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- Chinese regional authorities recently laid out the kind of speech suppression that Google will likely have to facilitate for the country's persecuted Muslim ethnic minority to launch its new product in China.
- The regional officials passed new laws on how to crack down on its Uighur ethnic minority, which includes heavy surveillance, policing, and censorship from tech companies.
- Google has received a lot of backlash from rights activists and even the Trump administration for its China plans.
Chinese regional authorities recently laid out the kind of speech suppression that Google will likely have to facilitate for the country's persecuted Muslim ethnic minority to launch its new product in China.
Authorities in Xinjiang, a region in western China, on Tuesday, passed new local laws demonstrating how officials should root out banned speech to fight so-called religious extremists.
Around 11 million Uighurs, a mostly-Muslim ethnic minority, live in Xinjiang, and are subject to some of the most intrusive surveillance measures in the world, which include being monitored by 40,000 facial recognition cameras across the region, and having their DNA samples and blood types recorded.
Tuesday's laws made clear that authorities want tech companies to play their part in the surveillance, policing, and silencing of the Uighurs. Beijing justifies its crackdown in Xinjiang – also known to Uighurs as East Turkestan – as a counterterrorism measure, though it's denied UN inspectors access to the region.
Google could be complicit in this persecution if its secretive plans to launch a censored search engine – codenamed "Project Dragonfly" – become a reality.
Article 28 of the new laws orders telecommunications operators to "put in place monitoring systems and technological prevention measures for audio, messages, and communication records" that may have "extremifying information."
Forms of "extremification," as laid out in the laws, are vague. They include "interfering" with people's ability to interact with people of other ethnicities or faiths, and "rejecting or refusing public goods and services."
It's not entirely clear what they mean, but authorities have detained Uighurs in the past for bizarre reasons like setting their watch to two hours after Beijing time and growing a beard.
According to the laws, when telecommunications companies find content unsatisfactory to the Chinese state, they will also be ordered to "stop its transmission, delete the relevant information, keep evidence, and promptly report the case" to Chinese authorities.
The companies will also have to "assist the public security organs in conducting a lawful disposition," which likely means giving up users' personal information – such as their addresses – so Chinese law enforcement can find them.
Google complicit if it enters China
Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, which would block out websites and search terms unsavoury to the ruling Communist Party – such as human rights, democracy, and religion, The Intercept reported this August, citing leaked documents.
An early prototype of the search engine also showed that Google would link Android users' searches to their personal phone numbers. This means that individual users could have their online activity easily monitored, and be at risk of detention if Google passed on the data to the Chinese government.
Chinese tech giants have passed on user data and the contents of private conversations to Chinese law-enforcement in the past. Earlier this year, China's Ministry of Public Security announced that law-enforcement officers could obtain and use private conversations on WeChat, the popular messaging app, in legal proceedings.
Shortly after Google's China plans were made public, 14 human rights organisations wrote a public letter to Google CEO that said: "Google risks becoming complicit in the Chinese government's repression of freedom of speech and other human rights in China."
US Vice President Mike Pence last week slammed Google's China plans, saying: "Google should immediately end development of the 'Dragonfly' app that will strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers."
Tech companies already play a huge part in China's police state
Earlier this year Yuan Yang, the Financial Times' tech correspondent in Beijing, reported that state officials had accessed her private messages on WeChat without her knowledge or permission. A police officer randomly cited messages she had posted in a private chat, she said.
Similarly, Chinese police visited the mother of Shawn Zhang, a law student in Canada, in China after Zhang criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping on social media.
"I also didn't expect police to respond so quickly. It suggests my social media account is probably under their close monitoring. They will read everything I say," Zhang told Business Insider earlier this year.
Chinese authorities have also forced many Uighurs to download an app that scans photos, videos, audio files, ebooks, and other documents.
The app, named Jingwang ("cleansing the web" in Mandarin Chinese), extracts information including the phone number and model, and scours through its files, the US government-funded Open Technology Fund reported.
The screenshots below show what the app looks like. The grab on the left shows Jingwang prompting users to delete "dangerous content" on their phone, while the one on the right shows the app's access.
The type of regime Google is getting into bed with
Rights groups have accused China of imprisoning up to 1 million Uighurs in detention or re-education camps, where people have described being shackled to chairs, beaten up, and forced to sing patriotic songs in order to get food.
The new Xinjiang laws formalized the use of those camps despite Beijing's previous claims that they did not exist.
China also appears to be creating a global registry of the Uighur diaspora, even if they are citizens of other countries. Multiple Uighurs living overseas have reported threats made directly to them or their family members in China if they did not give up personal data such as licence plate numbers and bank details.
If Google sets up a base in China, it won't just be party to Uighur abuses, either. China has a track record of publicly disappearing its critics, placing innocent family members under house arrest, and barging into people's homes to interrupt their phone calls.
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"WHEN MY TEENAGER IS ASLEEP, I check his mobile phone to see who and what he has been messaging."
Sounds familiar? Or perhaps it's trying to enter their Facebook or reading their diaries … maybe these thoughts have crossed your minds or you may even plead guilty.
I'm sure as parents of teens we have come to realise that the lines of communication have changed suddenly to grunts or hmms and we don't know how to communicate with them.
My humble plea is this: Let them have some S-P-A-C-E as they journey towards young adulthood. Space to make decisions, express their opinions, discover their talents and passions for themselves.
How do we play this balancing act between being in control and giving our teens the need for space?
Dr. H. Cloud and Dr J. Townsend explain, "Teenagers will have to learn to depend and trust all over again in some major ways … adolescents look to you for understanding … adolescents feel connected when they feel understood, as opposed to feeling physically close." 1
It means validating their experience, empathising rather than lecturing them. For example, when your teen has a disagreement with a friend, you may say, "I see that you're really upset about the matter" rather than "why are you overreacting over this small incident?"
Another aspect of trust is this: "Can I lean on you without your robbing me of my independence?"2.
Teens want to turn to you for guidance, but not at the expense of being controlled. If that happens, they will trust someone else. For example, a teen may say "I just can't share with my mother without her imposing her views on me, what I should say and think! All I want is for her to listen and understand me."
Trust can also be built through integrity and consistency. Your life of integrity (your faith, values and principles) that you live before them will speak volumes to your teens, more than your words ever will. Watch your life at home because you are being watched. They will also be learning to trust other people besides you. Don't be jealous but take it as a healthy sign that they are in the process of growing towards independence. ey may turn to a youth leader, a friend or even a friend's parent, as their sphere of relationships widens in ever increasing circles.
Ask your teen what is her love language that will also open the lines of communication. Some time ago I asked a teen, from a good school, what his love language was. He said: "Encouragement. When I get good grades, my parents just say 'well done' but then spend the rest of the time telling me how I can improve my grades." at has distanced their relationship indefinitely.
Let us try to understand their language of trust and love instead of resorting to invading their sense of privacy.
May you find that balance between respecting their need for space and walking alongside them, believing that "He who began a good work in them will carry on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1: 6). By Joyce Seet
Joyce Seet is a Youth Worker with the TRAC Youth Ministries.
1 Raising Great Kids, Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend, page 183.
2 ibid, page 184.
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AS WE CELEBRATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), we remember with grateful hearts God's goodness and faithfulness and we give anks to Him for His bountiful blessings on His Church.
We want to commit the MCS to Almighty God as we continue to seek His guidance and will.
• Our Bishop Dr Robert Solomon and the three Annual Conference Presidents, the Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung (CAC), the Rev James Nagulan (ETAC), and the Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup (TRAC), as they provide spiritual leadership to the MCS.
• Our Pastors as they lead the local churches and shepherd the flocks.
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• God's guidance as we unite in carrying out His Mission for His glory.
• The Executive Director and staff of the Methodist Welfare Services as they reach out to the chronically poor with this year's 125th Anniversary Outreach Programme in particular, and the community in general.
• The Executive Director and staff of the Methodist Missions Society as they share God's Word and plant churches in the neighbouring countries.
• The Executive Director and staff of the DISCIPLE Agency as they share teaching resources and train disciples.
• God's blessing on the other agencies and ministries such as the Women's Society of Christian Service and the Methodist Co-operative Society as they witness and serve the community.
• The Principals and teachers of our Methodist Schools and Kindergartens as they educate and nurture the students and young children in the Ways of the Lord.
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It was well-deserved and much-needed after the performance they put in. The rest of us went for a 4.7-mile run around the lake here in Hamburg. This was made more difficult by the fact that last night was emotionally exhausting for everyone who watched the game.
It's funny how just watching a game can take a lot out of you. What also made this run more difficult was the fact that we didn't get back into Hamburg until 4 a.m. after our chartered flight.
However, the run was much needed for those of us who didn't play to keep our fitness level up. I did the run in a little more than 30 minutes and felt much better after it was all said and done.
I really feel bad for the families though. They didn't get back into Hamburg until 5 a.m. There were a few people who got lost after the game and their bus didn't leave the stadium until we were taking off from the Ramstein Base. They were scheduled to leave before us. This was really frustrating for those people who had to leave on early flights this morning, my wife being one of them. She didn't get any sleep before turning around on what turned out to be a 20-hour travel day.
As for most of the guys, you can say it was a lazy day. Most of the fathers on the team spent time with their families going out to dinner or hanging out at cafés. Most of us also spent some time in the spa or resting in our hotel rooms.
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Plot: the sociopathic Michael Myers comes after Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween
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There's only positive words to describe this movie. It's a near-perfect film. It's rather a shame that Michael doesn't mind killing dogs. Poor, poor German Shepherd. Wrong place, wrong time, and with an ignorant babysitter that's supposed to be on the look out.
There's no slasher quite like Halloween. It's so simple and yet, the simplicity is what makes it so scary. He has no real motive aside from him being completely insane. The soundtrack and that particularly simple music that stays with you forever, is also frightening. Although, my brother feels it was used way too much. And there are a few scenes where Laurie is just staring at children in costumes and it's playing like that's supposed to be a shocking event.
Also, can we talk about the lighting. I just referenced to lighting in another movie review, but this lighting is of course, the greatest. Everyone who has seen this movie remembers Michael's face slowly being revealed behind an already terrified Laurie. But really, why was she just standing next to open doorways? She knew there was a killer.
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7,034 felony charges in 2016 for violating conditions of bond. Goyke seeks reform.
Felony bail jumping is the most common type of felony case opened in the state and is the most likely to be dismissed before trial.
It also is enforced with great inconsistency between counties.
Felony bail jumping "is a horrible, horrible statute," said Anthony Cotton, president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "I don't think the threat of a bail jumping prosecution does one bit to ensure a defendant complies with their condition of bail."
But Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre, president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association, said the charge designed to hold defendants accountable. "They could just follow conditions of bond and not face those charges," she said.
Some 7,034 felony bail jumping cases were opened last year, slightly edging drug possession th (6,984 cases) as the most common felony case type opened, according to state figures.
Felony bail jumping occurs when a person out on bond on a felony charge violates the conditions of that bond.
In Ashland County last year, 120 out of 316, or 38 percent, of felony cases opened were bail jumping cases, In Shawano County, where a similar number of felony cases were opened, just 45 of 324, or 13.9 percent, of those cases were bail jumping cases.
In Milwaukee County, which had 5,543 felony cases last year, by far the most in the state, just 4.7 percent, or 262, were felony bail jumping cases.
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"There are thousands of felony bail jumpings every year," said State Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee). "It's frequently a system-created crime."
LaBre said counties may use the law differently, depending on circumstances. Staffing and workload and office priorities may influence decisions about how to use the felony bail jumping charge, she said.
Felony bail jumping can result in some strange situations. Last month, a Court of Appeals panel threw out a man's felony drug convictions, but let stand felony bail jumping charges issued when the he violated the bond conditions on the drug charges by missing three drug tests. So he faced felony charges for non-criminal bond violations in a felony case that was tossed.
Earlier this month, a different Appeals Court panel upheld the sentence handed down to a man facing stalking charges who violated his bond by entering the building where his target, a social worker, worked. By entering that building, the appeals panel said, the man violated his bond both in the stalking case and in an earlier 2009 case. The man got a harsher sentence — four years in prison — on the bail jumping charges than he did on the main stalking conviction – 1 ½ years.
Prosecutors can use a felony bail charge as a hammer to coerce a defendant to accept a plea deal, Cotton said. He told of a client who was charged with trying to strangle his wife and who well might have been innocent of that. But the client was picked up for drunk driving, a non-criminal offense that violated the conditions of his bond. With the six-year bail jumping charge hanging over his head, he ultimately took a deal on the strangulation case, even though he had a good chance of winning if he went to trial.
Goyke last year introduced a bill that would prohibit felony bail jumping charges unless the alleged offender was charged with a new crime while on bond. That bill went nowhere in the Republican-controlled legislature.
The State Public Defender's office, in its 2017-19 budget request, recommended charging all bail jumping cases as misdemeanors. It could have save about $770,000 last fiscal year if the 8,147 felony bail jumping cases it handled were charged as misdemeanors, the agency said in budget documents. Gov. Scott Walker did not include the idea in his 2017-19 budget proposal.
LaBre said most prosecutors did not abuse the bail jumping charge.
"We don't go looking for it," she said, especially with existing workloads and staffing shortages.. She declined to say whether she thought the law should be changed.
LaBre said a felony bail jumping charge can be reduced to a misdemeanor if a district attorney believes that is appropriate. Felony bail jumping also qualifies for expungement, which many felonies do not.
A prosecutor can allow a defendant to plead guilty to the felony bail jumping with the underlying crime read in so a judge is aware of it so the defendant can request and work toward expungement, she said.
That, she said, "obviously benefits the defendant."
"People do get charged with bail jumping for minor violations of their release," Goyke said. "If you're really serious about reducing the prison population and reform and taking caseloads off DAs, and public defenders and the courts, you have to attack and reform various ways the system is creating its own problem."
Gretchen Schuldt writes a blog for Wisconsin Justice Initiative, whose mission is "To improve the quality of justice in Wisconsin by educating the public about legal issues and encouraging civic engagement in and debate about the judicial system and its operation."


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Steele's wife says she's not surprised by emails
Fri., April 29, 2011
BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met through an online dating website before his arrest. Edgar Steele's wife, Cyndi Steele, told jurors in Boise on Friday that those messages were part of his research into the Russian mail-order bride business. Cyndi Steele knew, she said, that her husband had told one woman he was not in love with his wife and that he was looking for "a girl he couldn't live without." Edgar Steele told 25-year-old Tatyana Loginova he had "produced the greatest children in the world, but I deserve more. I will never have another American woman, never again," Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci Whelan said in U.S. District Court in Boise Friday. Loginova is expected to testify via video from Ukraine on Monday. Steele's lawyers, say the murder plot was really the work of Steele's handyman, Larry Fairfax, who was arrested after authorities found a pipe bomb under Cyndi Steele's car. Fairfax didn't mention the bomb when he told the FBI about the plot and agreed to secretly record Steele. Prosecutors contend Steele wanted his wife killed so he could be with Loginova. The jury of 11 women and one man — two other women are alternates — saw emails between Steele and Loginova on Friday. Whelan said she reviewed emails with Cyndi Steele last month to avoid surprising and embarrassing Steele at trial. But, Cyndi Steele said Friday, "I knew what they were before I went in…I wasn't going to be embarrassed because I know about them." Whelan noted that Edgar Steele could have made up any identity and told the women anything to gain information. Instead, he described his life to Loginova, sent her pictures of his home and the family's newborn kittens and even mentioned the couple's son, Rex. Cyndi Steele told jurors she wasn't concerned. "He was setting up a ruse the same way the FBI agents did with my husband's arrest," she said, referring to that fact that before investigators arrested Steele on June 11, they told him his wife had been killed to gauge his reaction. Under cross examination from defense lawyer Robert McAllister, Steele said she often helped her husband with the research and that he had traced the Russian bride scam to Florida. Whelan said Edgar Steele viewed his wife's dream — her horse farm — as "a symbol of wasted money." Said Cyndi Steele, "He knew in reality it was not a money-maker, but he knew it was my dream and supported it." Whelan also focused on Cyndi Steele's theft report of $45,000 in silver, which was made in September, more than two months after her husband's arrest. At the time, Cyndi Steele said Fairfax was a suspect. Whelan noted that Edgar Steele called his son, Rex, in July and asked him to report the theft, telling him that it was "very important." Fairfax has said he rigged the bomb under Cyndi Steele's car so it wouldn't explode, but bomb experts said Friday that the device still had that capability. Sgt. Mike Kittilstved, head of the Spokane County bomb squad, called the device "the largest pipe bomb that I've dealt with." Fairfax has pleaded guilty to two firearms charges related to the bomb and is to be sentenced after Steele's trial.
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The Yarmouth Seafest Car Show is an annual automotive event featuring antique, classic, custom, motorcycles and special interest vehicles of all sorts. The show takes place on the third weekend in July in the scenic town of Yarmouth and has become not just a premier event in the area but also one of the largest auto events in the Province of Nova Scotia!
The show is organized by the Roaring 20's Antique Auto Club and the 2019 event will mark the club's 40th year hosting their annual show! The operation of the Yarmouth Car show has seen the need for growth and now helps to support multiple non-profit organizations in the local area as they work together to make it all happen. The show has seen tremendous growth and support over the past few years and has grown to play host to over 700 vehicles and an estimated 13,000 spectators making it the most successful car show in Yarmouth's history!
The town's rustic and colorful Main Street is the venue for all of this automotive fun and is populated with a number of local retail stores, restaurants, cafés, and the famous Frost Park. Main Street is typically shut down from Forest Street to the show's entrance of Grand Street, located next to the club's Registration office at the in The Rodd Grand Hotel. The show takes place during Yarmouth's annual Seafest Festival which brings with it many other local events taking place all over the town and municipality. If you'd like to do some sightseeing and/or cruising well we have you covered there as well with scenic seaside and country routes and destinations such as Yarmouth's famous lighthouse (which was the shooting location in the spring of 2018 for the film 'The Lighthouse' starring Willem Dafoe), heritage properties, Yarmouth County Museum, Port Maitland Beach, Yarmouth's Historic waterfront and much more!
The club and car show committee would like to thank all of those who help to make this event possible and we look forward to seeing everyone in attendance for another unprecedented year in 2019!
Making vacation plans for 2020?
Come and join us at the Yarmouth Car Show from Friday, July 17th to Sunday, July 19th, 2020 for a fabulous weekend in Yarmouth, N.S!


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Global Crohn's Disease Market has been evaluated as growing market and expected that the market will reach high growth figures in the Coming Future. Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), caused by a combination of environmental, immune and bacterial factors in genetically prone individuals. There are no Medications, Drugs or Surgical Procedures that can cure or prevent Crohn's Disease. It is expected that the disease affects about 3.2 per 1,000 people in Europe and North America. It is less common in Asia and Africa. Rates have, however, been growing, particularly in the developing world, since last few years.
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) stated, that over 1 Million Americans were diagnosed with Crohn's & ulcerative colitis disorders and diseases, with maximum of them aged above 30. Increasing occurrence of Crohn's disease has triggered a vigorous demand for its therapeutics. A survey conducted by the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has discovered that the incidence rate of Crohn's disease in the country is 3.1 to 14.6 new cases per 100,000 population annually. The disease is highly predominant in developed countries, especially in individuals who smoke and consume alcohol.
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In what might be the longest post based on a few words, I will be talking about NASA's new initiative. They have teamed up with a publisher to start publishing hard sci-fi works. The reason for this is quite possibly the best reason I've heard for starting this initiative, to get students and other younger kids interested in science and technology. In this short podcast, two names are invoked, that of Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury. These are both authors that I have enjoyed greatly and I personally consider a major influencing force in works that I enjoy.
With many things I write about, I have some reservations. I do not particularly keep up with too many sci-fi writers that are active today. Also, in much of the hard sci-fi I've read it can be really boring. Too often it gets bogged down in the tech and doesn't really tell a story. It just tells you about the world and how a few things work. I know there are people who really love this stuff but I do not really enjoy them. Asimov and Bradbury wrote works that were grounded in reality but there were things that went more or less unexplained. In the early robot books how the positronic brain worked never was really discussed, it was just the technobabble that kept things moving. As similar thing that can applied to Bradbury.
What makes the greatest of sci-fi works great is not that there is technology but its the people that makes things great. Having a lush and full setting and improve a story but first and foremost there needs to be a story. Sci-fi has influenced the real world in so many ways, every few months on History or Discovery there is a special about this, they can be fun but these things that have shifted into our world were not plot points. You don't want Star Trek to hear Scotty talky about dilithium crystals but to see Kirk be a badass. I fear that the way this is talked about it could end poorly for the line. I hope for the best with this line and I may pick up the first of these books to see if this is going to be a successful project. If this fails though Seth McFarlane and Neil Degrasse Tyson are remaking Cosmos for Fox (NYT citation).
Scientific American 60-Second Podcast
For additional reading about how science influences Sci-fi check out this New Scientist article about Bradbury and how his works were influenced by the goings on in his day.


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- I smell something... familiar. Almost like pretty white kitty, but there's too much perfume in the air.
- -- Cobra
Appearing in "A Hero's Compulsion" (Part II of VI) - Claws
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Daredevil (Daniel Rand)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- White Tiger (Hector Ayala) (Cameo in Flashback)
Other Characters:
- Amy Sheridan
- Edward "Eddie" V. Halen
- James "Jamie" Guerrero
- Mikey
- Nora Jackson
- Randy
- Veronique "Niki" Guerrero
Synopsis for "A Hero's Compulsion" (Part II of VI) - Claws
White Tiger recovers from her near-brush with death. Unable to strike out directly at Sano, she instead decides to take her aggression out on one of his goons – Eddie V. Halen (an obvious alias). After publicly humiliating the thug, Daredevil and she retire to a nearby rooftop. Angela begins to suspect who Daredevil really is, and drops several hints as to his secret identity.
The following day, Angela arrives for an employment interview at a security firm. After withstanding a heavy Q & A session, she lands the job and is placed in charge of safeguarding two rich heiresses, Amy and Nora.
That night, Angela (and two more bodyguards) accompanies Amy and Nora to a nightclub called the Genosha Club. There she finds Sano, and prompts a conflict with him. The fight ends in a drawl, and Angela escorts Amy and Nora out of the club.
Later, she dons her White Tiger costume and meets up with Daredevil and Spider-Man. She asks Daredevil's assistance in bringing Sano to justice and breaking the Chaeyi ring. Sano and his goons show up, and the heroes get into a fight. Before she can put a stop to him once and for all, several police SWAT cars pull up. The officers begin brandishing hi-tech weaponry.
- Reference is made to Emma Frost in this issue.
- White Tiger (Hector Ayala) makes a cameo flashback appearance.
- First appearances of Amy Sheridan (a socialite); Jamie Guererro (administrator for 212 Security); Mikey (Amy and Nora's bodyguard); Nora Jackson (a socialite); Randy (Amy and Nora's bodyguard); Veronique Guererro (a former model turned security specialist).
- Amy, Jamie and Nora's surnames are not revealed until issue #3.
- Final appearance of Edward "Eddie" V. Halen; dies in this issue.
- White Tiger refers to Daredevil (Daniel Rand) as "Daredevil 2.0" in this issue.
- One of the gang members featured in this issue is named Edward V. Halen. An obvious alias, the name is an homage to guitarist Eddie Van Halen, founder of the rock 'n roll band, Van Halen.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Daredevil (Volume 2) #58
- Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1-33 (Sons of the Tiger vignettes)
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Wow, Leto...I assume you used cheats? Needs Static and such? I think the butler is cute as well...
No cheats. I don't like to use them in a playgame I will use on later. Only to test things or in build/buy mode I would cheat. But Max Skills has just undergone all the things in life my normal sim would have to go through.Eventually he became very rich actually, without me wanting to to that. It started with the instruments in playing for tips and he became practical millionair while writing novels.I told you... making a book out of the Forum Rules can't be anything but a bestseller.
*sigh - if only I was younger*
Congratualations Schipperke!You've just found one of the two Easter Eggs I've put into this guy. Take a close look at the first page of this topic to find a hint on where to find the next one. You don't have to be a genius to find that out.
No cheats. I don't like to use them in a playgame I will use on later. Only to test things or in build/buy mode I would cheat. But Max Skills has just undergone all the things in life my normal sim would have to go through.
Heehee, Max has just been out meeting his new neighbours and found the option to "Talk about Star Pam Marsden"! That's brilliant, Leto! Max is full of surprises.
I wouldn't be surprised of all us "old ladies" had a not-so-secret crush on Leto. lol
Awesome! If only I could add him into my Dynasty
Haha, I think that is a bit against the rules, otherwise sure you would have permission to do that.
I am having trouble getting this Sim into my game. It isn't showing up in the launcher or in CAS. Thanks for any help I can get *Edit: I think I should also mention that I only have Sims 3 and Ambitions. Could this be why I am having trouble getting Max into my game since he has the skills for the other expansion packs I do not have in my game?
Max Skills is found in the Households Bin when in Edit Town or 'Move Sims in' when you start a new game. He wasn't in CAS for me.
I don't have Late Night either, and had no problem downloading Max. He's missing the LN skills, of course, but other than that he's fine. He even goes around talking about Celebrity Pam Marsden, which I find a little unusual since there are no celebrities in my game.
Thank you Leto for this perfect guy Not only is he cute looking with a uber nice toned body, but hes a hard worker and an awesome dad !Had him marry Agnes and got a reddish haired son lol (must be the mail-man he he)


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Patient Information
Still's Murmur
People often worry when they hear that their child has a heart murmur. Happily, most heart murmurs in children are perfectly normal. One such murmur is the "Still's murmur".
The Still's murmur was initially described by Dr. George Frederic Still, England's first professor of childhood medicine. In his pediatric textbook Common Disorders and Diseases of Childhood published in 1909 Dr. Still noted:
"I should like to draw attention to a particular bruit which has somewhat of a musical character, but is neither of sinister omen nor does it indicate endocarditis of any sort. …its characteristic feature is a twangy sound, very like that made by twanging a piece of tense string... Whenever may be its origin, I think it is clearly functional, that is to say, not due to any organic disease of the heart either congenital or acquired."
What Causes It?
In fact, no one knows exactly what causes a Still's murmur. People have looked very closely using ultrasound at the hearts of children with this murmur, and compared them to the hearts of children who do not. No difference has ever been identified except that the speed of blood traveling through the aorta (the main artery to the body) is a little faster than average. It is very clear however, that the Still's murmur is not caused by any type of heart defect. Having listened to thousands of children this murmur, my personal opinion is that young children have very healthy, elastic hearts that "ring" when they beat, in very much the same way that a soda bottle makes a musical sound when you blow over the top. Indeed, I suspect the Still's murmur is a sign of health, given how generally healthy the children are who have it.
Who has them?
The Still's murmur may occur in as many as one third of all children between two and five years of age. It can, however, be heard in children ranging in age from newborns to young adults. Commonly, a Still's murmur will come and go over time.
What does it mean?
It is very important to understand that the Still's murmur is perfectly normal. It does not suggest any type of heart disorder. Children with a Still's murmur can play sports just like any other normal child, and do not require special medical treatment when they go to the dentist or have other medical procedures. In fact, it is perfectly fine not to mention this murmur when one is filling out forms for insurance companies, school sports clearance, and dental visits. Finally, it is not generally necessary for a child with a Still's murmur to have additional visits with a cardiologist unless they are under a year of age, in which case one additional visit is sometimes recommended just because a lot of changes take place in a child's heart over the first year of life.
What do I tell the grandparents?
An accurate description of a Still's murmur is to say that your child has a "musical heart".
Web Links
Here are some Internet links that might be helpful. They look pretty good, but I cannot vouch for their accuracy or quality. As always with the Internet, browser beware!
Wikipedia: Still's Murmur
George Frederick Still (1868-1941)


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Even though we're in India, and have been eating copious quantities and watching sport (cricket!) each day, we couldn't let the fourth Thursday in November go by without doing more of the same.
So to thank our friends, Michael, Mina and Munu Anthony, who'd treated us to a week of deliciously home cooked meals, evenings out, restaurant visits and Bengali sweets, we decided to host Thanksgiving in our borrowed flat.
We'd already cooked one meal, a simple chicken (no ground beef in India) bolognaise and learned that no matter how tasty the dish, it wouldn't fly with our Bengali friends without some amount of pique—the Anthonys chewed on fiery green chilies in between each bite of bolognaise! So we spiced up traditional Thanksgiving fare with chili, cayenne, turmeric and a myriad of other spices.
- Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
- Dry-fried Sichuanese-style Green Beans
- Roast Cauliflower and Pumpkin
- Chicken Onion Curry
The day began with a trip to the local market, where Mina haggled over the price and quality of each ingredient on our list, walking us from one end of the market to the other, ensuring our potatoes, cauliflower and chilies were the best available. We bought our veggies and then perused the fish market as Mina needed fresh fish for lunch. It was the only fish market I've visited where the fish smells fresh and oceany rather than pongingly fishy.
The fish mongers sat on tables with two-foot-long fixed knives jutting up in front of them and their fish laid out to the side. As they sliced the fish as per their customer's instructions, they dribbled the fish blood over the other fish to enhance the flavor of the meat as it lay waiting to be bought.
After buying fish steaks we walked to the grains, where dal and rice were stacked in 50-pound, burlap sacks. Mina walked to the corner of a rice stall and waited as though doing some undercover deal, and within moments, a guy wearing a blood-covered shirt approached Mina; she spoke rapidly to him in Bengali, he asked a few questions, which she answered, and then we were off. Did we just buy rice? Contract a murder? We continued our shopping and about 15 minutes later returned to the edge of the rice and grain stall. The man met us again with a bag of bloodied chicken bits, slaughtered, cleaned and cut to our specifications! We returned to the house by rickshaw and began our cooking.
Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
Serves 8-10
- 6 cups chicken stock either store bought or for home-made: 1 onion (we used a red onion as that was the only kind available), veg ends, 2 lbs chicken backs and any other "extra" bits
- 3 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2 chunks
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 T garam masala * We used Shahi brand garam masala with is a combination of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, small cardamom, big cardamom, black pepper, taj, and paprika. But there are many variations and many recipes out there.
- 1 T chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups milk
- Cream for garnish
- Vegetable oil
We divided the chicken, so fresh it was still warm, into wobbly, boney bits (for stock) and meaty bits for our main meal.
For stock: Heat oil and fry up diced onion and garlic until they release their juices—3-5 minutes. Add chicken bits and brown. The browning of the chicken will determine the end richness of the stock so don't move too quickly here—10-15 minutes. Once sufficiently brown, add 1 t salt and any vegetable trimmings you have—we used green bean ends and cauliflower trimmings—cover with water and simmer for about an hour until the stock is rich in flavor and strain.
In a fresh pan, heat 2 T of oil over medium-high heat and fry the finely chopped onion and garlic until they begin to brown. Add the spices and cook gently to increase their flavor. Add potatoes and cover with stock. Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
Transfer potatoes to a blender with a slotted spoon and puree in batches with broth. Adjust amount of broth (you will not need all of it!) to create a thick, soup-like consistency. Depending on the starchiness of the potatoes this will vary greatly.
Return to pot and add 2 cups of milk and bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper and serve with a swirl of fresh cream.
*We were only able to find white sweet potatoes in India. The flavor of the soup was still divine and the garam masala brought about hints of pumpkin pie; however, the sludgy grey color left a bit to be desired.
Dry-Fried Sichuanese Green Beans
I love Fuscia Dunlop's Dry-Fried Green Bean recipe from her brilliant cookbook, Land of Plenty, as seen on Leite's Culinaria. However, with the constraints of the local Kolkata market, we needed to improvise. Also, we wanted a milder dish so as not to compete with our main spicy chicken dish. We'd been seduced by the smell of the Sichuanese peppercorns in a market in Xian and had bought a bag of them all the way from China (and yes, my scent du jour is eau de peppercorn!) So this is a milder dish than Dunlop's (and not authentically Chinese) but it maintains that addictive "mala" tang and allows the floral Sichuan pepper corn to really take the lead!
- 1 lb green beans, trimmed
- 2 T oil
- 1 1/2 T Sichuanese peppercorns
- 1/2 red pepper flakes
Dry roast the Sichuanese peppercorns over a medium heat until they begin to color. Remove from heat and crush coarsely.
Heat oil in a frying pan and stir fry beans over a medium-high heat until they begin to pucker. The beans will be tender but firm. Add crushed peppercorns, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper.
Our main course was from Great Indian Dishes, by Rafi Fernandez:
Chickens in Spicy Onion (Murgh Do Piyaza)
Serves 4-6
½ t turmeric
½ t chili powder
Salt, to taste
4T oil
4 small onions, finely chopped
6 oz (2 bunches) of fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, coarsely chopped
1 piece fresh ginger, 2 inches long, finely grated
2 green chilies, finely chopped
2 t cumin seeds, dry-roasted
1/3 cup plain yoghurt
1/3 cup heavy cream
½ t cornstarch
Rub the chicken joins with the turmeric, chili powder and salt. Heat the oil in a frying pan and try the chicken pieces without overlapping until both sides are browned. Remove and keep warm.
Reheat the oil and fry 3 of the chopped onions and 5 oz of the coriander (cilantro), half the ginger, the green chilies and the cumin seeds until the onions are translucent. Return the chicken to the pan with any juices and mix well. Cover and cook gently for 15 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool a little. Mix together the yoghurt, cream and cornstarch and gradually fold into the chicken mixing well.
Return the pan to the heat and gently cook until the chicken is tender. Just before serving, stir in the reserved onion, coriander and ginger. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.
And in true Indian fashion, the feast wouldn't have been complete without the finery. Both David and I were dressed up, painted, and adorned in traditional Indian clothes. Me, in an orange, sequin-encrusted saree and David in a traditional Punjabi top.


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Hong Kong - 1st Feb, 2018 - My Champagne, offline matchmaking and dating enterprise operating in Macau and Hong Kong, has been arranging one-on-one dates for the past few years exclusively for members. To further boost its stature as a prominent matchmaker, the company will unveil an app that will certainly give its thriving business a shot in the arm within the coming months.
The matchmaking service boasts of several successful cases in 2017. Among those who found the right partners are young professionals and currently in relationships with their respective Mr. Right. Through a series of personal interviews, no-nonsense screening, and consistent person to person advice, My Champagne successfully found the suitable gentlemen for these deserving beautiful ladies or vice-versa.
My Champagne calls the dating application, Sweet On made exclusively for committed professionals who want to discover their lifetime partners. Ms. Sim said the company is after the welfare and protection of all members. Only those with FaceBook accounts are allowed to join. The company's matchmaking team approves all registrations manually so it can review applications and determine if users are not dubious or questionable.
This application is unique because it does not encourage web chatting unlike other platforms that facilitate numerous chats before the one on one encounter. The app has a coffee-request function that allows legitimate singles to meet friends in a casual manner. My Champagne will launch the app in the urban hubs of Hong Kong and Shanghai possibly during the first quarter of 2018.
My Champagne's clients admit they spent a lot of time in going to dating events but failed to get any positive results. Besides, there were instances when one man or woman got attracted to another person only to find out in the end he or she was already married. These situations only caused a lot of heartaches and disappointments. Online dating services did not also turn out well for them.
The couples who are into blooming relationships are more than willing to share their experiences with other young men and women looking for the right partners. This pioneering matchmaking company, through its innovative strategies and approach as well as its "Find a Good Husband Package" can find a good match based on comprehensive criteria. A renowned international lawyer takes care of notarizing successful marriages.
My Champagne's operations manager Eunice Sim stated, "We make sure to close the files of clients who have been into serious relationships each month. I was present during two wedding ceremonies in November and December of last year. The two couples were our members. They got married because of our matchmaking services."
Ms. Sim explained carefully how they arranged the meeting between said couples and screened all parties concern. "We asked them to submit their profiles and talked to each one extensively before setting the personal meeting," she added.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides opportunities for students, faculty, staff, alumni and professionals to connect in positive mentoring relationships. These relationships enhance not only the lives of each individual person involved, but also strengthen the institution as a whole through networks of support.
Below are two of the mentoring programs sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion:
SIUE offers many more mentoring opportunities throughout the university, which you can learn more about in the SIUE Mentoring Programs Booklet.


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Less Than Full Time Training (LTFT)
LTFT Pilot Extension (November 2019):
Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics programmes are now elegible to apply for LTFT under the expanded pilot project. Further information and application documents are available at the pilot page.
Please Note:
Health Education England, East of England (HEE, EoE) LTFT application and renewal processes is now on one form, the application for LTFT will remain until the trainee completes their training programme within the East of England, once approval has been granted.
The main change is that trainees applying for LTFT arrangements will no longer need to complete a Renewal form whenever they rotate to a new trust or practice. Trainees now only need complete a new form when they wish to change the amount of hours per week they wish to work (percentage) and slot share partner.
Category 4 is only for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine.
Health Education England working across the east of England has a strong commitment to helping all doctors reach their full potential and to helping those with child-caring or other responsibilities or health problems, to continue training.
HEE fully endorses the principles set out in the Gold Guide.
Any trainee in a substantive HEE approved post can apply for less than full time training (LTFT) if they meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the FAQs below. If deemed eligible, LTFT arrangements will be accommodated as soon as practically possible.
Important note: Please be reminded you are not permitted to commence training less than full time until you are in receipt of your fully approved Form 1 LTFT application.
Our fully electronic LTFT application form is available for you to use at the bottom of this page. Please ensure you save the form locally and open as a PDF with Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader before completing. Do not begin completing the form if it has opened as a webpage or in PDF Previewer, as this will disable the electronic signature fields and deem the form invalid. Instructions for setting up a digital ID and additional assistance for Mac users are also available at the bottom of this page. As an organisation we are moving towards going paperless and appreciate your assistance with this. Please ensure you carefully read the instructions on page 1 of the LTFT application form prior to completion.
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Forget batteries, a 15-year-old girl from Canada has developed a flashlight powered by the palm of your hand.
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Ann Makosinski, from British Columbia, has invented a flashlight that produces light just by using the warmth of your hands. The 15-yr old Canadian has invented a 'Hollow Flashlight' that works via the thermoelectric effect. The thermoelectric effect is where a change in temperature can lead to electric voltage and vice-versa.
Ann Makosinski measured that about 57 milliwatts on heat can be generated from the heat of your palm and she needed about half a milliwatt for an LED light. Next, she used Peltier tiles to generate electricity, and other components to make the current usable for a normal LED flashlight. Finally she added this to a hollow aluminum tube and with a little tweaking of voltages and components she was able to invent the flashlight.
The light generated from the flashlight is modest but works if you need to find your keys or other small tasks. The flashlight works for about half an hour at a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and can last longer or shorter varying on temperature differences.
Makosinski told NBC News, "I'm sure we've all had that annoying experience when we desperately need a flashlight, we find one, and the batteries are out. Imagine how much money we would save and the amount of toxins leached into the soil etc., reduced if we didn't use any batteries in flashlights!"
Makosinski has also submitted her invention at the Google Science Fair and is one of the 15 finalists. She will be visiting the Google headquarters in California for the final judging event. Google will choose one winner each out of three age groups and the final winner will receive a grand prize of $50,000 and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.
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School Shootings and the Bully Economy
On Sunday, Salon.com ran an interview with Jessie Klein (author of the The Bully Society) that focused on bullying and last week's Chardon, Ohio, school shooting. The interview is well worth a read when you have a spare 10 minutes.
Conducted by Thomas Rogers, Salon's deputy art editor, the interview deals with the Ohio shooting, historic trends in bullying in U.S. schools, and what Klein calls the "bully economy." The bully economy, as Rogers describes it, is the idea that economic conservatism is fostering the epidemic of bullying in the nation's schools.
For Klein, there is hope for the future in spite of the ever increasing number of school shootings. However, an improved future requires a fundamental shift within schools. "Right now kids are trained to be heartless and pursue success at any cost," Klein says in the interview. "If schools really worked to create community and to help children value themselves and one another, different kinds of people would come out of those schools." For Klein, the effects of this reorientation would eventually extend to leadership at the highest levels, altering the composition of the nation's leaders.


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Do you ever experience that feeling where you're in twilight sleep, just a few deep breaths away from really being out, and suddenly… you're falling…
You keep falling until suddenly with no warning, you suddenly start. Your limbs jerk, body tenses, and you're suddenly wide awake again.
Does this happen to you?
It does to me, and in more than just sleep. This often happens to me in life. I'm going along, going along, perhaps in some sort of twilight apathy, when suddenly something jumps out and makes me start. Something so intense and immediate it stops me in my tracks. And generally, I know I'm going to be different after this experience, that is, I hope I haven't become so hard as to not let this start affect me.
I know I'm being vague, but I think you can probably relate.
Recently, this happened to me as I was struggling through some difficult life things. I'm realizing more and more that life is messy, fast, and unfair. And even in a situation where answers seem to be clear-cut, that is seldom the case.
So lately I've been struggling with not having the wants, drives and desires I know I should be having. It's a classic case of "I know what I should do…I just don't want to." Yes I realize this makes me sound like a 3-year-old throwing a tantrum, but hear me out.
My struggle is, if God wants me to do certain things, and not do others, why don't I do what I should, and why do I do what I shouldn't? I simply couldn't reconcile the two. I wanted to want what God wanted in my life, but the honest truth was, I didn't. I really didn't care either way. Hence the twilight sleep and apathy that were overtaking me.
And then it hit.
The start.
The answer to my question.
I should have known it was coming.
I was in the middle of a run, which seems to be where most of my thinking, reflecting, anger management and escapism take place, and suddenly, half-way across the Deerfield Bridge (and approaching the 5 mile mark), God spoke. He answered. And I understood.
"You're treating the symptoms."
…come again?
"You're treating the symptoms, not the heart of the problem."
And I understood. I wanted to want what God desired for my life, without spending enough time with him to know what that was. Instead, I was fighting to somehow in my own power want what I think he wanted for my life. (Yes, I realize I've said "want" and "wanted" like 57 times already, but try to bear with me).
The point is this. I didn't need to go looking for what I thought God wanted me to do. I didn't have to worry about why I was acting out and doing whatever I wanted. I needed to spend time with my God. I needed to cool the jets and just be with him. Talk to him. And let the change and directions soak into my soul.
So…this is a very long post. If you've made it this far, congratulations! You and my mom both. Two readers down!
But on a more serious note, I'm learning the hard way to not just treat the symptoms of life. It's never as simple as it may seem, but go back to the heart of the issue. It all flows from there.


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David Letterman ripped into Paris Hilton during his monologue after her arrest for cocaine possession in Las Vegas.
Now it turns out Paris may be a bigger knucklehead than even Letterman thought.
According to the police report, Paris denied that the purse where cops say they found the cocaine was hers, saying "she had borrowed it from a friend."
Just 7 weeks ago, Paris posted a photo of what appears to be the same purse, tweeting, "Love my new Chanel purse I got today."
Paris also posted a photo she took of the crowd outside the Chanel showroom in France where she had purchased the purse on July 15.
It certainly looks like the same purse. If so, Paris may have to come up with another story.


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- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 39, Issue 2, 1 Aug 1988, p. 185 - 188
South American Brugian Filariasis: Report of a Human Infection Acquired in Peru
A 27-year-old white woman from New York City acquired an infection by a Brugia species while she camped in the Amazon basin of Peru. She was infected by at least one adult male worm and one gravid female worm. Both worms were intact and in a lymphatic vessel of a right cervical lymph node. The lymph node and surrounding fibroadipose tissue contained many microfilariae. The male worm was 50 µm wide and the female, 100 µm. Both worms had thin (1 µm) cuticles with fine transverse striations. There were 3 to 4 somatic muscle cells per quadrant. Microfilariae had tails characteristic of the genus Brugia. Although specific identification was not possible from the available material, the worm closely resembled Brugia guyanensis, a parasite of the coatimundi (Nasua nasua) and the only species of Brugia known in South America.


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[We] have agreed that the quagmires that Ethiopia finds itself are by and large a result of the 19 years of poor political leadership of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and his TPLF/EPRDF party. We strongly believe that neither peace nor development can be achieved and sustained while Ato Meles Zenawi is in power. Hence, he must immediately exit the Ethiopian political scene, preferably peacefully.Less than a week after the declaration statement was put out, the paragraph above was replaced with this one:
[We] strongly believe that Ato Meles Zenawi does not enjoy the popular support of the majority of the Ethiopian people and would lose a free and fair popular vote. We are concerned that Ato Meles Zenawi will use force to stay in power. We call on Meles Zenawi to peacefully adher to the will of the Ethiopian people.This raises some serious questions, least among which is a question about the competency of the individuals who approved the original statement. The first sentence of the first paragraph is only partially true and a bit unfair. Obviously, the last sentence of the first paragraph is a poorly veiled reference to an overthrow of the regime in power. It is beyond me why any group that includes many reputable and experienced individuals would approve such a reckless statement for press release. At least, it is good to know that this group recognized the mistake and corrected it quickly. Sanity has prevailed, it seems.


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Changing your diet requires lots of commitment, which is why during the pandemic many people took some time to reevaluate what they eat and learn to stick to their new routine. One Poll surveyed 28,000 people from 30 different countries on behalf of Herbalife Nutrition and found that the pandemic helped them stick to their changes. Buzz60's Johana Restrepo has more.


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Here are some examples of the charities we have worked with and local community projects we support.
The Hertfordshire Community Awards
In recent years we have sponsored the Hertfordshire Community Awards; which recognise some of Hertfordshire's most hard working people that really make a difference to the district.
Rennie Grove Hospice
We are proud to be a corporate partner of Rennie Grove Hospice. Our support helps them to continue with the fantastic care they provide to patients with a life limiting illness and their families.
Myeloma UK
Since 2016 KDW have raised money for Myeloma UK, the only UK charity that exclusively supports patients of Myeloma and their families. Our fundraising activities have centred on 4 members of the team cycling 500km from London to Paris. We have raised over £24,000 for Myeloma UK.
In 2014, 3 of our team took part in a marathon, triathlon and an ultra marathon, running 100kms from London to Brighton to raise money for SADS UK. We raised over £9,000, which resulted in 12 defibrillators being installed in local schools.


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Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal got married to her childhood sweetheart and businessman Shiladitya Mukhopadhya in a hush-hush private wedding ceremony on February 5, 2015.
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Shreya Ghoshal posted pictures on Twitter saying, "Married the love of my life @shiladitya last night surrounded by our families and close frnds, exciting new life awaits."
The traditional Bengali wedding was attended only by close friends and family members. News of Shreya Ghoshal's wedding took Bollywood by surprise.
Shreya Ghoshal has received numerous awards and nominations, including four National Film Awards for best playback singer, three State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards (four for best playback singer), and seven Filmfare Awards South. She has established herself as a leading female playback singer in Indian cinema in a very short period of time.


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Capital: Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
- Pray for reconciliation and peace after the war. Pray that the peace of God which passes all understanding fill the hearts and minds of all the people of Cote d I'Voire.
- Pray that Aglow flourishes in Cote d I'Voire
- We proclaim that the Presence of God brings people to great encounter with the peace of Christ in Cote d I'Voire.
Interesting Facts About Cote d'Ivoire
Background: Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil.
In December 1999, a military coup – the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history – overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war.
The war ended in 2003 with a cease fire that left the country divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections.
Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month stand-off. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. Several thousand UN peacekeepers and several hundred French troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to support the transition process. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's infrastructure and military after the five months of post-electoral fighting and faces ongoing threats from GBAGBO supporters, many of whom have sought shelter in Ghana. GBAGBO is in The Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity.
Government Type: republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
Population: 22,400,835 (July 2013 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
Religions: Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.)
Note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
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Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32
Christian Science takes the next step of explaining and defining this truth as the ultimate, as God Himself. To be in touch with God, - to know for sure what is Truth - frees from the push and pull of simple belief. To know Truth as Spirit, for example, dissolves the thoughts about, fears of and obsessions with matter, Spirit's opposite. To know Truth as the divine Principle of life leads to a bigger life where limitation, sin, sickness and death fall away.
Truth is true and right, always victorious over a lie. Lies fall by their own weight before Truth. Truth is permanent. Lies are temporary. One of my favorite quotes along these lines is:
"Man survives finite, mortal definitions of himself, according to the law of "the survival of the fittest." EDDY, NO AND YES, p. 25
In her complete exposition of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mrs. Eddy gives two graphic illustrations of mastering mortal error, – what we can call a mistaken, false view, or lie about life, disease and limitation included – with an understanding of the truth. Under the heading Benefits of metaphysics in the chapter "Christian Science Practice", she writes:
"Gazing at a chained lion, crouched for a spring, should not terrify a man." p.380
When we know for sure that an error – any discord – is already chained by divine Truth, the God of harmony, goodness and health, we are strong and safe. Fear and its symptoms of stress and disease stop. Truth masters the lie in every case. Mrs. Eddy continues:
"The body is affected only with the belief of disease produced by a so-called mind ignorant of the truth which chains disease. Nothing but the power of Truth can prevent the fear of error, and prove man's dominion over error."
"By looking a tiger fearlessly in the eye, Sir Charles Napier sent it cowering back into the jungle. An animal may infuriate another by looking it in the eye, and both will fight for nothing. A man's gaze, fastened fearlessly on a ferocious beast, often causes the beast to retreat in terror." p.370
What we know for sure determines outcomes.
Mrs. Eddy concludes, "A man's gaze, fastened fearlessly on a ferocious beast, often causes the beast to retreat in terror. This latter occurrence represents the power of Truth over error, — the might of intelligence exercised over mortal beliefs to destroy them…" (ibid)
23 years ago I suffered from the aggressive symptoms of pneumonia. One night, after a series of progressively difficult nights, I read two passages from Science and Health that nourished my prayers with spiritual truth.
"Sickness is not a God-given, nor a self-constituted material power, which copes astutely with Mind and finally conquers it. God never endowed matter with power to disable Life or to chill harmony with a long and cold night of discord." p.378
"When it is learned that disease cannot destroy life… this understanding will quicken into newness of life." p.426
Only while I believed that sickness was a power that could control a weakened physical "me" did I suffer from pneumonia. But what I knew for sure was that matter – sick or well – is not me and does not control me.
I knew for sure that I am the creation of Truth, divine Spirit, and therefore completely spiritual. I could feel the power of Truth in me, on me, healing me. From the moment that I gave consent to what I knew for sure, disease lost its destructive hold.
Knowing the truth produced a definitive change in my physical state. I slept that night for the first time in weeks, and I was entirely well when I awakened the next morning. I didn't need any period of convalescence – not even for an hour.
Take a page from Oprah's magazine. Think about what you know for sure. Question your truth, examine it thoroughly. Challenge it to meet the high standard of the Truth that is God. Test it for its substance and basis in what is unchangeably real and permanently true.
What I know for sure is that what we know for sure is controlling us. And we can know the truth, the real truth of Truth, God, that makes us and keeps us free.
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All I Want for Christmas
All I want for Christmas I already have. I can't imagine that on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day you would spend your time reading my blog, but if you're here, thank you and Merry Christmas. My opening line may sound cheesy, but it's actually true. Jesus was born on Christmas (okay, so please don't go … More All I Want for Christmas


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Closing the retreat with rejoicing, dedicating the merit, advice for coming out of retreat and continuing the practice, and gratitude for retreat supporters.
The 2008-2009 winter retreat at Sravasti Abbey focused on the Manjushri practice and lamrim meditation. Venerable Chodron and Venerable Chonyi offered teachings throughout the retreat.
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The 2008-2009 winter retreat at Sravasti Abbey focused on the Manjushri practice and lamrim meditation. Venerable Chodron and Venerable Chonyi offered teachings throughout the retreat.
Bad moods and self-criticism
The final discussion session of the retreat focuses on working with bad moods and being too hard on ourselves, as well as the benefits of community life.
Practicing the Dharma
In this session discussion revolves around working with illness and attachment, observing and working with the mind, and contemplating selflessness.
Dealing with afflictions and illness
Bringing poor health into the path and the practice, and working with attachment and feelings of anger during meditation sessions.
Wisdom, renunciation, and attachment
A discussion covering the topics of great and profound wisdom, emptiness and attachment, how vipassana appears in Vajrayana, and working with restlessness.
Reflecting on dukkha to fuel renunciation
How an awareness of dissatisfaction can fuel the practice, and how silence in retreat is different than shutting others out.
The mind and body in meditation
A discussion on mindfulness, antidotes to lethargy and sleepiness, proper meditation posture and dealing with pain, and contemplating attachment to the body.
Working with the mind in retreat
Working with the afflictions, applying correct antidotes, an explanation of lung and a discussion regarding meaning generalities highlight this session.
Taking retreat into daily life
For those coming out of the one-month retreat: how to come out of retreat and integrate retreat experience into daily life at home.
Emotions, refuge, and emptiness
Observing how sleep patterns may change during retreat due to the calming of the mind, and how to handle various emotions that come up during meditation.