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We Need You But We Don't Want You!
What's with the Chinese?
by John Roach
The question: What price is China willing to pay to be economically competitive?
The answer: What ever it takes???
With China growing as an economic and political super power, not only in Asia but the world, it is increasingly being forced to question some of its long standing beliefs and political ideology. More specifically, its belief that all "Foreign Devils" should be kept a maximum possible distance and all interaction with them should be at an absolute minimum. Then how should they deal with the emergence of a situation in which they find themselves forced to actively seek out, and employ, foreigners or risk sinking into economic obscurity? This is a question that plagues not only the Chinese government but the Chinese people in general. For one to merely begin to understand this question, and therefore learn to understand/accept the way TEFL teachers are treated in China, one must look at the past, present, and the possible future associations that China has or will be faced with.
In the 1270s The Mongol Hordes swept down from the Northern Plains laying waste to an already shattered Song Dynasty, effectively ending what is considered one of the golden ages of China. In a period that saw the likes of Kublai Khan, the Chinese people found themselves imprisoned in their own lands. Prohibited from holding any form of political office, forced to wear a distinctive hair style, ruled by officials of Arab, Central Asian and even Italian lineage, an intense distrust of Yi (Barbarians) was bred early in the young ethnic Chinese. For roughly a century the Chinese suffered under yolk of their foreign oppressors until an apathetic Mongol bureaucracy was overthrown and replaced by the Ming. At this time, in a move similar to that of Japan a short time later, China closed its borders in an attempt to preserve peace. Even if this aim wasn't entirely achieved, at least the resulting problems were internal ones. That is of course, until the barbarian took a new form: a white skinned form.
With the closure of China to all incoming trade, and a relatively self-sustaining economy with a large market base, a substantial trade surplus was rapidly developed with regional colonial powers, such as Great Britain. Unable to penetrate China's trade barrier and unwilling to abandon a market with as much potential as China's, Britain sought for an answer to their problem. They found it: Opium. Beginning in the 1830s the British started to ship mass amounts of opium to China through the special trading port of Canton. By the end of the 1830s Britain had become one of the largest drug-traffickers in the world, and China it's largest consumer with nearly all men under the age of 40 addicted to opium. In response to this growing epidemic, opium was outlawed in 1836 and draconian laws were enacted in an attempt to curb opium addition. In addition to these measures, steps were taken to block the source of the opium. To accomplish this aim the official in charge of the implementation of the anti-opium laws, one Lin Tse-hs�, sent an elegant plea to Queen Victoria of England in the hopes that England would cease all involvement in the opium trade. Unfortunately, such an outcome was not to be. In response to the refusal, China was further closed and all foreign ships were turned back. England's Answer? The Opium War. A war which lasted 6 years from 1836 to 1842 ended with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. Included in this treaty and those which came shortly after, treaties which are aptly named the "Unequal treaties", were the territories of Hong Kong, Kawlloon, the opening of five other trading posts and the clause of "extra-territoriality" (any British national who committed a crime on Chinese soil was tried under British law and exempt from Chinese punishment, similar to the laws imposed on the Japanese by Commodore James Perry and his Black Ships). Further to these humiliations, China was forced to sign similar treaties with both the U.S.A. and France. These, along with later alterations, which prohibited China from levying more than a 5% tax on imported goods, effectively striped China of many of its sovereign rights.
The aftermath of these treaties was anything but desirable from a Chinese point of view. Not only were they humiliated on an international level, but an influx of cheap foreign goods played havoc with the Chinese economy, which ultimately collapsed, and caused a rash of hunger and riots. With the riots came frustration and hate, which needed a direction to vent. That direction was west.
Along with various other similar incidents, such as the U.S. Marines involvement in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, and the Treaty of Versailles in which the Chinese province of Shangdong was handed to the Japanese, one likely reason for the current hostility felt towards the west can be found in the events of the 1925-1945.
In 1925 Kai-shek worked his way to the head of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), a party backed by various nations such as the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United States, and with his "Northern Expedition" proceeded to unify "All Under Heaven". After coming from the west, sweeping through the north, the KMT (backed with German Advisors) drew south and massacred their former allies, The Chinese Communist Party (CCP). By 1934 the KMT had closed in on the CCP outposts, but as they prepared to strike, the CCP started to run. They didn't stop for a year. In what's known as the Long March, what remained of the CCP, which stared off with 100,000 people, marched over 6,000 miles and lost of 94% of their men, women and children. Ironically enough, it was the Japanese which saved the CCP from complete extinction.
Using the "Marco Polo Incident" as an excuse, the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1937. The KMT being forced to fight on two fronts didn't have the man power to purse two enemies. This effectively removed a sizeable amount of weigh from the communist shoulders. By the end of 1946, with the KMT battered through war and the CCP strengthened through it, the communists was able to push the foreign sponsored party back, and eventually the KMT took refuge in Formosa (now Taiwan). However, the Chinese people did pay a heavy price for the CCP's respite. In total, the Japanese killed as many as 20 million Chinese.
Shortly there after, in October 1947 Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China. Ever since, it's been a different world.
China re-opened to the world in 1978 and for the past two decades China's growth has been some what of a phenomenon. With such numbers as 7.5 percent in 2001, 8 percent in 2002 and 9.9 percent during the first quarter of this year for China's registered GDP, China has grown faster than any other in History. With new industries constantly emerging, automobile and petrochemicals interests poised for massive expansion, China is on verge of developing into a well-rounded economy
In addition, China's WTO accession will precipitate an enormous impact on not only the everyday life of the average Chinese, but the way the country as a whole will have to participation in the world outside the "Heavenly Middle Kingdom". With new business opportunities in abundance, the current supply of skilled labor, both in a technical and linguistic sense, will rapidly dry up. This in turn will create a large market demand for teachers and experts, in a large range of disciplines and languages. While as a member of the WTO China will be under an obligation to follow the rules and, it's hoped, start to develop a more stable business/working environment. In yet another sign it may be opening its doors, China is slated to host the next world Olympics. This, along with a drive to increase general English comprehension in the mass population, definitely makes China a place for TEFL Teachers to look out for. But in a country where the only predictable thing is that it will be unpredictable, it's anyone's guess.
With these incidents, the Rape of Nanking, and various other such situations, it's not overly hard to see how the Chinese might have developed their current view of foreigners. Constant progress, in the way ex-pats are being treated, is apparent and new steps are being taken to insure that China becomes and more internationally responsible country. Now all China needs is the patience to finish the task and necessary experts to fill the knowledge gap. Still, in a country where some people have yet to see a white skinned person and will occasionally flee screaming at your approach, it's hard to be constantly levelheaded in your dealings. Regulations on where foreigners can live and an attempt to generally control all aspects of the TEFL teacher's life, will, and do, make most people think hard about whether the want to go and teach in China. However, with China's current economic growth, being more open to foreign owned businesses and people, and a trend for it to play a more active role in the international community; this just may be the time to throw your chips in with China. A population of over 1.1 billion, the necessary raw resources, and a continuing drive to recruit more skilled labor, it may be that in the near future the tables will be reversed. The sleeping dragon is awakening.
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GP = Gjorda poäng; IP = Insläppta poäng; P = Poäng

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 – Uppflyttning till Superettan.

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Lagen möts i dubbelmöten hemma och borta samt enkelmöten med lagen i den division 1 serie de spelade i tidigare.

 Gefle och Västerås spelar med Östra
 Göteborg spelar med Västra

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Lagen möts i dubbelmöten hemma och borta samt enkelmöten med Gefle Red Devils och Västerås Roedeers.

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Lagen möts i dubbelmöten hemma och borta samt enkelmöten med Göteborg Marvels.

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Did Muni Boss Nate Ford Even Read The Article He Hates So Much? Even He Can't Say!
This was too hilarious to just re-tweet on Twitter: Word is that Muni Boss Nathaniel Ford, who's been screaming mad about "snitches" (but not about demolishing your Muni and jacking up the price), was asked if he'd read the cover story co-authored by Joe Eskenazi and myself. He says no, but also wrote a letter criticizing it.
Which makes one wonder – how can one write a letter attacking an article if they didn't actually read it?
Something tells me Mr. Ford has spent so much time in the doublespeak world of Newsomville, that he probably can't remember the Message of the Day his boss dictated to him, and now honestly doesn't know. It's not like he's been particularly forthright with us in the past to begin with, right?
Happy Friday. Oh hey Mr. Ford? Word is there was yet another accident on the Muni Metro system late last night. Helpful hint: when putting buses and trains on the system, you're supposed to avoid accidents, not cause more of them.
Oh and that whole "serving the public" thing? You're supposed to avoid making our lives miserable with slow, unreliable service at high prices, NOT stick it to us while you reel in big pay and make Muni the Mayor's punching bag. Consider this a message from the owners/riders of Muni – WE'RE NOT "CUSTOMERS," DAMMIT!
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Nat Ford doesn't have time to read newspapers. He's too busy shoveling wheelbarrows filled with taxpayer money into his personal bank account while Newsom pats him on the back and tells him what a great job he's doing.
IIRC SF has a misdemeanor reg for disrupting/interfering w/ Muni operations. Citizens need to start 'serving' Ford w/ summonses as he violates.
Any word on the disruption to the N Judah from today's fire at 8th Ave?
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Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in the scale and importance of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESC rights), culminating in the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in December 2008. The Protocol gives individuals and groups the ability to bring complaints about rights violations before the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. Against this background, this book focuses on the question of how fundamental socio-economic human rights enshrined in international law are defined, interpreted, understood, and implemented. It assesses how effective efforts to realize ESC rights have been and investigates the contemporary challenges obstructing their protection. It sets out the impact of the global financial crisis and austerity measures, the human rights responsibilities of corporations, and trends in the justiciability of those rights at the national and international level. The interrelationship between ESC rights and other legal regimes such as trade and investment law, environmental law, international criminal law, and international humanitarian law is also thoroughly examined.
After an introduction by the editors the book contains seventeen chapters looking at the main questions which shape the progressive realization of ESC rights and their monitoring mechanisms. The authors of the chapters, both scholars and practitioners, adopt interdisciplinary approaches that move beyond traditional analyses of ESC rights. In doing so, they clarify and illuminate multiple aspects of the law by bringing together the different aspects of ESC rights, restating the challenges they face, and assessing the progress that has been made in expanding their adoption.
Dr Gilles Giacca is a Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross. He was formerly a Research Fellow at the Law Faculty and Co-ordinator of the Oxford Martin School Human Rights for Future Generations programme. He holds a MA from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva and a LLM from the University of Essex and holds a PhD in International Law from the University of Geneva and IHEID. Between 2006 and 2012, Gilles Giacca was teaching assistant and then research fellow at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law. Gilles has advised States, international organizations and NGOs on matters of international law. He has also provided training on international law to diplomats and practitioners. His teaching interests include the law of armed conflict and international human rights law.


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The EC-US agreement contains a positive step forward from a regulatory point of view, be it that it is to be hoped that more attention will be paid to the convergence of competition law regimes. In this contribution, Pablo Mendes the Leon discusses new measures designed to arrive at liberalisation in the airline sector, particularly the establishment of an Open Aviation Area in the transatlantic market.
Liberalization of air traffic in both the US and Europe has resulted in distinct patterns of spatial concentration of traffic distribution on each of the continents. This paper aims to account for geopolitically induced differences that can be stressed when comparing traffic distributions across continents. The research findings show important and potentially far-reaching asymmetries between (Western) Europe and the US for most of the geo-political dimensions.
The news of low cost airlines' success in Europe inundate our media continuously: more number of passengers, a higher turnover and an increased profit rate are noticed compared to the previous years. Research institutions as well as scientific magazines show their interest in this topic by providing a large number of studies and articles about the operating features and future perspectives of low cost airlines.
Low cost air travel has not been existing for some years only. With the 'US Airline Deregulation Act' in 1978, the skies in the United States have been deregulated now for more than 20 years. So-called 'liberalisation' of the European transport market took place in 1993 with the introduction of the 'third package' that made free pricing and full cabotage possible. In Continental-Europe, low cost air travel became very popular recently with a huge number of start-ups in 2002. Theories about future growth of low cost airlines predict that in the medium term they will be able to enlarge their results, but in the long term they will not be able to take away crucial shares of the market from the incumbents.
As low cost airlines sell tickets at low costs, they also have to 'produce' at low costs which means they have to save money wherever possible. One important instrument for reducing costs is by flying to small, so-called 'secondary airports' that are situated close to conurbations or major hubs of traditional airlines. These airports charge less or nothing, because they expect their non-aeronautical revenue to increase from the enhanced number of passengers. Additionally, there is a potential for the regional economy around these airports to benefit from these passengers.
However, more traffic also means that facilities have to be adapted or enlarged. This concerns the airport and the service providers in the regions. There is no guarantee for future return if the airline exits the market or ceases operation. Taking the example of the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport and the Hunsrück region, the author analysis the changes in terms of number of passengers / guests, companies / employment and investments, and evaluates if low cost airlines are a substantial chance for the airport and the region.


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Volleyball falls in four at Denison
Capital (1-4) 22 24 25 17 1
Denison (2-3) 25 26 18 25 3
K: Hanna Ewart - 12
B: Mona Ratliff - 4
D: 2 Players (#5, #22) - 18
SA: Katie Weilbacher - 2
K: Rachele Lock - 13
B: Elena Lein - 4
D: Emily Marguerite - 28
SA: Emily Marguerite - 5
GRANVILLE, Ohio – Hanna Ewart registered double-digit kills for the third time this season, however the Capital University volleyball team fell short to Denison University, Wednesday night. The Big Red downed the Crusaders in four sets, 25-22, 26-24, 18-25, 25-17.
Ewart, a Wichita, Kan. native, led the Crusaders with 12 kills on the night while hitting .273 on 33 attempts. She also posted two solo blocks and two block assists to contribute on the defensive end.
Capital (1-4) kept pace with Denison in the first set but a late surge gave the Big Red the first set by a 25-22 count. The second set looked to be going Capital's way after the Crusaders were just two points away from tying up the match, but Denison rallied to come from behind for the win.
With a two-set lead, Capital attempted a comeback and took a step in the right direction by claiming the third set, 25-18. However, the rally was cut short when the Big Red flipped the script in the fourth to clinch the match.
Denison (2-3) was paced by Leah Reinfranck (12 kills) and Brittany Perry (10 kills). As a team, the Big Red accumulated 11 service aces, led by Emily Marguerite's five. Marguerite also collected 28 digs.
Katie Weilbacher (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) tossed out 23 assists while coupling that with two service aces, and one block assist.
Additional contributions for Capital came from Courtney McCracken (8 kills, 16 digs), Kelly Leonard (18 digs), and Jessica Winstel (18 digs).
The Crusaders will hit the road this weekend for the Marcia French Memorial Invitational, co-hosted by Baldwin Wallace University and Case Western Reserve University. On Friday, Sept. 5, they will play Westminster College (Pa.) and The College of Wooster, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, they will play Grove City College and Case Western with first service at 12 p.m.
For more information on this weekend's tournament, visit the official homepage of the Marcia French Memorial Invitational, provided by Baldwin Wallace.

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BENGHAZI, Libya - Diplomats had long been on their guard in Benghazi, a city that was the cradle of Libya's Western-backed revolution but also home to Islamists who have attacked foreign envoys.
Yet a long night of mayhem in which the U.S. consulate was overrun and torched, the ambassador lost and dying alone in the smoke while rescuers ran into a deadly ambush as they sought to save survivors, seemed to overwhelm U.S. security procedures.
Accounts from Libyan and U.S. officials, and from locals who watched what began as a protest on Tuesday against a crudely made American film that insults the Prophet Mohammad spiral into violence and a military-style assault on U.S. troops, point to a series of unfortunate choices amid the confusion and fear.
The actions of Libyan former rebel fighters assigned to help guard the lightly fortified compound may also face scrutiny. Libyan officers suggested that sympathy for the popular anger at the slight to their religion, as well as simple fear under heavy fire, meant the guards may have done little to defend the walls.
Much remains unknown, notably the extent to which armed militants may have prepared in advance for an attack as opposed to merely profiting from the opportunity of an angry crowd spinning out of control in a country where guns are everywhere.
However, this much is clear: a crowd gathered at dusk, about 7 p.m. (1700 GMT), chanting slogans against the film and angry at Washington's failure to act against its promoters. At some point, shooting began, with some in the crowd thinking they were under fire from the consulate. Around 10 p.m., rioters surged into the compound, bullets and grenades flew, and fires started.
Among the assailants, Libyans identified units of a heavily armed local Islamist group, Ansar al-Sharia, which sympathizes with al Qaeda and derides Libya's U.S.-backed bid for democracy.
Eventually, some three dozen Americans drove off to a safe house, knowing one diplomat was dead and Ambassador Christopher Stevens missing. When an eight-man rescue team flew in from Tripoli, they and their Libyan escorts were pinned down with the survivors by another attack in which two more Americans died.
Meanwhile, Stevens, 52, had been found by local people and taken, unrecognized, to a hospital, around 1 a.m. A doctor failed to revive him and pronounced him dead of smoke inhalation.
Around dawn, at 7 a.m., the beleaguered American survivors, with their battered military rescue party, were finally escorted back to Benghazi airport by a convoy of Libyan militia fighters in dozens of vehicles, to be flown to Tripoli and safety.
The fact that the attack took place on the 11th anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11 attacks on the United States, and that the ambassador, normally based in the capital Tripoli, was present in person, has prompted speculation that it may have be elaborately planned in advance by the likes of Ansar al-Sharia.
Three months ago to the day, the British ambassador survived a rocket attack as his convoy approached London's Benghazi consulate and there has been other violence against foreigners, mostly blamed on anti-Western Islamists, with some possible involvement by angry loyalists of the late Muammar Gaddafi.
Diplomats say foreign staffing in Benghazi has generally been kept low to reduce the security risks. But the city is home to key oil installations, Libya's economic mainstay, and a local source said Stevens had been expected at meetings with state oil executives on Wednesday, explaining at least part of his visit.
Some of those who took part in the initial demonstration in Benghazi insisted it was a spontaneous, unplanned public protest which had begun relatively peacefully. Anger over the film also saw an unruly protest at the U.S. embassy across the Egyptian border in Cairo on Tuesday evening, with protesters scaling the walls.
Local journalists also saw an eclectic gathering of people infuriated by religious sentiment but few of them bearing arms and most not appearing affiliated with hardline Islamist groups.
"When we had heard that there was a film that was insulting to the Prophet, we, as members of the public, and not as militia brigades, we came to the consulate here to protest and hold a small demonstration," said a 17-year-old student named Hamam, who spoke to Reuters at the devastated compound on Wednesday.
By his account, while some demonstrators fired rifles in the air - a far from uncommon sight in postwar Libya - a rumor spread that a protester had been wounded by firing from inside the consulate and Hamam and many others went off to retrieve guns which, like many Libyans, they keep at home for security.
"So we started shooting at them," Hamam said. "And then some other people also threw homemade bombs over the fences and started fires in the buildings. There was some Libyan security for the embassy, but when the bombs went off they ran off."
Abdel-Salam al-Bargathi, who runs the security operations of the former rebel February 17 Brigade, which effectively forms the police force for Benghazi while the new authorities work to establish new institutions, said he heard explosions start around 8:30 p.m. from his headquarters a mile or so away.
"There was a lot of chaos and confusion when the clashes began," he said. By 9 p.m., he was receiving calls from his units at the scene that rocket-propelled grenades were being fired at the consulate. A power cut had plunged the area into darkness.
"People started running into each other and nobody knew who was who," Bargathi told Reuters, saying that around this time he began ordering preparations to be made for an evacuation.
Tellingly, he and another senior officer, Wissam Buhmeid, the commander of the pro-government local defense force, the Libya's Shield Brigade, stressed that the Libyan guards on the consulate - estimated by Bargathi at up to 40 or more - may have felt little will to defend the compound from what they, and many other Libyans, judged to be justified religious indignation.
"I first of all place the blame on the United States itself for allowing such a movie to be produced. This was the product of the anger of Muslims," Buhmeid said, noting also that the guards had only light weapons in the face of rockets.
"I saw utter chaos. The power went out and it was completely dark," he said. "There were definitely people from the security forces who let the attack happen because they were themselves offended by the film; they would absolutely put their loyalty to the Prophet over the consulate. The deaths and injuries and attacks are all nothing compared to insulting the Prophet."
Bargathi, of the police command, said the killings had taken the protest too far, but said: "What we saw was a very natural reaction to the insult to the Prophet. We condemn the deaths but the insult to the Prophet made people very angry."
Ali Fetori, 59, an accountant who lives near the embassy, said: "The security people ... just all ran away and the people in charge were the young men with guns and bombs."
U.S. officials said the consulate's perimeter was breached 15 minutes after the crowd tried to storm in at around 10 p.m. The main villa was set on fire, with three Americans inside - the ambassador, IT specialist Sean Smith and a security officer.
"They became separated from each other due to the heavy dark smoke while they were trying to evacuate the burning building," one senior official said. The security officer made it outside.
"They found Sean. He was already dead. And they pulled him from the building. They were unable, however, to locate Chris, before they were driven from the building, due to the heavy fire and smoke and the continuing small arms fire."
Ali Khamis, a gardener, said he was in his room at the consulate when the attack happened. "They came into the compound, through all the gates. They were shouting 'Allahu akbar' and they were shooting in the air when they came in," he said.
Hamam, the young protester, said he had seen an American "totally covered in soot and black" lying apparently dead in the compound. Some people he said were chanting, "Allahu akbar (God is great), We are victorious over the infidels."
Photographs published on the Internet appeared to show Stevens unconscious and begrimed, being held by local men.
Ziad Abu Zaid, who was the duty doctor in the emergency room at Benghazi Medical Centre, said local civilians had brought in a man they said was American around 1 a.m. "He came in a state of cardiac arrest," Abu Zaid said. "I performed CPR for 45 minutes, but he died of asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation."
Only when someone told him the patient had come from the consulate did he make out Stevens's locally well-known features beneath the smoke and grime that obscured his face, he said.
Libyan officials said the surviving Americans withdrew to a safe house. It would be normal security procedure in countries like Libya for international personnel to have a secure, secret location prepared for just such an eventuality.
Captain Fathi al-Obeidi, commander of a special operations force for the February 17 Brigade, told Reuters that he took a call about 1:30 a.m. from Tripoli telling him that a helicopter was on its way from the capital's Mitiga airport with a rescue squad of eight U.S. troops - he described them as marines.
After he met them at Benghazi airport with a convoy of 10 vehicles, mostly pickup trucks, one mounted with an anti-aircraft cannon, the U.S. force directed Obeidi and his men to the GPS coordinates of a farmhouse to find the survivors there.
Here, two more things went wrong. First, Obeidi found four times as many Americans at the single-storey, fortified house as he had been told expect - 37, not just 10. So he did not have enough transport. Then, the villa came under massive attack.
This time, there was little doubt in the minds of Libyans who experienced it that this was a well-organized assault by men who had mastered the complexities of military mortar fire.
"This attack was planned," Obeid said. "The accuracy with which the mortars hit us was too good for any ordinary revolutionaries."
While some Libyan officials suggested that former soldiers from Gaddafi's army may have been involved in Benghazi, some of the Islamist fighters also have substantial military experience from years spent fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Though Libya's deputy interior minister described the locating of the safe house as a "critical security breach," the attack may not have been planned for long in advance. The assailants would have had some hours to follow the fleeing Americans and set up an ambush after the consulate attack.
"It began to rain down on us," Obeidi said just as the rescue force was preparing to leave. "About six mortars fell directly on the path to the villa," he said. One American fell wounded by him. A mortar struck the building itself, throwing from the roof another American posted there onto the men below.
"I was being bombarded by calls from all over the country by Libyan government officials who wanted me to hurry and get them out," he said. "But ... I needed more men and more cars."
Two Americans, including one of the eight security personnel sent from Tripoli, were killed and several wounded.
Finally, dozens more vehicles from the Libyan security forces arrived, the attackers melted away and, as the sun came up over the desert, they reached Benghazi airport, from where the surviving Americans and the bodies were flown out.


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There's nothing more fulfilling than surprising your significant other with a thoughtful gift on the most romantic holiday of the year. While you probably want to give the world to your loved ones, sometimes it's not even possible to go with presents that are just a tad more luxurious. That is no reason to worry, though. There are plenty of options out there that can prove to be very unique and meaningful as gifts but also very affordable. Remember, it is always a thought that counts, not the price tag. If you lack some ideas on affordable yet thoughtful Valentine's Day gifts, check out the following ones for inspiration.
Really cute jewelry is something that will always work as a thoughtful yet pretty affordable gift. And around Valentine's Day, there are so many lovely choices when it comes to jewelry. If you want something more creative or quirky, online stores can provide you with various frugal options. Kitty ears headbands, lacy or fuzzy gloves, scarves and even personalized clothing hangers can turn into very unique and personal gifts that will be scream romance regardless of their price.
Some would say that there are two types of people in this world – tea drinkers and coffee drinkers. But a thing they all have in common is the undeniable appreciation for interesting mugs. Luckily, there are various types of mugs on the market and these definitely won't burn your pocket with their price. Also, there are various possibilities to customize these mugs. You can jazz them up yourself or ask a special service to do it for you.
So I guess we all know how the way to everyone's heart is through their tummy, right? This Valentine's Day is no exception. Chocolates are always, and I mean - always a good idea. They are said to be a substitute for love itself, and although we wouldn't go that far, they certainly can give you a rush of warmness once you've eaten them. A classic, but nonetheless powerful, yummy Valentine chocolate gifts are on the top of my personal list!
There are many affordable ways in which you can express your gratitude, love and respect towards another person. Using a specific gift that can hold that important message or maybe even a quote will definitely prove to be one of the coolest Valentine's gifts ever. A piece of inspirational art that can properly convey your feelings is always a good choice. So why not look into some really nice frames that come with most adorable quotes and messages for your significant other?
Not all people have the talent to put their feelings into words, but if you actually do then why not write a poem for your important someone this Valentine's Day? There's plenty of inspiration online, you can use really intricate cursive handwriting style, roll the paper up and tie it with a nice bow. There are also many additional details you could add, such as drawings, other types of cute packaging, etc. The power of the gift and the meaning behind it will surely reach the other person through your heartfelt verses.
Really thoughtful and meaningful gifts are enriched with feelings and personal effort put into them, not the amount of cash you spend. Therefore, don't feel reluctant to give it your absolute creative best to show just how much you care for someone on this special day that celebrates love.


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Gravel & Gold is the tenth studio album by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released February 24, 2023, through Capitol Records Nashville.

Content
"Gold" was released on August 8, 2022, as the album's first single. An article by MusicRow confirmed that the project would include contributions from Ashley McBryde, Billy Strings, as well as bluegrass music artists Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Charlie Worsham, and Bryan Sutton.

Commercial performance
Gravel & Gold debuted at No. 14 on Billboards Top Country Albums and No. 73 on the US Billboard 200, with 12,000 album-equivalent units.

Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote, "Throughout the record, Bentley sounds relaxed and cozy in his comfort zone, and that sense of ease, when combined with the occasional barn burner, such as the jocular bluegrass closer 'High Note'[...]is a recipe for a good time."

Track listing

Charts

References

2023 albums
Albums produced by Ross Copperman
Albums produced by Jon Randall
Capitol Records Nashville albums
Dierks Bentley albums


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- Good analog and mixed circuit analysis, simulation and design experience and skill.
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Q: Method getPath called in onBeforeRendering returns undefined I have a List Report which, once selected an item, prompts to an Object Page.  I am using no FIORI Elements, everything was created from scratch.
The object page has a static header, but its body changes from item to item.  In essence, the body uses different fragments that depends on a field (Position Type) of the selected item.  In other words:

*

*Pos Type 1 ---> fragment A

*Pos Type 2 ---> fragment B

To do all this, on the controller of the object page, I have implemented the following withing the onBeforeRendering lifecycle method:
    onBeforeRendering: function() {
        // // Set Fragment to be used
        var oLayout = this.getView().byId("ObjectPageLayout"),
            oFragment = sap.ui.xmlfragment(this._fragmentName());
        oLayout.addSection(oFragment);
    },
    _fragmentName: function() {
        var oModel = this.getView().getModel();
        var sPosType = oModel.getProperty(this.getView().getObjectBinding().getPath() + "/PositionType");
        var sFragment;

        if (sPosType === "1") {
            sFragment = "A";
        } else if (sPosType === "2") {
             sFragment = "B";
        }
        return sFragment;
    },

The problem I am facing is that this code is throwing the following error message: "Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot read property 'getPath' of undefined"
The only way I found to make this to work is by, instead of using method onBeforeRendering, I used onInit.  This way, getPath() works fine.  But if the user goes back to the List Report, and then selects an item of a different Position Type, then the Object Page displays the same fragment used in the previous item selected.
In case you wonder, bellow you will find the object view:
<mvc:View height="100%" xmlns="sap.uxap" xmlns:core="sap.ui.core" xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc" xmlns:m="sap.m" xmlns:semantic="sap.m.semantic"
xmlns:forms="sap.ui.layout.form" xmlns:layout="sap.ui.layout" controllerName="objectview.controller"
xmlns:aud="sap.uxap.sample.SharedBlocks.fragmentblocks">
<semantic:FullscreenPage id="page" navButtonPress="onNavBack" showNavButton="true" title="{i18n>ObjectPageTitle}">
<m:Page title="Object Page Title">
    <m:content>
        <ObjectPageLayout id="ObjectPageLayout">
            <headerTitle>
                <ObjectPageHeader id="ItemTitle" objectTitle="Item Title">
                    <actions>
                        Some actions defined

                    </actions>
                </ObjectPageHeader>
            </headerTitle>
            <headerContent>
                Some Header Content
            </headerContent>
            <sections>

            </sections>
        </ObjectPageLayout>
    </m:content>
    <m:footer>
        <m:Bar>
            <m:contentRight>
                Buttons added to the Footer
            </m:contentRight>
        </m:Bar>
    </m:footer>
</m:Page>
</semantic:FullscreenPage>

A: What happens is that each time you go to the page you add a new section on the container of sections.
You can remove all the existent sections before adding the new one.
oLayout.removeAllSections();
oLayout.addSection(oFragment);

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Property damage claims resulting from a storm are often complicated. When a major disaster occurs, millions of claimants file for reimbursement at the same time. The burden on insurance companies often means that valid claims are delayed, disputed or denied.
As a property damage insurance claimant in Destin, you deserve to have your claim taken seriously. Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law can provide experienced representation to help you get reimbursed for your property damage. We will fight to help you receive the funds needed to start over after a storm in Destin, Florida.
If you are filing a claim or already filed a claim for property damage, Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law can support you throughout the process. We understand the steps involved in filing for relief funds that are related to most types of property damage. You will benefit from the experience of our legal team when dealing with complicated property damage claims.
When you file a property damage claim in Destin, the expectation is that you will receive the funds you need to start over. The reality is that an increase in bad faith property damage claims after a major storm is not unusual. When a large number of claimants file for reimbursement at the same time, insurance companies are under pressure to ensure that only valid claims are processed.
Bad faith property insurance claims punish deserving claimants. Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law can help you through disputes with your insurance company. You are entitled to claim reimbursement to repair or replace your property when a storm wreaks havoc in Destin, Florida. With our legal representatives by your side, you will have the support needed to have your claim taken seriously.
Having your property damage claim delayed or denied after a storm is a major setback. Most people cannot afford to repair major storm damage and replace property out of pocket. When you are relying on reimbursement from your property insurance, Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law can support you throughout the process.
Delays in property insurance claims are often due to an influx of people filing for reimbursement after a storm. Our legal representatives can help you prepare and file your claims, including the correct supporting documents and information. This assistance will help to prevent insurance companies from delaying or denying your claim.
At Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law, we understand the FEMA flood damage guidelines that are used in the regulation of flood insurance. When your property is damaged in a flood that wasn't caused by typical plumbing issues, we can help you get the relief funds you need.
Time restrictions can impact your ability to recover funds after a flood destroys property. Our legal representatives can guide you through the process of building a case for FEMA flood relief. To navigate the process of a FEMA flood claim and avoid disputes in Destin, Florida, seek experienced legal support from Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law.
Disputes in a FEMA flood claim can result in delays, denials or lower payouts. This can leave you paying for repairs out of pocket. Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law will ensure that your claim is filed in line with all relevant regulations.
Look to Ligori & Sanders Attorneys at Law for support when you are filing an insurance or FEMA flood claim. We have the experience you need to fight for a payout that covers the cost of repair or the replacement of property damaged in a flood.


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Ingemar Stenmark
Jan Ingemar Stenmark (born March 18, 1956 in Joesjö, Storumans municipality) is a former Swedish skier, active during the '70s and '80s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Fjällvinden Tärnaby.
Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland. His family moved to Tärnaby when he was four years old, where he became neighbours with Stig Strand, who would later win the World Cup Slalom title. He began skiing at the age of five and won his first national competition at the age of eight.
Competitive record
Stenmark has won more alpine ski competitions than any other man with a total of 86 races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup, Hermann Maier being the second with 53 victories. He only won in two disciplines: slalom and giant slalom (the other events are downhill, super-G, which did not exist until 1982, and combined). Stenmark rarely competed in the other disciplines, as he was not comfortable with speeds in excess of 120 km/h (75 mph).
He won the Overall World Cup title three times in 1976-78. He also achieved four of the top ten most successful seasons ever in giant slalom competition. Stenmark won every giant slalom race during the 1977-78 (7 of 7) and 1978-79 seasons (10 of 10). In the 1979-80 season he won ten out of eleven giant slaloms. He has six of the top ten most successful seasons ever in slalom competition: he won all the slalom races during the 1975-76 season (7 of 7), and almost every slalom race in the 1976-77 (9 of 10), 1981-82 (8 of 9), 1979-80 (7 of 8), 1974-75 (7 of 8), and 1980-81 (8 of 10) seasons.
Including Alpine Skiing World Cup, FIS World Championships and Olympic competition, Stenmark finished as follows:
*1st place: 92 times;
*2nd place: 45 times;
*3rd place: 28 times;
*4th place: 10 times;
*7th place: 8 times;
*10th place: 4 times.
Stenmark was not allowed to participate in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo due to his status as a professional and therefore could not defend his gold medals from 1980. In the 1988 Games he was allowed back into the Olympic competition.
For his three straight World Alpine Skiing World Cup titles (1976-78), Stenmark earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1979 (Shared with Erik Håker and Raisa Smetanina). Stenmark also earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal twice as well (1975 & 1978). His 1978 medal was shared with tennis player Björn Borg, making them the only two men to ever win the honor twice (female alpine skier Anja Pärsson received the medal in 2006 and 2007).
During the years from 1976-78 Stenmark, along with tennis player Björn Borg, became a national icon in Sweden. This was not changed by the fact that he - for tax reasons - soon moved to Monaco. On December 26, 2004 he survived the Indian Ocean earthquake while on vacation in Thailand.Stenmark also won the 1996 Swedish Superstars championship.
World Cup victories
Individual victories
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TAVARES — A man who was charged with vehicular homicide in August 2016 is wanted again after he failed to appear at a mandatory pre-trial hearing Wednesday morning according to the State Attorney's office.
Jose Omar Azua was charged after leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Lori Dudley, a Leesburg local.
Dudley was on her motorcycle stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and Plaza Entrance when Azua, who was possibly intoxicated at the time, failed to slow down and ran into Dudley's motorcycle wedging the bike in the grill of Azua's vehicle and sending Dudley into the air where she then hit the pavement.
Azua then fled the scene of the accident and returned while police were investigating. After returning, he told officers that he was the passenger in the vehicle and that the driver left on foot.
Police stated in a report that during the time Azua returned to the scene of the accident he smelled of alcohol and was possibly intoxicated.
Two days later, Azua turned himself in at the Leesburg Police department and admitted that he was the driver at the time of the accident leading detectives to believe he was driving under the influence, however, since no alcohol test was done the night of the incident, there was no evidence to support the theory.
Dudley was transported to Leesburg Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead due to injuries she sustained during the accident.
Azua was then charged with vehicular homicide and failure to remain at the scene of a crash involving a death.
Shortly after his arrest, Azua was released from the Lake County Jail after posting a $35,000 bond.
During the last year and a half, investigators and the State Attorney's office have been gathering enough evidence to convict Azua.
Multiple hearings scheduled during that time were continued as the State Attorney's office waited on results of a DNA test from DNA collected from the vehicle's driver-side airbag.
Results from the DNA tests were finally available in late 2017 and reportedly matched the DNA sample Azua provided, placing Azua behind the wheel at the time of the incident. After receiving the DNA results, a new pre-trial hearing was scheduled for January 31, 2018.
At the time of the hearing, Azua, who had reportedly been cooperating with prosecutors, failed to appear in court.
Azua's defense attorney, Hiram Rodriguez-Garcia told the Judge on Wednesday that despite multiple calls, he had not heard from or seen Azua since December 15, 2017.
After hearing this information, Judge Briggs issued a warrant for Azua's arrest with no bond.
Central Florida Wire spoke with Dudley's daughter, Elizabeth Casey who told us that she expressed concerns about Azua fleeing since he was initially released on bond.
Casey stated that since the beginning of the trial, there have been instances where mail sent from the State Attorney's office to Azua had been returned undeliverable to the address listed on file and that she had raised concerns about that as well and was assured that everything was under control.
Dudley's brother, Scott Dudley, who currently lives in southern California also spoke with Central Florida Wire and told us that the last year and a half has been a roller coaster of emotions and he wants Azua found and brought in to bring justice for Lori.
Azua is a 34-year-old Hispanic male, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Azua also has a large outline tattoo on his upper right arm. Anyone with information on Azua's whereabouts, or may have seen Azua is asked to contact their local police department.


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package org.jclouds.glesys.parse;

import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;

import org.jclouds.glesys.config.GleSYSParserModule;
import org.jclouds.glesys.domain.Cost;
import org.jclouds.glesys.domain.IpDetails;
import org.jclouds.json.BaseItemParserTest;
import org.jclouds.json.config.GsonModule;
import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.SelectJson;

import com.google.inject.Guice;
import com.google.inject.Injector;

public class ParseFullIpDetailsTest extends BaseItemParserTest<IpDetails> {

   @Override
   protected String resource() {
      return "/ip_get_details_xen.json";
   }

   @Override
   @SelectJson("details")
   @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public IpDetails expected() {
      return IpDetails.builder().datacenter("Falkenberg").version4()
            .address("109.74.10.13")
            .platform("Xen").ptr("109-74-10-13-static.serverhotell.net.").netmask("255.255.254.0").broadcast("109.74.11.255")
            .gateway("109.74.10.1").nameServers("79.99.4.100", "79.99.4.101")
            .cost(Cost.builder().amount(2.0).currency("EUR").timePeriod("month").build()).build();
   }

   protected Injector injector() {
      return Guice.createInjector(new GleSYSParserModule(), new GsonModule());
   }

}

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Wave X apocalypse, stock market gyrations, war – Are we heading for trouble? (Not likely).
We are now into the month of September and many are writing about the supposed "Wave X" that is purported to wash over the entire planet around the end of the month, with dramatic consequences. World financial markets are gyrating with great volatility as market makers seek to find equilibrium in an increasingly uncertain world. War rages on in the middle East, leading to an enormous refugee crisis in Europe. These are some of the headlines that have gotten my attention in recent weeks and I thought it might be a good time to take a look at them through the lens of the 5D perspective, so shall we then?
First off, stories of apocalypse or mass "awakenings" of millions are a bit premature. Perhaps we have been too taken in by our movies and TV shows in recent years and now expect that a comet might explode over our house if we're not watchful! Yes, energetically things are changing and that is a good thing. The Earth is constantly being bathed by all sorts of cosmic energies, both known and unknown. The planet has shifted into a 5D frequency already, it is we who are now beginning to do the catch-up to it.
Wave X, as it's called, is the result of a lot of people's impressions and insights into what might be occurring this fall. Much of it is based on some very compelling astrological alignments in our solar system, such as a series of strong full moons called "super moons", an eclipse and several retrograde motions of a few other planets. Fascinating information for those interested. There are just a couple points I would like to make about using knowledge like this as a forecasting tool. First, what is occurring right now is unprecedented in recorded history, you would have to go back about 13,000 years to see what happened then to be accurate, and no one to my knowledge has that information.
According to my sources there never has been a planet that has shifted from 3rd to 5th dimension without wiping out most of the population, yet we're still here!
In practical terms, September is the month when the bulk of the population in the USA and Europe and other areas return from their summer holidays and schedules and back to work and school in droves. Government's also return to full operation from their summer recesses and the business of law making and governing increases. This is an annual momentum shift that puts much attention and energy into creating anew. This shift of human energy does create a noticeable shift in output as all of this begins to happen. And while all of this is ongoing the planet continues to impact all of it's inhabitants with its vibrations as it moves into areas of space we haven't been in since the fall of Atlantis.
There is something called cellular memory that we all have as humans. Our memory is not just located between our ears in our grey matter. It is also encoded into every cell of our body. We are now at a point where we will be able to access memory in a new way to further expand our awareness. In my opinion what people are picking up on is this embedded cellular memory of the destruction of Atlantis and possibly Lemuria as well because we are moving into a time on the spiral of creation where we are all going to revisit that energy as we shift. This by no means is a single event, nor was it when it happened and the vibratory rate of the planet decreased substantially. In essence we have encoded within us on a subtle level that fear energy of those long past times, hence we re-create it within our own lives and in our culture. It is not the only way to look at it! We really do have to get over our collective obsession with fear and scarcity and come to understand that we truly exist in a sphere of vibrant energy and abundance. It'll take time to get over doing it the "old way", and we are on that path so fear not!
Also, I would like to remind my readers that indeed each of us chose to be here at this time. None of us are victims of this world. That is 3D thinking. Our job is to do what we can in our own sphere's of influence to bring true prosperity of L.O.V.E.(living on vibrant energy) into our lives and then watch as that radiates out into the world around us. I can see signs of it popping up all over, do you? It requires focusing on seeing what you do want and filtering out all of the rest. This does not mean being unaware of all of the suffering that is occurring. It just means finding ways to support all of the good feelings that you want to create instead. We are all playing the game called "human going to 5D" right now and it is perfectly imperfect and that's alright.
Now on to some thoughts around money and financial markets. There has been substantial financial turmoil in recent weeks and I have been following it closely and have some thoughts to share with you about it all. Money is something we all have to concern ourselves with to one degree or another as a human and our relationship to it is changing.
Macro-economics, or the study of how countries and large corporations deal with money is not understood well by the general public. Suffice it to say that the current system has been around for about 100 years and is now due for a major revision. There are tens of thousands of people in this industry who are quite well versed at it so it is not like there is no one at the wheel, so to speak.
Since that last financial crisis in 2008-2009 steps have been taken to bolster the banking system and some reforms were made. Once that happened markets had been on a steady upward climb for the last 5 years or so. Now we are seeing a correction to the markets that is normal although never warmly welcomed by anyone. The main issue that wasn't resolved in the last period is that these large institutions were not willing to "tell the truth" to themselves and the public about how reckless and short-sighted they had become. They did some "window-dressing" reforms and then continued on essentially as before. The problem is that they were just not aware of how a 5D reality was going to upend their game. World-wide, consumption is slowing and since consumers account for upwards of 70% of the global economy this has upended the traditional "growth" model of economic behavior. Most developed economies on the planet are just not growing much at all, and their prospects in the near term aren't that great. What then occurred is governments and banks have turned to manipulating their currencies to be weaker to encourage consumption in what some have termed "a race to the bottom". Unless consumption increases, there will be a degree of contraction in business. There will also be a reckoning of the enormous sums created by central banks out of thin air to perpetrate this process. What does this then mean? Deflation, which in essence is wealth destruction, or at least wealth shrinkage.
We as individuals and nations need to redefine our relationship with money so that we can allow it to flow to areas where it will benefit then enhancement of the well being of the people, which in turn benefits us all. We must come to understand that hoarding money and the propensity of extreme wealth accumulation in the hands of the few, hinders the advancement of a balanced society in general. There are currently simply too many incentives to accumulate wealth and use it as a tool of power over others. One can go to any major city and see stark divisions of haves and have-nots. While there will always be those who produce more and reap more than most, they should not be lauded as great people for that alone. How we address this will be huge in healing an area we have struggled with for thousands of years. It is a moral and ethical challenge to understand as a society that wealth comes from the labors of all, not just the few, and that all must be honored.
Finally, I will speak of war and displaced peoples. According to the UN High Commission on Refugees there are currently approximately 60 million displaced people on the planet right now, most finding themselves in that state due to war. Here's a few facts: 200,000 refugees from the Middle East and N. Africa (mainly) landed in Europe in 2014 seeking asylum. In 2015 so far it is 350,000 and is expected to reach 400,000 by year's end. This is causing tremendous problems in Europe. Pakistan alone has taken in 1.5 million refugees from Afghanistan. The USA takes in approximately 70,000 each year. Germany has offered to take up to 800,000 refugees. We need to focus on peace, not only in our own countries but also in regions of the world such as the Middle East where people have lost hope and are fleeing from war and persecution. It is a travesty of governance that the EU is so unprepared for this migration. It is a blessing that private individuals are doing so much to assist these people. There are many stories of private individuals organizing and assisting these refugees as well. No one wants to be displaced from their home, their families and communities. What this is bringing to the forefront is the need to promote peace and well being for all in the face of this mass migration, the largest since World War 2.
After touching on these three very active areas of concern for many it is easy to feel the fear that things are moving towards an out of control state. The desire for transformation is symbolized by people rallying around the Wave X theory, that in some way we will be "rescued" by "divine intervention" of a dramatic scale. Again, we are not victims of this world, so we do not need to be rescued. Transformation will come from the grass roots of people all over the world beginning to say "no more" to whatever it is – be it war, economics, environment, health, etc. And we are seeing it more and more. While mass beliefs are slower to change, they are changing. Individuals continue to question the underlying assumptions of a world that is not working well for them- they are the harbingers of even greater change forthcoming.
Each of these three current topics is bringing forth for many people an awareness that things are not in balance. What is balance? From the 5D perspective it is this: Be All Loving, all Nurturing, Creating Eternity. If we wish to create this in our world it is necessary that we examine for ourselves how we can be all loving, all nurturing in our own lives and in the sphere of people we are around, letting that begin to radiate into the world we all share. It is happening. Continue to support it where you can. Even the vibrations of being in a good mood will positively impact the etheric environment around you. Isn't this so? The illusions of negative dramas are just the wailing gasps of something that is not Eternal being ushered off of the stage of Life. Eternity can only be the higher frequency that is Love, the foundation of all manifest creation itself. Ask yourself what you would want for eternity and you'll know immediately what direction to take.
In this month, and those time to follow there will be more change, that is a given. By each of us taking whatever small steps to say yes to what we truly want we are building the path for it to manifest in our lives. It requires conscious participation and conscious action. Spend time to get clear and create something that suits your highest desires. It will benefit you and it will bless us all.


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*. Is J-horror over now? And, if so, can we say, looking back, that it ever amounted to much?
*. I think most Western audiences know of J-horror only through its two greatest exemplars: Ringu (1998) and Ju-on: The Grudge (2002). Both movies were remade by Hollywood (as The Ring and The Grudge respectively), and both were only instalments in what turned into long-running horror franchises in both countries. Indeed, in the case of Ju-on: The Grudge we're talking about the third feature in a series that actually began with a couple of shorts (Katasumi and 4444444444), though it was the first instalment to receive a theatrical release.
*. Outside of these two franchises the translation to English-language productions has been thin. Dark Water (2005) was good. One Missed Call (2008) wasn't. Nothing to get that excited, or frightened, by. Since then Hollywood has gone back to making Godzilla Japan's number-one entertainment export.
*. This being the third Ju-on movie, I think most people coming to it at the time probably already knew something of the back story or (as we like to style these things now) mythology. That would help, as none of it is explained here. But even if they were up to speed the narrative is so random they probably felt some confusion. There's certainly more a sense of something episodic in this movie than was the case with the American remake, though it does hold together in a loose fashion. If you're just coming to it cold, however, I think you'd likely be lost. I know I was, even having seen The Grudge several times.
*. Watching this movie alongside The Grudge I had much the same feeling as watching Ringu and The Ring. Some of the effects here are really crude. Kayako's ghostly form hovering over the old lady looks especially bad. Hollywood was able to help things along in this department, as well as putting together a somewhat tighter ship in terms of the script (the opposite of what Gore Verbinski did with Ringu). I think the remake is a scarier movie. But, even with the language barrier, I much prefer the performances in Ju-on and think the presentation has a kind of honest simplicity about it that works. Kayako's head looming out of the bathroom stall looks awful, but still manages to be terrifying.
*. Overall, I think this is an excellent movie. Some of the parts don't fit all that well, especially the Izumi chapter. This adds to the episodic character of the story that I've mentioned. But it also has a strong sense of personal style, as in the delightful nod to Fuseli's "Nightmare," or the final montage of empty streets. But to return to my initial question, was J-horror really anything special? If Ju-on: The Grudge is one of its greatest achievements, and I think it is, it seems fair to ask.
*. I think J-horror was good, and important. Despite being derivative in some regards (even of itself, including some straight steals in this movie from Ringu), several of the qualities that would become typical of J-horror were necessary and new. Among these I'd flag the monstrous women (empowered? rising up against male oppression?), the importance of technology as a spiritual medium (these aren't your grandparents' ghosts, they can even use cell phones!), and the destruction of the innocent.
*. Hollywood would pick up on all of this, without doing much that was interesting with any of it. Despite having their pick of the crop, I don't think the American version of J-horror was very successful. For some reason the male leads in both The Ring and The Grudge strike me as particularly weak, as though the producers didn't know what to do with movies where men were secondary. Note, for example, that Rika doesn't have a boyfriend in this film, and returns to the haunted house to save her female friend. Was that just not going to fly in the U.S.?
*. The real thing here however is that even twenty years and many films later this still holds up as great entertainment, with a handful of unforgettable moments. Rough around the edges to be sure, but nevertheless it's proven durable.


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Study: Predatory dinosaurs had bird-like pulmonary system
ATHENS, Ohio What could the fierce dinosaur T. rex and a modern songbird such as the sparrow possibly have in common? Their pulmonary systems may have been more similar than scientists previously thought, according to new research from Ohio University and Harvard University.
Though some scientists have proposed that predatory dinosaurs had lungs similar to crocodiles and other reptiles, a new study published in this week's issue of the journal Nature suggests the ancient beasts boasted a much bigger, more complex system of air sacs similar to that in today's birds. The finding is one of several studies in recent years to paint a new, more avian-like portrait of meat-eaters such as T. rex: The creatures may have had feathers, incubated their eggs, grown quickly and perhaps even breathed like birds.
"What was once formally considered unique to birds was present in some form in the ancestors of birds," said Patrick O'Connor, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine and lead author on the study, which was funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
O'Connor and collaborator Leon Claessens of Harvard University visited museums in New York, Berkeley, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Berlin and London to examine the bones of ancient beasts, and also studied a 67-million-year-old dinosaur, Majungatholus atopus, that O'Connor had discovered in Madagascar as a graduate student in 1996. They compared the dinosaur skeletons with those of modern birds to draw comparisons of how the soft tissues in the dinosaurs may have been structured.
Birds long have fascinated biologists because of their unusual pulmonary system. Pulmonary air sacs prompt air to pass through the lungs twice during ventilation. This system also creates holes in the skeleton of birds, which has led to a popular notion that birds have "air in their bones," O'Connor said.
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