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More than most other sports, soccer is really demanding on your feet. Since you can't use your hands, your feet and legs put in even more effort. And if you don't have perfect biomechanics (hint: most of us don't), you're working them even harder. Correcting your biomechanics can up your game and help you play to your potential.
Making sure that your soccer cleats are giving you the support you need can improve your game, but even more importantly, it can save you from time off the pitch due to injury.
Feet are the foundation for the body and imbalance in the feet can have a negative effect on the rest of the body. When overpronation occurs, it can cause soccer injuries. Fixing overpronation can help prevent injury.
To understand the importance of your feet, think about how much you use them. Over the course of a day, just walking around exposes your feet to tons of force. Add sports and other activities – including soccer – and it's easy to see how much stress your feet deal with every day.
The demands of soccer make the importance of foot and ankle alignment even more significant.
"It all starts from the bottom up, a solid foundation translates into positive results and if your lower half is weak it affects outcomes on the field," writes Dr. Steve Rosenberg, a respected podiatrist. "If your lower half breaks down, it can affect your upper half, resulting in muscle imbalances and overuse injuries."
The foot contains 58 joints, 26 bones, 19 intrinsic muscles, 13 extrinsic muscles, and 7 ligaments. It's a complex structure. Nature designed your foot to unlock, or pronate, when it hits the ground and re-stiffen as you take a step forward.
But, for many, overpronation occurs. And this overpronation can cause soccer injuries.
Unfortunately, 95 percent of people overpronate. In other words, your arches flatten too much, and don't re-stiffen in time for effective propulsion.
Overpronation makes soccer players more susceptible to imbalance and lack of strength. This affects how a player plants, dribbles, and kicks. This faulty mechanical function can also lead to significant problems. Common foot issues in soccer players that are caused by overpronation include:
The most troubling part about overpronation is that many soccer players (and athletes in other sports) don't recognize it. They become used to the way things are and don't realize anything is wrong. As their level of competition increases, their lack of an efficient stride, caused by overpronation, will impact their agility, balance, and ability to excel.
Addressing overpronation is key to improving your game, and even more importantly, can prevent soccer injuries. Adding soccer cleat insoles to your game can make all the difference.
If you suffer from overpronation, there is an easy, effective, and affordable solution to correct the issue and improve your soccer game. A good set of insoles for soccer cleats can improve your game and prevent injury. An orthotic is a supportive device that goes inside your soccer cleats and improves the mechanical function of your foot by providing dynamic arch support and controlling pronation.
The correct insoles for soccer cleats will control the excessive flattening of the foot many soccer players struggle with while restoring proper biomechanics. A well-supported player will enjoy better balance, strength, and endurance and reduce the possibility of injury.
"The fit of the soccer cleats is also improved by wearing soccer insoles for cleats which reduces rubbing that can result in blisters and corns over time," says Dr. Kevan Orvitz. "A proper fit along with the added support and cushioning also greatly reduces fatigue to the feet, ankles, skins and calves, allowing a player to play at their best for a longer period of time."
As athletes become more educated about their bodies and how their feet impact performance, we see an increase in orthotic use by professional athletes. LeBron James, considered the best basketball player of his time, wears orthotics.
Once, after a customary tossing of his shoes into the crowd, LeBron had someone make an announcement over the loudspeaker: "Would the people who caught LeBron's shoes please come to the scorer's table."
LeBron didn't want his shoes back, he wanted his orthotics. Why? Because he knew that his orthotics were critical to his success. Not having his orthotics would affect his performance.
While LeBron isn't a soccer player, the takeaway is instructive. If top professional athletes depend on orthotics for foot health and performance, then so should you.
Soccer cleats usually come with a thin, generic insert that provides minimal support. You'll want to replace them with a firm, supporting arch support insole designed to fit in soccer cleats. Because soccer shoes are low volume, there is not a lot of space inside the cleat for insoles. Look for an insole with a thin arch support.
In some soccer cleats, the insole is firmly attached to the shoe. If this is the case, the thin insert layer can still be removed by prying up under the middle of the arch. It should pull away easily, giving you more space to insert an arch-supporting insole.
Getting the best insoles for soccer cleats may be the most important thing you can do for your feet. Here are a few more tips:
Tread Labs Dash insoles featuring a 100% carbon fiber arch support are among the best insoles for soccer cleats, created with 25+ years of biomechanical footwear experience. Limiting pronation while allowing the foot to flex naturally is our focus.
Our insoles have a number of features that help a soccer player realize their athletic potential, including:
Tread Labs offers a 30-day fit guarantee. Try our insoles in your cleats for thirty days. If they don't improve your comfort and performance, send them back for a full refund.
Hi Colin,
Tread Labs insoles can help releive discomfort related to a wide variety of foot injuries.
What you have descirbed could be inflammation in your Plantar Fascia. This can cause alot of pain along the arch, as well as in the heels or ball of the foot.
Taking pressure off of this tendon is the best remedy, and will help prevent the issue from returning.
With 4 different arch heights, Tread Labs can offer a near custom fit.
And with our 30 day guarantee, as well as free domestic shipping and returns, its totally risk free.
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I have had very flat feet all my life. I play soccer and it has constintly hurt my feet. I only feel the pain in my arch when I am running and doing quick movements but it is terrible. I have used orthotics in the past and they havent helped. I could really use some help adn I am hoping your product is the solution. Can you guarantee relief in my feet for while I run and play soccer?
Hi Laura,
We do not offer kids sizes, but a women's 5-6.5 will fit your son's size 3-4 cleats. The insoles are designed to be trimmed, so fitting the cleat with this size should be no problem at all.
The geometry we use to size both the women's and men's insoles is the same, so there is no difference in fit or feel.
Please let us know if there is anything we can assist with.
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Do you have boys sizes? I have a son who has a size3-4 boys.
From my experience, shin splint happened because our body wasn't trained for face pace running, stopping and turning in real games. I have never run before, I started to run and play soccer in the last three years. In the first two years, I had shin splints almost during and after every game, my legs were heavy like a rock to move. Now, I'm into my third year of playing soccer, I don't have shin splints and my running pace is faster, the games are more fun when you are fit. So before spending lots of money looking for a quick fix with expensive shoes and support, just slow down, listen to your body, have lots of rest, let your body slowly adapt to the pace of the game.
Hi Michael,
Shin splints are commonly caused by pronation issues. The use of an arch supporting orthotic can help correct mechanical issues such as over pronation and supination. For some, rest, icing and light stretching can be enough to reduce the discomfort, but for others, finding the right level of arch support to control pronation will be the best remedy.
Please don't hesitate to contact with any questions you may have regarding arch height or finding the right fit.
My daughter is 18 and plays field hockey and lacrosse. She developed shin splints this past season and has rested this summer. She is now running again and has already begun to have pain. She Starts college field hockey in a week and need to find something to help her.
Hi Leslie,
Thanks for reaching out to us.
Our Stride Thin works great in many different brands of soccer cleats, I would certainly recommend taking a look at those. We also offer a Met Pad Kit, which can help relieve discomfort in the metatarsals and fore foot region. This kit may be helpful for the sesamoid issue.
Please let me know if I can assist in any way.
Thanks again,
My 14 year old daughter plays club and school soccer and has just come out of a boot for sesamoid bone issues in one of her feet. Her foot dr gave her an orthotic (not fitted to her) but it is too thick for her cleats. Do you have an orthotic that fits well into soccer cleats or have you dealt with sesamoid bone issues in your orthotics?
Hi Armando,
Thanks for reaching out to us.
For your daughter's cleats you may want to take a look at the Stride Thin. This insole is designed for close fitting shoes with thin removable inserts.
If you are unsure of her arch height take a look at this resource from our site;
You can also give us a call at 781-435-0662, or shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com
I have a daughter playing soccer and just started having shin splint pains . I want to try the short stride but not sure what kind to use for soccer cleats. Any ideas or products you may have that can help. Or which ones. Thanks
Hi Dinesh,
For low volume shoes such as soccer cleats, we've found that the Stride Short works best. The shorter design of the Stride Short will allow for a bit more room in the toe box than the full length insoles.
Give us a shout if we can help with any other questions.
Hello, my feet is fine, but I have more spacing in between foot fingers, that disallows me fitting any soccer cleat, which of your product can help me??
My 5yr old has flat feet, is it hard at that level to find inexpensive soccer cleats, since I change between 6month-1yr. I will like to prevent overuse injury and that he is able to continiue playing with comfort and support.
Hi Griffin,
Thanks for your comment. There is not that much information about soccer cleats and orthotics fit. However, you might check out here for more information: http://podpost.us/issue/june-2013/article/most-orthotic-friendly-soccer-cleats
However, our new Stride Short has a thinner top cover (2mm vs. the original 4mm), and stops at the ball of the foot, fitting in to shoes with low volume (like soccer cleats). Pretty soon we will be rolling out our newest product, which is a full-length thin orthotic. It sounds like those might be the best option for your soccer needs.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you have further questions.
Cassia @ Tread Labs
I play soccer and am currently fighting a losing battle with shin splints. I have orthotics for my incredibly flat feet but the don't fit in my cleats. Do you guys know of any cleats that will fit orthotics and will they fit yours?
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This week's character type is the emissary of power, a catch-all template for players in the supernatural community that get their juice with the backing of a powerful supernatural patron.
Emissary of Power
Emissaries are mortals who've been saddled with a burden of great power-and great responsibility-by one of the big dogs in the supernatural community: they might be vast powers from Faerie or the outer reaches of the Nevernever, one of the true dragons, or something stranger. Emissaries of power are often the bearers of items of great potency, able to tap into the power of their patron and bring it to bear on their patron's behalf. Such champions are usually more victim than anything, though-powers such as theirs come at the price of dark bargains, be it a lifetime of thankless servitude and sacrifice, their eternal soul, or other such "petty" things.
Knights of the Faerie Courts are an example of this, as are (by certain lights) champions of God such as the Knights of the Cross. Both have their own templates found elsewhere in this chapter. This template, then, is for the outliers, the cases that aren't covered by the more common, more easily identified emissary templates. Perhaps there was once the Autumn Court of Faerie that got crushed by Winter and Summer-and some hapless mortal is its champion. Perhaps the dragon Ferrovax has need of a functionary that can handle all of that insignificant mortal nonsense on his behalf. Perhaps something else is afoot.
HARRY: Billy, do me a favor and stop inventing problems I don't already have.
BOB: Actually, there's some merit-
HARRY: That goes DOUBLE for you, Bob!
For the player looking to play something supernatural, but unsure what, this template offers plenty of build-your-own options. GMs are, however, encouraged to make the demands of the emissary's patron a regular (if not constant) pain in the ass.
Musts: An emissary of power must have a high concept aspect that speaks to the bargain or pact they have made with a patron of great power (e.g., LAST CHAMPION OF AUTUMN or FERROVAX'S TOADIE). This aspect brings with it all of the strictures and responsibilities the patron places on the character-which can sometimes be a moving target. It may also mean that the patron can occasionally exercise near-total power over the PC (think of Harry's predicament when Mab decides to force him to do something-like stab himself in the hand).
HARRY: Thanks for that reminder.
Player and GM should discuss the terms of this agreement, to the extent they're known by the PC. In addition, the emissary must take Marked by Power.
Options: Many of the abilities in the supernatural abilities chapter are negotiably available, assuming you can afford the refresh cost, matching the theme and nature of the emissary's supernatural patron (if the patron is in some way a mystery to the character, the powers taken may offer a hint). Often some of these powers are essentially contained within an Item of Power.
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Last year I decided to dedicate myself to reading a short story a week for a year. That may not seem like much but, although I write short stories myself, they're not my preferred reading matter and I felt guilty about it – how can I expect other people to read my stories when I don't read theirs? – so I forced myself into a regime of at least a story a week (see the list of stories I read in 2010 under "Weekly Bread" link at right). After completing the year these are my reflections.
Short stories are hard to find
I had to go out of my way to find short stories to read – I wanted to read both classics and contemporary. I had some collections I'd already purchased such as UTS student anthologies and Best of Australian Stories. I also had the odd collection of short stories on my book shelves (and mostly I hadn't read these). However, on the whole, I had to search out stories from other sources. I did buy a few collections, mostly anthologies, that I thought had a variety of stories of which I was bound to like some: Jeffrey Eugenides' My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead and A S Byatt's Oxford Book of English Short Stories, were two. The local library was also another obvious place but, as I discovered, short story collections make up a miniscule portion of the fiction holdings, plus they are hard to find being shelved in with the novels. In the end I also scoured the secondhand bookstores for collections to buy.
Contemporary short stories are published in the literary journals but I find these too expensive to buy to read one or two stories. There are hardly any stories published in cheaper sources such as women's magazines (remember the old days when Woman's Day and Women's Weekly regularly ran short stories?). The Big Issue is a notable exception with its regular annual fiction special.
Genre stories are even rarer
Literary stories have outlets in literary journals and the annual short story anthologies, however genre stories don't appear to have a home. Surely there is as wide a readership for crime/speculative/thriller stories as there is for novels in these genres but this market isn't catered for as far as I can see. When they do publish stories, genre writers publish them in their own collections – Joanne Harris' Jigs and Reels, for instance. There is the odd big anthology in the library like the very enjoyable and high quality Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women and Nightshade: 20th Century Ghost Stories, but there are not as many around as I would have expected.
Beware the editors of collections
I thought I'd purchase couple of anthologies and that would give me a head start in having a large number of stories to read. It hadn't occurred to me before to scrutinise the editors of anthologies – I'd just look at the table of contents and if there was a couple of writers I liked, I might buy the book – but I learnt my lesson when I bought the Oxford Book of Short Stories edited by A S Byatt. Like a lot of people I loved Possession but I'd forgotten how dry and intellectual I found Byatt's other novels. After sampling a few of the stories in the Oxford book I realised I didn't see eye to eye with Byatt – I just don't like the pieces she selected. To compound matters, I experienced the same thing with Jeffrey Eugenides' collection. It's supposed to be a collection of love stories but it's as though Eugenides thought he'd have the last laugh on any sap who bought the book on the strength of the subtitle "great love stories from Chekhov to Munro". I'd say these are stories that have a relationship at their centre and that's about all. It's also American-centric. However it does include an Alice Munro story I've wanted to read for some time, the great "The Bear Came Over the Mountain".
The best of the crop
Reading a lot of short stories from a wide variety of sources concentrated my thoughts on what I actually like about a short story. Unlike a novel I don't invest so much in a short story so I can afford to read something I might otherwise not read, which is a good thing. On the other hand, lack of investment means it's easier to give up on one story and move on to another.
On the whole I like a story that is a story, ie has a story arc and enough substance to sink my teeth into. For this reason I thoroughly enjoyed many of the fantasy stories in The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women especially "The Lake of the Gone Forever" by Leigh Brackett and "The Ship who Sang" by Anne McCaffrey.
I also appreciate beautiful, intricate writing in a short story, writing that might be too rich or tiresome in a longer form. In this category I loved "Bridge of Sighs" by Gail Jones, "The Kiss" by Angela Carter, Ted Hughes' "The Rain Horse" and Annie Proulx's quite magnificent "Testament of the Donkey" from her collection Fine Just the Way It Is.
Then there are the uncomfortable, sad themes I might baulk at in a novel such as Peter Goldsworthy's "Shooting the Dog" and Eva Hornung's "Life Sentence".
Stories that hang in my mind and I'm not sure why are: Barbara Hanrahan's "Tottie Tippet" set in 19th century South Australia and with an unforgettable narrator, the unlikely-named but moving "The Slovenian Giantess" by Penelope Lively, a completely unsettling story by Joyce Cary about a father and his daughters called "Growing Up" that I was amazed to find included in a 1964 anthology meant for schools, and a similarly unnerving story "The Fog Day" by Amy Patterson set in Papua New Guinea.
It was an enlightening experience to read so many stories, and one I'm going to repeat in 2011.


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THE House of Representatives on Thursday called for a review of Nigeria's continued membership of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS over the clamour to admit Morocco into the community.
The House has then mandated the committee on Foreign Affairs to undertake an appraisal of the matter and make recommendations on ways to ensure that Nigeria is protected from any adverse effects that could result from the admission of Morocco into the ECOWAS and report back with twelve 66 for further legislative action.
The House resolution followed a motion sponsored by Honourable Bosun Oladele and five others.
According to him, "the ECOWAS commission is expected to make recommendations on the application, which will be considered at the 52nd Ordinary Session of the meeting of the organisation in December 2017 in Lome, Togo" stressing that, "an institution such as the ECOWAS parliament has begun to fraternise with Morocco despite the fact that it does not share common boundaries with any ECOWAS member state".
Speaking further, he said that " ECOWAS has a large market of over 340 million consumers, 55 percent of whom are from Nigeria and this market is of great interest to Morocco, which is a key trading partner of the European Union".
To this end, he said that "the revised ECOWAS treaty of 1993 discourages multiple memberships by its member states as this could complicate the move towards both regional and continental integration, thus Morocco does not meet the criteria for admission into the ECOWAS".
He also maintained that, "since Morocco enjoys a non-tariff economic partnership with the European Union, if it is admitted into the ECOWAS, it will enjoy Free Trade Area status and therefore, European goods will inevitably flood the ECOWAS market through Morocco, thus adversely affecting the production and manufacturing sector of Nigeria and its economy as a whole".


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As of the first of April, the Energy Secretariat (Sener) will grant permissions to import gasoline and diesel to any interested party that fulfils the legal provisions applicable before the first of January 2017.
In an announcement, valid as of this Wednesday and published in the Official Journal of the Federation, it was announced that the provision included various products such as crude petroleum oil, gasoline for planes, kerosene, among others.
This measure will incentive free competition, eliminating restrictions present in the current supply model. It will also allow establishing conditions to offer consumers access to prices beneath the maximum, particularly in border areas and other places with bellow-average logistical costs.
Additionally, there will be graters incentives for investment in transport infrastructure and storage as of 2016, leading to greater energy security, efficient supply of fuels and purveyance.
The Sener was confident that the new permissions will allow a full opening to the market by 2018 and more service stations.
Ante el adelanto en la liberalización de importaciones de combustible, gasolineros del país aún no tienen cierto cuándo y cuánto será el porcentaje de descuento para el consumidor final, pues aún faltan establecer las condiciones de este mercado.
As the liberalisation of fuel importation advances, gas station owners do not yet know how much the discount for consumers will amount to.
Roberto Díaz De León, National Counselor of the National Organization of Fuel Vendors (Onexpo), stated that as the country's infrastructure to store and distribute fuel "is not the best", what is invested in importation does not by itself allow to determine what the discount will amount to for the consumer.
"The tendency is indeed one of decreasing prices, however it is not yet clear in what percentage or proportion there will be a benefit, because to this day the infrastructure in Mexico is not the best, and this can elevate logistical costs", he specified.
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Last Wednesday seven women gathered in a cottage on the edge of a frosted wood. No, its not the beginning of a fairy story, we really did. The class I teach would have been disrupted by builders re-roofing our house so we swapped venue and met at the home of one of my students. That she lives in a Victorian cottage surrounded by woodland, and the world was lit by a heavy coating of frost simply helped. We were starting the proprioceptive writing together and it seemed an auspicious mood in which to begin.
I lit the candle, feeling a little silly, as though I was trying to add some false solemnity to what was, after all, merely a bit of scribbling amongst friends. Then we put Bach's Goldberg Variations on the CD player and began. There was the usual short spell of kerfuffling – whispers, sneaked biscuits and giggling, and then the music pealed out loudly over all of us, surprising us. We turned it down, picked up our pens and wrote. And wrote and wrote and wrote.
Today there was a consistency in both their concentration and their energy. It seemed easier for them than usual. And it certainly was for me. The breakthrough was the use of the Proprioceptive Question (I know. Such a pompous title but if we ignore the surface bluster and dig at what's underneath, it's gold.) The question you keep repeating is: What do I mean by X and you ask it every time you get even the tiniest hiccup or glitch in the flow of your thoughts.


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Today The Sun has continued it's negative opinions towards Nintendo's 3DS. Today, tests were performed by The Sun's own doctor, Carol Cooper, on Lee Price, who is also a reporter for the newspaper. The tabloid states that Price's heart rate was increasing dangerously after playing games such as Super Street Fighter 4 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 in four 30 minute slots. He was taking the advised 10 minute rest between gameplay. Price's blood pressure had rose from 127/72 up to 140/84.
Carol Cooper, The Sun's Doctor had concluded: "If this rate is sustained for a long period it could damage circulation. I think the break period needs to be significantly increased", while also adding, "Children should not be left to play on it for hours".
In other news, Graphics and Imaging expert Dr.Neil A Dodgson gave his proffesional opinion to CVG on the scandal surrounding the 3DS stories. He claims that those suffering 3DS 'dizziness' are not at risk of permanent damage. Here is what he had to say to CVG on the subject:
"All current commercial 3D technologies (3DS, 3DTV, 3D movies) require a disconnect between accommodation and vergence," Dr. Dodgson explained. "There are two sets of muscles in the eyes, one of which focuses the eyes on the thing you are looking at (accommodation), the other of which converges the eyes at the position you are looking (vergence).
"In the real world, the two sets of muscles work together. With the commercial 3D technologies, you need to focus on the screen but converge on the virtual objects – which means that the two sets of muscles are no longer working together.
"This can cause problems for anyone if the virtual objects are too far in front or too far behind the screen; content providers know this and make sure that they keep objects near the screen most of the time.
"Unfortunately, there are some people who are very sensitive to the situation where those two muscle systems are not working together. The effect, for them, will be a feeling of sore eyes or a headache, which will cause no permanent damage but will mean that they cannot use the 3D device.
"Fortunately for the 3D industry, these 'very sensitive' people are relatively uncommon," he said, concluding that while there are some technological solutions to the ill effects of 3D, none of them are commercially viable at present.
So, are The Sun taking things just a little too far?
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The sun is bullshiting, again…
Has the deal with Sky 3D fallen through?
Ruper Murdoch owns The Sun and Sky. I can't imagine them being negative toward the 3DS if their company was still providing content for it….
Maybe they now see the 3DS as a rival to Sky 3D?
These problems are well-documented, as in, the companies that use and develop 3D technologies have publicly announced this. Why is The Sun targeting only the Nintendo 3DS? Is it because it's glasses-free? Those glasses don't exactly 'save' your eyes either, they just filter the images on screen so that you can see the content; the eyes still have to work between 'accommodation' and 'vergence'. Also, GAME, Gamestation, and certain other 3DS retailers allow the public to try the system out for themselves before they buy it to see if they can see the 3D effect, and even then, you can just turn the 3D off to enjoy a game. Whatever happened to common sense? People wanting a refund because they can't see the 3D? Do said people walk into Comet and demand a refund when they can't see the 3D effects whilst watching a 3D programme with the 3D glasses on?
The Sun needs to shut up and troll something else. It's a crappy paper anyway.
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The 2014 Canadian gay romdram "Seek," which is a recent addition to the tla releasing DVD catalog, is a nice example of the type of movie that this international film division of gay-themed media company tla video offers. The globally relatable story this time centers around up-and-coming (truly no pun intended) 20-something writer Evan pursuing personal and professional fulfillment (again, no pun intended.)
The following clip, courtesy of YouTube, of the "teaser" for "Seek" focuses on the erotic and absolutely fabulous elements of the film. Discovering the heart about this search for true love or the closest possible equivalent requires a combination of reading this review and purchasing the DVD.
Evan may not be Mr. Right, but is much more than Mr. Right Now. He is nice-looking, personable, reasonable intelligent and talented, shy without being wimpy, hits the gym regularly, and works hard. His job at a (presumably weekly and presumably free) gay magazine writing on topics such as the leather scene pays the rent of this boy. His aspirations include writing for a larger and more mainstream publication.
The aforementioned ambition of this blond gets him a freelance assignment writing a profile on successful party planner Hunter and the people in the orbit of that former flyer boy turned club kid. Lounging on a couch and eating leftovers while watching Evan explore this world with a specific mission to inform folks who commute back to the suburbs right after work and are asleep while the events about which he writes helps that portion of the message of "Seek" hit home.
Much of this cute and entertaining film has country mouse Evan interviewing quirky folks for both his day and night jobs. These include a gay couple whose intimate activities revolve around a sports gear fetish, a straight couple in which the 100-percent straight man enjoys cross-dressing, and a pair of outrageous drag queens who sandwich Evan between them.
Meanwhile, Evan experiences real and fantasized encounters in his parallel quest for a meaningful relationship. For better or worse, this never rises (once more, no pun intended) beyond an "R" level. Gay men who have been on either (or both) sides of interaction between Evan and a man with roughly 20 years on him who wants to be "friends" can relate to Evan trying to be polite and the other man either being unable or unwilling to read the situation. On a broader level, this reflects the challenge of gay relations related to a general desire to be with someone younger and cuter than you. (For the record, even the slight straying into "Sex and the City" territory regarding the above observation caused slight nausea.)
"Seek" further explores the extent to which Hunter and Evan will connect beyond collaborating on the article regarding the business of pleasure. Suffice it to say, the film delivers with one set of unexpected developments and another equally satisfying climax (pun intended this time).
Anyone with questions or comments regarding "Seek" is encouraged to email me (with the understanding that I am very happily spoken for). You can also connect on Twitter via @tvdvdguy.


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Every once in a while on Pizza Sunday, I battle Kyle with the idea of pizza rolls.
While I do love pizza rolls, they just don't ever seem to satisfy me like actual pizza does. Plus, they don't have any veggies, and I'm not really sure the meat they use in it is real. And the weird bits of lava cheese don't bode well for my inability to blow on my food before I eat it.
So, when the lovely peeps at The Laughing Cow sent a box of cheese wedges to my doorstep, I dreamt up the most delicious pizza roll inspired recipe ever to be tasted. By me. I was gonna go with 'mankind' but I think I'll hold my dramatic food descriptions at bay for today.
Kyle came up with the idea of prosciutto, and originally we were going to make some kind of cold wrap we could eat watching football. But he was all in when I decided to go the prosciutto pizza roll-up route, because creamy Pepperjack Laughing Cow melted into prosciutto, wrapped in a homemade pizza dough – well, it just makes so much sense.
This was my first time ever using prosciutto, and I'm pretty sure it was only my third or fourth time ever eating it. Knowing it's closely related to bacon, I figured you probably can't go wrong whichever way you spin it. Or, roll it. Because rolling these bad boys was a little bit comical.
My original intention was to roll the entire thing up, then slice it into pinwheels. Somewhere along the way I forgot my order of intentions, because I cut everything up and then rolled each slice individually. I kinda thought it was idiotic at first – but it turned out being just fine! The dough was sticky enough that I was able to wrap the end of it over the top of it – and they still look mouthwateringly beautiful. In fact, Kyle wasn't too pleased that I chose to edit these pictures sitting next to him on the plane ride to Mexico, where prosciutto pizza roll-ups of this caliber did not exist.
The possibilities are pretty much endless here. Add as many veggies as you want, or as few as you want, although I strongly advise against this. It'd also work well with pepperoni, but I don't suggest going that route either.
I also strongly advise you consider whether or not you're going to share.
Prosciutto Pizza Roll-ups
Yield 14 rolls
- 2 cups flour of choice
- 1 packet instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon honey
- dash of salt
- 1 cup hot water
- 3 oz pack of sliced prosciutto
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce (we mixed 1/2 cup tomato sauce with oregano, basil, garlic salt, and onion powder, seasoned to taste)
- 2 cups spinach, chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced in strips
- 8 Pepperjack Laughing Cow wedges or 1 cup other shredded cheese of choice
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- First, you'll make the crust. Add the flour, yeast, and dash of salt to a bowl and mix. Pour honey on top. Pour hot water, and stir dough until completely mixed and sticky. Drizzle a bit of EVOO on top, and form into a ball. Cover bowl with a towel and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Once dough has sat, roll onto a large baking sheet. that has been coated with non-stick spray. Lay out as thin and wide as possible.
- Spread on pizza sauce. Then lay out prosciutto on top. Layer your veggies.
- Chunk the Laughing Cow wedges into pieces, and sprinkle on the top.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough down the length of it (hot dog style) or in half. You will have two equally sized pieces of the dough.
- Then, make six cuts to each half, to make 14 small strips. Roll each strip carefully, and wrap the end of the dough around the other side of the roll.
- Place on baking sheet, and lightly sprinkle with salt. Bake for 12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 2-5 minutes before devouring.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 roll-up
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123
% Daily Value
Total Fat 3 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Unsaturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 9 mg
Sodium 373 mg
Total Carbohydrates 16 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 2 g
Protein 6 g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Do you cook with prosciutto? Do you prefer a pizza roll, or slice of pizza?
Disclosure: The Laughing Cow® provided me with product and a $25 gift card for this review. However, thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the brand.


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One of my favorites is Baby, It's Cold Outside. Doesn't matter which version...I just love the catchiness of the music and lyrics. Problem is that I've been singing it wrong
Umm, FAIL.
I've got it down now, thank goodness. Too bad it took me until now to figure that one out!


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beef & bison, salads
September 17, 2008
1/2 sweet onion
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 English cucumber, thinly sliced
1 small carrot, coarsely grated
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar or honey
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 squirt hot chili paste (the stuff in the squeeze bottle)
1Put the onion in a medium bowl, cover it with cold water, add the vinegar and let it sit for 15 minutes (this will mellow out the onion a bit); drain well and add the cucumber and grated carrot.
2In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, garlic and chili paste, stir with a fork and pour over the cucumber mixture. Serve right away, or let it marinate for an hour or two.


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By Marcus Richardson
Heavyweights Joe Joyce (2-0, 2 KOs) and American Donnie Parker (9-1-1, 8 KOs) had words during Friday's weigh-in for their scheduled 10 round fight this Saturday night on March 17th at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.
The 6'10" Parker weighed in at 301 pounds. That's 25 lbs. more than the 34-year-old Parker weighed for his last fight against Bobby Favors last year in April. Parker stopped Favors in the 1st round. Parker does not look like he's in good shape. He kept a shirt on during the weigh-in, which isn't surprising.
Joyce weighed in at 250 lbs. His weight is four lbs. lighter than the 254 lbs. that he came in for his previous fight against Rudolf Jozic on February 16th of last month. Joyce looks in good shape. Just based on the difference in physical condition of the two fighters, this fight could end early with Joyce knocking out Parker within 2 rounds.
"I've made no secret that I am happy to face the most avoided names in the sport, Chisora was offered good money to fight me, life changing money but he was not a man of his word," Joyce said. "I'm ready to go to work and look forward to dispatching 'Big Nasty'."
I wouldn't say that Chisora was offered life changing money for the Joyce fight. That depends on what Joyce considers "life changing" money. Life-changing money is the type of money that Carlos Takam made for his recent fight with Anthony Joshua last October, and the kind of money WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will be getting against AJ on March 31.
Joyce stopped the over-matched Jozic in the 1st round. 2016 Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Joyce will be fighting next against an opponent still to be determined on May 5th on the undercard of Tony Bellew vs. David Haye at the O2 Arena in London, England. Haye was hoping to get former heavyweight title challenger Dereck Chisora to agree to fight Joyce, but that fight doesn't look like a possibility. It's going to have to be someone else.
Parker is a native of Massachusetts in the U.S. He's been a pro since 2012. His only loss on his 11-fight resume came against Daniel Pasciolla in a 6 round split decision defeat in October 2015. Parker has won his last three fights against lower level opposition. Parker has not been fighting a lot though. He fought once in 2016 and 2017. For whatever reason, Parker hasn't been fighting often in the last two years, and he didn't look like he was in great shape at the weigh-in today.
The 6'6" Joyce, 32, is being pushed quickly by his management to try and get him into position for a title shot before he gets too old to take advantage of his size and boxing skills. It's proving not to be so easy though. Joyce doesn't have many takers with the promoters for different top contenders not being interested in putting together fights with him. Without Joyce being able to get fights against top contenders, it might take him a considerable amount of time before he gets ranked high enough for a title shot against one of the heavyweight champions. Hopefully Joyce doesn't have to wait 4 to 6 years before he's ranked high enough to get a crack at a title, but you never know. Facing weak opposition like Donnie Parker, Ian Lewison and Jozic isn't going to get him ranked fast.
"Let's see what 'The Juggernaut' really has, I have watched him on tape, he is slow and one dimensional, I won't be losing any sleep," Parker said. "He has bitten off more than he can chew accepting a fight with the 'Big Nasty'. He is used to being the big man in the ring. It's the only card he has to play. Let's see how he copes being looked down on, the small guy in the battle. March 17th not going to be pretty, Joyce is going to lose in such a way I will put an end to his pampered career," Parker said.


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Although a career as a doctor sounds really great because of how it's a really fulfilling and stable career, I've been put off from it for a long time because I heard that a doctors work crazy hours all the time long past medical school and residency. I've heard stuff about how their marriages deteriorate, and how most doctors wouldn't recommend their children become one.
But I stumbled across this subreddit a few days ago, and reading through some posts, it feels like a lot of attending docs here have a lot of time for hobbies and for family lives. Is this because the people who have time to go on Reddit are a self-selecting bunch, or have I just been misled by a bunch of exaggerated horror stories? Because honestly, being a doctor could be an ideal career for me, and I don't really mind a lot of the major cons that people talk about, like "starting" my life in my 30s, or having to study a lot. But having time for my present (and hopefully future) family is super important to me, I don't want to have to sacrifice that for my entire working life.
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There is no doubt in it that roses are considered the most sought after flowers. When you are in love rose is not the only flower by which you can express your feelings. It is hard to believe, but there are men and women who do not care for rosés. If you are in a fix about the best romantic flower to gift, then go through this article. This article will tell you that you can express your love other than roses.
Flower with a meaning
When you receive flowers, you get instant joy, which you remember for long. Parents, children and friends gift flower to celebrate birthday, Valentine's Day or any special occasion. Tulip, orchid, incarnations and many other cut flowersare used on different occasions to express love and affection. You are seeing the flowers from your childhood,then you may be aware that they are the best thing to gift. When you want to express your real feeling, flowers cannot be replaced by any other gift, flowers are in a class of their own.
Fresh flowers
When you are sending flowers as a gift through Mia florist, the best thing you can do is to personally select the flowers for a romantic bouquet. You may conduct a research on the Internet to find out the proper meanings of flower and their color. If you consider the personal significance of the recipient, then this is the most beautiful part. Here are a couple of flowers with their meaning.
- Holly: for domestic happiness
- Red tulip: you can use it when you have to declare your love
- Yellow tulip; this is used when you are losing hope and love
- Orchid: delicate beauty
- Lilac: this is used to express your first love
You can also take the help of Mia florist about choosing the right flowers with significant meanings. The motive and the objective of a gift isto show that how much you love and care.
Romantic flowers she will surely love
Here are a couple of flowers, which never fail. You can use these flowers on Valentine's Day or any other special occasion. They have stood and the test of time. Here are a couple of the flowers you can choose to gift.
These are the most sought after Valentine's Day flower. They have enticing fragmentsand long vase life. They are available in different colors from which you can choose.
They are perfect for a romantic bouquet. They are beautiful and graceful, available in different colors.
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UK based Landbay has joined the Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) becoming the latest member to adhere by the standards set by the advocacy group. Landbay has targeted a segment of the real estate sector by lending against occupied housing. The peer lender has differentiated their service from many other P2P lenders by added a higher level of security while still trumping rates paid to savers at banks. For borrowers seeking a mortgage, Landbay seeks to offer competitive rates and a less painful application process.
The UK P2PFA has recognized the compelling need for industry standards to assure a vibrant, and lightly regulated growth, for the young P2P lending industry. Not all P2P platforms are members and acceptance in the group is viewed as a seal of high standards. The association demands its members to operate by a "strict set of rules" in order to promote high standards of conduct and consumer protection. These codes of conduct surpass those presently required by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Landbay is the 9th member of the group.
The P2PFA represents over 90% of the alternative services for finance in the UK including peer to peer lending to consumers and businesses and invoice finance funding for small businesses.
John Goodall, co-founder and CEO of Landbay commented on the announcement;
"We are very pleased to become a member of the P2PFA, joining the same table as the pioneering businesses that started this exciting sector many years ago now, and that gave me and my colleagues the inspiration to set up our own unique peer-to-peer lending business".
"While many of the later entrants have sought to offer higher returns but at high levels of risk, Landbay aims to be the lowest risk of all peer to peer lenders, while still providing bank-beating rates for our lenders of 3.5% with our Tracker product and 4.2% for the Fixed rate product ."
"Landbay's unique usage of the UK residential buy-to-let market has allowed us to offer the ideal low risk first step out of traditional cash savings for the millions of frustrated savers in this country stuck with sub-inflation returns from banks".
Landbay interestingly raised capital equity crowdfunding on Seedrs. The P2P platform completed a 3rd funding round this past spring.


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One of my favorite beauty products to test out is foundation/CC cream/any kind of base. I am always on the hunt for something that will perform miracles on my skin. I usually gravitate towards higher coverage but then when I wear it I feel like I need to wear a full face of makeup on top of it. What about the days when I don't feel like wearing a bunch of makeup? Those days I will typically go without any. What's the happy medium? I would love to find some favorites that I could slap on quickly that don't look like they require a full "look" to go with them. An every day foundation in you will!
I just discovered the brand Erborian and they sent me their Glow Créme and CC Créme and I gave them a whirl. I was surpringly impressed with the finished product when I used the two together.
The Glow Créme is for all skin types, and adds the slightest touch of pearly illumination to the skin. The finished product was subtle and although it could also be used as a highlighter over makeup, I prefer it as a primer. It sunk right into my skin, made my skin look slightly brighter, and I did notice a difference in my pores looking a little more hidden! When I layered the CC Créme over top, they really worked beautifully in conjunction with each other. I wear the shade Clair, which is for light to medium skin tones. The formula, as you can see in my swatches below, is made from encapsulated pigments, and once you apply and rub it on it adapts to your skin tone. This has pretty light coverage but it's a little dark for my fair skin.
Base makeup is always a little funny because what you see on your face might look great but then you get outside or look in your rearview mirror and all the sudden it's a WTF moment where you realize it's all wrong for you. Or if you're lucky, it still looks really good. I noticed that when I got my high definition camera out to take pictures, this looked slightly orange and my face didn't match my neck. I could've put some extra concealer under my eyes and made the shade match my neck better with some bronzer, but TBH unless I am taking pictures for the blog, I don't really need something high definition! This looks really soft and natural on me and I can even take an iPhone selfie with my forward facing camera and it really looks nice on me and not like I'm trying too hard. If I use a little bit of my Coola Sunless Tan on my face for a couple days, I will be dark enough for this to be perfect on me without using bronzer to blend it in. It also has SPF 25 but I still carry my Coola Makeup Setting Spray around so I can have extra SPF as my base product SPF wears off during the day.
I'm pretty excited to have found these products and they've definitely earned their spot in my beauty bag. What do you think about these? Would you shell out for any of these Erborian products? Do you use anything else by the brand? What's your favorite K beauty product? Do share in the comments below!


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WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has intervened in an ongoing investigation of his 2016 presidential campaign, ordering the declassification of portions of a secret application for surveillance of a member of his campaign as well as the release of text messages exchanged by FBI employees involved in the investigating of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Trump on Monday directed the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Justice Department to immediately declassify portions of the June 2017 FISA court application regarding former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. The president also demanded the public release of text messages exchanged by former FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, whose texts have provided regular fodder for Fox News and congressional Republicans intent on undermining special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
The FBI had previously released a heavily redacted version of the Page FISA application in July. Trump's defenders on Capitol Hill and in the conservative media have routinely used the Strzok-Page text messages to undermine the Mueller probe and suggest that the FBI is biased against Trump.
Trump also ordered the public release of texts messages sent by former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, as well as Justice Department official Bruce Ohr. The president also ordered the release of notes on meetings with Ohr, who relayed information to the FBI collected by former British spy Christopher Steele about Trump's relationship with Russia.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, called Trump's "selective release of materials he believes are helpful to his defense team" a "clear abuse of power."
"With respect to some of these materials, I have been previously informed by the FBI and Justice Department that they would consider their release a red line that must not be crossed as they may compromise sources and methods," Schiff said in a statement. "This is evidently of no consequence to a President who cares about nothing about the country and everything about his narrow self-interest."
It's unclear how the selected pages of the Page FISA application would be released, and what the timeline is for the release of the FBI text messages.
A Justice Department spokesperson said Monday evening that the DOJ and FBI were "already working with the Director of National Intelligence to comply with the President's order."
The president's order, the spokesperson said, triggered "a declassification review process that is conducted by various agencies within the intelligence community, in conjunction with the White House Counsel, to seek to ensure the safety of America's national security interests."
This story has been updated with a statement from a Justice Department spokesperson.
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University of Saskatchewan team develops novel compounds for safer, more effective cancer treatment
In this post, my colleague Umashankar Das and I discuss our work on producing effective, less toxic therapeutics for cancer.
A novel class of compounds developed by a University of Saskatchewan-led research team could yield more effective and less toxic chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer.
Team leader Jonathan Dimmock, a medicinal chemistry researcher in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, explained their compounds work by interacting with thiols, naturally occurring chemicals that perform several roles in cells.
The approach offers advantages over existing chemotherapy drugs which target nucleic acids found in DNA.
"Many of the compounds or drugs on the market are those that interfere with nucleic acids," Dimmock said. "These types of compounds can be very toxic and they can also cause problems of their own, like actually inducing cancer."
Thiols offer another approach. Among their many roles are defending cells against oxidization and modulating apoptosis – the process where worn-out cells die. One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is they don't experience apoptosis and keep dividing out of control.
Umashankar Das, a research scientist in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and long-time collaborator of Dimmock, explained that cancer cells produce an excess of thiols, such as one called glutathione. Knocking down levels of these thiols reduces cancer cells' ability to resist drugs.
"In cancer cells, glutathione expression is very high, which creates a defense mechanism," Das said. "Any anti-cancer compound that enters the cell cannot sustain its effect."
To address this, the team developed a two-stage attack, first knocking down thiol levels to make the cancer cells vulnerable, then hitting them again.
"Over the years, we've developed the theory of 'sequential cytotoxicity,' which simply means you give an initial attack on the cancer cell and then you give a second chemical attack," Dimmock said. "The cancer cells are more vulnerable to the second attack than normal cells."
Designing molecules that selectively target thiols produced by cancer cells is the focus of many years' work by Dimmock, Das and their collaborators. In their latest study, they tested compounds against cells from nine different types of human cancer, including common types affecting blood, colon, breast, prostate, ovaries, kidneys, and lungs.
Das explained that since the compounds they've developed make cancer cells more sensitive to attack, they also remove resistance to standard chemotherapy drugs – a serious problem in current therapies.
"Many of our compounds are what we call 'multi-drug resistance revertants,' so we're actually creating a much more sensitive cancer cell through this process," he said.
The team's latest work is published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Funding support was provided through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and other agencies.
The next step is to take the work into mice models to confirm their effects in living systems. To this end, the U of S has set up a technology licensing opportunity to invite partners to help develop these promising compounds.


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First, tell us a little about your background….
Hello everyone, my name is Faye and I am the new Junior Web Developer at Media Street. Alongside completing my Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Art and Graphic Design, I also gained three years of Web Design Experience at a company in Honiton. After working in a Call Centre for just over a year and a half, I also have a wealth of customer service knowledge and experience.
I am very excited to be apart of the Media Street team and look forward to the future!
What do you enjoy to do away from work?
My favourite thing to do in the evening is watch a good film with a duvet and a glass of rosé. I also enjoy reading, going to the cinema and venturing up to London to Comic Con every year. I have a house bunny called Delilah and keep tropical fish.
And what are you most looking forward to?
I am looking forward to continuing to learn new skills and to grow within the business.
What would be your superhero quality?
Mind Reading – Huge Professor X fan over here!
The one skill you would love to have?
I would love to be able to sing really well. My current singing voice is tragic.
Your favourite song?
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Your go-to cake?
Victoria Jam Sponge with lots of Icing.
What's your guilty pleasure?
Coronation Street (I haven't missed an episode, and if I do I will watch it on catch-up)
Your favourite word?
Do you have a pet hate?
When couples are walking really slow in front of you and they are too far apart to go around and too close together (and holding hands) to go between them.
Tell us a joke!
"Who's there"
Doctor Who?


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Former Odessa Region Governor and former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili failed to appear before the court to face a hearing on his alleged «illegal» entry into Ukraine, Friday, to hold a rally and «meet the people of Cherkasy.»
Earlier in the day, Saakashvili announced on his Facebook page that he would not appear before the court as he «decided not to cancel planned meetings with the... Еще people of Cherkasy.»
The Lviv district court, which resumed the hearing on Saakashvili's case, found the former Odessa region governor guilty of an «illegal» border crossing and fined him 3,400 hryvnia (€108,29/$129,33).
On July 26, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko deprived Saakashvili, who was appointed the Odessa region governor in May 2015, of his Ukrainian citizenship. Together with his supporters, the former Georgian leader succeeded in breaking through border control and entering Ukraine from Poland earlier in September. Reportedly, some 22 border control officers were injured as a result of the Mostitsky breakthrough.
Earlier in the week, Saakashvili stated that he would settle in central Ukraine, in the Cherkassy region, and then «travel all over Ukraine.»


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Lawyers who faced various kind of suppressions in past two months
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group
Power to Justice, May 2013
Lawyers who had failed to pass annual registration for the 2nd time
Chen Wuquan
Chen Wequan is a Guangzhou lawyer. His license snatched by police in April 2012 for representing Chen Kegui, nephew of barefoot lawyer Chen Guangcheng.
In May 2012, Chen was notified that his annual registration was on hold because the Guangzhou Lawyers Association has received a complaint about an article he had written earlier in that year, which recorded the unlawful practices in a trial he participated. [1] Chen was later dismissed by his law firm.
Chan Wuquan communicated with Guagnzhou Lawyers Association and Guangzhou Ministry of Justice. Both had promised to review his annual registration. However, until today there has been no updates on Chen Wuquan's annual registration.
Wang Cheng
Wang Chen is a lawyer in Hangzhou. In 2011 he sued the Jiangxi government for vote-rigging in the local election of deputies of National People's Congress on behalf of Li Sihua, an independent candidate to the said election.
After his contract ended in September 2011, Wang Cheng transferred to Zehou Law Firm in Zhejiang in February 2012. However, he could not sign the contract with firm because it was the Lawyers Association does not handle transfer requests in February to May. Wang Cheng asked the law firm he previously worked in to apply for a postponement of annual registration for him in 2012 so that he could finish the transferal procedures.
However, the law firm he previously worked in did not apply for a postponement of annual registration for Wang Cheng because it received order from Ministry ofJustice to not apply for him. Zehou Law Firm, the new law firm that Wang Cheng was supposed to transfer to, also received order from the Ministry of Justice that it could not sign a contract with Wang Cheng.
In April 2012, Wang Cheng was notified that his license was revoked for 'not transferring to a new law firm within six months'. Officials from Hangzhou informed Wang Cheng case would be reviewed until 'his problem is resolved'.
Judicial Detention
Wang Quan Zhang
On 4th April 2013, Beijing lawyer Wang Quanzhang was judicially detained after a trial at Jing Jiang court. He was detained with the charge of "severely obstructing order in court" after taking a photo of a document for back-up.
He was released after two days. He was the first lawyer detained for 'severely obstructing order in court' after the release of a judicial interpretation for the amended Criminal Procedure Law by the Supreme People's Court.
Wang will request for an administrative review on Jing Jiang Court's decision.
Chen Hai
On 12th April, Anhui lawyer Cheng Hai was assaulted by ten police in plainclothes outside a court in Dalian because he questioned about the reason of the postponement of a Falun Gong case.
Jiang Yuanmin
On 14th April, Shenzhen lawyer Jiang Yuanmin was retaliated because herepresented peasants who lost their land in San Ya, Hainan. He was detained with the charge of "assembling crowds to disturb public order" and wasinterrogated for 24 hours. Jiang's physical condition was very bad but the detention centre did not provide him any medical treatment.
As of 31st May, Jiang Yuanmin is still detained. The case has been sent back from the procuratorate to the police because 'the facts are not clear'. Police will conduct supplementary investigations on the case.
Cui Jianan
On 15th April, Beijing female lawyer Cui Jianan reported Chen Gang, the Vice Mayor of Beijing, about his alleged deception of housing maintenance fund. The police detained her with the charge of "obstructing public order". She was detained for more than ten hours and was injected unknown substance. Later she had a heart attack during the detention and was sent to the hospital.
Ding Jiaxi
On 17th April, Beijing lawyer Ding Jiaxi was summoned with the charge of "illegal assembly" and he is still detained. It is suspected that the detention was due to his advocacy for disclosure of officials' wealth and equal rights of education in Beijing.[2]
On 25th May, the procuratorate officially arrested Ding Jiaxi for 'illegal assembly'.
Eight Lawyers detained for over 12 hours, seven of them were beaten up outside Sichuan's largest black jail
On 13th May, Lin Qilei, Guo Haiyue, Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, Liang Xiaojun, Tang Tianhao and Zhang Keke tried to visit the largest black jail in Sichuan in the morning of 13th May. They were beaten severely by several unidentified persons. Later they were detained for more than twelve hours with the charge of "obstructing the business of the officials" at Ying Jie Town Police Station.
Several hours later, Wang Cheng, Wen Haibo, Li Heping and Yang Huiwen went to Ziyang, Sichuan to rescue the lawyers but the four lawyers were also detained. After being interrogated for more than twelve hours, Wang Cheng, Wen Haibo and Yang Huiwen were released at around 2a.m. that day. Li Heping was detained with the charge of "spreading false information".
The lawyers were all released later
Other forms of suppression
Li Jinxing and Yang Jinzhu
On 21st May, Li Jinxing and Yang Jinzhu attended a trial at Beihai, Guangxi. When Li Jinxing raised questions about the methods of investigation used by Commission for Discipline Inspection, he was interrupted by the president judge. Li was removed from the court by the guards because he insisted in raising the questions. Yang was also removed from the court for protesting against the decision made by the president judge. The judge declared that both lawyers were not allowed to handle this case anymore.
Lawyers in China raised great concern over the incident. Li and Yang expressed their objection to the court. They were allowed to meet with their client afterwards.
[1] http://chrlawyers.hk/zh-hans/content/20120417chenwuquan (Chinese only)
[2] http://chrlawyers.hk/zh-hans/content/20130419_dingjiaxi (Chinese only)