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This year, for the first time, the Ramallah Convention is taking place in Ramallah. The event is an annual meet-up for Ramallah-ites in diaspora. More than 1,000 American-Palestinians have descended on the West Bank this week for the occasion, taking place at the Movenpick hotel from June 19th to the 21st.
"They figured, you know what, let's go back to basics. We'll touch base here, because that is like a stepping-stone. If it all works out, good, they'll have more trips back and forth," said Mimi Hani, an American-Palestinian who is in town with her husband for the convention.
The conventions have been an annual event stateside since 1958. Facilitated by the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP), the purpose of these meet-ups is not only to maintain ties in the familiar American diaspora community, but also to facilitate meetings between the younger generations.
The conventions usually last four days and consist of a variety of entertainment activities, shopping and fashion shows of traditional wear, group by-law meetings, tours of the local cities, and educational events focused on the history and culture of Ramallah. In the evenings they have dancing events with traditional Arabic music as well as American music for the younger generations.
In the last year, the group has incorporated speed dating into the event, as well.
"It's not just the old folks that come to reconnect with their buddies from different states, they really want to focus on the young ones," said Hani.
AFRP has its roots at Wayne State University in Detroit, where a group of American Palestinian students decided in 1952 to deepen ties with their fellow Ramallah-ites in diaspora in the United States. They formed a quarterly magazine, Hathihi Ramallah, to keep each other abreast of news in the community, such as births, weddings and divorces. Today the scope of the group is much broader, including charitable work in Ramallah and a scholarship for Palestinian-American students.
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I have just setup an ubuntu web server to use at home as a backup and development server for a website i have. I am using dyndns so my colleges can access this also and test new code.
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Israeli march through Jerusalem's Old City, including the Muslim Quarter (here at the Damascus Gate), on "Jerusalem Day". Photo by Lazar Simeonov.
The past two weeks has seen a dramatic escalation in attacks and violations in the Old City of Jerusalem by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
The recent catalogue of assaults began on March 4 when Israeli soldiers attacked two female students inside the Al-Aqsa compound and kicked the Qur'an one of the students had dropped.
A few days later on Wednesday, eight soldiers accompanying a group of settlers raided the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and clashed with worshippers. In the ensuing violence, a soldier removed the hijab of a woman who was resisting having her photo taken by a settler.
On Friday March 8, a mass group of settlers and soldiers stormed the compound. According to Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld the assault was in response to Palestinians throwing stones and Molotov cocktails.
One Palestinian boy was arrested in his home and soldiers searched all his possessions for remnants of cocktail-making equipment before interrogating him for information and subsequently releasing him.
Between these events, settlers have repeatedly gathered at the al-Aqsa compound in large groups, with Israeli soldiers enforcing a de facto curfew in the Islamic Quarter of the Old City.
Yassir Quos, a member of the Old City African Community stated, "They do this every time there is a festival, or a meeting, or even if a large group of settlers just wants to stand in the al-Aqsa courtyard."
Quos explains how the three-week escalation is part of a general increase in Israeli attacks on the Old City. He describes how Israel is building up to a "finalization" of the "al-Aqsa mosque issue".
"Since the Israeli declaration [in 2002] that there is no 'west' and 'east' Jerusalem, but only a united Jewish Holy city, the aim has been to remove the Palestinian areas of the Old City, and other neighbourhoods," he said, ""They intend to create a Jewish-only Jerusalem by 2025. They also aim to take the courtyard and make the third Temple."
Whether or not the latest attacks constitute a definitive finalization of Israeli policy towards the Old City, there are definite reasons to believe the recent assaults are very much part of this strategy.
Israeli policy towards the Old City
For Yassir Quos and many other Palestinians, the current Israeli policy towards the Old City utilizes the international confusion over the al-Aqsa and Dome of the Rock mosques.
Since the Israeli declaration [in 2002] that there is no 'west' and 'east' Jerusalem, but only a united Jewish Holy city, the aim has been to remove the Palestinian areas of the Old City, and other neighbourhoods
Since the Israeli declaration [in 2002] that there is no 'west' and 'east' Jerusalem, but only a united Jewish Holy city, the aim has been to remove the Palestinian areas of the Old City, and other neighbourhoods
The golden roofed-mosque, a central feature in images of Jerusalem and an intrinsic part of the city skyline, is the Dome of the Rock mosque. The al-Aqsa mosque, considered the third Holiest site in Islam, has a dark domed-roof and is situated roughly a few meters away across the courtyard.
Under the pretext of searching for Solomon's Temple, Israeli authorities have continually dug tunnels beneath the compound destabilizing the foundations of al-Aqsa mosque. The excavations have received relatively little international attention, despite the partial collapse of a street, several houses and a school inside and around the compound area.
Among many Old City inhabitants, it is believed Israel is slowly destroying the mosque and therefore the Islamic heritage of the compound and thus the city. As Yassir Quos explains, "As long as the Dome of the Rock is left standing, the international community will not realize what is happening to al-Aqsa."
The religious reasoning behind creating a Jewish establishment in the zone must be recognized as part of other policies to remove Palestinians from the land and enforce ethnocratic rule in the area. Attempts to ruin the mosque and the attacks on the Palestinians of the Old City can be construed as a normalizing effort upon the courtyard to create this Jewish-Israeli presence.
However, for Fayrouz Sharqawi, an active member of the Grassroots Jerusalem network that works to create a platform for activists and organizations in the city, "People should not view what is happening in the Old City as [something] worse or more urgent than what is happening in all neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem. House evictions, demolitions, and settler attacks form part of life in Jerusalem as a whole and the international community needs to recognize this."
Resistance against the threat of eviction and usurpation from the Old City forms part of everyday life for the inhabitants.
Of the handful of shopkeepers interviewed by the Palestine Monitor, not one showed a willingness to talk openly about the on-going assaults. One can attribute this partially to the presence of soldiers, but also to the mindset of Old City inhabitants that external help can often exacerbate situations, provoke arrests, and lead to detriment of the co-operative networks.
"The best thing we can do is to stay here," Quos said. "We have small communities which are part of larger communities, that are actually part of the entire Palestinian community of the Old City. I myself am part of the Old City African Community, and we work for each other and for everyone else. If somebody is struggling, people come to help. We receive basically nothing from outside, but our networks of support create a union that cannot be un-done by the Israelis."
Quos concludes with his overall judgement of the city: "Jerusalem is perceived as a peaceful, quite, tourist city. But underneath this facade, it is a volcano."
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Greece's parliament has approved an emergency bill to pave the way for thousands of public sector layoffs and free up €8.8 billion in international rescue loans.
The bill, which passed in a 168-123 vote, will allow for the first civil service layoffs in more than a century.
About 2,000 civil servants will be laid off by the end of May, with another 2,000 following by the end of the year and a further 11,500 by end-2014, for a total of 15,500.
The legislation is the latest wave of Greece's draconian austerity programme.
It agreed this month with its bailout rescue lenders - the European Union and International Monetary Fund - to implement the measures as a condition to receive new emergency loans worth €8.8 billion.
The permanence of civil servant jobs has been enshrined in all constitutions since 1911, a form of protection from wholesale sacking when the government changes hands. To get around the constitutional protection, the bill stipulates the first layoffs will take place in state agencies that will be disbanded or merged.
A provision also aims to bypass, if needed, the notoriously slow and lenient disciplinary councils, which have refused to lay off even people convicted of felonies. More than 2,000 such cases are pending, nearly 600 on appeal.
The civil servants' union, ADEDY, bitterly opposed the bill's provisions and called for a protest outside Parliament. Authorities took strict security measures, such as barricading a Parliament entrance since Sunday morning and diverting traffic and shutting down a subway station two hours before the announced start of the protest. In the end, fewer than 300 people showed up.
The bill contained many unrelated provisions, from the payment of back taxes and social security contributions to the end of bakeries' monopoly in baking bread.
To shorten debate and to present the bill as a sort of confidence vote, the government bundled 110 pages of legislation into a single article. Debate in committee lasted a single day and so did debate in the full Parliament, despite opposition protests and claims of a "parliamentary coup."


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App developer Big Bucket Software posted a blog yesterday that details how their iPad game The Incident can be played "like your old gaming console from the 80s only widescreenier."
Version 1.3 of The Incident will allow owners of both iPads and iPod touches or iPhones to link their devices. Doing this allows the iPad to display the game on a television while the iPhone/iPod touch is used as the game controller. We'd love to see more devs add this type of functionality to their titles.
Version 1.3 of the game allows the iPad to be connected to a television before pairing with an iPhone or Touch. Then the smaller device again becomes a controller. "That's it. You never have to get up to touch the iPad," Said Matt Comi of Big Bucket Software. "You do everything from the controller. It works great."
"My goal with 1.3 was to make it possible to treat the iPad as a console; plug it in, start the game, sit on the couch." Comi told Gearlive.com. "No more interaction with the iPad is necessary. For example, if connectivity is lost for any reason, the iPad will automatically pause the game and start looking for another controller. Totally seamless."
Comi told us he is "currently using the iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter cable." He added that "Before releasing, we'll be testing it on the other TV connectors that Apple offers like the Apple Component AV cable."
If Version 1.3 of The Incident proves popular, then maybe more iPad game developers will follow the example. Such could make the Apple iPad a must have, next to PlayStation 3s and Xbox 360s in the living room.
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Equity futures rallied hard off uptrending support last night, reaching all the way back to the SPX 1,090 resistance area. This produced a pretty clear inverted Head & Shoulders pattern with the drop yesterday and rise this morning being the right shoulder - here's a 15 minute chart showing this pattern clearly:
Should prices rise above the 1,090 level, that pattern will be confirmed and the target would become 1,140, although there are several resistance areas prior to that target. SPX 1,140, by the way, would produce a lower high that is proportional to the last lower high. Should it fail to break 1,090, then we are likely producing a sideways movement prior to the next leg lower.
The down move yesterday was difficult to read, however, it stopped right on the uptrend line from Tuesday's lows as you can see in this 10 minute chart of the SPX:
Although I keep hearing talk of how oversold the market is, the truth is that's only on the very short time frames, even the daily is not deeply oversold. There are some small positive divergences in place, the RSI, for example, is showing positive divergence in the 60 minute time frame, the number of new lows dropped dramatically on yesterday's down move and over the prior couple of days the VIX had been moving lower despite lower prices. Yesterday the Transports rose in a bullish divergence against the drop in the Industrials. These are all indications that downside momentum is slowing – for now.
The most concerning item yesterday is the continued deterioration of the Euro. Yesterday it was lower again, and overnight it bounced back up to its channel downtrend line and turned around there again. The dollar may have put in a double top yesterday, if it makes one more run upwards though, it will probably break through.
Bonds are substantially lower this morning, that is supportive of a short term rally. Oil is higher today despite another large build in crude inventories. Inventories are nearly back to the record levels obtained when the markets were tumbling in late 2008. Obama, by the way, just signed a six month moratorium on new off-shore oil drilling while the top-kill procedure is still in progress – fingers are crossed on that working, evidently it is looking good so far!
On this messy nine month chart of the SPX below, you can see that we did produce an intraday low that is lower than the February low. We have not yet, however, made a closing low below the February closing lows. Also important is the fact that we have yet to close beneath the 1,040 level which is still a potential neckline of a large Head & Shoulders pattern:
The first revision to Quarter 1 GDP came in at an annualized rate of 3.0%. This is below the initial report of 3.2% and is in the opposite direction of the consensus that was looking for and upward revision to 3.4%. Here's Econoday:
Today's revision to first quarter GDP disappointed as the new estimate was bumped down instead of up. The good news is that there really was little change overall. First quarter GDP was revised down to an annualized 3.0 pace from the initial estimate of 3.2 percent and falling short of analysts' forecast for 3.5 percent. The overall revision was net many small changes and was not a result of a large change to any one component. However, a notable disappointment was that real final sales to domestic purchasers was revised down to 2.0 percent from 2.2 percent.
Economy-wide inflation remains anemic as the GDP price index was revised up incrementally to 1.0 percent annualized from the initial estimate of 0.9 annualized. The market consensus called for no net revision to the prior estimate of 0.9 percent.
Although the latest GDP number was disappointing in terms of expectations, it still reflects a continuation of the recovery. And the mix is improved from the fourth quarter. On the news, equity futures softened but remained up sharply.
My perspective is that our GDP numbers are completely false and vastly overstated for a number of reasons, the most important of which is that it's built upon engineered financing which is build upon fraudulent accounting. Cash flow is always the killer to false accounting, oh, and look at M3 plummet! Down 5% now on a year over year basis? That'll eventually get real interesting:
Here's a longer term perspective going back to 1960 - nothing like it in modern history, that's for certain:
Weekly jobless claims came in at 460,000. This is still extremely elevated, it is lower than last week's 471k (revised to 474k), but it is higher than the consensus that was looking for 450k. Here's Econoday:
Initial jobless claims fell in the May 22 week but not by much. Claims were down 14,000 to a higher-than-expected level of 460,000. In a partial offset, the prior week was revised 3,000 higher to 474,000. Improvement in the latest week fails to offset prior increases, reflected in the four-week average which rose for a second week, up 2,250 to 456,500. The month-to-month look is mixed with the four-week average showing marginal improvement while the latest week shows a marginal increase.
Continuing claims are going in the right direction, at least for the latest two weeks of data. Continuing claims fell 49,000 to 4.607 million in the May 15 week to bring down the four-week average by 12,000 to 4.637 million. The unemployment rate of insured workers is unchanged at 3.6 percent.
Today's report will support expectations for moderate improvement in the monthly employment report, specifically private payrolls which exclude census workers. But the results don't point to the kind of significant improvement that would end talk of a Europe-led double dip.
LOL, "…end talk of a Europe-led double dip." Stop it, you're killing me.
According to the DOL, Emergency Unemployment Claims fell 41,403 during the week, but the 5 million plus people drawing EUC is up still nearly 3 million over year prior figures.
As I type the dollar is strengthening while the Euro sinks once again. Further breakdown in the Euro will drive equities - like always, keep your eyes on the money/DEBT!
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Dinner Tonight: Asparagus and Rice Soup Recipe
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I love asparagus as much as the next guy, but I've become a little bored with cooking it. Steaming tends to make it limp. And though I've had some surprisingly good luck with microwaving it (honest!), I usually just roast it to all hell until it becomes crisp and caramelized. Since I only eat it while it is in season, I'm usually satisfied with this simple approach. It wasn't until I discovered this recipe that I even thought about using it in some other fashion. Good thing I found it.
I love the recipes of Judy Rogers, and this one, adapted from the Zuni Cafe Cookbook, is another winner. What's fascinating is how Rogers takes so few ingredients and makes them into a full meal.
The quickly sautéed asparagus spears give it sweetness, the bacon lends a savory edge, and the little bit of rice gives it some bulk. A perfect spring soup. I used a good homemade chicken stock, which elevates any soup, but boxed stock will work in a pinch.
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cups diced onions
- 1/4 cup white rice
- 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 8 ounces asparagus, stems removed, sliced diagonally into 1/8 inch pieces
- 4 ounces bacon or pancetta, diced
- Salt and pepper
Pour 4 tablespoons of the oil into a medium saucepan. Tun the heat to medium-low and add the onions and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 10 minutes.
Dump in the rice and then pour in the stock, and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to boil, reduce to a simmer, and then cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender.
Meanwhile, pour the rest of the oil into a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook for a few minutes, until some of the fat has rendered. Then add the asparagus and stir until the asparagus is coated with oil. Then cook, without stirring for about 4 minutes. Stir and cook for 4 minutes. The asparagus should be tender and delicious. Cook for 4 minutes more if it is not ready.
Dump the asparagus and bacon into the saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute, and then turn off the heat. Add lots of black pepper and season with salt to taste.
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by Stephen Horn base on Stonewall Jackson by Robert Lewis Dabney.
Stonewall Jackson was a Christian and he was also a great general for the confederates in the second war for American independence. He led many campaigns one of which saved Richmond. He understood his enemies, and he made defensive and offensive acts accordingly. Three of the qualities that he possessed which made him a good general were perseverance, hard fighting, and no fear of the enemy. He persevered and fought hard, and he did not fear the enemy. Because of these things he was the opposite of Generals like McClellan , who even when he had a copy of the Confederates plans did not act on them soon enough. He was not like others, like Rosecrans who would not attack because they thought the enemy more numerous(even though in that case they were not.) He was not like Bragg either, who once he had invaded to the enemies rear retreated with his spoils and let the enemy have it back.
One quality Jackson had that made him a good general, was that he persevered and did what he thought needed to be done. When necessary, he would make his troops march at double quick half the night to get to an important position. "[The troops] hurried forward, often at double quick, waded the Shenandoah River, which was waist deep to the men, ascended the Blue Ridge at Ashby's Gap, and, two hours after midnight, paused for a few hours rest at the little village of Paris, upon the eastern slope of the mountain."1 But his troops were patriots and would heartily obey his orders, and he also returned the respect. After a long march, "an officer came to Jackson, reminded him that there were no sentries posted around his bivouac, while the men were all wrapped in sleep, and asked if some should be aroused, and a guard set. 'No,' replied Jackson, 'let the poor fellows sleep; I will guard the camp myself.'"2 Forced marches were his policy, and thus his own brigade was called foot calvary for how fast they marched. He used this in his Valley Campaign, and also when he was part of Lee's army. When he needed to get to somewhere before the enemy, his troops would march quickly, and get there before the enemy. His policy was to move quickly, strike hard, and secure the fruits of victory before he could be crushed.
After he made a forced march, Jackson would strike the enemy hard. At the battle of Port Republic, the enemy held an important bridge. The Federals had one field piece to sweep the bridge, and another replying to the confederate artillery. Jackson, "without pausing to wheel them into line, as [his troops] came with in an effective distance, he commanded them, with a tone and mien of inexpressible authority, to deliver one round upon the enemy's artillerists, and then rush through the bridge upon them with the bayonet. They fired one stinging volley, which swept every cannoneer from the threatening gun, and then dashed with a yell through the narrow avenue."3"[T]he bridge was gained, and the enemies gun was captured."4 But, this gallant charge did take men from the ranks. Jackson knew that this was going to happen, but he also knew that if he did not take the losses he could not hold his position. It was necessary because the enemy was between him and his baggage, and he needed to drive the enemy out.
Another quality Jackson had was that he did not fear if the enemy had greatly superior numbers. If he thought that he could not win a battle he would not fight it. But, if the enemy outnumbered him, he would try to outsmart the enemy by flanking him, and other military maneuvers. If the enemy was panicking, he would use a frontal assault to make them flee. He understood military tactics since he had studied them extensively at West Point. At Chancellorsville, he executed one of the most brilliant maneuvers of the war, which was marching around to the enemy's flank while he left a skeleton force to keep the enemy in his entrenchments. This same maneuver was tried in the Battle of the Seven Day's, but from lack of coordination it did not nearly have the effect that it did at Chancellorsville. Stonewall Jackson said, "Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave."
From this we see that some of his most influential characteristics which he had upon his campaigning were perseverance, hard fighting, and no fear of the enemy. He fought hard because he did not fear what the enemy could do to him. He persevered even when the enemy was much stronger than him. This shows that his lack of fear was the important quality which he had, because all of his other qualities sprouted from this quality. He had that quality because he was a Christian, and he feared God more that his enemies.
1 Robert Lewis Dabney, Stonewall Jackson, (Virginia: Sprinkle Publications) p. 212
2 Ibid p. 212
3 Ibid p. 412-413
4 Ibid p. 413
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc Announces Minimum Tender Condition Exceeded During Initial Offering Period For Gentium S.p.A. Shares
23 Jan, 2014, 07:35 GMT
-- Approximately 79 percent of outstanding Gentium ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares tendered
-- Subsequent offering period commenced to permit additional shares to be tendered
DUBLIN, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the initial offering period in the tender offer made by a subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals to purchase all outstanding ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of Gentium S.p.A. (Nasdaq: GENT) for $57.00 per share and per ADS (without duplication for ordinary shares underlying ADSs) in cash expired at midnight, New York City time, on the evening of January 22, 2014.
The tender agent for the tender offer has advised Jazz Pharmaceuticals that, as of the expiration of the initial offering period, 12,244,156 Gentium ordinary shares and ADSs were properly tendered and not withdrawn in the tender offer. These ordinary shares and ADSs represent approximately 79 percent of Gentium's issued and outstanding ordinary shares and ADSs and 69 percent of the fully diluted number of ordinary shares and ADSs (in each case without duplication for ordinary shares underlying ADSs). All properly tendered ordinary shares and ADSs have been accepted for payment, which will be made in accordance with the terms of the tender offer. Upon payment for the properly tendered ordinary shares and ADSs, Jazz Pharmaceuticals will become the indirect majority shareholder of Gentium. In addition, 1,345,023 ADSs have been committed to tender in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures contemplated by the Offer, and options to acquire 1,666,608 ordinary shares of Gentium are subject to support agreements requiring that such options be exercised and the underlying ordinary shares be tendered into a subsequent offering period. These ADSs and ordinary shares and the ordinary shares and ADSs that have been accepted for payment represent in the aggregate approximately 86 percent of the fully diluted number of ordinary shares and ADSs of Gentium (without duplication for ordinary shares underlying ADSs).
Jazz Pharmaceuticals today also announced that its subsidiary has commenced a subsequent offering period to acquire the remaining ordinary shares and ADSs of Gentium. The subsequent offering period will expire at midnight, New York City time, on the evening of Thursday, February, 20, 2014, unless extended. During this subsequent offering period, holders of Gentium ordinary shares and ADSs who did not previously properly tender their ordinary shares and ADSs into the tender offer may do so, and Jazz Pharmaceuticals will promptly purchase any ordinary shares and ADSs properly tendered for the same consideration per share and per ADS (without duplication for shares underlying ADSs), as applicable, as paid in the initial offering period, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. The procedures for tendering ordinary shares and ADSs during the subsequent offering period are the same as those applicable to the initial offering period as described in the offer to purchase, except that ordinary shares and ADSs properly tendered during the subsequent offering period may not be withdrawn.
To finance this transaction, Jazz Pharmaceuticals has entered into an amendment to its senior secured credit facility providing for $350 million of incremental term loans, the repricing of its $554 million term loan (via replacement of the existing term loan with a new term loan) and a $425 million revolving credit facility. As a result of the repricing, the interest rate margin on the existing term loan was reduced by 25 basis points and the entire term loan currently bears interest at a floating rate of 3.25%. In connection with the acquisition of Gentium, Jazz Pharmaceuticals expects to fully utilize the incremental term loans and initially borrow $300 million of the total $425 million revolving credit facility.
About Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing and commercializing innovative products that address unmet medical needs. The company has a diverse portfolio of products in the areas of narcolepsy, oncology, pain and psychiatry. The company's U.S. marketed products in these areas include: Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) oral solution, Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi), Prialt® (ziconotide) intrathecal infusion, FazaClo® (clozapine, USP) HD and FazaClo LD. Outside of the U.S., Jazz Pharmaceuticals also has a number of products marketed by its EUSA Pharma division including Erwinase®. For further information, see www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.
About Gentium S.p.A.
Gentium S.p.A., located in Como, Italy, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and manufacturing of drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases and conditions, including vascular diseases related to cancer and cancer treatments. Defibrotide, the company's lead product candidate, has been granted Orphan Drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), by the European Medicines Agency, by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), both to treat and to prevent VOD, by the Commonwealth of Australia-Department of Health for the treatment of VOD and Fast Track Designation by the U.S. FDA to treat VOD. In October 2013, the European Commission granted Marketing Authorization for Defitelio™ (defibrotide) for the treatment of severe VOD in adults and children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation therapy. In November 2013, the EU granted Orphan Drug Designation for defibrotide for the prevention of Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD). For additional information about Gentium and Defitelio, please visit www.gentium.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Gentium, including, but not limited to, statements related to the anticipated payment for the ordinary shares and ADSs that have been accepted for payment and the subsequent offering period for Gentium ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares, including the timing thereof, as well as other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on each of the companies' current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including risks related to the funding of the financing described in this press release and those risks detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Jazz Pharmaceuticals' and Gentium's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings and reports, including in Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and Gentium's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012, each of which is filed with the SEC, and future filings and reports by either company. Neither Jazz Pharmaceuticals nor Gentium undertakes any duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the outstanding ordinary shares and ADSs of Gentium. Jazz Pharmaceuticals and its acquisition subsidiary have filed with the SEC a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, and Gentium has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, each as subsequently amended and with respect to the Offer (as defined in those documents). Holders of ordinary shares and ADSs of Gentium are urged to carefully read the relevant tender offer materials (including the Offer to Purchase, the related Share Form of Acceptance and Letter of Transmittal and the other tender offer documents) and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement of Gentium because they contain important information that such holders should consider before making any decision regarding tendering their securities. The Offer to Purchase, the related Share Form of Acceptance and Letter of Transmittal and the other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement of Gentium, are available to all holders of ordinary shares and ADSs of Gentium at no expense to them. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other related documents filed with the SEC at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov or by (i) directing a request to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, c/o Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3180 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California 94304, U.S.A., Attention: Investor Relations, (ii) calling +353 1 634 7892 (Ireland) or +1 650 496 2800 (U.S.) or (iii) sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Investors and security holders may also obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com under the heading "Investors" and then under the heading "SEC Filings."
In addition to the Offer to Purchase, the related Share Form of Acceptance and Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement of Gentium, Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Gentium file annual, quarterly (except in the case of Gentium) and special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports or other information filed by Jazz Pharmaceuticals or Gentium at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Jazz Pharmaceuticals' and Gentium's filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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SoCal native Green gets a start in Anaheim
ANAHEIM -- Oakland second baseman Grant Green got the start Saturday night in the No. 9 hole, which should please a sizable portion of the A's contingent at Angel Stadium.
Green was born in Fullerton, grew up 10 minutes from Angel Stadium, went to Canyon High School and played ball at USC. He expected 25-30 friends and family members to be in attendance Saturday night.
"It's an awesome experience," Green said. "Last time I was here was for the Future's Game, and I got to play in that when it was here. That was surreal, and being able to play here during the season, too, is actually pretty nice."
Oddly enough, Green was raised a Giants fan by his father. But he made the majority of his childhood ballpark visits to the Big A.
Green, the 13th-overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, remains in search of his first big league hit. The club's No. 3 ranked prospect is 0-for-9 in three games since being called up on July 8.


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With featherweights Manny Gamburyan and Diego Nunes each forced to bow out of a planned UFC 135 bout due to injuries, Eddie Yagin (15-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Junior Assuncao (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is now officials for the card.
UFC brass today announced the change, which was previously reported by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Denver's Pepsi Center.
The night's main card airs on pay-per-view. Yagin vs. Assuncao is part of a preliminary card that's expected to stream on Facebook.
Assuncao, who went 1-2 in a UFC lightweight stint from 2006 to 2007, has won seven of his eight fights since then, including his past six straight. The past three victories all have come via first-round stoppage. The Georgia-based Hardcore Gym member and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt also is the reigning XFC lightweight champion.
Yagin, a Hawaiian and a veteran of the now-defunct Super Brawl promotion, recently scored a submission victory over ex-Bellator champ Joe Soto at Tachi Palace Fights 10. The win, which earned the Alliance MMA fighter the organization's vacant belt, marked his seventh win in eight fights. His only loss during the stretch came to UFC vet Diego Saraiva at Tachi Palace Fights 2.
For the latest on UFC 135, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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My favorite Million Dollar Decorator Nathan Turner has just released a wonderful book;
Nathan Turner's American Style.
The book has three sections filled with beautiful images of laid-back California interiors. Beach Chic, City Living and he even goes a little Country!
I particularly enjoyed the images from NT's personal home in Malibu. I am all about the all white space, filled with cool, casual & livable furniture. The artwork makes the space personal, and also ties the colors together. Notice how your eye is "following" the pops of orange! The large Goldfish photograph is by Oberto Gili, a photographer Nathan Turner often use in his interiors.
This room might just be my favorite in the whole book! Happy, cheerful and relaxed, and very different from my own home...
Just adore this dog friendly spot! It seems that Nathan's two dogs, Nacho & Daicy, are very much part of his relaxed lifestyle, and they even have their own super stylish cushion-with-a-view :)
This vignette is part of a "country" home in the middle of L.A.... I was drawn to this image by the large photo by Amber Arbucci, a cool graphic take on zebra stripes! The owners of this home apparently are super well traveled, so Nathan Turner layered up the interiors with travel worthy items and collections.
While the book is full of fantastic images of interiors, there are also great entertaining tips, table top ideas and even recipes :) This particular setting is for a Moroccan Tea Party, but you can find colorful lunch ideas, beach-themed party decor, a colorful Mexican Taco Fest and even an outdoor rustic Apple Harvest Dinner Party, complete with scenic views and apple pie!
So.... as you can see, there is a little for everyone in this book, overall a great collection of Nathan Turner's American (relaxed, bohemian) Style. A great book for ideas, for sure, but also a wonderful showcase for his amazing talent and eye for the eclectic interior. A book I am sure I will refer to for inspiration and effortless entertaining ideas!!
Have a fun Sunday,
Image #1 via Google Images, Image #2 & #3 via ElleDECOR, Image #4 via SoHaute, Image #5 via Nathan Turner.


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It's a funny thing, my relationship with The Band. They were a band that I wasn't super aware of for a long, long time—that era of rock was something of which I was mostly ignorant for most of my years growing up.
A few years after college, I watched Martin Scorsese's phenomenal film The Last Waltz (The trailer is above), and was like… "Oh. Wow, I have been missing out."
Today, Levon Helm, The Band singer with that incredible voice, passed away from throat cancer. Tonight seems like it might be a good time to sit back and watch The Last Waltz again, and remember this amazing era of music.
And if you've never really listened to The Band, that movie is a great place to start.
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The LAMA ATISHA AMULET is said to be one of the most powerful protection amulet in Buddhism. According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, simply seeing or touching a copy of the said amulet will bring a person tremendous protection against physical harm.
It functions like that of the scapular for Catholics. If a person has this on his body at that time of his or her death, it is guaranteed that he or she will have a good rebirth and will be saved from the lower realms. If displayed inside the house or office, one will be saved from bad influences of other people and it will help create harmony. It is also very good to have this amulet if one is in the hospital, to protect a person from the yin chi of the hospital, and it will also prevent you from getting the attention of the lost souls. Thus, it is also a very good amulet to have to wear when one is going to a funeral or cemetery.
I don't have a personal story or story that I heard first hand about the LAMA ATISHA PROTECTION AMULET, but one of the most popular story associated by the LAMA ATISHA PROTECTION AMULET, and is widely accepted by the different Buddhist traditions is a story that happened fairly recently. It was suppose to have happened to a young Tibetan man and his family.
As you all know, China has invaded Tibet and a lot of people they are either doing some ethnic cleansing or is slowly erasing the cultures and traditions of the Tibetan who are still in Tibet. The man's name is Tenzin Choejor ( the truth is Tenzin is a fairly common Tibetan boy's name because it means 'holder of Buddhist doctrines', and the current Dalai Lama's name himself is Tenzin. I was told that Choezor is not a family name but it is a second name, which means Dharma Wealth. From the name of the man, it can be concluded that his parents are devout Buddhist, but this is not unique because most Tibetans are devout Buddhist.)
Tenzin Choejor's family is one of the many Tibetans who've experienced oppression in Tibet. He was born after the 14th Dalai Lama has fled to Tibet to escape the Chinese oppression, so it can be said that he has never experienced true freedom. He has always long for to escape the Chinese oppression of Tibet but has not dared to do it because all his family are in Tibet. However, his perspective changed when he got married and started to have his own family.
It is said that Tenzin Choejor has planned to escape with his parents, but in a country ruled by oppression and where paranoia is really high, the government soon found out about his plan to escape. It is said that it was possible that another relative or a friend squealed on him. Like most Tibetans who plan to escape or oppose the Chinese government, he was tortured and separated from his family and was put to hard labor for several years. Upon his release, he find it hard to start a new life, because he was considered as an 'ex-convict' and even fellow Tibetans who took pity on him will not hire him because they're afraid that they might earn the ire of the Chinese government. This is when he realized and decided that the only way for him to survive and take care of his family is if they escape Tibet. This time, however, Tenzin Choejor is more careful and he only confided to his father, who told him to ask for the blessing of his grandfather, his father's uncle, for a blessing because it will be a long journey, a very difficult one, and if caught they might be killed on the spot or if they're not caught they might die of freezing in the mountains. His father also cautioned him to think again of his plans because Tenzin Choejor's children then aged 10 and 7 might not survive the trip. However, Tenzin Choejor knew that's the only way for them to have a better life, and he thought it is better to risk their lives that forever live under the Chinese oppression.
Tenzin Choejor great uncle is one of the few monks left in Tibet who has personally met the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, and because he is monk in a place under Chinese rule, it is expected that he is very poor. So he has nothing to offer Tenzin Choejor but the blessing that Tenzin Choejor seeks from him. He performed some Buddhist protection ritual, which was improvised to adjust to their situation, but then took Tenzin Choejor aside to tell him that there is one thing that he would like to give Tenzin Choejor.
He told Tenzin Choejor that he believe that the only reason he was able to escape the Chinese's physical oppression, unlike most monks, is because of an amulet that he has kept for a long time. He told Tenzin Choejor that he believes that the amulet is one of the reasons that he remained alive under the hands of the Chinese communist government. He then gave Tenzin Choejor a leather cloth where the image of LAMA ATISHA PROTECTION AMULET is printed. He told Tenzin Choejor that the amulet would keep his family safe. It is said that Tenzin Choejor initially refused to accept the amulet, but his great uncle insisted and told him that he has no need for the amulet because of his old age and that he is ready to part with his body.
Tenzin Choejor then proceeded to escape Tibet. It must be noted that after the initial exodus of Tibetans from Tibet, the Chinese communist government has intensified border security, making it harder for all Tibetan planning to go to exile to leave Tibet. There is no exact statistics as to how many people have been killed or captured and tortured just because the seek a better life. Tenzin Choejor armed with determination and faith in his 'religion' decided to set out on an escape with his wife and two young children.
On his way to India, Tenzin Choejor encountered several problems, but somehow they manage to get away with it. Among these two things are an encounter with a Chinese soldiers and a fight against nature.
First, on their escape, they literally came across some Chinese soldiers, and because of fatigue and coldness because of the freezing snow, he and his wife noticed them a little too late. They came across two drunken Chinese soldiers, and was almost apprehended, in fact, a gun was already pointed at them. Should the soldiers decided to shoot at them, the soldiers won't get reprimanded because there is a standing order to shoot to kill all people who are trying to escape. Fearing for the life of his family, Tenzin Choejor used his body to block his wife and kids, and instinctively touched the LAMA ATISHA PROTECTION AMULET given to him by his great uncle and started to call on the Buddhas. According to their testimony, Tenzin Choejor's wife didn't know where he mustered her courage to talk to the soldiers.
Tenzin Choejor's wife knows how to speak Chinese, being born and raised under the Chinese communist government; Chinese has been her second language. Tenzin Choejor knows the language also but because he grew up in the countryside he understands it better than he can speak. His wife on the other hand knows how to speak it but not fluently either. But she managed to address the soldiers and pretend that she is Chinese, and when asked why Tenzin Choejor's himself doesn't speak she told them that her husband is deaf – mute. There are many loopholes to her cover, like how can she explain their looks and what are they doing in the mountain, but because it was dark and maybe because the Chinese soldiers were drunk they let them go. Tenzin Choejor believes that it is because of LAMA ATISHA PROTECTION AMULET.
The second ordeal was when they were in the mountain, Tenzin Choejor's second child got really ill. Without medicine all Tenzin Choejor and his wife can do are to call on the help of the Buddhas. Tenzin Choejor decided to take off the amulet and placed it on top of his son's body. Needless to say, the son got healed.
After weeks of travelling in the mountain they finally got to the border of Tibet and India, where they plan to go in exile and seeks the Dalai Lama's protection. But little did they know that India besieged by thousands and thousand of Tibetan exiles and without a place to put them has made it harder for Tibetans to go inside their country. Though they don't understand each other, Tenzin Choejor understands the problem with their facial and body language. He started to touch the amulet again and hope for the best. Soon they were met by a Tibetan who took their story. Three days after they were put on a holding area, luckily with food, they were told that they could stay in India.
According to Tenzin Choejor, and these were acknowledge by the highest ranking lamas, it was because of the LAMA ATISHA PROTECTION AMULET that Tenzin Choejor and his family survived the ordeal.
But who is LAMA ATISHA?
For that allow me to share his story using Lama Zopa Rinpoche's own words. The following was lifted from the archive of FPMT.
Having a little bit of understanding of the life story of Atisha is very beneficial for our mind, so we can try to understand the teaching he wrote. By understanding Atisha's life story and how he practiced Dharma and achieved realizations, devotion arises and we can feel that his teaching is most precious and pure. 1
Actually it is a very long life story, and it is divided into three parts. In order to have some idea about the great bodhisattva Atisha and how he benefited sentient beings, there are stories about his birth, his home, his birthplace and his early life. The stories explain how he achieved great knowledge and realizations with that holy body. Then after achieving the knowledge and realizations of the path, he benefited the teachings and helped sentient beings— he led the disciples and sentient beings to happiness.
Atisha's birthplace was in Bengal, India. He was born as a prince and his family was extremely wealthy. He was surrounded by servants and workers, and there were 100,000 people just in his palace. The palace had thirteen golden roofs and 25,000 golden banners on the top, and there were also many pools, like in the West. At the palace there were 25,000 pools and beautiful parks, gardens of beautiful flowers that people could enjoy, seven bridges, and special trees that only grow in India.
When Atisha was three, he became an expert in general education—in astrology, letters, the brahmas, these things. He also became expert in discriminating the inner and outer being, so his parents wanted him very badly to take the place of the king. They tried very hard, but after some time he left with 300 horses, disguised as an army going to fight.
Many people went into the forest with Atisha to seek the guru. He took many teachings on refuge and bodhicitta, and then the guru sent him home to check up and try to understand the suffering of life. This happened three times. He came back, the guru sent him to another guru, and that guru sent him home to check up on the shortcomings of worldly life. His parents tried very hard to have him marry and take the place of a king. They invited all the beautiful women of the country to a party, and let them all dance around, but it didn't work.
Atisha explained, " There is no difference for my mind between this palace and a prison. There is no difference between beautiful, expensive clothes and the torn cloth in the garbage. There is no difference between delicious food and dog meat and pus. There is no difference between princesses and mara women—devil women." Why devil women? Because they transform into beautiful bodies and cheat us. His parents listened to him.
Atisha followed 157 gurus perfectly and received many teachings, initiations and Vajrayana teachings. Once, while he was at home, Tara, the female aspect of Buddha, instructed him in a dream not to be attached to the samsaric happiness of worldly life. After this, Atisha went to see his guru. Then one day, after receiving many initiations, he thought, "There is no Vajrayana teaching left that I don't know. I have become the most learned." He felt a little bit of pride. That night, he had a dream that many female dakinis— transformations of buddhas who have high realizations of tantra—showed him many Vajrayana texts that he had never seen before. This made him lose his feelings of pride.
Atisha wanted to receive Mahamudra realization in his lifetime, by living in Vajrayana conduct. One of his gurus, Rahula, suddenly realized with his psychic power that Atisha was thinking this. Without any resistance, Rahula appeared in front of Atisha and instructed him, "What are you doing, forgetting all the sentient beings by leaving them? Take ordination and do great work for the teachings. This will be greatly beneficial for the teachings." So, Atisha took ordination when he was twenty-nine years old. He was persuaded to do so by his guru and also by the buddha's female aspect, Tara, Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya Buddha and many other buddhas and Vajrayana deities such as Heruka, in his dreams.
After some time, when he was going around the Bodhgaya stupa—the temple in India, the most holy place where Guru Shakyamuni Buddha received enlightenment— above the stupa, in space, he saw the transformation of a young woman asking an old woman a question. At that time Atisha was concerned with quickly receiving enlightenment, and in space the young woman was asking the old woman, "What path should we practice in order to quickly receive enlightenment?" The old woman said, "Train the mind in love and compassion, in bodhicitta."
Again, when Atisha was going around the stupa, there were paintings on the walls that talked to each other. One painting asked the other what path we should follow to reach enlightenment quickly, and the other answered, "Train the mind in love and compassion, and bodhicitta."
Again, when Atisha was going around near Nagarjuna's caves, he saw the statues of Buddha communicating, saying, "Train the mind in love and the compassionate thought, bodhicitta." There was one ivory statue, and it said, "Yogi, if you want to quickly receive enlightenment, train the mind in love and compassion, and the thought of bodhicitta." Many statues spoke like this.
Atisha went to see Guru Serlingpa, and he spent about twelve years taking the complete teachings on bodhicitta. In the presence of Guru Serlingpa, he received the actual realization of bodhicitta. Then Lama Serlingpa predicted that he should go to Tibet, the northern snow land.
At that time, there was a lot of degeneration of the teachings in Tibet. The people did not know how to practice the teachings, and they were confused about the practice of sutra and tantra together. The king of Tibet, Lha Lama Yeshe Ö, sent twenty-one boys to India to study Dharma and all of them except two died from the heat. These two came back to Tibet and told the king that everyone was talking about Atisha, the pandit, and that they should invite him to Tibet to help. These two translators' names were Rinchen Sangpo and Legshey.
As soon as Lha Lama Yeshe Ö, the king of Tibet, heard the name of Atisha, incredible devotion arose in his mind, and he decided to invite Atisha to Tibet. He sent many gold offerings to India to invite Atisha, but it didn't work. Then afterwards, he went himself to find gold for Atisha, and he was captured and put in the prison by an irreligious king who didn't want the spread of Dharma in Tibet.
King Lha Lama Yeshe Ö's nephew, Jangchub Ö, came to see him in prison. The irreligious king told Jangchub Ö, "I won't free your uncle until you find gold the size of his body." So, Jangchub Ö found enough gold to reach up to his neck, but still the irreligious king was not satisfied. He said, "If you don't bring gold the size of his head, I won't let him be free from prison." Again, Jangchub Ö went to his uncle, the king of Tibet, and explained all these things.
The imprisoned king of Tibet, Lha Lama Yeshe Ö, explained to his nephew that since a lot of gold was offered to the irreligious king and he was still not satisfied, Jangchub Ö should not offer this king even one handful of gold. King Lha Lama Yeshe Ö said he was now very old and did not have long to live, and it would be more beneficial for his nephew, Jangchub Ö, to take the gold. He said to Jangchub Ö, "I don't care if I die in prison. Take all this gold and ask Atisha to come to Tibet and spread the Dharma." Then the king sent a message to Atisha through his nephew, saying, "I gave up my life to invite you to Tibet. Please guide me with your compassion. What I have in my mind is only for you to come to Tibet and spread the teachings."
The imprisoned king sent the message with Jangchub Ö with a suffering, frantic voice, and then he passed away in prison. His nephew sent a translator with many gold offerings to invite Atisha, but the kings and abbots of India wanted Atisha to stay there. Finally, Atisha received permission and he came secretly to Tibet and helped spread the Dharma there. According to his teachings, he wrote the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment there.
Atisha spread the pure Mahayana teaching like the rising sun, and all conflict, ignorance, and wrong conceptions were destroyed. His text was translated into English by some Tibetan lamas and other translators. I am reading the translation of this teaching because it is extremely beneficial. It is so short. Atisha did great work and brought so much benefit to India and Tibet. In India he destroyed many followers of other religions, wrong paths and wrong conceptions. He did great work.
These days, many young people from the West have the chance to hear the teachings and to understand and practice these meditations on the gradual path to enlightenment. They can find satisfaction in their lives, and they can make their lives meaningful and happy. They integrate it in their own mind, and they understand that there is a chance to make their lives meaningful. All these things are due to the kindness of Atisha, the great bodhisattva.
This great bodhisattva, Atisha, lived in discipline, and had the realization of moral conduct. He kept the 253 precepts purely, and on the basis of that, the bodhisattva's precepts, the moral conduct precepts and the Vajrayana precepts. He had unshakeable, firm, one-pointed concentration that could last for years—even if hundreds of rockets were flying nearby they couldn't disturb or shake his meditation. He had perfect realization of shunyata, the absolute nature, and he achieved high tantric realizations, seeing himself in the form of deities.
Atisha had high tantric realization without projections, and he did not see ordinary places—we see an ordinary house built of mud or cement, an impure place, but Atisha had only pure projections and pure view, and he always saw the view of the mandala of the deities. He had high Vajrayana realizations and he was able to transform even kaka into nectar and poison into medicine.
We can meditate like this to increase devotion to Atisha's teachings. We can do checking meditation according to that. We may find it difficult at the beginning of the subject, and it may take time to understand, but by checking and understanding more and more the various meditations and teachings, gradually it will become clear within our mind.
Please note that Choejor is also spelled as Choezor and that the story from the archive of FPMT is part of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teaching of the life and work of Lama Atisha at 9th Kopan Course in 1976.
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