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by Mike Robinson
Imagine the scene. The light of the Passover moon is filtering through the trees of the garden of Gethsemane making strange patterns on the ground beneath. To one side a small group of men are sleeping fitfully. Some distance away, a lone figure is engaged in a desperate prayer battle. As we draw near to the man who is pouring out his soul in what can only be described as agony, we listen intently for any clue or insight into the burden of his prayer.
"Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name - the name you gave me - so that they may be one as we are one...My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through there message, that all of them may be one...I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me..." - John 17:11,20-23
Our hearts are filled with a wide range of emotional responses as we witness this powerful and disturbing scene. But there is no escaping the burden of the prayer. The heart longing of this man who is soon to be executed is that his followers should experience and express a deep, lasting unity in their lives and service in the years before them. Further, that unity is meant to overflow into the generations ahead for as long as there are those in this world who profess to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
Does it not seem both strange and tragic to you that, despite the passion and fervency of that prayer, the followers of Jesus Christ are now noted for their disunity and division? An unbelieving world looks at the fragmentation of Christianity into countless sects and groups and understandably dismisses them as hypocritical and, therefore, irrelevant. And who can blame them?
The greater tragedy is that, in dismissing those of us who make up the Church of Jesus Christ, they also dismiss our message and our Lord.
The fact that we seem resigned and even comfortable with that fragmentation of Christianity in our world today leads to at least one conclusion: the significance of unity is of much less importance to us than it is to the Lord Jesus Christ. It seems that there are other matters higher on our agenda. Perhaps that anomaly can be explained in that we have yet to recognise the centrality of unity and the importance of it in giving credibility to our ministry and message in a world that is itself fragmented and divided.
The necessity for unity cannot be allowed to stay in the realm of abstract theological discussion or debate. To be of any value, it must ultimately come down to the local Church where you and I belong. The time has long since come for us to ask ourselves some hard questions about unity. Is it really that important? What does unity look like and how will we recognise it if we see it? What practical steps can we take as individuals to "maintain the unity of the Spirit" in our local congregation?
It is not possible to objectively evaluate the teaching of Jesus and avoid the fact that love and unity among His disciples are of supreme importance to Him. We have already noted the passion of His prayer in John 17. If we had nothing else but that revelation into the heart of Jesus, that alone should make us pursue unity with a single-minded passion. But, added to that, we have the kind of teaching found in passages like Luke 11:17, "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall".
We turn back into the Old Testament to a passage like Psalm 133 and we read,
"How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head.....it is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows His blessing, even life forevermore." - Psalm 133
A quick visit to Proverbs 6:16-19 reveals seven things that the Lord hates and among them we find reference made to
"a man who stirs up dissension among brothers".
We return to the New Testament and examine the record of the early church found in Acts. The fact that this first community of faith was one in heart and mind seems to be noted as being of great significance (Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-35). Chapters 5 & 6 reveal something of the commitment of the Church to seek and maintain unity, especially in the issues that could create tension and division. We turn across to 1 Corinthians and discover that, with all the specific issues Paul needs to address in that vital but troubled church, he moves very quickly to expose, challenge and correct the disunity and division in the Church. Across in Ephesians 4 we again tap into the heartbeat of the great apostle as he urges the Church to place unity high on their priorities.
Even to the casual reader, it is evident that unity is a very precious gift to be maintained constantly, guarded jealously and handled with great care. I cannot escape the fact that, if we have the heart and mind of God, we will have a passionate commitment to the maintaining of unity in the Body of Christ. Why? Because unity gives great strength to the life and witness of the Church. A company of God's people who are committed to maintaining the unity of the Spirit will enjoy the fruit of strong fellowship and witness. There will be a credibility about their ministry. However, unity itself is very fragile and delicate. That's why we are urged to make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Eph.4:3)
UNITY: A MISUNDERSTOOD TRUTHTrue unity is the exclusive creation of the Holy Spirit. We are never called upon to create spiritual unity. What we are commanded to do is to maintain the unity that the Spirit has created. The underlying truth of that command is that we are one. All those who have been born into the family of God by grace through faith are one in Christ.
If we do not understand or accept that basic truth, we will never know or experience true unity. All those who are members of God's family are our brothers and sisters. They may not all believe or act as we do but that does not change the fundamental truth; we are one because we have one Father.
It might be helpful if we first look at what unity isn't! If we can expose and dismantle some of the myths that have taken root in our understanding concerning unity, we can then clear away the debris and make room for a more accurate understanding. Because we have often been ignorant of the Biblical basis of unity, that ignorance has led to many attempts to establish a form of unity built on other foundations. Let's look at two myths that have crippled our understanding.
MYTH No.1 - Unity & Uniformity are Synonymous
This myth is very widespread in the Body of Christ. In effect, it says that, if we can "clone" people so that they all believe the same truths or doctrines, all behave in the same manner, all worship in the same form or style, all dress within certain parameters of 'acceptable' style and fashion, all accept specific codes of behaviour and lifestyle, then we will have achieved unity - unity of belief and behaviour.
[N.B.Please understand that, in making the comment about truth and doctrine, I am not challenging the necessity of correct belief in the foundational doctrines of the Christian Faith eg. the deity of Christ, the centrality of the Cross and Resurrection, the necessity of the new birth etc. Rather, I am speaking of those truths that might be considered as not essential for salvation but important in Christian living: truths that are understood by various groups in different ways and where there is no general consensus as to interpretation and application].
In exposing the above myth, I am firstly challenging the prevalent idea that theological agreement on all issues can be equated with unity. That is not to say that doctrinal agreement or, at least, compatability is not desirable or enjoyable. However, it is most certainly an inadequate basis for unity. As members of God's family, we are all at different stages of spiritual growth, development and understanding. New Christians are presumably in the 'kindergarten' of doctrinal perception while older Christians (should be!) much further along in their doctrinal insight. Yet, despite the disparity between their respective understandings, surely they are meant to be one and to enjoy the fruit of that unity in their relationships together. So to say that theological or doctrinal agreement is necessary for unity is to deny that newer and older Christians can ever know unity because of the differences in their understanding.
The same holds true in other areas of theological comparisons. If we could wave some doctrinal 'magic wand' and suddenly make all believers pre-millennial.....or evangelical.....or charismatic....or reformed or whatever, we would still not have an adequate foundation for unity. Our theological knowledge is incomplete and still 'in process'. No matter how much we may know, there will always be a sense in which we "see but a poor reflection" (1 Cor.12:12)
I am also wanting to challenge the equating of unity and uniformity as it applies to external organisation or structure. If it was possible to create just one denomination to which all Christians belonged so that we all wore the same label, we would not then automatically have unity. I am not commending or advocating the proliferation and further division of the Body of Christ. But organisational conformity cannot be equated with the spiritual unity for which Jesus so earnestly prayed. Even if it was possible to create that external conformity, we might present an outward expression of oneness to the world but it would only be skin deep!
MYTH No.2 - Diversity and Differences Threaten Our Unity.
It's strange but true that we are generally threatened by the differences that exist in the Body of Christ. Diversity is usually a factor that makes us feel vulnerable and uncomfortable. However, I submit that diversity and differences are essential components of true Biblical unity!
[Please note the distinction between 'differences' and 'divisions'. We ought to be able to relax with differences but divisions are destructive to the Body of Christ. Divisions usually come about when differences are handled immaturely! An overview of the first four chapters of 1 Corinthians gives some insight into the birth of divisions. In that situation, there were those in the Church who, in their immaturity, focused upon human leaders & teachers in a way that set up a spirit of competition rather than complementation]
Can you recall the last time you watched an orchestra perform? If so, you must have noted how different the musical instruments were one from the other. Different shapes and sizes, each type needing to be played in a different way and each producing a different sound. But suppose the orchestra consisted only of 76 trombones all playing the same note at the same time? What you would see and hear would be conformity and uniformity. It would be colourless and meaningless. The wonder of a moving orchestral performance can be caught up in three key words - diversity, harmony and unity.
If you have attended a live performance, you may have listened to the various musicians tune their instruments before the actual programme commenced. What you heard then was diversity with all kinds of strange and unrelated sounds as each performer 'did their own thing'. Then the conductor came to the podium and, under his baton, harmony was added to diversity and the end result was a unity that gripped the attention of the listeners. The key to that kind of unity is diversity of instruments drawn together in harmony under the conductor. When the Head of the Church 'conducts' and all our differences are placed submissively under His leadership, the result is a unity that arrests the attention of the world.
If we want a biblical example of the same truth, we need turn no further than to 1 Corinthians 12 and listen to Paul explain unity in diversity as he uses the analogy of the human body. What an amazing illustration! The human body is not threatened by the differences and diversity that exists within it. On the contrary, it is dependent on those differences for effective functioning.
Note how Paul argues for diversity within the Body of Christ in vs.14-20. The body is not one part but many and all parts co-ordinated together equals harmony and unity. Sadly, we often feel that differences have to be eliminated rather than harmonised and, in so doing, we exclude the possibility of true biblical harmony. To use Paul's analogy, we try to make the whole body an eye or an ear! (v.17) I believe that many of the secondary issues that create tension between Christians do so because we have this immature need to reduce every issue to being either right or wrong. Why do we find it so difficult to allow for a third category - different! Why can't we simply allow for the presence of differences without them having to be right or wrong?
If differences and diversity are inevitable among Christians who, at best, now see only a poor reflection (1 Cor.12:13) and if true biblical unity pre-supposes those differences, where can we turn to find the basis for our oneness in Christ? We have already considered theological and structural conformity and found them to be totally inadequate foundations. What, then, is the key to our unity? UNITY: ITS TRUE FOUNDATION We need to turn back to Ephesians 4 and the first 6 verses of that instructive and powerful chapter. You will remember that Paul uses the expression "unity of the Spirit" and, in so doing, directs our attention to the LIFE of the Spirit and the LOVE of the Spirit. In vs.4-6, as Paul spells out the basis of unity, he does not mention structural conformity. Rather, he underlines the spiritual nature of our unity - one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all.
However, from that point, Paul acknowledges the diversity of life and ministry within the Body of Christ (vs.7-12). Unity in the Spirit is NOW and we are meant to maintain that. Unity of the faith (v.13) is still future and we are growing towards that as we grow up into Christ in all things (Vs.15,16).
Again, I cannot escape the conclusion that, as believers in Christ and members of the Family of God, WE ARE ONE. Were that not so the command to maintain that oneness would be meaningless. We are one because we share the life of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit who lives within me is the same Spirit who lives within my brothers and sisters. We have one Father. We are family! We are one!
Our struggle with unity most often relates to the second dimension of our unity dynamic - the love of the Spirit. I simply draw your attention again to the critical importance of love in our life together as God's people. When we recognise that the LIFE of the Spirit is within us and allow the LOVE of the Spirit to flow through us, the unity for which Jesus prayed among us will be increasingly a reality. We will begin to relax with the differences and diversity knowing that they are not a threat to our unity - unless we begin to again make them a basis for unity.
Given that the unity of the Spirit equips us with spiritual strength and solidarity but is itself very fragile, it follows that our unity will be a primary target for our enemy as he seeks to neutralise our effectiveness. We cannot discuss the matter of unity without the reality of warfare quickly becoming part of the discussion. An enemy secures a huge advantage if he can divide the forces that oppose him so that they feud and fight among themselves. Such a tactic is a classic military strategy. 'Divide and conquer' is more than a cliché; it is a strategy as old as conflict itself. As those who belong to the Kingdom of God, we ought to pay close attention to Jesus' observation,
"A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand." Luke 11:17.
An overview of Church history reveals that our enemy has used this tactic to great advantage over the years and he is most adept in its application. If he can destroy our essential unity by getting us to fight among ourselves, he has largely succeeded in negating our power and our purpose.
There is no greater tragedy in warfare than for a soldier to die at the hands of his own comrades because they mistook him for the enemy. We call this "friendly fire". There's a lot of that going on in the Church these days! You see, unity is a matter of spiritual warfare before it is a matter of diplomatic ability. I heard a preacher say recently, "Your brother is never your enemy! Sometimes he may act and speak in ways that suggests he is...but your brother is never your enemy!"
There is perhaps no more instructive passage on this subject of warfare than Ephesians 6:10-20. In the midst of the great teaching found in that section there is this statement, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood...but against spiritual forces of evil..." (v.12). It is a passage we know well and have read and quoted countless times. But, if our behaviour towards each other at times is any indication, we don't really believe it! We too often act and react towards fellow Christians as though we do wrestle against flesh and blood....as though they were the enemy. If we are going to engage in warfare, let's do battle with our real enemy; not among ourselves.
Now, all this is not to suggest that we must never disagree; that there must never be debate and discussion - even of the heated kind! I am not for one moment advocating that we become insensitive to what is right and what is wrong. I am not pleading that we sacrifice our convictions on the altar of expediency or we accept peace at any price in the name of unity. My plea is that, in the midst of our differences, we ask ourselves certain basic questions as we learn and grow together.
[a] Is this issue of a primary or secondary kind? ie. does it have far-reaching implications that could compromise the gospel and the kingdom of God or is it something of lesser importance where differing points of view can happily co-exist if love prevails. Such an atmosphere is just right for developing Christian maturity! I believe that there are some issues that will never be agreed upon this side of heaven and that's not a problem if we continue to relate lovingly together. To be loving in our differences is a more powerful witness to the world than to agree for the sake of agreement.
[b] Am I speaking the truth in love? In Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul identifies the maturing process as we grow up into Christ or into Christlikeness. One of the hallmarks of maturity is the increasing ability to speak the truth in love. Some people are so truthful they don't know how to be loving. Others are so loving, they don't know how to be truthful. Both those extremes are destructive to true unity. Speaking the truth in love enriches and purifies our unity in Christ. But in the 'heat' of the situation, how can I monitor if what I am saying honours this command? Here are three key strategies that, if consistently applied, will go a long way to safeguard our unity
First, we need to make sure it is the truth. Let's check the accuracy of what we believe to be true so that we do not unwittingly become part of the enemy's strategy of dis-information and de-stabilisation. And let's check it with the source!
Second, we need to say it where it counts. It is of no value if we speak truthfully and lovingly but we are speaking to the wrong person. For example, if I have a problem with my secretary or chairman of Deacons over some particular matter and I speak to everyone else about my problem but not to him, I am not saying it where it counts and I am almost certainly aggravating the situation rather than solving it.
Third, say it with love. My attitude is as important (some would say more important) as the content of what I am saying. If I am truly speaking in love, I will not be trying to justify myself, defend myself or prove myself right. I will be seeking to build up and bless the person or persons to whom I speak and to contribute to the welfare of the whole Body of Christ.
When a group of Christians (a local Church, a home group, even a denomination) begins to experience change and upheaval, pressure is placed upon whatever degree of unity they may have.
But if that particular community of believers has developed a love relationship between its members and they have been learning how to maintain the unity of the Spirit as distinct from creating a uniformity, they will be well prepared for the discomfort and upheaval when differences emerge because they will give priority to love and unity over form and structure.


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April 01, 2019
April Horoscopes with SW
Hello lovelies,
March came and went, and with its leaving brought us spring! As the days get longer and the weather heats up, we must make sure that our minds, body, and DIAMONDS are refreshed, new, and ready for spring. Take a peek at your April Horoscope, and see which SW piece aligns with your sign this month!
After a long and rainy (tears included) Pisces season, April is bringing you the opportunity for your talents to flourish with the flowers, Aries. Take time to meditate and recenter your mind to welcome in the warmth of this season. Focus on your ability to sense what others are thinking and say what they may be unable to say. But April isn't only about growth for you, Aries. It's your season, and that means it's time to treat yourself! This month is made for YOU, so amp up your jewelry collection and show the world just how strong you are with the Donna Rose Cut Marquis Necklace. You'll have every reason to keep your head up and show off this beautiful piece.
Taurus, with the start of spring, it's time for you to do some cleaning, both mentally and physically. Your rhythm of life may not be a bed of roses yet, but with some careful thought and preparation, you'll be rolling around in the flower beds of Spring. With a clean room, a clean mind, and a clean start, you'll find a new love for the beauty of sharing. April is ideal for thinking about what you no longer need and what you can share with others, Taurus. What better way to share something you love with others than giving the gift of diamonds? Find that inner blissful feeling that sharing brings when you give your besties matching Veena Taj Pinky Rings; a little something to always remember the love that your friends bring into your life.
April is a month of productivity and personal growth, Gemini. You are so many things at once; multifaceted just like the diamonds in the Illusion Emerald Bangle Cuff. Take the time to explore all the intricacies that make up your sparkling personality. You're on a mission this month, so don't let anything or anyone get in the way of your growth. Coming to the realization that your thoughts and actions of the past do not have to be a part of your present or future will only show you the bright light that you have within - and of course new diamonds will enhance that sparkle perfectly.
Cancer, it's time to buy new jewelry, and we're not just saying that because we love diamonds. April is going to show you the seductive potential of Cancer, meaning it's time to get glammed up and tell your crush how you feel, and we promise new diamonds will ease those nerves! Take this opportunity to be more outgoing with the Illusion 2 Row Statement Hoops, which say class, glamour, and sexy all at once. However, according to the horoscope, others will see that the most stunning moment is when you undress, leaving just you and the diamonds to sparkle.
You are going to feel very bold and artistic in all aspects of your life this month, Leo. April will support not only your creative power but also your emotional power when it comes to your arts and your relationships. In other words, it's time to show the world the boss lady that you can be. Start by branching out in your personal style with the Isadora Cushion and Marquis Statement Choker. Not only does this piece play into your creative side, but it is guaranteed to make a statement wherever you go.
Virgo, money may not normally be everything to you, but this month you will see an increase of funds, and you SOOO deserve to treat yourself. Throughout April, you will find that you need to overcome your fears and concerns in order to truly change with the season and plant new seeds in your personal garden, and the best place to start is with DIAMONDS, of course. Break out of your comfort zone with the Reverie Couture Shield Ring and show yourself that you not only know your worth, but you also know how to WORK IT all through Spring.
April is the month for you to DO. IT. UP! No one likes being treated like a gem more than you, Libra, so take this time to indulge. Check your bank accounts, make a budget and TREAT YOURSELF. From mimosas to vacations to shopping sprees, the first month of Spring will bring you a new sense of self, and a whole new wardrobe. Start off your total Spring upgrade with the Donna Rose Cut Marquis Bolo Bracelet. Not only will this piece match the shining sun and blooming flowers all around you, but it will also amplify your Spring sparkle.
Growing up sometimes means all business and no fun, but this April it's time to bring the fun and humor back into your life, Scorpio. The weather's heating up and it's OK to let your booty show a little bit, so to speak. If you can't remember the last time laughter was your day's ab workout, that's a MAJOR problem. Not only will April bring the fun back into your life, Scorpio, it will remind you to think more deeply into how you treat yourself. In the April spirit of fun and self care, treat yourself to some new diamonds, to match your changes with the season. The Dujour 8 Diamond Ear Wire is the perfect balance of fun and sparkle.
As the cold winter melts under the welcoming warmth of the Spring, you'll your heart begin to warm as well, Sagittarius. Just like the budding flowers around you, a new love will be blossoming, and it's time to let yourself fall. Fall in love with yourself, with the cutie you've had your eye on, and the SW piece that's been in your wishlist for MONTHS. What better way to fall in love than dressed in new diamonds, like the romantic and beautiful Reverie Couture Statement Lariat Necklace. Wear it on a first date or to run errands, because no matter the occasion, you'll be radiating love.
Watching you work your magic is a thing of beauty, Capricorn. Your drive and commitment always go above and beyond, and this month is the time to push yourself further than ever before. April is all about authenticity for you. Take the time to evaluate what really feels good to you versus what your brain says feels good? While those things can differ, the one thing both you and your brain can both agree on is JEWELRY. In the spirit of authenticity, the Isadora Floret Partial Ring is not only the perfect piece for your spring spirit, but will also fall into a perfect stack with your favorite rings. This April, your sparkling personality will prosper, and we promise new diamonds will help.
Be courageous this month, Aquarius. The long winter was difficult for everyone, but those rain storms may have showered you a little bit harder than the rest of us. You may have been going through it in March, Aquarius, but April is the time to focus on self-care and the strength that you have within. Show the world the strength and love you have for yourself by wearing it on the outside with the Donna Statement Cuff. Not only does this piece resemble the legendary cuffs worn by Wonder Woman, but they will give you the same power and fortitude that Wonder Woman possesses.
Pisces, this month will bring you a sense of ease and comfort that has been long overdue. In April, a warm blanket and a soft bed will give you the feelings of bliss that had vanished in the winter months. Lean into your desire to relax, recharge, and renew yourself for Spring. Treat yourself to some fresh diamonds to match your fresh mindset, with the Reverie 4 Cluster Drop Earrings. With a clear mindset, your financial and professional worries will melt away, leaving you with the opportunity to show yourself (and your jewelry collection) some love.

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Getting a guy to ask you out isn't that difficult, but sometimes we all feel a bit unsure and don't know what to do, especially around a guy we really have a crush on. Lucky for you we compiled a couple of tips and tricks you can use whenever you're in that situation. They're all pretty easy and should get your message across without being obvious or having to go out on a limb and actually asking him out yourself.
1. Eye Contact
A lot of girls feel shy around guys they like, whether they've known them for a while or it's a handsome stranger they've seen across the bar. They tend to look away, as soon as their crush looks at them. That sends the wrong message. Instead, try to make eye-contact. If it's someone you've just seen across the room, and they happen to look at you too – hold the eye contact for a couple of seconds to let them know you're interested. If it's a person you know, look them in the eye when you're talking to them. Don't stare at them the whole time, that would be creepy, but make occasional eye contact.
2. Get A Friend To Help
If you have a crush on someone you already know, but you only hang out with them in a group, get a friend to comment that "you'd make a good couple" or "when will you two guys start dating already" at the right moment. Make sure it's a casual comment, and it doesn't seem staged. Sure it might be a little awkward and you can both laugh it off, but that thought might stick in the guy's head.
3. Be Open
Sometimes it just so happens that the guy we like might be interested but is intimidated by your body language and the way you behave. Try to make yourself seem open to conversation. Don't cross your arms, your body language matters. If he comes up to start a conversation, don't give him short answers, instead try to prolong the dialogue, ask him questions too.
4. Don't Complain Too Much
No one likes a negative Nancy. Sure, a healthy dose of cynicism and some self-deprecating humor never hurt anyone, but try not to spend the whole time complaining. If all you do is moan about the trouble at work, or how lame your friend is – you're not gonna be that fun to hang out with. Make sure to share some happy stories too.
5. Show Your Wit
Your character and wit matter even more than your looks. If you have a witty sense of humor, make sure to showcase it in a conversation. Every guy will appreciate it. After all, we all just want someone fun and witty to hang out with. But don't waste all your witticisms in one convo, you're not a stand-up comedian, be subtle.
6. Classy, Not Trashy
There's nothing wrong with showing off what your mama gave you, but try to do it in a classy way. There's no need to show off all the goods at once with sinfully short minis and extra deep v-necks, that can send the wrong message and attract the wrong kind of guy. And let's be honest, none of us wants to talk to sleazy players. A nice decolletage is good, but no one needs a neckline so deep your belly button is showing. Keep it classy, not trashy.


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This tutorial will show how to configure new server on digital ocean from the start. You can create and customize new virtual server for your needs for different php projects.
Server Details:
OS: Ubuntu 16.04
PHP Version: 7.0
Mysql Version: 5.7
Step 1: Creating new Droplet
Droplet is so called VPN on Digital Ocean. You can look here to understand more: "How To Create Your First Digital Ocean Droplet Virtual Server"
Register on digital Ocean
Create Droplet
Choose The Price and A Size
Choose your Location
Add name
And wait
Check Your Email
After Creation of new Droplet on Digital Ocean, you will receive SSH root password and your new ip in your email inbox
Step 2: Connect to your New Droplet
You can connect to your new VPN server via putty or other SSH telnet client.
After First connection you will be required to change your first password
Changing password for root. (current) UNIX password: Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password:
Step 3: Configure Server Defaults
Update Ubuntu Server
run in your SSH Client:
sudo apt-get update
Update Date Time ZONE
run in your SSH Client:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Choose your date time location of your new serve
Step 4: Install Apache
run in your SSH Client:
sudo apt-get install apache2
Each time when you install new service on your Ubuntu Server you will ask the question:
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
To check successful installation, you can open your browser with your ip. You will see that:
Step 5: Apache enable Rewrite rule
This rule will permit you to use .htaccess file each project
run in your SSH Client:
sudo a2enmod rewrite sudo service apache2 restart
Step 6: Install MYSQL Last Version
run in your SSH Client:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
You will required to enter twice your new password for Mysql Client. Please do not forget your password
Step 7: Install PHP 7.0
run in your SSH Client:
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-zip
than run:
sudo service apache2 restart
Step 8: Install PhpMyadmin
It is software tool to mange mysql DB.
Source: https://www.phpmyadmin.net/
run in your SSH Client:
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
choose apache2 and click on "OK"
press "yes"
insert you root password of MYSQL DB
sudo service apache2 restart
Step 9: Check Your Server Installations
sudo echo "<?php phpinfo();?>" > /var/www/html/test.php
run in your browser: http://{YOUR_IP}/test.php
you will get:
to test phpmyadmin,run in your browser http://{YOUR_IP}/phpmyadmin and enter your username and password for your mysql service
Please, leave in comments witch problems did you have flowing current documentation. Thanks!


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Here's a short clip of the Galeristas Adolecentes visit with Hrag Vartanianan of Hyperallergic on Friday November 27, 2010.
Watch Hrag and the Gallery Club talk about the work of #TheSocialGraph and about Hyperallergic's role in the evolving discussion about social media and art through the commissioning of work, its role as a community hub, and as a publication that was created with social media as an integral part of its identity.
Now can anyone define social graph?
Rapture by Blondie


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Christmas is not yet here, but bookings for the Chinese New Year reunion dinner on Jan 27 next year, on the eve of the Year of the Rooster, are already coming in.
Most restaurants The Sunday Times spoke to say reservations are similar to this year's, with 20 to 50 per cent of their tables already booked. They expect reservations to surge later this month.
Some are fully booked or close to capacity for that day. For example, Hua Ting Restaurant in Orchard Hotel and Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant in Sheraton Towers are fully booked. Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant in Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel is full for its first seating and 80 per cent booked for the second.
Apart from hotels, Lai Wah Restaurant in Bendemeer is 90 per cent booked for both seatings and Keng Eng Kee Seafood in Alexandra is full for its first seating and 60 per cent full for its two other seatings.
Restaurants with healthy bookings attribute it to a strong following of regulars who made reservations as early as February this year after having their reunion dinners.
But some restaurants feel the pinch from the sluggish economy.
Mr Paul Liew, 35, who runs Keng Eng Kee Seafood, says that while reunion dinner reservations are on a par with this year's, dinner bookings for the week before and after the eve have fallen by 20 per cent.
"With the exception of important dates such as the seventh day of Chinese New Year, reservations during the season are coming in more slowly compared with last year, as diners are more careful with their spending."
The seventh day is Ren Ri, or Everybody's Birthday - many Chinese here celebrate it by eating yusheng.
At Peach Garden Restaurant, about 50 per cent of seats across its nine outlets have been filled. The restaurant is maintaining the prices of its festive set menus "with the soft economic conditions", says Mr Ho Toon Chian, 49, its assistant director of sales and marketing. He adds: "While reservations from companies are consistent, they are going for the cheaper dining packages."
Some restaurants have increased prices by 4 to 15 per cent because of the higher cost of ingredients, such as seafood, and manpower costs.
Ah Orh Seafood Restaurant in Jalan Bukit Merah, which is offering traditional Teochew dishes such as Seven Assorted Vegetables Stew as well as yusheng, has increased prices for its set menus by $20 to $40. Its owner, Ms Goh Chiew Buay, 43, says: "There has been a significant increase in the price of seafood, such as abalone from Mexico and fish and prawns from Malaysia and Indonesia. This could be due to the increasing demand in China for seafood."
Chinese restaurant Empress at the Asian Civilisations Museum has increased prices for its Chinese New Year menu by about 10 per cent more compared with its regular menus.
Mr Yuan Oeij, chairman of the Prive Group, which runs the restaurant, says: "Prices for key ingredients such as rock lobster from Indonesia and dried scallops from Japan generally increase by about 20 per cent during the festive periods."
Some diners are not letting this stop them from celebrating Chinese New Year in restaurants.
Operations manager Karen Ho, 28, who booked her reunion dinner at Keng Eng Kee Seafood last month, says: "It is a more convenient way of dining with the entire family, without the hassle of cooking at home. Since it is once a year, I don't mind paying for good quality food and service."
What: Choose from eight set menus ranging from $118++ for four to six people to $198++ a person (minimum two persons). Chicken-themed menu highlights include Dual Style Roasted & Szechuan "Bon Bon" Chicken. About 70 per cent of its two seatings are available.
Where: 05-02 National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Road
When: Jan 9 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6384-5585 or go to www.yan.com.sg
What: Tuck into three set menus: $68++ a person for lunch and $108++ or $128++ a person for dinner. New dishes include braised South African eight-head abalone and braised Berkshire pork knuckle with white pepper. About 80 per cent of its two seatings are available.
Where: 01-03 Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Place
When: Jan 9 to Feb 12
Info: Call 6238-8733 or go to www.empress.com.sg
What: Its nine outlets are about 50 per cent booked and each will have five to 10 set menus ranging from $68++ to $238++ a person. New this year is the Star Menu at selected outlets ($2,388++ for 10 people), which include a rooster-shaped yusheng.
Where: Nine outlets, including 33-01 OCBC Centre, 65 Chulia Street; and Level 3 Hotel Miramar, 401 Havelock Road
When: Jan 11 to Feb 11
Info: Go to www.peachgarden.com.sg
What: There is a new six-course lunch menu ($68++) and eight other menus (from $88++ to $188++ a person). New dishes include rose-smoked chicken. About 30 per cent of its two seatings are available.
Where: 38 Craig Road
When: Jan 14 to Feb 17
Info: Call 6220-3546 or go to www.xiyan.com.sg
What: Choose from six set menus (from $88++ to $268++ a person, minimum four people). Highlights include vermicelli with Hokkaido scallop.
Where: 01-02 Clarke Quay, 3A River Valley Road
When: Jan 16 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6661-0197 or go to www.vlv.life
What: It is almost fully booked for reunion dinner at the restaurant, but diners can also eat at the hotel's Windsor Ballroom, which is 40 per cent full for its two seatings. Two set menus ($538++ for six people and $988++ for 10 people) will be served. New dishes include roast chicken with sesame and Sichuan chilli sauce.
Where: Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road
When: Jan 27, set menus from Jan 12 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6730-1704 or go to www.goodwoodparkhotel.com
What: Choose from eight set menus (from $128++ a person, minimum of two people, to $2,088++ for 10). New dishes include black truffle yusheng with crab, silver bait fish and fruit. Up to 30 per cent of its two seatings have been booked.
Where: Level 2 InterContinental Singapore, 80 Middle Road
When: Jan 2 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6825-1007 or go to singapore.intercontinental.com/dine-drink/man-fu-yuan
What: Be spoilt for choice with eight set menus (from $128++ to $688.80++ a person). Dishes include Flourishing Wealth Reunion Yu Sheng in the shape of a rooster. About 25 per cent of seats in the second seating are available.
Where: Level 3 Pan Pacific Singapore, 7 Raffles Boulevard
When: Jan 9 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6826-8240 or go to www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-resorts/singapore/marina/stay/ dining/hai-tien-lo.html
What: With its first seating at capacity and second seating 80 per cent full, late bookings will be diverted to the hotel's 500-seat grand ballroom, which is about 50 per cent booked. Set menus there start at $98.80++ a person, with dishes such as abalone, salmon and tuna yusheng and ginseng-marinated roast duck.
Where: Level 3 Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, 320 Orchard Road
When: Jan 9 to Feb 11
Info: 6831-4605 or go to www.singaporemarriott.com/dining
What: Take a walk down memory lane with a buffet of more than 30 dishes from the 1970s (from $55++ a person). Dishes include a Cantonese dish of poached chicken with ham.
Where: Level 1 Grand Park City Hall, 10 Coleman Street
When: Jan 16 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6432-5888 or go to www.parkhotelgroup.com/cityhall/yesterday-once-more-,special-offers_viewItem_14622-en.html
Zichar eateries
What: Two set menus ($388 for four to six people; $688 for eight to 10 people) are offered by this 97-year-old stall. It is 20 to 30 per cent booked for its two seatings.
Where: 01-1627, Block 115 Jalan Bukit Merah
When: Jan 25 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6275-7575
What: Choose from five set menus (from $238 for four people to $888 for 10 people). Its three seatings are about 10 per cent booked. Highlights include pan-seared red wine prawns.
Where: 01-443, Block 56 Lengkok Bahru
When: Early next month to Feb 12
Info: Call 6474-0911 or go to www.ziyean.com.sg
What: Its Alexandra Village outlet offers three set menus (from $288 for four to six people to $528 for eight to 10 people) and has 40 per cent of seats in two seatings available. The Pandan Gardens outlet has one menu ($528 for eight to 10 people) and is 50 per cent booked for its three seatings. Highlights include roasted Prosperity Chicken with deep-fried cuttlefish strips and lotus leaf rice.
Where: 01-136 Alexandra Village, Block 124 Bukit Merah Lane 1; and 01-12, 200 Pandan Gardens
When: Jan 16 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6272-1038 (Alexandra Village) or 6694-3044 (Pandan Gardens) or go to www.kek.com.sg
What: Choose from two set menus ($599 or $768 for 10 people). Dishes include ginseng fortune chicken and sea cucumber, bamboo fungus and crab meat. There are four seatings.
Where: 45 Tai Thong Crescent
When: Jan 15 to Feb 11
Info: Call 6285-2023 or go to www.gumajia.com.sg
This article was first published on Dec 04, 2016.
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Mr. Edwin Poole
1845 – 1931
Edwin Poole was born in Abingdon, Berkshire, England in 1845. He came to Canada in 1865 or 1866 and returned to England in 1867 or 1868. In or around 1870, he again returned to Canada where he lived in Brantford, Ontario for two years. He then moved to Chatham, Ontario where he worked as a photographer (Poole & Jarvis) for 5 years until he moved yet again to St. Catharines in 1876 or 1877 where he opened a photographic studio at 79 St. Paul Street. Circa 1898-1900 he moved his studio to 1 St. Paul Street in a building known as P + O Block where he occupied the whole third floor, living there as well as working. His studio was large and "handsome" and he had the very latest in cameras and equipment. By 1904 he was living at 11 Race Street which remained his residence until he died. By 1904-06 his studio had also moved to 145 St. Paul Street. Poole apparently also worked in Toronto between 1902 and 1905 at 100 William Street.
Poole was a very active member of the St. Catharines community and was on the executive of many organizations including the YMCA [founding member and Vice-President]. For 44 years he was secretary of the Upper Canada Bible Society. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Union Lodge I.O.O.F. He was a founding member and secretary for many years of the Canadian Photographic Association and Vice-President of the Photographic Association of the United States.
While his work as a photographer consisted mainly of portraits and studio work, he apparently also systematically photographed most of the buildings and landscape of St. Catharines and area. It is these pictures that so interest local historians. Hundreds of his negatives were offered to the St. Catharines Public Library in 1922, after his retirement in 1921, but they have disappeared, the glass negatives having probably been broken when a box dropped.
Poole won many professional awards during his career including: 1878 – Honourable Mention at the Paris Exhibition; 1878 – Diploma New York City; 1887 – Bronze Medal, Chicago.
Edwin Poole died on January 27, 1931 and was buried in the Farrington cemetery in Brantford.
This series is written and compiled by Alicia Floyd, Collections Technician – Archival at the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre


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Suppose an ice skater named Lindsay is gliding around on a frozen coordinate plane. Define functions x(t), y(t), so that at time t (in seconds) Lindsay's position on the coordinate plane is given by (x(t), y(t)). If Lindsay starts at time t = 0 and stops at time t = 15, she will trace out the parametric curve consisting of the points (x(t), y(t)) with t in the interval [0, 15], perhaps like the one sketched below.
Two questions naturally arise. First, what is Lindsay's velocity (direction and speed) at any given moment? Second, how is it changing (that is, what is her acceleration)? It is actually fairly easy to answer these questions using the derivative.
Lindsay's velocity at time t can be represented by an arrow with a certain direction and length, called the velocity vector. The direction of the vector will indicate her instantaneous direction, and the length of the vector will equal her instantaneous speed. We would expect the direction of the velocity vector at time t to be the same as the direction of the tangent line at (x(t), y(t)) to the curve describing Lindsay's path. If we imagine the velocity vector to have its tail at the origin of a coordinate plane (rather than at a point of tangency to the parametric curve), we need only specify the coordinates of its head to give its length and direction.
It is fairly easy to see that the correct coordinates for the head of the velocity vector at time t0 are simply
|(x'(t0), y'(t0))
where the derivatives are with respect to t. The speed is equal to the length of this velocity vector:
This is all illustrated in the figure below.
Note that the head of the velocity vector (with tail fixed at the origin), located at (x'(t), y'(t)) at time t, traces out another parametric curve. The velocity vector of this new curve at time t0,
|(x''(t0), y''(t0))
is called the acceleration vector of the original curve at time t0. Its direction indicates the instantaneous direction of motion of the head of the velocity vector and its length is the speed at which the head of the velocity vector is moving.
It is important to realize that there is a difference between the length of the acceleration vector, which is the rate at which the velocity it changing, and the rate at which the speed is changing. For instance, if an object is moving in the circular path (x(t), y(t)) = (cos(t), sin(t)), then the speed is constant (for (x'(t), y'(t)) = (- sin(t), cos(t)) has length = 1, yet the acceleration is nonzero and has constant length -- (x''(t), y''(t)) = (- cos(t), - sin(t)) has length = 1. One can think of this phenomenon as follows: the acceleration contains contributions from the rate of change of the speed, and from the rate of change of the direction of the velocity.
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How wonderfully this incense blends a variety of fragrances to come up with a unique one! So like our own Indian heritage, a river formed by many diverse streams of tradition, all in harmony, all in beautiful confluence. The secret of its beauty lies in its amalgamation. That is its true identity. That is the true spirit of our heritage, and of this fragrance.
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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Between competing ports, the Panama Canal, a minimum wage lawsuit, and a looming sports arena, Tay Yoshitani has a lot to deal with in his final months as CEO of the Port of Seattle.
Yoshitani's Expeditors directorship to be reviewed once again
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly After much public controversy and criticism, the Seattle Port Commission is calling for extra
EDITORIAL: Port commission's weakness wastes money
No one thinks that Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani has done a bad job. On the contrary, at a special meeting of the Seattle Port Commission on Sept. 11, where further action on his pending directorship was discussed, virtually every critique was prefaced with a compliment. He did such a great job that just […]


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Donna C. Schuele, Reflections on Henry Ford's War on Jews
This essay provides an introduction to and overview of four essays that emerged from an "Author Meets Readers" session at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, considering Victoria Saker Woeste's book, Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech. Three essays are authored by panelists (Aviam Soifer, Carroll Seron, and Clyde Spillenger) and a final essay is provided by Woeste. The essays explore larger themes suggested by the book, including what the involvement of Louis Marshall reveals about the rise and role of spokespeople purporting to represent Jewish interests; whether the arc of Aaron Sapiro's education and career challenges our understandings of the development of the legal profession in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; and how the law of group libel intersected with government attempts to regulate hate speech during the twentieth century. Woeste ends the symposium with a reconsideration of Henry Ford's War and how it fits into the new civil rights history.Aviam Soifer, The Spokesman Conundrum: "Is It Good for the Jews?"
Battles concerning who legitimately speaks for minority groups pervade US history. The historically decentralized organization of American Jewry affords a prime example of this key leadership dilemma. Competing approaches to how to deal with Henry Ford's virulent anti-Semitism and extensive hate speech in the 1920s underscore the familiar, yet seldom carefully analyzed, tension between confrontation and negotiation that is often faced by outside groups and their spokesmen who seek change, wish to defend themselves, and/or hope for increased inclusion.Carroll Seron, Prestige, Networks, and Social Mobility Among Lawyers: A View from California of Woeste's book, Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech
In Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech (2012), Victoria Saker Woeste raises provocative questions for students of the legal profession. Aaron Sapiro, an Eastern European, Jewish immigrant to California, rose to international prominence through his corporate specialization in agricultural cooperatives. Our understanding of the social structure of the legal profession, based on studies of the East and Midwest, shows that for most of the twentieth century, the structure of the bar was highly stratified around markers of ethno-religious status. The trajectory of Sapiro's career does not fit this story. A focus on the West generally or California in particular complicates our understanding of how factors such as ethno-religious background, social networks, career mobility, and prestige interact.Clyde Spillenger, Hate Speech, Group Libel, and "Ford's Megaphone"
This essay on Victoria Saker Woeste's Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech (2012) emphasizes that what made Ford's broadsides against Jews in the 1920s so dangerous was technology—his command of an unparalleled network of distribution, through his nationwide Ford dealerships. In addition, at the time of Ford's libels, US legal culture had not yet absorbed the idea that ideological and psychological subordination of minority groups was the principal harm worked by what would later be called "hate speech."Victoria Saker Woeste, Framing Henry Ford's War: Representation, Speech, and the New Civil Rights History
In this essay, I respond to three readers of my book, Henry Ford's War and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech, by embracing the opportunity to reconsider the book's theoretical and historiographical frames. I synthesize the contributions that Clyde Spillenger, Carroll Seron, and Aviam Soifer make in their deep readings of the book and respond to their criticisms. I then place the book into a new interpretive frame that is emerging in the field of the "new civil rights history," as it is now being conceptualized in the work of Risa Goluboff, Kenneth Mack, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and others writing on civil rights advocacy in the twentieth-century United States.


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Stakeholder Forum Report: Strengthening the Johannesburg Implementation Track
Considerations for Enhancing the Commission on Sustainable Development's Multi-Year Programme of Work (2006)
A report from Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future with support from:
Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Environment
Written by Richard Sherman, Jennifer Peer, Felix Dodds and Maria Figuera Küpcü
This report draws together the ideas and suggestions arising from Stakeholder Forum's September workshop, subsequent discussions and the regional side-events.
It contains a detailed stock-taking of the CSD process since Johannesburg, including a review of the entire first cycle and an assessment of the recent second cycle Regional Implementation Meetings. It highlights how the organisationsal reforms adopted in 2003 were implemented during the first cycle of the new multi-year programme of work and identifies several innovative practices, as well as obstacles, challenges, and constraints that featured prominently throughout the cycle.
The results of this consolidated process are 19 specific considerations or recommendations to enhance and maximise the importance of CSD. The considerations focus on outlining an ideal two-year cycle, and identifying procedural areas where the work programme can be strengthened.
The report also includes a set of suggestions as to how the regional CSD-based processes could be enhanced. All the measures for enhancing the CSD are within the existing mandate and purpose of the CSD; none of them require new negotiations or structural changes to the Commission. Taken together, however, they could do a good deal to strengthen the CSD process and enable it to fulfil the Johannesburg mandate more adequately.


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I have some good news and bad news about the government's efforts to take back prescription drugs.
First, the bad news: while the national Prescription Drug Take Back Day was declared, in many communities, a success, the same can't be said for Kitsap. We weren't able to find any locations in Kitsap County that was taking back medications last Saturday. And following a scary incident at Mountain View Middle School last week, drop locations surely seem appropriate here.
Now, the good news: on Tuesday, the Bainbridge Island Police Department announced it would be establish a permanent take-back program, so residents can bring their unused prescription drugs in anytime, Monday through Friday, to the police station near the ferry terminal.
Here's the word from Bainbridge Police Chief Jon Fehlman:
"Medicines save lives and treat illnesses," he said in a press release. "But, expired or left-over drugs need to be handled safely and disposed of properly to prevent harm to people and our environment. Storing unneeded drugs increases the risk of accidental poisonings and drug abuse. Medications that are flushed into septic systems or wastewater treatment facilities can end up in surface or ground waters, potentially impacting aquatic organisms. Disposal of medications in the trash is not secure, especially for narcotics like OxyContin, and does not guarantee that medications won't get into the environment."
"Community demand for a safe and secure way to dispose of medicines is high," he added. "This service gives citizens a way to dispose of legally prescribed controlled substances like OxyContin and Ritalin safely and securely."
To my knowledge, they are the first police agency in the county to take on the program. Call the Bainbridge Police Department at (360) 842-5211 for more information.


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'El Chapo' calls solitary confinement 'torture 24 hours a day'
Mexican cartel boss continues to complain about jail conditions as feds win legal victories in pre-trial motions
Aging Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin Archivaldo "El Chapo" Guzman Loera has described his life in solitary confinement while awaiting a federal criminal trial in the Manhattan Correctional Center in New York as "torture 24 hours a day" and so bad that "I cannot concentrate to help my defense."
"I suffer from headaches every day," the 61-year-old accused Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficking chief and alleged murderer wrote to a federal judge. "I vomit almost every day. They have not fixed two teeth and they are very painful. I have not seen the sun or breathed fresh air for 13 months in your country."
Guzman's statements were included in a personal letter, transcribed by his lawyers from his native Spanish, to U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan in February. In it, he laid out grievances about conditions in his jail cell and actions by federal prosecutors that he claims are preventing him from mounting his case against a slew of felony charges that, if he is convicted, would easily send him away for life in an American prison.
The diminutive drug kingpin (his Spanish nickname "El Chapo" means "shorty") was indicted by a federal grand jury in March of last year on 17 charges that include overseeing a "continuing criminal enterprise" as leader of the Sinaloa drug syndicate that took part in murders and kidnappings, trafficking in narcotics (14 counts), using a firearm to further drug smuggling and conspiring to launder money.
The jury also recommended that Guzman be forced to forfeit $14 billion, estimated as his share of the proceeds related to illegal trafficking of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis and fentanyl in a criminal career that the prosecution said reaches back to the 1980s in Mexico.
The release of Guzman's emotional letter, ordered by Cogan over requests for redactions by federal prosecutors, was one of the few positive developments recently for the defendant and his defense team, headed by Washington, D.C.-based private attorney A. Eduardo Balarezo. The defense and federal prosecutors continue to exchange motions in the months leading to the drug boss's trial in Brooklyn that was scheduled to start this April but has been pushed to September 5.
To make a stronger case about Guzman's living conditions in captivity, the defendant's wife, the former Mexican model Emma Coronel, held a news conference on April 17 on the sidewalk outside the federal court building in Brooklyn. Coronel said the federal government had barred her from conjugal and other personal visits with Guzman, whom she said is suffering from physical and psychological problems as he languishes in solitary.
"He feels very bad, the lawyers have told me, and that worries me," she told reporters in Spanish. "How is he going to get to trial if his health is not good?"
But prosecutors contend it makes perfect sense to bar visits from his wife. While in a Mexican prison from 1993 to 2001, El Chapo managed drug trafficking by the Sinaloa cartel through the assistance of his brother and routinely used prison visitors to pass on his orders, they said.
Guzman was extradited to the United States from Mexico in January 2017. He had successfully escaped from Mexican prisons in 2001 and 2015.
Prosecutors have stated that after both escapes, Guzman "had hundreds of armed guards and others to help him evade detection and recapture, suggesting a vast network of assistance in place even while confined."
Furthermore, the prosecution reported that last year, some federal prisoners in California expressed support for Guzman days after his extradition to New York. These individuals stated they had "hitmen who are going to take care of" Guzman and that "everything is ready for you. What you say is the law. Here you have more than 3,500 soldiers."
So far, the prosecution has provided Guzman's lawyers with more than 300,000 pages of documents, intercepted and recorded audio and other communications and videos they intend to use as evidence against the defendant. The prosecution also will introduce videos of witness statements previously uploaded on YouTube.
Cogan has granted a number of key motions filed by prosecutors. In one, he permitted the government to empanel a trial jury that would be anonymous — no names released — and "partially" sequestered, meaning kept in guarded custody at some point during the trial.
The judge agreed that anonymity and sequestration would preserve the jury's integrity and lessen fears among jurors of possible harassment or intimidation. Cogan cited a declaration by the grand jury about Guzman as proof of the dangers trial jurors may face.
The panel maintained that, as chief of the Sinaloa cartel, the crime boss "employed 'sicarios' or hitmen, who carried out hundreds of acts of violence, including murders, assaults, kidnappings, assassinations and acts of torture at the direction of the defendant."
Guzman, the grand jury reported, ordered those acts to impose discipline among his henchmen "by punishing disloyalty and failure …" and to protect cartel members "from arrest and prosecution by silencing potential witnesses and retaliating against anyone who provided information or assistance to law enforcement authorities."
In response, Guzman's lawyers argued that an anonymous and sequestered jury would give "the extremely unfair impression that he is a dangerous person from whom the jury must be protected."
Guzman's attorneys in April also criticized prosecutors for not providing the names of expert witnesses expected to testify against their client, despite a request filed last September.
They also stated that by nature of the organized crime conspiracy the grand jury has alleged Guzman took part in, "the bulk of the evidence against him will be presented in the form of cooperator/co-conspirator testimony [and so] Mr. Guzman will be severely prejudiced at trial by the wholesale and unfiltered introduction of hearsay statements that may not have been made by alleged co-conspirators during and in furtherance of the charged conspiracy."
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