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The medical community is plagued by bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination, according to a new editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that says the hierarchical culture that allows silence needs to change.
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With Iraq's new constitution threatening to strip women of their equality, the country's females protest. Rhys Jones reports.
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Every day in Iraq, women are beaten, raped, abducted and murdered, while millions more live in poverty and fear. These women pray for a constitution that upholds their rights — one that offers democracy, justice and peace. It is not yet clear whether the August 15 deadline for the completion of Iraq's new draft constitution will be met. However, if it is, it seems increasingly likely to mean a huge erosion of human rights for Iraq's 13 million women.
Iraq has been operating under a secular 1959 civil status law that treats every person according to the sect to which he or she belongs. However, the new draft constitution (written by a committee of 46 men and nine women) now states that Shari'a law will apply in preference to international law. Shari'a law decrees that 'personal status' (family law relating to marriage, divorce, custody, widowhood and inheritance) is to be determined according to the different religious sects.
If adopted, campaigner say the proposed constitution under Shari'a law would effectively strip women of any notion of equality before the law. This particular interpretation of the Qur'an would legalise polygamy; divorce by 'talaq' (to divorce his wife a husband need only say three times "I divorce you"); honour killings; stoning and public beheadings of women for alleged adultery.
Provisions to this effect (in the form of rule 137) were successfully excluded from the interim TAL (Transitional Administrative Law) constitution in March 2004, but have now been incorporated into the final draft of the new constitution.
An excerpt from the latest draft (July 20) of Article Eight on 'Duties of Women: Equality with Men' reads: "The state shall provide for the harmonisation of the duties of the women towards her family and their work in society. [It shall provide] for their equality with men in all fields without disturbing the provisions of the Islamic Shari'a."
Campaigners say the draft, as it stands today, focuses on the "duties", rather than the "rights" of women — a clear departure from principles of equality and non-discrimination which Iraq has agreed by its ratification of such international United Nations (UN) conventions as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). As a result, a fortnight ago thousands of Iraqi women took to the streets — at considerable risk to themselves — to protest at its provisions.
Women's rights activists such as Yanar Mohammed, the head of the Women's Freedom in Iraq movement claim the new draft constitution would deprive women of their rights and render them subservient to interpretations of Islamic law. She believes it could well lead to the 'Talibanisation' of Iraq and an escalation of violence towards women who rebel.
Extremists and insurgents have already used violence and rape to force women to wear the veil. Now a law is set to be passed that will ban widows from working for three months following the deaths of their husbands.
"We reject the changes prepared on the 1959 law because some Islamic parties want to kidnap the rights of women in Iraq," says Mohammed. "We reject such attempts because women should be full citizens with full rights, not semi-human beings," adding that religious groups are attempting to transform Iraqi women into "second-class citizens".
In spite of this, Mariam Al Rayyes, a Shiite member, says Islam would be the state religion and merely a "main source" for the legislation within the constitution.
"It gives women all rights and freedoms as long as they don't contradict with our values," Al Rayyes says. "Concerning marriage, inheritance and divorce, this is civil status law. That should not contradict with religious values," she explains, adding that during the next two four-year parliamentary terms, women will make up at least 25% of the membership.
In truth, though, the 25% quota reserved for women in decision-making bodies, including the national assembly, which was agreed in 2003-4 under the auspices of Sir Jeremy Greenstock, who was the UK's ambassador to the UN, has now been amended. This quota will only operate for the first two elections after the constitution is adopted, and not later. This change is in direct contravention of the TAL and will have the effect of excluding women from equal participation in governance.
However, as a result of the unparalleled violence of the past 30 years in Iraq, the fact remains that the majority of the population of the war-torn country is female. Women therefore have a crucial role to play in post-conflict reconstruction and many women's rights campaigners see it as vital that their rights are protected in accordance with the standards of international laws. Security Council resolution 1325 (signed by Iraq) for instance, requires that women are treated equally and are enabled to participate fully and proportionately in decision-making.
Furthermore, a survey conducted a few weeks ago by an international non-governmental organisation found that over 90% of all Iraqi women interviewed wished for equality and to have their rights protected by law.
As such, the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) — part of the Bar Council (the professional body representing more than 10,000 barristers in the UK), which is an independent group of lawyers concerned to see the rule of law and human rights upheld throughout the world, wants to see action taken.
A letter obtained by Arabian Business, which was sent to Jack Straw, the UK's foreign secretary by Peter Carter QC, the chairman of the BHRC last month, reads: "We are writing to you urgently to express our grave concern at recent developments with regard to the drafting of the new Iraqi constitution, and in particular at the threatened erosion of Iraqi women's human rights — rights they have enjoyed, under a secular state, since 1959."
In the letter Carter goes on to ask Straw to use his "influence and power to postpone the date for delivery of the [new Iraq] constitution until it properly reflects respects for internationally endorsed human rights — of men and women, and boys and girls, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, age, or marital status".
Carter claims Iraq's women have led, in the region, in all areas of social, public, cultural and economic life, and were role models for women in neighbouring countries for nearly half a century. He also explains how dire he feels the repercussions of the draft constitution could be, if it is adopted.
"You will be only too well aware of how repressive and oppressive to women interpretations of Shari'a law can be. We can see the consequences for women in Iran today, and in Afghanistan under the Taliban," he writes.
"We ask you, on behalf of the BHRC, not only as the foreign secretary of a government that took us into war on the promise that it was the only means left to secure democracy in Iraq, but as a fellow member of the Bar, to use all the influence you can — and do have influence with the US — to postpone the delivery of the draft constitution so that more time can be given to ensure that it represents the interests of all the people of Iraq — women as well as men — and the direction of the country will be firmly built on a road paved with the fundamental blocks of international human rights legislation."
Carter told Arabian Business that the BHRC is "very concerned that the rush to achieve a constitution for Iraq is at the expense of the very important rights of equality for women", adding that its adoption would "be in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325" and inconsistent with the claims of the occupying forces that human rights and the restoration of democracy are their principal concerns.
"For many years, both before and after the fall of Saddam, women have played a critical role in defending civil rights. Historically, Iraq has an admirable record of providing women with opportunities equal (or almost equal) to those of men. The proposed constitution represents an unacceptable failure to protect half the population," he concludes.
In the hope of reaching agreement on a new constitution for the war-torn country (in whatever form) Iraqi leaders met last week in a bid to resolve outstanding disputes over the proposed draft. The meeting, which was hosted by Jalal Talabani, Iraq's president, was the first in a series designed to resolve serious differences, including the role of Islam in the state and the powers of central government.
Given that the constitution must be presented and approved by parliament by August 15, Iraqi leaders hoped to reach agreement on issues that have remained unresolved since the parliamentary committee which was charged with writing the draft first convened nearly three months ago. If they fail, Iraq's interim constitution, the TAL, approved by the US-appointed Iraq Governing Council over a year ago, would mandate the dissolution of the government.
One dispute, over the role of Islam, pits the Kurds and other secular-leaning groups against a Shia political bloc dominated by Islamist parties. The Kurds favour the TAL's current wording that Islam should be "a source" of legislation, and that no law should contradict either Islamic tenets or the principles of democracy or human rights.
This is language, which until recently, most Shia politicians had said that they could accept. However, many Shia now insist that Islam be designated "the main source" of legislation.
The second main point of contention, over the nature of Iraqi federalism, primarily pits Shia against the constitutional committee's Sunni Arab contingent. A third key divide over Iraq's ethnic identity pits Sunnis against Kurds. Sunni political parties have a strong tradition of pan-Arabism, and many insist that the country be considered a part of the 'Arab nation'.
These developments have caused deep dismay among women's organisations across Iraq, whether Kurds, Sunnis or Shias. Iraqi women have campaigned and lobbied vigorously over the past few months, often risking great personal danger — several politically active women have been assassinated, abducted, raped or threatened — for the new constitution to guarantee women's rights and abide by international treaties.
At a meeting in Jordan only four weeks ago, at an undisclosed location for reasons of security, men and women from the Constitutional Drafting Committee and the Transitional Assembly vigorously discussed the issue of women's rights. But already it seemed clear that it would be impossible to arrive at any consensus by the August 15 deadline, whether about women's rights, or about federalism, the place of international conventions, or such basic principles as the right to life.
The majority of participants voted for a postponement of six months. But the Bush administration would clearly like to see all the deadlines, for the constitution, referendum and next election, met so that it can withdraw US troops from Iraq.
However, delivering a constitution that breaches all international laws on human rights and equality, and is so totally discriminatory of, and unacceptable to, the vast majority of Iraqi women, is, according Yanar Mohammed, "not acceptable in the name of democracy".


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Sliven, in the Northern Thrace region of southeastern Bulgaria, is the eighth largest city in Bulgaria, with nearly 90,000 people as of 2011. The city sits below the famous rocky massif, Sinite Kamani (The Blue Rocks), and is known for being one of the windiest cities in Bulgaria. Surrounded by natural splendor, the three rivers--Asenokvska, Novoselska, and Manastirska--converge in the city. The city is famous for the Bulgarian Haiduts who fought against the Ottoman Turks during the 19th century.
The city features many pleasant cafés, a large outdoor produce market and pedestrian boulevard through the city center. Sliven is one of the few cities in Bulgaria which has large Boulevards and also beautiful landscape architecture. It also has a lot of flowers and trees giving the town the aroma of late spring perfume.
The town first sprang up in the between the 7th - 11th centuries. Idriss, an Arabian geographer, was the first to write about the town around 1153, calling it Intilifounos. Its name changed from Silimno to Slivno. In 1388, the Turks conquered the city and completely destroyed it. The Turks occupied the region until 1878 when Sliven was liberated during the Russian-Turkish war.
In modern times, Sliven grew as a town of crafts and trade, making use of the water power of its three rivers. It was an important center of the Bulgarian national revival after the defeat of the Turks. Indeed, many famous Bulgarians were born in Sliven, including Hadzi Dimitar, Dobri Chintulov and Ivan Seliminski. In 1836, the first woolen textile factor in Bulgaria was built in Sliven. Much of it's rich history is still preserved for tourist to see today.
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Sliven is situated in the sub-Balkan region and is approximately 100km from the Black Sea. The climate is mild with relatively warm summers, a long autumn, wet spring and mild winters. Temperatures average 23.2°C in the summer and 1.2°C in the winter. The "bora" wind blows almost 50% of the time in Sliven.
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By rail[edit]
Sliven is on the Sofia-Burgas railway, with regular trains throughout Bulgaria. Traveling by train offers amazing views of the Bulgarian countryside. Daily trains run to Sofia, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Ruse, Plovdiv, Kazanlak and Varna.
The train station is located near the Nadezhda (надежда) neighborhood in the southern end of the city. The National Train's website is: http://bdz.bg/index-en.php [formerly dead link]
By bus[edit]
Sliven's small bus station offers regular service to all major cities and most regional villages. Several buses per day leave to Sofia (4½ hours), Plovdiv (3 hours) and Veliko Tarnovo (2 - 2½ hours). Hourly buses depart for Burgas (1½ hours) and Stara Zagora (1 hour).
The bus station is a few blocks south of the big Bila grocery store.
Get around[edit]
When traveling around Sliven, there are many ways of public transportation. They include: buses, trolleys and minibuses. They cover the main streets of the city. There are different bus lines running along different main boulevards. The main lines are: No. 116, No. 1, No. 20, No. 7, No. 4 and No. 12. Line No. 1 reaches the railway station and the bus station. The price of a single ticket is 0.8 leva.
Taxis are another convenient way to get around town. Fairs are generally cheap. Most people either call for a taxi or pick them up at the many taxi stands around the city.
Sliven is a small city and most places are easy to walk to. It is a flat city with wide sidewalks along the main streets. The city center is closed to cars and has a beautiful tree-line pedestrian street, with many cafes and shops. Some of the sidewalks are uneven and have holes in them, so it's important to pay attention. Pedestrians are usually respected by drivers, but it's important to watch out for the few crazy drivers.
- Hadji Dimitar, in the central square, is one of the unique symbols of the town, a testimony to his glorious heroism. Inaugurated in 1935 and restored in the early 1990s.
- Historical Museum Sliven The museum in the center of the city and has signs directing tourists to it. The museum features exhibits from modern history, archaeology and ethnography. The foundation work for the museum began as early as the Bulgarian National Revival when patriotic Bulgarians collected relics from the middle ages. Work began on the museum immediately following the liberation of the town from Ottoman rule with the assistance of the Moscow Ethnographic Society.
- Hadji Dimitar House The house belonged to Sliven's legendary rebel leader. the house is small and beautiful, featuring a wooden porch and architectural characteristics of the Renaissance.
- Dobri Chintulov House In the old Sliven neighborhood of Deli Balta sits the house where the distinguished poet, educated and church figure lived. The house was built in the 1980s by tow bothers, Ivan and Dobri Cintulovi. The house features the typical architecture of the period - an open, asymmetrical two-story wood house with beautiful verandah and balconies hanging above a cobbled yard. The house was completely restored in the 1970s and a museum exhibited was opened.
- Old Elm Tree The old elm tree near the city municipality is over 1,000 years old. It is relic from the Great Bulgarian forest which spread from the Rhodope Mountains to the Black Sea. The elms is featured on Sliven's coat of arms and is considered a national treasure protected under law. During the period of Ottoman rule many Bulgarian revolutionaries were hung from it's broad limbs.
- Byzantine Fortress Twidda- Lovers of ancient ruins can go and see the fortress Twidda. It is an original archaeological monument that dates back to the epoch of antiquity, a part of the fortification system along the Balkan Mountains, on the Hisarlaka hill to the northeast of Sliven. Tourists can enjoy a great view of the Blue Stones and the city. It played an important role in the defense of the Roman Empire and later in the Bulgarian Medieval Kingdom.
- The Town Clock One of the significant symbols of Sliven with a particular attractive presence. The construction of the new municipal building, above which soars the clock tower, was finished in 1936. Three years later the clock tower was completed. Today, the town clock measures the hours and reminds locals of the continuity and irreversibility of passing time.
- The Monument of the 7th cavalry regiment - Eagle Statue One of the symbols of Sliven is the monument dedicated to the glorious 7th cavalry regiment of Sliven which participated in the Balkan War, the Inter-ally war and World War One. It was a gift to the residents of the town and renovated in 1996.
In the summer months, many people go hiking and camping in the areas surrounding Sliven. There are also several pools that are open to the public for small charge. Pools include: Sports Palace Hotel, Hotel Imperia and the pool located in the city gardens.
Tsar Osvoboditel is the main commercial street of Sliven, running through the center. While the shops tend to be more expensive, tourists can find nice clothes, souvenirs, shoes, cosmetics and other things. Tourist can buy traditional Bulgarian souvenirs including Sliven's famous rugs and pots with traditional decorations.
"Point Burger" is a fast food restaurant similar to an American hamburger stand. It is near Bila.
Sliven's city center is full of cafes that serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Most are spacious indoor and outdoor seating and are affordable.
- Chervilo - nice outside setting, on the main walking street in the city center.
- Largo is the perfect combination between a day time cafe and a night time disco. It sits along the Eastern end of the main walking street.
- Shaklian - White Label on Alexsander Stramboliiski Blvd, the most beautiful and famous cafe in Sliven. There are two in town, serving good coffee and strong alcoholic drinks. They offer a range of food including hamburgers, pizza and doner. They also offer shakes and fresh fruit juice.
- Fashion Cafe is one of the most modern cafes in Sliven, down the main alley of center, near the oldest tree in Sliven Staria Briast. The Cafe is famous with its delicious pancakes.
- XO is near the city court office and many of the city's schools. It caters to students, but on at night features go-go dancers.
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Moderno Moderno is Sliven's newest night club. Blasting Chalga music until odd hours, it is Sliven's largest night club. There is no cover charge on weekdays, but it costs around 3 leva on weekends. The club often features Bulgaria's top singers and performers. On weekend, it is important to call in advance and reserve a table (there is no charge for reservations). Bottle service ranges from 30 - 70 leva. On weekends, from 16:00-21:00, they often have a "children's disco" where kids can come dance and listen to music.
Imerpia Imperia is another chalga disco, next to Hotel Imerpia.
Sax Club is located in the city garden park, just east of the city center. It was renovated and features chalga music on weekends.
Hotel Brilliant is a modern three-star hotel in the eastern part of Sliven near the Sinite Kamani neighborhood.
Hotel St. Nicola is a stylish three-start hotel, at the entrance of town close to the Sofia-Burgas road.
Hotel Panorama along the road connecting Sliven with the S. Kamani National Park below the foothills of Karandila. It's 3 km from the city center.
Hotel Imperia (+359 44 667599) is near the Sinite Kamani National Park, about 15 minutes from the city center and 10 minutes to the Sliven-Karandila chairlift.
National Palace Hotel (+359 44 662929) is in the center of Sliven in a quiet architectural estate of "Dobri Jeliazkov Fabrikadjiata." It has beautiful double rooms, studios and apartments.
Hotel Sports Palace is next to the "Hadzhi Dimitar" Stadium and is less than a kilometer from the city center. The hotel has a professional hairdresser and beauty salon. The rooms offer spectacular views of Karandila's "Blue Rocks."
Hotel Mechta is in a lovely, modern building part of the Mechta complex with boasts a nice bistro and a petrol station.
Hotel Ricas is a modern hotel near the big Bila super market. It's about a 10 minutes walk from the bus station.
Hotel Toma is near the police station and offers excellent traditional Bulgarian food and music.
Almost every cafe in town has free WiFi. Some require a password, which the staff can provide. There are also several post offices around town. Postboxes are small and yellow.
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Karandila and Nature Park Sinite Kamani
Karandila and Nature Park Sinite Kamani is a favorite walking destination for local people. This beautiful place offers fresh air and beautiful scenery. Aside from the winter months, locals go to Karandila on weekends and holidays. They bring food, drinks, games and spend a wonderful day up in the mountains. The roads can be crowded on a sunny Saturday.
There are two ways to get there by car, either through the peak "Bulgarian" or "Chukata." The first route takes the northern exit out of the cit, passing through the village of Selishteto. The road starts from the square in front of the Old Prison and Textile Museum and then winds through the mountains. From there, follow the signs to Karandila. The second route takes the eastern exit out of Sliven toward the village of Ichera.
The Blue Stones around Karandila feature rich vegetation and a variety of animals. The lay is of typical mountains with steep slopes and ravines, ranging between 200 - 1181 meters above sea level. The blue color comes from a specific moss growing on the rocks. The highest point is Mount Bulgaria and is easily accessed by tourists. The Halkata landmark is a naturally former rock arch or ring. Furthermore, the picturesque beech forest is a favorite among locals.
Kipilovo Katel Fortress Kipilovo Kate Fortress is on Mount Hissarluka, south of the village of Kipilovo. Today the fortress is an overgrown beech forest, which makes its detection more difficult for visitors. It is believed that the fortress was built in the late 6th century by the Byzantines and lasted until the Second Bulgarian State. Today, the walls are still 2.5 meters thick and 8-10 meters high. On the eastern end of the site, there is a well and three entrances are still preserved.
Zlata Mogila Funeral Mound The funeral mound of "Zlata Mogila" is located near the village of Sudievo, 8 km east of Nova Zagora off of the Sofia-Burgas road. It dates from Roman times and is one of the largest burial mounds in the region. Archaeological excavations have unearthed two chariots, skeletons of eight horses, a fully preserved bronze shield and other artifacts. It is thought that the mound belongs to a rich Thracian landowner buried in a tomb nearby.
St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker Church The church, located in the village of Jeravna, was built in 1834. The beautiful paintings inside were done by master painters Jordan Mihajlovic, Georgi and Gencho. Today the church keeps a rich exposition of icons from the nineteenth century, along with masterpieces from the Tryavna Art SChool.
Karanovska Settlement Mound Karanovska Settlement mound is in the northwestern edge of Karanovo (Sliven district). It was formed from the ruins of prehistoric settlements successively built on top of each other. The mound was inhabited by people living in Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages and is one of the largest mounds in Bulgaria. Along with flint, tools, brass and bones, the mound contained valuable clay tablets, which are thought by some scientists to have the oldest writing in Europe.


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If you are in a bad mood or just tired, we do not recommend playing. In fact, during these moments, you are no longer in total possession of your means, and this can prove to be extremely risky in online casinos where there are no real barriers to gambling without limits. So, to know how to win, the trick is to know your limits and play when you are 100%!
Before you start a game and ask yourself the question "How do I win at the online casino?", We must be sure to define a starting capital. If you liquidate the latter, it is better to replay only when you can put into play a capital that is not essential for you. Before you start a game, the trick is to define the amount of gain you want to have. When you reach it, stop. This is the best tip for not going into debt and not losing what you have won.
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Lady Gaga in Maine to Protest 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
An advocacy group hoping to break a Republican filibuster of legislation to repeal the ban on gays in the military is hoping that Lady Gaga will prove to be its secret weapon.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which provides legal counsel to gay and lesbian members of the military, has brought Lady Gaga to Portland, Maine, as part of an effort to pressure the state's moderate Republican senators to support a repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
A vote to end the filibuster by Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz) is scheduled for Tuesday. Supporters of repealing the ban believe they will need the support the Maine senators, Olympia Snowe or Sen. Susan Collins, to end the filibuster and pass the Defense Authorization bill, which includes the repeal measure.
The two Maine moderate senators have said they are undecided on whether to vote to end the filibuster, but in committee Collins voted in support of ending the ban on gays serving openly.
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Calling all runners and walkers--and their children--who love our North Shore beaches. Sign up for the Annual Coastal 5K Run for the Beach! Enjoy a green road race* on a great course while helping to protect our local beaches and marine life! The course starts at Dane Street Beach, goes through wooded residential side streets to the Lighthouse at Hospital Point, loops back through historic Beverly to Independence Park and ends with more ocean views.
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The 5K course, which starts and finishes at Lynch Park, is on gentle, rolling terrain with beautiful ocean views of Salem Sound. The kids hill challenge is inside the park.
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Greetings! I´m ShadowHaken, and welcome to another article where I'll be talking about the latest anime/manga that I´m reading or watching.
Disclaimer: English is not my native language, so I apologize in advance for anything that is badly written or completely incomprehensible.
You can check the past entry Here.
Also Props to SKD Scans for the Translation! You can donate, receive their latest announcements and interact with them on their Webpage.
Please support the Official manga release in your region (The first volume already on sale and the second one is coming in late may).
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Chapter 55
The chapter started exactly where the past one left off; Phobos has announced that he is a "Phantom" the servants of the God of War Ares! Elda quickly makes the connection and says that then that Saga Clone they saw was in true Ares! Shoko is surprised that right now a new opponent has come, especially because she is ignorant of the Greek Mythology, still… Phobos has a message for our Heroines… That they should give up.
Phobos explains that Athena has been defeated and now is inside the Tree (Uterus), and even more, her life is being drained and given to Ares, so when Ares wakes up as a full God, Athena will be dead! Continuing with that scenario, the Phantom keeps explaining that the path towards Athena is filled with Ghost Saints and Dryads, and they might as well kill the Saintias; besides if by a miracle they get there, it would be too late and Athena will be dead already…So why trying?
Still our Saintias are dead set in reaching Athena! Phobos hearing that has decided to start his game…The loser's game… Ina flash he has took the Hagoromo and is holding them with his Cosmo! Shoko demands to give them back! Still Phobo spread the objects in all the Garden of Eden, so now the Saintias will have to look for them! This is his game now!
Meanwhile in the Sanctuary, Milo is watching the sky, getting ready for what is to come; he starts remembering when the battle at Eris temple finished, he wasn´t the one who saved Shoko; but Rather Orion Rigel, a Ghost Saint and someone close to Eris and Kyoko, when he give Shoko to Milo he told him that she was hope for all… At first Milo though that Rigel had some of his humanity; but…Maybe he had another reason.
The Scorpio Gold Saint turns around and sees his opponent, Rigel has come to face him!
End of the Chapter
My Impressions
A very interesting chapter! I liked this one a lot, over the past one that while it presented us some nice things, it was still a bit lacking for me; now this time we have a good chapter where the Saintias were front and center of the chapter, especially in how the conversation with Phobos went for more than one reason.
First because it truly gave the Saintias a new objective: to recover the Hagoromo, which is a good thing because for all intent and purposes the Saintias where going to the same place so the intelligent thing was going together and since the whole Eden garden was a big place and not made in a form of a single line or route like the Sanctuary, the classic "Saint Seiya" formula (Aka how Sanctuary and Hades went) wouldn´t have worked; so instead we got a Poseidon formula, where the good guys will have to go their separate ways in order to achieve a goal, and that truly gives us more of a fresh air to this!
Second, is that these Hagoromo will be guarded by someone, either a Dryad, a Ghost Saint or a Phantom (more on that later) so will make that our Girls here will get more fights and the chance that they get (besides Elda who already reached it) the Seventh sense…Even if it´s like how Seiya and company gets to it, which is just for some moments and after being beaten to a pulp.
Now we have also a new order of villains besides the Dryads and the Ghost Saints, the Phantom! Warriors servants of Ares, also it has been explained by the SKD people that the kanji that Chimaki used was more like a "Battle Crazed Spirit" So the "Berserker" theme that was used in Lost Canvas or the Gigantomachia is not completely lost.
Finally, while I think this was a good chapter, If this and the past one where launched as a single one, it would have been amazing! Since both of them complement each other so well!
Oh and a little thing… If you want some anime merch; but you can´t find it, or maybe some Super Sentai figures at good prices… You can get them on my Friend´s store ZST Store! A place with nice prices and a lot of interesting stuff! So if you have some time check it out!
P.S. Please buy the Official Manga release in your region! (The first 2 volumes now on sale!)
Anyway my two cents. See ya Next time and happy reading!


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In-store sales growth in 2018 will be significantly impacted by declines in store traffic at malls (a trend that doomed Teavana retail and will slow and possibly slay other tea merchants).
Here are three developments in 2018 that will cast a shadow over sales by mall-based tea merchants
and for beverage wholesalers that primarily sell to chain restaurants.
Reduced Mall Traffic
No one buys tea at Sears, Macy's, J.C. Penny or Neiman Marcus, but foot traffic at the malls they anchor determines the fate of hundreds of U.S. chain tea merchants and food court vendors. Black Friday is the latest example. While sales were brisk, beating last year's total, foot traffic was down 4% as consumers spent Black Friday at home this year. Mall visits declined by half between 2010 and 2013 and continues its descent. As a result, half of the 1,200 shopping malls in the U.S. are expected to close by 2023. Closings will be disproportionately high among smaller Class C and D malls. An estimated 6,700 retail stores will close this year, a number greater than at the height of the last recession. This even though holiday sales rebounded from last year, unemployment is low, the economy is growing and credit is cheap. It is also true that lower and middle-class consumers have less income while costs for education, healthcare and housing have increased.
Restaurant Closings
Same-store traffic has fallen 27 of the past 29 months, according to MillerPulse. Chain restaurants are cutting units, slowing expansion and taking defensive measures after a decade of rapid growth. Americans now spend more dining out than on groceries, but the pattern is changing. In the past year, chain restaurants closed 1,000 locations. These include U.S. restaurant chains Bennigan's, Outback Steakhouse, Ruby Tuesday, even Howard Johnson's closed its last remaining store. Romano's Macaroni Grill is restructuring; Applebee's is shuttering 135 stores; Famous Dave's just shut 13 stores; and Noodles & Company is closing half its locations.
Denver-based Smashburger, a specialty tea bright spot offering fair trade and organic teas, has slowed its expansion plans as has BJ's, Chipotle and Red Robin, which will pause unit growth until the end of 2018.
Fortunately, the number of locally owned indie restaurants is expected to grow 5 percent per year during the next three years, according to food industry consulting firm Pentallect. Growth at the top 500 U.S. restaurant chains will slow from 3.6 percent to 3 percent through 2020.
Black Friday generated a record $5 billion this year (up 16.9% over last year according to Adobe Analytics) and Cyber Monday is expected to reach an unprecedented $6.6 billion in online sales. Adobe estimates 54% of online visits were via mobile and 37% of sales. When the ledgers close on 2017 consumers will have spent an estimated $655.8 billion during the holidays (an average of $967 per person), according to the National Retail Federation. Holiday sales for e-commerce increased 11 percent in 2016 compared with 2015, according to Adobe Digital Insights, with Slice Intelligence reporting an even more significant 20 percent increase. Comparatively, brick-and-mortar stores saw an overall increase of only 1.6 percent, with physical department stores experiencing a 4.8 percent decline. By 2021, the rate of growth in online sales is expected to decline from the current level of around 11 percent to 7 percent, according to property consultancy Colliers Market Research.
This year 58 percent of retailers say they plan to focus on online shoppers, while 42 percent will focus more heavily on in-store shoppers.
The giants will do both.
Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods Market sent tremors through the grocery industry because it signals a new competitive front that favors online giants with hordes of cash. Online retailers including Samsung and Dyson, following Apple Computers' lead, are either investing in brick-and-mortar to bolster sales or, like Nike, are going all-in and shifting their business online by decreasing its retail partners from 14,000 to 40 "showrooms."
Walmart is hosting 20,000 holiday parties to promote in-store pricing even lower than online. It will be a lucrative year-end for Amazon and Walmart with a smaller slice for all the rest.
In defense, consolidation in many retail categories will strengthen survivors. New brick-and-mortar experiments are underway. Online retailers are turning to social media with authentic messaging grounded in real people and places. Artisan is in and connecting through digital media has never been easier or as targeted. This is not a message of doom. Food and beverage sales are expected to grow an estimated 3.5% in 2018, according to Customer Growth Partners. Local restaurants with authentic dishes and experiential destinations in off-mall locations saw the biggest sales growth in years.
The end of the holidays marks a time of risk for retailers who spent aggressively on traditional marketing and inventory and miscalculated. This is the time to re-think retail. Convenient locations and big department store selections with deep but uninspiring discount pricing – the mainstays of holiday success for generations no longer generate sufficient cash to pay down debts coming due.
Tea retail is no different. Demand is rising, premiumization of tea is well underway. Those who remain "on trend" and anticipate—and respond to—changing conditions will thrive.
The New Year is the time for beverage retailers to try something new.
Sources: Beverage Marketing Corporation, IRi, Technomic, Mintel International, Slice Intelligence, Pentallect, Think With Google, Colliers Market Research, MillerPulse


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More than a million youngsters were estimated to have greeted Pope Francis at the event's opening ceremony on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach late Thursday. Participants in World Youth Day seemed awed by the experience of seeing the father in the flesh; even if it meant braving stormy skies and unseasonably cold conditions in Rio. Crowds of well-wishers braved the rain to catch a glimpse of the pontiff after he arrived by helicopter.
History's first Latin American pope then drove down the beach, stopping regularly to greet the crowd. The annual event, attended by worshipers from across the globe, began in 1985 and provides the pope an opportunity to meet the church's young people.
Pope Francis showed his rebel side Thursday, urging young Catholics to shake up the church and make a "mess" in their dioceses by going out into the streets to spread the faith. It's a message he put into practice by visiting one of Rio's most violent slums and opening the church's World Youth Day on a rain-soaked Copacabana Beach.
Pope Francis called faith "revolutionary" and added that his followers' persistence and presence in the wet and windy weather was proof that "faith is stronger than rain and cold." He also heard confessions from five of the hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics who had convened on Copacabana Beach the night before for an event welcoming the pope to World Youth Day.
Once again, Francis drew praise from the young attendees, who call themselves pilgrims, and whose presence created traffic in Copacabana and adjacent neighborhoods.
"He's class," stated Chloe Love, 18, a pilgrim from Ireland.
"He's humble and doesn't go on and on," added her friend Sarah Cadden, speaking of the pope and his plain-speaking style.
"He's so simple," said Nicole Winsnes, 17, a participant from Mexico, "He's an excellent example for young people."
"He portrays this image that's different from (his predecessor) Pope Benedict XVI," says Kealan Barrett, 21, a medical student from Northern Ireland. The image, he said, "Is warm, welcoming, and easier to understand, easier to follow."
Walking confidently through a dangerous Brazilian neighborhood, Pope Francis looked right at home among the poorest of the poor in Rio on Thursday as he calls for Brazil to do more for social justice. Hailed as the "slum pope" for his work with the poor, Francis received a rapturous welcome in the Varginha shantytown, part of a slum area of northern Rio so violent it's known as the Gaza Strip. The 76-year-old Argentine seemed entirely at home, wading into cheering crowds, kissing people young and old and telling them the Catholic Church is on their side.
While in the slum area Pope Francis underlined his mission to lead a "church for the poor." He offered encouragement by telling the followers "You are not alone," he assured the crowd, prompting a roar of approval. "The church is with you, the pope is with you." Preaching against "selfishness and individualism" in an uplifting address, he railed against inequality and corruption and called for a "culture of solidarity."
Francis met earlier Friday with a group of young convicts and prayed with them. "No more violence, only love, Candelaria never again," Catholic News Service reported the pope praying, referring to a notorious massacre of street kids by police outside the Candelaria Church in Rio 20 years earlier.
Pope Francis issued an impassioned plea for the downtrodden and oppressed, while addressing throngs of young Catholics on the Copacabana Beach for a re-enactment of Christ going to his crucifixion. "On the cross," Francis said to a crowd estimated at more than a million people, "Jesus unites himself to the silence of the victims of violence," along with those suffering drug addictions, discrimination and religious persecution, and "every person who suffers from hunger in a world where tons of food are thrown out each day."
The re-enactment is a tradition of World Youth Day, which convenes young Catholics every two years for an encounter with the pope. It has brought more than 300,000 self-styled "pilgrims" to Rio this year.
During Pope Francis' visit he also stressed the importance of family and grandparents in particular in a speech in Brazil Friday. "How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith," he said, according to an English-language version of his Angelus address released by Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi before the pontiff spoke.
"How important grandparents are for family life, for passing on the human and religious heritage which is so essential for each and every society. How important it is to have inter-generational exchanges and dialogue, especially within the context of the family," he added.
Francis, who was speaking to a crowd at the archbishop's residence in Rio de Janeiro, said the dialogue between generations was "a treasure to be preserved and strengthened."
It's no stretch to say that a person has a serious advantage in life if they come from a loving, supportive home. Many people still succeed though they come from less-than-ideal family situations, but having the basic needs met, knowing that their parents love them and learning life lessons at home make all the challenges of day-to-day living that much easier to face.
People who have lived through a disaster hardly ever say, "All I could think about during the earthquake was my bank account." They almost always say, "All I could think about was my family." It shouldn't require a disaster for people to know this truth. But too often, people let earning money, chasing pleasure, or even the needs of people outside of family divert their attention.
"Possessions, money and monetary power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always want to have more," Francis told the crowd.
Pope Francis, the Argentine pope, arrived in Brazil on July 22, 2013, for his first trip outside Italy. Followers in Rio de Janeiro came out in droves to see him preside over the Catholic Church's World Day of Youth, a gathering sometimes dubbed a "Catholic Woodstock" that occurs in a different city every two years.
During his visit Francis told the thousands of youngsters, with an estimated 30,000 Argentines registered, to get out into the streets and spread their faith and make a "mess," saying a church that doesn't go out and preach simply becomes a civic or humanitarian group. The heart of a true leader; well done, Pope Francis; well done!
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