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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivered a speech at the Interior Ministry in Tehran on July 11, 2019.
What follows is the full text of the speech:
In the Name of God
The Americans believed that Iran would cave in under economic pressure. Not only did they themselves believe in that idea, but they had also inculcated that belief into their allies. They said killing time would result in the collapse of the Islamic Republic [of Iran].
By God's grace and with reliance on people, who have rendered all the calculations of the Westerners, the Americans and ill-wishers of this country null and void since the [1979 Islamic] Revolution, this US prediction failed to become reality, too. A few months before assuming his current position, Mr Bolton had said in a speech to members of the MKO [terrorist] grouping that Iran would not see the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, and that we (the Americans and the MKO) would hold a celebration in Iran the following year.
This pipe dream was put into words at a meeting for which Bolton had received $40,000. A few said that the idea was just a slogan, and that he had floated the idea just to please the MKO. But this was not the case. His words were a prediction that reflected his thoughts. In order to make that dream come true, the Americans had made huge investments.
I said at a closed-door meeting of provincial governors last year, and I can say it openly now: They suddenly pulled out of the JCPOA with no good reason. They delivered speeches, and displayed a very big signature, and Mr Bolton had that signature framed and hung in his room. Why? Because he regarded the signing of that document as the end of the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, by God's grace, this policy failed, too.
They even did not make inquiries to find out that the MKO group has no social power base in Iran, and that its members are just a handful of old, frozen individuals who are sitting at their computers and produce meaningless contents. Rather, they formulated the United States' policy base on the MKO's words. Based on the MKO group's anti-revolutionary remarks, they made policies and engineered schemes with regards to this way of thinking, which they themselves had been seeking as well.
It was the people who, since the beginning of the [victory of the] Revolution till now, have proved all the predictions of ill-wishers wrong. I remember when [former Iraqi dictator] Saddam Hussein attacked Iran, [US] authorities predicted that Iran would fall in one or two weeks' time. So, the UN Security Council refused to adopt a resolution on the Iraq-Iran war for a week. If you look at the first UN Security Council resolution on the war, it was issued one week after the war broke out. Even in that very resolution, they refused to tell Iraq to leave the Iranian territory. Whenever a war breaks out, the UN almost always spouts the same cliché: ceasefire and withdrawal. UN Security Council 497, which was adopted seven days after the war began, even did not abide by this very cliché. They believed there was even no need for theatrics and pretension.
This wrong policy emanates from their hegemonic attitude. Since the victory of the Revolution, [Iranian] people have rendered this policy ineffective with very few resources and bare hands. These Basijis [voluntary forces], [wartime] service members and ordinary people rendered that policy null and void.
They predicted time and again that they would be able to bring our people to their knees through their policy of pressure, but each time people proved with their presence that the policy would fail. By God's grace, this [Iranian calendar] year, too, people will once again prove with their turnout in the election that this policy is a failed one. Who would win in the election is not important, but what is important is that he will win in an election in "Iran" to bring failure upon the United States. That is why the upcoming elections (early 2020) and the one to be held in 2021 are strategically important for the country.
We have proven that the US cannot talk to Iranian people through pressure. In the 2013 elections, the Americans believed there was voter apathy in the country. They had predicted that people would not go to the polls again after the 2009 election. But the opposite came true and 73 percent of eligible voters turned out to cast their ballot.
I'm telling you honestly that it was the people's support that enabled us to stand up to six world powers and reach an agreement which the US president called the worst agreement in the history of the United States. The Americans came to realize that with the presence of people in the election – no matter who would win – sanctions will fail to produce the result that Washington has in mind.
As an anti-human move and a crime against humanity, sanctions can put economic pressure on people, but cannot drive a wedge between people and the Establishment. If we study the literature of sanctions, we will understand that the classic objective of sanctions is to produce a political outcome. In other words, economic pressure could produce a political result and separate people from the Establishment. Today, too, their "maximum pressure" policy is aimed at separating the people from officials.
Under the current circumstances, the US feels it has been defeated both politically and on the ground. The US pushed the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency to hold a meeting in order to isolate us. However, this world power and its allies that are members of the board failed to make the Board of Governors chairman even issue a one-line statement [against Iran]. Last year, the US called four UN Security Council meetings against Iran. Even Mr Trump attended one of those meetings. The US secretary of state took part in another meeting, and even sat down at the sessions to listen to lectures delivered by experts, not ambassadors, of some countries. However, in none of those meetings were they able to make the UN Security Council issue a single statement against Iran. Despite all the pretexts they mentioned, they failed to urge the council to adopt an anti-Iran resolution. So, the United States has been isolated on the global political landscape. The US feels it has been defeated on the ground in the Middle East as well. One of the reasons behind the US defeat is people's resistance and the Islamic Republic of Iran's backing for resistance. This has been a key point for Iran over the past 40 years in the face of wrong choices and policies adopted by the US and its allies in the region.
It was not us who supported the Taliban and al-Qaeda and the ISIS, and gave Saddam Hussein $70 billion from Saudis' pockets, US-made AWACS aircraft, French-made Exocet jet fighters, British Chieftain tanks, Russian MiG aircraft, Chinese-made Silkworm missiles and German-made chemical weapons. It was not us who held the prime minister of a country in prison for three weeks. It was not us who used state-of-the-art arms against Yemeni people. It was they who made these mistakes.
The Americans supported terrorists, dictators, murderers, those who used violence against their own people and Zionist occupiers who trample the rights of Palestinian people underfoot. The result was that they became isolated in the region.
They breach their international agreements not only with regards to Iran. Some of our friends say the JCPOA was not strong enough, and that is why the US violated it. Suppose the JCPOA was not strong enough, though it was – we now can see the strength of the JCPOA, and we will see it more in the future, though national interests won't allow us to make it into a film (applause by audience), and we don't have enough money, either (audience laughing).
But suppose the JCPOA was not strong enough: wasn't NAFTA strong enough, either? Wasn't the missile agreement with Russia strong, either? How about UNESCO's Statute? What about the climate change convention? Can we say that whoever in the world that has signed an agreement has been deceived? No. The United States' policy is unilateralism, which has resulted in the United States' isolation. You saw its result, and we will, God willing, continue to see its result, if we act logically.
If we behave in accordance with the three principles that the Leader has stressed, i.e., dignity, wisdom and expediency, we will definitely see its result. Iranian people are respected. They have never been humiliated, and, by God's grace, will never be humiliated. These people are honourable. Don't create the impression that they are dishonoured. The people will show once again that they are our true patrons. Our security is because of these people.
The Americans have been isolated on the political stage around the world because of both our diplomacy and their wrong policies. The Americans have isolated themselves at their own hands. That is why they call a UN Security Council meeting and no one supports them. They call an IAEA Board of Governors meeting and no one backs them. This is a situation that the US has created for itself.
Of course, this situation is not unchangeable. The United States can live rationally with a little bit of wisdom and common sense, and by somehow extricating itself from the yoke of Israel, and from the yoke of "B-Team" whose aim is to compromise the US interests in favour of the Zionist regime's interests. There is no reason for the US to always behave and live like this.
Iran was not in a position of weakness, but in a position of power when it decided, in accordance with Clause 36 of the JCPOA, to scale down some of its commitments in order to create a balance and keep the JCPOA alive.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a unified entity which is present in different scenes under theguidelines of the Supreme Leader. Iran is not comprised of several units. Foreigners shouldn't think they are facing a pluralistic Iran. Rather, they are facing an integrated Iran. This integrated Iran will go to the polls at the end of this year and, regardless of who they will vote for, will show national unity and integrity. Whoever is elected will be good for the country. What is important is that there should be national presence and power.
As a system working under the guidelines of the Leader, the Islamic Republic of Ian has the upper hand in the political and international domain. Today, the US is making extreme use of the only lever left for it, i.e., economic leverage. The US is targeting ordinary people. If you read the definition of terrorism in legal books, the definition that everyone has reached consensus on is this: Using acts of force against civilians in order to achieve political objectives.
The Americans say terrorism is what cowards do. Now, what are the Americans doing?
The US, which has suffered defeat due to its wrong moves on the ground, cannot be upset with us that have made the right choice, cannot be dismayed that we chose Iraqi people instead of Saddam Hussein, cannot be upset that we chose Syrian people instead of the ISIS. The US cannot be dismayed at us that we chose Lebanese people instead of Zionists, cannot be upset with us that we chose Yemeni people instead of those who bombard them. It cannot be dismayed at us that we chose Qatari people instead of those who had blockaded them. The US cannot be upset with us that we chose Afghan people instead of the Taliban and al-Qaeda. They themselves made the wrong choices.
Now, the Americans are playing the cowards' game and is using economic terrorism against Iranian people, hoping to be able to provoke these people to rise up against their government. Mr Pompeo has officially announced that Washington hopes Iranian people would choose another government. How are you going to realize your hope? By praying, through diplomacy or using terror and crimes against humanity? By killing children suffering from cancer? By torturing a child suffering from the rare EB disease? By torturing patients suffering from MS?
Of course, by God's grace, we have reached self-sufficiency in most areas. You only have monopoly over few specific areas, which you deny us. This is called war crime. This is called terrorism. The US has turned to terrorism and economic terrorism because of its desperation in regional and international arenas.
Don't be mistaken. We are not in a position of weakness. The Islamic Republic of Iran is in a position of power. We are in a position of power because of wisdom, expediency and dignity. INSTEX may not have any value for us, but it has one strategic value, and that is, the United States' closest allies have formulated a mechanism to circumvent the US. Two US allies (the United Arab Emirates and India) have decided not use the greenback in their transactions. Russia and China have decided not to use the US dollar in their transactions. According to the Turkish foreign minister, 35 percent of the transactions between us and Turkey were conducted using national currencies. This means the United States' excessive use of economic terrorism by using the greenback as a tool has led to losses for the US in the long run, even from a strategic point of view in the domain of economy.
We are stepping into a key stage of the Islamic Republic of Iran's political life, i.e., election. We should enter into this stage with open eyes, with the view that Iran is powerful. People's presence and support is the most powerful source of the Islamic Republic of Iran's power.
Iran's security is endogenous. Iran's scientific progress is endogenous. Iran's economic development, social order, etc., are endogenous. Any country you see around us is under the nuclear umbrella; either the country itself has nukes or is supported by a country which is in possession of nuclear weapons. Which one of them enjoys more security than us? When the late Imam Khomeini said people are our patrons, he was not only talking the talk. This is reality. If I can stand here and say with confidence that we are the safest country in the region, it is because of the people's backing. And due to this popular support, they will definitely go to the polls.
We should only facilitate the process and do not hinder it. People will go to the polls because they are the owners of this country. They regard themselves as owners of the country. We are just tenants. People are the owners. We come and go. People are the owners of this country. It is not only our ethical responsibility to respect the rights of these people. It is not only our legal duty. It is not only our Islamic duty. It is a requirement of our national security. Everything we have depends on these people.
I thank my brother Dr Rahmani Fazli, who fulfilled this important responsibility with strength and wisdom in the best way possible over the past six years. With his and his colleagues' help and with reliance on God and trust in the people, we will once again prove in this stage that the Americans are mistaken and cannot do anything.


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Whether you are 28 or 88, "Help! I've fallen, and I can't get up," has become a widely recognized phrase originating from the 1989 television commercial for LifeCall, a medical alert pendant device. In the ad, an elderly woman falls in her bathroom and uses her medical alert pendant to call a dispatcher to send for help. While this iconic punchline has been used in pop-culture comedy for decades, the reality of a medical emergency such as a fall for a senior alone is frightening and by no means humorous.
Time to Buy a Medical Alert System
When you research and purchase a medical alert system, remember it is for someone else: This is not a gift. Discuss options with your loved one and be sure to include them in decisions that will affect how and where it is to be used and how much you will pay.
For more information on medical alert systems and to speak to a STEPS Nursing Geriatric Care Manager, please call (914) 618-4200 or link here: www.stepshomecare.com
Medical alert systems were originally designed to work inside the home with a simple base unit plugged in and linked to a landline telephone. Once incapacitated, but still alert enough to speak, the person presses a button on a wearable pendant (bracelet, watch or necklace) which automatically calls to a dispatcher through the base unit. If they can't get close enough to the base unit, around 1500 feet, to respond to the agent, they will call people on your contact list before calling 911. Keep in mind if your loved one is hard of hearing and does not have their hearing aides in when they fall, the base unit needs to be loud enough.
Now companies offer mobile options as well. The newer cellular systems may be used at home, but they also provide security by allowing someone to call for help over cellular networks and using a GPS location while out. The GPS feature allows them to pinpoint the location of the person, an advantage if your loved one gets lost or presses the call button for help, but is unable to speak. Mobile models are usually larger and heavier than a standard portable push button, but are still small enough to be worn as a pendant. They also contain a help button that initiates a call to the dispatcher at a help center, and a speaker and microphone for two-way communication. Mobile pendants are powered by rechargeable batteries. No need to subscribe to a cellular service provider, it will be handled and billed by the medical alert service provider. As with landline systems mentioned above, cellular systems are very easy to install.
Monitoring Services or Not?
The majority of medical alert systems are monitored to connect you with someone at a 24/7 dispatching center and carry a monthly fee in addition to the purchase price of the unit. The non-monitored systems will automatically dial a friend and/or family member on an emergency call list when the button is pushed. These products can be programmed to call several people and to contact emergency services if there is no answer from the first contacts on the list.
Should you add a fall-detection feature?
Some medical alert systems offer an automatic fall detection sensor for an additional monthly fee. When the system detects a fall, it will contact the dispatch center just as if you had pressed the call button. The fall-detection feature can have flaws such as being too sensitive and creating fall alerts when the pendant is dropped.
Digital Assistants (Alexa, Google Home)
These devices may not have all the features you need. For example, Alexa and Google Home can dial landline and mobile phone numbers. But right now, neither can call 911, which medical alerts can do.
Alert Systems for those with Dementia and Alzheimer's
According to Shanon Jordan, Southwestern Regional Director, Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter, "MedicAlert has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association for Safe Return, a 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer's or related dementia who wander or have a medical emergency. They provide 24 hour, nationwide assistance no matter when or where the person is reported missing. The CT Chapter offers free scholarships to any family who cannot afford the cost of enrollment on a first come first serve basis."
Reviews and Subscription Pricing
According to a June 2018 review by PC Magazine. Everything you need to know to find the right one for yourself or an elderly family member, "Most medical alert systems offer no-contract monthly subscriptions, but there are some that require a multi-year commitment. A landline-based in-home system can range in price from around $25 up to $35 per month, and includes everything you need to get up and running in minutes. Cellular in-home subscriptions are a bit more expensive; expect to pay anywhere from $35 to $45 per month. Mobile systems can run as high as $65 to $75 dollars per month, and some services may require a one-time mobile device fee of up to $150 upfront. In April 2018, Consumer Reports offered expert advice on what you need to consider before you purchase a medical alert system, and a breakdown of the features and costs of eight companies' offerings.
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Dinosaur Valley State Park
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No question that many people want to see the back of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB — preferably from above, looking into a grave where the agency lies, face down, quiet and inactive. Over time, they may get their wish: if not a grave, at least a hospital bed on life support. There are two new examples.
One is the the shuttering of the CFPB's office that investigated abuses in the $1.5 trillion student loan industry, according to an Associated Press report. The seconds is a reorganization to put more decisions under the direct control of his lieutenants and to shift focus to the cost of agency decisions on the businesses they supervise, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The actions aren't the first to hinder the agency's mandate and won't be the last. Opponents haven't been able to kill the organization outright, so they whittle away with a death by a thousand cuts.
Republicans and financial services companies have complained about the CFPB since its inception as part of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Too much regulation with insufficient oversight, they have complained.
Never mind that insufficient oversight of, excessive license, for and a demonstrable disinterest in consumers by financial services companies resulted in the biggest economic crash since the Great Depression, with lasting consequences for ordinary families.
Unslaked thirst for unfettered risk and its accompanying historical upward transfer of wealth has driven the desire to eliminate Dodd-Frank as a whole and the CFPB in particular. The latter has been next to impossible, as funding comes from the Federal Reserve, not Congress, so starving it out wasn't possible. The agency head was also insulated from political pressure, with removal from office only possible in the case of serious misbehavior. There was no way the Senate could muster the 60 votes to axe the agency.
Instead, those who want to derail the CFPB have worked to undercut the agency here, there, and everywhere. This latest action removes the focus on a financial sector where, oddly enough, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has had past ties, specifically to a student debt collection company.
Immediately before Donald Trump took office, the CFPB sued major student loan servicing company Naviant (formerly Sallie Mae). The complaint alleged, " Navient systematically deterred numerous borrowers from obtaining access to some or all of the benefits and protections associated with [federal legal requirements]."
Reorganizations have become a standard tool of all bureaucracies to change strategies and to back away from previous courses of action. Whenever an agency eliminates an office and folds it into some larger function, things will be different no matter how vigorously officials claim otherwise. Here is the official reaction current CFPB leadership had to questions from AP:
A bureau spokesman did not respond to multiple requests for comment on whether the bureau plans to maintain the number of investigators at the bureau looking at student loans, or whether it plans to move forward with the lawsuit against Navient.
CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, one of the agency's harsher critics over the years, did the same with the Office of Fair Lending earlier this year. The group had been focused on auto loan discrimination. Yesterday, the House voted to roll back a CFPB measure to combat racial discrimination in auto lending as they decided it unnecessary. The Senate had passed a similar measure.
A recent National Fair Housing Alliance study suggests that non-whites pay significantly more on auto loans than whites, even when non-white buyers were "more qualified" than their white counterparts. At least one previous study, out of Vanderbilt, also found significant discrimination in auto lending.
Last fall, Congress overturned a CFPB rule to protect consumers from mandatory arbitration that financial services firms mandate in contracts to stack the deck in their favor when in disputes with consumers.
A greater focus on the economic cost of agency actions on the companies it regulates is a direct attack on CFPB effectiveness. Large fines have been a tool to force changes in cases of alleged behavior on the parts of banks, like the $100 million fine of Wells Fargo for secretly opening unauthorized customer accounts . If fines are reduced significantly because of the impact on the business, they can become a predictable cost of doing business that is less than the profits a company makes.
Mulvaney has proven a direct tool for agency opponents. He has "halted all new investigations, frozen hiring, stopped data collection and proposed cutting off public access to a database of consumer complaints," according to a New York Times report from yesterday. He's asked congress to take over funding from the Fed, so it could cut the flow of money that keeps the agency working.
If that were not enough, Mulvaney indicated in April that, while in Congress, he only met with out-of-town lobbyists who had given him campaign contributions. A cozy arrangement.
Mulvaney oversees the CFPB as a second job, his primary one being director of the Office of Management and Budget. Maybe his problem is part politics and part being too busy. Except, instead of being out of pocket, the issue seems more like being in the pocket.
Many have protested the actions on and within the CFPB. But when a fight is on multiple fronts all the time, things will keep slipping through. Ultimately, it will be consumers who pay the price.
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After reports that China's People Liberation Army (PLA) slipped microchips into Supermicro motherboards, creating a backdoor that could be used by hackers to obtain information stored on servers around the globe, both Apple and Amazon deny that their servers were affected.
"On this we can be very clear: Apple has never found malicious chips, 'hardware manipulations' or vulnerabilities purposely planted in any server," the company said in a statement that also refuted a Bloomberg report's claim that Apple had reported the chips to authorities. "Apple never had any contact with the FBI or any other agency about such an incident. We are not aware of any investigation by the FBI nor or any of our contacts in law enforcement.
The company also pushed back on claims that Siri and Topsy shared servers.
"Siri has never been deployed on servers sold to us by Super Micro; and Topsy data was limited to approximately 2,000 Super Micro servers, not 7,000," Apple said. "None of those servers has ever been found to hold malicious chips."
Apple said it inspects all servers for security vulnerabilities before they go into production and updates "all firmware and software with the latest protections."
Amazon, too, denied that it had discovered chips in Supermicro motherboards. "At no time, past or present, have we ever found any issues relating to modified hardware or malicious chips in SuperMicro motherboards in any Elemental [Media, which Amazon acquired in 2015] or Amazon systems," Amazon said in a statement. "Nor have we engaged in an investigation with the government."
The company said it did "a lot of due diligence" with its internal security team and used an external security company for an assessment before acquiring Element.
"That report did not identify any issues with modified chips or hardware. As is typical with most of these audits, it offered some recommended areas to remediate, and we fixed all critical issues before the acquisition closed," Amazon said. "This was the sole external security report commissioned."
The company stressed its "stringent security standards across our supply chain" that includes investigating "all hardware and software prior to going into production and performing regular security audits internally and with our supply chain partners."
The companies denials found support from the National Cyber Security Center of the British GCHQ. "We are aware of the media reports but at this stage have no reason to doubt the detailed assessments made by AWS and Apple," the NCSC said in a statement to Reuters. "The NCSC engages confidentially with security researchers and urges anybody with credible intelligence about these reports to contact us."
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Truckers in Spain, France and Portugal have stepped up protests against rising fuel prices, causing mayhem on highways.
Lines of traffic backed up around major cities and on the French-Spanish border as French fishermen in Mediterranean ports ended their three-week strike over the cost of fuel.
Spain's second largest hauliers' union Fenadismer, which claims to represent 70,000 out of Spain's 380,000 truck drivers, launched an open-ended strike.
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A Spanish truckers' group called the Platform for the Defence of the Transport Sector, who says it speaks for 50,000 truckers, walked off the job last week and has threatened to disrupt the opening this weekend of the World Expo in Zaragosa.
Spanish trucker representatives were to have talks with the government on Monday (local time).
French truckers struggling with high fuel costs staged fresh protests near the Spanish border and in the country's south-west.
Several trucks from the southern city of Perpignan disrupted traffic at border posts, preventing trucks from crossing and causing a traffic jam about 10 kilometres long on both sides of the border. Private cars were allowed through.
Protestors branded banners which read: "Trucker Unemployed," and "It's the end of our profession."
Some 200 trucks are to converge on the four main motorways leading into Bordeaux for another protest, says Jean-Pierre Morlin, president of the European trucking organisation for the Aquitaine region.
He says the truckers are "demanding immediate measures" to counter the impact of high fuel prices.
About 30 kilometres of traffic jams have been reported in and around Bordeaux on Monday morning.
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Archaeology and City Planning in the Phrygian City at Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey
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The immense Iron Age city at Kerkenes Dağ in central Turkey has the potential to expand our understanding of how cities function. This pre-planned city was apparently built and occupied by Phrygians, of King Midas fame, in a brief period before the rise of the Persian Empire in the mid-6th century BCE. Over the past twenty years the site has been a used by archaeologists as a showcase of new technologies useful in reconstructing the plan of the city and the activities and interactions of the people who inhabited it. Technologies, ranging from remote sensing for mapping buildings below the surface of the ground to computer simulations used to breathe new life into the static city plan by putting virtual people back into the long dead city, have been extensively applied or even pioneered at this site. These technologies provide us with new ways to better understand planning in both ancient and modern cities.
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Harry Dimopoulos is Chairman of the Christian Rights and Freedom Ministry at St. Katherine Greek orthodox Church in Naples, Florida.
Essam Nagy, is the presenter of one of SAT-7 KIDS' most popular programs called 'Why is that? He interviewed Myriam in Irbil, Kurdistan During Christmas 2014. Quoting Cairo-born and based, Kuwait-raised Nancy, a qualified Christian psychologist working with a Christian ministry which supports families across the Middle East….
"He filmed one of the Iraqi child refugees who was forced to abandon her home, school and just about everything, to survive. She was filled with so much hope and faith in God… stunning! After enjoying the stability that every child desperately needs, suddenly this little girl was thrust into maximum instability with no home, no school, no friends, and a clearly unknown future. She taught us so much about the true meaning of faith. Myriam worships a God who gave up His only begotten Son and died so that she may have LIFE and have it more abundantly.
To watch the video on Myriam's Story, click here.
When asked how she felt towards ISIS, Myriam said, "I don't want revenge. I don't want to kill them. I pray for them." Wow! We're reminded of the burning of churches that took place in Egypt over a year ago and the Christians who held up a sign in their burned down church that read, "My terrorist brother, I came today to pray for you." We're also reminded of the mother of a young girl who was shot and killed in front of her church, and the genuine forgiveness that this mom expressed to her daughter's murderers. She declared on secular Egyptian TV that she not only forgives them, but prays that they would repent of their sins! And the brother of two of the young Egyptians murdered in Libya after going there simply to find work to support their families said the same. He called in to a live worship program on SAT-7 and prayed that God would open the eyes of his brothers' killers.
How desperate is the world to see such real witness of the Church of Christ! Christ embodied a philosophy of life while ISIS embodies a philosophy of death. This is such an opportune time for Christians to be true ambassadors for Christ's philosophy of life. We serve a living God and only if we are truly at peace with Him through the intimate type of knowledge He desires, can we be at peace with others (and forgive those who persecute and kill us), and be at peace with ourselves. As Ravi Zacharias recently quoted Thomas Merton, "We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God." Indeed, not until we are at peace with God, can we be salt and light to a desperate world.
For what kind of philosophy could possibly drive a human to burn another human to death alive or horrifically behead 21 innocent young men? What kind of philosophy could make this human so proud of such a gruesome crime that he would video tape it and display it to the world using professional production? That's the question that thousands have been asking. It's the question that has made it on talk shows, newspaper headlines, and certainly flooded social media outlets. People are hungry for answers like never before. Now more than ever before can people see the contrast in Christ's powerful words, "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10)."
Myriam fled her home in Qaraqoush, Iraq to Irbil in late summer 2014. She lives in a refugee camp, having lost her home in Qaraqoush.
She is grateful as reflected in the questions and answers below:
Thank God he provides for us… God loves us and he would not let ISIS kill us. God loves us all.
Q: Does God love those who harm you?
A: Yes he does love all. He just doesn't love Satan. I will ask God to forgive those who harmed us. And Yes I forgive them too.
Q: Why kill them?
A: I am just sad they drove us from our homes. I long for my very close friend Sandra. We love each other a lot. If anyone of us wronged the other, we forgave each other, we loved each other. I wish I could see Sandra again! I hope we can both go back home and meet each other again. I pray to God… Inşallah!
Q: Don't you sometimes feel Jesus has forsaken you?
No. Sometimes I cry that we left our home in Qaraqoush. But I am not angry at God for that. I always thank him because he provided for us. He saved us.
I learned a lot from you.
A: And I from you. You taught me a lot, no you felt for me. I had some feelings I wanted people to know how I feel. Jesus will never forsake me.
Q: Would you like to sing a song and talk to Jesus through it?
A: How joyful is the day on which I believed in Christ. My joy was made complete at dawn. And my voice sang with gratitude. My love for my glorious savior. Day by day will it grow. A new life, a joyful day. When I reunite with my beloved. Motivated by love, He came. Oh, what an awesome love!. He restored me to righteousness,. On account of an honest covenant. My love for my glorious savior. Day by day will it grow. A new life, a joyful day. When I reunite with my beloved
May the Lord help Myriam and her family who taught her to be a true Christian from her tender age of 10. May God's abundant grace be upon her. God please protect her and all the children who found themselves in this terrible catastrophe that we observe in the Middle East. We ask it in thy Name.
To watch the video on Myriam's Story, click here.
By Harry Dimopoulos
Harry Dimopoulos is Chairman of the Christian Rights and Freedom Ministry at St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples, Florida.
The co-chairs of the Christian Rights and Freedom Ministry (Dr. Harry Dimopoulos, Archon Harry Demas and Richard Pappas) and Father Philemon Patitsas of St. Katherine Greek orthodox Church (Naples, FL) invite your questions and involvement. The following 7 steps can assist you in 'Uplifting Christ and Witnessing for Our Faith in the Face of Radical Extremism.
Purchase a 'I Too Am a Nazarene' pin to benefit persecuted Christians and refugees in the Middle East Conflict. The Arabic letter "N" has been painted by ISIS/ISIL to target the homes of Christians for expulsion and obliteration. The symbol "N" stands for 'Nazarene' signifying that its residents are followers of Jesus of Nazareth. Pins are on sale through the St. Katherine Greek Orthodox church's website. Pins are one inch square, and sell for $5 each, plus shipping and handling, shipping is waived for orders over 50 pins.
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On Saturday, March 14, 2015, St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples Florida and the South Florida Archons hosted its first annual National Christian Rights and Freedom Symposium – 'Uplifting Christ and Witnessing for our Faith in the Face of Radical Extremism.
The First Annual National Christian Rights & Freedom Symposium featured several prominent speakers including Dr. Anthony Limberakis, National Commander and Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Rev. Father Fouad Saba, Dean of the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (Coral Gables, FL), Father Philemon Patitsas, Presiding Priest of the St. Katherine Greek orthodox Church (Naples, FL), John Scurtis, Regional Commander and Archon, Harry Demas, Archon, and Dr. Harry Dimopoulos, Chairman of the Christian Rights and Freedom Ministry
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GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2016 Women's Volleyball All-Conference selections. SUNY Poly fared well in the selection process garnering three All-Conference Selections and a Coach of the Year Selection for Coach Dan Liberto.
Ryenn Smith (Lyons, N.Y.) was the Wildcats lone first team selection after having an outstanding season. Ryenn had a team high 413 Kills and 382 digs in 2016. She hit .176 and had an impressive 55 service aces in 33 matches. Ryenn was a NEAC Player of the Week for October 24th-26th and was voted the HERO Sports Division III HERO of the Week on November 3rd. In her career at SUNY Poly Smith totaled 679 kills and 737 digs. She is first all-time at SUNY Poly with 3.67 digs per set and is second all-time with 3.38 kills per set.
Senior Emma Larson (Miller Place, N.Y.) and sophomore Sydney Johnson (Nine Mile Falls Wash.) were both voted to the NEAC All-Conference Second Team after having outstanding seasons.
Larson had a solid all-around season for the Wildcats. She led her team with 68 service aces, had 315 kills, a .200 hitting percentage, 312 digs, and 38 total blocks (34 assisted / 4 solo). Emma finished her outstanding career with 1109 kills, third most all time. Emma is first all time with .63 service aces per set, first all-time with 132 matches played, second all-time with 270 total service aces, and second all-time with 126 total block assists.
Sydney Johnson's season was one for the record books. The sophomore had 1112 assists in 33 matches breaking her own all-time single season best record of 1034 assists in 2015. Johnson hit .257 in 2016 registering 41 kills on 119 attempts, had 250 digs, and 40 service aces.
Coach Dan Liberto won his second consecutive NEAC Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year after leading his team to a 21-12 overall record. The following selection is from the NEAC's article announcing the Individual and All-Conference award winners.
"SUNY Polytechnic Institute head coach Dan Liberto garnered the NEAC Coach of the Year honor for the second straight time after guiding the Wildcats to another outstanding season. Liberto coached his Wildcats to their second straight NEAC regular season championship in just his third season at SUNY Poly. His squad finished 12-1 in the NEAC to claim the title en route to their second straight 20-win season (20-11) that included a schedule featuring four nationally ranked opponents. Liberto's squad also led all NEAC teams in per-set averages for kills (11.39), assists (10.57) and points (15.2)."
The full NEAC release with all of the individual award winners and All-Conference selections can be found HERE.


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Once upon a time, it was considered the height of domestic success to be the owner of a lavish, spacious home fitted out with only the finest furnishings and most stylish accessories one could find. The more space, the merrier: if a person's house was their castle, then it ought to have the dimensions to match.
In recent years, we've seen a distinct opposition to this sort of mentality when it comes to domestic living—largely through necessity, but also through choice. As cities grow, and costs of living and real estate soar, more and more people are having to make the most with less. Simultaneously, others who find themselves in a more stable position are reassessing what they really need in life—homely possessions and hefty mortgages included—with many opting to downsize their domestic lives into something more manageable, minimalist and compact.
Though you mightn't have thought so to begin with, downsized living, whether through necessity, or borne out of a philosophical or aesthetic choice, won't diminish your domestic options and freedom. In fact, in a lot of ways, compact living can give you even more room to move. Today on homify, we're taking a look some of the many great advantages to living small: proof, hopefully, that modesty in the home, and for the home itself, is actually a real blessing.
Sure, it might be nice to be able to kick back and relax in the cavernous domain of your very own palatial-sized bedroom quarters, but the fact is, we can't all be royalty (and we wouldn't want to be anyway). There are definitely benefits to a large bedroom, but also downsides, like having to clean such a space, to begin with, if not the fact that you'd have to furnish it adequately for it to actually look anywhere near cosy and inviting.
If you're stuck with a small room, or considering downsizing to one, allow us to encourage it further. One of the major selling points to a smaller space is the way it generates an effortless sense of warmth and cosiness, and especially when it comes to the bedroom. What else do we really want or need when it comes to tuning out into restful slumber after a long day? Cosiness is key.
Here, we see the virtues of a tiny bedroom: fabulously cosy, chic and elegant, well-appointed with contemporary, warm and interesting lighting, all united within the confines of a fabulously inviting compact space.
Downsizing your space, and working with pre-existing compact spaces, can be quite a task, and it's a good idea to work with as much information as you can. If you're i need of some extra direction or advice, why not chat to a professional to get you started?
One of the best parts about smaller homes is how energy efficient and eco-friendly they tend to be. The fact is that bigger homes use up more resources: by creating a space designed according specifically to basic need, rather than desire, you're not only reducing the strain on the environment, but making your home far more energy-conscious and thus, far more cost effective in the long run.
Here, we have a great example of a contained, eco-friendly compact home: constructed with energy-efficient materials, minimal windows and high grade insulation that allows it to remain warm in the cooler months, and breathe and remain temperate during the summer. Plus, for a small home, it's actually blessed with a fine amount of space: two storeys of energy efficient, delightful domestic bliss.
Sure, many might choose to downsize their living setup in a similar urban environment to what they've been accustomed to, but as an extension of the 'downsize' mentality, many today are shifting to more nourishing and natural environments in which to set up their domestic lives.
Smaller homes make this sort of transition so much easier, and in this neat example, we get a taste of what's possible: a compact, effortlessly constructed home on the idyllic banks of a rural lake, complete with fabulous view, a stylish, minimalist design, and a lot of natural appeal. Of course, due to work and family life, it won't suit everyone to uproot their lives for more tranquil climes in an instant; but if you are looking for a domestic transformation, a fresh, compact setting such as this could easily be the key to a healthier, happier life.
Here's another fabulous example of what's possible with a downsize and relocation. It doesn't get much simpler, more functional and aesthetically unique than this.
Today's tiny homes have come a long way when it comes to basic functionality and making the most with the least: here, we have a shipping-container sized domestic setup, replete with bedroom and living quarters, as well as ample exterior entertainment space—another great case in point for the argument that freedom can be found with less.
From a more general, architectural point of view, it's often the case that the larger and more demanding a home design is, the more cumbersome it is to create something that exudes individuality and a bold feeling of uniqueness: so much more needs to be considered, and functionality tends to be given precedence over any real creative edge.
The same generally can't be said for smaller setups: in fact, smaller houses actually offer the architect and designer a lot of room to move when it comes to creating a home that not only meets basic functionality requirements, but also makes a bold design statement as well. Though the snow-peaked mountains in this example might be a little tough to harness in the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, the fabulously unorthodox compact home—or perhaps one inspired by it—is much more within grasp. Consider working with smaller spaces and make all your deepest, and most innovative, design dreams come true.
Lastly, small homes allow us to take stock of the essentials, highlighting exactly what we do and don't need. One of the things that no home needs, regardless of whether you live in a palatial mansion or a 25 square metre studio apartment, is clutter.
Clutter is the bane of all domestic interiors, and having a smaller space makes it that much easier to keep domestic mess out of the home, and out of the way. Simplicity is our friend, folks—let's embrace it.
Did you like that Ideabook? Why not take a look through some more compact inspirations with 6 ways to maximise space in your home?


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Puppy Toilet Training
How to toilet train?
Lots of patience and lots of praise are the keys to successful toilet training.
- It's important to give your puppy lots of opportunity to toilet outside.
- Take them out every hour initially and always after feeding, after being left alone, after sleeping, exercise or after periods of play or excitement (e.g. after visitors).
- Take them out as soon as you get up in the morning.
- Make a big fuss of them with lots of patting and praise.
- Never punish or shout as this will make your puppy nervous and increase the risk of accidents.
Toilet Training Steps
There are signs in your dog's behaviour that will enable you to predict when he will need to go to the toilet. For example, they may become fidgety, often sniffing around and begin to circle before squatting.
- When you recognise that your dog is thinking about going to the toilet, there are a few steps to follow:
- Always go with your dog into the garden or correct place so that you are there to reward the successful actions. This will tell him/her that this is the right place to 'go'.
- Always try to take your dog to the same place so he/she learns the route.
- As your dog begins to toilet, use a toileting command that he/she can then associate with correct behaviour; for example, 'be quick!' However, patience is important if your dog is initially distracted. and then come back a few minutes later.
- Going to the toilet in the correct place should be rewarded immediately with lots of praise, a treat or play. Reward-based training in this way also helps build a good relationship between you and your dog and make him/her feel secure, which will be useful in future training.
- Don't punish your dog for any accidents as they may become scared to toilet even in the correct place. It can also lead dogs to eat their poo to avoid being punished.
- Walk your dog around for a bit longer before going back inside or initiate some play. This will ensure that he/she does not learn that relieving themselves ends time outside and that your dog does not hold on to the last minute in order to extend playtime.
- If you see your dog going to the toilet in the wrong place you should interrupt him/her in a way that does not punish them. This is important as otherwise your dog may learn that it is only safe to go when you are not around, which will have a negative effect on housetraining. Take him/her to the correct place and give lots of praise when going to the toilet is performed there.
- If you find an accident after the event, you should never punish your dog – this may cause your dog to become confused, as he/she will not associate the punishment with the earlier accident.
- Carefully clean all areas your dog has previously soiled using a warm solution of biological washing powder, (for example, mixing one part biological washing powder to nine parts water before rinsing with water), which will remove all traces of the smell from your house. This will reduce the chance of your dog using this area again.
- Toilet training should be fun and rewarding for you both! Continue to accompany him/her and reward your dog's actions with lots of praise to reinforce his/her behaviour in a positive way. If training is continued in this way, your dog will eventually begin to ask to go outside to toilet
For more information please speak with one of our veterinary nurses.


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At Ascension Providence, we are proud to serve veterans, and we are thankful for their service to our nation. Since the Veterans Choice Program rolled out in 2016, Ascension Providence and Ascension continue to look for ways to honor veterans, and that's why Ascension Providence will soon introduce the "Honor the Red, White, & Blue" Veterans Recognition Program.
Through the Honor the Red, White & Blue Veterans Recognition Program, Ascension Providence will pay tribute to patients who are Veterans through a three-part Program:
- Veteran Recognition
- The Final Salute
- The Memorial & Healing Garden
The Honor the Red, White, & Blue Veteran's Program at Providence is completely voluntary and free of charge to Veterans. It is part of Providence's mission and a way to say, "Thank you for your Service to our Great Nation!"
Details about the Honor the Red, White & Blue Program:
Veteran Recognition
- An information sheet will be given to a veteran in their Admission/Discharge packet describing our commitment to honoring veterans and outlining the Honor the Red, White & Blue program.
- A magnetic American flag will be attached to the door frame outside the Veteran's hospital room denoting their veteran status.
- A flag sticker will be placed on each Veteran's medical chart.
- A Red, White & Blue flag-motif wrist band will be placed on the Veteran.
- All associates will be encouraged to acknowledge the Veteran's service when they interact with them while in our hospital showing thanks for their service.
The Final Salute
- If a Veteran patient should pass while in our care, a special tribute will be initiated – The Final Salute.
- The Final Salute will start with associates who are Veterans serving as a voluntary "Honor Guard" and may participate in draping the Veteran's body with the Stars & Stripes cover.
- The "Honor Walk" will then commence. Taps will be played over the hospital intercom as the "Honor Guard" escorts the body to the awaiting hearse in the front of the hospital. All associates and visitors in the vicinity will be asked to momentarily stand reverently as the stretcher passes by, and those who are available will be encouraged to assemble in the front lobby forming two lines between which the body will pass.
Veterans Memorial & Healing Garden
In keeping with our values, Ascension Providence will dedicate on Veteran's Day (November 11, 2019) a special garden area on the hospital grounds to pay homage to the great sacrifices our Veterans have made and continue to make for our country.
- On November 11, 2019, a beautiful Veterans Memorial & Healing Garden will be dedicated at Ascension Providence Hospital.
- The Memorial & Healing Garden will include a brick walkway that honors Veterans who have served our country. (If you'd like to purchase a brick to honor a Veteran in your life, click here to learn more.)
- The Memorial & Healing Garden will also include two custom granite benches placed in the shade.
- Red, white and blue flowers will be planted around the area.
- Two Veteran Only parking spaces will be assigned adjacent to the Memorial & Healing Garden and the curbs will be painted red, white & blue.
- Passing in front of the Memorial will be a "Walkway of Honor" with the emblems of the six branches of the military and the Presidential Seal etched and painted in the sidewalk.
- Veterans may park in the special "Veterans Only" spaces, take the Walkway of Honor by the Memorial & Healing Garden and enter the hospital.
Click here to make a financial donation to support this program, or call 254.751.4762 to learn more.


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This month, we are staying in Valdosta, Georgia in a Queen Anne home dating back to 1906. We have taken a few strolls around the downtown and the historic districs, here is a picture tour of the homes along our walks.
We had a chance to tour this home, called The Crescent . It is the home of the late Col. West.
The old library is now a museum, where we learned more history of notible residents like Doc Holliday. Here's a picture of my mom and I on the steps.
The Fairview District of historic homes.
Hope you enjoyed the picture tour, come back tomorrow for a picture tour of The Crescent.


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One of three absinthes produced at the family-owned Devoille distillery under the 'Libertine' label. The emphasis here is on locally cultivated grand wormwood. Green anise, star anise, liquorice, fennel, coriander, Melissa, hyssop and veronica also make it in the mix. Each ingredient is macerated and distilled individually before blending. This has been described as a polarising, earthy, musky style with distinct wormwood bitterness.Tasting note: Deep neon-emerald green. Paprika and tomato salsa on the nose. Odd. Second pass finds hints of cardamom, dill and fennel but the paprika top note remains. Hot and tongue nipping with muted liquorice strap overwhelmed by prickly heat. Evaporates in a non-descript, bitter finish that has lost the plot when it comes to balance, definition and direction. 68% Alc./Vol. Other reviews… …this is either love it or hate it. It does not pretend to be a standard verte, I don't think it's labelled "amer" just for its thujone content. When I first tried it, I was pretty disappointed. After some months and many absinthes experienced, this is one of the few absinthes I always want to have home, as its personality is unique. I like it more than the other Amer, Lemercier. I know this absinthe doesn't get much love anywhere, but I think it just boils down to personal preferences: if you like it bitter and intense, if you don't like anise too much, if you want something strong and different, this is definitely worth a try. - www.wormwoodsociety.org


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Nation & world briefs: Clinton wins Iowa, campaigns turn to New Hampshire
NASHUA, N.H. — Hillary Clinton tried to turn a skin-of-her-teeth victory in Iowa into a bit of momentum for her battered Democratic campaign, and Ted Cruz sought to lock in his spot at the top of the Republican field as the presidential candidates packed up Tuesday and sped to New Hampshire.
The contenders descended on the Granite State — along with scores of volunteers and staff — and quickly scattered for a blitz of campaign rallies and television interviews. Some sought to capitalize on the results of the Iowa caucuses, while others looked to put the best face on poor showings as they settled in for the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary and beyond.
Clinton celebrated her narrow win in the leadoff caucuses and said she expected a tough fight in New Hampshire, noting she'll be campaigning in the "backyard" of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, where he has been running strong for weeks.
Sanders celebrated his stronger-than-expected showing in Iowa, landing at dawn in Bow and addressing a hardy group of supporters who met him. "We're in this for the long haul," he told reporters as his plane flew through the night to the season's second showdown.
Indeed, the once-unthinkably-small margin between the former first lady, senator and secretary of state over the self-declared democratic socialist suggested the Democratic contest is headed toward a protracted fight between the party's pragmatic and progressive wings.
Prosecutor: girl stabbed to death day she vanished
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Seventh-grader Nicole Madison Lovell was stabbed to death the same day she climbed out of her bedroom window, by a Virginia Tech student who got help from a fellow freshman both before and after the crime, authorities said Tuesday.
David Eisenhauer, the engineering major accused of kidnapping and killing the 13-year-old girl, said "I believe the truth will set me free" after he was arrested on Saturday, police said.
Nicole's mother discovered her missing last Wednesday morning, setting off an intense hunt. Police quickly zeroed in on Eisenhauer, and then found Nicole's body on Saturday, hidden off a North Carolina road, two hours south of campus.
Stacey Snider, a neighbor of the family whose 8-year-old twins played with Nicole, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that before she vanished, Nicole showed her girls Eisenhauer's picture and a thread of texts they had shared through Kik, a messaging app popular with young teens.
Snider said Nicole told her girls that she would be sneaking out that night to meet him. Nicole said she had been seeing Eisenhauer repeatedly, and described him as her "boyfriend," Snider said.
Syria allows aid into rebel-held area as peace talks stall
GENEVA— The Syrian government allowed aid into a rebel-held area near Damascus on Tuesday in what appeared to be a goodwill gesture after U.N.-mediated indirect peace talks got off to a rocky start in Geneva.
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent delivered 14 trucks of aid provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the al-Tal suburb, said Damascus-based ICRC spokesman Pawel Krzysiek. He told The Associated Press the delivery included food and hygiene kits for some 3,500 families as well as 25 metric tons of bulk food.
The Syrian opposition had demanded that aid be allowed into 18 besieged areas throughout the country and that Syrian and Russian forces halt the bombardment of rebel-held areas ahead of the talks, which officially began Monday.
But as U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura has shuttled between the government and opposition delegations in Geneva, Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes have captured three villages north of the city of Aleppo. The military offensive and the continuing blockade of rebel areas has infuriated the opposition and thrown the future of the talks into question.
Opposition official Ahmad Ramadan dismissed the aid shipment to al-Tal as an empty gesture, saying "the only way" to save the negotiations is for "the United Nations and the United States to force an end to bombardment and the targeting of civilians."
Explosion forces plane to make emergency landing in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia— An explosion and fire blew a gaping hole in a commercial airliner forcing it to make an emergency landing at Mogadishu's international airport late Tuesday, officials and witnesses said.
Two people were slightly injured as 74 passengers and crew of the plane were evacuated after the plane made a safe landing, Somali aviation official Ali Mohamoud said.
The plane, operated by Daallo Airlines and headed to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, was forced to land minutes after taking off from the Mogadishu airport, said Mohamoud.
The Serbian pilot, Vladimir Vodopivec, was quoted by Belgrade daily Blic as saying he believed the explosion was caused by a bomb.
"I think it was a bomb," he said. "Luckily, the flight controls were not damaged so I could return and land at the airport. Something like this has never happened in my flight career. We lost pressure in the cabin. Thank god it ended well," the 64-year-old pilot said.
Fast-growing motorcycle group is largely for law enforcement
DENVER— One of the nation's fastest-growing motorcycle clubs is composed largely of military, police officers and prison guards. It also embraces the regalia and traditions of outlaw biker gangs — a choice that has provoked deadly clashes with other groups.
The Iron Order club insists it is a law-abiding, charitable brotherhood of family men who just like to ride. But experts say its members are increasingly becoming entangled in violence with other biker groups, blurring the line between professionals who are sworn to uphold the law and a biker culture with a long history of criminal activity.
"It's almost like they are playing dress-up on the weekend and acting out what their perception of an outlaw gang is," said David Devereaux, a spokesman for the National Council of Clubs, which represents hundreds of motorcycle groups. "They create aggressive situations with other motorcycle clubs in opposition to the culture."
The latest skirmish happened Saturday, when the Iron Order and the Mongols motorcycle club clashed in a brawl that left a Mongols member dead.
The two groups blame each other for inciting the violence at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo, a gathering of biker groups from across the country. Police are not sure what set off the fight, which left seven other people shot, stabbed or beaten. More than one person fired a weapon during the melee, including a Colorado Department of Corrections officer who wore patches that clearly identified him as a member of the Iron Order.
Indiana lawmakers abandon efforts to strengthen gay rights
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican lawmakers abandoned for the year efforts to add protections for lesbian, gay and bi-sexual people to anti-discrimination laws, leaving in place a religious objections law that sparked a national campaign to boycott the state when it was originally passed last spring.
Republican Sen. Travis Holdman, who had sponsored the gay rights bill, said in a Senate speech on Tuesday that he was disappointed but realized there wasn't enough support for it to win approval.
The measure had been criticized from all sides. Democrats and LGBT rights activists faulted it for not including transgender people and allowing broad religious exemptions. Religious conservatives said it would still require people to provide services for same-sex marriages even if they had religious objections.
"It just does not appear the time is right for this piece of legislation and I regret that deeply," Holdman said.
Indiana faced a national backlash and threats of boycotts last spring after Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed a religious objections law that critics said allowed discrimination against gay and lesbian people. The law was later softened but left both sides hoping for further changes this year.