What follows is horrific. Paige and Mari are taken out to the lake, beaten, and raped. When Krug and his family flee the scene -- they crashed their stolen car in the process -- they find shelter at the nearest house, which just happens to be John and Emma's. And of course its only a matter of time before a barely-breathing Mari crawls up to the house and John and Emma put the pieces together. Let the retribution begin.

The film commits itself down the first path as a serious horror-drama contemplating the enigma of human evil when it decides that it's essential for Krug to rape Mari and for the audience to see it in graphic detail. I'm not condemning this choice. I knew going in that it was coming and for the first two-thirds of the film I was hooked. Mari, John, Emma, Krug, and Justin were all adequately sketched and acted characters, thus allowing the film to function as, at the very least, a B-level drama.

And for most of the film that's the letter grade I was planning. Perhaps I'd write something like, "The remake of Wes Craven's classic is an engaging, disturbing horror-drama that challenges us to consider evil." Then came the last third where suddenly the movie decides to go down the second path, trying to shock and entertain with creative, borderline absurd acts of vengeance.

The spell was broken when one of the bad guy's (spoiler self-censored) ended up in the (spoiler self-censored.) The sermon was over, it was time for Chuckles to come out and wow us with magic tricks. I'm sorry but the same movie cannot feature both a scene of a woman being raped and a scene of a guy getting his (spoiler self-censored) stuffed in a (spoiler self-censored) only to (spoiler self-censored) all over the place and still qualify as a decent film. You can have one or the other but not both.

Very rarely do I put on my feminist hat when writing my reviews but the situation here seems to justify it. If you're going to show a brutal rape in a film and make it a key part of the plot, then fine. "Irreversible" and "Boys Dont Cry" are amazing films that do and say important things. But you cant take the audience to the depressing place of rape and then do nothing with it. Worse, you can't then just turn it into fuel for a joke. Thus we have rape trivialized -- completely unacceptable.

The film had two possible roads to success. It could have eliminated the rape scene and just had Krug and his gang nearly beat Mari to death. Then all the wacky, "Home Alone" antics of the ending would have been more appropriate since the film would not have plunged us into the hell of sexual violence.

Or, it could have kept the rape scene and just maintained a more serious, believable tone for its third act. Let the retribution proceed, just don't make it so silly that the audience stops believing in what's happening.

Since the film did neither, it gives potential audience members a third option: just skip "The Last House on the Left" and find something better to watch instead.

Powered by WorldNow<|endoftext|>Tony Michael Chalkley was born in 1961. In March 1994 Tony Michael Chalkley was suspected by police officers in the Cambridge Constabulary of involvement in robbery. The view was taken by the Cambridgeshire Regional Crime Squad that it was necessary to place a hidden battery-powered listening and recording device in Tony Michael Chalkley’s home. An application was therefore made to the Chief Constable for the instalment of such a device, which was authorised on 21 June 1994, pursuant to the non-statutory Home Office Guidelines of 1984. In order to install the device, the police decided to arrest Tony Michael Chalkley and his partner in connection with another matter (credit card fraud) and to remove them and their children from their home.<|endoftext|>The Wasted Effort

Режиссёры Muhammed Bozbey

Сценаристы Muhammed Bozbey

Продюсеры Muhammed Bozbey, HaricAdam Production

Жанр Drama, Experimental, Documentary, Fiction, Feature, Short

Продолжительность 00:05:00

Страна Турция

Attila lives alone in a small town and finds a lira while walking on the road. Attila then uses a lira to buy a loaf of bread from the oven and returns to his home. At his house, he starts to prepare lunch. He sits down with the lunch he made and the bread he got from the bakery. After eating half of the bread, he decides to rest a little. Half of the bread on the table is stale after a day. When Attila sees the bread stale on the table, he throws it in the trash. After he throws the bread in that trash, time flows backward. All details are shown, from making bread in the oven to planting wheat in the ground. The farmer spreads wheat on the ground. And then a few wheat grains fall on the side of the road. At another time, one lira falls on the roadside wheat grains.<|endoftext|>Police obstructing justice in Maisiri case

By Benjamin Chitate

The police report of the investigation into the death of Christpowers Maisiri, as announced by their National Spokesperson, Charity Charamba, raises eyebrows, and points to a concerted effort by the police, under pressure from Zanu PF, to obstruct the course of justice.

It’s not the first time Didymus Mutasa has victimised Maisiri

Charamba said their investigations had not established any evidence the fire was caused by a petrol bomb attack. In the first place, other methods other than a bomb attack could have been used to set the grass thatched hut on fire, so the fact that it was not a bomb used to set the house on fire does not rule out foul play.

Charamba goes on to say that “there is high probability that ammonium nitrate and tobacco chemicals exploded during the fire”, and that should be expected because the chemicals reacted to the heat caused by the fire which had already started and exploded. Again, that piece of evidence does not rule out foul play.

Charamba reports that a paraffin lamp was recovered close to bags of fertilizer and tobacco chemicals in the gutted thatched hut. Again that can be expected because in the rural areas, many people use paraffin lamps to light up their place. I wonder if the police investigating the case asked the surviving children if the lamp was left on.

Interestingly, the father of the late Christpowers reported that he had been threatened with death for wanting to contest against Didymus Mutasa by Zanu PF officials a few days before the fire gutted the hut. Wasn’t there reason for police to suspect foul play there?

Names of suspects were given, and probably these names include people who had made these threats to Shepherd Maisiri. These people were never questioned.

Given recorded evidence that Zanu PF senior officials have threatened to kill MDC supporters and sympathizers in the rural areas, there was every reason to suspect foul play, and a police force which has real interest in protecting the people should at least have charged the persons who made threats to Shepherd Maisiri.

These people still need to be arrested, and questioned why they made such threats and charged accordingly. And to prove beyond down that there is foul play in this case; Central Intelligence officials drive to the homestead in a car with no number plates. This certainly raises eyebrows.

Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, flanked by Superintendent Andrew Phiri, addresses journalists on the recent Domboshava murders at the Police General Headquarters in Harare

Certainly, there were people at the funeral wake who witnessed this, but police investigating the case never dwelt on this development. I am still asking why? Why? Why? Why? These people drove to the homestead in a car with no registration numbers, knowing that people who abducted MDC supporters in the run-up to the 2008 presidential run-off used similar tactics.

To make matters worse, Didymus Mutasa lies that Maisiri is a member of Zanu PF, when it is expected that as an aspiring candidate for the constituency in elections that should take place this year; he should also have been investigating who is likely to be challenging him – that is natural for any politician.

So Mutasa already knew from intelligence sources; who from the MDC-T primary elections process was likely to contest against him in the coming election.

For him to turn around and say Maisiri is a Zanu PF member and ‘his friend’ proves beyond reasonable doubt that he is trying to absolve himself from a crime that he either has a hand in, or which was committed by some of his die hard supporters who are trying to eliminate his rivals.

That he chose to lie that way shows that Mutasa is aware. The arsonists probably communicated with him and told him that they had done a job for him after setting the hut on fire in which Christpowers was sleeping.

It is obvious the police did not do their job well, either because of incompetence, or because they were under instruction not to expose Didymus Mutasa.

Not being a legal expert and not being familiar with human rights processes that can be pursued to do justice for the late Christpowers, I will it to those who are appropriately placed to do their part

 some marijuana before the adults get back.

Unfortunately the trio lose themselves in smoking weed and Krug, Francis, and Sadie come back sooner than Justin anticipated. Why is it that characters in horror movies always have to make a moral mistake before being getting tortured and killed? That's certainly a horror movie cliche that needs to die.

What follows is horrific. Paige and Mari are taken out to the lake, beaten, and raped. When Krug and his family flee the scene -- they crashed their stolen car in the process -- they find shelter at the nearest house, which just happens to be John and Emma's. And of course its only a matter of time before a barely-breathing Mari crawls up to the house and John and Emma put the pieces together. Let the retribution begin.

The film commits itself down the first path as a serious horror-drama contemplating the enigma of human evil when it decides that it's essential for Krug to rape Mari and for the audience to see it in graphic detail. I'm not condemning this choice. I knew going in that it was coming and for the first two-thirds of the film I was hooked. Mari, John, Emma, Krug, and Justin were all adequately sketched and acted characters, thus allowing the film to function as, at the very least, a B-level drama.

And for most of the film that's the letter grade I was planning. Perhaps I'd write something like, "The remake of Wes Craven's classic is an engaging, disturbing horror-drama that challenges us to consider evil." Then came the last third where suddenly the movie decides to go down the second path, trying to shock and entertain with creative, borderline absurd acts of vengeance.

The spell was broken when one of the bad guy's (spoiler self-censored) ended up in the (spoiler self-censored.) The sermon was over, it was time for Chuckles to come out and wow us with magic tricks. I'm sorry but the same movie cannot feature both a scene of a woman being raped and a scene of a guy getting his (spoiler self-censored) stuffed in a (spoiler self-censored) only to (spoiler self-censored) all over the place and still qualify as a decent film. You can have one or the other but not both.

Very rarely do I put on my feminist hat when writing my reviews but the situation here seems to justify it. If you're going to show a brutal rape in a film and make it a key part of the plot, then fine. "Irreversible" and "Boys Dont Cry" are amazing films that do and say important things. But you cant take the audience to the depressing place of rape and then do nothing with it. Worse, you can't then just turn it into fuel for a joke. Thus we have rape trivialized -- completely unacceptable.

The film had two possible roads to success. It could have eliminated the rape scene and just had Krug and his gang nearly beat Mari to death. Then all the wacky, "Home Alone" antics of the ending would have been more appropriate since the film would not have plunged us into the hell of sexual violence.

Or, it could have kept the rape scene and just maintained a more serious, believable tone for its third act. Let the retribution proceed, just don't make it so silly that the audience stops believing in what's happening.

Since the film did neither, it gives potential audience members a third option: just skip "The Last House on the Left" and find something better to watch instead.

Powered by WorldNow<|endoftext|>The Wasted Effort

Режиссёры Muhammed Bozbey

Сценаристы Muhammed Bozbey

Продюсеры Muhammed Bozbey, HaricAdam Production

Жанр Drama, Experimental, Documentary, Fiction, Feature, Short

Продолжительность 00:05:00

Страна Турция

Attila lives alone in a small town and finds a lira while walking on the road. Attila then uses a lira to buy a loaf of bread from the oven and returns to his home. At his house, he starts to prepare lunch. He sits down with the lunch he made and the bread he got from the bakery. After eating half of the bread, he decides to rest a little. Half of the bread on the table is stale after a day. When Attila sees the bread stale on the table, he throws it in the trash. After he throws the bread in that trash, time flows backward. All details are shown, from making bread in the oven to planting wheat in the ground. The farmer spreads wheat on the ground. And then a few wheat grains fall on the side of the road. At another time, one lira falls on the roadside wheat grains.<|endoftext|>Police obstructing justice in Maisiri case

By Benjamin Chitate

The police report of the investigation into the death of Christpowers Maisiri, as announced by their National Spokesperson, Charity Charamba, raises eyebrows, and points to a concerted effort by the police, under pressure from Zanu PF, to obstruct the course of justice.

It’s not the first time Didymus Mutasa has victimised Maisiri

Charamba said their investigations had not established any evidence the fire was caused by a petrol bomb attack. In the first place, other methods other than a bomb attack could have been used to set the grass thatched hut on fire, so the fact that it was not a bomb used to set the house on fire does not rule out foul play.

Charamba goes on to say that “there is high probability that ammonium nitrate and tobacco chemicals exploded during the fire”, and that should be expected because the chemicals reacted to the heat caused by the fire which had already started and exploded. Again, that piece of evidence does not rule out foul play.

Charamba reports that a paraffin lamp was recovered close to bags of fertilizer and tobacco chemicals in the gutted thatched hut. Again that can be expected because in the rural areas, many people use paraffin lamps to light up their place. I wonder if the police investigating the case asked the surviving children if the lamp was left on.

Interestingly, the father of the late Christpowers reported that he had been threatened with death for wanting to contest against Didymus Mutasa by Zanu PF officials a few days before the fire gutted the hut. Wasn’t there reason for police to suspect foul play there?

Names of suspects were given, and probably these names include people who had made these threats to Shepherd Maisiri. These people were never questioned.

Given recorded evidence that Zanu PF senior officials have threatened to kill MDC supporters and sympathizers in the rural areas, there was every reason to suspect foul play, and a police force which has real interest in protecting the people should at least have charged the persons who made threats to Shepherd Maisiri.

These people still need to be arrested, and questioned why they made such threats and charged accordingly. And to prove beyond down that there is foul play in this case; Central Intelligence officials drive to the homestead in a car with no number plates. This certainly raises eyebrows.

Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, flanked by Superintendent Andrew Phiri, addresses journalists on the recent Domboshava murders at the Police General Headquarters in Harare

Certainly, there were people at the funeral wake who witnessed this, but police investigating the case never dwelt on this development. I am still asking why? Why? Why? Why? These people drove to the homestead in a car with no registration numbers, knowing that people who abducted MDC supporters in the run-up to the 2008 presidential run-off used similar tactics.

To make matters worse, Didymus Mutasa lies that Maisiri is a member of Zanu PF, when it is expected that as an aspiring candidate for the constituency in elections that should take place this year; he should also have been investigating who is likely to be challenging him – that is natural for any politician.

So Mutasa already knew from intelligence sources; who from the MDC-T primary elections process was likely to contest against him in the coming election.

For him to turn around and say Maisiri is a Zanu PF member and ‘his friend’ proves beyond reasonable doubt that he is trying to absolve himself from a crime that he either has a hand in, or which was committed by some of his die hard supporters who are trying to eliminate his rivals.

That he chose to lie that way shows that Mutasa is aware. The arsonists probably communicated with him and told him that they had done a job for him after setting the hut on fire in which Christpowers was sleeping.

It is obvious the police did not do their job well, either because of incompetence, or because they were under instruction not to expose Didymus Mutasa.

Not being a legal expert and not being familiar with human rights processes that can be pursued to do justice for the late Christpowers, I will it to those who are appropriately placed to do their part to ensure justice is done.

He may have been disabled, he may have been a poor boy, born to poor parents, but he was a human being, and every human being deserves justice, even in their death.

Benjamin Chitate, New Zealand

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In September 1985 Mrs Costello-Roberts sent Wendy Costello-Roberts, who was then aged seven, to an independent boarding preparatory school in Barnstaple, Devon. The school had approximately 180 pupils, none of whose fees were paid out of public funds, and received no direct financial support from the Government. In the school’s prospectus it was stated that a high standard of discipline was maintained, but no mention was made of the use of corporal punishment. Mrs Costello-Roberts had made no enquiry about the school’s disciplinary regime and did not at the outset make known her opposition to corporal punishment. The school in question operated a system whereby such punishment was administered upon acquisition of five demerit marks.<|endoftext|>) 66040

File: 1338920343878.jpg (282.19 KB, 881x1274)

> grabbing a 14yr old girl's ass and smiling while doing it

damn monkeys

 Anonymous (cf83) 66041

File: 1338920463916.jpg (51.29 KB, 720x540)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66042

File: 1338920552330.jpg (2.99 MB, 4256x2832)

No thread number? WHY.

 Anonymous (d394) 66043

File: 1338920572620.jpg (62.62 KB, 400x533)

>Implying you don't wanna do the same

 Anonymous (d394) 66044

File: 1338920659610.jpg (102.83 KB, 707x449)

Just what the fuck for ?

 Anonymous (cf83) 66045

File: 1338920699375.jpg (136.34 KB, 600x800)

2 chloes? But which one is the real one?

 Anonymous (8c52) 66046

File: 1338920781871.jpg (241.22 KB, 457x566)

Not the first monkey chloe's handled

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66047

the thread number is in the email field derp

 Anonymous (6a34) 66048

File: 1338920842465.jpg (94.36 KB, 957x978)

Organization. If I was to say something like 'oh someone posted that set in Chloe thread #65'

 Anonymous (cf83) 66049

Sorry, I posted it in the wrong field. Will fix it

 Anonymous (d394) 66050

File: 1338921043929.jpg (64.63 KB, 365x321)

Well, it's fixed now…

 Anonymous (6a34) 66051

File: 1338921151061.jpg (36.78 KB, 600x351)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66052

File: 1338921200261.jpg (40.51 KB, 800x336)

What exactly are you implying?

 Anonymous (6a34) 66053

File: 1338921275183.jpg (201.27 KB, 446x594)

Implying that Chloe fucked Chedz.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66054

File: 1338921362943.jpg (93.59 KB, 604x453)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66055

File: 1338921611713.jpg (47.65 KB, 419x550)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66056

File: 1338921676598.jpg (327.06 KB, 1500x1124)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66057

File: 1338922124850.png (591.02 KB, 1092x624)

Silly Trevor, you're gay.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66058

File: 1338922252838.jpg (25.16 KB, 345x325)

Why? Is that a statue of a man?

 Anonymous (cf83) 66059

File: 1338922707227.jpg (835.7 KB, 2000x3000)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66060

File: 1338922844039.jpg (485.28 KB, 2017x3289)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66061

File: 1338922950105.jpg (27.39 KB, 640x480)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66062

File: 1338923346462.jpg (216.91 KB, 759x1222)

LOL no.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66063

File: 1338923357760.png (203.5 KB, 640x358)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66064

File: 1338923407514.png (69.47 KB, 476x376)

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66065

File: 1338923554133.jpg (128.55 KB, 466x565)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66066

File: 1338923590612.png (12.29 KB, 568x159)

>This shit.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66067

File: 1338923846335.jpg (102.83 KB, 707x449)

Everywhere. Every-fucking-where you see people commenting on her there will be some finding her hot and a few others being moralfags.

I would tie her to a bed like in hick and make hot sweat love to her until she couldn't remember her name. It;s ok for me to say that though, I'm 15.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66068

File: 1338924010668.jpg (135.87 KB, 1023x682)

she looks like a princess in this pic

 Anonymous (7e60) 66069

File: 1338924055601.jpg (53.72 KB, 573x640)

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66070

File: 1338924057629.jpg (622.62 KB, 1060x1600)

and you're also a powerlifter amirite?

 Anonymous (cf83) 66071

File: 1338924121814.gif (130.11 KB, 178x170)

I just love Asa's rape look here

- Oh I'll be tapping that

 Anonymous (cf83) 66072

Neah, that shit is for fags. I'm more into compound exercises

 Anonymous (6a34) 66073

File: 1338924261516.png (59.32 KB, 841x232)

True dat.

>still not sure if troll

 Anonymous (6a34) 66074

File: 1338924411590.jpg (1.51 MB, 3682x2879)

Do you know why she LOOKS like a princess? You can have ONE guess.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66075

File: 1338924449205.jpg (320.33 KB, 800x555)

not sure if older and drunk, 15, or just 15 and drunk

but wither way it doesn't make much difference

 Anonymous (cf83) 66076

File: 1338924604078.jpg (131.75 KB, 554x804)

She looks more like the evil witch in those pics

 Anonymous (6a34) 66077

File: 1338924675537.jpg (594.68 KB, 1920x800)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66078

File: 1338924781224.jpg (78.37 KB, 646x588)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66079

File: 1338925230694.jpg (150.96 KB, 577x480)

Those pics define love.

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66080

File: 1338925337306.jpg (153 KB, 500x648)

 Anonymous (0d14) 66081

File: 1338925589501.jpg (68.35 KB, 688x464)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66082

File: 1338926194546.jpg (71.79 KB, 401x400)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66083

File: 1338926552875.jpg (647.72 KB, 1024x768)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66084

File: 1338926777699.jpg (82.27 KB, 500x612)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66085

File: 1338926973997.gif (2.21 MB, 337x266)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66086

File: 1338927001938.jpg (51.75 KB, 500x398)

Has wallpaper potential.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66087

File: 1338927218954.gif (1.72 MB, 340x330)

windows 95 wallpaper potential

 Anonymous (cf83) 66088

File: 1338927551290.jpg (175.73 KB, 1500x998)

stupid kid

 Anonymous (cf83) 66089

) 66040

File: 1338920343878.jpg (282.19 KB, 881x1274)

> grabbing a 14yr old girl's ass and smiling while doing it

damn monkeys

 Anonymous (cf83) 66041

File: 1338920463916.jpg (51.29 KB, 720x540)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66042

File: 1338920552330.jpg (2.99 MB, 4256x2832)

No thread number? WHY.

 Anonymous (d394) 66043

File: 1338920572620.jpg (62.62 KB, 400x533)

>Implying you don't wanna do the same

 Anonymous (d394) 66044

File: 1338920659610.jpg (102.83 KB, 707x449)

Just what the fuck for ?

 Anonymous (cf83) 66045

File: 1338920699375.jpg (136.34 KB, 600x800)

2 chloes? But which one is the real one?

 Anonymous (8c52) 66046

File: 1338920781871.jpg (241.22 KB, 457x566)

Not the first monkey chloe's handled

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66047

the thread number is in the email field derp

 Anonymous (6a34) 66048

File: 1338920842465.jpg (94.36 KB, 957x978)

Organization. If I was to say something like 'oh someone posted that set in Chloe thread #65'

 Anonymous (cf83) 66049

Sorry, I posted it in the wrong field. Will fix it

 Anonymous (d394) 66050

File: 1338921043929.jpg (64.63 KB, 365x321)

Well, it's fixed now…

 Anonymous (6a34) 66051

File: 1338921151061.jpg (36.78 KB, 600x351)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66052

File: 1338921200261.jpg (40.51 KB, 800x336)

What exactly are you implying?

 Anonymous (6a34) 66053

File: 1338921275183.jpg (201.27 KB, 446x594)

Implying that Chloe fucked Chedz.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66054

File: 1338921362943.jpg (93.59 KB, 604x453)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66055

File: 1338921611713.jpg (47.65 KB, 419x550)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66056

File: 1338921676598.jpg (327.06 KB, 1500x1124)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66057

File: 1338922124850.png (591.02 KB, 1092x624)

Silly Trevor, you're gay.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66058

File: 1338922252838.jpg (25.16 KB, 345x325)

Why? Is that a statue of a man?

 Anonymous (cf83) 66059

File: 1338922707227.jpg (835.7 KB, 2000x3000)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66060

File: 1338922844039.jpg (485.28 KB, 2017x3289)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66061

File: 1338922950105.jpg (27.39 KB, 640x480)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66062

File: 1338923346462.jpg (216.91 KB, 759x1222)

LOL no.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66063

File: 1338923357760.png (203.5 KB, 640x358)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66064

File: 1338923407514.png (69.47 KB, 476x376)

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66065

File: 1338923554133.jpg (128.55 KB, 466x565)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66066

File: 1338923590612.png (12.29 KB, 568x159)

>This shit.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66067

File: 1338923846335.jpg (102.83 KB, 707x449)

Everywhere. Every-fucking-where you see people commenting on her there will be some finding her hot and a few others being moralfags.

I would tie her to a bed like in hick and make hot sweat love to her until she couldn't remember her name. It;s ok for me to say that though, I'm 15.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66068

File: 1338924010668.jpg (135.87 KB, 1023x682)

she looks like a princess in this pic

 Anonymous (7e60) 66069

File: 1338924055601.jpg (53.72 KB, 573x640)

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66070

File: 1338924057629.jpg (622.62 KB, 1060x1600)

and you're also a powerlifter amirite?

 Anonymous (cf83) 66071

File: 1338924121814.gif (130.11 KB, 178x170)

I just love Asa's rape look here

- Oh I'll be tapping that

 Anonymous (cf83) 66072

Neah, that shit is for fags. I'm more into compound exercises

 Anonymous (6a34) 66073

File: 1338924261516.png (59.32 KB, 841x232)

True dat.

>still not sure if troll

 Anonymous (6a34) 66074

File: 1338924411590.jpg (1.51 MB, 3682x2879)

Do you know why she LOOKS like a princess? You can have ONE guess.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66075

File: 1338924449205.jpg (320.33 KB, 800x555)

not sure if older and drunk, 15, or just 15 and drunk

but wither way it doesn't make much difference

 Anonymous (cf83) 66076

File: 1338924604078.jpg (131.75 KB, 554x804)

She looks more like the evil witch in those pics

 Anonymous (6a34) 66077

File: 1338924675537.jpg (594.68 KB, 1920x800)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66078

File: 1338924781224.jpg (78.37 KB, 646x588)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66079

File: 1338925230694.jpg (150.96 KB, 577x480)

Those pics define love.

 Anonymous (8bfd) 66080

File: 1338925337306.jpg (153 KB, 500x648)

 Anonymous (0d14) 66081

File: 1338925589501.jpg (68.35 KB, 688x464)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66082

File: 1338926194546.jpg (71.79 KB, 401x400)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66083

File: 1338926552875.jpg (647.72 KB, 1024x768)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66084

File: 1338926777699.jpg (82.27 KB, 500x612)

 Anonymous (cf83) 66085

File: 1338926973997.gif (2.21 MB, 337x266)

 Anonymous (6a34) 66086

File: 1338927001938.jpg (51.75 KB, 500x398)

Has wallpaper potential.

 Anonymous (cf83) 66087

File: 1338927218954.gif (1.72 MB, 340x330)

windows 95 wallpaper potential

 Anonymous (cf83) 66088

File: 1338927551290.jpg (175.73 KB, 1500x998)

stupid kid

 Anonymous (cf83) 66089

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John Iselsten was born in 1932 and lives in Stockholm. He is a lawyer. On 17 March 1997 he sued the Swedish State for damages before the District Court (tingsrätten) of Stockholm, claiming negligence in the administration of his bankruptcy. John Iselsten requested that the court render a declaratory judgment (fastställelsetalan), establishing that the State was liable for damage allegedly caused by negligence during the Enforcement Service’s administration of his bankruptcy in 1987/88. The District Court, in June 1997, ordered John Iselsten to specify his claims and to elaborate further the grounds for these claims.<|endoftext|>.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
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  40. Kimura K, Wakamatsu A, Suzuki Y, Ota T, Nishikawa T, Yamashita R, Yamamoto J, Sekine M, Tsuritani K, Wakaguri H: Diversification of transcriptional modulation: large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes. Genome Res. 2006, 16 (1): 55-65.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  41. Cawley S, Bekiranov S, Ng HH, Kapranov P, Sekinger EA, Kampa D, Piccolboni A, Sementchenko V, Cheng J, Williams AJ: Unbiased mapping of transcription factor binding sites along human chromosomes 21 and 22 points to widespread regulation of noncoding RNAs. Cell. 2004, 116 (4): 499-509. 10.1016/S0092-8674(04)00127-8.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  42. Guttman M, Amit I, Garber M, French C, Lin MF, Feldser D, Huarte M, Zuk O, Carey BW, Cassady JP: Chromatin signature reveals over a thousand highly conserved large non-coding RNAs in mammals. Nature. 2009, 458 (7235): 223-227. 10.1038/nature07672.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  43. Maunakea AK, Nagarajan RP, Bilenky M, Ballinger TJ, D'Souza C, Fouse SD, Johnson BE, Hong C, Nielsen C, Zhao Y: Conserved role of intragenic DNA methylation in regulating alternative promoters. Nature. 2010, 466 (7303): 253-257. 10.1038/nature09165.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  45. Lim CY, Santoso B, Boulay T, Dong E, Ohler U, Kadonaga JT: The MTE, a new core promoter element for transcription by RNA polymerase II. Genes Dev. 2004, 18 (13): 1606-1617. 10.1101/gad.1193404.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  47. Jin VX, Singer GA, Agosto-Perez FJ, Liyanarachchi S, Davuluri RV: Genome-wide analysis of core promoter elements from conserved human and mouse orthologous pairs. BMC Bioinforma. 2006, 7: 114-10.1186/1471-2105-7-114.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
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  55. Robson EJ, He SJ, Eccles MR: A PANorama of PAX genes in cancer and development. Nat Rev Cancer. 2006, 6 (1): 52-62. 10.1038/nrc1778.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
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  57. Rossi DL, Acebron A, Santisteban P: Function of the homeo and paired domain proteins TTF-1 and Pax-8 in thyroid cell proliferation. J Biol Chem. 1995, 270 (39): 23139-23142. 10.1074/jbc.270.39.23139.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  58. Buttiglieri S, Deregibus MC, Bravo S, Cassoni P, Chiarle R, Bussolati B, Camussi G: Role of Pax2 in apoptosis resistance and proinvasive phenotype of Kaposi's sarcoma cells. J Biol Chem. 2004, 279 (6): 4136-4143.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  59. Schebesta A, McManus S, Salvagiotto G, Delogu A, Busslinger GA, Busslinger M: Transcription factor Pax5 activates the chromatin of key genes involved in B cell signaling, adhesion, migration, and immune function. Immunity. 2007, 27 (1): 49-63. 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.05.019.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
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  36. Yang A, Zhu Z, Kapranov P, McKeon F, Church GM, Gingeras TR, Struhl K: Relationships between p63 binding, DNA sequence, transcription activity, and biological function in human cells. Mol Cell. 2006, 24 (4): 593-602. 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.018.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  37. A M, A AP, AS M, M B, Z M, M H: Evaluation of apoptosis-related genes; Fas (CD94), FasL (CD178) and TRAIL polymorphisms in Iranian multiple sclerosis patients. J Neurol Sci. 2011Google Scholar
  38. Illingworth RS, Bird AP: CpG islands–'a rough guide'. FEBS Lett. 2009, 583 (11): 1713-1720. 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.04.012.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  39. Illingworth RS, Gruenewald-Schneider U, Webb S, Kerr AR, James KD, Turner DJ, Smith C, Harrison DJ, Andrews R, Bird AP: Orphan CpG islands identify numerous conserved promoters in the mammalian genome. PLoS Genet. 2010, 6 (9)::e1001134PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  40. Kimura K, Wakamatsu A, Suzuki Y, Ota T, Nishikawa T, Yamashita R, Yamamoto J, Sekine M, Tsuritani K, Wakaguri H: Diversification of transcriptional modulation: large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes. Genome Res. 2006, 16 (1): 55-65.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  41. Cawley S, Bekiranov S, Ng HH, Kapranov P, Sekinger EA, Kampa D, Piccolboni A, Sementchenko V, Cheng J, Williams AJ: Unbiased mapping of transcription factor binding sites along human chromosomes 21 and 22 points to widespread regulation of noncoding RNAs. Cell. 2004, 116 (4): 499-509. 10.1016/S0092-8674(04)00127-8.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  42. Guttman M, Amit I, Garber M, French C, Lin MF, Feldser D, Huarte M, Zuk O, Carey BW, Cassady JP: Chromatin signature reveals over a thousand highly conserved large non-coding RNAs in mammals. Nature. 2009, 458 (7235): 223-227. 10.1038/nature07672.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  43. Maunakea AK, Nagarajan RP, Bilenky M, Ballinger TJ, D'Souza C, Fouse SD, Johnson BE, Hong C, Nielsen C, Zhao Y: Conserved role of intragenic DNA methylation in regulating alternative promoters. Nature. 2010, 466 (7303): 253-257. 10.1038/nature09165.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  45. Lim CY, Santoso B, Boulay T, Dong E, Ohler U, Kadonaga JT: The MTE, a new core promoter element for transcription by RNA polymerase II. Genes Dev. 2004, 18 (13): 1606-1617. 10.1101/gad.1193404.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  47. Jin VX, Singer GA, Agosto-Perez FJ, Liyanarachchi S, Davuluri RV: Genome-wide analysis of core promoter elements from conserved human and mouse orthologous pairs. BMC Bioinforma. 2006, 7: 114-10.1186/1471-2105-7-114.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
  48. Di Palma T, D'Andrea B, Liguori GL, Liguoro A, de Cristofaro T, Del Prete D, Pappalardo A, Mascia A, Zannini M: TAZ is a coactivator for Pax8 and TTF-1, two transcription factors involved in thyroid differentiation. Exp Cell Res. 2009, 315 (2): 162-175. 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.10.016.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  49. Lanctot C, Cheutin T, Cremer M, Cavalli G, Cremer T: Dynamic genome architecture in the nuclear space: regulation of gene expression in three dimensions. Nat Rev Genet. 2007, 8 (2): 104-115. 10.1038/nrg2041.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  51. Li L, Davie JR: The role of Sp1 and Sp3 in normal and cancer cell biology. Ann Anat. 2010, 192 (5): 275-283. 10.1016/j.aanat.2010.07.010.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  52. De Leo R, Miccadei S, Zammarchi E, Civitareale D: Role for p300 in Pax 8 induction of thyroperoxidase gene expression. J Biol Chem. 2000, 275 (44): 34100-34105.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  53. Grasberger H, Ringkananont U, Lefrancois P, Abramowicz M, Vassart G, Refetoff S: Thyroid transcription factor 1 rescues PAX8/p300 synergism impaired by a natural PAX8 paired domain mutation with dominant negative activity. Mol Endocrinol. 2005, 19 (7): 1779-1791. 10.1210/me.2004-0426.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  54. Pasca di Magliano M, Di Lauro R, Zannini M: Pax8 has a key role in thyroid cell differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000, 97 (24): 13144-13149. 10.1073/pnas.240336397.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  55. Robson EJ, He SJ, Eccles MR: A PANorama of PAX genes in cancer and development. Nat Rev Cancer. 2006, 6 (1): 52-62. 10.1038/nrc1778.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  56. Arnaldi LA, Borra RC, Maciel RM, Cerutti JM: Gene expression profiles reveal that DCN, DIO1, and DIO2 are underexpressed in benign and malignant thyroid tumors. Thyroid. 2005, 15 (3): 210-221. 10.1089/thy.2005.15.210.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  57. Rossi DL, Acebron A, Santisteban P: Function of the homeo and paired domain proteins TTF-1 and Pax-8 in thyroid cell proliferation. J Biol Chem. 1995, 270 (39): 23139-23142. 10.1074/jbc.270.39.23139.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  58. Buttiglieri S, Deregibus MC, Bravo S, Cassoni P, Chiarle R, Bussolati B, Camussi G: Role of Pax2 in apoptosis resistance and proinvasive phenotype of Kaposi's sarcoma cells. J Biol Chem. 2004, 279 (6): 4136-4143.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  59. Schebesta A, McManus S, Salvagiotto G, Delogu A, Busslinger GA, Busslinger M: Transcription factor Pax5 activates the chromatin of key genes involved in B cell signaling, adhesion, migration, and immune function. Immunity. 2007, 27 (1): 49-63. 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.05.019.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  60. Albelda SM, Oliver PD, Romer LH, Buck CA: EndoCAM: a novel endothelial cell-cell adhesion molecule. J Cell Biol. 1990, 110 (4): 1227-1237. 10.1083/jcb.110.4.1227.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
  61. Cali G, Gentile F, Mogavero S, Pallante P, Nitsch R, Ciancia G, Ferraro A, Fusco A, Nitsch L: CDH16/Ksp-Cadherin Is Expressed in the Developing Thyroid Gland and Is Strongly Down-Regulated in Thyroid Carcinomas. Endocrinology. 2011Google Scholar
  62. de Cristofaro T, Di Palma T, Fichera I, Lucci V, Parrillo L, De Felice M, Zannini M: An Essential Role for Pax8 in the Transcriptional Regulation of Cadherin-16 in Thyroid Cells. Mol Endocrinol. 2011Google Scholar
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 AL, USA34.4942536 -85.847749434.4448881 -85.9070294 34.5436191 -85.7884694<|endoftext|>Diabetes can be described as a group of metabolic disease in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. Diabetes occurs due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or due to body’s inability to respond to insulin, which eventually leads to abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates leading to high blood sugar levels.

Common types

There are three main types

  1. Type 1 DM- The conditioning which the body (pancreas) fail to produce enough insulin. This was also referred as (IDDM) insulin dependent diabetes mellitus .
  2.  Type 2   DM  the condition in which body (cells) fails to respond to insulin properly. As the disease progresses lack of insulin may also develop. It begins with insulin resistance .
  3. Gestational Diabetes –the third main form of diabetes , it occurs when pregnant woman without previous history of diabetes develop high blood sugar level .

Common symptoms

The common symptoms which can be seen in diabetes are frequent urination ,increased hunger, fatigue, weight gain , unusual weight loss , numbness and tingling in hands and feet.

Acute complications can include diabetic  keto acidosis,  heart diseases , stroke , chronic kidney failure, foot ulcers.

Ayurvedic view

Diabetes  in Ayurveda is explained as the Prameha  Roga.  According to Ayurveda Prameha is described as metabolic disorder in which  doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) are vitiated due to our food and lifestyle disorder, which in turn vitiate the dhatus (tissues) like meda(fat),  mamsa (muscle), majja (marrow) etc. these vitiated doshas and dhatus reach the urinary system and vitiate it leading to different types of Prameha.

Causative  factors

Asya sukham( excessive consumption of food especially, the meat of domesticated /aquatic animals, curd, milk, newly harvested grains, jaggery/ sweets. Foods and drinks that increases the kapha dosha. Swapna sukham (over indulgence in sleep),  living a sedentary  life,  laziness.

Types of  Prameha

According to ayurveda  prameha is classified in many categories  based on the following factors.

I. Based upon cause.

  • Sahaja prameha (By birth or congenital)
  • Kulaja prameha (Heriditary)
  • Apathyaja prameha (Acquired)

II. Based on body type (Prakrithi)

  • Sthoola pramehi (Obese patient)
  •  Krisha prameshi (lean patient)

III. Based on Urinary symptoms

  • Kaphaja prameha  (10 sub types)
  • Pithaja prameha  (6 subtypes)
  • Vataja prameha  (4 subtypes)

Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes

According to ayurveda the line of treatment of prameha strictly  depends on the following factors.

  1. The prakrithi of the patient
  2. Dosha predominance of disease
  3. Dooshya vishesham
  4. Obstruction in srotas
  5. Manasika prakrithi
  6. Ahara and vihara
  7. Hereditary factors

In ayurveda  the first line of treatment for all the disease is ‘Nidana parivarjanam chikithsa’ which means that elimination  of the causative factors  is the one main step in treating a disease.  Then based on the above mention factors  the further line of treatment  like purificatory therapies (Panchakarma therapies)  and rejuvenating therapies are adopted.

Ayurvedic medicines for diabetes

There are wide range of classical and patent ayurvedic medicines for diabetes.  Many single herbs, herbal combinations and herbo mineral combinations  are there which are very effective in controlling, curing and maintaining the sugar levels. Single herbs like  Haridra  (turmeric), Amlaki (Indian Goosberry), Guduchi (giloy), Nimba (Neem), Jambu (Black plum) etc. are very effective.

Classical preparation like Chandraprabha vati, Nishamalaka choornam, Nishakathakadi Kashayam  etc. are also very effective in treating diabetes.

Home remedies for diabetes

There are several home remedies that can be taken for lowering the blood sugar levels.  Daily use of these home remedies can even prevent from getting diabetes  if you are prone to. Not only as a treatment for diabetes these also can help in maintaining the balance of  doshas.

  1. Intake of 10 ml of  amla  juice with 10 ml of honey in the morning and evening.
  2. Intake of a glass of bitter guard juice mixed with amla juice added with half teaspoon of turmeric powder  daily  morning on empty stomach.
  3. Dried and powdered seeds of  jamun  (Black Plum) to be taken in a dose of one teaspoon twice daily with warm water.
  4. 1 spoon  of  amla powder added with half teaspoon of turmeric powder taken twice daily before food.
  5. Ladies finger cut and soaked in water over night and drinking in the morning empty stomach is very effective.

Ways to reduce Insulin Resistance

Consumption of fish oil  which is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids helps to improve insulin sensitivity  and also  to reduce body fat.

Intake of the diet containing high fiber, whole grains, leafy green and fresh vegetables, fresh fruits  and legumes  help to balance insulin.

Intake of 10 gm guiloy powder with honey helps to reduce insulin resistance.

Diet for diabetes management

Diet management is the key factor which is very important for complete cure of diabetes. Healthy diet  plays  a vital role in management of diabetes.

  • First most important point for a diabetic patient is never skip meals – take proper meals on time.
  • Control  the diet, eat 1/4 th less than your normal quantity.
  • Fruits including goo berry, Black plum and apples,  vegetables like spinach, carrot, bitter guards, squashes, banana stem can be taken.
  • Avoid underground vegetables like potato, sweet potato, tapioca  etc.
  • Avoid more of fried and grilled foods, non vegetarian foods.

Life style modifications for diabetes management

Diabetes is one of the disease which is also caused by lifestyle disorders. Some lifestyle changes can bring  a great difference in the ife of diabetic patients.

  • Avoid day sleep completely
  • Walk 2 kilometers daily
  • walk on green grass bare foot
  • Do regular exercises, yoga and walking which reduces  kapha and meda.
  • Avoid of all kinds of junk foods, processed foods and canned foods.
  • Yoga postures like soorya namaskara, Dhanurasana, Bhujangasana, Paschimothanasana are very helpful in stimulating pancreas.
  • Daily practice of nadisodhana pranayama itself can help a lot.

Apthasree ayurvedic hospital and kit for diabetes
We at apthasree feel that the basic cause for all the diseases is physical and mental imbalance which is caused by our food and lifestyle.

Apthasree gives a complete package of ayurvedic medicines, panchakarma therapies, yoga and awareness about important lifestyles and foods  for diabetes.

Apthasree gives a complete solution  for prevention and cure of diabetes and its complications.

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Common types

There are three main types

  1. Type 1 DM- The conditioning which the body (pancreas) fail to produce enough insulin. This was also referred as (IDDM) insulin dependent diabetes mellitus .
  2.  Type 2   DM  the condition in which body (cells) fails to respond to insulin properly. As the disease progresses lack of insulin may also develop. It begins with insulin resistance .
  3. Gestational Diabetes –the third main form of diabetes , it occurs when pregnant woman without previous history of diabetes develop high blood sugar level .

Common symptoms

The common symptoms which can be seen in diabetes are frequent urination ,increased hunger, fatigue, weight gain , unusual weight loss , numbness and tingling in hands and feet.

Acute complications can include diabetic  keto acidosis,  heart diseases , stroke , chronic kidney failure, foot ulcers.

Ayurvedic view

Diabetes  in Ayurveda is explained as the Prameha  Roga.  According to Ayurveda Prameha is described as metabolic disorder in which  doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) are vitiated due to our food and lifestyle disorder, which in turn vitiate the dhatus (tissues) like meda(fat),  mamsa (muscle), majja (marrow) etc. these vitiated doshas and dhatus reach the urinary system and vitiate it leading to different types of Prameha.

Causative  factors

Asya sukham( excessive consumption of food especially, the meat of domesticated /aquatic animals, curd, milk, newly harvested grains, jaggery/ sweets. Foods and drinks that increases the kapha dosha. Swapna sukham (over indulgence in sleep),  living a sedentary  life,  laziness.

Types of  Prameha

According to ayurveda  prameha is classified in many categories  based on the following factors.

I. Based upon cause.

  • Sahaja prameha (By birth or congenital)
  • Kulaja prameha (Heriditary)
  • Apathyaja prameha (Acquired)

II. Based on body type (Prakrithi)

  • Sthoola pramehi (Obese patient)
  •  Krisha prameshi (lean patient)

III. Based on Urinary symptoms

  • Kaphaja prameha  (10 sub types)
  • Pithaja prameha  (6 subtypes)
  • Vataja prameha  (4 subtypes)

Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes

According to ayurveda the line of treatment of prameha strictly  depends on the following factors.

  1. The prakrithi of the patient
  2. Dosha predominance of disease
  3. Dooshya vishesham
  4. Obstruction in srotas
  5. Manasika prakrithi
  6. Ahara and vihara
  7. Hereditary factors

In ayurveda  the first line of treatment for all the disease is ‘Nidana parivarjanam chikithsa’ which means that elimination  of the causative factors  is the one main step in treating a disease.  Then based on the above mention factors  the further line of treatment  like purificatory therapies (Panchakarma therapies)  and rejuvenating therapies are adopted.

Ayurvedic medicines for diabetes

There are wide range of classical and patent ayurvedic medicines for diabetes.  Many single herbs, herbal combinations and herbo mineral combinations  are there which are very effective in controlling, curing and maintaining the sugar levels. Single herbs like  Haridra  (turmeric), Amlaki (Indian Goosberry), Guduchi (giloy), Nimba (Neem), Jambu (Black plum) etc. are very effective.

Classical preparation like Chandraprabha vati, Nishamalaka choornam, Nishakathakadi Kashayam  etc. are also very effective in treating diabetes.

Home remedies for diabetes

There are several home remedies that can be taken for lowering the blood sugar levels.  Daily use of these home remedies can even prevent from getting diabetes  if you are prone to. Not only as a treatment for diabetes these also can help in maintaining the balance of  doshas.

  1. Intake of 10 ml of  amla  juice with 10 ml of honey in the morning and evening.
  2. Intake of a glass of bitter guard juice mixed with amla juice added with half teaspoon of turmeric powder  daily  morning on empty stomach.
  3. Dried and powdered seeds of  jamun  (Black Plum) to be taken in a dose of one teaspoon twice daily with warm water.
  4. 1 spoon  of  amla powder added with half teaspoon of turmeric powder taken twice daily before food.
  5. Ladies finger cut and soaked in water over night and drinking in the morning empty stomach is very effective.

Ways to reduce Insulin Resistance

Consumption of fish oil  which is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids helps to improve insulin sensitivity  and also  to reduce body fat.

Intake of the diet containing high fiber, whole grains, leafy green and fresh vegetables, fresh fruits  and legumes  help to balance insulin.

Intake of 10 gm guiloy powder with honey helps to reduce insulin resistance.

Diet for diabetes management

Diet management is the key factor which is very important for complete cure of diabetes. Healthy diet  plays  a vital role in management of diabetes.

  • First most important point for a diabetic patient is never skip meals – take proper meals on time.
  • Control  the diet, eat 1/4 th less than your normal quantity.
  • Fruits including goo berry, Black plum and apples,  vegetables like spinach, carrot, bitter guards, squashes, banana stem can be taken.
  • Avoid underground vegetables like potato, sweet potato, tapioca  etc.
  • Avoid more of fried and grilled foods, non vegetarian foods.

Life style modifications for diabetes management

Diabetes is one of the disease which is also caused by lifestyle disorders. Some lifestyle changes can bring  a great difference in the ife of diabetic patients.

  • Avoid day sleep completely
  • Walk 2 kilometers daily
  • walk on green grass bare foot
  • Do regular exercises, yoga and walking which reduces  kapha and meda.
  • Avoid of all kinds of junk foods, processed foods and canned foods.
  • Yoga postures like soorya namaskara, Dhanurasana, Bhujangasana, Paschimothanasana are very helpful in stimulating pancreas.
  • Daily practice of nadisodhana pranayama itself can help a lot.

Apthasree ayurvedic hospital and kit for diabetes
We at apthasree feel that the basic cause for all the diseases is physical and mental imbalance which is caused by our food and lifestyle.

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O. Schoett

Abstract: A theory of data abstraction in modular programming is presented that explains why this technique leads to correct programs.

Data abstraction allows users and implementers to take different views of a specification: While users may depend on a specification as it is, implementers need not provide program entities that satisfy the specification, but merely a ``representation'' of such entities. This means that the users may be supplied with program entities that do not satisfy the specification, and so it is necessary to explain why their code functions correctly nevertheless.

It is shown that data abstraction leads to correct programs if the modules of the programs are ``stable'', and it is suggested that programming languages for data abstraction should guarantee stability for their modules. The stability criterion corresponds closely to the intuitive idea of ``limited access'' to encapsulated data types, and to ``representation independence'' properties of the typed lambda-calculus.

The theory is developed in the general framework of an ``institution'' and uses an abstract notion of ``representation''. Specifically, the institution of partial many-sorted


 the reaction: H + (energy) -> H+ + e(-) ) to translate into a convective collapse process so the solar luminosity can flow out and around the periphery of spots. Basically, the spot blocks normal convective dynamics inside it, so the convective flow - upwelling must be re-directed around it, which then emerges at greater intensity.

The larger the spot the greater the escaping luminosity and heat discharged.

This is why the more spots there are in a cycle, the higher the solar irradiance, and the higher the mean global temperature of Earth. (One can get variations up to 0.21 K or more, which was pointed out by Thomas N. Woods in his own lecture Wednesday morning. But this is still significantly lower than the 0.6C = 0.6K increase in global mean temperatures arising from the human-caused greenhouse effect.)

The claim that "ALL the planets in our solar system are heating up at exactly the same rate as Earth" is total nonsense. This is patently clear on the face of it simply using the inverse square law for radiation: e.g. that the intensity of radiation from a source decreases as the inverse square of the distance. Thus, a planet four times as far away from the Sun as the Earth, would only receive:

(1/4)^2 = 1/16

the heat energy from the Sun

So obviously this nonsense is disproven by merely using this basic principle

Apart from that, since each planet has a distinct agglomeration of chemicals in its atmosphere, and many may be frozen (for the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn etc.) it is plain balderdash to insist all planets heat at the same rate. They cannot, because there are different heat capacities, specific heat capacities applicable to the differing components of the atmosphere.

Re: the data, I will provide links but there is no certainty that you will be able to interpret the data therein properly. What I will do is give the simplest, most straightforward data link first, then the more complex one which you can peruse and perhaps learn to parse while exploring it.

Basically, the data you want are associated with the TSI or 'total solar irradiance' (This is just the solar radiance - in watts per square meter per steradian - integrated over the full solar disk. "Steradian" denotes a solid angle measure- which you can google to learn more about how measured)

The first set based on a plot (graph) for a composite database (1978099) is found at:

Note in the preceding that most of the variations in the TSI are within +/- 0.1% of the mean value. Beyond 1999 is not shown (data not integrated into the total and normalized yet) but as I said earlier the irradiance is on a decline, since all the other solar markers (solar wind pressure, etc.) are in decline during an interphase minimum.

The SORCE data (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) from Univ. of Colorado are here:

The avg. global temperatures of the other planets will not do you any good, unless you are able to acquire data that reflects a comparative study *over different decades* to show local (at the planet) increases or decreases in temp. (and the reference points at which taken) that are of a significant amount and *can be traced* to solar irradiance data.

I am unaware that any such database has ever been compiled. Indeed, I would bet that the probability is a near certainty none has. (Since there are no known space craft or instruments within vicinity of *all the other planets* capable of detecting solar irradiance and planetary temperature variations in situ over decades!)

I hope you find this information useful!

©2018 eLuminary LLC. All rights reserved.<|endoftext|>I. Particular circumstances of the case

David Gregory, who is black, is a British citizen born in 1966 and currently living in Manchester, England. A. The trial

David Gregory was tried for robbery at Manchester Crown Court between 26 and 28 November 1991. He was legally represented at the trial.<|endoftext|>

Sometimes life isn't fair. Instead of complaining, we should trust God.

Key Points:

  • Do you ever complain when life isn’t fair?
  • Habakkuk complained a lot
  • Instead of complaining, we should trust God by doing these 3 things
    • Tell your parents how you feel
    • Pray about it
    • Write down 3 good things God has already done for you

Memory Verse:

Habakkuk 2:4 Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.

See Also: Complaining, Trust, Attitude

Talk About It
  2. To complain means you feel like something isn’t fair. What are typical things kids complain about?
  3. Why did Habakkuk complain a lot?
  4. Instead of complaining, what should Habakkuk have done instead?
  5. What will you do the next time you feel like something isn’t fair?
  6. How does trusting God to take care of us help us not to complain?
  7. Read Proverbs 3:5-6. Who should we trust? Why shouldn’t we trust ourselves?

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<|endoftext|>Tulsa: 2009 NIT

March 16th, 2009
» Tags

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Conference USA (24-10, 12-4)

NIT Seed: #4

RPI: 52

Big Wins: 11/28 vs Texas A&M (67-56), 1/24 at UTEP (78-70), 3/13 UAB (70-67)

Bad Losses: 12/3 at Ohio (63-75), 1/21 at Tulane (75-76), 2/14 at UCF (72-74)

Coach: Doug Wojcik

Probable Starters:

Ben Uzoh, Junior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.7 rpg

Justin Hurtt, Sophomore, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Ray Reese, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.4 apg

Bishop Wheatley, Junior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg

Jerome Jordan, Junior, Center, 14.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.6 bpg

Key Roleplayers:

Glenn Andrews, Sophomore, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 1.4 apg

Steven Idlet, Freshman, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg

Sam Mitchell, Senior, Center, 2.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg

Joe Richard, Freshman, Forward, 1.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg

Why They Can Surprise:

Tulsa has been winning games this year with their defense. The group on the perimeter deserves plenty of credit since the opposition shoots a measly 26.9 percent from three-point territory, but it is the players in the frontcourt that make this defense so stingy. Jerome Jordan, a 7-0 center, is a superb shot blocker and just about everybody should be afraid to drive the lane when Jordan is waiting there. Jordan is more than simply a shot blocker, he has developed into a superb scorer in the paint and spearheads Tulsa’s superb rebounding effort.

Jordan is not the only frontcourt player who is having a productive campaign. Ray Reese and Bishop Wheatley do not have the size of Jordan, but they are productive players. Reese, a 6-5 senior, does not hang out in the paint too often, but he will knock down some long balls and hit the glass. With Steven Idlet and Sam Mitchell, who are 6-10 and 6-9, ready to come in off the bench, the Golden Hurricane have plenty of depth and talent in the paint.

Why They Can Disappoint:

Because they have to wait for their big men to get down the floor, Tulsa does not push the tempo. And for a team that does not run, they do commit too many turnovers. Ben Uzoh is a terrific

 much closer to the solar surface than currently supposed)

As Schatten pointed out - and as we know from the standard (sunspot) theory of (Eugene) Parker, the "inverse ion hurricane" represented by a large sunspot enables the basis for the latent energy (embodied in the reaction: H + (energy) -> H+ + e(-) ) to translate into a convective collapse process so the solar luminosity can flow out and around the periphery of spots. Basically, the spot blocks normal convective dynamics inside it, so the convective flow - upwelling must be re-directed around it, which then emerges at greater intensity.

The larger the spot the greater the escaping luminosity and heat discharged.

This is why the more spots there are in a cycle, the higher the solar irradiance, and the higher the mean global temperature of Earth. (One can get variations up to 0.21 K or more, which was pointed out by Thomas N. Woods in his own lecture Wednesday morning. But this is still significantly lower than the 0.6C = 0.6K increase in global mean temperatures arising from the human-caused greenhouse effect.)

The claim that "ALL the planets in our solar system are heating up at exactly the same rate as Earth" is total nonsense. This is patently clear on the face of it simply using the inverse square law for radiation: e.g. that the intensity of radiation from a source decreases as the inverse square of the distance. Thus, a planet four times as far away from the Sun as the Earth, would only receive:

(1/4)^2 = 1/16

the heat energy from the Sun

So obviously this nonsense is disproven by merely using this basic principle

Apart from that, since each planet has a distinct agglomeration of chemicals in its atmosphere, and many may be frozen (for the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn etc.) it is plain balderdash to insist all planets heat at the same rate. They cannot, because there are different heat capacities, specific heat capacities applicable to the differing components of the atmosphere.

Re: the data, I will provide links but there is no certainty that you will be able to interpret the data therein properly. What I will do is give the simplest, most straightforward data link first, then the more complex one which you can peruse and perhaps learn to parse while exploring it.

Basically, the data you want are associated with the TSI or 'total solar irradiance' (This is just the solar radiance - in watts per square meter per steradian - integrated over the full solar disk. "Steradian" denotes a solid angle measure- which you can google to learn more about how measured)

The first set based on a plot (graph) for a composite database (1978099) is found at:

Note in the preceding that most of the variations in the TSI are within +/- 0.1% of the mean value. Beyond 1999 is not shown (data not integrated into the total and normalized yet) but as I said earlier the irradiance is on a decline, since all the other solar markers (solar wind pressure, etc.) are in decline during an interphase minimum.

The SORCE data (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) from Univ. of Colorado are here:

The avg. global temperatures of the other planets will not do you any good, unless you are able to acquire data that reflects a comparative study *over different decades* to show local (at the planet) increases or decreases in temp. (and the reference points at which taken) that are of a significant amount and *can be traced* to solar irradiance data.

I am unaware that any such database has ever been compiled. Indeed, I would bet that the probability is a near certainty none has. (Since there are no known space craft or instruments within vicinity of *all the other planets* capable of detecting solar irradiance and planetary temperature variations in situ over decades!)

I hope you find this information useful!

©2018 eLuminary LLC. All rights reserved.<|endoftext|>

Sometimes life isn't fair. Instead of complaining, we should trust God.

Key Points:

  • Do you ever complain when life isn’t fair?
  • Habakkuk complained a lot
  • Instead of complaining, we should trust God by doing these 3 things
    • Tell your parents how you feel
    • Pray about it
    • Write down 3 good things God has already done for you

Memory Verse:

Habakkuk 2:4 Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.

See Also: Complaining, Trust, Attitude

Talk About It
  2. To complain means you feel like something isn’t fair. What are typical things kids complain about?
  3. Why did Habakkuk complain a lot?
  4. Instead of complaining, what should Habakkuk have done instead?
  5. What will you do the next time you feel like something isn’t fair?
  6. How does trusting God to take care of us help us not to complain?
  7. Read Proverbs 3:5-6. Who should we trust? Why shouldn’t we trust ourselves?

This is part of the Through The Book of Habakkuk series.<|endoftext|>Swallow-tailed moth

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<|endoftext|>Tulsa: 2009 NIT

March 16th, 2009
» Tags

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Conference USA (24-10, 12-4)

NIT Seed: #4

RPI: 52

Big Wins: 11/28 vs Texas A&M (67-56), 1/24 at UTEP (78-70), 3/13 UAB (70-67)

Bad Losses: 12/3 at Ohio (63-75), 1/21 at Tulane (75-76), 2/14 at UCF (72-74)

Coach: Doug Wojcik

Probable Starters:

Ben Uzoh, Junior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.7 rpg

Justin Hurtt, Sophomore, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Ray Reese, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.4 apg

Bishop Wheatley, Junior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg

Jerome Jordan, Junior, Center, 14.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.6 bpg

Key Roleplayers:

Glenn Andrews, Sophomore, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 1.4 apg

Steven Idlet, Freshman, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg

Sam Mitchell, Senior, Center, 2.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg

Joe Richard, Freshman, Forward, 1.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg

Why They Can Surprise:

Tulsa has been winning games this year with their defense. The group on the perimeter deserves plenty of credit since the opposition shoots a measly 26.9 percent from three-point territory, but it is the players in the frontcourt that make this defense so stingy. Jerome Jordan, a 7-0 center, is a superb shot blocker and just about everybody should be afraid to drive the lane when Jordan is waiting there. Jordan is more than simply a shot blocker, he has developed into a superb scorer in the paint and spearheads Tulsa’s superb rebounding effort.

Jordan is not the only frontcourt player who is having a productive campaign. Ray Reese and Bishop Wheatley do not have the size of Jordan, but they are productive players. Reese, a 6-5 senior, does not hang out in the paint too often, but he will knock down some long balls and hit the glass. With Steven Idlet and Sam Mitchell, who are 6-10 and 6-9, ready to come in off the bench, the Golden Hurricane have plenty of depth and talent in the paint.

Why They Can Disappoint:

Because they have to wait for their big men to get down the floor, Tulsa does not push the tempo. And for a team that does not run, they do commit too many turnovers. Ben Uzoh is a terrific scorer


 that broke out at the onset of this year’s Confederation’s Cup (FIFA’s dress rehearsal for next year’s World Cup) have grown exponentially. With more than a million people clamoring for social change this has been the largest protest the country has seen since the military dictatorship which ended in 1985. The Brazilian government has been targeted for hosting a World Cup that has cost the people over 9 billion pounds in taxpayers money while social services remain grossly neglected.

What began as a movement against the increase in transport fares has blossomed into a movement angry at both the government’s commercial priorities and belittlement of the country’s immense social inequalities.

In 2007 FIFA and the Brazilian government promised the entire event to be privately funded. That’s why when reports of the public resources being used surfaced, the uproar shook the around 100 cities. Prior to this it had been announced that the two governing bodies decided to build/renovate 12 stadiums instead of the initial 8, some of which have been pegged as white elephants. Coupled with the knowledge that FIFA had also announced record breaking revenues from corporate sponsorship and broadcasting rights only fueled the growth of the movement even more. As in all World Cups the bulk of the revenue goes to FIFA leaving small business owners with a month or so of good business but without any significant improvement their livelihood.

Honestly, part of the reason it took me so long to write this is that I do want to watch the World Cup, among other things (first entry in a year). You can’t help but cringe at the initial thought of the cup being cancelled. This is why we need to take a deeper look in that these actions are for the masses, the backbone of football that nobody can discount. As the Confederation’s Cup semi-final is set to start in a few hours, massive actions are expected to kick-off simultaneously to assert democratic rights and in some ways try to save football.

What the World Cup has done to Brazil

It’s strange to think of Brazil rejecting the WC. Many football fans know that Brazil do not only expect to do well in the competition, they expect to win it; all the time. As early as the 1950 World Cup (also hosted by Brazil) they built the Maracana, which remains the largest football stadium on the planet. It’s not so much a football ground as it is a national monument; similar to what the Eiffel Tower is to France.

They reached the Finals almost unscathed only to face defeat at the hands of Uruguay. This prompted the nation to ponder what caused this defeat as some even turned to racism, blaming the black players as not “Brazilian enough” to win the game. Of course this was decades ago, but the point is that until now, many Brazilians feel almost historically predisposed to win at football. With a mediocre national team, they have found a way to raise the game in another way.

While the people say they are angry at the government’s practice of hosting the WC, the tournament itself is has come into question and has rightly positioned FIFA as the organization that has turned the greatest event of the game into a plundering scheme. It is still hard to imagine the cup in the middle of the issue especially in Brazil, a nation that has more or less elevated the game to the grandeur it has today by bagging the most number of championships and setting the standard upon which future winners would be judged.

This is precisely why it is so important, Brazilians are making an example of the World Cup as something that is so strongly woven into their identity and yet is something they can cast aside if they needed to. The game regarded in Brazil as Jogo Bonito (beautiful game), an art form in itself not only takes a backseat to democratic struggle but needs to conform to the longstanding demands of the people. In a sense they are “taking back” the World Cup off the pitch.

A combination picture shows demonstrators

The message of winning the World Cup and protesting the abuses of the government and FIFA is an important example for developing countries. Winning has provided Brazilians with the mentality that on some stages  they are the better than wealthy nations, they are untouchable. The latter has shown that a demonstration against fare hikes can lead to a re-imagining of an entire chunk of your identity and greater change. Once again the World Cup has indirectly served as a catalyst.

Football fans, enthusiasts, pundits among others need to take notice and not use this as an excuse to simply criticize Sepp Blatter’s reign at FIFA. This resistance has transcended the game, in that for the game to survive it cannot be subject to corporate interests. The fact that this is the largest protest “democratic” Brazil has seen says a lot. It says that Brazil does not differ from the oppression and staggering inequalities felt worldwide. It says that Brazil does not differ from the oppression and staggering inequalities felt worldwide. Fitting that it had to come at this time in a country which, as BBC remarked, is poised to practically parallel its history in terms of how its national team fared in the tournament.

Do we want a World Cup?

Without question, billions of people want to see the World Cup. No doubt many of the protesters are also football fans rooting for their respective clubs, they are not against football which they have clarified many times but this is too much. Many of us need to understand: football for them is not only for arenas, it is for the streets and for everybody as it should be – not distant from how Pele and Garrincha started playing. FIFA has already stated that there is no Plan B and they are determined to push through in Brazil.

I, like many other patiently waited for Brazil 2014, simply cannot recreate or even conceive of the dramatic possibilities in a World Cup. I remember watching a nation like Ghana defeat the United States, the superpower on the biggest stage in South Africa last 2010. Holidays are declared in countries that have a game, busy streets look like ghost towns, stereotypes are shattered, political rivalries put to test on the pitch; the world at a standstill in short. However when the cost is too much, we are reminded that football is the most important of unimportant things as the saying goes.

This wave of political consciousness is admirable; it shows support for the struggles of the marginalized and an unraveling of sorts of a more progressive social identity. Once again, Brazil is at the forefront of football, this time on the streets. Yes, we do want a World Cup, now we want one that doesn’t rob the people and tear down their homes in the process. Even if it takes millions more to march on the streets.

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Filed under Uncategorized<|endoftext|>Jan Przygodzki was born in 1954 and lives in Kielce, Poland. On 8 and 9 November 1993 the national newspaper A published articles about unemployment and unfair treatment of employees by certain employers. On 9 December 1993 Jan Przygodzki lodged with the Kielce Regional Court (Sąd Wojewódzki) a civil action for protection of his personal rights (o ochronę dóbr osobistych) against the newspaper A and journalists B and C. Jan Przygodzki, who at that time was the president of the “P” company and the president of the Polish Party of Unemployed, claimed that the articles included untrue information about him. On 11 March 1994 Jan Przygodzki was partly exempted from the court-fees. On 8 June 1994 the trial court held the first hearing.<|endoftext|>The world has lost a brilliant mind, a gift to humanity.

And as we pause and reflect on the teachings of Stephen Hawking it is easy to focus on his scientific discoveries, theories and warnings. He detailed his Grand Unified Theory in his groundbreaking, bestseller book ‘A Brief History of Time’, he studied Black Holes with great fervor and discovered how light travels through them, he spoke adamantly on the topic of our need to leave our resource-poor planet as soon as possible, and he warned of the consequences of the development of AI as we head for, as he so optimistically described it, a mass extinction.

But his science is only part of his story and is arguably not his greatest schooling for us mere mortals.

Stephen Hawking was trapped in a broken body. A shell that was immobilized by Motor Neuron Disorder. He was completely dependent on those around him. And yet he was filled with positivity, with belief, with hope and most importantly, saw value and joy in what he could do rather than focusing on what he couldn’t do. One of his most famous quotes speaks to this notion, “There should be no boundary to human endeavor. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

Radio brands and shows are no different. We are all handcuffed. Limited promo or marketing budgets. Lack of research. Stunted radio IQ or experience in a building. In fighting. Overly long commercial breaks. Whatever it is, know the station or team across the road is fighting the same, yet different, battle.

Bitching in the hallways and seething at your desk over what you don’t have or can’t do won’t drive success. Establishing your brand’s strengths and carving an audience focused niche of quality and memorability is the only way forward.

Be positive always, believe there is a way, and never stop learning.<|endoftext|>Nash's feats leave teammates, foes amazed

April 27, 2002

By Jodie Valade
The Dallas Morning

 Government spending hasn't been transport says a Mr. Zhou. We should know where the money goes because it's our taxes. No one has confidence anymore. Indeed, a new phrase is circulating online: Terrorism by corruption. There's massive public dissatisfaction that money spent on vanity projects instead of basic infrastructure. These rains are already being called China's Hurricane Katrina. Louisa Lim, NPR News, Beijing.

<|endoftext|>Tag Archives: worldcup

A World (Cup) to Win

Thousands of students take part

Protests in Brazil that broke out at the onset of this year’s Confederation’s Cup (FIFA’s dress rehearsal for next year’s World Cup) have grown exponentially. With more than a million people clamoring for social change this has been the largest protest the country has seen since the military dictatorship which ended in 1985. The Brazilian government has been targeted for hosting a World Cup that has cost the people over 9 billion pounds in taxpayers money while social services remain grossly neglected.

What began as a movement against the increase in transport fares has blossomed into a movement angry at both the government’s commercial priorities and belittlement of the country’s immense social inequalities.

In 2007 FIFA and the Brazilian government promised the entire event to be privately funded. That’s why when reports of the public resources being used surfaced, the uproar shook the around 100 cities. Prior to this it had been announced that the two governing bodies decided to build/renovate 12 stadiums instead of the initial 8, some of which have been pegged as white elephants. Coupled with the knowledge that FIFA had also announced record breaking revenues from corporate sponsorship and broadcasting rights only fueled the growth of the movement even more. As in all World Cups the bulk of the revenue goes to FIFA leaving small business owners with a month or so of good business but without any significant improvement their livelihood.

Honestly, part of the reason it took me so long to write this is that I do want to watch the World Cup, among other things (first entry in a year). You can’t help but cringe at the initial thought of the cup being cancelled. This is why we need to take a deeper look in that these actions are for the masses, the backbone of football that nobody can discount. As the Confederation’s Cup semi-final is set to start in a few hours, massive actions are expected to kick-off simultaneously to assert democratic rights and in some ways try to save football.

What the World Cup has done to Brazil

It’s strange to think of Brazil rejecting the WC. Many football fans know that Brazil do not only expect to do well in the competition, they expect to win it; all the time. As early as the 1950 World Cup (also hosted by Brazil) they built the Maracana, which remains the largest football stadium on the planet. It’s not so much a football ground as it is a national monument; similar to what the Eiffel Tower is to France.

They reached the Finals almost unscathed only to face defeat at the hands of Uruguay. This prompted the nation to ponder what caused this defeat as some even turned to racism, blaming the black players as not “Brazilian enough” to win the game. Of course this was decades ago, but the point is that until now, many Brazilians feel almost historically predisposed to win at football. With a mediocre national team, they have found a way to raise the game in another way.

While the people say they are angry at the government’s practice of hosting the WC, the tournament itself is has come into question and has rightly positioned FIFA as the organization that has turned the greatest event of the game into a plundering scheme. It is still hard to imagine the cup in the middle of the issue especially in Brazil, a nation that has more or less elevated the game to the grandeur it has today by bagging the most number of championships and setting the standard upon which future winners would be judged.

This is precisely why it is so important, Brazilians are making an example of the World Cup as something that is so strongly woven into their identity and yet is something they can cast aside if they needed to. The game regarded in Brazil as Jogo Bonito (beautiful game), an art form in itself not only takes a backseat to democratic struggle but needs to conform to the longstanding demands of the people. In a sense they are “taking back” the World Cup off the pitch.

A combination picture shows demonstrators

The message of winning the World Cup and protesting the abuses of the government and FIFA is an important example for developing countries. Winning has provided Brazilians with the mentality that on some stages  they are the better than wealthy nations, they are untouchable. The latter has shown that a demonstration against fare hikes can lead to a re-imagining of an entire chunk of your identity and greater change. Once again the World Cup has indirectly served as a catalyst.

Football fans, enthusiasts, pundits among others need to take notice and not use this as an excuse to simply criticize Sepp Blatter’s reign at FIFA. This resistance has transcended the game, in that for the game to survive it cannot be subject to corporate interests. The fact that this is the largest protest “democratic” Brazil has seen says a lot. It says that Brazil does not differ from the oppression and staggering inequalities felt worldwide. It says that Brazil does not differ from the oppression and staggering inequalities felt worldwide. Fitting that it had to come at this time in a country which, as BBC remarked, is poised to practically parallel its history in terms of how its national team fared in the tournament.

Do we want a World Cup?

Without question, billions of people want to see the World Cup. No doubt many of the protesters are also football fans rooting for their respective clubs, they are not against football which they have clarified many times but this is too much. Many of us need to understand: football for them is not only for arenas, it is for the streets and for everybody as it should be – not distant from how Pele and Garrincha started playing. FIFA has already stated that there is no Plan B and they are determined to push through in Brazil.

I, like many other patiently waited for Brazil 2014, simply cannot recreate or even conceive of the dramatic possibilities in a World Cup. I remember watching a nation like Ghana defeat the United States, the superpower on the biggest stage in South Africa last 2010. Holidays are declared in countries that have a game, busy streets look like ghost towns, stereotypes are shattered, political rivalries put to test on the pitch; the world at a standstill in short. However when the cost is too much, we are reminded that football is the most important of unimportant things as the saying goes.

This wave of political consciousness is admirable; it shows support for the struggles of the marginalized and an unraveling of sorts of a more progressive social identity. Once again, Brazil is at the forefront of football, this time on the streets. Yes, we do want a World Cup, now we want one that doesn’t rob the people and tear down their homes in the process. Even if it takes millions more to march on the streets.

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Filed under Uncategorized<|endoftext|>The world has lost a brilliant mind, a gift to humanity.

And as we pause and reflect on the teachings of Stephen Hawking it is easy to focus on his scientific discoveries, theories and warnings. He detailed his Grand Unified Theory in his groundbreaking, bestseller book ‘A Brief History of Time’, he studied Black Holes with great fervor and discovered how light travels through them, he spoke adamantly on the topic of our need to leave our resource-poor planet as soon as possible, and he warned of the consequences of the development of AI as we head for, as he so optimistically described it, a mass extinction.

But his science is only part of his story and is arguably not his greatest schooling for us mere mortals.

Stephen Hawking was trapped in a broken body. A shell that was immobilized by Motor Neuron Disorder. He was completely dependent on those around him. And yet he was filled with positivity, with belief, with hope and most importantly, saw value and joy in what he could do rather than focusing on what he couldn’t do. One of his most famous quotes speaks to this notion, “There should be no boundary to human endeavor. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

Radio brands and shows are no different. We are all handcuffed. Limited promo or marketing budgets. Lack of research. Stunted radio IQ or experience in a building. In fighting. Overly long commercial breaks. Whatever it is, know the station or team across the road is fighting the same, yet different, battle.

Bitching in the hallways and seething at your desk over what you don’t have or can’t do won’t drive success. Establishing your brand’s strengths and carving an audience focused niche of quality and memorability is the only way forward.

Be positive always, believe there is a way, and never stop learning.<|endoftext|>Nash's feats leave teammates, foes amazed

April 27, 2002

By Jodie Valade
The Dallas Morning News

If it were only luck, it wouldn't happen consistently for (former Santa Clara men's basketball star) Steve Nash.

Luck is reserved for finding occasional four-leaf clovers and intermittent wishes on shooting stars. Luck can't be assigned to Nash's shooting ability or his accuracy, no matter how