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US bishops support petition for religious freedom executive order
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Washington D.C., May 3, 2017 / 03:35 pm ().- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Wednesday sent out a text message alert urging Catholics to sign a petition calling on President Donald Trump to issue an executive order protecting religious freedom.
The petition, hosted by Human Life Action, encourages the president to sign such an executive order, which is rumored to be in the works for Thursday.
Religious freedom advocates have warned that, due to various mandates and rules issued during the Obama administration, religious institutions that uphold traditional marriage or do not cooperate with abortions and contraceptive use could soon face federal action if no executive order is issued to protect them.
A draft of such an executive order was leaked earlier this year, but was reportedly scuttled due to the efforts of Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner.
An executive order could help mitigate the effects of the HHS birth control mandate, which caused hundreds of religious non-profits and other employers to sue the federal government claiming the mandate forced them to violate their consciences.
The Trump administration has not yet stopped defending the mandate in court, although White House advisor Leonard Leo told Axios recently that the administration was not planning to defend the mandate indefinitely, but was rather still considering the best "litigation proof" route for lifting the mandate's burden on religious employers.
Another reason for an executive order would be the protection of health care providers and crisis pregnancy centers from mandates that they perform abortions or cover them in employee health plans, according to religious freedom advocates.
Currently, the Weldon Amendments bars federal funding of states that force employers to provide abortion coverage for employees. But after California ruled that health care plans – including those of churches and religious organizations – had to include coverage for elective abortions, the head of the Office of Civil Rights at the federal Department of Health and Human Services decided last summer that the state had not violated the Weldon Amendment.
Also at stake is the tax-exempt status of schools and other religious institutions which teach that marriage is one man and one woman.
In 2015 oral arguments in the same-sex marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges, President Obama's solicitor general Donald Verrilli said that the ability of these colleges to retain their tax-exempt status if same-sex marriage is the law of the land is "certainly going to be an issue."
Another way an executive order could protect religious freedom would be to protect federal contractors, and dioceses and churches that provide military chaplains, from having to comply with mandates that they support same-sex marriage.
The Russell Amendment had upheld this freedom and was included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House, but was removed by Senate Republicans so the bill could pass the Senate.
"Any Executive Order should make it clear that religious freedom entails more than the freedom to worship but also includes the ability to act on one's beliefs," the U.S. Bishops' Conference stated earlier this year on the need for an executive order.
"It should also protect individuals and families who run closely-held businesses in accordance with their faith to the greatest extent possible."
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Dasa Mahavidya' or the 'ten forms of supreme knowledge' depicts the ten incarnations of Devi according to the tantric school of Indian philosophy. In this item each form of Devi is presented through a brief visualisation of her myth of origin followed by the description of her anthropomorphic form. The ten incarnations are: Kali or the 'black goddess', Tara 'who guides us across the sansara', Tripura Sundari'who is lovely in the three worlds', Bhuvaneswari ' whose body is the world', Chinnamasta 'the self-decapitate one', Bhairavi or 'the fierce one', Dhumavati 'born out of smoke', Bagalamukhi 'who paralyses', Matangi 'whose limbs are intoxicated' and Kamala 'the lotus goddess.


Benzyl tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids have interesting biological activity. This work aims at investigating Grignard conditions for the preparation of models of 1-(substitutedbenzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and to investigate their biological activity. The head 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (3a) was coupled to selected substituted benzyl chloride tails (4a-g) at carbon 1 of the tetrahydroisoquinoline unit, utilizing different Grignard conditions. Thorough investigation proved that the best conditions were to stir a mixture of magnesium turnings, iodine crystals, few drops of 1,2-dibromo ethane in THF and the substituted benzyl chloride tail at –10°C, followed by adding 3a in THF at –80°C. These conditions worked successfully for the preparation of benzyl-tetrahydroisoquinolines 5a-d with acceptable yields (62-86%). The substituted tails benzyloxybenzyl chloride 4f and 4-hydroxybenzyl chloride 4e were added under the same conditions but lower temperatures, furnishing benzyl tetrahydroisoquinolines 5e and 5f in low yields (< 8%). An alternative strategy based on lithiation of N-benzoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline 13 followed by alkylation of the selected tails produced 5e and 5f with satisfactory yields upon hydrolysis of 16; 5e (82%) and 5f (60%). All products and intermediates were isolated, purified and their structure confirmed using NMR, IR and MS techniques. The antibacterial activity against tetracycline resistant MRSA revealed that some compounds were identified as being of potential interest. In particular, compounds 9 (42%), 5e (82%) and 16 (71%) showed interesting antibacterial activity with MIC ranges of 10 to 64 mg/ml. In conclusion, this research was successful in preparing 1-substituted benzyl models of the tetrahydroisoquinoline nucleus. Such models can be good candidates for further biological activity screening tests.


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«Пора сідлати коней» () — радянський художній історичний фільм 1983 року, знятий на кіностудії «Азербайджанфільм».

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Дії фільму відбуваються в кінці XIX століття. Картина оповідає про боротьбу бідняків під керівництвом народного героя Гачаг Набі проти феодальної знаті, царських намісників і торговців. Разом з героєм бореться і його дружина Хаджар. Не зумівши здолати мужнього ватажка повстання, вороги віроломно вбивають його.

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 Гасан Турабов — Набі  (озвучив Сергій Мартинов)
 Мемунат Курбанова — Хаджар (озвучив Валентина Тежик)
 Гюмрах Рагімов — здоровань Велі
 Енвер Гасанов — Сірадж (озвучив Вадим Грачов)
 Омір Нагієв — Калиш
 Ельданіз Кулієв — Мірза
 Расім Балаєв — Селім-бек (озвучив Олександр Бєлявський)
 Раміз Азізбейлі — Коха (озвучив Олег Голубицький)
 Шахмар Алекперов — Ібрагім (озвучив Віктор Филиппов)
 Мухтар Манієв — губернатор
 Джейхун Мірзоєв — епізод
 Микола Бармін — епізод

Знімальна група
 Режисери — Абдул Махмудов, Гасанага Турабов
 Сценаристи — Ахмед-ага Муганли, Сулейман Рустам
 Оператор — Кенан Мамедов
 Композитор — Емін Махмудов
 Художник — Кяміль Наджафзаде

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Фільми СРСР 1983
Фільми студії «Азербайджанфільм»
Фільми російською мовою
Фільми азербайджанською мовою

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TEHRAN – Iran and Turkey held on Monday their fourth joint security task force meeting in Ankara.
Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaghari and Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu participated in the meeting.
The two officials discussed the latest developments in Iraq and Syria, situation of the Syrian refugees in Turkey, and also the necessity of cooperation in fighting terrorism and organized crimes.
In line with their security cooperation, Iran, Turkey and Russia launched the Astana peace talks on the Syrian crisis.
The Astana peace talks were launched on Jan. 23-24, 2017 with the aim of putting an end to the Syrian conflict.
Kazakhstan has hosted multiple rounds of talks on Syria since January 2017, backed by the three power brokers, most of which involved delegations from the Syrian government and opposition.


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Tour de France 2017: Simon Yates to contest race after missing 2016 event
Published April 21, 2017 | By johnny
Simon Yates claimed a stage victory en route to a top-10 finish at last month's Paris-Nice race
Simon Yates will contest the 2017 Tour de France after missing last year's race because of a failed drugs test.
The Briton served a four-month ban as a result of the failed test, which was blamed on an administrative error over his use of an asthma inhaler.
The 24-year-old was also expected to miss this year's race as his Orica-Scott team managed his workload, but that decision has been reversed.
He will instead join Esteban Chaves as the spearhead of the Orica-Scott team.
Colombian Chaves had been expected to carry the team's general classification hopes alone but a knee injury suffered earlier this year has prompted the team to bring Yates into the fold.
Yates' twin brother and team-mate Adam Yates, who finished fourth in last year's Tour, will still miss the race in France, which runs from 1 to 23 July, as previously announced.
He is leading the team's challenge at the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia, which begins on 5 May.
"Simon will be given the opportunity to line up in his third Tour de France and the pressure on Esteban will be eased a bit as he prepares for his debut," Orica-Scott sport director Matt White said.
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Nairobi (HAN) June 26, 2016 – Intelligence and National Security News: A real military intelligence video showing the foiled attack on the Baure military camp in Lamu County last week, in which 11 Al-Shabaab fighters and two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers died, has emerged. The footage was extracted from a video camera from British jihadist Thomas Evans, who was also killed during the raid, according to security forces. At the beginning of the video, the militants are heard whispering a prayer as they approach an area where armored military vehicles are parked, before they are met with a barrage of bullets.
Uhuru Said "They had managed to enter into Kenya, but through intelligence sources infiltrated Al-Shabaab cells, caught up with them as they tried to enter Lamu military base"
Death of British jihadi Thomas Evans captured on camera in action (Watch)
The British jihadist, who changed his name to Abdul Hakim, is believed to have dropped the camera as he was felled by the bullets from KDF soldiers at 5.45am. The video captures a total of 32 seconds between the time the first bullet was fired to the time the camera stopped recording. Before the gunfight at the military base, the film also captured a group of militants, including Evans, in a bush clearing, embracing each other and chanting, probably as they prepare for the attack. The dozens of armed militants seem to have just gathered, and they do not seem bothered by anything. In the clip, which was first aired by ITVNews, Evans is seen moving close to the camera lens, waving his hand and smiling at the camera.
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TB is the most common opportunistic infection (OI) among HIV infected individuals, and co infected individuals are at high risk of death. TB is the largest single cause of death in the setting of AIDS, accounting for 26% of AIDS related deaths, 99% of which occur in developing countries. HIV Associated Tuberculosis remains a major global public health challenge. Hence routine TB screening among PLWHA (People Living with HIV-AIDS) offers the opportunity to identify those without TB, helps for early diagnosis and promptly treat TB. The aims of the study are 1. To know the prevalence of HIV/TB Co-infection in a Tertiary care centre in a rural area 2. To find the CD4 count which gives Sputum smear positivity and negativity. Through Sputum smear examination by Fluorescent microscopy, routine HIV Testing by Rapid Test methods and CD4 count by Flowcytometry method are planned for this prospective study. In this study, out of 65 HIV positive Patients 30 (46%) had TB HIV coinfection, were started on Antituberculous treatment and remaining 35 (54%) were retroviral positive only. Prevalence of HIV/TB co-infection is 46% among the sample size in this study. Prevalence is more in males and reproductive age group 16-45 years as 60% of patients fall into this group.


Oftentimes it still takes a human eye to establish if a number, year, term or other piece of information is wrong.
I had that experience today at Harvard Square in Cambridge (Boston) when looking at the sign in front of our lunch restaurant. Established 1271 it says. Hmmmm. North American natives were not known for establishing restaurants. Also, the Vikings did not stay that long or went that south in North America.
The restaurant website actually admits the sign is wrong and this is a printing flaw (should have been 1971) that they have chosen to keep – maybe also in order to test the clever people hanging around Harvard.
Anyway, without attempting to turn this into a foodie blog, the food is OK but the waiting time for being served does resemble spans of centuries.
I'm curious for your opinion here: Does AI take care of knowing this is wrong? Are we, or will we in the next 10 years at a point where a machine will spot this and know it's wrong? My opinion is no, we won't be there in the next 10 years. Unless some programmer particularly writes the logic into the AI. But I've been wrong before!
That is a very good question Gino. I agree, as I have seen AI until now, machines are looking for stuff that a human told it to look for.


We are participating in Grandma's Kitchen and I Wish You A Merry quilt along. Some of our quilty friends are participating too which helps keep us motivated. In theory anyway. This week two blocks were released. One on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, and we got them both done already. Yippee!
Block #12 is called Kitchen Door. I am a big fan of pinwheels, and a new fan of the half-square triangle. That is one versatile little block! Just twist and turn it until you get the look you like with it. Pat Sloan, who is designing the quilt along, challenged us to check our blocks and fabrics to see if we like the direction they are going. Sue and I both are not thrilled with the striped fabric on each corner . . . but not enough to remake the blocks it is found in. So, there you have it!
I enjoy the direction both of these quilt alongs are going, and am looking forward to the next blocks. Not to mention seeing how they all come together when complete!
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Q: Android-Overlay/Draw Over Everything I am trying to make a android app which can display widgets(button,textbox,etc) over everything(every app or every activity) much like the facebook chatheads or floating notifications
so far I am able to draw rectangle over everything except the notifications status bar.
I am using TouchSoftly in this project [github/t0mm13b/TouchSoftly]
so far i am here : http://s21.postimg.org/5fzk796xz/Capture.png
what i want to achieve is http://s10.postimg.org/ptvc3m2eh/Untitled.png
please help me to draw over the notifications bar
what i tried but didnt work for me:

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*setting activity to fullscreen

*changing android:gravity values

A: Note that in Android kitkat (4.4), Google added the immersive mode, that allows you to display views over the top and bottom bars.

A: Please refer the following link for details:
http://www.piwai.info/chatheads-basics/
What APIs in Android is Facebook using to create Chat Heads?

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Alan Michael Frieze (Londres, ) é um informático britânico.

Recebeu o Prêmio Fulkerson de 1991. Foi palestrante plenário do Congresso Internacional de Matemáticos em Seul (2014: Random structures and algorithms). É fellow da American Mathematical Society.

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Membros da American Mathematical Society
Professores da Universidade Carnegie Mellon
Cientistas da computação do Reino Unido
Naturais de Londres


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Earth's magnetic fields typically switch every 200 to 300 millennia. Yet, the planet has remained steady for more than twice that now, with the last magnetic reversal occurring about 773,000 years ago. A team of researchers ...
Study finds preserved brain material in Vesuvius victim
Brain cells have been found in exceptionally preserved form in the remains of a young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago, an Italian study has revealed.
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An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes which reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide chemically diverse magmas in their underground ...
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When magma comes out of the Earth onto the surface, it flows as lava. Those lava flows are fascinating to watch, and they leave behind some unique landforms and rocks. But a lot of what's fascinating about these flows can ...
How drones can monitor explosive volcanoes
Due to the difficult accessibility and the high risk of collapse or explosion, the imaging of active volcanoes has so far been a great challenge in volcanology. Researchers around Edgar Zorn from the German Research Centre ...
New Mexico badlands help researchers understand past Martian lava flows
Planetary scientists are using a volcanic flow field in New Mexico to puzzle out how long past volcanic eruptions on Mars might have lasted, a finding that could help researchers determine if Mars was ever hospitable to life.
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"Lack of Oxford Comma Costs Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute," by Daniel Victor, March 16, 2017, New York Times.
"A class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for truck drivers hinged entirely on a debate that has bitterly divided friends, families and foes: The dreaded — or totally necessary — Oxford comma, perhaps the most polarizing of punctuation marks.
What ensued in The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and in a 29-page court decision handed down on Monday, was an exercise in high-stakes grammar pedantry that could cost a dairy company in Portland, Me., an estimated $10 million…." [Link to full NYT article.]
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São Pedro (llamada oficialmente Porto de Mós (São Pedro)) era una freguesia portuguesa del municipio de Porto de Mós, distrito de Leiría.

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Fue suprimida el 28 de enero de 2013, en aplicación de una resolución de la Asamblea de la República portuguesa promulgada el 16 de enero de 2013 al unirse con la freguesia de  São João Baptista, formando la nueva freguesia de Porto de Mós.

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Antiguas freguesias de Porto de Mós


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Pure Museums
From our maritime history to revolutionary heroes like Michael Collins, Cork's museums are plentiful, unique and fascinating..
If you like history and heritage you'll love Cork's treasure trove of museums. Here's a small selection of some of our favourites…
Cork Public Museum, Cork City
Located in a 19-century Georgian building in the lush greenery of Fitzgerald's Park you'll find exhibitions and artefacts from the bronze age, Cork's medieval past including artefacts from digs around the city's old walls as well as a focus on the Cork's War of Independence heroes Michael Collins, Terence MacSwiney and Tomás MacCurtain.
Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh
For centuries, Cobh (pronounced 'Cove') town in Cork harbour was the last sight many Irish emigrants saw of their country before starting new lives in the U.S. and Canada. That's if they made it through the dangerous transatlantic journey. Many, like the passengers of the Titantic, did not. This centre is a must for all visitors with or without Irish heritage who are interested in the story of Irish emigration.
Nano Nagle Place, Cork City
This wonderful new addition to our museum offerings documents life in 18th century Cork and the Nano Nagle's tireless work helping the city's poor. As well as the exhibitions and artefacts there's a highly rated café and over 3 acres of beautiful gardens to explore – an oasis of calm in a bustling city.
Michael Collins House, Clonakilty
Michael Collins led the fight against British rule during the War of Independence and here, in the heart of Clonakilty town, you can discover the story of Ireland's revolutionary hero through a collection of interactive displays, artefacts and tours in the heart of Clonakilty town in west Cork.
Cape Clear Museum & Archive
For a taste of life on an Irish speaking island visit Cape Clear and its museum. The short ferry ride from Baltimore village to the most southerly island in Roaring Water Bay is worth the journey alone but this former school house and its huge collection of stories, genealogy information and artefacts make for a fascinating visit.
Cork Butter Museum, Cork City
There was a time when Cork was the world's largest exporter of butter and given the country's dominance in global dairy produce this quirky museum, located right next to the famous Shandon Bells, tells the story of Ireland's obsession with dairy from medieval times right up to the present day. The New York described it as a 'surprisingly engaging and multi-faceted view of history'.
Allihies Copper Mine Museum, Beara
This small, modern and intriguing museum and café tells the story of how the discovery of copper in nearby mountains changed this village forever. Located on the picturesque Beara Peninsula on the Wild Atlantic Way, the tranquillity and peace here today belies the industrial clamour and desperate working conditions that once employed over 1500 people.
Youghal Clock Gate Tower
Take a guided tour and discover tales of tragedy, rebellion, love and friendship in one of Ireland's Ancient East top tourist attractions – a clock tower straddling the main street since 1777 telling, not just the current time, but 700 years of history of this old town.


I live in a city and this blazer might be meant for lunch in the Maldives but that doesn't mean I can't wear it. Actually maybe I shouldn't wear it especially not with white pants and floral sneakers but it's just too beautiful to leave hanging in the closet. I decided to wear a dark blue shirt with it to add contrast and help tone it down a bit for the city. I finished off with a few wrist accessories and a cool pair of blue tinted sunglasses that really helped bring the whole look together. I know some of you might think a double breasted blazer is a statement on its own and in this bold of a color it's almost as if I'm screaming for attention but I think when styled simplistically, such in this look, that it's not that powerful of a statement. I hope you guys like the look and I'd love to know what you think.


POV, PBS-TV's award-winning non-fiction showcase, will air Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy, a documentary by Stephanie Wang-Breal, tonight, August 31. Check your local listing for details. The film tells the story of an eight-year-old orphan from China, Fang Sui Yong, and the Sadowskys, the family in Long Island who adopts her. The PBS Synopsis asks: "What is it like to be torn from your Chinese foster family, put on a plane with strangers and wake up in a new country, family and culture?" Good question, and one many of us ask regarding our children from Guatemala.
I'm posting here a short interview with Terrell Brown, director Wang-Breal, and Donna Sadowsky, the adoptive mom. I especially like when Wang-Breal says her intent was to reveal the "complicated layers" of international adoption. That's how adoption feels to me—layered and complicated—so I'm interested in seeing Wang-Breal's interpretation.
Among other awards, Wo Ai Ni Mommy garnered "Best Documentary Feature" from the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2010. The film will be online at pbs.org September 1, 2010 through November 30, 2010. I'd love to hear reactions from anyone who watches.
What have I been doing since we returned home from Guatemala? Like a lot of parents around the country, filling out forms for back to school. And very little else! That's not entirely true. I've also been trying to get myself back into the swing of preparing for the launch of my book, Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir. (OH YES, THAT!!) November 1 will be here before I know it, and there's still a lot to do. I've been working with someone on a book trailer—similar to a preview for a movie, but for a book—and I'm happy to say we're close to agreeing on a final script. Most of the time, writing is solitary, so it's been a new experience to collaborate with someone else for a change. I like it.
Mateo is now riding a two-wheeler. Sad to say, this milestone occurred while I was in Guatemala with only Olivia. Tim said the progression was easy. Mateo asked Tim to take off the training wheels, and Tim did. The next thing Tim knew, Mateo was zipping across the playground, his two little legs a blur. This past weekend, Mateo and I spent the better part of Saturday and Sunday afternoons riding together. Anyone who knows how much I love to bike will understand how pleased I am to share this activity with my son. Already I'm envisioning the two of us doing RAGBRAI, a seven-day pedal across the flatlands of Iowa. We'll have to settle for a few loops around the neighborhood first.
Both kids love their new teachers at their new schools and are beginning to make new friends. As of this writing, Olivia has abandoned violin. At her new school, we ran into the music teacher and he mentioned a percussion group that meets weekly. Percussion. Doesn't that mean drums? Haven't yet made up my mind about that one. In the meantime, I've enrolled Olivia in ballet. As some of you know, my mother, Olivia's grandmother, is a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. She owned a dance studio while I was growing up, where I and many girls in our neighborhood took lessons.
Naturally–or as my mother would say, "Natch"–Mom and I are beyond thrilled to see Olivia in a tutu. I've told Mom that she and I better curb our enthusiasm, lest we become the twin "Stage Mothers to End All Stage Mothers." For me, I confess, that could happen. I'm doing my best to stay cool, at least until recital time.
Olivia and I arrived home Sunday night in California, the place I now think of as "the land of everything big." Big airport, big highways, even North Americans feel like giants. We stayed in Guatemala for a month; the readjustment takes a few days.
Before I leave the subject of Antigua, I'll post a few final pictures. The photo above is of two of the managers at Conexion, the Internet cafe where I spent so many hours in 2003 while waiting for Olivia's adoption to get processed, and where I posted my blog this past trip–the only place I could download photos. Everyone at Conexion remembers Olivia. Many people in Antigua remember all the babies who were fostered by their American mothers. My friend Kallie was amazed at how many people knew her daughter, Maya, and this was their first trip back in six years.
One evening at dusk, Olivia and I took a horse-and-carriage ride with Kallie and Maya around Antigua. A few evenings later, as Olivia and I walked home to our apartment on the southwest side, we heard what sounded like galloping horse hooves heading toward us on the cobblestones. "Impossible," I told Olivia. "Horse don't gallop on the calle." A few seconds later, I was proven wrong as our carriage driver galloped by us, two horses on leads behind him. Olivia called out "hola," and he paused to smile for the camera.
The photo above is of a demonstration that took place one morning in Antigua. I asked a few people what the group was protesting, and received conflicting reports. A taxi driver, perhaps mindful of the tourist industry, told me, in effect, "No worries. They're setting up for a concert." A newspaper seller said it was a group from nearby Ciudad Vieja, wanting the tipica market to move to their town so they could benefit from tourist dollars. A tipica seller said it was because the police are forcing the vendors to stop selling on the street. I never was able to learn the real story, and to be honest, with Olivia in tow, didn't linger to find out. As much as we love Guatemala, we are still outsiders–at least I am. When I see a crowd, especially one encircled by officers with guns, I move on.
The senora pictured above (wearing her distinctive huipil) gave a presentation about weddings as practiced by the indigenous in San Antonio, dressing four members of our group in traditional traje. The woman third from the left represented the groom's mother. The beautiful weaving draped around her shoulders took hours of effort over a year to make—a gift from the bride. In return, the mother-in-law will give the bride a special frilly apron, lovely to be sure, but still, an apron. A lively discussion ensued—What about girls who can't weave? Does the bride have any say in her choice of groom?—after which we enjoyed the Guatemalan national dish, pepian, with time left over for shopping.
I took the final photo at Antigua's premier hotel, Casa Santo Domingo, which Olivia and I visited a few days earlier with Kallie and Maya. The ruins behind the hotel were set up for an evening wedding. As we left the site, the wedding party had arrived from the capital, everyone dressed in stunning and stylish finery. A different setting and ceremony from the one in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, but each a celebration.
Almost anywhere you drive in the countryside of Guatemala, you see corn. Corn is the staple of the Guatemalan diet. According to the Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the ancient Maya, humankind was created from corn after the gods had tried and failed to make people with other materials. Corn was a gift from the gods, symbolized by jade, the stone most highly prized by the Maya.
In the front of this small tienda, young girls are making tortillas with their mother. Each day they make hundreds; a group of vendors, always women, will arrive later to pick up their ration to sell. Each vendor has her designated spot—in a doorway, on a corner, or outside Pollo Campero. Customers come to them, or the vendor sells door-to-door in a scheduled round. They carry the tortillas in a basket balanced on their heads.
In Antigua, Olivia and I eat our share of tortillas. Before lunch every day, I buy one or two quetzales' worth: six to eight tortillas, depending on how generous the particular vendor is feeling. The tortillas are wrapped in a square of brown paper, still steaming when we get them home. Olivia eats them plain, or sometimes with butter and salt. I often melt mine with cheese. Delicious.
Our days here are winding down, so I'm going to post a few photos of us in a few of our favorite eateries, or, in one case, on the calle out front. Olivia took the photo of me, above, in Cafe Condesa, the restaurant on the Square that is always packed with Antiguenos, North Americanos, and visitors from around the world. Olivia loves their pancakes; I always order their eggs and black beans. If you've been to Antigua even once, you've probably enjoyed a cup of their coffee.
Olivia's other favorite food, anywhere, is pizza. We've discovered a little place where they'll cook hers the way she likes: no cheese, with pepperoni extra crispy. The restaurant boasts three television sets, and no matter when we go, afternoon or evening, on one of the channels we can watch Shakira leading thousands of fans in dancing the "Waka Waka." Here's Olivia breaking into her version on the street.
The last photo is of Olivia and me at what is perhaps Guatemala's most famous eatery, Pollo Campero. When we first started visiting Guatemala in 2002, we smelled Pollo Campero on every plane ride home: the overhead compartments were filled with buckets of the crispy chicken, carried by Guatemalans to family members in the United States. I hear now that Pollo Campero is everywhere, from Florida to Texas. No wonder we no longer smell it on the airplane.
I bet I'm not the only one who misses the aroma.
Other adoptive parents and I talk a lot about all the reasons why a trip back to Guatemala benefits our children. But as I visit places in-country with my friend and fellow adoptive mom, Kallie, I see how much other people benefit as well.
Us, as adoptive parents, for one. Nothing allows someone to process an experience like going back to where it happened. Our children's caregivers, for another. To see that the babies they cared for and loved have grown up to become healthy, happy children is a powerful and moving experience for each of them.
One of the first things Kallie did with Maya when they arrived in Antigua was visit the hogar where Maya lived as an infant. Like the Guatemala City hotel lobby is for me, the hogar playroom is for Kallie: the first place she held her daughter in her arms. That specific location is a place no mother, or father, is ever likely to forget.
When Olivia and I lived in Antigua, we had a wonderful ninera, or babysitter, who took care of Olivia when I went into the capital to investigate our adoption. After we left, Yoli moved on to take care of Maya during the hours when Kallie worked. Yoli and her kids were like family. They have never forgotten us or our children.
Yoli's eldest daughter, engaged to be married, brought along nail polish. As we drank coffee and ate cake, she gave manicures to the little girls and to Kallie and me (rainbow with flowers and gold sparkles, respectively).
Before we said goodbye to our old friends and ended our memorable reunion, Yoli showed us the photos she still carries with her everywhere: pictures of our babies.
I realize I haven't yet posted photos of some of the most iconic scenes in Antigua. For anyone who hasn't yet been here, these are the places noted in every guidebook, and for good reason: they're beautiful. Here are two views of the Arch of Santa Catalina that stretches over Fifth Avenida, built in the seventeenth century to allow cloistered nuns to cross the street. The volcano looming in the background is Agua. Olivia took the first picture during our recent horse-and-buggy ride. I took the second from the other direction on one of our of many shopping excursions.
The most famous church in Antigua is La Merced, a yellow corner of which you can see through the Arch photo above. My personal favorite, however, is Hermano Pedro, so that's the one I'm posting, below. Guatemala is rightfully proud of Hermano Pedro, a Franciscan brother born in the Canary Islands who dedicated his life to helping the sick and needy in Guatemala. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. When I lived in Antigua in 2003, yellow bunting hung over nearly every doorway to commemorate the Pope's visit and Guatemala's cherished saint. The Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro continues to minister to the elderly, the sick, and orphans; adjacent to the church is a hospital.
The last place I'll write about is probably not listed in any guidebook, but is well-known and loved by anyone who has spent more than a few days here: La Bodegona. What is La Bodegona? So much more than a grocery store! Toys, books, socks, bug spray, hair care products, pharmaceuticals, firewood kindling, umbrellas. Meats, cheeses, coffee, milk, yogurt, fresh bread. If La Bodegona doesn't have it, you probably don't need it! It's conveniently located a block away from the handicrafts mercado. If we're in Antigua when you are, chances are at some point, we'll see you there.
Our good friends Kallie and Maya are also here from the States, and one thing both Kallie and I notice is how American our girls are. What's interesting is that when in California, Olivia and Maya are often referred to as "Guatemalan," but in their home country they are both from los Estados.
Olivia and I are staying in an apartment complex with neighbors born in Guatemala, now living in Las Vegas. The couple has rented their house in Vegas to live for a year in Guatemala. The husband and wife are volunteering at a local hospital. Their children are enrolled in school.
"Our kids can't speak Spanish," the husband says. "They don't feel Guatemalan." I was happy to learn, once again, that the challenge of learning to belong to two cultures is not unique to adoptive parents.
The photos above are of a few adventures with Kallie and Maya: a horse and buggy ride; tipica shopping; and watching one of the many skilled weavers who create the handicrafts. This particular woman was creating a design with a kind of crochet needle. A leather strap supports her as she leans back to work. A point of pride for the best weavers is that the stitches are perfect and even on both sides of the fabric.
If you notice, I'm carrying a repurposed flour sack which is bulging with — umbrellas. My approach to rainy season is to be prepared every minute for the clouds to open. Like the locals, we've learned to take it in stride.
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The Iran Airshow that kicked off on Kish Island on November 26 has provided a unique opportunity for Western observers to get a closer look at some of the key assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF). AFM contributor Daniele Faccioli provided these photos from the event, now in its ninth edition. The show comes to a close tomorrow, November 29.


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The 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup is the 34th edition of the international sport climbing competition series organised by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), held in 12 locations. There are 21 events: six bouldering, seven lead, seven speed, and one bouldering & lead combined events. The series began on 8 April in Meiringen, Switzerland with the first bouldering competitions of the season, and concluded on 22 October in Morioka-Iwate, Japan, which introduced the Boulder & Lead combined format that will be used at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The top 3 in each competition receive medals, and the overall winners are awarded trophies. At the end of the season, an overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.

Scheduling
The IFSC announced the 2022 World Cup schedule in October 2021. The series was initially scheduled to open in Moscow instead of the traditional curtain-raiser in Meiringen, Switzerland, and repeats the back-to-back events held in Salt Lake City, introduced in the 2021 series The IFSC followed up in December 2021 with an announcement of Koper, Slovenia as a first-time host city, a change from the traditional host city of Kranj, Slovenia which hosted a World Cup event 25 times between 1996 and 2021, as well as Wujiang as the last stop in the circuit.

On 25 February 2022, the IFSC announced the suspension of the Boulder and Speed World Cup in Moscow scheduled for April, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 22 March 2022, the federation announced that the suspended Moscow Boulder World Cup event was rescheduled to take place in Brixen, Italy from 10 to 12 June 2022.

On 24 March 2022, the IFSC announced that the World Cup originally scheduled to take place in Bali, Indonesia, would now take place in Jakarta.

On 20 May 2022, the IFSC announced the cancellation of two World Cup events in China, Wujiang (Lead & Speed) from 30 September to 2 October and Chongqing (Lead & Boulder) from 6 to 9 October, citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Later in May, the federation announced that the Boulder World Cup event originally scheduled for Japan in May would be rescheduled as a Boulder & Lead World Cup in Morioka-Iwate, Japan from 20 to 22 October. This would be the first IFSC event to feature the Boulder & Lead combined format that will be used at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

In July, the IFSC announced a Lead & Speed World Cup to take place 9 to 11 September in Edinburgh, to replace the previously canceled Wujiang World Cup. Edinburgh had most recently hosted a World Cup in 2017.

Overview

Competition highlights
In the speed competition at the Seoul World Cup on 6 May, Indonesia's Kiromal Katibin and Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław set the world record for their respective genders' at 5.17 seconds and 6.64 seconds, respectively. Two weeks later, Katibin and Mirosław broke their own records in Salt Lake City, at 5.10 seconds and 6.53 seconds, respectively. Katibin broke his own record twice on 30 June during the qualifying round at Villars, posting times of 5.09, and then 5.04 seconds. He broke his record again on 8 July at Chamonix with a time of 5.009.

Natalia Grossman of the United States repeated her women's bouldering overall series win with five straight gold medals, only missing the gold when she finished second to Janja Garnbret of Slovenia, who sat out most of the bouldering season. Yoshiyuki Ogata of Japan also repeated as the overall bouldering series winner, and he was joined by fellow Japanese climbers Tomoa Narasaki with the silver and Kokoro Fujii with the bronze, completing a Japanese sweep of the bouldering series podium.

At Innsbruck in June, Colin Duffy of the United States won both the bouldering and lead gold medals, becoming the first male athlete to win both disciplines in the same IFSC World Cup event.

Bouldering
The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event. The end-of-season standings are based on the sum of points earned from the five best finishes for each athlete. Results displayed (in brackets) are not counted. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes.

Men
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2022:

Women
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2022:

* = Joint place with another athlete

Speed

The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event. There were seven competitions in the season. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes. Results displayed (in brackets) are not counted.

Men
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Speed World Cup 2022:

Women
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Speed World Cup 2022:

* = Joint place with another athlete

Lead
The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event. There were seven competitions in the season. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes. Results displayed (in brackets) are not counted.

Men
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2022:

Women
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2022:

* = Joint place with another athlete

Medal table

References

IFSC Climbing World Cup
World Cup
Sports events affected by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine


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Mrs. Mary Grace Holloway, of Fadette, Alabama died early Thursday morning, October 29, 2015 at the age of 92. Grace Garrett was born June 4, 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama to James and Floy Glenn Garrett. She was one of seven children. Grace moved with her family to southeast Alabama during the Great Depression. The Garrett family eventually settled on a farm just southeast of Malvern, near Underwood Mill Creek. Grace attended school at Burns School and later, at Slocomb. She often recounted to her sons that she was quite a tomboy, able to outrun most of the girls and boys around her. Outfielders always had to back up when she was at bat.
In her late teen years, she met Zell Holloway, a young man from the Fadette area. They married on June 12, 1941 on a Saturday afternoon in Slocomb. Grace and Zell were married for more than 64 years until Zell's death in 2005. During their long and loving marriage, they worked together very hard on a small farm just north of Fadette. Many friends recall seeing Zell and Grace " sweeping the yards" together.
Grace was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and had previously served as church secretary. She believed and trusted in God. Throughout her life, Grace was a humble, kind person. Grace and Zell had two sons, Alton and Hugh, whom they raised on the farm in a loving and nurturing home. Grace was an excellent wife, mother and grandmother. She helped on the farm, often working in the fields with Zell, reared animals, and was a fantastic baker and cook. Many neighbors bought her home-raised milk, butter and eggs. She made lots of delicious cakes and pies with those farm products. Grace always wore a smile and was friendly and courteous to all around her.
She and Zell were blessed with wonderful relatives and neighbors in the Fadette community and beyond. Particularly wonderful friends and neighbors were Betsy and Larry Newton. Grace helped raise their six lovely children. Grace was also blessed to have as her only sister, Christine Nichols. She also enjoyed the love of her four, each-unique sisters-in-law, Zell's sisters and especially, Mrs. Marie Watkins Phillips, who was like another sister to Grace. Grace was very proud of her sons and their wives. Alton, and his wife, Dianne, gave Grace four beautiful granddaughters, Ginive Reeder (Aaron), Amanda Creel (Jason), Brittany Sellers (Dusty), and Millicent Holloway. Hugh and Kathy gave Grace a very beautiful red-headed granddaughter, Dr. Lauren Holloway Lee ( Stephen). Grace took great pride in her granddaughters and their accomplishments. At the time of her death, she also had seven great grandsons and one great-granddaughter, Mary Grace Creel.
Grace would sometimes reflect, later in life, that she was the longest living of the Garrett siblings, Sam, Robert, Elmer, Don, Morris and Christine. She is survived by additional relatives in the Wiregrass area and in Florida, including Don's widow, Peggy Garrett. Grace overcame major illnesses in her life with the help of her loving husband, family and numerous talented doctors and staff who cared for her. Over her final years, when beset by dementia, she received wonderful care at Signature HealthCare in Graceville, Florida under the direction of Dr. James Clemmons. Her sons greatly appreciate the compassionate care she received from the staff there.
The family will receive friends at Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Slocomb from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held in the chapel at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2015. Burial will follow at the Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Resource Center or the Susan Komen Foundation.
I never met Mrs. Holloway & don't know her family. However, I just read her obituary & I feel as if she was one of my closest & dearest friends. What an awesome description of her life & what a legacy she leaves behind for loved ones to cherish. My thoughts & prayers are with each of you. God Bless!
You were the greatest aunt ever. I love you so much.I know you and Mom are giggling and laughing together. I pray for all the family.
We are so sorry for the loss of our sweet Aunt Grace. And we remember all the fun times we spent at your farm in Slocomb. We know that our Granny was waiting for you with open arms, so happy to see her sweet sister again. Alton and Hugh your families are in our thoughts and prayers. Aunt Grace will be missed greatly.We love you, Judy, Shayne, Andrea & Stephanie Nichols.
Hugh, Alton and the entire family. Earl and I was so sorry to hear about Aunt Grace. Earl is really taking it hard. I loved her also and she always considered me as part of y'all's family. Earl often talks about her and uncle Zell. Please know that we are praying that The Lord will comfort all of you. Losing a mother is especially hard. We will never forget what a wonderful person. We love you all...Earl and Susan Clements.
I can not find the words to say how sad this loss makes me feel. I was fortunate to have spent many days as a child on Uncle Zell, and Aunt Grace's farm. I remember the smell of her kitchen like it was yesterday. Alton, and Hugh, I will never forget the kindness that your entire family showed me as a young boy. You are in my prayers. I love you all.
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My prayers are with you in this difficult time.


Welcome to Horror Heroes, the fanlisting for the relationship between actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. While they played enemies in many of the 22 films they starred in together, the two shared a close relationship until Peter's death in 1994.
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November 21, 2013 (Tampa, FL) – Alfonso Architects has been awarded the building project for the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, MAACM, to be built in St. Petersburg, FL, for collector Rudy Ciccarello and the Two Red Roses Foundation (TRRF). Alberto Alfonso, AIA, will be the lead architect on the 90,000-sq.-ft. museum, which is scheduled to open in early 2016. The four-story museum will include galleries to exhibit hundreds of objects from Ciccarello's fine and decorative arts collection, as well as additional space for special exhibitions, special events galleries, a small auditorium, a restaurant, cafe, gift shop, and bookstore. Books and catalogues on the Arts and Crafts Movement and the TRRF collection will be archived in a reference library furnished with original Stickley furniture, Tiffany lighting, and other period objects.


NMSHS students are expected to be responsible digital citizens. This means understanding and working within the parameters of the school's expectations in regards to use and allowance of electronic devices while on school property.
*The NMSHS expectation is ELECTRONICS WITH PERMISSION ONLY!
Students may have "silenced" cell phones and mobile communication devices on their person. The use of these devices during instructional time without proper permission from NMSHS staff, or in a disruptive manner in the school setting, is prohibited.
Playing music through phones, speakers or other devices in the hallways, classrooms or school grounds is prohibited.
Students must turn in their phone if requested by a staff person. Students refusing to comply with a phone request will be sent to the office for possible disciplinary action.
Our goal with the electronics policy is to safely manage cell phone use while teaching our students digital responsibility.


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Israel/Zionism & The Middle East
Politics & Social Engineering
Why are people afraid of the FACTS about Jewish Leaders and Oligarchs
By Golden Retriever,
October 9, 2020 in Israel/Zionism & The Middle East
FVCK BILLY G4TES
Whilst we are always painted as evil and constantly called the so-called three word punch, an "antisemitic conspiracy theorist" shit like this is being rubbed in our faces
oddsnsods 141 posts
EnigmaticWorld 198 posts
FVCK BILLY G4TES 265 posts
skitzorat 136 posts
I started a thread on the original David Icke Forum a few years ago by the same name, but it was quickly ranted because imo Hasbara agents infilitrated it I made it clear then and I'll mak
Smokestack Lightnin'
Because that would be blatantly untrue Basket. It would be like accusing Johnson, Hancock 'Witless and Unbalanced' (Whitty and Vallance) of terrorizing us of Covid 19 when in fact this 'killer disease
So how powerful is this hidden government of sabbatean-freemasonry? Well lets consider that they have the power to take the UK and US into wars. For example the scottish MP Tam Dalyell sai
On 12/1/2021 at 11:59 PM, skitzorat said:
offtopic from our convo - it makes me sad...
but I just found this clip on bitchute that cheered me up so made it into a tweet to embed here
A clearer version because the writing didnt come through well
https://www.bitchute.com/video/3fbWO7pdT7Ep/
So I went to find the original YT clip, but the comments have now been disabled... did a little ddg and kvetching like never before.
HA! read it
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/christmas-special-youtube-antisemitic-santa-inc-seth-rogen/
"Santa's Time is up!"
of course the answer is more globins & abominable snowmen who also hate Santa for Santas home in the North Pole.
But a big ice wall around Elf-land to keep elves the majority as they kill their own goblins - at Santas expense of course.
Where does all this anti-elfism come from?
"The Elf cries out in pain as it strikes you with candy canes"
Edited December 2, 2021 by skitzorat
What a shocker!
ANOTHER Head-Elf of the NorthPole's Goblin integration Service wants destroy the NorthPole by melting Santa & his NorthPole history out of existence.
We need more elf-driven censorship & laws to stop Santa from talking about what he's noticing.
https://dailystormer.su/of-course-the-jews-are-now-just-trying-to-abolish-christmas-completely/
(offtopic but PS. I don't know where DS gets all the pictures they use but they're all incredible - I download them just for the sake of them)
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor Compares Fetus to Braindead Person.
Is that the kind of comment that would be made by some raised Catholic?
Or a Marrano like AOC?
BN calls her one - and he doesn't just slap that label on people without actual evidence he's uncovered.
Jewish Tyranny At Supreme Court
http://brothernathanaelchannel.com/watch_video.php?v=OYG4NY17A53O
The fucking chutzpah of this Tribe!
Their media (which openly hates white people) and covers up the mass slaughter of white children and grannies at a Christian parade yet somehow they can still make it all about them.
ADL Ignores Waukesha Attacker's Anti-White Extremism, Claims He's Not A Follower of Any 'Extremist Ideology'
https://www.infowars.com/posts/adl-ignores-waukesha-attackers-anti-white-extremism-claims-hes-not-a-follower-of-any-extremist-ideology/
5 hours ago, skitzorat said:
Their media (which openly hates white people)
When will people, even on this forum wake up to the fact that disproportionately Jewish and or Zionists are the media.
Disproportionately
They are also Big Pharma.
They are also ZOG Governments. (Zionist Occupied Governments)
They are also Freemasons.
They are also the mafia.
They are also the porn industry
They are also the gambling industry.
They are often lawyers
They are often "scientists"
They often control the courts
It's not rocket science, but because of the Holocaust nobody will point this out. It was all planned.
1 hour ago, Golden Retriever said:
And they know it. They all know it.
24 minutes ago, Observed said:
Members know it, but avoid this thread and other comments on the main Covid thread. Cowards.
The New COVID Variant Scam Was Simulated in Israel Weeks Before It Was 'Discovered'
HAFNovember 29, 2021
srael Simulates COVID-19 "War Game Omega Exercise" on November 11, 2021
Two weeks before this current new variant suddenly appeared in Africa and started making the news cycle, Israel, which has been Pfizer's human laboratory to test their COVID shots, ran a "war games" simulation to prepare for a "deadly new variant" which at the time had not yet been named. They called this future variant "Omega," and the simulation was carried out on November 11, 2021.
The Jerusalem Post reported:
Dozens of top officials took part in what Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called a COVID-19 war exercise on Thursday to gauge the country's preparedness for the next wave of the pandemic.
"We are starting an unprecedented event here," the prime minister said at the start of the exercise – "not only on an Israeli scale but on a global level. We are conducting a war exercise to prepare for a new variant that does not even exist yet."
The "Omega Exercise," as Bennett called it, was held in the format of a "war game," the Prime Minister's Office said. Bennett has regularly referred to the "Omega strain," the next harmful COVID-19 variant that has not yet been discovered. A war game is a game of the mind; no physical exercises took place.
Bennett said that Israel has surfaced from the Delta wave without locking down, proving that "with proper management, the pandemic can be defeated." (Full article – and thanks to the Robin Monotti, Dr Mike Yeadon & Cory Morningstar Telegram Channel for pointing this out.)
https://humansarefree.com/2021/11/new-covid-variant-scam-was-simulated-in-israel.html
On 12/2/2021 at 3:14 AM, skitzorat said:
she's a fvcking malicious, spiteful kvnt.
Still won't open the comments section though, will you, you satan-inc cunts.
Never to mind. This reupload has them
And these archive links to the original comments
https://archive.md/s9TCN
https://archive.ph/7zaTT
and thanks to
https://returnyoutubedislike.com/
the original is at
Based RT
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/542037-santa-inc-antisemitic-comments/
One of Britain's most prolific anti-Semitic video streamers, 36, is jailed for four years after posting 4,000 clips about Jewish conspiracies
Far-Right extremist Richard Hesketh's videos also celebrated neo-Nazi terrorism
Hesketh, 36, operated from his spare bedroom in Middleton, Manchester
In one video showing a violent attack on a Jewish person, 'depraved' Hesketh expressed disappointment the victim had not been killed
He pleaded guilty to seven counts of inciting racial hatred between 2018-2020
PUBLISHED: 00:31, 4 December 2021 | UPDATED: 02:18, 4 December 2021
One of Britain's most prolific anti-Semitic video streamers was jailed for four years yesterday after admitting inciting racial hatred.
Far-Right extremist Richard Hesketh posted 4,000 videos ranting about Jewish conspiracies, celebrating neo-Nazi terrorism and supporting violence against Jewish people.
Footage created by the 36-year-old, who operated from his spare bedroom in Middleton, Manchester, was viewed by millions around the world, a court heard.
In one video showing a violent attack on a Jewish person, 'depraved' Hesketh expressed disappointment the victim had not been killed.
He also dressed up as a parody Jew called 'George' complete with large comedy nose to garner clicks from viewers.
Hesketh was investigated by counter-terrorism police after evidence was gathered by anti-Semitism charity the Community Security Trust.
Jailing him at Manchester Crown Court, Mr Justice Ian Dove said: 'You peddled ancient tropes and slander against Jewish people.
'There is a clearly extreme quality to the racism and hostility in the material you authored, performed and broadcast.'
Hesketh pleaded guilty to seven counts of inciting racial hatred between 2018 and 2020.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10273729/Anti-Semitic-video-streamer-jailed-four-years.html
Edited December 4, 2021 by ink
1 hour ago, ink said:
I get that people like this are useful idiots and pin up boys for la kosher nostra to wipe out their critics but fuck me.
Imagine getting locked up for 4 years just for speaking words out of your mouth, this is 100% the future they want for us.
While bolshevik commie lunatics are heralded and celebrated by the system for burning down buildings and stomping on whitey's head, you can't even articulate half of the truth about judaism or jewish power without serious threat of prison for years.
Genesis 12:3 NIV
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."
Posting this again because it is so key
4K views on JT but Eli Ravage let the cat out of the bag nearly 100 years ago
This was the final nail in the abrahamic coffin for me, I don't subscribe to the ideology of the brainwashed christ-cucked invaders of the Anglo-Saxon pagan world or of some eastern mythologies in the desert (which was heavily lifted from ancient Greece anyway)
Not saying that paganism is even viable since the history of it (especially in ancient England) is completely gone basically
My point is if you are a Christian you have to worship the god of Israel, so throw that shit in the fucking bin… for all our sakes
and yes… I know he is deliberately trying to stoke anger and trigger people, but he is not wrong at all in his analysis
11 hours ago, FVCK BILLY G4TES said:
Matthew 27:24 "So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.'"
Matthew 27:25 "His blood be on us and on our children!"
On 12/3/2021 at 8:25 PM, skitzorat said:
Truthspoon
Hey....welcome back Odds..... Nice to see you around again...
Wiley's beef with the judeo matrix is fucking hilarious
1 hour ago, oddsnsods said:
Dear Odds
I'm out of sad reactions about the jewish Santa video, but I will be back because your numbers at the moment are of concern to me!
You have 6,066 likes ! Drop the 0
And you have won 66 days on the forum!
Edited December 5, 2021 by Golden Retriever
Hi everyone,new member here.
The post about Richard Hesketh being jailed has really shaken me up. 3 years ago I was arrested- twice in 6 weeks- my 2 laptops confiscated along with my mobile phones, my house searched by 7 of her majesties finest, shoved in a meat wagon and taken to a police station.kept in a cell for 9 hours, eventually brought out, questioned for 3 hours and then charged with 8 offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
I admitted Id sent 8 emails 6 months prior to my arrest over a 9 day period, one each to 7 MPs and and one to the US embassy in London. I wont go into too much detail on their contents but lets just say I used terms like "Rothschild Zionist Puppets", "Stooges of Zionism" "Kalergi plan" "Sabbatean-Frankism" and the "Good Ole Jewsa". Trial was finally held 3 weeks ago at a Crown Court and I pleaded not guilty to 8 charges of "sending or delivering letters or other articles for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety"
My "trial "was a stitched up farce .The prosecution spent about 5 minutes on the 8 counts- the rest of its time was expended trying to convince the Jury that I am a rabid Neo Nazi.The prosecution knew it didn't have a chance of conviction-my only previous misdemeanours being parking tickets- unless it depicted me as the Devil incarnate. Social media posts id made in 2004 were dusted off and presented as evidence of "Bad Character".They even dragged up an "Expert" witness,a UK Jewish Professor, an "expert" apparently on Neo Nazism, an "expert" witness who couldn't even be arsed to turn up and present his "expert" testimony in person but instead very generously sent in a letter stating that I am most definitely a Neo Nazi and a nasty piece of work to boot.
Well to cut a long story short the Jury deliberated for 2 1/2 days, couldn't reach unanimous verdicts, were ordered by the Judge to go for majority verdicts and I was found guilty on 5 of the 8. The judge deferred sentence for January before adding that the charges were so serious that he could see little options other than a custodial sentence. I am currently out on bail.
It sure looks like ill be joining Mr Hesketh soon. The whole thing stinks and I aint taking it lying down. Anyone here with any legal know how as to how I can get myself classified as a Political Prisoner? Any ideas on how I can publicize my plight and create a nasty embarrassing stink for our Overlords?
JackJohnson
32 minutes ago, CONvicted said:
What is Malicious Communications Act? Were any of the people you sent these mails to, by any chance, Jewish? Sounds crazy that that kind of thing is happening, but we've been living in a crazy world for a long time now.
And sorry to hear about this.
9 minutes ago, JackJohnson said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Communications_Act_1988
What is Malicious Communications Act? Were any of the people you sent these mails to, by any chance, Jewish?
Thanks Jack Johnson. Malicious Communications basically means sending rude emails Of the 8 recipients, I believe 1 could be Jewish, Im not even sure. The other 7 I know for sure are definitely NOT Jewish.
You may get some advice from Alison Chabloz?
https://alisonchabloz.com/tag/alison-chabloz/


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Avoiding discrimination – a guide for letting agents and landlords
11 September 2018 by Rhea Newman Renting housing benefit, landlords, letting agents, private renting
This blog was written jointly with Rose Arnall in Shelter's Legal Services.
The launch of our campaign to end DSS discrimination against renters on housing benefit has suggested that some landlords and letting agents may not be fully up to speed on how their policies could be putting them at risk of breaching the Equality Act 2010.
So we've put together some top tips to advise landlords and agents on how best to avoid discrimination.
Avoiding direct discrimination
Most landlords and agents understand that it is unlawful to directly discriminate against people with 'protected characteristics' under the Equality Act 2010. This means landlords and agents cannot treat someone less favourably than others just because of their age, sex, disability, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or gender reassignment.
For example, if an individual branch or member of staff in a letting agency says that someone cannot apply to rent a property they have advertised just because of their race, that would be unlawful direct discrimination.
The notorious Fergus Wilson is one obvious exception to the usual rule of landlords understanding direct discrimination. Mr Wilson was found guilty of breaching the Equality Act for banning people of Indian and Pakistani origin from his properties. He is also currently being investigated again by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for evicting mothers with newborn babies. As Giles Peaker from Nearly Legal highlighted, perhaps making a conviction under the Equality Act a banning order offence would be an effective deterrent from future offences.
Avoiding indirect discrimination
It's just as important to make sure none of your policies and practices are indirectly discriminating either. Indirect discrimination occurs where a practice is not discriminatory in itself but puts people with a protected characteristic at a particular disadvantage when compared to others.[1] A policy or practice does not necessarily have to be a formal written policy. In law, a policy or practice can be less formal and could even relate to a one-off decision.
Say, for example, a letting agent branch says that someone cannot apply to rent a property they have advertised because they're in receipt of housing benefit. Although being a benefit recipient is not a protected characteristic, our research suggests this practice puts women and those with a disability at a disadvantage (as they are more likely to require housing benefit than others).
So, unless this practice can be justified as 'a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim', that would be unlawful indirect discrimination. As pointed out by James Welch, former Director of Liberty, when it comes to refusing to even consider someone's application to rent a property because they receive housing benefit, 'it's hard to see what such a legitimate aim might be.'
Interestingly, indirect discrimination can also occur when someone is deterred from doing something, such as applying for a job, because a policy will be applied that would result in their disadvantage. This suggests that simply advertising 'No DSS' could be an example of unlawful indirect discrimination as these adverts will deter people on housing benefit from applying to properties that would otherwise be suitable and affordable for them.[2]
Avoiding discriminating because someone else told you to
All of the above may be familiar to you. But did you know you can also be liable for discrimination when you're following someone else's instructions?
EHRC guidance states that as well as not unlawfully discriminating against a client themselves, property agents should not accept an instruction to discriminate from a property seller or landlord. For example, if a landlord asks a letting agent to say their flat is taken if someone from a particular ethnic background asks about renting it, when the agent agrees they would be just as liable as the landlord for direct discrimination because of race. You may think this type of discrimination is unlikely to happen in the 21st century, but an undercover BBC investigation in 2013 highlighted that some letting agents were willing to discriminate in this way.
In the context of our campaign, this means that letting agents who take instruction from landlords not to let their property to anyone on housing benefit could still be accountable for unlawful indirect discrimination, even if it's not their own company's policy.
20% of branches in our mystery shopping research said there were no properties available because no landlords currently let to people on housing benefit. All these letting agents could be at risk of breaching the Equality Act by following landlords' instructions not to consider applications from people just because they are in receipt of housing benefit.[3]
Our top tip
Breaching the Equality Act could be highly costly for landlords and letting agents. Even though the case was settled out of court, Rosie Keogh's case took 18 months and the letting agents ended up paying their own legal fees as well as £2000 in compensation.
So, what should landlords and agents do if they want to minimise their risk of breaching the Equality Act?
Well it's actually really simple – consider every tenant on a case by case basis and avoid any blanket policies which prevent certain people applying to your property.
No one is saying that landlords should be forced to take on any tenant without considering their suitability and whether they can pay the rent. But they should assess each application individually.
And for anyone who doesn't trust our advice, you can find further advice in blogs from the Landlord Law Blog, Anthony Gold and QC Rachel Crasnow.
[1] For those who are really interested, more information on indirect discrimination can be found in Chapter 5 of the EHRC Code of Practice.
[2] Paragraph 79 of the Explanatory Notes to the Equality Act 2010
[3] Analysis by Shelter, mystery shopping fieldwork carried out by independent MRS accredited research agency Mystery Shoppers Ltd. Responses are only categorised if they definitively meet the criteria; responses with any element of doubt are not included.
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Rhea works in the policy team and blogs mainly around issues related to the private rented sector.
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Q: IsNull not returning 0 on SQL query I have tried IsNull, Case statements and searched online, but for some reason if no records are found it still doesn't show a record or replace it with a '0' I'm trying to get all of the Types from the table and display how many have been done within a date range.
Here is my code so far.
SELECT     ISNULL(COUNT(Type), 0) AS Total, Type
FROM         dbo.Refs
WHERE     (DateSubmitted BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME, '2015-01-01 00:00:00', 102))
GROUP BY Type

The Type column is a varchar to unfortunaltey
Thanks

A: If you have a table that stores your types you can use:
SELECT  COUNT(r.Type) AS Total, t.Type
FROM    TypeTable t
        LEFT JOIN dbo.Refs r
            ON r.Type = t.Type
            AND r.DateSubmitted >= CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102)
            AND r.DateSubmitted <=  CONVERT(DATETIME, '2015-01-01 00:00:00', 102)
GROUP BY t.Type;

Otherwise you will need to use your existing table to get a list of all types, before joining to the table filtered by date:
SELECT  COUNT(r.Type) AS Total, t.Type
FROM    (SELECT DISTINCT Type FROM dbo.Refs) t
        LEFT JOIN dbo.Refs r
            ON r.Type = t.Type
            AND r.DateSubmitted >= CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102)
            AND r.DateSubmitted <=  CONVERT(DATETIME, '2015-01-01 00:00:00', 102)
GROUP BY t.Type;

Alternatively you could use:
SELECT  COUNT(CASE WHEN r.DateSubmitted >= CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102)
                        AND r.DateSubmitted <=  CONVERT(DATETIME, '2015-01-01 00:00:00', 102)
                    THEN 1
                END) AS Total,
        t.Type
FROM    dbo.Refs r
GROUP BY r.Type;

The best method will depend on your indexes/if you do or don't have a table to store all types.

A: you cannot use a group by to achieve what you want -See the following post
Count Returning blank instead of 0