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Memorandum on the creation of de-escalation areas in the Syrian Arab Republic
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey as guarantors of the observance of the ceasefire regime in the Syrian Arab Republic (hereinafter referred to as "Guarantors"):
guided by the provisions of UNSC resolution 2254 (2015);
reaffirming their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic;
expressing their determination to decrease the level of military tensions and to provide for the security of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic,
have agreed on the following.
the following de-escalation areas shall be created with the aim to put a prompt end to violence, improve the humanitarian situation and create favorable conditions to advance political settlement of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic:
Idlib province and certain parts of the neighbouring provinces (Latakia, Hama and Aleppo provinces);
certain parts in the north of Homs province;
in eastern Ghouta;
certain parts of southern Syria (Deraa and Al-Quneitra provinces).
The creation of the de-escalation areas and security zones is a temporary measure, the duration of which will initially be 6 months and will be automatically extended on the basis of consensus of the Guarantors.
Within the lines of the de-escalation areas:
hostilities between the conflicting parties (the government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the armed opposition groups that have joined and will join the ceasefire regime) with the use of any kinds of weapons, including aerial assets, shall be ceased;
rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access shall be provided;
conditions to deliver medical aid to local population and to meet basic needs of civilians shall be created;
measures to restore basic infrastructure facilities, starting with water supply and electricity distribution networks, shall be taken;
conditions for the safe and voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons shall be created.
Along the lines of the de-escalation areas, security zones shall be established in order to prevent incidents and military confrontations between the conflicting parties.
The security zones shall include:
- Checkpoints to ensure unhindered movement of unarmed civilians and delivery of humanitarian assistance as well as to facilitate economic activities;
- Observation posts to ensure compliance with the provisions of the ceasefire regime.
The functioning of the checkpoints and observation posts as well as the administration of the security zones shall be ensured by the forces of the Guarantors by consensus. Third parties might be deployed, if necessary, by consensus of the Guarantors.
The Guarantors shall:
take all necessary measures to ensure the fulfillment by the conflicting parties of the ceasefire regime;
take all necessary measures to continue the fight against DAESH/ISIL, Nusra Front and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaeda or DAESH/ISIL as designated by the UN Security Council within and outside the de-escalation areas;
continue efforts to include in the ceasefire regime armed opposition groups that have not yet joined the ceasefire regime.
The Guarantors shall in 2 weeks after signing the Memorandum form a Joint working group on de-escalation (hereinafter referred to as the "Joint Working Group") composed of their authorized representatives in order to delineate the lines of the de-escalation areas and security zones as well as to resolve other operational and technical issues related to the implementation of the Memorandum.
The Guarantors shall take steps to complete by 4 June 2017 the preparation of the maps of the de-escalation areas and security zones and to separate the armed opposition groups from the terrorist groups mentioned in para.5 of the Memorandum.
The Joint Working Group shall prepare by the above-mentioned date the maps of the de-escalation areas and security zones to be agreed by consensus of the Guarantors as well as the draft Regulation of the Joint Working Group.
The Joint Working Group shall report on its activities to the high-level international meetings on Syria held in Astana.
The present Memorandum enters into force the next day after its signing.
Done in Astana, 4 May 2017 in three copies in English, having equal legal force.
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By John Young '15 | June 1, 2014
It's not about the time on the stopwatch. It's not about some kind of pleasure in pain. It's not about the medals or the bragging rights. And it's certainly not about the carbohydrate gel.
It's about The Challenge. About turning yourself inside out and really seeing what you're made of. That's Reed College. Most everyone here tackles The Challenge in their own way. Running is only one way. Shoot, it's only one of my ways. I spend more time doing work for each of my classes than I spend running. Transnational water appropriation treaties and the civilizing discourses of 19th century British bogland reclamation projects, however, don't always make for the most exciting magazine articles.
On April 5, I ran the American River Ultramarathon—50 miles of downright old-fashioned fun. That is, the chasing down the antelope and running away from the saber-tooth tiger kind of old fashioned.
The course was beautiful—mile upon mile of paved bike paths, gravel roads, and singletrack trails. Bookstore manager Ueli Stadler and I ran together and we kept a fairly constant pace for the first 30 miles. In a pre-race strategy session the night before we agreed 1) that we had ordered too much vegetable chow-mein and 2) that we should start the venture off at a conservative 9:00/mile pace.
In a 50-mile race it is essential that you start slow. Push yourself too hard in the first half and you may never finish the second. We managed to stick to our strategy for the most part, although we did speed up a couple of times at the beginning—once, enraptured by the energy and beauty of the event, Ueli and I accidentally fell into a comfortably casual 7:40/mile pace. [A blistering speed!—Ed]
After pacing, the next essential is fuel. In our training, Ueli and I had made down-tempo running analogous to walking for our bodies. Put another way: the average person could probably walk for 9 hours. All we did in our training was to raise the physiological baseline so that we could run for 9 hours—if we chose to. The limiting factor became not muscular fatigue but the availability of caloric surplus. The average human body has enough glycogen to go about 20 miles, so we had to eat on the run to fuel the rest. The aid stations, strategically placed every 4–5 miles, were like oases in the desert flowing with milk and honey. We ate baked potatoes, PB+Js, bananas, apples, pears, energy gels, Gatorade, soup, M&Ms, Oreos, Pretzels, Coke, Sprite, etc. etc.
M&Ms? Oreos? Soda? I never eat that stuff in my regular life. But simple sugars are simple sugars. As distance runners well know, running can suppress the appetite during and for a time after a run. The aid station foods, then, are carefully chosen to tempt the suppressed and repressed appetite of the advanced pedestrians: sweet and salty. Fortunately I managed to keep my body fueled but personally—after 9 hours of the sweet stuff—I felt like puking rainbows. I didn't want to even look at anything sugary for several days afterward.
Running with Ueli was an absolute pleasure. The race would not have been nearly as meaningful without him. We had spent time training together and had bonded in ways that can perhaps only form over the shared 20-mile runs around Portland, rain or rain, weekend after weekend, month after month. Per our pre-race agreement, we maintained a stoic silence for the most part, though we couldn't help but crack up somewhere around Mile 13 when a woman shouted, "You're almost there!"
We traded off pacing one another and stuck together for the first eight hours. Then Ueli, suddenly filled with a third or perhaps fourth or even fifth wind, put the hammer down somewhere around Mile 44. When I put my own foot on the gas nothing happened. I have a lot of experience with that particular phenomenon—my family drives a Geo Metro. I was the youngest person to complete the race this year, finishing in 8:54:52, six minutes behind Ueli, who is surely Reed's very own Odysseus.
We got a lot of recognition in our Reed swag. Some were impressed that Reed had produced "athletes" and "jocks." Others wondered how we found time to train when we had so much studying to do in the trees whilst naked.
The toughest part of the course comes at Mile 47. Known as the "Damn Wall," it's a heart-wrenching 1200-foot climb that stretches for 2.5 miles. As I ran up the Damn Wall, the former race director was kind enough to ride alongside me on his bicycle and keep me company until I reached the Damn Top. Eying my shirt, he said, "Stay in school!" I assured him that I wouldn't have it any other way.
I trained for this race for 22 weeks. In that time I ran 1179 miles. I also cycled three evenings per week and did calisthenics three mornings per week. That is my favorite part about The Challenge—conditioning.
I learned how to condition for The Challenge from the legendary Prof. Douglas Fix [history 1990–]. "Coach" Doug. Gee whiz, I bet he has no idea.
Prof. Fix lit a fire under my ass my sophomore year. In his Chinese Humanities course, I picked up a sorely needed measure of diligence and discipline. As many of my peers can attest, Doug has the (terrifying) ability to inspire a thirst for The Challenge. Thus parched, I endeavor to apply his ethos not only to my coursework but also to my job at SEEDS and my ultracurricular pursuits.
I would have never guessed that working to be a better Reedie would turn me into a better runner, or even a "runner" at all. I never participated in high-school athletics. Interestingly, counter-intuitively, and maybe even paradoxically, I wonder if it is only at a place like Reed where the bygone spirit of collegiate amateurism can still thrive.
Right after the race, I took a few days off. Then I did a few weeks of recovery training—basically a kinder, gentler version of my ultramarathon training. On May 5th I began training to run the Portland Marathon for the third consecutive year. The race is in October and I hope to break the 3:00 mark this time. I'm still unsure about next spring. I have agreed to run Boston with a friend if he qualifies. If not, then I will probably train for the Great Divide Mountain Bike race, a continuous clock, self-supported mountain bike trek from Canada to Mexico by way of the Rocky Mountains. In any event, I'm sure I'll find something to complement the life of the mind during my senior year.
Until then, I'm busy training for the next big challenge—writing my thesis.
EDITOR'S NOTE: John and Ueli both completed the American River Ultramarathon on April 5, thereby becoming, as far as we know, the first Reed team to run in a 50-mile race. John recently won a President's Summer Fellowship to investigate influential British ornithologist Robert Swinhoe [1836-77].
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Dodie: Build a Problem | REVIEW & Song Ranking!
It's honestly tiring to mention the pandemic as often as I am in every review I'm writing but the truth is that it does affect my experience with any piece of media. While I do think Dodie's debut album is a stunning, cohesive body of work, I don't think I will be listening to it again any time soon. This goes for any piece of media, it's enjoyment really does matter on the state of mind the viewer is in. For the past year, there have been some big highs and extreme lows, the latter of which lasted far longer. It really does feel like something you'd see from an A24 film, sad, haunting but gorgeous at the same time. In fact, I would go so far as to say that 'Build a Problem' is the album which has felt the most like a film to me, ever. I don't know about you, but there is a certain group of emotions attached to different experiences for me. When I watch a movie, it's different from listening to an album or reading a book but when listening to this album, I could've sworn I was watching a film. A film about a woman who breaks herself apart to truly examine herself.
It's actually quite interesting to me because when Taylor Swift released 'folkore' and 'evermore', both equally depressing albums, I was in a different state of mind listening to them. 'Folklore' came at a time where I was at an all-time low and it took me a while to really appreciate and adore the album. 'Evermore' came at a happier time in my life but shortly after it got back to being low. As time passed on this year, I felt like it was actually necessary to treat myself by listening to uplifting, positive music. Sure, I still listen to a shit ton of Taylor Swift but you won't catch me playing 'champagne problems' or 'my tears ricochet' any time soon. That being said, 'Build a Problem' is a different type of sad. While Swift's albums mainly revolve around romantic tragedy, Dodie's debut album is grounded in reality with songs that anyone can relate to. Songs like 'Hate Myself', 'Rainbow' and 'Guiltless' affected me the most because she describes feelings I have felt quite intensely before. Feelings that I know I will feel again. There's a very timeless quality to the story that's she's writing here, I can definitely see myself rediscovering this album when I need it the most and it could change my entire perspective on it.
That being said, while there are songs on the album which stand out to me more purely because of the lyrical content, 'Build a Problem' feels immersive and cinematic all the way through. Every lyric she sings is a clear picture playing in my mind. I wanted to watch the lyric videos for a better understanding of the songs but I decided not to because I wanted to preserve my own images attached to them. Watching 'Normal People' probably helped a ton to visualize this album though. The stings, oh my god, the strings. So beautifully haunting. There is such a cold nature to those interludes, specifically '.' which feels like the sudden realization a person has when they've done something irreparable. It really lets the viewer decide for themselves which way the story is going in. There may be no lyrics but the interludes say a lot, they're crucial in fact. They heighten the emotion in every song they're in. When they return soaring in 'Sorry', it changes a song I wasn't necessarily a big fan of to a standout. In fact, the entire section from 'Rainbow' to 'When' where it's all connected with the satisfying transitions is easily my favourite part of the album. It genuinely blew me away listening to that first time and putting a heart next to all of them on Spotify. It's incredibly rare for me to do that.
Despite this being called 'Build a Problem', it would've easily worked if it were self-titled. That being said this isn't necessarily where Dodie is at now. It feels like an amalgamation of everything she's experienced in her life into one big diary entry. I obviously don't Dodie at all but I feel like this IS Dodie. Her insecurities, hopes, dreams and epiphanies all rolled into one. This album feels so raw, fragile and precious that I can't help but think that it's essentially an extension of herself. This could be purely my theory but I even felt like the album started out with muted vocals and as the album progressed, Dodie's vocals become clearer and brighter. She gets progressively passionate as the album goes by, that is until the finale. 'Before the Line' is a very interesting track to me. It feels exactly like an A24 ending, it's ambiguous but not to the point where you don't realize that it's not a happy ending. To me, 'Before the Line' represents the bittersweet acceptance that comes with living the life that you do. Accepting the forces you cannot control, the conditions you cannot change. To me, it even connects to 'When' because of that question, 'when will things get better?' or 'when will something change?' It's these naive and hopeful questions that lead back to 'Before the Line' where you accept that this is your life and you have to live with the bad just as much as you have to live with the good. It's a line we have to walk every day and try not to lean on the bad side as much as possible. At least that's my interpretation.
Writing this review helped me appreciate this album a lot more and being completely honest, I listened to the album a second time while writing this review rendering the first two paragraphs completely useless but that's the power of writing I guess! Overall, 'Build a Problem' is an incredibly cinematic story with tons of fragility and raw emotion. The imagery and vulnerability make for a painfully relatable story. It sounds fresh and unique, there is nothing quite like it right now. Highly recommend listening to this with a glass of wine (coming from someone who never tasted a sip of but it feels appropriate) and chilling on the couch. Get a box of tissues too!
Ranking of Songs:
1. Hate Myself
2. ?
3. I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)
4. Cool Girl
5. Boys Like You (Bonus)
6. Four Tequilas Down
7. Guiltless (Bonus)
8. Rainbow
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10. Air So Sweet
11. Sorry
12. When
13. Before the Line
14. Special Girl
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Meaningful Conversations by Richard Godwin
October 13, 2014 by ITW
Meaningful Conversations is a hybrid Noir novel that tackles the modern world and its most tabooed addictions and mythologies. Its protagonist, cellist Bertrand Mavers, is the best adjusted serial killer you will ever meet. His therapist, Otto Wall, calls him the sanest man he knows. What he actually is will surprise and astonish you.
span style="color: #222222;">The narrator of Meaningful Conversations is a brilliant mix of Artaud, de Sade, and the narrators of Ellis' American Psycho and Kosinski's Steps. He's in analysis, but he has taken his own temperature. He may be febrile, but he's a scream. Richard Godwin continues to mix contemporary genres with elegance and power. —Professor Jay Gertzman.
Dark, rich language that paints a deliciously delirious Ballardian Giallo.—Paul D. Brazill author of A Case of Noir and Guns of Brixton.
If JG Ballard and Angela Carter played a game of Chinese Whispers with Anaïs Nin and William Burroughs, it might end up something like Godwin's latest—a wild and surreal ride that veers from cold horror to steamy kink and offers a unique satire of modern life in bizarre form. Whatever you want to call it, you won't put it down until you finish it. K. A. Laity, author of White Rabbit and the Chastity Flame series.
No one since H.P Lovecraft explored the depths of human darkness more earnestly than Richard Godwin. Meaningful Conversations is a work of righteous anger and burning honesty that's supercharged with Jodorowskian eroticism. Godwin marches to the sound of his own drum, but he can do no wrong.—Benoît Lelièvre, Dead End Follies
MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS is available from Amazon.
Richard Godwin is the author of critically acclaimed novels Apostle Rising, Mr. Glamour, One Lost Summer, Noir City, Meaningful Conversations and Confessions Of A Hit Man.
He is also a published poet and a produced playwright. His stories have been published in numerous paying magazines and over 34 anthologies, among them The Mammoth Book Of Best British Crime and The Mammoth Book Of Best British Mystery, alongside Lee Child, published by Constable & Robinson, as well as the anthology of his stories, Piquant: Tales Of The Mustard Man, published by Pulp Metal Fiction in February 2012.
Apostle Rising, published by Black Jackal Books in June 2011, is a dark work of fiction exploring the blurred line between law and lawlessness and the motivations that lead men to kill. It digs into the scarred soul of a cop in the hunt for a killer who has stepped straight from a nightmare into the waking world. It is available here. It has sold foreign rights in Hungary, to Alexandra, translated as A Romlas Labirintusa; in Italy, to Lite Editions, translated as L'Apostolo; and in Slovenia, to be published in late 2014 by Artizan Press.
Mr. Glamour, published by Black Jackal Books in Aril 2012, is about a world of wealthy, beautiful people who can buy anything, except safety from the killer in their midst. It is about two scarred cops who are driven to acts of darkness by the investigation. As DCI Jackson Flare and DI Mandy Steele try to catch the killer they find themselves up against a wall of secrecy. And the killer is watching everyone. It is available here. It has sold foreign rights to Italy and France, to be translated early 2015 by MeMe.
One Lost Summer, published by Black Jackal Books in June 2013, is a Noir story of fractured identity and ruined nostalgia. It is a psychological portrait of a man who blackmails his beautiful next door neighbour into playing a deadly game of identity. It is available here.
Noir City, published by Atlantis in June 2014, is about dangerous gigolo Paris Tongue, who seduces the wife of a Mafia boss and is hunted across Europe by hit men. It is available here .
It will be translated into Italian in 2015.
Meaningful Conversations, published by Noir Nation in 2014, is a Noir novel about a well-adjusted psychopath. Bertrand Mavers is a professional cellist who is resisting a control programme through the use of artistic paradigms, he is also abducting people and building a body at The Farm. It is available here.
Confessions Of A Hit Man, published by MeMe in July 2014, is a high octane thriller with a plot that adds velocity like a well-oiled chicane. When ex-Royal Marine Jack becomes a paid assassin, work comes easily, especially when working for the Sicilian Mafia, until he gets drawn into a government plot selling enriched plutonium to a rogue Nation. It is available here. It is being simultaneously published in English and Italian October 2015.
Richard Godwin was born in London and obtained a BA and MA in English and American Literature from King's College London, where he also lectured.
You can find out more about him at his website www.richardgodwin.net, where you can also read his Chin Wags At The Slaughterhouse, his highly popular and unusual interviews with other authors.
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Exams make us tired nervous and sick ahhh i'm looking forward for a day without, exams im sure that it will be a day in heaven because life is full of exams.
What is the main reason for failure? ... I think its EXAMS. What do you think?
80% of the exam is always based on 1 lecture that you missed and 1 topic that you didn't prepare.
I'm visiting my high school. Every half year I do the exams, and then this year I'm going to graduate.


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Plastics: The Sixth Basic Food Group — Parts 1 and 2
by Rose Marie Williams, MA
Originally published in the Townsend Letter for Doctors
Part 1: January 1, 2001
Part 2: February 1, 2001
Readers who saw the 1970's film The Graduate, starring a young Dustin Hoffman undecided about a career path, may recall the scene at his graduation party where an older family friend places an arm around young "Ben" and utters, "In one word — plastics. The future, my boy, is plastics." Three decades later, the future is here and plastics are everywhere. We are now just beginning to understand the many ways plastic chemicals can interfere with health.
Phthalates are synthetic chemicals commonly found in inks, adhesives, vinyl floor coverings, some paints, and most plastic, including food wrap. Phthalates are plasticizers used to make plastic products more flexible. Their effects on human health is increasingly coming into question.
The offspring of female rats exposed to phthalates demonstrated a variety of abnormalities. "Most striking were their effects as androgen (male hormone) blockers in male offspring, which included a reduction of testosterone levels and abnormalities in the male reproductive tract." [1]
A higher risk of miscarriage was observed among women exposed to high levels of phthalates. [2]
Bisphenol-A
Researchers at the University of Missouri have been studying the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals that leach out of plastic products. Bisphenol-A, an ingredient in the lining of metal food cans, polycarbonate water jugs, and dental sealants applied to children's teeth, was found to alter the development of male reproductive organs in mouse studies using amounts comparable to what humans currently ingest. [3]
Coating children's teeth with bisphenol-A to prevent dental caries is being done by ever increasing numbers of dentists around the country. Meanwhile, researchers in Spain have found this substance to be an estrogen mimic which could cause cancer.
Closer to home, researchers at Tufts School of Medicine found saliva from bisphenol-A treated patients to be estrogenic. Ignoring the research data, the American Dental Association continues to defend the practice. [4]
Male mice whose mothers were exposed to bisphenol-A in doses as low as two parts per billion showed changes that would result in permanently enlarged prostate glands. When doses were increased to 20 parts per billion, a permanent 20% decrease in daily sperm production was observed. [5] The unanswered questions is — what role has exposure to plastic chemicals played in human prostate problems, fertility problems, birth defects and cancer?
Sugar, Cream and Styrene
Styrofoam cups and meat trays do more than keep your coffee hot and your meat neatly packaged. Nearly as pervasive as the coffee break itself, white "plastic" or "foam" styrene cups outgas toxic chemicals into the coffee. As endocrine disrupters they are increasingly suspected of contributing to breast cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid and other glandular problems. [8]
One study of fat biopsies from human subjects conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found styrene residues in 100% of the samples tested. Fat in humans and other mammals serves as a storage site for many toxic chemicals which bioaccumulate over time, leaching out many years later causing damage to cancer protecting genes. [7] If more money were put into this area of cancer study instead of additional ways to use chemotherapy and radiation, we might make some headway in understanding cancer causation and prevention.
Meat and cheese on styrene trays wrapped in clear plastic easily absorb lipid-loving chemicals from the packaging materials. Chemicals from styrene trays and some brands of plastic wrap easily migrate into foods with a high fat content. Removing foods from these packaging materials immediately after purchasing is recommended.
As for the office coffee break ritual, substituting styrofoam cups with washable ceramic mugs is both environmentally friendly and a good pro-health choice.
Placticizers in Plastic Wrap Migrate
Plasticizers in some plastic wraps have been shown to migrate into fatty foods such as meat and cheese. Of seven brands tested by Consumer Reports, Reynolds Wrap and Saran Wrap contained some of the five plasticizers being tested. Studies indicate some plasticizers migrate into food at the point of contact, even during refrigeration. [8]
Some cheese wrapped in plastic was found to contain as high as 50 to 160 parts per million of the adipate plasticizer, DEHA. Waxed cheese with clear plastic overwrap was found to have 1 to 4 parts per million of the common phthalate, DEHP. [9]
Consumers may wish to rewrap store bought cheese with waxed paper, or buy cheese cut to order at a deli and ask to have it wrapped in waxed paper.
Microwaveable Plastics
Concerned consumers may wish to avoid using plastic containers and plastic wrap in the microwave. Manufacturers advertise the plastic containers as "microwave safe," but this in no way guarantees the food is safe when heated in plastic. Dr. Carlos Sonnenschien of the Tufts University School of Medicine has been studying the problem of chemical migration from plastics for over two decades and strongly recommends substituting glass or ceramic ware for microwave use.
Dr. Sonnenschein and his colleague, Dr. Ana Soto first became aware of this problem when studying blood samples that appeared to have been contaminated with a substance that caused an estrogenic effect in the blood cells. After checking and rechecking every possible source of contamination they concluded estrogen mimicking chemicals were leaching out of the new variety of plastic vials in which the blood was stored.
Plastic Lined Cans
An increasing array of foods are being marketed in plastic lined cans. Most recently I was surprised to find pumpkin, beets, chick peas and chopped clams packed in plastic lined cans, with no label information giving any clue.
The biggest shock, however, came from a purchase at a local health food store. Muir Glen "organic" tomatoes are also packed in plastic lined cans. A close inspection of the Muir Glen label revealed a sentence indicating the contents were "packed in lead-free white enamel-lined cans." There was no mention of plastic or bisphenol-A on the label. However, an inquiry to the company brought forth some interesting information.
An explanation of the difference between "white-enamel" and plastic lining was requested. The response letter of 4/19/00 from Muir Glen Organic Co. reads as follows:
Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding bisphenol-A in can linings. We are aware of the controversy surrounding this issue, and have conversed with both our can manufacturer and the National Food Processors Association of which we are a member, on the use of bisphenol-A. Muir Glen will continue to monitor this situation, through both our can manufacturer and the NFPA. If you have any further questions, please feel free to telephone us at 1-800-832-6345.
Susan Leonard
The response failed to explain the difference between "white-enamel" and plastic. In fact, it did not even mention "white-enamel." It did mention bisphenol-A and even included a printout sheet titled, "The National Food Processors Association position on bisphenol-A," which offered the following explanation:
"Most scientific authorities agree that there is no need for public health concern about cans lined with epoxy coatings to help preserve their contents… (T)he topic of estrogen/hormone mimickers is a new and open scientific question, upon which there is little consensus…. The NFPA has conducted independent research on the migration of bisphenol-A from metal food containers into various foods and beverages…and they believe the FDA will conclude that any potential migration of these substances would have no health significance."
A phone call to the Muir Glen 800 number was made to express disappointment about organic food being packed in plastic lined cans. Ms. Leonard informed this writer that Muir Glen Organic Food Co. is now owned by General Mills, and that "enamel" was used "to avoid the tinny taste." Ms. Leonard was quite clueless about the entire concept of organic foods and it became apparent that the conversation was going no place.
Agitated by the unwholesomeness of the whole mess, an email was sent to Sarah Johnston, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, asking about organic requirements for packaging and plastic lined cans. Ms. Johnston replied that the American Organic Standards do not deal with potential leaching of packaging materials into foods. Agreeing that this is a serious issue, however, she promised to look into it further.
"Plastics — An Important Part of Your Healthy Diet"
So claims a full-page advertisement from the American Plastics Council in a National Geographic, 2000 Magazine, suggesting that plastics could be thought of as "the sixth basic food group." "Oh, you certainly wouldn't eat them, but plastic packaging does help protect our food in many ways," assures the ad.
Granted, plastic delays spoilage. However, we are indeed "eating" plastic chemicals. Unbeknown to most consumers, many foods leach chemicals from plastic packaging materials and plastic microwave containers. In addition, children are being exposed to chemicals in plastic baby bottles, teething rings, and plastic toys. Perhaps plastic truly has become the sixth basic food group, after all.
Chemical Industry & Health Advocates Spar
The Nov/Dec 1999 issue of Mother Jones Magazine letters section featured what amounted to a verbal sparring match between Courtney M. Price, VP, Chemstar Chemical Manufacturers Association of Arlington, Virginia, and Jon R. Luoma. Mr. Luoma authored an article titled, "System Failure," which appeared in the July/Aug. issue of Mother Jones.
Ms. Price attacked Mr. Luoma for implying that all phthalates are endocrine disrupters, which she indicated is wrong, and jabbed him for mentioning a "flurry of studies" on phthalates, which she claimed did not exist. Mr. Luoma countered these attacks by indicating each of Ms. Price's jabs was "an obfuscation or an outright error."
He defended his position by qualifying the "flurry" of studies showed "endocrine disrupter effects on the male reproductive system," and that "phthalates did their damage as anti-androgens, blocking testosterone," and thus "inducing feminization symptoms in male lab rats." [10]
The stakes are high on both sides, and undoubtedly, the scientific controversy and the verbal sparring will heat up, while those suffering the greatest blows will be the uninformed consumers.
(1.) Lee, John, R, MD, The John R. Lee, MD, Medical Letter, Phoenix, AZ, Jan., 2000.
(2.) Ibid.
(3.) World Wildlife Fund Magazine, "Chemicals That Compromise Life: A Call to Action," Wash., DC, 1998.
(4.) Citizen's Petition Newsletter, Amherst, NH, Summer/Fall 1998.
(6.) Rogers, Sherri, MD, Total Wellness Newsletter, Syracuse, NY, July, 2000.
(8.) Consumer Reports Magazine, "Your Health," June, 1998.
(10.) Mother Jones Magazine, "Letters Section," Nov/Dec. 1999.
PART 2: Health Risks and Environmental Issues
"Plastics — An Important Part of Your Healthy Diet," touts the American Plastics Council in a full-page ad in National Geographic 2000 Magazine, suggesting that plastics could be thought of as "the 6th basic food group." "Oh, you certainly wouldn't eat them, but plastic packaging does help protect our food supply," continues the message. Could there be a little tongue in cheek here on the part of industry scientists? Truth be told, we are indeed eating plastic chemicals, as well as inhaling them and absorbing them through our skin.
Plastics in the Diet
American children are consuming an average of 5.8 milligrams of the phthalate plasticizer, DEHP, per day. This comes from food stored in plastic wrap, water stored in plastic containers, toys, teethers, and baby bottles. Phthalates are even found in the inks used to print on plastic, cardboard and foil, and can leach through the wrapping material into the food. [1]
Being fat-soluble these chemicals are easily absorbed from plastic packaging materials and concentrate in high fat foods, such as dairy products including cheese, butter, margarine, as well as meat products. People consuming large quantities of these foods may also be ingesting large amounts of phthalates. A word of caution — many organic foods, including cheese, are wrapped in plastic packaging materials. Whereas special order cheese cut at a deli counter is often wrapped in waxed paper.
Consumer Reports tested several brands of plastic wrap and found DEHP in Reynolds Wrap and Saran Wrap, but not in plastic wrap by America's Choice, Duane Reade, Foodtown, Glad Crystal, Clear Polyethylene and White Rose. [2]
Plastics Everywhere
Phthalates have become the most abundant synthetic chemical in our environment. Used as a softener in plastic products they can be found in building materials, carpet backing, vinyl tile, covering on wires and cables, garden hoses, tool handles, automobile undercoating, artificial leather, dishwasher baskets, flea collars, insect repellents, skin creams, hair sprays, perfumes, nail polish, notebook covers, toys, teethers, baby bottles, blood bags, and other medical devices, in addition to food wrap and food packaging. [2]
The plastic industry produces over a billion pounds of phthalates yearly, and spends millions of dollars advertising their safety and usefulness. Health and environmental advocates have been arguing for years that plastics are neither safe, nor necessary. New studies are beginning to shed light on how serious and pervasive a health risk they pose, and how easily the chemicals are absorbed, ingested, and inhaled.
Plastics Pose Health Risks
Phthalates, added to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products to make them more pliable, have been implicated in several recent studies as causing birth defects, damage to the reproductive system, kidneys, and heart of lab mice and rats. [4]
The primary phthalates in soft vinyl toys are di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). DEHP is considered a "probable human carcinogen" by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Some phthalates in the bloodstream mimic female hormones, while others interfere with male hormones leading to birth defects and sexual abnormalities.
DEHP is increasingly being replaced by DINP, about which less information is known. Its toxicity, however, is well enough established to warrant labels on vials of DINP warning researchers that the chemical may cause cancer, is harmful if swallowed, or spilled on skin. [5]
CDC Findings
An ongoing twenty-year study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has consistently found higher levels of phthalates in American adults than had been expected. [6] Researchers tested urine from 289 adults and found that commonly encountered phthalates "float in peoples' bodies… at low levels." [7]
This was no surprise to health advocates who have been arguing for a long time that phthalates used in toys and medical equipment are dangerous.
Plastics and Breast Cancer Cells
Plastics, used in thousands of everyday products from food wrap to pesticides, have been found to leach endocrine disrupting chemicals into the bodies of unsuspecting consumers of all ages.
Some 30 years ago Doctors Ana Soto and Carlos Sonnenschien at Tufts University, School of Medicine, were among the first scientists to find thaendocrine disrupting chemicals leached from plastic test tubes. After performing numerous tests they found the hormone mimicking chemicals leaching from plastic test tubes caused rampant proliferation of breast cancer cells. An experiment at Stanford University School of Medicine found similar results from chemicals leaching from plastic water jugs. [8]
The EPA's Endocrine Disrupter Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) has been looking into this for two years, but thus far has provided the American public with very little information. [9]
Women of Child-Bearing Age
Not only are there high levels of phthalates among Americans in general, but CDC chemist, John Brock, found that "women of child-bearing age (20-40) had 50% higher phthalates than average." [10]
Some phthalates known to cause birth defects in laboratory animals are commonly found in perfumes, nail polish, and hair sprays — products widely used by this age group — and which "can be absorbed through the lungs…." [11]
Referring to the high levels of phthalates found in young women, "That's not where you want them, when dealing with compounds that cause birth defects," stated Paul M.D. Foster of the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology. [12]
Taking a stand on behalf of public health, the Environmental Health Network of California has petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require labeling of perfumes that contain toxic phthalates such as Calvin Klein's Eternity. [13]
Baby Girls in Puerto Rico
A major study investigating premature breast development (precocious thelarche) among thousands of girls in Puerto Rico under the age of two has produced some interesting findings. Eight of every 1000 baby girls, nearly 1%, have been diagnosed with this condition.
Scientists carefully eliminated several possible risk factors such as hormones in meat, pharmaceutical factory smoke, insecticides and estrogenic chemicals in formula. Twenty years of research now suggests that phthalates may be contributing to the epidemic. [14]
Thirty-five of 41 girls affected, showed phthalates in their blood, versus only seven out of 35 in a control group. The affected group showed 450 p/p/b (parts per billion) as opposed to only 70 p/p/b in the control group. [15]
"Most of the phthalates found in the Puerto Rican infants were di-(2-ethylhexyl), or DEHP, a softening agent in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products. DEHP is among the most widely used phthalates, and is considered the most potent." [16]
It is believed the contamination levels of the girls in Puerto Rico is extremely high because the island imports huge quantities of commercial foods packaged in phthalate-containing plastics. In addition, Puerto Rico has a hot and humid climate making air conditioning very desirable. Unfortunately, it seems that air conditioning traps airborne phthalates inside homes and public buildings. [17]
"Barbies" Linked to Early Puberty
It was bad enough that Mattel's Barbie dolls with exaggerated female proportions set a standard which young girls hoped to achieve. For decades researchers have been concerned about the psychological impact of the "Barbie" body on the development of young girls. Everything from anorexia to breast implants have been associated with the "Barbie" influence among young females in our society.
Now comes an even greater threat. According to recent research, phthalates leaching out of old Barbie dolls may disrupt hormone development. [18] For over 30 years young girls have spent hours playing with Barbie dolls. Younger siblings preferred chewing on the plastic dolls, just as they would chew on any chewable plastic toy.
Researchers fear this may be another contributing factor to early puberty among females growing up in our culture. Industry responds by claiming there is no absolute evidence, and that more studies are needed, but is often reluctant to provide the funding necessary for additional studies.
Baby Bottles & Teethers
Pacifiers and baby bottle nipples are mostly made of latex or silicone, neither product under suspicion at this time. Phthalate softeners, however, are frequently found in teething items and baby bottles made from polycarbonate, a clear and rigid plastic.
Consumer Reports' researchers found bisphenol-A leached from plastic baby bottles into infant formula when heated, and advises consumers to avoid polycarbonate baby bottles until more is known about their possible effects on babies. [19]
Glass bottles or opaque bottles (duller plastic, often colored) made of polyethylene do not leach phthalates (Frazer). Gerber and Evenflo voluntarily took phthalates out of vinyl and baby care products and Hasbro stopped making teethers and rattles. However, NYPIRG (New York Public Interest Research Group) cautions parents about buying old Hasbro products, such as Teeth 'n' Toy Soft Animal Teether Assortment, Disney Babies Teether 'n' Travel, or Babies Hold 'n' Soothe Teether. [21]
Since 1996 Greenpeace has steadfastly raised public awareness about the hazards of toxic chemical additives in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic toys because phthalate plasticizers leach into children's mouths when toys are chewed or sucked. The chemicals are "free-floating," and can "offgas," or evaporate from soft PVC products in the home and bind to airborne particles such as dust, and increase children's exposure. [22]
Several retailers including Toys 'R' Us and Kmart are removing the offending plastic toys from their stores. Mattel has decided to phase out non-renewable petroleum based plastics in favor of materials derived from edible and plant starches. [23]
Ten countries, including Germany, France, Sweden, and Mexico have either banned or restricted these products. Some companies such as IKEA, Lego, and Nike have initiated a phase out of PVC toys. Though an "emergency ban" on soft PVC toys proposed by the European Union has been delayed, Greenpeace believes the proposal may serve to pressure American toy manufacturers to take action.
Despite the fact that some phthalates in the bloodstream mimic female hormones, while others interfere with male hormones leading to birth defects and altered sexual development, US regulators have failed to impose regulatory guidelines on industry. Instead, the US government has relied solely on voluntary actions by toy companies to eliminate the use of PVC and its toxic additives in children's toys. [24]
Plastics Interfere with Sperm Production
CDC scientist, John Brock, reveals that phthalates are dangerous in several ways. They kill cells that produce sperm, verifying a 30-year decline in sperm production by men in industrialized countries (1.5% drop per year). Phthalates have induced cases of undescended testicles in lab animals. [25] As estrogen mimickers they may also play a role in testicular cancer. [26] Both problems are increasing in the male population.
"Phthalates have the potential to disrupt boys' reproductive development," according to a recent report from the National Toxicology Program's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR), a division of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC. [27]
Greenpeace Emphasizes Prevention
Industry's immediate reaction to negative health claims about any class of products, be it PCBs or phthalates, is to charge that insufficient proof exists and that more studies are needed. Instead of providing the funds required to carry out the necessary studies, industry prefers to invest millions of dollars in advertising and lobbying. Government regulation is often hampered by budget cuts, staff reduction, political and corporate influence.
Public health issues are often better represented by non-governmental consumer organizations. GREENPEACE is one of these watchdog groups that has maintained a consistent, often controversial, position in exposing abusers of public and environmental health.
As taxpayers we have very little say as to whether our money is spent to promote public interests, or corporate interests. Those who wish to promote public health issues can make a contribution to the Greenpeace "Anti-Toxics Action Campaign," 1436 U. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. GREENPEACE advises consumers to avoid using plastic products that are known to contain phthalates, while it continues its campaign to have these hazardous chemicals removed from the marketplace.
(1.) Frazer, Phillip, New studies blame plastics for sexual abnormalities, News On Earth, Oct. 2000 3:10, NY.
(4.) Pennybacker, Mindy, Teething on Toxics, GREENPEACE May/June 2000.
(7.) CDC study finds everyday chemicals absorbed by body, Poughkeepsie Journal, Sept. 2, 2000, Poughkeepsie, NY.
(8.) Risk of Plastics to be Evaluated, Choices, The Newsletter of the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, No.17, Winter 1999, Ithaca, NY.
(10.) Fraser, Phillip, New studies blame plastics for sexual abnormalities, News On Earth, Oct. 2000 3:10, NY.
(11.) Ibid.
(12.) CDC study finds everyday chemicals absorbed by body, Poughkeepsie Journal, Sept. 2, 2000, Poughkeepsie, NY.
(13.) Frazer, Phillip, New studies blame plastics for sexual abnormalities, News On Earth, Oct. 2000 3:10, NY.
(18.) Aging Barbies may ooze chemicals, threaten health, The Times-Herald Record, Aug. 24, 2000, Middletown, NY.
(19.) Your Health, Consumer Reports, June, 1998.
(20.) Fraser, Phillip, New studies blame plastics far sexual abnormalities, News On Earth, Oct. 2000 3:10, NY.
(21.) Pennybacker, Mindy, Teething on Toxics, GREENPEACE, May/June 2000.
(24.) Toxics Toys Update, GREENPEACE, Winter 1999.
(26.) Chemicals That Compromise Life: A Call to Action, World Wildlife Fund Issue Brief, Sept. 1998.
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Some say Argentina is in the midst of a feminist revolution. Activists are gaining ground in the fight to legalize abortion.
May 28, 2019 | Erica Hellerstein | The Lily
Last year, an abortion legalization bill nearly passed Congress. Tuesday, a new bill is being introduced.
Tejiendo Feminismos (Weaving Feminisms) is a weaving group that aims to acknowledge and honor women and girls who have been killed in Argentina over the past decade. Participants also stitch slogans like this one, which is a call to legalize abortion. (Lula Munoz for The Lily)
BUENOS AIRES — Victoria Zapata glides a finger topped with a glossy coat of emerald nail polish over a long, intricately woven, forest green quilt.
"We are knitting power," she says, eyeing the two dozen women seated around her, listening attentively with spools of yarn spilling out of their laps.
Tejiendo Feminismos (Weaving Feminisms) is a weaving group that aims to acknowledge and honor women and girls who have been killed in Argentina over the past decade. Participants also stitch slogans like this one, which is call to legalize abortion. (Lula Munoz for The Lily)
Her jacket matches her nails, the quilt and the various pins and scarves tacked onto backpacks throughout the room — all the items are green, the de facto color of the country's feminist movement.
On a bright afternoon in April, the 34-year-old activist and university student is leading a workshop inside a snug classroom in Buenos Aires's Ex Olimpo — a cultural space that was formerly an underground detention, torture and death camp during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship — explaining the origins of a feminist knitting project she co-founded just a few months prior.
In January, Zapata, her cousin Daniela and their friend María del Mar co-founded Tejiendo Feminismos (Weaving Feminisms), a weaving cooperative, to acknowledge and honor the more than 2,630 victims of femicide, or the intentional killing of women and girls, in Argentina over the past decade. Each participant weaves the name of a femicide victim onto a small green square and then sews the square onto a larger quilt. The group will unveil the quilt, which is 65 feet long and growing, at the 34th annual Convention of Women in October in La Plata, Argentina.
Tejiendo Feminismos (Weaving Feminisms), a weaving group, works to acknowledge and honor the more than 2,630 victims of femicide, the intentional killing of women and girls, in Argentina over the past decade. Each participant weaves the name of a femicide victim onto a small green square and then sews the square onto a larger quilt. (Lula Munoz for The Lily)
"We are weaving for something that connects us, that unites us, and we are weaving because we want to transform reality," she says, then pauses before continuing. "And there is nothing more feminist than that."
The mission extends well beyond Tejiendo. The group is just one face of a growing women's movement in Argentina that has gained widespread influence over the past several years, seeping into everything from art to media, politics to sports. It's a transformation that some have begun calling a revolution in the predominantly Catholic country; one that is challenging traditional gender roles, bringing women's issues to the top of the cultural and legislative agenda and even mobilizing a mass movement in support of abortion rights.
Last year, in a turn of events that stunned the political establishment, an abortion legalization bill nearly passed Congress. That effort failed, but the group that lobbied heavily for the law, the National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion (Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal Seguro y Gratuito), has drafted a new legalization bill to be introduced in Congress on May 28, the 14-year anniversary of the founding of the campaign and five months before a general election in which abortion appears likely to come up in debates.
The changes have left a visual imprint on Buenos Aires, as well. These days, it's hard to walk through some neighborhoods in the city without catching glimmers of green. The color crops up in activist street art and bookstores with new sections dedicated to feminist literature. Those who support the campaign to legalize abortion sport a green handkerchief — it's common to see the green cloths knotted around wrists, bags and backpacks of scores of city residents. It's even finding its way into the world of dance. Feminist tango nights are popping up, with all-female pairs decked out in green twisting through smoke-laced bars.
Members of Tejiendo Feminismos (Weaving Feminisms), a weaving group, gather for a photograph. The group was founded by activist Victoria Zapata, her cousin Daniela and their friend María del Mar. (Lula Munoz for The Lily)
There's also a visible countermovement. The legalization campaign has generated fierce opposition, particularly among religious groups, who have furnished a symbol of their own — a light blue handkerchief — and recently formed a political party dedicated to combating abortion.
The rapid pace of change has taken even some longtime observers of the women's rights movement by surprise. Mariana Carbajal, an Argentine journalist who has written about gender for more than two decades, calls the changes that are unfolding in the country "historic," with women's issues regularly gaining a top spot in media outlets that used to ignore them.
"If you see newspapers or websites there is news about gender violence, abuse, femicide, discrimination in the economy." Carbajal explains. "Unions are creating gender commissions. Women musicians are demanding a 30 percent quota in music festivals. Wherever you look, there are feminist demands being incorporated. It's the political subject that has been making more changes in this moment than anything else."
Items promoting Argentina's feminist movement on a blanket in a park in Buenos Aires. (Lula Munoz for The Lily)
About a 30-minute drive from the Ex Olimpo, in the quiet Buenos Aires suburb of San Martin, a large, young crowd gathers inside a sun-dappled park for a rally. Friends lounge on blankets, passing around gourds filled with dried yerba mate. There are green handkerchiefs tied around dogs' necks, green flags strung onto trees and knotted into ponytails. Green notebooks, green pins, green posters, green T-shirts with "feminist" scrawled across the front are folded neatly on vendors' blankets on the grass. The event's organizers, the National Campaign's San Martin chapter, stand near a table at the front of the park, in front of a banner that is also green.
As a band finishes up its act, two campaign members walk to the front of the stage. They're both holding the text of a new abortion legalization bill drafted by the campaign that, they explain, will soon be introduced in Congress.
It won't be the second, third, or even fourth time the group has tried to move a legalization bill through the legislature. Since 2005, when the campaign was founded, the organization drafted six bills that were introduced in Congress but never made it out of committee. That changed last year when a record 72 legislators in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies co-signed the bill and brought it to debate on the floor. The bill garnered the votes needed to pass the Chamber, but ultimately failed in the Senate, when 31 lawmakers voted in favor of the proposal, 38 opposed, and two abstained. It was a rapid shift after years of unsuccessful efforts to move a bill forward — and one that Carbajal, the journalist, says succeeded in "socially decriminalizing" abortion even if the law didn't pass.
"Grandmothers talked with their granddaughters about their abortions, mothers talked with their daughters about their abortions, they talked in homes, during dinner, about what an abortion is. These discussions took place," she says.
What changed? Although there has long been a women's movement in Argentina, many trace the current wave of activism to a movement called Ni Una Menos. It began in 2015 as a campaign against gender violence, turning out tens of thousands of demonstrators to protest a spate of gruesome femicides. As the campaign garnered attention, protesters began calling attention to a broader array of women's issues, including reproductive health and abortion.
The groundswell of interest in feminism generated by the movement attracted a new, often younger, media-savvy group of activists to the cause. Their efforts gained visibility on social media and in popular culture, with abortion making the rounds on daytime television and in the news, and in groups like Actrices Argentinas, a collective of well-known pro-choice actresses that teamed up with the National Campaign to rally support for legalization in Congress. When the bill finally came to a vote, it brought tens of thousands to the streets of Buenos Aires, supporters of the bill in green, and opponents in light blue. Although it ultimately didn't pass, many activists, including Marcela García of the San Martin chapter, claimed victory from the rapid advancement of the bill and the cultural transformations the debate produced.
A call to legalize abortion on a chalkboard in a classroom at the University of Buenos Aires. (Lula Munoz for The Lily)
Fanned out across the rally at the park, volunteers with the campaign wind through the crowd, distributing print outs of the draft bill. García points to a young woman studying her copy closely.
"Sometimes people ask us how we experienced the rejection of the bill in 2018," she says. "But we didn't lose in any way. We gained historical visibility. I think this is an awakening in political awareness of a new sector of the population, the adolescents, who will become new voters in the next election. We see our potential in them."
Supporters want to see the bill advance as rapidly as it did last year, but know the dynamics of electoral politics and campaigning could complicate their efforts. Passing a new law could face difficulty before, and potentially after, the October 2019 general election, which will see the election of the president and vice president, nearly half of Congress, and a number of governors and members of provincial legislatures. Some of the lawmakers who supported last year's bill are expected to face tough reelection battles, and any successful effort that makes it through Congress before October would have to pass through the same group of opposition Senators. Meanwhile, the dismal state of Argentina's economy — with soaring inflation, unemployment hovering around 9 percent, and an estimated third of the population living in poverty — is likely to dominate much of the political debate.
"It's going to be difficult for it to be discussed and voted on in Congress because it's an election year," says Malena Lenta, a member of the National Campaign in Buenos Aires. "Most senators and deputies don't want to discuss it because they know that taking a position so publicly can play against them, no matter what they vote. So it's better [for them] to ignore abortion altogether."
The election could be a litmus test of how, and if, the candidates and parties decide to integrate abortion into their platforms, and how they respond to outside pressure to take a firm position on the debate. Already, following the defeat of the bill in Congress, a group of politicians have launched the anti-abortion "Celeste Party," named after the light blue scarves that have come to symbolize the opposition to the legalization movement. The group has declared itself the first political party defined by its position on abortion and already has some 35,000 followers on Facebook; on March 2019, a rally against abortion drew thousands of protesters to Buenos Aires.
Beyond activating political and social forces, Nadia Ferrari, a journalist who works in the press department of ELA, an organization that focuses on gender in Argentina and across Latin America, says the campaign generated a cultural backlash against women speaking out about gender issues, from sexism in the workplace to sexual assault. "I feel that women are really empowered right now and that men are reacting violently against women's empowerment," she says.
Back at the rally in the park, Rocío Sanchez of the San Martin chapter describes the youthful energy of the crowd — which could soon translate into a potent political force at the ballot box and beyond. Sanchez, a high school physics teacher, uses one of her students as an example.
"Last year, during the green wave and the protests, once the bill was rejected by the senate, one of my female students told me that in her first election — which will be the next election — she will not vote for any of the senators who voted against the bill. She made up a list!" Sanchez says. "Are we going to stop? There are no reasons to." She laughs, pointing to the group splayed out on the lawn.
Reporting for this story was supported by the International Women's Media Foundation and the Women's Equality Center.
Erica Hellerstein
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In 2021, Rhode Island real estate duo Kira Greene and Michael J. Sweeney, sales associates with Residential Properties Ltd., achieved more than $83 million...
Five Questions With: Steve Giarusso
Steve Giarusso, a welding training administrator and nondestructive examination manager with Thielsch Engineering Inc., has run a program for the R.I. Department of Labor...
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import (
	"net/url"
	"os"

	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
)

const ghcrHostname = "ghcr.io"

// Keychain exports an instance of the GitHub Keychain.
//
// This keychain matches on requests for ghcr.io and provides the value of the
// environment variable $GITHUB_TOKEN, if it's set.
var Keychain authn.Keychain = githubKeychain{}

type githubKeychain struct{}

func (githubKeychain) Resolve(r authn.Resource) (authn.Authenticator, error) {
	serverURL, err := url.Parse("https://" + r.String())
	if err != nil {
		return authn.Anonymous, nil
	}
	if serverURL.Hostname() == ghcrHostname {
		username := os.Getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
		if username == "" {
			username = "unset"
		}
		if tok := os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN"); tok != "" {
			return githubAuthenticator{username, tok}, nil
		}
	}
	return authn.Anonymous, nil
}

type githubAuthenticator struct{ username, password string }

func (g githubAuthenticator) Authorization() (*authn.AuthConfig, error) {
	return &authn.AuthConfig{
		Username: g.username,
		Password: g.password,
	}, nil
}

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Why Could Gold Prices Fall below $1,180 per Ounce?
June gold futures contracts have been trading in a range for the past two months. Gold prices have been fluctuating between $1,180 and $1,220 per ounce within this trading range. The strong US dollar and weak demand are driving gold prices.
Bearish sentiments suggest that gold prices could hit the nearest support of $1,150 per ounce. Prices hit this mark last time in March 2015. The appreciating dollar might push gold prices lower. In contrast, the ascending triangle pattern suggests that prices could hit the resistance of $1,250 per ounce. Prices hit this level in February 2015.
The trading range suggests that prices could fluctuate broadly between $1,160 and $1,240 per ounce in the near term. Industry estimates suggest that the average gold production cost ranges around $1,000–$1,200 per ounce levels across major mines in the world. Psychologically, levels of $1,180 to $1,200 per ounce become very important for gold traders, jewelers, and distributors.
The declining gold prices impact ETFs' margins like the the iShares Gold Trust (IAU). They also impact gold miners like AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Goldcorp (GG), and Yamana Gold (AUY). These stocks account for 17.58% of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX).


It was reported today that Lord McAlpine's lawyers have approached the Met Police with a view to making a criminal complaint.
If you want the legal ins-and-outs of criminal malicious communications try David Allen Green.
But it's also interesting to look behind this complaint at what might be happening.
There's two schools of thought. @Syn0nymph has had some interesting observations to date and he speculates that a criminal complaint will make it easier to extract user information from Twitter than through the civil courts.
It's worth noting that South Tyneside Council is reported to have spent £142,725 trying in vain to unmask one user in the infamous "Mr Monkey case".
It could get very costly for McAlpine to unmask hundreds of tweeters via the civil courts, with no guarantee of success. A criminal complaint might be very handy indeed.
My own take on this relates to the online backlash since McAlpine announced he'd take action against 10,000 tweeters.
Opinion in my own circle is split - with the majority sympathetic of McAlpine - whilst I argue many tweeters could be forgiven for their folly and that such moves risk dramatically narrowing the range of voices and participation in online debate.
However I have noticed through keeping an eye on certain noisy quarters of the internet that McAlpine's attempts to rein-in Twitter have created a pretty awful backlash.
Not quite the Streisand Effect but a degree of anger and rage at perceived injustice and cover-ups in general in relation to child abuse inquiries.
I'm wondering whether McAlpine's approach to the Met Police might actually be in relation to the strong abuse and re-statement of serious allegations by a minority online.
Obviously personal attacks can't be condoned but I can't help feel that the best way to put this and so many other rumours doing the rounds to bed is not criminal action against the angry mob but a wide-ranging inquiry into historical mistreatment of children in care and a historical unwillingness for police to investigate allegations at the time.


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This Memorial Day, Deceased Veterans Considering Returning to Kick Ass
May 29, 2015 May 31, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Barack Hussein Obama, Benghazi ~ Sec. of State Clinton, Blogging, civilian, Democrats, Geopolotics, GOP, HAMAS, Homeland Security, Human Shields, Hypocrisy, Idiocracy in Motion, Integrity, International News, ISIL, ISIS, Israel, Liberals, Media, Memorial Day ~ Remember those who gave their all for us, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, Navy SEALS, Palestinians, Personal, Politics, Radical Jihadist Attacks, Terrorism, The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Vietnam Veterans	Memorial Day, MY SOAPBOX, nanarhonda agrees 100%, nanarhonda.com, thebarbedwiredsatire.com
Thank you to E. Williams from The Barbed Wire for writing such a great article from the perspective of those who have given their ALL for us to enjoy what freedoms we still have to enjoy. You are losing them, people, and its happening right under your nose! AMERICA, BLESS GOD! ~ nanarhonda Copyright 2015
Muslims Say Fallen U.S. Soldiers Should NOT Be Honored on Memorial Day
Video May 26, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Antisemitism, Barack Hussein Obama, Benghazi, Benghazi ~ Sec. of State Clinton, Blogging, Christianity under attack in our own country, Democrats, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Geopolotics, GOP, HAMAS, Homeland Security, Human Shields, Hypocrisy, Idiocracy in Motion, Integrity, ISIL, ISIS, Israel, Liberals, Media, Memorial Day ~ Remember those who gave their all for us, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Faith in the U.S., Navy SEALS, Palestinians, Personal, Personal Responsibility, Politics, Radical Jihadist Attacks, Simple Wisdom, The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, We the People	CAIR, Islam is not peaceful unless you SUBMIT!, ISLAM means submission!, Muslims abuse OUR 1st Amendment Rights that our soldiers gave their lives for, Muslims go too far, MY SOAPBOX, nanarhonda is irate having seen this after honoring our Fallen on Memorial Day and wants the World to see it!, nanarhonda.com, POTUS defends Muslims and surpasses Christians, We the People DO NOT FEAR YOU!!!, when is enough ENOUGH?
If the Muslims (CAIR) in The United States of America have the audacity to say this, THEN LEAVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and go back into the hell-hole from whence you came!
I have had about enough of CAIR, Muslim Imam rhetoric in THIS Country, and a POTUS that encourages THEIR freedom of expression and freedom of religion while supressing OURS!
THIS IS YET ANOTHER VIOLATION OF OUR CONSTITUTION and POTUS HAS BEEN IN DERELICTION OF DUTY FOR 71/2 YEARS and NOT ONE PERSON IN DC has the courage to a damn thing about him or his corrupt administration!
Let it be known to you Muslims that would use OUR First Amendment to say such a thing that OUR SOLDIERS PAID THE PRICE FOR YOU TO SAY, OH, and to you 'LONE WOLF' 'Radical' Muslims, you are OUTNUMBERED and OUTGUNNED here in this Country and
We, the People, do not fear you!
~ nanarhonda
Has CAIR finally gone too far?
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Russia And Uranium Deal Shows The Clintons And Obama Is Americas Enemy
Video April 25, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Barack Hussein Obama, Benghazi, Blogging, Democrats, EmailGate, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, GOP, Government at Large, Hypocrisy, Idiocracy in Motion, Integrity, Judicial System - corrupt?, Liberals, Media, Personal, Politics, Self-Serving Departments of Government, Simple Wisdom, United Nations, Violating Attorney/Client Privilege while laughing at how she got off a pedophile for raping a 12 yrs old	Clintons seem to be 'untouchable' but this has GOT to stop, MY SOAPBOX, nanarhonda, nanarhonda.com, Promoting Common Sense One Person at a Time, Russia And Uranium Deal Shows The Clintons And Obama Is Americas Enemy, someone needs to have the courage to stand up and take appropriate action NOW
Promoting Common Sense One Person At A Time speaks out once again and I just have to share his YouTube video. He has a lot to say about this administration and what it has done to this country. See for yourself… and visit his website at Whatever Happen (ed) To COMMON SENSE.
Well, its official! The Run for 2016!
April 16, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Democrats, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, GOP, Government at Large, Journalism, Media, Palestinians, Personal, Politics, Sen. Dr. Rand Paul, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz, TEA Party, The Constitution Party of Wisconsin	Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, mudslinging makes it the run for 2016 official, nanarhonda, nanarhonda.com, Run for 2016 has begun, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz. Sen. Dr. Rand Paul
Everyone thinks that the run begins when the exploratory committees are formed.
Truly, it really doesn't begin until there are announcements for candidacy.
But it becomes OFFICIAL when the mudslinging begins! And it has!
There is an attack as against Sen. Dr. Rand Paul by Karl Rove & Jeb Bush! Bush hasn't even announced his candidacy but he has the gall to go into cahoots with Rove to launch an attack ad!
The RNC, headed by Reince Prieibus, mailed, to all the media outlets, a thumb drive of Hillary's emails.
Wouldn't it be so refreshing, and actually worth paying attention to each candidate, if they each stuck to their own campaign?
Each person that puts their name in the "hat" for the run for any election would do well to simply focus their campaign on THEIR plans, their solutions, their answers to OUR questions.
No campaign should be "S/He who has raised the most money wins." To be honest, it absolutely sickens me to see how much money gets spent during campaigns when our deficit is so enormous!
Every candidate should be available to the press, for answering questions, whether they like it or not. AND they should be available to answer questions from the people that come out to see/hear them while they travel to 'get votes"
Each candidate should have a solid platform to run on. They should be able to answer questions without having to refer to notes or being fed answers through an ear piece. Campaign managers aren't the ones running for office so leave the candidate to answer for themselves!
What this country needs are solutions and plans on how to bring those solutions into fruition.
Mudslinging is for children and it doesn't belong in politics!
Hillary Clinton announces presidential run
Video April 13, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Affordable Health Care Tax/Obamacare, Benghazi, Benghazi ~ Sec. of State Clinton, Blogging, Democrats, EmailGate, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hypocrisy, Idiocracy in Motion, Liberals, Personal, Politics, Self-Serving Departments of Government, Violating Attorney/Client Privilege while laughing at how she got off a pedophile for raping a 12 yrs old	announces her candidacy for president on YouTube to avoid the media, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her message shows what a hypocrite she is, nanarhonda, nanarhondadotcom
Appears to be a phoenix rising…
She talks about "the deck is still in favor of those at the top"… Ummm… where does she place herself in that deck? Oh, yeah, I forgot, she isn't taking questions.
Chafee considering a run for president in 2016
Video April 11, 2015 April 11, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Blogging, Democrats, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Personal, Politics	Chaffee considers a run for president in 2016, finally a possible challenge to Hillary Clinton, nanarhonda, nanarhondadotcom
Democrats Have Their First!
April 11, 2015 April 11, 2015 nanarhonda/beenblessed 1st Amendment, Blogging, Democrats, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Personal, Politics	Democrats have their first!, finally a possible challenge to Hillary Clinton, In Saner Thought, lobotero, nanarhonda, nanarhondadotcom
THANK YOU to lobotero for posting this! I sure hope there is someone that actually challenges Hillary Rodham Clinton! We have had enough of HER!
The media has been going on about the Clinton announcement…..they are praying that it will be this weekend……but while they we waiting another Democratic has been the first…..Lincoln Chafee
Former Rhode Island governor and senator Lincoln Chafee announced on Thursday that he's forming a political action committee to consider running for president as a Democrat in 2016. Chafee made his announcement on a website that included a pair of videotapes messages.
"I'm Lincoln Chafee and I am a Democrat considering a run for president of the United States," Chafee said.
Chafee has had a rather unorthodox political career. He served in the US Senate as a Republican before losing his re-election bid in 2006. Chafee subsequently left the GOP and became an independent in 2007. He won Rhode Island's 2010 gubernatorial election as an independent and served in the State House until January of this year.
While governor, Chafee returned…


Fifty years ago — Aug. 17, 1965 — the DNT reports plans are in the works for community arenas to be built in Two Harbors and Silver Bay.
Frederick Ojala, Two Harbors High School principal, said the proposed structures would be designed with both field house and hockey rink accommodations and would be able to seat 1,200.
Ojala said the buildings would be financed by the schools but available for public use.
Fifty years later, Lake County Arena in Two Harbors and Rukavina Arena in Silver Bay are both going strong.
Looking over the Duluth waterfront before embarking on a cruise of the Duluth-Superior harbor are, from left, Robert M. Fraser, president of Fraser Shipyards, Inc., Superior; Capt. Mark Hocking, Coast Guard captain of the port in the Twin Ports; Chief Boatswain W. H. Thornton, Duluth Coast Guard Group commander, and Rear Adm. Willard Smith, Cleveland, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District.
Ted Fransk, left, and John Harney display Duluth Voiture 919's awards won at the 40 and 8 Society state convention.


Born in 1904 on her grandparents' ranch in Roma, Texas, pioneering folklorist and educator Jovita González felt a deep commitment to the people and culture of South Texas. She traveled throughout Cameron, Starr, and Zapata counties, interviewing residents of the borderlands. González captured the voices of ordinary Mexican Americans seeking to preserve their cultural traditions during a period of tumultuous change.
Image: Portrait of Jovita González, 1931. E. E. Mireles and Jovita González Mireles Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Bell Library.


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US Ambassador calls on Mahama to go to court and preserve Ghana's peace
The United States Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie Sullivan has called on the leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to use the legal channels for any post-elections to preserve the nation's peace.
After losing the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, supporters of the NDC have unleashed violence and mayhem in parts of the country to protest against alleged rigging in favour of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Elections Observers from Ecowas, AU, EU, CODEO have all described the elections as a peaceful and transparent one and have praised the of the NDC to urge him to abide by the law and protect Ghana's peace.
The American Ambassador who also led a team of observers announced in a tweet that she had met the NDC's John Mahama and his running mate to urge him them to abide by the electoral laws of the country and protect the peace of Ghana.
Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan met with former President @JDMahama and discussed the recent elections. We continue to urge political parties to pursue legal channels for any electoral disputes and to preserve the peace in Ghana. #USinGhana pic.twitter.com/hhCaGPPn5u
— US Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) December 17, 2020
Following the orders of their party leaders, supporters clad in red attire and NDC colours stormed the headquarters of the Electoral Commission on Thursday morning with placards to register their protest against the results of the elections.
The police then intervened when the supporters began littering the streets, burning car tyres, a situation which led to somewhat a public distraction.
This has led to condemnation from various local and international Organizations and the latest to add their voice to this is the American Ambassador.
The Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensa declared the NPP's Akufo-Addo winner of the elections with 51.59% of the total votes with NDC's John Mahama getting 47.36%.
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Lenders have made 1,670,939 loans worth £ 79.3 billion through state-backed Covid loan programs, the British Business Bank has revealed.
New data has shown that the Rebound Loan Program (BBLS) – which has facilitated 100% government guaranteed loans of up to £ 50,000 for microenterprises – has provided 1,560,309 loans with a total value of £ 47.36 billion.
And new figures for BBLS top-up loans showed 106,660 loans were approved worth £ 950million.
Meanwhile, 109,877 loans worth £ 26.39 billion have been facilitated through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Program (CBILS), which has provided loans of up to £ 5million, with the government guaranteeing 80% of the loan value.
The companies received 753 loans worth £ 5.56 billion under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Program (CLBILS), which targeted large businesses.
Read more: Assetz Capital lends £ 370 million via CBILS
London and the South East recorded the highest use of CBILS and BBLS loan facilities (34%), followed by North West England at 11%.
Construction (17%) and wholesale and retail trade (15%) were the areas that received the highest proportion of total loans.
The manufacturing sector received a much higher proportion of CBILS loans (14 percent) than its share of the business population (five percent). Wholesale and retail trade followed (17 percent versus 9.2 percent).
Meanwhile, for BBLS, the wholesale and retail sector accessed a significantly higher proportion of loans (15%) than its share of the business population (9%), followed by the construction sector which received highest proportion of BBLS loans overall 17%).
Read more: Funding Circle launches a new CBILS securitization
"Covid-19 loan programs have been an important part of the government's response to the pandemic, providing businesses with much-needed respite and reducing cash flow woes for many," said Catherine Lewis La Torre (pictured ), Managing Director of British Investment Bank.
"We are delighted to see evidence that they have helped small businesses across the UK and look forward to helping more businesses thrive and grow as we face the economic recovery."
Separate data released by the British Business Bank today revealed that the companies had accessed £ 1.14 billion in funding under the future fund.
Funding Circle, Assetz Capital and LendingCrowd all provided funds through CBILS and Funding Circle was the only P2P accredited platform for BBLS.
CBILS, BBLS and CLBILS closed applications on March 31 and were replaced by the payback loan scheme which was launched on April 6.
The BBB has recently accredited many lenders to the program, the most recent of which was Time Finance.
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