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Durian is in season again. This king of fruits, which smells like hell yet tastes like heaven, is selling well at KL night buffets. These have lately sprouted all over the city. Durian lovers do not mind the high prices. Some stalls charge as much as RM60 per person. At this time, the fruits come mainly from Perak, probably Changkat Jering. They never fail to attract big crowds addicted to their unique taste and aroma.
Each year, my classmates and I adjourn to a mansion in Janda Baik to feast on durian. Our generous host is a classmate, with a science background, who has made good in the world of business. Datuk Khalilur Rahman Ebrahim would easily qualify as a true achiever in the subject of commercialising science.
His story fits in well with the current government initiative to raise the level of entrepreneurship among youth. Kudos to the government for this noble initiative by the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) , an entity within the Finance Ministry.
Khalilur, or Datuk Karl as he is affectionately known, ventured into his current business before the establishment of MaGIC. Trained as an engineer and scientist, he was one of those Tenaga scholars who studied at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom.
Later he obtained a Master's degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Scientists usually shy away from business. Not Datuk Karl. After spending a few years as an engineer with Tenaga Nasional, he moved to Sapura Holdings as head of R&D. That was where the business of commercialising R&D proved to be handy. Under his leadership the R&D team came up with many products, mostly telecommunications related, which were successfully commercialised by Sapura. He may even be the first Malaysian to design and produce a smartphone!
After 10 years at Sapura he was ready to seek a new challenge. He founded System Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd which went from strength to strength. It is now a major force in technology-driven business with investment in R&D that can match some of the outfits in the West.
Over the years, Datuk Karl's company has been involved in all kinds of technology-driven projects. One of his subsidiaries, DK Composites, manufactures yachts using advanced composite materials. Some of his projects took him to countries in the Middle East, including Iraq where his company built the domes of mosques during the time of Saddam Hussein's regime.
Most of his other projects revolved around telecommunication technologies, which must surely count among his pet technology areas. Now he is delving into cybersecurity and drones, components of the 4th industrial revolution.
I know for a fact that his passion for such science and technologies started way back during his high school days at Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK).
He was fond of tinkering with electrical equipment, taking them apart and putting them back together. This may have contributed to his innovative nature. He was also providing the electrical backup for the musical bands. He would always be on hand, taking care of the amplifiers or speakers.
We all know that commercialising R&D is one of the biggest challenges faced by the nation's universities and R&D institutes. The government has struggled to create R&D intensive SMEs for many years, but with little success. If the government is looking for an individual to showcase the new initiative on entrepreneurship championed by MaGIC, especially those related to science and technology, he would be an excellent candidate. Datuk Karl has shown that science and entrepreneurship can be a potent combination!
Professor Datuk Dr Ahmad Ibrahim
Fellow Academy of Sciences Malaysia UCSI University


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NOTE: The following article is taken from http://apantaortodoxias.blogspot.ca/2015/03/st-anthonys-monastery-florence-az-elder.html
One of the great stumbling blocks in the development of Holy Orthodoxy in America in the twentieth century has been the lack of monastic communities. As a Greek Orthodox priest who has traveled extensively to the monastic communities of Greece and the Holy Land, I have always felt that the presence of monasticism in America was vital for the Church to truly flourish. Ever since Holy Orthodoxy was established in North America by the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska there has never been an organized and sustained effort to establish monastic communities in our midst. This changed about twenty years ago when the Elder Ephraim arrived in North America from Mount Athos. I would like to share with you the history of this development in the recent past.
Fr. John Romanides of blessed memory, an outstanding Greek-American theologian was burdened by this missing link in the development of Holy Orthodoxy in America. Having taught and lived in both America and Greece, he had the foresight to initiate an effort to bring monasticism to America in 1960. Fr. John in that year wrote a letter to Elder Theoklitos of St. Dionysius Monastery on Mt. Athos requesting that the Holy Mountain send monks to America to establish at least one monastery. Fr. John said that without monasticism and a monastic ascetic spirit of Orthodoxy in America the Church will die or be transformed into something else. It will end up like the Roman Catholic Church or Protestant Churches which have done away with fasts and concern themselves with just about everything else other than ascetism and (νήψις) prayer of the heart. http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/11/prophetic-letter-of-fr-john-romanides.html
That which Fr. John requested in 1960 unfortunately Mt. Athos could not fulfill. But God fulfilled this request fourteen years later, very quietly, without fanfare and without anyone realizing it. This happened as follows. In 1979, Fr. Ephraim arrived in Canada for health reasons. At the time of his arrival in Canada Fr. Ephraim was the Abbot of the Philotheou Monastery on Mt. Athos. He was also the spiritual child of the well-known Hesycast Elder Joseph. Elder Joseph was the person who promoted the renaissance of monasticism on Mt. Athos in the 20th century. He also repopulated the monasteries of Karakalou, Xeropotamou and Kostamonitou with his monks. Elder Joseph represented the classic old true Athonite ascetic tradition and was the major reason for the rebirth of Athonite monasticism.
Fr. Ephraim, as soon as he arrived in Canada and began his medical tests he concurrently heard confessions, counseled and taught the faithful immigrant Greek families that lived in Canada. His pastoral activity extended over into the USA after being invited to go there. From then on, his visits were expanded and his pastoral outreach was constantly increasing. This gave rise to the need to establish a Monastery in the USA so that the Greek Orthodox faithful could have a base of spiritual sustenance. Efforts were put forth and two Monasteries were established one in Montreal, Canada and one in Pittsburgh, PA. This divinely inspired experiment was very successful and it continued with the establishment of other Monasteries. The result of this effort has been that today there are 19 Monasteries and two more are now being established. Suggestions and donations from the faithful were received from both Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians. Recently the Elder has been asked to establish monastic communities on another hemisphere of our planet. Let us pray that this invitation will bring results.
The sizes of the properties on which the Monasteries are built are huge, four to five hundred acres. Recently a Jewish lady donated two thousand acres in New Mexico to be used for a new Monastery. The communities are male and female. The monks who come from Greece are few. The majority of the monks are American born of various nationalities. There are also many converts. The converts are former Mormons, Muslims, Indians, Jews, Roman Catholics and Protestants. The liturgical language is basically Greek with some English. All the monks are required to learn the Greek language and Byzantine music.
Many of the young monks travel to Mt. Athos in order to experience authentic Athonite monasticism. All these Monasteries have been built during the last twenty years. The Orthodox faithful of America have embraced the Monasteries with a great deal of love. Many people attend services at the Monasteries on Sundays and feast days. One must remember that in doing this, these people must follow the long and difficult monastic services.
Fr. Anthony of blessed memory was the parish priest in Tucson, Arizona when Fr. Ephraim was looking for a piece of property for the building of St. Anthony's Monastery. He providentially taped a historical video of the events that led to the building of the Monastery. It is in Greek and I found it most informative and spiritual. I took the liberty to translate the text into English for the benefit of our faithful. Fr. Anthony's narration follows: "I had spoken to the Elder about finding some property to build a Monastery. One of our friends suggested that we buy eighty acres for this purpose. When the Elder arrived in Arizona on February 2, 1995, we had initially set out to look at another location and we ended up taking the wrong road. We took a road that goes directly in front of the present Monastery. We had set out earlier in the day from my parish in Tucson. We used the parish van. There were six of us in the van. There was myself, Elder Ephraim, Fr. Sava, my presbytera and a couple from Canada. Fr. Moschonas suggests that they first drive to Florence to find a real estate agent in order to find out what was available for sale. We found the agent and he first took us to a location that was forty acres. He also told us that he had another site available that was one hundred eighty acres.
We decided to go and see the one hundred eighty acre site. As we were driving along, we approached an intersection near the site. As we were getting out of the van we heard Church bells ringing. They sounded like amazing monastery bells. I asked the Elder; "do you hear the bells?" He said he heard the bells coming from the desert. I then turned to speak to the real estate agent and the sound of the bells was still ringing in my ears. I again asked the Elder; "do you still hear the bells ringing?" He responded; "here, my dear priest, is where we will build the Monastery." The property was listed for $149,000 and we bought it for $50,000. The miracle happened then and it continues happening today. The agent came back in five minutes and said "Fr. Anthony the property is yours." We went to his office and gave him a thousand dollar deposit and on the 5th of May the deal was finalized. We received the rest of the money, paid the agent and received the deed. By the 18th of June, we purchased and placed four campers on the property for housing. Then five monks came from Mt. Athos.
With the blessing of the Elder, it has become not only an earthly paradise but a spiritual paradise that was established by the Elder on this property. We in America up until this time did not have this stairway that ascends from earth up to heaven. This was brought about by a microscopic man; Fr. Ephraim who has no PhD's, or Masters Degrees but a man holding the greatest PhD possible which is named Jesus Christ. While we priests and bishops in America had lost our connection with Christ because we had attempted to feed our people with Greek festivals, with παστίτσιο, γύρους μπακλαβάδες καί δίπλες, Fr. Ephraim fed the people Jesus Christ, the Christ that we failed as priests, as metropolitans and as a Church to communicate. That man gave the food of Christ to the people. We now see people coming to confession and holding prayer ropes. We never knew about prayer ropes. We didn't know about the Sacrament of Confession.
We then found a company to drill for water. We today have three wells on the property. The first one was drilled to nine hundred feet deep. It was completely dry at that depth. I called the Elder in NYC and said to him: "Elder I must move the drilling rig to another location to the northwestern corner of the property." He said: "Dear Father, I will call you back in a half hour." He called me back in fifteen minutes. He said to me "move the drilling rig and God will provide." The following Monday, we started the drilling at the new site. I received a call from the foreman who informed me that they were at seven hundred feet and there was no water. I went to the site the following Thursday morning to perform the blessing of the water service. There was nobody else there other than rabbits and birds. I blessed the drilling process. The drilling people called me at 4:45 p.m. and told me that they had struck water at 780 feet. The well was producing twenty five to thirty gallons of water a day. I called the Elder in tears to inform him and he said: "I told you dear Father that God is great. He will not abandon us." After this the Elder had two more wells drilled. During the third drilling for water the Elder took an icon of St. Nektarios and placed it on the ground. The Elder asked a priest who was with him to tell the workers not to drill where they had the rig but to drill where he had placed the icon of St. Nektarios. That well produces 80 thousand gallons of water a day.
This is why you see this place is blossoming like paradise around us. It unites us with the heavenly paradise, the spiritual paradise. The Elder has united the heavenly with the earthly paradise.
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+Fr. Constantine (Charles) J. Simones, Waterford, CT, USA, March 11, 2015, 860-460-9089, firstname.lastname@example.com

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Quarrying Stopping To Protect Environment
Published on Wed, 27 Jul 2005
A Discontinuance Notice has been served on the owners of Rooskey Quarry Enniskillen, requiring that no further rock be extracted.
A spokesperson from DOE's Planning Service said: "We have taken this action to safeguard the environmentally important features of Rooskey and Fardrum Turloughs. These are sites of international importance and are of particular scientific interest because of their earth science and biological features. This action is a clear indication of our commitment to protect both the environment and this particular unique habitat."
The effect of the Discontinuance Notice will be to remove the existing planning permissions to quarry rock.
Notes to Editors
- Planning permission for quarrying stone at Rooskey was granted on 13 April 1979. The permission was activated on part of the site at the time, but quarrying ceased after a short period of time.
- In October 1998 the Department submitted an adjoining site containing the Rooskey and Fardrum Turloughs to the EC as a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC).
- In March 2001 quarrying operations resumed on a portion of the original quarry site on the basis of the 1979 permission. This permission included regulated blasting within the boundary of the quarry.
- The EC Habitats Directive require all competent authorities such as the Planning Service and the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) to review all plans and projects which may have a detrimental affect on European protected sites.
- This particular site has drawn the attention of the European Commission which is closely monitoring the Department's efforts to safeguard this almost unique habitat.
- Fardrum and Rooskey Turloughs are of particular scientific interest because of their earth science and biological features and are of international importance.
- They have been declared an Area of Special Scientific interest under domestic Northern Ireland legislation, listed as a Ramsar site under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance and designated a SAC under the Habitats Directive.
- Research commissioned by the Environment and Heritage Service has indicated that further quarrying is a threat to the scientific interests of the Turloughs. Consequently, the Department believes that the best long-term solution to protect this important European SAC is to cease all quarrying and discontinue all permissions for quarrying at Rooskey.
- A Stop Notice and an associated Enforcement Notice issued in August 2003 on foot of advice from EHS. These Notices are still in effect and currently the subject of appeal to the Planning Appeals Commission. However, the applicant and the Department agreed that the Appeal should be deferred awaiting the outcome of the discontinuance action.
- In the meantime no quarrying can take place and the Department monitors the site regularly.
- For media enquiries contact DOE Press Office 028 9054 0003.


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Letter: American pride
Jamescmeyer Midwest City, USA, OKJuly 10, 2014 8:55 a.m.
Thank you for writing your letter, I fully agree with it-not because I like the thought, but because it is an objective and observable fact. Granting a largely good, religious people the freedom to own and develop their own property and retain the benefits of its use has produced more food, goods, luxuries, technologies, medicine, and humanitarian work than any other form of human government ever recorded (and left on the Earth).
God and liberty. In every country that has encroached on either or both of these things, dramatically reduced results have been observed, without exception. It's only after increased opposition to both of these things in this nation-A desire for secularism and government control-that we've stopped leading the rest of the world in production.
SlopJ30 St Louis, MOJuly 9, 2014 12:43 p.m.
The unfortunate tendencies of the thin-skinned distort the meaning of the word "patriotism" to the point it becomes a vague but unmistakable "us or them" debate. Unless you're a Toby-Keith-loving, flag-waving, Glenn-Beck-listening, "Don't Tread on Me" type, you run the risk of being branded an "America hater." That stuff isn't patriotism; it's just volume and bluster.
The core problem with the loudest American "patriots" is that they imply (our say outright) that not only is America great, but it's better than (insert your country here). It's like someone who isn't content to succeed; they prefer to revel in their primacy, ignoring their own warts while watching others struggle.
Far too many conservative public figures take this route, and end up preaching to an eager choir, trotting out the usual emotion-driven nonsense to whip their constituency into a frenzy, and demonizing anyone who has the temerity to say "Yeah, but what about this . . "
If I just described you or anyone you voted for recently, you're part of the problem.
george of the jungle goshen, UTJuly 9, 2014 10:50 a.m.
A rolling stone gather no moss. I like my place where I live. I think that my utility bills could be cheaper and taxes lower but I've accumulated so much stuff I'm stuck.
RedShirtCalTech Pasedena, CAJuly 9, 2014 8:16 a.m.
To "intervention" I am not questions his faith. I am questioning if he really is LDS since he often claims to be LDS and has less knowledge of LDS doctrine than the average 12 year old LDS member.
Tell me, what is cherry picked? I only use clear and simple quotes from the LDS scriptures, General Conference addresses, and official statements by the LDS president or First Presidency. Wouldn't you agree that if God said that he divinely inspired the US Constitution, and set up the US to be a beacon of freedom, that would qualify as making the US exceptional?
Screwdriver Casa Grande, AZJuly 8, 2014 11:10 p.m.
Nationalism needs to have bounds. There are too many people here that would defend the USA even when it's 100% wrong on something.
You're only a libertarian when you fight for other people's freedom as well as yours.
intervention slc, UTJuly 8, 2014 8:38 p.m.
I m pretty sure the LDS church also has counseled against calling others faith into question but go ahead and cherry pick through their teachings to fit your own arguments.
Mister J Salt Lake City, UTJuly 8, 2014 6:40 p.m.
re: Redshirt1701
"...According to D&C 101, the US constitution was set up to make this a free nation, and that the US is to be a beacon on a hill to lead other nations to freedom."
You are aware that parts of the D of I & COTUS were 'borrowed' from the Freemason's Constitution? So, if the US has enough freemasons; we'll get the same treatment as the city of Enoch?
re: Tyler D today about lunchtime
I was thinking along those lines myself. Isn't interesting how some of the concepts we use in government were "co-opted" from polytheistic societies?
Coincidence that Rome fell after adopting Christianity?
Hutterite American Fork, UTJuly 8, 2014 6:32 p.m.
"Divinely Inspired"??
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Besides, if that's true, what was god doing with humanity and nation states prior to the founding of the USA? Blindly ignoring whatever mistakes and misery we caused up to 1776, then deciding on an intervention? That's not an intelligent design. It's callous ineptitude.
pragmatistferlife salt lake city, utahJuly 8, 2014 4:01 p.m.
"But our greatest accomplishment is our liberty, our Constitution, and our government by the people (which was revolutionary at the time,"
Ahh not really. Our constitution and system were unique but were based on past constitutions and systems of law.
Personally I think it's pretty hard to say that our system that has morphed into a two party take it or leave system is superior to a parlimentary system that is far more inclusive of different ideals.
I also think that this infatuation with American exceptionalism is the reason conservatives have overtaken the Republican party and are systmeatically destroying the American future.
Give me a Repbulican any day of the week over a conservative. In fact it's beyond my comprihension why anyone would openly brag about being a conservative.
UT Brit London, EnglandJuly 8, 2014 3:11 p.m.
@2 bits
"first to master manned space flight"
With the what now??? America got to the moon but please look in the history books about the space programs of the USSR and the USA. USSR has a whole lot of firsts in the list for its space program. Among these being:
First satellite
First data communications
First person in space
First unmanned rendezvous and docking
First space station
Thats just a sample.
"advanced medicine"
Debatable, I would say the discovery of penicillin and DNA are the big hitters in the centuries to come.
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 8, 2014 2:01 p.m.
IMO there's nothing WRONG with having pride in your country and our accomplishments. And you don't have to be blind to our mistakes to be proud of what we have done. But you also don't focus on our mistakes to the exclusion of all else (as some leftists do).
We make mistakes, no doubt. But that doesn't mean we aren't exceptional.
We make mistakes, but we were also the first to master manned space flight and put a man on the moon. We have also cured diseases and advanced medicine more than any other country. But our greatest accomplishment is our liberty, our Constitution, and our government by the people (which was revolutionary at the time, when KINGS ruled most countries, but has now swept the globe).
You don't have to put down America. We all know we make mistakes. But we are still exceptional in many ways.
ECR Burke, VAJuly 8, 2014 1:17 p.m.
2 bits said - "Oh boy... this will bring the America Haters out..."
I loved my dad but I knew he wasn't perfect. We disagreed on some issues and if I argued with him it was because I wanted to persuade him to change his opinion. Not because I hated him, but because I loved him.
When I was an adolescent in the midst of the Vietnam War we used to hear "America, love it or leave it." If somebody doesn't agree with the writer of this letter, it is not because they hate their country. They try to change it to make it better, at least in their opinion. I wholeheartedly disagree with the positions of the far right politicians and pundits of this country but I don't think they hate America. But I do think some of them hate Americans.
Darrel Eagle Mountain, UTJuly 8, 2014 12:05 p.m.
The writer seems to have a case of "No place like home" syndrome.
Had he been Chilean it would Chile was the greatest, Russian; Russia is the greatest.
We all have bias for home, that is why it is home.
Tyler D Meridian, IDJuly 8, 2014 11:38 a.m.
"a land divinely inspired"
The societies throughout history that claim to be modelled on inspiration from the God of Abraham have almost unanimously preferred kings and ecclesiastical authorities, so when did God finally decide that a democratic republic free from state religion was the way to go?
If gods don't change their minds, then perhaps the gods we should be following are Zeus and Jupiter since our republic was modelled on Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 8, 2014 11:34 a.m.
Anti Bush-Obama
Chihuahua, 00
LDS Liberal
Your the first Pacifist I've ever known that has a collection of firearms.
10:34 a.m. July 8, 2014
[It's not to start a REBELLION against our Government.
It's for Anarchy.
I only keep a gun, because I know there too many non-military/non-militia 2nd amendment gun-nuts who think they can over throw the Government.]
2 bits
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Re-read my comment.
I SAID -- I used to be a hardcore, conservative Republican.
I left the party over 30 years ago because of what I saw.
I have been officially "UN-Affiliated" for most of the time ever since.
And by these posts,
only the chicken hearted AM radio listeners are the only ones what seek war.
True Warriors do not.
We despize it.
We do everything we can to avoid.
War is something we should NEVER start, provoke, or encourage.
You should read more from the Book of Mormon,
and what happened to those who did...
jsf Centerville, UTJuly 8, 2014 11:13 a.m.
"No other country or people has advanced the progress of human quality of life, love of liberty or pursuit of opportunity than this--a land divinely inspired and unabated in its relentless pursuit to preserve those liberties."
I agree with the author's statement.
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 8, 2014 10:46 a.m.
@LDS Liberal,
Re: "I have YET to meet a single Conservative who has served our country"...
Not true (that there's not a single Conservative in the American military). I know several serving today and in the past in my own family. You just need to get outside YOUR bubble and see them. If you did.. you would find that about half consider themselves to be "Conservative" (note - "Republican" is not the same as "Conservative").
But don't take my word for it... how about the Military Times poll and Washington Times article that totally dismisses your assumption...
"Just over one third of U.S. military personnel say they support the Republican Party, down from nearly a half in 2006, according to the latest annual Military Times poll.
But the survey shows that underlying political attitudes among troops remain more or less unchanged, with a plurality of 41 percent continuing to describe themselves as "conservative" or "very conservative," compared with 44 percent in 2006.
Support for the Democrats remains low, the publication reports. About 14 percent of respondents to the latest poll call themselves Democrats, the same as in 2006"...
jsf Centerville, UTJuly 8, 2014 10:46 a.m.
Some famous liberal socialist minded politicians and their military service.
Harry Reid - Nope capital police does not count.
Bill Clinton - took deferments then opted to ROTC to avoid draft, nope turned it down and got a 311 draft number.
Hillary Clinton - Nope
John Kerry - yep then threw his medals over the fence.
Don't know any conservative past military, let me introduce you to my father, two brothers, four uncles, four nephews. Oh and the missionary issue of being out of the country, really? Are you saying all those conservative past Mormon missionaries all went stateside? Loathing (June 2013)your neighbors is hardly compassionate nor is it commendable, military, mission, and college aside.
Anti Bush-Obama Chihuahua, 00July 8, 2014 10:36 a.m.
American is not that much different from the rest of the World. We are all in slavery to the Rothschilds. The only difference is that Americas cages are nicer than most. But they are about to get a serious downgrade.
Anti Bush-Obama Chihuahua, 00July 8, 2014 10:34 a.m.
LDS Liberal
"The MILITARY of all places,
transformed me from the hardcore, conservative, Utah Republican,
into the bleeding heart, war passivist, liberal I am today."
Your the first Pacifist I've ever known that has a collection of firearms.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 8, 2014 10:01 a.m.
It was while living in the Military [and my LDS Mission],
having food, clothing, shelter, education, universal healthcare, etc.
That turned me away from the dog-eat-dog world of Capitalism and business,
and more toward Socialism and having "All things in Common".
Getting out of the Utah BUBBLE,
and actually living amongst the evil and scarey "Socialists" in Canada, Australia, Germany, England, France, Japan, Italy, Israel, Panama, etc., etc...
The AM radio hacks are charlitans and liars!
People through out the world are wonderful, beautiful, loving and caring.
I found that we truely are Brothers and Sisters.
The MILITARY of all places,
transformed me from the hardcore, conservative, Utah Republican,
into the bleeding heart, war passivist, liberal I am today.
I have YET to meet a single Conservative who has served our country,
or who has ever left the "bubble".
Irony Guy Bountiful, UtahJuly 8, 2014 9:48 a.m.
Ah, our greatness and glory.
FreedomFighter41 Provo, UTJuly 8, 2014 9:37 a.m.
Continued from above...
Finally, we used to embrace science. We led the way in innovation and technology. Today? This vocal minority is waging a war on green technology. They punish those who use green technology. Just look at what RMP is doing to solar panel users! Look at what our own legislature did this past session to energy efficient car users. They deny global warming and want us to continue to use dirty fuel. This vocal minority cheers court cases which count bribery as forms of free speech and denied women necessary medication.
We need to get America back on track. I love America but needs to be saved from this vocal minority.
Ultra Bob Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 8, 2014 9:33 a.m.
Doesn't it seem strange that not one nation could be found that even comes close to the greatness of America, especially on our own side of the world, among our closest friends?
Is the American greatness likely to be seen as a credit or discredit by the world?
FreedomFighter41 Provo, UTJuly 8, 2014 9:32 a.m.
I too love America. It used to be the greatest country on earth. We used to embrace freedom, economics which helped the poor and middle-class, and science.
Unfortunately, a few brothers from Kansas and their cohorts have hijacked our political system. A small yet vocal political faction resembling another one in Germany early in the past century have taken over. They have bent tax laws so now you make more money owning stocks and receiving inheritances rather than actually working. They have drastically expanded government surveillance and even started 2 wars in the Middle East. They took away embassy and VA funding, bragged about it on national tv, then started a witch hunt when it blew up in their faces. They purposely want to hurt government, hurt people, so they can privatize government to their oligarch friends. They even shut down the government last year!
Their economic policy consists of taking from the poor and middle class and giving it to the rich. They claim that if we give the rich all the money then it will trickle down as they are the beloved job creators and all of us are just their minions.
To be continued...
Tyler D Meridian, IDJuly 8, 2014 9:09 a.m.
@2 bits – "this will bring the America Haters out..."
Personally I have never met an America hater. I'm sure they exist – Islamic radicals and the occasional radical college professor come to mind – but I'd guess this narrative is largely a fiction perpetuated as a lazy expedient for getting votes.
Most people I know - at least once they're out of middle school and realize the world is more complex than the black & white heroes & villains portrayed in cartoons and pop sci fi films- are fully capable is seeing that our great country was founded and populated by human beings, with goodness and warts and all.
And why is the subtext of this narrative always a zero sum game (i.e., America's greatness necessarily implies the inferiority of other countries). Why is that?
For the party that most often recognizes the positive sum scenario inherent in free market capitalism, I fail to understand why they so often revert back to this immature, tribal, for me to win you must lose mindset.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 8, 2014 9:07 a.m.
It appears the DN monitor doesn't like Veterans today...
I'll try again --
The WORLD is a pretty great place,
America is not an exception or ELITE above all others.
As a veteran, I have served and visted too many countries to even count.
They are ALL wonderful.
Different?, Yes Unique? - Absolutely.
That's what makes them so Beautiful.
However, people everywhere are 100% the same,
our cultures and governements are the only difference.
America has done some good in the world,
and [like it or not]
America has doen some BAD in the world.
That's facts, that's reality.
The sooner some of us drop the "We're number 1",
"God made us better than everyone else",
American exceptionalism,
The further removed we'll be from uber-Nationalism and a repeat of the follies of Fascism.
RBB Sandy, UTJuly 8, 2014 8:55 a.m.
I too have traveled extensively. I love to visit other countries and agree that there is beauty and accomplishment to drink in. However, the U.S., until recently was unique in its view of freedom. You could say whatever you wanted without fear that the government would come after you. You could hear multiple sides of any issue debated. Those days are slipping away as the government is now being used to target those with whom some disagree and used to force others to engage in conduct which violates their conscience. There are those who want to make us like Europe and they are succeeding.
one old man Ogden, UTJuly 8, 2014 8:54 a.m.
No, 2bits, is pointing out that America has faults just a matter of hatred?
Or could it be a matter of TRUE patriotism to try to recognize that we have -- along with all our blessings -- some very serious shortcomings that need to be overcome?
If we, as a nation, fail to recognize our failings there is no chance that we will ever be able to correct them.
The real haters of America are those who simply refuse to examine our nation carefully and honestly, instead condemning anyone who dares to disagree with them.
UT Brit London, EnglandJuly 8, 2014 8:48 a.m.
@2 bits
I dont hate America, its a nice place to visit. I do take objection to it being described as the bestest place ever, chosen by God to be a shining example to us lesser folk in other countries.
Not number 1 in my ideal place to live, but its in the top 10.
Pendergast Salt Lake City, UTJuly 8, 2014 8:45 a.m.
Everywhere has its pro & cons.
re: CHS 85
"...the world. I'm pretty sure they all think they are divinely inspired."
Like Iran & N Korea?
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 8, 2014 8:36 a.m.
Oh boy... this will bring the America Haters out...
CHS 85 Sandy, UTJuly 8, 2014 8:33 a.m.
I spent a fair amount of my military career overseas - South Korea, Germany, and Iraq. There are greatness and beauty everywhere if you look for it. I have visited areas where freedom and civility have reigned for thousands of years, and others where civility was non-existent. America is great, but just because a place is different doesn't make it "less great." I suggest you take a drive across Europe and visit a place like Andorra where their entire military consists of twelve ceremonial soldiers. Visit a place like Italy where the Renaissance began and the age of exploration. There is much to love and appreciate all over the world. I'm pretty sure they all think they are divinely inspired.
pragmatistferlife salt lake city, utahJuly 8, 2014 7:36 a.m.
No other country or people has advanced the progress of human quality of life, love of liberty or pursuit of opportunity than this--a land divinely inspired and unabated in its relentless pursuit to preserve those liberties."
Months away from home and you managed to maintain your bubble in perfect condition. Or maybe the writer has just never read a history book, both a world history or an American history book.
Sorry but there's far more to "quality of life" than cars, malls, and 14 kinds of cheerios. Also different isn't less.
Sorry this whole divinely inspired thing is getting old. Today it's simply an excse for hubris.
America can be a wonderful place to live but it doesn't need to be the best place in the history of the planet or bear the God approved seal of approval in order to be so.
In fact a truer love would be to love America for what she is and the progress she's made, not for some fantasy objectification.
UT Brit London, EnglandJuly 8, 2014 6:49 a.m.
Pride goeth before a fall.
America is okay, I lived in the States for a few years as well as a few other countries. If I had to live somewhere else permanently, Canada or Australia would be my destination.
I often heard when I was in the States that USA is no.1 in everything and other countries were just plain inferior. Comically some of these people didn't even hold a passport. America is good in some ways and bad in others, just like the vast majority of countries in the world.


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Im going to put this out there. Maybe Pardew isnt stubborn enough. We all think we have the answers, that the grass is greener, that the youngsters should play, we should play 4 33 etc, and it seems that however it maybe, this feeds back to pardew and he listens. make no mistake he may put on a shiny arrogant front but he will be tearing into the players behind the scenes. maybe we should just leave him to what hes paid to do?
Here you go Pardew. Go and get us into Europe, ohh and by the way, you have very little to spend but you MUST make us successful. Thats how it seems to me and the madness of some people talking about sacking him. He should walk ffs nevermind the board sacking him. If there is anyone to blame its the greed from the top that expect miracles. Pards shoud ask for more backing or walk.
I don't understand how some can have such a warped view.
Last season we played awful mostly and finished 5th. Very few said they were unhappy and most were caught up in pro Pardew mindset that saw him credited with the position, results and individual brilliance losing sight of how terrible we were as a football team.
Now we are showing the true nature of the tactics deployed by Pardew and some are saying it's an overreaction to call for Pardews head after a 2 game blip.
A 2 year blip more like.
Tell me a technically better nufc team and I'll call you a liar!
We have a continental squad that could easily challenge top 4 through skill, ability and quality alone yet here we sit talking aboutsoloute balls trying to stoutly defend our very poor manager.
Well that was a load of rubbish. I was quite excited initially -seemed to be a bit of freshness/effort at first but with a degree of lack of organisation but then -it all fell away to what I suspect a lot of fans including myself had fears of what the result would be. Only players who I think were up to the mark were Benny and Santon. Is it time for the mob and the pitchfork -well probably not yet.
The November results -then leading up to the January window and what we do in the January window will define our season and partially answer some questions such as:-
1. Is Pardew the man to turn this around/improve the team.
2. Did Pardew really have any impact/influence on last seasons performance.
3. What will be the quality of the signings in January – will they be good enough (I've always thought we will be getting at least three players in -Debuchy, big/fast CB and an attacking midfielder).
4. What are the true ambitions of the club within the five year plan.
Whist I have reservations about Pardew, reluctantly, I have to say that he has to be afforded the opportunity to get things sorted out – we do not want to return to being the laughing stock of the PL -by sacking managers at a whim -the days of other managers saying that the managers job at Newcastle is a "poisoned chalice"etc etc.
I personally do not think that Pardew had the background/pedigree to get the managers job in the first place. What were his credentials. Whether you believe them or not some of the stories about his (alledged) previous exploits/shenanigans are not good. However, only time will be the judge – I hope he can wave the magic wand to get things back on track, but as I say I have reservations.
Catchy – you really are a miserable person aren't you.
Now isn't the time to sack managers, point fingers etc. now is time to SUPPORT your team. I know this word might seem strange to a lot of you, and I've certainly never heard anything from the likes of catchy etc to suggest that they actually support Newcastle.
Seriously. Get behind your team. Bare with the poor peformances and this will turn round
How is it Pardews fault? As many people have mentioned, you can only play the hand your dealt. If anyone, blame Ashley, blame lambias.
But support the team.
Ill be back on later to discuss the ongoing chronicles of the annoying man behind me. He's outdone himself today. Ill tell you all Later.
1. doesnt seem to. matter which players are on the field, performances still poor. still STILL not enough plYers in the box, when fergie was crossing in the first half HBA was stood on the far touchline, no interest in getting in to help Ba, neither CM was in there either so again too few players wanting to score, hence why we have a pisspoor goals for column.
2. dont think fergie will be a PL winger, needs to be trained up as an attacking LB imo, bulk up and learn the position, doesnt offer a goal threat so would be just as dangerous attacking from deep and letting someone who can score play ahead of him.
3. sadly we look more of a threat with Shola in there at the mo and playing direct, if thats the case shudve got AC back and gone for it 100%.
4. think santon plays better on the left cutting in, havent seen him beat his man when playing RB but always looks a threat when cutting in from LB.
5. need some kind of box to box CM desperately, tiote, anita, bigi etc offer no threat whatsoever, none will get into the box, none have any end product sadly.
am not calling for pardew out or anything crap like that, just think even on paper now i can only see goals coming from 2 of our lineup, Ba and HBA and if ur going into a PL match like that then you wont win many matches sadly.
havent a clue what to do about another first half when we didnt turn up, getting used to it now. lots of things need improving but getting bored of it all now tbh……


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Sounds like a little bit of a downer since something obviously happens to Katya!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Love the Soviet setting, and you have me curious. I think I might need truffles for the sad bits.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Hmmm... this is a no thanks for me.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's a movie too ;) But from the trailer it was really Soviet focusedDelete
Oooo this sounds good. Onto the TBR pile.ReplyDelete
Oh I use to love Russian spy novels. Glad you liked it!ReplyDeleteReplies
I have not read many, Soviet and Finland, eeeh, we do not like each otherDelete
This is such a gorgeous title and cover and while I'm not sure it's quite for me, you've got me curious for sure!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Awww I think I'd get bummed out while reading the sad bits.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Well, as long as I'm not balling my eyes out, I'm okay with sad. :) Plus, I will now beware of bread in Soviet Russia. ;) LOLReplyDelete
This does sound very interesting. Adding this to my list!ReplyDelete
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This does sound sad to me. Usually when you skip ahead decades and one of the people aren't around, it's usually not good D:ReplyDelete
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Hmm sounds like a good book really, reminds me a bit of Paullina Simons books set in Russia.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Alexander Ivanov, such a common name...ReplyDelete
After reading The Lost Wife, the flips between past and present of Soviet Union and America have me interested. I want to know what happen to Katya. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Does sound interesting being set in Soviet Russia. It is a place I would never want to live. I actually know someone who lived during there during that time. She doesn't talk much about it. I don't know that she has great memories.ReplyDelete
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I would not have had great memories if I had lived there. It sounds utterly horrible. Not to mention that my country lived on eggshells for decades for just being near itDelete
I was going to say that this book sounded sad, but I'm happy to hear that it had a little more upbeat angle to it. That cover is really lovely!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Just when you thought your excitement had reached its pinnacle, do not forget that Pauly D will be spinning at Sutton Place this weekend. If you play your cards right, maybe he'll show you his penis piercing. Ugh, we should all be so lucky.
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R.A.: Music
ABSENCE OF DAY AND NIGHT (LP zip download)
Q: So here we are at the beginning of a new decade, so many things have shifted and at the same time it could be said that we're in the same old position. What are your thoughts on the last ten years in general, and more specifically, in music?
MC: It's really difficult to render an opinion because we're all right in the middle of it, but I will say that I've never felt so conflicted. If I think solely about the music it doesn't quite work because so many things are connecting up to form todays climate. Because of the obvious political problems in America many of our musicians decided that instead of creating new sounds that might galvanize, inspire and energize humanity to come up with creative alternatives, they tried to become politicians. They put on suits and attended meetings. Or they grabbed acoustic guitars and bongos and sang about injustice. We saw all these marches and fist pumping and rhetoric but this isn't the sixties, all those ideas are fifty years old and my generation is still trying to use them today as a way to effect change. But the authorities figured out how to deal with those methods a long time ago. And here are all these supposedly creative people shuffling around wondering why it isn't working. Where are the new ideas, where is the energy, where is the confidence?
Music right now is an embarrassment. I've never been so bored with music and musicians in my life. It's like nobody knows what to do so they just latch onto something that's already been well established. It creates the illusion that they're contributing when really they're just treading water. I've never seen so many depressed looking, listless musicians. They stand in their little one square foot box on stage, eyes glazed, with these glum expressions on their faces. They look so tired out and they haven't even done anything yet. Then they get off stage and it's all smiles and schmoozing. What happened to the passion? What happened to the blood? These are the times to be on fire. These are the times to be burning, pushing everything into the red. I feel so excited because things are so unstable, with the music industry, print media, and Hollywood all collapsing. I mean, to me, it feels like a whole new frontier is opening up.
Q: How do you envision the music world coming around to something more relevant?
MC: I don't know if it's supposed to be this big movement, you know, where everybody is on the same page and in the same club. I'm slightly suspicious of collectivist endeavors since very few of them survive the internal conflicts and jockeying for position. I lean more toward a rigorous individualism. That being said I can see cooperation happening across many different lines. We can be individuated and still respect another perspective enough to work together. Then it's a matter of being relentless and positive. I can't help but be optimistic about the present / future.
What I do know is that art must contribute to realigning our mental, physical and spiritual perspectives so that we might move toward our higher potentials. There must be a balance. Artists and musicians have to step up and accept some responsibility for the work they are making. If my music does not have as its central thrust a concern for planetary change and positivity then I need to find something else to do. We have to be honest with the bankruptcy of certain approaches and concepts.
Q: It seems to me that this album is a much more focused work than some of the others. In the past you'd put pop structures up against the more abstract pieces. Was this a conscious choice, and what does the title of the album signify?
MC: I'm feeling much more ambitious now, and this album was designed and built with specific intentions. I had to move in a direction where what I was making could be useful. My music has a mission, it has a job to do. It's not meant to float around just taking up space. It's meant to serve a function. So the album called for a sustained mood so that the listener could sink into it as opposed to being pulled in different directions every other track. I'm more willing to step forward and make statements as opposed to the game of politics most artists are currently engaged in. Art has become so safe and boring, with nobody wanting to ruffle any feathers and risk their positions. It makes for dull work.
'Absence of Day and Night' is a reference to what happens when we leave the earth and start exploring space. The working idea or theme for this album has to do with the next frontier, internally and externally, exploring infinity within and without. This album was not made for people to dance, it's not a diversion. There is an overwhelming glut of those kinds of sounds. This album is meant to be a vehicle. The music itself is a vehicle for inner exploration, and the title shifts the mind outward into space. I believe wholeheartedly that the next breakthroughs we make in moving off of this planet will be the result of spiritual or internal insights. What is needed is a music designed to help facilitate this. A music that is not built from traditional western theory with its reliance upon intervals and scales, which are another form of mathematics.
But the album as a whole also implies that without attending to the things that are near we will not be equipped to go far. And for all my talk of space I'm just as concerned with the direction of this planet. Whole continents are being left for dead. Without positive changes for the entire world community we cannot respectfully explore the beyond. Access to knowledge and technology must be available on an international level. We need a global mind, a global think tank, reaching back to the ancients and on into the future. We need everyone's contribution.
Q: Can you talk a bit about your working methods? I think there is still some confusion as to what exactly you mean by 'all sounds made by, on, or through solo electric guitar'.
MC: Everything I make comes from me sitting down with my guitar and gear. I do not use computers for the generation of any of my sounds. I am not a multi-instrumentalist. I do not use any other musicians for any of the sounds on my records. My set up is really basic, Boss distortion, Boss DD-5 delay, volume pedal, Digitech Whammy 2, Line 6 delay modeler, Boss RC-20, Fender Strat, and a Fender Vibrolux amp. I prefer to keep things simple so that it leaves more room for the imagination. It's very important that you master the tools you use, getting to that point where there is no longer any hesitation, no technical problem stops you. Then you can focus on breaking the sound barrier. Nothing kills creativity faster than fiddling around with a machine because you don't know it well enough. Music is never about the technology, it's about flow, energy and imagination.
I work in the studio every other day. By that I mean every other day I go in and make a piece or a track. It's all one sitting, usually one hour, sometimes two. Everything is improvised, I don't go in with any preconceived ideas. I found that because all of my music is based on the energy of the moment, working every day burned me out. It's really important to find a good working rhythm that feels right for you. So having that one day in between helps clear my head.
Q: Could you explain what you mean by breaking the sound barrier?
MC: The sound barrier represents the point where it no longer matters what instrument you're playing, you have access to infinite sound. Each instrument can liquefy and lose its shape, can become unrecognizable. When that happens you find yourself in the world of elemental forces. It's no longer about the tune, it's about nature, the elements. You're not playing a melody which is supposed to represent a waterfall, you're playing the waterfall, the essence or elemental properties of the waterfall itself. It's an area beyond the mathematical straightjacket of the tempered scale. I think scales and harmony have taken us as far as they could. I believe there are vast new realms to explore which will open up new possibilities as to the power and function of music in this next cycle. I'm positive that we haven't even scratched the surface.
The coming era will see how the artist's way, and music in particular, can assist and contribute to new advancements within culture. Space exploration has been almost exclusively within the scientific realm, but I think it is the artist who comes nearest to respecting and understanding notions of infinity, the intelligence between the numbers. We need to push further in this regard. Mathematics will never reveal the inner workings of this experience of life and death, stars and galaxies. The forces which animate this existence have no need of mathematics. I believe music, this new music, can carry us over the next frontier.
Q: It seems you've made the transition into the digital domain, what are your feelings on the new format?
MC: Music is the invisible art. The packaging of these clunky objects to hold sonic information was not being true to the medium. Now we're much closer to the natural state of music. I believe anytime a form comes nearer to its true self it becomes more powerful. Most of the criticisms against downloads have been based on business models, not taking into consideration what is best for music as an entity. I want to make sure I respect where music wants to go, and how it wants to get there.


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Oh, say, can you see the parallels?
The differences between the presidential election in Yankeeland and the byelections in Ontario are striking.
And yet there are parallels.
First, these are two jurisdictions so deep in debt it's hard to see them ever returning to solvency.
The U.S. debt — $15 trillion-plus and counting — risks dragging the world economy further into the dumpster.
The $263 billion Ontario debt by comparison seems to be a mere drop in the bucket.
However, it carries the risk of dragging all of us who live in the province into the same dumpster.
In both countries the debt was massive when the current governments took office. However, both have run it to the point that it threatens to engulf us all.
Both the U.S. and Ontario have governments from somewhere left of centre, depending upon the issue. Those who would like to unseat the incumbents are either further left or centre-right in Ontario.
In the U.S., the opposition is totally right wing and these ideologues swing all the way to the fringes where they find themselves cheek-by-jowl with some of the most extreme zealots.
The leaders of the governments in question are different, too. President Barack Obama is as much like Dalton McGuinty as my mules are like Hereford cows.
If you were to look up charisma in the dictionary you might find Obama's picture. In Ontario, you're more likely to find McGuinty's smiling face if you look up dull or bland.
Admittedly, charisma does not necessarily a good leader make. However, Obama has earned his chops in a number of ways, including the takedown of Osama bin Laden.
McGuinty's chops were eaten by pit bulls before he had a chance to earn them. You still might find remnants of them on shelves in corner stores, but you'll have to look behind the flaps that cover cigarettes for sale.
A less than effective opposition works in favour of the incumbents in both countries, although more so in Yankeeland.
There, the Republican challenger Mitt Romney has trouble keeping his hand-made, thousand-dollar loafers out of his mouth. Back in Ontario, Tim Hudak is mostly plagued by a backroom team that might be made up of former Liberal advisers; such is their lack of understanding of the people of the province.
The NDP team is doing better, but nobody seems to know how much better.
Health care is a big issue in both elections. In the U.S., so-called Obamacare has offered health coverage for the first time to everyone in the country.
In Ontario, the question is how to deliver the best possible medical care to everyone when the government wastes billions on the file through e-health, Ornge and bureaucracy such as LHINs.
Back to Obamacare, the Republicans are against it, mostly because of the way it tramples human rights by requiring folks to purchase health insurance. Obviously, the trampling of rights is another parallel, although in Ontario they're trampled on the question of placement of wind turbine factories.
All in, Obama's strengths have the Democrats slightly ahead in current polls. If Romney keeps gaffe-ing it up there's every chance the president will hold that lead.
With only two ridings going to the polls in Ontario, the results are harder to predict.
However, if the Dalton Gang runs on its record, there is every chance that the NDP will win one of the ridings and the Tories the other, opening the door for McGuinty to walk off into the sunset.


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- Include a link within each status update – so fans can hit "share"
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Israeli travel ban: 'cementing its system of violence'
The Israeli government has officially refused to renew the travel document of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement co-founder Omar Barghouti.
The move amounts to a travel ban and is an escalation of its attacks on Palestinian human rights defenders who nonviolently advocate for Palestinian rights under international law.
Barghouti, who lives with his family in Acre, has Israeli permanent residency and requires an Israeli travel document to be able to travel in and out of Palestine/Israel. Israel's decision not to grant a renewal of the travel document is being viewed by human rights experts as the first step towards revoking Barghouti's permanent residency.
Barghouti, said: "I am unnerved but certainly undeterred by these threats. Nothing will stop me from struggling for my people's freedom, justice and peace."
Responding to the news, Ryvka Barnard, Senior Militarism and Security Campaigner at War on Want, said:
"This repressive treatment of Omar Barghouti and other Palestinian human rights defenders shows that Israel is cementing its system of violence and discrimination towards Palestinians.
"So long as the UK government maintains its diplomatic and military support for Israeli policies of aggression and occupation, it will be complicit in this violence against Palestinians.
"Israel's oppression of Palestinians is systematic: it takes the form of lethal force used in the context of military occupation, preventing Palestinian freedom of movement, arbitrary arrest and detention without trial, and targeted harassment and attacks on those who dare to speak out against this oppression.
"It's time for the UK to live up to its obligations under international law; stop supporting Israel's violations of Palestinian rights, and act now to protect the rights of Omar Barghouti and all other Palestinian human rights defenders."
Notes to editors
For further information and interviews contact Ross Hemingway + 44 7983 550 728
Omar Barghouti is a War on Want patron.
Palestinian BDS activist under threat from Israel: http://www.waronwant.org/media/palestinian-bds-activists-under-threat-is...
Israel imposes effective travel ban on BDS movement co-founder, steps up anti-BDS Repression: https://bdsmovement.net/2016/israel-imposes-effective-travel-ban-on-bds-...


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She's a pillar by the day, a fire by night
She's a famous architect, like Frank Lloyd Wright
When it comes to tightrope walkin', she's world renowned
Her elegance and charm are worthy of praise
And I heard she used to throw for the Oakland A's
She works to hard at 68 hours a week, I've yet to meet her match
A marvel of modern science
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I can't make up my mind,
Should I put her on display or hide her?
I'm gonna be her prize fighter
I know that she's out of my league
I'm gonna be her prize fighter
My uniform has been decreed
She's a daughter of the gods, got a lot of clout
If she's ever in a bind, I'd get her out
And sometimes I have these nightmares, in the middle of the day
Where a head-makin' gypsy steals her away
There ain't no doubt about it
I'm a slave to her shade of love
One day her majesty the Queen, unprovoked and unforeseen
She's gonna fly her over to England, put that sword on her shoulder,
And knight her!
I'm gonna be her prize fighter
No label's gonna change where she's from
I'm gonna be her prize fighter
And I'm dancin' to the beat of her drum
She's always on my side, rich or poor
And she's with me all the way to the Golden Door
My lioness, my pièce de résistance
My only way
I'm gonna drive me an El Dorado
The colour of her Monterrey eyes
With twin bullet tail lights
And plates that read Desire
I'm gonna be her prize fighter
Though the weather may be foul
I'm gonna be her prize fighter
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How the Birth of a Vulcan Caused the Death of a Filipino Cemetery
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There are no flowers or gravestones to mark the resting places of the lost citizens of Camiguin—only a giant cross rising up out of the water to indicate a cemetery that has been lost to the sea.
In the 1870s, a newly formed volcano, Mt. Vulcan, erupted nearby and caused the cemetery, along with the capital city surrounding it, to sink under sea level. In 1982, a lone, looming cross was built in order to commemorate this place of loss.
Visitors can ride a boat out to the site and stand on its small base while it remains above water. Many take the small boat ride in order to take photos and soak in the view of the Mt. Vulcan, the volcano that sacrificed the people of Camiguin to the ocean to come into being.
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