Atossa Genetics Inc. (Nasdaq: ATOS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics and delivery methods to treat breast cancer and other breast conditions, today announced that the FDA has issued a "Safe to Proceed" letter under their "expanded access" program permitting the use of Atossa's oral Endoxifen as a post-mastectomy treatment in a pre-menopausal, estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer patient. This patient completed a 3-week course of Atossa's oral Endoxifen prior to her surgery under an FDA-approved expanded access program.
The tumor activity from the initial biopsy was compared to the tumor activity at surgery, finding that the cancer cell biological activity was reduced by two measures: the Ki-67 activity decreased by 50 percent, and the estrogen receptor content decreased by over 20 percent. There were no safety or tolerability issues, including vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. The latter symptoms are often a tolerability challenge for patients on tamoxifen.
The importance of Ki-67 as a marker of estrogen-receptor breast cancer cell activity has evolved over the past few years. In a 2017 peer-reviewed paper1 in which a meta-analysis was conducted and included 49 studies and 14,046 patients, five studies reported and compared the change of Ki-67 following pre-surgery hormonal therapy treatment and the disease-free survival (DFS). The authors reported that from their analysis, a Ki-67 change that is either low or none, as well as an increase, is associated with worse DFS. The reduction of Ki-67 in the tumor of the patient who received oral Endoxifen prior to her mastectomy is considered large, based on the criteria of this paper.
Under the FDA expanded access IND program, the use of Atossa's proprietary oral Endoxifen is restricted solely to this patient. Approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) must be obtained prior to providing oral Endoxifen to this patient.
Endoxifen is an active metabolite of tamoxifen, which is an FDA-approved drug to prevent new as well as recurrent disease in breast cancer patients. Tamoxifen itself must be broken down by the liver into active compounds (metabolites), of which Endoxifen is the most active. Studies by others have shown that breast cancer patients with endoxifen levels of 30 nM and above have a lower risk for developing future breast cancer. Up to half of the patients taking tamoxifen do not produce therapeutic levels of endoxifen, frequently because of limited liver metabolism capability.
Studies by others indicate that endoxifen's molecular mechanisms of action are concentration dependent and different than that of other anti-estrogens, including fulvestrant. Pathway analysis of differentially regulated genes revealed substantial differences related to endoxifen concentrations including significant induction of cell cycle arrest and markers of apoptosis following treatment with high, but not low, concentrations of endoxifen.


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What's subsequent for Amazon's Bezos? Have a look at his Instagram By Reuters
By lalaine	 Last updated Jul 3, 2021
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Amazon Founder, Chairman, CEO and President Jeff Bezos unveils the Blue Moon lunar lander from his space company Blue Origin during an unveiling ceremony in Washington, USA, May 9, 2019. REUTERS / Clodagh Kilcoyne
By Jeffrey Dastin
(Reuters) – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said it was time to blow up the tequila.
Standing on the coast, the celebrity wrestler and movie star put his arm around Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ :). Bezos in sunglasses smiled for a picture and then shared it on the gram The men had just announced a film deal for Amazon Studios.
Bezos, 57, is stepping down as CEO of Amazon on Monday. He will remain Executive Chairman and largest shareholder in the company, but his Instagram account shows that he has many other interests on his mind.
The science fiction fan is planning a joyride into suborbital space with his best friend and brother Mark this month, according to a recently published post. In another, Bezos sits behind the wheel of an electric pickup truck from Rivian, an Amazon-funded startup, and crosses the desert in a cowboy hat to watch a missile capsule land.
The final frontier has long drawn Bezos, who poured billions of dollars into his Blue Origin company to promote tourism and infrastructure in space. The company's first manned flight is scheduled to depart on July 20, less than two weeks after Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, to usher in a new era of beyond Earth travel.
Bezos is leaving Amazon's former cloud computing boss Andy Jassy to run a company that is bigger and more valuable than ever. It is unclear how Bezos will rule from the sidelines.
Bezos, a hedge fund manager who turned into a garage entrepreneur, long defined Amazon's culture through business slogans like "customer obsession" and "backbone; disagree and commit" as well as terse emails to his team that bore only a question mark https: // www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-bezos/with-bezos-out-as-amazon-ceo-is-this-the-end-of-his-ominous-question-mark- emails-idUSKBN2A32Z8.
Neither Amazon nor Bezos responded to a request for comment.
Bezos said in a letter to investors in April that he will focus on new initiatives as chairman and make Amazon a better place to work. This followed employee frustration that showed up during a failed union campaign in Alabama.
However, his Instagram underscores his interest in Tinsel Town. Bezos covered Oscar Nicks and Golden Globe wins for Amazon Studios, and during his final annual meeting as CEO, he spoke about redesigning screen heroes for the 21st century through Amazon's MGM purchase agreement.
(Not featured on his Instagram is a yacht that is longer than a soccer field, which Bezos allegedly owns and which, according to Bloomberg News, will be equipped with an escort yacht and a helipad. His partner, Lauren Sanchez, is a helicopter pilot.)
Bezos has also met with public officials to raise awareness of his philanthropy. He spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron about his climate efforts and gave Washington Governor Jay Inslee a guided tour of a homeless shelter, his posts show.
He also had fun with music stars Katy Perry, Lil Nas X, and Lizzo.
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Mistakes doom Patriots defense in 42-27 loss to Chiefs
AP Sep 8, 2017 at 2:29a ET
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) So much for another stab at 19-0.
Seven months after shutting down the Atlanta Falcons late in a dramatic Super Bowl comeback win, the New England Patriots defense couldn't find the brakes Thursday night, giving up 28 second-half points in a stunning 42-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was the most points allowed by New England under coach Bill Belichick, with Kansas City piling up 537 yards on offense.
The Patriots also lost starting linebacker Dont'a Hightower to a knee injury. The defense was already weaker up front following the retirement of veteran linebacker Rob Ninkovich and the departure of defensive end Chris Long in free agency, so Hightower's absence could be an especially destabilizing blow.
Long strikes proved the biggest problem, including a 75-yard touchdown catch by Tyreek Hill to give Kansas City its first lead early in the third quarter, and a 78-yard touchdown catch by Kareem Hunt in the fourth quarter that put the Chiefs back in front for good.
The secondary blundered throughout. Cornerback Malcolm Butler's pass interference in the end zone set up Hunt's 3-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. Stephon Gilmore also badly blew a coverage on Hill's long touchdown. And with Hightower sidelined, linebacker Kyle Van Noy and defensive end Cassius Marsh allowed Hunt to get behind the defense on his 78-yard romp.
"It was different things on each one," safety Devin McCourty said. "I gave up one where I could have definitely played better. But we gotta watch it and see."
It was a particularly humbling debut for Gilmore, who signed a five-year, $65 million contract as a free agent this offseason. The Patriots hoped he and Butler would make a formidable duo.
Instead, they both looked pedestrian Thursday, with both caught at times seeking help over the top that didn't come.
"You gotta play with a hungry attitude, and I don't think we did that as a team," Gilmore said.
The Patriots offense looked as expected at times, scoring two early touchdowns and taking a 17-7 lead with quick-strike drives and Brady spreading the ball around the field.
Other times they were stagnant, including getting stopped twice on fourth-down runs.
But tight end Rob Gronkowski said the shortcomings were hardly just a defensive problem. He said everything about the loss was "a wakeup call."
They were left with nothing to do but look forward to their Week 2 trip to New Orleans.
"When they score 42 points and beat you on opening night, there aren't really any positives," safety Duron Harmon said.
RARE COMPANY: Since Belichick's first season in New England in 2000, only two quarterbacks have passed for at least 300 yards and four touchdowns without an interception: Drew Brees in 2009, and now Alex Smith, who passed for 368 yards and four scores.
SUPER BOWL TURNAROUND? The last three times the Patriots lost their opener they went on the win the Super Bowl. They bounced back to win the championship in 2001, 2003, 2014.
BERRY OUT: Chiefs safety Eric Berry left the game with what coach Andy Reid feared was a torn Achilles tendon that would keep him out for the rest of the season. But the coach said the injury didn't spoil the mood in the locker room.
"Eric's not going to allow that to happen," Reid said, adding that the four-time Pro Bowl selection would remain part of the team. "I told him to get his coaching career started."
BANNER NIGHT: Patriots fans came to celebrate the unveiling of a fifth Super Bowl banner and to boo Commissioner Roger Goodell, still angry about the interminable "Deflategate" scandal that resulted in Brady's four-game suspension.
But few in the crowd remained when the Chiefs celebrated at the end of the game.
"You can't take for granted how talented, how well-coached, how skilled and how tough teams are," Patriots offensive lineman Nate Solder said. "We've got to give everything we've got to win a game."
SIGNS OF AGING? In his first game as a 40-year-old, Brady completed 16 of 36 passes for 267 yards and zero touchdowns. His .444 completion percentage was the sixth-worst in his 272-game career (including playoffs).
"We had it handed to us on our own field," he said. "It's a terrible feeling, and the only people that can do something about it are in that locker room. We've got to dig a lot deeper than we did, because we didn't dig very deep tonight."
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Q: Evaluate $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\cosh(x)+\cosh(y)} \, dy \, dx$ My friend gave me this problem, and I'm not too sure where to start. I know single integrals relatively well, but I'm pretty new to double integrals. If someone could show a step-by-step solution, that would be great.
$$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\int_{-\infty}^\infty \frac 1 {\cosh(x)+\cosh(y)} \, dy \, dx$$
I've tried hyperbolic tangent half-angle substitution and normal substitution, but I have no idea if that applies to double integrals as well.

A: $$\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}\frac{dx}{\cosh x}=2\int_{0}^{+\infty}\frac{2\,dx}{e^{x}+e^{-x}}=4\int_{1}^{+\infty}\frac{du}{1+u^2}=\pi\tag{A} $$
$$\int_{\mathbb{R}}\frac{dz}{\cosh(z\sqrt{2})}=\frac{\pi}{\sqrt{2}}\tag{B}$$
hence
$$ \iint_{\mathbb{R}^2}\frac{dx\,dy}{\cosh(x)+\cosh(y)}=\iint_{\mathbb{R}^2}\frac{dx\,dy}{2\cosh\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)\cosh\left(\frac{x-y}{2}\right)} =\iint_{\mathbb{R}^2}\frac{du\,dv}{2\cosh(u\sqrt{2})\cosh(v\sqrt{2})}$$
simply equals $\color{red}{\large \pi^2}$.

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News | Robotic Systems | January 20, 2020
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair May Offer Benefit for Many Patients
Mayo uses the Da Vinci surgical robot to perform minimally invasive mitral valve surgeries to intervene earlier
January 20, 2020 — Research has found that repairing the mitral valve earlier, before the mitral valve prolapse progresses, can correct the valve's structure and potentially protect the heart's function to avoid needing a more complex valve replacement later, or developing heart failure.
The current standard of care for mild mitral disease is to monitor the valve function with regular evaluations and sometimes medication. However, for people with severe mitral valve regurgitation, including those without symptoms, surgery may be the best option.
Richard Daly, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular surgeon, explains that when mitral valve leakage is severe, oxygen-rich blood cannot move efficiently through the heart to the rest of the body, causing shortness of breath and fatigue. Advanced mitral valve disease progresses quickly and can lead to heart failure. People with less mitral backflow may not feel symptoms, but they are still at risk of heart failure and other complications, such as stroke, blood clots, atrial fibrillation and pulmonary hypertension.
Minimally invasive robotic surgery is now being considered for less sick patients to help prevent mitral disease from progressing. Mayo Clinic uses the Da Vinci surgical robot to perform minimally invasive heart surgeries.
Daly said open-heart surgery and minimally invasive robotic surgery use the same technique to correct mitral valve leakage, but they access the heart in different ways. With the robotic procedure, surgeons do not cut through the breastbone or open the chest cavity. Instead, they make several incisions, each about an inch long. One surgeon works from a remote console and views the heart through a high-definition 3D video monitor to conduct the surgery. Each tiny movement of the surgeon's hands at the console controls is precisely replicated by small robotic instruments moving inside the patient's chest. At the bedside, another surgeon works with the first surgeon and performs some aspects of the surgery to make sure the procedure is performed safely and efficiently.
"I was skeptical at first because I practiced open-heart mitral valve repair for years, and robotic surgery requires learning a new technique," Daly says. "But now I feel that, for the right patients, robotic repair is clearly superior, with better visibility and equal movement of hands. I think this is quite an advance."
Mayo Clinic physicians have repaired more than 900 mitral valves using the robotic technique since 2008. More than half of all mitral valve repairs at Mayo are now performed robotically. Besides using smaller incisions, the minimally invasive procedure has a shorter hospital stay ― typically three days, compared to five or six days for an open-heart procedure. Patients usually recover stamina and energy quicker with robotic surgery, and are back to work and normal activities a few weeks sooner.
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This half-page DC house ad for the JLA: Year One mini-series is the single oldest item in the Shrine's "to post" folder, in terms of how long its been there without ever being posted. I kept telling myself, one day, I'll get around to doing a review of the series, and that will be the perfect time to run it!
Well, I'm officially admitting defeat today--with so much current Aquaman content, I don't see myself ever getting around to this series, even though Arthur plays a large role in it. So let's just enjoy the ad for itself, okay?
This was a great series. Why Mark Waid doesn't run DC, I'll never know.
I have a poster of this ad. One of many freebies I still have from my college comic shop job.
A great comic to be sure. Can't wait to see what else you pull out of the archives!
Great ad! Now I want to reread this! I loved it.
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The Canadian cannabis industry has been operating under the assumption that, if its major growers can crank up the volume of production, the country's demand for recreational marijuana will follow. This is, of course, an inherently risky move, and the biggest threat that could stand in the way of the industry getting its happy ending may be surprising to investors.
For those interested in investing in cannabis, the surprising threat to the success of Canada's highly-anticipated recreational market may be marijuana itself.
The black market is one of the major threats to the success of Canadian growers. Investors need only look at California's example to gauge the serious nature of this threat. The legal recreational marijuana market opened on January 1 in California, with high expectations for weed sales; the reality, however, has been underwhelming thus far.
And the issue is far from trivial, with California projecting $185 million in revenue in the first six months of the year, owing to taxes on legal weed. January through March this year, however, California has only brought in $33.6 million from taxes collected from legal weed sales.
Weed availability on the black market is the culprit. Marijuana businesses that have gone through the state to obtain licenses for their recreational sales are pointing their fingers at the amount of weed available on the illegal market in California. Sellers on the black market bypass taxes altogether, allowing them to offer lower prices to consumers, to the detriment of legally licensed businesses and the state.
Canadian marijuana stocks are concerned that, with the country's existing black market for cannabis already substantial, they will experience the same problem as California.
Statistics for last year's marijuana sales in Canada highlight the legitimate concern. Of the total number of Canadian dollars spent last year on marijuana, $4.6 billion went toward marijuana that was not for medical use. In other words, these dollars were spent on the black market, since medical marijuana is the only legal market currently in Canada.
And the black market won't just disappear once recreational marijuana is legal in Canada. The country's largest growers, at the very least, can expect competition on some level from black market sellers of cannabis. And like California, customers will probably have similar access to lower prices from these illegal competitors.
The availability of marijuana on the black market, however, is not the only threat to Canadian cannabis stocks; the threat of oversupply remains a serious possibility, without even factoring in illegal supplies of marijuana.
The combined production capacity of the country's three major growers, alone, Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC), Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF), and Aphria (NASDAQOTH:APHQF), is somewhere around 1.3 million kilograms per year. Adding the capacity from Aurora's recent acquisition of MedReleaf (NASDAQOTH:MEDFF), and this figure is significantly higher.
The problem arises when one looks at estimations for Canada's recreational demand, which may fall between 600,000 and 900,000 annual kilograms. Clearly, even at the highest end of projected demand, the supply provided by even these three big growers will far surpass demand.
It doesn't take an expert in economics to see the problem: any time supply exceeds demand, prices drop. A drop in prices means falling revenue for cannabis growers. And the compounded effect of oversupply and availability of cheaper marijuana from illegal sellers may inflict a harder blow on marijuana stocks.
While marijuana may be the biggest threat Canadian cannabis stocks encounter, it's equally important for those investing in cannabis to maintain a larger perspective.
One of Canada's plans involves imposing an excise tax that would cover a minimum of 10% of the price of recreational marijuana products. Provinces also plan on adding 5-15% sales taxes to recreational product prices. As a result, consumers may be paying a total of 25% in taxes for the purchase price.
California, on the other hand, imposes an excise tax of 15% on sales of recreational cannabis, with sales taxes in some of the state's counties up to 9.2%. On top of this, many Californian cities impose their own rates of sales tax, which altogether, means in some areas up to 45% of the product's cost is taxes. This is higher than what Canada has planned for marijuana product taxation.
Investors need to keep in mind the other legal recreational market that serves as a case study: Colorado. Here, recreational marijuana has been legal since 2014. Even with its own black market, Colorado has seen a steady increase in marijuana sales in the past few years; just last year, sales reached $1.5 billion. This is hopeful news for Canadian marijuana growers and investors, for if Canada's recreational market follows a similar trend as Colorado's, the threat should be minimal to the major growers.
As for the threat of oversupply in Canada, one Motley Fool analyst believes the likelihood leans more toward supply shortage, at least in the initial stages following legalization. The capacity statistics that are tossed around by many of the leading growers are projections of future capacities, as in, a year or more from now. The reality of production capacity figures at the start of the recreational market may be significantly lower.
It's also important for investors in marijuana stocks to remember that the largest Canadian growers have focused on expanding among international markets, not only domestic.
Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis, and Aphria have all looked toward global opportunities for growth, wanting to capitalize on the increasing international demand for medical cannabis, particularly in Germany's rapidly expanding market. With global demand growing and more countries opening legal MMJ markets of some kind, the total demand may very well exceed current projections for supply offered by Canada's leading growers.
The story may get its happy ending after all, with Canadian cannabis growers seeing customer demand proportionate to the increased capacity.


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Book Review: Don't Turn Around by Amanda Brooke
2019, 5 Stars, Book Review, HarperCollins, psychological thriller
Don't Turn Around by Amanda Brooke
Release Date: 24th January 2019
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She died.
You're next.
Now he's coming for you.
Ten years ago, Jen's cousin Meg killed herself after failing to escape an abusive relationship.
Now, Meg's ex is back and Jen's domestic abuse helpline has started getting frightening calls from a girl who knows things about Meg – details that only the dead girl or the man who hurt her could have known…
As Jen starts to uncover the past, someone is determined to stop her. Can she save this young woman from Meg's fate? Or is history about to repeat itself?
Jen is still understandably struggling to come to terms with the grief over losing her cousin and best friend, Meg, to suicide ten years ago...As are Meg's parents Geoff and Ruth who lost their only daughter.
What makes Meg's death all the more heart breaking is the abusive relationship she was in with her boyfriend, Lewis, which her family believe drove her to commit suicide all those years ago. No one quite knows exactly what went on between the two - and there was never enough evidence to prove Lewis was responsible for what happened, but as time goes on Jen, Geoff and Ruth begin to uncover more and more details about the time leading up to Meg's death.
In order to help girls who find themselves in similar situations to Meg, Geoff and Ruth have set up a domestic abuse helpline, but with a drop in the volume of calls the future of the helpline doesn't look good...Until Ruth begins a promotional campaign to raise awareness of the service they offer, which ties in with the tenth anniversary of Meg's death. However, they get a lot more than they bargained for when the campaign ends up catching the attention of none other than Lewis. He is the last person any of them want back in their lives, and when they find out he is back living in Liverpool the family have mixed emotions. Whilst Jen and Ruth feel a growing sense of unease, they also want answers...
It is then no coincidence when the helpline starts to receive nuisance calls. But that isn't all - when Jen receives a call from someone who she fears is connected to Lewis who needs help she knows that she has to act fast before another innocent girl befalls the same fate as Meg...
A new Amanda Brooke novel always equals MAJOR excitement for me. I love her style of writing and her characters and storylines always end up completely captivating me.
Don't Turn Around was no different. I was drawn in right from the very exciting, yet tense, yet scary prologue and I found myself physically unable to put this novel down until I had reached the final page.
Jen and Ruth are our main narrators and I really enjoyed reading the story from each of their perspectives. Through Jen's chapters we get to see the impact of losing not only her cousin, but her best friend. As we experience flash backs throughout the story we get to see Meg changing before our very eyes as her relationship with Lewis progresses.
It was also fascinating and heart breaking to experience the story from Ruth's point of view. She has regrets over not talking to Meg more and it is only as she is looking back that she starts to realise how withdrawn and unhappy her daughter had become. She will do anything to, in her head, make amends for what happened with Meg, which includes getting way more involved than she should with other women who reach out to the helpline when they find themselves in difficult situations. But I can completely understand why she did what she did. It was also upsetting to see the impact that the Meg's death had on Ruth and Geoff's marriage. Geoff is now keen to retire from the architect business that they run, which would include the closure of the helpline - but Ruth isn't about to let that happen.
Lewis was a character who both fascinated me, intrigued me and also did a great job at scaring me. Amanda was brilliant at building him up to be this evil, domineering, women-hating man (he was now working as a personal trainer, which Jen believed to be the perfect outlet for his love of shouting abuse at people...) But as quick as I was to form my opinion of Lewis, I was also quick to form my opinion of Meg. I built her up in my head as a damsel in distress who was constantly controlled by Lewis, but as I reached the half way point of the novel, certain things that happened made me question if that was the case. I'm not saying any more as you'll just have to read this for yourself to find out if my inklings were correct, or if, as usual, they were way out...
I also liked some of the secondary characters; particularly Gemma, and reading about the difficulties she was experiencing was horrifying. You couldn't help but make comparisons to what Meg had been going through, and I completely understood why Ruth and Jen felt the need that they did to personally protect this girl and stop her from falling into the same trap that Meg did...And then with the introduction of 'Ellie' things begin to reach a whole new level and once again I couldn't help but wonder if things were really as they seemed...
It's a bold claim but Don't Turn Around is my new favourite Amanda Brooke novel - and possibly one of her best yet. I don't say this lightly as all of her novels are absolutely amazing, but this one just had that something extra special for me. I felt so involved with the storyline, the characters, the subject matter. I couldn't wait to get to the bottom of what has really been going on and Amanda is an excellent writer at keeping you guessing. She drip feeds you just enough information in order for you to make your own opinion - but it's not always necessarily the correct one.
Amanda is also brilliant at portraying family drama. The tensions, the struggles, the strained relationships -it's all completely relatable yet gloriously gripping.
If you're looking for a proper page-turner that you can get your teeth into then look no further than Don't Turn Around. Smart, addictive and highly unnerving, it's well worth losing a weekend to...
A huge thank you to publishers, HarperCollins, for the opportunity to review.
I just won a copy of this book. Your review has made me even more excited to read it. I haven't read any books by this author yet. Don't Turn Around sounds like a great one to start with.
Amanda xx
Holly 12 February 2019 at 03:03
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Amanda! X


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9/11 TRUTH NOW
ACTIONS: September 2010
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POST YOUR SEPTEMBER 11 ACTION REPORTS + PICS + VIDS HERE
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thanks to all contributing activists!
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:08 pm Post subject:
On 11 September 11, 2010 The Sydney 9/11 truth movement gathered outside the ANZAC War Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park.
A statement was read by David Andresen, BSc(ENG) civil
Civil Engineering UNSW Australia
Sydney, NSW -- Australia
signatory, http://www.ae911truth.org petition
hawkeyi
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Area firefighters gathered under drizzly skies on the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, honouring fallen comrades, together with family and friends. This year's ceremony — recognizing 16 Edmonton firefighters who have died in the last year, along with the 343 New York city firefighters killed at the World Trade Center in 2001 — was originally scheduled for September 11 but had to be moved to the 10th due to a scheduling conflict."It's unfortunate that they had to move it," said Todd Molineaux, a 19-year veteran with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services whose former captain, Barry Lewis, passed away in October 2009. "Barry and I did a (counterterrorism) course together, and it was really important to him.
Speaking after the ceremony, Edmonton Firefighters Society Chairman Robb Cavell noted that he too was disappointed about the change of date from Sept. 11, while adding that this would not be a problem for next year's event, which will mark the tenth anniversary of 9-11. "It's going to be bigger and better, and it will be on a Sunday, which helps," he explained. "We have to honour the 343, and it's going to be a big event."
Edmonton 9/11 Truth salutes the most trusted men and women in the world " The Fire Fighters"
11th. Day Truth Action # 1- Edmonton. Alberta, Canada
Old Strathcona Edmonton: 9/11 Civil Information Actions September 11th.
The Edmonton 9/11 Truth day of action, September 11, 2010 held from 9 AM - 3 PM at the Strathcona Farmer's Market was very successful. Over 1000 DVDs and hundreds of ae911truth brochures, newspapers, and evidence cards were handed out by 11 people seeking to get information that is not in the mainstream into the public's hands. Also handed out were 2-page and 4-page flyers from WTC7.net. The response from the public was very receptive and encouraging. Hopefully this will spur us onward to a real investigation so that all the wars (terrorism) will stop when the truth is out. There is no option.Thank you to all who have the time and courage to spread the message of 9/11 Truth. Emily Vokes
11th. Day Truth Action # 2 - Edmonton Alberta Canada
Downtown Edmonton: 9/11 Civil Information Actions September 11th.
Top Row: North gate to the 104th. street farmers market, (right) First Edmontonian to get a copy of the 9/11Investigator newspaper. Middle Row: Doug and George, (right) Stack n Pack. Bottom Row: Busker shows the new " Building What?" poster that was placed on city provided kiosks downtown and old Strathcona September 10. (right) George enjoys a good conversation about the unsolved crimes of 9/11.
Downtown Action Report: The weather man threatened rain but the sun dominated the bulk of the afternoon. Today was suppose to be a one man 9/11 civil info Pack n Stack of Architects and Engineers new broad sheet "9/11 Investigator" newspaper . Aaron and Paul stopped by to say hi on there way to the south side farmers market to ignite their very own book burning ... The torching of the multiple useful 9/11 commission report (see video below). George Heagle was in the area so he stopped by and joined Doug for the duration of the afternoon 9/11 civil information[ing]. Both George and Doug settled in at the local Sobeys for two hot bowls of bacon soup afterwards. George Richards and Trudy also stopped by for a few minutes while shopping to lend their support. We didn't give-away as many newspapers as I hoped for this warm fall afternoon , but the smiles, friendly conversations made it all worth while. Many strangers stopped by and gave thanks for our efforts. There were no negatives today, not even from the board members of the farmers market who called the police on us the last time we worked this area for 9/11 civil informing. Richard D. Brinkman
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" Building What ?"
Edmonton Poster Campaign.
New design " Building What?" posters for city provided kiosks posters have been placed on Edmonton city provided kiosks monthly keeping Edmontonians informed to the latest news and information available to the public relating to the crimes of 9/11. So long as the corporate media continues to ignore the challenging questions of the crimes of 9/11, 24 Canadians murdered and the continued wars of 9/11 retribution in Afghanistan with-out ever having a made in Canada criminal investigation, "Informing Alberta's will continue respectfully."
BOOK BURNING?
9/11 Commission Report 567 uses.
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Community Blog: http://911truthedmonton.blogspot.com/
Only the madman is absolutely sure.
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject: street action on 911 in madrid spain
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:48 am Post subject: Ottawa, Canada
Members of Truth Action Ottawa handed out about 1100 discs in under four hours. We have never had such a fast-paced, busy truth action. Derek from Kitchener Truth joined us this month as well, and we had one guy join us spontaneously after walking by us by chance. All in all, it was an amazing day.
http://truthactionottawa.com/september-2010-truth-action/
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Group says government is lying about 9/11
In downtown Rapid City, this anniversary of 9-11 was also being remembered by people who say the government's account of what happened on that day is completely false. They say the destruction of the World Trade Center was a controlled demolition, intended to create an excuse to start wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Downtown Rapid City Saturday, these people were protesting what they say are falsehoods in the official reports on the events of September 11, 2001. These people on the streets of Rapid City today believe the World Trade Center towers were brought down by a controlled demolition set up by people both in and outside of government who wanted a pretext to start a war in the Middle East. Paris Drimmel says, "Make money. Get oil at the same time. Take over the Middle East."
http://www.kevn.com/2010/09/11/group-protests-government-s-accounts-of-9/11
Great outreach. Thousands of people were exposed to the 9/11 Truth Movement. 1,600 to 1,700 9/11 truth DVDs were handed out
to the genuinely interested. An abundance of A&E info, flyers and Global Outlook booklets were handed out to the hungry Santa Monica crowds. Banners could be seen for blocks and blocks. Truthers from all over Southern California were making a difference together. We were everywhere and the police were supportive and friendly. It was a wonderful anniversary. Thanks to all who participated!
The 9th Anniversary – September 11th civil information action took place in Cuba Mall in Wellington's shopping district. We were there between 1.00 and 3.00 pm and there were 6 of us for the most part. Many thanks to Jeff who came up from Christchurch to support us. You certainly helped to unleash some truth tremors in the Capital.
We displayed our wonderful banners and signage and gave away close to 300 DVDs of Richard Gage's Blueprint for Truth – the Te Papa Lecture November 2009 and the AE911Truth double-sided flyers.
We had more conversations with people than in previous months. I spoke to one young American woman who was in New York at the time of the attacks and was very emotionally moved by the information we were giving away. She did say she would watch the DVD with an open mind. One gentleman found the evidence rather challenging, started debating and then spent some time reading the peer-reviewed nano-thermite paper. Another gentleman who was aware of the facts helped us to distribute flyers and DVDs for a short time. We encouraged those who took the information and were supportive to sign the petition at ae91truth. Thanks to Jade who brought along a petition form supporting a new investigation and collected some signatures on the street this afternoon.
Thanks again to all who contributed and support truth action.
http://picasaweb.google.com/KelleyMcCarthyPhotos/91110Marches#
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Speaking after seeing his team concede an equaliser deep into stoppage time against Oldham Athletic, Danny Wilson was understandably frustrated.
Matt Smith poked home for the Latics with what was the last meaningful kick of the game after Nick Blackman's penalty appeared to be sending the Blades to a sixth win of the season.
In the aftermath, Wilson said: "I think it's a lesson we have to learn.
"Give Oldham credit, they have persevered, which you'd expect us to do if we were in that situation. Then they've got a break and nicked a point.
"What's more disappointing is that we've not dealt with a ball that we've dealt with throughout the game.
"We've just got flat footed. The ball's been lofted in and everyone just admired it and nobody tracked the runner.
"Despite having chances to make the points safe, we should have seen the game through at 1-0.
"We have been punished for thinking the game was over, but we will learn from this experience."
The Blades boss was critical of his team's display in the first-half, but praised their response after the break, as United extend their unbeaten start in League One to 12 matches.
"We weren't at the races, we didn't play with tempo and Oldham pressurised us on the ball.
"After half-time we upped the tempo and caused them problems thoughout."


When you want to impress your guests, but not be stuck behind the bar all night, make the best big batch cocktails made with rum.
Rum is one of the best party liquors you can buy. It gets people drunk fast, works well with cocktails, and basically helped invent the whole tiki party movement that you end up seeing every summer. It's sweet enough to work for a dessert drink, but strong enough to work in aperitif cocktails.
That being said, there is a problem with rum cocktails that most party planners often will notice during their first party.
But, the problem most party planners have isn't with rum itself; it's with the amount of time it takes to make a bunch of cocktails for every guest at the shindig. It takes a long time to muddle mint for mojitos, or wash glasses for Sazeracs.
All that time takes away from the time you could be spending chatting with guests, prepping food, or even just accepting compliments from others. If you want to cut down on time, you will need to make big batch cocktails that can be served to multiple people at the same time.
Thankfully, rum is great for big batch drinks. Here are some of the best big batch cocktails made with rum — and advice on each one.
Cider Rum Punch is one of the best big batch cocktails made with rum for any time of the year. However, it's most commonly enjoyed during the fall and winter — often alongside a slice of pumpkin or apple pie.
Chances are that you've probably had a cup of this at one point or another. When chilled, it's sweet and refreshing with a smoky finish. When it's served hot, it warms your bones in a way that staves off Jack Frost in a pinch.
This recipe for warmed Cider Rum Punch is an amazing way to kick off your next Christmas party. However, if you want to drink it cold, by all means, do so. It'll taste just as great.
Apples and cinnamon are great for winter, but they don't typically work well with summer treats. That's why many of the best big batch cocktails made with rum involves tropical flavors like ginger beer, coconut, and pineapple.
A major problem that many big batch rum cocktails have is that they tend to be too sweet and too heavy. This can leave guests feeling sick, or just mildly grossed out by the taste of the cocktail. For many bartenders, summer rum cocktails are hard to nail down, primarily because of how sweet they tend to be.
The key to having a rum punch that tastes good without being overly sweet is to balance it with a little fizz — or to add a some ice to balance out the heaviness of coconut milk.
This recipe for Ginger Beer-Pineapple Rum Punch helps keep the tropical flavors alive for your next tiki bash, but also doesn't taste like diabetes. Better still, it's relatively low in calories, so you can also have dieting guests partake without too much guilt.
Yes, most of the best big batch cocktails made with rum come in the form of a rum punch. The reason why is because punch is easy to make, easy to serve, and can taste amazing — provided that you have the right recipe. Punch also happens to be the most common form of all big batch cocktails, so there's that too.
There's something about the dog days of summer that makes most people crave citrus and berries. That's why so many summer meals involve orange slices and fruit salad, and why so many tiki bars involve cocktails infused with citrus flavors.
This recipe for Strawberry-Orange Rum Punch is a winner if you're looking for a brand new brunch cocktail that looks bougie, tastes great, and also doesn't take hours to make.
Our suggestion with this is to serve it as a brunch punch alongside salmon-topped toast, or to serve it as a dinner party punch outside near the beach. Either way, it'll taste (and look) like a sunrise in a glass.
This classic rum cocktail doesn't have to stay limited to an individual serving if you don't want it to. Hurricanes are actually one of the best cocktails to scale up to larger batches.
Most people don't realize how popular Hurricanes actually are in the bar scene — or how easy they are to make into large batches. In fact, many of the best big batch cocktails made with rum are actually spinoffs of Hurricanes.
Sometimes, though, you don't want a spinoff of a good drink. Sometimes, you just want a classic rum cocktail that you adore and have adored for years.
This blog shows you how to make Hurricanes by the pitcher. Our advice is to make at least two batches for large parties. People can never get enough of the classics, you know.
Some rum punch recipes are classics that work well as long as they are served at the right party. In our opinion, Pineapple Rum Punch is one of those drinks.
This is the kind of sweet and tropical punch that only works well at beach parties, pool parties, brunches, and tiki parties. Why? Because it gets people tipsy very quickly, it's insanely sweet, and it tastes exactly like summer in Hawaii.
That being said, it's very easy to overkill on this particular brand of rum punch. So, if you're worried about dinner guests feeling sick from too much sugar on a hot day, or if you're worried about a guest turning into "that girl," you may want to skip this one.
Despite the warning we just gave, we still want to point out that this is one of the best big batch cocktails made with rum that we've seen — and that it's totally worth a shot.
This stately rum punch mixes sparkling wine with rum to make a fizzy rendition of a classic pineapple drink. You can get the recipe for this awesome Pineapple Rum Punch cocktail here.
Though we may have ragged on mojitos in our introduction, it is possible to make them work at your next party. The only thing that you have to do is scale it up for a larger group of people.
The big time consumer when making mojitos is muddling all the mint, and making sure that mint flavor gets into the mojito drink mix. However, if you have a good recipe, then mojitos can easily rank high on any list of the best big batch cocktails made with rum.
If you want to make a large batch of mojitos, try this basic mojito pitcher recipe. Once you've mastered that, you can easily modify it with new twists that suit your palate.
If there's one thing that the American South understands, it's how to make a damned good pitcher of iced tea. Sweet tea has been part of Southern cuisine for hundreds of years, and unsurprisingly, Southerners have become masters at kicking this classic drink up a notch for parties.
Most of the time, you'll hear of people mixing sweet tea with whiskey. However, one of the best big batch cocktails made with rum is actually a fairly simple twist on just adding rum to sweet tea.
It's called Prohibition Sweet Tea, and it's rumored to have started back when alcohol was first outlawed. You can actually learn how to make a killer Prohibition Sweet Tea online — even if you're not from the South.
Bartenders already know that LITs are some of the best big batch cocktails made with rum. In fact, many bars make them ahead of time and even put them "on tap" via large containers because they manage to keep their taste for hours on end.
This cocktail is one of the strongest on this list, if not the strongest. Making a pitcher of Long Island Iced Tea, therefore, means that your party will probably be in for a wild night.
Much like with others on this list, making a good LIT all boils down to getting a recipe that can "scale up." This large scale Long Island Iced Tea recipe is great for people who don't ming getting totally lit during their party.


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...for his courage and dedication in fighting for human rights and the civilian control of the military in Indonesia.
Human rights in the sense of human solidarity has created a new universal and equal language going beyond racial, gender, ethnic or religious boundaries. That is why we consider it a doorway to dialogue...
Munir (1965-2004) was active on human rights issues even as a law student. After obtaining a law degree from Brawijaya University, he worked for the East Java Branch of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), and during the 1990s was legal counsel for a number of victims of official violence and repression. He then led YLBHI's operational division.
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http://www.kontras.org/
Munir first came to public prominence at the end of the Suharto period through his role in the campaign that ensued when, in late 1997 and early '98, two dozen pro-democracy activists were abducted in suspicious circumstances. At the height of this campaign, Munir founded the human rights organisation Kontras (Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence) with the backing of 12 pro-democracy NGOs, including YLBHI. Initially the Co-ordinator of its Working Committee, Munir then chaired its Management Board.
Kontras focuses on fighting political violence, encouraging respect for due process of law, ensuring victims' physical and psychological recovery, and promoting reconciliation and peace. Kontras publishes a regular magazine which reports violence as soon as it takes place, and has a number of regional project offices. YLBHI and Kontras have also developed media education for the public on human rights through radio programmes.
In September 1999, Munir was appointed a member of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in East Timor (KPPHAM), set up by Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission. Its investigations produced a wealth of evidence of the Indonesian army's involvement in recruiting, financing, training and using the militia which caused such havoc at the time of the UN Referendum. Its report in early 2000 led to judicial investigations into the conduct of six senior army officers, including the former Chief of Staff, General Wiranto. Munir also taught human rights in police and army training, seminars and workshops, and was appointed to a drafting committee for law on human rights courts, which was meant to be presented to the Indonesian Parliament during 2000.
Munir was named Man of the Year by the leading Muslim periodical, UMMAT, and as a "young leader for the Millennium in Asia" by Asia Week in 2000. Kontras received the prestigious Yap Thiam Hien Human Rights Award in 1998.
On September 7th 2004, Munir died on a flight from Indonesia to the Netherlands. The autopsy undertaken by the Dutch Forensic Institute discovered lethal levels of arsenic in his body. In 2008, Indonesian pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto was found guilty of the murder but many have suspected that Indonesia's intelligence agency ordered the killing. Over the years, the case has dragged on with the arrest of an official, his subsequent acquittal, and with witnesses pulling out of the trial. Until today, Munir's widow Suciwati continues her fight for justice for her husband's murder.
After the execution of Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria in 1995, this is the second time a laureate of the Right Livelihood Award was murdered for the work he was doing.
In September 1999, Munir was appointed a member of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in East Timor (KPPHAM), set up by Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission. Its investigations produced a wealth of evidence of the Indonesian army's involvement in recruiting, financing, training and using the militia which caused such havoc at the time of the UN Referendum. Its report in early 2000 led to judicial investigations into the conduct of six senior army officers, including the forme …
FAQ about Munir
Asked in 2005, answered by Mrs Suciwati
1. Mrs Suciwati, you are the widow of Mr. Munir. Where did your husband's commitment to human rights come from?
He developed his commitment to human rights after his studies at university, when he worked in the Legal Aids Institute in Surabaya, East Java. He was a good lawyer and concerned with labour problems.
2. Do you think the Indonesian investigators are doing everything to find those guilty of the assassination?
Yes, they are investigating, but not well and seriously. (…) The Indonesian police has no courage to investigate the main actor behind the assassination.
3. You are continuing his work. How is your situation now?
At present, I am concerned with human rights defenders' protection, because my husband was a human rights defender himself. (…) My main focus is my husband's case.
4. What is your hope regarding the government of Indonesia?
I always hope the government has serious concern for my husband's case because if there is no serious investigation the credibility of the nation will be questioned, not only by Indonesian citizens – but also by the international society.
5. Do you want to continue what your husband did?
Actively, I focus on human rights defenders' protection so that others learn from what happened with my husband! I really focus on my husband's case, as one of the prominent human rights defenders in Indonesia.
6. What effect has the RLA had on your work?
The solidarity of RLA empowers me in my advocacy on the case. The solidarity of RLA also gives me a strong belief that I am on the right track because I was the family of the man who was killed because of his thoughts and activities.
Inauguration of Munir Street in The Hague: Suciwati calls on President to resolve Munir murder media
Laureates urge Indonesian President Joko Widodo to order independent investigation into Munir's murder media
Munir (Indonesia, RLA 2000) media
Acceptance speech – Munir speech


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University Dental Hospital
Llanfrecha Grange
Eastman Dental
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital
Woods have completed complex and extensive removal works at Glan Clwyd, the largest hospital in North Wales with a floor area in excess of 30,000m2.
Opened in 1980 at a cost of £16m the hospital has now undergone a well publicised redevelopment with Woods playing an instrumental part in this challenging process.
The project involved the removal of sprayed asbestos coatings to steelwork contained in every ceiling void throughout the entire hospital.
Works were undertaken in a "live" hospital environment working closely with the Health Board and Main Contractor to ensure critical areas of the hospital remained operational 24 hours per day.
Client: Laing O' Rourke c/o Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Duration: 2010 – 2019
University Dental Hospital – Cardiff
The University Dental Hospital (UDH) is part of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and is situated in a stand-alone building on the main University Hospital of Wales site.
The Dental Hospital treats around 100,000 patients per year and, as a teaching hospital has strong links with the School of Dentistry. It provides dental care for patients who are screened as suitable for treatment by undergraduate dental students.
Woods have completed the removal of all false ceilings, lighting, redundant services and removed sprayed coating residue to beams and ceiling slab from within the first and second floor of the Phantom Head teaching suite in the West Wing of the hospital.
Client: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Llanfrecha Grange Hospital
Woods were contracted to deliver asbestos removal to Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital prior to demolition to make way for a new £241m Specialist and Critical Care Centre due to open in the Summer of 2019.
Old administration blocks, and villa buildings that used to be home to long-stay patients, are being knocked down as part of preparations for a new era of healthcare on the site.
Works involved asbestos removal to thirteen buildings including the removal of residues to the boiler room and AIB debris to the underground duct system and AIB fillets to window surrounds.
Extensive further non-licensed ACM's in the form artex, floor tiles and AC soffits were also removed.
Client: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Eastman Dental Hospital
The Eastman Dental Hospital (EDH) is one of the UK's largest secondary and tertiary care providers of dentistry in North London. It has been established for over 60 years and caters for patients north of the river and further afield, treating around 85,000 outpatients annually.
Woods successfully delivered a challenging removal project within the basement of the Eastman Dental Hospital. We removed asbestos insulation debris to walls, beams, floors and both live and redundant pipework within two large confined space undercrofts under fully controlled asbestos conditions.
Client: University College of London Hospitals
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Muhammad Ali Jr Isn't With BLM and Says Trump Is a Good President!?
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Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay in Louisville, KY, was not only a great fighter he also was a man that stood by his beliefs and in his own ways was very much so an activist against racism put his own career on the line to make that point. Ali protested being draft into the Vietnam war and changed his name because of his religious beliefs only to be arrested and stripped of his Championship Title before the Supreme Court overturned the ruling. Muhammad Ali was a man who talked the talk and walked the walk for his people.
However Muhammad Ali's only son, 47 year old, Muhammad Ali Jr., made people pause when giving an interview on the anniversary of his legendary fathers death.
In an interview with the New York Post, Ali Jr. allegedly say's that his father would have thought that the Black Lives Matter movement was racist and that the protestors were devil's, he also allegedly said in reference to the death of George Floyd that we hadn't seen everything, that Floyd was resisting arrest:
"The officer was wrong with killing that person, but people don't realize there was more footage than what they showed. The guy resisted arrest, the officer was doing his job, but he used the wrong tactic."
"Police don't wake up and think, 'I'm going to kill a n—-r today or kill a white man,'" he said. "They're just trying to make it back home to their family in one piece."
When speaking of Donald Trump Ali Jr allegedly said that Trump was a better President than Obama:
"I think Trump's a good president. My father would have supported him. Trump's not a racist, he's for all the people. Democrats are the ones who are racist and not for everybody."
Read the complete interview here and let us know your thoughts
Juneteenth Vibes: A Family-Friendly Playlist Celebrating Blackness
1. "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar
2. "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" - James Brown
3. "The People" - Common
4. "Lovely Day" - Bill Withers
5. "Live My Life" - The Walls Group
6. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
7. Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley
8. "Unstoppable" - Koryn Hawthorne
9. "Brown Skin Girl" - Beyonce ft. Blue Ivy, Wizkid & SAINt JHN
10. "Set Me Free" - Lecrae ft. YK Osiris
11. "Shea Butter Baby" - Ari Lennox
12. "Melanin" - Ciara ft. Lupita Nyong'o, Ester Dean, City Girls, LaLa
13. "Crooked Smile" - J. Cole
14. "Rosa Parks" - Outkast
15. "Summertime" - Will Smith
16. "Freedom" - Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar
17. "Black Woman" - Danielle Brooks
18. "Feel the Vibe" - BJ The Chicago Kid ft. Anderson .Paak
19. "Love Again" - Brandy & Daniel Caesar
20. "A Long Walk" - Jill Scott
21. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - Michael Jackson
22. "Keep Ya Head Up" - Tupac
23. "Happy" - Ashanti
24. "I Want to Thank You" - Alicia Myers
25. "Friends" - Whodini
26. "Love of My Life" - Erykah Badu ft. Common
27. "Brighter Day" - Kirk Franklin
28. "Outstanding" - The Gap Band
29. "Do It Again" - Disturbing Tha Peace
30. "Shackles" - Mary Mary
31. "Optimistic" - August Greene ft. Brandy
32. "Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross
33. "Before I Let Go" - Frankie Beverly And Maze
34. "Better" - Hezekiah Walker
35. "Steady Love" - India.Arie
36. "Talk" - Khalid
37. "Wake Up Everybody" - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
38. "Made It" - Teyana Taylor
39. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" - McFadden & Whitehead
40. "Family Reunion" - The O'Jays
41. "Why Don't We Fall In Love" - Amerie
42. "Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monae ft. Erykah Badu
43. "Brown Skin" - India.Arie
44. "Changing Your Story" - Jekalyn Carr
45. "Wobble" - V.I.C.
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[caption id="attachment_2190357" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Source: KC Burks / Reach Media[/caption] Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the freedom of African Americans from slavery in the U.S. Its name comes from the words "June" and "nineteenth." On June 19, 1865, U.S. Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and slavery was abolished, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. RELATED: Nike Will Recognize Juneteenth As An Official Paid Holiday "The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger's regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance," according to Juneteenth.com. It's the oldest nationally celebrated holiday recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. — our real Independence Day. RELATED: 19 Of The Best Damn Reactions To Juneteenth As we look to celebrate this date this year following a slew of unjust murders and social unrest, here's a playlist celebrating all of our melanin magic, because brown skin is not a crime and in the words of brother Kendrick Lamar, "We gon' be alright!" Click HERE to Follow the Juneteenth Playlist on Spotify Click HERE to Follow the Juneteenth Playlist on Apple Music
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