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There are only a few fighters on UFC 129's card that can grasp how huge the event is, and not just because it's in a big arena.
Vladimir Matyushenko has lived through MMA's dark days, so he knows how far the sport has come when a fight card draws 55,000 fans.
"I'm not just happy for myself, but also for all (the) MMA community," Matyushenko (25-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "The fighters, the promoters, and the fans. We made it together."
"The Janitor" will make his 10th appearance inside the octagon against Jason Brilz (18-3-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at the pay-per-view event, which takes place April 30 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
There was a time not too long ago when Matyushenko didn't know if he'd continue to fight. The UFC was struggling in the early to mid 2000s, and purses were low. What's more, he had lost a shot at then-champion Tito Ortiz's light-heavyweight title at UFC 33 and hit another roadblock on his way back up the ladder.
"At one period in time I almost quit," he said. "After my loss to (Andrei) Arlovski, I broke my hand, and I had to take care of my son and do something else. I didn't know which way it was going to go. I took a year or two off, (and) worked in another area.
"But I never stopped training, and I think, in a way, it helped me see the whole thing from the [sidelines], and I learned a lot of things."
When the MMA boom happened in 2006, Matyushenko was poised to capitalize and took residence with the International Fight League, which offered its employees an unheard-of monthly stipend to train as well as health benefits. The experiment didn't last – the IFL folded in late 2008 amid financial troubles – but it sparked his career in a way that few promotions outside the UFC could. By the end of his run, he had a championship belt around his waist. He didn't have a home, but he was back in the game.
Now, he's back in the world's biggest fight promotion at the peak of its power, and the change in the sport's popularity is unmistakable. Although he is not a young man anymore (he'll be 41 in nine months) he can't see himself doing anything else.
"It's fun right now," Matyushenko said. "That's one of the reasons I don't want to quit. People [ask] me, 'When are you going to stop?' I don't want to stop because right now, it's become fun."
Part of that fun is interacting with people who have helped the sport grow exponentially. In fact, Matyushenko has embraced the social media craze and has his own Twitter handle and hashtag, #janitortips, that rewards fans who come up with, well, tips on being him.
"It's not like it used to be when people were not educated in MMA," he said. "Now, it's actually fun to talk about it and interact with the fans."
Plus, he's back in the win column after buzzsawing Alexandre Ferreira at UFC 122 this past November. That put him in a far better mood after Jon Jones steamrolled him at UFC on Versus 1. And he can take some solace in the fact that Jones is no fluke.
"I'm happier that Jon is champion so I didn't lose to some chump off the street," he said. "I think he deserves it and he's a very talented fighter."
Brilz is a little bit more of question mark. The two were scheduled to fight at UFC 122 when Brilz hurt his back and was forced to withdraw. In fact, he was originally scheduled to meet Phil Davis at the April 30 event before Davis was slotted to fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira a month earlier at UFC Fight Night 24.
Brilz hasn't fought since UFC 114 this past May, so Matyushenko is facing some uncertainty about what kind of fight he's going to get. They're both wrestlers, but in this game, you never know what you're opponent will do until you actually get out there.
"It could be a surprise," Matyushenko said.
But it's a surprise he'll gladly meet head-on. A chance to fight in the UFC's biggest event is something that may never come again. "The Janitor" wants a little more time in the halls before he puts away the mop.
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Broadway lights will be dimmed in Stritch's memory
NEW YORK CITY >> Broadway marquees will be dimmed in memory of a Tony- and Emmy-winning actress who epitomized New York and the theater world.
Elaine Stritch died Thursday at age 89 in her home state of Michigan. She was far from her longtime adopted home. But Broadway — and New York —immediately sent their love.
The marquees of the Great White Way will be dimmed for one minute at 7:45 p.m. Eastern on Friday.
The feisty actress found new fans as Alec Baldwin's mother on television's "30 Rock." But she was best known for her stage work — especially her candid one-woman memoir and in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Company."
Broadway League Executive Editor Charlotte St. Martin says Stritch will always be remembered as an important part of Broadway's rich history.

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Editor's Note: Ronald Weitzer is a professor of sociology at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and an expert on the sex industry. He is the author of Legalizing Prostitution: From Illicit Vice to Lawful Business and editor of Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry.
By Ronald Weitzer – Special to CNN
Prostitution is in the news because it is legal in Colombia, where U.S. Secret Service and military personnel have been implicated in a sex-for-pay scandal. And just a few weeks ago, a Canadian court threw out two of Canada's three prostitution laws – laws that criminalize brothel owners and individuals who "live off the avails" of someone else's prostitution (see my earlier piece in GPS on this ruling). The court ruled these laws unconstitutional, thus raising the possibility that Canada might legalize prostitution in the future.
What many people do not know is that prostitution is legal in many nations. According to ProCon.org's review of laws in 100 countries, 61% have legalized at least some kind of prostitution. Since 1971, it has been legal in rural counties in Nevada, where about 300 women work in brothels regulated by local ordinances.
My new book, Legalizing Prostitution: From Illicit Vice to Lawful Business, examines several societies where prostitution has been decriminalized and is now subject to regulation. The notion of "legal prostitution" is by no means monolithic, however. It varies considerably from place to place.
First, nations differ in the kinds of prostitution that they permit. Some allow brothels only, others restrict it to escort services, while others allow only independent operators (i.e., those who self-employed and have no connections to a third-party manager or business establishment). A few, such as New Zealand, permit all types of consensual, adult prostitution, but most places continue to criminalize street prostitution because it is considered more risky and more of a public nuisance than indoor prostitution.
At least some types of individuals remain illegal, however, in places where the trade has been decriminalized. I know of no place that allows minors to work legally, and some societies prohibit migrants or persons infected with HIV from working legally.
Similarly outlawed virtually everywhere are situations where individuals are coerced or deceived into selling sex, exploited and abused by pimps or traffickers, and where they lack the right to refuse certain customers or to perform certain sex acts. In each of these cases, the key principle of consent would be lacking, and governments that allow prostitution typically put a premium on it being consensual and confined to adults.
Second, nations differ in the kinds of regulations imposed on legal actors. Some restrict it to designated parts of the city, while others allow it to be more dispersed. Some mandate regular health examinations to check for STDs. Some require condom use, while others simply encourage it. Some require sex workers to be registered with the authorities, though is widely opposed by the workers, who fear that this information may become publicly available. Most require business owners (of brothels, escort agencies, saunas) to be licensed, and the authorities conduct periodic site visits to ensure that the regulations are being complied with. Where such licensing exists, officials often screen applicants to make sure that they have no criminal record or connections to organized crime.
What kinds of regulations are most sensible? Which ones are most likely to gain public support, to reduce harms, and to preserve public order? There is much room for debate here, and each nation that has legalized prostitution has had to grapple with these difficult questions.
In my book, I advocate about 30 "best practices" that I think should be taken into account by any nation considering legalizing prostitution. The first step, I write, is that "consensual adult prostitution be officially recognized as work and that participants be accorded the rights and protections available to those involved in other occupations."
The book also evaluates existing legal systems. While no system is problem-free, I find that several have registered a good measure of success. New Zealand scores well, as does Queensland, Australia, where a government assessment concluded: "There is no doubt that licensed brothels provide the safest working environment for sex workers in Queensland." The legal brothels "provide a sustainable model for a healthy, crime-free, and safe legal licensed brothel industry" and are a "state of the art model for the sex industry in Australia." While positive outcomes are by no means automatic or guaranteed, I find that legal, well-regulated prostitution can be superior to blanket criminalization.
The views expressed in this article are solely those of Ronald Weitzer.
Canada is the worst place to live, work and educate in the World. It is a Jewish controlled place, where Christian-Ethiopians, secretly keep murdered by Jewish Tugs and their followers. My people suffered a lot in Canada than any other places in the World.
Mr.Zack, please, don't be misguided by Jewish people.
Those...who complained about Nazzis are more Nazzis now, the AshkeNAZZIS.
sounds high-sounding exaggeration!!! then why is it that christians suffers more in muslim coun tries than in the state of israel??? if canada is the worst place to live,work & educate then why is it that so many people from my country are currently working there w/o such complaints,w/ thousands more waiting in line to emigrate???..instead of going to iran,iraq & other muslim countries. am wondering if canadians are such a dumb people allowing the jews to control them. well, a thug is a thug no matter his/her ethnicity, not because of being a jew.
Stupid is as stupid does, idiot!
As a Canadian, I have to say, this is a strange post. First of all the Canadian government is not controlled by Jews/Israel. Second, I have never heard of Ethiopian Canadians getting murdered in some kind of racist conspiracy. In fact, the first Ethiopian Orthodox Catherdral is being built in Toronto and is opening in July. Ethiopians have started coming here since the 1980s, and none that I have grown up with or met have said anything negative about Canada.
Hey Ethio let's meet so that I can biologically show you the error of your ways. For FREE I will re-arrange your genitalia, so that you will be abkle to really do it too yourself.
Troll or actually crazy?
Put down the pipe
What exactly is a "Jewish Tug?" Is that a guy who whacks off to "Yentl?"
First good laugh of the day.
I can picture it... Well not It. I can picture an old Yentl movie ad.
Thanks Bob.
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So, who are you? What is your background? What is your evidence? What you say has no meaning unless it is backed up.
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Wow really. Don't worry u probaly won't fit in a muslim country either. People like are always negative and close minded.
lol the person needs to go to a mental health ficility as hell which they probaly don't have in the middle east.
Because you can't stop it. Just like drugs.
"One thing i don't understand is s3x is legal and selling things is legal but selling s3x is illegal." -George Carlin
Exploiting the human will to survive is technically wrong. But it's perfectly legal and we do it all the time. Exploiting the human libido is also technically wrong. But it's also perfectly legal and we do that all the time too.
The libido exists solely for the purpose of ensuring the propagation of species. But what humans have done with it just beats all ( no pun intended). Humans, society and law have to strike a balance that works as best as possible to prevent people from being hurt, and not from preventing them to provide an acceptable service in order to make a living.
How in the world does a so called free society legislate what adults can and cannot do with their own bodies?
Because it has a detrimental effect on the young, the impressionable and the innocent.
So are bars and alcohol but they are still legal. Our country is bass akwards.
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I meant get a better job!
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It will happen either way everywhere in the world lega or not. Some people I think do it for just the thrill of it being illegal. If someone wants to use they're own body to make money and they are able to by providing a service why should it be against the law if it hurts absolutly nobody else?
You want to make it legal in the U.S? Just stop convicting people. The prosecutor will not waste money on trials for convictions he cannot get. Period.
Get it on!
It should be legalize, screw what the bible says. If a woman gives it away, it's OK ... but if the man pays her it's a crime? That is stupid and archaic. Stupid as anti-sodomy laws.
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I personally think it is wrong and leads to other issues; disease, adultery, not to mention the girls I saw who were coerced and trafficked into it. I'm in favor of Moulin Rouge or an escort you hang with and dance, hug, and kiss but no to the happy ending. If they have to rely on for money, that is a sorry state of affairs and the government has failed in everyway. The phone stuff is ok.
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All crimes of vice should be DECRIMINALIZED. Saying that they should be legalized almost implies that they are inherently illegal.
Of course it should be legalized, just like drugs.
If you don't legalize it and push it to the black market, its just going to lead to violence and death. If you quit trying to sweep it under the rug and treat it like a legitimate business, the violence disappears.
First of all religon and state is suppose to seperate. Religion should never come into goverment. We don't have to regulate peoples morility second of all. Ron Paul is complety right.
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How can I get Misoprostol?
Instead of using Misoprostol alone it is much more effective (99%) to do a medical abortion with the use of a combination of Mifepriston and Misoprostol, these are available throug Women on Web (go to www.womenonweb.org and do the online consultation)
However is some countries Misoprostol is available in pharmacies and it might be cheaper option for you than Women on Web.
The brand names for Misoprostol are :
- Cytotec (200µg Misoprostol)
- Cyprostol
- Misotrol.
- Gymiso® - 200µg tablets,
- Prostokos® - 25µg vaginal tablets,
- Vagiprost® - 25µg vaginal tablets
Medicines that contain 200µg Misoprostol are:
- Arthrotec 50 or 75
- Oxaprost 50 or 75
Sometimes it is sold over the counter without a prescription. Sometimes a prescription is necessary. It is less likely that one would need a prescription for Arthrotec or Oxaprost.
Misoprostol is used to prevent gastric ulcers
Cytotec and Cyprostol and or Misotrol are brand names for Misoprostol.
Arthrotec and Oxaprost contain Misoprostol and a painkiller called Diclofenac. It is used against pain in the joints, or rheuma or arthritis. Arthrotec is generally more expensive than Cytotec.
To obtain one these medicines, one could for example say that your grandmother has rheumatoid arthritis so severely that she is visiting and she forgot her medicines and is in pain, and that you do not have money to pay for a doctor to get the prescriptions for the tablets or that the doctor is on a holliday.
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Sybilla Romano Dinzelbacher,
LLD, Restaurateur (Black wolf, Beta Female)
I should have been the heroine of Amber's series The Shapeshifters' Library because I'm way more interesting than that librarian Liberty or that chocolate Labrador retriever Children's Librarian, Godiva. I would have taken over the entire series except for my husband Harry. Don't get me started about Harry, but marrying him was not one of my better decisions. His shaggy innocent good looks were so different from the slick confident werewolves prowling around the law school campus. I was rebelling and his half-breed persona caught in a moment of rebellion.
When his father gave him the opportunity to move to Ohio, run a bank, and wait for the ancient pack Alpha to croak, it seemed like a first step in moving on to bigger things. I'm ambitious. Settle for being a small-town banker's wife? I don't think so. I'm a big pack girl.
Amber is telling me I shouldn't give away that happens in Book Two Retrieved. Cute. Like puppy dogs chasing books. I will tell you a couple of really good things happen to me in that book and I get to shine.
Anyway, if Amber had wanted a heroine with a little sex appeal to heat up her books, she should have given me more pages. But what can I say, she's the author. I get to be the villain, which suits me fine. I'm one of the most important characters and got my own POV, which is cool because without my viewpoint you'd think books and libraries are wonderful and worth saving. I'll tell you about the werewolf plot to destroy books and libraries. Who else lets you in on the good stuff?
I wear sexy clothes and own a trendy bistro which serves the best food you've ever eaten. Forget the stale donuts in the library's staff room, my French chef's flaming deserts are to die for.
Harry is Beta Male to Elsie Dustbunnie (and you thought my name was dumb). In book one, she's retired from the public library but still runs the pack. I do give her credit for burning down the old library, but when the librarians moved into the old dog-shifters' building we had to figure out how to put them out of business and kill all the dog-shifters still in the basement. That old bag needs a new hip and a quick trip to the old wolves' home, but she thinks Harry with lose the town to the dog-shifters, if she turned her tail for a minute. She's right. Harry would flub the whole thing. But she won't let me have a go at running the Pack because she's so jealous of my youth and beauty.
I try to get Harry to be a man – or a wolf – but his dog blood makes him wishy washy. I'll admit when old Harry is in wolf form he still can light my fire, but the rest of the time – if I were a reader - and I'm NOT – I'd rather curl up with a good book.
I do my best to destroy every book I find. I love the rituals when we run around in the woods on four feet and toss books onto bonfires.
So read The Shapeshifters' Library Book One:Released to see if I can nudge Harry and Elsie into burning down the town library. And don't miss Book Two: Retrieved. I get to be Pack Alpha and battle the librarians for control of the town with the help of a hunky ex-Marine wolf by the name of Blaze.
Oh, and Amber's reminding me to tell you both books are sweet, despite my efforts.
So read The Shapeshifters' Library Book One: Released to see if I can nudge Harry and Elsie into burning down the town library. And don't miss Book Two: Retrieved when I get the bigger part I deserve. And Coming soon Book Three: Recovered where I really shine!
Released (The Shapeshifters' LibraryBook One)
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House panel OKs 'Castle Doctrine-plus' gun bill
A House committee on Thursday approved a bill that would make significant changes to Minnesota gun laws.
While the bill covers several different areas, debate focused on when it's legal for someone to shoot another person in self-defense.
Critics of the bill describe it as "shoot first." Supporters say it's a self-defense bill.
The proposal is based on the Castle Doctrine, a legal doctrine which allows a person to use deadly force against an intruder in his or her home in self-defense. Many states, including Minnesota, have such laws.
But supporters of the bill say the Castle Doctrine doesn't go far enough. The bill would allow a person to shoot a trespasser who is outdoors on a patio, porch or garage -- as long as the defender has a reasonable fear for his or her safety.
Members of the House Public Safety committee listened to critics and supporters who had more sensational anecdotes than statistics to bolster their testimony.
Heather Martens is the director of an antigun violence advocacy group. Martens, who opposes the bill, told the story of a teenage girl in Ohio who was mistaken for a trespasser in 2006.
"She was 17 when she and her friends went looking for ghosts near Allen Davis' house. Davis' house was the local haunted house, or so the kids thought. That night Davis heard a noise outside but couldn't see anything so he pointed his rifle out the window and fired."
Martens said the girl was hit in the head. She survived the gunshot, and the shooter went to jail -- because Ohio didn't have a law like the one being proposed for Minnesota. Martens said states that have what she called 'shoot first' laws allow people to get away with shooting and sometimes killing innocent people.
But supporters of the bill offered anecdotes of their own.
Eric Pekeiser conducts training courses for people who've applied for conceal carry permits. He told the story of a permit holder who was being assaulted on his front lawn by two bigger men. Pekeiser said the man pulled his pistol and the two attackers ran away. Then the man called 911.
"St. Paul police showed up and immediately arrested him at gunpoint," Pekeiser said. "Searched him, handcuffed him, put him in a squad car. He spent three days in the Ramsey County jail with no access to an attorney -- no medications -- which were necessary for a medical condition he had -- sharing a cell with an accused criminal."
The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Tony Cornish of Good Thunder, said critics are making the same kind of dire predictions that they used to oppose the law that allows Minnesotans who qualify to carry a concealed weapon.
"I think the same thing is happening here," Cornish said. "A lot of hoopla. A lot of claims. A lot of absurdities. picking out a tragic case here, a tragic case there, thinking it's going to happen carte blanche across the state. If this passes, eventually, I believe the same thing will happen -- the Personal Protection Act -- a year or two from now we'll sit back and wonder, what was all the fuss about?"
The bill would also change other state gun laws.
It would increase the firearm purchase permit expiration period from one year to five years. It would honor concealed-carry permits from other states in Minnesota, and it would restrict law enforcement from seizing firearms from people during natural disasters. (Supporters of the bill say following the Hurricane Katrina disaster, local police illegally confiscated firearms from citizens.)
Perhaps the least controversial portion of the proposed law would increase the amount of information the state provides to the National Instant Criminal Background check system. Supporters say this provision strengthens existing measures designed to keep people who are ineligible to purchase guns from buying them.
The bill doesn't have a Senate companion. But sponsor Cornish expects one soon.
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Tragic Events
May 22, 2010
By Padmini Arhant
Heartfelt condolences to the victims' families of the following events:
India – Air India plane crash in Mangalore, India on May 21, 2010 with more than 160 lives reported to have been lost and the few survivors seriously injured.
Afghanistan – Plane wreckage north of Kabul, from an Afghan commercial airliner with 44 people claimed to have succumbed to the fatal crash.
Insurgents attacks against NATO base in Afghanistan reportedly wounding coalition troops and civilian staff in the repeat assault on a major military installation.
Iraq – A Car bomb had killed 23 shoppers and wounded 50 in a crowded market in a Shiite town near Baghdad.
The loss of life from plane crash and the violent attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq are deeply regrettable.
Time is the best healer in overcoming grief and the victims memories remain as their legacy.
We pray for the departed souls to rest in peace and the injured for speedy recovery.
Written by Padmini Arhant · Filed Under Featured
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When a democrat hailed a winner, apparently it is
Juxtaposed, incumbent winner in 2020 is a MYTH?
Perhaps the New York Times could shed light on this political interpretation on equal but biased treatment.
Democrats surrogates – media and press and foreign financiers interpretation of election win and loss is;
'Unless we are the winners by any means, anyone else deemed illegitimate.'
Those daring status quo are challenged for the entire term as demonstrated in 2016 until 2020 and now the same replayed in 2020 is hardly a surprise.
Precisely POLITICO, HUFFPOST, VANITY FAIR, PEOPLE, VOX, BUZZ FEED, THE WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, NPR, CNN, FOX NEWS… offshore media clique serving China CCP and GEORGE SOROS interests to delegitimize 74 million American votes is a travesty of democracy.
STOP CONTROLLING PEOPLE's LIVES AND CHOICES IN A DEMOCRACY.
Human character defined in accepting victory with humility and defeat gracefully at any time.
Padmini Arhant
Democracy Definition
What is democracy?
Ir's not just about the government of the people, for the people and by the people. Instead it is installing the government of the deep state, for the deep state and by the deep state.
The deep state lackeys hired for a price and rolling over for positions deceiving those believing the massive deception as democracy is the irony.
In real functional democracy, tolerance and respect for others rights and their inalienable liberty to exercise discernment would be the norm eliminating identity politics and carte blanche authority to demonize whoever disagrees with them.
The resurrection of democracy is directly linked to deep state departure.
Is it likely to happen?
With greed and prejudice at the helm, the likelihood is expedited by those eager to succumb to own negative vices.
Padmini Arhant
Conspiracy Theory Era
Whenever incontrovertible TRUTH is evaded as "CONSPIRACY THEORY", the forces and catalysts together with facilitators in media and networks airing the message bear the burden of lies and deception and ultimately succumb to own folly and fraudulence.
It's not just the question of United States, it is a matter of lives on the entire planet forced to pay the price for willful egregious decisions with none accepting responsibility whatsoever.
Above all, the Federal Election Commissioner is expected to stay neutral and impersonal not become the hired representative of those subverting democratic process. All the more attracting accountability in any functional democracy.
Padmini Arhant
Words of Wisdom from Venerable Gautam Buddha
Words of Wisdom from Venerable Gautam Buddha
Reaching the Mountain Top – Himalayas Mt.Kailash
Monkey See Monkey Do!
Mind Your Affairs
Mind Your Affairs
Padmini Arhant
Minding own affairs is the place to start to get things in order.
Unfortunately, there are folks preoccupied in intrusion and invasion of space and others rights much to own peril wasting life that could be lived productively in the otherwise counterproductive lifestyle.
Checking one's shortcomings and status quo for improvement and revival in situations having reached the point of no return would provide basic guidance in averting further disaster.
Fatal obsessions with others life and identity is destructive leading to indefinite suffering and burden on soul experienced upon departure from the world and beyond.
Live your life not others in the limited life span offering opportunity to deal with your karmic obligations continued until the account settled with dues to none.
Any satisfaction from hurting and harming others is nothing more than sadistic pleasure that has internal impact leaving the source with injury and insult to intelligence.
Never assume relief or redemption from sins and wrongdoings without penance and repentance.
Axis of evil with spokes driven with malice and hubris ends up in the ditch.
The digger digging own grave in the attempt to bury others invariably leaves the digger buried in return.
Nothing is free in the time and space yielding profits and losses based on investments and strategy requiring ingenuity and labor that are sought by riding on others back and exploitation.
In following the simple rules, one could benefit from living a fruitful and respectful life.
Thank you.
Padmini Arhant
Author & Presenter
Democracy on Decline – Padmini Arhant
Democracy on Decline
When Government run press and media focus on deflecting public attention from real issues.
Prime Minister assume priest position at the temple ceremony.
Prime Minister withhold reality from people on national security regardless of enemy dangerous aggression in the higher altitude Himalaya.
Zero tolerance to peaceful dissent and individual freedom.
Padmini Arhant
Life is a Blessing – Padmini Arhant
Life is a Blessing
Quit resolution on never to review, realize and reform ways with no remorse or regrets for persistent wrongdoings and harmful indulgence to hurt others.
Alleviate burden of sins while living rather than exacerbate in intentional violations.
You are who you choose to be despite life being an opportunity to live and leave in grace rather than disgrace.
KARMA is DHARMA ( Justice).
Padmini Arhant
How to Change Status Quo? – Padmini Arhant
How to change status quo?
1. Stop listening to and following devils and renounce being the devils' advocate.
2. Respect others rights as you expect to be done to you. Never claim anything in material or identity that is not yours and will ever be regardless of subversion and manipulation.
3. Shed your ego, arrogance and prejudice of all kinds in an effort towards self- cleansing and soul-searching leading to clarity on the importance of life not just yours but also others near and far.
4. Be yourself. Don't engage in falsehood and fraudulent act.
5. Have courage and integrity to admit failures and accept responsibility.
Padmini Arhant
Intellectual and Ethical Bankruptcy
Those in public service exploiting taxpayers with undeserving benefits and privileges are obligatory to accountability on their colossal failures rather than evading scrutiny.
Personal attacks, invasion of others privacy i.e. home and life ominously confirm the compulsive offenders intellectual and ethical bankruptcy besides their imminent end freeing the world from tyranny and injustice.
Padmini Arhant
Secret Society Demise – Padmini Arhant
The idea of secrecy and secret society installing puppet regimes as heads of states to implement anti-humanity agenda is directly responsible for generational human suffering and environment peril.
Secret Society end is the only way for humanity unity, peace, progress and prosperity.
Rejecting Secret Society and Deep state operatives from top to bottom in politics, media, economy, religion and society at large is fundamental for humanity liberty held hostage in the discreet clandestine meetings colluding against humanity.
No more Secret Society and Deep State authority under the guise of democracy and other form of political system.
Secret Society demise is elimination of evil and birth of the real free world.
Padmini Arhant
GREED – Padmini Arhant
Greed enslaves human mind directed at self-destructive course. Those consumed by greed experience misery in living and upon death. The actions prompted by greed invariably lead to tragic end. Greed is worse than any deadly disease inevitably terminating the source and all those influenced by the negative trait. Similarly infringement on others rights, illegal claims and usurping in any manner is carcinogenic and definitively cause unmitigated disaster for all those involved in the preventable malfeasance.
Result – End up losing everything including anything held before.
Remedy – Refraining from anything that never belonged to them and will never be theirs despite asserting sly woeful dominance.
Padmini Arhant
Life – Padmini Arhant
Life is a blessing. Live your life not others and introspect within to make it better.
Success granted denying others their legitimate rights to success is never a success.
Never claim anything that does not belong to you.
Repeating a mistake is blunder
Even the rock is reduced to rubble. Might and power are perceptions in the mind susceptible to folly and fallacy.
Be true to yourself so you can be true to others near and far.
When you seize others rights, You cease to exist.
Don't run away from you. Face your inner self with courage and dignity.
Share love, peace and kindness towards all. Spare others from hate, envy and abuse.
Treat others the way you want to be treated by them.
Respect others' life, rights and space.
Respect is a two way street. Not one way with a dead end.
Defeat your enemy within, you win love all around.
When others define you, that is impression. When you define yourself through your inner abilities and deeds that is self-realization – Nirvana.
Padmini Arhant
Choice is Freedom – Padmini Arhant
Choice is Freedom
Free world and free society would represent freedom of choice.
Being able to exercise freedom in life on all matter define liberty.
None have the right or authority to seize others freedom in the space and time exclusive to every individual.
Forcing anything by coercion, manipulation or mass deception only result in resistance and rejection.
Choice is fundamental to distinguish one from another.
Merit translated into delivery quintessential in evaluating performance.
Substance important and relevant than symbolic synthetic symbiosis sponging off others.
Submission to compulsion is contradiction to selection and option.
Choice is the ultimate choice in living a life without having to pay a price in self-sacrifice.
Padmini Arhant
Reality – Padmini Arhant
Lip service is common.
Delivery exemplify action.
Fake and imitation are not original.
Padmini Arhant
Free the World from Secret Society – Padmini Arhant
The world was created for all species in natural domain to be free and live life on their terms i.e. exercising individual freedom, experiencing equal rights and empowerment with fair opportunity.
The parallel world enforce entitlements claiming privilege, superiority and ruthless dominance despite self-worthlessness and sordid characteristics defining personal status.
The world deserves free, fair and open society.
Not false, fraudulent SECRET SOCIETY.
Padmini Arhant
Attention: Secret Society
Attention: Secret Society and Representatives
No matter how many fakes and impostors you produce to stymie my authenticity and identity as a woman of ethnic background, mother, great leader, honest and honorable humanitarian besides other noble attributes which I mention with humility that has positively served many from different walks of life.
Unfortunately, with the exception of those having exploited the same for their exclusive benefits driven by their negative traits and trend not without consequences in reaping what one sows in life.
Anything and everything you do via falsehood, propaganda and manufacturing phonies, proxies, puppets and pawns tied to unscrupulous, nefarious and criminal activities continue to backfire at you and them with many having met their Karma for their involvement.
The Sun rise in the East and your persistent efforts to sabotage natural cosmic event proved counterproductive many times over. Not to mention your folly and ignorance leading you to self-defeating cause.
Get a life. Live your life to make it meaningful and purposeful for you and you alone are responsible for your deeds and sins that you must settle sooner than later for any redemption and salvation which at this point in time is dismal and even impossible.
Thousand lies and million clones never replace indomitable TRUTH merged with the ABSOLUTE.
Padmini Arhant
Message to Humanity – Padmini Arhant
Spread peace and engage in non-violence. Speak truth with courage. Heed your conscience. Respect life. Serve your nation and people with honesty and integrity. Espouse human values and exemplify in deeds with care and compassion. Voice concern over injustice. Be part of the solution and not the problem. Love mankind and environment for universal harmony.
Peace is Eternal Bliss.
Padmini Arhant
Saving Grace – Padmini Arhant
When your mind, heart and body always engaged in good Karma,
Your Soul experiences a home run!
Padmini Arhant
Divine Goddess Durga
Global Pandemic and China (Original) – Padmini Arhant
Corona Virus Pandemic Management
Corona Virus Management – Padmini Arhant
Corona Virus Global Pandemic – Padmini Arhant
Tamil OM Symbol & Pranava Manthiram
Reunion with Divinity God Shiva at Holy Mt.Kailash 2019
Absolute Truth
Padmini Arhant Kailash Lake Manasarovar Pilgrimage 2019
Gautam Buddha's Words of Wisdom
ARHANT Family at Famous Taj Mahal
Global Economy & Nuclear Status – Padmini Arhant
Black Money, Corruption Culture in Politics – Padmini Arhant
Middle East Peace Plan 2020 – Padmini Arhant
Peace Pledge
Asunto Latino (Española)- Latino Affair (SPANISH)
Latino Affair – English
Vishwa Kalyan Award (VKA) 2018 Ceremony
Paradoxical Faith & Sai Baba – Padmini Arhant
Eliminating Casteism and Untouchability in India
Monkey See Monkey Do
Rude Awakening – Author & Presenter Padmini Arhant
India – Black Money in Election 2019
Nonsensical Trend
UP BEAT. By Padmini Arhant
World Classical Music Ensemble. By Padmini Arhant


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2012 saw a pretty hefty spike in exorcism films but there was something all of them were missing, Danny Trejo. The film is "The Cloth" and Trejo plays a priest that battles the forces of evil. Surprisingly the film won't be seeing a theater run but will be hitting DVD shelves on July 2nd. Which is apparently today so ya know. Go watch it or something.
Mare Winningham, who was in "Turner & Hooch " and that's all you need to know, has signed on for guest role on CBS' "Under the Dome". She'll play a caretaker who isn't what she's cracked up to be in the CBS series based on the Stephen King novel. I honestly don't remember what role she played in "Turner & Hooch" but man that was a great movie. She can't be bad can she?
Sunday nights season 8 premiere of "Dexter" on Showtime scored big ratings and now you can check out the episode on Youtube for free. For those of you not in the know this will be the last season of "Dexter" and Showtime is going all out to get folks onboard. Here's an idea on how to make people watch the show, cut the sexual tension between the bother and sister. I know I'd feel a lot more comfortable then. I don't care who's adopted it's creepy.
If you're looking for exciting behind the scenes shots from the set of "The Walking Dead" season 4 than you're in luck because AMC will be running a marathon of the series starting on July 4th sprinkled with set visits from Mr. Kevin Smith. I can't imagine what you're going to get about the upcoming season but I assume there will be some detailed reports on the Kraft services table. I'm sorry. It's all I got.
Nothing says love like your teenage son stabbing you in the chest because he decided he wanted to know what it was like to murder someone. Cause ya know, father son bonding and stuff.
Getting caught by a cop having sex in public is embarrassing. Getting caught by 25 cops having sex in public is super embarrassing. Getting caught by 25 cops while you're having sex with a potato in public is just the kind of crap that happens every day in Pennsylvania.


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Skeletons in Her Closet
Skeletons in Her Closet
New author, L'Mignon, takes pride in bringing the girl next door character to reality for her readers, creating a story that many can identify with in some fashion. In her first novel, Skeletons in Her Closet she introduces us to McKenzie Johnson. Over the years McKenzie has become so involved in work she neglects having a social life. As a New Year begins, McKenzie is convinced by her friends to trade in her conservative business attire for some sexier club gear and finally let her hair down.
All work and no play is never any fun. Not knowing when she will get out again she is determined to make the most of this night. Unbeknown to her, not only will she enjoy a fun night with the girls but also meet the man she would soon marry, Milton Williams. Ordinarily, she would never go for a man that she met in a club, but there is something different about Milton once she takes the time to get to know him. He is everything she has always wanted and felt she needed to make her life complete. But as with all things in life, McKenzie's journey with Milton is not an easy one.
L'Mignon leaves you on the edge of your seat until the very end wondering how this story will play out.
Book Excerpt
On the outside I, McKenzie Johnson, came across as being your average girl next door. Go to work, come home, go out occasionally with the girls, you know the type. I am definitely the kind of girl every man's mother would just love. Indeed, the kind of girl every man dreams of. I am like a chameleon. I can adapt to any environment and still hold my own. I worked as a business professor at a local community college. I really enjoyed working in this environment. Sometimes it was complicated having students older than me and some the same age. But all in all it was interesting.
I have always been dead set on establishing my career as a teacher before entertaining anything as it would relate to my personal life. For a period in my life I became so consumed with school and developing a career that my friends would have to schedule time for us to grab dinner or a movie. I started out at the high school level but knew that would be a temporary situation as I did not have the tolerance to deal with the immaturity of the high school students at times. The only worry I had with the college level is that there was a greater chance that I would see my students out in some of the local hang out spots. Regardless my age in comparison to theirs I needed them to always respect me as their professor. Bad enough I had to prove myself to some of my older colleagues. Being a professor at thirty-five was impossible in the eyes of some. However, I worked hard for every degree that I held and was surely reminded of it every time I received a bill that a student loan payment was due. The administration recognized my accomplishments so to my colleagues there really was nothing left to prove.
My friends always teased that I was too devoted to my credibility as a professor. They just did not get it. But they did have a point. As Kelly would say, 'what's the point of hard work if you don't play just as hard'? Kelly and I had been friends since high school. If any one knew me she was clearly one of very few that knew everything about me. She and our friend Jay were always convincing me that I needed to branch out and devote just as much time to my personal life as I did my profession. I had come along way from the McKenzie I was back in the day and it would be an honor for any man to have me. I knew this but it was just hard conveying that into my everyday life. I had not been on a date in years. Jay and Kelly did make some attempts over the years to hook me up. But nothing ever materialized. The men they picked for me were more the type of men they would date. They both liked men that had an edge to them. It did not matter where they worked or any of that. They just needed him to look fine and be able to lay it down in the bedroom. They had no problem calling me snooty. They were such loyal friends and had no problem at all speaking their minds. I have to admit as harsh as they were at times, it made sense. Jay and Kelly were persistent they did not care how long they had to continue to sing the same mantra. They knew eventually I would give in and accommodate their requests to venture out with them and let my hair down.
As I new year was about to set in I decided that this would be the last year that Jay and Kelly would be chanting that mantra. Even my mom was pressuring me to get out there and see what life had to offer outside of the classroom. Kelly and Jay had been telling me about a party they were going to attend to bring in the a new year, so I figured the best gift to them would be a phone call saying that I would join them. When I placed the call I have to say I never heard either of them scream so loud.
"You mean to tell me that after all these years you finally stepping out with the girls. Lord it is going to snow tonight," Kelly said. Jay just screamed when I told her. They were excited. As crazy as it may seem it had been three years since I had been to a club with the girls. We have done dinner and a movie but nothing of this sort. This was clearly about to be a new start for me.
L'Mignon was born June 29, 1979 in Richmond, VA. She graduated from Highland Springs High School in 1997. She attended Strayer University, where she received both her Associates and Bachelors Degree, majoring in Business Administration with a primary focus in Contract Management. This fall she will be returning to college to pursue her MBA with a focus in Human Resources Management.
She is the proud mother of a ten-year-old son, Makari. When she is not on the baseball or football field with Makari she can be found writing, working on various projects, or spending time with her family. L'Mignon is a social butterfly who values being able to spend time with very supportive and caring friends; and the women of the Ladies of Life~Love~Laughter chapter registered with the Red Hat Society, where she serves as chapter queen.
Skeletons in Her Closet, her first novel, was released March 2010. L'Mignon takes pride in bringing the girl next door character to reality for her readers. It is her aspiration to continue to write novels that everyday people can relate to and refer back to their daily lives.
Interview with the Author:
1. How did you come up with the pen name, L'Mignon?
When I sought out to establish a pen name I wanted something that was going to be a unique representation of me. My middle name alone is very unique. So I thought I would combine that with the first initial of my first name, hence L'Mignon was created.
2. How long did it take you to complete Skeletons in Her Closet?
I started Skeletons in Her Closet in 2007. I completed the first six chapters before putting it on a very long pause. I pulled it out in August 2009 after my 30th birthday and vowed that I would have it completed and released before my 31st birthday. After pulling it out it took me five months to have it completed and on in route to the editor.
3. What has been the response from the readers of Skeletons in Her Closet?
The response to date has been amazing. I really was not expecting the great feedback that I have from the readers. Readers have gone so far as to compare my writings to that of Zane, which is an honor. Since reading and completing Skeletons in Her Closet the readers have been constantly emailing me to see when the second novel will be available.
4. Does the main character, McKenzie, embody any of your actual personality?
Like me McKenzie has a great sense of style when it comes to her attire. Through out the novel she clearly makes sure to put a lot of detail into her gear. In my actual life, I am big on appearance and believe in looking and dressing for the occasion.
5. Will there be another book from L'Mignon?
There will definitely be more to come from me. I have even gone as far as tentatively titling the second novel, Seven Nights & Seven Days. I am aiming to have this one available March 2011
6. Can you see Skeletons in Her Closet being a film or stage play?
I read Skeletons in Her Closet for the first time a month ago on an airplane ride to California. As I was reading it vivid images was playing out in my mind. I could clearly see different scenes and even the soundtrack played in my head. I am hoping that by the time I finish the McKenzie series I will be in the developing stages of having it at transpired into, at the very least, a stage play.
7. Are there other avenues you would like to pursue?
In addition to writing, I would like to venture into being a radio host. I would like to have a female hosted version of a Michael Baisden Show. I would also like to venture into public speaking. I think as a single mother & a product of Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority, the political way of saying projects, I have had the stereo types stacked against me. And to overcome and excel where I should be is a message of motivation alone.
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