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Women Are Being Fed False Information About Abortion And Suicide, 17-Year Study Finds
Discussion in 'Psychiatry' started by Mahmoud Abudeif, Dec 1, 2019.
A study examining 17 years of patient data has found absolutely no evidence that having an abortion increases the risk of suicide, despite many women being told the opposite.
Examining years of data collected from over half a million women in Denmark, researchers conclude that heightened suicide attempts are not caused by abortion. Instead, pre-existing health issues, like the use of psychiatric services and anti-depressants, are far better at predicting suicide risks.
"The view that having an abortion leads to suicidal thoughts, plans, or even suicide attempts has been used to inform abortion policies in some regions of the world, particularly laws requiring women seeking the procedure be informed of this view," says reproductive health scientist Julia Steinberg from the University of Maryland.
"The evidence from our study does not support this notion."
Nevertheless, in many places, doctors are obliged to tell patients unvalidated information about abortion's negative psychological or emotional effects, which can include that it increases the risk of having suicidal thoughts.
The warning is based on studies fraught with limitations and flaws, and in recent years, several researchers have tried to reproduce these findings with more rigorous methods.
Instead of looking simply at mental health after an abortion, the new studies compared mental states before and after, while also accounting for histories of psychiatric illnesses and other confounding factors.
Last year, a five-year analysis of nearly 1,000 women found that levels of suicidal ideation were similarly low among those who had abortions and those who were denied abortions.
At the same time, it also revealed that women who seek abortions at a later gestational age are at no higher risk of suicidal thoughts. Instead, the authors say a history of mental health conditions and intimate partner violence are much more predictive.
"Policies requiring women to be warned that they are at increased risk of becoming suicidal if they choose abortion are not evidence based," the study concluded.
Other reviews on the safety and efficacy of abortion have also found it does not increase the risk of depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress.
The most recent research from Denmark draws upon a particularly long data bank with its 17 years' worth of patient records, and it once again agrees with the previous results. Using data from national patient registries, it examined non-fatal suicide attempts and self-harm among women with first-time abortions in the first trimester.
Unlike previous research, which failed to consider prior mental health issues and the downsides of self-reporting on abortion and suicide, the new study follows its patients from the year before the abortion to the year after.
Adjusting for age, year, the history of childbirth, mental health, physical health, and socioeconomic status, the team concluded abortion could not be causing or increasing the risk of suicide attempts.
"When we examined the monthly incidence rates of suicide attempts in the year before and after an abortion for all women who had an abortion," the authors write, "women with a previous psychiatric contact, and women with no previous psychiatric contact, we found no changes in incidence rates from the year before to the year after the abortion for all three groups."
To be fair, the study did not look at the effect of later abortions or multiple abortions on mental health, but the findings suggest that at least in the case of early first abortions, suicide is not a risk stemming from the procedure.
The authors argue any policies based on that notion are therefore "misinformed".
"The increased risk of non-fatal suicide attempts in women who have had an abortion might be related to other co-occurring risk factors around the time of the unwanted pregnancy and abortion, such as intimate partner violence, unstable relationships, or other negative life events, for which Steinberg and colleagues could not adjust," explains social and behavioural scientist Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, who was not involved in the study but is the author of a commentary published alongside it.
"This does not mean that having an abortion is an indication that women are going through a difficult time, or that the symptoms of mental disorders are attributable to the abortion, but rather that some women are at an elevated risk of multiple adversities at a certain period in their life, which could include an unwanted pregnancy and abortion."
The study was published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Mahmoud Abudeif, Dec 1, 2019

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'use strict';
const common = require('../common');

// This test asserts the semantics of dgram::socket.bind({ exclusive })
// when called from a cluster.Worker

const assert = require('assert');
const cluster = require('cluster');
const dgram = require('dgram');
const BYE = 'bye';
const WORKER2_NAME = 'wrker2';

if (cluster.isMaster) {
  const worker1 = cluster.fork();

  if (common.isWindows) {
    worker1.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
      console.log(err);
      assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ENOTSUP');
      worker1.kill();
    }));
    return;
  }

  worker1.on('message', common.mustCall((msg) => {
    console.log(msg);
    assert.strictEqual(msg, 'success');

    const worker2 = cluster.fork({ WORKER2_NAME });
    worker2.on('message', common.mustCall((msg) => {
      console.log(msg);
      assert.strictEqual(msg, 'socket3:EADDRINUSE');

      // finish test
      worker1.send(BYE);
      worker2.send(BYE);
    }));
    worker2.on('exit', common.mustCall((code, signal) => {
      assert.strictEqual(signal, null);
      assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
    }));
  }));
  worker1.on('exit', common.mustCall((code, signal) => {
    assert.strictEqual(signal, null);
    assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
  }));
  // end master code
} else {
  // worker code
  process.on('message', common.mustCallAtLeast((msg) => {
    if (msg === BYE) process.exit(0);
  }), 1);

  const isSecondWorker = process.env.WORKER2_NAME === WORKER2_NAME;
  const socket1 = dgram.createSocket('udp4', common.mustNotCall());
  const socket2 = dgram.createSocket('udp4', common.mustNotCall());
  const socket3 = dgram.createSocket('udp4', common.mustNotCall());

  socket1.on('error', (err) => assert.fail(err));
  socket2.on('error', (err) => assert.fail(err));

  // First worker should bind, second should err
  const socket3OnBind =
    isSecondWorker ?
      common.mustNotCall() :
      common.mustCall(() => {
        const port3 = socket3.address().port;
        assert.strictEqual(typeof port3, 'number');
        process.send('success');
      });
  // An error is expected only in the second worker
  const socket3OnError =
    !isSecondWorker ?
      common.mustNotCall() :
      common.mustCall((err) => {
        process.send(`socket3:${err.code}`);
      });
  const address = common.localhostIPv4;
  const opt1 = { address, port: 0, exclusive: false };
  const opt2 = { address, port: common.PORT, exclusive: false };
  const opt3 = { address, port: common.PORT + 1, exclusive: true };
  socket1.bind(opt1, common.mustCall(() => {
    const port1 = socket1.address().port;
    assert.strictEqual(typeof port1, 'number');
    socket2.bind(opt2, common.mustCall(() => {
      const port2 = socket2.address().port;
      assert.strictEqual(typeof port2, 'number');
      socket3.on('error', socket3OnError);
      socket3.bind(opt3, socket3OnBind);
    }));
  }));
}

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Sevenoaks WW1
Researching and remembering the people of Sevenoaks, Kent during the First World War
War Memorial Gallery
General Photo Gallery
Sevenoaks Postcards
Cornwall Hall Hospital Gallery
Nurse Benson Archive
Wartime Christmases in Sevenoaks
Posted on July 19, 2017 December 11, 2017 by Matt Ball
Mention Christmas and the First World War to most people and they'll imagine some variation of Christmas truces, football between the warring sides and the seemingly general notion that 'it will all be over by Christmas'. Certainly Cedric Gordon of the North Staffordshire Regiment wrote this to his mother from France in September 1914. But there would be a further three Christmas Days before the Armistice was signed and I want to look at what that entailed for the people of Sevenoaks, those at war and at home.
In 1914, the popular firm of S.Young and Co. used its regular advertisement in the Kent Messenger to promote its Grand Bazaar, setting the tone by asking the question: Christmas as usual? Why not?
There are thousands of soldiers and sailors to whom Christmas will mean more this year than ever before. There are thousands of children for whom Christmas would be as indeed if the old customs were not kept up.
With so many local men away and large numbers of Belgian refugees in the town, as well as wounded servicemen at the newly established hospitals, fundraising was the order of the day.
Patriotic Christmas cards like this were sent in 1914
Lord and Lady Sackville hosted a concert at Knole in aid of the St John's hospital where their daughter, Vita, was Commandant. Held on the afternoon of 15th December, the concert featured some well known artistes, including Miss Phyllis Dare and Miss Constance Collier. Children of the estate workers were also invited to a Christmas tea on a Wednesday afternoon.
The troops billeted in the town were not forgotten and the Territorials Christmas fund raised £167 17s 5. which was distributed between 4th and 5th Loyal North Lancashires, 4th and 5th King's Own, the Army Service Corps, and the Army Medical Corps and Divisonal Headquarters division. The remainder being given to the Soldiers' and Sailors Families Association.
Letters sent home were regularly forwarded to the Sevenoaks Chronicle to be reproduced for popular consumption. In 1914 Private F G Saxby of G Company 4th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment wrote to local recruiting officer Captain H W Knocker
I am pleased to say that I am quite enjoying myself in my new life. The fellows here are a very sociable lot. The food we have is very good indeed and I have no doubt Major Laurie looks after G Company as well as any.
Our 1st Lieutenant is the Reverend Percy Thompson's son, and our Second Lieutenant is Archdeacon Dunkerley's son of St John's.
I expect to get home for Christmas and I hope I shall as I have always spent it at home up till now. We have some very nice route marches of sixteen to eighteen miles and come home very tired, but full of fun. We have a football XI and are going to play for a cup and shield among the Companies. After all, army life is not all bad.
In January 1915, the Sevenoaks Chronicle printed an article by Thornton Shaw on How Our Troops Fared at Christmas. The article was in fact more of a guide to the men of the north and what was perceived as their strange habits.
"You have got to know the average Northerner before you can hope to understand him. He is, by nature, hardy and brusque, he often omits to lift his cap (which he wears in great preference to a bowler hat) to his lady friends and when he is not on military duty he has an inherent objection in saying "sir" to anybody on earth. But he possesses a heart as big as the wide world itself…"
He continued
"And if some of them seem just a little bit uncouth you must forgive them. And they have done Sevenoaks heaps of good in the matter of trade. Ask any tradesman you like…"
Shaw noted that the residents of Sevenoaks had raised £710 to ensure that the soldiers present in the town during Christmas enjoyed the festivities, with lavish amounts of food and entertainment; one contingent of 25 men "polished off an entire pig between them…as my informant (an officer) laughingly remarked 'only a collier could have done it'".
All of the men, wrote Shaw, were grateful but also wistful for the lives they had left at home, one corporal remarking, as he posted home a box of chocolates to his wife
"Ah'd reyther 'uv bin up at whoam, if ah'd had nowt but kippers".
News sometimes arrived home from Sevenoaks men being held as prisoner of war. One such man was twenty year old Albert Hayward, the son of William, an old soldier and his wife Jane, who resided at 13, Buckhurst Avenue, Sevenoaks. Albert was working as an apprentice printer before the war and enlisted in London in November 1914. He fought at Ypres With 2nd Battalion The Buffs, where he was taken prisoner in April 1915.
The Chronicle carried a report in January 1916 under the title A Sevenoaks Soldier in Germany, Xmas in an Internment Camp, which featured a postcard that Albert had written to his parents:
"Just a hurried line to thank you for the two parcels which I received in quite good condition. I think I told you that the pudding was quite good, and that the cigars were quite nice and mild. I enjoyed my 'Xmas quite well under the circumstances. My chum and I had a tin of mutton chops, 'Xmas pudding, beef and vegetables, for dinner. Of course we managed to forget nuts, oranges, apples etc. the 'boss' gave us a bag containing 50 cigarettes, buns and lbs of apples; we also had a 'Xmas tree decorated up, and we were allowed one bottle of lager beer, which was half the dinner. I hope you all had a very enjoyable 'Xmas and New Year, and good weather, for we have had some heavy falls of snow lately, but it has changed to rain now. Please tender my thanks to the Rev J Rooker for the card he sent me of the Parish Church. I hope you are all as well at home as this letter leaves me – in the best of health."
Albert saw one more Christmas before he died as a result of his diabetes in Otcober 1917. He is buried in the Niederzwehren Cemetery in Hessen, Germany and both brothers are remembered on the family grave at St Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks.
Throughout the war years, the Chronicle reported how Christmas was spent in the local VAD hospitals, where staff and patients celebrated the festive season together. In 1916, the large ward at Cornwall Hall was decorated with holly and laurel. Another ward featuring 'a model of a gigantic Zeppelin, with excellent models of aeroplanes in close proximity to it'.
The paper printed a letter from A PATIENT, who outlined what he and his fellow patients had enjoyed
On Christmas Day, after many of the nurses and patients had attended Divine Service at the Parish Church, there was an incessant round of festivities, commencing with a splendid dinner, served in the large ward (cooked at the Royal Crown Hotel, through the kind thoughtfulness of Mr Marshall). Crackers and flowers made the tables look inviting, but when the board was covered with turkeys, mince pies, plum puddings and dessert, the effect was greatly increased.
At St John's Hall hospital,
The festivities began in the early morning with the good old custom of Santa Claus, each man waking up to find bulging sock in his bed; a surprise provided by the staff and much appreciated by the patients.
In the afternoon, after a typical Christmas tea, there was the stripping of a fine Christmas tree laden with gifts of all kinds, both or the staff and patients. A first-rate football from the nurses to the patients caused much applause as being a happy omen of future victories.
In its 1918 Christmas editorial, the Chronicle noted that despite the still somewhat dimly lighted streets, Sevenoaks has been wearing during the past week or so, a cheerier aspect. The Christmas of 1918 promises to carry with it some of the old-time gaiety. Peace on earth has a greater meaning than, perhaps, it ever had before.
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Fifty years on – veterans remember
Posted on July 10, 2017 July 11, 2017 by Matt Ball
Half a century ago, the fiftieth anniversary of the First World War prompted many veterans to remember their wartime service or to recall life at home during the conflict. Fortunately, some of these memories have been preserved as the Sevenoaks Chronicle reported the thoughts of these veterans as they either returned to Sevenoaks where they had once been garrisoned, or looked back to their boyhoods to a time when thousands of soldiers were stationed in the town, along with many wounded at the local VAD hospitals, as well as refugees from Belgium.
Fifty years after he had been stationed in Sevenoaks as a Private with 5th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, between November 1914 and February 1914, Harry Burrow returned to Sevenoaks. Harry was interviewed by the Chronicle during his visit and said
Sevenoaks was utterly familiar. I booked into the famous Royal Oak Hotel and it had many of it 1914 qualities. Sevenoaks was still full of riches and Granville Road was no exception. At the junction with Eardley Road, recognisable to me at once, were the two detached houses commandeered for our battalion HQ and Quarter-Master stores. Down at Tubs Hill, to my delight, I found the Elite. This was the local flea pit, a small music hall.
On Thursday nights the local talent tried out its stuff. Entrance was 2d for men in uniform. The stage was still there but the laughing legion of the 5th King's Own had long since dissolved. On the other side of Tubs Hill station I found Holyoake Terrace and to reach it I drove over the main bridge where we had assembled on the bleak, historic, wet and cold St Valentine's Day 1915 to embark for France. At Knole Park, all I could do was peer in the gates and see again in flashback our battalion in trench digging practice. Little did I know that within a few months this was to become a stern reality.
In 1914 the main shopping street was full of dignified horse and carriage trade and urbanity. Now much of that personality was lost. The Shambles area retained its antiquity and I was delighted to find the pavilion band stand on the Vine had not changed. I was swept back to a Sunday afternoon where we sat expectantly in the gardens, a great concourse of khaki figures, when a lady mounted the platform. She wore a flimsy hat and, to our delight, Lancastrian red roses on her bosom. In a moment she slipped into the rousing, emotionally, recruiting song that was sweeping the country. A thousand cheers, a thousand pair of clapping hands, a thousand hearts wishing she would do the kissing now. And then her encore, 'you made me love you, I didn't want to do it'. She was Mrs Reubens, someone said, the wife of Paul Reubens, the composer.
John Edward Smith was featured in the Sevenoaks Chronicle in 1966 in his workshop at the foot of Wickenden Road. A local resident and a gunmaker during the war, he was also best man at the wedding of the parents of future Prime Minister, Edward Heath.
John Smith with son, Leslie, in his workshop
Smith worked at Woolwich Arsenal during the war, where he was in charge of a giant steam hammer, which could be adjusted so closely that it would come down on a watch placed on the anvil without breaking the glass. "I used to do it regularly. When the hammer fell, you couldn't pull the watch out, but the glass was still intact".
Smith bored 100ft long gun barrels for naval vessels. When the Zeppelin raids came he would climb into a barrel and wait until the bombing as over. "There was never a safer air raid shelter". He recalled seeing Zeppelins brought down at Potters Bar, Cuffley and Billericay and was closeby when the Silvertown ammunition dump blew up.
Frederick Charles Zealey returned to Sevenoaks from further afield, having emigrated to Australia in 1920. Zealey was born in 1904 at the Limes, St John's where his father was a well known builder. He attended Cobden Road School before graduating to the school at nearby Bayham Road. Although too young to enlist himself, his brother, Arthur William Zealey (1894 – 1960) served as a corporal with the West Kent Yeomanry and was stationed in India.
Arthur Zealey stationed in India
Frederick recalled his memories of wartime Sevenoaks, writing for the Sevenoaks Chronicle that
I can remember when the firm of Quinnells, the removalists and contractors had a traction engine which pulled vans and wagons through the town, in 1911 – the Coronation year.
This engine and three open wagons, all covered in bunting took all the school children up through the town to Knole Castle (sic) where we had a picnic on the green in front of the castle.
I also remember Mr H Hill, the baker at St John's, with his bread cart and blind white pony – also Mr Kipps, the butcher, with his butcher's carts and his piebald pony Tetratch It used to pull a governess cart or trap around the town, and in it would be Mr and Mrs Kipps, their daughter, and son George, who was killed in World War One.
Intriguingly, Zealey continued
I have a photo of the men of the Royal West Kent Regiment on the Tubs Hill Station, waiting for the train to France on about August 4, 1914. Sevenoaks in those days became a garrison town for troops, and many were in billets and empty houses. Regiments such as the Loyal North Lancashires, Yorkshires, and King's Own were stationed in Sevenoaks. I attended the unveiling of the war memorial at the Vine after the war.
Bat & Ball from Zealey's own photographs
The old cinema was opened before World War One and the prices listed in the Sevenoaks Courier were listed as twopence a seat for children and nice plush seats for 6d and 9d and 1s for the gallery. There used to be a pianist to play and sometimes a violinist. You could hear us roar the house down at Charlie Chaplin, Steve Hart, Broncho Bill, John Bunny, and Flo Finch, and other old time film actors.
We used to play in the old Oast House or hop kiln opposite the cinema, long since pulled down.
I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone related to these men, especially if any photographs from the time are still in their possession.
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Birds of a Feather, Fire Together?
Defendant/employer LSI Corporation is alleged to have terminated one employee because LSI had terminated her husband — the alleged rationale being that one assumes the "surviving spouse" might harbor some ill feeling at the fate of her terminated husband. (Also LSI is alleged to have reasoned that the husband would probably have to relocate so the wife would presumably be on the move as well.)
Because an employer's decision regarding termination is rational does not make it legal. Would such a decision by LSI (and the alleged rationale for it), if the allegations were true, violate the Minnesota Human Rights Act? That is, would this constitute "discrimination" based on "marital status"?
Yes. The Minnesota Court of Appeals (Minge, Schelhas, Bjorkman), in an opinion by Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman, reversed summary judgment in favor of the employer, LSI (by Hennepin County Judge Stephen C. Aldrich, who has something of a publicized history on the subject of matrimony), holding that:
[T]he district court erred in dismissing appellant's claim on the ground that it did not represent a direct attack on the institution of marriage. By its clear terms, Minn. Stat. § 363A.03, subd. 24, prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee based on the identity or situation of the employee's spouse. The crux of appellant's claim is that LSI terminated her based on the identity and situation of her spouse, a co-employee whose forced resignation was occurring at the same time. This claim falls squarely within the statutory definition of ―marital status.


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Home » Prepaid Wireless News » Metro By T-Mobile
Metro By T-Mobile Strikes Back At Boost, Offers LG Stylo 4 Free To Switchers
Metro By T-Mobile Storefront Seen In KS 5-16-19, Photo Via Wave7 Research
By Joe Paonessa – May 22, 2019
Metro By T-Mobile has struck back against Boost Mobile's free LG Stylo 4 offer with a new offer of its own. Boost Mobile's offer has been on the market since December.
According to a report from Wave7 Research, Metro has been ramping up its advertising spend over the past several weeks. The T-Mobile owned prepaid provider recently ranked 38th among U.S. national TV ad spenders up strongly from 72nd place in April. One of the ads that has been airing, which you can check out below, touts the new offer from Metro of a free LG Stylo 4 for switchers. The ad, which has aired over 800 times since 5/7/19, is in direct response to Boost Mobile. Metro has been airing a similar ad on the radio with extensive airplay.
Free Phones Every Day
Metro has also been airing an ad on TV that exclaims "Free phones. Every day." It's a variation on the ad above and you can watch it down below. Signs using that same slogan are also now appearing in the windows of Metro By T-Mobile stores. This ad runs in contrast to what may be happening at Cricket Wireless. Wave7 Research reports that Cricket Wireless is likely to reduce the number of phones that it is offering for free to switchers. Currently, Cricket only has 3 phones available for free. Wave7 Research indicates that moving forward, Cricket may require an unlimited plan in order to get a free phone, a change that may only be seasonal.
Be informed of the latest deals, plans and promotions from T-Mobile and every one of its MVNO's when you subscribe to the T-Mobile weekly newsletter. No spam and you can unsubscribe at any time!
See also: Metro's Holiday Offers Include 4 Unlimited Lines For $100 And Zero Fees To Switch
Metro, on the other hand, is currently offering an extensive lineup of free phones that include the following:
Motorola Moto E Play 5th Gen
LG Aristro 2 Black
Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime Silver
ZTE Avid 4
However, Metro is also requiring that customers subscribe to an unlimited data plan priced $50 or higher if they'd like to get one of those phones for free.
It's not just its prepaid rivals that Metro has been going after. Since January, the company has been advertising that you can save $1200 by switching from AT&T or Verizon. Ads have aired on TV, on the radio, and are shown on banners in Metro stores. More recently, Metro has tweaked those ads taking extra care to highlight the Amazon Prime benefit that is included with its $60/month unlimited plan. Metro's $60 unlimited plan offers an Amazon Prime subscription, valued at $12.99/month, for free to subscribers who don't already have one.
See also: Metro's $200 Prepaid Mastercard & $40 Unlimited Plan Offers Take Aim At Visible
Category Metro By T-Mobile
Brian Perkins
I've had Metro for sometime now, living in a lower level area, I have a hard time with service to very low bars between both phones, slow service, and worse airplanes disrupted service over and over again. Secondly I've tried to activate Amazon Prime, but activation is very unclear where do I sign up for Amazon Prime? I've been paying the bill on it for sometime without any luck, from customer service to just a flyer that store clerks hand out at the metro locations. I even tried googling it. If you could enlighten me.
deng frosch
Metro raised the price of their family plan 50%. Cricket, Boost and MVNOs still have 4 unlimited lines for $100 plus Metro scams you for an undisclosed activation fee.
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Not all of those pones in the Metro list are free. I WISH the Moto G7 power was free!


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2. To Personal Development: Maintains a consistent prayer life and seeks to grow spiritually; knows Jesus as personal Savior and is willing and able to talk about what God has done for him/her. Studies the children's lesson and the teachers' lesson helps so as to be able to lead the class in a discussion of their lesson. Seeks new ways to involve children in learning.
3. To the Leader: Adapts to the leadership style of the Sabbath School leader. Arranges a teaching schedule with the leader, allowing for Sabbaths off; calls the leader when emergencies cause a change of plans, so a substitute can be found.
4. To the Class: Arrives on time and sits with the class during the program; leads the class in discussion of the lesson so as to relate Bible truth to everyday situations. Commits to regular attendance so that the class learns to depend on their teacher. Recognizes and greets children by name outside of class. Encourages children to grow in grace and in the knowledge of God through daily Bible study. At the conclusion of Sabbath School, evaluates whether or not learning took place.
5. To God: Models God's grace in relationships within the class, seeking to love and accept each child at all times. Encourages the children to express their love for God in words, prayer, and faithfulness in daily situations.


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Alarum. Enter ANTONY again in a march; SCARUS, with others
A battle call. ANTONY marches in, followed by SCARUS and others.
We have beat him to his camp. Run one before
And let the Queen know of our gests.
We've driven him all the way back to his camp. One of you run to the Queen with the news.
Exit a soldier
A soldier exits.
Before the sun shall see 's, we'll spill the blood
That has today escaped. I thank you all,
5For doughty-handed are you, and have fought
Not as you served the cause, but as 't had been
Each man's like mine. You have shown all Hectors.
Enter the city. Clip your wives, your friends.
Tell them your feats, whilst they with joyful tears
10Wash the congealment from your wounds and kiss
The honored gashes whole.
Before sunrise tomorrow, we'll kill anyone who escaped today. I want to thank all of you. You're formidable. You fought not as if you served the cause but as though it were as much your personal fight as mine. You are all
Hectors
Hector was a powerful Trojan warrior
Hectors . Go on into the city. Embrace your wives and your friends. Describe your feats for them while they cry for joy. Their tears will wash the congealed blood from your wounds, and they will kiss those honorable cuts until they heal.
Enter CLEOPATRA
CLEOPATRA enters.
(to SCARUS ) Give me thy hand.
To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts,
Make her thanks bless thee. O thou day o' the world,
(to CLEOPATRA ) Chain mine armed neck. Leap thou, attire and all,
15Through proof of harness to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing!
(to SCARUS ) Give me your hand. I'll praise your actions to this powerful enchantress so that she will thank you with blessings. Oh, light of the world, (to CLEOPATRA ) wrap your arms around my armored neck. Leap, with all your finery through my armor and go straight to my heart. There you can ride upon my heartbeats, sharing in my triumph.
Lord of lords!
O infinite virtue, com'st thou smiling from
The world's great snare uncaught?
Lord of lords! Your courage is infinite. Have you returned smiling from the great battle for the world?
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On the 2nd of October was held in Athens the first RRI Tools workshop. Right behind the Acropolis, participants coming from different principles gathered in order to share their views and practices related to responsible research and innovation as seen from the Greek point of view.
The mix was varied, bringing both NGOs representatives, education professionals, entrepreneurs and policy makers. Greece is in a middle of austerity measures, with an extremely small amount of money devoted to research, with issues that stretch from bureaucracy to a very centralized decision-making system and a political instability. In this exceptionally difficult time though, citizens are getting organized, researchers are opening their doors to the public, startups open and municipalities are creating new opportunities for innovators and entrepreneurs. In this climate of change, responsible research and innovation is seen as a very useful tool, a logical next step for the stakeholders, a potential solution to a number of issues. The participants of this first workshop worked hard, were motivated and ready to share their thoughts and provide their input. This was the first step of the project in Greece; what is certain is that there are a lot of stakeholders out there looking forward for tools and assistance on how to move further.
If you are involved in research and innovation in Greece, and curious about fostering a better science with and for society, look no further... contact the RRI Tools Hub for Greece.
Alliki Giannakopoulou works on the RRI Tools project at Ellinogermaniki Agogi, in Pallini, Greece. Ellinogermaniki Agogi is the RRI Tools Hub Coordinator for Greece and Cyprus.


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Samuel trained at RADA and graduated in 2014, winning the Spotlight Prize and achieving runner up in the Carlton Hobbs Award, which culminated in a stint with the BBC Radio Drama Company. He made his theatrical debut playing Romeo in Dominic Dromgoole's production of Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe and went on to play Friar Laurence in Kenneth Branagh's production of the same play in the West End at the Garrick Theatre. He played Cyril Bennett in The Stepmother at Chichester Festival Theatre, directed by Richard Eyre and most recently starred in the title role of Don Carlos for Exeter, Southampton, Rose Theatre Kingston directed by Gadi Roll. Notable television credits include; Lord Gray in the BBC's Hollow Crown and appearances in Poldark and King Lear for the BBC, Will for TNT and Black Mirror for Channel 4. Samuel was born in Kings Cross, but grew up in Bristol and is now based in Waterloo. He has strong musical/song writing skills, a natural ease with classical text and is a keen fitness devotee.


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Grupo de apoyo hace referencia a varios artículos:

Psicología
Acompañamiento de apoyo (psicoterapia)

Support group

Activismo
Grupos de apoyo a la lactancia materna, movimiento social, surgido a mediados del siglo XX
Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (Guatemala), organización de defensa de los Derechos Humanos
Grupo de Apoyo a Proyectos, asociación de economía social.

Política y gobierno
Grupo de Apoyo a Contadora
Grupo de Apoyo Operacional, unidad de labores de inteligencia de la Policía Nacional
Grupo de Apoyo de la Policía de las Naciones Unidas

Deporte
Grupos de apoyo del Club Deportivo Guadalajara

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The Witcher Season 2 Trailer Proves That It Will Be Better Than Season 1
By Soniya Hinduja
November 9,2021
Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming The Witcher Season 2, and it already looks way better than Season 1. The first season of one of Netflix's most popular fantasy series premiered in 2019. The show features the story of Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), who is a monster hunter. The story follows him as he travels across the Continent, fighting terrifying beasts as well as humans.
The show contained some fantastic visuals and engrossing combat scenes. But what it lacked was clarity of timelines. The Witcher Season 1 received immense criticism for its brain-jarring storylines and breaks in continuity. While the show did receive mixed reviews, it still became the most streamed show on the platform.
The Witcher Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on the streaming giant on December 17, 2021. The trailer already depicts some essential things that are different from its first season. The trailer clearly shows that Season 2 will follow a linear timeline by starting where Season 1 ended. Hence, continuing the story of our titular characters through the war that breaks across the Continent, provoked by the notorious overthrowing by the Nilfgaardian Empire.
How The Witcher Season 2 contrasts Season 1
Season 2 will immensely differ from the previous season. Because season 1 featured a timeline that switched conspicuously within episodes or even certain scenes. Fortunately enough, The Witcher Season 2 maintains harmony. If anything, the trailer confirms that there will be impressively armed conflicts, as well as the trademark dark tones featured heavily in Season 2.
Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia The Witcher Season 2 Trailer
With the release of The Witcher Season 2 trailer, another fact is inevitable. It will work on the main problems that came to light regarding Season 1 through the light nitpicking. As well as strengthen the big positives while developing the show. Maintaining a linear timeline will make it easier for the audiences to stay intrigued. Not only this, a straightforward plot will allow the show to focus on creating a robust inter-character development. It will also nourish the aspects that the audiences appreciate and further stretch and demonstrate The Witcher's vast and exciting universe.
The many problems with The Witcher Season 1 and its confusing timelines
As an undeniable fact, The Witcher Season 1 proved to have a weak timeline agenda. The storyline shifts multiple times in the same episode. And it sometimes returns to a previous timeline after several mysterious years have passed by. This jump was indeed intentional and essential for certain aspects of the show. It helped set up the various conflicts of the characters that arose in multiple places during very different times.
Ciri, Lambert, and Coën
However, an essential continuation of the plot would serve as a delight in The Witcher Season 2. Doing so would make it easier for the events like simultaneous conflicts of the war on the Continent, Yennefer's imprisonment, and Ciri's training to come together and create the kind of drama that was nearly impossible with the first season's disintegrated timeline.
The season 2 trailer proves to be a breath of fresh air.
Luckily though, the Season 2 trailer suggests that several good things are still going to remain constant. It significantly shows the incredible action sequences that are likely to receive massive applause in the show. Season 2 apparently will feature some large-scale fight scenes as the war begins through the Continent. The sequel will also maintain the show's trademark dark tone and visuals.
Witcher Season 2 Trailer
Audiences see Geralt as he makes his way through a dark swamp. In the background, a gravelly voice-over weighs in on the rise of monster activities and warns about the end of days. The dark world of dystopia was built incredibly in the first season and continued to expand in The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The Witcher Season 2 trailer confirms that the show will advance in its dark and glorious downfall of the Witcher order in all its gruesome and horrific way. Although confusing, Season 1 did a pretty impressive job setting up the plot, which gives Season 2 a lot of room to save its place in becoming an epic in the wide world of dark fantasy.
The release of the Season 2 trailer of Netflix's The Witcher has the audiences pumped up and confident. The production crew of the franchise seems to have taken notes from the feedback received for its first season. Because they have made all the necessary modifications, all of that, and the show's unbelievable budget makes it a strong competitor against the recent Disney+ series. Ultimately, it all looks bright for the show's upcoming December release. The trailer does a fantastic job of building the audiences' excitement and making them root for their favorite characters before The Witcher Season 2.
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In 2015, more than 16,000 children under the age of five died every day—that's almost six children every second. By the time you finish reading this, another 1,800 children will have died. Most of these deaths occur in undeveloped countries; more than half of them could have been prevented with access to simple, affordable interventions and treatments like vaccines.
As bad as it may seem, it is getting better. MBF hospital and clinic partners around the globe in countries like Haiti, Kenya and the DR Congo, are working hard to provide vaccines and affordable treatments, at little to no cost, to mothers and children in their poorest communities. Many of them even have mobile clinics to reach children who would otherwise be at risk.
At just a year old, Darmour is a beautiful baby, but very sick. She had been sick with a cold and cough for "many" days her mother said, and wasn't getting any better. Early one morning, Damour's mother scraped together the money for a motorcycle taxi to take them to the Darbonne Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Léogâne, Haiti. The clinic was more than an hour's drive—four hours by foot! When they arrived at the clinic, Damour's fever was so high that the doctor gave her acetaminophen and sent her mother to shower her with cold water outside the clinic. Damour's mother was very worried. This was her little girl; her only child.
When they went back in to see the doctor, Damour was lethargic and her respirations were at 58 (normal respirations for a child of that age are 20—30). Her temperature was at 102.5 °F and she had vomited the medicine given earlier. The doctor listened to her lungs and diagnosed pneumonia. If left untreated, Damour would likely die.
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children worldwide, accounting for 15% of all deaths in those under the age of five. Pneumonia can be both prevented and treated with low-cost, low-tech medication and care.
The doctor wrote a prescription for an injection of antibiotics, more acetaminophen and more antibiotics to take at home by mouth when the vomiting stopped. After waiting in line at the pharmacy to get the medications, Damour and her mother moved to the treatment room where Damour had to endure the injections. As much as Damour's crying from the needle pained her mother, she knew her baby would be well again soon thanks to doctors, staff and partners that support the Darbonne Maternal and Child Health Clinic.
Dieulaine, was a young, pregnant woman from Port Au Prince. She was excited about the birth of her first child and had been saving money to pay a local midwife so that she could give birth at home. But her husband died suddenly and soon family members were suggesting the death that took her husband might also come for her baby. Now she had to use the money she had saved for the birth to pay for her husband's funeral.
She knew her time was approaching. The pain in her abdomen had increased and she felt something was wrong. Dieulaine consulted a neighbor midwife who confirmed the baby was in the wrong position and told her she needed to give birth at a hospital under the care of trained health care providers. Dieulaine sought out NGO's that had remained in Haiti, even six years after the earthquake. But she was not considered "high risk" by their standards and was refused treatment. Nor could she afford the private or even government hospitals in Port Au Prince. She found herself alone and afraid, waiting for what should be a joyous occasion with a sense of dread.
Hôpital Ste. Croix was her safe place.
Another of Dieulaine's neighbors convinced her, that even though Hôpital Ste. Croix (HSC) was a far two-hour trek to Léogâne, it was a good hospital and would be a safe place for her baby to be born. The very next day, Dieulaine went in to labor. Her neighbor got her to HSC, but Dieulaine was still stressed and fearful. When admitted, the HSC staff assured her that the money she did have would be enough for the deposit. Dr. Datus, head OB/GYN for HSC reported that the baby had moved into the correct position and all would be alright. Despite a rough beginning, Dieulaine gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
What does patient care look like in the developing world? For a poor pregnant woman it can be a clean, safe place to give birth when she has no other options. For a child it can be life-saving antibiotics that cure them of pneumonia and help them live long past their fifth birthday. For a father and husband, it can be sutures and medicine that prevent a severe wound from crippling him for life. For a community, it can be diagnostic equipment that detects illnesses long before they become debilitating and help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
All of these things fall in to the realm of patient care. And in the developing world, all can be difficult for hospitals and clinics to come by, and all can be financially crippling for the average family. Dieulaine's story would have had a very different outcome if HSC, MBF's partner in Haiti, did not have the resources to deliver her baby. Both mother and child could have perished, and most certainly would have been driven even deeper in to poverty.
Thanks to MBF supporting partners who are committed to providing patient care to some of the poorest communities around the world, Dieulaine and her child were given a chance for a healthy beginning.
For fifteen-year-old Kamonji the news was bleak. The baby she carried was too big and created a high-risk situation. Having gotten pregnant by a boy in her class, she was a young girl lost in her circumstances, being cared for by the nurses at Moma Hospital, an MBF partner in DR Congo. After a grueling 16 hours of labor, Kamonji gave birth to a health baby boy, delivered by C-section. Both mother and son were able to rest on a sturdy wooden bed, with a new mattress in the renovated maternity ward, all of which was possible because of MBF's work with partners like you.
With all her physical needs being met by the caring hospital staff, the question was—what happens next? Our desire is not only to bring hope in the form of quality health care to people like Kamonji, but also to build a spiritual ministry for those on-going needs that only God can meet. Imagine this young girl, her mind racing with questions unanswered, the worry and anxiety of someone so vulnerable being responsible for a precious new life. It would make sense that she felt love and compassion from the care she and her son received in the hospital, but without an introduction to God's grace and mercy, she would still feel empty and hopeless. This is why maintaining the Christian component in patient care is critically important. God's attitude about the value of a human being is far different from that seen in the secular world.
Each human being is precious in God's sight.
We are all made in His image and we are all representatives in His world. At MBF we are constantly looking for ways to strengthen and reenergize the spiritual component of our hospital partners. Within every mission hospital and health care organization is the need for helping and enabling its staff to develop and maintain an active spiritual life and a personal mission for ministry. But the challenge is that health care organizations in developing countries seldom have access to the resources they need to engage and educate their staff. Whether it is providing training or basic materials like bibles, MBF is committed to helping our hospital and clinic partners develop ways to create effective ministries and incorporate the Gospel into their daily patient care process. For sustainable health care to be a reality, we must include spiritual ministry with quality patient care.


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Born in England, Victor studied Romance Languages at the University of London before training at Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. After gaining experience as an actor in repertory he started working as a freelance director in commercial theatre and between engagements began to establish a career in film and television. During the 1970s he worked extensively in the UK, Europe, Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, directing a wide variety of theatre productions – from the hit comedy Two and Two Make Sex to the quintessential musical My Fair Lady – and was fortunate to be able to work with such stage luminaries as Judi Dench, Margaret Lockwood, Rita Tushingham and Richard Todd.
In the early 1980s he set up home in Melbourne; and although mainly working in the film and television industry nowadays, he keenly undertakes theatre engagements whenever possible. Among his Australian theatre directing credits are the musical Blues in the Night, the award-winning comedy Funny Peculiar, the popular thriller Deathtrap and his highly-acclaimed production of Mozart's The Magic Flute.
Since the mid-90s he has worked primarily as a screenwriter and lyricist. He wrote the documentary films Smithy Revisited, Present Day Dinosaurs, and Much Ado About Shakespeare. His screenplays include the miniseries Requiem for a Wren and the feature films McGregor Rules, The Last Supper, The Madness That Was Kolberg, Stoker's Boat, Rockphony, Hit the Ground Running and Dalkeith, which screened at the Australian Film Festival in London. For the theatre, he penned the musical review Rome and All That Jazz and an adaptation of Pirandello's Six Character in Search of an Author, which was presented at the Melbourne Fringe Festival; and for the musical stage he wrote the book and lyrics for A Little Bit of Fluff, Atlantis, Rebecca and The Stranger from Seville.


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Q: BingMaps Silverlight can not use tilesouce that is http, only https works I've been following a whole bunch of tutorials on how to get overlays working in bing maps silverlight and they all appear to not even mention this problem of mine.
Example of tutorial: https://alastaira.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/accessing-a-wms-tile-server-from-bing-maps-silverlight/
What is happening is i set the tilesource to something like: "http://wms1.ccgis.de/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/data/umn/germany/germany.map&&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&SERVICE=WMS&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX={0}&WIDTH=256&HEIGHT=256&LAYERS=Bundeslaender"
When i run the application and check the calls with fiddler not a single call is made to this service. If i change the source to start with https then the calls are seen in fiddler.
I also tried spinning up a webclient and doing a get request on http://google.com and fiddler actually recorded a call to http://google.com/clientaccesspolicy.xml which seems to be in line with how its supposed to work.
I have the following xml files in my website root.
ClientAccessPolicy.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<access-policy>
  <cross-domain-access>
    <policy>
      <allow-from http-request-headers="SOAPAction">
        <!-- IMPORTANT! Include these lines -->
        <domain uri="https://*"/>
      </allow-from>
      <grant-to>
        <resource path="/" include-subpaths="true"/>
      </grant-to>
    </policy>
  </cross-domain-access>
</access-policy>

crossdomain.xml
<cross-domain-policy>
    <allow-access-from domain="*.*" headers="SOAPAction"/>
    <allow-http-request-headers-from domain="*.*" headers="SOAPAction"/>
    <site-control permitted-cross-domain-policies="master-only"/>
</cross-domain-policy>

Anyone have any ideas? It just seems like the bingmaps SDK just refuses to even attempt an http call.

A: If your own Silverlight app is hosted on https, it cannot make requests to any http sites. I assume this is the reason - otherwise it should work

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I have concerns of the fact that Immigration Canada has issued demand for deportation of Michele Torre.
What I cannot understand is, why the very long delay between his release in 1996, and the start of deportation procedures in 2013.
Mr. Torre has been living in Canada for 49 years; has been married for 42 years; has had 3 children and 6 grandchildren. He founded his life and raised his family in the Canada; He is now aged 64 and cannot, in any way, restart his life in Italy, his country of origin.
If this extradition will take place, the consequences for Mr. Torre, his wife and his family will be disastrous and irreparable.
By the present letter, I wish to bring to your attention, the Honourable Minister, that the Torre family life is at stake and to continue the procedures of deportation against him would be unfair and unacceptable in our society.
I humbly ask you to intervene personally in this case to avoid that injustice be done to Mr. Torre and his family.


Did you know that adopting green habits can actually help you save money? A common misconception about implementing a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle is that you need to fork out your entire savings to do so! Here are 3 ways you can save the environment without breaking your bank.
Invest in a quality reusable water bottle.
According to a study by Ban the Bottle, drinking the recommended eight glasses of water a day from tap in the US costs less than $1 per year. That same amount of water when purchased in single-use bottles is about $1,400 per year. With a bottle that you can reuse, you can reduce your single-use plastic waste and save some big bucks.
The fashion industry is one of the top 3 environmental polluters. While fast fashion styles are super cute and trendy, try not to splurge every season. The clothes you just spend your hard earned money on will end up out of style by the next season. Instead, try purchasing quality items that you can make multiple outfits out of. Brownie points if you purchase clothing from thrift stores or upcycling clothing brands (like Create Good Co!). Some of my favorites are comfy shirts and top layers that can be thrown on with simple staple pieces.
Replace common household items with greener options.
It's easy to get into the groove of buying wasteful items around our homes because they're what we are used to. There are some things that can be replaced with a green alternative and save you money that you would have used on replacing those items!
Reusable Sponges: There's nothing worse than cleaning dishes with a sponge that's stained and falling apart. These reusable sponges can be washed to minimize bacteria growth and save a few dollars each month.
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Enter Islamism
By Shanon Shah
A CORRUPT and lavish ruling elite. A police force with unlimited powers. An unpopular, despotic leader who uses the constitutional monarchy to subvert the democratic process. An increasingly angry population that rallies around a charismatic, religious opposition leader who espouses the ideals of democracy and justice.
Sounds like Malaysia? Well, it's not — this was Iran on the eve of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Like present-day Malaysia, the twin headlines that danced hand-in-hand in pre-revolutionary Iran were increasing state repression and intensifying, Islam-inspired opposition.
Mass demonstration in Tehran on 2 December 1978 (Pic by XcepticZP / Wiki commons)
But will Malaysia go the way of Iran? In almost all societies that have faced rising fundamentalist Islamism, there is one common ingredient — an embattled, and increasingly repressive, "secular" regime.
When civil society groups finally overthrew the Shah of Iran, a new constitution was drafted. It guaranteed the fundamental liberties of all Iranians. The draft was revised by an assembly of experts which effectively turned Iran into a theocratic Islamic republic.
During the remainder of 1979, under Ayatollah Khomeini's instructions, the religious establishment carried out a series of executions. The first wave targeted remnants of the previous secular dictatorship — military officers, members of the Shah's court, and capitalists. The second wave aimed to "cleanse" the new Islamic republic of other "impurities" — sex workers, adulterers and homosexuals. The last phase of executions was targeted at crippling the Islamic-socialist Mojahedin-e Khalq.
Perhaps it sounds far-fetched that this could also happen in Malaysia. Malaysia is indeed undergoing a huge political shift — some call it a crisis, some call it democratisation. But perhaps our multiracial and multireligious population will prevent us from descending into religiously inspired tyranny.
The headlines speak otherwise, however. From fatwas banning tomboys and yoga, to the banning of the use of "Allah" in Malay-language Christian publications, a particular discourse on Islam is being shaped in Malaysia.
Repressive secularism
In Algeria, the post-colonial ruling elite cultivated a system of political and economic patronage that excluded large numbers of citizens from a share of the state's wealth. Citizens were forced to develop their own systems of economic independence, and lived in crowded, unplanned, and underprivileged housing areas.
FIS logo (Source: fisweb.org / Wiki
commons) Due to the lack of space, and the desire for a sense of cultural and religious continuity, young people started hanging out at mosques, where leaders and supporters of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) gathered as well. The state tried its best to open up political participation, but it was too late. In 1991, when the general elections were held, it was almost certain that the FIS would win a two-thirds majority and turn Algeria into an Islamic state. The military then cancelled the elections, and this triggered a bloody civil war.
A similar pattern of economic and political marginalisation is also observed in Egypt. In fact, a major cause of discontent among the youth there is graduate unemployment. The problem of overcrowded dwellings in unplanned housing areas is also prevalent. And like the FIS in Algeria, this is how the Muslim Brotherhood has amassed popular support in Egypt.
The Egyptian state, though repressive towards the Islamists, has not employed the same tactics as Algeria. Rather, the Egyptian state, which is supposed to be secular, uses the offices of the Grand Mufti and Sheikh of Al Azhar to manipulate discourse on Islam.
Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt
(Public domain; source: Wiki commons)Egypt's official censors also rigorously monitor films, television programmes, and publications in much the same way the Malaysian censors do.
Perhaps Malaysia is slightly more complex. The revolt against the Barisan Nasional (BN) government manifested itself quite clearly through a democratic process in March 2008. Clearly, the notionally secular, Umno-led BN has itself manipulated the discourse on Islam to justify its excesses and repressive policies. And also, the gains made by the pre-Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition at the ballot box came from the support of Malaysians of all races.
But the PR parties themselves, if not the rest of Malaysia, are struggling to find sustainable, common ground in search of authentic democracy. Every which way they turn, they inevitably hit the looming wall of the Islamic state, as demonstrated during the 55th PAS muktamar from 5 to 7 June 2009.
Besides, the PR has yet to effectively address PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa's Freudian slip on hudud in January 2009. The PR has also not publicly addressed Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament Zulkifli Noordin's public announcements about Islam.
Non-Islamist members and supporters of the PR are also now reluctant to bring up these issues, perhaps because the BN is pulling out all its knives to rip the PR apart. And to make matters even more complicated, in the middle of all this, PAS and Umno are still flirting with each other very, very openly.
So how different is Malaysia from these other "Islamic" regimes? Perhaps now it would be instructive to look at the remaining ingredients — other than a repressive state — that catalysed the rise of Islamism in countries like Algeria, Iran and Egypt.
Torn fabric
Firstly, there were serious ruptures in the social and economic fabric in Algeria, Iran and Egypt, which led large sectors of the population in search of money and, more importantly, identity.
Since the 1970s, Malaysia has experienced phenomenal urbanisation and industrialisation. This has destabilised cultural and economic connections between, especially, Malay Malaysians in the rural areas and their urban counterparts.
Thus, a longing for cultural authenticity in the 1970s led to the appropriation of dakwah (Islamic outreach) as a unifying force among Malay Malaysian youth. This is the movement that gave rise to numerous Islamic NGOs, intellectuals, and artists, and this is what eventually gave the Malaysian bureaucracy its Islamic sheen.
Secondly, in countries like Algeria, Egypt and Iran, frustrated masses rallied around charismatic leaders to oppose unpopular dictators. In Egypt, the iron-fisted secular nationalist President Gamal Abdel Nasser found formidable opposition in Sayyid Qutb. In Algeria, the weak President Chadli Bendjedid proved no match for the FIS's charismatic preachers in the overcrowded urban quarters. And in Iran, even audio cassette recordings of Khomeini's speeches while he was still in exile were enough to mobilise the masses to rise up against the despotic Shah.
(Top) Gamal Abdel Nasser (Public
domain); Chadli Bendjedid (Source:
Wiki commons)In Malaysia, both former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and current Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak seriously lack the charisma of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, and numerous other Islamist leaders from the PR. Even a charismatic authoritarian like Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was shaken when Anwar's Islamist supporters were activated during reformasi in 1998.
The third ingredient that oppositional Islamists share across the board is a desire to impose transparent, accountable governance. But "governance" for Islamists also includes rigorous moral policing and, in particular, restrictions on freedom of religion and sexuality. This is especially true of Iran, but also at the local level of government in Egypt and Algeria.
Thus, while Islamists have a proven track record in stamping out corruption and abuse of political power, they have also applied harsh, even violent standards against women, sexual minorities, religious minorities, and dissenting Muslims. For example, Iran's execution of gays, lesbians, and adulterers is now legendary.
Not a Muslim problem
The rise and politicisation of religious fundamentalism is by no means a Muslim monopoly. After all, the Christian Right's successful maneuvering to get George W Bush into the White House in 2000 is another example of how religious fundamentalists have subverted democracy. Another example is the Hindutva-backed Bharatiya Janata Party's success in wresting federal government away from India's Congress Party in 1998.
And certainly, there have been examples where Muslim-led governments have administered Muslim-majority countries in less repressive ways. For example, former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur)'s administration, and incumbent Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's mildly Islamist and hugely popular administration of avowedly secular Turkey.
The downer is that both Gus Dur and Erdogan inherited governments that have a history of being overthrown via military coups. Furthermore, Gus Dur, perhaps the first democratically elected ulama-cum-intellectual president of a secular state, was impeached by the People's Consultative Assembly for alleged corruption in 2001. Erdogan's party was nearly banned by the Turkish Constitutional Court in 2008 for allegedly anti-secular activities.
And so the question now is: can Malaysians get rid of the current repressive regime without substituting it with an Islamist one that is just as repressive — if not more so?
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walski69 says
Perhaps we can still look at Indonesia and Turkey. In fact, if it were not for corruption, Indonesia would probably be far ahead of us economically and socially. It is a living proof that a secular government is what's required to properly manage a diverse society. And let's not kid ourselves – Indonesia IS diverse, and not the monolithic society the majority of Malaysians are led to believe.
The first order of business, however, is to gradually remove religion from the public sphere. Secular, contrary to popular propaganda, does not mean anti-religion – rather, it is the non-inclusion of particular religious tenets, opting instead for universal values.
Honesty, forthrightness and transparency are all good values, and are not the monopoly of any one faith.
In fact, when one religion is used as the axis of governance, it is usually at the detriment of other faiths. We are starting to see that happen here in Malaysia, increasingly over the last decade or so.
History is useful for the now to learn the mistakes of the then. Unfortunately, history too is constantly being used to promote specific political agendas, which end up strangling and impeding us from moving ahead into the future.
islam says
Keep attacking Islam, and PR will end up losing the next GE.
Sonia says
Is the endgame a PR government or a more democratic Malaysia?
And this article attacks authoritarian regimes, corruption and abuse of power. That these things are carried out in the name of Islam is surely where the real attack on the religion is taking place.
kamal says
At the end of the day, we shouldn't be quick to fall into the convenient argument of religion and governance. Probably many more examples exist of perfectly secular governments that are mismanaged and corrupted.
The question with Malaysia is not religion (neither is it in my opinion about race/ethnicity). As much as PAS and BN rhetoric over the last twenty years appear to reflect a growing Islamisation, in reality we are too entrenched in a secular context that is far more diverse.
We also need to read more closely in specific incidences to understand violence and religious conflicts, especially where media reports sometimes are rather superficial. Not everything is as what they seem. A lot of our conflicts are entrenched in very contemporary sentiments and issues. The question perhaps, what then is the role religion can play and why are religions such important social markers to audiences?
I suppose we have to start being clear about what is Islamic; repression in my opinion is not Islamic, even if the man wielding power wears a robe.
Hong says
Social/economic upheaval, no doubt, has the potential to propel dissent into the realm of revolution, but while it is germane to reference the rise of the Islamic Republic in this discussion regarding the future of Malaysia as a secular nation, it might be more useful to look at the general rise of extremist ideologies, religious or not, arising from such upheavals.
The deep uncertainty caused by rapid change for the worse is often the primary reason populations shift towards ideologies with simple, direct appeal – national identity, ethnicity, religion – that act as a bulwark against external insecurity. Nothing like clinging onto something intrinsic and inviolable in times of doubt, as evidenced by the rise of (invoking Godwin's Law here) National Socialism in pre-WWII Germany, the explosion of white supremacists in post-Soviet Russia and the current swing in Europe to the far right.
Malaysia has yet to experience the sort of convulsive experience that can create the opportunity for PAS to widen its support. Even if that requirement were to be fulfilled, Malaysia lacks the ethnic and creedal homogeneity that will make it possible for the party to get very far beyond its traditional hardcore of rural Malay supporters. The recent gains the party made at the national level have more to do with anti-BN sentiment and the faith PR supporters placed in the opposition coalition's united front. Voters bought the unified message, as it were, and not the now-resurfaced individual message of PAS, which violates the democratic, secular and race-blind nature of PR's platform and goes against the coalition's position on BN.
To walski69, whether or not a government is secular has nothing to do with the economics of that country. It has to do with the presence of structures with which to tackle corruption and other kinds of administrative funny business, and the presence of these structures does not presuppose that the state is secular. Myanmar is a good example of a secular state with low levels of economic development. They also handle their minorities rather badly. If secularism were the only requirement, countries like the Philippines would have outpaced us long ago.
Reza says
Damn, Shanon. This is probably one of your best articles. As you know this subject is very close to my heart. A very good analysis.
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Iswarya Menon Biography, Age, Height, Family, Husband, Movies & Facts
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Iswarya Menon Biography – The gorgeous actress making her name prominent in the South Indian film industry!
Family Background of Iswarya Menon:
Iswarya Menon (born as Aishwarya Menon), an Indian actress born on May 08, 1995, in Tamil Nadu, India. Her father's name is Varadha Rajan.
Iswarya Menon's parents
Her mother's name is Jaya Mukesh Menon is a makeup artist.
She has an elder brother named Abhishek Menon. Her family has roots in Kerala; however, she was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu.
Early Life:
Iswarya always wanted to become an actress. She even used to participate in drama competitions and fests in her school days. And continued her active participation in such contests in her college too.
Iswarya Menon's childhood photo
Her parents didn't allow her initially, as they wanted her to first complete her graduation. She did that and managed to convince them to follow her passion.
After completing college, she got a job in a software company. She worked there for a while and later decided to quit her job to pursue her dream, i.e., acting.
She did her schooling at Sethu Lakshmi Bai Higher Secondary School in Nagercoil. Later, she attended Udaya Engineering College, where she completed her graduation in Instrumental Engineering.
Biography of Iswarya Menon:
Iswarya Menon's Profile
Full Name Iswarya Menon
Real Name Aishwarya Menon
Age 25 years (in 2021)
Zodiac/Sun Sign Taurus
Birth Place Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
School Sethu Lakshmi Bai Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil
College Udaya Engineering College
Height 5ft. 4"
(1.63 m)
(170 cm)
Weight Not known
Eye Color Dark Brown
Father Varadha Rajan
Mother Jaya Mukesh Menon
Siblings Abhishek Menon (elder brother)
Profession Actess
Movie Debut (Tamil) Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Movie Debut (Kannada) Dasavala
Movie Debut (Malayalam) Monsoon Mangoes
Iswarya's Movies Career:
Menon started her acting career in 2012 from a TV serial called Thendral. It was a Tamil show in which she played a minor role of a girl named Shruti. The show was aired on Sun TV.
The same year, Iswarya made her debut in a rom-com film titled Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi, starring Amala Paul and Siddharth.
The next year, in 2013, she made her debut in the Tamil industry as a lead role in a Tamil movie named Apple Penne. She starred in the film with actors like Vatsan, Roja, Suresh, and others. The same year, she made her appearance in another Tamil film called Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru.
Also, Iswarya made her debut in the Kannada film industry in 2013 with a film titled Dasavala. She played the lead role in the movie opposite actor Prem.
Then, in 2014, she appeared in her second Kannada movie Namo Boothatma, a horror-comedy film.
Two years later, in 2016, Menon did her first Malayalam movie titled Monsoon Mangoes with actors like Fahadh Fasil, Vijay Raaz, Vinay Forrt (Vinay Kumar), and others.
In 2017, she appeared in Veera, as a lead role alongside Kreshna. Later, in 2018, Iswarya Menon starred in Tamizh Padam, the sequel of Tamizh Padam, with Shiva, Disha Pandey, and Satish Muthukrishnan.
Iswarya with Adhi
Later, in February 2020, she appeared in a Tamil movie Naan Sirithal alongside Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi and KS Ravikumar.
List of Movies:
2012 1. Thendral (TV Serial)
2. Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
2013 1. Apple Penne
2. Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru
3. Dasavala
2014 Namo Boothatma
2016 Monsoon Mangoes
2017 Veera
2018 Tamizh Padam 2
2020 Naan Sirithal
Facts about Iswarya Menon:
She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.
Apart from dancing, she has good singing skills too.
Menon with her dog
She has a pet dog named Coffee Menon.
Iswarya's real name is Aishwarya Menon, but she changed her name only for professional works.
She is a fitness freak.
Her favorite actors are Hrithik Roshan and Vijay (aka Thalapathy).
Frequently asked questions on Google:
Q1: Who is the husband of Iswarya Menon?
Ans: She's not married yet.
Q2: What is the height of Iswarya Menon?
Ans: Around 5ft. 4″ (1.63 m or 163 cm)
Q3: Is Iswarya Menon a Malayali?
Ans: She is a Malayali (her family belongs to Kerala), but she's brought up in Tamil Nadu.
Q4: What is the age of Iswarya?
Ans: 26 years, 8 months (in 2022)
Q5: What is the real name of Iswarya Menon?
Ans: Aishwarya Menon
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