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Christopher Lee, a.k.a Saruman, is among the holiest of actors in nerd culture, not only having done LOTR, but he's also been in Star Wars, played Fu Manchu, and worked with Tim Burton on numerous occasions. So really, is it surprising at all that he has done vocals for a metal concept album titled, "Charlemagne", which gets released on Monday? No, seriously.
Once upon a time, ?uestlove tweeted about how the cast of Parks and Recreation were an excellent ensemble, much like that of the Wu Tang Clan. He was more on the money than he knew.
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Check out Twin Sister out of Brooklyn. They're a band I've been digging of late and you can download their EP, "Vampires with Dreaming Kids", from their website. They're on tour, though nowhere near me. Maybe near you, though.
Many people only know Dan Deacon because of the effervescent "Drinking Out of Cups", but he's actually a musician out of Baltimore. Keeping up with his reputation for ,"what-the-hell-IS-this???", is this video for "Woof Woof". Tiger costume, dog bassist, puppets, and dander! Oh, you…
The Very Best have been on my radar for a while now and "Warm Heart of Africa" just doesn't seem to ever get any less catchy. Here's a video with Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend since, you know, he does some of the vocal track and all. They're playing in Vancouver at the Biltmore on May 28th if you want to get down, live-like.
Sondre Lerche's video for "If Only" is pretty whimsical and utilizes a lot of crochet-work. But I spy some nipples behind that chain mail! Risqué! I have to say though, I enjoyed him more when he was a cute, remarkably talented musician from Norway, rather than a cute, remarkably talented musician from Norway living in Brooklyn. If you can catch him live, do it. His voice is even more amazing live and his banter will have even the manliest of men swooning. I seen it!


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Bachelor Finale Recap: Sorry Arie
It was absolutely controversial. It was completely scandalous. It was the first uncut, unedited clip that will go down in reality show television HISTORY! Well, sort of. Our Host Chris Harrison did a phenomenal job preparing us for what he called the most dramatic final rose ceremony. We knew he was serious because his facial expressions exhibited sorrow and agony at the emotional turmoil we would all face in the
Bachelor Arie Recap: Fantasy Suite Dates
How many of you expected Ross to shout, "WE WERE ON A BREAK!" at one point during his insipid conversation with Becca? Was that just me? SIMPLE DISCLAIMER The following information you are about to read is of personal opinion. However, if you or someone you follow on InstaStories happens to personally know, sort of know, is friends with the Orange Theory workout chick who is obsessed with Princess Margaret
Bachelor Arie Recap: Krystal and the Women Tell All
If you ask me to sum up last night's Women Tell All in just one sentence, I'd probably say: "I believe Arie would have melted into the floor if the transitive property of congruence had allowed him to last night. That must be why they keep the temperature in the studio so icy cold. It's a mixture of both a thermostat thing and an ex-girlfriend thing. Homie looked pale and
Bachelor Arie Recap: Skin It To Win It
Bachelor Arie Recap: Season 22, Hometown Dates Can you believe we are here? It's hometown dates on The Bachelor! That means the producers over at ABC have taken a few hours to sit in a room so they can figure out how to properly dramatize the families of the four remaining women. Because I'm totally plugged into the organization, I was able to acquire a transcript of the meeting notes.
Bachelor Arie Recap: My Gift Is Your Thong
Bachelor Arie Recap — Season 22, Week 6 I have so many thoughts in my head right now, each fighting for my attention. Most of them involve fancy house boat mansions on the River Seine, Krystal's nodes, and Our Host Chris Harrison's eyes. I'm also embracing the fact that my book Why I Hate Green Beans launches into the world today! I feel excited and nauseated. I hear that's normal. If

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The LGBT Trust, West Midlands Faith Forum and Aston University's Martin Luther King Center are all involved in an event to inform faith leaders about the experiences of LGBT people of faith.
These faith leaders will be senior people within Faith Communities. It is believed by telling real stories about real people we will have the maximum impact.
The idea is to interview people from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Buddhist faiths to get personal stories and experiences about the experiences of being LGBT in a faith Community. These will then be used as material for actors to create dramatic pieces to be presented on the day.
All interviews would be conducted in strict confidentiality and no personal details would be taken.
Our voices are so often missing for the discourses about sexual orientation and this is an opportunity to have your voice heard.
Please contact the Reverend Chris Dowd on 07734155664 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are able to help.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Call for LGBT people of faith
The LGBT Trust, West Midlands Faith Forum and Aston University's Martin Luther King Center are all involved in an event to inform faith leaders about the experiences of LGBT people of faith.
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Labels: Religion
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
IDAHO Events Spotlight LGBT in Africa and Italy
Two IDAHO sponsored events look at the state of things for LGBT people in Africa and Italy.
On the 14th of May there ia a Special international meeting: Homophobia in Africa Guests include Leo Igwe, who is coming to London especially to take part in activities to mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) has suffered constant harassment, physical attacks, and several periods of imprisonment in Nigeria for his staunch defence of LGBT Rights. He is the founder and executive secretary of the Nigerian Humanist Movement. Leo will be receiving the Nordic Rainbow Humanist Award at our other IDAHO event on 16th May. Also, Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay, who is the founding Pastor of the House of Rainbow Metropolitan Community Church, Lagos, Nigeria. He has won several awards including 2007 Black LGBT Award as "Man of the Year" for his work in helping LGBT people of faith. More information on the Galha website here. Facebook event.
On the 16th Improvvisamente l'inverno scorso (Suddenly last Winter) Directors Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi show their film – about the rise of homophobia in Italy – and talk about it as part of IDAHO and the Protest the Pope campaign. More information on the Galha website here. Facebook event.
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Labels: Events
Monday, April 26, 2010
Gay Games 2010: London Orca's Countdown Kicks Off
With only 4 months to go until the Gay Games, London Orca water polo team are training hard both in and out of the pool.
Captain Ben Evans explains: "The Gay Games are a real focus for us - a wonderful opportunity to play other gay teams in a hugely enjoyable tournament. But we also play year round in straight leagues in London. For us as gay men and women it's important that we compete week in-week out in a sometimes rough team sport against people who might otherwise never engage with the gay community. It's a chance to challenge their stereotypes, and give as good as we get."
"While our focus in on achieving an outstanding performance in Cologne in July, we have a lot of work to do in the coming months with intensive training programs and a series of preliminary competitions" said Evans, "plus we are still welcoming new players to the team if anyone is interested in joining us on the podium at the Gay Games."
To help promote the club, London Orca have recently produced a video introducing the club to potential new members:
The Gay Games commence on 31st July and will be held in Cologne, Germany. 12,000 participants from over 70 countries will be taking part.
For further information visit the London Orca page on the Out to Swim website.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Women's basketball team celebrate after trophy win
Players from London Cruisers women's basketball team are celebrating after their recent win at this year's annual Duessel-Cup.
Read the full article in the Pink Paper here.
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Labels: Sports
Saturday, April 24, 2010
IDAHO is Coming Soon
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia; the biggest one-day event in the LGBT calendar, is on may 17th this year and every year.
Its UK co-ordinator, Derek Lennard would like to know if you are organising events for the day. The website is www.idahomophobia.org and UK events will go up on International Site in early May.
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Labels: Events
LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 24th - 30th April
We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.
Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.
The soaps have queered up en masse. In Weatherfield, Sophie and Sian kissed and the sky didn't fall in. In Walford, Syed and Christian have more than kissed and the sky is going to fall in. In Emmerdale, Aaron punched up his secret lover and tried to gas himself in the garage. It all blows up in Eastenders this week.
Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)
Saturday 24th
BBC1 - 6.20: Dr Who
BBC1 - 7.05: Over the Rainbow
BBC2 - 8.15: Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger. Tribute featuring the New York Dolls
ITV1 - 9: The Prisoner. Stars Ian McKellen
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 11.40: The Aristocats. Eddie Izzard in a comedy documentary on how to deliver the world's filthiest joke
BBC3 - 7.05: Dr Who Confidential
BBCHD - 6.20: Dr Who
BBCHD - 7.05: Over the Rainbow
BBCHD - 8.25: Dr Who Confidential
ITV2 - 6am: Coronation Street Omnibus
ITV2 - 8.10: Emmerdale Omnibus
ITV2 - 11: Coronation Street Omnibus
Satellite and cable
Sky Arts 1 -10: Born to Boogie. T Rex
Sky 2 - 9am: Pineapple Dance Studios. Fly on the Wall series based on the idea that gay men being camp is entertaining in itself
Living - 8 &11am: Will and Grace
Comedy Classics - 9am & 1pm: Frasier
FX - 8: American Dad
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me
Film Channels
Classics - 3am: Giant. James Dean and Rock Hudson
TCM - 11.15: Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. Sheer brilliance
Sunday 25th
ITV1 - 9.25am: Coronation Street Omnibus
ITV1 - 10.15: South Bank Show Revisited. Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics of West Side Story
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
BBCHD - 8: Dr Who
BBCHD - 8.45: Dr Who Confidential
BBCHD - 11.05: American Dad
ITV2 - 6am: Emmerdale Omnibus
More4 - 5.05: Come Dine with Me
Virgin1 - 11: Sexcetera. Aspects of human sexuality
Satellite and cable
Sky2 - 8am: Pineapple Dance Studios
Sky2 - 6: Pineapple Dance Studios
Sky2 - 1am: Pineapple Dance Studios
Gold - 9.55: Absolutely Fabulous
Living - 8am: Will and Grace
Living - 11am: Will and Grace
Living - 6: Grey's Anatomy
Film Channels
Classics - 3.50: Spartacus. Epic with homo-erotic moments
Monday 26th
BBC1 - 8: Eastenders. The truth is out
BBC1 - 10.50: The Graham Norton Show
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 8.50am: Will and Grace
C4 - 12.35: Will and Grace
BBC3 - 8.30: Eastenders: Christian and Syed. Interviews and footage
BBC3 - 10: Eastenders. Rpt from BBC1 show
BBC3 - 10.30: Eastenders: Christian and Syed. Interviews and footage
BBCHD - 8: Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers. Food you can actually make
E4 - 9: Glee
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 9: X-Men. Ian McKellen as bad mutant to Patrick Stewart's good mutant
Satellite and Cable
FX - 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 8: Come Dine with Me
Tuesday 27th
BBC1 - 7.30: Eastenders. The fallout
BBC1 - 11.30: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.
ITV1 - 7: Emmerdale. Chas tries to help Aaron
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 8.50am: Will and Grace
C4 - 10: Shameless
Dave - 9: QI
E4 - 11: Shameless. Gay 5-a-side anyone?
Film4 - 9: X-Men – The last Stand
Satellite and cable
Gold - 2.15: The Thin Blue Line
Gold - 8.40: The Thin Blue Line
Sky Arts2 - 2: Peter Grimes
Sky Arts2 - 10.20: Swan Lake
Discovery Real Time - 11: Come Dine with Me
Wednesday 28th
ITV1 - 7: Emmerdale. Aaron snubs Chas but she is tenacious
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 8.50am: Will and Grace
C4 - 8: Three in a Bed. John and Andrew's gay B&B
C4 - 11.05: Shameless. Rpt.
BBC3 - 11.25: Eastenders: Christian and Syed. Yet again
BBC3 - 5.20am: Eastenders: Christian and Syed. Anybody would think they invented it!
ITV2 - 6am: Emmerdale
ITV2 - 9.25am: Emmerdale
E4 - 11.15am: Ugly Betty
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 11am: Appointment in London. 1952 movie with Dirk Bogarde
Satellite and Cable
Gold - 8.40: The Thin Blue Line
Comedy Central - 9am: Frasier
Comedy Central - 11: Sex and the City
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 11: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 8: Ricky Martin (pre-coming out?)
Bio - 10: Elton John
Bio - 12.30am: Ricky Martin (pre-coming out?)
Bio - 4am: Elton John
Film Channels
Drama/Romance - 11.30am & 8: Mamma Mia!
Classics - 11.35: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? This is one sick film!
Thursday 29th
BBC1- 2.15: Escape to the Country. Alistair Appleton
BBC1 - 7.30: Eastenders. Syed's father-in-law comes to town with plans to send him into the next world
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 8.50am: Will and Grace
C4 - 12.35: Will and Grace
BBC3 - 10: Eastenders. Rpt.
E4 - 11: Glee
Satellite and Cable
Gold - 8.40: The Thin Blue Line
Living - 8am: Will and Grace
Living - 9: Grey's Anatomy
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 8: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 4: Elton John
Film Channels
Classics - 9.35: East of Eden. James Dean
Friday 30th
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 8.50am: Will and Grace
C4 - 12.35: Will and Grace
C4 - 8: Glee
C4 - 9: Embarrassing Bodies: Kids. Dr Christian investigates
Five - 9: The Mentalist
Five - 10: Grey's Anatomy
BBC3 - 9: Dr Who
BBC3 - 9.45: Dr Who Confidential
Dave - 10.10: QI XL
E4 - 11.15: Ugly Betty
Satellite and Cable
Gold - 2.20: The Thin Blue Line
Gold - 8.40: The Thin Blue Line
Living - 8am: Will and Grace
Saturday 24th
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: The News Quiz Sandi Toksvig and Sue Perkins
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 11: Counterpoint. Paul Gambaccini
Sunday 25th
BBC Radio 2 - 11am: Weekend Wogan. Graham Norton guests
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O'Grady
BBC Radio 7 - 4.30: The News Quiz
Tuesday 27th
BBC Radio 4 - 11.30am: Charles Hawtrey, That Funny Man with the Glasses. Anecdotes and memories
BBC Radio 4 - 3.45: The Simple Life. Singles talk about their issues, including gay stereotyping
Thursday 29th
BBC Radio 4 - 2.15: Afternoon Play Bette and Joan and Baby Jane. Catherine Tate and Tracy-Ann Oberman play the two viragos in a dramatisation of the making of the truly horrific Whatever Happened to baby Jane?
Friday 30th
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz
Local and web
If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com
For a global classification of queer radio on line:
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 and
Gay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.
Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/
GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.
Galaxy North East
Monday-Friday 4-7pm: James Barr
BBC Radio Manchester - 95.1 and online
Every Monday 8pm: The Gay Hour, Ashley Byrne and Andrew Edwards
BBC London - 94.9 and online
Monday – Friday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé or Baylen Leonard
Gaydar Radio - Brighton, London DAB and online 24/7
Manchester's gaydio www.gaydio.co.uk
Radio North Manchester 106.6 FM
Sundays - 11am: Passport. Also look out for their women's programmes
FYI Radio (gay youth radio) - online (currently only podcast but soon to grow to a fully fledged station) www.fyiradio.net
Last Tuesday of the month - 6pm
Out in South London - local LGBT radio show with Rosie Wilby and guests
Listen online at www.southcityradio.org
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Labels: TV-Radio
Bisexuals tackle issues at first All-Wales event
Bisexual people have come together with friends and allies to address bisexual issues and to socialise in the first ever all-Wales bisexual event today, Saturday 24th April, at Cardiff University Students' Union.
BiFest Wales provides a space for discussing issues that affect bisexual people, including biphobic hate crime; biphobia in the workplace; living in a world seen as gay and straight and representations of bisexuality in the media.
A social space, community stalls and a craft area are complementing the workshops at this ground-breaking event, making it inclusive of people of all ages and interests. There is a free social event afterwards in Funky Buddha Lounge on Charles Street to tackle social isolation in a safe and friendly space.
Ele Hicks, BiFest Wales organiser and committee member of Bi Cymru/Wales and Bi Swansea, added "After the success of this year's event we are already planning for BiFest Wales 2011 and are listening to what people at the event are telling us they want to see in future. The local groups in Swansea and Cardiff have made a real difference to supporting bisexual people locally, but there are still many areas of Wales where bi people feel isolated and alone. BiFest Wales brings them together and tackles that isolation."
BiFest Wales is entirely run by volunteers who wanted to see an annual event in Wales for bisexual people and friends of all sexual orientations to tackle the issues important to bisexual people and to get together in a friendly, networking space.
For more details of BiFest or groups, people can contact Bi Cymru/Wales by email: firstname.lastname@example.com or via www.bicymru.btik.com
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Bulletin No 71
The latest edition of the LGBT History Month bulletin is now available, as usual packed-full of news, information, notices of upcoming events and quotations.
To access the latest bulletin please click on one of the links below:
word document
pdf file
(you can also right click on the links and "save target as")
You can view all previous bulletins here or register to our mailing list here.
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Labels: Bulletin, History Month
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Georges Kanuma Dies
Georges Kanuma
1972 - 2010
The Burundian AIDS and Human Rights activist Georges Kanuma died on 14 April after a short illness.
- Burundi: Message of condolence for Georges Kanuma - Everyone Group
- Farewell to Committed Activist Georges Kanuma - Behind the Mask
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Writing The Century - "Once Upon A Time"
The BBC Radio 4 series that explores the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people, returns with "Once Upon A Time" by Amanda Whittington - a "touching, coming of age drama set in 1979 based on the diary of a gay teenager living in a Nottinghamshire mining town".
Based on the 1979 diary of an 18-year-old miner's son, "Once Upon A Time" is the story of three teenage boys looking for love and acceptance, each hoping for their own happy, "walk into the sunset" ending.
Steven lives with his father, who knows and accepts his son is gay. The rest of the world isn't quite so accommodating. It's January 1st. Steven feels "confused, excited and frightened" at what 1979 might bring. His best friends are Chrissy and Gloria, two unemployed boys of the same age, who are living down the road as girls and dreaming of a glamorous new life.
All three live for the weekend, when they go to Nottingham's only gay club in search of adventure. The club is like Oz to their Kansas existence but it has its dark side. What Steven really wants is a loving relationship but, in his world, it seems like an impossible dream.
1979 was a vintage year for pop. In the first week of January alone, the Top 40 featured YMCA, Le Freak, I'm Every Woman, Hanging on the Telephone, Rat Trap and I Love the Nightlife. Such classic songs are the soundtrack to the young friends' turbulent lives.
The programme (in 5 parts) is aired this week at the end of Woman's Hour at 10.45am and again in the evenings at 7.45. It is available online for a limited period of time, here.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
French booksellers discover first adult Rimbaud picture
Two French booksellers have discovered the only clear image of the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud as an adult, after stumbling across it at a flea market.
Read the full article and see the picture on the Telegraph's website, here.
(it has now emerged that the picture is actually a fake - see comments below (in French) by the author of the hoax)
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Colin Farrell Condemns Homophobia
Hollywood actor and star of Alexander and The Phone Booth Colin Farrell condemned homophobia in his native Ireland.
Supporting Irish youth group BeLongToYouth's STAND UP anti-homophobia campaign, Farrell talked frankly about the bullying and abuse his brother Eamonn had to face on a day-to-day basis during his schooldays.
Colin Farrell's statement:
"I can't remember much about the years of physical and emotional abuse my brother Eamon suffered. I was very small. The thing i do remember though, quite literally, is blood on his school shirt when he came home in the afternoon. The beatings and taunting were very frequent for my him and a constant part of his school years. I didn't understand at that time the concept of 'difference'. Back then, as now, he was just my big brother. If I did understand what difference was I understood it in the most pure and unaffected childlike way. To me then, as a child, difference meant being left out. Joy and laughter came with being included, being embraced , and belonging to.
People are often afraid of difference. They feel that anything that causes fear, should be turned away from. My brother represented fear for so many people, but caused joy in my life. From a very young age he made me laugh with his intelligence and wit, made me aspire to his strength and goodness. He was to be embraced. To many of the students of his school however he was to be feared. He was to be turned away from. I didn't understand it then, and I still don't know. As a race we humans are united and divided by emotions. The mother and father of all emotions, the queen and king are love and fear. Love unites, it brings us closer to an understanding of the possibility of beauty amidst all the confusion and pain that life can bring. Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things in a shadow of our better selves, of what we could be.
Intolerance is not genetically encoded - it is taught. It is learned at home. It is learned in the classrooms and it is learned anywhere else we gather as a group. But it is usually learned early and added onto from there. If there is nothing to feared, there is nothing to hate. If there is nothing to hate there is no pain. My brother was so forceful in standing up for who he was, and for the good that he knew wa inside of him. Many people missed out on an opportunity, not only to enjoy him, but to enjoy themselves by embracing his "difference". They missed out because they saw him as a threat - not as a testament to the kaleidoscope and diversity of this beautiful world. Bullying is torture, it is another betrayal of basic human decency and its scars reach way into the future of its survivors. But the saddest truth is that not all children survive it. It is a potentially fatal societal illness and must be respected and not feared. Respected and dealt with as a very real problem and as an adversary of a potentially harmonious world, that should have no place for bullies or bullying."
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Cameron says he will try to celebrate LGBT History Month
Answering questions put to him by readers of Pink News, Tory Leader David Cameron said he supports LGBT History Month and will try to celebrate it if elected to form a Tory Government. Asked if he would hold a reception to celebrate LGBT History Month in Downing Street, as Gordon Brown has for the past two years, David Cameron said, "I really don't think I can start putting things in the diary yet – we've got to win this General Election first and that's a massive task. But whether or not the Conservatives get elected, I would of course be delighted to mark LGBT History Month in some way".
Answering other questions, Cameron said he would adopt a 'zero-tolerance' approach to homophobic bullying and that he understood Michael Gove wanted to introduce training for teachers on how to tackle it.
Crucially for many teachers and others exempt from the Criminal Justice Act, Cameron said he would ensure that people convicted of consensual sexual acts that would have been legal after the age of consent was equalised in 2000, would have their convictions quashed. Nick Clegg has made the same commitment.
He expressed concerns over the postcode lottery for gender reassignment and said 'if' it existed he would get Andrew Lansley to 'look at it'.
Cameron also said he would make it harder for homophobic bullies who were excluded from school to return and that his allies in Europe were not homophobic, although he accepted that some were 'socially conservative'.
Finally, he announced that if elected, his party will erase the historic convictions of all those found guilty of consensual gay sex.
LGBT rights campaigner and Green supporter Peter Tatchell has challenged David Cameron on his responses to questions written by PinkNews readers. In a Pink News article on Saturday, he said that Cameron's commitment to a zero-tolerance policy contained little that was specific and that he had not fully answered the question of a postcode lottery for people with gender dysphoria. On Sunday, Tatchell took part in a 50-minute meeting with Tory frontbenchers George Osborne, Theresa May and Nick Herbert, which he seemed to consider disappointing.
You can read the full set of questions and answers on the PinkNews website here.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
LGBT Europe Campaigner Sends Message to the Polish People
LGBT History Month and PRIDE Solidarity supporter Clare Dimyon, who is about to embark on her second tour of every Pride celebration in Europe on April 26th this year, is a friend and ally of Poland and its people. She has written this message in response to Saturday, April 10th's terrible incident:
"LGBT History Month expresses its condolences to ALL the people of Poland and to Polish people everywhere. The loss of the official aircraft taking 100 or more political and cultural figures to Katyń for the 70th anniversary commemorations is a modern tragedy which compunds the historic tragedy of the original massacre of 22,000 Polish officers and intellectuals taken prisoner by Stalin in the Molotov: Ribbentrop dismemberment of Poland in 1939. Stalin blamed the Nazis for the massacre and continued this propaganda throughout the Soviet era, compounding the grief of the Polish people, in particular relatives of those who perished. To compound this tragedy further, the 2010 commemoration was the first time in 70 years that Russia had made a formal invitation to Poland to commemorate the dead. Russia has yet to open the archives associated with the Katyń massacres so that Polish families can finally lay their loved ones to rest. At a conservative estimate 5% or 1,100 of those 22,000 men were gay or bisexual.
Our thoughts are with all Polish people, especially LGBT Polish people, as they grieve this terrible loss. Our particular thoughts are with all the bereaved but particularly the family of Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (1950-2010) the former Deputy Prime Minister, who was outspoken ally and advocate for LGBT people. She died in the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński, his wife and the 100 other Polish dignitaries."
To find out more about PRIDE Solidarity, go to this Facebook group.
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Labels: World
Friday, April 9, 2010
The English Patient had a gay lover
The man who was the inspiration for the film The English Patient had a gay lover, letters have suggested.
Count Laszlo de Almásy, a Hungarian-born adventurer, was the inspiration for the heterosexual hero played by Ralph Fiennes in the film.
In the film, Fiennes' character is a womaniser but letters discovered in Germany show that Almásy actually had a gay relationship with a soldier called Hans Entholt.
The claim was made by the Heinrich Barth Institute for African Studies in Cologne, although it has not released any further details about the correspondence.
But a staff member from the insitute told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine that there was evidence he had several gay lovers, including "Egyptian princes".
Entholt, an officer in the Wehrmacht, died after stepping on a landmine.
The letters also showed that Almásy did not die of a morphine overdose, as the character does in the film and novel on which it is based.
Instead, he died from amoebic dysentery in 1951.
With thanks to PinkNews.
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Equality Bill Becomes Law
With days to spare, the Equality Bill has gone through the House of Commons and that means it will now become the Equality Act.
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Labels: News
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Clint Walters Dies
Clint Walters
1979 - 2010
The AIDS activist and founder of Health Initiatives for Youth UK, Clint Walters died on 04 April of a heart attack.
Read his obituary in the Independent here.
A memorial page on Facebook can be found here.
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Labels: Obituary
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Barbara Burford Dies
Barbara Burford
1944 - 2010
The poet, writer and equality and diversity expert Barbara Burford died on 20 February. She was much loved and will be remembered by many. She is survived by her partner of 23 years, Joy Howard, and her daughter Sarah Burford.
You can read the Guardian's obituary here.
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Just fewer than half of Americans say that a retailer, bank or credit-card company has told them or a household member that their payment card details were stolen in a data breach, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
That figure has contributed to what many retail analysts are calling "breach fatigue," in which consumers stop worrying about cyberattacks because they appear in the news so frequently. In the past year alone, major breaches have been reported at Target, J.P. Morgan Chase, Home Depot, K-Mart, SuperValu and others. In many of those cases, the victims and card-issuers pledged to protect consumers from fraudulent charges.
Some 45% of Americans said they had received such a breach notification letter from a retailer or card-issuer that their payment data had been affected by a breach. The Journal doesn't have comparable data from previous years on the percent of Americans who said they'd been affected by payment card data theft.
The poll also found that more Americans than ever think they have been targeted in Internet crime. As of December, 15% said either they or a member of their household had been hit by online fraud or hacking. When Gallup asked the same question more than four years ago, 11% answered yes.
The Journal/NBC poll of 1,000 adults was conducted from Dec. 10-14. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Some 45% of Americans say they or a household member have been notified by a credit card company, financial institution or retailer that their credit card information had possibly been stolen as part of a data breach.
Click here to view the full original story on the Wall Street Journal Blog.


text: Gurit Reports Strong Net Sales Growth of 18% for 2018 Zurich, January 31, 2019–Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) today reported preliminary and unaudited net sales of CHF 425.3 million for the full year 2018 (FY 2017: CHF 360.5 million). This represents an increase of 18% in reported Swiss francs and 15.7% growth on a currency adjusted basis. The organic growth has been 6.6% on a currency adjusted basis and for continued operations (excluding Composite Components) sales growth has been 18.5%. Gurit`s Composite Materials Business achieved solid results in its various market areas. Wind material demand grew by 3.1% in 2018 over 2017 in reported Swiss Francs and could raise its sales in the second half of 2018 by 13% versus the first half. Demand in Europe and especially North America was good, while in China and India wind industry demand was soft. The Marine superyacht and leisure markets witnessed healthy growth. The same applies to Industrial markets, mainly supported by good demand in North America and Europe. In total, net sales in the Composite Materials Business increased by 6.1% (currency-adjusted: 4.1%) year-on-year from CHF 198.9 million in 2017 to CHF 211.1 million in 2018.The newly acquired JSB business unit, now Gurit Kitting, contributed CHF 28.9 million to the 2018 net sales for a period of 2.5 months since the acquisition in mid-October 2018. This contribution represents the major share of the acquisition effect for the Gurit net sales growth reported.Gurit`s Tooling Business reported yet another excellent year. Winning a new major global customer and solid sales in the existing customer base created this sales momentum. Net sales increased by 29.1% (currency-adjusted: 27.0%) to CHF 118.5 million in 2018 compared to net sales of CHF 91.8 million in 2017.Gurit's Aerospace Business reported net sales of CHF 49.9 million, this represents an increase of 5% (currency adjusted 2.6%). Slower build rates of a major European OEM recovered in the second half-year and have been supported by increasing demand from an American OEM.Gurit`s Composite Components Business reported net sales of CHF 16.9million in 2018 compared to net sales of CHF 22.3 million in 2017. This represents a sharp decrease of 24% in reported Swiss francs (-26.5% on a currency-adjusted basis). The abrupt demand decline in Gurit's biggest car part volume program in the first six months and the slow start-up's of several new programs in the second half year of 2018 caused this sales reduction versus 2017. As communicated on December 19, 2018, Gurit has decided to re-structure and divest its Composite Components Business.NET SALESFull YearSales by quarterin MCHF20172018Change in reported CHFChange @ ytd 2018 transl.Q12018Q22018Q32018Q42018Wind Energy128.2132.23.1%0.7%29.732.435.834.3Other Material Markets70.778.911.6%10.4%20.020.718.619.6Composite Materials198.9211.16.1%4.1%49.753.154.453.9Kitting0.028.90.00.00.028.9Tooling91.8118.529.1%27.0%24.735.529.129.3Aerospace47.549.95.0%2.6%13.211.712.912.0Composite Components22.316.9-24.0%-26.5%184.108.40.206.0Total Group360.5425.318.0%15.7%92.1103.2100.0130.1thereof:Continued operations340.0410.620.8%18.5%88.1100.996.9124.8Total Group, excl. acquisition effects360.5392.18.8%6.6%89.599.898.4104.6Online publication of Annual Report 2018, Media/Analyst conference and international Webcast on Thursday, February 28, 2019Gurit will report its 2018 full-year results on February 28, 2019, by issuing a press release at 07.00 a.m. CETand publishing its Annual Report 2018 online at http://www.gurit.com/Investors/Reports. Management will also discuss the results in further detail at a joint media and analyst conference in Zurich on February 28, 2019, at 09:00 a.m. CET. The conference will take place at the Zurich Marriott Hotel, Neumuehlequai 42, CH-8006 Zurich.The presentations will be held in English and will also be accessible as webcast athttp://www.gurit.com/Investors/Webcastswhere an archived version will later be available for download. Please sign up for the live event by returning the enclosed registration form.About Gurit:The companies of Gurit Holding AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) are specialized on the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials, related technologies and select finished parts and components. The comprehensive product range comprises fibre reinforced prepregs, structural core products, gel coats, adhesives, resins and consumables. Gurit supplies global growth markets with composite materials on the one hand and composite tooling equipment, core material wind turbine blade kits, structural engineering and select finished parts on the other. The global Group has production sites and offices in Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, the U.K., Turkey, Canada, the U.S.A., Ecuador, New Zealand, India and China.For more information, please visit www.gurit.comGurit Group CommunicationsThomas NauerT +41 44 316 15 firstname.lastname@example.com trademarks used or mentioned in this release are protected by law. Forward-looking statements:To the extent that this announcement contains forward-looking statements, such statements are based on assumptions, planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this announcement. Forward-looking statements always involve uncertainties. Business and economic risks and developments, the conduct of competitors, political decisions and other factors may cause the actual results to be materially different from the assumptions, planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this announcement. Therefore, Gurit Holding AG does not assume any responsibility relating to forward-looking statements contained in this announcement


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By Aminah Sheikh
Let's get down to brass tacks. Why do you write?
I write because I can. In the sense that I have something to say and I can say it in an interesting and engaging way. Or so I hope…
Tell us about your most recent book or writing project. What were you trying to say or achieve with it?
I just came out with my debut novel Nobody Killed Her (HarperCollins) which is the story of two powerful women focusing on how an outsider infiltrates the world of political dynasties. It's a court trial centering around the assassination of a female political leader, and each question throws up memories of the past, dragging the reader deeper into the narrative — except that the narrator is unreliable . . .
Up next is a book of short stories titled Hijabistan, out early next year by HarperCollins again. It is a collection of short stories on the theme of the veil, both as a garment and as a psychological barrier. I'm told I have a quirky outlook to life! I love challenging the existing perception of things and that is what I want to explore in these stories. Looking at things from a fresh perspective. What does the Hijab mean to the wearer and to the onlooker? Is it a threat, a weapon, a safety net or an entrapment? These stories explore the garment and its psychology in a very different way and I'm super excited about it. Also, the short story form is my first love, so it's like returning home.
Describe your writing aesthetic.
Less is more.
Who are your favourite authors?
Ismat Chugtai, Hanan Al-Shaykh, Judith Hermann and Gillian Flynn. I'd read anything by them.
Chugtai for her boldness (she was writing about feminism before the term was even coined) Hermann for the simplicity of her prose, Al-Shaykh for being a natural story teller and Flynn because she's a master plotter. And also Javier Marias, I suppose, for his insights into human behaviour. His short stories move me.
What's the most challenging piece of writing you've attempted? Tell us why.
A very short story called "The Session" about a difficult moment between a therapist and her client. It was an exercise in narrative tension told very much through what was left unsaid. It was challenging to create such a pregnant atmosphere with minimum words.
What's your idea of bliss?
To read uninterrupted.
What makes you angry, and I mean all-out-smash-the-china raving mad?
Karachi's traffic. I find myself turning into a raging ball of fire that I cannot relate to after I step in the car.
What books would you take with you on a three-month retreat in the boondocks?
None. I'd write my own.
Your house is burning down. What's the most important thing you'd want to take with you?
My kids. Everything is replaceable except human life. I've seen my mum being forced to leave her house of many years at a moment's notice, I've heard my father's tale of leaving everything behind at partition, I myself have left my life in London behind . . . One thing life has taught me is not to get attached to anything. So if it burns, it burns. As Elsa would say, "Let it go!"
Describe your life philosophy. In a sentence.
Ab jo bhi ho so ho / whatever will be, will be . . . It's tattooed on my wrist.
Sabyn Javeri is an award winning short story writer and the author of the bestselling crime thriller, Nobody Killed Her, published by Harper Collins, India. Sabyn's short fiction has been published in The Oxonian Review, The London Magazine, The South Asian Review, Bengal Lights, Wasafiri, World Audience, Trespass and Sugar Mule amongst others. Her short stories explore issues of gender, identity and displacement. They have been widely anthologised, and her essays on craft have appeared in Creative Writing textbooks in the UK. She has won The Oxonian Review short story award and was shortlisted for Meridian, Leaf books and the first Tibor Jones South Asia Prize.
Sabyn holds a Masters from the University of Oxford and has a PhD in the pedagogy of Creative Writing from the University of Leicester. She currently teaches at Habib University, Karachi.
Aminah Sheikh is the Online Editor of Kitaab


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My sculptures are known for capturing the heart, soul and very essence of one of our greatest treasures – the horse.My bronzes can be found among collectors throughout the United States, Europe and South America with two perpetual trophies in England and South Africa.
My passion for capturing an individual horse's character and conformation is evident in my commissioned pieces that range from sculptures of National Champions to the monument at Thoroughbred Motor Cars. Martin Bennett, President of Thoroughbred Motor Cars, says "I managed to absorb the philosophy which drives their company and express it through the marvelous interpretation of the horse on our logo."
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I hope that you will help by making this term popular! Enjoy! :) hehe
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How to fix Publisher can not be verified error on web pages with DLL / ActiveX controls signed with code signing certificate issued by Ascertia
Download Ascertia Root CA 2 and Ascertia Public CA 1 (the Intermediate CA Certificate, the issuer of your secure email digital certificate) and import these certificates in Internet Explorer (user key store). To download Ascertia Root CA 2 and Intermediate CA certificate use the links as below:
- Ascertia Root CA 2 from: http://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/CA/AscertiaRootCA2.crt
- Ascertia Public CA 1 from: http://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/CA/AscertiaPublicCA1.crt
Once downloaded on hard disk, double click on these files one by one, click on "Install Certificate" and proceed with the installation wizard.
If you want to import these CA certificates in Firefox, then open Firefox, go to the above mentioned URL and select all options as shown below:
Once done restart your web browser and retry to access the webpage.
Sign jar files using JARSIGNER utility
You can sign your jar files Using JARSIGNER utility, that is bundled with Java SDK. Before to proceed you are required to download your code signing certificate with private key (PFX/ PKCS#12 file) issued by Ascertia Public CA 1 on your hard disk and follow the steps as below:
Jar Signing Command Syntax:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13\bin>JARSIGNER.exe –verbose –keystore {Path to PFX (PKCS#12) file} –storepass "{private key password}" –storetye {keystore type, i.e. PKCS12} {Path of JAR file to sign} {Signer alias, i.e. code signer certificate alias, (your name / CN value in certificate is signer certificate alias)}
Jar Signing Command Example:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13\bin>JARSIGNER.exe -keystore E:\Ascertia\codesigning\certs\codesigning1.pfx -storepass "password" -storetype PKCS12 E:\Ascertia\codesigning\Java\asc_pdf-s.jar andy
Signed Jar Verification Syntax:
To get detailed information of Jar signer the syntax is as below:
J:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13\bin>jarsigner -verify {Path of the jar file to verify}
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13\bin>JARSIGNER –verbose –certs -verify {Path of the jar file to verify}
Signed Jar Verification example:
J:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13\bin>jarsigner –verbose –certs –verify E:\Ascertia\codesigning\Java\asc_pdf-s.jar
How to enable trust on Ascertia CA hierarchy in Firefox?
To build trust on Ascertia CA hierarchy in Firefox, you are required to import Ascertia Root CA certificate and Ascertia intermediate CA certificates in Firefox keystore. To import Ascertia Certification Authorities certificates, open Firefox and visit the URL's as below:
- Ascertia Root CA 2 from: http://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/AscertiaRootCA2.crt
- Ascertia Public CA 1 from: http://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/AscertiaPublicCA1.crt
Firefox will display a "Downloading Certificate" dialogue, select all options as shown below:
How do I renew my code signing key that is expired?
You are required to request a new code signing certificate and to sign your code again with this certificate.
How to download my digital certificate?
- Visit Certification authority site at http://www.ascertia.com/OnlineCA/default.aspx
- Click on "Logon / Register" button to Logon to "Certificate Centre" and type your registered email address / password. On successful logon your web browser will be redirected to Certificate transactions main page.
- Click on your desired certificate to view its contents.
- Web browser will redirect to Certificate Transaction details page.
- Click on appropriate button to download your digital certificate.
- Browse the location to save your digital certificate, and click on save button.
- Visit Certification authority site at http://www.ascertia.com/OnlineCA/default.aspx
- Click on "Logon / Register" button to Logon to "Certificate Centre" and type your registered email address / password. On successful logon your web browser will be redirected to Certificate transactions main page.
- Click on your desired certificate to view its contents.
- Web browser will redirect to Certificate Transaction details page.
- Click on appropriate button to download your digital certificate.
- Browse the location to save your digital certificate, and click on save button.
When importing codesigning certificate using java 2 SDK "keytool", the following error occurs "Keytool error: java.lang.Exception: Failed to establish chain from reply"
Please import "Ascertia Public CA 1" and Ascertia Root CA 2 certificates to establish trust chain of code signing cert. Before you import your code signing certificate issued from Ascertia Free CA in the key store, you can download these Certificates from the following web links:
- Ascertia Root CA 2 from: http://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/CA/AscertiaRootCA2.crt
- Ascertia CA 1 from: http://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/CA/AscertiaPublicCA1.crt
See Article "How to get a codesigning certificate and how to configure it" to know more about how to import code signing certificate.
How to convert .pfx (PKCS#12) to a .spc and pvk files?
Using OpenSSL, you can convert a .PFX (PKCS#12) file to a .spc and pvk file. To download OpenSSL you can use the links as below:
- OpenSSL binary for Windows: http://www.shininglightpro.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.htmlOR http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html/
- Alternatively you can download from OpenSSL website: http://www.openssl.org/
- Extract your private key from the {privatekey}.pfx file.
Password: {Type the password of your PFX and press enter button}
- To convert .PEM file to .PVK, download the PVK transform utility from http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk/pvk.html
- Extract your certificates (Public key) from the PFX file.
Password: {Type the password of your PFX and press enter button}
- Transform your PEM file to a SPC file
How to export my private keys from Internet Explorer?
- Our digital certificates System is issuing a certificate with private key (in PKCS#12 format). You can get your certificate with private key from Certificate Transactions area under Certificate Centre section of Ascertia web site.
- To export your PFX from internet explorer keystore follow the steps as below:
- Open Internet explorer
- Click on "Tools >> Internet Options", "Internet Options" dialogue windows will be open
- Click on "Content" tab
- Click on "Certificate" button, Certificates dialogue window will open
- Click the Personal tab and select the certificate to be extracted and click on Export button
- "Certificate Export Wizard" starts, select "Yes, export the private key"
- Follow the wizard and choose destination location on your disk and type a file name to save your private key.
- You will get your-key.pfx file containing your public and private keys for the selected certificate.
When importing certificate using Java 2 SDK "keytool" the following error occurs: error keytool: java.lang.Exception: Entry is not an X.509 certificate
It seems that the contents of your saved.p7b (certificate information store) or .cer (certificate file) are not valid. Are you able to open and view the .p7b or .cert file that you are trying to import? Copy the contents of certificate started from "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- to -----END CERTIFICATE-----" and paste in Notepad, remove all of the spaces, save it as text (.txt) document and rename the file extension from .txt to .p7b or .cer , this will resolve your problem.
How to request to revoke a digital certificate issued by Ascertia CA?
There is no revocation mechanism supported for Digital Certificate, however if you want to revoke your digital certificate, send a signed email to firstname.lastname@example.com with the details about your certificate to be revoked and we will analyze the request.
How to configure MS Outlook to send secure Emails?
To configure MS outlook to send secure emails follow the steps as below:
- Open Microsoft outlook. Click on "Tools" menu >> select "Options" >> go to the "Security" tab.
- If you already imported the secure email certificate then skip step 3 and 4 in this article
- To import the digital certificate click on "Import/Export" button.
- Click on "Browse" button, select the path to your certificate with private key (*.pfx file), type the private key password for your selected secure email certificate, type a name of Digital ID, and click on "OK" to complete secure email certificate import wizard in MS outlook (it will be stored in logged in user's key store).
- Click the "Settings" button. In Certificates and Algorithms area, click "choose" button and select your certificate for signing certificate and encryption certificate. Click "OK" in the "Change security settings" window.
- If you want to encrypt every outgoing message, click the check boxes "Encrypt contents and attachments for outgoing messages" under encrypted emails section of Security tab.
- If you want to sign every outgoing message, click the check boxes "Add digital signature to outgoing messages" under encrypted emails section of Security tab.
- Compose a new email in Outlook.
- Before to send the message, click the options button in the new message window. (Alternately, select Options from the View menu in the new message window).Click the check boxes for the options you want (either Sign, Encrypt, or both).Send the message. The message will show up in Outlook with small icons denoting that it has been signed or encrypted.
Decrypting Email from other people:
- To decrypt email from other people, you must have private key (associated with this public key) in your user key store.
- When the other person sends you an encrypted email, you may not be able to read it in the preview pane of Outlook. To view the message, open the message, and outlook will automatically decrypt it for you.
Save Digital Certificate from signed email:
- Digital Signature validity windows will be open
- Click on "View Certificate" button to view the certificate and all its detail.
- "View Certificate" dialogue window will be open, click on "Details" tab.
- Click on "Copy to file" button. This will start the digital certificate export wizard that will allow you to export the digital certificate of your contact person.
- Follow the certificate export wizard instructions to export the certificate on your hard disk.
Add new contact in outlook contacts and associate the certificate:
- Open MS Outlook, click on "File" Menu >> click on "New" >> Contacts
- New Contact window will be open, to add new contact click on "General" and type the general details (Name, email, phone numbers etc) of contact.
- Click on "certificates" tab, click on import button to import the certificate in outlook contacts, browse and select the path for respective certificate that you saved on the disk, click on "Open" button.
- Now you can send email to this person.
When you receive a signed message, you can save the digital certificate of sender in your Contacts List. You first need to click on the signed icon represented as ??
From where I can get Ascertia Root CA ?
You can download the Ascertia Root CA certificate from the following link:http://www.ascertia.com/OnlineCA/cacert.aspx?linkID=40.


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Dear Uncle Ted,
My family and I recently moved to an area near Salt Lake with really hard well water, and our neighbors mentioned that, even with a water softener downstairs, our shower heads will need unclogging on a regular basis. Can you recommend a method or product that will work?
– All Stopped Up in Utah
Thanks for your question! A lot of homeowners in the southwest deal with this exact issue, ASUIU, but it's easily remedied. To fix the problems in your house, you'll need:
– A plastic heavy-duty scouring pad
– A mineral-deposit removing cleanser such as CLR, or plain white vinegar
– A willingness to accept the notion that your polygamist lifestyle is an affront to God and the sanctity of marriage
First: identify the problem showerheads in your house. Chances are, you've got a lot of bathrooms, what with the four wives and thirteen children, so tackling this little annoyance all at once will save you headaches down the road.
Next, spray the clogged showerheads with the mineral deposit cleanser, or fill a spray bottle with nearly full-strength white vinegar (four parts vinegar to one part water) and use that instead. Let that stuff eat away at the gunk for about a half an hour – plenty of time for you to find all the copies of the Book of Mormon in the house and burn them in the backyard. (Metal trashcan or designated fire receptacle ONLY. Uncle Ted says: safety FIRST.)
After half an hour, give the treated areas a good scrub with your scouring pad – but take care! Scrub too hard and the finish will come right off, reducing the resale value of the home you might just have to sell to cover the legal costs of defending your indefensible lifestyle in family court.
Rinse thoroughly with cold water.
And voila! Full water pressure in almost no time to keep your enormous heathen brood clean and comfortable. You'll want them presentable once you drive yourself to the local sheriff to turn yourself in.
Lemme know how things work out!


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The Rosh Chodesh Society provides an opportunity for Jewish women from all walks of life to join together for inspirational Torah study that is both insightful and practical. These lessons will provide a deeper look into the timeless cornerstones of Judaism and aspects of Jewish life that are of unique relevance to women.
The Rosh Chodesh Society is a division of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI). JLI is the largest institute of adult learning of its kind, teaching in over 300 cities around the world.


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Vocabulary - less common and idiomatic expressions for IELTS, CAE, CPE (TOEFL)
Which of these sentences are true in your opinion (true for you / your country in general)...
Parents pay attention to how they bring up / raise children
Parents nurture love in children
Parents instil discipline in children
Parents always provide well for their children.
The father is the breadwinner
The mother looks after the kids.
The children look up to their mother.
The children follow in their father's footsteps.
The daughter takes after the mother.
The children talk back to the parents.
The parents ground the children.
There is fierce or strong sibling rivalry.
There are strong or intimate bonds between family members.
Distant relatives are not important.
Family members get on well.
There is a low divorce rate.
The mother goes on paid maternity leave.
The father is given paid paternity leave.
Exam Speaking questions (IELTS, CPE, CAE)
1 - What makes a family a good family?
2 - What were families traditionally like?
3 What caused the change to nowadays if any?
4 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of having siblings?
5 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of having fixed roles
in a family?
6 - What is the attitude of children towards elders in their family?
7 - How important are families to society?
8 - What kind of support should the government provide to families?
9 - What about companies?
10- Will the role of families change in the future?


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On Monday, June 8th, Congressman Bart Gordon and Congressman Lincoln Davis, held a roundtable discussion in Murfreesboro, which was hit by a deadly twister on Easter weekend of this year. Meeting with weather experts from across Tennessee, including Macon County EMS Director and Fire Chief Keith Scruggs, the informative conference was organized to discuss the early prediction of tornadoes, communication, and response methods.
"Our state has led the nation in tornado fatalities over the past ten years, but we do have the weapon of technology," said Gordon, who is Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee.
As you may recall, on February 5th, 2008 a powerful tornado swept through Middle Tennessee, killing 18 people here in Macon County, and destroying hundreds of homes and damaging over 1,000 more.
"We spent years planning and training for a natural disaster, but we just couldn't foresee something of this magnitude," said Chief Scruggs, "but we're proud of the work we accomplished along with all the community leaders and the private citizens as well."
"This was the second deadliest tornado in Tennessee's history, and we had local elections going on in Macon County that night," Scruggs continued "This factor along with the news being on over television, got people into the places they needed to be."
"But personally, I also think God stepped in on that deadly night, because the glow in the south from the Columbia Gulf Fire, lit up the sky enabling people to see first hand just how close the tornado was, giving them a little extra time to seek shelter."
"It's crucial for people in the path of severe weather to be alerted promptly," Scruggs emphasized, "because believe me, early warning is the key to surviving."
Experts at the roundtable also discussed new technology, such as Phased Array Radar and Warn-On Forecasts, which would enable meteorologists to provide more accurate forecasts more quickly and reduce false alarms.
Also participating in the roundtable discussion were Ron Howes, Chief Meteorologist, News Channel 5, Nashville; Mayor Tommy Bragg, Murfreesboro; Larry Vannozzi, Meteorologist-in-charge, National Weather Service, Nashville office; Davis Nolan, Meteorologist, WKRN-News 2; Percy Phifer, EMA Director for Warren County; Lisa Spencer, Meteorologist, WSMV-Channel 4; and Arch Kennedy, Chief Meteorologist, WZTV-FOX 17, Nashville.
"The national warning time averages 14 minutes for tornadoes," Scruggs noted, "but we're hoping with all the advanced technology, to someday extent this to 30 minutes. I want to see the federal government concentrate on improving weather awareness and response to severe weather events in small rural communities."
"I would love for every household in our area to have a weather radio and I can foresee community shelters being built in out lying areas such as Galen, Hillsdale, Westside and Akersville. We now have the emergency siren here in town activated and we hope to have full coverage in Macon County in the coming months."
"Since the storm, even though you still see scars, our community has rebounded, with probably 90 percent of the structures rebuilt. We're certainly proud of how far we've come and we hope in the event of another disaster, we will be able to save more lives with advanced warnings."
"I'm really proud to work with Bart Gordon's office, and it was an honor to serve on the panel and discuss weather politics. I think it will have a positive effect on our ability to receive more grant money and aid, to improve tornado forecasting and response in Macon County."


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McKENZIE, Tenn. – Di'mar Hill's career night anchored Faulkner's (17-11, 12-7 SSAC) 98-89 Southern States Athletic Conference victory over Bethel (18-12, 9-11 SSAC) here tonight.
The Eagles shot an impressive 59 percent from the field and 56 percent from 3-point territory, but it was Hill's 42-point offering that proved the knockout blow.
The senior guard shot 63 percent from the field while scoring twice as many points as any two players and hit 12-of-13 free throws. Hill also had a court-high seven assist and added four rebounds for good measure.
Marquis Grays followed with 13 points while going 3-for-3 from deep territory and added five boards to the statistical printout.
Lucas Luttrell and Rene Scott each had 11 points and were both 2-for-3 from behind the arc while Logan Jozwiak contributed 10 points.
Faulkner will close out the regular season against Martin Methodist in Pulaski, Tenn., on Saturday at 4 p.m.


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Views from Slovenia
Thanks to Mateja for this one, showing several view from Slovenia.
Lake Bled is one of the most visited locations by tourists in Slovenia. The Castle by the edge of the lake is considered to be the oldest in the country. It was built over a cliff. In the background, you can see Stol, a mountain that marks the border between Slovenia and Austria. Many thanks to Tina for sending me this card.


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3D printable 'Drone It Yourself' kit turns almost anything into an unmanned aerial vehicle
Drones are met with a great deal of suspicion at the moment, given that no-one can really agree what, if any, regulations should be imposed on their use in public and private spaces.
Jasper van Loenen, an independent designer working in the field of interaction/information, design and art, has busted the technology wide open by creating a custom DIY kit that can transform any household object into an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Spotted by Thing du Jour, most of the parts needed for this 'Drone it Yourself' project can be created with a 3D printer, opening up general drone usage to pretty much anyone with some basic tools and a little bit of time on their hands.
The video below shows four vice-like clamps that fit onto the edges of the original object and house both the motors and accompanying rotary blades. Aside from a central control unit, that's pretty much all there is to it.
The motors themselves aren't particularly powerful though, limiting what can be lifted into the air and the maximum air time. The various demonstrations show a bicycle wheel, PC keyboard, telephone and book in-flight, however, among other objects which is pretty impressive nonetheless.
Now, can I program it to post all of my snail mail for me?
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Remove -Unknown- Value from Dashboard
When no region is assigned to an incident, the Region value is defaulted to -Unknown-. The same applies if you have configured Responder to use counties and cities. -Unknown- is the default for all three. You can remove the -Unknown- value from the reporting fields on the Service Dashboard as well as the optional Government Dashboard.
There are three places on the dashboard that display the -Unknown- value. This value may be removed by modifying the corresponding XML in the Web.config file. Web.config is installed here: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Responder\.
Service Dashboard: The -Unknown- value is visible on the Service dashboard (visible by default). Change the value attribute to "false" to remove the -Unknown- value.
<add key="service.hierarchyBuilder.displayUnknown" value="true"/>
The Government dashboard is an optional configuration. If you haven't configured the Government Dashboard, it won't be visible.
County: This value appears in the list of counties on the Government Dashboard. In the Web.config file, locate the following bit of XML and change the value attribute to "false" to remove the -Unknown- value.
<add key="county.hierarchyBuilder.displayUnknown" value="true"/>
City: When the user clicks a county name on the Government dashboard, the map zooms to that county and displays a list of cities in that county. This list of cities may have an -Unknown- value. To remove the -Unknown- value, locate the following XML in Web.config, and change the value attribute to "false".
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Pessara pachadi is an age old pachadi that has been coming down from generations. This is a rescue item, for those days when we run out of vegetables in the fridge. Sliced onions with lemon juice and salt and hot tomato charu/rasam by the side, is, all it requires.
1 cup Moong dal – Pessara pappu
10 – 12 Red chilies
1 tsp Jeera
Small lemon sized Tamarind
Lemon juice
Soak moong dal in luke warm water for 2 - 3 hours. Drain and keep ready.
In a mixer jar add 1 tsp raw jeera, raw red chilies (about 10 – 12) and dry grind them first. Then add the soaked moong dal, salt and grind to a smooth paste (add very less water).
Transfer into a serving bowl and mix with 2 tsp of lemon juice. This pachadi needs no seasoning; it is good to be eaten. Simple plain tomato rasam will be a great accompaniment with this pachadi.
Enjoy the pachadi with hot rice, a tsp of ghee or oil with warm rasam and onions sprinkled with lemon juice and raw green chilies dipped in salt.
There is a bonus with this pachadi. With left over pachadi a crunchy chakki or attu can be made.
Add a chopped onions, green chilies and coriander, red chili powder, salt and ½ tsp jeera and 2 tsp rice flour. Mix well with the pachadi.
Heat a dosa griddle and add a tps of oil and spread the mix well and cook on medium flame till it is roasted well. This chakki has a wonderful and unique taste. Serve with warm rice and enjoy!


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26 Feb 2016
ABF has achieved ISO 9001 certification. After the first audit by TuV Rheinland, the ISO 9001 certificate was handed over: confirmation that the wholesaler in bearings and electric motors has achieved responsible growth.
ABF has been undergoing significant growth for many years. A great deal of attention has always been given to the processes behind this growth. "I am proud of our 50 employees. The ISO certificate confirms that they are committed to the ambitions of ABF and are following the right path to achieve our plans," said Quirijn Fabrie, owner of ABF.
The ABF philosophy revolves around speed, service and reliability. ABF guarantees that all orders placed until 17:59 will be shipped on the same working day and the ABF sales department is able to process all 400 – 500 price requests that are received daily within 15 minutes.
ABF distinguishes itself within its sector by supplying over 6,000,000 bearings, electric motors and accessories from stock. ABF also offers various logistics services, such as: combining multiple orders to save on transport costs for its clients; a choice of 12 individual transport services via companies such as UPS, TNT, DPD and Schenker; direct delivery to clients of ABF clients and a 24/7 service for urgent orders outside working hours and at weekends.
"The fact that we are able to help 1,200 individual clients every year is the ultimate proof that our service is valued. And the ISO certificate is further confirmation that we are on the right track."
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Well we made it through the 21 Day "Shake Your Soul-Song" Pleasure Program.
This was the first time that I have done something like this (and shared it with other people), so the experience was a bit of an experiment, to see how effectively the methods work to produce transformation in mind, body, spirit, and increase pleasure in all areas of life.
(I would LOVE to hear some of your experiences if you would like to share, even include them in my book.)
Now how do we carry the benefits of this program forward into our lives?
Well, based on my own experiences, and some that were shared with me, I have redesigned the "21 Day Pleasure Program" to become a Pleasure Practice for Life.
What I noticed during the 21 days, time and time again, is the fact that these methods; (The 4 Principles of Self-Pleasure) movement, meditation, self-connection & self-pleasure, are powerful medicine.
The methods work deeply (some even on a cellular level), to remove emotional-psychological imprints, obstacles, blocks, and clarify our minds and bodies to receive the pleasure & beauty that is already present in our lives. They work to "empty our vessels" so that we can hold even more pleasure & more joy, until we are overflowing into not just our own lives, but the lives of all whom we encounter.
(I have really noticed on this trip to Sedona how people react to us with smiles and enthusiasm, and mention how happy and friendly we are. I personally, am enjoying myself so much, I can't help but radiate that enjoyment back out into life.)
I also noticed that because these methods are medicine, there were some days that my body did not want them, and that to engage the method would be the opposite of pleasure.
I clearly saw that if I kept my focus on what would most meet my needs for pleasure in any given moment, I was easily guided to "right action".
What I personally found for my Pleasure Practice was that:
1) 4 days a week of Sacred Erotic Dance really met my needs for consistency, practice, fitness, fun, health, and growth.
I personally noticed my hips opening even more, and all kinds of interesting lower body symptoms as emotional & physical toxins purified from my pelvic & genital region.
2) I enjoyed doing the meditation almost every day.
I noticed a distinct increase in clarity of mind and focus (I wrote a 24 chapter book in 3 weeks!), and I have more and more awareness of the simple sensory pleasures in life.
3) There were times when doing the pleasure journal, I really just wanted to write about what met my needs for pleasure that day, and in my life in general, and express gratitude for the many blessings in my life. I didn't always want to follow the "format", sometimes I wanted to just be present and flow with what wanted to be voiced from inside me. I actually found it a much fuller experience if I allowed that expression, instead of forcing myself to remain "on task"
4) My orgasms continue to grow and change, and I am really looking forward to having more personal time and space to explore those more deeply.
I also heard from other women that they felt like doing the program everyday was "too much", and so they found their own way to a balance of practice that worked for them.
And so, the newly revised framework for your Lifetime Pleasure Practice that has resulted from this little experiment of ours is as follows;
Lifetime Pleasure Practice using the 4 Principles of Self-Pleasure~Movement, Meditation, Self-Connection, Self-Stimulation/Self-Pleasure
Movement~ Practicing The 5 Core Pelvic Movements generally no less than 3 times a week, no more than 5. Also, if you have the DVD, once you are familiar with the movement, please turn off the sound and put on your own music to dance! The right music makes the body yearn to move and dance, so please be creative.
Also, even though you may get bored with the 5 core pelvic movements after doing it over & over again, I encourage you to continue doing them, and just add & explore your own sensual creativity. The 5 Core Pelvic Movements are your foundation, kind of like your Barre exercises in ballet. Once you have a solid foundation you can add and build upon it to your hearts content. AND, I have been doing the movements since 2005, and I still find areas in my pelvic that are tight, obstructed, and could be freer.
Meditation~ I found it more rewarding to do the mediation after the movement, as my juices were already flowing and I was super alert (and sweaty!)
I suggest a minimum of 3 days, max 7 days. Depends on your inclination & propensity. As with all things in life, but mediation especially, the results are cumulative, meaning each session of practice builds upon the last. What's most important in my opinion in keeping consistency with your practice.
Self-Connection~ Should always feel like liquid gold in your soul in my opinion. If the frame work of the Pleasure Journal questions didn't work for you, create one that does. I found that if I missed more than a day of my pleasure journal entry, I felt sad, and as if I was missing out on capturing the magic of each passing day. Since we will never reclaim the days that have passed, I enjoy taking the time to honor each day as unique and precious. I suggest again, minimum 3 days, and as much as everyday.
Self-Stimulation/Self-Pleasure~ Here there is a fine line, because if it feels like a chore, then it kinda defeats the purpose. At the same time, I feel it is of the utmost importance to be cultivating our sexual-selves in this way on an ongoing basis.
For some this is not a problem, for others, it can be difficult to find the time to "fit it in".
I personally like to make it a more sensual event for myself by taking a nice, long, hot, good smelling, music enhanced bath. Then I am all warm and relaxed. Then I have set a very sensuous internal atmosphere for my self-pleasuring.
I also don't usually time it. I just know that tonight I am going to spend some time meeting my needs for sensuality in this way, and I just flow with my pleasure and see what feels right. Sometimes I am curious, and want to explore different areas of orgasm, or explore more with ejaculation.
I think playful curiosity is probably the most important attitude to have when it comes to our sexual growth and exploration.
The frequency~ as many as 3 times per week, as few as once every 10 days.
And I suggest making a date. Call it your sexual yoga date with yourself.
The Yoga of Pleasure.
If you participated in the 21 Day Pleasure Program and would be willing to share your experiences in the book "Shake Your Soul Song", please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you would like to learn more about the 4 Principles of Self-Pleasure and create your own Pleasure Program, please visit me at femininemergence.com and schedule a Soul-Song Coaching Session.


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Namco Bandai brings us an HD remake of the classic Tales games.
Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 03rd, Jun. 2013 Under Article, Video News
Namco Tales Studio producer Hideo Baba today announced Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for the PlayStation 3, set to release on October 10th 2013 in Japan and in early 2014 for Europe, Australia and North America.
"The Tales of series, which is already very successful in Japan, has been expanding greatly in the Western market, and we believe J-RPG fans will continue being pleased with this updated HD edition of two of the most classic Tales of games."
The game collects Tales of Symphonia, which released in 2004 for the Nintendo Gamecube and PS2, and its sequel Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, released for the Wii in 2008, into one package, with additional content also planned.
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"You cannot taste the sweetness of honey by licking a piece of paper on which the word 'honey' has been written. Likewise, the principles described in the religious texts must be contemplated, meditated upon, and finally realized." – Amma the "hugging" saint
On July 5, at 6:30 AM, I arrived at my church to pick up two dear friends, Laura and Elaine, for a 'wacky adventure' to the congested streets of Arlington, VA. We were going to visit Amma the Hindu "Hugging Saint" on her world tour (possibly her last), and had gotten up extra early to make sure that we were assured of a good place in line so that our efforts were not in vain. For various reasons, each of us really felt we needed our hug, and we didn't want to be left out.
To be bluntly honest, I had never heard of Amma. Facebook (FACEBOOK!!!) advertised her to me repeatedly, and as a result, I became intrigued and ultimately interested in going. I am somewhat obsessed with spiritual experiences, books, movies, and the like, and am always looking for an opportunity to expand my awareness of cultures, world religions, and thought systems, so my becoming interested was not much of a stretch. And I love events. Hay House Publishing used to do events with their spiritual authors called I Can Do It! and Nancy and I drove to Atlanta for one years ago. When the Dalai Lama was in D.C. in 2010 for the Kalachakra, we were in attendance for a day. Nancy attended Pope Francis's D.C. Mass, but Catholic U only had enough tickets for students and faculty, so I missed that one, but I wasn't going to miss this! And that is why I was up at 4:45 AM on July 5, and picking up my friends at 6:30 AM.
Our drive up to Arlington was friendly and uneventful. Spitty rain and D.C. traffic slowed us a bit, but nothing serious. We arrived at the Marriott Crystal City just after 8 AM and struggled despairingly to find a parking space in their labyrinth of an underground parking garage, until keen-eyed Laura spied a solitary overlooked space behind a pole, boxed in by other cars, that may have been used by staff but bore no designated markings. We maneuvered the car into the hidden gem, struggled further to find the elevators, and finally, with some effort and agitation, found an escalator marked "Amma – this way" – and knew we had arrived.
The next unexpected hurdle in our spiritual odyssey occurred almost immediately as we were confronted with hotel security bearing the Peanuts-gang-like message of "No Dogs Allowed" in variously hushed if vehement tones. My one friend, Elaine, had brought her licensed therapy dog along (a choice she had made after exhaustingly researching Amma's website and deeming it acceptable), but Amma's people had apparently not communicated their desires to the hotel management, the result being a serious conflict of protocol. I'm not going to dwell on this incident further out of discretion and respect for my friend, but suffice it to say, Elaine was wholly in the right, justice prevailed, a beautiful person named Victoria became the dog's best friend (and ours) for the next few hours, and the Marriott needs to seriously rethink its customer service. For my part, I watched my friend repeatedly attempt to resolve the matter with Herculean strength, grace, and some frazzled charm, and my respect for her grew immensely as she fiercely protected her legal rights and those of her little charge. No adventure occurs without obstacles. But back to Amma.
"The aim of devotion and prayer is to develop love for everyone." – Amma the "hugging" saint
We were seated in one of several ballrooms, equipped with a stage at one end and an exhaustive gift shop at the other. We waited for more than an hour, watching a video scroll of Amma's good works both here and abroad. She arrived on time at 10 AM, conducted a mostly silent – if loudly amplified – meditation, and by 10:40 AM the "hugging queue" was formed and the hugs began. My friends and I were in the first hour of the line and were moved swiftly barefoot from chair to chair, up onto the stage, and eventually into Amma's waiting arms. It is not my place to retell how my friends felt about their experience, but each of us responded positively if differently. When it was my turn, I was hoisted before Amma on my knees and bent towards her at the waist. My body, for some inexplicable reason, became rigid. She gripped me, pulled me away from her body, gripped me tighter, and started whispering a Hindu prayer into my right ear. The world fell away, and for a few moments it was only she and I. Then she pulled me away from her body, looked me full in the face, handed me a present, and I was lifted by handlers emotionally to my feet and away from her embrace. I was dazed and unsteady and the handlers escorted me to a nearby seat, where I observed my friends have similar, but vastly different interactions with the woman known as "Mother."
The three of us, satisfied that we had accomplished our goals, toured the gift shop, went to retrieve the car and dog, and headed out of Arlington for lunch and eventually a drop off at the church. We talked incessantly about the adventure, our various acutely emotional experiences with Amma, and the pros and cons of the day. The ballroom was exceedingly noisy throughout the event, even during the meditation to a degree, and Amma's handlers were a swirl of activity throughout her hugging sessions. Amma was constantly talking to them, advising them, etc. while she was hugging participants, and that did diminish the intimacy and interpersonal communication one may have expected from the moment. She was also sweating profusely, it seemed, and constantly dabbing herself with a white towel, which made us wonder what was making her so hot. Was she ill, or was it just the intensity of her being? On the other hand, the thousands of devout participants at the event were staggering in their devotion, kindness, and compassion. Without the efforts of Victoria (truly living Amma's message), our visit may have ended very differently and sadly. People in attendance were very open and receptive to being engaged in conversation and were exceedingly kind. All three of us felt the power of Amma's energy/soul/compassion/what have you, coming off her and it was dizzying, enabling, and awe-inspiring. Laura quipped it best, and I paraphrase, "She seems to be in a perpetual state of happiness." As little as I know about her even now, I know she is the real deal. Sorry fundamentalists of any faith, sainthood is about character and action, not about belief system. I've been in the presence of at least three "saints" in my life, and their aura of love is so palpable that it's almost a narcotic "high."
"The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people." – Amma the "hugging" saint
Five days since the event, I still don't know a great deal about Amma. I watched the videos, read her Wikipedia article, and was hugged by her for heaven's sake, but don't know much else. I had never heard of her before, which I don't understand, since she's been touring the world for more than thirty years, hugging, raising millions for disaster relief here and abroad, building hospitals, advocating for the rights of women and children, and preaching a message of universal compassion. How is it we get so fixated on other lesser things that even when people do high-profile-good works for decades, it can still be lost to us until it's advertised on Facebook? What does it take to put that which is truly important – peace, love, charity, compassion, kindness – front and center in the minds of the masses and the media? I honestly don't know. But for what it's worth, I'm grateful to Facebook for their targeted ads, I'm grateful to my friends for accompanying me on this adventure, and I'm grateful to Amma for the hug and for being who she is: a light in a dark world. May all such beings (and rest assured there are more and I'll meet them) continue to shine, even in social media anonymity. We need you. We really need you.


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Great to see so many cars, machines and local sponsors involved within the community for this event, which raised money for the "Kids Of Macarthur & The Salvation Army – William Booth House"
. We are looking forward to hearing how much was raised and what they plan to do with the funds!
We would like to thank the crew from Men & Machines for the opportunity to have us as part of such a great event. The atmosphere was awesome and all round had a great day providing DRIFT Karting to 100's of happy spectators.
As the boss man Dean Choma said……
"A truly well organised and very safely run event. We cant wait to be back!"
Our friend "THE WIG" was everywhere… did you get snapped with Fastlane's resident racer & loveable larrikin'?
Big shoutout to all the other local sponsors – it's great to see us all come together for such a good cause!


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