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Deirdré Straughan on Italy, India, the Internet, and the world
Reflections on Machismo: "Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates"
Tom Robbins has long been one of my favorite authors; every one of his seven novels is a gem, infused with his uniquely loopy sensibility and style. This novel (Amazon UK | US), published in May, 2000, was eerily timely in its discussion of West vs. East and Muslim vs. Christian, in the context of a story about a renegade CIA agent, an Amazonian curse, the third prophecy of Fatima, and a band of excommunicated nuns in the Syrian desert. Among many other things, Robbins glances at a topic which has long puzzled me:
"…the sexual insecurities that among men of the Middle East achieved titanic, even earth-changing proportions; insecurities that had spawned veils, shaven heads, clitoridectomies, house arrest, segregation, macho posturing, and three major religions."
Many of the world's cultures and religions focus to an amazing degree on controlling women, and especially women's sexuality. (As Robbins points out, it's a global phenomenon: "The Levant had no monopoly on penile insecurity.") It is true that much of this nastiness is enforced by women themselves upon their daughters unto the nth generation, but it's all intended to "benefit" the men.
For example, the "logic" behind clitoridectomy is that, if a woman can't enjoy sex, she won't go looking for it outside of marriage. Less brutal methods for ensuring fidelity include covering her up so no one sees her, and and locking her up so she never gets the chance. In many cultures, the punishments for a woman's infidelity (or even imagined infidelity) are far more severe than for men: death by stoning, murder by the husband and his family, or societally-condoned mutilation.
I guess these men are all afraid that they just aren't man enough to keep their women satisfied.
Italy has a reputation (in America, at least) as having a "macho" culture, but this doesn't work the way macho does in other places. Most Italian men would rather prove their virility by seduction than by force. Every now and then some silly pollster does a Europe-wide or worldwide survey on "who's the best at…" Italians are generally rated the best lovers, a result widely reported in the Italian press. ; )
I've met a young Irish woman working in Milan as an au pair. Recently she and three friends were out drinking at a bar. One was mildly propositioned by a man, whom she turned down. Later, apparently, something was slipped into their drinks. The woman who had been propositioned has confused memories of winding up somewhere with the guy, with her pants off, but when she said "No," he desisted. She and another of the women then slept all weekend, leading them to believe they had been drugged. When they confronted the man a few days later, he looked guilty, but pointed out that they couldn't prove anything.
I'd never heard of this "date rape drug," though it's apparently well known elsewhere, and a fairly common danger in some parts of the world. The Irish woman told me that, home in Ireland, she would never touch a drink in a pub or disco unless she's seen it poured and picked it up from the bar herself.
I told the story to some Italian women, and they agreed that this is a highly unusual event in Italy. The reason they gave was an insight into the culture: "No Italian man would want to go to bed with a woman unless he'd earned her."
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Ramadan at the farm: Syrian refugees found a way to survive (PHOTOS)
Multimedia journalist Rosie Lyse Thompson spent time during Ramadan with a Syrian refugee family living and working at a farm in Irbid, Jordan. Follow her – and the family's – journey in this personal photo essay.
Abu Khalid, 47, his two wives, five sons and six daughters and two grandchildren fled from Idlib, Syria in 2012 and now live and work at a farm in Irbid, Jordan. The family farm everyday and receive a small income as well as vegetables to sustain themselves.
Abu Khalid's children play on the farm's tractor.
Abu Khalid's youngest son Ali, 6, rides his bicycle through the farm.
With the farm far from a nearby school, the children no longer attend school but instead work on the farm. The whole family works from early morning to dust. "My biggest fear is for my children, there is no future in this society for them without an education. They used to go to school in Syria but they haven't been since the crisis started," said Abu Khalid.
Ali and Abu Khalid's grandson play while the rest of the family work on the farm.
Abu Khalid's grandson and daughter.
Ali walks back to their tent.
"My sons were going to have to join the army and the war started to become more intense. Life was hard and we struggled to survive," Abu Khalid recounts why the family fled to Jordan in 2012.
Abu Khalid and his granddaughter. A former truck driver, Abu Khalid lived a comfortable life back in Syria before the war. "We used to have a beautiful life, we lived in a house and the children all attended school."
Abu Khalid's daughter prepares food for Iftar. "The only way we can live is by being on this farm – we work and we can support ourselves with the food we get" said Abu Khalid.
One of Abu Khalid's daughters picks vegetables from the farm.
Abu Khalid's daughters prepare the family's Iftar meal. This is their third Ramadan in Jordan. "Ramadan was such a special time for us in Syria, the whole family would come together and celebrate. I really miss that," said Abu Khalid.
Abu Khalid's wife peals potatoes in preparation for the family's evening meal.
Umm Khalid and her youngest granddaughter, Thumeen (Precious in English).
Abu Khalid's sister prepares her evening meal.
Abu Khalid's second wife waters her vegetables outside her tent.
Thumeen and Abu Khalid's youngest daughter play before their evening meal.
The family's Iftar meal sits ready for sunset.
Thumeen and her father sit and watch a Ramadan series. "We spend our evenings watching Syrian Ramadan shows, it helps us remember the good old days back in Syria," said Abu Khalid.
Abu Khalid's daughter brings the families Iftar meal to the tent.
Abu Khalid's nephew helps carry the food to the tent.
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According to Dr. John Hibbing, deep individual differences exist across humans. He studies the manner in which these biological variations mitigate the way in which individuals respond to politically relevant environmental occurrences. Working primarily with Kevin B. Smith of UNL and John Alford of Rice University, Hibbing's current research interests center on the relationship of biological characteristics to political orientations and behavior. These characteristics could be innate, acquired in early development, and/or shaped by more proximal experiences but the fact that at some point they appear to become physiological has important implications for the manner in which political life is conceptualized and studied.
His proudest accomplishments include being in the Dana College Athletic Hall of Fame, publishing an article in Science, co-authoring with his son Matthew, collaborating with graduate students, and creating a course for undergraduates entitled "Genes, Behavior, and Politics." In his spare time he likes to travel and read fiction, but mostly he works and plays, especially fish, at him and his wife's place in the country.
Dr. Hibbing's current research focuses on the effects of cortisol levels on voter turnout, androstenone detection on political attitudes, and electrodermal activity on both political attitudes and behaviors. Their research team also is applying various paradigms drawn from cognitive psychology including the flanker task, frustration task, gaze cuing, several economic games, and emotion discrimination exercises and using measurement techniques such as eyetracking, brain imaging (both EEG and fMRI), classic twin studies, endocrinology, cross-national physiology, and allelic association analyses.


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It's summertime, which means a lot of college kids are home for the break. It also means moms are once again tasked with stocking the fridge with foods your kid will like. Here are some tips on how to feed your hungry college kid healthy foods this summer while also staying under budget.
The Freshman 15 is no joke! Your college scholar is probably used to eating noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner, so it's up to you to get him back on a healthier regimen. Shop early, shop often and follow these tips!
Put Healthy Options at Eye Level: Get your kid to break their college eating habit of putting peanut butter on everything. When you stock your fridge, be sure to rearrange it so that the healthier food choices are at eye level. This way it will be a lot easier for your kid to stick to fruits and yogurt instead of making a b-line for the much harder to find snacks. We recommend sticking those in the back of the fridge or not buying them at all.
Keep it on budget: You can pack up on fruits and vegetables at your local farmers' markets. Consider buying some healthy alternatives–like deli meats–in bulk as you'll be surprised at how quickly college kids go through food.
Try a Soda Alternative: Soda is practically a main food group for a college kid, but it can also be a big reason for the Freshman 15. If your kid still wants the soda taste, then invest in a SodaStream. This healthy alternative allows you to create your own seltzer water with added flavors that use natural sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.
Keep it on budget: Buy cranberry and pomegranate juice that your kid can drink as a substitute for soda or even mix with seltzer and use in their SodaStream. Fresh ginger from your garden can also be used to make homemade ginger ale. And right now, use our SodaStream code to get free shipping on $50+ until the end of the month.
Keep It Fresh: Capitalize on the summer season and go out and pick some fresh fruit. Not only will you come home with healthy snacks that are naturally sweetened, but you just managed to get your college kid off the couch for a few hours.
Having fresh apples, berries, watermelon or orange slices ready to go are easy snacks. Throw some fruit in a bowl, add some mint and lime juice and you've got a nice fruit salad. Or even whip up a fruit skewer to make the snack portable. Drizzle some healthy dark chocolate on it to give it a cool twist.
Keep it on budget: When the fruit goes bad don't just throw it out. Freeze the slices in bags for a nice fruit smoothie in the future. Frozen bananas are the perfect ingredients for a smoothie, and cold blueberries are a go-to snack filled with catechins that assist in weight loss.
Go Homemade Instead of Take Out: Forget take out pizza! Keep it budget friendly and make a healthier, cheaper pizza at home. It's fun, easy and it can be a great activity to do together. There is something nostalgic about making your own pizza. Plus, I'm sure your kid hasn't had a homemade dish in a while, so mom's cooking is a welcome sight. Feeling adventurous? Make it your own with different meats, cheeses or sauces like basil, pesto, oregano or arugula!
Keep it on budget: Use pizza in more than one way. Pop it in the stove and make a quick and easy personal pizza grilled cheese on whole wheat bread. Now you have a meal within a meal.
Create a Not-So-Decadent Dessert: When it comes to dessert, it's not easy maintaining a healthy regimen. But it is possible! A mixed berry cobbler is a nice alternative to a more decadent snack because it's made with whole wheat flour, blackberries, raspberries and lemon juice. Prep is easy and the dessert clocks in under 300 calories.
Keep it on budget: Most of the ingredients used in the mixed berry cobbler are readily available in your pantry. And the fresh berries that you stocked up on earlier will again come in handy with desserts.
Before you shop: Another great food to feed your college kid this summer is chips and salsa. It's pretty much a college staple. With the right ingredients, you can easily make this at home while having enough leftovers to last the week. It's budget friendly, pretty healthy and completely satisfying.


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Q: Manipulate data before insert using Laminas DB TableGatewayEvent and TableGateway I am trying to manipulate the dataset before performing insert into the actual table using Laminas\Db\TableGateway\TableGateway class. The intention is to force set certain fields such as created_by and created_on to ensure the value is consistent across the application.
Example:
$dataset['created_by'] = App::getUserId();
$dataset['created_on'] = new \DateTime(); // This is just example as Laminas won't accept DateTime object for DateTime field and requires the string format instead. But i suppose you got the point.

Understand that i can attach event listener to TableGateway using Laminas\Db\TableGateway\Feature\EventFeature\TableGatewayEvent and the listener i attached did fire up during 'preInsert' event. However, i'm not able to find a way to manipulate the Laminas\Db\Sql\Insert which contain the dataset to be inserted.
$eventManager = new \Laminas\EventManager\EventManager();
$eventManager->attach("preInsert", function (\Laminas\Db\TableGateway\Feature\EventFeature\TableGatewayEvent $event) {
    /**
     * @var \Laminas\Db\Sql\Insert
     */
    $insertObject = $event->getParam("insert");
    var_dump($insertObject->getRawState());
});

$feature = new \Laminas\Db\TableGateway\Feature\EventFeature($eventManager);
$table = new \Laminas\Db\TableGateway\TableGateway("test_table", $adapter, $feature);

$table->insert(array(
    "name" => "hello",
    "description" => "world",
    "created_by" => NULL,
    "created_on" => NULL
));

The code snippet above works, and the callback function is indeed fired. I can think of another way to perform preInsert manipulation such as extending the class but i don't think that's according to what Laminas DB framework intended.
Any suggestion is appreciated.

A: Was playing around with Laminas\Db\Sql\Insert object and you seems to be able to assign value directly as normal object property.
In my case, it's just setting the property this way.
    $insertObject->created_by = 1000;
    $insertObject->created_on = "2022-03-15 05:06:07";

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$eventManager = new \Laminas\EventManager\EventManager();
$eventManager->attach("preInsert", function (\Laminas\Db\TableGateway\Feature\EventFeature\TableGatewayEvent $event) {
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     * @var \Laminas\Db\Sql\Insert
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    $insertObject = $event->getParam("insert");
    $insertObject->created_by = 1000;
    $insertObject->created_on = "2022-03-15 05:06:07";
    var_dump($insertObject->getRawState());
});

$feature = new \Laminas\Db\TableGateway\Feature\EventFeature($eventManager);
$table = new \Laminas\Db\TableGateway\TableGateway("test_table", $adapter, $feature);

$table->insert(array(
    "name" => "hello",
    "description" => "world",
    "created_by" => NULL,
    "created_on" => NULL
));

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Cambridge Consultants spin-out, Aveillant, appoints CEO
Aveillant, the latest spin-out from Cambridge Consultant, has appointed David Crisp as its CEO. Aveillant's technology seeks to remove the concerns about aviation safety and air defence radar that are holding back growth in the wind energy industry. Wind turbines in motion can mimic aircraft on an air traffic controller's radar screen. Aveillant will provide airfields with the accurate radar data needed to eliminate the potential confusion this could cause.
David is an experienced technology CEO and serial entrepreneur. After a 10 year career in Oil & Gas with Schlumberger he founded the mobile communications software company, Eden Group; a successful exit gave a ten times return for investors.
After a brief spell as entrepreneur-in-residence for a Silicon Valley VC firm, he became CEO of Neopost Online Inc. a $100M funded ecommerce start-up, providing online postage, package and shipping services. Returning to the UK in 2005, David joined wave energy device developer Orecon Ltd as CEO, closing a £12m 'A' round funding.
Commenting on his appointment, David Crisp said, "Aviation air traffic control radar interference is a huge problem for the wind industry. In the UK alone, two thirds of all wind farm planning applications are held up by this problem. Aveillant's CH-InFill technology provides a zero degradation, regional based solution and is a great example of proven technology being applied to a new application."
Aveillant was launched in October 2011 with funding from DFJ Esprit and AIFCL, the wind industry fund.
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This was a book club read, and I think we selected it after we'd been to the cinema together and seen the trailer for the movie of the book. Since we didn't get round to seeing the movie, we read the book!
I enjoyed the first part of it, which is told in email correspondence between Dr Fred Jones, a fisheries scientist whose ideas of greatness lie with his paper (as yet unpublished) on caddis fly larvae, his wife, a bullying career woman for whom Fred is respectable enough as a husband without being troublesome or inconvenient. Then there is the project manager at a property firm whose main aim is to keep their rich client happy, and various of Fred's bosses up the civil service chain through to the Prime Minister's office (no 10).
I really enjoyed the lateral thinking to overcome the scientific barriers, the belief in the capacity of man to bring about great engineering works (if God wills it, if you prefer), and the way the concept changes from incredulity to a political tour de force. A good news story, in fact.
The author has created some very good characters through these email exchanges and diary entries. Unfortunately, he chose to move into interview mode with the mechanism of a public inquiry, thus moving it into flashback. The narrative of the interview responses didn't sit well in the format, and it also told us that something big was going to go wrong, too soon. OK, we were left to guess what, but since I am allergic to self-congratulatory political spin (of which there was a lot), I was tempted to drop the book at the half way point, since I wasn't really interested enough in whether the project worked, and certainly not interested in the outcomes for the characters.
For me, the best thing was about the project itself, both the salmon and the engineering, and the insights into the life of an extremely rich person who cares about the environment. I didn't need the political shenanigans, although the book itself did, since that was the whole point of it. If only we could keep the politics out of life, we might get more things done. Would they be things that people would like to be done? Would we trash our rivers in our greed for new projects? I don't know. Sorry, I have a public consultation to go to shortly on trashing some lovely countryside for some housing.
It was a fun story with far too much truth about the state of the world and its leaders, which former engineer and current salmon fisherman Paul Torday has brought out well. Dryly funny, especially if you like political satire and the space of wild places.
I trust your instincts on this one! Your book group picks some interesting stuff. How is caroling Kevin?


Todd, Kari, and Tony, our talented team of antique furniture appraisers, put on an exciting and informative show for the residents of the Royal Oak Retirement Community last week. We conducted value estimation antique appraisals on over 40 items, and then Todd and Tony got on stage and dazzled the audience with in depth historical background and fascinating facts about the art, jewelry, ephemera, and curiosities that they brought in. Todd's favorite item? The factory-grade chocolate bunny mold, of course! Our team provided an on-the-spot antique appraisal for nearly 50 items.
Kari, Todd, and Tony hard at work examining items and checking auction records. The range of items brought in for antique appraisals by the participants was huge – from heirloom estate jewelry to a vintage sewing box.
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The Forgotten Genocide: Why It Matters Today
April 28th, 2013 Commentaries, Featured 1 comments 1904
By Raymond Ibrahim
April 24, marks the "Great Crime," that is, the Armenian genocide that took place under Turkey's Islamic Ottoman Empire, during and after WWI. Out of an approximate population of two million, some 1.5 million Armenians died. If early 20th century Turkey had the apparatuses and technology to execute in mass—such as 1940s Germany's gas chambers—the entire Armenian population may well have been decimated. Most objective American historians who have studied the question unequivocally agree that it was a deliberate, calculated genocide:
More than one million Armenians perished as the result of execution, starvation, disease, the harsh environment, and physical abuse. A people who lived in eastern Turkey for nearly 3,000 years [more than double the amount of time the invading Islamic Turks had occupied Anatolia, now known as "Turkey"] lost its homeland and was profoundly decimated in the first large-scale genocide of the twentieth century. At the beginning of 1915 there were some two million Armenians within Turkey; today there are fewer than 60,000…. Despite the vast amount of evidence that points to the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide, eyewitness accounts, official archives, photographic evidence, the reports of diplomats, and the testimony of survivors, denial of the Armenian Genocide by successive regimes in Turkey has gone on from 1915 to the present.
Indeed, evidence has been overwhelming. U.S. Senate Resolution 359 from 1920 heard testimony that included evidence of "[m]utilation, violation, torture, and death [which] have left their haunting memories in a hundred beautiful Armenian valleys, and the traveler in that region is seldom free from the evidence of this most colossal crime of all the ages." In her memoir, Ravished Armenia, Aurora Mardiganian described being raped and thrown into a harem (which agrees with Islam's rules of war). Unlike thousands of other Armenian girls who were discarded after being defiled, she managed to escape. In the city of Malatia, she saw 16 Christian girls crucified: "Each girl had been nailed alive upon her cross, spikes through her feet and hands, only their hair blown by the wind, covered their bodies." Such scenes were portrayed in the 1919 documentary film Auction of Souls, some of which is based on Mardiganian's memoirs.
What do Americans know of the Armenian Genocide? To be sure, some American high school textbooks acknowledge it. However, one of the primary causes for it—perhaps the fundamental cause—is completely unacknowledged: religion. The genocide is always articulated through a singularly secular paradigm, one that deems valid only those factors that are intelligible from a modern, secular, Western point of view, such as identity politics, nationalism, and territorial disputes. As can be imagined, such an approach does little more than project Western perspectives onto vastly different civilizations of different eras, thus anachronizing history.
War, of course, is another factor that clouds the true face of the Armenian genocide. Because these atrocities occurred during WWI, so the argument goes, they are ultimately a reflection of just that—war, in all its chaos and destruction, and nothing more. Yet Winston Churchill, who described the massacres as an "administrative holocaust," correctly observed that "The opportunity [WWI] presented itself for clearing Turkish soil of a Christian race." Even Adolf Hitler had pointed out that "Turkey is taking advantage of the war in order to thoroughly liquidate its internal foes, i.e., the indigenous Christians, without being thereby disturbed by foreign intervention."
It is the same today throughout the Muslim world, wherever there is war: after the U.S. toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the nation's Christian minority were first to be targeted for systematic persecution resulting in more than half of Iraq's indigenous Christian population fleeing their homeland. Now that war has come to Syria—with the U.S. supporting the jihadis and terrorists—the Christians there are on the run for their lives.
There is no denying that religion—or in this context, the age-old specter of Muslim persecution of Christian minorities—was fundamental to the Armenian Genocide. Even the most cited factor, ethnic identity conflict, while legitimate, must be understood in light of the fact that, historically, religion—creed—accounted more for a person's identity than language or heritage. This is daily demonstrated throughout the Islamic world today, where Muslim governments and Muslim mobs persecute Christian minorities—minorities who share the same ethnicity, language, and culture, who are indistinguishable from the majority, except, of course, for being non-Muslims.
If Christians are thus being singled out today—in our modern, globalized, "humanitarian" age—are we to suppose that they weren't singled out a century ago by Turks?
Similarly, often forgotten is the fact that non-Armenians under Turkish hegemony, Assyrians and Greeks for example, were also targeted for cleansing. The only thing that distinguished Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks from Turks was that they were all Christian. As one Armenian studies professor asks, "If it [the Armenian Genocide] was a feud between Turks and Armenians, what explains the genocide carried out by Turkey against the Christian Assyrians at the same time?"
Today, as Turkey continues moving back to reclaiming its Islamic heritage, so too has Christian persecution returned. If Turks taunted their crucified Armenian victims by saying things like "Now let your Christ come and help you," just last January, an 85-year-old Christian Armenian woman was repeatedly stabbed to death in her apartment, and a crucifix carved onto her naked corpse. Another elderly Armenian woman was punched in the head and, after collapsing to the floor, repeatedly kicked by a masked man. According to the report, "the attack marks the fifth in the past two months against elderly Armenian women," one of whom lost an eye. Elsewhere, pastors of church congregations with as little as 20 people are targeted for killing and spat upon in the streets. A 12-year-old Christian boy was beaten by his teacher and harassed by students for wearing around his neck, and three Christians were "satanically tortured" before having their throats slit for publishing Bibles.
Outside of Turkey, what is happening to the Christians of today from one end of the Muslim world to the other is a reflection of what happened to the Armenian Christians of yesterday. We can learn about the past by looking at the present. From Indonesia in the east to Morocco in the west, from Central Asia in the north, to sub-Sahara Africa—that is, throughout the entire Islamic world—Muslims are, to varying degrees, persecuting, killing, raping, enslaving, torturing and dislocating Christians. See my new book, Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians for a comprehensive account of one of the greatest—yet, like the Armenian Genocide, little known—atrocities of our times.
Here is one relevant example to help appreciate the patterns and parallels: in Muslim-majority northern Nigeria, Muslims, led by the Islamic organization, Boko Haram ("Western Education is Forbidden") are waging a bloody jihad on the Christian minorities in their midst. These two groups—black Nigerian Muslims and black Nigerian Christians—are identical in all ways except, of course, for being Muslims and Christians. And what is Boko Haram's objective in all this carnage? To cleanse northern Nigeria of all Christians—a goal rather reminiscent of Ottoman policies of cleansing Turkey of all Christians, whether Armenian, Assyrian, or Greek.
How does one explain this similar pattern of Christian persecution—this desire to be cleansed of Christians—in lands so different from one another as Nigeria and Turkey, lands which share neither race, language, nor culture, which share only Islam? Meanwhile, the modern Islamic world's response to the persecution of Christians is identical to Turkey's response to the Armenian Genocide: Denial.
Finally, to understand how the historic Armenian Genocide is representative of the modern day plight of Christians under Islam, one need only read the following words written in 1918 by President Theodore Roosevelt—but read "Armenian" as "Christian" and "Turkish" as "Islamic":
the Armenian [Christian] massacre was the greatest crime of the war, and the failure to act against Turkey [the Islamic world] is to condone it… the failure to deal radically with the Turkish [Islamic] horror means that all talk of guaranteeing the future peace of the world is mischievous nonsense.
Indeed, if we "fail to deal radically" with the "horror" currently being visited upon millions of Christians around the Islamic world—which in some areas has reached genocidal proportions—we "condone it" and had better cease talking "mischievous nonsense" of a utopian world of peace and tolerance.
Put differently, silence is always the ally of those who would commit genocide. In 1915, Adolf Hitler rationalized his genocidal plans, which he implemented some three decades later, when he rhetorically asked: "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?"
And who speaks today of the annihilation of Christians under Islam?
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The refusal of the Turks to recognize the Armenian genocide is a very serious problem because it leaves the door open for more violence and crimes. As Ervin Staub (1989), wrote referring to Turkey's denial of the Armenian genocide , " a society not facing up to atrocities it committed is more likely to continue or repeat such actions." And continued they did. It included atrocities and massacres against the Greeks, the Armenians again in 1922; the Greek Cypriots.


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Ора́льний се́кс — статевий акт, у якому статеве збудження й задоволення досягається пестощами статевих органів партнера ротом та язиком. Як особливі види орального сексу можна розглядати феляцію, кунілінгус та анілінгус.

Поширення
За статистикою, оральним сексом займається 91 % пар. Опитування, проведені серед молоді до 25 років, показали, що понад 70 % респондентів вважають оральний секс більш безпечним як з точки зору запобігання від вагітності, так і щодо ризику захворювань, які передаються статевим шляхом.

Оральний секс та законодавство
Законодавство більшості країн не регламентує та не забороняє практику орального сексу. Однак у деяких країнах існують або існували законодавчі, історичні або релігійні заборони на деякі види сексуальних відносин.

 У Сингапурі оральний секс заборонений і карається десятьма роками позбавлення свободи або штрафом в розмірі до 10 000 євро.
 Закони Індонезії забороняють оральний секс, але на практиці переслідується досить рідко.
 У деяких штатах США до 2003 року оральні акти були заборонені. Але на практиці закон застосовувався тільки для збільшення вини обвинуваченого за наявності більш тяжких сексуальних злочинів.
 У Малайзії оральний секс заборонений, карається до 20 років ув'язнення.

Ризики
Оральний секс може спричинити зараження статевих органів бактеріями чи мікроорганізмами з ротової порожнини. В багатьох випадках такі зараження можуть спровокувати серйозні захворювання статевих органів, які важко вилікувати.

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The Legislative Yuan in June froze the budget for Taipower's pilot project to send nuclear waste abroad for reprocessing to give lawmakers time to review the plan. Under the NT$11.25 billion plan, 1,200 spent fuel rod bundles – 8% of the total spent fuel currently stored in cooling ponds at Taiwan's three active nuclear power plants – would be sent to a foreign country to be reprocessed. France, Japan, Russia, and Britain are technically capable of reprocessing, which recycles a significant amount of spent fuel into reusable fuel, but so far no one has submitted a bid for the project. The 20% of the spent fuel remaining after reprocessing would be returned to Taiwan in the form of vitrified waste encased in glass for permanent storage. The cooling pools at Taiwan's two older nuclear power plants are almost completely filled and the first unit of the Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant might be forced to cease operations as early as next year due to lack of spent-fuel storage capacity.
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This committee assures that the Care Council decisions address the special needs of PLWH living in the rural communities. It also assists in recruiting participants for the activities of the Council such as client focus groups and client surveys.
Committee Purpose (bylaw excerpt): To ensure that the needs of rural communities and populations are reflected in the planning and decision-making process of the Council and networks to improve the availability and effectiveness of needed services in rural areas. The committee also works to ensure the active and effective participation of rural county clients and agencies and those who represent them in the planning and decision-making process. This committee seeks to educate residents about services; improve rural access to services, including meeting transportation needs of clients and to assure equitable funding of services. It also acts as a liaison between planning and service provision to ensure access and eliminate barriers to services to rural clients.
Allow for client and provider concerns to be brought up during meetings. Identify grievances and explain to clients how to address with provider and/or Grantee.
Maintain an agenda item at every meeting for hearing and discussing community issues and concerns.
Train committee members on the Council's role including handling concerns and grievances.
Objective 4(A): Expand coordination and linkages with non-Ryan White funded providers in accordance with HRSA objectives.
Objective 4(C): Encourage an environment that supports volunteerism and advocacy.
Objective 4(D): Improve education on the role of the Care Council and its committees on an on-going basis.
Provide a forum to educate providers and consumers about Ryan White, the Care Council and available resources/services.
Alternate committee meetings between all rural counties covered by the Council.
Assist in enhancing the continuum of care available in rural communities.
Identify organizations and providers that will serve all clients in rural communities.
Establish links with the above organizations to make them aware of the Care Council and the available resources for PLWH, and to obtain information on the services they provide.
Assist the Council to achieve and maintain adequate rural representation in their membership.
Assist the Council's annual needs assessment process by recruiting rural clients to participate in all components (i.e. surveys, focus groups and public hearings).
Assign a member to attend Planning and Evaluation Committee and act as a liaison between the two committees.


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North Korea calls diplomat defector 'human scum'
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 file photo, people watch a TV news program showing a file image of Thae Yong Ho, a minister at the North Korean Embassy in London, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, said Thae, a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea, is a criminal and "human scum," in its first official response to the defection. The letters read "A high-ranking North Korean diplomat." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. File)
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday that a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea is a criminal and "human scum," in its first official response to the defection.
The official Korean Central News Agency also accused Seoul of using the defection of Thae Yong Ho, formerly a minister at the North Korean Embassy in London, for propaganda aimed at insulting the North Korean leadership. It also denounced the British government for ignoring international protocol by rejecting what it said were demands to have Thae extradited back to the North and instead handing him over to the South.
KCNA didn't identify Thae by name, but said North Korea had ordered the "fugitive" who had worked at the embassy in Britain to return to the North in June to be investigated for a series of crimes, including embezzling government funds, leaking state secrets and sexually assaulting a minor.
It said that Thae "should have received legal punishment for the crimes he committed, but he discarded the fatherland that raised him and even his own parents and brothers by fleeing, thinking nothing but just saving himself, showing himself to be human scum who lacks even an elementary level of loyalty and even tiny bits of conscience and morality that are required for human beings."
In announcing the defection, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that Thae was the second-highest North Korean official at the embassy and the most senior North Korean diplomat ever to defect to South Korea. In 1997, the North Korean ambassador to Egypt fled but resettled in the United States.
The ministry said that Thae decided to defect because of his disgust with the government of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his yearning for South Korean democracy and worries about the future of his children.
The Unification Ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about North Korea's claims on Saturday.
More than 29,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, according to the South Korean government. Many defectors have said they wanted to leave North Korea's harsh political system and poverty. Pyongyang often accuses the South of deceiving or paying its citizens to defect, or claims that they have simply been kidnapped.
In April, 13 North Koreans working at a North Korean-operated restaurant in China defected to South Korea. It was the largest group defection since Kim took power in late 2011. Later in April, South Korea also revealed that a colonel in North Korea's military spy agency had defected to the South last year.
Most South Korean analysts say it's premature to take the defections of Thae and other senior officials as indicators that the unity of North Korea's ruling elite is starting to crack because there are no significant signs that Kim's grip on power is weakening.
South Korea doesn't always make high-level defection cases public. Its announcement of Thae's defection came with ties between the rivals at one of their lowest points in decades following the North's nuclear test and long-range rocket launch earlier this year.
North Korea recently has expressed anger at a U.S. plan to place an advanced missile defense system in South Korea. The North has warned of unspecified retaliation and fired several missiles into the sea earlier this month.
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The Indiana Dunes Remain (Mostly) Open During Government Shutdown
By Indiana Dunes Tourism
The 15,000-acre Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will remain open during the government shutdown, and visitors will have full access to the park, its paths and the shoreline. The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, staffed by employees of Indiana Dunes Tourism, a department of Porter County government, will also remain open, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year's Day, to provide information to guests. Additionally, the Indiana Dunes State Park will remain fully staffed and operational.
"We're disappointment to see any type of government shutdown, especially the National Park Service, which is an integral part of the Indiana Dunes area," said Dustin Ritchea, the promotions director for Indiana Dunes Tourism, "but we want to remind visitors that many of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's trails, beaches and parks will remain open to the public. Also, the state park and many other exciting opportunities, including our area's communities, events and attractions will still be available during this time."
During the government shutdown, National Park Service law enforcement personnel will continue to patrol the National Lakeshore, but all other park rangers will be on furlough. While all trails except Pinhook Bog's bog trail will be open, educational and informational programs hosted by the National Park Service staff and volunteers will not take place. This includes all activities, tours, lectures, events and programs.
Roads that have already been opened and vault toilets (wilderness-type restrooms) will remain open, but services that require staffing and maintenance, such as campgrounds and full-service restrooms will not operate. Snow removal services for parking lots will take place but may take longer than usual.
Even with these limitations, the National Park Service will work to prioritize access to the most iconic areas of parks and public lands, and they invite the American public and especially veterans to continue to enjoy their landmarks and open-air parks.
The Indiana Dunes State Park, however, will continue to fully operate. The park, which encompasses over 2,182 acres of beach, dunes, marshes, swamps, hardwood forests and white pine groves, will not be affected by the government shutdown.
The park's nature center and 16.5 miles of trails will continue to allow visitors to explore diverse habitats, learn about remarkable animals and see astonishing views of Lake Michigan.
The Indiana Dunes State Park is also home to Trail 9, which USA Today named one of the top scenic hikes in the nation, and the 3 Dune Challenge, a 1.5-mile challenge trail with 552 vertical feet to climb, including the three tallest sand dunes in the Indiana Dunes area.
The Indiana Dunes area will continue to offer many opportunities for adventure, as well as amazing views of Chicago's skyline and climbs up ancient sand dunes. Hiking, cycling, birding and other natural adventures, along with fine dining, historical venues and local attractions, still await visitors. Our downtown communities, complete with affordable accommodations and Midwest hospitality, will continue to make each getaway a trip to remember.
For more information about the Indiana Dunes area's exciting events, theater productions, culinary experiences, shopping opportunities and outdoor adventures, visit IndianaDunes.com or call 219-926-2255.
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Diana M. Geis began her legal career as a Briefing Attorney for Paul W. Nye, Chief Justice of the Texas Court of Appeals at Corpus Christi. She has an extensive litigation practice involving diverse areas of substantive law in state and federal courts. These matters include representation of numerous clients in complex business disputes, real estate, fiduciary and probate litigation. She has represented clients in shareholder litigation, disputes between co-owners of businesses, condemnation actions, environmental litigation, and in employment-related litigation. Ms. Geis has also handled complex family law disputes and white collar criminal defense, and has represented creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
Representing and successfully defending managing partner and representatives in complex partnership litigation.
Representing and successfully defending limited partner in partnership derivative action and allegations of fiduciary breaches.
Representing and successfully defending majority shareholder in shareholder derivative action and allegation of fiduciary breaches.
Representing and successfully defending energy company in environmental, property and personal injury claims.
Representing and successfully defending executors and trustees against multiple claims in connection with probate proceedings.
Representing and successfully defending state-chartered university against various claims brought by executor in probate proceedings.
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Belva Lockwood Outstanding Lawyer Award, Bexar County Women's Bar Association (2008)
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How ECW Got Away With Using Real Licensed Music For Their Wrestlers
One of ECW's attractions was the music that brought wrestlers to the ring, but Paul Heyman used the famous song in an unconventional way.
In the 1990s, ECW I have made a name for myself in quite a few ways. Even before Shane Douglas famously thrashed his NWA championship and his E in ECW was officially rebranded from Eastern to Extreme, the company built momentum out of a budding hardcore sensibility. I was getting From there, the freedom given to Paul Heyman's creative direction and talent set many unconventional and misused talents for the best run of their careers.
Related: ECW: 10 behind-the-scenes stories you never heardIn fact, talents like The Sandman and Public Enemy, who have never been of interest to WWE or WCW, had a great opportunity as ECW emphasized their strengths and hid their limitations well. One of the forgotten elements of ECW's evocative atmosphere was the use of popular music for the theme music of many of the major acts. That point raises the question of how a resource-poor crap wrestling company could afford this luxury.
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ECW used some major music for their entrance theme
Sandman and Tommy Dreamer stand tall in the crowd promoting the ECW One Night Stand.
It might seem obvious that Sandman used Metallica's "Enter Sandman" for ring music. But that intuitive mindset was that Metallica were one of the hottest bands in the world at the time, and he didn't want to use one of their most famous songs even once ( not to mention routinely), it overlooks the need for a large investment.
"Enter Sandman" wasn't the only instance of ECW attaching recognizable music to wrestlers. They also performed "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains for Tommy Dreamer, "Natural Born Killers" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube for The Gangstas, Raven's Had "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring, and "Big Balls". AC/DC's application to Balls Mahoney is his one of several connections between iconic rock bands and professional wrestling. These, among other examples, not only provided a better entry point than instrumental music in general, but also allowed ECW to inspire loyal fans and new fans to familiarize themselves with the product with familiar elements. It helped me appeal to
Paul Heyman offers multiple explanations for how ECW could have used its music
During a panel discussion produced by WWE, The Authentic Untold Story of ECW, Paul Heyman explained the use of unlicensed music. He said music played legally through a PA system in an arena would need to be licensed, but music played through microphones could be considered environmental noise for which ECW wouldn't have to pay. claimed.
In a visit to the Squared Circle Pit podcast (h/t NoDQ.com), Heyman provided a slightly different insight into the matter. During that conversation, he explained that ECW had access to the song through a music company that has a sponsorship deal with Young Wrestling Promotions. Additionally, they signed individual contracts with bands, including The Three Six Mafia, though no money was exchanged, but they worked together to expose the bands to an audience of wrestling fans. There have been times when we have leaned toward simply adopting music that we didn't actually claim, based on our wishes.
ECW's music symbolized the company's identity
The way ECW got its famous music and used it to act is a big statement to ECW's own identity as a wrestling promotion. Even as the company established its influence with national audiences, including broadcasting nationally on TNN and quietly embracing support from WWE, Paul Heyman continued to portray his ECW picture of traitor and underdog. I was good at drawing as a promotion.
RELATED: 10 Best Paul Heyman Quotes, RankedSo Heyman brokered outlandish deals and exploited technical loopholes to break all the rules of the ECW ethos. Additionally, their willingness and ability to walk the razor's edge on all of these kinds of details is arguably better than other promotions that had comparable resources on paper at a time when the business was very competitive. was also part of the success.
ECW is one of the brands that wrestling fans tend to have the most positive nostalgia for the way they think outside the box and the forward-thinking quality of their products. Music was a key and under-appreciated component of an exciting fan presentation, showcasing their talents in an exciting way that set them apart from their competitors. The way it was accessed was all about the company and its leader, Paul Heyman.
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Capitalism worst possible economic system for a planet ravaged by climate change
Ed Finn
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men decay.
--Oliver Goldsmith.
Twenty years ago, I wrote an op-ed in which I described free-market capitalism as "the most unjust and barbaric economic system ever devised, and one that now oppresses and abuses most of the world's people." I was scorned and vilified by neoliberal pundits, and even chided by some progressives who thought that calling the dominant economic system "barbaric" was going too far.
This is how I responded to my critics at that time:
Look up the word "barbaric" in your dictionary, and you'll find several synonyms, including brutal, cruel, and savage. They all apply to the current capitalist system -- and even more so to its leaders. These suave chief executives don't look or act like Attila the Hun. They dress smartly, talk smoothly, and their table manners are impeccable. But strip away the glossy veneer, and you find the ruthless autocrats beneath the surface.
These modern barbarian chieftains don't personally lead their hordes to invade other countries. They don't physically destroy cultures, openly loot and pillage cities, or brutalize their citizens. But they engage in the equivalent of all these barbaric activities from the seclusion of their boardrooms, sometimes with just a phone call or a tap on a computer key.
Their invasions take the form of "free trade." Their looting and pillaging is done through strip-mining, deforestation, privatization, deregulation, currency speculation, and IMF-enforced repayments of onerous debt-loads.
In the wake of these corporate depredations, billions of people are doomed to poverty, hunger and disease, and many millions to premature death. They are as much the victims of barbarism as were those slaughtered by Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan. The business brigands who plan and direct these pogroms don't have blood on their well-manicured hands, but they make the Goths and Vandals look like teen-aged delinquents.
That malediction dates back to 1999, but I wouldn't change or take back a word of it today. If anything, corporate barbarism has intensified on a colossal scale, to the point of endangering the very sustainability of human life on the planet. The scourges of poverty and inequality run even more rampant.
'There's no alternative' -- really?
The defenders of this inhumane system argue that the "free market," though admittedly flawed, is still the best way to run the economy. Its publicized faults -- job cuts, outsourcing, tax evasion, financial fraud, recurring meltdowns, and the enshrinement of competition over co-operation -- are all brushed away as unavoidable defects of an otherwise ideal system, one that in any case allegedly has no viable alternative.
"If our economy wasn't run by capitalists," I was often asked, "would you rather have it run by communists?" These critics had either never heard of the democratic socialism that thrives in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, or choose to dismiss it as an aberration confined to the Scandinavian countries and a few other nations in Europe.
Neoliberal fanatics conveniently overlook the untenability of an economic system that is built on the expectation of infinite growth on a finite planet. Capitalism, of course, could not continue without such a demented and ultimately self-destructive delusion. Left unchecked, it is bound to collapse eventually from the depletion of resources and the devastation of climate change -- perhaps as early as the 2030s, but certainly well before the middle of this century.
In the meantime, reckless economic growth will continue blindly to be pursued and sanctioned, not just by the corporations, but by their subservient governments and mass media propagandists. In this Alice-in-Wonderland world, the unimpeded growth that threatens any semblance of civilization is welcomed while the curbing of growth that is so urgently needed is disdained. So, in effect, perpetual cancerous growth is being treated as the "cure" to the planet's malaise instead of its cause.
In a rational society, the recurring economic crises triggered by neoliberal capitalism would not just expose its recklessness, but force its abandonment. So would the worsening levels of global poverty and inequality. Instead, as Guardian columnist George Monbiot points out in How Did We Get Into This Mess?, "The greater the failure, the more extreme the ideology becomes. Governments use neoliberal crises as both excuse and opportunity to cut taxes, privatize remaining public services, rip holes in the social safety net, deregulate corporations, and re-regulate citizens."
Profit motive prevails
Secure from government intervention, corporations are left free to generate economic growth and profits by any means they choose. Equally irresponsible governments will cut corporations' taxes, boost their subsidies, and facilitate their ongoing destruction of the ecosphere.
The profit motive drives corporate conduct and sets the priorities. If something can be developed, produced, and sold for a profit, it keeps getting produced and sold, regardless of the ruinous long-term consequences. On the other hand, if something is actually needed to enhance public welfare, but would not be profitable, it doesn't get produced.
Extracting and selling global-warming fossil fuel is profitable.
Pillaging non-renewable resources is profitable.
Deforestation is profitable.
Pollution is profitable.
War is profitable.
Offshore tax havens are profitable.
Poverty and inequality are profitable.
Hooking kids on sugar and their parents on junk food is profitable.
Ill health is profitable.
Pharmaceutical drugs are profitable.
Child labour and slave labour are profitable.
Low wages and high unemployment are profitable.
Unsafe workplaces are profitable.
Purchasing politicians is profitable. Very profitable.
Conversely, anything that would benefit most people, but not make as large a profit as artery-clogging fast food or the latest electronic gadgets, will not be undertaken. Restoring our depleted industrial sector would boost the economy and create more jobs, but not be as profitable as outsourcing jobs to low-wage, low-tax countries. Reducing the high rates of disease caused by poverty and malnutrition would lower health-care costs, but not be as profitable as treating the sick with expensive and often debilitating drugs.
'A rapacious oligarchy'
One of the books that enlightened me when I was compiling my Under Corporate Rule columns in the 1990s was The Next American Nation by Michael Lind, a senior editor of Harper's magazine. His book, published in 1985, shunned euphemisms. He referred to the small group holding most of the money and power in the U.S. at that time as "a rapacious oligarchy." This oligarchy, he said, "supported by the news media (which it largely owns), has waged a war of attrition against the wage-earning majority through regressive taxation and the expatriation of industry through free trade."
Lind listed the four tactics deployed by the American ruling class to maintain and increase its dominance. These were: 1) adopt a "divide-and-rule" strategy that pits various groups against one another in zero-sum struggles for a share of declining wage income; 2) gain complete control of major political parties; 3) withdraw from the rest of society into heavily guarded enclaves; and 4) successfully promote the belief that their oligarchy doesn't really exist.
During the 32 years that have elapsed since Lind exposed the baneful behaviour of the corporate and political oligarchy, all these ruthless corporate strategies have become even more powerful and pervasive. So have their brutal spillover effects of poverty, inequality -- and, critically, climate change.
Ed Finn grew up in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, where he became worked as a printer's apprentice, reporter, columnist, and editor of that city's daily newspaper, the Western Star. His career as a journalist included 14 years as a labour relations columnist for the Toronto Star. He was part of the world of politics between 1959 and 1962, serving as the first provincial leader of the NDP in Newfoundland. He worked closely with Tommy Douglas for some years and helped defend and promote medicare legislation in Saskatchewan.
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Jazz drummers play percussion (predominantly the drum set) in jazz, jazz fusion, and other jazz subgenres such as latin jazz. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 1900s, influenced by jazz at large and the individual drummers within it. Jazz required a method of playing percussion different from traditional European styles, one that was easily adaptable to the different rhythms of the new genre, fostering the creation of jazz drumming's hybrid technique. As each period in the evolution of jazz—swing and bebop, for example—tended to have its own rhythmic style, jazz drumming continued to evolve along with the music. In the 1970s and 1980s, jazz drumming incorporated elements of rock and Latin styles.

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I'm faced with a strange program while indirect addressing my peripheral inputs.
I can't really see the problem here, can anyone help?
Does it need to be IW[#t]:P?
Search the threads here for the syntax as this has been answered by those with 300/400 experience.
Hello huggy , thanks for the reply, the syntax i've shown is correct! Also I've searched the whole thread and my question isn't answered here. I see Mr Lindhand hdhosseiniuse the exact syntax as I'm using but in their case with succes. I don't think there is any problem with the code here.
Try WORD as the #t datatype. It is not possible for it to be negative, so many IW requires word.
nope huggy, it requires an integer, converting word to integer doesn't do the trick either.
Maybe there is a firmware update that makes your correct syntax work. Can you use plcsim with different target PLCs to make it work rather than change code that is supposed to work and doesn't?
thanks for your reply, as soon as I get back to work I will test this (tuesday).
I am 100% sure this code should work and you are probably right, it will be a firmware issue. I'll try different target plc and get back to you. In the meanwhile I'd like to mention the cpu I'm using is CPU312 and the software version is tia portal V11 SP2 update5.
changing target plc did not solve my issue.
No syntax errors given and also 100% sure it is nota syntax problem.
Issue of tia portal V11?


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Just In Time For The Holidays, The Biggest Mandate Of All Is About To Go Into Effect…
TOPICS:Economic CollapseEmploymentMandatory vaccinesMichael SnyderSupply Chain
By Michael Snyder
What a joyful time of the year this is going to be for the countless families who are about to experience a job loss. You would think that Joe Biden's rapidly plunging poll numbers would cause him to rethink his absurd mandates, but that hasn't happened. Instead, he is has chosen to stubbornly move forward, and the consequences are going to be absolutely disastrous.
Earlier today, I watched a heartbreaking video of a pandemic hero being marched out of a hospital in California because her religious exemption was denied. She admits that she could soon lose her house as a result, but freedom is more important to her. Sadly, similar scenes are about to be repeated over and over again all across the country, because the biggest mandate of them all is about to be implemented. According to the senior White House correspondent for CBS News, it appears that the OSHA mandate will go into effect in just a few days…
OSHA has finished developing a rule that compels companies with 100+ employees to require vaccines or regular testing. It also requires employers to provide paid time to workers to get vaccinated and to recover from any side effects. The rule will go into effect in days.
It has been estimated that the OSHA mandate will cover somewhere around 80 million American workers.
As the new regulations start to be enforced, countless Americans will choose to willingly leave their jobs, and countless others will be ruthlessly terminated for not complying. Needless to say, this is going to cause enormous nightmares in industry after industry.
For example, we are already in the midst of the worst supply chain crisis in U.S. history, and logistics companies are warning that the OSHA mandate will make things much, much worse…
Logistics companies in industries ranging from trucking to warehouses are warning that President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate will cause further supply chain backlogs.
Groups representing them say substantial numbers of their employees are unvaccinated, and may quit or be let go at the height of the holiday season.
Even if he purposely wanted to be this evil, why in the world would Biden want to make our supply chain headaches far more painful right as we are entering the busiest time of the year?
It doesn't make any sense.
Because of the epic worker shortage that we are currently experiencing, replacing employees that are lost is going to be exceedingly difficult.
We are already dealing with a shortage of approximately 80,000 truckers, and the ATA is openly warning that the OSHA mandate "will create a workforce crisis for our industry"…
American Trucking Associations has sent a letter to the Biden administration expressing "grave concern" over the potential damage that the president's plans for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many businesses — including trucking companies — could cause for the country.
"While much of the country was sequestered in their homes, the trucking industry served its essential function and did so successfully with safety standards developed by public health experts," said the Oct. 21 letter, signed by ATA President Chris Spear. "Now placing vaccination mandates on employers, which in turn force employees to be vaccinated, will create a workforce crisis for our industry and the communities, families and businesses we serve."
We aren't just talking about the loss of a few thousand truck drivers.
According to the ATA, we could potentially be facing the loss of 37 percent of all truck drivers in the entire nation…
The federation warns that motor carriers it represents – who it said supply 80% of the country and move 70% of all freight tonnage — could lose up to 37% of their drivers.
37 percent!
If you think that store shelves are empty now, just wait until that happens.
The retail industry is also in a state of panic because of the upcoming mandate…
Besides trucking, retailers are also concerned the mandate could trigger resignations in an industry also short on workers, according to a lobbyist at the Retail Industry Leaders Association, Evan Armstrong.
'It has been a hectic holiday season already, as you know, with supply chain struggles,' Armstrong told CNBC after a meeting with White House officials last Monday.
'This is a difficult policy to implement. It would be even more difficult during the holiday season.'
Retailers are already really struggling to staff their stores in many areas of the country.
This new mandate certainly will not help matters.
The U.S. military has their own mandates that are in the process of being implemented, and this week we learned that large numbers of Marines could be on the verge of being kicked out of the military…
The Corps will kick out every Marine who refuses the COVID-19 vaccine and fails to receive an approved exemption by the Nov. 28 deadline, a new administrative message said.
Barring an approved administrative, medical or religious accommodation, or a pending appeal, Marines who fail to meet the deadline will be processed for administrative separation, the MARADMIN said. General court-martial convening authorities will "retain authority to take any additional adverse administrative or disciplinary action" deemed appropriate.
Frankly, this makes me sick.
We are really going to do this right around Thanksgiving?
How heartless are these people?
After our military has been gutted, I hope that no major conflict suddenly erupts, because our ability to go to war will be greatly diminished.
In so many ways, this moment represents a fundamental turning point for the United States, and nothing will ever be the same after this.
Personally, I have never been more disgusted with the Democratic Party than I am right now, and countless others feel the same way. If you doubt this, just check out these poll results…
Independents believe that the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is "the bigger threat" to American democracy, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Monday.
In response to the question, "In general, which party do you think is the bigger threat to democracy in the United States," 41 percent of Independents said the Democratic Party, while 37 percent said the Republican Party.
The sort of mandates that are now being pushed on all of us have absolutely no place in a civilized society.
If you have lost a job or are about to lose a job, I want you to know that you are not alone.
There are millions upon millions of other Americans that still believe in freedom, and we shall not bow our knees before these tyrants.
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"The pools are very clean."
"our view was pretty nice"
"Lovely staff and beautiful beeches."
"Rooms are very old and smell bad."
Good location, but parts of hotel are getting noticeably worn.
Beach location with rock wall near helps tame the steady waves. Nice outdoor pools and beach facilities. All staff is helpful and friendly.
To begin with the staff was amazing! Always willing to help no matter what. We never had problems with anything in the room and if we needed something it was done promptly. The beach view was to die for! The hotel was always clean and food was always good which is a plus! I highly recommend staying here! Will definitely book here again when the time comes!
A clean, safe place with friendly and helpful personnel . Good location. Easy access to the beach nightlife.
The place was amazing. Everyone was there to help you and please you. We had troubles with rooming situation and Irvin helped us out so much. He was able to fix our situation and be super friendly about it the whole time. We went over spring break weekend, but the hotel was pretty good about quieting people down during the night so we got a great nights sleep each night! The hotel itself is amazing. It has a great beach, staff, pool, super clean, food, and drinks. I was there for six days and had a blast the entire time!
The resort was very average. The location was amazing. It is on a clean part of the beach. They provide cabanas on the beach. And when you leave the resort you are a very quick walk to all the bars and restaurants.
We traveled with a wedding party and were able to see the resort where our friends stayed. Although this resort was average in appearance, it was WAY over priced (compared to where our friends stayed and what they paid). The all inclusive is NOT included if you book through a third party (kayak, orbitz, expedia). When we got to the hotel is was $240 additional per person even though the hotel is advertised as an all inclusive on Kayak. Our view was of the loud banging construction that woke us up at 5am each day. When I called to see if we could move rooms, I was told we could get some ear plugs. The construction was loud and early! There is no hot tub at all. The resort is very small. Also, the house keeping staff skipped our room one day, on another day they charged us $100 for spilling a cocktail on the comforter.
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Police uncovered a cannabis factory boasting £80,000 worth plants at a house based on a road shared by a primary school and popular park.
Concerns had been raised over goings-on at the home on Etruria's Dundee Road with four officers uncovering the illicit set-up at 1.10pm this afternoon.
And senior officers say shutting down the factory – which had seen electricity bypassed – sends out a strong message to those looking to profit from drugs.
Today a 21-year-old man, who was at the address at the time of the surprise visit, was being quizzed by cops after being arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis.
Chief Inspector Phil Eaton, of Stoke-on-Trent Central Local Policing Team, said a total of 140 plants were found in the house that have a potential street value of upto £80,000.
He said: "The set-up was predominantly in the whole of the loft area and in one of the bedrooms. The officers found that the electricity had been bypassed and so the relevant utility companies were contacted.
"There had been concerns around what was going on at the property and the local authority were contacted along with ourselves and a planned visit was arranged.
Dundee Road runs past the popular Etruria Park with Etruscan Primary School at the end of the street.
Etruria and Hanley ward councillor Majid Khan said: "I'm always supportive of the police and I'm glad they have made this discovery and arrest. Hopefully they can now get to the bottom of it.
"This is a serious issue throughout our city, and indeed the country, and we need to put our foot down and deal with these criminals so they are taken off our streets as quickly as possible."
Anyone with concerns over drug misuse is urged to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.