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I was just going through the Deccan Herald article about your campaign - Eve
Teasing. Let me express my straight forward views on this particular
subject. My language may be crude, I will have to use it to get the right
effect and it is a fact!
Most of the men tend to tease women if they are not well dressed. When I
say well dressed, I mean neat churidhars, sarees and other kind of Indian
dresses will attract less teasing from the menfolk. On the other hand, most
of the women/girls want to be seen and hence they wear skimpy dresses. Let
me start from the top. Most of the young teenage girls have undescribable
kind of hairdos, dark red lipsticks, more foundations, facials etc on the
face (really unwanted but indirectly inviting the opposite sex). You can
almost see the cleavage of all the females except some who might be wearing
a transparent blouse to show their latest fashion bras and there are some
who don't even wear bras. Even if some females are wearing a good dress,
they won't place the dupatta properly on the chest. They either put it on
one side of the shoulder or wrap it around the neck. In short, they want to
exhibit the shape of their boobs to the opposite sex.
Coming down a bit, now-a-days you can see the bare waist, colour of the
panty, pantyhose or even a part of the ass of all females on Brigades/MG
Road. Even if in some cases, they are not clearly visible, some females
will just sit down on a road side shop pretending as if to search a book or
a sandal, so that the guys at the back can see their body hugging T-shirts
lift up and watch the waist and colour of the panty/panty hose from the
back. This is the logic.
Coming down further, now-a-days, even small females from the age of 10,
want to wear tight fitting jean. That is simply because, they know that
males will be watching the pussy part and the tight fat thighs when they
look at a girl walking with tight jeans. Moreover, they want to show the
shape of their ass to the world and when they are sure that males are
watching, they make their ass to vibrate a bit more.
The above three paragraphs will give you an idea of the general tendency. I
do not have to tell you much about the facts like, girls wearing minis,
micros, shorts, body hugging T-shirts where everbody can see the shape of
the upper part of the body with a protruding boobs with a big bottom.
These are the major factors which tends the minds of men/boys to tease.
There is nothing wrong in being Western in attire. The Wester concept
should be adopted for good purposes in life.
All the best for your campaign but it will not succeed. I am sure.
For eg., look at the following link. It was in the same Deccan Herald.
They are posing for a dress with Tricolour. Look how skimpy they are. Are
they not ashamed of doing that with our national flag? Do you think men will
respect these females. The moment somebody looks at these photographs, they
will think that these females are with lose characters and nobody to control
at home. I think you got my point.
I don't this you will reply to this mail.
Akash P R.
40 comments:
- iamnasra said...
Wow ...a very good discussion in here ..enjoyed reading it
- 11:13 am
Sorry folks,
Akash doesn't speak for anyone but himself. Hey Akash, does this mean five year olds who are raped (There was a news item about this yesterday) were also provoking their attackers?
-D - 12:01 pm
- Blinkdreamz said...
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- 1:59 pm
- Blinkdreamz said...
Hi Akash,
Agreed that some girls try to draw attention by various gimmicks,but did they ask to be groped and raped?! They might've just asked for some decent attention!And is groping and teasing a decent way of giving attention?If you want to respond to an indecent call for attention by groping and teasing to show that you're giving attention,then do two wrongs make a right?
Even guys try to get attention,do the girls come and play with their private parts to acknowledge that?!
I'll try to tell you where I feel you're wrong in simple words with an example.
Problem: Bangalore has a lot of problems due to traffic jams.
Solution should be: Government should improve the infrastructure to accommodate the vehicles.
Your so called solution to the same problem will be: Ban vehicles.
Don't blame the Government.
Vehicles may not be a necessity for you,but it may be for others.
Similarly,what you think is an indecent dress,may not be an indecent dress for the one who's wearing it.She maybe wearing it to impress her boyfriend/husband or some guys of her choice or maybe just for the sheer comfort it's providing; forget a streetwalker/onlooker,not even her boyfriend/husband has the right to grope or tease her.She has to permit for somebody to do to her what she wants him to do to her.
Do you get what I'm trying to say? The problem here is with the attitude of the men towards women,and you're trying to divert the problem to the dressing of women,you're not giving a solution to the problem,but you're trying to justify the wrong acts of men by accusing women of enticing
them to perform those wrong acts and you're also implying that men will never misbehave with any woman if she dresses well and that her way of dressing is the root cause for disrespect shown to her by men.If what you're trying to say is true,then there should be rampant sexual harassment in the western countries where it is common to see scantily clad women,and there should be absolutely no sexual harassment of women in the middle east where women are always under the burkha.But it is not so.In western countries,for example,Scandinavian countries,where there is complete liberty for women to wear whatever they wish and where women do wear all kinds of 'tights and minis',the rate of sexual harassment is the least in the world.That is because of the good upbringing of the people in those countries,men are taught to respect women,they are told that women are equal in all respects,
where they are bred on egalitarian values.Instead of emulating them,
you're suggesting that we should not tell the men to change their
attitude towards women and become gentlemen,but to emulate the
countries where the liberty of women is curbed and to teach women what wear and what not to wear so that the animal instincts of men(though men are supposed to have evolved to a higher category of humans ages back)are not aroused which 'forces' them to force themselves upon them!
Should women be forced to wear what men want them to wear so that that it assists men to control their senses,if not,their animal instincts takeover and they misbehave with them or pounce upon them?! What kind of justice is that?! Your reasoning is no less to the mindless reasoning our ex-PM gave during the aftermath of the Godhra incident...Action-Reaction Theory!
The contributing factors may be plenty,some women may try to seduce/draw undue attention by various methods,but is that the
justification men should give for not being able to control their
senses and misbehave with every other woman and make it a habit
to tease them,grope them and rape them?!
Does it also mean that if a girl walks naked on the street,a guy has
every liberty to grope/rape her accusing her of low morality and
character and calling himself of high character and morality inspite of groping/raping her?!
Shouldn't the attitude of a gentleman be such that he should even respect a commercial sex worker or a dance bar girl or any other woman of so called low character if he really is a gentleman?! If his attitude
isn't such,then neither is he a gentleman nor a person of good moral character.His upbringing is flawed and he suffers from a patriarchic mentality suggesting ways of behavioural and dressing changes to girls instead of taming his animal instincts and becoming a complete human being.
Passing the blame,instead of accepting mistakes and rectifying,is very easy and that is what men do when they put the blame for misbehaving with a girl and blame it on her ways of dressing and behaviour.
Face the problem...attitude of considerable men in India sucks! They lack decent and polished upbringing with the least inculcation of values of equity and egalitarianism.They're not complete humans as yet and suffer from animal instincts trying to grope and rape!
And don't be so sure of the failure of this campaign.Nobody can stop progress and advancement.And this campaign is for progress in the thoughts and mindset of many men and is bound to succeed in the years to come.The one who fails to see it is left far behind in the race of humanity...to lose and die uncivilized like an animal.
Blinkdreamz. - 2:08 pm
Hi Jasmeen,
Seems like most of the men who've published their posts are angry. They've taken the moral high ground and are trying to justify themselves! You've won your first battle already.
Wanted to come to Majestic today, but I'm leaving town tonight. Sorry, but you have my moral support!
-Sunny Joseph (aka Anonymous -D) - 4:50 pm
- Progga said...
There is plenty of eve-teasing, molestation and even rape that's going on out there, that has nothing to do with how the women concerned are dressed. It has everything to do with power. The men concerned have, in these situations, power over the women concerned - and usually, that power is based on 2 things: brute force and a woman's apathy towards standing up and making a scene / filing a report because the necessary authorities and even passers by comprise largely this same type of man. And the not-so-stray woman, who believes that the girl is at fault, because in her world-view, the girl is always at fault, by definition.
Those of us who are aware of projects like this are probably from backgrounds where the necessary support is available, and we have sufficient self-confidence to be able to protest in some meaningful way. What about the millions of Indian women who are not? - 8:01 pm
Akash, I was 14 years old, in a croded bus in Mumbai, two well oiled braids, wearing a shalwar kameez, and in good Iyer tradition NO makeup. Moreover I was with my mum. An asshole reached over and grabbed my breast. As one who has been in those lousy shoes, let me tell you that eve teasing and sexual harassment has nothing to do with clothing or makeup, it has to do with power, and the knowledge that you can get away with vile obscene actions. So please truly shut your trap on issues you have NO personal information or experience of.
- 11:24 pm
I am a girl in Bangalore, and I tend to partly agree with Akash.
You live in a jungle, and you better be prepared for the animals that occupy the jungle. Say you were going to a ranch with a bunch of bulls, would you wear a red dress to attract the wrath of the bulls? If you were going into a tiger infested forest, would you go without carrying some arms?
They might've just asked for some decent attention
There is no such thing as decent attention. If you want to wear a dress to impress your boyfriend/husband, do it at home, or at places where it's safe. If you want to wear a red dress, wear it a home, not at the bull ranch.
Jasmeen has listed a bunch of things (arms?) that women can carry around to feel safe. Most girls (good Iyer tradition..) don't have access to such things, or are not aware of these armaments. When you do your rallys, you should try to educate the womenfolk also, along with the men. Maybe you can give out free samples of mace spray, or certificates towards some self-defense martial-arts class?
If you do have an itch to change things in the society, start at the source, instead of the results.
1. Fix this, this and this
Most, if not all the pictures you have posted are of people who are exposed to nothing but stuff like this. What do you expect from someone who views women as sex symbols alone?
2. I don't recommend that you have lunch with the man who leches at you, but there should be a better way (Than posting his picture at this website, and hurling insults at him) to educate him, and make sure that he does not do it again.
3. You cannot change the way people think and behave by distributing leaflets at Magestic and Brigade Road. If that is indeed your aim, I think your efforts are seriously misdirected - 5:30 am
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arrggggh! Jasmeen, can I just take out a supari on Akash?
- 9:04 am
- J said...
thats the reality charu...split minds...so many worlds...so many realities with their own sense of logic...
its beyond being a shock - 2:49 pm
I cannot believe what is written here about 'inviting' eve-teasers.
I remember being 13 years old, wearing a kid Tshirt and jeans...and some guy tried to grab my breasts.It was horrific.
I remember being a schoolgirl wearing the school Basketball team Tshirt, and some guy on the road passing comments and calling me and my friends 'prostitutes'.
There are also several incidents of men following women, passing comments, singing fliratious songs and making them feel nervous and unsafe.
If a guy's bare-chested and roaming around and a girl 'adam-teased' him, and he felt violated and complained against her... should she just say...'you MADE me do it'????
"Oh that's different", do I hear you say?
a pervert mind is a pervert mind is a pervert mind.
and if they can't take responsibility for it, they don't have the right to say someone MADE them do it. - 12:46 am
This is what I never get. Crimes against women are the ONLY ones that seem to always question the "character" of the victim. Consider theft. No one ever questions the honesty with which the victim made the money that was stolen. Murder victims are not suspected of provoking the murderer. But when it comes to women, the first reaction to any crime is "what did SHE do to provoke". Is it sheer lack of intelligence that incapacitates these people from understanding the concept of a "law".
So will I be justified in bludgeoning a man with a bad attitude, saying "hey he invited it".
How come this sense of "propriety" is not defined for men. Define like its defined for women. Defined with an understanding that if they do not follow it, others can go ahead and harass them and get away with it.
We can NEVER be an evolved society unless we learn to respect our own people. One section harassing another, weather its gender based, caste based, class based, can NEVER be justified. Evolved societies reach consensus on social norms, make it a law, and execute it fairly. Not each subsection making their own decisions - 8:31 am
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
-Madame de Stael, writer (1766-1817) - 8:38 am
- Anispice said...
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- 11:12 am
- Anispice said...
Agree with Charu on the supari.
But seriously... these kind of people, they make me beyond red-hot and ready-to-murder-in-the-most-grotesque-way-possible angry. And I have learned that there is nothing but frustration in trying to argue with these people. I would rather go and bang me head against a nail studded wall. And you know what gets at me all the more... it is the women who agree with it too... I guess these women deserve to be sent to a Talibanized place where all their rights will be taken from them and they will be treated like a man's property... And anyways don't EFFING shift the blame... rapes happen to nuns and to 6 month old baby girls. Groping happens to middle-aged ammas in sarees... - 11:14 am
- Sriram said...
Akash -
I'm a guy and I *completely* disagree with what you say. In fact, it is arguments like yours that spur men on to do all nasty things.
Let's ignore for a second the fact that bad things happen to all kinds of women - from nuns to girls dressed from head to toe.Your statement about 'most men tend to tease..' is totally, utter rubbish.
I've seen my fair share of skimpily dressed women. Do they draw a second look from me? Yes - any normal guy would. But looking/admiring someone is far different from groping/eve-teasing/whistling.
What's the bigger crime her? Women wearing what they want to wear or us men not being able to control our primitive impulses? How can you possibly justify men losing control and violating the personal space and rights of another human being?
Your argument is like saying - Wearing a watch and using a cellphone might tempt thieves to mug you. So don't wear a watch or use a cellphone...you're wrong in doing so. And the poor goondas are not to blame.
Let's do the reverse argument- why should guys be allowed to wear shorts and banians? I play basketball - imagine if I had to put up with catcalls every single time I had to wear my team jersey. What if guys are prohibhited from exposing their arms and legs in public because girls 'might think they're of loose character' as you put it.
We live in a free world . Living in a free world means you're free to say what you want, wear what you want as long as you don't violate anyone else's rights. Living in a free world means that women can wear any damn thing they choose to. It does not mean that men 'have a right to tease women they presume to be of loose character'.
I wish you spent some time in a male-only prison - where you would be subjected to the same kind of sexual crimes women are exposed to today. That might change your mind a bit.
We cant call our society a free society until people stop justifying these crimes. Just stopping the criminals themselves isn't good enough - it is people like Akash who are more dangerous. And I speak on behalf of the sane men in India today (hopefully).
Don't blame society or women or their clothes. It is us men that are to blame for being uncivilized and being no better than animals.
- Sriram Krishnan - 1:41 pm
I guess i am a little late in posting my comment on akash's piece. However, i agree with Sriram Krishnan's suggestion on sending Mr.Akash to an all mén's prison so that he can find out ways to effectively avoid any kind of sexual attention from other male prisioners. and when he does that he will know that they are no effective way to avoid unwanted dirty attention in any case..except for locking oneself in a room with no contact with these peverts at all!!! and i don't think akash would want women to do that...considering he is probably one of those, who enjoy watching girls showing off their figures and wishing he could do a little more than just stare at them! grow up akash..really
- 4:51 pm
To Akash,
Stuff it Akash...you don't know what you are talking about...do I take it you have molested women yourself and now seek a justification in "Provocation"?...because it certainly seems like it. My sympathies to any women who you know. It is not just your language that is crude.
To Jasmeen,
Keep at it. It's jerks like these that we men are ashamed of.
- Rahul - 7:10 pm
- Sibyl said...
What would this chap say to the fact that my mother was harassed on the streets of Chennai when she was past 40, wearing a saree and carrying a bag of vegetables.
Jasmeen, I do commend your work with the Blank Noise project. We need something like this. - 6:55 am
- moonlit rainbows said...
I am glad I stumbled on this blog! Attitude in India needs to change by so much. I come from what most people would consider a forward looking family in Chennai. My parents have sent me and my brother alone hiking when we were 14 and 10 years old respectively. Backpacked with a girlfriend for a week. They have never ever curtailed me from doing a single thing because I was a girl. I came to the US to do a second masters.I started running and am training for a marathon and am planning a trip to India for a short while.
You may wonder where all this is leading. But, in a recent conversation with my parents - they said - I should perhaps stop running, bcos I cannot do that in India! Why not? There are roads. There are beaches. Why can I not run? Because there are other people too... There are other men around (and women too) who will see you run and see your boobs shake. And you will want to run in shorts. Is it not sad - that an act as simple as running is considered provocative?
My parents are scared of me getting molested. But, I cannot live on like this, where I need to curtail my lifestyle in order to avoid crossing paths with a random stranger. Exposure to the outside world and education go a long way in creating awareness for women. If we stand up against being molested, one day - I am sure that people will understand not to violate our boundaries. I was groped on my way back from school - when I was a 13 year old kid. I hardly had any breasts to speak of! Well - if such a thing happened to me/ to any other girl/ women within my vicinity now, I will not hesitate to chase down the person responsible and give him a good bit of my mind/ shoes! Most gropers take advantage of crowded places and think that women will not want to draw attention to themselves. What women need to realize is that they are the victims, and not the perpetrators of the crime. There is no need to feel ashamed. Speak out in a clear loud voice about what happened and shame the guy. Get him thrown out of the bus by the co-passengers! Putting up with injustice and later complaining about the situation do not help at all. I am really glad to have come across this. And very very heartened to see that despite men like Akash, there are men like Sriram Krishnan too. Thanks, Jasmeen. - 8:50 pm
I think the issue is :
People don't get enough sex in india - the whole chastity thing stops girls and boys from exploring their sexuality at an early age.
And men divert their libido into doing groping, general harassment etc..
As india becomes more free with respect to sex, we will see a change.
One more thing is -> If a woman running in shorts is looked at with lechery eyes, if enough women do it, it will become a normal occurance, and people won't pay attention.
Anybody who is out of place ( and women with so-called provocative clothes are out-of-place in a largely covered up society) will be looked at. Being looked at is okay. touching,harrassment is not. If you have something interesting to show, people will look at it.
But if all women do it , nobody will pay attention ( kinda like topless tribal women.. )
sa-re-ga-ma, you might understand why western countries are kinda better in treating women, they get the real thing, sex, and they are not interested in silly groping and stuff..
Women in india need to fight back though.. give it in the nuts if somebody touches you.. lechers, I think they will stop looking when they had enough to see.. they are harmless. - 9:14 pm
Dear Aakash ,
Sky is indeed the limit to your misplaced logic. Don't try to justify your helplessness by conveniently blaming the dressing habits of women. You can say all what you did and still go scott free because women in India have yet to emerge from centuries of male dominance. Women in most parts of the world have been where Indian women today are and I am sure just as women in a few western countries, Indian women will exercise their right to free will without the worry of an ogler go scott free by citing ridiculous arguments. Stop telling yourselves that it is your right to ogle at any pretext whatsoever. Just stop ogling and give the other person the due respect and independence she deserves. - 12:06 pm
I just chanced upon this blog and this mail by Akash is APPALLING AND SICK. It's interesting to see how he has found justifications for how women in this country are treated. The other day, a 70-yr-old woman was raped; wonder what sort of tittilating clothes she was wearing. The fact that woman today cannot step outside their homes after dark , the fact that they almopst alwasy need to a male escort gets so blooody claustrophobic. not that I expect a DICKHEAD like AKash to understand!
- 1:11 pm
- made.by.miko said...
is akash reading any of this?!!
respect ..is all we need. - 10:30 am
- Finny Forever said...
akash is a dimwit. come watch the women have a bath!
- 3:34 pm
- J said...
thankyou gags and i support you in the project as well...JOIN IN!!
- 12:33 pm
Akash, wat complete utter rubbish!!!! heard about 5 year old girls and 6 year old getting raped? wonder wat kind of "provocative" clothes they were wearing...
Jasmeen.. awesome project! all the best! - 10:27 pm
- J said...
hello there anonymous
thanks for visiting the blog
will email you, shortly. - 6:26 pm
Imagine the power of tens of thousands of other web sites being able to easily
- 6:37 pm
- L. said...
ugh. this is just disgusting.
- 10:36 am
can i get more info?
- 1:45 pm
- J said...
sure you can. email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
- 2:16 pm
(Extract from your blog:- "Coming down further, now-a-days, even small females from the age of 10, want to wear tight fitting jean. That is simply because, they know that males will be watching the pussy part and the tight fat thighs when they look at a girl walking with tight jeans.")
Either you are a pedophile or one of the sex crazy maniacs who gets off by even touching a skirt drying on a wire.
All I can say is, BURN IN HELL, you Fucking Ass-hole.
Shailesh - 5:19 am
Hi Akash,
You are walking with your Mom. And her 'Pallu' (that part of a sari with which women hide their chests) glides off her shoulder. And a passerby feels up her breasts. I suppose that you will lament your mother for not fixing the pallu with a pin, right???? After all she 'provoked' that innocent 'groper'!!! - 5:17 pm
i love your blog ....i read abt it in the Hindu.
i support your cause completely.
i have been thinking for a long time now... is there any way in which friends,teachers,sisters and mothers,(also sane guys,the likes of Sriram Krishnan)of these guys(roadside romeos,as they are called)positively influence them in their formative years so that they dont grow up to be eve teasers and sick guys like akash....
there must be a way to teach guys to respect women and their fundamental rights as human beings??
u r using one method, that is surely quite effective, but i don't know how many ll understand our message and alter their behaviour for the right reasons.but cheers to u... its a very good thing u r doing... keep going... i m with u.
one suggestion, instead of asking for the clothes, if u ask ppl to donate pics of thmselves in those clothes, u might recieve a much bigger response.
best of luck for the project.
i m based in delhi.
my email id is email@example.com
i wud like to join ur project.
sruthi muralidharan - 12:43 am
- Abhipraya said...
Whoever said that they will take a supari on this Akash, pl. contact me I will provide the logistics. How do guys like this explain molestation of children whose breasts (or boobs in his language) have not even developed? I would like to see what he would do if his mother or wife get groped despite being "fully covered"
- 10:17 am
the views of the author reveal an immature and narrow mind. in a poerfect worls, a girl should ideally be free to roam naked in public, doa very provacative dance , and no one should even raise an eyebrow, since its up to her how she wants to behave ans is nobody elses business. However since we live a an imperfect world, being free to go anywhere without being molested is enough.
- 12:40 am
i just stumbled across this page accidently and was quite surprised by akash's write up,and despite so much comments about mr.akash's stupidity didnt anyone of u think dat mr.akash is satisfying his perverse pleasures by writing such obsene stuff.i dont think there isnt any necessity to say certain words or describe certain things in such a way..i dunno , i just felt like dat .
- 5:50 am
serioulsy, you don't even deserve a reading Akash P R
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Beat the Summer Heat With These 5 Safety Tips
The summer presents an ideal chance to savor the great outdoors alongside your beloved furry companions. Whether you engage in playful fetch sessions at the park, explore picturesque trails during hikes, or merely relax in your backyard, it's evident that your pets adore spending time outside. Nonetheless, this season of sunshine and enjoyment can also pose risks to your pets, including soaring temperatures and outdoor threats such as ticks and snakes. In this article, we'll cover the 5 crucial summer safety tips you must be aware of to ensure your furry friend remains safe and content throughout the entire season.
1. Keep Your Pet Hydrated
During the summer months, keeping your pet hydrated is essential to avoid dehydration and heat stroke. Make sure to always provide plenty of fresh, clean water for your pets, especially when they're spending time outside. You can also freeze ice cubes made from low-sodium broth or plain water to give your pets a refreshing treat that will help keep them cool and hydrated.
2. Protect Your Pet from the Sun
Just like humans, pets can get sunburned too. To prevent your pet from getting sunburned, limit their exposure to the sun during peak hours, usually between 10am and 4pm. You can also invest in pet-safe sunscreen to apply to their nose, ears, belly, and other areas exposed to the sun. Make sure the sunscreen is specifically formulated for pets, as regular sunscreen can be toxic to animals.
3. Avoid Hot Concrete and Asphalt
Hot concrete and asphalt can burn your pet's paws when the temperature rises. Try to walk your dog during cooler times of the day, and avoid hot surfaces altogether. One way to test if the ground is too hot is to place your hand on the pavement for seven seconds. If it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for your dog's paws.
4. Check Your Pet for Ticks
Ticks are common during the summer months and can carry diseases that can harm both pets and humans. Be sure to check your pet for ticks after they've spent time outside, especially if they've been in wooded or grassy areas. Please pay attention to the hairless areas on your pet's body, including their armpits, ears, and belly. If you find a tick, remove it promptly with tweezers and monitor your pet for any signs of illness.
5. Keep Your Pet Away from Snakes
During the summer, snakes may be more active and pose a danger to your pet. Teach your pet to avoid snakes, and keep them on a leash when hiking or in wooded areas. If a snake bites your pet, seek veterinary attention immediately.
In conclusion, summer can be a dangerous season for your pets, but by following these 5 essential summer safety tips, you can keep them safe and happy all season long. If you're ever concerned about your pet's health or well-being, don't hesitate to contact us for advice and support. Prevention is key, so take the necessary steps to protect your furry friend this summer.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump angrily assailed special counsel Robert Mueller's motives on Thursday, a day after Mueller bluntly rebuffed Trump's repeated claims that the Russia investigation had cleared him of obstructing justice.
The president also offered mixed messages on Russia's efforts to help him defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 campaign. Early in the day, Trump tweeted he had "nothing to do with Russia helping me get elected." That was the first time he seemed to acknowledge that Russia tried to help his campaign. Then on the White House South Lawn, Trump told reporters: "Russia did not help me get elected. You know who got me elected? You know who got me elected? I got me elected. Russia didn't help me at all."
Mueller's report said Russia interfered in the election in hopes of getting Trump elected, but his findings and intelligence officials have stopped short of saying the efforts contributed to Trump's victory.
Trump's 20-minute eruption underscored that he remains deeply distressed over the probe that has shadowed his presidency for nearly two years, even after Mueller announced his resignation and the closure of his office. Democrats are mulling the possibility of impeachment proceedings.
Trump insisted that he's been tough on Russia and that Moscow would have preferred Clinton as president. But that's not what Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. When asked last year in Helsinki whether he wanted Trump to become president, Putin replied: "Yes, I did."
On Wednesday, Mueller, in his first public remarks on the Russia investigation, pointedly rejected Trump's claims — repeated almost daily — that the special counsel's investigation cleared him of criminal activity and was a "witch hunt." Mueller emphasized that he had not exonerated Trump on the question of whether he obstructed justice, but said charging Trump with any crime was "not an option" because of Justice Department rules.
"If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so," Mueller declared.
Attorney General William Barr, however, said Mueller could have reached a decision on whether Trump obstructed justice. Barr said in an interview with "CBS This Morning" that though Justice Department rules prevent the indictment of a sitting president, Mueller nonetheless could have decided whether Trump had committed a crime.
Trump repeated his baseless claims that Mueller is "conflicted," contending that Mueller, who served as FBI director under President George W. Bush, wanted his old job back, but that he had told him no. He said Mueller, a Republican, was "a true never Trumper" and "didn't get a job that he wanted very badly."
Mueller had been considered for the FBI director position shortly before being named as special counsel. But then-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has said that while the White House had invited Mueller to speak to the president about the FBI and thought about asking him to become director again, Mueller did not come in looking for a job.
Trump also said Mueller should have investigated law enforcement officials who the president claims tried to undermine him. Mueller's mandate, however, was to investigate Russian election interference, possible coordination with the Trump campaign and any obstruction of that investigation.
Among those whom Trump says Mueller should have investigated were members of the special counsel's own team, including Peter Strzok, a former FBI agent who helped lead the investigation and exchanged anti-Trump text messages during the 2016 election with ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page.
Strzok was removed from Mueller's investigative team following the discovery of the texts and later was fired from the FBI. Page has left the bureau. Strzok told Congress that there was "no conspiracy" at the FBI to prevent Trump from becoming president.
Trump, asked about impeachment by Congress, called it a "dirty word" and said he couldn't imagine the courts allowing him to be impeached. "I don't think so because there's no crime," he said.
Mueller made clear that his team never considered indicting Trump because the Justice Department prohibits the prosecution of a sitting president. He and others have indicated that the next move, if any, is up to Congress, which has the power of impeachment. Trump has blocked House committees' subpoenas and other efforts to dig into the Trump-Russia issue, insisting Mueller's report has settled everything.


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text: Thy sire and I will crush the snake A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, The maid, alas! her thoughts are gone, The same, for whom thy lady died. O by the pangs of her dear mother, * Think thou no evil of thy child ! For her, and thee, and for no other, She pray'd the moment ere she died; Pray'd that the babe for whom she died Might prove her dear lord's joy and pride! That prayer her deadly pangs beguiled, Sir Leoline! And wouldst thou wrong thy only child, Her child and thine? Within the Baron's heart and brain THE CONCLUSION TO PART II. A little child, a limber elf, $emorge; A TRAGEDY, IN FIVE ACTS. Zulim Ez. No sound, no face of joy to welcome us! A Lv AR. My faithful Zulimez, for one brief moment Let me forget my anguish and their crimes. If aught on earth demand an unmix'd feeling, T is surely this—after long years of exile, To step forth on firm land, and gazing round us, To hail at once our country, and our birth-place. Hail, Spain! Granada, hail! once more I press Thy sands with filial awe, land of my fathers! zu LiMez. Then claim your rights in it! 0, revered Don Alvar, Yet, yet give up your all too gentle purpose. It is too hazardous! reveal yourself, And let the guilty meet the doom of guilt! ALwan. Remember, Zulimez! I am his brother: Injured indeed! 0 deeply injured! yet Ordonio's brother. zu Li Mirz. Nobly-minded Alvar! This sure but gives his guilt a blacker dye. ALWA a. The more behoves it, I should rouse within him hemorse! that I should save him from himself. zu LiMirz. Remorse is as the heart in which it grows : If that be gentle, it drops balmy dews Of true repentance; but if proud and gloomy, It is a poison-tree that, pierced to the inmost, Weeps only tears of poison. ALwart. And of a brother, Dare I hold this, unproved nor make one effort To save him?—Hear me, friend! I have yet to tell thee, That this same life, which he conspired to take, Himself once rescued from the angry flood, And at the imminent hazard of his own. Add too my oath— zu Lim Ez. You have thrice told already The years of absence and of secrecy, To which a forced oath bound you: if in truth A suborn'd murderer have the power to dictate A binding oath— ALwar. My long captivity Left me no choice: the very Wish too languish'd With the fond Hope that nursed it; the sick babe Droop'd at the bosom of its famished mother. But (more than all) Teresa's perfidy; The assassin's strong assurance, when no interest, No motive could have tempted him to falsehood: In the first pangs of his awaken'd conscience, When with abhorrence of his own black purpose The murderous weapon, pointed at my breast, Fell from his palsied hand— zu Limiez. Heavy presumption' ALWAR. It weigh'd not with me—Hark! I will tell thee all; As we passed by, I bade thee mark the base Of yonder cliff— zu LiMez. That rocky seat you mean, Shaped by the billows — ALWAR. There Teresa met me The morning of the day of my departure. We were alone: the purple hue of dawn, Fell from the kindling east aslant upon us, And, blending with the blushes on her cheek, Suffused the tear-drops there with rosy light. There seemed a glory round us, and Teresa The angel of the vision' [Then with agitation. Hadst thou seen How in each motion her most innocent sonl Beam'd forth and brighten'd, thou thyself wouldst tell me, Guilt is a thing impossible in her! She must be innocent! zuli Mez (with a sigh). Proceed, my lord! ALWAR. A portrait which she had procured by stealth (For even then it seems her heart foreboded Or knew Ordonio's moody rivalry), A portrait of herself with thrilling hand She tied around my neck, conjuring me With earnest prayers, that I would keep it sacred To my own knowledge: nor did she desist, Till she had won a solemn promise from me, that (save my own) no eye should eer behold it Till my return. Yet this the assassin knew, Knew that which none but she could have disclosed. ZU Li Mez. A damning proof' ALWAR. My own life wearied me! And but for the imperative Voice within, With mine own hand I had thrown off the burthen. That Voice, which quell'd me, calm'd me: and I sought The Belgic states: there join'd the better cause; And there too fought as one that courted death! Wounded, I fell among the dead and dying, In death-like trance: a long imprisonment follow'd. The fulness of my anguish by degrees Waned to a meditative melancholy; And still, the more I mused, my soul became More doubtful, more perplex'd ; and still Teresa, Night after night, she visited my sleep, Now as a saintly sufferer, wan and tearful, Now as a saint in glory beckoning to me! Yes, still, as in contempt of proof and reason, I cherish the fond faith that she is guiltless! Hear then my fix'd resolve: I'll linger here In the disguise of a Moresco chieftain.— The Moorish robes?— zu Li Mez. All, all are in the sea-cave, Some furlong hence. I bade our mariners Secrete the boat there. A Lv Att. Above all, the picture Of the assassination— zu Li Mez. Be assured That it remains uninjured. ALWAR. Thus disguised, I will first seek to meet Ordonio's—wife If possible, alone too. This was her wonted walk, And this the hour; her words, her very looks Will acquit her or convict. zu lixirz. will they not know you? A LWAR. With your aid, friend, I shall unfearingly Trust the disguise; and as to my complexion, My long imprisonment, the scanty food, This scar, and toil beneath a burning sun, Have done already half the business for us. Add too my youth, when last we saw each other. Manhood has swoln my chest, and taught my voice A hoarser note—Besides, they think me dead: And what the mind believes impossible, The bodily sense is slow to recognize. zu Li Mez. 'T is yours, sir, to command ; mine to obey. ten es A. I hold Ordonio dear; he is your son And Alvar's brother. WAldrz. Love him for himself, Nor make the living wretched for the dead. TEn Es A. I mourn that you should plead in vain, Lord Waldez; But heaven hath heard my vow, and I remain Faithful to Alvar, be he dead or living. WALDEz. Heaven knows with what delight I saw your loves, And could my heart's blood give him back to thee I would die smiling. But these are idle thoughts' Thy dying father comes upon my soul With that same look, with which he gave thee to me; I held thee in my arms a powerless babe, While thy poor mother with a mute entreaty Fix'd her faint eyes on mine. Ah not for this, That I should let thee feed thy soul with gloom, And with slow anguish wear away thy life, The victim of a useless constancy. I must not see thee wretched. ten esa. There are woes Ill barter'd for the garishness of joy! If it be wretched with an untired eye To watch those skiey tints, and this green ocean; Or in the sultry hour beneath some rock, My hair dishevell'd by the pleasant sea-breeze, To shape sweet visions, and live o'er again All past hours of delight! If it be wretched To watch some bark, and fancy Alvar there, To go through each minutest circumstance Of the blest meeting, and to frame adventures Most terrible and strange, and hear him tell them; ' (As once I knew a crazy Moorish maid Who drest her in her buried lover's clothes, And o'er the smooth spring in the mountain cleft Hung with her lute, and play'd the self-same tune He used to play, and listend to the shadow Herself had made)—if this be wretchedness, And if indeed it be a wretched thing To trick out mine own death-bed, and imagine That I had died, died just ere his return! Then see him listening to my constancy, Or hover round, as he at midnight oft " Here Walder bends back, and smiles at her wildness, which Teresa noticing, checks her enthusiasm, and in a soothing halfplayful tone and manner, alologizes for her fancy, by the little tale iu the parenthesis. Sits on my grave and gazes at the moon; Waldez. The very week he promised his return—— Oh no! he did not : WALnez. Captured in sight of land! From yon hill point, nay, from our castle watch-tower We might have seen—— Traes A. His capture, not his death. waldez, Alas! how aptly thou forget'st a tale Thou ne'er didst wish to learn' my brave Ordonio Saw both the pirate and his prize go down, In the same storm that baffled his own valour, And thus twice snatch'd a brother from his hopes: Gallant Ordonio' (pauses; then tenderly). O beloved Teresa! Wouldst thou best prove thy faith to generous Alvar, And most delight his spirit, go, make thou His brother happy, make his aged father Sink to the grave in joy. Teresa. For mercy's sake, Press me no more! I have no power to love him. His proud forbidding eye, and his dark brow, Chill me like dew damps of the unwholesome might: My love, a timorous and tender flower, Closes beneath his touch. v.ALDEz. You wrong him, maiden! Wou wrong him, by my soul! Nor was it well To character by such unkindly phrases The stir and workings of that love for you | Which he has toil'd to smother. T was not well, Nor is it grateful in you to forget [Clasping her forehead. A thought? even so! mere thought! an empty thought. His wounds and perilous voyages, and how terles A. valdez (looking forward.) Hush ' 'tis Monviedro. Tenes A. My Lord Ordonio, this Moresco woman on donio. Hail, reverend father! what may be the business? - Monvied Ro. My lord, on strong suspicion of relapse on do Nio. Reverend father, I am much beholden to your high opinion, which so o'erprizes my light services. [Then to Alhadra. I would that I could serve you; but in truth Your face is new to me. Monvientio. My mind foretold me, That such would be the event. In truth, Lord Waldez, T was little probable, that Don Ordonio, That your illustrious son, who fought so bravely Some four years since to quell these rebel Moors, should prove the patron of this infidel! the guarantee of a Moresco's faith ! Now I return. Altı ADBA. My Lord, my husband's name Is isidore. (Oaponio starts.)—You may remember 1's Three years ago, three years this very week, ALHADRA. |


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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
"24": The 1970s Version [UPDATED]
Let's crank up the 'ol Jack Sack time machine and ask ourselves what if the world's most important television show ever was produced during my favorite period in American entertainment- the hard-nosed, high-cholesterol, politically-incorrect decade of the 1970s. Remember all those disaster flicks from that decade? "The Towering Inferno," "The Poseidon Adventure," and "Black Sunday"? "24" would have fit into that bunch perfectly. So, who would play our favorite characters in this period? Let's take a look:
Jack Bauer: Clint Eastwood. If anyone embodies the way of the gun mentality that is Jack Bauer, it is "Dirty Harry" himself. With that trademark squint, his love affiar with the .44 Magnum pistol, and his constant head-butting with Due Process, Eastwood would have made a perfect Jack Bauer. Steve McQueen is a close second-place (he, like Jack Bauer, had multiple relations with women-- I don't think Dirty Harry ever had time to sack any ladies as he was too busy blowing away street punks to engage the opposite sex) but Clint knows how to tame the Left-Coast with a firearm, and he's the right man to headline this cast.
President David Palmer: James Earl Jones. This guy does not mess around. Darth Vader is my all-time favorite hero-- he gets things done. Jones has played kings, Admirals, Sith Lords, and cartoon lions. He is the world's most sought-after commencement speaker, and with good reason. If this President Palmer wants to wear a cape, so be it.
Kim Bauer: Susan Dey. She embodied West Coast hotness in the 70s. And she strikes me as stupid enough to run into the only cougar in Los Angeles. Clint would find her extremely annoying. She's perfect!
Tony Almeida: Al Pacino. Originally, I had Ricardo Montalban as Tony, but in thinking about it further, Montalban is not a cop- he is a Prince, a suave and dangerous man. I therefore would move him to the Marwan category. But Pacino... man just look at him. If he got shot in the neck, he'd be back at his desk in four hours, just like our boy Almeida.
Chloe O'Brian: Mia Farrow. This is a hard role to recast given the fantastic job Mary Lynn Rajskub has managed, but in terms of petite-yet-odd actresses, I feel Mia Farrow is a strange enough lady to pull it off. And she married Sinatra, which means she's cool in my book.
Sherry Palmer: Diana Ross. As a kid, I have to say that Diana Ross always made me nervous, like she was up to something bad but you could never figure out the game she was playing. Yes, I find snakes, spiders and Diana Ross unsettling. My therapist made me watch "Mahogany" several times to get over this fear and it hasn't helped much at all.
Curtis Manning: Hall-of-Fame Running Back and part-time actor Jim Brown. I originally cast Billy Dee Williams here but my brother, David, called me up and set me straight by suggesting Jim Brown. Look at the guy- mean, tough and ready to cause pain. No terrorist could tackle him as he rushes towards the endzone of national security! Jim Brown IS the Black Bauer.
George Mason: Gene Hackman. If you don't like Gene Hackman, do me a favor and click out of this site right now and never come back. Seriously. Hackman could play ANY role in this show if asked, but I gotta put the man somewhere and George Mason's obnoxious, cynical attitude is a perfect fit.
Mike Novick: Robert Duvall. Another 70s icon that demands universal love here at The Jack Sack. As Don Vito Corleone's consiglieri, I'm convinced that he would slide right into the role of President Vader's Chief of Staff without even having to read the script.
Mandy: Natalie Wood. No question, Natalie Wood is a perfect actress to take on the sexy and mysterious assassin-for-hire.
Disgraced President Charles Logan: Disgraced President Richard Nixon (fist-pump included).
Okay, now for a couple of "Day 6" add-ons (because this season is fresh in my head):
Nadia Yassir: Sophia Loren. I was prepared to cast her as Jack Bauer just to ensure that she was included in this article. Thankfully "Day 6" has a perfect excuse in the character of Nadia for me to fill my Sophia Loren quota.
Vice President Noah Daniels: Lee Marvin. Powers Boothe and Lee Marvin are related, I have no doubt. Just don't tell this Vice President that there's a no-smoking rule on government property. He'll smack ya one right across the face.
General considerations for this time-period setting- there are no cell phones, no data-mining of cross-referenced databases, etc. There are no fax machines, no microwave ovens, no anti-lock breaks, and no seat-belt laws! I guess you could consider changing the name of the show from "24" to "168" as it would take at least 7 days for both the good guys and the terrorists to get their act together. And there would be a lot of stops for gas as the cars back then would only go about 50 miles between fill-ups. Still, the idea of Clint, Pacino and Jim Brown crusing around in an El Camino full of machine guns makes me smile (with a kick-ass Lalo Schifrin jazz score playing underneath).
If anyone has ideas of their own, feel free to post them in a comment.
UPDATE: More casting thanks to your comments and my bro:
Phillip Bauer: Christopher Lee
Agent Aaron Pierce: Peter Boyle
Chloe (alternative): Diane Keaton
Bill Buchanan: Gregory Peck
Audrey Raines: Meryl Streep (all that crying!)
Nina Myers: Hanoi Jane Fonda!
James Heller: Carroll O'Connor (Edith, get these terrorists a beeeeer!)
Actors that must be cast at some point in this project: Telly Savalas, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, anyone from Starsky & Hutch.
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I see a young, ditzy Diane Keaton as the 70's Chloe. In the 70's, Mia Farrow didn't have the sarcastic edge it takes to play Chloe - although, heaven knows after being married to Woody Allen, she has no problem with sarcasm now.
I see the 70's Meryl Streep as Audrey Raines, Peter Boyle as Aron, Jane Fonda as Nina, Jacqueline Bissett as Michelle Dessler, Gena Rowlands as Karen.
And somehow we have to get Roy Scheider and Christopher Walken in there.
Martha Logan has me stumped.
Last but certainly not least, Peter Sellers could play all of the other characters. - February 13, 2007 at 1:04:00 PM EST
Christopher Lee as Phillip Bauer
- February 13, 2007 at 2:13:00 PM EST
Yeah-Christopher Lee would have been perfect!
- February 13, 2007 at 3:57:00 PM EST
- TheJackSack said...
Jeanie and LEK, great ideas so far (I'm really loving Peter Boyle as Pierce and Christopher Lee is the sufficiently creepy that you would believe he could kill his own son).
Walken you could cast as a Russian terrorist, like Vlad Bierko. As for Roy Schieder, I'd take him as a Chapelle- now I really like Schieider for his "nice guy" persona, but he could really nail that paper-pusher jerkwad Chapelle if he had the chance.
What about James Caan, where do we put this guy? He needs to be involved! - February 13, 2007 at 4:10:00 PM EST
- TheJackSack said...
Oh and for Martha Logan, I would cast Betty Ford. ZING!
- February 13, 2007 at 4:12:00 PM EST
would Clint Eastwood dare carry a manpurse?
Go ahead, make my day...dammmit. - February 15, 2007 at 4:39:00 PM EST
martha logan = Marion Ross
chase = Ron Howard - February 19, 2007 at 6:47:00 PM EST


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- NIO unveiled new production vehicle, the NIO ES8, a 7-seater high-performance electric SUV for the China market
- NIO ES8's official launch will take place at the end of this year, with deliveries expected to begin next year
- NIO to begin taking pre-orders of its flagship supercar, the NIO EP9, priced at 1.48 million USD
- 11 Cars: NIO showcased the largest line-up among automotive start-ups at the Shanghai Auto Show
April 19, 2017 – Shanghai – Today, NIO, a next-generation car company showcased 11 vehicles for its Chinese debut at the 2017 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. The company unveiled the ES8, its new vehicle for the China market that is planned for serial production later this year, and announced it will begin taking pre-orders of its flagship supercar, the NIO EP9.
NIO's new production vehicle for the China market is called NIO ES8. The NIO ES8 is a full size 7-seater electric SUV with a 2-3-2 seating arrangement. The length of the vehicle is over 196 inches long and the wheelbase is over 118 inches long. The ES8 has an all-aluminium body and chassis, front and rear motors with electric all-wheel drive, and active air suspension. The ES8 features the "design identity" of every NIO vehicle: the X-bar and signature "Spark Beat" tail lights. The vehicle's swappable battery will provide a charging experience that surpasses refuelling at gas stations. The manufacturing and supply chain that will produce the ES8 is already in place.
The NIO ES8 has been tested for thousands of miles. The vehicle has been tested in Yakeshi in Inner Mongolia, where temperatures can reach -22 degrees Fahrenheit as well as Melbourne and Mildura, Australia, where temperatures can reach over 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ES8's official launch will take place at the end of this year, with deliveries expected to begin next year.
NIO Founder and Chairman, William Li, said: "Today we unveiled our new production vehicle, the NIO ES8, to the China market. It is another statement of our vision and technical and manufacturing capabilities. It is a best-in-class product that showcases what is possible with electric vehicles. I am proud of our relentless focus on vision and action. From track to road, NIO continues to achieve major milestones every year."
NIO also announced it will begin pre-selling the fastest electric car in the world, its flagship supercar, the NIO EP9. The first batch of six EP9s produced were for investors. NIO plans to produce a second batch of ten EP9s, and each one will be made to order. The NIO EP9 is priced at 1.48 million USD.
In November 2016, NIO unveiled the fastest electric car in the world, the EP9, by setting the track record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. In February 2017, it also set the record for fastest autonomous lap with the EP9 at the Circuit of the Americas|.
Visit NIO from April 21 – 28 at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Hall 7.1. During the 2017 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, NIO is showcasing 11 cars to include: two NIO Formula E race cars; seven NIO EP9s, one of which has the record for fastest electric car in the world; our vision car EVE and one NIO ES8.
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NIO is a global start-up, designing and developing smart, high-performance, premium electric vehicles. NIO has thousands of world-class R&D and design experts from around the world with significant technology and management background from leading automobile and high tech companies. NIO has more than 2,000 employees in San Jose, Shanghai, Munich, London and eight other locations. In October, NIO USA announced that it was issued an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit by the California DMV and it would begin testing on public roads under the Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program guidelines as it progresses on its path to bring autonomy to market. Investors include Tencent, Temasek, Baidu Capital, Sequoia Capital, Lenovo, TPG and other world-renowned investment institutions.


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The previous Corporate Cavalry unit for the Siege had three-section arms. The purpose of this unit is to carry a heavy weapon usually requiring a stationary gun post. Its primary application is as a mobile, anti-infantry support weapon.
This version has slaved robotic arms like Masamune Shirow's landmates, but set closer to the wearer's shoulders and rather than copying the wearer's arm movements, it assists in carrying and aiming – this is a semi-automated system that learns from its user.
If you compare their surfaces, there are more synthetic muscles and fiber-based armour on this one.
The change came from combining the sketches of the hardsuit snipers with the research that went into the previous CAV unit.


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Every year, more than 600,000 mothers cope with some form of postpartum depression, which is different from baby blues—a moderate mood change that usually lasts less than two weeks and causes only mild feelings of vulnerability, sadness, and worry. Postpartum depression symptoms can include insomnia, appetite loss, and extreme emotional distress that is sometimes intense enough to interfere with daily life. Left untreated, postpartum depression could turn into chronic, lifelong depression. Don't tough it out. Seek guidance, and follow these experts' tips to help work through the pain.
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Get your rest. It is important for emotional health to protect serotonin levels, which replenish during sleep. If possible, plan a schedule with a partner to allow for five to six hours of restful, uninterrupted sleep. Also find time to exercise, follow a proper diet, and nurture yourself.
Seek emotional support. Talk with close friends about your worries, and understand that many challenges of new motherhood are temporary. Before the baby arrives, consider what life will be like and carefully plan for it. Both partners should discuss their wishes and expectations.
Don't forget about dad. Around one in ten fathers also experiences postpartum depression. Husbands of mothers with postpartum depression are at a greater risk, and research shows that children, especially boys, with depressed fathers are more likely to have learning and behavioral disorders. Mothers and fathers should seek help immediately if they think they might be having emotional problems.
–Shoshana Bennett, PhD, Sonoma County, California
Get enough docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid vital to a healthy emotional state. During pregnancy, the growing baby demands a lion's share of DHA, and this continues if the mother is breast-feeding. Rich sources of DHA include algae, eggs, and fatty, cold-water fish like salmon and herring. However, eating the amount of fish necessary to get enough fatty acids could be dangerous because of toxins such as mercury in fish, so get your extra DHA from other sources or third-party-tested supplements.
Load up on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other vitamin- and mineral-rich foods. B-vitamin deficiencies in B vitamins have been associated with mood disorders and depression. The neurons in your brain need glucose to function, but they cannot store it so you need to eat more of it; vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and dairy are great sources.
Balance blood sugar.Blood sugar can become out of balance during and after pregnancy. Avoid processed foods that lack important nutrients and are filled with sugar, which sends excess glucose into the bloodstream. This causes the pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream to absorb the sugar, depriving the body's organs, including the brain, of energy and leading to mood swings.
–Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, Seattle
Try an oatstraw infusion. An infusion is a large quantity of dried herb brewed for a long time, resulting in about 60 times more beneficial compounds than when the herb is brewed quickly, such as tea. Oatstraw is rich in nutrients that nourish the central nervous system, such as magnesium, chromium, vitamin A, and calcium. Boil water and pour it into a quart jar with 1 ounce of oatstraw; let it sit for four to eight hours.
Sip a tincture. Lemon balm tincture (available at many natural products stores) can start to relieve postpartum depression in as few as 24 hours and usually within ten days. Motherwort tincture is also effective, as is passionflower tincture, which can also relieve insomnia.
Exercise and sun are great treatments for any kind of depression. Activity generates uplifting endorphins in the body, and deep breathing during exercise floods the brain with oxygenated air. Ultraviolet rays cause the skin to synthesize vitamin D, which is heavily involved in many of the brain functions related to emotional well-being.
–Susun Weed,Woodstock, New York


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The future of being Estonian doesn't depend solely on demographic trends. Our understanding of the essence of being Estonian is important as well. Martin Ehala, Professor of Literacy Education at the UT Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, sheds some light on the topic.
Not long ago, as I was visiting London, I spoke to a room full of teachers of Estonian language abroad. I told them that 50-90 percent of the world's languages will probably become extinct during the 21st century. I followed with a question: if we'd line up all the languages in the world according to vitality, where would the Estonian language end up?
For about half of the listeners, the answer was: somewhere among the bottom 3,000. The online version of the Postimees newspaper conducted a similar gallup a few years ago with the results not being much better. As it turns out, a significant part of our fellow natives is peacefully going on with their lives, all the while thinking that the Estonian language is a lovely thing – but unfortunately too small and thus destined to become extinct.
"Based on the number of people speaking the language, Estonian is among the world's largest 400, not the smallest 3,000."
When one takes a look at the level of development of our language objectively, it takes a position among the few hundred most developed language cultures in the world. The Estonian language functions as the national language and one of the official languages of the European Union. Estonia has an Estonian language-based educational system on all levels that meets the international standard, as well as a rich native tongue-based culture (journalism, poetry, prose, TV and radio programs, film). Estonian language-related technology is steadily progressing — creating language interfaces to computer programs, speech synthesis and machine translation.
Based on the number of people speaking the language, Estonian is among the world's largest 400, not the smallest 3,000. To put it briefly, the average Estonian considers the Estonian language to be about ten times weaker than it really is.
This evaluation is probably influenced by the fact that the birth rate of Estonians is low and the exodus has grown abruptly in recent years. As the people leaving the country are largely young single women, who are likely to form a mixed family far from Estonia, it accelerates the additional decrease in population. After just a couple of decades, the number of Estonians might not be great enough to sustain the Estonian language and culture in the world that is developing at an accelerating tempo.
The small Estonia
Still, the future of being Estonian doesn't solely depend on the demographic processes. It has to do with how we understand the essence of being Estonian as well. Mainly, it is thought that an Estonian is a person who speaks the Estonian language as a native tongue, loves Tammsaare and feels greatly affected at the Song Festival. This definition stresses the valuable core of being Estonian. Unfortunately, for many this core is the whole Estonia. I'd call this kind of being Estonian "the small Estonia". The small Estonia is truly becoming smaller and smaller because of the demographic processes.
But next to the small Estonia exists "the big Estonia". Unfortunately, the big Estonia is like an unwanted child of the small Estonia, ignored for most of the time. But as the big Estonia is growing, we can't deny its existence anymore. We have to decide what to do with it — if we'll give it away or accept and love it. If we decided to accept the big Estonia, the future would look a little brighter.
"Unfortunately, the big Estonia is like an unwanted child of the small Estonia, ignored for most of the time."
Let's conduct a little imaginary experiment. If a hundred young Estonian women get married to a hundred Estonian young men, resulting in 180 children, as current trends seem to indicate, the next generation is smaller than the one before. But if the same 200 young Estonian people find their spouses from the entire world or from among the non-native Estonians, resulting in 360 children, it would be a really significant growth. However, this is only in the case that those children consider themselves to be Estonians.
This wouldn't fit the current concept of the small Estonia as such kids would inevitably exist in two cultures simultaneously and possess really different language abilities. Their Estonian-ness would not be absolute and indivisible, but mixed with some other identity.
According to the sense of the small Estonia, they wouldn't even be true Estonians. According to the sense of the small Estonia, our Russians are not true Estonians either, even if they happen to be citizens of Estonia and speak fluent Estonian. They just have to appreciate their Russian heritage to be excluded from the small Estonia. The small Estonia does not tolerate a double identity, not to mention double citizenships; one can only be a small-Estonian at the core, with no additional conditions approved.
"According to the sense of 'the small Estonia', our Russians are not true Estonians either, even if they happen to be citizens of Estonia and speak fluent Estonian."
The small Estonian-ness exists deep within many of us, continuously looking for a chance to exclude somebody. How else to explain the idea of banning dancing at the dance festival for senior citizens? Or, in the case of the Song Festival, to restrict the participation of choirs of Estonians abroad based on the accent? The idea that Russian choirs could perform some Russian-language songs that are important to their identity at the Song Festival is blasphemy to small-Estonians. A small-Estonian is ready to exclude from Estonians those who come up with thoughts such as these, as well as those communicating too closely with strangers.
The small Estonia is even proud of it all. It sees no fault in living in a shrinking Estonia where the nature is beautiful and there's lot of room to be alone. The small Estonia never takes a loan, it shuts down all activities that aren't profitable enough instead — cutting corners on schools, firefighting, police; using the shed for the fire material first, then the sauna.
The small Estonia has created an idea of an endlessly shrinking sustainable Estonia to itself, something akin to the turtle escaping Achilles forever. It could work for some time but not for long. If we cannot get free of the small-Estonian mindset, our last national achievement would be the Darwin Award for becoming extinct due to our own bigotry.
The great Estonia
Unfortunately it's really hard to get rid of the small-Estonian mindset. The greater the national feeling of being endangered is, the stronger and more rigid the small-Estonian-ness becomes. In a situation of danger it is a natural reaction to adopt a defensive position, so the instability decreases. And during the last ten years there have been many events that have increased the feeling of danger, such as the Bronze Night, the Georgian War, or the events currently happening in Ukraine.
"If we cannot get free of the small-Estonian mindset, our last national achievement would be the Darwin Award for becoming extinct due to our own bigotry."
Still, the national convergence doesn't help in cases of such danger; rather, it complicates the situation further. Because of the fear, the ability to distinguish between different shades of grey and to find flexible solutions decreases. There is no other way to get out of this vicious circle than to defeat the existential fear and make brave moves. There is not much left to lose.
Let's use an analogy. If you have built a garden, you hope to have some harvest. When there's enough rain, it's no problem. In case of a drought, there are two possibilities: watering the garden or hoping that rain will start. But there is a time limit for the waiting. After a certain moment, the entire harvest could be lost. On the other hand, water is expensive during the drought and there are expenses necessary for watering. It's quite likely that a loan is needed. A small-Estonian doesn't go this route, putting the whole harvest at risk. If we wish for the great Estonia, we have to think in the great-Estonian way — if the garden needs watering, taking a loan is not out of the question, so the harvest is not lost. Afterwards, the harvest will allow the loan to be repaid.
"The first thing that needs to be done is to give the great Estonia the resources it needs to grow. Anywhere in the world where there are Estonian communities, they should get substantial backing."
The first thing that needs to be done is to give the great Estonia the resources it needs to grow. Anywhere in the world where there are Estonian communities, Estonian Houses should get substantial backing. Money must be found for Sunday schools, choirs, dancing clubs, as well as for children camps in Estonia, trips to the Song Festival or Dance Festival and visits from Estonian singers, writers and poets – much more than right now.
Nurturing the great Estonia within the actual borders of Estonia needs probably even more money. The professional army must be increased substantially to offer an output for disappointed and disaffected young men of both nationalities. They must have the chance to make a career, gain appreciation and become blood brothers during the missions. Mixed-nationality rescue and police departments should be created in the countryside, with salaries and bonuses that would really be attractive for the local men. Country hospitals should be extended and good salaries used for attracting medical graduates. Estonian schools should offer possibilities to learn the Russian language and culture as the first language in places where there are no Russian schools, but enough interested people. There could be many other measures.
All of this together would make it possible to solve or at least alleviate many problems essential to being Estonian — demography, integration, regional development and safety. If we really want to see the rise of great Estonia, it is high time to start watering — ten years from now it might already be too late.
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Cinema sites abound with lists such as Top 10 Movies ForThe Fourth Of July from Forbes and 12 Patriotic Movies by the Los Angeles Times. After all, Hollywood knows that Americans love to celebrate American celebrations.
"Cinematically," says Mary F. Pols — a movie reviewer for Time — a movie in which the action takes place on July 4 "is an easy way to evoke summer and celebration and Americana." But she fears that such shorthand may lead to mediocrity.
Undeterred, we narrowed our list of July 4 films down to a handful. We chose movies in which all — or some — of the action takes place on the Fourth of July. And we listed only movies we have seen. We think that after the last watermelon seed has been spit and the smoke from the fireworks finale has finally faded away, it's a pretty good list of pretty good movies:
1) 1776 (1972): The country's Founders sign — and sing about — the Declaration of Independence.
2) Jaws (1975): An aggressive great white shark terrorizes a seaside village.
3) The Sandlot (1993): Love of baseball against a backdrop of fireworks.
4) Independence Day (1996): America is attacked by aliens.
5) The Bay (2012): A gruesome enviro-horror story on the Chesapeake Bay.
After looking at our list, Pols says that of all the movies, "I'd way rather watch Jaws any day of the week. And particularly on the Fourth of July."
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There are 12 Universal laws that govern our Universe…. I believe these to be God's Quantum Physics Laws….
The Law of Divine Oneness – Everything is connected to everything else. What we think, say, do and believe will have a corresponding effect on others and the universe around us.
Law of Vibration – Everything in the Universe moves, vibrates and travels in circular patterns, the same principles of vibration in the physical world apply to our thoughts, feelings, desires and wills in the Etheric world. Each sound, thing, and even thought has its own vibrational frequency, unique unto itself.
Law of Action – Must be employed in order for us to manifest things on earth. We must engage in actions that supports our thoughts dreams, emotions and words
Law of Correspondence – This Universal Law states that the principles or laws of physics that explain the physical world energy, Light, vibration, and motion have their corresponding principles in the etheric or universe "As above, so below"
Law of Cause and Effect – Nothing happens by chance or outside the Universal Laws.. Every Action(including thought) has a reaction or consequence "We reap what we sow"
Law of Compensation – The Universal Law is the Law of Cause and effect applied to blessings and abundance that are provided for us. The visible effects of our deeds are given to us in gifts, money, inheritances, friendships and blessings.
Law of Attraction – Demonstrates how we create the things, events and people that come into our lives Our thoughts, feelings, words, and actions produce energies which, in turn attract like energies. Negative energies attract negative energies and positive energies attract positive energies.
The Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy – All persons have within them the power to change the conditions of their lives. Higher vibrations consume and transform lower ones; thus, each of us can change the energies in our lives by understanding the Universal Laws and applying the principles in such a way as to effect change
Law of Relativity – Each person will receive as series of problems (Tests of Initiation/Lessons) for the purpose of strengthening the light within each of these tests/lessons to be a challenge and remain connected to our hearts when proceeding to solve the problems. This law also teaches us to compare our problems to others problem into its proper perspective. No matter how bad we perceive our situation to be, There is always someone who is in a worse position. Its all relative.
Law of Polarity – Everything is on a continuum and has and opposite. We can suppress and transform undesirable thoughts by concentrating on the opposite pole. It is the law of mental vibrations.
Law of Rhythm – Everything vibrates and moves to certain rhythms.. These rhythms establish seasons, cycles, stages of development, and patterns. Each cycle reflects the regularity of God's Universe. Masters know how to rise above negative parts of a cycle by never getting to excited or allowing negative things to penetrate their consciousness.
Law of Gender – The law of gender manifests in all things as masculine and feminine. It is this law that governs what we know as creation. The law of gender manifests in the animal kingdom as sex. This law decrees everything in nature is both male and female. Both are required for life to exist.


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Treatment for thyroid cancer is tailored to each individual and may include surgery, radiation, and or systemic therapy with precision cancer medicines, immunotherapy or chemotherapy. The specific treatment depends on the type, stage and genomic profile of the cancer.
The standard initial treatment for all thyroid cancers typically includes surgical removal of the thyroid. Radioactive iodine (RAI) is often used in some patients with follicular or papillary cell-derived thyroid cancers. The majority of individuals with follicular or papillary cancer are cured by standard therapy, however a small fraction of follicular and papillary as well as many medullary and almost all anaplastic thyroid cancers are not cured and instead spread to distant metastatic sites.
If grouped together as "advanced thyroid cancers," aggressive forms of thyroid cancer have a less than 50% 5-year survival rate in contrast to the ~ 98% 5-year survival for papillary and follicular types.1,2,3,4,5
Surgery: Patients with early stage thyroid cancer are curable with surgical removal of the cancer. Surgery to remove the entire thyroid is called a total thyroidectomy. Partial removal of the thyroid is called a lobectomy. The choice of procedure depends on age of the patient and the size of the cancer.
Patients who are at a high risk of cancer recurrence are treated with total thyroidectomy, however a total thyroidectomy is associated with a greater risk of side effects. A total thyroidectomy is a very specialized procedure and is best executed by a skilled surgeon who has performed this operation many times. The thyroid is in close proximity to the voice box and there is a risk of injuring the nerve and thus function of the voice box.1
In general surgeons who perform thyroid surgery more frequently have improved outcomes, fewer complications and shorter hospital stays. Surgeons who perform more than 25 thyroid removal surgeries per year have 55% fewer complications than those who perform less.11
Thyroid Hormone Replacement: Regardless of whether a patient has a lobectomy or has the entire thyroid gland removed, they will receive supplemental thyroid hormone for the rest of their lives. Thyroid hormone is produced by the thyroid gland and is critical for maintaining metabolism. Supplemental thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) serves two purposes: to maintain hormone levels in the absence of a functioning thyroid and to suppress further growth of the gland and thus the cancer. The pituitary gland located in the brain produces a hormone that stimulates the thyroid to grow—called thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). In the presence of thyroid hormone, TSH remains low and removes the stimuli to any remaining cancer cells.
Radioactive Iodine Treatment: Iodine is a natural substance that the thyroid uses to make thyroid hormone. The radioactive form of iodine is collected by the thyroid gland in the same way as non-radioactive iodine. Since the thyroid gland is the only area of the body that uses iodine, the radiation does not concentrate in any other areas of the body. The radioactive iodine that is not taken up by thyroid cells is eliminated from the body, primarily in urine. It is therefore a safe and effective way to test and treat thyroid conditions.
Research indicates that treatment with RAI improves survival for patients with thyroid cancer that has spread to nearby lymph nodes or to distant locations in the body.5 Anaplastic and medullary thyroid carcinoma are inherently non-sensitive to radioactive iodine treatment.
Radiation Therapy
External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can be used to treat certain patients with thyroid cancer. Conventional radiation therapy that is delivered with a machine that directs several high-energy beams at the area of the cancer is called EBRT.
IMRT allows radiation to be delivered more precisely with the use of the following advanced techniques:
- Three-dimensional scans of the cancer help determine where the radiation should be targeted.
- A rotating device delivers radiation from every point around the cancer, rather than only a few points as with conventional radiation therapy.
- Special blocking devices—called leaves—direct the radiation away from sensitive organs and toward the cancer.
IMRT appears to reduce the chance of injury to healthy body structures that are near the cancer while delivering higher doses of radiation to the cancer. In the treatment of thyroid cancer, this means that sensitive cells in the neck area—such as the cells that line the throat—may be spared from radiation damage, reducing side effects and improving quality of life.
Findings reported by researchers in New York suggest that IMRT is an effective treatment for select cases of thyroid cancer.4
Systemic Therapy: Precision Cancer Medicine, Chemotherapy, and Immunotherapy
Systemic therapy is any treatment directed at destroying cancer cells throughout the body. Some patients with early stage cancer already have small amounts of cancer that have spread outside the thyroid. These cancer cells cannot be treated with surgery alone and require systemic treatment to decrease the chance of cancer recurrence. Advanced stage and recurrent cancers and Anaplastic thyroid cancer that cannot be treated with surgery can only be treated with systemic therapy. Systemic therapies commonly used in the treatment of thyroid cancer include:
Chemotherapy is any treatment involving the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Cancer chemotherapy may consist of single drugs or combinations of drugs, administered through a vein, or delivered orally in the form of a pill. Most chemotherapy drugs cannot tell the difference between a cancer cell and a healthy cell. Therefore, chemotherapy often affects the body's normal tissues and organs, which can result in complications or side effects. In order to more specifically target the cancer and avoid unwanted side effects researchers are increasingly developing precision cancer medicines.
Precision Cancer Medicines
Through genomic-biomarker testing performed on the cancer or in blood doctors are increasingly able to define the genomic alterations in a cancers DNA that is driving the growth of a specific cancer. Once a genetic abnormality is identified, a specific targeted therapy can be designed to attack a specific mutation or other cancer-related change in the DNA programming of the cancer cells. Precision cancer medicine uses targeted drugs and immunotherapies engineered to directly attack the cancer cells with specific abnormalities, leaving normal cells largely unharmed. Precision medicines have been developed for the treatment of thyroid cancers with identifiable cancer driving mutations.6,7,8,9,10
Precision immunotherapy treatment of cancer has also progressed considerably over the past few decades and has now become a standard treatment. The immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and biologic substances that defend the body against viruses, bacteria, and cancer. The immune system recognizes cancer cells as foreign and can eliminate them or keep them in check—up to a point. Cancer cells are very good at finding ways to avoid immune destruction, however, so the goal of immunotherapy is to help the immune system eliminate cancer cells by either activating the immune system directly or inhibiting the mechanisms of suppression of the cancer.
Researchers are mainly focused on two promising types of immunotherapy. One type creates a new, individualized treatment for each patient by removing some of the person's immune cells, altering them genetically to kill cancer, and then infusing them back into the bloodstream the other uses precision medications to enhance the immune systems response to the cancer.
Treatment of Thyroid Cancer by Stage
Stage I-II: Stage I-II thyroid cancers are generally confined to the thyroid, but may include multiple sites of cancer within the thyroid.
Stage III: Stage III thyroid cancer is greater than 4 cm in diameter and is limited to the thyroid or may have minimal spread outside the thyroid. Stage III thyroid cancer is also referred to as locally advanced disease.
Stage IV: Stage IV thyroid cancer has spread beyond the thyroid to the soft tissues of the neck, lymph nodes in the neck, or distant locations in the body.
Recurrent: Thyroid cancer that has recurred after treatment or progressed with treatment is called recurrent disease.
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