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'To Comrade Nikos Romanos and all the young fighters who are imprisoned in the jails of Troika and Syriza' : Commission of Convicted Workers, Relatives and Friends of Las Heras (Argentina)
325 receives and transmits:
To Comrade Nikos Romanos and all the young fighters who are imprisoned in the
jails of Troika and Syriza,
We attach the appeal to the international day of struggle for December 12th
that we want to propel with you.
From the south of Argentina we want to send you a warm hug. You are not
alone, we are together!
Here the oil and mine imperialist companies plunder our natural sources
with impunity and get huge profits with our muscles and bones, with daily
shifts of 12 and 14 hs per day. Every time we fight for our rights they
chase us, repress us, imprison us and convict us with the government and
its justice.
Thus on December 12, 2013, the Videlist justice convicted us for fighting
in 2006 against outsourcing and against a tax on our wages that bosses and
government cinically call it "tax on profits". It is a robbery to our low
wages, even more in the south where the cost of living is two times higher
than the rest of the country.
For this fight, four of us are convicted for life and there are six
comrades who received a sentence of 5 years.
For this enormous fight that all the workers of our carried out shouting
"WE ARE ALL OIL WORKERS!", the oil companies, the government and justice
imposed a military occupation with gendarmerie, secret services and a huge
operation of prosecution and hunt against us, which remained us the worst
times of the military dictatorships.
Today we stand up with you because we were imprisoned in their dirty jails
of the oil companies for over three years and we will not allow that those
who, like you and us, fight for what is right for us end up in jail,
submitted to wild sufferings and humiliations. But mainly because we do not
that any worker and oppressed of the planet suffer some kind of repression
alone. We were submitted for years to a brutal isolation by the leaderships
of workers organizations, even parties who claim themselves being
"leftists". They not only leave us alone, but they are also supporting the
current government of Syriza, who keeps you in jail while it lets fascists
walk free, who attack and murder the exploited you and thousands of
refugees who are arriving from Middle East.
They do not hesitate when they have to prosecute, imprison and even kill
us. They do not care if we have political banners of nor, if we belong to
this or that party. They do not want workers to raise our voices. They do
not want us to face exploiters.
Today we are free because, after years of isolation, we lost fear and we
are fighting in the streets, making that hundreds of organizations of the
world and Argentina raise their voices in front of the court that convicted
us. But we know that if we do not keep fighting for the unity of workers
over borders, the government and TNCs can put us in jail again.
Our freedom, and yours and the one of thousands of prosecuted and
imprisoned workers in the world, depends on the fight that we together may
carry out.
We see everyday how refugees -who are political prosecuted refugees- run
away from the massacre in Syria and Middle East, they spill their blood in
the European seas. We feel them as our children and siblings. We cry when
we see a child like Aylan Kurdi die escaping from a genocide that will lead
him to death anyway.
Those who survive and reach the land are received with solidarity by
workers and brave youth, like you. That makes us proud because we would
have done the same. The government of Troika and Syriza has imprisoned tens
of rebel youth like you to end with that huge support.
We want to prepare an international day of struggle on December 12, which
we called the International Day of the Prosecuted Worker, with you and tens
of comrades who are imprisoned and with workers and students organizations
of the world.
But we mainly want to unify our struggle to set up an International Network
so we can fight every day for the freedom of all political prisoners of the
world and for all the prosecuted workers.
We want to meet you face to face and hug you. This is why we are organizing
from our Commission that Paula Medrano travels to meet you in person and
deepen our struggles.
At the same time for December 12 we are going to do a Press Conference and
we would like you to participate actively on it, by saluting or even
talking during it.
A hug of solidarity to all of you comrades.
Never again alone! An injury to one is an injury to all!
Slaves rebellion is not felony, it is justice!
Commission of Convicted Workers, Relatives and Friends of Las Heras
Appeal from the Commission of Condemned Workers, Family and Friends of Las Heras
Las Heras, Santa Cruz, November 5, 2015
December 12: INTERNATIONAL FIGHTING DAY IN SUPPORT OF THE PERSECUTED
This December 12 two years have passed since the brutal life sentence and
jail condemned was put on us and our families. We fight to end with the
repression and persecution against workers like us – oil workers of Las Heras
condemned to life sentence for the only "crime" of demanding a decent
salary and to finish the labor flexibility. For that struggle, we are at
disposition of exploiters' justice and at any time we can be jailed while
we appeal against the sentence.
After years of isolation, we could break with the fence, hundreds of
Argentinean and world workers organizations have supported us, as well as
left parties and Human Rights organizations. Together with them, we
surrounded the tribunal the day when we received the brutal sentence.
From 2013 we have been propelling on December 12 a fighting day for all the
persecuted workers and anti-imperialist fighters all around the world.
In that way we started the international days every day confronting the
tribunal together with the organizations that defend the cause of the
Palestinian nation occupied by Zionism. There, every day they are
imprisoned, killed and repressed- those who fight for their land and right
for not to be pariahs in their own land. They are the same Palestinian
workers and youth that today keep taking the streets to confront the
occupation; they are who have been side by side us from the first day in
our struggle against the same enemies.
Following such a road we have convened a Global Fighting Day in 2014 with
the comrades of Human Rights Defender. Friends of this Commission of
Condemned workers, and Family of Las Heras travelled to Palestine to take
the solidarity for the thousands of political prisoners, even children that
suffer the worst hardships in the dungeon of Zionism. We took the
solidarity for them and fought together with the Sammer Issawi family.
Sammer Issawi at that moment from the jails organized a hunger strike to
support us at the same moment when the vengeance Court condemned us.
This Fighting Day was also conquered together with the Committees for the
freedom of Georges Abdallah, fighter of the Palestinian cause imprisoned
for 32 years in France, and the pro-independence Basques in jail who also
rejected their food as a repudiate sign against the brutal sentence against
us. Past October 24 we won the streets in a Global Fighting Day for his
The comrades of the JRCL-RMF from Japan and the revolutionary Zengakuren
students in 2013 won the streets against the Videlist Court and the oil
companies-when they were giving us the sentence- and against the repressor
Kirchner government.
We were also side by side the militant students from Chile who carried on
protest action in Italia Square in Santiago and with the family of Juan
Pablo Jiménez, trade union leader killed.
They were part of that international Day brave fighters for the freedom of
political prisoners in England, the Spanish State and Asturias in
In that way we took the streets and started to set up an International Net
to coordinate us. We knew from the very beginning that our freedom, despite
we our condemned, is thanks to the solidarity of workers and oppressed
people around the world and our comrades, workers from Argentina who gave
and give solidarity to our cause.
We have been together with the families of the 43 student teachers from
Mexico disappeared who have gone through all across the world seeking
solidarity and make a common struggle for their children to appear. We
fight together the militant trade unions from South Africa and the Marikana
widows who keep demanding justice for the 34 miners killed. There workers
and exploited fought in Boiketlong for housing and four comrades were
imprisoned and condemned with fake accusations, similarly to what happened
to us. At the same time, hundreds of students in South Africa have been
detained for demanding free education and are accused under the old
Apartheid law of "treason to the mother country" with which they can be
sentenced to spend over 62 years in prison.
In Argentina there are already hundreds of workers and students
organizations that support our demand. Our struggle is propelled by
Internal Commissions and delegates bodies like Paty, Garrahan Hospital, as
well as left currents that in Buenos Aires have set up a Committee for our
acquittal propelled by the trade union of State workers (ATE).
We have fought with the comrades from Corral de Bustos for our freedom and
theirs, who, like us, have passed years in prison for their uprising
against the injustice of the corrupt judges and police.
Las Heras is a city militarized by the gendarme forces of the national
government. It is a city in the middle of the province that is under the
control of the imperialist oil companies. These oil companies are who
organized the big wars in the world for the routes of oil and in the
Argentinean south they enslave the oil workers and punish hard to those who
"dare" to fight for their rights with their forces of repression. Southern
from our city, in the province of Tierra del Fuego, the leaders of the
teachers and truck drivers are in court, as the workers of ATE, Rio
Gallegos have been judged.
For these hard fights and attacks, and because we realized that without
solidarity we would have been condemned and in prison, we and our families
tell Argentinean and world workers our truth: the oil companies with the
Kirchner government, his genocide Armed Forces, his corrupt judges and
politicians demanded our sentence and punishment as it happened in a
National Parliamentary Session in 2014. Those -at the top- have got united
to enslave workers and condemn those who fight, and we –below- must unify
to stop such disregard and injustice.
This December 12, we will carry on again, among all, such International
Fighting Day. But this time we will do with more forces since the brutal
repression, wars, genocides and persecution have increased against workers
and oppressed people, and for that reason, we unify our struggle and
This 12/12 will be an International fighting Day for the freedom of all the
political prisoners, to stop the counterrevolutionary genocides and wars
against the oppressed masses and in defense the political refugees that
like the Syrians reach Europe running away from the massacre, starvation
and cleansing on the part of the murderous governments and regimes.
This December 12 we will be together with the Asturias miners that
conquered their freedom by a heroic struggle.
We also get unified with the teachers from CNTE Oaxaca, México, that fight
to end with the prosecutions and jails against their leaders.
The Greek youth is in jail for the crime of fighting against the fascists
that punch the migrant refugees and workers in struggle in Greece. We see
heroic young people like the comrade Nikos Romanos that while was in hunger
strike affirmed he was reluctant to withdrawal and his convictions are not
negotiable. From the jails the youth call to destroy this system that
oppress, plunder, and starve workers and people. We know what these
valuable youth and workers are suffering because we have suffered it and
for that reason, we are unconditionally with them and all the anti-fascist
fighters and with those who confront the Syriza government and the
oppressors from Greece.
This 12/12, as we have said, we witness that Europe is full of refugees who
are true political prisoners. Tens of thousands coming from the devastated
Syria reach the old continent and are welcomed by the European workers with
great solidarity.
Children and families drown in the Mediterranean that is full of blood.
Hatred of the oppressors, transnationals, and their murderous governments
have reach to the point of massacring and put in jails children as it is
happening in Syria and Yemen; they sink the refugees ship, bomb the cities
as dog Bashar and Putin do; or the bravest children of the world, the
Palestinians who fight against the Zionist occupant, are detained, tortured
and put in jails, even they are condemned to life sentence.
We are not surprised, this capitalist oppressor system emerged
over-exploiting children in the factory and today they massacre children
because they cannot even maintain them as salves.
They not only enslave, put in jail and massacre those who are fighting, but
they kill and imprison our children. THAT'S ENOUGH! They haven't touched
and killed one; they have touched and killed all of us! We are all refugees!
Comrades, this December 12, unify all the struggles and demands. The
comrades imprisoned in Guantanamo, the comrades in jail of Ayo, Ayo and the
miners from Huanuni under prosecution in Bolivia, the thousands political
prisoners in Egypt, the combatant dock workers from Chile must know that
day that they are not alone in their struggle. The killers and repressors
must know we have unified and won the world's streets to say: STOP
massacres, repression and prisoners with whom they try to blackmail and
punish those who fight for their demands all across the world!
From Spain to England, from Russia of the killer Putin to USA and Europe
devastated by the MNCs, from America to Africa and the Pacific must be
heard the voice of freedom of all the political prisoners and no more
barbarism against the oppressed!
From Argentina, you have all our forces at your disposition. Here we have
more than 7000 comrades under prosecution for fighting. At this moment, 34
teachers of SUTEF and truck drivers are in court in Tierra del Fuego, they
want to condemn them to demand their rights. They want to do the same with
the teachers and self-organized parents from Caleta Olivia (Santa Cruz). In
this way, they submit each condemned before the judges under a single
command: of the powerful ones, of the transnational companies.
For that reason, along with dozens of workers and student organizations, we
fight for a Coordinating Board for all accused to unite in a single demand.
So we have been launching with the relatives of our comrades Corral de
Bustos who have been imprisoned over five years, with Paty workers,
metallurgists and workers of Acindar of ATE.
Here also in Argentina, the murderous police killed the youth and minors
for the crime of not having a job and education in a real slaughter of
"easy trigger" (Translation Note people killed by the police), preparing
the most ferocious state repression against workers who go on fighting.
The Kirchner`s government of Argentina leave the office with the hands full
of blood. So the families of the workers still cry for justice for the
colleagues killed on December 20, 2001 as Teresa Rodriguez, the protesters
killed in northern Salta, the comrades Fuentealba, Mariano Ferreyra,
Kostequi and Santillan, and the comrade Angel Veron who have just died
handcuffed to a hospital bed after a fierce beating by the police while he
was fighting for decent housing.
On December 12, we will have the opportunity among all of us to unify and
to show to our executioners we are not alone. If even our enemies keep ours
in prison, it is because we have not joined our forces worldwide. It's time
to do this December 12 and every day of the year!
Let's unite over the borders, as do the large banks and companies to
exploit and repress all of us. We will fight for our rights. Because the
rebellion of the slaves is not a crime, it is justice!
In Buenos Aires we will make a press conference of the colleagues of Las
Heras who are sentenced to life sentence and prison. We hope and we know
that that day, you all make dozens of actions around the world. We will act
on the central streets of Buenos Aires and demonstrate to the embassies of
Israel and Syria that represent the worst of the attacks and genocides
against the workers and oppressed peoples of the world.
We call on all those who fight for the freedom and against oppression and
plunder of peoples to conquer December 12 a day of international struggle.
Workers and oppressed people of Argentina need to unite to fight against
persecution, fighting for our demands and join together with our class
worldwide; along the Syrian and Palestinian resistance and all committees
of solidarity with our brothers who are refugees in the planet; together
with the family members and committees of solidarity with the comrade
Abdallah and the separatists Basque; with student organizations who fight
for free and quality education as in South Africa, Chile, Mexico and
Colombia; with African labor organizations fighting against looting and
exploitation of Anglo American and other monopolies; alongside the heroic
workers and students facing Japan Abe's government; with Chinese workers
who fight against sweatshop conditions in the prison and maquila factories;
with Mumia Abu Jamal and young workers struggling for $ 15 an hour in the
United States and the black and Latin workers struggling against racism and
the murderer police of Obama; together with the workers of SIDOR in
Venezuela; along with health workers and miners in Peru; with miners and
exploited of Donbass in Ukraine; along with state workers and students in
Spain as Asturias en Pie and all the organizations who fight against the
persecution, repression and jail against the Bourbon and its murderous
This December 12 should have a privileged place in our demand, the struggle
to end the slaughter, repression and even jail against children and young
people at international level. They are the vanguard of the struggle of the
oppressed people around the world. This 12/12, together with convicted
prisoners and condemned to fight, political refugees have a place of honor.
For them we demand housing, health, education, work. They come from nations
like Syria, Yemen and throughout the Middle East, which are plundered by
the big oil companies of the imperialist powers also thrown into misery and
attack all the wealth of European workers. Let stand a day of struggle of
the exploited workers and youth to end the slaughter of the children of the
people who stand up with political refugees worldwide!
Comrades, let's unite every link of the oppressed into a powerful chain
that once can put the shackles and impose justice against the worst
murderers and oppressors of this planet.
Tags: Argentina, Greece, International Solidarity, Mining, Nikos Romanos, SY.RIZ.A.
This entry was posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2015 at 9:13 pm and is filed under Prison Struggle.


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Podcast on "Mapping English Reading Markets" available now
July 19, 2007 by ruediger
Over the past several years, English language books have been given increased shelf space in traditionally non-English reading countries. As this trend continues, publishers are searching for more ways to infiltrate these new markets.
We could organize a first set of expert panels to map thsi 3 bn $ market at BookExpo America in New York in June 2007. Participants include Pascal Zimmer, Libri Germany, Francoise Dubrouille ,International Booksellers Federation, Esther Allen, Columbia University, und Peter Clifton, Ingram International.
You can listen to the panel debate at the Podcast


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Dogs are a man's best friend. We treat them with love and care as much as we treat our friends, family and kin.
Keiza Empleo witnessed a security guard going the extra mile to ensure the safety of a pedestrian crosser – a dog!
MARGA!!!! Yahay kayka iroa ka ha hahahhahahaha
Posted by Keiza Empleo on Friday, February 9, 2018
WHEN IN MANILA has reached out to Empleo for further details.
"Marga is the campus dog of the University of the Philippines Cebu. She's more fond of the security staff – she even goes along with them during rounds and always stays near the guard house. She's endeared herself to students as well. I've recorded several videos of her before but this is the first time I posted on social media. Di yan marunong tumawid, kaya yun tinulungan ng guard. Not the first time we saw her cross the road either, pero it just hit me on the spot na I should just record this.
One thing I've also noticed is that she always takes note of where the pedestrian lane is, too."
Empleo tells us that Marga basically lives "in the school" where "everyone takes care of her".
"Sometimes she tries to do it on her own but security always manages to help her. She's always over the place. Likes to be fed but is more attached to the security staff."
What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments below!
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I liken this blog to a slightly more edited version of my personal journal — it's raw, confessional, and fiercely honest. One thing I don't want is for it to ever veer into mommy blog territory, so while you shouldn't be concerned that this post is a trend in that direction, I do want to write a little about dating as a parent. Specifically, I want to speak about my own experience as a 30-something divorced mom of four. Yep, you read that right. Four.
Early Strategies
For the first month or so that I used dating apps, I didn't mention that I had kids when I chatted with guys. I imagined it would serve as a sort of guy-repellent, causing them to run screaming in the opposite direction. When I did start getting real with matches, my delivery was typically self-deprecating.
Joe Match: Do you have kids?
Me: Yes.
Joe Match: How many?
Me: I have four kids. <sound of Joe Match fleeing the scene>
Joe Match: Haha, that's cool.
I think acknowledging this potentially terrifying information in a humorous way helped diffuse the shock. After performing this same basic shtick dozens upon dozens of times, I noticed that matches didn't seem as fazed by my kids as I assumed they'd be. This was curious, as I'd been sure that I'd encounter the opposite. It took me about six months to figure out why reality was so different from my expectations.
The Sad Truth
It hit me one day when I was talking with a friend. Not one of the men who seemed so nonchalant about my kids actually wanted to date me. They would Netflix and chill. They would do dinner and drinks. They would gladly have no-strings sex. But not a single one broached the topic of exclusivity, a long-term relationship, or "dating" (opting instead for the terms "seeing one another" or "talking to each other"). My conclusion: I was fuckable, but not dateable.
I had misinterpreted their failure to flee at the mention of my kids as acceptance, willingness to go down that road, when in all likelihood, they never considered me as a serious prospect. I took this realization in stride. I told The Voyeur that I'd be less scary in 10 years, when at least two of my kids would hopefully be out of my house. A 4o-something mom with two kids at home doesn't inspire a fight-or-flight response, I reasoned. The Confidante wasn't a fan of my outlook, and he attempted to reassure me that things weren't so hopeless. I didn't argue with him, but I didn't share his perspective.
My attitude was pragmatism at its finest. Why lament what I have no power to change? I accepted my undateable status with impressive aplomb…until something changed.
A Dose of Failure
When I started seeing The Teacher, I got the feeling that he was different. He liked kids, adored his nieces, and asked me about my kids (names, ages, interests, personalities). In hindsight, this may have been the one quality that set him apart from all the others who came before. It was likely a huge factor in my decision to delete my apps, break up with The Hermit, and warn off the casual connections who checked in periodically.
When it turned out that our interest levels didn't match up and I got the heave-ho, I started to think about what it all meant. If I was truly accepting of my undateability, why was I so quick to abandon casual dating and throw all my (proverbial) eggs into the basket of a "mythical unicorn of a man"? And for those keeping track, yes, I just linked to the same post again — there's a lot of relevant stuff in there!
After some thought, the conclusion I came to is that despite the odds being low, I did want a real relationship. Plus, let's face it — the prospect of another decade of casual dating is enough to turn my stomach. The Cliff's notes version of what happened next is…
- I promptly revved up my dating apps again in search of another mythical unicorn, except, you know, one who liked me back.
- I met a mythical unicorn.
- In a subconscious attempt to sabotage my own progress, I declared my love for someone who was, to put it gently, not the best choice for me.
- I wrestled with this (and him) for the better part of January.
- I reconnected with the mythical unicorn, who was very patient throughout this process.
- I'm dating the unicorn now, and so far, no signs point to him just being a horse sporting a fake horn. Oh, and if you're not into following hyperlinks, the unicorn=The Leo.


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It was the last hour of the last shift for Mike. Thirty years with the department. After today, he and Sheila sell the house and retire to Boca.
It was almost over. When the call came in, the shift commander tried to wave Mike off, but he would have none of it. He went. He always went.
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Check out excerpts from Jennifer Lopez's interview with Harper's Bazaar USA.
Jennifer Lopez is a major entertainment powerhouse, making millions as a singer, actor and producer. Her last movie, 2015's Boy Next Door raked in $52 million (with a mere $4 million investment) while her three TV shows—The Fosters (on Freeform), NBC's Shades of Blueand World of Dance—are multi-season hits with World of Dance breaking records for viewership (the second season begins May 29). She has also just finished producing and starring in a comedy, Second Act (two more films, with women directors at the helm, are also in the works). And let's not forget Vegas. This year, she will perform in 40 more shows as part of her three-year All I Have residency at Planet Hollywood (in August, she grossed an unprecedented $1 million for a single show).
On marriage: "I do believe in marriage," she says. "And I would love to grow old with somebody in a committed relationship. But I'm not forcing anything right now. It's good, it's healthy; we communicate well. We understand each other's lives in a way that most other people couldn't. We both entered the public eye in our early 20s and overachieved right from the start. And that affects every dynamic in your life, from your family to your work to your relationships. We have a similar makeup."
On her strengths and weaknesses: "Great performer, great actress, great producer," she says, sitting back on a white linen chair with her legs crossed and her arms open. "Most importantly, a great mother, great sister, and a great girlfriend. I've also been a great wife." Though she considers herself shy ("I'm not the kind of person who goes up to everybody at a party and says hi. I'm not a networker. I've always just kept my nose to the grindstone"), she admits that she tends to dominate conversations. "I know I need to pull back and listen more." She also has a tiny problem with overscheduling. "I'm a workaholic," Lopez says bluntly. "My instinct is to fill every single minute of my life with work, so I've had to learn balance. When you take on too much, that can be the enemy of great."
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Whether in the blessed, after the resurrection, all the senses will be in act?
Objection 1: It would seem that all the senses are not in act there. For touch is the first of all the senses (De Anima ii, 2). But the glorified body will lack the actual sense of touch, since the sense of touch becomes actual by the alteration of an animal body by some external body preponderating in some one of the active or passive qualities which touch is capable of discerning: and such an alteration will then be impossible. Therefore all the senses will not be in act there.
Objection 2: Further, the sense of taste assists the action of the nutritive power. Now after the resurrection there will be no such action, as stated above (Q[81], A[4]). Therefore taste would be useless there.
Objection 3: Further, nothing will be corrupted after the resurrection because the whole creature will be invested with a certain virtue of incorruption. Now the sense of smell cannot have its act without some corruption having taken place, because smell is not perceived without a volatile evaporation consisting in a certain dissolution. Therefore the sense of smell is not there in its act.
Objection 4: Further, "Hearing assists teaching" (De Sensu et Sensato i). But the blessed, after the resurrection, will require no teaching by means of sensible objects, since they will be filled with Divine wisdom by the very vision of God. Therefore hearing will not be there.
Objection 5: Further. seeing results from the pupil receiving the species of the thing seen. But after the resurrection this will be impossible in the blessed. Therefore there will be no actual seeing there, and yet this is the most noble of the senses. The minor is proved thus: That which is actually lightsome is not receptive of a visible species; and consequently a mirror placed under the sun's rays does not reflect the image of a body opposite to it. Now the pupil like the whole body will be endowed with clarity. Therefore it will not receive the image of a colored body.
Objection 6: Further, according to the science of perspective, whatever is seen is seen at an angle. But this does not apply to the glorified bodies. Therefore they will not have actual sense of sight. The minor is proved thus. Whenever a thing is seen at an angle, the angle must be proportionate to the distance of the object seen: because what is seen from a greater distance is less seen and at a lesser angle, so that the angle may be so small that nothing is seen of the object. Therefore if the glorified eye sees at an angle, it follows that it sees things within a certain distance, and that consequently it does not see a thing from a greater distance than we see now: and this would seem very absurd. And thus it would seem that the sense of sight will not be actual in glorified bodies.
On the contrary, A power conjoined to its act is more perfect than one not so conjoined. Now human nature in the blessed will be in its greatest perfection. Therefore all the senses will be actual there.
Further, the sensitive powers are nearer to the soul than the body is. But the body will be rewarded or punished on account of the merits or demerits of the soul. Therefore all the senses in the blessed will also be rewarded and in the wicked will be punished, with regard to pleasure and pain or sorrow which consist in the operation of the senses.
I answer that, There are two opinions on this question. For some say that in the glorified bodies there will be all the sensitive powers, but that only two senses will be in act, namely touch and sight; nor will this be owing to defective senses, but from lack of medium and object; and that the senses will not be useless, because they will conduce to the integrity of human nature and will show forth the wisdom of their Creator. But this is seemingly untrue, because the medium in these senses is the same as in the others. For in the sight the medium is the air, and this is also the medium in hearing and smelling (De Anima ii, 7). Again, the taste, like the touch, has the medium in contact, since taste is a kind of touch (De Anima ii, 9). Smell also which is the object of the sense of smell will be there, since the Church sings that the bodies of the saints will be a most sweet smell. There will also be vocal praise in heaven; hence a gloss says on Ps. 149:6, "The high praises of God shall be in their mouth" that "hearts and tongues shall not cease to praise God." The same is had on the authority of a gloss on 2 Esdra 12:27, "With singing and with cymbals." Wherefore, according to others we may say that smelling and hearing will be in act there, but taste will not be in act, in the sense of being affected by the taking of food or drink, as appears from what we have said (Q[81], A[4]): unless perchance we say that there will be taste in act through the tongue being affected by some neighboring humor.
Reply to Objection 1: The qualities perceived by the touch are those which constitute the animal body. Wherefore the body of an animal has, through its tangible qualities according to the present state of life, a natural aptitude to be affected with a natural and spiritual alteration by the object of touch. For this reason the touch is said to be the most material of the senses, since it has a greater measure of material alteration connected with it. Yet material alteration is only accidentally related to the act of sensation which is effected by a spiritual alteration. Consequently the glorified bodies, which by reason of their impassibility are immune from natural alteration, will be subject only to spiritual alteration by tangible qualities. Thus it was with the body of Adam, which could neither be burned by fire, nor pierced by sword, although he had the sense of such things.
Reply to Objection 2: Taste, in so far as it is the perception of food, will not be in act; but perhaps it will be possible in so far as it is cognizant of flavors in the way mentioned above.
Reply to Objection 3: Some have considered smell to be merely a volatile evaporation. But this opinion cannot be true; which is evident from the fact that vultures hasten to a corpse on perceiving the odor from a very great distance, whereas it would be impossible for an evaporation to travel from the corpse to a place so remote, even though the whole corpse were to be dissolved into vapor. This is confirmed by the fact that sensible objects at an equal distance exercise their influence in all directions: so that smell affects the medium sometimes, and the instrument of sensation with a spiritual alteration, without any evaporation reaching the organ. That some evaporation should be necessary is due to the fact that smell in bodies is mixed with humidity; wherefore it is necessary for dissolution to take place in order for the smell to be perceived. But in the glorified bodies odor will be in its ultimate perfection, being nowise hampered by humidity: wherefore it will affect the organ with a spiritual alteration, like the odor of a volatile evaporation. Such will be the sense of smell in the saints, because it will not be hindered by any humidity: and it will take cognizance not only of the excellences of odors, as happens with us now on account of the very great humidity of the brain, but also of the minutest differences of odors.
Reply to Objection 4: In heaven there will be vocal praise (though indeed some think otherwise), and in the blessed it will affect the organ of hearing by a merely spiritual alteration. Nor will it be for the sake of learning whereby they may acquire knowledge, but for the sake of the perfection of the sense and for the sake pleasure. How it is possible for the voice to give sound there, we have already stated (Sent. ii, D, 2; Q[2], A[2], ad 5).
Reply to Objection 5: The intensity of light does not hinder the spiritual reception of the image of color, so long as the pupil retains its diaphanous nature; thus it is evident that however much the air be filled with light, it can be the medium of sight, and the more it is illumined, the more clearly are objects seen through it, unless there be a fault through defective sight. The fact that the image of an object placed in opposition to a mirror directly opposite the sun's rays does not appear therein, is not due to the reception being hindered, but to the hindering of reflection: because for an image to appear in a mirror it must needs be thrown back by an opaque body, for which reason lead is affixed to the glass in a mirror. The sun's ray dispels this opacity so that no image can appear in the mirror. But the clarity of a glorified body does not destroy the diaphanous nature of the pupil, since glory does not destroy nature; and consequently the greatness of clarity in the pupil renders the sight keen rather than defective.
Reply to Objection 6: The more perfect the sense the less does it require to be altered in order to perceive its object. Now the smaller the angle at which the sight is affected by the visible object, the less is the organ altered. Hence it is that a stronger sight can see from a distance more than a weaker sight; because the greater the distance the smaller the angle at which a thing is seen. And since the sight of a glorified body will be most perfect it will be able to see by the very least alteration (of the organ); and consequently at a very much smaller angle than now, and therefore from a much greater distance.
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Salaries in Saudi Arabia are usually similar to or greater than those paid in Western countries, and no personal income tax usually means great net income. Provisions for medical cover, car payments, education, paid annual leave and air tickets back home are frequently included in contract packages.
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You have to be very gullible to believe the statements Canada's foreign minister Chrystia Freeland has been making after each of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) sessions. It seems lately that only Mexico is being obdurate over those proposed clauses that will harm that country's positions. And yet the current deadline was set to accommodate Mexico's upcoming presidential election.
But what deadline is Canada working towards? While Freeland is basking in the limelight, she also seems to be accomplishing very little.
It seems that her objective of keeping NAFTA alive is becoming riskier. Nothing is really happening. As we expected would happen all along, the question is hung on the vestiges of the old Canada-U.S. Auto Pact. Did emissaries from General Motors and Ford get to Trump and tell him that it would take as much as six years, rather than six months, to untangle their North American auto production?
And when President Trump is proving for all to see that he is unafraid of unilateral decisions that can lead to world wars, why should he worry about auto parts? He just keeps making impossible demands that nobody can satisfy. Few of us have ever followed a simple auto part from manufacture, through various assemblies and finally to a customer. It is a long journey across many borders and through many hands.
But Canada's Pollyanna foreign minister keeps on mugging it for the cameras and talking about progress when what she really should be doing is talking to the American negotiators about is how to cancel the deal. These people are deluding themselves anyway, why not throw some cold water on them?
What she needs is a comic book presentation of what NO-NAFTA looks like for Mr. Trump and his claque. It will start with absolutely no automobile production in North America because nobody could afford cars that cost three times as much to build. And Americans could hardly count on imports when their government would have to apply huge import tariffs to protect the few American jobs that can be retained. And there would be fewer jobs in America anyway as other countries throw up tariff walls to preserve their industries.
It has been interesting watching Freeland play the Pollyanna approach but at some time we need to throw in a dose of reality. We just need to make sure that it is communicated in a simple form that Trump and his foolish followers can understand.
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Target: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California
Goal: Punish man accused of scalding dog with boiling water.
A caged dog in Southern California was badly burned when a man reportedly poured scalding hot water over it five times. The police arrived to find a kettle full of 129-degree water and promptly arrested 22-year-old Enping Qu; according to the reports, the victimized dog belonged to his girlfriend. A witness reportedly recorded part of the incident on video when they heard the dog yelp in pain, but the video footage has yet to be released.
This is unforgivable. This innocent dog did nothing to deserve such horrific treatment; thankfully, the animal survived and is being cared for at the Inland Valley Humane Society. As it stands, even one instance of being doused in boiling hot water could have been fatal to this poor creature, it is a wonder the dog was not near death when found.
Qu is currently under suspicion of felony animal cruelty, but that is only one step. His alleged actions towards this poor dog were despicable, and he must face justice if he is guilty. Sign this petition to demand that this dog's suffering not be in vain.
Dear Attorney General Becerra,
An innocent dog was horribly burned when a man reportedly poured scalding hot water on it five times. The animal was thankfully rescued and survived the assault, and the man arrested on suspicion of felony animal cruelty. Considering the circumstances and the man's alleged actions, the dog was very lucky to have survived. The water was said to be 129 degrees, much too hot for any living being to withstand.
The alleged animal abuser, 22-year-old Enping Qu, needs to face justice if he is guilty. This dog did nothing to deserve such cruel, hateful treatment; no animal who has ever faced such abuse deserves it. Please ensure that this man faces justice for his reported actions, so that this poor dog's suffering is not in vain.
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I don't think anyone has ever loved cookies more than Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. Except maybe me! I enjoy a great cookie every now and then (more now than then, actually). One of my favorites is Snickerdoodles. I also love Chocolate Chip cookies. But I find it difficult to come across a fabulous Sugar Continue reading
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We use our eyes every day to work, play, and interact with the world around us. When something is compromising our ability to see it can become quite troublesome. Dry eye is a condition that impacts the eyes and can be quite serious. Below, let's examine what dry eye is, its symptoms, and possible ways to help treat dry eye.
What Is Dry Eye?
Dry eye is a condition where the eyes do not receive enough lubrication. Typically, this is a result of the body either not producing enough tears, or the body only producing poor quality tears. There are many factors that can contribute to tear production, including age, possible injury, or even certain medications. Tear ducts can become clogged or damaged, limiting the amount of tears produced. In cases with poor tear production, there may be an underlying cause such as a clogged gland that is preventing the tears from forming the right mixture of water, oil, and mucus.
What Are Common Symptoms of Dry Eye?
Most commonly, people report a dry, burning, or scratchy sensation in the eyes. This can cause the eyes to produce a stringy, mucus-like substance. The eyes can appear red and can become very light sensitive. In some cases of dry eye, patients report having extremely blurred or fuzzy vision. Most often, dry eye is compounded by external circumstances, such as being on a dry airplane or being in an air-conditioned room. Eye strain from meticulous work involving the eyes or from prolonged stretches of time staring at a computer or television screen can also worsen symptoms of dry eye.
Is There Dry Eye Treatment?
Luckily, there are many ways to help alleviate the symptoms associated with dry eye. Working with an eye doctor, we will learn more about the activities you are involved with and the environment in which you live. This will help determine where adjustments or modifications can be made. Curing dry eye can be as simple as reducing screen time, or breaking up long stretches that involve focused vision. Fully wrapped sunglasses can help with outdoor air causing excessive dry eye. There are also several prescription and over the counter artificial tears available. Many artificial tears can be used daily and can greatly improve the symptoms of dry eye.
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"How else are you supposed to motivate people?" Reggie asked. "I look around at what other companies do and bonus systems are used almost everywhere."
"Why do you think bonuses are used in most companies as a motivation tool?" I asked.
"Well, I just don't know of any other way to get people to go the extra mile, to give their best effort," Reggie defended.
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This is a true original "code A" Presidential Black 61 Lincoln Continental with the rare grey trim code 21 that runs, drives and brakes great. $6K in recent repairs to include a rebuilt rear end, new radiator, water pump, starter motor, battery, spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, upper and lower radiator hoses, heater hoses, fan belts, air filter, fuel filter, brake light switch, thermostat, rear brake lines, valve cover gaskets, hood insulation and a fresh oil change and oil filter. The interior received a new headliner, carpeting and replaced and refinished seats and all 4 original Lincoln rubber floor mats. The dash has some cracks, but the door panels, original wood inserts and chrome are in really nice shape, it even has the original door panel carpeting!! All four-windows work from all switches. The 6-way power seat, horn, radio, fuel gauge, temperature gauge, door lights, overhead light, headlights, high beam, rear lights, brake lights light and turn signals are all working!!! The trunk still has the original trunk liner, spare tire cover and jack!! The car was repainted the original code A Presidential Black years ago, but the paint is faded mostly on the hood and trunk areas. There were some amateur surface repairs made on the trunk, and the driver's side rear quarter has flaking and cracked paint, but no evidence of any damage or filler. The passenger side body and paint is in remarkably nice shape with a beautiful shine, I suspect it was not exposed to the sun as much as the rest of the car. The under carriage and floor boards are in excellent shape and solid. The exhaust, mufflers and resonators are all in good condition. The car sits on a nice set of Cooker Radial tires with the period correct white wall width. The car runs and drives very well, the engine is quiet, the transmission shifts well and the steering and braking are very smooth.
The car may have a professional wet sand and buffing before the sale, which should bring some life back into the faded paint.
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Steve JObs, the man behind innovative products like the iPod, iPhone and the iPad passed away. He was 56.
Statement by Apple's Board of Directors reads:
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.
His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."
Statement by Steve Jobs' Family reads:
Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.
In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve's illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.
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"Apple has lost a visionary and a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."


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|Better a wolf than a whore! If I were wolf once more, I'd teach this whore a lesson!
|~ The Groom to his wife
The Groom is a minor antagonist in the film The Company of Wolves, directed by Neil Jordan. He is a werewolf, and it appears in the story of the protagonist's grandmother tells her granddaughter Rosaleen before going to bed.
In the movie, he was portrayed by the Irish actor Stephen Rea.
Role in the film
The Groom is a young foreigner, who moved to a village, he married a local girl. The wedding night, the boy shows immediately a mysterious person, as it is hidden in a dark corner of the room, and hesitates to be seen in the light of the candles, and timid compliments addressed to his wife, responding to questions in a strange way that she does (when she asks him if all foreigners are as beautiful as him, he replies, "So you think I'm beautiful?" or asks if a defect is the fact that his eyebrows join at the center of the forehead (distinguishing the werewolves).
Before going to bed, the man says to the bride who needs to go into the garden, due to "a natural call," and while saying these words, you can see that his eyes have turned yellow. The man then leaves the house and disappears mysteriously, and his wife, seeing him come back, facing the window, seeing, in the garden, a pack of wolves howling at the moon. The next morning, the villagers carry out research, but there is no trace of the groom (probably fled into the woods because he did not want his wife discovered his true nature).
Some time later the woman marries another man gives birth to three children and lives his life quietly, until, one night, the groom return.
The woman, seeing him, it is incredulous and frightened, and when he , with impolite manners, asks him something to eat, they need a bowl of soup. While eating, man becomes aware of the children, and asked him, angrily, where they come from. When she tells him that they are his children , blinded by rage, spilling the table where he had sat and accuses her of adultery and , when the woman tries to justify himself, saying that he believed that the wolves had killed, he says that wolves are better than her and that, if he was still one of them, would give a lesson. After these words, the groom tries to jump on the woman to defend themselves, the spilling a pot of boiling water in his face. At this point, the man begins to transform into a wolf tearing his human skin, changing the shape of your body from human to lupine , and covering it with a new hairy skin, under the horrified eyes of the woman and her three children.
After the transformation the monster tries to attack them, but at that moment comes the new husband of the woman who grabs a shovel and hit him, and cut off the head of the net, which falls in a tub full of milk, and it re-emerges, transformed back into a head human, with a very sad expression on his face. The woman saw the remains of the groom, said the new husband that he is back as good as when they were married, getting slapped in the face by her husband jealous.


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More nesting project. This gutsy sparrow had the vine and tried to break it free by flying up into the air and pulling it. The vine never snapped free, but not for lack of effort.
Around the corner the robin was poking around and ended up jabbed into paper. Oops, not a worm.
More nesting materials. They're all doing it.
About the pond the dove was sunning itself. Starlings intruded on its privacy.
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They say that in Southern California, people are married to their cars.
If that's indeed the case, there were fewer spousal bonds formed between human and auto in 2008 than in recent years in Ventura County, as a slumping economy impacted the car industry nationwide.
But its not just motorists and car dealers, who've been affected adversely by the bad news or by the lack of new cars hitting the road; business at the "port of entry" has taken a hit as well.
According to officials from the Oxnard Harbor District, import numbers on foreign cars landing on the docks of its Port of Hueneme this year were the lowest in five fiscal years.
"We are down some," said Raymond Fosse, a member of the district's board of commissioners. "We're certainly not in a banner year."
According to Will Berg, a spokesman for the district, there were roughly 232,000 cars that entered the Hueneme port at the close of the current fiscal year, which ended about six months ago.
The car count doesn't bode well for the suffering auto industry on the whole, but especially for the harbor, whose port is one of the biggest gateways for the arrival of foreign auto imports from Europe and Asia along the Ventura coastline. While 200,000-plus has been the port's median number for the past decade, the most recent fiscal tallies, said Berg, reflect both a decline for the last two years, and a trend that is expected to continue in that direction.
"Auto trade at the port has been a good trade for us," he said, noting however, "It's kind of 'good news, bad news.' "
Ten years ago, the trade was on the upswing. In 1998-1999, according to Berg, the port received an estimated 148,000 autos; 1999-2000, 219,000; 2000-2001, 217,946; and in 2001-2002, 235,102 cars. 2002 into 2003 was an anomaly year, and the port saw a decrease in new cars, down to 222,545. But business compensated for that quickly, and in the next few calendar periods, auto imports skyrocketed: 243,000 in 2003-2004; 281,121 in 2004-2005; and 299,527, down to the last car, closing out 2006 as a watershed year for the harbor.
"It was a picture of a growing market," Berg said. "2005-2006 was our best year."
Since then, bad economics have done the auto trade no small favors, and everything from factory layoffs to exorbitant gas prices (which have only just seen some relief these past months) affected it in 2008. And let's not forget the whole auto bailout fracas that became the national story of the year for the car industry.
The downward trend started early on the import/export front, yet to the credit of the Oxnard harbor, 2006 was a tough year to match. By 2007, Berg said, numbers lowered again, and the port ushered in only 254,000 autos, followed by the further decrease this past year.
But while stats have seen a downturn, he said, business has still been surprisingly strong at the harbor, and there's been no backup or overflow of cars there. In relative terms, that's because the port only floats in as many cars as there are requests by area car dealers, said Berg.
On that front, it's the auto merchants who have suffered the most this year. New car sales have stagnated for several dealers along the Highway 101 corridor, which means fewer cars requested from overseas.
New car sales were down 22 percent this year at Steve Thomas BMW in Camarillo, according to the general manager there, Steve Thomas Jr.
However, there is something to be said about the turnover of used cars, where some dealers have had moderate success in 2008 selling autos already on land.
"The positive side is, we should finish up 92 percent [for] used cars," says Thomas, noting that his stock of used lower-end models — the 3 or 5 Series from the German car manufacturer — were the biggest sellers of 2008, proving that even luxury car buyers have opted for frugality when looking to finance.
It could be one explanation for why at least one economy-car dealer fared better under the economic tumult in 2008 than its competitors.
"We're actually doing very well," states Tony Fiori, vice president of Vista Honda in Ventura. "Honda's performing reasonably strong for the climate we're in."
According to Fiori, the Japanese car company might be doing even better business stateside if not for one common misconception among the local auto-buying public.
"Consumers think there's no more money out there to get a loan," he said. "If we can get the public to understand this isn't an automotive-wide problem to get loans, I think we'd get a lot more traffic, and sales would increase more.
It's brand-specific."
Berg says the harbor district hopes to see car imports pick up again in the near future. Thankfully, there've been no layoffs at the port, he says, but that doesn't mean the harbor isn't susceptible to market swings in 2009 and beyond.
"There is a stress on the entire industry," he said, "but all we can do is hope for the best."


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The success of the R-rated blockbuster Deadpool has emboldened movie studios to push for more R-rated movies. One of the by-products of this was 20th Century Fox's Logan being crafted as an R-rated superhero movie, but that is not the only thing that sets Logan apart. As fans noticed this weekend, there is no post-credits scene, which was quite disappointing for most fans, but during a new interview, writer Scott Frank talks about the inclusions of a surprising villain. If you haven't seen Logan yet, there will be SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk.
One of the other ways the movie was set apart was the inclusion of a surprise Deadpool 2 teaser which played between the trailers and the movie itself. Another big surprise fans received was towards the end of the film, with the emergence of X-24, a new Logan clone that looked just like a young Wolverine, who squared off against the aging Logan at the end of the film. In a separate interview, writer Scott Frank discussed why he thought it was important to bring in X-24. Here's what he had to say below.
"It was an interesting thing - for him to be confronted with himself. It reminds him of what he once was. He was not a good guy. But we didn't want to make a meal out of it. You have to be careful that that doesn't become the concept through the whole movie, because then it does exactly the opposite of what we were trying to do."
The writer also confirmed that the movie wasn't beholden to the X-Men universe, which director James Mangold has stated in the past. Since the film is set farther in the future than any other X-Men movie, it gave the filmmakers the freedom to tell a unique story without worrying about continuity. Here's what the writer had to say below.
"We just kept going back to character and his relationship with his "father" and his relationship with someone who is genetically created, but is still technically his daughter. We kept it personal the whole time. That's really what we were obsessed with. You could feel it as we were writing it that it was accruing to something powerful at the end. We didn't have to connect it to any larger "universe." Or as Jim keeps saying, "we didn't have to sell Happy Meals." And so that was great. Whereas, the last one, my favorite part is where he's in the middle of rural Japan and with this woman and being a human being and feeling what it's like to be a human being. But we're not there very long before we're back to giant robots and stuff. And then it becomes just another superhero movie with a lot of CG stuff. And we were trying to avoid that this time around and the studio had changed studio heads and they were very much into the idea of trying something new, because otherwise what's the point? The only way these movies have value is if they become about something else. They can't all about saving the world."
In 2024 the mutant population has shrunk significantly and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation; this is because her DNA contains the secret that connects her to Logan. A relentless pursuit begins ... In this third cinematic outing featuring the Marvel comic book character Wolverine we see the superheroes beset by everyday problems. They are aging, ailing and struggling to survive financially. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over.


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Increased matriculation seats won't affect intake of STPM holders in public varsitiesLast update: 20/05/2019
PUTRAJAYA, May 20 (Bernama) -- The additional 15,000 seats for matriculation programme announced by the Cabinet recently will not affect the intake of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) holders in public universities.
Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement today said that it still practices meritocracy in student intake.
"Based on this principle, all qualified candidates with highest merit points, regardless of race, religion and background will be given an opportunity to pursue their studies in public universities," the statement said.
Explaining further, MOE said qualified candidates must meet the general criteria and the special requirement of their selected programmes.
The selection of students to IPTA will depend on the merit score of 90 per cent of academic and 10 per cent of the co-curriculum score.
According to MOE, the academic score for both STPM and matriculation are based on the Cumulative Grade Point Average obtained by the candidate applying for a degree programme.
"The success of getting a place at a public university depends entirely on the candidate's merit points and qualification, as well as the allocated places, not on the category of the candidate," it said.
Besides, the ministry said the number of places available at universities will also depend on the university's capacity and infrastructure.
MOE said the number of STPM holders accepted into public universities had increased to 4,242 (or by 21.07 per cent) over the past two years (2017-2018), while the number from matriculation programme also recorded an increase of 1,981 offers (10.83 per cent) for the academic year 2018/2019.


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Mo Farah has won the world's biggest half marathon, the Great North Run, for a record-breaking fifth consecutive time.
The Great Briton Olympic champion led from the start, running the 13.1-mile (21.08km) course in 59 minutes and 26 seconds, which is just four seconds short of the personal best he set at the same event in 2015.
Farah won in the north-east of England by 30 seconds, fighting off New Zealand's Jake Robertson in the final section of the course. Belgium's Bashir Abdi was third meanwhile.
Despite his dominant performance, Sir Mo said that he was tiring towards the climax in South Shields - near to Newcastle.
"The conditions made it tough - if they had been perfect as in previous years, I would definitely have run a lot faster.
"The last two miles, particularly the last one, were tough."
London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya won the women's race for a second time in three years.
David Weir set a new course record to win the men's wheelchair race for the seventh time, with Martyna Snopek taking the women's race.
Farah's wife, Tania, also finished the Great North Run, as part of the public run, which was attempted by 43,000 people.
"Proud day for Farah Family! A personal best for my wife Tania, 1hour 45minutes, and a fifth year straight win for me!
"Thanks so much for everyone's support - next stop is the Chicago marathon."
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When you were a child, a visit to dentists Arlington VA clinics almost always ends up in a meltdown as you wrestle with your parents just to get out of the dentist's chair. As an adult, you may experience some form of anxiety as you visit the dentist in Arlington. But, you're not as likely to fight him just so he won't look inside your mount and poke your teeth. You're calmer and less combative because you know better. You know what to expect and what will happen.
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One who is a homeowner might realize that he or she is fully responsible for taking care of and maintaining the home that he or she owns. One must also make sure that the home is safe to live in, and that there is nothing in it that might put his or her health at risk. Before these dangers can be eliminated, however, they must first be identified so that the proper solution can be found and employed. Here, then, are some of the common and dangerous health risks that can harm your family, and a few solutions that might help you deal with and eliminate them, so that you can enjoy greater safety in the long run for your whole household.
The first thing that homeowners should look out for in their homes is standing water, water in which mosquitoes might breed and multiply. If you know something about mosquitoes, you might know that yes, they are very annoying, and your skin might be irritated when they bite you, but that it is more serious than these, as mosquitoes have been known to carry dangerous and serious diseases for a very long time. You will be glad to know that you can eliminate mosquitoes in a very effective way, and that this can be done through having a mosquito misting in your home, something that is known to get rid of them in a complete way, one that is sure to give you peace of mind to enjoy.
Something else that you must make sure to look out carefully for is toxic black mold – this type of mold can grow in areas like your basement or some low-lying parts of your home that might always be damp and wet. You might know that toxic black mold can hurt your family in a serious way, and that it is common in areas which are damp and wet, especially after a flooding. One should be sure, then, that he or she finds a way to get rid of this mold, so that the family will be able to enjoy greater health and safety as time goes on.
Another thing that one should look out for in his or her home is weak floorboards, as one can easily get hurt when they give way and he or she falls. One might know that if a flood has passed, the flooring can be damaged, which is why it is a good idea to hire a professional to assess things and make repairs.
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In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Suriname, that number is 1.3% of people.
In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Suriname, that number is 1.3% of people.
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women). In Suriname, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women).
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people.
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $11,500, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $14,600.
In Ecuador, 4.6% of adults are unemployed. In Suriname, that number is 9.1%.
In Ecuador, approximately 64.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Suriname, 155.0 women do.
In Ecuador, approximately 16.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Suriname, on the other hand, 24.5 children do.
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people. In Suriname, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people.
In Ecuador, approximately 54.1% of the population has internet access. In Suriname, about 45.4% do.
Ecuador spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Suriname, that number is 5.7% of GDP.
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Suriname is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 156,000 sq km. First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.
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