollars spent, this war still has no end in sight.
By Chuck Woolery, Activist, not TV Host
In 2002 Howard Zinn authored an article titled "Our Enduring War" predicting such. But more recently it was made clear that US troops would not be leaving Afghanistan anytime soon and Americans were asked to prepare themselves for an "enduring war." A war that even President Trump wanted out of.
Today's technology advances will soon be translated into pilotless air taxis and commercial drone deliveries capable of carrying anything or anyone they can physically lift into the air. There will certainly be laws restricting what and who they can carry but you can bet your worried behind that there will be insufficient government money or human power to effectively regulate or enforce most of the laws passed.
What is carried by the wings of any kind of flying machine, or launched by catapults or bows, will not be easily stopped prior to landing or unloading its given payload. And, with any imagination and limited budget, formidable biological and chemical weapons will not be difficult to acquire.
Even if by some miracle 99% of destructive payloads are stopped, and only 1% succeed in a lethal delivery, that sector of commercial or private flight would likely be crippled economically. And it would likely impact others.
Economics and passenger safety are the primary drivers of Civil aviation rules for both private and commercial efforts and success. They remain vitally important future investments in the technological and engineering development of the industry. Civil aviation is also important to the social and economic development for at least the wealthiest half of the world. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be doing much for the poorest half. In fact, it appears to be accelerating even more damage to the world's environment and the exploitation of the world's poor, than most people even consider.
For now, it is less environmentally damaging to travel across the US by air than car. But as solar power decreases environmental and economic costs of generating electricity — eventually bullet trains, vacuum tubes, or electric cars will become more affordable and hopefully safer.
And, for now, US commercial airlines are shockingly safe. Except for that one unfortunate lady sucked from her window seat partly out the window of the plane carrying her across county, there hasn't been a single fatality in nearly 10 years. Given all the airmiles flown that seems impossible. It was achieved by rigorous engineering standards and maintenance procedures that were enforced by both government, public and professional entities.
Here's the trillion-dollar question. What is the one factor that prevents our national government and/or the UN from achieving such a profound track record in protecting lives and preventing future catastrophic failures?
If you can answer that question you should be running for Congress, or at least meeting with them regularly and telling them what they need to do (if they would like to be reelected) to save our nation money, protect American freedoms, and best ensure America's security.
Sure. It's amazing a tourist or business traveler can make it all the way from the rain forests of Africa to New York's LaGuardia airport in under 12 hours. But given the incubation period of Ebola, Lassa fever, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and dozens of other pathogens — we must face the fact that this amazing and affordable transportation system comes with profoundly dangerous downsides. There are few things that could inflict more damage to US freedoms, prosperity, and security than a pandemic (natural or manmade) accelerated by commercial or private air travel.
Perhaps there should be a 1% airline tax codified for investments in the prevention of such diseases and deplorable conditions where infectious disease and ideologies are created and accidently or intentionally mutated. It is the wisest and most affordable means of protecting the world from the inevitable spread of their lethal consequences resulting from the global injustices we now largely ignore.
And then there is the endless future potential of turning civilian aircraft into weapons. It will be as hard as stopping cars and trucks from ramming groups of people or blowing up federal buildings. And even un weaponized future aircraft will be increasingly vulnerable to other technologies such as drones, computer viruses, or cyber hacks providing fake landing coordinates. One of the US militaries most advanced and expensive surveillance drones was hijacked by Iran hackers emitting a stronger GPS guidance signal. They landed it without a scratch in their own back yard.
Another failure of Imagination?
Anyone familiar with Japan's use of Kamikaze pilots toward the end of WW II should have been able to predict Islamic extremists turning commercial air liners into self-guided WMD. Shockingly (and this is no conspiracy theory) in the final summary of the official 9-11 Commission Report the commissioners concluded that the attacks that day were the result of a "failure of imagination". WTF? OMG? Our government couldn't imagine it happening? That's not a failure of imagination. It's a massive failure of government systems (independent agencies) and structures (political minds).
The prediction that terrorists would use civilian planes as weapons was offered in at least 11 open source documents prior to 9-11. That doesn't include an issue paper I personally authored nearly 3 years before the attacks. Even Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the Press Club on November 10, 2001 warning that 'someday, terrorists would bring death to Americans in the "belly of an airplane." And today, the most likely delivery of a nuclear weapon to the US air space is in the belly of a faked commercial or private airline carrier. Not targeting a city, but instead attempting an EMP attack that could kill tens of millions of Americans if not more (see yesterday's Electricity Dependence Day feature).
An airline tax may be a start in transforming the world's hell holes into petri dishes of freedom and prosperity. But sustainable transformation would require trillions, not billion of dollars. And that money is only a short commercial air flight away in various off shore accounts where at least $32 trillion dollars of illicit money is stashed to avoid exposure to any form of justice. Kleptocrats, drug cartels, and wealthy capitalists avoiding taxes robs the rest of humanity the money needed for basic human needs, protection of other human rights, global security and environmental sustainability. Just a portion of these ill-gotten funds could largely achieve the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals urgently needed to improve global conditions for the half of the world's people who cannot afford a ticket out of their corrupt, failed or failing states.
They may not be able to leave on an airplane but those festering nation states will speed the flow of infectious diseases, terrorism, poverty and environmental consequences to our shores as fast as a civil aviation flight from the Congo to New York, and as surely as night follows day.
Tomorrow, Dec 8th will highlight our civilian American superpowers. If you want to know how you can take the most powerful action from within the most powerful nation in the world — and have a profound impact in forwarding the vision that our nation's Founding Fathers offered in the Declaration of Independence, treat yourself to it. A personal action that can make a credible assist in transforming the world from its current state of increasing chaos and lawlessness to one with 'liberty and justice for all'.
FYI: Civil Aviation Day exists to raise and reinforce awareness about December 7th's importance, and about the role the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has in facilitating a global aviation network to benefit everyone. The ICAO, which is a specialized agency of the United Nations, is made up of about 190 countries that work together to come up with standards for air travel around the world. Each country has a civil aviation authority that oversees areas of civil aviation. For example, in the United States there is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The civil aviation authority in each country regulates aviation licensing, oversees flight operations, issues certificates of airworthiness for aircraft, oversees aircraft maintenance organizations, designs and constructs aerodromes, and manages air traffic services. The ICAO was established by the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, a document signed on December 7, 1944. International Civil Aviation Day began being celebrated by the ICAO in 1994, on the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Chicago Convention. In 1996 the United Nations adopted a resolution that proclaimed the day as International Civil Aviation Day, and urged government and government organizations to take steps to observe the day.
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2 minutes ago, Eucalpytus P. Millstone said:
Had to sing it . . .?!
What kind of sick, twisted, perverted, cruel, evil fiend would force a child to sing Wind Beneath My Wings?!
There oughtta be a law!
Right?! What's worse is we had to sing it in front of all our family and friends as like a dedication to them, it was rough.😪
I think that's why he says he doesn't need it... prefers SoCal... ?
Well, Taylor moans that southern California makes him feel blue.
Seems to me that his feelings for The Golden State aren't . . . golden.
9 hours ago, Eucalpytus P. Millstone said:
He is nice to listen to... never bought a record of his. He is a bit nasal...
FATS WALLER is my go-to-guy and a favorite.
ERIK SATIE Piano Works I mostly listen to the Gnossiennes...
12 hours ago, SweetSue said:
I thought of the Move's "Blackberry Way" (1968) and, sure enough, there was a Birmingham bond there between the two bands but, interestingly, "Blackberry Way" is said to have been a borrow of "...motifs from the Idle Race...":
Re: "...there was a Birmingham bond..."
Developed darker with Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne has said Birmingham, England, was an ugly place if I correctly recall:
Developed darker with Black Sabbath
I have yet to find a recording of BLACK SABBATH that I like. I have yet to hear a real song written by BS. Emphasis on b... s ..
One of the first rock songs I learn when I was in a cover band many decades ago:
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Had considered posting the following with you in mind back in the days when you were still known as jamesjazzguitar...
Originally festooning himself some prosthetic "fingertips" following an industrial accident, Tony Iommi took inspiration from Django Reinhardt - travel to about 2:26 and listen, JamesJazGuitar:
^ No wonder I almost bought this:
A Double Shot of . . .
CHAKA!!!
IMO, Ray Davies artfully and consummately crafted the most witty double entendre in Rock 'n Roll*:
Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
* RANT ALERT! Some of the lyrics to Lola that I found on the Web are blatantly, annoyingly, and idiotically w-r-o-n-g! Not an isolated case, alas. I just "love" how some schmendrick inaccurately transcribes lyrics, which are subsequently copied and virulently spread all over The Web -- à la the pandemic -- to become the "definitive" lyrics. Bah!
10 hours ago, Eucalpytus P. Millstone said:
Some of the lyrics to Lola that I found
Yeh, in the little bit you quoted I recalled one word as "guy"...
Autumn mix including selections of :
Thanks to Rob Zombie who introduced me to this catchy Country 'n Western tune by Buck Owens.
"Who's gonna mow your grass?" -- a ribald euphemism if I ever heard one!
After briefly researching "The Bakersfield Sound" (of which Buck Owens and The Buckaroos were one of the progenitors), I learned that The Rolling Stones inflected Far Away Eyes (the B side of Miss You) with the "Sound."
Oi! Y'all give a listen, y'hear!
"The Bakersfield Sound"
My favorite type of country... you can hear how it's like the FLYING BURRITO BROS... who BTW recorded in LA...
FATS WALLER The Joint Is Jumpin'


What does it mean to follow Jesus? What does spiritual maturity look like? What are practical steps you can take to cultivate a deeper relationship with Christ? This class will answer these questions and others as you learn the foundations of Christian discipleship. You will gain a deeper understanding of the Christian life and a clear way forward to grow in your relationship with Jesus. Nathan Wagnon continues this class series. This is week 5 of 6 in this series.
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Rishikesh is a land of yoga, temples, ashrams, and adventure. This your ultimate guide to this beautiful region and a great list of what to do in Rishikesh, India.
Famous as the yoga capital of the world, Rishikesh, a town of spirituality and adventure has a lot to offer its guests. This beautiful spiritual site of India is situated in the Himalayan foothills beside the Holy River Ganges. The town sees a high number of Hindu pilgrims and even great number of Yogis every year. There are many temples and ashrams that allow you to indulge in yoga and spirituality practices to attain enlightenment. Even the famous Rock Band Beatles visited this town during the 60's in search of peace and enlightenment. Rishikesh is a place of spirituality and is no less behind when it comes to adventure. There is a lot to see, a lot more to explore and do during a stay in Rishikesh, India.
1. Visit Amazing Pilgrimage Spots For Peace.
Rishikesh is considered as one of the divine and holy places in India. It is the starting point of the Char Dham Yatra, a Hindu Pilgrimage tour where people visit the four holiest places in Uttarakhand, starting from Rishikesh. You can visit the spiritual places like Parmarth Niketan, Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Gita Bhawan, Swarg Ashram, Rishi Kund, Kunjapuri Devi Mandir, Raghunath Temple, Beatles Ashram, Sivananda Ashram, Lakshman Temple, and other temples in Rishikesh.
2. Let Adventure fill your soul.
As much as Rishikesh is known for its spiritual practices and yoga, the town is also known as the adventure sports capital of India. River rafting and camping are the most loved and popular activities among the adrenaline junkies. The destination offers adventurous activities like white water rafting, bungee jumping, cliff jumping, trekking, camping and bonfire, rock climbing, kayaking, rappelling, flying fox, mountain cycling, body surfing, etc. The place is dreamy and soul-filling for all the thrill-seekers.
3. Take a holy dip at Triveni Ghat.
Triveni Ghat is famous for the confluence of the three holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati that make it really divine. It is believed that taking a holy bath at the Triveni Ghat can relieve a person from all the sins and purify the soul. The ghat is also famous for the evening Maha Aarti.
4. Yoga retreat for balancing the body and mind.
India is the birth land of yoga and Rishikesh is the yoga capital of the globe. Yoga is India's biggest gift to the world. The Beatles visited the place years ago for seeking spirituality and enlightenment through meditation and yoga and contributed to making transcendental practice famous across the globe. The town is renowned for meditation and yoga practices and learning. Many yoga enthusiasts from across the globe land at the divine land of Rishikesh every year for a yoga retreat and yoga teacher training.
5. Ayurveda therapy for relaxation.
Not only famous for yoga and meditation teaching; Rishikesh is a holy grail for Ayurveda practice and therapies as well. There are many ashrams and Ayurvedic centers that are renowned for Ayurvedic therapies and treatments for both rejuvenating and healing purposes. Rishikesh is an ideal destination to find tranquillity for the body, mind, and soul. You can also visit the Ayurveda centers to learn about the science and its practices at a professional level.
6. Experience Blissful Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Ghat.
Another thing that Rishikesh is famous for is its 'Ghats'. Triveni and Parmarth are the most popular ones. While Triveni is known for the confluence of the three holy rivers and Maha Aarti, Parmarth is famous for Meditation and Yoga practices. The Ghat is best known for its Ganga Aarti that offers one spectacular sight to capture forever. The aura during the Aarti is positive, pleasant, and amidst the mantra chanting, you feel calm within.
Food and hygiene add to the fondness of a place and Rishikesh has it all. In Rishikesh, you find vegetarian and non-alcoholic food and beverages. You can taste and enjoy sattvic, vegan and continental food in this beautiful place. You can relish the flavors of North Indian cuisine and can try the delectable street food like moong dal chilla, lassi, samosa, and masala chai. All foodies must visit Chotiwala, a famous age-old run family business to taste fabulous food. You also find a Chotiwala pandit all dressed up and sitting outside the food joint. Cafes like Bistro Nirvana, Ira's Kitchen & Tea Room, The Sitting Elephant, Little Buddha Cafe, etc., are the perfect places where you can get both Indian and Continental cuisines.
8. Go on a shopping spree.
The flea or local markets of Rishikesh is a must visit. Here, you can buy semi-precious stones, pearls, beads and shells, wall paintings, wooden craft work, handcrafted items, etc. The bazaar is loaded with a huge range of Indian wear, rugs, and handlooms. You can also buy items and souvenirs from government-approved craft shops or Khadi Bhandar. Being a holy place, you find many religious and spiritual products as well as statues, incense, religious paraphernalia, clothes, etc., at affordable prices.
9. Relish The Serene Beauty.
After going through all these points you must have realized how colorful and beautiful this place is, and nature's beauty adds more charm to it. Situated in the Himalayan foothills with the Holy River Ganges lining it, Rishikesh is surrounded by nature's beauty and serenity. You can enjoy the scenic view while having a cup of tea and have a really soul-soothing experience.
There are many more places to explore and visit in Rishikesh. You can take a tour of this beautiful region starting from the Ghats to the temple, and the Ashrams to the markets. You can also visit places like Rajaji National Park, Ram Jhula, and Lakshman Jhula.
Rishikesh is a blend of adventure, health, and spirituality, a rare blend that is hard to find that provides complete harmony. The place offers splendid experiences and tempts to visit the divine land again and again.
The best time to visit Rishikesh is from Feb- April & Sept to Oct. The summers are extremely hot and during the rainy season, the water level will be quiet high so rafting won't be an option.
If you enjoyed this article about What to do in Rishikesh: A Guide to this Beautiful Region, you'll also love How to Prepare for Travel to India for The First Time.
How to get there: You can reach Rishikesh by train, bus, private car hire or plane. Jolly Grant airport at Dehradun is the nearest airport to Rishikesh which is approximately 22 miles away. The next closest airport is in Delhi, which is a 5.5 hour bus or car ride. Haridwar is the nearest railway station to Rishikesh.
Find cheap flights Check Trip Advisor for the best flight to India.
Where to stay: There are many places to stay in Rishikesh country as well as in India. There is a wide range of hotels, from budget to luxury. For a luxury hotel that won't break the bank, I recommend the Aloha On The Ganges by Leisure Hotels which is currently the #1 hotel on Tripadvisor. For a mid-level hotel, I suggest the EllBee Ganga View. Finally, for a budget hotel, try the Hotel Yog Vashishth. You can also check HotelsCombined for the best Rishikesh Hotel Rates.
Hotels in Rishikesh: Check Trip Advisor reviews for Aloha On The Ganges by Leisure Hotels or EllBee Ganga View.
What to pack: Summers are extremely hot in Rishikesh. I visited in May and was very happy to have a light down jacket, loose t-shirt light pants and comfortable pair of sandals. Don't forget to bring Sunscreen and Sunglasses!
Get the Lonely Planet India Travel Guide.
Bring a good quality mirrorless camera for getting those beautiful Rishikesh landscape shots. I use the Sony Alpha a6000 .
You'll want some great walking shoes for Rishikesh. I love Keen, they are so comfortable and a great shoe for summer trips to Rishikesh. Here is a great option for women, and here is a great shoe option for men.
Seems like so much to do in a drop dead gorgeous place Manmohan. Doing 1 hour of deep yin yoga daily so it resonates with me as well. Yoga nut here. Yin, as I get my yan from all my walking and jogging. Rocking post dude.


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My name is Randriamananjara Radofa Besata Jean Longin. I was born in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar. When I was nine, my brother received a guitar for passing an exam. The instrument really gave him power over me and the only time he allowed me to play it, was after I ran some errands for him or gave him my dessert. I guess that's one of the reasons the guitar became very desirable to me. My brothers played in a local band and they were into one of the most popular styles of dance music of Madagascar called "Salegy". I was not allowed to be in their rehearsal room but whenever my brother practiced I would closely observe his technique and try to emulate his playing on his guitar when he was not home. I became a fairly decent "Salegy" player! One day I heard this incredible music on the radio. It was "Hey Joe" played by Jimi Hendrix and it really changed my life and the kind of music I wanted to play then. I couldn't speak a word of English and I did not understand what he was talking about, but the feel of the music really touched something in me. Later I heard music y B.B. King, I recognized the same crying solo pattern but in a more direct and simplified form. Those two giants and the local Malagasy music were the biggest influences to my playing.
Guitarist and singer Alpha Yaya Diallo, from Guinea in West Africa is a self-taught musician, renowned for his dexterous and melodic acoustic and electric guitar-playing. He is a composer, singer and virtuoso on a range of percussion instruments, and on the balafon (traditional wooden xylphone). Growing up in a number of regions of Guinea, Diallo was exposed to a range of music cultures and sounds from the Malenke, Sousou, and his own Foulani people. In neighboring Senegal he was drawn to the popular and powerful mbalax rhythm. His travels also introduced him to the music of Cape Verde and the Caribbean. In Europe he joined Fatala – a group of West African musicians recording for Peter Gabriel's Real World label. He has recorded five albums and is recipient of the Juno Awards, Music Africa Award for National Recording of the Year, and the Pacific Music Industry Award for Best World Music Album. He performs worldwide –sharing the stage with David Lindley, Thomas Mapfumo and reggae stars Jimmy Cliff, Third World and Burning Spear. The film The Best of Both Worlds documents his musical journey.
Master percussionist Kofi Ackah, was born into a musical family in Ema, Ghana. His father -Jewel Ackah, is known as the King of Highlife in Ghana. His father was his mentor. He started his musical career by playing with his father's band- The Butterfly Six in Ghana. In Canada he performed extensively with The Highlife Stars- with Pat Thomas and Theo Yao Boakye and the Afronubians Band of Tarig Abubakar. His recordings with the Tikisa Band of Adam Solomon earned them double TAMA Awards for best release Safari CD and best band. Kofi is deeply committed and involved in numerous school programs, teaching traditional Ghanian hand drumming, and singing. Kofi Ackah performs with his band Afrafranto playing Highlife music in Canada. He is the master percussionist and drummer for the African Guitar Summit, and has contributed to their recordings (which won a Juno (Canadian Grammy) for Best World Music Recording).
From the village of Kanteli in the coastal region of Guinea, West Africa, comes the virtuoso and master balafon player Naby Camara. Naby comes from a lineage of persons known in West Africa as griots (pronounced gree'-oh.) Besides being superlative musicians, griots are oral historians, and the guardians of centuries-old traditions. After studying extensively with his master Amadou Dioubate, he journeyed into the griot lands of West Africa- Mali, Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Cote d'Ivoire.
He returned to Guinea with a wide repertoire of griot music and incomparable experience on intricate complexities of the balafon. Here he performed with Les Merveilles de Guinee, Bala etses Baladins, Les Ballets Africains de Guinee, and Mande Yagha. He traveled the world with Les Ballets Africains de Guineee and Fatala and recorded for Peter Gabriel's Real World label. He has collaborated with great griot musicians -Prince Diabate and Ousmane Kouyate (of Salif Keita's band), and participated in Le Bicentenaire de la Revolution in France. He is a two-time recipient of the Juno Award for best Global Album of the Year.


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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 2018: Top 15 QBs Announced
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With the 2018 college football season past its midway point after eight weeks of play, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Presented by A.O. Smith has cut down the list of candidates for the award has been cut from the top 30 to the top 15. The award is presented annually since 1987 to the nations top college quarterback, based on accomplishments both on and off the field.
"The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A.O. Smith considers character, citizenship, integrity, leadership, and honor," said John C. Unitas, Jr., President of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.
"The same characteristics that were displayed by my father are highly valued by A. O. Smith and are every bit as important as the quarterback's completion rate or number of touchdowns scored."
A full look at the top 15 candidates for the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award can be seen below.
2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Candidates
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Jake Browning, Washington
Eric Dungey, Syracuse
Ryan Finley, NC State
Will Grier, West Virginia
Justin Herbert, Oregon
Drew Lock, Missouri
Trace McSorley, Penn State
McKenzie Milton, UCF
Gardner Minshew, Washington State
Steven Montez, Colorado
Shea Patterson, Michigan
Brett Rypien, Boise State
Jordan Ta'amu, Ole Miss
Clayton Thorson, Northwestern
Brady White, Memphis
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Vatican paper refutes critics of divorce and remarriage teaching
Vatican City, Nov 29, 2011 / 17:28 pm
After a leading German bishop questioned the Church's teaching on divorce and remarriage, the Vatican's newspaper today published an essay by Pope Benedict XVI, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, that called the teaching compassionate and pastoral because it is true to the teaching of Christ.
"Assuredly, the word of truth can be painful and uncomfortable. But it is the way to holiness, to peace, and to inner freedom," said Pope Benedict in 1998.
"A pastoral approach which truly wants to help the people concerned must always be grounded in the truth," because "in the end, only the truth can be pastoral," he wrote, quoting the Gospel promise of Christ that "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
The article was republished as some senior clerics in Germany are calling for the Church to review its understanding of marriage, along with its prohibition on remarried Catholics receiving communion.
Throughout his 1998 work, Pope Benedict—who was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the time—explained that the recent documents of the Church on such matters "bring together the demands of truth with those of love in a very balanced way."
So while at times in the past "love shone forth too little in the explanation of the truth," so today, there is a great danger that "in the name of love, truth is either to be silenced or compromised."
Today's republication was carried in six different languages under the explanatory subheading of "concerning some objections to the Church's teaching on the reception of Holy Communion by divorced and remarried members of the faithful."
It comes two months after the president of the German Bishops' Conference publicly raised questions over the Church's teachings on marriage in a newspaper interview.
"We are all faced with the problem of how we can help people in whose lives certain things have gone wrong and that includes a wrecked marriage," Archbishop Robert Zollitsch said on Sept. 5, only weeks before the Pope arrived for a four-day state visit.
"This is a question of mercy and we will be discussing this problem intensively in the near future," the archbishop told the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Archbishop Zollitsch was specifically asked about the situation of the country's President Christian Wulff, who is a remarried Catholic and refrains from receiving communion.
When he was asked about Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit, who is also a Catholic but in a homosexual relationship, Archbishop Zollitsch replied, "We must see how we can find theologically based answers to questions of lifestyles."
In today's article, which was published as part of a Vatican discussion paper in 1998, Pope Benedict explains why the Church's teaching is rooted in Scripture, tradition and reason.
From Scripture, he outlines in detail how "the teaching of the Church on the indissolubility of marriage is faithful to the words of Jesus."
Drawing on tradition, he explains that there was a "clear consensus," among the Fathers of the early Church "regarding the indissolubility of marriage," something that set Christianity apart from Roman society.
At that time, he states, "divorced and remarried members of the faithful were never officially admitted to Holy Communion after a time of penance."
He added that the increasingly liberal practice which developed in the Eastern churches that separated from Rome became "more and more removed from the words of the Lord" for various historical reasons and was never accepted by the Catholic Church.
"The Church cannot sanction pastoral practices—for example, sacramental pastoral practices—which contradict the clear instruction of the Lord," said Pope Benedict.
"In other words, if the prior marriage of two divorced and remarried members of the faithful was valid, under no circumstances can their new union be considered lawful and therefore reception of the sacraments is intrinsically impossible."
Pope Benedict also addressed the suggestion that the Pope could "potentially dissolve a consummated sacramental marriage, which has been irrevocably broken." He replied that "if the Church were to accept the theory that a marriage is dead when the two spouses no longer love one another, then she would thereby sanction divorce and would uphold the indissolubility of marriage only in word, and no longer in fact."
Finally, he answered those who argue that the Catholic Church is "overly legalistic and not pastoral" on such matters.
"They claim that the human person of today is no longer able to understand such language, that Jesus would have had an open ear for the needs of people, particularly for those on the margins of society," he wrote.
"They say that the Church, on the other hand, presents herself like a judge who excludes wounded people from the sacraments and from certain public responsibilities."
In response, he said that the Church's "manner of expression does not seem very easy to understand at times," and so "needs to be translated by preachers and catechists into a language which relates to people and to their respective cultural environments."
"The essential content of the Church's teaching," he stated, "must be upheld in this process. It must not be watered down on allegedly pastoral grounds, because it communicates the revealed truth."
The Pope's full text can be read at http://www.osservatoreromano.va


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SK Flashback: A thriller for Lara's farewell at World Cup 2007
Indra Vikram Singh15 May 2019, 7:45 PM
Neither West Indies nor England had a chance to qualify for the semi-finals at the 2007 World Cup, but it was Brian Lara's farewell. So for the first time in the tournament, there was a sell-out crowd.
It was, however, not the fairy-tale sendoff that the multitude had hoped to see. For though there was a thrilling penultimate-ball result by a razor-thin one-wicket margin, the West Indies lost, and Lara's promising innings was cut short by a tragic run out.
Chris Gayle provided the fireworks as he raced to his fifty off a mere 29 balls. He smashed 10 fours and 3 sixes in his 79 off just 58 deliveries.
Devon Smith, the diminutive left-hander from Grenada, helped post 131 runs in their opening stand in only 23.5 overs. Gayle's departure saw Lara walking in to a gracious guard of honour from the England team.
He looked in superb touch and was determined to play one last memorable innings. A vintage square-drive had the crowd on its feet. He had stroked 3 fours in his 18 off 17 balls when Marlon Samuels pushed one to mid-on and called for a sharp single, then changed his mind.
Kevin Pietersen's smart direct hit found the legend short of the crease. The standing ovation ceased much after he disappeared into the pavilion.
As if to atone for this sacrilege, Samuels smashed 51 off a mere 39 deliveries with six hits to the ropes and one over it. His fifth-wicket partnership with Shivnarine Chanderpaul realized 77 runs in a matter of 9.3 overs.
A couple of run outs in the last over meant that the West Indies were bowled out for 300 with one delivery remaining. Skipper Michael Vaughan took three wickets for 39 off 10 overs with his gentle off-breaks.
Vaughan then carved out a superb innings of his own. He was the dominant partner in a defining second-wicket stand of 90 in 13 overs with Ravi Bopara. His partnership with Pietersen realized 53 in 11 overs.
When Dwayne Bravo inflicted the second of his run outs, Vaughan had already set his side on the high road to victory. He stroked a classy 79 off 68 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes.
Pietersen then took charge as only he could, striking the ball belligerently and innovating audaciously. But wickets began to tumble.
Parity was restored when Paul Nixon joined Pietersen. They smashed 80 in 10-and-a-half overs for the seventh wicket. Pietersen reached his century off 90 deliveries but was bowled next ball by Jerome Taylor. He had smashed 10 fours and a six.
The match swung yet again. With 29 to get off three overs with two wickets left, it seemed that Lara would bid a victorious goodbye. Nixon then hit 3 fours off four Corey Collymore deliveries. The fifth was short and went screaming for four byes.
Nixon took a single off the last ball. A run per ball was required off the last two overs. The penultimate over yielded 8 runs.
Lara brought on the canny Bravo. Nixon was bowled off the second delivery with three still to get and the last pair in. Two deliveries yielded one run.
Stuart Broad hit the fifth over cover to bring up a heart-stopping win.
Feted at the post-match presentation, Lara's last words to the Kensington Oval crowd were, "Did I entertain?". The "Yes" in unison was heard by billions around the globe.
West Indies: 300 all out (49.5 overs), England: 301 for 9 wickets (49.5 overs) (CWC 2007)
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Q: Why is my algorithm to find merging point in link list not working? My approach was brute force approach. I would take each of the node from 2nd list and compare with one node of 1st list at each iteration
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A: I'm not sure I understand what you mean by merging point, but when you set temp1=temp1.next; you should probably also go back to the beginning of temp2 by temp2 = head2.

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'I've been buying records since I was four years old beginning with January by Pilot in 1975. In 1985, somewhat older but not much wiser I started making music out of other people's music with 1/4″ tape loops, cassette recorder pause buttons and an Atari 800 based sampler. This coincided with a headlong dive into '60s psych and '70s prog thanks largely to my 80s synthpop heroes becoming overblown and crap. This is an era I've still not quite surfaced from. Later still, I somehow made a minor splash in the early '00s in the first 'bastard pop' exposion…'
The name Soundhog is the main pseudonym of north Wales resident Ben Hayes (taken from a 1970s-era blank cassette-tape made by EMI) a some-time DJ, producer and composer. Those 1980s experiments with tape and basic sampling facilities eventually culminated in the early 2000s with some notable examples of 'bastard pop ' which ended up, for better or worse, in the near unavoidable 'm@$h-up' culture of the present day.
This attention led to a brief but enjoyable spell of DJing parties in the UK and Europe. The early part of the decade also saw the release of an electronic 12″ single called 'Curdler,' and a few remixes for various artists including Shelly Poole and Chicago-based electropop dup Microfilm. Ben is also a member of the experimantal electronica trio Tauchseider (along with Stuart McLean and Innes Smith) who released a CD album entitled 'Louder' (which features contributions from Colin Newman of Wire, uber-producer Richard X, Severed Heads main man Tom Ellard and JD Twitch from Optimo) and more recently remixed Fini Tribe's balaeric classic 'De Testimony.'
Ben was also responsible for a notorious series of tracks released under the pseudonym of The Freelance Hairdresser (a play on the name of Bastard Pop pioneer Freelance Hellraiser), whose most famous creation was probably Marshall's Been Snookered which featured a vocal by Eminem set over Winifred Atwell's 'Black and White Rag' as famously used by the BBC for the Pot Black TV snooker show theme. His wonky remix of Kevin Eldon singing 'Machadaynu' from the Peter Serafinowicz / obert Popper show Look Around You almost got released as a single, but not quite.
I've been popping up on late night weekend BBC Radio Wales playing unusual and hopefully interesting tracks for the past seven years. I own three 1970s synthesizers, a guitar and bass and occasionally try to make some kind of unlistenable noise using them. I still create the odd online mix set when I can be arsed and they're usually pretty good, if very undiscovered. I've covertly DJed on one of the stages at Green Man over the last couple of years although I don't take to the turntables in public situations much these days. I own more records than it's possible to listen to in my remaining lifetime and this situation is not helped by my sudden obssession with 1930s dance band 78s. I never thought I'd see the day but these two 2006 re-edits have finally made it to vinyl. The intention had always been there but these things take time, as it transpired!
The Dakotas edit might be familiar to anyone clever enough to listen to the Mix90 series, while the Open Mind has never been heard until now apart from one airing at a DJ night in Preston in 2007, played from a 10″ dubplate.
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Ep25 : It's a Girl, Almost
Catholic · Catholic school · Catholicism · education · firstborn · gender dynamics · girl · Jad · pregnancy · raising children · religion
This week we do a shorter segment on a topic dear to the both of us – educating children. We talk a little bit about public schooling, Catholic schooling, and religious beliefs that are taught to children. We also focus these topics around gender dynamics.
But before we get there, it just so happens that we had a reason for heading in that direction. As it happens, Jad and his lovely wife, Alisa, are expecting their first child this coming August.
Jad is extremely excited about his soon-to-be first daughter and Kevin is certainly excited to hear Jad incorporate some of his new experiences into our dialogue. Kevin was noticing that over the years that many people use their children as a way to ignore principles they may have once held dear. While he certainly understand why this may be the case, he is anxiously waiting to get Jad's take on the matter as he begins raising his daughter.
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Transcript of Podcast
Kevin: Hello and welcome to another exciting episode of the JK Podcast, a podcast exploring the grand ideas of liberty, humanity, and equality for all. This week we do a shorter segment on a topic dear to the both of us, educating children. We talk a little bit about public schooling, Catholic schooling, and religious beliefs that are taught to children. We also focus these topics around gender dynamics. But before we get there, it just so happens that we had a reason for heading in that direction that all starts with a big announcement Jad had saved for the show.
Jad: – and actually, this is an awkward way to bring it up but you just mentioned it, Elisa and I are having a baby in August, so –
Kevin: Oh, are you really?
Jad: We just broke the news yesterday – or Lisa did on Facebook, so, yep.
Kevin: Holy shit. Well congratulations.
Jad: Thank you, I appreciate it.
Kevin: Way to go, man. August – August 21st?
Jad: 22nd, somewhere in the – yeah, somewhere in late, middle August there.
Kevin: So there you have it, the very first JK Podcast pregnancy. This is sure to bring about some interesting changes in the coming months. That was Jad Davis talking about his pregnant wife, Elisa; I'm Kevin Ludlow, welcome back to the JK Podcast.
Sweet man.
Jad: So we're 13 weeks – 12 weeks in.
Kevin: So just about where they can determine the sex, huh?
Jad: Yep, it's a girl. We already –
Kevin: Oh, you already found out?
Jad: [?], yep.
Kevin: Oh wow, congratulations, man.
Jad: Yep. The study of the gender dynamics will be interesting too because I'm planning on avoiding the stereotypical female upbringing as much as possible.
Kevin: I figured you guys might – that would be something you'd be interested in, but we're going to have all sorts of good stuff to talk about now because those are just interesting topics.
Jad: Oh absolutely, absolutely. So that's all the stuff I've been thinking about a lot lately is like well – and I've thought about this before, but we didn't think about having kids. Well actually we thought about having kids the entire time we've been together, but we just never really got around to it until recently.
Kevin: Sounds like it.
Jad: But that's part of the reason I'm just constantly trying to absorb information about like, how you know, humans learn, what are the conditions under which someone can be themselves the most, be their most authentic self without trying to modify their own behavior and ways of thinking in order to you know, fit some other paradigm, or fit some other directive from outside of themselves, which I just don't know how you do that with like the public school seems like that's the end of that.
Kevin: Yeah, I think so too. So that, you know – well I'd be really interested to see some of the things that you would do for a kid. But I think that you're refractive in actually following suit with those principles that you hold dear, and I think that that is a fairly rare quality. I think – I know a lot of people who would espouse the views that you have, but I think when push came to shove, I think most of them would say it's just too difficult to follow through with those.
But I kinda feel like you probably wouldn't do that, especially because you've got you know, Elisa strongly on the side of those things as well. So I'd be really interested to see some of the decisions that you come to about that.
Jad: Yeah man.
Kevin: I mean down to the little things, it's just there's so many decisions to be made there.
Jad: Yep.
Kevin: My sister is you know, [?] a lot of them, she definitely is not outspoken in any way, shape, or form, like I might be. I think her internal politics are actually the same, even though she's not a political type of person at all, she hates talking about politics, but I think she does kind of think in the same political sense that we do, and she's worked real hard to try to – I mean little things like, "you know, I'm going to do the cloth diapers, I'm going to do this, we're going to feed him this, he's not going to eat the sugars" – really trying to go the route that doesn't poison his mind to be the typical American, and so far so good. First year looks like its done pretty well.
Jad: Are there multiple children – I see you in pictures with children you know, not infrequently, is that mostly your nephew?
Kevin: Yeah, that's my nephew – he's the only one, so –
Jad: Oh okay, cool. Do you know – it's way too early to tell, but are they – do they have thoughts about schooling?
Kevin: Well that one I haven't actually talked with them a lot about. I know that you know, they've looked into – especially where they're living in Houston right now – you definitely wouldn't send your kid to one of the public schools over there, it's just not going to happen – so the question is would the move before then, or do they take the alternative of private school. And then interestingly, the both of them went to Catholic schools, and they kinda give you this really weird thing there, what we're talking about, right? Like, there's a certain level of indoctrination, but on the other hand, Catholic schools tend to be really good schools.
They tend to provide very good educations and by some irony I suppose, I would say the vast majority of people that I know that went to Catholic school are not particularly religious. Now some of them certainly are, but I think a lot of them aren't and the notion I've always taken from this, or the hypothesis I have is because they actually get a really good education and when it comes down to it, they just have analytical skills and they might be indoctrinated, but it doesn't take them too long to break away from that and say, "wait a second", whereas most people are never going to have that analytical introspection of questioning your own belief system.
So I guess it's my belief anyways that the people become educated enough where they can kind of dissuade themselves from being religious just with their own skills, which I find to be somewhat ironic of course, given
Jad: Right.
Kevin: – the nature of going to a Catholic school.
Jad: I agree with you, I think that's probably a definitely a component and I think the other thing is that I think religion comes from the parent. I mean – so it really comes from the parent and Catholicism is not a fanatical religion anymore, so most Catholics are – it's kind of like Judaism in a sense – that they're culturally Catholic, right, and they're – they've sent their kids to Catholic school because it's a much better school and they get a discount because they go to church there or whatever, and so it's a convenient place to get a great education, and they themselves are not like, having morning devotionals and you know, and praying with their child, and you know, like evangelicals more typically are. So I think [?] a Catholic education probably like you said, leads to far more well educated atheists than probably anything else.
Kevin: Yeah, I think so. But yeah I mean that's a good point that you bring up also. 99% of it comes from you know, the upbringing with the parents and all that sort of jazz, and if I apply more of the kind of, the psychotherapy that I've been studying, most of them would say that that's 100% what happens because all that shit gets formulated when you're a kid, and the influence of your parents and siblings I suppose, but mostly because you're seeking the approval of your parents one way or another.
Kevin: Or you're afraid of whatever it is that they're doing, but one way or another, those emotions are being set upon you, so if your parents are screaming at you because you're not reading your bible, or doing whatever you're supposed to be doing, that's clearly going to have a long-term impression on you after time.
Jad: Right, right, yeah.
Kevin: Well congratulation, man. I can't wait to follow this along and see how it all goes. I assume Elisa's doing well at the [?].
Jad: Oh she's doing great, yep. Everything's going splendidly.
Kevin: And she's your age or younger than you?
Jad: She's like a month older than me – we're the same age.
Kevin: Oh wow, so – I mean, I assume that she's comfortable with everything then, I mean, I don't have any real strong knowledge of this, but I know women get freaked out a little bit with the – what, you're 38, right?
Jad: Yeah.
Kevin: Yeah, so –
Jad: Yeah – no, I think I mean it's good it's like you know, we waited so long like you know, we got everything in hand, so we've put ourselves in the best position. If it was like 8 years ago or whatever, we'd be making $30,000 and scrambling for rent, and then you add a baby then it's just like chaos, but now we're fat, rich, bourgeoisie –
Kevin: Right.
Jad: So –
Kevin: Since we've never really gotten into Jad's bio and since I failed to laugh at his joke during our recording, I felt I should clarify that he and his wife are neither fat nor rich. They are however both incredibly lovely, and financially comfortable. As for bourgeoisie, I will have to contact the French consulate to see if Jad's beard precludes him from wearing this title. I kind of suspect it may.
Jad: – I think, I'm not totally sure, but I think all of the you know, increased rates of down syndrome and all that stuff, we like, tested for all that and it's all negative, so –
Kevin: Cool, cool.
Jad: – I think any of the risks of waiting are all kind of passed.
Kevin: Yeah. That's what I was talking about, I just – I hear a lot of women get really nervous about stuff like that, but just complications of pregnancy [?] –
Jad: Sure, sure. Well they – some of them say – I mean, it's not – I think it's played up pretty hugely for whatever reason. I don't know if a nefarious purpose or what, but like, yeah, I think your odds go from you know, something like 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 200 for some of those things, which is a huge increase, but it's also still a very low probability –
Jad: – and you know, I think after 35 all those sloping lines start to slope more quickly, so 38's about – it's about as long as she felt safe waiting, but yeah.
Kevin: Yeah I – that's what I'm saying, you're kinda pushing the –
Jad: Oh yeah, definitely. Definitely.
Kevin: You get to about 41 and it's pretty much the end of the life there, so –
Jad: Yep, yep.
Kevin: Well no, that's cool I mean obviously, I wasn't asking if anything was wrong, really just more of, sounds like she's real comfortable with everything and –
Kevin: – so, that's great.
Jad: Yeah man, it's – like I said, it's pretty ideal. We're both totally psyched, so –
Kevin: Cool man, well I'm psyched for you. I'm envious in some way or another, so –
Jad: Well you've got plenty of time man.
Kevin: Yeah, I'm in no shortage of it, but for some reason, a little girl over a little boy sounds a lot more appealing, but –
Jad: Well you know, I was thinking like, it's kinda selfish because you know honestly, I mean I'm fairly convinced this is true and I think I don't have to make the case too hard to you because we've had this conversation a million times, but you know, it is much, much better to be a boy than a girl in life –
Kevin: Quick point of clarification here, although I doubt any of our regular listeners require this bit of background, new listeners may. Jad is a firm believer that women are significantly more disadvantaged when it comes to the social structure of the world, and although I've never disagreed with this, he has definitely given me much more reason to ponder why it's true.
Examples are almost unlimited, but if it helps, think of women's voting rights, or lack thereof them, day to day sexism, unequal pay compensation, and then all the way up the Abrahamic ladder to rape, and honor killings. In short, this comment out of context has nothing to do with swing one's proverbial dick around, and is rather in the outright defense of women.
Jad: – but on the flipside, from the parenting perspective, if I had a little boy right, especially in a city, right? So it's like we have very tight spaces, very constrained, and if a little boy is like, running around the playground like, yelling and screaming or whatever – just being you know, a rambunctious kid, I'm going to feel like, self conscious about that, you know what I mean?
Just because I'm going to be like you know, is he taking up too much of the social space as it were, you know, with his energy or whatever? But like, with a girl, I have no compunction like, she's going to beat the shit out of some kid on the playground, I'm going to be like yeah, hell yeah, go for it, you know?
Kevin: Do it.
Jad: Yeah. It's like, I don't have to worry about any of that like, she can be as – she can take up as much space as she wants and that's all to the good – in my mind, again, this is just me personally or whatever – just because she's a girl.
Kevin: She's disadvantaged going into it, so therefore –
Jad: Exactly, exactly. You don't – you definitely don't want to like, put the brakes on energy and enthusiasm and you know, and whatever with a girl. With a boy, it's question in my head, I'm not really sure – you really don't want to, but in some sense you have to –
Jad: – maybe, maybe you don't, but certainly in an urban environment it's much harder not to. That's why I always thought like – and I still kinda think I might do this – but if I have a little boy and they had any signs of having the same kind of energy level as I did when I was a kid, I would totally move to like, Drifting Springs or something and buy like, 10 acres and just be like, "go to town, man. Just go run through the woods, and climb shit, and jump off of things, and go nuts."
Kevin: Right, right. Yeah. No, that's cool. Well like I said, I'll be very interested to see this dialog unfold.
And unfold it will continue to do. In all seriousness though, Jad and his wife, Elisa are extremely excited about their soon to be first daughter, and I am certainly excited to hear Jad incorporate some of his new experiences into our dialog.
In particular, I've noticed over the years that many people use their children as a way to ignore principles they may have once held dear. While I certainly understand why this may be the case, I'll be interested to get Jad's take on the matter as he begins raising his daughter. But until then, we'll keep discussing whatever else comes to mind. As always, thanks for tuning in. You can check out our website at www.JKPod.com for show notes and episode listings. If you'd like to reach either of us individually, you'll find Jad at www.Jad-Davis.com, and you'll find me at www.KevinLudlow.com. We love receiving comments and feedback – hint, hint. Thanks again, and we'll talk to you next week.


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