Question: I currently own a home that's valued at $40,000 but my loan is for $60,000, can I get a short sale on my current home and purchase another home right away. I need a home with bigger space and I felt that I made a mistake when I purchased this home.
A short sale is a transaction in which the amount owed on the home exceeds the value of the property. Since the short sale involves the lender agreeing to accept an amount which is less than the amount owed on the property, your lender must approve the sale. In most states, lenders will forgive the difference and not pursue you for a deficiency judgment.
It is important to note not all lenders accept a short sale, especially if it is more financially beneficial for the lender to foreclose on the property. Every lender is different. Moreover every seller may not qualify for a short sale.
Market value of the property has dropped. Even if the payments are current on the home a lender may consider a short sale in order to avoid homeowners walking away from upside down mortgages (owing more than the home is worth).
Homeowner has experienced a hardship such as loss of income, unemployment, reduced income, illness, bankruptcy, lack of assets or divorce.
Extenuating circumstances such as relocating for a job.
Letter of Authorization which authorizes your real estate agent or attorney to speak with the bank on your behalf.
Preliminary Net Sheet which is an estimated closing statement showing the sales price you expect to receive along with the costs sale, loan balance, any outstanding payments, late fees and real estate commissions. (Your real estate agent will prepare this document).
Lastly, you have to find a buyer. The short sale cannot occur unless you have a buyer making an offer to purchase. You may meet all the qualifications and have your package together but without a buyer, you will not qualify for a short sale. Even if you have a buyer, your lender decides whether or not to accept the buyer's offer.
Be prepared for your credit score to take a hit. A short sale may reduce your credit score by as much as 160 points. Read "A ShortSale will lower your credit score" to find out more about short sales and the impact on credit scores. Typically a credit score of 620 or higher is required to get a mortgage loan.
Although lenders are under no obligation to help you maintain your credit, you can always request the lender not report adverse credit to the credit reporting agencies as part of your short sale negations. You never know unless you ask.
FHA Mortgage Loan: If there was no mortgage default which led to the short sale you can purchase immediately. If there was a default the FHA waiting period is 3 years unless the borrower has re-established good credit and can show extenuating circumstances.
Fannie Mae Mortgage Loan: There is a 2-year wait if the borrower puts a 20% downpayment; 4-year wait if the downpayment is between 10% to 20%; 7-year wait if the borrower puts less than 10% down; and a 2-year wait if the borrower puts more than 10% and can show extenuating circumstances.
Freddie Mac Mortgage Loan: There is a 2-year wait if the borrower can show extenuating circumstances or a 4-year wait if the borrower has no extenuating circumstances.
This information is believed to be accurate; however, considering the changes in the economy and recent government policy, there may be updated information. Contact FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the most recent guidelines.
This is just a general overview of the short sale process and waiting period for new homeownership. The best advice I can offer is to find a good real estate agent in your area who is a Certified Distressed Property Expert or a National Association of Realtors Short Sale Specialist. The short sale process can be made easier with the right real estate agent. Good luck to you.


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Champagne | Dad's In The Kitchen Blog!
Now that the yearly New Years service is over, it's safe to admit. I don't like champagne.
That will probably get my ticket yanked with a segment of the liquor industry, the high-stepping party crew and modern romance food aficionados, but there it is. Sure, I raised my glass and drank with everybody else. But, it's kind of like clapping for the neighbor's child's recital. Not to be confused with actual enjoyment.
Is champagne really the right New Year's drink in the first place? For a hearty sendoff of one year and the fingers-crossed hopes for a new one? Seems to me the occasion deserves a draft Guinness, or a shot of Bushmills, a decent merlot or the like. A touch of bitterness, followed by a moment of impossible-to-ignore fullness of flavor, and a real loosening of expectations.
I first got suspicious when I learned champagne was actually a wine mistake. Centuries ago in France champagne grapes were harvested so late, winter cold would sometimes stop the wine fermenting, only to restart in the spring. This caused the yeast to go nuts and produce more gas than usual. Bottles exploded, the wine fizzed, that kind of mess. Until one day, as they were dumping another ruined batch, some prince or another wandered in, tasted the stuff, and offered to pay good money. They couldn't unload it fast enough.
Now, I've got nothing against the champagne industry, who've carried on this lucrative tradition, or folks who enjoy bubbly white wines. I'll just suggest my favorite way to dispose of this French mistake and its domestic cousins is over shrimp, salad, or as below, to sauce a chicken. It's a delicious way to dress food, one pan, man-simple cooking. And what were you planning to do with all the half-empties anyway?
Melt the butter in the skillet, and when it starts to foam, add the garlic.
Add the rest of the butter and heat for one minute at medium heat.
Add the champagne to the skillet and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the chicken broth and tarragon, and cook another 15 minutes.
Take the chicken out, place in a baking pan, cover and keep warm (in the oven, set to its lowest temperature would work).
Add the cream to the pan, raise the heat medium high to bring the liquid to a gentle boil, and stirring, let the sauce reduce in volume by about one half. This can take 15 minutes or more, depending on how much liquid you have at this stage.
Return the chicken to the sauce, coat it well and serve, pouring the extra sauce over the chicken.
Some folks like to spice this dish up with red or cayenne pepper, add sautéed mushrooms, some shallot or onion, that's up to you. Great with rice.


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Hektar REIT's ESG Commitment Rewarded with Two Awards
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd, the Manager of Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT), Malaysia's first retail-focused REIT, is pleased to announce that Hektar REIT is the proud recipient of two Silver awards at the inaugural of The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022: Most Improved Performance Award Over Three Years (for Market Cap below RM300M) and Property & REIT Sector Award.
The awards seek to recognise and honour Malaysian companies for their commitment to developing and enhancing their business operations according to the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles. The award ceremony was held at a gala dinner at the Sunway Resort Hotel on 28 November 2022.
The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022 comprised two categories - the Equity Awards and the Fund Awards. The Equity Awards were organised in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell and the Fund Awards were in collaboration with the Securities Commission and Morningstar. These awards were aimed at promoting ESG adoption and leadership amongst industry leaders and professionals by recognising their contributions and successes. Hektar REIT qualified under the category of Equity Awards, whereby a company must be listed on Bursa Malaysia and be a constituent of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS index as of June 2022.
En. Johari Shukri bin Jamil, Chief Executive Officer of Hektar Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. (Hektar Asset Management), the Manager of Hektar REIT said: "We are honoured to be conferred with these prestigious awards, a testament and recognition of our efforts in driving Sustainability initiatives since we embarked on the core focus on its three pillars of E, S and G across the organisation in 2017. Our commitment to ESG principles is long-term, as we recognise that all of us have a responsibility to our stakeholders. We remain committed to further advancing our efforts in managing material sustainability matters in the area of environmental conservation, including climate change mitigation and adaptation, water & waste management, and managing energy consumption, including incorporating renewable energy in our energy mix." En Johari emphasised that the company will continue to ensure that its initiatives are in accordance with the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR), industry best practices and investors' expectations. Over the years, Hektar REIT has joined hands through many partnerships and collaborations with local and international organisations, providing support to NGOs' and charity programs to support underprivileged and marginalised communities besides advancing and empowering women to improve their financial independence for the benefit of families.
"We recognise the need for responsible sourcing and are working closely with external parties, such as our tenants and vendors, to reduce our carbon footprint across the value chain. An example is the recently introduced Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) to recycle plastic bottles and cans at Subang Parade as a pilot project to play our role and reward our loyal patrons with vouchers for redemption for their continued commitment to becoming a part of a responsible society. We will also continue integrating ESG into all aspects of our business, from financial management to operations and future planning to deliver resilient and sustainable long-term value for our stakeholders."
In June 2022 FTSE Russell evaluation, Hektar REIT was upgraded from a 3-star to a 4-star ESG rating on the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index (F4GBMI). Based on the F4GBMI evaluation of the results, Hektar REIT is inspired and encouraged to continue its efforts to improve initiatives in all three core areas of Environmental, Social & Governance and embed these core principles into its business DNA.
Hektar REIT: http://www.hektarreit.com/
Palladium One Reports 10.4% Nickel, 3.4% Copper over 2.3 Meters and Adds Second Drill Rig at The Tyko Project, Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO , Nov 29, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Palladium One Mining Inc. (TSXV: PDM) (OTCQB: NKORF) (FSE: 7N11) (the "Company" or "Palladium One") is pleased to report the highest-grade drillhole intercept to
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Levitating Construction Game
$39.99 on Amazon
Sometimes it's a good idea to get away from the Xbox or Wii for a while and do something in the real world with other people instead. While there are a lot of fun board games, they are all typically played on a flat board. However, this has all changed with the Levitating Construction Game. It has a board that's totally different from anything else that's out there today.
Think Geek first revealed this game at a toy fair in February 2014. The game is geared towards those who love playing games like Tetris and Jenga as the company is sure that these folks are in for a real treat here! The Levitating Construction Game is like a combination of these two games, but there's a twist: This game actually levitates, which makes it even more challenging for players who must carefully stack pieces on this platform.
The way this board works is by magnetic repulsion. This allows the 3-inch square game board to defy gravity. As it floats in the air over the top of some strategically placed rare-earth magnets that hover over the top of a 6-inch square base, you're challenged to build castles and other small constructions without tipping the board, which would cause all the pieces to come crashing down to the ground. What makes this board look even better is that it's surrounded by a set of glowing, blue LED lights.
The game pieces consist of 24 plastic blocks. There are 6 pyramids, 6 corners, 6 L-shapes, and 6 straight pieces that players can use when it's their turn. Each time it's your chance at the board, you'll need to roll a 6-sided die that comes with the game. You're then instructed in regard to which of the 24 translucent plastic boards you must add to or remove from the tower. If you can successfully do this, leaving the tower still standing after your move, the game goes on. However, once a player finally brings the tower crashing down, the game is over and this person is declared the loser. In this way, the game truly is like Jenga, in which the last person who places a block without making the platform tumble is the game's winner.
Although the instructions that come with the Levitating Construction Game says this is for only one or two players, there really isn't any reason you can't have more people engage in this game with you. The game itself lasts for about 5 minutes, so you don't even need as much time as complex games, such as "Risk," need. Nonetheless, this is a really fun game that a lot of people have given very high ratings for and reviews of.
Many people even go so far as to say that this game is addictive for both children and grownups alike. Sometimes the fun can turn into maddening frustration though. Even that is a lot of fun as that frustration isn't the irritating type that you may experience with other things in life.


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Palestinian workers demand payment of overdue salaries
The unrest occurred ahead of a meeting in the Gaza Strip between Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and moderate President Mahmoud Abbas. The two men, involved in a power struggle since Hamas defeated Abbas' Fatah Party in legislative elections in January, hoped to iron out their differences, officials said.
Haniyeh has complained that Abbas has stripped the government of many of its powers. Abbas, who seeks a resumption of peace talks withIsrael, wants Hamas to soften its hard line against the Jewish state.
"They are going to discuss every small issue and every big thing, whether financial or security," said Azam al-Ahmed, a Fatah official who met with Haniyeh earlier Saturday to prepare for the evening meeting. "We hope through dialogue we can reach something realistic."
Hamas, sworn to Israel's destruction, has come under intense international pressure to change its ways. After the Cabinet took office in late March, the U.S. and European Union, the two biggest donors to the Palestinian Authority, cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid, demanding the militant group renounce violence.
Hamas has rejected the calls, despite a financial crunch that has left the treasury broke and unable to pay the salaries of 165,000 government workers for the past two months. The government is by far the largest employer in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and many families are scraping by on dwindling savings, loans and handouts.
Teachers at five schools in the West Bank city of Hebron canceled classes on Saturday to demand their salaries. While the strike affected only a small number of the city's schools, it marked a turning point.
The Palestinian public has largely backed the government's contention that the crisis is the result of Western hostility to Hamas and so far has heeded calls to remain patient.
"I haven't received a salary for 66 days. Of course I'm not happy with the government," said one teacher. "I need to live and I need to feed my children." The teacher, a father of six, asked that his name be withheld, fearing he could lose his job for speaking to the media.
In Nablus, also in the West Bank, hundreds of government workers demonstrated to demand their salaries.
"This government, if it can't continue, has to think carefully about its people and change its political way of thinking," said Sheik Majed Dwikat, a local religious leader.
Most of the participants at the Nablus rally were Fatah supporters, reflecting the growing tensions with Hamas. Fatah dominated Palestinian politics for four decades before losing the January parliamentary vote.
Much of the power struggle between Hamas and Abbas, who was elected in separate presidential elections last year, has focused on control over Palestinian security forces.
Intensifying the rivalry, Hamas said Saturday that a new security unit headed by a top militant wanted by Israel will begin operating later this month. Hamas announced formation of the force last month in response to Abbas' decision to appoint a loyalist as head of three agencies controlled by the Interior Ministry.


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In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Side Effects and Health Risks
February 2, 2020 Hill Fox Fertility | Pregnancy Drugs 0
Do fertility treatments and IVF cause breast cancer? What are the possible health risks for a woman receiving in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment? A new study suggests that women who started taking fertility drugs when they were 24 years old and went through IVF appear to have a higher risk of developing breast cancer after their IVF treatment. In contrast, women who started their fertility treatment at a later age (40 years old and above) do not seem to face such an increased risk.
Now, before you dump your fertility treatments and IVF, it is important to note that the researchers themselves are not sure whether the higher risk could be attributed to IVF and fertility treatments or whether it could be attributed to something else — such as, for instance, the basic the specific cause of a woman's infertility.
Says study lead author Louise Stewart of the University of Western Australia in Crawley:
"If, for example, younger women who had IVF were more likely to have a specific cause of infertility, and this was related to an increased risk of breast cancer, then it would appear that IVF was related to breast cancer when in fact it was the type of infertility that was more common in women who had IVF."
How the study was done. The researchers looked at the records of more than twenty thousand women ( 21,025 to be exact) 20 to 40, who underwent fertility treatment between 1983 and 2002.
Their findings: 1.7 percent of women who underwent fertility treatment without IVF developed breast cancer compared to two percent of those who had both fertility treatment and IVF. The difference of 0.3 percent is not statistically significant according to the researchers.
When the researchers segregated the women into age groups however, they found a significantly higher risk of breast cancer (i.e., 56% higher) among women who began taking fertility drugs at 24 years old and went through IVF compared to women of the same age who took fertility drugs but didn't have IVF. This higher risk does not appear to exist among women who started fertility and IVF treatment in their 40s.
Again, we should emphasize that this finding is not conclusive and that it is not clear whether the IVF treatment received by the younger women is the culprit for the higher risk of breast cancer they exhibited.
Having said that, in-vitro fertilization does pose some health risks and side effects such as the following noted by the US National Library of Medicine and the UK Human Fertilization and Embryology Society:
Risks during egg retrieval. Adverse reactions to anesthesia, bleeding, infection, and damage to structures surrounding the ovaries during egg retrieval.
Drug reaction to fertility drugs. A woman taking fertility medicines may have bloating, abdominal pain, mood swings, headaches, and other side effects. It may also involve hot flushes, feeling down or irritable, headaches and restlessness.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) could be a dangerous over-reaction to fertility drugs used to stimulate egg production. OHSS is dangerous because it causes a build up of fluid in the abdomen and chest. Contact your doctor immediately should you exhibit the following OHSS symptoms:
stomach pain, swollen stomach, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating, rapid weight gain (10 pounds within 3-5 days), decreased urination despite drinking plenty of fluids, and shortness of breath
Risk of multiple pregnancies. Check out this list of celebrities with IVF and
Ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy can still occur after IVF. Ectopic pregnancy can cause vaginal bleeding, low pregnancy hormone levels and miscarriage.
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Wall Of Silence
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Author : Gabrielle Goldsby
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
It should have been an average bust. Minimal trouble. Minimal backup.When police detective Foster Everett witnesses the unspeakable, average becomes deadly. A cover up ensues and Foster begins numbing herself with alcohol at a neighborhood bar. There she meets Riley Meideros, the one person strong enough to hear Foster's painful secret and not turn away. But like most secrets, Foster's refuse to stay hidden. And like even the most carefully built walls—walls that Riley effortlessly seems to breech—the barricades surrounding Foster soon begin to crumble. Fearing that she's put Riley in danger and fighting against the powerful attraction growing between them, Foster vows to uncover the truth. But someone is determined to keep the truth buried, even if it means silencing Foster and Riley permanently.
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
Author : Alice Miller
Publisher : Basic Books
Miller incorporates psychohistorical analyses of Hitler, Stalin, and Ceausescu to reveal the links between the horrors of their childhoods and the horrors they inflicted on the world. She pleads for an awareness of society's role in child abuse and for recognition of the victim.
Author : Rosemary Gibson,Janardan Prasad Singh
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Describes some of the ways in which medical treatments can go wrong, explains why such disasters occur and how the medical establishment tries to keep problems quiet, and argues for changes to prevent future errors.
The Great Wall of Silence
Author : H.C. DeBoard
Publisher : D3 Publishing
As the election year approaches, Addison Landon, an investigative reporter and political analyst, is about to uncover the most elaborate plot she, or anyone else for that matter, has ever seen. An actual plot to create the largest contiguous land empire in human history that began 646 years ago. What she uncovers is not an army that plans to overthrow governments by force, but a secret society that has ultimate political aspirations. Woven into the very political structure of Democracy that the United States holds dear to its heart, is a plot that is so well executed, that no one can see it…let alone stop it. Addison is in a race against the clock to piece together what are seemingly absurd clues that are linking her to the Mongolian Empire of 1206 AD and the ancestors of Genghis Khan himself. Ancestors that for 646 years have planned and executed the silent political takeover of the United States.
Tear Down This Wall of Silence
Author : Dale Ingraham,Assistant Professor of English Rebecca Davis,Rebecca Davis
a call to churches to be prepared to understand the sin of sexual abuse, to believe and speak the truth, and to take action to help those who have been affected by abuse.
Author : Tracy Buchanan
Publisher : Lake Union Publishing
Her children have a deadly secret. Can she uncover it before the police do? Melissa Byatt's life in Forest Grove seems as perfect as can be: a doting husband, three loving children and a beautiful house in a close-knit community. But appearances can be deceiving. One evening, Melissa arrives home to the unimaginable: her husband lies stabbed on the kitchen floor, their children standing calmly around him...With horror, she realises that one of them is to blame. But which one? And why would they attack their own father? Her loyalties torn, in a split second she decides to protect her children at all costs--even if that means lying to the police. But when someone in the neighbourhood claims to know more than they should, Melissa discovers that some secrets are beyond her control... Can she find out the truth of what happened before the rumours spread? And can the family unite to escape the spotlight of scandal--or are none of them as innocent as Melissa insists?
Walls of Silence
Author : Philip Jolowicz
The hero of Philip Jolowicz's astonishing debut thriller is an everyman who believes he has everything but soon finds himself inexplicably plunged into a world of unspeakable moral corruption. A world where, for its victims, death is most likely the preferred option. In his office off Wall Street, Fin Border surveys his future with confidence. He's a young attorney bound for partnership in a British law firm set to merge with its immensely powerful American cousin in Rockefeller Center. His client list is the envy of his colleagues, his already burgeoning bank account is about to swell. And he truly believes he has consigned to the past the shame and disillusion surrounding the death of his once-revered father, a founding partner of the firm. But an invitation from JJ Carlson, Fin's client and best friend and one of Wall Street's most mercurial investment bankers, proves just how fragile Fin's existence really is. After five shocking minutes, Fin is staring at a scene of carnage on the FDR Drive, as well as the wreckage of his own life and career in New York. Fin's clients are abruptly torn from him, his money is siphoned and replaced by crippling debt, and the prospect of crushing litigation and a criminal record loom large. Fin's friendships and connections count for nothing. Only Carol Amen, senior in-house counsel with Jefferson Trust -- JJ's former employer -- seems to offer any chance of survival, professional or emotional. She has a deal for him, a salve for his pride and something that will get him out of the United States for a while. But Fin has been booked on a flight to the last place on earth he wants to visit. A crackling, character-driven business thriller, masterfully spun by a true-life legal titan of global finance, Walls of Silence follows a fast-rising lawyer through a treacherous international maze of preying power brokers and deadly conspiracies.
A Look Behind the Wall of Silence
Author : Louise M. Wright
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Author : Jennie Lee Cobban
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Breaking the Walls of Silence
Publisher : Overlook Books
Twenty percent of all women coming into the New York state prison system either have AIDS or are HIV positive. In response to this very real scenario, a group of inmates at the women's prison at Bedford Hills, New York, created the A.C.E. (AIDS Counseling and Education) Program. This book documents the A.C.E. Program from its beginnings, recorded in the women's own voices, and details nine workshops that anyone can use. 35 illustrations and photos.
Author : Peter Eton,James Leasor
This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Breaking The Wall of Silence
Author : Breaking the Wall of Silence Movement (Namibia).
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Author : Jellie Bouma
Publisher : America Star Books
Charlotte realized early on that she could not rely on her parents. They could not even defend her during the times when she really needed them the most. She wanted them to protect her against those who wanted to harm her. Due to lack of parental love, Charlotte is constantly looking for someone who she could really trust. Will she able to withstand the adversities that her search would bring? Jellie Bouma was encouraged by her teacher to write. Through her teacher's encouragement, she was able to write her first novel, Dokter's Geke. Jellie is now married and a mother of four kids.
The Black Wall of Silence
Author : Paul Morrissey
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The Black Wall of Silence In the midst of the sexual abuse crisis that is tearing the Church apart, a Catholic priest is caught between fighting for the victims of sexual abuse and his bond of loyalty to the Church. What makes this conflict unique is the internal struggle of the priest who is gay, in a Church that is ashamed of his orientation and rewards him for his silence. While working as a chaplain in Riker's Island Jail, Father Zach learns from an inmate's confession, that the priest whom the inmate is accused of murdering, sexually abused him when he was a teenager. Father Zach discovers that his friend, who is now a bishop, was the one who reassigned this priest after his first abuse. The battle of the priest, determined to defend the inmate, and the bishop, intent on defending the Church, drives the plot to its courtroom climax. Which will prevail - honesty or loyalty? "A taut, powerful story exploring the personal dimensions of the Catholic sexual abuse crisis." -- Kirkus Reviews "A powerful book that raises universal questions about being silenced: Do you ever muffle your own voice? What secrets imprison you?" -- Debbie Yee Lan Wong, author of The Same Sky "A gripping story of a man's struggle for his own integrity as the protagonist, Father Zach, confronts conflicting loyalties to his church, his conscience, and to his very humanity." -- Rev. Donald Cozzens, author of Master of Ceremonies "Gives readers an intimate, seldom-described peek into a gay priest's life--his sometimes conflictual and often deeply wounding relationships with Church authorities." -- Richard Taylor, author of Love in Action
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DOUG DUBOIS [NOMINATED BY LODGE KERRIGAN]
CLIFFORD WOODS, 1987
— When I was 26, I became a friend and fan of Clifford Woods, a largely unknown and never recorded alto saxophone player. Clifford came up on the west coast with the likes of Harold Land, Dupree Bolton and Chet Baker. On weekdays, Clifford could be found playing in front of the China Trade Center on Grant street in San Francisco; on weekends, his spot was on Union Square in front of Macy's.
I was a bit of a groupie, recording Clifford's music, conversations and stories on my Sony Walkman, and making mix tapes for Clifford and his friends. I made this tape right before I left San Francisco – you can hear Clifford playing on the street in Chinatown; talking with his girlfriend, Melita; singing Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac in a stoned, close harmony with a drummer who's name I can't remember; and in a conversation with me that's still painful to hear and hard for me to excuse.
Doug DuBois' photographs are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in NY, SFMOMA in San Francisco, J. Paul Getty Museum and LACAMA in Los Angeles, The Museum of Fine Art in Houston, the Library of Congress in Washington DC and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He has received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, The National Endowment for the Arts, SITE Santa Fe, Light Works and The John Gutmann Foundation. Doug DuBois has exhibited at The J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; The Museum of Modern Art and Higher Pictures in New York; SITE, Santa Fe; New Langton Arts in San Francisco; PARCO Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, Museo D'arte Contemporanea in Rome, Italy and The Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin. His photographs have been published by Aperture, My last day at Seventeen, (2015) and All the Days and Nights (2009); the J. Paul Getty Museum, Where We Live: Photographs from the Berman Collection (2007); the Museum of Modern Art, The Pleasures and Terrors of Domestic Comfort (1991). Doug DuBois is an associate professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.


One of the many things I learned about while working in politics is chasing rabbits. It's a pretty simple game – every time you see a rabbit you must chase it. It's a bit like those 'whack-a-mole' games they used to have at amusement parlours, or the talking dogs in the Pixar movie Up, who get distracted by squirrels mid-sentence.
In politics, every day throws up new rabbits to chase. It could be a story breaking in the newspapers that you can chase follow-up media on, you could be invited to be a guest of honour at an event, or have an idea for an interesting story to pitch to a journalist, be asked to intervene by a constituent, hold a street stall on a burning issue of the day – the list goes on. When you're a small party with each MP covering multiple portfolios, these factors multiply to a degree where it is simply impossible to chase down all the rabbits.
When you're doing something all the time, you can feel like you're achieving something. But are we achieving what we want to achieve?
Because if that's all we're doing – rabbits breed like rabbits, after all – we haven't had time to sit down and plan which rabbits we want to be chasing – the black ones, the brown ones, the ones with myxomatosis – or even to decide if we're only chasing rabbits because other people seemed to be, and, when we sit down and think about it, we may find we don't much like rabbits after all.
Measuring outputs in politics can be difficult. Elections are brutal job interviews/reviews every 3-8 years – where politicians either keep their job or get the sack – but their job description doesn't exactly come with performance indicators.
So then what's more important for reelection and, presumedly, positively affecting public policy? Is it being on the radio, attending an event, writing a letter to a Minister, speaking in parliament, dabbling in internal party politics, running a campaign, launching an inquiry? Is the most important issue to focus on planning or education or mining or housing or transport or social services?
If I look at my life I have similar questions – I've also only got a limited amount of time and an excess of opportunities: what issues should I focus my activism on? What books should I read? What exercise should I do? Which social event do I go to? Which video of cute animals being cute should I watch on the internet?
The answer of course, both politically and personally, is a combination of a variety of factors. But I can't work out which combo works best for me if I'm always chasing rabbits. It's why it's so important, every now and then, to stop everything, to reflect, learn, prioritise and change direction if necessary.
I'm never bored – there's always something to do – but I often struggle with making sure that enough of what I'm doing is working towards my handful of long-term goals.
I'm interested in what people do to stop themselves chasing rabbits unnecessarily. If you've got any great tips, please share!
These piece was republished by activist health & well-being organisation Plan to Thrive on 24 September 2014 here.
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Un adenoma sebáceo, es un tipo de adenoma, enfermedad cutánea que consiste en un tumor de crecimiento lento, habitualmente una pápula o nódulo de color rosa, carne o amarillo.

Importancia
Los adenomas sebáceos aislados no revisten gravedad; sin embargo pueden estar asociados con el síndrome de Muir-Torre, una enfermedad genética que predispone al cáncer.

Puede estar asociada con la esclerosis tuberosa. El término «adenoma sebáceo» es en realidad una denominación errónea.

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Dermatología
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Socrates Villegas (Manilla, 28 september 1960) is een Filipijnse rooms-katholieke geestelijke. Villegas werd op 8 september 2009 benoemd tot aartsbisschop van Lingayen-Dagupan.

Villegas volgde zijn priesteropleiding aan de San Carlos-seminarie en werd tot priester gewijd op 5 oktober 1985. Hij diende daarna het aartsbisdom Manilla in diverse functies. Hij was er vicaris-generaal, lid van de financiële raad van toezicht van het aartsbisdom, minister voor priesteropleidingen, minister voor jeugdzaken en districthoofd van de kerkelijke districten Quezon City South, Makati en Manilla. Tevens was hij Moderator Curiae van het aartsbisdom. Villegas was bovendien vanaf zijn wijding tot priester tot aan zijn benoeming tot bisschop in 2004 de secretaris en woordvoerder van kardinaal Jaime Sin.

In 2001 werd hij benoemd tot hulpbisschop van het aartsbisdom van Manilla en titulair bisschop van Nona. Op 3 mei 2004 werd Villegas benoemd tot de derde bisschop van het Balanga als opvolger van Honesto Ongtioco, die werd benoemd tot bisschop van het nieuw opgerichte bisdom Cubao (Quezon City). Het bisdom Balanga is een suffragaan bisdom van het aartsbisdom San Fernando en beslaat 21 parochies verspreid over 12 gemeenten. Vijf jaar later, op 8 september 2009 volgde een benoeming tot aartsbisschop van Lingayen-Dagupan, nadat een verzoek voor vervroegd pensioen door aartsbisschop Oscar Cruz door het Vaticaan werd goedgekeurd.

Aartsbisschop Villegas is een van de meest uitgesproken bisschoppen van de Filipijnen. Hij leverde forse kritiek op het beleid van president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, hekelde de corruptie in het land en vergeleek Arroyo en haar man zelfs met voormalig president Ferdinand Marcos en diens vrouw Imelda.

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Jackson County, Missouri selected PWA to design and oversee the interior restoration and renovations to the Historic Truman Courthouse, on the central square in downtown Independence, Missouri. The plans called for the building, which was originally constructed in 1826 and had five subsequent major renovations, to be brought back to its 1933 design when it was last substantially renovated by President Harry S. Truman. Through very careful and judicious planning and execution, the Truman Courthouse has been restored to this heritage and yet has been modernized to accommodate the needs of the 21st Century.
Various County departments, the Independence Department of Tourism, and Jackson County Historical Society are now housed in the courthouse. It also offers various other attractions, including tours of President Truman's restored office and the courtroom where he once worked as Presiding Judge of Jackson County; a gallery which displays art and historical artifacts significant to the State of Missouri; and a large public media/meeting room for special events and press releases.
The project included the removal of all non-original construction such as interior partitions, HVAC systems and lay-in ceilings; updating the restrooms, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. And, most significantly, an elevator was carefully inserted into the confines of the interior to allow full public access to all three floors.
Design features include the preservation of all the common areas; the restoration of the original high plaster ceilings throughout; the cleaning and restoring of existing woodwork, doors and hardware (with custom built ADA compliant levers); the restoration of the bell tower, and the original "battleship linoleum" flooring. The renovation also provided state of the art card readers, security systems and IT cabling; enhanced life safety and fire protection systems, and new attic insulation.
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Not much happening – and most of it yellow.
That's been my general verdict on this month's flowers: though tinged with a great deal of relief that our 'false spring' in the unseasonable warmth of a couple of months ago hasn't, after all, kiboshed the real one.
Was there ever such a spring-like colour as yellow? It shines out at you wherever you look: gleams and sparkles and cheers the soul. Perhaps that's why it's so much more welcome at this time of year than, say, in mid-summer when yellow flowers just seem brash: after all, we all need a bit of cheering up after the winter.
So now is the time of the spring bulb: there isn't much else peeping out just yet. But bulbs, above all, should have the place more or less to themselves anyway: that way you can admire them without distraction, to your heart's content.
Another mystery daffodil: could be 'Jetfire'?
Great pictures. How do you get your Leucojum to flower, mine has sulked since I planted it 2 years ago – lots of leaves, no flowers, ever!
Su – I can take no credit at all for the Leucojum. It was here when we moved here and has been flowering its socks off ever since. Sorry :DVP – glad you agree! right, Jetfire it is!
Yep, definitely Jetfire. It's a little marvel.
You are a bit ahead of us here in upstate New York, United States. Our daffodils are only starting to bloom but our crocuses are in full swing. Happy GBBD.
Yellow does seem to be one of the first colors of spring. I love, love all the crocus in your older post.


I'm not interested in movie actors and actresses because I like books more than movies.
I'm interested in weather because I love mountaineering and paragliding.
I'm interested in solar power generation because I hear it's eco-friendly.
I'm interested in taking care of babies because I'm going to have a grand-child in the near future.
I'm not interested in studying economics because money is not important to me.
I'm interested in weaning foods because my English teacher's son is 5 months old.
I'm not interested in baseball because it's tedious for me to watch a whole game.
I'm not interested in listening to country music played by my husband because I have listened more than enough.


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Quasi-free-standing monolayer hexagonal boron nitride on Ni
Satoru Suzuki, Yuichi Haruyama, Masahito Niibe, Takashi Tokushima, Akinobu Yamaguchi, Yuichi Utsumi, Atsushi Ito, Ryo Kadowaki, Akane Maruta, Tadashi Abukawa
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The electronic structure of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride grown on Ni by the diffusion and precipitation method was studied by x-ray absorption spectroscopy, emission spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and micro-ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy. No indication of hybridization between h-BN π and Ni 3d orbitals was observed. That is, the monolayer h-BN was found to be in the quasi-free-standing state. These results are in striking contrast to those of previous studies in which h-BN was strongly bound to the Ni surface by the orbital hybridization. The absence of hybridization is attributed to absence of a Ni(111) surface in this study. The lattice-matched Ni(111) surface is considered to be essential to orbital hybridization between h-BN and Ni.
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Suzuki, S., Haruyama, Y., Niibe, M., Tokushima, T., Yamaguchi, A., Utsumi, Y., Ito, A., Kadowaki, R., Maruta, A., & Abukawa, T. (2019). Quasi-free-standing monolayer hexagonal boron nitride on Ni. Materials Research Express, 6(1), [016304]. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aae5b4
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In: Materials Research Express, Vol. 6, No. 1, 016304, 01.2019.
Suzuki, S, Haruyama, Y, Niibe, M, Tokushima, T, Yamaguchi, A, Utsumi, Y, Ito, A, Kadowaki, R, Maruta, A & Abukawa, T 2019, 'Quasi-free-standing monolayer hexagonal boron nitride on Ni', Materials Research Express, vol. 6, no. 1, 016304. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aae5b4
Suzuki S, Haruyama Y, Niibe M, Tokushima T, Yamaguchi A, Utsumi Y et al. Quasi-free-standing monolayer hexagonal boron nitride on Ni. Materials Research Express. 2019 Jan;6(1):016304. doi: 10.1088/2053-1591/aae5b4
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Georgian President Zurabishvili's Q&A Session at PACE
Following her 47-minute address to the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on January 28, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, responded to the questions fielded by the assembly members as well.
As Zurabishvili's speech lasted twice longer than expected, the Assembly members had less time to ask questions. Therefore, President Zurabishvili had to answer several questions fielded by different assembly members at once.
Civil.ge offers you those questions as delivered:
Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD): "Madam President, I'm a Polish citizen and probably as you know all Polish people are the friends of Georgia. However, many of Georgia's friends, including the U.S. Congress and European Parliament here, voiced concern over worrying tendencies in Georgia, especially after the so-called "Gavrilov night" in June.
On November 27, Mr. [Bidzina] Ivanishvili, Chairman of Georgian Dream, publicly stated that many more opposition leaders will serve in jail, and immediately, prosecutions against some opposition leaders started. As a president of Georgia, is it not worrying you, those two items?"
Frank Schwabe (Germany, SOC): "Madam President, you mentioned the situation of the LGBTI in your country, and you mentioned the difficult situation. What can you do? You – yourself, political representatives, what can we do to better the situation of those people in your country?…
…We have a very polarized political situation in Georgia and you mentioned and you described it. What is possible, what is your position, and what can you do to minimize such polarization, which is very not helpful to people and not for the democracy in Georgia."
Martin Poliačik (Slovak Republic, ALDE): "Madam President, I have a very simple question to ask: what do you think about the importance of fighting fake news and disinformation, because in December Facebook deleted hundreds of pages and profiles in Georgia, for as they stated inauthentic coordinated behavior.
According to Facebook official statement, these pages were targeting opposition politicians and civil society organizations. According to Digital Forensics Research Lab of the Atlantic Council, Washington [D.C.], these pages, in addition, are targeting opposition politicians, and spreading anti-European propaganda and messages and might be linked with the government.
What has been done to address this concern?"
Oleksii Goncharenko (Ukraine, EC/DA): "Gamarjoba Kalbatono (Georgian for Hello Madam – editor's note) President, my question is next: the consequences of [Vladimir] Putin's aggression against your country – Georgia, my country – Ukraine, are awful. But the Russian Federation continues to violate the statute of the Council of Europe, to ignore the resolutions of this assembly.
What can be done by international community, in general, and the CoE, in particular, during Georgian chairmanship to make Russia fulfill its obligations. Do you support imposing a few sanctions against the Russian Federation, also for occupying your territories?"
Leonid Kalashnikov (Russian Federation, UEL)*: Georgia has always been a hospitable country receiving various international organizations. Now we will be holding (…) the Ministerial Council of the OSCE, earlier there was an Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO).
I saw the security protecting you. Unfortunately, we do not have such security, even the few parliamentarians. Nevertheless, the President of the IAO was beaten, and you as the host of a hospitable country, not only you did not judge, but, on the contrary, approved the actions of your hooligans.
Don't you think that your country has become dangerous not only for democratic freedoms, which you have mentioned [in your address]: gays, Jews, other national minorities, women, but now also for the parliaments.
(*Leonid Kalashnikov spoke in Russian – editor's note)
Marie-Christine Dalloz (France, EPP/CD)*: From August to December the Parliament of Georgia has proceeded with the nomination of 14 Supreme Court judges (out of 20 in total). The selection procedure of the candidates, administered by the High Council of Justice of Georgia, has come under severe criticism. PACE co-rapporteurs had deplored nomination of the persons who do not have sufficient legal knowledge and independence for this important job. What measures Georgia plans to take in order to guarantee the independence of the judicial branch.
(Marie-Christine Dalloz spoke in French – editor's note)
Titus Corlățean (Romania, SOC): "As rapporteur on Georgia I would like to ask you what are your concrete intentions and envisaged political and constitutional actions to support divisive progress in relations with those commitments assumed 20 years ago by Georgia upon accession, especially in the field of the judiciary, electoral legislation, and the signature and ratification of the European charter for regional minority languages.
I have in mind, for instance, the political crisis generated recently by the changes of what was established after the constitutional reform on the electoral legislation, and as initial decision the proportional system to be used starting with 2024."
Rafael Huseynov (Azerbaijan, ALDE): "Madam President, Azerbaijan and Georgia are friendly countries that contribute to the implementation of many large energy projects. Due to this exemplary unity of work and ideas, we opened the corridor, and our region as a whole has proven to be a safe, stable and accessible space for investment.
Earlier, during your visit to Azerbaijan, you said that the transport sector is very important for the world, noting that our countries have done significant work to integrate Asia, China and Europe but the opportunities of this shortest route have not yet been fully utilized.
What significant progress can be expected in close perspective?"
John Howell (United Kingdom, EC/DA): "You spoke of Georgia's involvement in world problems, given your own background, what can you do to help the situation with Iran?"
President Salome Zurabishvili's responses
The Georgian President responded to the questions consecutively, saying that the developments of the "Gavrilov night" should be divided into two.
"There was [the] first uproar of the Georgian society, very spontaneous one to the fact that Russian parliamentary [delegation] was present in the Georgian parliament and held some speeches that were not acceptable to a country that has 20% of its territory occupied [by Russia]," she said, adding: "I did not, and nobody accepted the fact that somebody should be beaten but somebody should also show some restraint."
"But the second part that happened after the departure of Mr. [Sergei] Gavrilov from Georgia after the fact that the Chair of the Parliament of Georgia [Irakli Kobakhidze] resigned because there was this incident and he took the responsibility for this incident," President Zurabishvili said.
(Speaker Kobakhidze announced resignation on June 21 after developments in front of the parliament, when a peaceful demonstration turned into a clash between the demonstrators and police, injuring at least 240 people. However, none of the Russian MPs have been beaten – editor's note)
According to Zurabishvili, radical opposition leaders were leading attempts "to seize parliament" on the night of June 20, which, she said, endangered the legislative body. "I do not know any European country that would accept that the parliament is seized by force," she said, noting that "this young democracy has protected itself quite well."
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Speaking of the LGBT rights in Georgia, President Zurabishvili said "I do not think that we should overstate the issue." To prove her stance, she mentioned that "there is no central[ized] discrimination, both in my administration, or in any other administration, there are no issues individually."
The issue that has been set in Georgia that of public demonstrations by some parts of the society are taken as promotion. And I think we have been progressing in ensuring security, and in preventing violence by some different extremist groups," she said.
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Zurabishvili touched upon the issue of fake news as well, saying that even she, personally is "constantly under the pressures of fake news, distorted information" about what she has said. "Yes, social media are totally full of different accounts, and my personal social media is infested with attacks from 'bots' and other forms of attacks as I am sure you all know and have in your countries," she said.
The Georgian President further noted that here is a choice either "to respect the freedom of expression in social media, or to start restricting." However, she said, "we are not among the countries that have started to restrict anyway."
But I've been myself as one of the promoters of platform in the presidency to try to tackle the issues of disinformation, of fake news, of hate speech, because all of that goes together and we are entering a phase of parliamentary elections that are coming in October. We have a very strong neighbor that can use and is using […] disinformation or fake news, so we need some form of regulation while respect the freedom of expression, that's a difficult task," she said.
In her remarks, President Zurabishvili said that "Russia has not been fulfilling its commitments, as been violating the resolutions, and that is a long story, that we have been experiencing." She then called on the CoE "to ensure as much as possible the same standards for all the countries." "Because, we have been respecting all the agreements that have been taken," she said.
Calling the question of a Russian delegate "very interesting," President Zurabishvili said that "Georgia is the country that is going to host the parliamentary assembly of the CoE in May, and Georgia is going at this occasion to go over and bypass its own national legislation, which prevents people that have been visiting the occupied territories without our authorization, and without entering through our territory, prevent them form re-entering the territory of Georgia, and that would preclude the main members of the Russian delegation to enter."
But since we are the country that unlike what has been declared policy by the Russian President lately, we are country that respects its international commitments and all of them – we are going to respect our international commitments and receive the parliamentary assembly as we are dictated by the rules and regulations of the parliamentary assembly and our adherence to the principles of this organization," the Georgian President said.
She then added that this "is not easily accepted by the population. But it's something that we will do, because we are faithful to our principles and to our guidelines and to this organization."
In response to Dalloz's question, President Zurabishvili brought up a common expression of a half-empty, half-full glass, saying that on the one hand, selection hearings were televised and open to public scrutiny, which added to transparency of the entire process, while, on the other hand, questions were raised about the criteria of selection and competence of certain candidates.
In this case, President Zurabishvili stressed, we should consider the fact that Georgia stems from the Soviet Past, when the judiciary was "completely discredited." "This cannot change in a matter of a day," she said. According to Zurabishvili, ODIHR's recommendations have been taken into account as the selection process had been temporarily halted. The President expressed hope that the quality of selection criteria and all that is "in question" shall be refined by the time selection process resumes.
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Here Zurabishvili drew parallel with the electoral reform in Georgia. She refused to comment about the details because the issue "was partisan" and she had to uphold impartiality as the guarantor of Georgia's Constitution. However, she noted that there was a lively discussion regarding the amendment in the electoral Code of Georgia which involved parliamentary parties and other stakeholders alike.
She also cited the Constitution that "from 2024, elections shall be carried out through proportional voting." Zurabishvili expressed confidence that most, if not all of the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations would be implemented until the forthcoming elections.
The President put a special emphasis on the importance of friendly relations with Georgia's close neighbor, Azerbaijan as well. She highlighted that international transport and energy projects, like TRACECA or new gas pipeline, contribute to the peace and stability in the region. Zurabishvili mentioned developing Anaklia Deep Sea Port, as a means to exploit Georgia's maritime and commercial capabilities.
The President stressed that recent escalation in the wider region [Iran-U.S. crisis] negatively affected Georgia, as the country was susceptible to regional tensions. She further noted that Georgia, over the course of centuries, had striven to uphold friendly relations with all its neighbors. However, "in recent years due to Russia's actions Georgia has lost the capacity to maintain dialogue with Russia", the President concluded.
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Get 'Hope'
1. Life Starts (spoken Word) [feat. Peter Barnardo]
2. Hope (feat. Preye Toun)
3. On His Mind
4. Believe Again
5. Just A Little Faith
6. Be The Best You Can
7. Growing
8. Growing (reprise)
9. Carry You
10. Someday Soon (remix)
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Ebi Oginni, a Nigerian-born Irish doctor and an emerging independent singer/songwriter currently based in Derby, England has released a new album titled 'Hope'
The album opens with the track 'Life Starts' which is a spoken word track and sets up the album beautifully, it sets the tone and the platform for the upbeat second track on the album 'Hope'. The title track of the album is a song about declaring that God and God alone is our hope and strength and is a wonderful song.
For all the upbeatness of this first song we then head to the brilliant 'On...
Read More Ebi Oginni, a Nigerian-born Irish doctor and an emerging independent singer/songwriter currently based in Derby, England has released a new album titled 'Hope'
For all the upbeatness of this first song we then head to the brilliant 'On His Mind' which is a totally different tempo to the first track. Ebi has made a beautiful song here, it really touched my soul. It is a song with a lovely melody that is sung by a very talented vocalist that lets her gift do the work and draws the listener into what she is saying in her song. I could listen to Ebi sing this song over and over again.
You cannot help but love the vocals of Ebi, the soulful and smooth vocals are something very special. Her voice is simply beautiful, bold, strong and frankly stunning. There is such a rich tone to her voice, but still a friendly and relaxing sound that is coming out of her soul. This vocal quality of Ebi comes out in all the songs, she has a different vocal delivery depending on what the song needs and this shows the character and control she has in her voice.
If you are looking for an example of how Ebi can sing in many different styles and ways you only have to listen to the tracks 'Believe Again' and 'Just a Little Faith', both are great songs, yet both sound so different. The bass work in the track 'Just A Little Faith' has to be commended. The more I hear this album, the more I realise if you hear one Ebi Oginni track don't expect to think you have worked out her style and sound as each track on this album has it's own story and own character.
The song 'Be The Best You Can' feels like a storytelling kind of song, with the answer being conveyed in the chorus. Ebi says of this song "This song was written after I went through a difficult situation at work and I went through a time of self doubt and self depreciation. I came out of that by realising that we are all on different journeys and we all have different strengths and gifts". As you would imagine, the voice of Ebi is as strong and powerful as ever, but here I feel like the main reason for the track is to tell people about the message more than the song itself, as strange as that is to say.
It's wonderful to have all of Ebi's tracks together as one collection. I have really enjoyed listening to this album as a set of songs and her singles together. You can hear different influences in the songs, you can hear Ebi trying different approaches in the tracks yet at the heart of this album is a talented vocalist and songwriter pouring out her heart in these songs, singing a message of hope that God is with all of us in different situations of life. These songs are all about Hope and it's a wonderful message to listen to, add to that that these are strong songs and even when you also add on top of that that EBi is an amazing singer and a talent, then you have a great album here.
Review by Jono Davies
LTTM Rating 5 Out of 5 Stars
Standout Tracks
On His Mind
Just a Little Faith
Nigerian-Born Irish Singer/Songwriter Ebi Oginni Releases Full-Length Debut 'Hope'
Ebi Oginni, a Nigerian-born Irish singer songwriter who has dedicated her time to bringing healing to the people around her, has released her debut full-length album 'Hope'. "It's a collection of songs that encapsulate hope"…
Other Ebi Oginni Releases
Carry You
Hope (feat. Preye Toun)
Be the Best You Can
Believe Again


JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied Sunday in the streets of Jerusalem, blocking roads and paralyzing the city in a massive show of force against plans to require them to serve in the Israeli military.
The widespread opposition to the draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. The issue of army service is at the core of that struggle. Since Israel's founding in 1948, the ultra-Orthodox, who make up about 8 percent of Israel's 8 million citizens, largely have been allowed to avoid military service, compulsory for most Jewish men, to pursue their religious studies. Older men often don't work and collect welfare stipends while continuing to study full time.
The ultra-Orthodox insist their young men serve the nation through prayer and study, thus preserving Jewish learning and heritage, and by maintaining a pious way of life that has kept Jewish culture alive through centuries of persecution.
But the exemption has enraged secular Israelis who say the ultra-Orthodox are not doing their fair share. The issue featured prominently in last year's election, which led to the establishment of a center-right government that has been pushing for reforms that will require ultra-Orthodox to serve in the army. Parliament is expected to vote on the conscription bill this month.
Shelah and his party believe integrating the ultra-Orthodox into the military ultimately will lead to their inclusion in the workforce and help sustain Israel's economic growth. Israel's central bank chief, as well as international bodies like the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, warn that high unemployment in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab sectors threaten Israel's economic prospects.
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox streamed toward the entrance of Jerusalem as a heavy haze settled on the gathering. Men clad in traditional black suits and hats bowed and swayed in prayer as others danced in circles. Spectators packed the balconies and roofs of nearby buildings as a loudspeaker blared prayers. Many held signs reading "the Torah shall not be forgotten." Police said more than 300,000 people attended.
The city began grinding to a halt hours before the rally began. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 3,500 police officers deployed for the rally. He said authorities closed the central bus station and halted nearly all public buses into the city. In addition, public transportation inside the city was being limited from afternoon until night. Some schools and government ministries also closed early.
Usually only men attend such public demonstrations, but ultra-Orthodox community leaders encouraged women and young children to take part. A major thoroughfare in Jerusalem was closed for traffic and reserved for ultra-Orthodox women in accordance with the community's strict separation of the sexes. Many women, wearing long skirts and head coverings, held prayer books close to their faces as they prayed, while young children ran between them.
"They came out of fear of one thing: that they are going to be changed, that they will be put in a melting pot and changed," ultra-Orthodox lawmaker Israel Eichler told Israeli Channel 2 TV. According to the draft bill up for a vote in Israel's parliament, only a fraction of eligible ultra-Orthodox Jews would be expected to serve, said Inna Dolzhansky, spokeswoman for lawmaker Shelah, who is also a member of the committee drafting the bill.
The army would be required to draft an increasing number of ultra-Orthodox Jews each year, with the goal of enlisting 5,200 ultra-Orthodox soldiers — roughly 60 percent of those of draft age — by mid-2017. Israel would grant financial incentives to religious seminaries that send their students to the army, she said.
If the ultra-Orthodox community does not meet that quota by then, the bill calls for mandatory service for ultra-Orthodox Jews and criminal sanctions for draft-dodgers. Beginning this year, the bill would require all ultra-Orthodox Jews aged 17 and a half to register at army recruitment offices, although not all ultra-Orthodox would be obliged to serve, said Nisan Zeevi, spokesman for lawmaker Yaakov Peri, who has helped draft the bill. He said the law would permit 1,800 ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo army service for religious studies.
Orthodox Judaism expert Menachem Friedman said the law doesn't go far enough to properly integrate the ultra-Orthodox into Israeli society. But he said Orthodox leaders are sensing growing hostility from the secular majority, which has had to foot the bill for the community's welfare.


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Actors | Feb 11, 2015
Gwyneth Keyworth stars in The Life and Times of Fanny Hill
Gwyneth Keyworth opens in April de Angelis bawdy romp The Life and Times of Fanny Hill directed by Michael Oakley at Bristol Old Vic Theatre.
Based on the erotic novel by John Cleland, the play tells the story of country girl Fanny who leaves her small hometown to seek fortune in the capital, only to fall into a life of working in Georgian brothels. Gwyneth plays Swallow, a young girl with a haunted past who is asked to take on the lead role of young Fanny when Fanny calls for a reconstruction of her memoirs. Cleland's 1748 novel was banned – and the play is a witty retelling of Fanny's story from her own point of view.
Last year Gwyneth graduated from RADA and was immediately seen playing Emma Finch alongside Paddy Considine in ITV's hit drama The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. She also filmed a lead role in hilarious new BBC3 comedy The Vodka Diaries as well as new comedy pilot 88 Keys opposite Tim Minchin.
Gwyneth talks about her rehearsal process at Bristol Old Vic Theatre and the play's content in an interview with Bristol 24/7 here.
The Life and Times of Fanny Hill plays at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre until March 7th. Tickets can bought here.
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Barbara Jordan, the first African American and first woman to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, told delegates in 1976: "We are a people in search of a national community." Her words ring true today, writes Peter Loge.
A call to find a new rhetoric for a humble civil religion
Peter Loge
Loge is an associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University. He edited "Political Communication Ethics: Theory and Practice" (Rowman & Littlefield), a textbook being published next month.
"If men were not apart from one another," the American literary theorist Kenneth Burke wrote a half-century ago, "there would be no need for the rhetorician to proclaim their unity."
Apartness can feel like America's social and political condition. We live, eat, work, pray and vote apart. We rely on different sources for news that report on different issues from different perspectives — and that often rely on different facts.
This condition is not new. In 1976, Barbara Jordan told delegates to the Democratic National Convention that Americans are "a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community." Jordan, then a House member from Houston and the first African American as well as the first woman to give the convention keynote address, went on to say that "We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present ... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America." Her words still ring true.
Suggested solutions to these challenges often include an emphasis on civil discourse, a commitment to listening to those with whom we disagree, and more actively engaging the civic sphere.
I would add that candidates and elected officials ought to embrace the rhetoric of a humble civil religion.
A lot of our political coming apart makes sense. Many feel forgotten or ignored, and many have been actively excluded from the national conversation. Absent a narrative that makes everyone part of a larger positive whole, these groups can make sense of their position in ways that glorify separation rather than unity.
Our politics has become, in popular parlance, tribal. The challenge is finding a rhetoric that binds us together. As Jordan put it in that convention speech, the question is how we can "fulfill our national purpose, to create and sustain a society in which all of us are equal."
One answer is a humble civil religion that recognizes we are moving from a flawed but optimistic place toward a more perfect union — and that we can only do so together. We should "face up to unpleasant truths about ourselves," as the philosopher Richard Rorty put it two decades ago, "but we should not take those truths to be the last word about our chances for happiness, or about our national character. Our national character is still in the making."
Popularized by Robert Bellah in 1967, civil religion is a coherent putting together of who we are, where we came from and how we should behave next. In a 2017 essay for the online journal "Religion & Politics," John D. Carlson described civil religion as a "collective effort to understand the American experience of self-government in light of higher truths and through reference to a shared heritage of beliefs, stories, ideas, symbols and events." It is a story about ourselves, which we tell ourselves.
There is a lot left out of this story to be angry about. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the phrase "all men are created equal," owned slaves. The original demand for religious freedom excluded Roman Catholics. We forced Native Americans from their lands or killed them. During World War II we rounded up Japanese Americans and put them in camps.
A lot of people have been treated brutally because of their language, faith, skin color, sexual identity and more. Our United States has been built on a lot of enforced division.
Further, a rhetoric of civil religion can be dangerous. People may feel free to do whatever seems most advantageous or expedient in the moment, no matter how cruel or unjust, because they claim to "have God on their side."
These serious challenges need not doom the effort. At the conclusion of his 2017 book. "American Covenant: A history of civil religion from the puritans to the present," Philip Gorski praises a civil religion that doesn't "confuse democracy with empire." In drawing on Langston Hughes' 1936 poem,"Let America Be America Again," Gorski argues a positive civil religion strives for a "free people governing themselves for the common good." Such a "righteous republic," he says, "demands that the political community protect the weak and downtrodden from the high and mighty" and also has an "egalitarian ethic."
In his "Losing our Civil Religion" piece, Carlson argues that a positive civil religion has four important characteristics. First, it "affords a model for forging consensus based upon founding principles that transcend differences in ethnicity, race, gender, religion, and political party." Second, "American civil religion gives voice to moral convictions and values beyond crude economic and political interests." Third, there is a "propensity to instill humility." Finally, it "propounds universal principles that entail a sense of purpose and engagement in the world."
Such a civil religion, to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, worries less about the Lord being on America's side than it does about America being on the side of the Lord.
Our politics, often worthy of praise and full of promise, has stumbled. Our failures have become rhetorical hooks on which short-sighted and selfish political actors hang our identities and pit us against each other. Honest and fair citizens are abandoning public spaces and leaving those spaces to thugs and ideologues.
We need to be better than our division. We need to acknowledge our past and move together into our future. As Rorty wrote, "You have to be loyal to a dream country rather than to the one in which you wake up every morning."
Those who compete for our political attention can encourage us to work toward this dream country together — or we will continue to suffer the nightmare of it coming apart.
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Graduation Ceremony – Class of 2022
On Thursday, 20 October 2022, the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) held the graduation ceremony for the class of 2022.
In an eventful evening, UKH graduates of undergraduate and postgraduate levels celebrated their success in a memorable ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, ministers, other dignitaries and diplomats. Graduates and their families also attended.
His Excellency Masrour Barzani delivered a speech and hailed UKH for being on the the best universities in the region. UKH President Keith Sharp and Chair of the Governing Board Marshall Billingslea also delivered remarks and addressed the graduates and attendees.
Top students in each programme of study were awarded with Academic Excellence Award by their school deans the president.
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About three years ago the Chapel Hill PTSA decided to address mental health concerns of students, said Kirsten Barker, president of the organization. The PTSA has offered training for the school staff in how to help students with mental health concerns, and this screening and discussion are an extension of that effort, Barker said.
While anxiety is not new to adolescents, indicators of greater anxiety have continued to climb in the last five or six years, said Jim Wise, student assistance program specialist from Chapel Hill High and one of the panelists for the Tuesday program. "We're talking about anxiety ... that is beyond their ability to control," Wise said.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system conducts a Youth Risk Behavior Survey every two years. In the most recent survey, one in five high school students in the district said they had reached out for some kind of mental health support, Wise said. The National Institute of Mental Health, in statistics dating back to 2004, states that about 32 percent of adolescents reported some kind of anxiety disorder.
Why is there a greater prevalence of anxiety among adolescents? Part of the increase is "the 24/7 world they live in," and the pressure of being connected all the time by cell phones and the internet, Wise said. Years ago, when students left school, they were better able to leave the stresses of that environment behind, but now it often follows them via cell phones, he said.
Academic pressure also "contributes to that sense of anxiety that a lot of people are having," Wise said.
Having anxieties and mental health issues also carry stigma, Wise and Barker said. Part of the purpose to this program is to remove that stigma, to let students know that there are people at the school "who can help you through and give you what you need to be successful," Wise said. The high schools, in addition to guidance counselors, also have social workers available, as do middle and elementary schools, he said.
He wants students to feel comfortable about reaching out, because adults often need more information from students to address problems in mental health, Wise said.
Joining Wise on the panel discussion will be Anne Bryan, assistant dean for student affairs at the UNC School of Education; Cindy Sortisio, therapist and co-owner of Counseling Services Inc.; and Charleen Enns, therapist in private practice.
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.
ADMISSION: Free. A panel discussion will follow the screen ing.