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Resurrect the World: End the War on Drugs
Readings for Easter Sunday: ACTS 10:34A, 37-43; PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3: 1-4; Pascal Victim Sequence; 1 Corinthians 5: 7B-8A; John 20: 1-9
On this Easter Sunday, I want to tell you a story of resurrection. It involves the ex-president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, and his personal resurrection from three years in a tomb. It's about how he not only advanced his country's resurgence from its profound drug problem, but set a shining example of national leadership from his country's highest office.
The story is intimately connected with that of the poor man, Jesus, whose immortality billions celebrate today. As today's readings tell us, this healer, teacher and champion of the poor spent three days in a tomb and is more alive today than ever he was 2000 years ago.
Focus on Mujica's story comes from a personal experience that I had last January when I spent a couple of weeks at the border in Tijuana Mexico. There I worked with pro bono lawyers and volunteers offering legal help to immigrants, refugees and asylees. The group is called Al Otro Lado.
In helping clients fill out paperwork, I discovered that most of the Mexicans, Hondurans, Guatemalans, and others I interviewed were driven from their countries of origin by drug gangs.
On the one hand, the experience made me think in general about drugs, addiction, and our country's century-long "War on Drugs." On the other hand, it drove me to reflect more deeply on resurrection and the possibilities for new life we celebrate on this Easter day.
Start with the war on drugs. Of course, we're no closer to winning it than when first it began in 1914. (Before then, you could buy cocaine-based remedies, for example, at your local drug store – and at a low price.)
Moreover, so many of the problems that plague our world can be traced back to that spectacularly unsuccessful war. It's not just the addiction and the gangs. It's also the billions upon billions of dollars that have been wasted, the corruption of governments and law enforcement agencies throughout the world, the millions of souls who have been incarcerated or forced to leave their countries, as well as the thousands upon thousands who have been murdered by drug gangs and their police mob counterparts.
It all made me think: what if there were no drug war? What if drugs were entirely legal again? Wouldn't that drive the gangs out of business? And wouldn't all those other related problems disappear? Wouldn't that lead to a kind of resurrection of humanity?
Think about it. Drug decriminalization and legalization would profoundly change the world!
But you might wonder (as I did) wouldn't drug decriminalization and legalization also vitiate the planet? Wouldn't our kids (and maybe we ourselves) all get hooked and end up staggering around in drug-induced stupors?
As it turns out, the answer is No. As Johann Hari points out in his page-turner study, Chasing the Scream, (as is the case with alcohol) less than 10% of those who use even cocaine, crack, and Oxycontin get hooked. The other 90% often take those controlled substances for recreation every weekend (and even on some weekdays) and still carry on normally in their families. They hold steady jobs and contribute to their communities. Even those who become addicted mature out of their problem after about 10 years. This means that the War on Drugs, laws against narcotics, and the resulting havoc are connected with something like 10% of users.
All of this is because drug addiction is not the result of chemical "hooks," so that anyone taking them becomes ipso facto obsessed. Instead, addiction is caused primarily by personal and social problems connected with childhoods marked by abuse, with loneliness, meaningless work, and lack of human connection.
Addictions are psychological and social diseases. They are not crimes. Punishing drug use as criminal only causes more drug use by aggravating its causes. It also feeds the gangs.
The Case of Uruguay
And that brings me to Jose Mujica and his resurrection from three years in a tomb. Mujica was a Tupamaros (Robin Hood) guerrilla during Uruguay's revolutionary war against the country's military dictatorship during the 1970s and '80s. He was captured by government forces, tortured mercilessly, and imprisoned for 12 years – three of them in the bottom of a well that his captors thought would be his final resting place. Those years gave him lots of time to think about life and his country's problems.
When the revolution Mujica supported eventually triumphed, he in effect returned from the dead only to be elected his country's president for five years (2010-2015). It was then that he set about decriminalizing the use of drugs beginning with marijuana. Contrary to all expectations, he was successful in reaching that goal.
[Not only that: as president, Mujica himself continued to live with his wife in their simple farmhouse. He gave 90% of his income as president to the poor (living on $775 per month), sold his presidential limousine to travel on public transportation, and passed legislation to give a laptop to every child in the country.]
The point here, however that the president's action on the drug front represented a first step towards bankrupting his country's drug cartels. His ultimate goal was to provide for users of all drugs a cheaper, safer, cleaner product, and set up locations for safe drug consumption. The facilities would be staffed by medical personnel, and by counsellors and life coaches intent on helping their clients find work, housing, and more meaningful lives.
In this way, drug cartels would suffer defeat and the country's drug problem would be solved. Similar results from comparable policies had already been achieved in Switzerland, Portugal and elsewhere.
Easter Readings
Now, keeping in mind what I've just said about Mujica and drug use in general, connect it all to Easter. Read today's liturgical selections. They recall that like Jose Mujica, Jesus of Nazareth set about bringing healing to the sick, liberation of captives from prison, and relief for the oppressed. Christian faith professes that such commitment brings enlightenment and (somehow) never-ending life. (What follows are my "translations." The originals can be found here.)
ACTS 10:34A, 37-43: Peter's First Proclamation of Jesus' Resurrection: From the beginning, Jesus of Nazareth embodied God's Holy Spirit of healing the sick and liberating the oppressed. For that, the Romans crucified him (their policy with all rebels). However, three days later, some of us (not all) were privileged to recognize him as still alive during our ritual meals together. Inspired by that experience, we ask you to join us in continuing Jesus' work of healing and liberation.
PS 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23: Response to Peter's Proclamation: Thank you, Divine Mother for this happy day! You have been so good to us, so powerful and unfailingly compassionate. You use the world's "weakest" to contradict its idea of power. With you, we acknowledge that the "weakest" are actually the strongest. Thank you, again!
COL 3: 1-4: Where God's Holy Spirit Is Found: Yes, our Easter faith is that the Holy Spirit is found in the sick, the oppressed, in those executed by the state, and in those the world despises. Realizing this truth represents OUR resurrection! Let's keep our eyes on the prize – the ultimate triumph promised us by the example of Jesus (and Jose Mujica).
Easter Sequence: On Death Row and in Drug Addicts: Thank you, Divine Mother, for contradicting the world's judgment that the poor and despised (like Jesus on death row or drug addicts today) are somehow sinful. In fact, the supreme victim of empire's capital punishment has proved more immortal than Rome itself. Jesus lives; Rome is all but forgotten! We can't even find his tomb or decaying body. Help us, Divine Mother, to synchronize our lives' energies with those of our Master.
John 20: 1-9: And in Female Leadership: Jesus' beloved and dearest disciple, Mary Magdalen, achieved full enlightenment when everyone else was in dark mourning over Jesus' death. Three days later, on visiting Jesus' tomb, she realized that his True Self was not even there! So, she (even as a woman without standing before the law!) became the first to recognize what later was called Jesus' "resurrection." Meanwhile, Peter, "the first pope," was slower than others to accept what Mary saw immediately. She (the despised) rather than the men, was the first truly enlightened follower of Jesus. As the Master himself said (in the Gospel of Thomas) she rather than Peter should be recognized as the "apostle of apostles."
Today's readings along with Chasing the Scream and its story of Jose Mujica invite readers to imagine a world turned upside-down — where death and burial do not have the final word — where prisoners are freed and those the world writes off as dead return to fullness of life. In our world torn apart by a futile drug war, the readings can call us to imagine a human community where those sick with addiction are treated as human beings instead of being criminalized. In the spirit of Easter, that would be a resurrected world:
With greatly reduced crime and a shrunken prison system
Where police forces could be downsized and rehabilitated in the eyes of poorer communities as a welcome rather than a threatening presence
Where countries like Mexico would be liberated from control by drug cartels
Where refugees from those countries would be dramatically reduced or eliminated, thus greatly impacting immigration problems and the perceived need for baby jails and expensive border walls.
Where the billions upon billions of dollars currently spent in a clearly unsuccessful war on drugs including those huge police forces, overcrowded prisons, and enormous bureaucracies intended to administer it all could be re-channeled to help the merely 10% percent of drug users whose habits are problematic.
In short, cessation of the Drug War, decriminalization and legalization of drugs of all kinds, would reshape our world in ways that would reduce and/or eliminate many of its most vexing problems. It would truly be an Easter event.
Posted on April 11, 2020 April 11, 2020 Categories Sunday HomiliesTags Al Otro Lado, Chasing the Scream, Drug Decriminalization, Drug Legalization, Drug War, Easter, Easter Homily 2020, Immigration, Johann Hari, Jose Mujica, Narcotics, Resurrection, Uruguay, War on DrugsLeave a comment on Resurrect the World: End the War on Drugs
"Where's My Roy Cohn?": A U.S. Coup D'état by Nihilists, Mobsters, Pedophiles and Blackmailers
Recently, I spent two weeks in Tijuana working with Al Otro Lado (AOL). I've written about that experience here, here, and here.
AOL is a legal defense service for refugees seeking asylum mostly from gang-rule in Mexico and Central America. The emigrants want escape from countries whose police forces and allied power holders are controlled by ruthless drug rings whose only goal is accumulation of money and social dominance.
As I did my work helping clients fill out endless forms concocted by those who would illegally exclude them, everything seemed so hopeless. I wondered how those gangs achieved such power? Isn't it a shame, I thought, that entire countries are now controlled by criminal mobs with names like "MS 13," "Nueva Generacion," and "18?" How sad for these people!
Then, during my flight home to Connecticut, I happened to watch the documentary "Where's My Roy Cohn?" (WMRC). It introduced viewers to the dark and criminal mentor of Donald Trump.
On its face, the film illustrated the absolute corruption of the U.S. government as the unwavering servant of the elite as the only people who count. But in the light of my experience in Tijuana, it made me realize that our country too is literally controlled by shadowy gangs to an extent even worse than what's happening south of our border. I mean, the United States of America now has the most prominent protege of Roy Cohn, an unabashed mafioso, actually sitting in the Oval Office! Both Cohn and, of course, his disciple turn out to be absolute nihilists without principle or any regard for truth.
The film made clear how both men tapped into a similar nihilist strain within huge numbers of Americans who identify with the Republican Party and ironically with the Catholic faith and Christian fundamentalism. Nonetheless, WMRC wasn't explicit enough in probing either Cohn's corruption, that of Donald Trump or of our reigning system's complex of government, education, church and mainstream media.
It failed to show how the phenomena of Roy Cohn and Donald Trump represent mere surface indications of a profoundly anti-democratic coup d'état that has gradually unfolded in our country over the last 40 years. The actuality of this takeover was revealed most clearly in the recent impeachment proceedings. They provided a kind of last straw undeniably exhibiting how nihilist "Christians" have seized power in perhaps irreversible ways.
To see what I mean, begin by watching "Where's my Roy Cohn?" for yourself. It not only details Cohn's life as an infamous New York mafia consigliere. It also shows how he started his career in crime as the 23-year-old advisor of the equally villainous Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. (McCarthy, of course was the force behind the nation-wide communist scare of the early 1950s.)
However, most importantly WMRC describes the film's subject as the mentor of Donald Trump. By both their admissions, each recognized in the other a kindred spirit. Each used mafia and friends in high places (from Ronald Reagan to New York's Cardinal Spellman) to enrich himself in terms of power and money. In the end, the alliance brought Trump to "the highest office in the land."
To that point, here's the way the film's (highly accurate) preview-teaser reads: "Roy Cohn, a ruthless and unscrupulous lawyer and political power broker, found his 28-year career ranged from acting as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist-hunting subcommittee to molding the career of a young Queens real estate developer named Donald Trump."
In the course of the film, witnesses testify that Cohn taught Trump his basic approach to life. To wit: here are Cohn's (and by extension, Donald Trump's) implicit Ten Commandments. They also summarize the guiding principles of perhaps the majority of the most prominent politicians in the U.S. and across the world:
Value money as the highest good.
Manipulate the law to enhance personal wealth and privilege
Put your own interests above everyone else's
Bully opponents mercilessly
Wrap yourself in the flag while you do so
Never admit wrong-doing or failure
When accused change the subject and make vigorous counteraccusation
Lie unceasingly with great confidence and bluster
Declare even the worst defeat a victory
Win at all costs
All of that was actually Cohn's personal ethos. It worked for him throughout his life. It is reaping at least short-term benefits for Donald Trump as well. In fact, with Cohn as his mentor and as the man's protege, Donald Trump would seem to merit all the adjectives on the film's cover envelope: ruthless, unscrupulous, powerful, flamboyant, notorious, despicable . . .
Deeper Corruption
Unmentioned however in the film is Cohn's connection with the very way our country (and the world) is run. It's largely a blackmail game connected not merely with money and power, but with sex, pedophilia, blackmail and complete disregard for truth or moral principle. In fact, Whitney Webb's four-part study of pedophile-racketeer, Jeffrey Epstein is called just that: "Government by Blackmail."
And right at its heart, we find Trump mentor, Roy Cohn, listed prominently among figures like the Mafia kingpin Myer Lansky, and Lew Rosenstiel (of Schenley distilleries). For decades following World War II, they were real powers behind mayors, governors, congressmen, senators, presidents, and (yes) behind the world's remaining kings and potentates, along with assorted church officials.
In fact, according to Webb, all during the '70s and '80s, Rosenstiel, Lansky's close friend, regularly threw what his fourth wife (of five) called "blackmail parties." The photos and recordings gathered there long kept Lansky out of trouble from the federal government. They also delivered entire cities to Mafia control in the post WWII era. In the end, Lansky blackmailed numerous top politicians, army officers, diplomats and police officials. He had photos of FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover in drag and performing homosexual acts.
Again, according to Webb's research, Rosenstiel's protegee and successor as blackmailer-in-chief was Roy Cohn himself who was closely associated with the Mafia bosses referenced prominently in "Where's My Roy Cohn," as well as with J. Edgar Hoover and the Reagan White House. (Nancy Reagan even phoned Cohn to thank him for enabling the election of her husband.)
Simultaneously, Cohn took on the central role in the blackmail pedophile hustle Lansky and Rosenstiel had started. As usual, its main targets were politicians often interacting with child "prostitutes."
That was the real source of Cohn's power. So were his dear friends in high places including (besides Clinton, the Reagans and Trump) Barbara Walters, Rupert Murdoch, Alan Dershowitz, Andy Warhol, Calvin Klein, Chuck Schumer, William Safire, William Buckley, William Casey, and top figures in the Catholic Church.
It's those latter figures that connect Cohn's pedophile ring as inherited by Jeffery Epstein even with the Church's child abuse scandal. It directly involved the aforementioned "American pope," Francis Cardinal "Mary" Spellman of New York, and Cardinal Theodore "Uncle Teddy" McCarrick of Washington D.C. Father Bruce Ritter's Covenant House (a multi-million-dollar charity for homeless and run-away boys and girls) was also deeply implicated. In fact, when Ritter's involvement in sex acts with his underage wards came to light, it was secular powers more than ecclesiastical forces that rallied to his defense.
Right-Wing Coup and Presidential Impeachment
All of that leads me back to where I started – to the right-wing coup d'état whose final straw debunked any pretense of democracy that may have been persuasive to some before impeachment proceedings put them completely to rest. "Where's My Roy Cohn" showed the profound extent of the take-over in question – never far distanced from predominantly male sexual perversion.
Yes, we all know about such depravity within the Catholic Church – all the way up the chain of command. But the Cohn film along with the ancillary Epstein revelations it ignores reveal the centrality of that debauchery to standard operating procedure among government officials in the United States and across the world. It's evidently what they do.
Am I exaggerating? Go back to the above list of Cohn's and Epstein's "friends." See for yourself: they include presidents, princes, prelates, professors, pundits, pushers, and publishers. All of them have always had a lot to fear from the tapes and videos made by Cohn. But the same holds true for the ones confiscated from Epstein's special safe, and from the still unpublished manifestoes of passengers on Epstein's "Lolita Express" to the man's "Orgy Island." Additionally, there's remains a lot to learn from the testimony of Epstein's procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell. Inexplicably the latter remains at large and allegedly unlocatable by international agencies possessing the world's most sophisticated technology.
In other words, what we know about connections between Cohn, Epstein, the Mafia, CIA, DOJ, White House, and church officials represent the mere tip of an iceberg whose continued submersion seems assiduously assured by the agencies involved, by Britain's royals, and other powerful entities — all aided and abetted by an entirely cooperative MSM.
[And no: it's not baseless "conspiracy reasoning" to implicate the deep state officials just mentioned – not in the face of Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious "suicide" whose suspicious circumstances (within a specifically federal prison) include transgression of standard protocols for prisoners on suicide watch, missing surveillance tapes, sleeping guards, unexplained screams reported by fellow inmates as coming from Epstein's cell, and lack of follow-up by the MSM.]
In other words, it's not just that our country has been taken over by right-wing mobsters. No, it's much more than that: our very world is run by gangsters, pedophiles, blackmailers, and their enablers – with Donald Trump its most recent and blatant evidentiary manifestation of anti-democratic policies.
Ignoring the rest of the world for a moment, consider what we've learned from the impeachment process about the extent of America's de facto coup under Donald Trump whose criminal actions have gutted the Constitution of the United States at its core. Thus:
There no longer remains a separation of powers.
An indicted executive can control his own trial.
Subpoenas mean nothing to the reigning executive. By his decree alone, he can override summonses, forbidding those receiving them from appearing in court.
Impeachment "jurors" can embrace unmitigated bias with impunity announcing their judgment well before the trial's commencement.
The presiding judge – even as he acknowledges the appearance of his court's politicization – can with straight face permit a "trial" without evidence or witnesses.
Thus, prosecutors (i.e. the very House of Representatives) are left entirely impotent.
The hell of it is that these are all merely the latest developments in a criminal, unconstitutional, and anti-democratic process that has been in motion for nearly half a century. It has attacked the very pillars of democracy including the Supreme Court, Public Education, the mainstream media (MSM), and the Catholic Church – not to mention the Christian fundamentalists who constitute the heart of the Republican Party. It's no wonder that Noam Chomsky has identified the latter as the most dangerous organization in the history of the world.
To be more specific, its "Christian" base hold firmly to tenets like the following that can only be described as "Cohnistic," Trumpian, nihilistic, or (in religious terms) heretical:
There are no basic ethical principles (except that abortion is immoral).
Human life has no value except in its fetal stages.
The concept of truth is completely meaningless. This is because the public's attention span and memory are so limited that repeated deceits make no lasting impression and will soon be forgotten.
The U.S. Constitution (except for the Second Amendment) is entirely insignificant.
There are two sets of laws, one for the elite and another for the rest of us.
As legal persons, corporations have more rights than living human beings.
International law applies only to U.S. enemies, never to the United States or its allies.
While the United States has the right to assassinate, bomb, drone, invade and occupy wherever it wishes, defense or retaliation against such aggression is criminal and liable to maximum punishment.
Do you see what I mean in describing our situation here in "America" as worse than our neighbors to the south?
It's a truism to observe that whatever imperial governments – from Rome to Great Britain to our own – do abroad eventually returns to haunt them at home. My experience in Tijuana coupled with watching "Where's My Roy Cohn" underlined the veracity of that terrible axiom. It all made me realize that our government has been taken over by cynical nihilists – and more than that by mobsters, pedophiles, blackmailers and heretical religious fanatics.
So, my take-away from border work in Tijuana is not only dismay, sadness, and despair for refugees at or border. It's the same sentiments for ourselves.
With elections on the horizon, it's also the question, what are we going to do about it? We have to determine which available candidate is freest from the sick contagion I've just described.
Posted on February 8, 2020 February 8, 2020 Categories Current Issues, Film ReviewsTags Al Otro Lado, Christian Fundamentalism, Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, Joseph McCarthy, Lew Rosenstiel, Myer Lansky, Nihilism, Republican Party, Roy Cohn, Whitney Webb2 Comments on "Where's My Roy Cohn?": A U.S. Coup D'état by Nihilists, Mobsters, Pedophiles and Blackmailers
View from the Border: Christians Torturing Christians, Lawyers Following Jesus
Readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: IS 49: 3, 5-6; PS 40: 2-10; I COR 1: 1-3; JN 1: 14A, 12A; JN 1: 29-34
So, I'm here in Tijuana, Mexico. As I noted last week, I'll be in Baja California for three weeks working with a border rights project called Al Otro Lado (AOL). It's helping refugees and immigrants claim their internationally recognized entitlement to asylum from repressive governments, gangs, the ravages of climate change, and from a worldwide economic system whose "free trade" agreements have destroyed jobs and created grinding poverty across the globe.
Yes, I've entered another world here – vastly different from what I experience every day in my new home in super-affluent Westport CT. And I love it. It's brought me to a social location similar to the ones experienced by most of the world's inhabitants – including Jesus and his friends 2000 years ago.
What I've found at this Mexican border is closer to the reality of my former home in central Kentucky's Appalachia where so many live from hand to mouth as part of the national precariat that ironically (as Rev. William Barber says) has come to include 43% of Americans – in the world's richest country.
Here in Tijuana, I've met two kinds of people that give me great hope despite the power of a third group that dominates public policy and discourse. All three groups stand starkly revealed in the light of today's liturgical readings. As we'll see presently, those selections from the Jewish and Christian Testaments call Jesus' followers to a universal community that overcomes the narrow ethnocentrism required to justify torturing one's fellow human beings.
Consider that last group first – the dominant one. They're best represented by Donald Trump and the Republican Party whose mostly white members (sporting their red MAGA hats) loudly trumpet their Christian faith. Nevertheless, this group takes great delight, it seems, in making their brown and black fellow Christians suffer.
It's a kind of sadistic cruelty that puts obstacle after illegal obstacle in front of mostly non-white Christians seeking a healthier, safer life for their children and themselves. Despite court orders to the contrary, the process continues to separate small children (and even infants and babies) from their parents. It confines asylum seekers in what refugees themselves call "the icebox" (hielera) – a holding tank through which those lucky enough to get a "Credible Fear Interview" (CFI) must legally endure for no more than 72 hours – but where stays sometimes stretch out for 3 or 4 weeks. The tank is kept at 48 degrees Fahrenheit while detainees are allowed to wear no more than one layer of clothing, are given aluminum blankets to cover themselves at night and are served frozen and expired food. It's a form of state-sponsored torture. There's no other word for it.
Meanwhile, those who have not yet qualified for a CFI are forced to wait 3 or 4 months for the privilege to endure such cruelty. Each of them is given a number placing them on "The List" for eventual refrigerator admission. So, thousands have their ciphers scratched on little pieces of paper that they're warned not to lose.
The announced time for reading list names is usually 7:30 in the morning. But occasionally, the names are called at 4:00 a.m.; other days, the time 10:00. And those missing the summons, must reapply for another number and begin their wait all over again. Most days only 40 people are called to the hielera over a scratchy bullhorn with names read quickly in distorted, barely audible tones. But some days, as many as 700 names are called. Other days, no one is summoned.
Under such a "system," you can imagine how people are kept off-balance. It inflicts confusion, anxiety, frustration, disappointment and pain on impoverished people who have already experienced great hardship walking with their small children and their most treasured possessions all the way from places like Honduras and El Salvador. Just imagine missing the announcement of your number!
But that's the entire point: to make asylum seekers fail – to render the process as difficult, excruciating, frustrating and futile as possible. That's white Republican Christianity for you.
Meanwhile, the Christians at the gate awaiting hielera admission provide examples of courage, optimism, kindness and hope. That's the second group I've seen here over the past week – a hopeful one in the face of their fellow Christians' meanness. In fact, all AOL volunteers have witnessed those edifying qualities every day despite the long lines, despite the frustration and dashed hopes. Those waiting in line are typically earnest, patient, smiling, and easy to speak with.
The children are the best – running around, playing, drawing pictures with the crayons supplied by border workers anxious to help. This second group is awe-inspiring and uplifting.
But it's the third group that is for me the most admirable. Here, I'm referring to the volunteers in Al Otro Lado. In the past year, over 3000 of them have passed through the program. Most come from the U.S. The majority of them are young women. Many are law students or lawyers. 3000 in a single year!! Does that give you hope or what?
Volunteers prepare asylum seekers for their CFIs and provide free legal counsel otherwise unavailable to their confused clients. Typically, the counsellors stay for a week. Many stay longer. Some come back every few months. None of the thousands of volunteers – much less the permanent staff – is motivated by money or material ambition. It's all about service, respect for clients, contesting the insanity of the entire process and about giving, giving, giving . . . And all of this, despite the Sisyphean nature of the work – despite knowing that most of those served will not be successful in overcoming the system's bias against them. Instead, they'll be sent back to the very life-threatening situations they're trying to escape.
It's all entirely inspiring and without any pretense of faith motivation. Nonetheless, it's also entirely coincident with the spirit of today's liturgical readings. I mean, the irony is that AOL volunteers are nearer the spirit of this Sunday's readings than those loudly professing their faith as followers of Mr. Trump and the version of Christianity that so many white people endorse.
To show what I mean, here are my "translations" of today's texts. Read them for yourself here to see if you agree – to see if I've got them right.
IS 49: 3, 5-6
God's people
Serve; they do not rule.
This has been our purpose
From the very beginning
As individuals and communities.
Loving kindness to others
Is a sign of strength.
It is the glory of being human
To reject narrow ethnocentrism
Of the whole human race.
PS 40: 2-10
Lord, help me to love
As you do
Hearing the cry
Of the afflicted
Putting aside
All religious nonsense
And living simply
According to your
Law of love
Calling us
To social justice
And to speak truth
Without fear.
I COR 1:1-3
This is what it means
To do God's will
And follow holy Yeshua
As our Master Teacher
Living gracefully
And at peace
With everyone.
JN 1: 14A, 12A
Yes, Jesus
Is our model
Our source of strength
And of child-like openness
To God's real presence
In flesh and blood
Sisters and brothers
Among us.
JN 1: 29-34
The great prophet
First recognized
Jesus' fiercely gentle power
Against the world's
Foolish 'wisdom,'
Fear, selfishness
And violence.
Jesus, John said,
Embodies eternal wisdom
The very Spirit of God.
So should we all.
Do you see what I mean about the three groups I've met here in Tijuana? The refugees and AOL staff embody on the one hand and recognize on the other the Jesus we've been reviewing every Sunday since Christmas with our readings focused on "the infancy narratives." The refugees here in Tijuana embody the Homeless One who was born in a stable, the Refugee from Herod's infanticide, the Immigrant who lived those years in Egypt.
And despite not wearing any faith convictions on their sleeves, the AOL volunteers embody the global perspective, openness to the afflicted, and the Spirit of John the Baptizer and of Yeshua himself that are centralized in today's readings.
We can only pray that Trump Christians might one day see the truth as clearly. We can only pray that all of us might see like that. The lives of people like Jesus depend on it.
Posted on January 18, 2020 January 18, 2020 Categories Sunday HomiliesTags Al Otro Lado, Donald Trump, Dr. William Barber II, Hielera, Immigration, Republican ChristiansLeave a comment on View from the Border: Christians Torturing Christians, Lawyers Following Jesus
Report from Tijuana: A (Near) 80-Year Old's Experience at Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, 7:10 p.m.
Today near the middle of my 80th year, I'm off to Tijuana to work for a couple of weeks with refugees and immigrants at the border. I mention my age not because I feel old, but because 80 used to seem ancient to me. Yes, I've done lots of these fact-finding trips before beginning with our family's six months in Brazil during the military dictatorship there back in 1984. Then there were all those trips to revolutionary Nicaragua beginning the next year, and many visits to Cuba. This time around, I find myself wondering if my age will be a factor in the eyes of my co-workers.
In any case, this is the first in a series of daily reports I plan to make on this blog site. I want to take readers with me on this particular expedition of first-hand observation and discovery.
So, I'm now seated on Delta Flight 2685, in seat 23B on my way from New York's JFK Airport to San Diego CA. It's a 5 hour and 45-minute flight. I'll stay overnight in San Diego's Gaslight District. Then, tomorrow I'll cross over into Tijuana, and begin work on Monday at 9:00 a.m.
My plan is to join forces with Al Otro Lado (AOL), a Tijuana-based social justice and legal services organization whose task is to help asylum-seekers in their quest to find refuge in the United States. I'm not sure what my function with the group will be. I might end up sweeping, washing floors, making beds, working in the kitchen, and serving meals. That would be fine. But I'm hoping my Spanish will be of some use. (For the past six weeks or so, I've been burnishing my skills in hour-long Skype sessions with a wonderful Spanish teacher in Cuernavaca.)
My main task however is to learn. I want to build on what I've gathered throughout my professional life as a theologian, researcher, teacher and habitual traveler to Global South stress points.
More specifically, my past observations (during those long stays in Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Brazil and Cuba) as well as my study with Global South thought leaders (especially in Costa Rica's Departamento Ecumenico de Investigaciones and during my years teaching in an on-site Latin American Studies Program) have already taught me that today's refugees are seeking escape from:
The effects of U.S. wars during the 1980s which destroyed families, church communities, businesses, towns, and entire countries. Those wars were aimed at keeping in power brutal dictators who served U.S. business interests such as Chiquita Banana. They were intended to prevent democracy from replacing the tyranny of Latin America's wealthy classes allied with their counterparts across the U.S. border.
Gang violence inflicted on whole communities by the now decommissioned national soldiers and paramilitaries employed 40 years ago by the United States in South and Central America in the wars just referenced. [During the years of cooperation with the CIA and U.S. Army, those terrorists (that's what they were) supported their illegal war efforts by deep involvement in drug trafficking – with CIA facilitation. Now, with the wars over, the former U.S. assets are simply continuing the work they learned all during those years of conflict – including the associated threats, bribes, kickbacks, death squads, assassinations, rapes, and torture.]
The devastating results of free trade pacts (like the North and Central American Free Trade Agreements – NAFTA and CAFTA) that have allowed the United States to e.g. dump cheap corn on the international market thus driving millions of small farmers off their land and into unemployment in big city slums.
The effects of climate change such as rising temperatures, hurricanes, floods, droughts, and forest fires, exacerbated by the entire Republican Party which insists not only on denying scientific fact, but on doubling down on the ecocide's causes.
Domestic violence exacerbated by rampant unemployment (caused by those free trade deals) that has made mothers and their children absolutely desperate to escape the violent men in their lives.
Virtually none of those causes are explained to the American people. Instead, the multifaceted central role of the U.S. government and CIA in creating the crisis is completely overlooked as politicians and the mainstream media (MSM) ahistorically "explain" the problem in terms of freeloaders, drug dealers, rapists, gangbangers and general criminality.
Ignored as well is the undeniable moral obligation of the United States to make reparations by rebuilding the economies and infrastructures they've destroyed and by giving generous and easy asylum (not to mention jobs and cash payments) to the refugees manufactured in the process. WE ABSOLUTELY OWE THESE PEOPLE SHELTER, PROTECTION, AND RESTITUTION! THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF CHARITY. WE ARE MORALLY OBLIGED!
As you can see, my project here is to help balance our MSM-cultivated ignorance by acquainting readers with actual refugees and immigrants and their full stories.
Please tune in tomorrow for an update.
Posted on January 12, 2020 Categories UncategorizedTags Al Otro Lado, CAFTA, Departamento Ecumenico de Investigacionse, Immigration, Immigration Crisis, NAFTA, Tijuana2 Comments on Report from Tijuana: A (Near) 80-Year Old's Experience at Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis


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Ramzan Kadyrov Squashes the Idea of an Independent Ichkeria
By: Mairbek Vatchagaev
June 5, 2009 10:45 PM Age: 14 years
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov
For the second time in the last three months, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has forced former leaders of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria to admit the error of their earlier ambitions to build an independent Chechen state during Aslan Maskhadov's presidency in front of the television cameras. On May 29, Chechen television, which is available worldwide via satellite, aired the second live episode of "Points of Leverage," a program focused on the penitent former political and military leaders who were once opposed to Russia's presence in Chechnya.
The first episode aired back on February 18 of this year (https://chechnyatoday.com/ru/<wbr></wbr>content/view/2250/302/) and highlighted the visit of one of the expatriate leaders of the Caucasus Emirate and its official representative in Europe, Bukhari Baraev, who is better known as the father of Movsar Baraev, the leader of the hostage-taking operation in Moscow's Dubrovka theatre in October 2002. Kadyrov presented Baraev's visit to Chechnya as a strike against the separatist forces and proof of the success of his policy seeking to repatriate Chechens who left home due to disagreements with Russian policies in Chechnya. While the first broadcast surprised and shocked many of Ichkeria's supporters, the follow-up program that aired on May 29 generated little interest, and those discussing the program online said they did not watch it until the very end. Yet the program and its guests were worth a look.
In contrast with the first episode, the second program aimed at more than merely giving Aslan Maskhadov's former associates a chance to criticize their leader's policies on live TV. This time, the episode's producers set a more ambitious agenda for the program guests: to condemn and publicly admit the error of calling for jihad – a war against Russia – and to acknowledge that Aslan Maskhadov acted inappropriately when he ordered the dismissal of Akhmad Kadyrov as the chief mufti of Chechnya before the start of the Chechen war in 1999 and in turn then offered Ramzan Kadyrov their personal apologies. All of these goals were fully met thanks to the personal efforts of President Kadyrov who led the televised discussion and left the program host overshadowed (https://www.chechnya-media.<wbr></wbr>com/upload/index.php?link=20).
The main guests of the second episode included, among others, the former mufti of Chechnya Bey-Ali Tevsiev, who arrived from Austria under Ramzan Kadyrov's personal protection; former deputy prime minister of Maskhadov's government in charge of the negotiations with Moscow in October-December of 1999 Lom-Ali Alsultanov; former deputy prime minister of Maskhadov's government Kazbek Makhashev, who oversaw the Chechen diaspora abroad; former prosecutor general of Maskhadov's government Salman Albakov; the former mufti of Chechnya and chairman of the Sharia court during Maskhadov's presidency, Sultan Mirzaev. All the participants fielded Kadyrov's questions by swearing that they have never made a personal enemy out of his father Akhmad Kadyrov and, naturally, could never be personal enemies with President Kadyrov himself.
As always, the discussion did not overlook Akhmed Zakaev, who still refers to himself as the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government in exile. Kadyrov noted again that he is looking forward to Zakaev's return to Chechnya, and that Zakaev may useful to his homeland because, unlike the insurgents, he was never involved in killing anyone. However, these statements run counter to the official position of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, which considers Zakaev a dangerous separatist who is still wanted by Interpol (https://www.interpol.int/<wbr></wbr>public/Data/Wanted/Notices/<wbr></wbr>Data/2001/21/2001_47321.asp). Clearly, the policies voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya do not always agree or match Moscow's views.
The former leaders of Ichkeria who took part in the program tried their best to avoid blame by pointing fingers at Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basaev. Kadyrov summarized the discussion by stating that it was the incompetence of Maskhadov's government, and specifically its inability to resist the radical faction of jamaats and the Congress of Chechnya and Dagestan, that led to tragedy. Basaev's incursion into Dagestan was presented as a preplanned catalyst designed to push Chechnya into conflict with Russia. Seen from that point of view, Russia's role is not quite clear – logically, it would follow that it was the hand of the Kremlin that was pushing Basaev and his radical supporters to launch the Moscow-designed game between Russia and Chechnya.
The former mufti of Chechnya Bey-Ali Tevsiev officially recanted the statements he made at Grozny's Central Mosque in October 1999 when he called for jihad against Russia in President Maskhadov's presence. Tevsiev said that the call to jihad was a deadly error, that he had no right to do it and that Maskhadov had personally forced him to make this decision, which became the reason for his hasty flight from Chechnya.
As for mufti Sultan Mirzaev, Ramzan Kadyrov forced him to admit that the decree removing Akhmad Kadyrov as Chechnya's mufti had been unlawful because appointments and dismissals of muftis is the prerogative of the ulema (Islamic scholars) council; the president did not appoint the mufti and therefore could not depose him. However, in the spirit of "nothing but the truth" (which all the speakers were calling for), it was odd that no one mentioned that during the war the constitution was suspended, and all powers were transferred to President Maskhadov.
Aslan Maskhadov's decree sentencing Akhmad Kadyrov to death could not be located either. The closest the program came to the subject was during comments made by the former separatist prosecutor general, Salman Albakov, who claimed he had never seen the decree but had heard of it, and also claimed he never ordered that the decree be implemented, because no prior investigation into Ahmad Kadyrov's innocence or guilt had taken place.
Former Ichkerian Deputy Prime Minister Lom-Ali Alsultanov spoke about a meeting between Akhmad Kadyrov and Aslan Maskhadov after the latter returned from Moscow. According to Alsultanov, during that meeting, Akhmad Kadyrov urged Maskhadov to issue an official condemnation of the Chechen rebel incursion into Dagestan, to expel all foreigners from Chechnya, and to dismiss Shamil Basaev from his position and launch criminal proceedings against him. Maskhadov allegedly responded by asking for more time. Alsultanov said that during their conversation Maskhadov received a telephone call from then Kremlin chief of staff Aleksandr Voloshin, who suggested joint action against those behind the incursion into Dagestan. These were the terms under which Russia was allegedly prepared to engage in dialogue with Maskhadov. According to Alsultanov, Maskhadov did not trust Voloshin and asked to speak directly to then President Boris Yeltsin. However, Moscow insisted that Maskhadov first move must be against Basaev and Chechnya's radical jamaats.
The discussion, while focused on Akhmad Kadyrov, repeatedly returned to the idea that Ichkeria's failure was caused by the faults of its leaders, including the current leader of the Caucasus Emirate, who essentially abandoned Ichkerian ideas in favor of an Islamic state for the North Caucasus. By changing the goals and ambitions of those who worked for years for an independent Ichkerian state, Dokka Umarov undermined the entire foundation of Ichkeria by annulling the constitution of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Today the idea of Ichkeria lives on among those who have refused to recognize the Caucasus Emirate and its emir, Dokka Umarov. However, having separated, these two factions pose no threat to their opponents. The lack of trust and cohesion will become a stumbling block on the road to recreating a common idea of the Chechen people.
The recent TV program will hardly be the last such step by those who rush to join Ramzan Kadyrov. The only thing that gives pause at this moment is to recall that those who are eagerly swearing loyalty to Kadyrov today once offered the same oath to Djokhar Dudaev and Aslan Maskhadov.
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Homeowners may think that locking the doors and windows of their property is enough to keep it safe from burglars but is it?
Most homes usually have several keys covering front doors, back doors, side doors, and windows as well as garages, sheds and outbuildings. But with so many keys to keep track of, it could be easy for one to end up in the wrong hands. And if this does happen, and someone breaks into your home using a key, will your home insurance cover you?
The answer is no, according to insurer Churchill, who confirm that, for burglary claims to be paid out, forced entry must be proven, so a homeowner would not be covered if a key is used.
Maybe you, or your child, lost a key and it was traced back to your home. Or you may have given a key to a friend, neighbour or ex partner.
Either way, The Association of British Insurers (ABI) say policies usually exclude theft by members of the family, and this could extend to an ex-partner or neighbour if a key has been given to them by you.
A number of other insurers also say a break-in or burglary of this type would be treated as an act of deception, rather than theft, and as such may not be covered under a home insurance policy. The ABI say that in the event that money is stolen there must be signs of forced entry.
If you are unlucky enough to be burgled by someone who has gained entry using a key, some insurers – including the Co-operative – will look at the case 'favourably' Their home insurance also covers the cost of replacing and installing locks: "Keeping keys safe is extremely important, if you lose or have your door key stolen, it can be tempting to simply get another cut and forget about the lost one.
The overall message then is to check your policy as the small print may differ from insurer to insurer – some might cover you, others won't. But it's worth bearing in mind when you give out any spare keys.


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BMW Group India's Jan-June car sales up 13%
BMW Group India on Thursday reported a growth of 13 per cent in its car sales for the period from January to June 2018 as compared to the corresponding period of 2017.
Accordingly, 5,171 cars from BMW and Mini brands were delivered during the period under review.
"BMW India sold 4,890 cars, clocking a notable growth of 12 per cent as compared to 2017," BMW Group India said in a statement.
"Mini continues to lead the small-premium car segment in India with 281 cars sold, clocking a remarkable growth of 30 per cent as compared to 2017."
In addition, the group's BMW Motorrad sold 208 motorcycles within the first half of the year
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2007 LLVM Developer's Meeting

		Discussion about Clang at the 2007 LLVM Developer's Meeting.

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In this video, Steve Naroff introduces the Clang project and talks about some of the goals and motivations for starting the project.

Details: New LLVM C Front-end - This talk describes a new from-scratch C frontend (which is aiming to support Objective C and C++ someday) for LLVM, built as a native part of the LLVM system and in the LLVM design style.

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**  ETHER_LINE
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**	This routine parses the array pointed to by "line" (which should be
**	from a file in the format of /etc/ethers) and returns in "eaddr" the
**	ethernet address at the start of the line and the corresponding host
**	name in "hostname".  It assumes either tabs or spaces separate the
**	two.  The buffer pointed to by "hostname" must be big enough to hold
**	the host name plus a NULL byte.
**	The function returns 0 on success and 1 on failure.
**	Arguments are assumed sensible.  Null pointers will probably cause
**	exceptions.
**	Author: Gregory J. Sharp, July 1990
**	Adapted to MINIX: Philip Homburg, May 1992
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PARENTING BEFORE BIRTH
PARENTING AFTER BIRTH
You will find here relevant articles, videos and resources to help you dive in the world of prenatal life and prenatal parenting and also participate in the informed consent process.
PREGNANCY FROM THE BABY'S PERSPECTIVE
What babies learn before they're born
Annie Murphy Paul, the author of "Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives", shares a powerful talk on what babies learn before they're born.
Clip from the award-winning feature documentary, IN UTERO. I this documentary we learn that from conception until birth, each of us is imprinted (genetically, biologically, psychologically) with profound aspects of the mother.
From Womb to the World
Understanding how the journey from womb to world shaped our life not only helps being able to free ourselves from the inherited patterns and beliefs we acquired while 'marinating' inside amniotic fluid, filled with the flavors of our mothers' emotional life and state of mind.
Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
Susana Lopes interview with Kate White, the Founding Director of the Education Department of APPPAH - the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health.
birth from the baby's perspective
Dr. Matthew Appleton on birth from the baby's perspective.
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child
Dr. Thomas Verny is a psychiatrist, writer and academic. His book The Secret Life of the Unborn Child is one of the firsts on Prenatal life and he is one of the founders of APPPAH - Association For Prenatal And Perinatal Psychology And Health.
Early Experience as an Ecological Consideration
Dr. Matthew Appleton on making the links between our early environment during the prenatal period, birth and infancy and our relationship with the environment later in life.
from conscious conception to breastfeeding
Laura Uplinger is an educator in the field of conscious conception, pregnancy, labor and breastfeeding. Since the late 1970s, she has been a proponent of the powerful influence of a mother's inner life in the formation of her baby during pregnancy, labor and breastfeeding.
Consciousness of Baby Before Birth
Dive into the wisdom, expertise and insights of 30+ of the world's leading experts in pregnancy, birth and early parenting and discover what's best for you and your baby... even before birth.
The importance of the bond between mother and baby
A maternal bond is the relationship, the connection that exists between a mother and her child. Mother and baby bond is a vital process for the survival of the baby, and in fact for the survival of all humanity.
How is life like in the womb?
Now scientific research shows us that unborn babies are as vulnerable to their environment inside the womb as when they are outside the womb.
Is My Unborn Baby Communicating With Me?
A baby who is nurtured in the womb of a healthy, loving, and tranquil mother receives the best possible start in life, and a healthy womb environment is also the foundation of the baby's sense of care, trust, self-love, self-worth, and belonging.
Can Your Stress Affect Your Baby?
The baby is learning to recognize the mother's outside environment throught the mother's inside signals.
PREGNANCY OF THE MOTHER
How To Have An Ecstatic Childbirth
Dr. Buckley has been writing and lecturing to childbirth professionals and parents since 1997, and is the author of the international best-seller Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering.
Who delivered your baby?
Dr. Greenwald focuses on a behavioral approach to childbirth, juxtaposed with a medical one, and discusses the physical and emotional constraints associated with our current birth practices.
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta
Ina May Gaskin talks with Lisa Reagan of Pathways to Family Wellness about her new book, Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta. The video was recorded at WAMU radio after Gaskin's appearance on The Diane Rehm Show in Washington, DC, in July 2011.
PREGNANCY OF THE FATHER
The Other Side of the Glass
Fathers feel powerless in the hospital when baby is being born and do not have a place to talk about their experience. They felt they were in a war zone and are not prepared for the changes as a result of witnessing the abuse of, and failing, their partner and baby. The Other Side of the Glass - A birth film for and about men a film by Janel Mirendah - is in voices of men.
about fatherhood
Now Alex adds his experience of welcoming his three children to the planet with natural birth at home to his amazing and inspiring understanding of who we are on the planet, and in doing so, he brings a whole new awareness to FATHERHOOD and how we can create a harmonious planet.
The Role of Fathers at the Birth
Dr. Amy Gilliland, psychologist and doula, about the role of fathers at birth. What kind of support do fathers need? What does the research tell us about a father's experience of birth?
FILM: MICROBIRTH
A 60 minute award-winning documentary investigating the latest scientific research about the microscopic events happening during childbirth. These events could have life-long consequences for the health of our children and potentially could even impact future generations.
Birth As We Know It
Birth As We Know It - a 25 minute short version of the 75 minute feature documentary. A transformative, groundbreaking, stunningly beautiful film that illuminates the impacts of conscious conception, pregnancy and natural birth.
Michel Odent on "love cocktails" in birth
Dr. Michel Odent talks about the role of Oxytocin and other "love cocktails" of birth.
GENTLE BIRTH
Dr Michel Odent speaks about the needs of the woman in labor and how those in support can best help. - Part 1
the importance of Delayed Cord Clamping
Penny Simkin demonstrates why the baby's umbilical cord should not be routinely clamped and cut immediately following birth.
Birth Without Violence
Frederick Leboyer is a French obstetrician, best known for his 1975 book, Birth Without Violence, which popularized gentle birthing techniques, in particular, the practice of immersing newly-born infants in a small tub of warm water — known as a "Leboyer bath" — to help ease the transition from the womb to the outside world.
WAITING TO CUT THE NAVLE CORD.
The umbilical cord should not be cut until it has turned completely white and flaccid, as this is the signal that the placenta has finished its job, says Elisabeth Sæther, specialist midwife in Helse Møre and Romsdal HF, Ålesund Hospital.
How to Unhurry the Moment of Birth
The pause that the mother experiences in this moment as she studies, touches, and claims her child prompts the author to reflect in this guest editorial on ways we might be disturbing the natural sequence of birth as we deliver babies directly to their mothers' chests.
Free evidence-based information
The MidwifeThinking platform was created in 2010 with the aim of sharing free evidence-based information about birth with parents and anyone involved in providing maternity care or education.
The First Hour Following Birth
The hour following birth is undoubtedly one of the most critical phases in the life of human beings. It is not by chance that all human groups have routinely disturbed the physiological processes in this short period of time, via beliefs and rituals. Our cultural milieus are to a great extent shaped at the very beginning of the mother-newborn interaction.
The Mindful Cesarean
If you are preparing for birth and thinking about a cesarean, there's likely to be a good deal of emotional tacking, from excitement at meeting your baby to varying degrees of concern, fear, even grief. The Mindful Cesarean is about being present to what is.
EXPERTS TESTIMONIALS ON CHILDBIRTH
From global maternity care trends to helping a grandmother prepare to attend the birth of her grandchild, to the value of rhythm as an indicator of coping with labor pain, to tips for expectant parents for communicating with staff about a care plan, to basic care decisions that provide shortcuts to the most appropriate care options for each person.
Evidence-based birth
A great Blog on making birth research simple and accessible. Their mission is to raise the quality of childbirth care globally, by putting accurate, evidence based research into the hands of families and communities, so they can make informed, empowered choices.
What To Expect From Labor And Delivery
If I and my husband were better informed we would have taken better-informed decisions, knowing the good and counter-indications of our decisions not only for me but also for my baby.
Why is Bonding with Baby Important?
Attachment experts discuss why bonding with baby in the first few years of life is so important to a child's cognitive and emotional development.
Peace Begins With Every Mother and Baby
Immediately after birth, a complex hormonal cascade of biochemical exchanges between the mother and her newborn offers never-to-be-repeated opportunities for optimal early development, all organized around their face-to-face, skin-to-skin connection (bonding).
90 seconds to change the world
In 2012, Dr. Greene founded the WhiteOut Now movement aimed at changing how babies are fed starting with their first bite of solid food. In 2012 he launched a worldwide campaign aimed at changing the practice of Immediate Cord Camping To Optimal Cord Clamping.
Long-Term Benefits of Breastfeeding
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for your baby's first 6 months of life and then extending breast milk feeding through age 2 or beyond.
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
Within the first few hours after birth, most healthy newborns will instinctively move to their mother's breast and attach on their own. This video shows early breastfeeding initiation through the journeys of 3 newborns and ways to support the practice with mothers and staff.
The First Three Years Matters
Interview with Erica Komisar, the author of the book Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters ! Erica Komisar, LCSW is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert who has been in private practice in New York City for the last 30 years.
Familie for første gang
Family for the first time is an intensive follow-up program for first-time mothers that consists of regular home visits by a family nurse from as early as possible in the pregnancy until the child turns two years old.
Newborn Behavioral Observation (NBO)
NBO (Newborn Behavioral Observation) is a flexible method of observing infants between 0-3 months. In close collaboration with the parents, the health personnel highlight the infant's unique response pattern and social nature, to increase a sense of confidence that they can read and interpret the signals to their own infant.
Stine Sofies Stiftelse
Based in Norway, this is the world's first course and coping center for abused children. In the work for a childhood without violence and abuse, our job is to be brave, uncompromising and always on the children's side.
Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse
Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse, Health Region East and South (RBUP East and South) works to strengthen the competence and quality of the services that work to promote good mental health in children and young people.
APPPAH - Association For Prenatal And Perinatal Psychology And Health
A public-benefit educational and scientific organization offering information, inspiration, and support to medical professionals, expecting parents, and all persons interested in expanding horizons of birth psychology.
PRENATAL ALLIANCE
A purpose-driven organization with a mission to promote awareness about the relevance of the beginning of life, from conception, pregnancy and birth to breastfeeding, for the quality of Human Civilization.
THE STRESS FREE PREGNANCY
By Susana Lopes - A Mind-Body aprouch to help moms release stress and anxiety and give their baby the best start in life.
Sen avnavling for alle nyfødte barn
By Elisabeth Sæther - research on transition support with intact umbilical cord.
HAPPY HEALTHY CHILD
Learn how to achieve your ideal pregnancy and birth … and how to care for your new baby. This four-disc DVD set brings the wisdom, expertise and insights of more than 30 world-renowned experts directly to you.
stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton
What is the importance of women and men listening to their intuition and making parenting choices, beginning in the prenatal period? Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton explains.
Dr. Thomas Verny - psychiatrist, writer and academic
Dr. Thomas Verny books, professional publications and foundings have established him as one of the world's leading authorities on the effect of the prenatal and early postnatal environment on personality development.
database website on Primal Health Research
"Primal Health Research" is a database of published scientific and medical journals that explore correlations between the 'primal period' (fetal life, perinatal period and year following birth) and health and personality traits later on in life.
Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health
David Chamberlain, PhD
The Mind of Your Newborn Baby
Windows to the Womb, Revealing the Conscious Baby from Conception through Birth
Dr. Thomas Verny
Pre-Parenting: Nurturing Your Child from Conception (formerly Tomorrow's Baby)
Anne Murphy Paul
Origins, How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape The Rest of Your Life
Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
Education Begins Before Birth
Laura Huxley
The Child of Your Dreams
Elizabeth Hallett
Stories of the Unborn Child
Elizabeth M Carman
Cosmic Cradle
Pregnancy and Birth Preparation
Dr. Sarah Buckley
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
Ina May Gaskin
Spiritual Midwifery
Ina May's guide to Childbirth
Sunni Karl
Sacred Birthing
Dr. Amali Lokugamage
The Heart In The Womb
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Dose-related effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune function in healthy humans: a comparison of young and older men
Dinka Rees, Elizabeth A Miles, Tapati Banerjee, Solenne J Wells, Catherine E Roynette, Klaus Wj Wahle, Philip C Calder
BACKGROUND: Increasing intakes of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) can decrease markers of immunity. However, dose- and age-related responses have not been identified.
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the effects of different amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on innate immune outcomes in young and older males.
DESIGN: In a controlled, double-blind study, healthy young and older men consumed 1 of 4 supplements provided as capsules: placebo (corn oil) or different amounts of an oil providing 1.35, 2.7, or 4.05 g EPA/d for 12 wk. Blood samples were collected at baseline and after 12 wk.
RESULTS: EPA was incorporated in a linear dose-response fashion into plasma and mononuclear cell (MNC) phospholipids; incorporation was greater in the older men. EPA treatment did not alter neutrophil or monocyte phagocytosis, monocyte respiratory burst, or the production of inflammatory cytokines by MNCs in the young or older men. EPA treatment caused a dose-dependent decrease in neutrophil respiratory burst only in the older men. Increased incorporation of EPA into plasma or MNC phospholipids was associated with decreased production of prostaglandin E2 by MNCs from both young and older men.
CONCLUSIONS: Older subjects incorporate EPA into plasma and MNC phospholipids more readily than do younger subjects. Other than prostaglandin E2 production, innate immune responses in young subjects are not affected by an EPA intake of < or =4.05 g/d. Older subjects are more sensitive to the immunologic effects of EPA, and the neutrophil respiratory burst is lower at higher EPA intakes.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/83.2.331
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Respiratory Burst
Plasma Cells
Dinoprostone
Double-Blind Method
Immunity, Innate
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Rees, D., Miles, E. A., Banerjee, T., Wells, S. J., Roynette, C. E., Wahle, K. W., & Calder, P. C. (2006). Dose-related effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune function in healthy humans: a comparison of young and older men. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 83(2), 331-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/83.2.331
Dose-related effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune function in healthy humans : a comparison of young and older men. / Rees, Dinka; Miles, Elizabeth A; Banerjee, Tapati; Wells, Solenne J; Roynette, Catherine E; Wahle, Klaus Wj; Calder, Philip C.
In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 83, No. 2, 02.2006, p. 331-42.
Rees, D, Miles, EA, Banerjee, T, Wells, SJ, Roynette, CE, Wahle, KW & Calder, PC 2006, 'Dose-related effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune function in healthy humans: a comparison of young and older men', The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 331-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/83.2.331
Rees D, Miles EA, Banerjee T, Wells SJ, Roynette CE, Wahle KW et al. Dose-related effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune function in healthy humans: a comparison of young and older men. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006 Feb;83(2):331-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/83.2.331
Rees, Dinka ; Miles, Elizabeth A ; Banerjee, Tapati ; Wells, Solenne J ; Roynette, Catherine E ; Wahle, Klaus Wj ; Calder, Philip C. / Dose-related effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune function in healthy humans : a comparison of young and older men. In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006 ; Vol. 83, No. 2. pp. 331-42.
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How the Valpolicella's winemakers produce one of the best wine in Italy?. MCS - mobile heaters, cabinet heaters, dehumidifiers, ventilators, coolers and air conditioners.
Dehumidifiers are often used in the food industry for drying fruit, vegetables or seeds. In this kind of production the appropriate humidity and air temperature is very important, and dehumidifiers help to maintain the right conditions. A less known, but nonetheless very interesting and professional application for this type of devices is drying grapes for the production of high quality wine, just like in the Valpolicella wine industry.
Valpolicella is a beautiful land in northern Italy, of five fertile valleys, located between Verona and the lake of Garda. Valpolicella has one of the oldest traditions of winemaking in the world, going back 2.500 years! In fact, as the Roman Army conquered this territory, named at that time Gallia Cisalpina, the Valpolicella fields where already covered by vineyards, and the wine production was already flourishing. The soil here was perfect for vineyards, the climate was mild due to the proximity of the Garda lake, and natural caves were available for aging the wine.
Today, Valpolicella area is still a landscape of beautiful hills covered by perfect vineyards, rose flowers and several "Cantine"(wine factories), manufacturing high quality wines that are appreciated worldwide.
Three types of grapes are mainly harvested in Valpolicella: Corvina, rich in colour and body, Rondinella, rich in perfume, and Molinara, with a fresh acidic touch. Blending the juices of these grapes in different proportions, the wine experts create the best wines, perfectly balancing taste, perfume and freshness.
In 25 centuries, Valpolicella winemakers have developed a special way to produce the wine.
During the vintage, the grapes are separated: some grapes are harvested and pressed immediately to create the must. Other grapes, the best ones, are harvested but kept unpressed. These grapes are laid over wooden grids and then placed in dry and ventilated places, normally underneath the tile roofs of wine factories. These grapes are dried for several months before being pressed. During these months, the loss of humidity improves the sugar content in these grapes. In addition, positive and unique moulds develop new precious flavours within these grapes.
Today, in the modern wine industry, Master dehumidifiers help the nature to control this critical, long drying process and assure that the level of humidity is perfect in order to achieve the best combination of sugar and taste.
Once the fermentation of the first must is terminated, the dried grapes are pressed to obtain new juice. The new juice is mixed with the previous must, and a new fermentation begins naturally, enriching the must with new alcoohl and taste. The wine produced with this complex technique is known as "Valpolicella double fermentation" or "Valpolicella Ripasso".
Dried grapes can also be used alone to produce wine. In this case the wine is even stronger and more tasty. Two high-level wines are produced with this technique: Amarone and Recioto.
- Amarone is a red wine with superb and complex taste, achieved thanks to the drying and aging process of all the grapes. The alcoholic content is high, due to the high sugar content in the must. This is one of the best Italian wines, sold for about 100 Euro a bottle.
- Recioto is a flavoury sweet red wine. Recioto comes from the same dried grapes as Amarone, but the mustification is artificially stopped earlier, decreasing the temperature. This causes only a part of the sugar to transform into alcohol. Consequently, the wine has higher natural content of sugar, making Recioto one of the most elaborate dessert wines on the market, with prices up to 80 Euro per bottle.
Thanks to the modern solutions and devices of today, such as Master dehumidifiers, wine production is much easier. At the same time, it remains at the very high level of sophistication, and the wines produced are of best quality.
Master professional dehumidifiers are used during the wine production to dry grapes and then to control the climate in the basement where the wine ages in barrels.
Master professional dehumidifiers are characterized by high capacity, durability and effectiveness. They may be used continuously, even in very harsh conditions. Fully automated control system, built-in hygrostat and water tank make the operation very easy.


From the tried and true to the truly unusual, you'll find it at the Café 33 in Perkins, our latest Legendary Restaurant of Oklahoma.
Located in the sale barn west of town on the south side of Highway 33, Café 33 has been in business for over a decade under a couple of different names. Current owner K.J. Hamel says her staff works hard to offer unique twists on old-time favorites while creating new and exciting dishes to keep the menu fresh.
From signature burgers to their unique Peaches and Crème Omelet, K.J. says there's something for everyone on the menu. She says her staff insists on one thing you might not expect from a café with a humble home inside a sale barn--quality. She also owns a catering company and they make as much from scratch as they possibly can-everything from dressings to desserts.
Café 33 is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday and features a warm, western, family atmosphere.
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Have you ever wondered what an accountant actually does all day? Do they sit in a white-walled room, silent, just clicking away at an old-fashioned calculator?
To make it even more complicated, there are various types of accountants out there; but for the sake of this read, let's focus on the general accountant and explain exactly what they do on a daily basis to help your business.
An accountant sits and analyses your finances to find out what your expenses are and whether they are necessary for the growth of your business. It's important information to have as there are methods of cutting down a business' expenses without reducing the efficiency of the workplace.
Accountants, as you would imagine, calculate. But the type of calculation to which we're referring is the calculation of risk for new business ventures and the financial profitability and success of such ventures. Their research and keen insight, and tools, enable them to satisfy business' goals successfully.
An accountant will review your inventory and look at your sales book to determine how the success of your products or services. They assess whether it is worth the expenditure in keeping a certain product or service if it's not meeting any targets. In this way, accountants help you focus your resources on what is most likely to make you money.
Accountants are, by nature, very strategic. They will plan out a detailed roadmap for your business to follow step by step to increase profitability. Their planning is crucial and comes from experience, resources and a lot of research.
Accountants have ways of rectifying debt by enabling or consolidating debt into one main account. By doing this, any money coming through can be divided appropriately and not go all towards the bad debt. It will also give your business a solid and accountable way to repay debts in order to resolve issues and start turning them into profit.
Besides these five things, they do so much more, and it would be highly advisable for any Australian business to consult with an accountant and discover the many important and impactful tasks they can undertake.
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Hans Heyer (ur. 16 marca 1943 w Mönchengladbach) – niemiecki kierowca wyścigowy. Wystąpił w Formule 1 w wyścigu o Grand Prix Niemiec w 1977 roku.

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Wyścig Grand Prix Niemiec w 1977 roku pojechał w samochodzie Penske PC4 w nowo utworzonym zespole niemieckim Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör. Nie zakwalifikował się do wyścigu, jednak wystartował pomimo tego, iż nie otrzymał pozwolenia. Ustawił się na końcu stawki i ruszył, ale po 10 okrążeniach miał awarie skrzyni biegów. Jednak porządkowi zauważyli to i po wyścigu został zdyskwalifikowany.

W 1986 r. wziął udział w Rajdzie Dakar w kategorii ciężarówek, zajmując w klasyfikacji generalnej 2. pozycję.

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Check out these travel insights from different countries put together by some of our very own international Pres students! While it would be impossible to fit all of the countries that students here at Pres represent, here are some facts from a few of the many countries and cultures that make up our student body.
Must try food(s): Buñuelos; it is fried dough in the shape of a ball or a tortilla and is covered in syrup. From where my family is from, Michoacan, Mexico, we tend to eat it in the night as a late night snack. It is often eaten during Christmas season.
Traditional/Staple Food(s): Morisqueta; it is white rice with beans and chili on top with cheese. There's also birria; it is a spicy stew traditionally made from goat meat or beef. It is often eaten on Sunday mornings.
Best City/Places to visit: Morelia; it's the capital of Michoacan and it is a very beautiful place to visit due to its European architecture. It is said that the crowned prince of Spain visited Morelia and he rebuilt the city in order to make it look like his home. There are a lot of chocolate factories, churros stands, and tamarind candy stands. Also, every Saturday night, they light up fireworks near the Cathedral and play traditional music.
How long does it take to get there: 4-5 hours by plane.
Interesting Fact: There are ruins and small pyramids in Michoacan, Mexico.
When to visit: Summer or October when it is the season of parties.
What not to do: Don't swear to people when you are driving- they will be very offended and it may turn ugly.
How long does it take to get there: Normally, about a few days due to the fact that there is a stop made around Dubai. The estimate is about 1 day or more.
Currency: The currency is called nakfa. 1 Eritream nakfa is equivalent to 0.065 US dollars.
Interesting Fact: Many years ago, Eritrea was colonized by Italy. Italy has major influences in Eritrea, and there are many people that are mixed (Italian and Eritrean).
When to visit: In the spring, the weather is not too cold or too hot.
What not to do: Visiting in the summer or the winter is not a good idea because Eritrea is located where the climate is either very hot during the summer and very cold in the winter. Be prepared to bring either warm clothes that can be cool enough for the heat.
Best City/Places to visit: Edinburgh is the best place to visit. You should go to Edinburgh castle, Holyrood Palace, The Museum of Childhood and the Royal Mile. Montrose is also a beautiful town to visit with a very nice beach and St. Andrews is a wonderful city to visit for golfing, beaches and shopping. Crieff is also a cute town with a very nice resort hotel, The Crieff Hydro. You should also make sure to check out a loch.
How long does it take to get there: It is about a 12 hour flight.
Currency: One pound is $1.22.
Interesting Fact: Scotland's national animal is a unicorn.
When to visit: Visit in June-August because Scotland can be very cold in all seasons other than summer and can even be cold and rainy in the summer. Edinburgh also hosts a big arts festival in July and August.
What not to do: Don't wear a kilt if you're a tourist and don't put on a fake Scottish accent.
Something interesting about the country that people may not know: Italy has been a country for less than 150 years; as a result, Italians strongly identify with their native province rather than Italy as a nation.
What not to do: Never put cheese on your fish or wear white socks with sandals.
Must try food(s): Palacinke (aka crepes). You can have them with chocolate spread or any type of jam, however; in my opinion, it's not a true crepe unless it's slathered in Nutella.
Traditional/Staple Food(s): Bread. Lot's of potatoes in many different forms, none of which you can go wrong with. A traditional dish is called "cevapi", which includes minced meat between two pieces of slightly grilled bread and a side of onions if you'd like.
How long does it take to get there: Usually 11-12 hours by plane. There are no direct flights to Croatia so you'll always have to go through London, Amsterdam, or Munich first.
Something interesting about the country that people may not know: Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia! Game of Thrones Landing is in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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Flame Arrest. Internationally distinguished professor Dr. Lvov and his team of researchers working on developing innovative micro-manufacturing technologies.
Perform a market research and develop a brand, marketing material, and a commercialization strategy for a novel flame retardant.
LA NPDT evaluated the technology and performed a detailed comparison with existed competitors. LA NPDT worked closely with the research team to identify the competitive advantages of the product. Additional technical tests were requested by the Team in order to validate product conformance with related technical standards.
The Team provided a detailed market analysis along with a recommended commercialization plan. The marketing materials and the investor pitch deck developed by LA NPDT helped the customer in communication with potential partners and investors. In addition LA NPDT presented the innovative product at the I-20 Top Twenty event and at at the Louisiana Tech Regional Accelerator Event.


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No More Weird Buildings, Orders China's President
David Vaughan
Chines premier Xi Jinping has put a stop to the weird skyscrapers springing up across China.
The country's economic revolution has inspired architects to try and outdo each other in a mad scramble to construct the strangest designs.
But the president criticised developers and companies for wasting money on wired, egocentric and oversized buildings.
The latest and the one believed to have led to the ban is the Gate of the Orient in Suzhou, called 'A Pair of Pants' by locals.
The twin towers stand 74 storeys tall and resembles a pair of blue jeans.
The HQ of Central China TV is nowhere as tall, but looks like a shiny glass and steel pair of boxer shorts, according to locals in Beijing.
Terracotta tea pot
One of the oddest is the terracotta Meitan Tea Museum which is unsurprisingly shaped like a giant kettle and cup.
The kettle is 74 metres high and reflects the cultural and economic significance of tea to Southern Guizhou.
Then there's the piano and violin building in Huainan, which is a performance and rehearsal space for musicians at a local university.
The glass violin is a giant atrium, which gives access to music zones within the giant grand piano.
But three of the oddest buildings make all these seem positively normal.
First is the Mobile Phone Building in Kunming. The 11 storey building adopts the keypad buttons as windows and the screen is a giant penthouse viewing platform. The building is gripped by a huge hand rising out of the roofs below.
Undesirable cities
Next is the baijiu bottle building dominating a distillery producing the white spirit and housing a theme park devoted to the alcoholic drink in Sichaun.
But the oddest of the odd is the Tianzi Hotel, Hebei.
The hotel is built within the bodies of three enormous statues of gods that are 10 storeys high.
They represent luck, long life and prosperity and come complete with robes, beards and staffs.
"Art should not be self-serving but should serve the people and improve their environment," said the president.
"Buildings should inspire and I want to see architecture that offers culture and cleans up the undesirable look of some of our cities."
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Korean automaker Kia plans to roll out a new line of performance sedans and hatchbacks over the next three years under the "XR" badge, according to a new report from Britain's Autocar.
Kia XR front grill emblem.
The company will offer a selection of up-rated engines, which could include naturally-aspirated, turbocharged, and supercharged mills. Turbocharged engines would be aimed at European customers, while supercharged powerplants would be marketed to Americans, a source told the magazine.
Kia revealed a modified Cee'd hatchback during a press event at its headquarters in May of 2007. Although company officials said the vehicle was merely a standard Cee'd with a styling kit, sources say the production XR models will be very similar. "XR" badging lends credibility to these rumors.
2006 Kia Cee'd XR front grill.