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by Ollie Richardson for The Saker Blog
As I have now come to expect, some of the comments posted beneath my last article (and if to be honest, beneath any geopolitical article published on a so-called "pro-Russian" website) refer to an imagined scenario where human beings are just doomed – completely doomed. In context, the comments I speak of go along the lines of "Yeah, the Russian leadership might be smart, but the war hawks in the West are crazy enough to just start a nuclear war, to just press the red launch button on a whim!". I mean, of course, nuclear weapons are a very real thing, but they are categorically not triggered by emotions. I will try to explain why.
I will started by saying that it is possible to psychoanalyse the poster of such comments and produce a fully-fledged report specific to that person, and thus save time explaining complicated phenomena in international relations. In fact, I could end this article right now, since I have already implied that a person projects his or her own internal environment onto the external world (e.g. "I'm a victim, and we're all doomed!"). But instead I feel that it is more worthwhile and less provocative to simply explain the very basics of analysing post-9/11 geopolitics by using an example.
There are two boys of the same height and weight. Neither of them has had any professional training in any martial art or boxing. They are raw, so to speak. They are instructed by a neutral (vetted) referee to fight each other in 5 minutes, but not to kill. So we have 2 boys and 1 referee, who will only intervene if he judges that either boy is close to being killed. Both boys are checked over by the referee before the fight begins, so that neither of them has any bladed weapon or anything that may give an advantage.
Now at this stage, when an observer is asked (having seen the boys for the first time) "Who do you think will win?", the answer isn't exactly obvious. If this observer is asked the same question after 30 seconds of fighting, it becomes slightly easier to answer because they will have seen the boys in action, but it's still not a fact that their prediction will come true, since their interpretation of the fighting has an element of subjectivity in it and is ultimately dependent on their level of education. For example, it would be surprising if the observer projected boy Y as the winner, having watched boy X knock boy Y to the floor 3 times in 30 seconds. It would look like the observer already had some knowledge of both or either of the boys and thus predicted that boy Y would weather the storm and come out on top.
In other words, the forecast made by the observer before the fighting has started is dependent on already-adopted scientific paradigms – such as the laws of physics, their own fighting experience, probability models, etc. They most likely would not be willing to bet their house (or mortgage) on boy X or boy Y winning, since their level of certainty hasn't crossed the threshold established in their minds, which is also based on already-adopted scientific paradigms (do we see a pattern yet – how processes are interconnected?).
Now let's adjust the scenario – let's remove the referee from the equation. Now we have the same 2 boys, who are told by their class teacher (let's just assume they are obedient pupils who will do as the teacher says) to have a fight in 5 minutes. They are not checked over before the fight – it's possible that they could have a knife, brass knuckles, or even a gun. In this new hypothetical scenario, the observer's position (remember: the observer is just plonked in front of the boys, they didn't have the chance to observe them in the 5 minutes before the fight was announced and started) hasn't actually changed, since there is an equal chance that either of them could have a weapon. If in the previous example the referee checked the boys over and, relatively speaking, gave a guarantee that both were unarmed, then in this scenario there is uncertainty vis-à-vis both of them. And after watching 30 seconds of fighting, the observer is again able to offer a more reliable prediction. It's likely that no mortgage will be gambled here either.
In geopolitics it would seem that things more resemble the "30 seconds of fighting" scenario described above, first and foremost because we already have some knowledge of events that have happened in the past. I.e., today is not the first day we have heard about "China", "Russia", "Iran", "America", etc. However, some may already have some knowledge, but it's not for sure that everyone will. Thus, how can it be said that someone's 1 hour of a maths class before they dropped out of school can be equated to another person's solid Wall Street portfolio? In other words, I am directly referring to what is coined as Wittgenstein's ruler. One person who has observed on social media the Syrian war since the beginning may not tell the same story as another person who also observed the Syrian war on social media for the same amount of time. How accurate a story is will be discovered over time, when the same person recounts the history of different theatres (Ukraine, Libya, Georgia, etc).
So, this leads us to a question: would the observer gamble their house after watching the boys fight for 30 seconds – referee or no referee? A possible answer may be "it depends on how confident they are". And this would indeed be true – moreover, only the observer knows for sure how confident they are. But what if they were asked "would you gamble 20 bucks?". Of course, the stakes, and thus the level of risk, would be less. The observer chooses the wrong boy and loses $20? It wouldn't be anything grave; it's only a bit of beer money. Thus in this case the observer would theoretically be more inclined to gamble. And here is the first reason why the "doomsday" commenters cannot be taken seriously, because they risk absolutely nothing tangible if it turns out they are wrong. They can just post their "prophesies" like a man spreading his seed, with zero care about the consequences, enjoying not being responsible. How can anyone's forecasts in relation to high-level affairs be believed if they don't put something physical/of value on the line as collateral? This is a massive problem in today's "analytical community", where articles that offer "good" advise to governments have become an example of cyber fly-tipping.
Let us now speak in the context of today's geopolitical reality. There are 195 countries, and the average of the size of their territory is 767,731 sq km. Real life is like Lord of the Flies, where their main aim is to survive – to eat, to drink, and to have shelter, and to pass on genes. By recognising this simple fact, which is actually just the essence of life, the observer already has a solid foundation for forecasting activities. For example, the observer can confidently ascertain that a country is not going to seek to destroy another country if the former is certain that the latter's response will be equal in magnitude, if not more intense. History knows no example of a civilisation that consciously slit its own throat. Through costly calculations, yes, but never purposefully.
So how can a country be sure what an enemy's response will be?
If in the past on-the-ground reconnaissance and spies were used to assess a competitor's defence/offense capabilities, then today most of the processing is delegated to technology. Why? Because the concept of deterrence was rewritten the moment the atom bomb was invented. If in the distant past the most devastating weapon an army had was a trebuchet or longbow archers, then today it is a nuclear warhead. The difference is that with the former it was only the army that was in direct danger – troops may be killed. By the time an army had been overpowered and started to think about retreating, the enemy could pursue them and annex or raze to the ground captured settlements. The sequence of events was very linear and more serial. Today, due to the "fruits" of industrialisation and scientific discovery, the manner in which we communicate has become very truncated, and thus less time consuming. Warfare as we knew it has become something only seen in museums. No longer does country X declare war on country Y and send troops towards Y's territory (creating a line of demarcation).
The abstract structure of a country's response in 2019 may be (ordered from highest to lowest risk):
- Nuclear weapons – guaranteed 100% (or more) mirror damage to the enemy's country;
- Specialised non-nuclear weapons – designed to eliminate the enemy's army assets whilst remaining within the framework of international law;
- Regular ground forces – used to legitimately liquidate armed proxies, but not the enemy's army;
- Public opinion influencers – tasked with socio-economically engineering, usually through state-owned media, NGOs, and general cyberspace meme campaigns.
As long as nuclear weapons remain in the arsenal of a country, a government will always prefer to exhaust the lower risk options. It must also be stressed that the damage these weapons can inflict is only imagined, for the same reason that the observer doesn't know which boy will win the fight before it has started (no state has ever used a nuclear weapon against another nuclear state), hence why I always insist that warfare today mostly takes place in the mind (more about this later).
Let's use a real example – the Syrian war.
America is not able to guarantee that firing a nuclear warhead at Russia will go unanswered, neither at the stage of the US missile leaving the North American continent nor at the stage when it will have hit Russian soil. In other words, Capitol Hill knows very well that in this scenario Russia would pre-emptively wipe the US off the face of the Earth. Hence why America prefers to use proxies and carry out "colour revolutions". Putting the fact that Israel dragged the US into the Middle East aside, both Russia and America have regular troops in Syria. An agreement (or rather, concessions) was made between the US and Russia in order to keep things stable so that their respective socio-economic situations back home receive minimal damage – "we will stay on this side of the Euphrates and at Al Tanf, and you can have the West of the country". This does not mean that Russia and America are in cahoots – on the contrary. It means that both are nuclear superpowers and both are thus unable to overpower each other. Russia would kick America out of Syria if it could. But it can't, or to be more precise – it can, but it would be a completely pyrrhic victory.
A simple way of understanding what's happening in Syria is to understand that a deterrent is not supposed to be used. Here is the Oxford Dictionary's definition of this word:
But what's going on today is much more complicated than just a child being sent to the "naughty step" every time he/she misbehaves. Of course, ideally the parents wouldn't feel the need to punish their child in this way, so there is thus a preference to condition the child into behaving in the desired way without actually physically punishing the child, since the "naughty step" loses its scariness over time.
In geopolitics, this is where public opinion influencers come in handy. In Russia's case, such influencers are Russia Today, Sputnik, Tass – all English-language state media. These agencies act like a mirror reflecting the West's ugliness back at itself, highlighting the vapidity of daily life, mocking it in a way that says "Hey, you may have been told horrible lies about our country – please look at your own sh*thole before taking the bait". RT has an operating English-language TV channel in America and Britain, and one in French based in Paris. Sputnik has a branch in most countries of the world now (by the way: a fresh neoliberal attack against Sputnik arrived on June 14th 2019). Long story short – Russia turned the West's propaganda manoeuvres into a large Zugswang, like stepping on many rakes at the same time. Don't believe me? Check the Internet rankings over the past 10 years. America, as was said above, uses "colour revolutions" and NGOs to achieve the same effect, although America tries to present it's liberal media proxies as "independent", because otherwise the US will look completely ridiculous the next time it accuses Russia of influencing this or that "democracy".
Continuing with our Syria example, it is necessary to understand that while it doesn't benefit America to be involved in a war of attrition in the Middle East (AIPAC is too powerful, sadly), it makes the most of the situation anyway and uses it to hurt Russia. But what happened in 2014 was very serious in terms of international security: America opened the Ukrainian theatre, which played out at the same time as the Syrian, Yemeni, Afghan, Iraqi, Palestinian, etc, and later Venezuelan one. I.e., America uses all these theatres to hurt Russia in one way or another, and to additionally complicate things, America is now obliged to hurt China too. If the objective is to give the IMF the keys to a foreign country's central bank, the aim is always to land blows on rival nuclear superpowers. So, if to cut to the chase, America's aim was to drag Russia into a well-prepared trap in Ukraine (the Russian army crossing the border and killing its compatriots) and prevent it from entering Syria. Hopefully, since I've written so much about this topic in the past, we should all be aware of how Putin skilfully dodged this bullet and created the Minsk Agreements, which allowed Russia to enter Syria by freezing the Ukrainian theatre (bringing Crimea back into the bosom of Mother Russia) and ensure that the West incurs costs as a consequence – bonjour social unrest and economic ruin due to the fragmentation of the Western bloc (US + EU vassals), aka Yellow Vests, 5 years later.
But for Russia, it's not enough that it recovered from the damage inflicted by the CIA Gorbachev-Yeltsin fifth column and found a way to enter the centre of the great game – the Middle East – in 2015. What matters is guaranteeing the development of the state, and in order to do this the current global order, where the UN is an American puppet, needs to be overhauled. Having a comprehensive arsenal – from nuclear weapons to public opinion influencers – and the benefit of hindsight (especially in relation to what happened to Yugoslavia and Milosevic), Russia was in a strong enough position to begin this overhaul. Step 1: S-400 deployment in Syria. I wrote about the Russia-Turkey dynamic in my last article, so I won't cover this again here, but I will, however, affirm that the likelihood of a Turkish mistake had already been taken into account by the Kremlin before that fateful day.
As a result of this miscalculation by the West, Russia is now able to go to battle in the biased UN, whilst at the same time chairing its own "UN" (military, economic, and scientific cooperation with the S-400 as the cornerstone of the new defensive-minded [multipolar] world order), which will serve as the backbone of Eurasia, regulating military reactions in accordance with international law. Now the S-400 is even in Turkey, calling this country's NATO membership into question, and all of this happened without a single shot being fired by the Russia state at the Turkish state.
Now I want to talk about a connected topic that I have touched on before, but not in detail, because it's so complicated that I hadn't yet found a simple and digestible way to explain it. Recall that in the past I have spoken about supercomputers, or more precisely – the Russian Ministry of Defence's. As a reminder, here is the proof that is exists, and here is a key quote (emphasis my own):
"A 'colossally powerful' supercomputer installed at Russia's military headquarters helps the country's armed forces tackle emerging threats by analyzing previous conflicts, such as the Yugoslavian war and the like, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said."
And yes, Russia deliberately flaunts its assets so that all parties understand intentions. You might ask "But the Pentagon surely uses one too, right?", and the answer to this would be in the affirmative. Take a look:
As we can see, the description says:
"…Sierra is purpose-built for an entirely different mission: nuclear weapons."
So we can see that the little schematic for the structure of a country's arsenal I wrote above, consisting of 4 points, isn't that far from reality, even if it might seem extremely oversimplified. The purpose of these supercomputers is to give the Russian Ministry of Defence/Pentagon a range of options vis-à-vis the great game. In essence, the use of nuclear weapons will only happen if the sender can be sure that the enemy and its allies will not strike back. Hence why America has only bullied Africa states up to this point, since the operations to conquer these lands don't demand the use of Enola Gay 2.0 – the simple aircraft carrier plus proxies combination has been able to get the job done up to this point.
And it should also be mentioned that the EU (which today essentially represents German, not US, subordination) also is obliged to have a supercomputer, since America just withdrew from the INF treaty (and Trump in general would benefit from the EU's disintegration), thus throwing Berlin under the bus.
I myself am certainly not a mathematician, and so I never dared to even write a simple equation that the supercomputer's algorithm may use. However, recently I discovered an academic piece of work that opened my eyes to what Russia is perhaps capable of.
The document is 7 pages long (I have a full copy), and the Internet preview shows only the first 2 pages, but for the purposes of this article I think that this will be sufficient enough. So what is it? It is a scientific piece of research entitled "A Model of Information Warfare in a Society Under a Periodic Destabilizing Effect" and was produced by 3 different Moscow universities (published in 2016). In basic terms, Russian scientists created algorithms to explain how information is disseminated, and conclude that "a short-term increase in the propaganda intensity does not have long-term consequences". Here is an example equation from page 4:
It's complicated? That would be an understatement.
Why is this relevant to nuclear doctrines? Because modern warfare is based on calling perceived bluffs. Similar to how we don't know for sure if a man who walks down the street with his hands in his pocket is concealing a gun, the deployment of a military unit to a certain zone can either be carried out in the name of an "exercise" (bluff) or preparation for an actual hybrid provocation (like the US' downing of MH17 via the Ukrainian Army's hands to justify the sanctions – which in reality are anti-German – policy).
Russia needs (and has) the corresponding tools in order to probe adversaries and remain one step ahead not only on the physical battlefield, but also in the cyber battlefield. And it is thanks to these tools that Russia managed to prevent what would have been the 3rd bombing of Syria by the US, in 2018. The mainstream media was already broadcasting the White Helmets propaganda videos, showing "bombed hospitals" and "Assad barrel bombs", and paving the ground for more US/French/UK bombing (Trump needs these occasional controlled strikes in order to soften up his own domestic position and to economically blackmail Russia vis-à-vis other theatres). But the Russian media, in response, kept repeating "the White Helmets have begun filming a staged chemical attack". America even sent a warship to the Syrian coast to make the threat credible, but it turned out to be a bluff, because Russia outmanoeuvred the US in the information space, having learnt from the previous 2 instances, by making any attack completely useless ("We predicted you'd stage a gas attack, and one actually happened, so now ordinary laypeople will not swallow the 'bad Assad' pill, and may even start to question the MSM narrative more").
So in short: the Ministry of Defence's supercomputer helped Putin to keep the US (and Israel) on the ropes and prevent the domestic situation from deteriorating (America wants Putin to look weak in front of his own people, paving the way for a coup d'état; the Nemtsov false flag was a failure since society did not come to the streets).
I am not trying to say that specifically these scientists wrote the algorithm of the Russian Ministry of Defence's supercomputer. What I am trying to say, however, is that we can see a real life example of what work the Russian scientists are doing within the framework of "hybrid war", and can thus use it to at least imagine what is going on in the defence industry. And, most importantly, it's possible to explain to the doomsayers that international relations does not work like a light switch – on/off. The responses available to a nuclear superpower – whether it be Russia, China, or the USA – are much more diverse than just "bomb" vs "don't bomb". As we have seen, the main weapons of the US are armed proxies, a cyber fifth column, and sanctions. And at no point during the last 10 years have things escalated beyond point No. 3 (the use of regular ground forces in the framework of proxy warfare) in the schematic outlined above. Everyone wants to survive, remember?
Lastly, the media – both mainstream and independent – in general likes to exploit fear porn to increase the number of clicks and advertisement revenue. They will say "War with Iran around the corner", and then the following week report "Trump imposes more sanctions on Iran". A good general rule is that if a website tries to convince you that war is days away, then it is safe to say that it's nonsense. In fact, the Internet "news" space has in general become a parallel universe, where we now have so-called "deep fakes", which testifies to the increasingly complex task of algorithm creators. I will end this article with two quotes from Jean Baudrillard's book "Simulacra and Simulation", which I feel express very well the nature of today's "hybrid" warfare:
"We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning."
"It is dangerous to unmask images, since they dissimulate the fact that there is nothing behind them."


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Thursday 1st August 2019
10.30am to 1pm
Come and meet some of the team from Sight Support Derbyshire. Here you will find useful information about how our services can support you, and you can find out more about how other local agencies can help. You are welcome no matter where you live in Derbyshire.
We always have a variety of equipment on display, which we can demonstrate, and you will have the opportunity to purchase on the day if you wish. We are sure you will discover something new and useful.
Sight impaired people, their friends and relatives, and people who work in Health and Social Care are welcome to drop in.
You will also be able to talk to people from different organisations offering advice and support to people with a visual impairment, with information from, or about: Deaf and Hearing Support; Age UK; Connex Community Support; fire safety at home; Glaucoma Society; Derbyshire Libraries; Macular Society; welfare rights; accessible mobile phones; electronic reading aids.

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What are Sesame Noodles?
Sesame noodles have a way of appearing at potluck dinners, on take-out menus, and in easy-to-make cookbooks. Generally, sesame noodles are made from an enriched pasta, like spaghetti or linguine, and coated with a peanut butter dressing. While these forms of sesame noodles are enjoyable, they seem to bare little resemblance to more authentic Asian recipes.
Noodles have a historic role in the Chinese diet, dating as far back as the Han Dynasty of 206 BC. Viewed as essential starches needed to balance out proteins, noodles are consumed by the Chinese people on a frequent basis. Chinese noodles are served in a variety of ways, including soup, stir fry, and even cold dishes. Many Chinese dishes call for the use of sesame oil, and cold noodles are often splashed with this oil prior to serving. This practice may have given sesame noodles their start.
Good sesame noodle recipes call for an emulsified mixture of sesame oil, garlic, and peanut butter. Great sesame noodles have a deeper sense of taste; in addition to the peanut and sesame dressing, there is a subtle layer of sweet and sour. By incorporating both vinegar and sugar in the dressing, sesame noodles are able to offer multiple layers of flavor.
Authentic Chinese cooks typically prefer to make their own noodles from scratch, however, packaged egg noodles can be used. Some recipes substitute Asian sesame paste in place of the peanut butter. Asian sesame paste is similar to tahini, an Arabic sesame paste. Depending on your level of comfort with dressings, this substitution may prove challenging. Smooth peanut butter is typically easier to emulsify than sesame paste, so choose your ingredients wisely.
To make sesame noodles, boil noodles in salted water until just tender. Drain the cooked noodles and rinse well under cold water. Whisk the dressing together by slowly drizzling the oil into the peanut butter or sesame paste. Pour the dressing over the cold noodles and serve.
Sesame noodles can be served plain or with sautéed vegetables. Some recipes call for the addition of shredded chicken while others incorporate chopped scallions. There are also recipes that add Chinese broccoli or watercress. In either case, many recipes encourage cooks to coat the ingredients evenly with the sesame dressing before incorporating with the noodles. Sesame noodles may be enjoyed on its own or as an accompaniment to another dish.
Discussion Comments
Has anyone tried sesame noodles with tahini? I want to make my Chinese sesame noodles both nutty and sweet. But since it's sesame noodles, I think it would make more sense to use tahini, which is made from sesame seeds, rather than peanut butter. But I don't want to mess up the recipe and the article said that this is hard to pull off. Has anyone been able to make good sesame noodles with tahini?
@SarahGen-- Have you ever tried sesame noodles hot? You might want to try it that way before making up your mind about this dish. I also think that it's a good idea to make it at home so that you can adjust the ingredients and servings as per your liking.
I love sesame noodles and I always serve it warm. I prepare it similar to a stir-fry and leave out the peanut butter. Instead, I use some sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar. I also use garlic, chili and sesame seeds and prepare it with vegetables. Sometimes I use rice noodles and sometimes wheat noodles. Either way, it always turns out very good.
Don't be scared to adjust the recipe to make the dish more suitable to your tastes.
I tried cold sesame noodles and did not like it much. It does not taste like regular noodles. The taste is stronger with an obvious peanut flavor. It's also oily.
It looks great on a plate but it didn't suite my taste.


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If you've followed my blog very long, you've probably seen mention of the fact that I grew up on a farm that's been in my family for seven generations. It's a big part of why I write about Appalachia and have such strong nostalgia for the past. Today I thought I'd share a new poem reflecting on a piece of that history . . .
How many greats does it take
to reach back into the days
when a cousin named Electa
rode a broke down old horse
four days across the mountains
to find her wounded brother?
A great plan indeed.
The bullet broke the bone
and lodged there.
He ought not to have lived,
but he said no Rebel bullet
would kill him. So, instead
of dying, he sang songs.
Surely there was a rock of ages
and a sweet hour of prayer,
blessed assurance and
great is thy faithfulness.
Electa found him. Nursed him
and brought him back a way
that seemed familiar now.
Today, paved roads hide that trail.
Houses and cars a great washing up
of flotsam in the wake of the past.
Standing here, on land that's been
passed down and down and down,
it's easy to count back from seven.
It's easy to imagine that I, too,
might manage something great.


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Israel strikes Gaza in reprisal for 2 rocket launches (VIDEO)
Israeli aircraft bombed Gaza after two rockets allegedly fired from there targeted Tel Aviv. No casualties were reported in the rocket attack.
Explosions were reported in Khan Younis, on the south side of Gaza, early Friday local time. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was striking "terrorist targets."
We have just started striking terror sites in Gaza. Details to follow.— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 14, 2019
The attack comes after two missiles were registered incoming from Gaza on Thursday evening, with air-raid sirens going off in Tel Aviv. Initial reports said the Israeli Iron Dome defense system shot down one of the missiles, while the other hit an open area, but the IDF later denied them, RT's Paula Slier reported.
Video of Iron Dome intercept. This is right over Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/At74t4pAO9— Neri Zilber (@NeriZilber) March 14, 2019
The Israeli government has called for diplomats from Qatar and Egypt to leave Gaza "as soon as possible," Slier reported, adding that Gaza was bracing for retaliatory airstrikes. Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs Gaza, has reportedly evacuated many of its buildings and declared an emergency.
#Breaking: #RedAlert sirens have been heard in #TelAviv and the surrounding areas in #Israel.The occurrence of such sirens in this region is not common as #rockets from #Gaza do not typically have such range.One #missile was reportedly intercepted by the #IronDome.— Paula Slier (@PaulaSlier_RT) March 14, 2019
Israeli media reported that Islamic Jihad, not Hamas, claimed responsibility for the rocket attack. Islamic Jihad quickly denied responsibility, Slier says. So did Hamas, apparently, with a group official telling Israeli media that Hamas is "not interested in an escalation" and does not know who fired the two rockets.
#TelAviv: #Palestinian#IslamicJihad is reportedly denying responsibility for tonight's #rocket attack, in contradiction to earlier reports.#Hamas has not yet commented on the #missiles, but is evacuating posts in #Gaza.— Paula Slier (@PaulaSlier_RT) March 14, 2019
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#Breaking: Has #Hamas just offered to assist #Israel?The #Gaza group says it will take action against whoever was responsible for tonight's #rocket attack on #TelAviv, deeming it "outside the national consensus."Never thought I'd see the day.— Paula Slier (@PaulaSlier_RT) March 14, 2019
Thursday's incident is the first time since the 2014 war that rockets from Gaza have come anywhere near Tel Aviv.
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Mailbag: Actually, Science Isn't Self-Refuting
It is time for another entry into the mailbag series where I answer feedback email from readers and others. If you want to send me a question, comment or any other kind of feedback, please do so using the contact form on the about page.
Why is it so hard to argue with proponents of pseudoscience? In a previous post about the necessity of non-arbitrary axioms, it was speculated that this might depend on the fact that various cranks and quacks have fundamentally different ideas about what exists, the nature of knowledge and how to reach reasonable conclusions about the world around us. Three arguments were deployed against the rejection of axiomatic starting points: it is self-referentially incoherent, it leads to a rejection of knowledge and anything will be true if you assume a contradiction. When faced with this issue, some people appeal to coherentism or claim that science too must share these issues.
Science is not self-refuting
A comment recently submitted by a person going under the name of "The Adversary" tried to execute a similar pirouette. Although not relevant enough to be part of a reasoned discussion, refuting the claims therein can be useful for understanding the opponents of scientific rationality:
You realise [sic] that the scientific method also shares this key feature, right? If you say that the scientific method is not about reaching absolute truth, you are also expressing an implicit liar paradox. Is not the proposition that there is no absolute truth itself considered an absolute truth and therefore immediately self-refuting?
Scientific research is not about reaching absolute truth. So far so good. However, this does not constitute a claim that absolute truth does not exist. It is merely the humble admission that science, although very successful as a method for reaching reasonable conclusions about reality, is not all-powerful. Scientists are humans and can be subject to the same cognitive biases as anyone else. The strength of science, however, comes from its ability to self-correct and carry out independent tests. So no, science is not self-refuting.
The falsifiability criterion is not self-refuting
All meta theories of science run into this problem. Falsification : Can the law of falsifiability itself be falsified? etc.
That might have been a problem had falsification in the philosophy of science been about all possible claims, whether scientific or not. That, however, is not the case. The falsification requirement is not a law, but a pragmatic approach that is only pertinent to models that aspire to be considered scientific. Furthermore, it might be possible to measure the effectiveness of the falsifiability criterion for producing reasonable scientific models in contrast to some other criteria. This would then mean that falsifiability was indeed falsifiable. Thus, another alleged "problem" with science has been dismantled.
How science prevents arbitrariness
Rejecting non-arbitrary axioms is logical trivialism, the thing we are trying to avoid (And arguments against contradiction are usually arguments against
trivialism.), so the post-modern view should be rejected. But the scientific method cannot prevent trivialism either, ultimately.
Sure it can. Science and scientific insights have helped us build planes, split the atom, landed on the moon, discovered the dinosaurs, fed billions of people and saved human lives. Postmodernism or anti-scientific quackery does not even come close.


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Speaking about colours on the face. ....have you ever TRIED to apply make-up?
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National Polytechnical Museum in Sofia
The museum has a collection of more than 22,000 items, but only 1,000 of them are permanently displayed. Collections are supplemented by a library with more than 12,000 books and journals, and an archive of about 2,000 documents. Permanent collections are divided in exhibitions of time measurement, transportation, photography and cinema, optics, audio equipment, radio and television, computing equipment, communications equipment and others.
There are several cars, motorcycles and bicycles in the collection of the National Polytechnical Museum - Ford Model A, Messerschmitt KR200, Fiat 500 Topollino, two Bulgarian made Balkan motorcycles and several non-ordinary bicycles.
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Небольшой, но довольно интересный музей. Идеально отреставрированный Ford A и классный Fiat Topolino. И, конечно, я не еще ни разу не видел велосипеда на солнечных батареях с поражающим для тех времен запасом хода в 20 км.
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1955 - Messerschmitt KR200
The Messerschmitt KR200, or Kabinenroller (Cabin Scooter), was a three-wheeled bubble car designed by the aircraft engineer Fritz Fend and produced in the factory of the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt from 1955 to 1964. Messerschmitt,...
1928 - Ford Model A 5-window Coupe
The Ford Model A of 1928–1931 (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among rodders and customizers) was the second huge success for the Ford Motor Company, after its predecessor, the Model T. First produced on October 20,...
1966 - Balkan S2
Balkan was the first motorcycle built in Bulgaria. The first model, the Balkan M1, released in 1957, was built under the open license of DKW, and was identical to the DKW RT250.
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I originally wrote the short story Shade for fun. It was a play on the old radio series "The Shadow" from the early years of radio. He was character who could cloud men's minds, so that they couldn't see him. In a day and age where people tend to trust their technical devices more than the senses they were born with, it was more important that my character be able to fool the computers. It also played on one of my favorite novels by Dean Koontz titled Dark Rivers of the Heart. In this book Koontz creates a tech savvy group that lives off the grid. These were some of the inspiration for the Subgridders in my Shade Series. I even took the code phrase that Koontz used in his book as a way of recognizing each other. Of course I gave him due credit for the whole idea. What keeps me writing this series?
Just look around at the news and you will find the answer. We have the media praising an athlete for admitting that he is gay while forgetting the deaths of real heroes in Benghazi and other places. To protect our children from drug addiction, and sexual diseases we teach them about drugs and sex. To protect them from guns we ban the gun, where is the logic in that? Some people are telling us that our children are not ours, but that they belong to the community in general. These are the concepts that Orwell warned us about in his book 1984 which scared everyone in my generation to death. It also helped me design the world in which the series takes place. More and more our society is looking like Huxley's Brave New World where long term relationships and family life are considered detrimental to society. Our children are given heroes that really aren't heroic at all. Instead of people who make sacrifices for others, we tend to glorify the villains and entertainers. We know the names of everyone who committed a mass shooting, but who can name the policeman of fireman who saved the lives of the survivors? All of these works of literature have played a part in the creation of the world in which Shade and his companions live.
The world has been turned upside down, good is now bad, logic is irrelevant, common sense is ridiculed, and it is scary to think that this is the world we are leaving our children and grandchildren. The bright side of it all is that there will always be the people who live on the land. They were the ones who got us through all of the hard times in the past and they will be the ones who get us through the hard times of the future. It will be those that remember the lessons of our grandparents who survived the Great Depression, fought WWII that will keep the flames of liberty and freedom alive. It is the hope that readers will take a new look at how we are living today, and where are grandparents lived to find the balance that will keep this dystopian world from becoming real.


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Shrigley Hall Wedding DJ
Shrigley Hall Hotel Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire is a truly one off wedding Venue where i have been the wedding DJ on numerous occasions. There are 2 mains room at Shrigley Hall, The Tilden Suite and the William Turner Suite.
The William Turner is your more traditional rectangle wedding venue. But with the large Mirrors and fantastic chandeliers it is nothing less than Grand.
The Tilden Suite can definitely described as unique. With the glass corridor walk way in to the 2 teir reception area before making your way into the main area. With the round center section, domed ceiling and 3 curved alcoves, this room is feature rich and lends itself to uplighting like no other.
I have been the asked to provide the wedding DJ & uplighting on a variety of occasions, every time the comments from the happy couple where nothing less than wow at the lighting and fantastic to the disco. So if you are looking for a wedding DJ for this lovely wedding venue why not book someone who has the experience of working here on numerous occasions—-mmm someone like me ? 🙂
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The community conversations were held at Grace Baptist Church, MLK Community Center, and Winbourne Elementary. Constituents were invited to voice their opinions on the future of the district. Recommendations and suggestions were taken into account.
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|The Swamp Thing #7
Written by: Ram V
Art: Mike Perkins
Colours: Mike Spicer
Letters: Aditya Bidikar
Published by DC Comics
Released – 8/9/2021
As we rejoin our friend in the swamp, we find him still entangled with Suicide Squad in the Kaziranga Forest. This is shown to great effect on yet another eye catching cover from Mike Perkins and Mike Spicer. Peacemaker and his ragtag band are the red taint here, surrounded by the imposing presence of The Swamp Thing who seeks to contain them, remove their blight from The Green and from Kaziranga. This thematic contrast used throughout the story so far is really effective and often adds an extra element to many of the scenes.
Following on from the cliff-hanger last issue, we find The Suicide Squad picking up the pieces, almost literally. Some darkly atmospheric and intense scenes which call to mind the finest moments of the Predator film lead us to the title page for 'In My Infancy part 2'. It is at once fascinating, beautiful and perfectly executed. Striking and memorable title pages have been something of a signature for this series, and this is no exception.
As we read on and Swamp Thing tangles further with the remaining members of Suicide Squad, the action is interwoven with explorations of memory, previously used as a means of recovery and growth, now manipulated and exposed at the whim of Nightmare Nurse. As she peels back the layers, Levi is forced to revisit his relationship with father and brother, his alienation from his own people, his lingering torment… Through these sequences, it's apparent that Levi's inner battles rival any physical struggle he may encounter.
History, folklore and belief play strong roles here, with the impact of colonialism and industrialisation looming large. Part of the Guardian of The Green is tradition or memory but in Levi, it is also progress, a striving for something new and better. Between Nightmare Nurse and Chemo, we find both Levi and The Green attacked in more ways than one. Perhaps his unique perspective will enable Levi to face these threats as Swamp Thing in a way no other could.
Once again, from start to finish, this is superlative stuff. The writing, art and lettering all form a symbiosis wherein each inform the other, where words and art come together to create perfect comic book storytelling moments. It's a book where we get to learn things, to investigate, if we are so inclined. There is an unusual geography here which is almost a character itself, especially when viewed through the lens of history and anthropology. This might sound like this is a dry, academic story but nothing could be further from the truth; every panel, every moment is exciting. It just so happens that there is substance supporting the action, the interactions.
Ram V's dialogue and narration, brought to life through Aditya Bidikar's always impressive lettering, bring us entirely convincing moments of human experience, enhanced ever further by pitch-perfect work from the art team. No matter if we are seeing Levi's shared moments with his father or his struggle as Swamp Thing as he grapples physical horrors, we are always right there with him.
Through the work of this incredible creative team, we can experience something akin to synaesthesia as we read, take in images and turn pages. We get to smell, hear, feel, maybe even taste through drawings, colours and words of great quality and depth. This is a comic which takes us way beyond our world in the best of ways.
There's a bittersweet sense building as I read and review this series; this is already issue 7 of 10. It's therefore soon to end, and I'd really prefer it didn't. I have every confidence that this limited run will be resolved in a satisfying way and yet I'm just as sure I'll be left wanting more. It's a great time to be into comics; there are plenty of good titles around. This is not just a good comic. It's a great one. Read it if you can.
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Swimming Pool
Encircled by a wide Prato and dipped in the green, the swimming pool is the ideal place for a refreshing bath and relax under the shadow of the gazebo.
Great garden in Italian style sweetly declining towards the valley. A net of paths covers the fresh forest, while a wood perron leads to the swimming pool glade, encircled from rich vegetation.
In all the apartments:
Washing machine and iron are located in a common room. The apartments Tower 1 and 4 Tower and the villa have the Satellite TV. The park with common garden and swimming pool is achievable from apartments and villa. A chef is available upon request. Reservations museums. Cellular Telephone upon request. Possibility of organized tours around Tuscany and in a farmhouse.
Nearby Facilities
All the most important Tuscan cities are easy to reach within short distance.
Sports facilities at a private sports centre with swimming pool tennis and mini-soccer courts. Post Office and Bank only 500 mts from farm.


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Yes, I am a tech guy. I am always interested in the new technology and love the sparks of creativity they give me when I think of different ways to use existing tech (or just revel in how someone else came up with a great idea.) No, I do not rush out and get the new stuff right away. This is another example.
The Withings scales have been on the market for years and yes, I thought they were cool when I first heard of them. I am the kind of guy who waits until his phone dies to get a new one (I still have an iPhone 4s) and haven't really needed a scale. That changed recently and while the Withings Body Analyzer scale is a bit pricey, I did need one.
Yes, I could have spent 30 bucks, but I had a coupon AND its an itch that has been there at least five years.
This scale not only measures your weight to a tenth of a pound, but it remembers who you are. Unless there is some dramatic overnight change in weight, it can track several household members based on the fact that it is rare that family members all weigh the same.
It also tracks your heart rate, measures the CO2 in your house and yes… tells you the weather.
The cool thing is that it can sync via Bluetooth or WiFi with the MapMyFitness app. Now, all I need as a really good version of something like FitBit (but more useful) and not only will I have everything tracked all the time, but I will have great documentation of an alibi if I am ever erroneously charged with some crime.
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David Súkup • Co-director of Of Unwanted Things and People
"Since the beginning, there has been this idea to have a united artistic approach"
by Cineuropa
- We caught up with David Súkup, one of the directors of Of Unwanted Things and People, the project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the 21st edition of Cartoon Movie
The project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the 21st edition of Cartoon Movie was Of Unwanted Things and People, an animated omnibus film featuring stop-motion puppets, directed by David Súkup (Czech Republic), Ivana Laučíková (Slovakia), Leon Vidmar (Slovenia) and Agata Gorządek (Poland). Cineuropa spoke to Súkup about this complex project and the state of animation in Central and Eastern Europe.
Cineuropa: Tell us how this ambitious project came together and how you came up with the stories with the other directors.
David Súkup: The idea came from [Czech producer at MAUR Film] Martin Vandas. While he was searching for bedtime reading for his youngest daughter, he discovered a book of modern fairy tales by Czech actor and author Arnošt Goldflam. As Martin says, he was charmed by the imagination, humour and sensitive storytelling exploring things and people that regain their value and meaning, even though at first glance they may seem worthless.
I have collaborated with Martin on a range of previous projects, and we know each other well, and trust and respect one another. When he presented this project to his colleagues at the Višegrad Animation Forum (VAF) in 2016, he described it as an opportunity to develop it as an equal Central European co-production by countries with similar historical and economic experiences. Ultimately, this common background was confirmed the moment the other partners read these fairy tales.
Was the plan to make a kind of omnibus film with four co-producing countries from the start, and why? How do you see the current situation in the CEE animation field, especially since VAF became CEE Animation?
Yes, the project has been intended as an omnibus ever since it was conceived. But after the last meeting between the producers, directors and other artists in Slovakia at the end of February, we found a better solution – all of the stories are going to be connected on a deep level via the main one about a granny living in a matchbox, from where she guards and protects her loved ones. This fairy tale also stems from a story by Arnošt Goldflam, but at the same time, it gives the other fairy tales more continuity, a more profound meaning and an extra layer. Since the beginning, there has been this idea to link the parts of the film on more than one level – to have a united artistic approach, and one music composer and other creative professionals whom we will share between us as directors.
I see CEE Animation as an incredibly energetic, beneficial, creative and active platform that connects producers from the region of Central and Eastern Europe. It grows from a spirit of solidarity and co-operation, and it brings opportunities to get to know talents and different types of creativity from all corners of the region. Also, it is a strong incentive for our national funds because the project brings a feature-length movie at a reasonable cost, with broad distribution potential and significant experience of international cooperation for all of the participants.
How did you decide upon one unique visual style and stop-motion puppet technique?
The visual style was clear from the beginning. I worked with [Spanish art designer] Patricia Ortiz Martinez on my previous fairy tale Reason and Luck, from the movie Fimfárum - Third Time Lucky, and I was very happy. Also, I know from her other work that over the years, she has gained an enormous amount of experience in and knowledge of working with puppets. She has her own, utterly original artistic style, and thanks to her experience, she has a gravitas that is respected by all of my directorial colleagues. On top of that, this puppet technique has a long tradition in the CEE region, and despite all of the historical gaps, there are some experienced animators and other professionals who can offer high-quality work suitable for international distribution.
What does the Eurimages Development Award mean for the project?
Winning the Eurimages Development Award was a moment of great joy for all of us. It's a miracle! It has come at an important time, when all of the co-production applications are being evaluated in all four participating countries. It brings us an added element of credibility and trustworthiness. At the same time, we see it as an obligation, a responsibility, because we are aware of the prestige that the Eurimages brand entails. After all, our intention to use this unexpected bit of financial help in order to test our stories out on child viewers and consult on their impact with experienced child psychologists and therapists is an expression of our feeling of responsibility towards these young viewers, whom the film targets and whom we in no way want to subject to any kind of negative experience.
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Welcome to the Spring edition of the newsletter from the Isle of Wight Cultural Education Partnership (IWCEP).
We as a partnership of education, arts and heritage organisations just wanted to show our solidarity with you, and let you know that we are incredibly proud of all the hard work you are putting in to keep our Island's children and young people educated and cared for.
We appreciate that you are so busy right now but we hope that even a newsletter from us, your friends, can help reassure you that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that we are still planning for visits and fun activities and workshops when it is safe to do so!
It's still our aim to help you find activities and events which will lighten the mood and help you connect with people through creativity in this time of uncertainty and change. So scroll down, take a minute to relax and think about what might be possible…
The Isle of Wight Museums and Schools Programme
Find out more about the work of the Isle of Wight Museums and Schools team here. We are currently developing exciting museum resources that will support learning whilst visits to our museums are not possible. We are also working with the Earth Museum, developing new KS2 and KS3 cross curricular learning resources. Four key curriculum-based themes have been identified: Isle of Wight before 1066, Isle of Wight in the C18th and C19th, Science Innovators and Inventors and Global Connections. To discover a little more about this project and get involved please visit the Earth Museum – Museums and Schools project.
And if you might be interested in helping us test the resources please get in touch at email@example.com
For more information about the Isle of Wight Museums and Schools programme please contact Heritage Service Manager – Richard Smout (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Museums and Schools programme is supported by Arts Council England, funded through the Department of Education.
Join us for the second sensational IW Story Festival on the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th February 2021. We have lined up some great authors, stunning performances, and engaging activities for children and families to enjoy and it's perfectly Covid safe, as it is all online. Not only that, it's all free! You can access all the talks, performances, and activities through the website www.iwstoryfestival.com or find us on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.
Download this Word doc for your parent newsletters!
IOW Music Hub has lots of projects to get involved with alongside our usual free CPD programme for teachers.
Ensembles Consultation for Young People Let young people have their say in what the offer looks like for playing together across the island. Please share this survey as widely as possible! http://www.iowmusichub.org/ensembles-consultation
Big 10 Minute Sign & Sing (EYFS – KS3 & SEND) learn Makaton signs to your favourite pop songs, new content every Monday. Get involved in a national event this term and send us your videos with a live premiere and online workshop on Monday 29th March 2021 https://www.southamptonmusichub.org/big10
ETO Sshh… We Have a Plan (KS1) Watch this charming opera & puppetry performance for little ones and get creative with a musical soundscapes workshop (video content, powerpoint, suitable for home learning and non-music specialists)
Sandro Granda Afro-Peruvian Rhythms (KS2 & KS3) Learn about Afro Peruvian Rhythms and instruments and have a go at putting some of them together (video content, powerpoint, suitable for home learning and non-music specialists)
An Audience With… (KS3, KS4 & KS5) Short videos from Music Industry professionals talking about their roles and pose your own questions which will be answered via our YouTube channel
Strictly Come Play – Virtual Ensemble (KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5) Missing playing together in school? Don't have time to put together a digital performance? No problem we'll do that for you! Sign up for access to a very flexible arrangement suitable from grade 1 upwards. Pupils can send us videos of their parts from home, school or wherever and we will stitch together a digital performance to premiere on our YouTube channel
Curriculum Newsletters (KS1 & KS2) Struggling to plan online music content in-school or for home learning? Sign up for our weekly curriculum newsletter. You will receive a new resource Powerpoint every Monday covering the national curriculum (one for KS1 and one for KS2)
Sign up for all via http://www.iowmusichub.org/
OFF THE RAILS Online Exhibition Running till 20th March 2020 at Quay Arts
In our latest exhibition, OFF THE RAILS, we have partnered with Isle of Wight Steam Railway to celebrate their 50th anniversary moving from Newport to Havenstreet, by showing artefacts, signs and memorabilia from their collection, related objects and artworks from the IW Heritage Service Collection, AJ Wells & Sons, as well as a series of artist's and school's response work. We had hoped to install this exhibition in our West Gallery and open to the public in early January, but due to the new lockdown restrictions, we have digitised the works and brought the exhibition to life online! OFF THE RAILS Online Exhibition | (quayarts.org)
PATTERN: Home Art Activity with Hannah George
The wonderful Hannah George has created a fantastic art activity and filmed a tutorial for you to follow at home. Suitable for all ages, it's the perfect activity to keep you occupied during lockdown. Download the templates at quayarts.org to print at home or to get some ideas on what patterns to do!
PATTERN: Home Art Activity with Hannah George | (quayarts.org)
Looking Out From Lockdown is an Island-wide project celebrating the creativity of Island people during lockdown, both in 2020, and again now in 2021. In collaboration with Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Susie Sheldon, local arts for wellbeing charity Independent Arts is offering people the chance to exhibit their lockdown creations, be it painting, photographs, poetry, music, speech, pottery, writing, crafts, projects, inventions, baking, gardening or anything else creative completed to keep spirits up during lockdown. Read more in the press release.
Islesolation Gallery Two new exhibitions were curated by Yr 4 pupils from Lanesend School, Cowes. Pupils learned about the French Impressionist painter; Claude Monet and native American artist; Rick Bartow and responded to the work with their own paintings. These can be veiwed on the Islesolation Gallery.
Read more about the Care home creative Box delivery programme – School Ties.
Training from our local Bridge Organisation: ARTSWORK
Support Sessions for Artsmark Schools:
The following sessions are designed to help you with your Artsmark journey:
Statement of Impact Interactive Support Session – Weds 3rd February 2021
Evidencing Impact Support Session – Mon 8th March 2021
Further details and booking through Eventbrite for all opportunities on our website at:
We look forward to seeing you in a Zoom, very soon! If you have any questions or anything you would like to discuss you can contact me at: email@example.com
Best wishes,
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The Isle of Wight Mardi Gras is the Island's, if not the UK's, largest and most inclusive Carnival in Education project. Our parade takes place every last Saturday in June, on the streets of Ryde. Over 1000 children and young people take part every year.
For 2021, as a result of the pandemic, we are now making plans for new and alternative ways for groups to take part and present their costumes and carnival dance to the widest possible audience.
We would like to invite both new and regular participating schools to come along to our special digital Mardi Gras 2021 launch event on Wednesday 10 February at 6 to 7.30pm. There will be short presentations, guest speakers and an informal Q&A. You must pre-register with us to get the event link. Facebook pm us, or mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Read the New Carnival Company's own newsletter here.
Something for families…
Did you see this at Mottistone Manor in December? If not, there is now a digital version available.
A short teaser is available for you to view here. The whole production is absolutely magical and I highly recommend the digital version if your class are learning about fairy stories – you could share this link with parents: https://www.greengageventures.com/product/forest-fables-mottistone


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If something out of the ordinary has to happen, Dubai would be one of the first. The weather in this little Arab city is terrific these days, winters being everyone's favorites, both residents and visitors. One particular retail and leisure company from the MENA region has come up with an idea to cater to beach lovers of Dubai with an option to enjoy the sun, sand, sea and some snacks. Carrefour Bites and More by the Shore is an Aqua Pod where you can go sail by and collect food and personal care products, as well as over-the-counter drugs while on water. These Pods are anchored in the ocean and welcome sea vessels to come over and make purchases. Those in smaller vessels, that is. For those with bigger yachts or boats can call in and will have their order delivered by the Pod team.
Claiming to be the first sail-thru market in the world (but, of course), the Pod is also quite eco-friendly. In Dubai standards, that would mean that you can get a packet of water served in a recycled container. But seriously, they use rechargeable batteries to sail into the sea and get back and features a bin that uses vacuum any trash that is stored and emptied on shore. You will even get the option to buy a big coke bottle and consume it in biodegradable paper straws and bags. So, next time you plan a trip to Dubai, preferably when the weather is permitting, this might be worth a try.


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Triphala – An Ayurvedic Miracle
Triphala – An Ayurvedic Miracle
I prescribe triphala to my patients quite often than not. They tend to ask me about the benefits of triphala and why I prescribe it to so many people. Hence, I decided to write this blog to explain why this herbal formulation is an Ayurvedic miracle (literally!).
What is triphala or triphala churna? It's a traditional herbal formulation made from the dried powder of three different fruits. The name comes from combining the Sanskrit words "tri" meaning three, "phala" meaning fruit and "churcha," which means powder.
Triphala contains gallic acid, ellagic acid and chebulinic acid, which are all strong antioxidants. It also has flavonoids and polyphenols, which have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal abilities.
Triphala is derived from the following three fruits: amla, haritaki and bibhitaki. The dried powders of these three medicinal plants are mixed in equal parts to make a proper triphala churna.
Amla is also known as Indian gooseberry and has been one of Ayurveda's most prized rejuvenators for centuries. The fruit is very high in vitamin C and is used either alone or in combination with other plants to treat the common cold and fever and as a diuretic, digestive, laxative, liver tonic, restorative and anti-inflammatory agent.
Haritaki is also called the Tibetan "king of medicine." Haritaki is widely used in the traditional medicine of India and Iran to treat a variety of health issues.
Bibhitaki is another powerful ancient rejuvenator with detoxifying qualities. It is extensively used in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of diabetes, high blood pressure and rheumatism.
Triphala contains five of the six tastes recognized in Ayurveda (sweet, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent). It is only missing in the 'salty taste'.
- Natural laxative and colon cleanser: Amla supports intestinal repair, haritaki strengthens the intestinal muscles to contract more efficiently when the bowels need to move and bibhitaki pulls the old mucus off the wall. Hence triphala acts as a natural laxative which cleanses your colon.
- Cancer Fighter: Studies found that the triphala extract was able to suppress the spread of and induce cell death of human colon cancer stem cells.
- Weight Loss: Studies have shown that triphala helps in losing weight. It cleans the colon and detoxifies body which enhances your metabolism leading to faster weight loss.
- Anti-inflammatory and helps in arthritis: Since triphala has high antioxidants and polyphenol content, it automatically becomes an excellent anti-inflammatory. One of the conducted studies showed that it improved bone and cartilage breakdown during rheumatoid arthritis.
- Lowers cholesterol: Studies have shown that triphala helps in lowering total as well as LDL (bad cholesterol).
So, triphala is indeed an Ayurvedic miracle which works wonders if taken under guidance. Triphala is usually taken on an empty stomach. The powder can also be used to make tea. Tablets and capsules are typically taken once or twice a day before food. As a digestive tonic or laxative, it is best taken in the evening about 2 hours after eating and half an hour before bedtime.
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On October 1, 2016, Barack Obama handed over the Internets' governance to ICANN. Is this just a random timing of this event? Is it of no real concern to the American public and to the world? NO – this decision to give the Internet over to ICANN on October 1 was a calculated and diabolical move by Obama. You see, the Internet has always been governed by the U.S. ICANN only had jurisdiction in domain names and addresses on the web. But now they are overseeing the content of the Internet. They can make decisions to allow something to be placed on the Internet or not.
Free Speech
Having the United States overseeing the Internet was far safer than it being in the hands of another country or organization. Our First Amendment right of free speech was foundational in governing the Internet. Now, that is gone.
Julian Assange and the October surprise
Mr. Assange – founder of Wikileaks, promised the world that he would release information about Hillary Clinton which would end her chances of being the next president of the U.S.
Yesterday, we learned that Mr. Assange was not going to release the evidence against Clinton yet. This was due to what he termed "Security Issues." Today Mr. Assange promised to release the information – but not via the internet. He is going to tell his story from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he resides. Many politicians and commentators are calling for the assassination of Assange.
Watch this video to see similarities between Andrew Breitbart and Julian Assange:
Will we hear of a drone strike on the Embassy?
If the evidence which Mr. Assange wants to be made known is indeed damning to Clinton, then I would not put it past our government, with BHO at the helm, to strike the Embassy. What is a little collateral damage to these unethical tyrants?
More Information about ICANN and the United Nations
From Nathannell.com
Problems with UN Granting the Antitrust Exemtion
So, with the US not working to maintain the status it has had for nearly 20 years, ICANN may be forced to make decisions out of good intentions, that hold severe consequences for the United States. It has been recommended and proposed by authoritarian regimes that the ICANN become part of the U.N. to make their objection to censor the internet on a global level. This violates acts already established. Obama pledged that the U.S. would never be replaced by a inter-government solution and this is exactly that. (emphasis mine)
If you are a gambler, place a bet that UN control of ICANN would allow tyrannical regimes degree over the way Americans use the internet!
It is no lie that our government monitors our online usage, but should that be opened up, controlled and regulated by tyrannical regimes that are hoping that ICANN has no choice.- source
ICANN's Rules for Internet speech:
Act in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws. In particular, participants undertake to act within the mission of ICANN and in the spirit of the values contained in the Bylaws.
Adhere to ICANN's conflict of interest policies.
Treat all members of the ICANN community equally, irrespective of nationality, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation; members of the ICANN community should treat each other with civility both face-to-face and online.
Respect all members of the ICANN community equally and behave according to professional standards and demonstrate appropriate behavior. ICANN strives to create and maintain an environment in which people of many different backgrounds and cultures are treated with dignity, decency and respect.
Specifically, participants in the ICANN process must not engage in any type of harassment. Generally, harassment is considered unwelcome hostile or intimidating behavior — in particular, speech or behavior that is sexually aggressive or intimidates based on attributes such as race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, color, national origin, ancestry, disability or medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity. (emphasis mine)
Protect the organization's assets and ensure their efficient and effective use.
Act fairly and in good faith with other participants in the ICANN process.
Conduct themselves in accordance with ICANN policies.
Support the maintenance of robust mechanisms for public input, accountability, and transparency so as to ensure that policy development and decision-making processes will reflect the public interest and be accountable to all stakeholders.
Listen to the views of all stakeholders when considering policy issues. ICANN is a unique multistakeholder environment. Those who take part in the ICANN process must acknowledge the importance of all stakeholders and seek to understand their points of view. – source
**So, are we to take this to mean that they will censor any articles or news that they deem as inappropriate against transgenders or homosexuals? In other words, they will control what is allowed on the Internet. There goes our freedom of speech. Undoubtedly, many of us will be cited for "hate" speech.
I believe that the next few weeks will shock many people. The Progressives (Communists) will not go down without a fight; even if that means that many will die.


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following is hearsay … but I understand the report to be based on fact:
the 1990's a former UK officer serving with the Bermuda constabulary for a
number of years was accused of calling a black officer a 'kaffer'.
As I have
received this information second-hand, it is not possible to comment on the
truth of the allegation however, the term 'kaffer' is not in regular usage
in the UK, and certainly not in Bermuda. Outside
of South-Africa (and I have only ever heard it used in films) I know of nowhere
the word is used. Associating it
with a UK officer serving in Bermuda appears odd in the extreme.
No matter, that was the allegation.
allegation was treated seriously and instead of dealing with the issue by way of
discipline, the officer found himself summonsed to appear at Magistrate's
court in Hamilton, Bermuda for an offence of 'insulting words and / or
questions whether the UK officer could have been treated fairly; the matter was
investigated and considered by the prosecution service.
No one, when handling what was a career destroying allegation against the
former UK officer, could find in his favour, the matter progressed to Court.
What could the prosecution team do, call the black officer a liar?
As is the way in Court proceedings, the prosecution put their case at the Magistrates Court. The evidence against the officer was the word of the person he allegedly called 'kaffer'; a fellow serving officer. The evidence was given and apart from refute the allegation and stress that the words were never uttered, what could the officer, or his defence counsel, do?
Before the black officer, making the allegation, was released (allowed to leave the witness box) the Judge put a question to him:
"officer, what do you understand the term 'kaffir' to mean"
The reply from the black officer:
"I don't know what it means"
Case dismissed.
If you do not know what something means then they cannot cause you offence, the offence is not complete.
The above aptly demonstrates the lack of ability associated with the Bermuda police service; they are incapable of considering all aspects; they act in a blinkered fashion. In this case they were blinded by the opportunity to take action against a UK officer. It is a sad reflection on the ability of every prosecution officer considering the case. This was a magistrates court issue, involving at worst a squabble between two police officers. If the Bermuda police service cannot cope with the basics, what chance do they stand when confronted with more complicated issues; just about every other case they are presented.
It is not the Courts that are Kangeroo.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Bermuda.org.uk has taken reasonable care in sourcing and presenting the information contained on this site, but accepts no responsibility for any financial or other loss or damage that may result from its use. Bermuda.org.uk is not an official or authorised Bermuda police web site.


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There are a lot of advantages to doing yoga at home instead of at a studio. It's cheaper, you can do it any time of the day, and it's a great way to keep up your yoga practice while still remaining socially distanced.
But there's one disadvantage you may not have considered. If you practice yoga at a yoga studio, you're able to use regularly cleaned and sanitized yoga mats when that service is provided. But if you do yoga at home, or if you go to a studio but use your own mat, you may not be keeping up with cleaning your yoga mat as much as you should.
If you're reading this and realize you don't know the last time you gave your yoga mat a good, thorough cleaning, or if you're wondering how important is cleaning and sanitizing my own yoga mat if I'm the only one using it, then read on.
Why Do I Need to Clean My Yoga Mat?
Your yoga mat is dirty. If you aren't cleaning your yoga mat adequately or frequently enough, then it probably contains up to four times as many bacteria as the loaner mats at the studio.
That number should bother you because the germs, bacteria, and fungus that can accumulate from sweating on your yoga mat may lead to a number of unpleasant health concerns, ranging from athlete's foot to plantar warts and ringworm.
How to Clean a Yoga Mat
Thankfully, by getting into a regular cleaning and disinfecting regimen, you can prevent these problems before they start. Before using any kind of cleaning solution, make sure you check your particular yoga mat for manufacturer recommendations so you don't do anything that may inadvertently cause wear and tear.
Tips to Clean a Yoga Mat
- Clean your mat about once a week. Too much cleaning can cause wear or tear on certain mats. If you're a heavy sweater, or if your mat retains odor, you may need to clean slightly more often.
- For your weekly cleanings, just spritz a gentle solution of a few drops of dishwashing liquid and warm water on both sides of the mat and wipe it down. Rinse the mat off with a damp cloth dipped in clear water. You don't want to soak the mat.
- Never put your yoga mat in the dryer. Instead, lay it flat or drape over the shower curtain rod until it dries.
Tips to Disinfect a Yoga Mat
To kill bacteria and germs that can cause plantar wars, ringworm, and athlete's foot, you should be disinfecting your yoga mat about once every week. Also, keep in mind that if you're a heavy sweater or if you or anybody in your house is sick, then you should disinfect more often.
You can make a simple and effective DIY disinfectant spray for your yoga mat by combining water, white vinegar, and several drops of tea tree oil. The antibacterial properties in vinegar and tea tree oil should work just as effectively as any store-bought disinfectant made specifically for yoga mats.
If the DIY route isn't for you, but you still want to avoid harsh chemicals (which aren't good for yoga mats), you can try a product like Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner from Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day.
Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner From Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day
From your kitchen to your bathroom to your yoga mat, you can count on the fresh cleaning power of the Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner from Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day. Choose from one of four garden-fresh scents, including Lemon Verbena, Geranium, Lavender, or Rosemary. Each is formulated with plant-based ingredients and essential oils. It cleans and provides a fresh scent, all without the use of any parabens, phthalates, glycol solvents, formaldehyde, or artificial colors. Before using your yoga mat, make sure to consult with your yoga mat manufacturer.
Enhance Quan Yin From Health Concerns
Along with your yoga practice, you can also holistically support your health and well-being with Enhance Quan Yin, a Chinese herbal supplement from Health Concerns. Enhance Quan Yin is primarily used to support immune function for people who have disorders of chronic viral issues, but it may also be used for symptoms associated with other immune dysfunction issues.
Proboost Thymic Protein A From Genicel
Another way to support your immune system and your overall health and well-being is with the Proboost Thymic Protein A supplement from Genicel. Thymic Protein A has the same biological activity as a key natural thymic protein produced in the body, and has been determined by the National Institute of Health to be a potent immunoregulator by inducing interleukin-2 production. The result is a supplement that provides potent immune support by supporting increasing T-cells and white blood cells.


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Debian Security Advisory
DSA-3220-1 libtasn1-3 -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 11 Apr 2015
- Affected Packages:
- libtasn1-3
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-2806.
- More information:
Hanno Boeck discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the asn1_der_decoding function in Libtasn1, a library to manage ASN.1 structures. A remote attacker could take advantage of this flaw to cause an application using the Libtasn1 library to crash, or potentially to execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.13-2+deb7u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libtasn1-3 packages.


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U.S. Terrorism Threats From Pakistan
Witnesses testified about national security threats posed by terrorist groups and the impact the killing of Osama bin Laden might have on… read more
Witnesses testified about national security threats posed by terrorist groups and the impact the killing of Osama bin Laden might have on U.S. and Pakistan relations. Among the issues addressed were possible retaliation by Pakistani-based terrorist groups and recent terrorist plots against the United States planned in Pakistan, including the Times Square attack by Faisal Shahzad and the New York City subway plot by Najibullah Zazi. close
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Seth G. Jones Political Scientist RAND Corporation
Frederick W. Kagan Director American Enterprise Institute->Critical Threats Project
Peter "Pete" King U.S. Representative [R] New York
Patrick L. Meehan U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Shuja Nawaz Director Atlantic Council of the U.S.->South Asia Center
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Publisher's Synopsis
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 * LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN AMERICA OPEN BOOK AWARD A Times Book of the Month One of Roxane Gay's Audacious Book Club Picks 'A feat of monumental thematic imagination' - The New York Times Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Brooklyn after the Civil War, Libertie Sampson was all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, had a vision for their future together: Libertie would go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie, drawn more to music than science, feels stifled by her mother's choices and is hungry for something else - is there really only one way to have an autonomous life? And she is constantly reminded that, unlike her mother who can pass, Libertie has skin that is too dark. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it - for herself and for generations to come. 'A soaring exploration of what "freedom" truly means ... an elegantly layered, beautifully rendered tour de force that is not to be missed' - Roxane Gay


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News and Events
Memorial Day Recap and Photos
Maj. Gen. Walt Lord USA (ret.) delivered the keynote address at the traditional Memorial Day ceremony on May 27, 2019.The Philadelphia Police Department provided an honor guard, buglers and firing squad. Other honor guards were represented by the Hajdack-Mokan Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Association and the RVN Veterans. The Liberty Bell Chapter, VVA 266, also provided a firing squad. Members of La Salle College High School and other volunteers placed 648 flags along Spruce Street and the biographies of those lost in the war were on display. A key part of the ceremony was the laying of the wreaths by local patriotic and veterans organizations.
The following photos were taken by Jim Huynh. Please click on any of the thumbnails to view a larger image/slideshow.


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Snezhana Soosh is a 37-year-old artist from the Ukraine. She recently began posting some heartwarming illustrations of a father and his daughter on Instagram. The images are sadly not from experience as her own father was not part of her life. She hopes they'll inspire young men, like her own son, to be present in their daughter's lives when they have a family of their own. There are currently 14 paintings in the series, but hopefully she will add more. Check them out below and see if you can relate to any of them!
1. "Dads are always ready to protect us from anything — whether it's the bullies at school or the monsters under our beds"
2. "Dads are never afraid of doing impossible things for us. Learning how to braid our hair, for example"
3."When you're with daddy you always feel like you're on the top of the world"
4."He's so warm and cozy"
5. "A big dad can easily become smaller for his beloved daughter"
6. "Dads always find the time to join us at our little tea party, even when they're very busy"
7. "They know exactly what we enjoy"
8. "That's why it's always so hard to let them go"
9. "They play together"
10. "The sky is fantasy"
11. "Dads can do anything, including crazy freaky things"
12. "Or help us deal with something really difficult"
13. "They're always ready to have fun!"
14. "Dads use their lifetime to protect and love their daughters"
These sweet pictures really illustrate the father/daughter bond. Share this post with the dad or daughter in your life by clicking the button below!


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This patch improves the output of the defaultvalue keyword.
For example, progress.format.
Its default value is shown to be ['topic', 'bar', 'number', 'estimate']
until now, but it does not match hg help config.progress.format
(it says default: topic bar number estimate), and that is also not the
format that users would need to use for the actual value in hgrc or using
--config flag.
- Reviewers
- Group Reviewers
This patch improves the output of the defaultvalue keyword.
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The changes in tests that this patch causes are actually already present in the D6709, so let's fold this patch into it as well.


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BRACAnalysis® is a genetic test that confirms the presence of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation. BRCA mutations are responsible for the majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. People with a mutation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have risks of up to 87% for developing breast cancer and up to 44% for developing ovarian cancer by age 70. Mutation carriers previously diagnosed with cancer also have a significantly increased risk of developing a second primary cancer. Genetic testing, specifically the BRACAnalysis test, identifies patients who have these mutations. BRACAnalysis is a simple blood test or oral rinse sample to find out if you have the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Knowing the results may help you and your healthcare provider act before cancer has a chance to develop.
Medical Management and BRACAnalysis
If BRACAnalysis testing confirms the presence of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, the following medical management options may help reduce cancer risk and may either delay the onset of cancer, detect cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage or may even prevent it.
- Increased surveillance for breast cancer in mutation carriers
- Increased surveillance for ovarian cancer in mutation carriers
- Risk-reducing medications for mutation carriers
- Prophylactic surgery in mutation carriers
NOTE: Any discussion of medical management options is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation. While genetic testing and medical society guidelines provide important and useful information, medical management decisions should be made based on consultation between each patient and his or her healthcare provider.
*This above information furnished by Myriad, the developer of BRAC testing.


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There was light and warmth and friendship at Widowed Friends annual Christmas dinner party on Sunday!
Ninety-three members joined together at the Millcroft Golf Club to enjoy an afternoon of companionship and fun and to share a delicious Christmas buffet dinner.
We are grateful to our sponsors at the event including:
Driving Miss Daisy who generously provided transportation services to and from the event for members.
as well as the following companies who provided beautiful gift baskets for our raffle.
|Carissa Turnbull Real Estate Broker
Congratulations to members who won dinner coupons to the Olive Press Restaurant and tickets to a Mirvish Theatre production! Many thanks to Kathy R for printing our dinner tickets.
More photos to follow soon……