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New Wolverine Game Announced at the PlayStation Showcase
Insomniac, the developer of the 2018 hit release of Marvel's Spider-Man game, surprised viewers today at the Playstation 2021 Showcase. This announcement comes in the form of an extremely brief teaser. The teaser shows off a torn-up bar, with only one person sitting in a hat and a checkered flannel. A man who had previously been knocked down stood up with a knife, and the individual sitting down revealed Wolverine's signature adamantium claws.
The PlayStation blog stated that Marvel's Wolverine is a "standalone game" and is directed by Brian Horton and Cameron Christian. However, it's just in the beginning stages of development, but the blog gave one hint; comparing Wolverine to Spider-Man, in that," Both heroes feel deeply compelled to defend people who are less able to do so."
We received very little information from the teaser. However, given Insomniac's history with their games, we can speculate that it will also be exclusive to PlayStation. Unfortunately, we do not have a release date or any gameplay information about the upcoming title due to it being so fresh.
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Friday Nov 25 2022
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WATCH: Suspect who killed policeman in Karachi says acted in 'self-defence'
Suspect Khurram Nisar says he killed policeman in self-defence.
Nisar says he sensed danger when the official asked him to go somewhere instead of police station.
Suspect adds he asked his brother-in-law to bring documents.
KARACHI: Suspect Khurram Nisar, who shot dead policeman Abdul Rehman in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase V area late Monday night, said he acted in "self-defence".
In a video statement issued from Sweden, Nisar said that he opened fire on the policeman in plain clothes, considering him a "kidnapper".
The murder suspect said that he sensed danger when the official directed him to go somewhere else instead of the police station.
He maintained that the police personnel tried to kill him inside the car but fortunately bullet got stuck in the chamber of his pistol. The suspect said the police personnel was threatening to kill him hence he killed him to save his life.
He maintained that his brother-in-law did not know what actually had happened. Nisar said he had asked his brother-in-law to bring his documents from his house.
Khurram Nisar fled to Seden
Suspect Nisar had managed to flee to Sweden after the murder.
As per police sources, Nisar took an international airline flight via Istanbul which landed in Sweden. The suspect used his Swedish passport to run away from Pakistan, police sources shared.
Nisar, the son of a former deputy commissioner, shot a policeman dead following an altercation in DHA Phase V.
The martyred cop, Abdul Rehman, and his colleague reportedly chased the suspected shooter, identified as Khurram Nisar and spoke to him after they allegedly noticed suspicious activity, according to Geo News.
A couple of video footages showed an altercation between Rehman and Nisar.
Footage of the shooting was recorded via CCTV camera in which Rehman and Nisar step out from the passenger seat and driver's seat, respectively, of a black vehicle with tinted windows.
In the same video, the cop can be seen holding a pistol and gesturing for Nisar to sit in the car and go to the police station.
According to the police, Nisar came to Karachi from Sweden on November 5. He lives there with his wife and two children.
DIG South Irfan Baloch told Geo News that the cop accompanying Rehman recorded his statement, according to which they saw Nisar forcing a woman to sit in the car near Boat Basin.
Baloch said that when the cops approached Nisar, the woman fled, while they tried to control him, but couldn't get hold of his gun as he resisted.
This was when Rehman sat in the car with Nisar, while the other cop chased it.
The DIG said that the cops tried to take Nisar to Darakhshan Police Station, but he increased the speed of his car. At this, Rehman tried to stop Nisar and both of them got out of the car. The two engaged in an argument and pulled their guns on each other, he added.
According to Baloch, Nisar's home in Karachi is near the crime scene in DHA Phase 5, where he left the car used during the incident at home and fled in another car.
The police raided Nisar's house and seized weapons, documents and the vehicle used during the shooting. The house watchman was also detained.
The FIR
The case of the murder of the policeman was registered on the complaint of a sub-inspector at Darakhshan Police Station.
The suspected shooter faces charges of terrorism, murder, and shootout with police, officials said.
Rahman, the martyred cop, was shot in the right temple. Initial medical examination showed the slug of the bullet got stuck in the head, according to the first information report (FIR).
The FIR also contains the detailed statement of the deceased cop's partner, a constable, who was at the scene.
According to the police, both cops, members of the elite Shaheen Force, were on a motorcycle patrolling routine, when they heard screams of a woman coming from a sedan near a traffic light in Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase V.
"The martyred cop, in the line of duty, sped after the black car and intercepted it near Abdullah Shah Ghazi's mausoleum as soon as the driver pulled over. He then opened the front passenger side door and sat in the car. However, as soon as he got in the car, a girl sitting in the backseat bolted out of the vehicle," the police FIR said.
Later, as per the FIR, the car moved ahead and stopped after covering some distance.
"During the drive, the cop and the shooter had a heated argument. They stopped and both the cop and the driver came out of the car each toting a gun. At that point, the driver took aim and shot the cop. The bullet hit him in the side of the head, killing him instantly," the police said.
The FIR also said that the cop fired at the shooter, but missed.


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NEPAL & UN
Nepal and the United Nations
Nepal joined the UN in December 1955. Nepal has been regularly participating in the annual GA sessions since joining the UN. Nepalese delegations to the UN General Assembly session have been led at the ministerial level, some at the level of head of government and occasionally by the Permanent Representative. Nepal has been actively participating in negotiations for collective interests of Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, Nonaligned Movement and Group of 77 and China, including chairmanship of the group of LDCs during which the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPOA) was negotiated. Nepal also had the privilege of leading the Commission of Investigation into the Conditions and Circumstances resulting in the tragic death of the then Secretary-General Mr. Dag Hammarskjold who was killed in a plane crash in Lusaka in 1961. Mr. Rishikesh Shaha, leader of Nepalese delegation to the 16th GA session, was entrusted with this responsibility.
Peacekeeping and Nepal: Nepal has been contributing to the noble endeavor of UN mandated peace support operations around the world, starting from United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) in 1958. Nepal has contributed in more than 42 out of 71 peacekeeping operations with total contribution of over 126,000 peacekeepers. Currently Nepalese peacekeepers are serving in 15 out of 16 missions with 4,949 male and 161 female troops, ranking sixth largest Troop Contributing Country (TCC) and Police Contributing Country (PCC) with 73 personnel having made the ultimate sacrifice. It has also contributed through the provision of niche capabilities such as engineers, military police and special force contingents.
The devotion to duty and performance of Nepal has been widely acclaimed. Nepal has no restrictions in participating in robust peacekeeping (Chapter VII-based missions) and Nepalese peacekeepers have always accepted challenges and participated in highly challenging operations. Nepal also deploys without National caveats, facilitating the Military Component Commander to adequately exercise his Operational Control in fulfilling mandated tasks. We will continue to support such endeavors whole heartedly. Upon recent UN request, Nepal has deployed its Engineering Platoon (even for Six Months) and additional COE to UNDOF and 1 Guard Unit to UNAMSIL (Libya) is in the process to be deployed by the end of September 2016. Nepal has also successfully conducted its Assessment and Advisory visits from DPKO and DFS in July 2016 in reference to our pledge expressed at the Peacekeeping Summit last September for an Infantry Battalion and a Special Operation Force Company. With this Nepal is in the process of elevation to Level 3 in the Peacekeeping Capability and Readiness System (PCRS).
Nepal has a "zero tolerance" policy in sexual abuse and exploitation cases. UN policies regarding sexual exploitation and abuse and on the protection of human rights is strongly built into Nepal's pre-deployment training courses. On that count, Nepal is also prepared to collaborate on various peacekeeping-related training packages to be conducted in Nepal. As per the Secretariat Principle, Nepal Army has already appointed 15 Officers as National Investigation Officers in 8 different Peacekeeping Missions from the deployed Contingents.
Nepal will continue to demonstrate its willingness and commitment in the accomplishment of the UN efforts. Nepalese long association and contribution in the peacekeeping needs to be further enhanced through greater representation at the senior position. Nepal will continue to support all the UN endeavors towards maintaining international peace and security.
Nepal in the UN bodies: Since joining the global organization, Nepal has been actively engaged in the various UN bodies. Positions/Memberships held in recent years include:
Member of the ECOSOC (2003-2005; 2013-15)
Chair of the 4th Committee of the 61st Session and 69th Session
Member of Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (2004-2006)
Member of the Committee on Conferences (2005-2007)
Member of the Programme Coordinating Board of on HIV/AIDS (2005-2007)
Member of the Executive Board of UNESCO (2006-2009)
Vice-Chair of the Group of the Least Developed Countries (2001-2006)
Vice-Chair (NGO) of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2005-2007)
Vice President of the GA for the 64th Session (2009-2010) and 67th Session (2012-2013)
Chair of the Working Group on Lessons learned of the Peacebuilding Commission (2010)
Member of the Governing Body of the ILO from the Workers' Group (2005)
Member, then chair of the then Commission on Human Rights, 2004-2006
Member of the Executive Board of the WHO 2003-2006
Member of the Executive Board of the UNESCO 2006-2009
Member, Organizational Committee of Peacebuilding Commission (2008-10; 2011-15)
Member of the Commission on Social Development (2008-2011); President, 2013
Bureau Member of the Group of the LLDCs (2010-14)
Chair of Global Coordination Bureau of LDCs (2009-2012)
Coordinator of the Consultative Group of the LDCs in the WTO for 2013
Member of the Governing Body of the ILO from the Workers' Group (2011-2014)
Chairperson of the 5th Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the 70th Session
Member (Expert) of Committee Against Torture (CAT) for 2014- 2017
Member (Expert) of the Governing Body of the ILO (2014-2017)
Member of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS for the term (2014-2016) (Also Vice-President for 2015)
Member of the Executive Board of UNICEF 2016-2018 (Also Vice-President for 2016)
Member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (2014-2017)
Member of the Committee under the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for 2017-20
Nepal's current Candidature(s)
Nepal has presented its candidature for the membership of the Human Rights Council for the term 2018-19. Its election will take place in November 2017; interactive session with stakeholders due June-July 2017).


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US: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump directed him to commit a crime
U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified on Tuesday that Trump had directed him to commit a crime by arranging payments ahead of the 2016 presidential election to silence two women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump. Cohen, 51, made the statements as he pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges in federal court in Manhattan, including tax evasion, bank fraud and campaign finance violations.
Cohen did not name Trump in court, but his lawyer, Lanny Davis, said afterward that he was referring to the president.
"Today he (Cohen) stood up and testified under oath that Donald Trump directed him to commit a crime by making payments to two women for the principal purpose of influencing an election," Davis said in a statement.
"If those payments were a crime for Michael Cohen, then why wouldn't they be a crime for Donald Trump?" Davis said.
Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer and "fixer" who once said he would "take a bullet" for Donald Trump, struck a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty Tuesday to charges including campaign finance fraud, bank fraud and tax evasion, according to two people familiar with the plea bargain.
AP : Two people familiar with the financial fraud investigation of Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, say he has reached a plea agreement.
The people spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.
They did not know the details of the agreement.
The investigation into Cohen has pulled back the curtain on Cohen's role as the president's loyal "fixer."
Earlier this year he admitted arranging a $130,000 payment to quiet porn actress Stormy Daniels' claims that she had an affair with Trump.
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The Obama Deception EXPOSED!
Let's boil it down for you right now then I'll present the evidence to prove my case.
A long time ago, there lived a very rich publisher named Hearst.
Hearst had a mistress. This was well known. He bankrolled her comedy club ventures. She was a comedian of her time. They had a child. That love child still around her mothers comedy night clubs met a comedian named Richard Pryor.
Of course Richard being Black and Hearst Love child being white, at that time would of been a major scandal. So Hearst opted to send the child to Hawaii. More to come on this.
Obama phony brother from another mother.
Link to his bro
There have been many rumors about the real identity of the person playing the role of our president. These rumors, some baseless, but other do have some merit and stem from the lack of history this person seems to have. The major points of his past have been pushed by the mainstream media and are the items that they rely on to cement the existence of this person in today's reality. But when you begin to dig past the surface layer of those facts they fail miserably. No published papers while at Harvard, no classmates to step forward that are creditable, not grades, and a birth certificate that is clearly flawed on so many points that I don't even waste my time with it.
My personal story begins with a visit I made to NY back in 90. I went with Robert Groden and his son John. During that trip we made a stop and were introduced to a friend of Robert's named Jack Baxter. Who was a film director and producer that grew up in Chicago and was now living in New York. His father was well known in the business and had worked with many of the big names in Hollywood. Jack was producing a documentary called Brother Minister, a documentary on the life of Malcolm X. At that time I had limited knowledge of Malcolm, and really only knew of his assassination, and that it had many unanswered questions, just as the JFK assassination that I was working on with Robert If memory serves me correct High Treason had not yet been published.
When we arrived at the studio that Jack was finishing up his film, he introduced us to some people that were in the studio. Some working with him and others part of Malcolm family. The adviser to the film was a person named Jefri. He was a tall, thin built black man, looked to be in his early 30's, wearing a bomber jacket, but I could still tell he was thin. I got the impression after shaking his hand that he was not interested in sticking around, as he made his way quickly out the door, as soon as he could politely do so. Next was Betty, who I recognized the name as the wife of Malcolm X. I was told that Jefri was Malcolm's son, (at that time I was unaware that Malcolm didn't have any sons) and Betty I assumed was his mother, but looking back I don't recall if that was said or it was just something I implied after Jack said Jeri was Malcolm's son in the presence of Betty. We shook hands and briefly said hello and she departed the same way as Jefri.
Years went by and I forgot about that meeting until not too long ago when a friend mentioned Malcolm and was wondering about my take on the information that several independent researchers were claiming. They were claiming Obama was in fact the son of Malcolm X. I decided to take a look at the evidence presented and sure enough, I could see the obvious genetic markers present in both faces. But when I started to look at Malcolm's history that was when I realized he was said to have 6 girls and no male children. I even looked at the one son of his daughter that had been in trouble with the law and ruled him out due to age.
The age I believe is a very important issue when you look at this case since I believe someone is lying and it starts with Louis
THE WHITEHOUSE FIRES ONE BACK AT WELLAWARE1.com
Pulling out the big guns with Spielberg (I guess he has nothing better to do since he and Tom Savini's failed attempted to fool you with the Boston Bombing Hoax
I hope they enjoyed their laugh because something tells me they won't be laughing when they see the next release of our investigation into the world of BILL COSBY.
Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr. (Born Louis Eugene Wolcott; May 11, 1933, and formerly known as Louis X) is the leader of the syncretic and mainly African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam (NOI). He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, before his death in 1975, as the National Representative of the Nation of Islam. After Warith Deen Muhammad disbanded the NOI and started the orthodox Islamic group American Society of Muslims, Farrakhan started rebuilding the NOI. In 1981 he revived the name Nation of Islam for his organization, previously known as Final Call, regaining much of the Nation of Islam's National properties including the NOI National Headquarters Mosque Maryam, reopening over 130 NOI mosques in America and the world. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes Farrakhan as an antisemite.
Now you're trying to tell me that is the face of an 80 year old man? Bull! Late 60's may be.
But when I recently pulled the image up via a Google image search I found this image and the name Jefri Aalmuhammed's name had been added after Jacks.
Finding the name Jefri Aalmuhammed brought back the memories I had of meeting Jefri back when they were producing this film. Having a name in hand, I began to dig, and dig I did. I began by running a name search for this person and came across a lawsuit he had filed against Director Spike Lee. Apparently within the suit he claims he was a consultant for Lee's documentary "X" it turns out the Jefri is the leading consultant on the topic of Malcolm X, gee I wonder why.
There was a portion of the suit that described in detail the events where Jefri was the lead man that provided the information for Malcolm's time he spent in the middle east, in fact Jefri accompanied the crew there for consult on the scenes where they were showing Muslim practices and he rewrote several of the scene so they would be authentic when viewed. During that time it would have allowed for the shooting of the "Bin Laden" characters footage. Although there is no way of knowing this, but we have to keep in mind the facial analysis of the Bin laden character and OB our president. They match to the point where it would have to be him or his brother.
Not remembering Jefri's last names, but assuming it was little, or Shabazz, a name taken by his family as they were part of the nation of Islam, I decided to pull up the video that my friend Jack was working on and that I after that meeting did some of the work on the marketing collateral for them.
This was the box cover that I remembered.
Now just as I was writing the content for this page and did an image search for the Brother Minister box art I saw the image of Karriem Shabazz, which was not in the results the other times I searched for the box. But the image, then confirms my findings that Jefri is the same person as Karriem Shabazz and the makeup artist Valente Frazier.
We can clearly see Osama and Obamas palm prints are different, but not different enough to rule out them being related. Now all we need is the palm of 2 other people that we will discuss in a moment.
Aalmuhammed v. Lee 202 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2000) - full text opinion Jefri Aalmuhammed's was hired to ensure the accuracy of scenes depicting Malcolm X's trip to Mecca in 1964. He coached Denzel Washington on the intricacies of the hajj, which is a series of rituals in-and-around Mecca that must be performed at least once in a lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim. More information about the life and work of Malcolm X is available
Now when you search for the Brother minister image on Google you will notice the following image mixed in with the results.
Brother Minister Karriem Shabazz at Muhammad's Temple #13C dated 2009
He is the same person as Jeffri Aalmuhammed, and is also Valente Frazier.
In 1991, Warner Brothers contracted with Spike Lee and his production companies to make the movie Malcolm X, to be based on the book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Lee co-wrote the screenplay, directed, and co-produced the movie, which starred Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. Washington asked Jefri Aalmuhammed to assist him in his preparation for the starring role because Aalmuhammed knew a great deal about Malcolm X and Islam. Aalmuhammed, a devout Muslim, was particularly knowledgeable about the life of Malcolm X, having previously written, directed, and produced a documentary film about Malcolm X.
Aalmuhammed joined Washington on the movie set. The movie was filmed in the New York metropolitan area and Egypt. Aalmuhammed presented evidence that his involvement in making the movie was very extensive. He reviewed the shooting script for Spike Lee and Denzel Washington and suggested extensive script revisions. Some of his script revisions were included in the released version of the film; others were filmed but not included in the released version. Most of the revisions Aalmuhammed made were to ensure the religious and historical accuracy and authenticity of scenes depicting Malcolm X's religious conversion and pilgrimage to Mecca.
Aalmuhammed submitted evidence that he directed Denzel Washington and other actors while on the set, created at least two entire scenes with new characters, translated Arabic into English for subtitles, supplied his own voice for voice-overs, selected the proper prayers and religious practices for the characters, and edited parts of the movie during post production.
Washington testified in his deposition that Aalmuhammed's contribution to the movie was "great" because he "helped to rewrite, to make more authentic." Once production ended, Aalmuhammed met with numerous Islamic organizations to persuade them that the movie was an accurate depiction of Malcolm X's life.
Brother Minister Karriem Shabazz
Born and raised in Montreal, Brother Minister Karriem Shabazz embraced Islam in 1993, finding truth, purpose, and a driving desire to see Black people rise. He assisted in establishing the Nation of Islam of Canada, where he is currently the Minister of Muhammad's Temple #4 in Montreal. Brother Karriem organizes museum visits and workshops to promote Black history and founded the Unity Festival, designed to promote Black businesses and programs. He has volunteered as a mentor and board member for the Black Star Big Brother Project, as a tutor for the NDG Black Community Center, and as a youth coordinator for the Nigerian Canadian Association. For several years, Brother Karriem wrote a weekly self-help column for the Caribbean Camera and Montreal Camera newspapers. He has spoken at churches, CEGEPs, universities, community associations, conferences, and discussion groups throughout North America. Brother Minister Karriem Shabazz remains committed to the vision of seeing his Black brothers and sisters become the great men and women that God ordained for them to be.
Just so you know.
Valente Frazier
Emmy Award-Winning Valente Frazier is considered one of the beauty industry's most talented and sought after celebrity makeup artists. As an advocate of visual realization, Valenté is renowned for achieving vivid looks that are glamorous yet practical and approachable and has done so for more than 10 years. He has not only worked the faces of impressive A-listers, but has also collaborated with many of the industry's top photographers, including Gilles Bensimon, Alexi Lubomirski, Steven Meisel, Matthew Jordan Smith, Keith Major, and Jim DeYonker, just to name a few.
Currently residing in New York City, the Virginia native, developed a zeal for artistic expression at an early age through drawing and often found himself in trouble with his grade school teachers for daydreaming and doodling. At Norfolk State University, he studied Fine Art with an emphasis in painting while simultaneously cultivating his enthusiasm for fashion illustration and makeup artistry. A great communicator, witty, and a quick study, Valenté completed his studies, graduating with a B.A. Degree in Fine Arts.
Soon after college, Valenté followed his dream to New York City, in pursuit of a career in the fashion and beauty industry. He landed his first job at Henri Bendel as a M.A.C. Artist, which became his "training ground". Armed with experience and insight, he shortly thereafter became a freelance artist for Iman Cosmetics. Iman was so impressed by Valenté's talent and work ethic that he was soon promoted as the National Makeup Artist and Trainer for her exclusive makeup line where he traveled extensively, honing his craft and instructing.
In 2003, Valenté was requested to work on a new television reality competition called America's Next Top Model. After two cycles of working as Janice Dickinson's makeup artist, he then became the personal makeup artist to Tyra Banks, host of the fashionable series. Since, he has traveled and worked in Paris, Milan, South Africa, Brazil, Thailand, Japan, Australia, London, Barcelona, Barbados, Amsterdam, China, and Canada, living and fulfilling his dream.
Valenté has done several campaigns with Victoria's Secret. He has also worked several fashion shows with the famous Intimates brand, including the memorable Victoria's Secret 10th Fashion Show, in which Tyra Banks made her final runway appearance. His work has appeared on the pages of magazines such as Italian Vogue, Elle, Elle Girl, Harper's Bazaar, O, Jane, and Essence. Valenté briefly worked as a host makeup artist on the morning talk show The View. That experience prepared him for his journey to Los Angeles. There he accepted the position to become a personal makeup artist to Tyra Banks for the Emmy Award Winning Tyra Banks Show, which has since relocate to New York City. He creatively transforms the face of Ms. Banks on America's Next Top Model and all her public appearances. Valenté was incredibly honored to have his expertise personally requested by First Lady Michelle Obama. To date, Valenté Frazier continues to be an authority in makeup worldwide.
After looking at the evidence so far I have come to the conclusion that Jefri is either Obamas Brother or his son. The genetic markers are of such similarities that these are the only options. Any person further that brother or son would not have such similarities as we see presently. But the question still remains is Obama, the son of Malcolm X. Well lets take a closer look and you tell me.
The Move People and Obama
Now what do the Move people have to do with Obama?
Well, let me tell you a little story about what happened while I was doing some research on Mayor Rizzo of Philadelphia. I grew up just outside of Philadelphia. I went to college at the University Of the Arts on Broad and Pine st. In downtown. I spent a lot of time in the city since my mother lived there.
One of the memories I have of Philly was the day Mayor Wilson Goode dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto the roof of a house that was known as the Move Headquarters.
MOVE or the MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa. MOVE was described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocated a "back-to-nature" lifestyle and preached against technology." The group lives communally and frequently engages in public demonstrations related to several issues.
Since their founding in 1972, their actions have attracted attention of the Philadelphia Police Department. A major incident occurred in 1978, when the police raided their Powelton Village home. This raid resulted in the death of one police officer and the imprisonment of nine group members, now known as "The MOVE 9." After this, the group relocated further west to a house at 6221 Osage Ave.
In 1985, the group made national news when police dropped a bomb on the Osage, house from a helicopter in an attempt to end an armed standoff. The explosion ignited a fire in which 11 people died, including five children and the group's leader, John Africa. Only two occupants survived, Ramona, an adult and Birdie, a child. In addition, 60 homes were destroyed as the entire block burned.
Now understand that the incident that Willson Goode dealt with was not started by him it was started by the previous Mayor Frank Rizzo.
Through my research into the Giffords event in Arizona, I have become very familiar with the individuals we are told are the law enforcement of AZ, Sheriff Arpaio being one of them. When I looked at Frank Rizzo of Philadelphia I immediately recognized he looked like Sheriff Arpaio. Now stay with me here as this will all make sense as I explains a little about ARPAIO and how it ties to Obama and the Move people.
That is Michele Obama's Mother.
A Lawyer for the Move People
Jim Tucker By the way, is David Rockefeller SR.
As I was searching for move videos on Frank Rizzo I cam across this video.
If you begin to dig deeper on that name you will run into Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr
Also keep in mind that the person that started all the problems (so we are told) was Frank Rizzo and Frank is David Rockefeller JR now Sheriff Arpaio.
Skip to 1:26 in this video and look who you see. Yet another Saturday Night Live cast member. Remember Tina fey (who is Jennifer Greenberg Sexton) grew up just outside Philly in Upper Darby not far from where I grew up in Chichester. But If you have been following my work you already know she is a family member with Rockefeller and therefore you see several SNL members close by in these stories that involve Rizzo/Rockefeller/Arpaio
Putting more and more pieces of this Obama puzzle together, I found myself facing what looks to me as a decoy individual, but just as soon as I say that I get more evidence that make the connection more clear.
I just have that gut feeling its not correct, but I can't pin it down. Even with the large pile of evidence that my team has gathered about him. It's just too easy I think, that's what is giving me the problem. I can't believe they would be so bold with the president that I believe this person is a decoy. Meaning the person I am about to show you is not him, but a carefully selected look alike that has all the right moves, but is left out in the open for people to find him. But we shall see if in fact he is a honey pot.
Funny note about the character he plays on the FICTION known as the Real Housewives of Atlanta. The woman we are told had his child, is actually Deion Sanders wife. Just search for their current court battle and you will see what I mean.
Final Chapter?
I will keep you posted on the results of his ear exam, but whatever the case we know we have a match with the daughter and that is enough to get the proceedings started for impeachment. Unless he wants to come clean and fill the people in on who exactly he is so we know who is running the show or he can face the people and deal with them directly.
As for Michelle…
Looks like Africa to me!
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No, but Obama is!
As usual where would be be without our connection to the Greenberg and the rest of the family that we have covered for the past 2.5 years. Their involvement with the BRAVO TV channel is through their Cohen family side. But that doesn't stop the entire family from showing their faces at some point on a Bravo "FAKE" Reality show.
If you are familiar with the official Obama history, we have been fed by the White House, Obama has a brother in Africa. This may or may not be true, but one thing is for sure the person they call his brother is another actor from the Real House Wives of Atlanta Leon Robinson. Keep in mind that Michele was a Robinson and her brother played professional Basketball.
But as for this Robinson we clearly see its the person they are calling Obama's brother.
All you have to do is listen to his voice and it's over.
And now for the Scientific Evidence
The person of interest is former Chicago Bulls member Bj Armstrong. We ran several evaluations on both of them with good authentic photographs from the White house and The Chicago Bulls organization, Along with trading cards that were published over the many years he played ball.
But even with the solid evidence it brings us to a unique fork in the road as you will learn here shortly.
After performing an ear evaluation using proven methods we can easily conclude they are either the same person or they are brothers, possibly twins.
Here we can also see the overlay with the teeth. They are also conclusive, but as you are aware teeth are easily manipulated with veneers. But with that considered you still have the weight of all the tests matching combined with the additional external matching criteria that include several members of his alleged family and the family of the Greenberg's that are right there next to him as David Axelrod is a member along with many of the White house staffers are also actors that appear on the Real housewives show right along side of the person we are told is his brother.
At some point you have to put aside the coincidence arguments and accept the facts as they are presented.
We can also see that Broadwell is Jada Pinkett Smith. Now we see her and BJ together and knowing the rule that I teach people when you are looking to verify these matches is to look at the person's spouse and or children, don't forget the siblings too. So look to see if Jada has any brothers and she does, a half brother named Caleb.
So you have Michelle Obama and Will Smith playing roles in the Move situation in Philadelphia. Remember her mother plays the role of a lawyer for the Move movement.
Take a look at Frank Rizzo's campaign commercials and you will see many more of the SNL cast.
So let me break it all down for you…
Obama at first, long about looking to be related to Valenté, but not Obama. The question arose about him possibly being Will Smith which after an ear analysis came out negative, but one of these ears is a very close match and it takes doing both ears to make your conclusion valid. Which means Will is related to him somehow.
Then the finding of Smith's daughter Willow is a match for one of Obama's daughters. Combine that with the video that Michele slipped up in and blurted out about how she is a single mom….Doh! How she feels like SOMETIMES since her husband is President makes it FEELS LIKE SOMETIMES she's a single parent. bahahahahha Bullsh*t she slipped. Then we see her in photos of the MOVE people in Philadelphia and standing next to her is a person that matches Will Smith. (Remember Will is from Philly too) So, since we have a match with one of the daughters for a Smith kid, I suggested we look to see if Jada is actually Broadwell which it turns out she is. Then I said does she have any brothers and she does indeed have a HALF brother. Upon pulling him up Caleb Pinkett we see him and Will Smith is very close and they do resemble each other. Caleb looks like Obama as well. So MR BJ ARMSTRONG. I believe is Caleb and sitting with him who we were told was BJ's wife is none other than his HALF sister Jada Pinkett.
HALF Brother is key. NOW is we look at the person who is said to be Obama's Brother in Kenya that turns out to be an actor on the Bravo Show Real Housewives of ATL. He is the one that had the (FAKE) baby with the one woman (who happens to be in real life Deon Sanders, Wife hehehe a little side note there) Anyway… The estranged husband of Nee Nee on that show (forget his name) looks to be Jada Pinketts Father or Uncle. Also on that show we have Candy who actually is MC Lyte the rapper who, when you close your eves sounds a hell of a lot like Jada. I'm thinking sisters or cousins. But there are several people on that show that are actors that play roles in our government like Shela Jackson Lee, Tyra Banks is one there too as one of the housewives. 70's Blacksploitation star (Pam Grier) Jacky Brown, Comedian Wanda Sikes is on there and of course, who can forget out US REP KID from Kid and Play is there too. That's just one show the other Housewives from other shows are highly suspect (one of which is Sheree who looks a lot like Michelle Obama and her eyes match) I could go on and on about the Bravo (Greenberg /Cohen owned and operated) shill network but that's for another day.
The Final Chapter (we hope)
It appears that Obama is the son of Richard Pryor
Looking more and more like Obama is the son of Richard Pryor.
THE FINAL CHAPTER.
NO, REALLY, THIS TIME!
Allow me to introduce you to Richard Pryor's daughter
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Pryor was married six times, most recently to Flynn. The two had a son, Steven. Previous children included a son, Richard, and daughters Elizabeth, Rain and Renee.
Elizabeth far right.
Now allow me to introduce you to Obama's Half sister Maya.
AND HERBERT looks to be Randolph Hearst. I will fill in the details as soon as I get a free moment.
More of the family of liars
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (L) and Rain Pryor (R)
His GRANDPAW is Herbert Lundy
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Herbert Lundy was, among many other things in his long life, a well-respected member of the board of editors of the Portland Oregonian newspaper. Lundy was an Oregon Republican during his tenure at the paper as a reporter and editor, which began in the '40s and ran well into the '70s, and the paper itself was staunchly Republican in its political endorsement choices. This was, of course, a time when the Republican Party and its candidates held positions somewhat different than the bombed-out post-Bush Republicans might be presumed to hold today. Lundy, a compassionate conservative and passionate conservationist, was an Oregon G.O.P. member whose contemporaries included Wayne Morse, Tom McCall and Mark Hatfield, and was also, according to his grandson Bruce, a gruff, loving, headstrong and literate man whosuffered fools with little patience.


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Luke Rockhold (pictured) promised he would steamroll past Michael Bisping in the first round at UFC Fight Night 55. He promised!
It all started with a head kick that wobbled and dropped Bisping. Rockhold then unleashed a vicious left hand that nearly put "The Count" out cold. He immediately jumped on Bisping and slapped in a one-armed guillotine choke to seal the deal.
After the scrap was called, the archenemies hugged it out and it appears their beef is squashed.
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The SVN system has been replaced by the BZFlag Git git version system. The code in SVN is available for read only.
BZFlag SVN, is the Subversion Revision Control System used by the development team to maintain and store the BZFlag Source code. The SVN system is hosted by SourceForge and is accessible by anyone with the proper software. The SVN system replaces the BZFlag CVS system that was used in the past.
To access the source code via SVN , you will need a SVN client. Most unix/linux type operating systems have the command line SVN client as an installable option. Windows users must download the Windows native SVN command line utility or a third party SVN client, such as the Tortoise Graphical SVN Client (highly recommended). SVN is also available to Windows users via Cygwin with SVN and other common Devel tools selected during installation.
The simplest way to get the bzflag source code is to use the URL for the current ( or TRUNK ) bzflag module.
This will get you the current bzflag source code for the development version.
If you wish to get all of our source code in one step, you can get the entire repository with the command.
This will get all modules, branches, tags, and subdirs. Beware! This is a very large amount of data (make sure you have at least 2.7 GB of disk space available) and will take a while and will be rather useless, as it is the code for every version of bzflag. Most users will only need the code for one specific version.
The best way, is to only get the subdir for the module you are interested in. This is much more efficient and suitable for most users. The most common module to get is the bzflag module, as it is the actual game.
Please see the sections below for more information about the URLs to use for branches and modules.
Windows users that use the Tortoise Graphical SVN Client simply enter the URL of the SVN path they wish to check out in the field marked URL of repository. For the current version of all modules simply use the /trunk path. Note, if you want your code to be checked out into a new folder, be sure to enter that folder name in the Checkout directory field.
If you wish to get only a single module subdir, or a revision, simply use the URL specified in the sections below.
Project developers that need write access to the source code to make changes ( or commits ) need to provide their sourceforge username and password when doing a SVN commit. A sourceforge account is required for developer access, as well as approval from a project administrator.
Please make sure that your svn config file includes the correct Auto-props. If you get a Mime-types error, you either didn't enable the correct auto-props setting in your subversion config file or you need to manually set file properties.
in a directory that has code changes will commit any changed code back to the repository. The svn client will prompt you for your username and password.
Windows users that use the Tortoise Graphical SVN Client can simply choose the SVN commit item, and enter their username and password when prompted.
Tortoise users may set auto-props from the General Settings property page; click the Edit button and paste the auto-props into the correct section, then un-comment the "enable-auto-props = yes" line above it.
in the directory that has checked out code will cause subversion to update that code to the current version for that branch.
Windows users that use the Tortoise Graphical SVN Client can simply choose the SVN update item from their right click menus.
in the directory that has checked out code will cause subversion to set flags on all modified local files, then update the code to match the code on the server. NOTE: This has the effect of wiping out all local changes, so use with caution!
Right click on the file or directory you would like to revert and from the TortoiseSVN submenu, select Revert.... The menus is context sensitive, so there must be code that has been modified for the menu choice to be available.
The source code in SVN is broken up into a number of modules for ease of use and management. When requesting the source code from the SVN system a sub-directory may be specified to limit the code that is accessed.
bzflag : The main module that includes the game client, server, plug-ins, and BZAdmin.
db : Files related to the website http://my.bzflag.org and the Global Registration system.
bzwgen: The source code for the automatic city generator.
after the normal SVN URL.
Branches in subversion are simply subfolders. All branches are in the /branches subdirectory off the root level of the SVN tree, listed here. To get the code in a branch, you simply use the branch URL in your svn client.
To get the 2.0.x branch of the BZFlag module, you'd use the following URL.
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The beauty of Five Geese spans across 32 Hectares of vineyards located in the McLaren Vale region of South Australia.
Nestled in the north-eastern end of the Willunga basin, Blewitt Springs lies about 180m above sea level. This slightly higher elevation provides a cooler climate than nearby McLaren Vale and Willunga. With cooler temperatures and moderating afternoon sea breezes, the grapes grown here enjoy a long, even ripening season.
Vintage in Blewitt Springs is often some two to three weeks later than the rest of the district. These extra weeks give the fruit time to develop more complex flavour ripeness, without the excessive baumes found in warmer areas. The grapes develop a beautiful balance of flavour, acidity, and sugar, which then translate into complex, but not overly alcoholic wines.
The Five Geese Shiraz is sourced from Blewitt Springs vineyard. The soil is deep sand over clay and is minimally irrigated from a small amount of available surface water.
The Five Geese Grenache is hand-picked from the dry grown, old bush Grenache vines. These gnarly old vines produce a very intensely flavoured Grenache. These vines are some of the oldest in the district.
Five Geese also has vines near McLaren Flat (located at the eastern end of the valley) and from here we source our Cabernet and Nero d'Avola. The deep alluvial iron-rich soils of the vineyard imparts vibrant textures and flavours to the fruit.
Five Geese wines are crafted by Mike Farmilo; award winning winemaker. Mike's 30 year career has included roles as Group Red Winemaker at Southcorp responsible for such labels as Wynns, Lindemans, Seaview and Penfolds.
He is one of Australia's most respected winemakers, a senior wine show judge and wine educator.


For those who have followed Howard's epic battle post-BHR, you will be saddened to hear he is back in the wars again.
Here is a note he sent from his hospital bed today.
Been tougher trip than I anticipated that's why you haven't heard from me.
My TKR was put on hold due to infections in my both hip areas.
The Ball and stem that was removed were the BHR replacements.
My surgeon was concerned of infection spreading so he removed- replaced and cleaned out old BHR nightmare.
Thought we were on right path so I went home to get well.
That didn't last long as I started developing those low grade fevers and just didn't feel good.
A wet MRI showed infection in both hip muscles.
Back in hospital IV antibiotics etc etc seemed stable enough to go home after another 6 days in hospital.
Today July 11-12 after my 3rd DR appointment I said to Nancy didn't feel good. Got home and Nancy took my temperature and it was 102.4 + So tonight I'm laying in my hospital bed again hooked up to more IV and other good chemicals trying to rid myself of this ????
Next week DR may be taking 18 year old plastic hip out ??
Just a big cluster f**k.
Howard, so sorry to hear this. I hope you feel better soon! I'll be praying for you.
Oh No Howard, I'm so saddened to hear this, praying it gets under control quickly…..
Sorry to hear this Howard. Keep the fight going, don't et them win now.
Oh so sorry to hear Howard! All because of Smith and Nephew's godawful device – can't believe what people are going through. Hope this nightmare gets over for you fast.
Hello Howard hoping you can find that inner strength to get through all this. Such a shocking predicament. I am waiting on getting the all clear for a pelvic infection from March so I can go ahead with my BHR revision which I had to cancel in May. Get a bit scared hearing stories like yours. But, have to remain hopeful, hope you can find that glimmer of hope too, but realise your journey has been so much more challenging. Will keep you in my thoughts.
My heart just aches for Howard…. He's been to hell and back! It also aches for the many others who suffer alone sometimes in silence. For some time now we've read about his ups and downs and I have to say, between his doctors and the manufacturers of these inferior products, his quality of life is not at all what it should be. This being said, I think there's enough blame to go around for what has happened to Howard and they should own up to it, take responsibility for it and allow him vast compensation for their inability to put human suffering before the almighty dollar! SHAME ON THEM HE'S GOT TO GOT THROUGH THIS STILL!!! And I'll add here for all the others who are not so high a profile as Howard.
Earl, what you are doing here by bringing all the information you can into one space is a gift for others It's in everyone's best interest who is facing the challenge of hip replacement to seek out proper care, proper appliances, and doctors who are willing to perform the necessary procedures. I understand Australia has a different policy for medical practice, but this should never have happened to even one of it's citizens let alone the many hundreds or thousands across the planet who have suffered needlessly.
I'm paying very close attention to these post of yours as I am now facing yet another hip replacement. My doc has assured me he will again use the ceramic hip like he did for the right one. I asked his opinion on the metal on metal. He stated that even in medical school he felt that was not a good option. He said he's never used the metal on metal in his practice because of the recidivism rate. He likes to have happy, productive, active patients. THAT'S what he feels is good doctoring and that's what makes his practice grow. The idea some docs have that it's far better to have repeat patients than to seek out more that are in need of the right kind of instrumentation is, from a purely business standpoint, NOT good business! He, my doc, nor I, can ever wrap our heads around that point of view. I love the forward thinking my doc has with his, "If there's something out there that's better than anything else, then learn how to use it well, so it serves many" attitude. I'm putting my hip surgery off for a while but I know what kind of hip I want and who I will go to to get it implanted.
God's speed for a full recovery for Howard. Prayers to him and his family.
Im so sorry! I understand what your going through Howard. Im scheduled to have hip revision surgery August 1. But til then i too have problems. Infections. I went to hospital 6 days in a row for IV antibiotics. (outpatient). Keep us all informed. God help you!


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In the age of millennials, where choice is virtually unlimited, choosing a career path is a quarterlife crisis waiting to happen. Luckily for me, that was not the case; as early as my junior year in high school, I was fairly set on becoming a lawyer. While I was spared the conundrum of discovering what I wanted to do in life, however, vocational certainty did not mean understanding. I relished in building my hopes and dreams and yet I had a rather rudimentary grasp of what lawyers did. My high school teachers told me that lawyers were all about fighting for justice. But what is justice? What do lawyers fight for?
Our very own Constitution, in Section 9, Article II, dares to define what justice entails. It commands the State to "promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation, and free the people from poverty." By and large, this constitutional mandate is designed to put the plight of the underprivileged at center stage of governmental policy and to rally the State's awesome machinery to eliminate inequities in society. Prosperity for all: that is the goal of social justice.
Our Constitution recognizes that our nation's poorest are not free. They are bound by the chains of poverty, and lack the very voice to espouse their own cause. Viewed in this light, our earlier conception of justice becomes a little bit clearer: justice is not just about giving. Justice must also be enabling. In the words of our very own Supreme Court, "Social justice does not champion division of property or equality of economic status; what it and the Constitution do guaranty are equality of opportunity, equality of political rights, equality before the law, equality between values given and received, and equitable sharing of the social and material goods on the basis of efforts exerted in their production."[1] Justice goes beyond benevolence; it requires, instead, an interplay between prosperity and liberty. One without the other would simply not do.
How do we go about attaining liberty? I believe we can begin by hearing out stories.
'Little Prince' Lander Solano is a 9-year-old boy who sells kesong puti to passers-by along Filmore Street, Makati. He negotiates alleys, flyovers, and underpasses every day—all in the company of thieves—just to make a living. Little Prince's mother also sells kesong puti behind the Cash & Carry along Osmeña Highway, where the family spends the night whenever their goods remain unsold. He is currently out of school, but one day, he said, he will take up engineering and build homes, towers, and dreams.
Little Prince's narrative is but one of myriad stories that need to be heard. This is where, I believe, the legal profession and advocacy come in. We claim to live under the rule of law, but without the instrumentalities to bridge the gap between established rights and the underserved, the deep-seated inequalities that we have today will endure for generations to come. Thus, a discussion of Article III of the Constitution is a hifalutin, largely academic exercise unless it can be concretized and brought down to the level of the common tao. And so I believe this is the lawyer's task: a lawyer must stand at the helm of the law and, through the strength of advocacy and the power his/her voice, turn liberty and prosperity into concrete reality.
It has been said that the rule of law is the great equalizer and yet, without lawyers, the law is rendered fictional and out of reach, especially for those at the fringes of society. Prosperity and liberty under the rule of law: these are laudable goals but without agency to bridge them to the beneficiaries, a wide chasm will continue to isolate the underserved. And so this is the lawyer's mission: s/he must learn the power of advocacy—learn to harness it, and become the voice that resonates when others go silent.
[1] Guido v. Rural Progress Administration, G.R. No. L-2089, October 31, 1949.
Never have our people had greater need than today for great lawyers, and for young men and women determined to be great lawyers. Great lawyers—not brilliant lawyers. A scoundrel may be, and often is, brilliant; and the greater the scoundrel, the more brilliant the lawyer. But only a good man can become a great lawyer: For only a man who understands the weaknesses of men because he has conquered them in himself; who has the courage to pursue his ideals though he knows them to be unattainable… only such a man would so command respect that he could persuade and never resort to force.
— Jose "Ka Pepe" Diokno
For many people, choosing a career path is a quarterlife crisis waiting to happen. In the age of millennials, where choice is virtually unlimited and people are constantly looking to find and dig into their niche—to be "different" and to stand out from the crowd—"what do you want to do?" has become a sensitive topic to be broached with caution. Luckily for me, that was not the case; as early as my junior year in high school, I was fairly set on becoming a lawyer. "An ace attorney," I would beam with pride as I told my family and my closest friends. While I was spared the conundrum of discovering what I wanted to do in life however, vocational certainty did not mean understanding. I relished in building my hopes and dreams like towers and yet I had a rather rudimentary grasp of what lawyers did. My high school teachers told me that lawyers were all about fighting for justice. But what is justice? What do lawyers really fight for?
Justice is gray area whose contours we can only attempt to define with precision. In broad strokes, justice is the state of fairness under prevailing factual circumstances. Justice, in its most nascent of definitions, means giving to another what is his due. As an ideal and as a virtue, it is something that we have been building towards since the birth of our nation. But what does it demand from us?
Our very own Constitution, in Section 9, Article II, dares to define what justice entails and commands the State to "promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation, and free the people from poverty." By and large, this constitutional mandate is designed to put the plight of the underprivileged at center stage of governmental policy and to rally the State's awesome machinery to eliminate inequities in society. Prosperity for all: that is the goal of social justice, as can be seen in the various efforts that have been led by government.
Consider the following state measure.
The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), our version of the World Bank's Conditional Cash Transfer Program, was instituted to break the chain of poverty from one generation to the next by investing in the health and education of children from underserved families. In 2010, 800,000 beneficiary households were enrolled in the 4Ps. By 2015, however, this number would balloon to 4,400,000, with a total budget of P62.7 billion for the subsequent year.[1] In fact, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank praised the program's success in lessening the burden of those stricken with poverty.
The 4Ps is but one example of measures geared towards the attainment of social justice. Though the cynic would have much to say about our current array of governmental programs, the facts show that our nation has made significant gains towards the reduction of inequalities. While laudable in their purpose, however, it is equally arguable that the programs that government has spearheaded are essentially remedial, rather than comprehensive, solutions. As such, they run the danger of remaining short-term palliatives. For instance, the 4Ps addresses issues on maternal mortality and child mortality, while leaving out other vulnerable sectors, such as poor senior citizens, the chronically sick, and the out-of-school youth. Indeed, the causes of poverty are highly complex and interlocking, and cannot be addressed without real engagement of the beneficiaries—that is, an attempt to understand the contexts in which they live.
Many of our socio-economic efforts, albeit a testament to the governmental push for poverty alleviation and prosperity, fail to consider that perhaps inequities, within the Philippine context, are merely symptomatic of an even great problem: the poor have no voice to espouse their own cause. The lack of representation is aggravated by the fact that they cannot even be bothered to do so. When you fall along the margins of society, you have little room for discourse and debate. You are given aid, and you say yes, and then go back to making ends meet. No doubt the poor man on the street may get by, but the inconvenient truth remains: pure beneficence is, more often than not, temporary, and its effects, short-lived at best. Consequently, he remains bound to the cycle of poverty. In many ways, therefore, governmental aid tends to be the balm that soothes the blistering wounds, without breaking the chains that caused them. Indeed, there is no liberty in economic assistance alone—not when it refuses to acknowledge the underlying context of those living on the margins: that they are a disenfranchised lot.
It is not enough that we Filipinos commiserate with the plight of our underprivileged neighbors. Benevolence, without liberation, is bound to be a self-defeating cause. In this regard, our earlier conception of justice thus becomes a little bit clearer: justice is not just about giving. Justice must also be enabling. In the words of our very own Supreme Court, "Social justice does not champion division of property or equality of economic status; what it and the Constitution do guaranty are equality of opportunity, equality of political rights, equality before the law, equality between values given and received, and equitable sharing of the social and material goods on the basis of efforts exerted in their production."[2] Justice goes beyond mere charity and requires an interplay of prosperity and liberty. One without the other would simply not do. This begs the question: how do we go about attaining liberty? Which avenues must we explore? To me, I believe we do not have to look far to find an answer.
We can begin with hearing out stories.
'Little Prince' Lander Solano is a 9-year-old boy who sells kesong puti to passers-by along Filmore Street, Makati. He negotiates sketchy alleys, flyovers, and underpasses every day—all in the company of thieves—just to make a living. Little Prince's mother also sells kesong puti behind the Cash & Carry along Osmeña Highway, where the family spends the night whenever their goods remain unsold. He is currently out of school, but one day, he said, he will take up engineering and build homes, towers, and dreams.
Krizia Mae is a 15-year old girl living in the uplands of General Nakar, Quezon. She is a member of the Dumagat tribe, displaced from her ancestral home to give way to the construction of Kaliwa Dam in Quezon. She wants to become a teacher someday, but finds that the current facilities in her settlement are largely inadequate. Krizia Mae does not understand why her community had to relocate.
The narratives of Little Prince and Krizia Mae are but two of myriad stories that need to be told to and heard by those in the core of society. Since the persons living on the margins lack the voice to pass on their narratives and to espouse their own cause, however, they require agency. This is where, I believe, the legal profession and advocacy come in. We claim to live under the rule of law, but without the instrumentalities to bridge the gap between established rights and the underserved, the deep-seated inequalities that we have today will endure for generations to come. Thus, a discussion of Article III of the Constitution is a hifalutin, largely academic exercise unless it can be concretized and brought down to the level of the common tao. And so I believe this is the lawyer's task: a lawyer must stand at the helm of the law and, through the strength of advocacy and the power of persuasion, turn liberty and prosperity into concrete reality.
When I was growing up, I developed the notion that a great lawyer is one who can speak his mind freely, compellingly, and defiantly. A lawyer is, first and foremost, an advocate—one who is called to champion another person's cause, when the latter cannot himself do so. I was not a particularly big boy, even when I was an adolescent, and so physical strength was never my forte. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that becoming a lawyer spoke to me on many levels. Fiery oratory: it was the weapon of choice that I hoped to brandish skillfully one day.
Childhood dreams are attractive because they tend to be ideal, while conveniently discounting realities. In my first year of law school, it dawned on me that the path of law meant serious and competitive business. Perhaps it was the professors, who relentlessly tried to catch us out of step. Or my classmates who, even in their free time, discussed their own versions of "What happened in this case?" Or maybe it was my Type-A personality which made me feel a constant need to compete with myself. In my first year, I developed the notion that law school was all about the paper chase—the slow, grueling crawl to get the best grades possible. Law school was a context where it seemed like being statistically best was what mattered most. It was not so fascinating after all.
The 'bad recits' came in frequently and academics only got harder as we advanced through the semesters. As I became more immersed in law school, however, my disposition towards learning took a gradual turn. I began to consider the possibility that, while grades are all fair and fine, perhaps they are not everything. After all, memorizing codal provisions and facts-issues-held helped me live to see another day, yet they could only do so much to advance my dreams of becoming a great advocate. It was then that I realized I still had not found what I was looking for, and so I decided that greatness probably lied elsewhere.
As a prospective lawyer, I dream to create ripples in the lives around me. Many of us (myself included) want to create a difference in the world—to fight the good fight, so to speak—and yet, few of us ever know where to even begin. And so we end up feeling stuck in a rut, unable to map out our next move in making an impact out of our lives. As a law student, what concrete action could I have possibly taken to pull down my dreams from the clouds and turn them into a reality here on the ground?
The answer became apparent when I began my second year of law school. The Ateneo Society of International Law (ASIL), an organization dedicated to moot court, opened its doors to new recruits. To me, it seemed an obvious choice to learn the ropes of advocacy. While I do not regret joining ASIL, it was nevertheless difficult decision to make because active involvement meant balancing sleepless nights of studying, with equally sleepless nights of training, researching, and writing.
I wish I could say that advocacy came naturally and instantly to me, but mine was an uphill, Sysiphic struggle more than anything else. After all the jibber jabber and heartstrings about advocacy, one would reasonably expect that I was proficient at it. I was not.
I will not lie: the results from my first competition were a disappointment at best. Despite all efforts, my team failed to advance to the international round; in fact, we did not even make it past the quarterfinals during nationals. To put the nail in the coffin, I discovered post-mortem that my individual scores were absolutely dismal. After all those months of rigorous training, I ended up going home with my tail in between my legs. Needless to say, the experience was a huge blow to my self-esteem, and I considered that maybe I did not have what it takes to make it in the real world.
Even as all the cards were stacked against me, however, I willed myself to compete again. For if I decided to pack my bags and go home, then I would have failed not only my dreams and myself. I would have failed Little Prince, who was at Filmore Street with his kesong puti wanting nothing else but to meet his quota; I would have failed Krizia Mae who wanted nothing but to fight for her ancestors' lands. If I broke under the pressure of not being good enough, then I would have failed the legal profession.
We all very much would like to be brilliant at what we do, and yet greatness is never a miracle waiting to happen at any given moment. Greatness, I found, is the art of small steps: it is in the daily struggle that we can take courage, and become better, stronger, and wittier. Trials, tribulations, setbacks, and fiascos are really just tests of character in disguise, for the fire that melts butter is the same fire that hardens steel. True enough, the sun was on my side and in my most recent competition, I prevailed as 3rd Best Speaker in Asia. I dare say (and at risk of flying my own flag), it was a good way to wrap up my first year of mooting.
As a law student with two years to go, I believe this is my task: to embrace the grind, and to never stop honing my craft. There is still a lot to learn. For instance, I have yet to master the delicate art of weaving together legal principles and facts to form logical, sound, and compelling arguments. I have yet to master composure and measured speech while under fire from judges because, as I learned, hostility never advances one's ability to argue. When I finish law school, I would like to hit the ground running. At the same time, I know that it is only through resilience and relentless pursuit that I can net myself the armaments that I would need to espouse liberty and prosperity when I enter "the real world."
[1] Statistics taken from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, at http://pantawid.dswd.gov.ph/ (last accessed October 13, 2016).
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Systemic Racism is Not a Sasquatch
In the narrative-warfare crucible of our current political moment, questioning systemic racism is the new climate denial.
As the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th has given birth to a modern uprising for racial justice, one peculiarly antideluvian notion has spannered the spokes of the constructive public dialogue we all knew would be forthcoming as we white people rose to the occasion and began engaging in the uncomfortable conversations demanded of racial progress.
You may have been discombobulated by a sneaking sense of déja vu lately based on the parade of public figures — including and most notably politicians — being asked to confirm or deny the existence of something. This time, it's not climate change, whose existence for years was confirmed or denied by the subjective opinions of politicians rather than accepted as fact based on the overwhelming preponderance of scientific evidence.
This time, the status of mythological Sasquatch has been assigned, for the purposes of manipulating the public discourse, to systemic racism. Like climate change, systemic racism has been chronicled, tracked, witnessed, measured, experienced and observed as a fundamental fact of life. In the case of systemic racism, as opposed to climate change, the phenomemon in question has been indisputably evident for centuries. It defined the economically driven, racially-rationalized barbarism of slavery for 250 years, it continues to define a socioeconomic reality in many countries including Canada, and it is not a question, a mystery or an elusive, electively acknowledged enigma to the people whose lives are defined by it daily. Ironically enough, this makes the denial of systemic racism a symptom, a force multiplier and a perpetuator of…systemic racism.
The emphasis on demanding that public officials confirm or deny the existence of systemic racism may seem, on the surface, to be productive when in fact it only reinforces the notion that racism is in the eye of the beholder rather than the target, a particulary silly proposition when the beholder is a white person.
Since white people don't actually experience systemic racism, asking them to opine on its existence is like asking men whether misogyny is a problem or straight people whether homophobia persists. Systemic racism is collectively perpetrated by white people, so unless we've chosen to either acknowledge our role in the system that produces it and/or take the word of Black people who've been dealing with it for centuries at logical face value, some of us may have an operational or psychological conflict of interest on this question. Above all, the answer may tell you something about the respondent, but the implication that the answer is materially relevant says more about the environment in which the question is being asked.
Right now, that environment is informed by recent events that have dramatized and overwhelmingly reinforced the existence of systemic racism the way a category 5 tropical cyclone in Iqaluit would lend undeniable, anecdotal credence to the exitence of climate change. Because both climate change and systemic racism are subject to the narrative warfare ministrations of interests — political, industrial and other — who benefit significantly from protecting the status quo, such events tend to provoke a propaganda backlash.
Making what should be a renewed conversation about race and the reform of the structural scaffolding of laws, regulations and norms that keeps systemic racism in place, instead of about whether the problem of systemic racism even exists at all is a way of precluding change by playing for time and paralyzing progress.
It's also a diversion from that authentic "uncomfortable conversation" that should be taking place about not whether systemic racism exists, but about what it does to people, how we white people contribute to it — passively and actively, consciously and subconsciously — in ways that serve to maintain a massive lie that never made sense and that damages all of us. Avoiding that conversation is beginning to look even more ridiculous than other forms of denialism.


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Moral Outrage
I just caught this story over on slashdot. The details are quite a bit fuzzy here, but the general premise is that the new Modern Warfare 2 game has scenes of terrorism. This is a bit more than just a cut scene, though, as it appears the player is actively participating in the action. Keep in mind, though, that this game is, as yet, unreleased. There is no real context here, so we don't know why the player is participating in these acts. [Update] As I'm writing this, there have been some updates. Apparently Activision UK has authenticated the footage, claiming it's an optional scenario.
Video footage is being taken down very rapidly by Activision, the publisher, so good luck finding live footage. At the time of writing, this site does have some rather fuzzy video.
The outrage is obviously centered around the terrorism portrayed in the video. From what I've seen, it looks like the player is participating in a terroristic act, that of killing civilians in an airport. The video shows mass carnage with no remorse, shooting people in the back, shooting civilians as they flee or attempt to help others, and tossing grenades into masses of people. Here is a still shot from the video:
Let's keep in mind, however, that we're talking about a mature rated game. This is NOT a game for children. But people are "outraged" anyway. And I have to ask, why? Let's think about this for a bit. First, there have been claims throughout the years that games de-sensitize you from violence. That games are "murder simulators," and other such insanity. Yet, after this footage was leaked, we hear outrage from gamers about the improper nature of it and how it makes some people feel uncomfortable. They wonder if Infinity Ward, the creators, are going to far.
I don't see a problem here, though. This is a game designed to be as realistic as possible. And guess what, people die in real life. There are terrorist acts that actually involve real terrorists. So viewing the action through the guise of a terrorist is a perfectly valid way to tell a story. They do it in books, and they do it in movies. This just ups the interactivity a bit more. And, if it makes the player feel uncomfortable in the process, then it's doing a damn good job, isn't it. How about we make the player think a bit. Let's show them how things really are. Not everything is a fantasy game, we can use games as a teaching tool too. Learning how the terrorists see things, what choices they make and how quickly they sometimes make them is important to understanding them.
I applaud Infinity Ward for their choices. From what I've read, it sounds like they're doing it in a very responsible nature. I may pick this game up just to "speak with my wallet" as it were. Just to bring more innovation and daring to the industry. We need something new, something exciting, and yes, something that upsets our oh-so-delicate sensibilities. Bravo.
Author Jason FrisvoldPosted on October 28, 2009 November 12, 2018 Categories NoneTags activision, games, infinity ward, leaks, terrorismLeave a comment on Moral Outrage
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.
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At this stage, your baby is becoming more agile and confident in her movements. She may start reaching for toys and other objects lying around. Be sure that there is nothing within reach that she should not put in her mouth.
At 13 weeks, you'll notice that baby smiles, laughs and babbles when you talk to her. She is beginning to recognize that your messages are broken into different parts, or syllables. She echoes what she hears with her own word-like sounds. Pretty soon she will begin to put vowel sounds together with consonants as she gets ready to talk.
Some breastfeeding mums may choose to express milk at this point. Many mums use breast pumps as a handy way to relieve to relieve their breasts when baby isn't near, and to express milk which can be used when out and about, or if mum is going out without baby. Expressing milk also enables Dads to spend some time bonding and snuggling with baby, as they get involved with feeding.
The first three months is a magical time for mums. But it can be tiring and stressful too. Try to make some time for yourself to rest and to eat as well as you can. Planning your shopping and meals in advance can really help you to make healthier choices. Plus it removes the stress of wondering what to cook every night!


I am from Darien! Apart from three years that we lived in London when I was in elementary school, I grew up in Salem Straits and went to Tokeneke School and Middlesex. My parents still live in town on Goodwives River Road and I live in West Norwalk, perfectly in the middle of Darien and New Canaan.
What made you choose Darien over other towns in the area? How long have you lived in Darien?
I grew up in Darien, and went to high school at Sacred Heart in Greenwich, and my husband grew up in New Canaan, Stamford, and Norwalk, and went to school at New Canaan Country School and Brunswick. I share this because it has given us a pretty wide-ranging experience of southern Fairfield County and I have to admit that I don't really prefer one town specifically, each has it's merits and flaws. Darien is so familiar and comfortable for me, Greenwich is great for shopping and I love how it has more of a bustle, Westport has my favorite restaurants and I love the more nautical feel, New Canaan has a quaint, country vibe with the most beautiful downtown, and we also love Rowayton where we have my husband's fishing boat. I love to venture to each town to see different friends, visit different shops, and find new restaurants.
How many kids do you have and what are their age(s)?
I have twin boys, Mack and Sawyer, who are ten months old. Becoming a mom of multiples has been a wild, unexpected ride as we don't have any in our family, but I wouldn't change it for anything. It is challenging! But our children are our greatest teachers, and having a set of twins has so many incredible gifts and lessons.
What are your favorite things to do with your kids in general or in town?
Our boys were born in the dead of winter and they were both pretty high-needs babies (colic x2), so we did not get out much for a long time. When we started venture out, we usually tried to bring along a grandparent or friend to help us. We have found that four adults to twin infants is the ratio for the most enjoyable time! This is getting so much easier as they get older. I like to take them to Rowayton on Fridays late afternoons and go to the farmer's market, walk around the town, and then have my husband meet me at Rowayton Seafood for a glass of wine on the deck. Now that the weather's getting cooler, I want to take them apple or pumpkin picking but to a farm that's far enough away from the city to skip the crowds!
What are your favorite events or favorite season in Darien and New Canaan and why?
I love the winter and Christmas in New Canaan – the town is so picturesque with the brick sidewalks, twinkling lights, and snow. Darien feels like such a beach town especially in the summer, which I love! We grew up staying in town during the summer, rather than escaping to an island, so I love Darien's quiet months and it makes me think of pools, hydrangeas, and Jeeps with the top down.
Darien Farmer's Market – I love going every Wednesday during the season for fresh flowers and organic veggies.
Rosies in New Canaan – it's my favorite brunch spot. I always get the huevos rancheros and when I was pregnant I'd get them PLUS a full stack of the pancakes.
Five Mile River – We have a fishing boat in Rowayton and pre-babies, that's where you'd find us on the weekends! It is still my favorite place to be in the summer especially, and we look forward to bringing the boys on the boat more as they get older.
Which are the best spots for beauty and pampering?
Well I happen to own the best spot for relaxation in Fairfield County! I opened Inner Light last year with the mission of offering a space for healing and relaxation to our community. We have three private infrared saunas and a boutique with goodies all focused on supporting your self-care ritual. I am usually in work-mode when I am at Inner Light but I try to sauna three times a week. When I'm on top of it, I notice that my skin is clearer, my sleep is much better, and I have more energy. I love to go to To and From in Darien for pedicures (I'm not a big manicure girl) and to Ann at Williams and Company for massages when I can find the time. She is amazing.
My favorite restaurants are all in Westport – sorry Darien and New Canaan! I love to get out and about in Fairfield County and try new things. Right now we're loving the Tavern at Gray Barns (in Silvermine) for a night out with friends or a romantic evening. Our favorite spot for the family is the new Baldanza location in Darien for weekend lunches.
I thought nourishing my body well while pregnant was overwhelming, then the first six months of breastfeeding were full of challenges, and then when it came time to start feeding the babies solids I was like how is this getting even harder?! I feel like now that they eat a variety of food, it's starting to get easier and they can eat a variation of whatever we're eating. Recently, I made them roasted salmon (plain) with steamed carrots mashed up (but still textured) with a pinch of sea salt, some turmeric and cumin, and the boys LOVED it.
One of my favorite things about owning a business in our community is connecting with other women! My favorite mom blog to follow on instagram is Liz of @mrsnipple_ (New Canaan dweller!) and my favorite style blog is Stephanie of The Girl Guide @stephanietrotta (a Darien mom!) Ever since having the boys, I have realized that I feel a calling to helping support mothers, especially new mamas, so I am obsessed with following all things motherhood. A few of my favorite accounts are @alexandrasacksmd, @doulabliss, and @violetgaynor.
I am still a new mama, figuring things out slowly one day at a time. The most difficult period so far was when both the boys were very fussy, or "colicky," starting around four weeks old to when it began to get better around ten or so weeks old. I tried absolutely everything to help them feel better, from tongue and lip tie corrections, to changing my diet drastically, to eliminating all outside stimulation. It was a challenging time for me as I was still physically recovering from giving being sick when the boys were born. That's a whole other story, but I had a severe cold, I fell and pulled my groin two days before they were born, and then I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and had a c-section. I learned right off the bat that things take the time they take – eventually the boys grew out of their colic, and I slowly recovered day-by-day.
What is one piece of advice you would pass along to other moms? What was the best advice your mom gave you?
A piece of advice I'd love to share with other new moms is to put down the books and step away from your internet browser. You know what's best for your baby – or babies. Trust yourself. It takes some space to tune into your inner voice, your intuition, whatever you want to call it, which is why I encourage you to close the sleep book you've been relying on and throw all the rules out the window. You have all the wisdom you need inside you and know that you are doing an amazing job!
One piece of advice my mom gave me when I was pregnant was that I should ask for help – she worked until my sister was born, and then she was a full-time mother. Full-time moms need help, we all need help, whether it's from family, a caregiver like a nanny or aupair, or friends and neighbors. She encouraged me to ask for help and I listened. I was never one to ask for help in general, I'm pretty independent and it was a challenge for me to let go and bring in everyone I could to help us, especially in those first few months. I still do and will continue to ask for help when I need it, it's a muscle I'm learning to flex because it takes courage to say, I can't do everything in our "do it all" society.
I have done many things, from working in corporate communications to interior design to a small jewelry business. I was doing interior design from my home when I had the idea to start Inner Light, my wellness business based in Darien. The concept came to me and it flowed easily and quickly from there, not without lots of work and many hours spent on the permitting process with the Town of Darien! It was a couple days before construction started on my space that I found out I was unexpectedly pregnant and two weeks later I found out we were having twins!
I own and run Inner Light, a space for healing and wellness, with infrared saunas, a self-care boutique and events, based in Darien, CT. I mentor women during pregnancy and new motherhood, and I recently started a monthly workshop series in partnership with WYLD Leadership called WYLD Mamas. Utilizing the WYLD curriculum, rooted in positive psychology and ancient wisdom, each workshop is centered on a different topic or theme that activates the mind, body and soul. My mission is to hold space and provide support for mothers to help them enhance their wellbeing and reconnect with their highest Self. WYLD Mamas launched this fall, and it's been such a beautiful experience to connect and share with other mamas.
I connected with the Local Moms Network a few months ago, and it has been such a pleasure to get to know Nina, Layla and work with the team of incredible moms creating this community. I am so impressed by everything that Local Moms is doing and I know that it will be instrumental in growing both my business at Inner Light, and helping me with my calling to connect with and serve mothers in the community. On a personal level, the websites are such an incredible tool for me to find out what there is in the area as a new mom. I grew up here, but that doesn't mean I know other moms or what activities are out there for my babies! The calendar that aggregates all the fun local activities is my favorite thing – genius tool!