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UN body to probe Islamic State crimes in Iraq
Human Rights Council decides to send team to investigate abuses and crimes, including massacres and forced conversions.
The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously agreed to send an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate Islamic
State (IS) atrocities, as Baghdad warned the country was "facing a terrorist monster".
The 47 members of the United Nations' top rights body reached their decision on Monday after spending the day listening to details of horrendous abuses and crimes attributed to the group calling itself the Islamic State, including massacres, forced conversions, abductions, slavery, sexual violence and the use of children as soldiers and suicide bombers.
"We are facing a terrorist monster," Iraqi Human Rights Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told the council, decrying acts "equivalent to genocide and crimes against humanity".
The special session was called at Baghdad's request, with support from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia and the US – among other countries.
The reports we have received reveal acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable scal
"The reports we have received reveal acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable scale," deputy UN rights chief Flavia Pansieri told diplomats from the 47 member states as she opened the emergency session.
The IS has grabbed large swathes of Iraq's Sunni heartland since June 9. It has also occupied parts of Syria and declared a "caliphate" in a region straddling the two countries.
The group has shocked the world with filmed massacres and beheadings.
"The stories that have emerged from IS's bloody assault on Iraq are the ones of nightmares," US ambassador told the UN rights body, insisting it was "critically important that the council responds".
The resolution adopted on Monday condemned "in the strongest possible terms systematic violations and abuses of human rights and violations of
international humanitarian law resulting from the terrorist acts committed by IS and associated groups".
It called on the office of the UN's new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jordan's Prince Zeid al-Hussein, who will officially be sworn in on Thursday, to dispatch investigators to Iraq.
The fact-finding mission will count 11 investigators who should make it to Iraq within the next couple of weeks, a spokesman for the UN human rights office said.
Russian representative Alexey Borodavkin meanwhile did not pull any punches, blaming the rise of IS on countries helping the opposition fight Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government.
"The current tragedy in Iraq is clear proof of the fact that the unlawful, external interference leading to the destruction of statehood do not give rise to democracy," he said.
At least 1,420 people were killed in the country last month alone, according to fresh UN numbers issued on Monday, while more than 1.8 million people have fled their homes since the beginning of the year.


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"The company is still trying to operate as if James isn't going anywhere," said a high-ranking insider told Reuters. "But everyone is thinking about what will happen if he has to step aside."
News Corp. officials and Rupert Murdoch denied the report, saying through a representative that it was "absolutely not true."
James, long tapped as the successor to father Rupert, has been underfire since The News of the World scandal started to blow up.
He is currently News Corp's deputy chief operating officer and chief executive of News International. He is planning to move to New York early in 2012 and News Corp. officials still claim he's the heir apparent, but Reuters' sources hear there's a good chance he will take a break.
The move, if it does occur, could actually help James ascend to the top spot eventually. He could fly under the radar for awhile and then return.
"Even if he did step out of the spotlight for a while, that wouldn't necessarily mean he wouldn't come back when things are quieter," a source tells Reuters.
Let the chess game for the future of News Corp. continue.

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Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK), which extended a $300 million loan to FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) in January 2015, following the "Black Thursday" events associated with the Swiss franc spike, has posted its report for the first quarter of 2016, with the document providing an update on the status of the loan repayment and Leucadia's investment in the US Forex broker.
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, Leucadia received $7.7 million of principal, interest and fees from FXCM and $192.7 million remained outstanding under the credit agreement as of March 31, 2016. As per Leucadia's previous report – the one for the year to December 31, 2015, the same amount was outstanding at the end of 2015. Through the first quarter of 2016 interest accrued at 16.0% per annum; in the second quarter of 2016 interest will accrue at 17.5% per annum.
Leucadia reported a $53.2 million reduction to the fair value of its FXCM investment (reducing its cumulative gains from its FXCM investment to $438 million).
In March this year, Leucadia and FXCM entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding amending the terms of the FXCM loan and associated rights. Among other changes, the proposed amendments would extend the maturity of the term loan by one year to January 2018 to provide FXCM with more time to optimize remaining asset sales; give Leucadia a 49.9% common membership interest in FXCM Newco, LLC as well as non-voting preferred shares; create an eight-member board for FXCM Newco, comprised of three directors appointed by Leucadia, three directors appointed by FXCM, and two independent directors; and put in place a long-term incentive program for FXCM senior management.
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Does your fat tummy trouble you? It is safe to say that you are worn out on concealing your swelling midsection under baggy tops and dresses? On the off chance that you are burnt out on a fat How To Reduce Belly fat at Home In 7 Days. There are various strategies to answer the inquiry
You've been feeling the loss of your daily practice at the rec center all the time, because of your bustling calendar (or plain apathy), and all of a sudden you understand that in multi-week you need to go to a wedding. Belly Fat is really the most undesirable kind of fat. A greater waistline can twofold the danger of coronary illness, hypertension, diabetes, and stroke. Excess midsection fat can give an uneven shape to your body and undermine your confidence. Here is a gathering of the absolute best home cures, exercise and common strategies to loses crawls from the waistline, shed pounds and get a level stomach in 7 days.
Reduce Belly fat at Home
1. High-intensity aerobics
In the event that you need to fabricate muscle and consume fat in the meantime, you need to perform aerobics three days out of every week. How might you accomplish this? Enjoy full body practices like lurches, push-ups, and pull-ups, for one lot of 15 reiterations. Remember to pursue each activity with one moment of hopping rope. You ought to most likely consume around 500 to 600 calories for every exercise.
2. Go for abdominal muscles exercise
On the off chance that thinking about how to lose belly fat immediately, at that point incorporate muscular strength exercise in your 'tips to diminish gut' list. So this multiple times in the week. Crunches and leg raise for three arrangements of 20 redundancies ought to be finished. Likewise, do boards by holding your body in a push-up position on your elbows for 30 to 60 seconds for four sets.
3. Check your sustenance
The sort of sustenance you will eat in this period is fundamental in achieving any change. Common sustenances like organic products, vegetables, entire grain bread and pasta, chicken, hamburger, fish and low-fat dairy ought to supplant prepared nourishments loaded with sugar.
4. Maintain a strategic distance from salt
To limit water maintenance, bring down your sodium admission. This implies you have to stay away from salt. You can season your nourishment with different herbs and flavors.
5. Drink water
Have satisfactory water to flush away those poisons. This will give you double advantages of a gleaming skin and a level belly. Drinking water does not just mean having gallons of water in multi-day yet in addition drinking sound beverages like green teas with enemies of oxidants and crisp vegetable and organic product juice.
1.Ginger Water
Boil a glass of water. Once the water cools marginally, include a tsp of ginger glue and 1 tbsp of honey. Drink this warm ginger and nectar water twice in multi-day to dispose of any destructive poisons from your body and to dispose of midsection fat. Ginger helps in better digestion. It controls your food cravings and stifles your appetite. It is a thermogenic specialist implies it expands body temperature and enables consumers to stomach fat quick.
6. Avoid liquor
Liquor can make your stomach feel enlarged. To get that ideal belly for a figure-embracing dress or silk saree, avoid having any liquor during the current week at least.
7. Say bye-bye to stretch
Pushing and nervousness can cause the over-creation of a specific hormone called cortisol, which empowers weight increase about the tummy territory. So endeavor to keep your cool.
Vital Tips to Lose Belly Fat Fast
1. Avoid resting toward the evening and furthermore following having suppers.
2. Avoid utilization of liquor to lose midsection fat.
3. Add more soups and servings of mixed greens to your eating regimen.
4. Sip some high temp water 10 minutes when each meal. It enables consumers to paunch fat quick.
5. Avoid an excess of utilization of slick and sweet nourishment.
6. Do not eat anything 3 hours before bed.
7. Avoid enthusiastic eating.
8. Include one citrus organic product to your everyday diet. (Citrus natural product: grapefruit, orange, lemon, and lime.
Keep your digestion revving with a moderate calorie limitation, which is over 1,200 calories for ladies or more 1,800 calories for men. You'll feel increasingly fulfilled and vivacious and show signs of improvement results over the long haul for a shoreline prepared body.


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Easily program a Kyocera 6035!
Finally, an easy way to unlock your Kyocera 6035 cell phone without having to go to a cell phone store that's going to charge you money. Just follow the simple programming guide and you will be good to go. Disclaimer: we are not responsible for any damage caused by this phone programming guide, below you'll see that we recommend you know exactly what you're doing before performing anything in below text.
Warnings / Extra Info
Kyocera 6035 Programming Tutorial
- Press the number 1 six times (Example: 111111)
- Select "OPTIONS"
- Select "PROGRAMMING"
- Open the phone flip
- Press or Enter the 6 letters "OTKSL"
- Press "OK"
- Press the "PHONE NUMBER" field.
- Enter the 10 digit MIN
- Leave "A-KEY" blank
- Enter "4654" in the HOME SID
- Press "SAVE & EXIT"
- Press "YES"
- The phone will be in OFF MODE.
- Close the phone's flip
These are all you should need to do in order to successfully program your new/used Kyocera 6035 cell phone. This is the same technique that phone techs use when they charge you money for this!!


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I've been thinking a lot about the odd marriage of love and truth that runs through the Bible. God is Love, but Jesus is the Truth. The Apostle Paul said we are to speak the truth in love.
I think the best testimony a Christian can give is to walk the razor edge between love and truth, which will show the world what God is all about.
That being said, I want to focus on love today by re-posting a short article from some years ago which is less my writing than it is the Renaissance poet George Herbert's.
I don't post poetry … ever, but next month apparently is poetry month, or something like that. So in preparation, I'm making an exception.
Honestly, George Herbert is one of the poets I can say I really like. T. S. Elliot's Christian poems too, though the ones he wrote before he was saved are depressingly powerful. I like Robert Frost too. See? I lean toward poems that aren't so very poetic. 😉
But here's one that is more like a hymn, I think.
George Herbert lived during the Renaissance, making him a contemporary of John Donne, another poet I really like. Herbert was a Welsh-born Anglican priest, one who put his faith into his poetry.
In truth, the Renaissance writers as a group had a pretty good handle of what faith in God should look like.
Raised in England, Herbert went to Trinity College, Cambridge, became the Universiy's Public Orator, and eventually spent a short time in Parliament. When he first entered Cambridge, he'd intended to go into the priesthood, and he returned to that pursuit in his early thirties.
After he was ordained, he took a job as rector of a small parish where he cared for his parishioners, preached, and wrote poetry. Never a healthy man, he died of TB in 1633, just a month before his fortieth birthday.
Anyway, here's perhaps my favorite poem of all time.
Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning
If I lack'd anything.
'A guest,' I answer'd, 'worthy to be here:'
Love said, 'You shall be he.'
'I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,
I cannot look on Thee.'
Love took my hand and smiling did reply,
'Who made the eyes but I?'
'Truth, Lord; but I have marr'd them: let my shame
Go where it doth deserve.'
'And know you not,' says Love, 'Who bore the blame?'
'My dear, then I will serve.'
'You must sit down,' says Love, 'and taste my meat.'
So I did sit and eat.
– George Herbert
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Has Paula Abdul's job search led her to Star Search?The former American Idol judge is in final negotiations to ...
Has Paula Abdul's job search led her to Star Search?
The former American Idol judge is in final negotiations to host and judge ABC's revamped version of the singing competition series, Entertainment Weekly reports.
ABC had no comment, but the Star Search reboot could premiere as early as this summer, according to EW.
Paula Abdul: Straight up, what's next?ABC has been courting Abdul, 47, since she departed Idol in August, with the network's entertainment president, Stephen McPherson, stating that he'd like to work with Abdul, either via a spot on Dancing with the Stars or otherwise. Abdul's former Idol cohort, Simon Cowell, has also voiced his interest in recruiting Abdul as a judge for his upcoming Fox talent series X-Factor.
Simon Cowell recruiting Paula Abdul for X-FactorThe original, syndicated Star Search, hosted by Ed McMahon, aired from 1983 until 1995 and featured performances from such future stars as Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Arsenio Hall hosted a reboot in 2003 for CBS that lasted for two seasons.What do you think? Is this a good gig for Paula?


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Simulating Evapotranspiration on Semi-Arid Rangelandsby G. N. Flerchinger,
C. L. Hanson,
W. P. Kustas,
M. A. Weltz,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: North American Water and Environment Congress & Destructive Water
Detailed simulations of the surface energy balance using the Simultaneous Heat and Water (SHAW) model were compared with measurements collected at the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in Idaho and the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed in Arizona. Simulations were conducted for three vegetation types (low sagebrush, mountain big sagebrush and aspen) in Idaho and two vegetation types (grassland and creosote bush) in Arizona. Simulated diurnal variation in each of the surface energy balance components compared well with measured values for all sites. Timing and magnitude of evapotranspiration (ET) from the sites differed considerably. Measured and simulated ET for approximately 25 days of measurement at the Idaho sites were 41 and 44 mm, respectively, for the low sagebrush, 74 and 69 mm for the mountain big sagebrush and 85 and 89 mm for the aspen. Measured and simulated ET for 20 days of measurement at the Arizona sites were 66 and 48 mm for the creosote bush and 74 and 69 for the grass-dominated site. The variation in hourly simulated evapotranspiration accounted for by the model ranged from 56% for the creosote bush site in Arizona to 78% for the aspen site in Idaho.
Subject Headings: Evapotranspiration | Rangeland | Arid lands | Vegetation | Simulation models | Watersheds | Energy measurement | Mountains | United States | Idaho | Arizona
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Director's Chair column: A different Burt from the one you know
Editor's note: Director's Chair is a column where Kris Sabel, who is in charge of cultural programming for the Vail Valley Foundation, gives his expert take on shows that are not to be missed at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek.
Happy Holidays, everyone! This is a favorite time of year for me at the Vilar Performing Arts Center, as we kick off our winter season. We have 52 performances over the next three-and-half months, and 10 of them are in the next two weeks.
Our lobby is decorated, including a 24-foot high Christmas tree to get you in the spirit of the season. It's a great time to enjoy our beautiful venue and create some memories of attending live performances with your loved ones.
I truly believe in and recommend all of these performances, and I wish I could tell you about each of them, but I don't have room for that, so for more information please go to our website http://www.vilarpac.org and check it out.
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Tonight we have an opportunity to share the evening with one of America's greatest songwriters — Burt Bacharach. I don't care how old you are or where you grew up, I don't believe it's possible to not have his music floating around somewhere in your head and your memories.
Personally, I've been a fan of Burt's since I was a kid. One of my first 45s (that's an early version of a CD single for those too young to know about them) was Karen Carpenter singing "Close to You," (what a haunting voice), and another was Dionne Warwick singing "Walk on By."
Dionne's voice is etched into my brain, maybe my soul, because she sang so many of Burt's songs. Hits like "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?", "Anyone Who Had a Heart," "I Say a Little Prayer," and "Don't Make Me Over," to name just a few of the 15 top 40 hits that Burt and Dionne had together.
If you didn't grow up with these songs you might know his music from iconic movies songs like "Alfie," "Heartlight" from ET, "The Best That You can Do" from Arthur and "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. I believe these songs are a part of the fabric of a lot of people's lives, certain songs can take me right back to a specific time or place or emotion in my life. And I can't wait to relive all of these songs and memories.
However it's the now as well; the music of Burt Bacharach just keeps on going like the Energizer bunny. On Dec. 5th a show opened in NYC called "What's it all About," and features 35 of Burt's songs rearranged and sung by a troupe of young actors and singers. He's also working with Elvis Costello and Chuck Lorre (creator of Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men and Mike and Molly) on a musical of their album "Painted From Memory."
He and Elvis Costello are also working with Mike Myers on an Austin Powers musical for Broadway.
For Sunday's show, Burt will be joined by a top notch band and three terrific vocalists to sing as many of these hits songs (he wrote 72 top-40 hits and 48 top-10 hits) as they can fit into one show.
This is a rare opportunity to see Burt up close and personal in our intimate venue, I think this show is truly one that is not to be missed.
Cirque Mechanics
If you're looking for something to complement the Burt Bacharach concert, we have a show that's been hailed as "the greatest contribution to the American Circus since Cirque du Soleil" (Spectacle Magazine).
Cirque Mechanics brings Birdhouse Factory to our stage for three performances on Dec. 28 and 29. With trampolines, aerial feats, trapeze, juggling, contortion, comedy and a touching story to tie it all together, this is a show for the whole family.
I love the direction this troupe has taken to make this show unique and present a new perspective on the circus. I guarantee you and your family will love it.
Happy Holidays, and I'll see you at the show!


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If you need to put a little swing into your step, have I got the set for you. On November 16, the Idelshon Society will release "It's A Scream How Levine Does The Rhumba: The Latin-Jewish Musical Story 1940s-1980s." This two-disc set chronicles this rare combination of the two genres of music that has a history dating back to 1947 with the release of "Moe the Schmo Takes A Rhumba Lesson" by Irving Kaufman. While this first song may sound a bit comical, the music begins to grow on you as you continue to listen.
The instrumental movement of "Joe And Paul" from Pupi and his Orchestra is a great, laid-back lounge song, while the Al Gomez Orchestra begin to inject some Latin flair into the set with "Sheyn Vi Di Levone." The song that the set is named after is performed by Ruth Wallis who was known as the "Queen of the Party Song" in the 50s and 60s. The great Tito Puente and his Orchestra appear on the set featuring Abbe Lane on the fun, rhumba of "Pan, Amor Y Cha, Cha, Cha" and again with the smooth Latin instrumental "Grossinger's Cha Cha Cha," which was recorded live at a hotel ballroom in the Catskills. The first disc closes with the smooth sounds of jazz supplied by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd on "Desafinado" and the "pop princess" Little Eva singing "Uptown" written by Jewish songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann.
The second disc starts off with Ray Barretto's version of the 1960 Oscar-winning song "Exodus," in which he adds a bit of "Latin flair to the song. One of the most well-known jazz songs "Watermelon Man" gets a little more shake from Mongo Santamaria, while one of the most well-known voices of the early sixties Eydie Gorme lends her talents to "Sabor a Mi." The most well-known Jewish song "Hava Nageela" gets a little Latin boost from Celia Cruz, while the hit song from the musical "West Side Story" showcases the Cuban influence by La Lupe. Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass close out the 60s section of this set with "Belz Mein Shetele Belz (My Home Town)." The music begins to get a little funky with music from The Ghetto Brothers and Pete Yellin, but one of the surprises on this set is the disco-sounding "Corazon" performed by pop-folk artist Carole King. The set closes with the only recording from the 80s, the full-on Latin-Rhumba of Yo Soy Lantino" by Larry Harllow.
This two-CD set is truly unique and shows another musical genre that sometimes gets overlooked. To find out more, please visit http://idelsohnsociety.com/music/its-a-scream-how-levine-does-the-rhumba-2/.


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Very old European antique shoe clip. Would be very pretty as a dress clip or clipped to a strand of pearls as a pendant. This would also make a beautiful "something old" on a bride's dress, flower bouquet, or in her hair.
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The prolific and bestselling Wood explores life in the pre-Columbian Americas in this evocative historical romance . Publisher's weekly
In "Daughter of the Sun" international best-selling author Barbara Wood turns her attention to a 900-year-old mystery. Why did the Anasazi Indians of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico abruptly abandon a vast & flourishing city filled with monumental architecture and ceremonial buildings?
17-year-old Hoshi'tiwa, a gifted pottery maker, plans to marry a storyteller's apprentice. Her plans are turned upside down when she is snatched by the fierce Toltec army and taken from her primitive village to "Center Place", an outpost of the Toltec empire. Hoshi'tiwa is assigned to the Potter's Guild where she distinguishes herself through her exotic and unusual pottery. This leads to an elevated position and eventual entry into the court of the powerful and violent Toltec leader. Embroiled in a web of deceit, love, envy, murder and betrayal, Hoshi'tiwa unwittingly becomes the catalyst for the eventual downfall of Center Place and what historians now call "The Abandonment."
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What the critics say:
". . .Wood spins a passionate, well-crafted tale of forbidden love that evokes a time and place that exist as much in myth as fact." - Publisher's Weekly
"I just finished reading DAUGHTER OF THE SUN. Kudos to Barbara! She has written a vivid, passionate, page-turning story, beautifully
evoking an exotic place and time." - Jeanne Kalogridis, author of THE BORGIA BRIDE and I, MONA LISA
Excerpt from Daughter of the Sun
Book One: THE DARK LORD
The runner sprinted down the paved road, his heart pounding with fear. Although his feet were bleeding, he dared not stop. He looked back. His eyes widened in terror. He stumbled, fought for balance, and pushed on. He had to warn the clan.
A Dark Lord was coming.
Ahoté could not help his forbidden thoughts. There sat beautiful Hoshi'tiwa, just a hundred paces from where he stood at the Memory Wall, radiant in the sunshine as she spun cotton ribbons for her bridal costume. She looked so happy in front of her small adobe house, shaded by cottonwood trees, with the fresh stream trickling nearby. All she had been able to talk about was the coming wedding day. But all Ahoté could think about was the wedding night.
His father pinched him.
Under the elder's tutelage, eighteen-year-old Ahoté was reciting the clan history, using the pictographs painted on the wall as a guide. Each symbol represented a major event in the past. And as there were too many events recorded on the Memory Wall – symbolized by spirals, animals, people, lightning strikes – for the clan to remember, it was the job of one man, He Who Links People.
This was the sacred calling to which young Ahoté was apprenticed and upon which he must concentrate. But his mind was wandering.
His father scowled. Takei did not understand the boy's lovesick state. When Takei had wed, years ago, a girl chosen by his parents, he had done his duty, begetting her with many children. He had never wasted his time in moony-eyed daydreaming and sexual fantasies. Sex was for creating children, not for idle amusement. If Takei had ever taken pleasure in the intimate act, he could not recall it.
He glowered at his son. Love sickness was exactly that – a sickness, and Ahoté's mind was so infected with it he could not concentrate on his recitations. If only the wedding day could be brought forward, Takei thought, tomorrow perhaps, so the boy could flush the lust out of his system. But the shamans had cast the fortunes of all involved and had declared that the soonest good-luck day was yet three months away!
Takei experienced a ripple of fear. Lust and love seduced a man's mind from his holy works. Was the boy in danger of weakening before the wedding, risking a spiritual pollution that would profane his sacred task?
A dour, unhappy man who believed the gods had singled him out for a life of bad luck, Takei wished now he had not given in to Ahoté's pleas to marry Hoshi'tiwa, wished he had had a matchmaker find a girl in another settlement, one not as pretty and clever as Sihu'mana's daughter. Takei's only hope was that this was just a phase, a matter of Ahoté wanting something he couldn't have. Some men were like that, hungering for the out-of-reach, like desiring a married woman. Hoshi'tiwa was forbidden to Ahoté right now, and that fired the blood. But once he could have the girl anytime he wanted, day or night, the fever would leave him. Or so Takei prayed.
As Ahoté's hungry gaze strayed again to the lovely Hoshi'tiwa sitting in the sunshine, her poppy-red tunic a bright warm beacon, his boy's body stirring with a man's desires as he thought of his coming nights as a husband, another sharp pinch on his arm brought him back to the lesson, and he recited: "And then the people knew the Spring of Abundant Hunting, when elk came down from the plateau to offer themselves as food." The symbol painted on the wall was an elk with arrows in its body.
The last symbol on the wall was a circle with six lines trailing it, marking the sighting of a comet streaking the sky the summer before. No new symbols had been added since because nothing of significance had taken place. As he recited for his father, Ahoté wondered what new symbol would be added next, continuing the clan's long history.
Far down the highway, which cut through the vast plain and between plateaus, the runner fell, his right knee cracking in pain. As he struggled to his feet, he felt in the paving stones of the wide highway the vibrations of the thundering feet of the advancing army. He swallowed in terror, tasted blood and salt on his tongue.
The cannibals were coming.
Hoshi'tiwa looked over at handsome Ahoté at the Memory Wall, his sinewy body gleaming in the sun as he wore only a loincloth, and her heart swelled with love and hope. Life was good. Spring flowers bloomed everywhere. The nearby stream ran with cool fresh water and fish. The clan was healthy and prosperous. And Hoshi'tiwa, seventeen years old, was looking forward to her wedding day.
She sat in the sunshine at the base of the cliff, spinning cotton for her bridal costume. She sat cross-legged as she twirled a wooden spindle up and down her thigh, deftly plucking clean fibers from a basket filled with carded cotton and adding them to the growing thread that would be dyed and woven into a ribbon for her hair
All around her the clan was going about the daily business of living: the farmers planting corn, women tending cook fires and watching the children, and the potters creating the rain jars for which her clan was most famous.
As she spun her cotton, Hoshi'tiwa did not know that on the other side of the world, a strange race of people had named this cycle of the sun the Year of Our Lord, 1150. She was unaware that they rode on the backs of beasts, something her own people did not do, and used a tool called a wheel to transport goods. Hoshi'tiwa knew nothing of cathedrals and gun powder, popes and Crusades, nor did she know that those strange people gave names to their canyons and rivers and hills.
Hoshi'tiwa's settlement had no name. Nor did the nearby stream, nor the mountains that watched over them. Many years in the future, another race would come to this place and apply names to everything they saw and walked upon. Two hundred miles to the southeast of where Hoshi'tiwa felt warm sun on her arms, a town would be established and called Albuquerque. The area surrounding it for 120,000 square miles would be known as New Mexico. The young bride did not know that centuries hence, strangers would roam the land to the north of her settlement and call it Colorado.
There was only one place, far away in the southeast, that she knew by name, Center Place, so called because it was the hub of trade and communication for her people, and an important religious center. Even so, centuries hence, the name of Center Place would be changed to Chaco Canyon, and men and women known as anthropologists would stand in the ruins at Chaco Canyon and speculate and argue and debate and theorize over what they called the Abandonment. They would wonder, those people in the far future, why Hoshi'tiwa and her people, whom the anthropologists would incorrectly call "Anasazi," had vanished so suddenly and without a trace.
Hoshi'tiwa was ignorant of the fact that she would one day be part of an ancient mystery. Had she known, she would argue that there was nothing mysterious about her life. Her clan had lived at the foot of this escarpment for generations, and in all those centuries, little had changed. Hoshi'tiwa was a simple corn grower's daughter who counted her blessings, secure in the knowledge that tomorrow would be the same as yesterday.
Her thoughts broke like a bubble when she saw Ahoté, while his father's back was turned, gesture to her. It was their private signal. She knew what it meant: at the first opportunity, he wanted to be alone with her.
She nodded in secret response. And her heart began to race.
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The FBI is investigating a "Trump Train" incident from Friday, in which a Biden campaign bus was surrounded by a dozen pickup trucks driven by Trump supporters as it traveled down a Texas interstate, according to a report.
The dangerous, caught-on-video highway confrontation led the Biden campaign and state Democrats to cancel multiple Texas events in the battleground state, the Texas Tribune reported.
There was at least one minor collision on I-35 between a campaign staffer's car and the caravan of trucks full of flag-waving passengers, according to the Tribune.
Those inside the trucks honked their horns and shouted while surrounding the Biden bus and slowing it down, witnesses told the paper.
Still, the incident was celebrated by President Trump, who tweeted one clip of the confrontation along with his praise: "I LOVE TEXAS!"
The FBI's involvement was confirmed to the Tribune by law enforcement sources, the paper said.
"Rather than engage in productive conversation about the drastically different visions that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have for our country, Trump supporters in Texas instead decided to put our staff, surrogates, supporters, and others in harm's way," the Biden campaign's Texas spokesperson told the paper.
But Allen West, a spokesperson for the Texas GOP, dismissed questions from the paper as "more fake news and propaganda" in a statement that concluded, "Prepare to lose … stop bothering me," the Tribune reported.
Texas congressional candidate Wendy Davis was on the Biden bus at the time it was swarmed, the paper reported.
Friday's incident had been promoted in advance online under the hashtag #FollowTheBus, the paper said.
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"We are on the bridges & will intercept at Walters/I35!!"
In all, some 40 to 50 vehicles participated, local Biden campaign volunteer Eric Cervini told the paper, describing the trucks decorated with Trump and American flags he saw gathered along the side of the interstate.


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Journalist Jody Rosen has put together an album called Jewface. It's the first anthology of Jewish minstrel songs. Tracks include "Cohen Owes Me 97 Dollars," "I'm a Yiddish Cowboy" and other long-lost hits from the vaudeville stage of the early 20th century. Rosen is the music critic for Slate.com and also writes for The Nation. He's the author of the book White Christmas: The Story of an American Song.


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Tesa (the guy with the mask over his mouth rather than his eyes) was kind enough to send in these photos of a tongue split he did on a client recently..
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Tesa (the guy with the mask over his mouth rather than his eyes) was kind enough to send in these photos of a tongue split he did on a client recently..
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That's fucking brutal. Damn.
Holy fuck, isn't that further in than most tongue splits?
That's pretty far…
Patrick – Maybe for a first split, but in general once the practitioner has checked the "make-up" of the clients tongue and everyone's happy (but most importantly happy in their knowledge) it can take an hour or two from that point to the actual procedure, believe me, they don't take any risks! Everyone's different and I have it on good authority that he's doing just fine.
Yeah that's what I thought too, it just seemed insanely deep.
for such a big split, where is all the blood? unless that tray is the second or third one
Awesome!:) I hope it heals well.
I guessing they used some lidocaine with epinephrine, the epinephrine restricts small blood vessels and dramatically reduces blood loss.
Some people bleed less then others. I've read a few experiences where it was only a couple of drops of blood.
For some reason that first picture disturbs me.
it seems kinda crooked to me… unless its just the lighting or something
i'm jealous of how far he can split his back, even after cutting my webbing back mines going to be nowhere near that. mine hardly bled as well though
I'm curious… How's he going to eat food that coming night?
wow, he could hold so many polos between them
Too far back of a split for my comfort, but if he likes it, that's all that matters.
holy shit, ow. i agree, that is fucking brutal as hell. its gonna be a bitch to heal
Every time I think this site has completely desensitized me, something new comes along to freak me the hell out.
#12 – with difficulty
For some reason the only thing that creeps me out is the mask over his eyes; if someone's getting a scalpel anywhere near my tongue I'm sure as hell gonna watch them do it!
Can anyone tell me if having your tongue split gives you a lisp? I imagine that tooth filing does, also, do you think that people can immediatly notice it or is it something you have to stick out to show?
Hm, yeah, my first reaction was that it's such a deep split too. @[email protected] I want to see it healed later on.
Ive been following ModBlog for a while….and same as No 16, thought I'd seen it all…But this is dark…maybe I've had too much vodka…:S
holy shit, that's one fucking deep split. fairly disturbing to look at, but i'm keen to see some pics once it's healed
TONGUE – Few people (unless they're "in the know") have noticed my tongue split in the ten or so years I've had it
#16 – this freaked me out, too. My friend's tongue seems to be almost that deep, but only because his tongue was built that way.
Thats crazy. :]]]
I'd like to see some better pics of it.
I don't have much of a lisp, if any, from my tongue split.
And people don't notice. Sometimes, if I stick my tongue out, I have to point it out..
tht is so brutal!
I can't determine which I'm feeling… fear or lust. Haha
It's like… where does the split end???
If I were brave enough to let a scalpel that close to my face I'd do the same. Oh the envy…
Quite amazing, I must say.
I am in awe.
Thanks for the nice comments! tongue split healed very well, mine has been placed so far for two reasons:Longest language and merging with healing.
soon overlaid photographs of healing
Who uses "banded" clamps anymore?
I don't think I could handle a tongue split that far back to be honest, congratulations on having bigger balls then me.
is this supposed to be a reference to 20th century boys? :D
Wow, split any further and you'll split HIM in two! haha
thats one hell of a tongue split!
respect…. crossing fingers for good healing!
Is anybody else totally reminded of the hint stones from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
It's all I can think about now~
Very few things on modblog have freaked me out, but bloody tongues always get me.
But I'm freaked out in a good way. These pictures are pretty fucking cool.
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Russians Feel More Prepared Than U.S. For Cyber War, Poll Shows
More Russians feel that their country is prepared for cyber warfare than those in the United States, a recent poll has shown.
On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll regarding the public's perceptions of cyber attacks and whether or not their nation could handle them. The survey found that 27,612 respondents from 26 countries polled last summer were evenly split, with 47 percent saying their country was ready and an equal amount saying it was not.
Among the most confident nations, second only to Israel's 73 percent, was Russia with 67 percent saying the country was "ready for a major cyber incident." Respondents in the U.S. were more evenly divided, with 53 percent saying that their nation's defenses were adequately suited for such an event.
The U.S. responses were further broken down by political affiliation, exposing partisan sentiments toward the question. Up to 61 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said the country was prepared, as compared to 47 percent of Democrats and those who leaned Democratic.
Advances in electronic warfare have increasingly shaped the defense policies of global powers. The U.S. and Russia, in particular, were thrust into the limelight amid Washington's accusations that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election in favor of President Donald Trump. A number of Western powers and their allies, most recently including Israel, have charged the Kremlin with sponsoring attempts to employ cyber warfare to incapacitate or influence others.
Russia has denied intervening in the sovereign affairs of other countries and has responded to sanctions with tit-for-tat measures that have further strained ties between Moscow and the U.S.-NATO military alliance, which includes major European powers such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The 29-member coalition has designated cyberspace as a theater of operations and has sought to bolster its own electronic warfare tools over the past year.
Still, countries around the world continued to suffer from mostly unclaimed attacks, which have proven the capability of hackers to infiltrate even the most highly sensitive information. Earlier this week, hackers published private information pertaining to nearly every German political party and its leaders, barring the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Among those who responded to the recent Pew Research Center poll in Germany, whose armed forces established a cyber-focused branch in 2017, 45 percent believed their country would fare well, while a slight majority of 52 percent felt otherwise.
Among the least secure in their country's ability to handle a cyberattack were those in Latin America, with only 37 percent in Mexico, 16 percent in Brazil and only 9 percent in Argentina saying their nation could deal with such an incident.
In line with the U.S. result of Republicans feeling more confident in the nation's preparedness for a cyber attack, supporters of the ruling political parties in Kenya, Nigeria, Hungary, Russia, the U.K., South Africa, Germany and Canada were more likely to believe their country could handle such an event. Greece was the only country indicated where the opposition had this majority view.
In regards to the ramifications of a cyberattack, 74 percent of global respondents said access to their country's sensitive national security information was very likely or likely, while 69 percent said the same of infrastructure damage and 61 percent of election tampering.


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Lew Kirton (b. 1948) grew up in a religious household in St. Michaels in Barbados. Llewellyn Randolph Kirton as he was born began singing in St. Cyprians choir as a kid. Despite his parents aversion to secular music he continued to want to sing outside of church from age 12 – even when it meant to sneak out of the house to do it. He went from the Starlighters, Draytons 3 (which after Kirton left became known as the Draytons 2), recording with Barbados' most popular r 'n b outfit Blue Rhythm Combo, drumming with Sam & Dave to a solo career. For a kid who was nicknamed "Jiggs", after the skinny and bowlegged British cartoon of the same name, Mr. Lew Kirton has an impressive stature in both music and real life.
What was your first recording?
My first recording was a song by the Platters, written by Buck Ram. It was called "Love Of A Lifetime" and with that song I won the first and only Jaycees talent competition at Kensington Oval in Barbados. The flip side to that 45 was a song by Joe Tex called "Hold On To What You've Got". I did two different 45's while I was still living in Barbados.
You later recorded with the BRC? What can you tell me about them?
Blue Rhythm Combo was good! They were one of the finest and most versatile bands in Barbados but times were changing from guitar combos to the band era so they needed a lead singer. That's how I got into the group. BRC recorded a song called "Sign Of The Times". The other side was "What About You" which is a song I wrote and sang.
How did you learn to play drums?
I am a self-taught drummer. I started playing bongos and other percussion instruments early on. Whenever I got a chance I would practice on the BRC drum set. What I am is a pocket drummer. A pocket drummer is one who is steady, keeps the tempo and the groove locked in. There are lots of drummers with lots of flair but the pocket was comprimised. That's why Sam & Dave and all the other people I ever played drums for loved me. In America they call it a pocket drummer. If you wanted theatrics you probably couldn't get it from me but if you wanted sound, tempo and groove, I was there. (Laughs)
The great Jackie Opel made a career for himself in Jamaica but he originally came from Barbados. He went back home in the late 60's. What was Jackie Opel like?
He was kind, fun loving and a great performer. He was always my friend and I never had a problem reaching Jackie at any point. Jackie lived in the Bayland area of Bridgetown in Barbados. He was a street guy. He grew up in the street just like I did. The Jackie Opel I knew was always the kind guy – a good guy to me. Once he resurfaced back into Barbados after having stayed in Jamaica for quite some years I did a couple of gigs with him. We always had fun.
A lot of people say he was the best performer ever to come out of Barbados. What made him so great on stage?
I think it was the people that he looked up to. The Jackie Wilsons and the James Browns… the artists who were peaking at that time. They were also two guys in Barbados. They were good singers and great dancers. Vere & Vern. Jackie kind of emulated them and took it to another level. He had a high tonality and he always sang kind of like a Jackie Wilson. The key to Jackie was that he had traveled and he had seen things we had never seen. He could take any song and turn it into something special by putting his own spin on it. If you were coming after or before Jackie at a show you could forget about it! It was all over! Jackie would dominate the whole show. He was one of the most loved entertainers in Barbados.
You left Barbados in 1967 for Canada. How did you end up in there?
My sister migrated to Canada before me. She promised our Mother that she would eventually send for her two brothers, Edward and myself. My brother refused to go. My sister arranged for me to attend college in Canada. She also told me "I know you like to sing so I booked you on a talent show called 'Take a Bow'". My sister made a great mistake though. She called to say that my papers were in and schools started in September. When in Canada I won the Take A Bow talent contest. As a result of that I persued a music career fulltime and delayed college. I stayed for two years in Ottawa, Canada. I had a band called The Lew Kirton Soul Revue. The band played college gigs and nightclubs all over Canada. In Montreal while on tour I met a Trinidadian jazz keyboard player. He invited me to New York to be a part of a label he was about to formulate. This was 1969 – 1970. I came to New York and worked with him and Carlos Malcolm but it did not come to fruition. I did cut some music for his label called AJP.
So you were in New York with no record label. How did you get a break?
I started to do some clubs around Brooklyn. I met this gentleman named Gene Goldstein. He was booking artists like Millie Jackson, Wilson Pickett, Joe Tex… He was also a number runner but really a true gentleman. He always dressed well. Gene owned a club called the 521 Club. He heard me sing and he was very impressed. He became like my dad after that. I could work for Gene at his 521 Club in Brooklyn anytime. He really looked out for me. Gene knew a couple of club owners and I would eventually perform at many of these clubs. Sometimes I was doing three gigs a night at these clubs. That's what I did initially. I went around to these little clubs and the word would spread around.
As you mentioned earlier then you ended up playing drums for Sam & Dave. How did that come about?
I was at the 521 Club in Brooklyn and Ajax, a trumpet player I had met gigging around, called me to inform that Sam & Dave needed a drummer. They were in Toronto at the time. I got on the phone with Mr. Brown who was the manager for Sam & Dave. I accepted the gig and was ready in Toronto in six hours as required. I traveled with Sam & Dave as a drummer throughout the US and Europe. At one point I was the bandleader but I always wanted to pursue my personal career.
But you joined the group the Invitations after Sam & Dave and before going solo?
I was actually not interested in group performances. I wanted to attack this thing on my own. Around summer of 1973 I was at the 521 Club and these four well-dressed gentlemen came through the door. They were looking for me. The Invitations had a record deal with this gentleman Joel Diamond and his Silver Blue Records. Joel liked two of their songs that he wanted to hear me sing.
Next thing you know I'm in the studio with the guys and MFSB recording. We released "For Your Precious Love" which was originally by Jerry Butler but it was not really taking over the country. Then a DJ in Miami, Florida, flipped the 45 and played They Say The Girl's Crazy" and that was it, brother! (Laughs). The song became a Top-10 Billboard record.
It was that big of a hit?
It took off and we traveled the country. We were on shows with the likes of Bobby Womack, the Temptations and other groups. We did TV Shows and everything. We were together for around four years when we started experiencing conflicts with members who were unavailable to make all scheduled gigs. Some in the group didn't want to leave their day jobs. It caused problems for me since I wanted to keep on working. I said I can probably do this better on my own and left the Invitations to pursue a solo career. Joel Diamond grabbed me and took me to Henry Stone of TK Records in Miami.
You released some 45's on different labels during this time but how come it took so long to follow up with a solo album after your great 12" "Heaven In The Afternoon"? I believe it came out in 1978 and you didn't release your first solo album until around two years later.
I took some time out. I was beat up! I spent three years in LA. It seemed like no matter what label I went to I had problems. I was in this fight all by myself. I was down and an old friend, came and got me. He felt I needed to relax. I wasn't strung out or anything like that. I was just confused why none of these labels would pay me. I still had bills to pay and I still wanted to continue with my life. Mentally, I was down in the dumps for a couple of years.
A lot of people from your generation weren't able to adjust to the disco sound. You on the other hand seemed to go smoothly from more classic sounding rhythm 'n blues that you played earlier in your career to the disco sound of the late 70s. Was there a reason for that would you say?
This is where the versatility I learned in Barbados came into play. I was able to adjust with ease because in my early years playing with Blue Rhythm Combo we were covering Jazz, Pop, Rock and Reggae in the hotel circuit in Barbados as well as gigs around the island.
You shared label with Otis Reddings sons in The Reddings as well as Tyrone Brunson for a while around 1983 at "Believe in Your Dream". You released your second solo album "Talk To Me" on Believe in Your Dream. Who owned that label?
Russell Timmons who started as a promotional guy at Epic Records. He started his own label and went from promotion guy to label head. I liked the deal because I was going to become the writer. For the first time I was going to be the writer and hopefully produce some things. It started out where my album had a lot of airplay but they didn't support it. Anyway, I procured my share of the publishing coming directly to me. I finally got the publishing game to come my way. In the mean time I'm getting older by the minute. (Laughs)
You eventually started your own label, Tweedside Records, named after where you grew up in Barbados. In 1986 you released "Don't Wanna Wait". You worked with Binky Brice on it. What can you tell me about him?
Binky Brice played guitar on the "Talk To Me album and also on the Melba Moore album "Read My Lips" where I co-wrote a song called "I Can't Believe It's Over". He's a really great guitar player. Anyways, Binky and I myself wrote and produced "Don't Wanna Wait" which also picked up by MCA Records for the UK market.
Your mother had a hard time getting used to the idea that her son was a musician. Did she ever come to terms with it before she passed away?
I loved my Mother and I do understand the reservations she had about the music business. Some of it is true as evidenced by some of the challenges I encountered through my career. When I became the first Barbadian to be on Billboard with the album "Talk To Me" my mother was very proud of me. The Tourist Board asked me to perform in Barbados. I think she just had motherly reservations and wanted the best for me. I think she learned to respect my decision. She died on me before I could go back and buy her a house. If anything bothers me to this day then it's that I wasn't able to do that.
Lew Kirton now lives outside of Philadelphia. His latest CD entitled "So Into You" came out in 2010 and can be bought through cdbaby.com. January 8th, 2011 Lew Kirton received a lifetime achievement award at the Barbados Music Awards.


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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A Marshalltown high school student has asked a judge to block a three-game football suspension he received for making a "W'' hand signal that school administrators said was a show of support for white power.
Blair Van Staalduine, 17, sought the injunction Monday in district court, the Marshalltown Times-Republican reported.
He acknowledged making the "W'' sign last spring during a school spirit day, but said it was because he was wearing white.
A photo showing Van Staalduine and other students making the gesture surfaced months later, and high school activities director Craig Huegel testified that the students, including Van Staalduine, acknowledged it was a white power sign.
Van Staalduine denied making the statement to Huegel.
Administrators said swim team coach Mike Loupee had warned Van Staalduine and other members of the swim team after they made a different-looking "W'' hand gesture.
Van Staalduine said the earlier gesture was for white power, but he called it "something to joke about."
Marshalltown school Superintendent Marvin Wade testified that the high school developed a culture where racist signs aren't tolerated after a racially charged fight at the school in 2011. Van Staalduine wasn't involved in that fight, Wade said.
Van Staalduine's father, Jerry Van Staalduine, testified that missing three of the football team's nine games could hurt his chance of getting a college scholarship.
Lawyer Barry Kaplan, who represented Van Staalduine, said the student isn't racist, doesn't bully students and didn't intend to cause a problem with the hand signal.
"It didn't cause chaos. It didn't cause a riot," Kaplan said.
School district lawyer Sharon Greer noted Van Staalduine had been warned previously.
"You don't have to show it caused anything," Greer said. "It's the potential for a cause."
District Court Judge Steven Oeth is expected to rule on the injunction request later this week.


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It's become fashionable on the left to sneer at the very sound of Donald Trump's name; Bernie Sanders more or less captured the mood when he dismissed Trump as "an embarrassment" in a recent interview. But there is one contingent of liberals who take a very different view. They believe, cheerfully, that Trump is nothing less than the second coming—of campaign finance reform
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Palais des Papes in Avignon
The palace of seven French Popes during the 14th Century. From 1352 to 1377, the seven popes ruled here in a period now called "the Babylonian Captivity." However, while living here, they didn't act very popely and instead indulged their fleshly weaknesses. As a result, the Italian poet Petrarch denounced the palace as "the shame of mankind, a sink of vice." Even after Gregory XI returned to Rome, some cardinals remained and elected their own pope or "anti-pope," who was finally expelled by force in 1403.
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Villa Kérylos in Beaulieu
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NEW DELHI: She has walked the fashion ramp in New York, but ain't no model. Reshma Qureshi, an acid attack survivor, feels India is becoming "more focused on looks" and says it's a pity that people in the country stare at those who don't fit the "norm".
"Walking the New York Fashion Week and the Surat fashion show for Archana Kocchar is proof of global acceptance of different beauty standards. But I believe that, in India, it is only a very small number of people who think this way," Reshma told IANS in an email interview from Mumbai.
"Most people still turn and stare at anyone who isn't the norm -- be it a person on a wheelchair, someone crippled, amputated, fat, or a survivor of acid attacks, including me," added the brave young girl who has become a campaigner against acid attacks.
Reshma also feels that India is becoming more focused on looks.
"Till today, whitening products are sold openly and proudly. People cherish fairer daughters and attempt to wash out dark skins. Girls want to stay as thin as possible and boys are taking more and more dangerous protein shakes," she said.
The teenager, who supports the "Make Love Not Scars" initiative, doesn't want people to feel sorry for her sufferings. Instead, she wants them to channel their anger towards making the world a better place to live for women.
"There is more acceptance of acid attack victims abroad -- however, perhaps less awareness. It's complex, but abroad, especially the West, acid attack survivors are given rehabilitation, emotional care, carry on to get married and lead normal lives. In countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq... a person is defined by that attack for life," Reshma said.
"People still stare a lot and feel sorry for me. They shouldn't feel sorry for me, they should feel angry with me."
Last year, Reshma made her voice heard when she stepped out to walk the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) runway. She also made a fashionable statement along with actress Bipasha Basu by walking for designer Archana Kochhar in Surat.
Reshma's life was normal like any teenager till the fateful day when she suffered severe facial burns and lost an eye at the age of 17 in 2014 after being attacked with sulfuric acid by several male assailants in Allahabad, a city in Uttar Pradesh.
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She said: "I look back at my struggle and still think over how futile all of this is. There was no need for me to be attacked by my brother-in-law as revenge to my sister. I had nothing to do with anything. I was innocent -- my sister was innocent. The pain was unbearable, my bones were showing because my skin had charred off. I lost one eye. Why? What was all of this for?
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She only hopes the Indian government comes up with stringent laws.
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From lone wolf to werewolf, from tribal to mandala, channel your inner wolf with these powerful wolf tattoo designs!
Wolf tattoos can only be described as one of the most powerful and meaningful tattoos one can get. There are not just many types of wolf tattoos, but each has its own deep meaning. There is one for everyone, and that's why it's no surprise that wolf tattoos are so popular. Read all about what a wolf symbolizes, the meanings of each type of tattoos of wolves and plenty of tattoo art and ideas right here! If you're considering getting a wolf tattoo or just a tattoo in general, you might just be convinced to get a wolf after reading this article.
Wolf Tattoo Meaning: What a Wolf Symbolizes
As vicious and feared a wolf may be, the wild animal stands for so much more than we realize. Wolves are incredibly loyal to their packs and make sure they always stick together no matter what the circumstances. To them, family always comes first and they'd go to any lengths to protect the pack. They also fight back until they get what they want and never ever back down. So, they represent loyalty, resilience, faithfulness, guidance, guardianship, power, strength and family. So, get yourself a wolf tattoo if you see yourself in a wolf, or just get one to remind yourself that you're a survivor, protector and a fighter.
Cool Wolf Symbols
A fine-line tattoo of a wolf, its silhouette or even just a small wolf paw or a pair of wolf eyes are some cool wolf symbols to consider. This wild animal tattoo will look great on pretty much any body part.
Wolf Tattoo Designs
From Native american traditional wolf tattoos to modern bio-mechanical ones, check out some cool wolf tattoos below!
1. Lone Wolf
As loyal and faithful as wolves are, sometimes they may exclude a member from their pack, who becomes to be known as a lone wolf. This wolf then learns to live independently since he is no longer a part of a pack, which makes him stronger. Get one of these types of tattoos to show you're a fighter and can get through life on your own.
2. Traditional or Tribal Wolf Tattoo
The Native American warriors believed that wolves are connected to the spirits of their ancestors. So, getting a traditional wolf tattoo with tribal markings in order to harness the power and energy of their ancestors was common. These wolf tattoos helped to identify the members of a tribe as well as give them the strength and power to face any danger.
3. Werewolf Tattoo (Wolf and Moon Tattoo)
According to certain Native American and European myths, werewolves can only transform when there's a full moon. Wolves usually howl at the moon to get a message across to its pack and non-pack members. The howl lets the pack members know that they're being called to gather for a meeting and for the non-members, it's a warning signal to let them know that it's their territory. So get a cool tattoo of a wolf silhouette howling against the backdrop of a beautiful moon to represent power, transformation and strength.
4. Geometric Wolf Tattoo
A wolf face tattoo with one half of it in geometric shapes and other like a realistic wolf is a popular geometric wolf tattoo idea. Or get a realistic wolf with geometric shapes behind it.
5. Wolf Skull or Wolf Head Tattoo
A wolf skull is closely related to the afterlife in Native American cultures. Getting a wolf skull tattoo would mean that you're not afraid to face death and that you're calling upon the wolf to guide you. These would look great on the shoulder, chest or upper arm.
6. Wolf Mandala Tattoo
The mandala is a sacred symbol in Buddhism. This symmetric design represents the universe and how everyone and everything in it is connected. Get it along with a wolf tattoo to show how connected you are to your loved ones and the people around you.
7. Wolf Tattoo For Girls
Apart from the mandala wolf tattoo, watercolor, colorful, chandelier and tiny wolf tattoo designs on the shoulder and back are popular among girls. Get a she-wolf tattoo, which stands for compassion, responsibility, bravery and not to forget, ferocious!
8. Wolf Paw Tattoo
Paw prints represent movement, progression, change and transformation. It shows that you are strong, welcome change and can tackle anything that comes your way. These look adorable when they're small and on the finger, wrist or ankle. But of course, you can get a massive one on your chest or back too. You could also get paw tattoos with your "pack" of friends to show that you'll all stick together forever, just like wolves!
9. Small Wolf Tattoo
Get a small dot work, watercolor or fine-line wolf tattoo on your ankle, collarbone, wrist or the nape of the neck. A tiny paw on any part of the body would be cute too. These would also be great ideas for wolf tattoos for females.
10. Wolf Sleeve Tattoos
An awesome idea for wolf sleeve tattoos is to get a wolf with a backdrop of a dark forest along your entire arm. Or get a cool and scary-looking trash polka one.
11. Two Wolves Tattoo
You could get two wolves to represent you and your partner, parent or child. Get them with your loved one as matching wolf tattoos. Or you could get a two wolves tattoo to represent the wolves inside you. I once read this anonymous short story called the Tale of Two Wolves. It was based on a legend that states that there are two wolves inside each of us. One represents kindness and bravery and the other, greed and fear. They're both battling each other constantly and whichever one you feed most, wins.
12. Japanese Wolf Tattoo
In Japanese folklore, wolves were called upon to protect humans and keep them safe from harm. Get yourself a Japanese wolf to show that you're a powerful protector just like the wolf. A traditional Japanese wolf with text or koi fish and cherry blossoms on the arm are great Japanese wolf tattoo designs.
13. Wolf Watercolor Tattoo
Galaxy watercolor effects look best on wolf tattoos. Similarly, monochrome splashes of water colors or dripping paint effects behind a wolf are some popular and cool feminine wolf tattoo ideas.
14. Black and Grey Wolf Tattoo
If bright colors are not really your thing, get a black and grey wolf tattoo. It looks just as great and is just as meaningful. Or you could also get a subtle white wolf tattoo.
15. Wolf and Raven Tattoo
In Native American myths, the wolf and raven are totems of great importance. The raven is celebrated for its wisdom and knowledge, and the wolf for its power and strength. Together, they were believed to be able to keep away all harm and evil forces with their combined strengths.
16. Scary or Snarling Wolf Tattoo
A snarling wolf tattoo is almost like telling people around you to not mess with you or else, they have to suffer your wrath. This scary wolf tattoo is a great way to keep the haters away!
17. Biomechanical Wolf Tattoo
These are great options for wolf tattoos for men. Biomechanical tattoos represent human anatomy in the form of mechanical gears, pistons and other machinery parts. Combine it with a wolf design and show everyone how every part of your body depicts the characteristics of a wolf.
So that was everything you need to know about wolf and werewolf symbols and their meanings. Which of these wild tattoos were your fave? Tell us by tweeting @shilpa1ahuja!
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– Tattoo Removal: Guide to Types of Processes, Cost & Pains Involved!
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New movie theater at Willowbrook Mall announces opening date, food options
WAYNE — The movie theater that has been under construction at Willowbrook Mall for the past year will flip the switch on its jumbo screens this month.
The 12-auditorium Cinemark theater, built on the site of the former Sears Auto Center, is set to open to the public on Nov. 21, said Bryan Jeffries, vice president of marketing and promotions for the Texas-based circuit of movie houses.
Jeffries said the opening date will follow two days of special events, including a ticket-tearing ceremony — Cinemark's take on a ribbon-cutting.
Construction crews were paving the parking lot in front of the 44,100-square-foot theater on Thursday.
The theater's concession stand will feature more than just candy, popcorn and soda. It will serve Edy's Ice Cream, Pizza Hut and Starbucks products.
Every auditorium will be furnished with oversized recliners, called "Luxury Loungers," which will have adjustable cushion warmers, cup holders and extendable footrests.
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The theater will feature a party room where guests can host private events, including their own film screenings. Moviegoers also will be able to save their seats, through the Cinemark app and website.
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