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One of the toughest spots to hit Brown this cycle, the 30-second ad paints the former senator from Massachusetts as a "yes man" to a large corporation that has outsourced jobs.
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Blockchain will no doubt disrupt traditional trade finance and can be a major boost for trade. Early movers will have a significant advantage – and I am confident that Sri Lanka's financial sector is taking the message on board – Mangala Samaraweera
Sri Lanka is in the process of implementing a National Single Window for trade facilitation with the support of development partners, including Australia. This is to enable traders to fulfill all necessary procedures under one roof, Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera said at the Conference on 'Applying New Technology to Make Sri Lanka's International Trade More Efficient and Inclusive' at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel last Monday.
In an era when Sri Lanka is aspiring to become a truly attractive destination for efficiency seeking export oriented FDI, and an Indian Ocean trading hub, it is essential that the country streamlines its trade processes to ensure efficiency, transparency, and integrity in a rule based environment.
Emphasising this, the Minister said, "We are negotiating three important trade agreements with India, China, and Singapore to gain further market access for our exports. When this process concludes in a fruitful manner, our exports will have duty free access to 2.5 billion people in this region."
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"The future of trade facilitation is however in the application of modern technology. I am happy to note that there will be extensive sessions on Blockchain technology at this Conference. This technology has the potential to revolutionize trade finance by drastically cutting down the time taken for transactions, reduce the costs of intermediation, whilst ensuring security and process integrity."
"Blockchain will no doubt disrupt traditional trade finance and can be a major boost for trade. Early movers will have a significant advantage – and I am confident that Sri Lanka's financial sector is taking the message on board.
"The implications of such technology go beyond private traders, and have important potential benefits for border agencies. Blockchain technology can enable Customs to audit supply chains in real time, trace the provenance of suspicious transactions, and identify problematic cargo in advance.
"The application of cutting edge technology in our key institutions is a major focus of the Finance Ministry. We have this year commenced the implementation of RAMIS at the Inland Revenue Department which has already yielded good results in terms of revenue administration and collection efficiency."
"We will look at similar applications at the Departments of Excise and Customs as well. Initial steps have been taken by enabling electronic payments at Customs and automated scanning technology.
I am very keen to see Sri Lanka's Customs step up its role as a trade facilitation agency, whilst of course ensuring a healthy contribution to our treasury coffers."
"We are also taking stock of outdated and archaic legislations, including the Customs ordinance that was introduced in 1856, and the Excise Act of 1912, to enable those institutions to effectively function in the contemporary global trading environment. Since financial transaction risk is a major barrier to SME access to markets, Blockchain technology can go a long way towards improving SME export potential.
"In addition to a trading hub, Sri Lanka also aims to be a financial hub, with the new Colombo International Financial Centre being positioned as a location for investment in cutting edge innovative finance. This confluence of trade and finance makes Sri Lanka an ideal candidate to lead the way in terms of trade finance technology and other tech innovations for trade and logistics."


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March 14, 2019
Written by Cheryl Jones, Director of Mindfulness at for Aetna.
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn.
I just returned from the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco where I had the honor of being part of a panel discussion called, "Chief Mindfulness Officers in Organizations". I was invited because even though my official title is Director of Mindfulness, I have been leading our mindfulness initiatives at Aetna since the start of our 10-year journey. Rich Fernandez, our panel host, and CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute was interested in bringing my perspective forward. Our panel also included Peter Bostelmann, Director, SAP Global Mindfulness Practice and Jenee Johnson, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Mindfulness, Trauma, and Racial Equity.
I am part of a three-person mindfulness team at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, dedicated to serving our colleagues, customers, and communities. Meditation is becoming a staple in the workplace and mindfulness programs are an important component of an employee benefits package. Why? Because mindfulness creates empathy, improves effectiveness, and increases engagement. It also reduces medical costs, which positively impacts the bottom line.
Mindfulness is paying attention to your present moment experience with an attitude of openness and curiosity. Meditation is what we do to strengthen our ability to be present in the moments of our lives. Like lifting weights improves physical fitness, meditation improves mental fitness. Mindfulness meditation is an awareness practice where we tune in to the breath, thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings. Mindfulness does not involve visualization, concentration, or any particular breathing technique.
Drawing upon our training as MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) teachers, Andy Lee and I have developed and implemented a mindfulness strategy. This means that we base our programs and communications on the principles and practices of MBSR. This enables us to set clear boundaries between mindfulness and other stress management or well-being activities. For example, while happiness and gratitude practices are popular, they are not mindfulness. So as not to confuse people, these types of practices should be offered under the well-being umbrella.
Our employee population is diverse and people do all kinds of jobs at our company – technology, clinical, customer service, sales, product design, legal, and marketing to name a few. In order to make mindfulness accessible to everyone, we must provide a variety of ways for people to engage. One size does not fit all. We develop our own mindfulness videos, audio practices, work tips, and articles. In order to meet people where they are, our mindfulness practices range from one minute to 15 minutes.
We offer in person and virtual mindfulness meditation sessions. We teach a 90-minute introductory course in partnership with our talent development area. We deliver mindfulness presentations to teams across the enterprise. We develop mindful work tips for those not interested in meditating. To make mindfulness relevant and local, we created a mindfulness advocate program. We send a monthly newsletter featuring stories from colleagues who practice mindfulness. We also offer programs delivered by our vendor partner eMindful.
All of our mindfulness programs, tools, and resources live on our company intranet site. We've worked hard to develop a particular language that fits our workplace culture. We are constantly developing and reviewing content so that mindfulness is communicated consistently across the enterprise both internally and externally.
Being a Director of Mindfulness or a Chief Mindfulness Officer requires both patience and perseverance. My mindfulness practice has helped me develop the resilience and clarity to lead a mindfulness strategy in a company that now has 450,000 employees. Rather than waking up every day feeling like I'm trying to boil the ocean, I can break it down to the immediate priorities of the day that will help us advance our strategy.
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Bethlehem, the name brings to mind the birthplace of David, of Jesus. The tomb of Rachel. A place where peace and tranquility should prevail. But the truth behind the PA lies is not a pretty picture. While the MSM describes the exodus of Christians from Bethlehem and blames the Israeli government for it. The truth is uglier than it really is.
A number of Christian families have finally decided to break their silence and talk openly about what they describe as Muslim persecution of the Christian minority in this city.
The move comes as a result of increased attacks on Christians by Muslims over the past few months. The families said they wrote letters to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the Vatican, Church leaders and European governments complaining about the attacks, but their appeals have fallen on deaf ears.
According to the families, many Christians have long been afraid to complain in public about the campaign of "intimidation" for fear of retaliation by their Muslim neighbors and being branded "collaborators" with Israel.
But following an increase in attacks on Christian-owned property in the city over the past few months, some Christians are no longer afraid to talk about the ultra-sensitive issue. And they are talking openly about leaving the city.
"The situation is very dangerous," said Samir Qumsiyeh, owner of the Beit Sahur-based private Al-Mahd (Nativity) TV station. "I believe that 15 years from now there will be no Christians left in Bethlehem. Then you will need a torch to find a Christian here. This is a very sad situation."
Qumsiyeh, one of the few Christians willing to speak about the harsh conditions of their community, has been the subject of numerous death threats. His house was recently attacked with fire-bombs, but no one was hurt.
Who would believe that in the 21st Century Christians would be persecuted for their beliefs? And the MSM blames Israel for this when it is the stated policy of the late Yassar Arafat and the Palestinian Authority.
Question: What's worse than being bullied, harassed, intimidated and persecuted for your faith?
Answer: Being bullied, harassed, intimidated and persecuted for your faith – and watching the perpetrator of these crimes against humanity successfully blame someone else for committing them.
That's exactly what is happening to Christians today in Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority. They are being beaten up. They are being killed. They are having their businesses burned down. They are watching their daughters raped. They are being run out of their ancestral homelands.
And the very people doing this – Arafat's PA – are blaming it all on Israel.
The latest evidence of this campaign came on Christmas Day in an editorial in the Jordan Times.
Interestingly, the editorial doesn't sugar-coat the toll on Christians.
Christians are leaving as fast as they can. In a decade or two there will be no Christians in the city and the PA will be able to do what they have planned all along: To Turn the Church of the Nativity into a mosque.
Palestinian Authority's Treatment of Christians
Christians in the Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Christians: Victims not Partners
These are but a few articles. A larger list is here.
A sad commentary is in today's Jerusalem Post. A sad look at what was, what is and what might have been.
"O, little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie." This is truer today than it ever has been since this song was written many years ago. Phillip Brooks, a Christian, wrote it in 1865 while on a horse from Jerusalem to Bethlehem for a midnight service. Although a few tourists do come, especially now at this Christmas season, Bethlehem remains still, unlike years past.
It's been eight years since I last set foot in Bethlehem. As a Jewish Israeli tour guide, I am forbidden by law to endanger myself and go to this once colorful city. Gone are the days when thousands went to Bethlehem. Tourists, pilgrims from around the world, shoppers, and Israeli Arabs and Jews came. Gone are the days when you could eat the best falafel and humous in the little stone building across from Rachel's Tomb. I remember the bargains. There was the wonderful flea market in the Bethlehem shuk . We came on aliya in the '80s and with our limited budget could go to Bethlehem and buy good furniture at bargain prices – delivery was free. The rattan and the wicker outdoor furniture was good and cheap. Pillows were thrown in at bargain prices.
WE ATE in all those lovely outdoor cafés in and around Manger Square. We walked around with our tourists and enjoyed the ambiance and atmosphere.
Many times I stayed overnight with my pilgrims on Christmas Eve. A few times we were near Manger Square and I remember the sweet sounds of the choirs which came from all over the world to celebrate Christmas in the city where Jesus was born. Each sang the familiar Christmas carols in its own language. It was glorious. The Catholics came in droves from all over the country. They came for midnight Mass amid great pomp and ceremony and, as a guide, I had the privilege of seeing and participating in many of these celebrations. I often had an opportunity to talk to reporters. Some were just tourists themselves and I tried to make them Zionists. Sometimes they listened. We became friends. Those times are over.
We were so safe and sound and comfortable on those Christmas eves and days. We were surrounded by the IDF. It maintained the peace, offered security for crowds that otherwise might have gotten out of control.
I REMEMBER one morning many years ago, in the '80s, when I arose early on a Christmas morning. I looked down from my second-floor window overlooking Manger Square. What to my wondering eyes did appear? No, not Santa and his reindeer, but Israeli soldiers all over the square with big blue plastic bags. At the approach of dawn, they were leaning down and filling them with cigarette butts, candy wrappers, leftover food and all the trash the pilgrims and tourists had dropped the night before.
It brought tears to my eyes. We had control then and we did our job. Bethlehem, the city where King David was also born, was still ours.
TODAY, BETHLEHEM is a virtual ghost town at night. No one dares venture out. There is no security and no rule of law. Most of the Christians have left, and the few stores and shopkeepers who remain have a hard time making ends meet.
We don't go to Bethlehem anymore, though it is only a few kilometers away. It is so close and yet so far. It is closed to you and me, probably for many years ahead. However, we know that things change, so perhaps, as the song suggests, in those dark streets will shine an everlasting light and perhaps the hopes and fears of all these years may once again meet in the night.
It has already been decided by Hamas that if they ever got full control of the West Bank and God Forbid, the nation of Israel they will do the following:
- Kill all the Jews in the land.
- Drive out, force conversions or kill all the Druse, Baha'i and Christians in the land.
- Have the land only for Muslims and destroy or convert other faiths holy sites for Muslim only use.
- Impose Shar'ia Law
The last one is coming true.
The Hamas parliament in the Gaza Strip voted in favor of a law allowing courts to mete out sentences in the spirit of Islam, the London-based Arab daily Al Hayat reported Wednesday.
According to the bill, approved in its second reading and awaiting a third reading before the approval of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as the Palestinian constitution demands, courts will be able to condemn offenders to a plethora of violent punitive measures in line with Sharia Law.
Such punishments include whipping, severing hands, crucifixion and hanging. The bill reserves death sentences to people who negotiate with a foreign government "against Palestinian interests" and engage in any activity that can "hurt Palestinian morale."
According to the report, any Palestinian caught drinking or selling wine would suffer 40 lashes at the whipping post if the bill passes. Thieves caught red-handed would lose their right hand.
How much long will Christian pilgrims be allowed to worship in Bethlehem? The PA just might continue the charade for a while, but only for a while and a very high fee for their protection. After a bit, there will be no more Christians allowed at one of the most holiest sites in their faith. And the world's media would still blame that on Israel and the Jews.
I ask Christians on this holiday to remember their persecuted brothers and sisters in Bethlehem in their prayers.
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I was about 16 and my Uncle Cecil and Aunt Frankie were building a new home down near the Texas State line (the real one, not some restaurant by that name). If you had a really good arm you could stand in their front yard and throw a rock into the river, if you could get it over the trees. What a cool place to live!
It was July and I was down there for a week to help with construction of the house. My cousin's cousin (but not my cousin), Ronnie Joe, was there too. After Ronnie Joe and I worked for what seemed like hours, but was probably just a few minutes, we would go jump into the Red River to cool off. So we put out some trot lines and started baiting and running them several times a day. Over the course of a week we pulled off over a hundred fish from those trot lines. Drum, alligator gar, other trash fish...but mostly catfish. Frankly it was a pretty brave thing for us to do. If you've ever had a face to face encounter with an alligator gar, you think twice about going into the river again without a wetsuit on.
I was imagining our picture in the local paper, then getting picked up by the AP and UPI... even going world-wide. We were sure to be famous!
It was early in the morning - the first run of the day, and Uncle Joe was back at the trailer cooking breakfast. Ronnie Joe and I were running the lines. And that's when we found it. On the farthest line from camp, the first line we ran, we pulled off a MONSTER fish. At first I was nervous, but this guy didn't seem too upset. In fact he seemed downright tame. So we commenced to put him on a stringer.
We wanted him "strung up" before we pulled the hook from his mouth because we were in his territory and he knew the lay of the land better than us. He might just be playing it cool to try and escape. We were using those fish stringers made of several metal hooks on a chain, at about 3" intervals - you know the kind I mean. We put THREE of those stringer hooks through his mouth, and then removed the fish hook. We were so excited about this monster fish, which was actually a blue cat, that we didn't even finish running the lines. We were headed back to camp to show Uncle Joe.
If you've ever swam in the Red River you know that the Texas side is the lower side, with sandy beaches. The Oklahoma side is the cliff side, with tree roots to hold onto while you climb out. At least that's how it is by Uncle Cecil's house. So we got out of the river on the Texas side and started walking back toward camp. I was carrying 'Ole Blue, and with me holding his head up by my side, his tail left a trail in the sand - about 8 or 10 inches wide. All the while I was imagining our picture in the local paper, then getting picked up by the AP and UPI... even going world-wide. We were sure to be famous!
We got downstream to our crossing point and waded across. I climbed up the bank first, while Ronnie Joe held 'Ole Blue. Then he handed me the end of the stringer and I started to lift 'Ole Blue out of the river. I pulled and tugged, but he was heavy. This wasn't a matter of lifting, but more of dragging the fish up the bank.
OK...here's the part you've been waiting for. That fish, 'Ole Blue straightened out all three of those stringer hooks, and slid right back down the bank, right through Ronnie Joe's legs, and back to his freedom in the Red River. I'm convinced that's how he had his escape planned all along.
Maybe we should have gone back and ran the rest of the lines, but we were too overcome with emotion to think straight. We ran all the way back to camp, babbling about this "monster" fish. Later that day Uncle Cecil went down to the river with us and saw the "evidence" - the trail in the sand left by 'Ole Blue's tail. At least we had that!
So next time you find yourself driving to Dallas, as you cross that bridge over the Red River that separates Texas from the Promised Land, give a shout out to 'Ole Blue. He's earned it!


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Kobra & The Lotus / Santa Cruz / The More I See - The Borderline, London (UK) - 30th October 2013
The Borderline was pretty empty when TMIS bounced onto stage. They opened with 'Rise Up And Start' and immediately reminded me of Metallica. Despite being loud and raucous every member was pretty audible. They continued to thunder through the likes of 'Still' and 'Reversible'; the riffs were thicker than a monastery door and the rhythm was pounding so hard I expected to end up with bruised lungs. There was a good solo to open 'Unholy Feast' and they attempted to get the crowd involved but received a fairly muted response. James Cluer continued to belt out the vocals during '7 Deadly Sins' and 'Spirit Of Freedom' which had more of a punk feel to it. They closed out with the more Metallica sounding 'Eye That Offends' and were given a reasonable cheer from the limited audience.
There was only about fifteen minutes between bands but The Borderline filled up pretty quickly proving that Santa Cruz had quite a following. They came out to big cheers then fired off into 'Screaming For Adrenaline' before singer Archie introduced the band and declared it was "time to get the party started"...which they did with 'Let's Get The Party Started'! I have to say they really brought to mind the likes of Poison and Reckless Love. Like TMIS their sound was dense and pretty loud but again the mixing was pretty good. 'Anthem For The Young N Restless' had a bit more of Skid Row about it and received a good response. Archie then got the "heys" going before 'Nothing Compares To You' which saw them return to that Poison-like vibe. They had time to squeeze in a couple more with 'Relentless Renegades' and 'Aiming High'. At the end everyone across the front was head banging and I'm sure I could suddenly smell a lot of hairspray. They were rightly awarded with a well deserved big cheer at the close.
I was actually rather shocked to see the floor thin out in the interval. K&TL were riotous from the start choosing 'Nayana' as their opener. They sounded great with everything crisp and clear and Kobra Paige belted out the lyrics with conviction. They didn't muck about and kicked straight into two of my favourites 'No Rest For The Wicked' and 'Forever One' during which Kobra spent lots of time with her foot up on the amps leaning right out. The guitarists cooked up a bit of a storm during 'Heaven's Veins' as Kobra really rocked out and moshed mid stage. KATL continued to tear through their set with another of my favourites 'Sanctuary' up next, it's a little less hostile and Kobra's voice happily filled the vacated space. It was back to a more furious sound as KATL slipped in a brand new track 'War Horse'. There was another moshing session from the band's leading lady during 'My Life' before the bouncing rhythms and riffs of 'Lover Of The Beloved'. There was the now familiar drum solo before 'Dark Passenger' which thankfully didn't last too long. KATL closed out their main set with the belter that is '50 Shades Of Evil' which got their best audience reaction of the night. They left the stage briefly but returned, with Kobra sporting a rather fetching hat, for 'Welcome To My Funeral'. It was a cracker of a song live as always with Paige pumping up the crowd and performing with real venom. It was a fitting end and the crowd, albeit thinned out, responded with plenty of clapping and cheers.
Although this was a bit of a strange night crowd wise, it seemed everyone enjoyed it and you can certainly count me amongst them. TMIS were solid openers but being a Poison fan, I really enjoyed Santa Cruz who were a bit of a revelation. But as good as they were the combination of cracking songs, awesome vocal power and presence from Kobra and the frenzied guitar work from her two axe men meant KATL were a step above. The sound was excellent, especially with the power and volume being pumped out, but it comes with one caveat; it was good as long as you weren't at the very front. Down there the singers were somewhat lost but take a couple of steps back and it was a world of difference; sadly it's one of the draw backs to The Borderline. But that small niggle aside this was a brilliant evening with a band that just seems to go keep getting better.
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Throughout Humanity's existence, the search for the 'ideal' society has been a constant pursuit. Works such as Augustine's The City of God, and Thomas More's Utopia all exemplify this struggle intellectually, while individuals such as John Winthrop and Vladimir Lenin show the tragic and horrific results of physical attempts to achieve the perfect society. The problem is separating the intentions from the results, as far too often in the process people lose sight of the goal, and justify atrocities in the name of 'X' idea. On more than one occasion, the perfect society has been that justification. Although social progress should not be discouraged, a fine line is created when legislating things such as happiness, morality, and security.
To many, the ideal society is one without pain, alienation, and conflict, and Utopians(and Utilitarians) see civilization as the vehicle to achieve such reality; however, in Brave New World, Aldous Huxley present to us a society with these exact characteristics, and reveals that the modern conception of 'Utopia' is very much a philosophical Hell for the Human Condition.
Without Truth
Within Brave New World, it becomes immediately apparent that what is held highest in this Utopian (read: Dystopian) society is the stability and happiness of the collective 'whole.' Policies, beliefs, relationships, and everything else is based entirely on the philosophy of John Stuart Mill, known as Utilitarianism. This is done on purpose by Huxley to give reflection to modern-day policy making by those in power, as well as to show those who pursue Utilitarianism their 'end game.' Although this Utilitarian ethic makes everyone 'happy' in Brave New World, it comes at an incredible cost: the destruction and devaluation of Truth. This conflict is embodied by the discussion between John the Savage and Mustapha Mond, the world controller of Western Europe. John represents other major approaches to ethics in philosophy, namely Virtue Theory. John is astounded, and simultaneously terrified, of the destruction of what he knows to be True, Right, or 'Ought to Be.'
John, ironically titled the Savage, came from a society that chose to reject the luxuries found throughout the rest of the world. This made John's society seem rather brutish in the eyes of outsiders, but in the process of rejecting the countless technologies and practices that made living effortless, the 'Brutish' society managed to actually live. Far from a perfect world, John's society had many confusing traditions and rituals that caused pain and suffering to those who lived within it, but it was because of this suffering, this acknowledgement of reality, that allowed them to know true love, happiness, and joy. John and his home understood that there is value in suffering, for it is necessary in order to know authentic joy. All of these were found in John's alternate world, and are why when confronted with Mustapha Mond, he asked how such a world could be 'Just.'
The society in Brave New World was engorged in pleasure, but at the cost of not knowing what real, 'True' pleasure is. By bypassing pain and struggle, it is impossible to really know what love and happiness is, as John repeatedly attempts to explain to those around him in the horrific new world he found himself in. In the world that chose ignorant bliss in order to never suffer or know pain, a proposal truly tempting to John in the form of the voluptuous Lenina, it could never know the true Virtues of what it is to be Human. This is an elimination of truth entirely. By avoiding the cruel truth, such as losing a loved one and physical pain, we eliminate reality itself from our existence. By effectively creating structures between humanity and the world around them in the most basic of ways, Truth no longer existed in Aldous Huxley's fictional society.
Mustapha Mond embraces this, by admitting the conflict between happiness and the Truth. In Brave New World, the choice between the two is made clear.
You've got to choose between happiness and what people used to call high art. We've sacrificed the high art.
Killing the Individual
In Huxley's world of Utilitarian morality, it really was impossible for John to Exist. For just as impossible as it was for true virtue to be known in absence of struggle, it is impossible for anyone to own themselves in a world of collective good. This Brave New World wanted to eliminate alienation, just as it did pain, and only a homogeneous society could support that. With the exception of classes, which were indoctrinated(denied truth), everyone was the same. From desires to taste, every member of this Utopia shared in consensus what was favorable. With the 'individual' out of the way, there was no real margin for differences to exist. Both Gammas and Alphas alike shared the want of emotionless sex and love, the mind obliterating comas induced by soma(an LSD equivalent drug, but more powerful), and the same monotonous existence provided to them by society.
Just as Utilitarianism removed the ability for truth, it took away the ability for anyone to be somebody. It is an ethic based on 'numbers' alone, with questions such as "How can we maximize happiness at the smallest expense?' at its center. Although it may sound as a morally just intention, it removes any consideration for the individual in society and enforces the belief that 'the end justifies the means.' No matter how horrific the act, all that matters is the collective good. If that means killing 49% of a population to save the 51%, then it is morally just. If that means programming, brainwashing, and controlling people so that they're fooled into happiness, then it is morally just. Homogenization via Utilitarianism prevented any individualism, and as a result, made it even more impossible to live a 'life worth living.'
Only John, representing those other forms of ethics, was aware of the bland commonality that plagued this technocratic society. Such an ability to tell, however, was reserved only for those who were different. Despite the lack of alienation in a world such as Huxley's, a trait desired by the Utopian, it is now impossible to tell what is living and what is manufactured. Do you love being fashionable because of personal preference, or were you taught to be so? In exchange for perfect unity, everyone was brought down to the lowest common denominator of the Soul. In such a world, those with any individuality, like John, are forced to be the philosophical 'Other'. Within philosophy, those who are construed as the Other are the people who are excluded from rest of society for being different, be it bad or good. Thus, in Brave New World, those with the capacity to truly understand, feel, and live are effectively the enemy. For in exchange of being permanently alienated from society, John managed to keep his identity, his Soul, and himself.
The price of societal harmony from perfect homogenization in Brave New World was that it became impossible to distinguish an empty shell from human flesh. Utilitarian ethics, when taken to their end, results in a world that reduces every person to a mere statistic to be fed, clothed, and contented. How this goal comes to actual fruition is of little matter.
No longer Human, not yet machine
When you separate from a human its ability to know, feel, and exist, what you have left isn't human, but a creature. Without pain and alienation, you can finally have no conflict, a true ceaseless peace, but you are left with something that is entirely inhuman. It is in the human condition to want to feel, to be unique, and to fight for what we want; take these traits away, and you have successfully dehumanized whatever Utopia that was created.
John the Savage, although backwards in many aspects to those around him, was the most human in Huxley's Brave New World. John understood what things such as pain and joy, individuality, and passion were, something that no one in the dystopia around him could ever really understand. The closest comparison for those around John would be the difference between a Sheppard and the lambs, a cowboy and the cattle. Each 'individual' in that society was insuperable from the next, no real difference in character to protest their bland state of body and mind. Just as cattle, all they cared for was the next meal, the next sleep, and the next prod in the side directing them where to go.
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."
"In fact," said Mustapha Mond, "you're claiming the right to be unhappy."
"All right then," said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming the right to be unhappy."
"Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and impotent; the right to have syphilis and cancer; the right to have too little to eat; the right to be lousy; the right to live in constant apprehension of what may happen to-morrow; the right to catch typhoid; the right to be tortured by unspeakable pains of every kind." There was a long silence.
"I claim them all," said the Savage at last.
Mustapha Mond shrugged his shoulders. "You're welcome," he said.
In the process of creating the perfect world, Utilitarians destroy the very subjects it was meant for, a brave new world for no conscious individual. Within the process of removing these key 'undesirable' traits – pain, alienation, and conflict – from humanity, Utilitarianism simultaneously robs us of what enables true compassion and understanding. Deprived of their senses and mind, a human really isn't much a human. All of this is done in the name of security, of both mental and physical health. At the end of the day, the problem is that there isn't anything left to protect after the surgery is done.
Faced with this world, John was driven to the inevitability of his own death, forever alienated from fellow humans everywhere; however, in John's brief existence, he was the only human in that brave new world. What is truly ironic is the reaction, for in the climax of John's death, the rest of the world merely stared with glazed eyes of confusion, as the animals they were.
Imagine All the People Living Life in Peace
What must be understood is that Utilitarianism is the classic "well it sounded good on paper" situation. Everyone wants a world devoid of suffering in theory, but what does that mean in reality? Relationships are amazing things, something nobody should go without, but are we to eliminate these to ensure that no one gets heart broken? How about good literature that makes you feel the entire emotional spectrum? Should clothing be regulated to one type, so that no one feels left out? Nothing is really safe in such a world. Under the Utilitarian framework, individuals are denied agency and become numbers in an equation to be solved; something entirely alien from concepts of Virtue.
Tempting as pursuing and creating Utopia on Earth may be, Aldous Huxley reminds us that agony, individuality, and conflict are all integral to the human condition. A world that eliminates these characteristics takes more from humans that it gives, destroying the very attributes that define us as a species. In Brave New World, we are taught that the civilization that is gutted of its own humanity is not Utopia, but a machine without a ghost.
See Also:
Philosophical Story Challenge of the Week
Throwback Thursday! Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: A Review
The Trolley Problem: An Ethical Dilemma


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|Maduro Accuses the US and Colombia of Attempting an Elaborate Coup
|Written by Anthony Faiola, Washington Post
|Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:23
Faola writes: "Venezuela's top government spokesman on Wednesday called the country's former spy chief a 'traitor,' a 'mercenary' and a 'slave' to the United States, and accused him of working with opposition leaders not only to overthrow the government but also to kill President Nicolás Maduro, his wife and other senior government officials."
Maduro Accuses the US and Colombia of Attempting an Elaborate Coup
27 June 19
enezuela's top government spokesman on Wednesday called the country's former spy chief a "traitor," a "mercenary" and a "slave" to the United States, and accused him of working with opposition leaders not only to overthrow the government but also to kill President Nicolás Maduro, his wife and other senior government officials.
Communications Minister Jorge Rodríguez said authorities had foiled a plot this month that would have involved an invasion by Israeli, Colombian and North American agents, the seizure of military bases, a raid on the central bank and the assassination or kidnapping of several senior officials.
Rodríguez made the claims less than 48 hours after The Washington Post published an article based on hours of exclusive interviews with Gen. Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera, the former head of Maduro's feared SEBIN intelligence agency.
Figuera, who defected in April to join an opposition uprising, described a regime that operated more like an organized criminal enterprise than a functioning government, with pervasive Cuban influence and corruption at the highest levels. He also alleged new details of the failed April 30 uprising, which he said included the defense minister and the chief justice of the supreme court before they backed out. (Both men have denied involvement and remain in their positions.)
Figuera, now in the United States, rejected Rodríguez's claims on Wednesday.
"They are trying to paint us as criminals and not as heroes," he said.
He added that Rodriguez is "trying to discredit me and make me look like a mercenary, because they know that I have morals and that I cannot be accused of the atrocities committed by this criminal enterprise and the bad governance of Maduro and his band of outlaws."
The Colombian government has denied the charge of a plot, as does the United States. "It shows the absurdity of the regime," said a senior U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the situation.
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó, the leader of the country's National Assembly, dismissed Rodríguez's account as fiction.
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Rodríguez said Guaidó paid Figuera hundreds of thousands of dollars to free opposition leader Leopoldo López and former police official Iván Simonovis from prison, while leaving fellow opposition leader Gen. Raúl Baduel behind bars due to an internal rift. He said Baduel wanted to oust Guaidó and lead a transition himself.
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Application: Dumpster Recycle Bin
Good day readers! This week we are celebrating Earth Day and we've noticed that Google Play has Apps geared toward every occasion. Part of being environmentally conscious is knowing where and when to dump. Speaking of dumping things, have you ever need to take a dump and do some spring cleaning? Every now and then it's a good idea to throw out the old and unwanted items that are just taking up space. We do it often around the house, so why not virtually! On the flip side, maybe you have deleted something you wish you hadn't. Some dumpster diving may be needed in this case. You can do this virtually by using the Dumpster Recycle Bin on your Android device. It's a lot less smelly than real dumpster diving.
Dumpster Recycle Bin is an app I came across when I was looking to see what Google Play had for earth day. This is an easy app to use that isn't too complicated at all. Files that you delete simply end up in the recycle bin - just like on your PC or Mac. You can either empty it yourself or set a time frame for how long your device will keep the deleted items. You can even lock your recycle bin to prevent people from going through your trash. Just like your computer, you can restore things back to new from the bin. Simply press and hold the item you want to restore until a screen comes up saying restore or cancel. When you restore the deleted item you may not see it right away. I had to power cycle my phone for the item to show up again in my gallery. It does not restore contacts or SMS yet, but that is planned for a future update. This is a great app to help you keep organized and to help you undo those accidental deleted items.
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Aroma ARC-1000 10 Cup Rice Cooker
Price Range: Moderate
Rice Quality: Good
Benefits & Features: Several
Performance: Good
Pros vs. Cons: Pros Outweigh Cons
Overall Rating: Good
With the Aroma ARC-1000 10 cup rice cooker, folks can make great tasting white and brown rice, cook oatmeal, prepare stews, brew soups, and steam vegetables, poultry, or seafood with just the press of a few buttons on the easy to understand digital interface.
Frustrated With Under-Cooked Brown Rice?
For some people, it is hard to get the brown type of rice to the texture they desire. If you are one who finds it a challenge to get it just right while the whole family is waiting to eat, this Aroma rice steamer model will come to your rescue due to its specific settings for both white and brown rice.
While cooking, the Aroma uses "Sensor-Logic" technology (another term for "Fuzzy Logic") which will monitor the cooking time and temperature of your rice. In other words, the rice cooker sort of "thinks" for itself and will automatically make subtle adjustments where needed.
It does more than just boil the rice, and at the time of this review it seems that this is the first model Aroma offers that utilizes micro-computerized settings, (additional models are to come).
The insulted non stick bowl ensures a nice amount of heat distribution for the rice and helps maintain rice consistency, (but only until the end of the cooking cycle it seems).
In addition, the Aroma ARC-1000 rice cooker has other settings that include quick cook, smart steam, and keep warm. Although we should state from what we researched the keep warm mode tends to kick in too late and/or at a high temperature and crusts the bottom layer of rice.
Also note that the "quick cook" setting does somewhat sacrifice overall rice quality, bumping it down to just average at best. But still enjoyable and acceptable nonetheless.
Simultaneous Steaming
Another great benefit folks should enjoy from the Aroma ARC-1000 is that they can steam vegetables, chicken, seafood, etc. while their rice is cooking. Just keep in mind that you need to monitor and time this process.
The unit also comes with an option to select a "finish time" for when running out to do other errands, or returning home from work. Included with this Aroma 10 cup rice cooker is an instruction manual, measuring cup, steaming tray, rice spatula, and non stick bowl.
- cooks great white and brown rice
- has a removable condensation collector | water does not drip down the sides
- non stick bowl for easy clean up (use plastic rice paddles only)
- convenient delay timer
- cooks rice and steams simultaneously
- great for large households (up to 30 cups cooked white rice)
- long rice cook times (longer for brown rice)
- unit dries and crusts bottom layer of rice
- takes up too much room on small counters
- no detachable or retractable cord for easy transport or storage
Where to Buy an Aroma Rice Cooker
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Update (1/21/10):*we have received an email complaining about the crusting issue the Aroma ARC-1000 causes. Please note that one or two more complaints will result in this unit losing its Very Good rating.
With more pros than cons, this Aroma ARC-1000 unit is worth your buy. It is not a complicated machine, and will simply do what you will need it to, all at a very reasonable price for such a large cup capacity and well-cooked rice! And even though the more expensive Fuzzy Logic cookers do a better overall job at rice quality…they lack that convenient simultaneous steaming benefit.
Please also compare it to the "Aroma ARC-940SB" 10 cup rice cooker before making a final selection.
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This blue neck roll is decorated with the Latika print with geometric floral pattern. The neck roll has a tie closure. Great for combining with the duvet cover and cushions in this collection.
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In the last two years I have took a big interest in fashion. I have been buying better fitting clothing and trying to develop a consistent personal style. With my increased interest in fashion, I considered starting a fashion blog or Youtube channel, but I was a little hesitant to start one from scratch.
Since I did not want to start a blog from scratch I decided to buy one. After a few weeks of search for a fashion blog to buy, I saw a guy selling one that was getting about 200 visitors a day, making about $50 a month and had an instagram account with 16,000 followers. I ended up purchasing the blog for $1,650. Some might say I overpaid, blogs that make $50 a month usually sell for about $600 to $1000. The biggest reason I paid that price was because I thought I could double or triple the sites revenue in a few months.
My initial plans for improving this blog and how those plans worked out
Change the theme- The previous theme for this blog was terrible. First of all, it It was not well optimized for mobile. Second of all the header area was very large, so the content was pushed down to the middle of the page. I figured if I could get a theme that looked better on mobile, reduced the size of the header area and had better sections for ad placement the blog would perform better. Not just financially, but also keeping people on the site longer.
The new theme makes the site look more professional, however it has not helped decreased the bounce rate or increase the blogs income.
Collect push subscribers– Building an email list is important for every website. Since I did not have a lead magnet, I decided to hold off on building an email list and build a list of push traffic subscribers. With the blog getting 200 visitors a day I thought it would be easy to get 10-20 push subscribers everyday.
I signed up for a push traffic company that charged $29 a month. I had the push notification service on my website for a month and I only had 3 people sign up for push notifications. I cancelled the service after one month as I expected more people to sign up.
Try Google Adsense ads & affiliate links– The previous user was only using Viglink.com to monetize the website. Viglink.com turns certain words into links that go to online retailers. When people clicked a link and purchased something from one of those retailers I would get a commission. I figured Adsense ads and affiliate links to Foot Locker, Eastbay, Rageon and a few other retailers could make much more than Viglink.com.
My experiment with Google Adsense was short lived. After having it on my website for a few days and making just 40 cents from one click I removed it. I may try Adsense again in the future if I can find a better way to incorporate it into my blog posts.
After owning the blog for a few months, I removed Vigilink.com from my website and bought a plugin that allows me to automatically link certain words to an external link. Words like Nike, Adidas, eBay, Reebok, Jordan, jeans and a few other words link to sites like Stockx, Pacsun, eBay, Adidas.com and a few other merchants. Although I get several dozen clicks each days to those links only Stockx and eBay have made any money and not a lot of it.
Start a Youtube channel– I planned to start a Youtube channel. I bought equipment and even shot a few videos, but I never started the channel and uploaded anything. The biggest thing that stopped me was competition. So many people have fashion Youtube channels it seemed like a waste of time for me to start one too.
Post to Instagram more often– The previous user was not using the Instagram account, so I felt if I could use it more frequently I could drive traffic to this blog. Once I started posting I quickly realized the followers are not engaged with the fashion or sneaker industry. I also noticed my subscribers decrease more and more each month. Basically the account is useless.
Post blog post more frequently– I have owned this blog for 6 months and this will be my 6th blog post. I have not dedicated much time to keeping the blog updated.
Have a contest- I tried to have a foot locker gift card contest on instagram. All people had to do to enter was comment on the post, like the post, and tag three friends. Not one person entered the contest, more proof of how useless my Instagram followers are.
So how much did I make after all these changes
In the 6 months I have owned this blog I have made $67.89. Many of my plans for growing the blogs traffic and income have failed miserably. Even though this blog is not performing as well as I like, it still has potential. Here are somethings I plan to work on as I move towards the second half of the year.
I will post at least 4 times a month. Hopefully some new content will help increase the traffic.
I will start a Youtube channel and use it to drive traffic back to this blog.
I will build an email list via a lead magnet or a contest. I hope to have 1,000 email subscribers by the end of the year.
If I work hard on those three things, my next income report should be much better than this one.


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If the transfer rumours are anything to go by, Tottenham Hotspur are expected to spend an absolute fortune this summer and improve their squad hugely.
The likes of Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso have been touted with big-money moves recently and The Mirror have claimed we will be prepared to smash our transfer record twice to get those deals across the line.
Considering that the current club-record stands at £42million for Davinson Sanchez (Guardian), it would not be hard to see that happen, although the chairman is not going to be forced to spend extravagantly on the duo, is he?
Unsurprisingly, the report states that Daniel Levy is still determined to stick to his guns and try and get the best deal he can as he will not be held to ransom by either Olympique de Lyonnais or Real Betis for their talented stars.
Whilst his tactics within the market would hugely benefit Spurs, many of the club's supporters have seen it all before and the latest news has does not appear to have left many with confidence that he will get either of these deals across the line.
One fan mentioned on Twitter that it was 'typical Levy' to hold out for a 'rock-bottom deal' and ultimately miss out on them, whilst another felt it meant we would not be signing either this summer because of his lowball style of negotiations. Here are some of those reactions…
someone will snatch them if we don't act quickly and it will be same old Tottenham.
— Phil parsley (@chubz75) June 13, 2019
This is typical Levy. Always holding out for a rock bottom deal. Not saying we should over-pay for players. But his dithering has cost many a player in the past. We have better cash flow now, pay the going rate.
— Football JC (@jcmcleannfl) June 13, 2019
In other words it means we will not be signing either player
— Stuart G (@sgeretz) June 13, 2019
Absolute nonsense
It won't happen
— Adan ???????????????????????????????????????????? (@Adan007777) June 13, 2019
Threatened as in being asked to offer the players their true worth
— Dlo (@DangeloTheGoat) June 13, 2019
I'm Afraid ???? Because I Can't See Mr Levy Opening That Cheque Book So Easily £125m Really!!! I Really Hope He Does But Until I See Them In The Shirt It Will Be The Same Ole Mr Levy!!!#COYS #AllWeAreSayinIsGiveUsAChance
— Ryddim Kings (@Ryddimkings) June 14, 2019