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Refund Policy
Refund Policy
Our policy lasts 7 days. If 7 days have gone by since your purchase was delivered, unfortunately, we can't offer you a refund or exchange.
We do not accept returns for refunds, at the exception to items damaged in transit. (Change of mind will not be eligible for refunds) We also do not accept returns for exchanges, at the exception to the item colour or sizing being ordered incorrectly. To be eligible for a refund or exchange, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Our refund/return policies are enforced due to certain items being resold on the secondary market, and we want to stay fair to our customers.
Refunds (if applicable)
To be eligible for a refund or exchange, you must first email us within 7 days of receiving the products at email@example.com with pictures of the damaged items. The item must be returned to us within 7 days of receiving it, this will be tracked on the return tracker. Upon the receipt of the damaged item, and evaluated internally, we will ship out a replacement, if available. If a replacement is not available, we will refund the full purchase price of your item.
Lost or Stolen Packages
Kokaine is not responsible for lost or stolen packages confirmed to be delivered to the address entered for an order. Upon inquiry, Kokaine will confirm the delivery to the address provided, date of delivery, tracking information, and shipping carrier information for the customer to investigate.
Exchanges (if applicable)
We will only replace items if they are of the wrong colour or sizing. E.g You ordered a size large, but you need a size medium. Exchanges will not be granted for a different product. If you need to exchange an item, email us at email@example.com
To return your product, you should mail your product to:
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You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item, and you must use a courier service which can provide tracking information to us. Shipping costs are non-refundable.
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
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Some do's:
- Always read the care label and washing instructions before washing your clothes.
- Arrange your laundry into groups with similar wash care instructions and organise into whites, darks and colours.
- The care label washing temperature is the highest permitted temperature. But if you are unsure, always wash at a lower temperature rather than higher.
- Rinse swimwear immediately after use and do not wring.
- Turn garment inside out before washing.
Some don't's:
- Avoid using too much detergent.
- Do not use fabric detergents which contain bleach.
- Do not tumble dry garments unless indicated on the care label.
- Do not iron prints, trims or embellishments.
- Do not leave garments with white and contrast coloured panels soaking for prolonged periods.
- Garments with metal trims should not be left to soak.
Recommend Size
Recommend Size
We personally have our own fit and style that we like our clothing to fit like - therefore it's really up to you! We usually recommend sizing up for the oversized fit look and going true to size for a natural look. If the description does already inform you that the product is oversized - we would recommend you going true to size.
Customers will be provided with a tracking number for each item that is sent out.
Please note, with the current COVID-19 virus, there will be delays with orders being processed, as the new laws in Australia dictate the number of staff we can have on site to prepare the orders. Thank you for your understanding
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Please note that, Kokaine uses Sendle for most deliveries. Sendle is an Australian based courier company, specialising in E-commerce businesses.
Sendle sub contracts reputable couriers such as Fastways and Couriers Please (Within Australia) and other reputable international courier services for deliveries.
All Kokaine deliveries come with a Sendle tracker. For ALL delivery enquiries on your order, please contact Sendle, as you are the recipient of the package, and Sendle will only communicate with you with regards to the delivery, not Kokaine.
All orders will be dispatched from our warehouse within 3 business days. In peak periods please allow for up to 6 business days for dispatch. Customers will be provided with a tracking number for each item that is sent out.
We rarely restock items as we'd like to keep all our releases limited. Your best shot at buying the garment you like, would be as soon as it drops. However, sometimes when we get enough enquiries (In the thousands) we will restock an item, but again it will be a limited amount.
All our items are hand packed at our Melbourne office with love and care. We carefully check every item and quality of each garment before dispatch.
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Everything Leaving Netflix in April 2019
If you are a Star Wars or James Bond fan who uses Netflix, you really better get your butt in gear. All of Netflix's Clone Saga content, plus many Bond films (including Casino Royale, Goldfinger, and The Spy Who Loved Me) are all expiring in April. You've also go less than a month to watch Billy Madison, the Idris Elba series Luther, and the '90s crime classic L.A. Confidential.
Here's the full list of what's leaving Netflix next month:
Leaving 4/1/19
American Pie
Billy Madison
Blue Mountain State: Seasons 1-3
Casino Royale
Diamonds Are Forever
Die Another Day
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Happy Feet
Happy Gilmore
I Love You, Man
L.A. Confidential
Live and Let Die
Luther: Series 1-4
Pokémon: XY: Seasons 1-2
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Living Daylights
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
The World Is Not Enough
Wallander: Series 1-4
You Only Live Twice
Leaving 4/4/19
Leaving 4/7/19
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Seasons 1-5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions
Leaving 4/13/19
Video Game High School: Seasons 1-3
Leaving 4/18/19
Silver Linings Playbook
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HuntKey Jumper/R90 300W 80Plus Gold
by Martin Kaffei on March 5, 2011 12:00 AM ESTHuntKey 300W with 80 Plus Gold
We recently received a new power supply from HuntKey dubbed the R90, or Jumper 300G for the western markets. It uses the HK400-52PP layout, which means the PSU is capable of delivering 400W at lower temperatures; however, the 300W rating is for 45C operation. The 300G is also one of the smaller PSUs with an 80 Plus Gold rating, making it an interesting option for HTPCs and average computers. But what about the price?
We don't have an exact figure for the US market yet, but materials and parts should cost less than half of what the Seasonic X-400FL requires, which means final pricing could be around $80-$90. One advantage the Jumper 300G has over the X-400FL is that it uses a native 400W design, where Seasonic is building off an 850W design. Since the 300G comes with a fan, it will obviously generate more noise than the fanless X-400FL, but the temperatures should also be lower. This could very well be the actively cooled alternative to Seasonic's X-400FL.
Unlike Seasonic, this is a fixed cable PSU. The HK400 is similar to what many OEMs might use, only with a retail box around it. HuntKey is quite proud of their design and promises very good performance. While we may not have a firm price yet, we can certainly check the voltage quality and other performance characteristics.
Internally, the unit uses a resonant circuit with ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching), active rectifying, and of course active PFC. While HuntKey sells many cheap power supplies in China, this is an example of the sort of quality they can achieve when they're not chasing the lowest price; we'll see more evidence of this with the capacitors on page four. HuntKey is also one of the first manufacturers to offer an 80 Plus Platinum certified PSU, but that's a topic for another day. The Jumper 300G (or R90) has plenty of reserve capacity, and HuntKey makes use of this by including two PCIe connectors: one 6-pin and one 6/8-pin, both on a single cable. That's a first for the 300W PSU market, and with such features HuntKey hopes to expand their presence in the Asian market.
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SilthDraeth - Saturday, March 5, 2011 - link
Kind of stinks that they take away the sleeves, and matte black paint for the American version. I guess shrink tubing isn't to costly... But still. -
SirGCal - Saturday, March 5, 2011 - link
Especially for the very high cost... It's the little things that start to matter at that price. Wraping and a nice finish is part of those things... Bummer too cause I might have considered it otherwise. -
Mr Perfect - Monday, March 7, 2011 - link
Yes, don't sell yourself short HuntKey. If you have a quality product, put some quality fit and finish on it. The plain looking case and cables makes the US version look cheap. -
mindless1 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
It's teenagers or young males who think they are still that feel the need to try to impress others with visual interior effects on a PC, and even among those it is a very small # of the market. Most people's cases have a solid side panel w/o window and not only is it totally irrelevant to them whether it is black painted or sleeved, they couldn't even tell you what color their PSU is or whether it is sleeved.
Put the PC out of the way and get some art on the wall if looks are important. -
JasperJanssen - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Well, the colour of a PSU does show out the back of a case, and sleeving has a functional effect, not jsuit a decorative one. -
HangFire - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
A Gold rated power supply is going to appeal to system builders, modders and aficionado's who take pride in their work.
"Most people" who use "Most people's cases" with a "solid side panel" will be buying the cheapest P/S available, which won't be this one. -
Orville - Saturday, March 5, 2011 - link
Make it fully modular with a good selection of cable lengths to choose from and I'll pay $100+. Bring on a 200 Watts unit of the same kind and I'll pay the same.
Orville -
Martin Kaffei - Saturday, March 5, 2011 - link
Who knows, maybe they will add another version later. I'm sure HuntKey cares about that. Or other manufacturer will.
If HuntKey sells a lot of them other brands will follow. I'm looking forward to this situation since 300W Gold with modular cables is more interesting than 500W+ with Platinum. -
richardginn - Saturday, March 5, 2011 - link
to really see how much can run on this 300WATT PSU before it becomes worthless. -
j-g-faustus - Saturday, March 5, 2011 - link
I expect that I can run a moderately overclocked Sandy Bridge 2600K plus a GPU like GeForce GTS 450 (~100 W DC) and still stay below 80% of the 300 W capacity.
This is based on my current email@example.com which draws 145 W from the wall with 8 Prime95 threads. Given 80% PSU efficiency this should be ~116 W DC, plus 100 W for a GPU is just 220 W DC total.
Looking forward to this PSU, hoping that we will see more power supplies with low wattage and high efficiency.


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Austria Rejects Islam
The gates of Vienna are closing on orthodox Islam. The Austrian government has shut down seven mosques and is deporting 40 to 60 imams. The mosques are funded by a foreign government and the message being delivered in those mosques is not friendly to Austria. In other words, it's just Islam.
The Austrian Government has also banned immigrants from receiving any welfare for the first five years in the country.
Good for them. Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff is finally being heard. Let's hope this is just the beginning of sanity in the political halls of Europe. Check out some YouTube videos on this great news:
Austria Closes 7 Mosques and Reasserts National Sovereignty
New Austrian govt closes 7 mosques, expels 60 Imams, says "This is just the beginning"
Austria closes seven mosques & expels 40 imams


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Praise be to Allah.
The Muslims are those who submit themselves to Allah, establish His laws, act according to the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah (teachings)of their Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), do what Allah and His Messenger have commanded them and abstain from that which is forbidden. When that is the case, their opponents look at them with awe, admiration and respect, because they know that their adherence to Islam and the true religion raises their status before Allah and enables them to take control over lands and people. So their opponents look at them with awe and respect, and fear them. But when their commitment to Islam becomes weak and they introduce innovations in their religion, then their opponents look down on them with contempt and loathing and all feelings of fear disappear. With regard to how the Muslims view themselves, they have to check on one another and look at the faults and weakness that have befallen them, and deal with them as much as possible so that their glory and power will be restored, and so that their enemies will fear them. If they check on one another and pay attention to that and put right the things that have gone wrong among them, then Allah will strengthen them and support them.


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Mold and mold spores can cause serious health problems and, in the case of someone with mold sensitivities, even death. Many people are vaguely aware of the health concerns when it comes to mold but most do not know that mold can also cause serious damage to a house or building. When it comes to protecting your family and your home, fighting and preventing mold should be at the top of every homeowner s list.
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Mold spores. They almost sound like alien invaders from a 1950 s sci-fi movie — Attack of the Killer Mold Spores! But that description may not be too far off the mark. Mold is dangerous. It can be more prevalent and can cause more health problems than termites, carbon monoxide, asbestos, or radon. In fact, mold is everywhere and impossible to get rid of in nature. According to the EPA website, There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture. From one third to one half of all buildings in the United States have the damp conditions necessary to facilitate the growth of mold, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Mold and mold spores can cause serious health problems and, in the case of someone with mold sensitivities, even death. Many people are vaguely aware of the health concerns when it comes to mold but most do not know that mold can also cause serious damage to a house or building (similar to a termite infestation.) When it comes to protecting your family and your home, fighting and preventing mold should be at the top of every homeowner s list.
The simple answer: molds are part of the fungi kingdom, similar to yeasts or mushrooms (the antibiotic Penicillin is actually a mold.)Mold is a living organism, a part of nature, and even has a beneficial function – it breaks down all of our dead organic matter. Mold reproduces by releasing tiny spores, invisible to the naked eye, into the air. These spores land in moist areas and begin to grow and spread. While there are hundreds of thousands of varieties of mold, none would exist without the presence of moisture, air, and something to feed on. Since mold will always exist outdoors, it is important to control the one ingredient a homeowner doesn t need inside the house moisture.
Mold can grow on rotting wood, grass, weeds, and compost piles. The problem is that it can also grow where you don t want it to indoors. It can be found on food or clothing, in bathrooms and attics and damp basements, on carpeting, and even inside the walls of a house. Mold can feed on the wood in the wall, breaking down the materials as it spreads unseen throughout a house. As the mold digests organic material, it continues to spread to find new food sources.
Spotting mold can be easy, if the mold colony is visible. Mold comes in a variety of colors (including white, black, green, gray, brown, and more), bunching as spots or discolorations. If the mold is not visible, someone may not recognize mold is present until it is late in the process. People discover mold when there is physical damage to a structure or an increase in musty smells. Sometimes mold won t be found until the occupants experience health problems. By then, it may be too late. Whenever a house or building has an overexposure to moisture, it is important to inspect for mold. Moisture overexposure can come from many sources, including:
o Floods
o Roofs or basements that leak
o Irrigation or fire sprinklers
o Shower or bath water
o Sink or sewer overflow
o Humidifiers
o Plumbing leaks
There are two main reasons to worry about the spread of mold in a building. The most important consideration mold can cause health problems. The second consideration property damage. Frank Foreman, President & CEO of NO ODOR, Inc, a mold remediation company, believes mold is coming to the forefront because everyone is learning that mold damage can affect property value.
Let s start with the health issues. Molds produce allergens that can cause reactions such as sneezing, runny noses, even asthma attacks in those allergic to it. It can even cause irritation to the nose, throat, lungs, and eyes to those who are not allergic. Certain molds can also release toxins (mycotoxins) that cause more serious problems. According to the Mold Help Organization, exposure to these mycotoxins could cause people to suffer from a myriad of serious symptoms and illnesses such as chronic bronchitis, learning disabilities, mental deficiencies, heart problems, cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple chemical sensitivity, bleeding lungs and much more (http://www.mold-help.org/content/view/478/).
Because many people are not as aware or concerned about the health threats of mold, it is also important to consider the damage it can cause to property. Everyone tends to pay more attention to a problem when it affects the wallet. A home or business is the largest investment most people have. A colony or colonies of mold can cause severe devastation. According to the EPA website, If you already have a mold problem act quickly. Mold damages what it grows on. The longer it grows, the more damage it can cause (http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcleanup.html).
Mold can cause structural damage to a building, because it feeds on and breaks down the organic matter (wood, mostly) within the structure. When mold grows in the walls, on insulation, or under carpeting, these items must be removed from the building. In addition to the damage caused to the building, mold may destroy personal items in the home. It can attach to personal property which may be very difficult or impossible to clean. Often the item will have to be destroyed because the mold cannot be completely removed.
For the most part, since mold is everywhere, it is impossible to completely avoid all indoor molds. The key to preventing mold is to control the moisture levels indoors. The EPA website states, If there is mold growth in your home, you must clean up the mold and fix the water problem. If you clean up the mold, but don't fix the water problem, then, most likely, the mold problem will come back (http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldbasics.html).
For small areas, usually a moldy section of 9 to 10 square feet, the home or business owner can usually clean up the mold themselves. For larger areas, it is important to hire a professional mold removal contractor to make sure the problem is taken care of safely.
If you have a small patch of black, green or gray colored spots, Frank Foreman, of NO ODOR, Inc., has a smart tip to determine whether or not it is mold: put some hydrogen peroxide on the growth and watch the reaction. Almost everyone has one of those brown bottles of the 3% hydrogen peroxide solution in their medicine cabinet, so he suggests putting it in a clean spray bottle and spraying the colored spots. If the solution runs down the wall and there is no reaction, then the spots are not growths of mold (it could possibly just be dirt.) Since mold is a living organism, when sprayed with the hydrogen peroxide, there will be an oxidation process. If you hit it and the growth starts to foam up with white foam, then you know you are dealing with mold.
For small amounts of mold, many sources recommend using a combination of water and detergent to clean the moldy surfaces. However, Frank Foreman recommends using only products that are approved by the EPA to kill mold. He further states that care and precaution need to be taken when doing the cleanup by an individual. Mold is a living organism and it can travel easily when disturbed. Someone may wash away half of the mold and the other half might release mold spores that can escape to another source of moisture in the home. Or worse, into the A/C or heating system which can spread mold spores to every room in the house, claims Foreman.
Foreman also suggests that someone with a mold problem should really educate themselves before hiring a professional to remove toxic mold. The mold removal industry is completely unregulated. There are no federal, state, or local regulations that govern mold removal professionals. This means, according to Foreman, with no standards, there is no way to prove the job was done or that it is done right. Only seventy to eighty percent of all mold removal jobs are done right, which means the property owner is going to have residual problems.
He says that it is important to shop around, to get references, and to scan the Internet to learn as much as possible about toxic mold and mold removal. Education is the key. Learn the basics so you can talk to the remediation expert and you ll have a good idea if he or she really knows what they re doing.
Mold removal methods vary from company to company. But the process can be complicated and expensive. For example, if a 10 x 10 bedroom has two walls infested with mold, it may be necessary to seal off that portion of the house, remove all wall boards until there are no more visible signs of mold growth. Next, the remediation pro will have to hand sand away the mold. Then, a mold killing detergent will be washed over the surface. The exposed area will then be HEPA vacuumed to remove remnant spores. After the area is tested to make sure there is no more mold, new walls will have to be built back up and painted. As you can see, the process can be time consuming and very expensive. However, to save on excessive destruction, some professionals have been employing fiber optic technology to view within the walls or ceilings, looking for mold growth, before tearing down all the drywall.
If you have had a flooding problem or a major water leak, it is also important to contact your insurance company. Many do not know that insurance may cover the mold removal as well. However, most insurance companies are starting to put limits on mold removal coverage (sometimes keeping caps at $5000 to $10,000.) While it may sound like a lot of money, the insurance company will be giving you money to fix the damage and remove the mold. The mold removal process may cost more than repairing the damage caused by the water. For example, if the roof of a house comes off during a storm and causes water damage to the house, the insurance company may give a lump sum to cover the repairs to the roof, the damage inside, and the mold problem. By accepting their lump sum, you have to pay to replace the roof and damage from water but the money also has to cover the costs to remove the mold that may come days, weeks, or months later.
Once you have removed the entire mold infestation from your property, it is still important to control moisture levels in the structure.
– If there is any kind of flooding, it is imperative you remove the water within 24 to 48 hours.
– Whenever possible, move wet items to a dry, well-ventilated place or outside to speed up the drying process. Remove drywall up to the height of the water level. Remove carpeting as soon as possible.
– Keep the indoor humidity low. If possible, keep below 60 percent relative humidity.
– If condensation or moisture collects on windows, walls or water pipes, dry the wet surface and reduce the moisture. Condensation can be a sign of high humidity.
– Keep gutters clean and make sure water drains away from the building to prevent it from collecting around the foundation.
– Run or install venting fans in high moisture areas, like the bathroom.
– Run a dehumidifier in moist areas, such as a basement or bathroom.
– Ventilating areas can help reduce moisture, as well as keeping the temperature up or the air conditioner on. However, aim the air conditioning vents away from the condensing surfaces to prevent cold spots where moisture condensation can occur.
– Adding thermal insulation to walls, ceilings, and pipes can help, too (in fact, rust spots on any water pipes could be an indication there is too much moisture in a room. Adding insulation to the pipes is a good idea.)
Mold can be a very serious problem in homes and businesses and it is important to take care of the problem as soon as possible. The consequences to health and property can be severe. While remediation of mold can be expensive, the damage mold can cause could be even worse. Frank Foreman has seen many cases where it is actually cheaper for the homeowner to knock down and rebuild an entire house rather than remove the existing mold infestation.
Keep in mind some of the potential signs that mold may be growing within a property:
Unexplained discoloration on a surface
Musty or earthy odor
Dark spots on or around vents
Water stains anywhere
Peeling or curling of floors or wallpaper
Do your homework and hire a professional to handle even moderate mold problems as soon as possible. If one is not sure where to look for a mold removal and remediation specialist, there are services that can help everyone find a local professional. One example would be the service provided by ConstructionDeal.com they have a network of pre-screened mold removal companies and one can register any mold problem for free. Find a local mold removal specialist today. Whenever a home or business owner believes there are signs of mold growth within their property, he or she should contact a professional as soon as possible to avoid future problems or costs. Attack those Killer Mold Spores before your own personal home invasion gets any worse.


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The Canary Island Alien Sphere
One of the most bizarre reports of unusual phenomena occurred in 1976 in the Spanish Canary Islands. Although the case features a most extraordinary description of aliens and their craft, the occurrence is extremely reliable in that it includes multiple witness reports which agreed in all aspects of the case.
The phenomenon began on the night of June 22, 1976, as residents of Tenerife, La Palma, and La Gomera began reporting the sighting of unusual lights in the sky.
These lights and their maneuvers were different from anything residents of the area had seen before. Newspaper headlines the next morning proclaimed that "thousands of people" had witnessed a "spectacular phenomena" which lasted "twenty minutes." The most sensational aspect was the sighting of the aforementioned "sphere" occupied by strange alien beings.
Three days later, the Commanding General of the Canary Island Air Zone named an "Investigative Adjutant" to make sense of the events. His findings were forwarded by a Spanish Air Force General to journalist J. J. Benitez in 1976, and the details of the case quickly reached beyond the scope of the Islands to the outside world. Benitez's investigation would be the basis of his book, "UFOs: Official Documents of the Spanish Government."
The case would regain momentum in 1994, when files of the investigation were released as part of the unveiling of Spanish records, a type of "Freedom of Information" act. The 1976 report was massive, containing over one hundred pages of testimony, evaluations, drawings, and more.
The official Air Force report of the incident was headlined by depositions of fourteen witnesses. A type of standard was established with witness reliability based on social status. A doctor's report was considered a high priority, whereas a common laborer's report was given little, if any, weight.
In this particular case, this unfair standard did not take away from the acceptance of the facts, since all involved were in full agreement as to what they saw. The report was very detailed, and presented chronologically.
The initial report of the Canary Island UFO came from the Navy's armed escort ship, the "Atrevida." The ship was located off the coast of Fuerteventura Island. The ship's captain gave a detailed report of what he and his crew observed at 9:27 P.M. on June 22.
The entire crew saw an extremely bright yellow-blue light moving from the shore in the direction of the ship, located three and a half miles at sea. Several of the crewmen at first thought they were seeing a conventional aircraft with its landing lights on. The lights soon faded, and a type of beam began to rotate, similar to a lighthouse effect.
Afterwards, an intense halo of yellow and blue could be seen from the fantastic craft. Amazingly, the crew watched the craft for a full forty minutes. The craft seemed to be playing tricks with its lights, as they constantly changed from one form to another. Even though the light show was observed for a long period of time, no signature was evident on the ship's radar of any flying craft.
Actual transcript-Captain of Atrevida.
"At 21:27 (Z) hrs. on 22 June, we saw an intense yellowish-bluish light moving out from the shore towards our position. At first we thought it was an aircraft with its landing lights on. Then, when the light had attained a certain elevation (15 – 18 degrees), it became stationary.
The original light went out and a luminous beam from it began to rotate. It remained like this for approximately two minutes. Then an intense great halo of yellowish and bluish light developed, and remained in the same position for 40 minutes, even though the original phenomenon was no longer visible.
"Two minutes after the great halo, the light split into two parts, the smaller part being beneath, in the center of the luminous halo, where a blue cloud appeared and the part from which the bluish nucleus had come, vanished. The upper part began to climb in a spiral, rapid and irregular, and finally vanished.
None of these movements affected the initial circular halo in any way, which remained just the same the whole time, its glow lighting up parts of the land and the ocean, from which we could deduce that the phenomenon was not very far away from us, but was close."
Only a few minutes later, this same object was seen by residents of Canary Island proper. The bulk of the sightings were by citizens of three villages; Galdar, Las Rosas, and Agaete. A cross section of professions were involved; medical doctor, schoolteacher, farmer, taxi driver, and housewife, among others.
A thorough search of records by the Investigator Adjutant determined that there were no reports of "aerial traffic or military exercises at the time of the reports" that could possibly account for the sightings of the unknown object . The Adjutant, for the sake of clarity, divided the investigation into two different categories.
One was the larger craft observed by ship crewmen and others, and the second the smaller globe with the aliens aboard. By his own admission, and consistent with human nature, the Adjutant had no problem believing the reports of the larger craft, but had reservations accepting the orb since occupants were observed which were not consistent with human beings.
The Investigator General's last word on the subject was: "The fact that a very strange and peculiar aerial phenomena occurred on the night of 22 June is a true and proven fact, as incredible as its behavior and conditions may seem."
The incredible account of the sphere was submitted by Doctor Francisco Padron Leon, who lived in the city of Guia. His report is the most voluminous of the entire investigation. His background was thoroughly investigated, and he was found to be an upstanding, sane professional, whose word was considered truthful.
Padron had been summoned to make a house call, and commissioned a cab to take him to the location; the town of Las Rosas. As they rode along, the doctor and cab driver were engaged in light conversation. Suddenly, the car lights pointed out a slightly luminous object in the shape of a sphere.
The object was either landed, or hovering just above the ground. The object was made of a totally transparent and crystalline-like material. The doctor and driver both observed stars through the sphere. The object was bluish in color, with a radius of about 100 feet. The lower part of the orb contained a platform of aluminum-like material with three consoles. At each side of the center there were two huge figures from eight to ten feet tall. They were dressed in red, and always faced each other.
The beings were humanoid in shape, with large heads covered with a type of helmet. The doctor, hardly believing his own eyes, asked for confirmation from his cab driver.
"Are you seeing what I am?" he asked.
The driver exclaimed, "My God! What is that?"
The cab was only a short distance from the patient's house, and upon arriving, the doctor observed a type of bluish smoke coming from a tube rising through the center of the object.
The doctor stated:
"We were talking about hunting… as we entered the last part of the road, the car lights pointed at a slightly luminous sphere that was stationary and very close to the ground, although I can't say for sure if it was touching it.
It was made of a totally transparent and crystalline-like material, since it was possible to see through it the stars in the sky; it had an electric blue color but tenuous, without dazzling; it had a radius of about 30 m. [100 ft.], and in the lower third of the sphere you could see a platform of aluminum-like color as if made of metal, and three large consoles.
At each side of the center there were two huge figures of 2.50 to 3 m. [8.5 to 10 ft.] tall, but no taller than 3 m. [10 ft.], dressed entirely in red and facing each other in such a way that I always saw their profile."
"Then I observed that some kind of bluish smoke was coming out from a semi-transparent central tube in the sphere, covering the periphery of the sphere's interior without leaking outside at any moment.
Then the sphere began to grow and grow until it became huge like a 20-story house, but the platform and the crew remained the same size; it rose slowly and majestically and it seems I heard a very tenuous whistling."
The sphere grew to an enormous size as it began to ascend into the sky. The doctor ran into the house, and told the family about what he had seen. Running outside, they observed the orb, which was now extremely high in the sky. It reached an enormous speed, accelerating toward Tenerfie.
Finally it dissolved into a smaller size, and disappeared. Another witness, a lady who was a relative of the patient, was watching television when suddenly the screen went blank, and her dogs began to bark outside. Running to a window, she saw the doctor's cab, and the blue sphere above it. She also noted that the sphere was transparent, with two beings inside. Shocked, she closed the windows and doors, and began to pray.
There were several other sightings of a similar nature throughout the year of 1976 on the Island. The final "official" report was ambiguous at best.
The observance of the craft by all who saw it was accepted as genuine, although no "earthly" explanation was offered for its unique look and behavior.
On the other hand, although the witnesses of the smaller orb with aliens were classified as totally reliable, the actual presence of the beings was questioned. In other words, the witnesses were telling the truth, but what they saw was too far fetched to believe.
No other explanation was forthcoming on an official level, and the Canary Island phenomenon remains today as an authentic, well documented sighting of an unidentified flying craft with occupants.


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Caution and Commitment to One Path
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami , 1999-04-20
Today Gurudeva talks about the dangers of rushing into meditation as the result of reading a few New Age books, how without the guidance of a trained teacher, memories and emotions can spring from the subconscious mind and consume the would-be meditator. It is necessary to go slowly on the path, and proceed on the basis of sincere commitment to a one religious tradition.
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Today at Kauai Aadheenam. April 20th. Greetings, everyone in cyberspace! It is nice to be with you today and we are wondering how you are.
A question came in about New Age books that are out there, saying jump right in to this meditation and chant, without any warnings of what could happen.
Every new thing should be approached slowly. There is an old saying, "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." That means, when you rush in to something just because someone wants to sell a book, be careful. Because in meditation and in chanting, you stimulate the inner mind and what is in the inner mind, emotion and memory is locked in, they come up and consume you. That is, if you have had a divorce or many, or an abusive relationship with your family or abusive relationships with a spouse, they have been packed away in memory patterns and emotion has been attached to those memory patterns. As soon as you start to meditate, you open up that subconscious mind and relive those experiences. This has happened to many people and they have given up meditation and they have given up chanting. But, they haven't given up reading New Age books and other books, too investigating all the paths, picking up a little bit here and a little bit there but not going too deeply because they don't want to open the doors to that big, old subconscious mind with all those ugly and hurtful memory patterns.
Therefore, caution on the spiritual path is good. Any mature guide on the spiritual path will admonish to go slowly and don't try to get to the end of the path before one begins at the beginning of the path.
The beginning of the path is sincere commitment. One big problem about the New Age is, they are absolutely committed to not being committed at all. There are many paths up the mountain. But, the New Age path as it is today, is a path around the mountain, looking at all the paths that are going up the mountain, trying a little bit here and a little bit there, running up one path and down, walking around the mountain and running up another and down, walking around the mountain ... and on and on and on. Sincere commitment toward one path is a lifetime commitment and then follow that path over the rocks and the boulders, getting wet by the waterfalls on that mountain, until you get to the top.
I hope this answers this question. Now, we are going to move into our other languages, beautiful Tamil language, French language and Malay.
Aum Namah Sivaya.


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There are lots of other hydrangea cultivars available besides Limelight and Little Lime. I would have no problem growing this electric blue Dutch hydrangea, but it is only available to me as a cut flower. My zone is noted for its unspeakably cold winters. Hydrangeas that would prosper in California or Virginia would sooner or later succumb to the cold. I routinely see landscapes that have what I call "florist's hydrangeas"-presumably purchased from a greenhouse at Easter time-planted in ground. These hydrangeas rarely bloom again once planted in the ground here. The plants can survive the winters, but the flower buds are killed by the cold.
There has been a lot of interest and a lot of hybridizing of hydrangeas going on in recent years-especially in the area of hydrangeas other than white. It is no mystery why. People buy shrubs that have showy flowers, leaves or fruit. The sales of rhododendrons in my zone must be considerable. In the spring, I see newly planted shrubs in full bloom in plenty of yards. But few gardeners in my area have success with them. They like acid well drained soil, and regular moisture. They like sun, but protection from winter winds. A case in point? I have tried, on more occasions than I care to admit to, added to the established rhododendrons on the north side of my house without success. Where am I going with this? People are more likely to buy showy blooming shrubs that come with the promise that they are easy to grow. It is hard to argue with success. This pink hydrangea recently photographed in a client's yard-I have no idea the name. I have to admit it looked great.
I have planted lots of Nikko blue hydrangeas. The places where they thrive and bloom heavily-just a handful. This property-I have not one clue why they do so well, year after year. Just down the street-big green shrubs with a few flowers here and there. Sparsely representing is not a good look for a summer blooming hydrangea.
A community on Lake Saint Clair, where I do a fair amount of work, those hydrangeas other than white are summer swell. This is one old Nikko blue hydrangea, blooming to beat the band. What it is about this environment that favors this hydrangea-I have no idea. I do have clients who faithfully acidify their hydrangeas in hopes of those prized blue blooms. Has this shrub had that level of care, or does it succeed on the strength of its location and the composition of the soil? I wonder.
The same neighborhood is all abloom with pink hydrangeas. This is a pair of shrubs. I have no idea of the cultivar. It cannot be a new variety, as these shrubs are old. On my side of town, the west side, I never see pink hydrangeas that perform like this. There are lots of new cultivars. All Summer Beauty, Endless Summer-and so on. I will admit I shy away from them. Any plant material I design into a landscape needs to have a reasonable chance of success. A client who has success may decide to move on to being a passionate gardener. Part of my my pleasure in my job is to see this happen. Sometimes I install a landscape, and I have to persuade a client to take ownership. When there are successes, they brush me off, and move on. I like this.
This discussion takes me back to the white hydrangeas. Hydrangea arborescens "Annabelle" is an old stand by. Plagued by giant flower heads, and weak stems, this cultivar weeps. It is not unusual to see them hang over to the ground. I rarely plant them anymore-I much prefer the Limelights. They are so easy, in every regard. But Annabelle planted on top of a wall is a really great look. Those flowers soften an elevated garden space.
The white hydrangeas- Limelight, Little Lime, hydrangea paniculata, Annabelle-and the strikingly foliaged oak leaf hydrangea- they prosper in my zone. Pictured above, a framed herbaria from a gardener, and her artist husband in Italy. Rob bought a series of framed hydrangea herbaria from them. It is a good thing to have a big love for the garden. The design, the planting, the care, the years-magical. I only grow Limelight hydrangeas. It is enough for me-how willing they are to grow and bloom profusely in my garden. This framed herbaria captures what I could not write in words about hydrangeas in summer. Beautiful.


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The Orwellian language behind the euro crisis
- July 28, 2012
Capitalism & Crisis
In Europe's debt crisis, language is not what it seems. Welcome to a world where crisis is stability, austerity is recovery, and poverty is power.
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Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
— George Orwell, Politics and the English Language (1946)
Political language functions through euphemism, by employing soft-sounding or simply meaningless words to describe otherwise monstrous and vicious policies and objectives. In the European debt crisis, political language employed by politicians, economists, technocrats and bankers is designed to make policies which create poverty and exploitation appear to be logical and reasonable. The language employed includes the words and phrases: fiscal austerity/consolidation, structural adjustment/reform, labour flexibility, competitiveness, and growth. To understand political language, one must translate it. This requires four steps: first, you look at the rhetoric itself as inherently meaningless; second, you examine the policies that are taken; third, you look at the effects of the policies. Finally, if the effects do not match the rhetoric, yet the same policies are pursued time and time again, one must translate the effects as the true meaning of the rhetoric. Thus, the rhetoric has meaning, but not at face value.
The debt crisis followed the 2007-2009 financial crisis, erupting first with Greece, then Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain, and now even threatens to spread elsewhere. Of those mentioned, only Italy has not received a bailout. Though whether "bailed out" or not, Europe's people are being forced to undergo "austerity measures," a political-economic euphemism for cutting social spending, welfare, social services, public sector jobs, and increased taxes. The aim, they are told, is to get their "fiscal house in order." The people protest, and go out into the streets. The state responds by meeting the people with riot police, batons, tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets. This is called "restoring order."
The effects of austerity are to increase poverty, unemployment, and misery. People are fired from the public sector, welfare and social benefits are reduced or lost, retirement ages are increased to keep people in the work force and off the pension system, which is also cut. Cuts to health care and education take a social and physical toll; as poverty increases the need for better health care, that very system is dismantled when it is needed most. Taxes are increased, and wages are decreased. People are deeper in debt, and destined for destitution. The objective, we are told, is to reduce public spending so that the government can reduce its deficit (the yearly debt).
In Europe, austerity has been the siren call of all the agencies, organizations, and individuals who represent the interests of elite financial control. In March 2010, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) suggested Europe undertake a program of austerity lasting for no less than six years from 2011 to 2017, which the Financial Times referred to as "highly sensible." In April of 2010, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) – the central bank to the world's central banks – called for European nations to begin implementing austerity measures. In June of 2010, the G20 finance ministers agreed: it was time to enter the age of austerity! German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the European midwife of austerity, set an example for the EU by imposing austerity measures at home in Germany. The G20 leaders met and agreed that the time for stimulus had come to an end, and the time for austerity poverty was at hand.
This was of course endorsed by the unelected technocratic president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. The unelected president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, also agreed, explaining in his unrelenting economic wisdom that austerity "has no real effect on economic growth." Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), also hopped on the austerity train, writing in the Financial Times that, "now is the time to restore fiscal sustainability." Jaime Caruana, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) stated in June of 2011 that the need for austerity was "more urgent" than ever, while BIS chairman, Christian Noyer, also the governor of the Bank of France (and board member of the ECB), stated that apart from austerity, "there's no solution possible" for Greece.
In April of 2011, the two president of the EU – Barroso and Van Rompuy – felt it was necessary to clarify (just in case people were getting the wrong idea), that: "Some people fear this work is about dismantling the welfare states and social protection… Not at all … It is to save these fundamental aspects of the European model… We want to make sure that our economies are competitive enough to create jobs and to sustain the welfare of all our citizens and that's what our work is about." However, the following year, the new European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi (former governor of the Bank of Italy), stated in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that, "there was no alternative to fiscal consolidation," meaning austerity, and that Europe's social contract was "obsolete" and the social model was "already gone." However, Draghi explained, it was now necessary to promote "growth," adding, "and that's why structural reforms are so important."
Thus, "austerity packages" will then prepare the state and economy for the next phase, which, we are told, would make the country "competitive" and create "growth." This is how the country would pay off its total debt, which deficits merely add to. This process is called "structural adjustment" (or "structural reform") and it requires "competitiveness" to facilitate "growth."
As we can loosely translate "austerity" into poverty, we may translate "structural adjustment" into exploitation. After all, nothing goes better with poverty than exploitation! How does "structural adjustment" become exploitation? Well through competitiveness and growth, of course! Structural adjustment means that the state liberalizes the economy, so everything is deregulated, all state-owned assets are privatized, like roads, hospitals, airports, rivers, water systems, minerals, resources, state-owned companies, services, etc. This, as the story goes, will encourage "investment" in the country when it "needs it most." This idea suggests that foreign banks and corporations will enter the "market" and purchase all these wonderful things, explaining that they work better when they are "competitive" in the "free market," and then with their new investments, they will create new industries, employ local people, revive the economy, and with the "trickle down" from the most productive and profitable, all of society will rise in living standards and opportunity.
But first, other "structural adjustment" measures must be simultaneously employed. One of the most important ones is called "labour flexibility." This means that if you have protected wages, hours, benefits, pensions… well, now you don't! If you are a member of a union, or engage in collective bargaining (which has at its disposal the threat of a strike), soon you won't. This is done because, as the story goes, wages must be decreased to increase the competitiveness of the labour force. Simply put, if less money goes into labour during the process of production, what is ultimately being produced will be cheaper on "the market," and thus, will become more attractive to potential buyers. Thus, with lower wages comes greater profits. ECB president Mario Draghi himself emphasized that the "structural reforms" which Europe needs are, "the product and services market reform," and then "the labour market reform which takes different shapes in different countries." He added that the point was "to make labour markets more flexible and also fairer than they are today." Isn't that nice? He wants to make labour markets "fairer." What this means is that, since some countries have protections for various workers, this is unfair to the workers who have no protections, because, as Draghi explained, "in these countries there is a dual labour market: highly flexible for the young part of the population… [and] highly inflexible for the protected part of the population." Thus, "labour markets at the present time are unfair in such a setting because they put all the weight of flexibility on the young part of the population." So to make the labour markets "fair," everyone should be equally exploitable, and thus, equally flexible.
Labour flexibility will then help "specialize" your country in producing one or a few select goods, which you can produce better, cheaper, and more of than anywhere else. Then your economy will have success and the lives of all will prosper and grow… just not their wages. That is left to the "trickle down" from those whose wages are increased, the corporate, banking, and government executives and managers. That is because they take all the risk (remember, you are not risking anything when you passively accept your wages and standards of living to be rapidly decreased), and thus, they should get all of the reward. And because their rewards are so huge, large scraps will fall off of their table and onto the floor, which the wage-slaves below can fight over. By the laws of what I can only assume is "magic," this will eventually lift the downtrodden from a life of poverty and labour and all will enjoy the fruits of being in a modern, technological, democratic capitalist paradise! Or so the fable goes.
The actual, predictable, and proven results of "structural adjustment" aimed at achieving "growth" through "competitiveness" is exploitation. The privatization of the economy allows foreign banks and corporations to come in and buy the entire economy, resources, commodities, infrastructure and wealth. Because the country is always in crisis when it does this, everything is sold very cheaply, pennies on the dollar kind of cheap. That is because the corporations and banks are doing the government and people a favour by investing in a country which is a large risk. The money the state gets from these sales is recorded as "revenue," and helps reduce the yearly debt (deficit). The result for the people, however, is that mass layoffs take place, commodity prices increase, service costs increase, and thus, poverty increases. But privatization has benefits, remember; it encourages "competitiveness." If everything was privatized, everyone would compete with each other to produce the best goods for the lowest costs, and everyone can subsequently prosper together in a society of abundance.
What actually takes place is that multinational corporations and banks, which already own most of the world's resources, now own yours, too. This is not competitive, because they are ultimately all cartels, and collude together in exploiting vast resources and goods from around the world. They do compete in the sense of seeing which one can exploit, produce, and control more than the other. But at the bottom of this system, everyone else gets poorer. This is called "competitiveness," but what it actually means is control. So if the economy needs to become more competitive, what is really being said is that it needs to come under more control, and of course, in private corporate and financial hands.
State owned industries are simply closed down, employees fired, and the product or resource which that industry was responsible for producing is then imported from another country/corporation. A corporation takes over that domestic good/resource and then extracts/produces it for itself. But this requires labour. It's a good thing that the labour force has had its back broken through austerity and adjustment, because now there are no protected jobs, wages, hours, unions, or workers' rights in general. Thus, the population is free to be exploited for long hours and minimal wages. This makes what they are producing to be cheaper, and thus, more "competitive." This can become extremely profitable for corporations and banks which took all the risk in this entire process (remember: you don't count; you had very little to begin with, so you lost very little. They have a lot, and thus, a lot more to lose. That's what risk means). If workers attempt to form unions or organize and demand higher wages, the corporation can simply threaten to close down the plant, and move the jobs to somewhere else with a more "flexible" labour force. Or, the corporation could simply hire local immigrant populations (or ship in others) and pay them less for more hours, and leave you without any jobs. This is called "labour flexibility." Labour flexibility translates as cheap labour: to bring everyone down to an equally low level of worker standards, and thus, to encourage "utilization," which means exploitation.
In the 'Third World,' this has been best achieved through what are called "Export Processing Zones (EPZs)," a term used to describe a designated area outside of state control in which corporations may establish factories to freely exploit labour as they choose. Commodities are shipped in, goods are produced in the EPZs, from where they are then exported abroad, free of pesky national taxation and regulation. Ultimately, EPZs are mini corporate colonies. In late May of 2012, it was reported that Germany was looking for "alternatives" to its exclusive focus on austerity, and subsequently came up with a six-point plan for "growth." One of the most notable points from Berlin was to establish "special economic zones to be created in crisis-plagued countries at the periphery of the euro zone," as "foreign investors could be attracted to those zones through tax incentives and looser regulations." Essentially, they are EPZs for the eurozone. The plan also calls for establishing trusts which would organize the sell-off of state assets in massive privatization schemes. Further, what is needed, according to Berlin, was to establish a "dual education system, which combines a standardized practical education at a vocational school with an apprenticeship in the same field at a company in order to combat high youth unemployment." In other words, no more academic or intellectual education for youth, but rather "vocational" or labour-oriented education, to not allow the expectations of the youth to rise too far, and to simply prepare them for a life of 'work' by attaining the necessary vocational skills. And of course, the plan for "growth" from Germany also includes more efforts at establishing "labour flexibility," which would include "a loosening of provisions that make it difficult to fire permanent employees and to create employment relationships with lower tax burdens and social security contributions." In other words: make it easy to fire workers, have lower wages, and eliminate benefits.
Economists and politicians often talk about the need to "utilize labour flexibility to increase competitiveness and achieve growth." What they are really saying is that they need to exploit cheap labour to increase control and achieve profits and power. Lucas Papademos was installed (unelected) as the "technocratic" prime minister of Greece in November of 2011, in order to "help" Greece undertake the mandatory "reforms." Papademos was the perfect candidate for the job: he was an economist educated in the U.S., served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, was chief economist at the Bank of Greece, he became Governor of the bank in 1994, where he oversaw the conversion of Greece into the euro, and in 2002, he joined the European Central Bank board, where he became a Vice President under Jean-Claude Trichet.
In a 2005 interview with the Financial Times while he was Vice President at the European Central Bank (ECB), Lucas Papademos said that European "growth" potential was looking good, but added: "There is a risk that, unless there are changes in policies – more reforms in labour and product markets – as well as in the behaviour of private economic agents, this [growth] range may have to be revised downwards." He explained: "the main way that potential growth could increase is through policies that boost productivity growth and raise labour utilization by increasing the average hours worked and the participation rate in the labour market and by making this market more flexible and adaptable." In May of 2010, Bank of England governor Mervyn King stated that the eurozone needed "structural reforms, changes in wages and prices in the countries that need to regain competitiveness." Former ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet had also emphasized that what was needed was a program of fiscal austerity, "accompanied by structural reforms to promote long-term growth." In other words, what was needed was impoverishment, accompanied by exploitation to promote long-term profits.
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the Euro-area bailout fund, was headed by a man named Klaus Regling. In an article he wrote for The Banker, Regling emphasized that funds from the EFSF would come with conditions, including of course, austerity measures, but also, "structural reforms, such as modernizing public administrations, improving labour market performance and enhancing the tax systems, with the aim of increasing a country's competitiveness and growth potential." In other words, the conditions imposed on countries receiving a bailout would amount to an impoverishment program ("austerity"), combined with increased exploitation ("structural reforms"), through privatization of state industries and assets ("modernizing public administration"), creating a cheap labour force ("improving labour market performance"), extracting all remaining domestic wealth ("enhancing the tax systems"), designed to increase control ("competitiveness") and profits ("growth").
Mario Draghi, as president of the ECB, called for a "growth pact" (or a "profit pact") for Europe, to go alongside the "fiscal pact" (or "poverty pact"). This received quick endorsements from France's new president Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel, and José Manuel Barroso. Merkel was sure to emphasize, however, that growth would be "in the form of structural reforms."
The combination of "fiscal austerity" and "structural adjustment" are generally referred to as a "comprehensive structural adjustment program" or a "restructuring of the economy." This language is important to understand because "restructuring" as a word is used to describe two processes: one, is that it is what is needed to prevent a country from defaulting on its debt and to return the country to a period of growth; and, on the other hand, "restructuring" is used to describe what takes place after a country defaults. The words in both situations are the same, and so are the policies, though in a default they are inflicted more severely. The very process we are told we must undergo to prevent a default, is the very same process that we undergo after a default. Thus, the combination of fiscal austerity and structural adjustment is, in actuality, a slow and painful default.
This combination of austerity and adjustment amounts to a program and effect of social devastation. Thus, the words "structural adjustment program," "restructuring," and "default" in actuality translate into social genocide. These three terms provide further insight into their use: the class system is what is being restructured, as middle classes are wiped out and pushed into poverty, the poor are made destitute, and the elite become concentrated and in total control; the political and economic system is being adjusted to fit this restructuring; and the promise that people everywhere were told, that their leaders and society exists to serve their interests, is what is being defaulted on. The state does not default; it is the 'social contract' that is defaulted. Just as Mario Draghi told the Wall Street Journal, "the European social model has already gone… Fiscal consolidation is unavoidable in the present set up, and it buys time needed for the structural reforms." Thus, social genocide.
As George Orwell wrote in his 1946 essay, "political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness." But there remains intent and meaning behind the words that are used. When we translate the political language of the European debt crisis, it reveals a monstrous agenda of impoverishment and exploitation. Thus, we also see the necessity of political language for those who use it: one cannot argue openly for programs of impoverishment and exploitation for obvious reasons, so words like "fiscal consolidation" and "structural reform" are used, because they are vague and obscure.
Ultimately, one can get away with saying, "we need a comprehensive austerity package augmented by structural reforms, such as labour flexibility, designed to increase competitiveness and facilitate growth," as opposed to: "We need to rapidly impoverish our populations, whom we will then exploit to the fullest, such as by creating a cheap labour force, which would increase elite control and generate private profits." Such honesty and bluntness would lead to revolt, so, political language is used instead. In Europe, political language is part of a 'power dialectic' which supports policies and agendas that aim to take more for those who already have the most, and to take from all the rest; to impoverish, exploit and oppress; to plunder, profit and punish.
Source URL — https://roarmag.org/essays/the-orwellian-language-behind-the-eurozone-debt-crisis/


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FBI got earlier tip about Colorado Springs gay bar shooter
By COLLEEN SLEVIN AND JIM MUSTIAN
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Authorities said the person who would later kill five at a Colorado gay nightclub was on the FBI's radar a day before being arrested for threatening to kill family members, but agents closed out the case just weeks later.
The FBI's disclosure about the tip, provided in a statement to The Associated Press, creates a new timeline for when law enforcement was first alerted to Anderson Lee Aldrich as a potential danger. The FBI did not say who gave the tip on June 17, 2021, or anything about the information that was provided.
The next day, law enforcement was alerted when Aldrich's grandparents ran from their Colorado Springs home and called 911, saying Aldrich was building a bomb in the basement and had threatened to kill them. Details of the case remain sealed, but an arrest affidavit verified by the AP detailed how Aldrich was upset the grandparents were moving to Florida because it would get in the way of Aldrich's plans to conduct a mass shooting and bombing.
The grandparents were concerned about Aldrich even before the 911 call, according to the document, with the grandmother telling authorities she and her husband had been "living in fear" because of Aldrich's "recent homicidal threats toward them and others."
In a story Sunday, The Denver Gazette cited an unidentified family member saying the grandfather called the FBI the day before the bomb threat. The shooting is the latest crime to raise questions about whether the FBI moves too soon to close cases involving people who have shown violent tendencies.
As part of the FBI's probe, the agency said it coordinated with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, which had responded to the June 18, 2021, call from Aldrich's grandparents and arrested Aldrich, now 22, on felony menacing and kidnapping charges. But about a month after getting the tip, the FBI closed its assessment of Aldrich, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
"With state charges pending, the FBI closed its assessment on July 15, 2021," the FBI said.
Those charges were later dropped for unknown reasons. Under Colorado law, cases that are dismissed by either prosecutors or a judge are automatically sealed to prevent people from having their lives ruined if they do not end up being prosecuted. Authorities have cited the law in refusing to answer questions about the case but a coalition of media organizations, including the AP, has asked the court to unseal the records. A hearing is planned for Thursday.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office, Sgt. Jason Garrett, declined to comment on the FBI's statement or on whether his agency had any tips about Aldrich before their 2021 arrest, citing the sealing law.
The shooting at Club Q occurred more than a year later, just before midnight on Nov. 19, when Aldrich opened fire as soon as they entered the club, firing indiscriminately with an AR-15-style rifle while wearing a ballistic vest, according to an arrest affidavit that was written the day after the shooting but not unsealed until Wednesday evening. Aldrich killed five people and wounded 17 others before an Army veteran wrestled the attacker to the ground.
The affidavit does not provide any new information about what motivated Aldrich, but says they expressed remorse to medical staff shortly after the shooting and said they had been awake for four days, according to police officers guarding their room at the hospital. It doesn't including anything more about what Aldrich may have told investigators.
The document also includes an image from the club's surveillance video showing a blast coming out of the rifle barrel as Aldrich entered the club.
Aldrich's mother told police that they were supposed to go to a movie at 10 p.m. that night, about two hours before the attack, but said Aldrich had left before then, saying they had to do quick errand.
The FBI is now helping to investigate the shooting. Xavier Kraus, a former neighbor of Aldrich and their mother, told the AP Wednesday that agents have interviewed him in recent days about a free speech website Aldrich created that has featured a series of violent posts, glorifying violence and racism.
"It was meant for people to go and pretty much say whatever they want with the exception of the two rules: No spamming and no child pornography," Kraus said. "If I would have known what it was going to turn into, that would have struck a different chord with me."
Kraus said that after the bomb threat charges were dropped, Aldrich began boasting about recovering the guns, and once showed Kraus two assault-style rifles, body armor and incendiary rounds.
Kraus said Aldrich "was talking about bullets that could pierce through police-grade armor." He said it seemed like Aldrich hoped someone would break into their home.
An FBI assessment is the lowest level, least intrusive, and most elementary stage of an FBI inquiry. Such assessments are routinely opened after agents receive a tip, and investigators routinely face the challenge of sifting through which of the tens of thousands of tips received every year could yield a viable threat.
There have been several high-profile examples of the FBI having received information about a gunman before a mass shooting. A month before Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at a Florida high school, the bureau received a warning that he had been talking about committing a mass shooting. A man who massacred 49 people at an Orlando nightclub in 2016 and another who set off bombs in the streets of New York City the same year had each been looked at by federal agents but officials later determined they did not warrant continued law enforcement scrutiny.
FBI guidelines meant to balance national security with civil liberties protections impose restrictions on the steps agents may take during the assessment phase. Agents, for instance, may analyze information from government databases and open-source internet searches, and can conduct interviews during an assessment. But they cannot turn to more intrusive techniques, such as requesting a wiretap or internet communications, without higher levels of approval and a more solid basis to suspect a crime.
More than 10,000 assessments are opened each year. Many are closed within days or weeks when the FBI concludes there's no criminal or national security threat, or basis for continued scrutiny. The system is meant to ensure that a person who has not broken the law does not remain under perpetual scrutiny on a mere hunch — and that the FBI can reserve its resources for true threats.
Mustian reported from Colorado Springs. Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo and Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this report from Washington.


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