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NAIROBI, Kenya — After seizing a disputed town on the border of the breakaway region of southern Sudan on Saturday, the army of northern Sudan is now facilitating a relatively large influx of nomadic people into the area, according to new United Nations field reports.
United Nations officials said the move could mean that the Sudanese government was trying to "ethnically cleanse" the area in a bid to change its demographics permanently and annex the town, Abyei, just weeks before southern Sudan was supposed to split from the north and form its own country.
As the July target for the south's independence draws near, the battles over Abyei have grown more intense, and the moves by the north have threatened to plunge the two sides into a conflict that diplomats fear could scuttle the carefully choreographed treaty arranging for the south to become the world's newest state.
One United Nations official said a northern Sudanese general revealed this week that there was a plan to send 15,000 Misseriya, an Arab and nomadic people, into Abyei in the coming days, which could have a serious impact on Abyei's delicate demographics. Other United Nations officials estimated that 5,000 to 10,000 Misseriya had already entered Abyei town.
The Misseriya have a long history of being used by the Sudanese government as proxy forces, and they live in the vast stretches of desert around Abyei, occasionally going into Abyei to graze their animals. Abyei's permanent residents, however, are the Ngok Dinka.Continue reading the main story
Abyei straddles the north-south border and has oil (though a relatively scant amount), and both sides have laid emotional claims to it. A referendum was supposed to be held this year to decide what the people of Abyei wanted, but it was shelved because of disputes over who could vote.
If the Sudanese government is intent on settling thousands of Misseriya in Abyei, the United Nations official said, then last weekend's attack on Abyei "was planned as ethnic cleansing strategy."
"Displace the Ngok Dinka residents and bring in Misseriya, then allow the referendum to take place," said the official, who works closely on Sudan issues but was not authorized to speak publicly.
The strategy is akin to what the Sudanese government, based in Khartoum, did several years ago when it sent notorious janjaweed militias sweeping across the Darfur region, at its behest, to capture land belonging to dispossessed ethnic groups that the government was fighting.
"The north has begun to employ the same kind of scorched-earth tactics we saw Khartoum use in Darfur," said Eliza Griswold, who has closely studied Abyei and is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, a public policy institute in Washington. "All of these battles are brutal struggles for power and resources of land, oil, even water — waged by any means necessary."
The Sudanese government has denied any wrongdoing and so has a leader of the Misseriya community.
"This is absolutely absurd," said Sadig Nimir, a Misseriya elder, on Wednesday, from Khartoum, Sudan's capital. "We have no interest in occupying Abyei. Most Misseriya are cattle herders, and they don't come to Abyei except once a week on Thursdays to buy supplies like sugar and oil. They don't have the desire to live there. They only come to Abyei to graze."
He added: "We have no problem with the Ngok Dinka. We have nothing to do with this. This is a battle between two armies."
But in a sense, the Misseriya have their own army, made up of heavily armed cattle herders. On Wednesday, the United Nations said Misseriya militias fired on four United Nations helicopters in Abyei, though no one was hurt. Reports from witnesses indicated that marauding Misseriya gunmen had been burning down the huts of Ngok Dinka and looting their shops, along with United Nations warehouses.
Abyei has become the most combustible issue that Sudan must reckon with as it prepares to split in two. Under a peace treaty between the north and south, this rural, dusty borderland was supposed to be administered by a joint committee and patrolled by joint forces until its final status was resolved. But in the past few months, those joint forces have started killing one another, which the Khartoum government used as a pretext to send in soldiers and tanks over the weekend.
Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, declared Tuesday that Abyei was now "northern Sudanese land."
On Wednesday, Col. Philip Aguer, a spokesman for the southern Sudanese military forces, said the northern army was "supporting the Arab Misseriya into Abyei as part of their plan to settle the area."
"They want to show that they are part of Abyei, which is not true," he added.
As for the south's response, Colonel Aguer said, "We wait and see."
The consensus among most analysts is that neither side actually wants to go to war over Abyei because both have too much to lose.
The south has less than two months to go before declaring independence and does not want to risk the complications of the northern government's not recognizing its sovereignty. The north is worried about its access to oil (most of Sudan's oil lies in the south) and was on the verge of having punishing American sanctions lifted until the Abyei crisis erupted.
But analysts are troubled by the echoes of Darfur. Abyei, at 4,072 square miles, is a speck compared with Darfur, which is the size of France. Millions of people have been displaced by the violence in Darfur, with most still stuck in squalid refugee camps. But fewer than 50,000 people have been displaced by the Abyei incursion (50,000 is thought to be the size of Abyei's total population).
But there are clear parallels: nomad versus farmer, Arab versus African, a government-backed force versus civilians who have supported the rebels.
"It's impossible to understand Sudan's wars without seeing the basic pattern that underlies them all," Ms. Griswold said.
Many analysts believe Abyei will be a tinderbox until both sides compromise. The possible solutions are many: simply dividing Abyei territory between north and south, having the United Nations administer it, holding the referendum or granting the area its own independence and creating something along the lines of a tiny, landlocked United Republic of Abyei.
This week, an African Union team is planning to introduce a proposal to northern and southern leaders. African Union officials would not share any specifics, saying the issues were far too volatile to discuss publicly.Continue reading the main story


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Pin It Meatless Monday a try. I figured today was a good day to try it since I am off and have more time to think of meatless meals and prep for same. So far I have had a meatless breakfast (um...I do every day!) of oatmeal, low fat peanut butter, half a banana, a small donut peach and a small handful of raspberries (and don't forget the coffee...my new favorite flavour is maple cinnamon!!). For lunch I will make an omelette with cheese (reminder: this is MEATless Monday NOT Vegan Monday, so eggs and cheese are OK) and a couple slices of Ezekial bread. Supper that is planned for tonight is Slow Cooker Red Beans and Barley (mine has black beans 'cause that's what was in my cupboard) which is a recipe I found on the Weight Watchers site. A serving of this is about 1 1/3 cups, so should be very filling. I will have green beans on the side and maybe some sauteed mushrooms and peppers. So that's it! One day of meatless meals all planned out. No mention of my snacks here, but rarely do I chow down on a steak or a chicken leg for my snacks - my meat primarily makes an appearance at lunch (sandwich meat or salad topping) or dinner time.
I know I said I would make something with TVP, but when trying to find a recipe for it I came across so many negative comments/posts that I could not bring myself to make anything with it. I chickened (no pun intended) out :( I think the biggest thing for me is I don't want to waste all the nice produce I have in my fridge on a recipe I'll end up throwing away! So I think I might gradually introduce TVP into a recipe...maybe 2/3 ground beef + 1/3 TVP in my next "beefy" recipe.
Stay tuned for photos and taste reviews of tonight's meatless supper...I dunno, but I think this new recipe might need some chicken... ;-)


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How many international players do the Maine women's and men's basketball teams have on their two rosters this year?
Combined they have 18 Women 6 of 13 ( 46.2%) and men 12 of 16 (75%) totals 18 of 29 players or 55.5%
Reasons for more international players in my opinion is that they have good contacts established in other countries, they are more coachable, usually better fundamentally, play game from shoulders up, better basketball IQ's, less likely to transfer, players if they are legitimate freshmen have more experience the stateside players because there is not high school basketball internationally, it is all done by club basketball and players are assigned by age. but can play up their actual grade. That is what Sigi Koizar did and she was ready to play at UMaine as a freshmen and so have other women and men international players aat Maine
The NBA has 450 players 30 teams times 15 player rosters and over 25% or 110 international players are on those rosters. Also, several NBA coaches are from the international game. How about this years Luca Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, the 19 year old who to me was the most talented all around basketball player in the draft. He was 3 times MVP in the top European Pro leagues this past year.
Also, if you look on the top D-1 college teams you will find international players on those rosters.
Both Maine teams have been recruiting international players ever since Doug Lesicnher an assistant when Ted Woodward was at Maine. He also coached overseas in the summer time and developed many great recruiting contacts. The Maine men started the international recruiting and the Maine women followed under Barron's time as the women's coach and Coach Vachon has followed through in her time as head coach. Coach Barron is also doing that with the men as of his 8 incoming recruits this year 6 were international players.
I certainly like going after recruiting Maine high school players first, international players second and state side players third.
% of FGA's as 3 pointers so far this season!
Men...... AFG 477 A3's 191 % of FGA's as 3's 40.1%
Women..AFG 448 A3s 215 % of FGA's as 3's 47.9%
Players shooting over 30% minimum of 10 3 point attempts
Men: Fleming 37.5% and White 32.2%
Women: Rossignol 40%, Saar 34.1%, McVicar 33.3%, Fogarty 31.8%, and Sutton 30.8%
3 point team %: Men 28.8% and Women 33.3%
3 point oppts %: Men 40.4% and Women 30.9%
Next games this coming Saturday, December 8. Men vs. Dartmouth 2:00pm..Women home vs. Brown 1:00pm.


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By Laura Medina
Intimate, Behind the Scenes of Kerry Washington getting ready with Neutrogena.
We all may be in awe, perhaps even envious, of last night's Emmy 2015 red carpet and award show.
However, when this scribe once learned the actual makeup, skin and hair care used on these actresses, these makeup and hair care are pretty, darn-right affordable and easy to find...unlike those haute couture gowns fresh off New York Fashion Week runways a mere two days ago. So, that's why A-List actresses and actors are always front row. They really do need it and wear those gowns for award shows. With the exception of the Grammys, black-tie is de rigueur dress codes for these award shows in the land of casual hip tanks and jeans and flip flops. The Emmy Awards is the Oscar of television.
Everybody's "power lady," Kerry Washington got ready the afternoon, before stepping on the red carpet, with Neutrogena.
Neutrogena, and Kerry's makeup artist, Carola Gonzalez and hair stylist, Takisha Sturdivant-Drew, and Kerry herself, were kind enough to take us behind-the-scenes in how they got Kerry red carpet ready with Neutrogena items that anyone can find, buy, and use.
Here is the entire Neutrogena lay-out for Kerry Washington's Emmy 2015 red carpet makeup to go with her fresh-of-the catwalk Marc Jacob Disco Collection Mirrored Gown.
Alright, this is Kerry's "Cinderella" moment with her fairy godmothers.
Makeup – Artist Carola Gonzalez
"My inspiration for this look came about Marc Jacobs' sequined dress. It reminded me of a modern day, fashion forward, upscale, flapper dress from the 20's. It's intricate detail called for simplicity. So, I decided to keep the makeup to a bare minimum, especially on the eyes, with a medium deep lip, to create a bit of contrast. I wanted to accentuate the shape of Kerry's beautiful eyes without interfering or taking away from the dress. I wanted to highlight Kerry's beauty in the most effortless and natural manner."
Product Overview:
· Neutrogena (Skin Prep): Hydro Boost Water Gel and Neutrogena Shine Control Primer
· Blush: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Blends 30 Sunkissed. Layered with Neutrogena's Healthy Skin Blush in Bronzed.
· Eyes: Neutrogena Nourishing Long Wear Eye Shadow Cocoa Mauve #40· Eyeliner: Neutrogena Nourishing Eyeliner Cosmic Black
· Mascara: Neutrogena Healthy Volume Carbon Black
To prep Kerry's skin and achieve her flawless glow, I always start by applying Neutrogena's Hydro Boost Water Gel, one of Kerry's favorites, to add proper hydration. I then layer it with Shine Control primer to prevent shine on the skin. After a few minutes, when it's fully absorbed, I follow with applying the foundation, Marc Jacobs Genius Gel Foundation in Cocoa Light, all over Kerry's face to even out skin and conceal any imperfections. For a sheer application use a wet wedge or Beauty Blender, for more coverage use it dry.
For the eyes, I used Neutrogena's Long Wear Eyeshadow Cocoa Mauve #40 Palette. I first applied eyeshadow #3 all over Kerry's eyelids, to almost match her own skin tone, and blended on crease. I used this shade to keep eyes to a bare minimum, since I wanted to keep the eyes clean and simple. To brighten the inner corner of the eyes, I applied, with a pointed brush, eyeshadow #2, and finished by applying eyeshadow #4 to the lower lash line, right under the lashes. I proceeded to lining Kerry's upper lash line, right where the lashes connect with the skin, with Neutrogena's Nourishing Eye Liner in Cosmic Black, and diffused it with a flat brush to soften the liner. I then applied a few coats on top lashes with Neutrogena's Healthy Volume in Carbon Black mascara to add lots and lots of volume, and two coats on the lower lashes. I really like this mascara cause it adds the right amount of volume and you can build the lashes without clumps. The upper lashes are the ones that make the eyes stand out the most, so always add a few extra coats, more than the bottom ones.
For the lips: I softly lined Kerry's lips with Chanel Precision Lip Definer - Rouge Noir and blended with Neutrogena's MoistureSmooth Color Stick in Rich Raisin. I blotted the lips and then re-applied RichRaisin, blotted again to set and create a satin finish.
Hair – Stylist Takisha Sturdivant-Drew
Inspiration:"From the moment I saw Kerry's Marc Jacobs dress for the Emmys I instantly thought period, with a very modern twist of a roaring 20's. However, the dress has a lot of details in it, so I didn't want to do something that was over powering when it came to her hair because the dress says it all. My inspiration was a simple, yet period hairstyle so I gave her soft sexy waves. Simplicity is everything, so if anyone can pull it off that is Kerry!"
Being that Kerry has so many events my main goal is to keep her hair healthy and with the Neutrogena products you can see the results.
Product Overview:
The Go to Products:
Neutrogena Anti-Residue Shampoo
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair MaskNeutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave-In Cream
Super Solano Blow dryer
Professional black comb attachment
Babyliss Pro thin Flat Iron
Hot tools Marcel Curling Iron (1 inch)Large black matte bobbi pins
Breakdown:To get Kerry's soft sexy waves i shampooed her hair with Neutrogena the Anti-Residue Shampoo which instantly removes heavy dulling and residue off of the hair. It was really important that I used Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Mask to condition her hair because it is an intensive moisture treatment which restores shine and leaves the hair so soft and lustrous. After I rinsed the conditioner out thoroughly, I toweled dried her hair. Secondly, I put in a dime size of the Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave-In Cream to her damp hair. I rubbed it through Kerry'shair evenly by starting at the roots and working my way to the ends. This will keep her hair soft all day without any fly away strands or frizz and the shine is unbelievable as you can see.
Now the styling begins, I blow dried her hair with a comb attachment on high to smooth out all of her strands. Then I parted her hair down the middle into two sections and took large pieces of her hair and flat ironed it. Finally to create her simple, natural, effortless, soft sexy wave I parted her hair on the right side because I wanted the hair fall over her left eye. Then I used my 1inch hot tools curling iron and wrapped medium strands of the hair starting at the root loosely around the curling iron for 5 seconds. I did this clock and counter clock wise with the iron throughout her hair to pump up the curls into a wavy style. Then I pinned her hair under to shorten her length with my large size matte black Bobbi pins. Lastly, I finalized her simple sexy waves with my fingers.
Takisha Hair Tips:When trying to achieve this look, you have to always start with a great quality shampoo and conditioner. But nothing that's going to weigh the hair down. I don't believe in putting a lot product in the hair meaning sprays and gels. I love for the hair to move and have a lot of natural body with an amazing shine. If you're trying to create this look at home, the secret to this hairstyle is sexy waves works best on medium length hair.
Makeup Artist, Toby Fleischman, created the ultimate lip and flawless skin for Emmy-nominated actress, Ariel Winter - see below how she created them by using Burt's Bees.
THE LIP: She and her team were all undecided as to whether they go with a red lip to match the red gown or keep everything simple and clean.
- Ultimately, with the gown's modern aesthetic and her beautiful sleek waves, I didn't want the makeup to be too literal, so I chose my favorite nude lip, Burt's Bees Lip Crayon in Sedona Sands.
- Then, to give her pout additional "juiciness", I popped a little Burt's Bee's Lip Shimmer in Cherry, on top.
- In order to prep Ariel's skin, I opted for Burt's Bees Brightening Eye Treatment around the eyes, because day or night, eye cream is something that no one should be without.
- Then, I layered the Burt's Bees Renewal Intensive Firming Serum and Burt's Bees Hydration Day Lotion and applied them all over her skin to enhance her beautiful and youthful glow.
Avon Global Celebrity Makeup Artist Lauren Andersen worked with Scream Queens star Emma Roberts for tonight's Emmy Awards. Below is how to get the look from Lauren.
Lauren's Inspiration: Art Deco elegance.
Face: I started by prepping Emma's skin with Honest Beauty Everything Primer and added Hourglass Dim Light Powder to the cheeks.
Eyes: To give Emma a soft smoky eye, I used the Avon True Color Eye Shadow Quad in Berry Love. I applied the light pink shade in the crease, the bronze shade under the eyes and used a brush with the burgundy shade as an eyeliner. I finished with a few coats of Avon SuperExtend Winged Out Mascara in Black.
Lip: I wanted to keep Emma's lip soft and natural so I used the Avon Ultra Color Indulgence Lip Color in Honey Flower.
Nikki Lee from NINE ZERO ONE salon styled Emma Roberts' sultry side swept curls for the 2015 Emmy Awards. This modern take on old Hollywood hair perfectly complimented Emma's pale pink gown and vintage jewels. Below Nikki shares her steps on how to get the look.
1. Prep hair with Unite 7 Seconds Leave in Detangler, then Unite Boosta Spray at the root to mid shaft for volume.
2. Using Unite Blow and Set Lotion for ends, blow out ends with 2" round brush which adds a nice bounce and set hair by spraying 7 Seconds Glossing Dry Thermal Shine for protection against heat.
3. Take 2" sections all around wrapping the hair downward and pinning it with a duck bill clip to hold into place. Once completed do a light mist of Unite Max Control Spray and let the hair cool for about 15 minutes.
4. Once cooled, take the pins out and begin brushing all curls out with a boar bristle brush. This is a key element to creating that old Hollywood wave.
5. After brushing out and creating the shape, lock it in to place with Unite Session Max Hairspray.
There's no denying Jon Hamm has great hair- and at the 2015 Emmys- he and his hair- looked as dapper as ever. Celebrity stylist Diana Schmidtke who styled Jon for the Emmys' divulges her secret to achieving his Emmy night hair- Mister Pompadour's Peppermint Pomade.
The water-based pomade is made for hairstyles that demand a balance of medium hold with a touch of high shine. The sweet scent of peppermint accompanies the performance and provides a pleasant aroma. Made from all natural ingredients and without parabens or sodium chloride.
Key ingredients include:
- Aloe Leaf juice saturated with essential vitamins and minerals that help heal scalp, add sheen, luster and shine while fighting frizz and restoring hair to proper health.
- Panthenol - Form of Vitamin B5 that penetrates through the cuticle of the hair and acts as a powerful humectant that helps hair maintain moisture, leaving it more pliable, shinier, stronger and thicker.
- Hydrolyzed Soy Protein - Hair conditioning, strengthening, and repairing.
And to get his cut- ask your stylist for longer on top, shorter on sides and back. No extremes, no disconnects. Jon's hair is classic and timeless. Mister Pompadour's Peppermint Pomade is $17.50 Available at www.misterpompadour.com
Taylor Schilling at the EMMYS with John Frieda Hair
THE LOOK: Modern elegance.
INSPIRATION: John Frieda International Creative Consultant Harry Josh gave Taylor an elegant, voluminous look for tonight's EMMYS, "Taylor's dress has a bohemian Grecian vibe and strong color so we thought it would be cool to take something classic and make it more modern - the volume on the sides gives a contemporary pyramid shape and the relaxed waves evoke glamour," he says.
Here is his step-by-step breakdown:
· To begin, Harry applied John Frieda Luxurious Volume Volume Building Mousse on towel dried hair for maximum volume and width.
· Then, Harry loosely blow dried sections of her hair with a round brush.
· After blow drying, he used the Harry Josh Pro Tools 2-in-1 Ceramic Marcel Curling Iron to create waves - making sure to wrap the hair around the iron in the same direction.
· Once the curls set, he finished off the look with John Frieda Luxurious Volume All-Day Hold Hairspray to give the hair some shine and to keep it from falling flat.
MAKEUP ARTIST: Karen Simon for Lancome for Louise Roe...
INSPIRATION: A bronzed, dewy look to complement her simple,
long, white dress from @Halston. The warm smoky eye look was
created to harmonize with Louise's delicate rose gold accessories.
• Hydra Zen Day Cream
• Miracle Cushion 310 Bisque (C)
• Star Bronzer in Bronze Lumiere
• Star Bronzer Palette
• Auda{city} in Paris Palette
• Drama Liqui-Pencil in Brûlée
• Grandiôse Mascara
• Shine Lover in Spontanee
• Lip Lover in Corail Cabriole
• Lip Lover in Rose Ballet
INSPIRATION: A bronzed, dewy look to complement her simple,
long, white dress from @Halston. The warm smoky eye look was
created to harmonize with Louise's delicate rose gold accessories.
• Hydra Zen Day Cream
• Miracle Cushion 310 Bisque (C)
• Star Bronzer in Bronze Lumiere
• Star Bronzer Palette
• Auda{city} in Paris Palette
• Drama Liqui-Pencil in Brûlée
• Grandiôse Mascara
• Shine Lover in Spontanee
• Lip Lover in Corail Cabriole
• Lip Lover in Rose Ballet
Actors Ed Westwick and Tony Hale wore Tommy Hilfiger Tailored to attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and supporting weekend events in Los Angeles, California.
Tony Hale, star of the HBO comedy Veep, wore Tommy Hilfiger Tailored to attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 20, 2015 where he accepted the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy. Mr. Hale wore a midnight navy single-breasted, notch lapel tuxedo, French cuff shirt, black silk bowtie and black leather dress shoes.
Both looks are from the Tommy Hilfiger Tailored Spring 2016 collection.
Nikki Sixx's wife, Courtney Bingham Sixx.
The best part of the Emmy Awards isn't the award show itself but the pre-Emmy parties getting everyone all warmed up and charged up for the big night.
During the day of "Emmy Weekend," the town is bursting with style suites, offering every fashion emergency tools and kits and good luck charms and jewelry for that big night.
Some of these upscale style suites align themselves with charities, such as Debbie Durkins' Eco Luxe "Christmas in September" Style Suite where celebrities donate to the Shriner's Children Hospital while they get stuff that they need.
Elliot Gould showed his love for animals at "Christmas in September" charity gifting suite.
Kevin Szarbo & daughter and Khandi Alexander posing with what they need, Chariot Travelware Rolling Suitcase.
The most popular item is what busy and hot entertainment industry people need...uniquely, elaborately designed, rolling Chariot Travelware Luggage.
Those rolling Chariot Suitcases are ideal for A-Listers getting their runway gowns directly from New York Fashion Week. Make-up and Hair Stylists love it for hauling their equipments. This jet-setting scribe has immediate use for it as soon as she hits the road and the plane. The best stuff is the practical and cute a mile away.
The A-List nominees and winners are normal people like everyone else but they're under a lot of pressure to "make it or break it" who worked long and hard and sacrifices to get where they are.
These very affordable Forever Rakhi charm bracelets were a big hit at Charmaine Blake's Emmy Gifting Suite. The most expensive charm is $25 and most are under that, hovering around $18.
The Tusk charm brings: good fortune, recognition, and gratification.
The Evil Eye protects you against haters, brings luck, and sanctuary.
The OM charm is appropriate for awards, because you earned wisdom and knowledge while winning that award brings prestige.
January Jones, lucky in green and Tiffany.
Actress January Jones stunned in Tiffany & Co. jewelry on the red carpet of the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last night.
Jones coupled her chic ensemble with a Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Paris Flames brooch in 18k gold and platinum with diamonds ($15,000), Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger® Pavé X ring in gold with green enamel and diamonds ($5,750) and Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger® Pavé X ring in 18k gold with diamonds ($5,750).
Okay, the gorgeous clothes and some of the jewelry may be dream-worthy but the skincare, the makeup, and the hairstyling products are within reach.
Do what these winners and nominees did and make it happen with what you got and what you have on hand with Neutrogena, Avon, and Burt's Bees.


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Jean Smart, a three-time Emmy-winning actress, brought her 7-year-old daughter to Shen Yun Performing Arts for the third time at the Valley Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 20, in what has become a mother-daughter tradition.
"We try to see it every year," said Ms. Smart. "This time I think I enjoyed it more than ever. It just made me feel really good."
Jean Smart began her career as a theater actress, later working heavily in television and occasionally film. She won two Emmys for her role as Lana Gardener on the television series "Frasier," and another for playing Regina Newley on "Samantha Who?" She has also received many nominations, including an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her role in the film "Guinevere."
Ms. Smart's daughter Bonnie was adopted as a baby from China in 2009. The actress said she thinks Shen Yun is very important for the young girl to see and experience.
Shen Yun itself was created with the goal of reviving true, divinely-inspired Chinese culture, which is known to have a history of 5,000 years.
"This part of the culture is important to maintain, so that people can see it," Ms. Smart said.
A Shen Yun performance features an elite team of artists, trained in the rigorous and richly-expressive classical Chinese dance. A series of themed vignettes take the audience on a journey through ancient Chinese stories and legends, all the way up to modern times and heroic tales, while Shen Yun's orchestra provides lively accompaniment with both traditional Western and Chinese instruments.
"The discipline it takes is indescribable," Ms. Smart said. "They don't show it because they're so graceful. They look like they're enjoying themselves so much. The costumes were gorgeous this year. I was just really, really impressed with them this year."
Ms. Smart has also been nominated for a Tony for her theater work on Broadway, so she knows a lot about the hard work that goes into such a production. She was very moved by Shen Yun's dancers' strength, discipline, and talent, and how even the most difficult dancing movements were made to look effortless.
"The thing that was remarkable was you never hear a single footstep, and I was in the fourth row!" she said. "It was as if they were on air."
Because their seats were so close to the stage, Ms. Smart and her daughter could hear the musicians in the orchestra very well, along with the several musical and vocal soloists on stage. Ms. Smart loved the singers' song lyrics about how life is difficult, but still full of happiness and love.
"We all know that there isn't really joy without some pain and darkness, but ultimately it's still about joy in the end," she said.
Ms. Smart also commented on the interactive backdrop behind the dances, which allows the stage to appear to expand, as the performers seem to leap inside the vibrant Chinese landscapes. This makes it possible for the artists to portray any number of magical feats from Chinese lore.
"It was very effective," she said.
The actress again said that this year there was just something about the positive energy of Shen Yun's performers and the joy and humor in the performance that struck her. She thanked the performers and praised them.
"Everybody in it is so impressive. Not a weak link in the chain," she said. "I am so impressed with every single solitary one of you. Please keep sharing what you're sharing with us and enjoy it, because it looks like you are!"
Ms. Smart encouraged others to come and see Shen Yun.
"If you've never seen it, go see it. It's different every year. If you've seen it once, it's not the same, so come back."
Reporting by NTD Television, Michael Ye and Sarah Le
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has four touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit Shen Yun Performing Arts.
Epoch Times considers Shen Yun Performing Arts the significant cultural event of our time. We have proudly covered audience reactions since Shen Yun's inception in 2006.


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Éric Martel spoke with the Montreal Gazette on Wednesday after addressing members of the West Island Montreal Chamber of Commerce and the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Saint-Laurent–Mont-Royal.
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The replacement isn't just aimed at dealing with the city's current needs, but also anticipating future growth.
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He was strong' seductive and set in his ways. She was shy' unassuming and achingly innocent. Next-door neighbors Jordan Powell and Libby Collins were like oil and water. Yet when Jordan made it his personal crusade to help Libby hold on to her beloved homestead' everyone in Jacobsville knew it was just a matter of time before wedding bells chimed. But a cattleman's pride was a force to be reckoned with. Could Libby accomplish what no woman had before?
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Libby Collins' father had only been dead a few weeks when her stepmother, Janet, called a real estate agent out to the ranch. Suddenly, Libby and her brother faced the prospect of being homeless as Janet attempted to get her hands on every scrap of money that she could.
Jordan Powell, their next door neighbor, was certainly wealthy enough to help them out, but Libby was too proud to ask for his aid. Libby liked him a lot, but Jordan's tastes seemed to run more toward experienced women like the beautiful Julie Merrill. Julie was stunning and sophisticated. She moved in the posh circles of the wealthy and famous, but her glittering appearance hid a horde of misdeeds. How could Libby make Jordan see how wrong he was about the woman?
Jordan was proud, stubborn, and handsome as a Texas sunset. Libby couldn't help but care about him, but she wouldn't beg for his assistance. If he really liked her, Jordan should be able to see her predicament and offer to help her himself.
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Many people have misunderstood the main issue in the heart of the Hwa Chong Institution saga. They believed that because the program had been ineffective, Agatha has been justified in saying what she had said publicly in her letter to her principal. It must however be noted that Agatha's complain (reproduced at the bottom) was never about the vendor's ineffectiveness.
If it was just an issue of ineffectiveness, the authorities already have in place, a thorough system to cater for feedback and assessment. Evaluation forms are compiled from every student after every workshop. This evaluation would be made available for the school, MSF and MOE. If the vendors fail to perform or do not take heed of feedback from the authorities, they will not be engaged or approved by the schools or authorities the following year. It is as simple as this.
So if effectiveness had been the issue, and Agatha was just unhappy with a lousy lecture, she could have just rated the facilitator and the workshop very poorly, perhaps, a 1 out of 5.
But that apparently, was not enough for Agatha. It was more than the effectiveness of the program or facilitator that she was targeting.
From her letter, it was obvious that she was targeting straight at the program's core content. Even before the lecture began, Agatha, looking at the cover page as well as pages 20 and 21, picked and lifted out words out of context, and jumped to the conclusion that this is a program that promotes rape!
How can this even be possible? Did she really believe that Focus on the Family, a reputable, trusted, MOE approved Charity, would dare to promote rape in schools?
To understand this whole saga, one has to understand the worldview lens from which Agatha sees things from – one that is very different from everyone else.
Worldviews are identified by the pattern of ideologies that follow after it. From the pattern of Agatha's ideologies, her worldview lens resembles that of radical feminism…
Radical Feminism?
In layman terms, just as how chauvinism pushes for male dominance, radical feminism pushes for female dominance.
In this worldview that prioritizes dominance, it is believed that females can only dominate if they are equal to or better than males in power and status – economically and politically. In order to achieve this, females must prioritize economical (or political) pursuits i.e. career seeking, over familial roles i.e. motherhood or caring for her family.
Consider Agatha's strong but telling statement:
"…that "emotional security" and "closeness" are "far more important to [girls] than financial security" is a questionable and even insulting claim…"
It is no wonder that radical feminism despises traditional roles of women e.g. motherhood. These traditional roles or ways of identifying women are known by feminists as gender stereotypes. Such stereotypes are to be strongly rejected in the feminist worldview.
One of the ways to oppose gender stereotypes is to link them as the cause of women abuse and rape – but is there truth to these words? Feminists can rationalise that women, when stereotyped as the weaker gender, internalizes that they lack the strength to fight back in the face of abuse and rape. This does make some sense and is not incorrect. So there is some truth and some good in the feminist worldview. However, the feminist should not misunderstand that as a modern ethical society, chauvinism is projected each time one talks about the fundamental differences between men and women.
In fact, as a country that respects both males and females equally under the law, chauvinism rarely gets promoted in Singapore at all. However, the problem with the feminist worldview is, there is little ground to be moderate or fair. In order to truly protect womenfolk, women must radically subvert all social structures that encourage women to be weak. Hence, no mentioning that women are the more fragile gender; emotional; weaker in terms of physical strength; the caregiver to her child; cooks for her family etc. If you mention any of those, you will get a reaction from feminists!
"According to FotF, "gals" – as it is written throughout the booklet – are fragile and need guys' support.. "Gals", it writes, "need to be loved", "can be emotional", "want security", "[want] you to listen to her problems", and "[want] to look attractive", and validation of each of these can only come from the support of a male.. It paints girls as hopelessly dependent beings who are incapable of surviving without guys. This is an extremely sexist view." – Agatha
Radical feminism believes the outworking of woman's climb to success, would make a woman like a man in every aspect (except for appearance). They believe that when this day comes, there will be true gender equality. Hence, to reach their goal, they have to disregard many fundamental, biological differences between the man and the woman.
Therefore, the feminism worldview cares little about scientific sociological data, MRI brain scans, commonsense and observations of men-women differences (an example here). In fact, the most radical of them embrace even man's sexual promiscuity, calling upon women to take active initiatives to lead, express and dominate in sexual pursuits, just like how a man would do. They often disregard psychological realities, and propagate the idea that sex is purely a pleasurable physical act that the female is as capable of enjoying and pursuing. There are no ethical, spiritual dimensions to sex. Emotional dimensions are but social constructs which they hence, oppose as well.
In doing so, feminists lose their very own unique female identity. In trying so hard to be THE female, they lose what being A female is about. Don't reject your own feminineness! You are unique, and you are beautiful, the way you are born, both physically and psychologically. Be yourself, be strong! Yes, be very strong girl! But you don't have to reject who you are, and pretend to be who you are not. E.g. It's ok if you want to serve the military, but it's not ok to prescribe that for all females – something would be wrong with your inherent motivation if so. (Words in bold edited to more accurately express what I really meant to say)
In relation to this, the following incidents are interestingly observed.
In AWARE's self-perceived gender equality drive, they suggested that our government should "rethink the whole notion of National Service" and to "make it voluntary or mandatory for all, regardless of gender." They proposed that that mandatory National Service should either be scrapped for men, or made mandatory for women, and anything less will mean a structural discrimination of women. I think AWARE just doesn't get it.
Here, it sharply mentions about AWARE's sexual ideologies as how I have described it above. Women are to be free with their bodies; to be in denial about physical and emotional consequences. Yes, do not subscribe to fundamental differences between the male and female – you can be as carefree as the man in desiring sex.
Ok now, let us return to Hwa Chong.
Now imagine this possible, but not only scenario. You have bright, intelligent girls, passionate but young, and impressionable. They are told stories (by whom? Make your own guess) of women's dreadful subservience to a male dominated society, including how women are abused and raped. They were told how all these are the out-workings of a male dominated society, which created social constructs like the traditional roles of women, the weaker gender identity etc, so as to oppress them. These traditional roles will become demonized in their eyes and be known as gender stereotypes. To remove these dreadful stereotypes, they push the ideology that women are as capable, equal and SAME as men in every way – if and only if society can eliminate these gender stereotypes. These young women will then become radicalized.
Therefore, when you hear of the term "gender stereotype", be sure to know the true meaning behind it. It is not simply meant to say, I think you are stereotyping when you present the idea, say, women are emotional. If that is the case, the facilitator would simply clarify that there are exceptions, and that he certainly doesn't mean that ALL women are emotional and ALL men are not. Everything should be fine when the student sought his clarification and things should move on. But nope. When you are asked the question, "are you stereotyping?" The student is probably not intending to clarify, but wanting to show you that you have a dreadful biasness. Yes, one that needs to be vehemently opposed, as it promotes all kinds of abuse towards women, including rape.
"While I do have many concerns with regards to this workshop and its content which I consider to be pressing, the most pressing is perhaps that the workshop and booklet actively serve to promote rape culture in school." – Agatha, on the heart of her complaint.
When this happens, most facilitators would be caught unaware. Many will, with the most sincere intentions, try their best to explain to the student/s how he doesn't really mean so or how she might have misunderstood him. Only that as it goes on, he realises the student is still not satisfied with the clarification. If the facilitator is accommodating, or truly interested in addressing the confusion, the questioning continues with no resolution in sight. By now, the class grows restless. Some have already switched off. Some get triggered and voice out as well. Others begin to talk or complain among themselves. All in all, chaos is introduced and the class has become disrupted. By the time the facilitator quells the chaos and returns to the lesson proper, the atmosphere, the mood of the students, the confidence of the facilitator, have all been compromised. A few students who are unhappy with the program content have successfully hijacked the lesson.
Perhaps the only way for the facilitator to save the class, is to as quickly as possible, move on from the distracting question of the student. He might identify that the topic is out of range, and therefore, is to be addressed privately, so that the class may go on for the sake of the rest. Even then, it is a lose-lose situation. The student who asked the question can be unimpressed, and can still write a sensational complain letter like that of Agatha's, to the authorities, citing discrimination of any kind, be it gender discrimination or genderless (same-sex) discrimination. Without a supportive partnership or understanding authorities, the facilitator and vendor will lose big time. Only then, the school's disciplined, orderly culture will be lost as well. If everyone can do an Agatha and get away with it, the undiscerning authorities would actually be promoting disorderly, ill-disciplined and slanderous behaviour in schools, and in the culture of Singapore.
Consider Ian's account. Ian is a fellow classmate of Agatha's, who sat in the same FOTF workshop as Agatha that day. Together with other eyewitnesses, they compiled a collective account to counter Agatha's claims. He wrote:
"I would like to assert that anti-LGBTQ and anti-polyamorous ideas were not put forth. In my opinion, there was a significant twist of facts when Agatha claimed that:
"…he effectively shut her down by saying that her views were not what the audience wanted to listen to and that perhaps she could remain quiet for now and bring it up with him afterwards so they could end the first half of the course for break, which was coming up "very soon". (He failed to actually ask the audience if we wanted to listen to her opinion and assumed we wholeheartedly accepted his, and break was in fact almost another half hour later.)"
The member of the audience mentioned acted in a flippant manner and did not raise her question tactfully. The individual herself asked everyone present at the lecture theatre: "Does anyone not want to hear this right now? Raise your hand if you do not want to", in which over half of the people present raised their hands in disinterest. The facilitator did not, at any point, disregard her opinion. He acted in the interests of the majority and continued with the workshop. It was understandable that the facilitator did not go into the issue in specificity. Turning the workshop into a debate ground for the LGBTQ question can be unnecessarily frustrating, insensitive and disruptive to the rest of the students in the workshop. The facilitator did his best to consider the needs of the rest, to the best of his judgment, and that deserves commendation. I highly doubt that the LGBTQ question was included as a part of the workshop, and I cannot fault the facilitator for carrying out the lesson as planned."
In Ian's account, a certain member of the audience "acted in a flippant manner" and "asked everyone present at the lecture theatre" a question to seemingly demand a response from the facilitator. This student had certainly seemed like he or she had usurped the role of authority to be addressing everyone against the facilitator. This disorderly disruption should certainly have been a main highlight of the lesson that day. Why then has it not been reported by the Straits Times when they published about Hwa Chong's internal investigation? If this disruption had not been discovered, the investigations cannot be said to be thorough at all. If this disruption had been conveniently hidden, it would disappointingly tell of a lack of honourable leadership in the school's authority, in a time when their partners and the public needed it the most.
Indeed, Agatha's sensational but self-serving account served to attack the organization, the program's content and the facilitator. Her accusations have since been proven to be fabricated, thanks to Ian's account, Tessa's sharing, as well as SUFF's post which studied and debunked Agatha's letter. Many have also written to newspaper forums and on blogs to explain how guys are fundamentally different from girls. I find it amusing that a letter was also written to the ST Forum titled, "'Guys are visual' not a gender stereotype". Indeed, it will be amusing if I as a guy, having explained to a girl how as guys, we really are more easily visually stimulated (with no intention of saying that this justify any crime against women), get rebuffed by her. It will be as if she knows men more than men know themselves. This is the frustration dealing with people who see things from an unrealistic worldview lens – they are blinded to their own insensitivity.
Therefore, the effectiveness of the facilitator is not the heart of the issue. Agatha was attacking the core of the program's content, one of which was about discovering the differences between the two sexes so as to develop understanding and build communication. She lifted the sharing of gender differences out of context, supported rude, disorderly and rebellious forms of behaviour that disrupted the lesson. If she could support such disorderly, rebellious behaviour in class, it is no wonder that she would publicly post her accusatory, slanderous letter as well. Hence, the heart of the issue is really with the school's discipline culture, what it was, and what it wishes to continue to encourage.
For example, does the school authority provide avenues for an external facilitator to act should a student in class tries to override his authority to hijack the lesson? Does the school objectively study the facts on the ground, understand the background of the student/s in question and see the true context of the situation, before acting fairly towards all parties?
There is no one external facilitator who would know it all, and can solve it all, and the school should not be expecting such from their vendors, especially when the source of the problem seems to be inherently, a disciplinary one. Even if the facilitators were indeed ineffective, they at least deserve a full disclosure of such details of what really happened? Why the cover-up of the rudeness of the ill-disciplined student? Why did Agatha twist that fact? Whatever happened to respect, truthfulness and love? Will future partners be really able to count on the school's disciplinary committee when such things happen, if this is the school's attitude towards their partners? What is MOE's stand on this? Why the haste from MOE in reporting that the program will cease without explaining why it will cease? Why such flippancy from Straits Times to not report this more accurately causing many to have the impression that FOTF's program has been banned because of Agatha's complain? Should we expect our authorities, our media, in their role and position, to scramble and retreat, to spread falsehood and lies, when there is a crisis? Isn't this exactly the Singapore we are building?
Do schools operate in a manner where students are allowed to rant online? Would authorities encourage the public to rant online about rude and misbehaviours of students of particular schools then? Is this the culture our government, MOE, Hwa Chong Institution or Singaporeans want to encourage? If not, what is being done about the rude, even slanderous remarks made unnecessarily public? Will an apology towards FOTF be in line looking at this incident objectively? Can schools tolerate if the rant was against their own teachers, principles, or even MOE's own sexuality program?
What kind of a person will Agatha be 5 years from now if she is not restored lovingly by firm discipline and sharp counsel? What kind of impact would she contribute and add on to the culture of Singapore?
Make no mistake about this. Agatha's intentions were not pure. FOTF has been maligned. This is the real truth.
At a time when the public needs the authorities to act with strong, honourable leadership, it was ironic yet refreshing, that such would come unexpectedly from a 17 year old, who saw the need to speak out to right the wrong of what his classmate did.
Nevertheless, as of now, Ian's account gets shared 300 over times, whereas Agatha's fabricated account has more than 3000 shares. What an irony. Whither Singapore? If a few students can disrupt and hijack a whole class, a small radical community can destroy our nation through sensationalism and lies – if those who knows the truth stays passive, apathetic and silent.
In something as clear as truth and lies, where is that idealistic generation who would arise to do what is right, right what is wrong? Or is it just an empty shell? Are the young people of Agatha and Ian Wong's generation only intelligent, but unjust and untruthful? Will the likes of Ian Wongs and Tessa Hos redeem this generation, or will the radicalism and sensationalized fabrications of Agathas corrupt them? Only they can choose, and only time can tell.
Agatha's public letter:
Dear Dr. Hon,
I am Agatha, a C1 student, and my purpose in writing this open letter to you today is to express my sincere concerns about the MSF "It's Uncomplicated" workshop all C1 students had to attend on Friday, the 3rd of October.
I attended the workshop with my class in the AVT. Before it started, I flipped through the booklet provided by Focus on the Family (FotF). While sexuality education rarely manages to teach me something that I have not already learnt through past sessions or mainstream media, this booklet was different. From merely glancing through this booklet, I learned a simple yet important lesson: that bigotry is very much alive and it was naïve of me to think I could be safe from it even in school.
While I do have many concerns with regards to this workshop and its content which I consider to be pressing, the most pressing is perhaps that the workshop and booklet actively serve to promote rape culture in school. On the cover page of the booklet itself, it is written, "no means yes?" and "yes means no?" (See attached photo for reference.) The facilitators from FotF neglected to mention that thinking a girl means "yes" when she says "no" is actually completely wrong. Rather, they spent their four hours with us discussing things such as what a girl "really means" when she says something else, as opposed to guys who are "direct" and "always mean what they say" (see photos of pages 20-21). By telling the student population this, FotF sends a dangerous message: that you should always assume that a girl means something else (like "yes") when really she just means "no".
Granted, the facilitators did make clear that these gender stereotypes they were promoting were subject to "some exceptions" and that they should be taken lightly, as a sort of joke. While it is reassuring to note that they have apparently realized not everyone fits into their binary model of a nuclear family that in their opinion youth should be actively working towards, not only did they ignore the presence of these people whenever it was inconvenient to them, but they also adopted an extremely damaging attitude.
When someone else tried to raise that the facilitator's views were too narrow and that they failed to consider, for instance, LGBTQ or polyamorous individuals, he effectively shut her down by saying that her views were not what the audience wanted to listen to and that perhaps she could remain quiet for now and bring it up with him afterwards so they could end the first half of the course for break, which was coming up "very soon". (He failed to actually ask the audience if we wanted to listen to her opinion and assumed we wholeheartedly accepted his, and break was in fact almost another half hour later.) I personally thought that listening to her opinion was more important than tea break, but what do I know? After all, I am just a "gal".
The facilitators' attitude of "jokingly" (I write this with inverted commas because I personally did not believe they were joking) promoting gender stereotypes, in particular, that girls always mean the opposite of what they say as compared to guys who are all very direct, is also extremely damaging in other ways. By endorsing these stereotypes as a tolerable joke, they effectively tell students that these are acceptable views and that it's perfectly okay to adopt them. This creates a dangerous situation in which questions like "does she mean yes when she says no?" become valid in the male student population's eyes. Their joking attitude here only serves to reinforce rape culture, since the guys now come to mistakenly understand that girls always mean the opposite when they say anything, including "no".
Besides this, something else I found distressing was that the workshop seemed to emphasize and enforce traditional gender roles in a relationship. According to FotF, "gals" –as it is written throughout the booklet –are fragile and need guys' support, and everything a guy does in the relationship is excusable simply because he is a guy and is wired that way. "Gals", it writes, "need to be loved", "can be emotional", "want security", "[want] you to listen to her problems", and "[want] to look attractive", and validation of each of these can only come from the support of a male (see attached photos of pages 25-26). It paints girls as hopelessly dependent beings who are incapable of surviving without guys. This is an extremely sexist view. It simplifies girls to nothing more than what FotF believes they should be like in their relationship with guys.
Yes, I agree that many girls probably feel a need to be loved, and can be emotional, but is this not human, and are these really things that only a guy can solve? Love and emotional support can come from many different people –from families and friends, for instance. Furthermore, that "emotional security" and "closeness" are "far more important to [girls] than financial security" is a questionable and even insulting claim, as is the claim that having a guy listen to a girl's feelings "automatically solves the problem". This sexist attitude not only trivializes girls' problems, but also serves as a foundation for the further boosting of the male ego FotF seems so invested in doing.
This is driven home by the use of the word "gals" throughout the booklet. As a seventeen year-old –someone who should be considered a young adult –I resent the use of this word to describe me. Using the language of twelve year-olds to describe girls makes us seem immature and frivolous and ultimately, easily dismissible. We are not, and should not be portrayed as such.
Guys, on the other hand, are portrayed as guardians who can ultimately do no wrong even when they are evidently doing wrong. "Guys need respect" and "guys are insecure" are just some of the things written in the booklet. "While guys don't want a girl to pretend to be clueless," it writes, "they also don't want a girlfriend that questions their opinions and argues with their decisions all the time". What this really means is that guys apparently do not want a girl who thinks for herself. I am sure you agree that as a student, being told that I should refrain from having opinions of my own and daring to express them for the sake of keeping a guy's ego intact is contrary to everything my education has taught me. Similarly, that I should take it upon myself, as a girl, to boost a guy's ego by showering him with compliments in public because it is my responsibility to do so is equally demeaning.
However, I am also sure you agree that this view about guys does not hold true for everyone. Much as girls have been generalized and simplified in this booklet, so too have guys, and this is fair for neither gender. Yet while the simplification of girls serves to belittle their importance as individuals, the gross simplification of guys serves to boost their egos by perpetuating the message that anything and everything guys do is excusable simply because it is wired into them.
The most alarming thing I read in the booklet provided was that "A guy can't not want to look" and that what a girl is wearing matters only "lest she become an "eye magnet" that cannot be avoided" (see attached photos of pages 27-28). There are two main problems with this –firstly, that guys are apparently incapable of controlling themselves or their hormones at all, and this is excusable because it's in their natures, and second, that as a girl, when I dress, I should be thinking of what guys think rather than what I think.
FotF would have you believe that guys are slaves to their hormones and therefore girls should take their unwanted attention in their stride. When a "scantily-clad" girl walks past, for instance, a guy is sure to take notice because "no man with a pulse could have done otherwise" (page 26). It is precisely this kind of attitude that makes mothers warn their daughters not to wear short skirts and walk along the street alone at night, instead of warning their sons to be decent human beings and keep their eyes to themselves instead of appraising the female form like they own it. Certainly, we live in a male dominated world, and for this reason, guys do tend to get away with more. Yet that they do get away with more does not mean that they should. FotF, however, seems to believe that anything a guy does is excusable just because he is a guy. It is worrying that this is the message being imparted to students who are frequently told that they are they the future of the nation.
In my opinion, FotF's portrayal of guys with regards to their raging hormones not only makes them seem pathetic, but again reduces girls to their role as supporters of their male counterparts. The booklet states that "Many guys feel neither the ability nor the responsibility to stop the sexual progression with [girls]", and thus they "need your help to protect both of you" (page 28). I felt it disgusting that, for one, FotF has reduced guys to nothing but their hormones, and for two, instead, then, of suggesting that we should cultivate a sense of responsibility in guys with regards to respecting boundaries, FotF suggested that girls therefore need to support guys so that they are able to play heroes and guardians. Why should girls have to learn to help guys play guardian rather than learn how to protect themselves?
It should be noted that in the earlier half of the workshop, the facilitators had shared that in moving the relationship to the next stage, "the guy has to take the lead". When I asked them why, they were unable to provide an answer beyond "It was just a general statement". I find it strange that a guy can apparently be expected to take charge when moving the relationship forward, yet should not be expected to take charge in stopping it. Also, FotF does not seem to comprehend the damage one can do by reducing everything to general statements, as I have mentioned above.
After the workshop, I took it upon myself to look up FotF to better understand the views they actively promote. While I cannot say that I was shocked to find out that they are, according to their website, a "global Christian ministry" known for their socially conservative views and agenda, I was disappointed that our sexuality education was tasked to them. I feel that FotF has used sexuality education as an opportunity to further spread their own conservative, "God-ordained" beliefs rather than to educate students on arguably more important things such as safe sex, sexual identity and shared and equal responsibility.
At the JC level, students would have spent at least four years hearing about abstinence and why it is the safest way to go. Using the four hour long workshop to once again preach the value of abstinence seems excessive and unnecessary. If schools are to prepare us for situations we will face in the future, then should we not also be taught about safe sex and contraception and about healthy relationship dynamics?
It is especially unfortunate that FotF was in charge of sexuality education in JC. As young adults trying to figure ourselves out, having a known conservative group preach the non-existence or non-importance of individuals it does not approve of is extremely damaging to the self-discovery process because it invalidates our values and choices and ignores diversity in us as human beings. FotF had no problem using a clip with a gay character when it suited their purposes (a scene from My Best Friend's Wedding), yet was also quick to denounce any relationship outside of the binary heterosexual norm as "unstable" and "unfavourable".
Indeed, when the facilitator asked someone why he did not believe in the institution of marriage and he replied that it was in his opinion a flawed social construct due to the limits the government imposes on it, the facilitator was quick to declare that marriage had nothing to do with the government (considering what I now know about FotF, one might then assume that marriage is all about God) and that any unmarried or non-heterosexual couple was effectively participating in an unstable relationship. The quickness and ease with which the facilitator dismissed anyone outside of his limited moral framework was a clear display of bigotry and tells students that acceptance is beyond him. For someone questioning their identity, having someone in a position of authority tell them that they simply did not matter if they were not straight is emotionally destructive.
I do not mean to imply that the school management has to take a supportive position in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, though in my opinion this would be ideal. Yet even so the school has a responsibility to the diverse school population; even if the school is unable and unwilling to provide inclusive sexuality education for students, it has a basic responsibility to ensure that it is a place free of bigotry where students can at least feel safe to study in without fear of being persecuted for who they are or are figuring themselves out to be.
By engaging the services of groups such as FotF to teach sexuality education in school, the management hence indirectly participates in promoting rape culture, tells students that we should conform to traditional gender roles instead of being our own persons, demonstrates that the acceptance of diversity in people is unimportant, and erases minority groups in the student population.
I hope that these concerns will be taken into consideration for future events and workshops.
Agatha Tan


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If you were looking for a real estate investing system, maybe you have found it. Freedom Mentor claims to be a fast way to making big money in the shortest amount of time.
Introduction to Freedom Mentor
Freedom Mentor is an educational system about investments in real estates. This program was created by Phil Pustejovsky, who is a real estate investor himself. He claims that Freedom Mentor is one of the best methods on the market to learn the ropes of the real estate investing business. The trick to his idea is having the right mentor to guide you along the process of becoming a successful real estate investor yourself. But there is another trick which may not be the cup of tea of everyone, and that is the gainings you make must be split in half with Freedom Mentor. After hearing about this, it is up to you if you think it is still worthed to find out more and if you want to keep reading further.
Before moving into more details about the business itself, we think it is better to dig more into the past of the founder himself. Phil Pustejovsky claims to have started from the very bottom. It is true that he has graduated from an university, namely Vanderbilt University, but he initially failed big time when he tried investing in real estate.
Eventually, he as in such a bad situation that he was on the point of sleeping on the streets, but with the help of his friends, and especially his mentor, Tom, he managed to get his life back on track. Self-entitled "nation's premiere real estate mentor", Phil Pustejovsky claims to have invested over 45 million dollars to this date in real estate properties.
That way he said that he managed to build a strong and varied portfolio and is capable to teach others reach his performance as well. While this is a very bold claim coming from a businessman who managed to invest that much, it still makes you wonder whether it is a scam or not. Splitting the profits 50/50 doesn't sound that appealing anymore now, does it?
How Does Freedom Mentor Work?
As we have already mentioned earlier in this article, Freedom Mentor is a coaching program which helps investors how to smartly invest in real estate properties in order to make fast money and get rich on a long term. The thing is that as your partner, Freedom Mentor will claim 50% of your gaining on each deal you successfully close.
Whether you like or not this aspect of how their program works, depends on whether you will be willing to accept their help. On the other hand, you could very well go on without any help and try to succeed by yourself in this ruthless and also risky world of the real estate investments. The reason for their claim of half of the gainings is just the fact that they teach you all you need to know about real estate investments, help you, advise you and basically mentor you every step of the way until you graduate this program.
The first step that you would need to take in case you are interested in Freedom Mentor is signing up on their official website. After that, a representative of the company will get in touch with you in the shortest amount of time possible, or so they claim.
You have to be aware though that Phil is only interested to partner up with people who are really driven and determined about the real estate investments. So, watch out if you only want to test the waters because Freedom Mentor is not playing along with you. As per their saying, their coaching system is a very serious one and also full of resources which they wouldn't like to see them wasted in vain.
When you sign up for the Freedom Mentor program and also made sure to have subscribed to their email newsletter, you will also receive a free ebook from Phil Pustejovsky. This is actually his best-selling book, How to Be a Real Estate Investor. According to the author himself, this book tackles real estate investing in the simplest manner possible and understandable for everyone, even for the ones who are just starting in this domain. Basically, this manual, if we can called it like this, will teach you the right techniques on how to invest like an expert in real estate domains.
As expected, Phil is also the host of multiple events held out annually across the territory of the United States. These events are about real estate investments techniques and know-hows with the purpose of attracting as many potential partners as possible at Freedom Mentor. Regarding the website, you can explore various training courses, all which are organized into 25 video lessons as well as articles, so you should go through them in a well manner and in the correct order.
The range from the most basic to the most complex levels, which is the normal way someone learns about something in any domain, not just in the real estate investing one. There is also an up-to-date blog in which are posted the latest articles about how to succeed as a real estate investor.
Costs and Refund
Until now we have talked about the program itself, how it works and other details about the founder and the events he helds with the purpose of attracting as many future real estate investors as possible to partner up with through Freedom Mentor. The next topic we tackle is the one about costs and refunding policy, in case one exists.
As we have already mentioned in the previous section, after signing up for the email newsletter, you receive a free copy of Phil Pustejovsky's ebook. All good up to here, but the fact is that the Freedom Mentor website doesn't really mention a specific price for any of the coaching programs. After researching other sources on the world wide web, we came to know that the initial fee that Freedom Mentor charges you with is 3,000 dollars, as well as 197 dollars extra, representing the membership fee. And just as an extra information for you, this membership fee on top of the 50/50 gainings.
There are also other people on the internet who claimed to have payed even more than that. The thing is that for whatever amount you are supposed to pay (rumors have it that the price range is somewhere between 3000-5000 dollars) you receive the following perks and benefits: daily instant messaging with coaches from Freedom Mentor, live coaching calls, a personalized plan for learnings the ropes of investing, access to a lender database, weekly conference calls with again various Freedom Mentor counselors and finally a lead-generating software which also comes with instructions.
Apparently, apart from all these, you can also build your own program within the organization for just 1000 dollars. The so-called 1K Freedom Mentor do-it-yourself program is basically a downgraded version of the full program. You can also find out more about pricing or any other information you may need by contacting Freedom Mentor directly at 877-693-3172.
Reviews and Opinions
After digging up through multiple reviews people left on forums and/or personal blogs, there seem to be mixed up feelings regarding whether or not Freedom Mentor is really worthed. That is mainly because of the fact that they are not clearly stating their fees from the beginning and, as you already saw in the previous article, prices vary according to what program you choose.
There is also the 50/50 profit split between the future real estate investor and Freedom Mentor that not so many people seem to agree with. While the company may justify its request by claiming that they offer valuable information and high quality coaching, that doesn't mean that you have to split your own personal gainings with them on top of already paying all the above-mentioned fees.
Some people really consider it a sort of a masked scam, because there are not so many real estate companies on the market that practise this method. Other than all these, let's say weak points the company has, there are many people as well who praise the effectiveness of their coaching programs and high quality pieces of advice they receive from Freedom Mentor. The author and also founder of this program, Phil Pustejovsky has an impeccable reputation in this field, to say at least.
He is well known in the real estate investing universe, among his peers and also by people who are really interested in this kind of business. There are many who look up to him in order to achieve his status of a successful real estate investor and later on turned mentor. You can say that he is the heart and soul of Freedom Mentor, apart from being the actual founder.
Even though the information and video lessons, along with books and other tutorials Freedom Mentor provides are as legit as they can get, we cannot deny the fact that many of these things can also be found on the internet, for free, if you know where to search and what to search for specifically. That is not really a good thing for Freedom Mentor, if they want to keep attracting people into their business.
Of course, their strongest asset is the coaching part, where experts are supposedly in charge to mentor you along the way, besides providing you with the digital material of the program. As we said, there are ups and downs regarding Freedom Mentor. Their weakness is apparently not stating the exact cost of the program, which makes people a bit skeptical in choosing this program over any other existing on the market.
In a normal setting, any other company would be transparent regarding those types of information, but we don't know why or for whatever reason, Freedom Mentor doesn't follow the same path. Despite all the criticism, they also receive a lot of support and good feedback from people who claim to have built their own business with the help of Freedom Mentor. As you can notice, opinions are divided half and half between positive and negative, just as the gainings you are supposed to divide with Freedom Mentor one you are able to actually produce them.
In general lines, it is up to you if you decide to partner up with Freedom Mentor. After all the information we provided you with in this article, you should be capable of making a decision of your own, or you can keep on exploring the market of the real estate investments and see what else it's in there.
In reality is that these types of programs exists for people who are really determined to make a living out of real estate investments and not just try it for a short period of time. This domain also requires a lot of implication for your part as well as a substantial financial investments at the beginning. Real estate investing is no walk in the park to be honest, and is not for everyone either. Only the most determined people stay in the game and persevere until they reach the desired level. That is to say, until they start to earn really good money which satisfies their desire of living a really comfortable and worry-free life.
All in all, if you think that you can meet all the conditions to became a real estate investor, then go ahead and give Freedom Mentor a try. If not, maybe it is better to try and look for something else or just try the self-teaching method. Some people are very capable of self-teaching, to the point that companies like Freedom Mentor would not be necessary at all.
Bottom line
Freedom Mentor may be trying to hard to find partners for their business or they are really genuine in helping people starting their own business and actually make them succeed. The later is still questionable to say at least, and we all know why. Nowadays, almost no one gives information about getting rich overnight that easily and without any compromise.
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Three dead in California school shooting
- Author: Joey Payne Nov 15, 2017,
Nov 15, 2017, 0:53
Sheriff Johnston said that a number of students have been airlifted out and that the uninjured students are now safe.
At least seven children and adults have been hospitalized.
The shooting, which took place on Tuesday, has so far seen at least two young students wounded.
Around 100 law enforcement personnel are now present at five crime scenes in the area.
The Tehama County Sheriff's Department told the Los Angeles Times there were at least five separate crime scenes and the department was now trying to assess the number of casualties.
"We are aware that there was a domestic violence incident as reported by neighbors involving the suspected shooter", Johnston said.
Several shots were fired at 8 a.m. local time at the Rancho Tehama School in Corning, located in rural Tehama County, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston told the San Francisco Chronicle. "That evolved to multiple victims and multiple shots at the school, at the elementary school".
At least one student was wounded at the school.
Katrina Gierman, who lives on Rancho Tehama near the elementary school, said she went outside and heard gunshots.
An employee with the Corning Unified School District told KCRA there were reports of an active shooter at the school, and there were confirmed injuries. The school remains on lockdown.
Posts on social media showed Rancho Tehama Road being closed off with yellow crime tape, and students' parents stuck behind the road block.
A representative for the Tehama County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment. He said the shooter also stole his truck.
The roommates lived close to the gunman, and he said that the gunman was firing off rounds.


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The Birth Control Mechanism of Aygestin (Norethisterone)
The invention of contraceptives has clearly revolutionized the sex life of a huge number of couples all around the world. The dosage, side effects and various other parts of general information are well known to the public. Apart from these, there is also the scientific chapter that analyzes how exactly these drugs function and the ways in which they achieve the desired outcome. In this article we are going to explicate the mechanism of Aygestin, a well known medicine that is highly effective and preferred by a large percentage of women.
Also known as the "mini-pill", Aygestin contains Norethisterone but no estrogen of any kind. Norethisterone, also known as Norethindrone, is a progestin that is "equipped" with steroids. It is the main ingredient of Aygestin.
The drug prevents impregnation in three different ways:
1) It modifies the thickness of the vaginal fluids, making it very difficult for the sperm of the male partner to reach an egg and fertilize it.
2) If the first step fails, Aygestin has another way to decrease the possibility of a pregnancy dramatically. The drug can alter the "texture" of the uterus making the fertilized egg unable to attach to its walls.
3) It disrupts ovulation. This is the procedure during which the fertilized egg is released. It occurs during the menstrual cycle of every woman.
The above was a brief but accurate description of the ways that Aygestin works and, for the overwhelming majority of cases, manages to prevent pregnancy. Studies have proven that it is way more effective than various other ways of birth control. However, it is less effective than pills that include both progestin and estrogen. The most crucial part of this method is to follow the instructions to the letter in order to have the highest percentage of success possibility. Complying with the doctor's guidelines is a rule that should not be broken under any circumstance for every drug.


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Benjamin Heckendorn, the person who got me started with my pinball machine with his Bill Paxton pinball, returns with a making of blog about his latest game America's Most Haunted. It's co-designed by legend John Popadiuk and looks pretty cool.
Check it out here!
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I've received the parts for my light board as well as my WAV Trigger, and I've rendered most (if not all) of the videos I need for the game. So this weekend will be all about BioShock for me! :)
Thursday, January 8, 2015
America's Most Haunted
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whoohooo! lots of work. been catching up on your latest posts. Seems like lots of changes in the wings.ReplyDelete
Haha, well yes. :DReplyDelete
But it's all for the better and I'm quite certain it will increase reliability by a huge factor.
Not looking forward to the rewiring thou. ;)
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Yay for new updates!ReplyDelete
I was hoping for one update and I got lots :)
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