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FILE – In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is leaving in place the public nudity convictions of three women who removed their bathing suit tops on a New Hampshire beach as part of a campaign advocating for the rights of women to go topless. The justices declined Monday to review a state court decision that found no violation of the women's constitutional rights. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the public nudity convictions of three women who removed their bathing suit tops on a New Hampshire beach as part of a campaign advocating for the rights of women to go topless.
The justices declined on Monday to review a state court decision that found no violation of the women's constitutional rights.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing perhaps her toughest reelection fight, veteran Sen. Susan Collins has parachuted into familiar terrain — the heart of a hot-button issue, this time President Donald Trump's impeachment.
With Senate trial proceedings starting Tuesday, the moderate Maine Republican says she'll probably support a motion to call witnesses, aligning herself with Democrats. But she says she'll do that only after each side has argued its case and she says she's not decided whether she'll back seeking "any particular witness."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that seems more favorable to religion-based discrimination claims is set to hear a case that could make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states.
The justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a dispute over a Montana scholarship program for private K-12 education that also makes donors eligible for up to $150 in state tax credits. Advocates on both sides say the outcome could be momentous because it could lead to efforts in other states to funnel taxpayer money to religious schools.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands of caucus sites — technology intended to make counting easier but that raises concerns of hacking or glitches.
Democratic Party activists in Iowa and Nevada will use programs downloaded to their personal phones to report the results of caucus gatherings to the state headquarters. That data will then be used to announce the unofficial winners. Paper records will later be used to certify the results.
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For more than a decade, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has zealously pursued enforcement actions against the health care industry. Given the continued growth in government spending on health care and the billions of dollars in revenue that are paid to the federal government as a result of these cases, we expect this focus to continue. Nevertheless, in recent years we have seen a notable shift in the types of cases that the government is pursuing, away from so-called off-label promotion practices and toward the financial and commercial relationships between health care providers and companies.
In 2016, we expect DOJ to continue focusing on financial relationships with physicians and that recent DOJ guidance may spur an increased effort to hold individuals criminally and civilly responsible in these investigations. Additionally, the unrelenting flow of qui tam lawsuits means federal enforcement agencies will continue to investigate allegations that providers and others submitted false claims for payments to federal health care programs.
claims paid for a drug or device based on false or misleading information provided in connection with reimbursement support services.
As in past years, DOJ continues to actively investigate life science companies' financial relationships with physicians and other health care professionals, with particular focus on speaker programs. At least two of the significant pharmaceutical or medical device settlements in 2015 involved allegations of improper inducements through these programs. Of note, the allegations in these cases stretched beyond the question of whether the programs were conducted in exchange for payment and also focused on whether their nature, quality and content were of adequate value for the payment made. Given the likely continued government scrutiny of these relationships, many companies are choosing to enhance their assessments of their speaker programs.
Despite public statements to the contrary, the court decisions in United States v. Caronia and Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. United States Food & Drug Administration appear to have had some impact on DOJ's pursuit of off-label enforcement in cases where there is no evidence of false or misleading statements by a manufacturer. In Caronia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in 2012 that restricting off-label marketing that was not misleading or untruthful would violate the First Amendment. Following that decision, Amarin sought an injunction specifically allowing off-label promotion, and in August 2015 the district court granted it, ruling that Amarin's statements were truthful and not misleading and thus protected by the First Amendment. (See September 28, 2015, Skadden client alert "The Future of Government Regulation, Enforcement of Off-Label Promotion.") Unless and until other circuits reject the Caronia holding, Amarin may substantially limit FDA's ability to prohibit truthful and nonmisleading speech outside a product's approved labeling. In addition, there likely will be a steady flow of litigation similar to Amarin until FDA issues guidance to the industry that demonstrates its commitment not to engage in regulatory or enforcement actions that necessarily or consequently abridge manufacturers' First Amendment rights. To avoid direct First Amendment challenges, DOJ likely will direct its efforts toward cases with evidence of false and misleading statements. We also expect DOJ and FDA will closely examine a company's conduct rather than its marketing designed to promote a product for an unapproved use.


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Jaspar Crawley, Head of Institutional Sales for APAC, World Gold Council
Gold through an ESG Lens
by Wouter Klijn | November 17, 2021 ESG, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets
As the energy transition starts to pick up pace, decarbonisation is quickly becoming a key focus for many institutional investors. We speak to the World Gold Council about the role gold can play in this process and where gold sits in a broader ESG framework.
As the coronavirus pandemic started to spread across the world in early 2020, not many people would have suspected that gold would have a role to play in fighting this health crisis.
We are not talking here about gold as a hedge to an economic downturn, although it does have those properties as well. No, we are talking about the role it plays in rapid antigen tests.
Early in the pandemic, complex lab-based testing tools were developed to determine whether people had contracted the virus. But as it spread, and increasingly more people needed to be tested, the elaborate processes involved in the early tests caused capacity issues and turnaround times increased dramatically.
[Gold] is used in the rapid antigen tests to produce a result and so it has been a massive help in fighting the pandemic. Because so little of it is used, it is only going to be a tiny part of the gold demand, but it has a great impact on society
The rapid antigen test provided a solution, and in these tests microscopic amounts of the precious metal are used in the process to get a positive or negative outcome.
"The way that gold has supported us through COVID is actually much more multifaceted than people realise," Jaspar Crawley, Head of Institutional Sales for the APAC region at the World Gold Council says in an interview with [i3] Insights.
"It is used in the rapid antigen tests to produce a result and so it has been a massive help in fighting the pandemic. Because so little of it is used, it is only going to be a tiny part of the gold demand, but it has a great impact on society," he says.
Similarly, gold is used in diagnostic tools to detect life threatening diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and can even be used in pregnancy tests.
"Gold has played a role in getting us out of the pandemic, but it also helps fight malaria in Tanzania and Ghana, for example," Crawley says.
Gold and ESG
From an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) perspective gold is an interesting asset. Because of its application in diagnostic tools, the precious metal can be seen as a contributor to the 'S' in ESG.
It also aligns the UN endorsed sustainable development goals (SDGs), in particular with SDG number 3, which is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.
But when we look at the interaction between gold and the environment, the relationship is less straightforward. The image of a large open-pit gold mine might not immediately scream environmental credentials.
But Crawley says members of the World Gold Council need to comply with the organisation's Responsible Gold Mining Principles and these include principles for environmental stewardship and biodiversity.
"Responsible miners should already be mindful of the need to minimise environmental destruction, avoid deforestation and preserve biodiversity," Crawley says. "For example, Responsible Gold Mining Principles 8.1 is about managing environmental impacts and 9.1 is about biodiversity.
"We hope that the COP26 deforestation agreement will add further impetus to wider adherence to the principles, which are already being observed and implemented by our members and others," he says.
As institutional investors increasingly commit to achieve net zero carbon emissions in their portfolios by 2050, every asset is being scrutinised for its impact on the overall carbon footprint of portfolios.
Gold as an investable commodity is not necessarily carbon intensive. In bullion form, it often just sits in a bank's vault. It might occasionally get transported elsewhere, which involves carbon emissions, but at an institutional level gold investments tend not to move around much.
"Gold as an asset, in bullion form, is not associated with any emissions or future accumulating emissions," Crawley says.
"The relatively small amounts of gold moved around each year, and the fact that it doesn't necessarily require dedicated transportation is of benefit in reducing gold's carbon impacts, particularly when compared with bulk metals, commodities and materials that require large-scale transport in order to be brought to market," he says.
As such, an investment in gold might even lower a portfolio's footprint.
The World Gold Council estimates in a report, titled 'Gold and climate change: Decarbonising investment portfolios', that for a typical balanced portfolio of 70 per cent equities and 30 per cent bonds, introducing a 10 per cent allocation to gold and reducing the other asset holdings proportionately lowered the emissions intensity by 7 per cent, while a 20 per cent holding in gold lowered it by 17 per cent.
Where carbon emissions do come into play is in the mining of gold.
"Most of the emissions from the gold sector are related to gold mining operations," Crawley says. "We estimate around 95 per cent of those emissions are associated with purchased power or fuel combustion. Of this, electricity represents the largest source of emissions at the mine site.
The ability for the gold industry to demonstrate its capacity to contribute to emissions reduction aligned to Paris targets is largely dependent on its ability to change how it sources and uses power and fuels
"The ability for the gold industry to demonstrate its capacity to contribute to emissions reduction aligned to Paris targets is largely dependent on its ability to change how it sources and uses power and fuels," he says.
The World Gold Council estimates that based on the known plans of the gold mining industry, the emissions intensity of power used in gold production is set to fall by 35 per cent by 2030.
A large part of this fall will come from replacing site-generated electricity from diesel, heavy fuel oil and coal with grid connectivity and the increased use of renewable energy sources.
For example, Newmont has fully electrified its Borden mine in Canada, including using electric vehicles instead of a diesel-powered fleet. This reduces emissions by 70 per cent, but also improves safety as it reduces the need for underground ventilation.
In West Africa, gold miner IAMGOLD is the main partner in building a 22 hectare 15MW solar power plant for its Essakane mine in Burkina Faso. This will see its annual fuel oil consumption reduced by approximately 6mn litres, a reduction of about 18,500t of CO2 emissions.
"There are more [projects] being developed or launched and newer mines will increasingly start to adopt such approaches and technologies," Crawley says.
"But since Paris, we have seen the 'stretch' target of 1.5 degrees Celcius become the priority, driven by our better understanding of the science. We need to be more ambitious in our emissions reduction actions if we are to moderate climate impacts.
"Gold mining's reduction of the emissions from its power sources would likely need to approach 50 per cent by 2030 if it is to keep on track in moving towards a 1.5 degree scenario.
"In our analysis, the additional reduction needed is currently expected to come from the substantial energy and operational efficiency initiatives, which have increasingly been a feature of modern mining over the last decade, initially driven by the need to better manage costs, but now directed also towards further emissions reduction.
"Analysis from Wood Mackenzie – which provided much of the data and projections for the 'Gold and climate change: energy transition' report – shows that newer projects, and those likely to come onstream over the next decade, are likely to be lower emitting, not least as those projects will be more favoured by investors and industry stakeholders.
The expectations for decarbonisation of the gold mining industry does come with a caveat. As the metal becomes more scarce, new projects might explore more challenging ore bodies, which tend to require more energy-intensive techniques to process.
But Crawley says this will only focus the efforts of gold miners on shifting to renewable energy.
"This makes the transition to cleaner electricity even more pressing. Overall, however, the expected trend is that strategic replacement of reserves and the assets more likely to be funded and developed will shift to have lower emission impacts," he says.
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Europe Data Protection Digest | Notes from the IAPP Europe Managing Director, 8 Jan. 2020 Related reading: Notes from the IAPP Editorial Director, Dec. 18, 2020
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Greetings from Brussels!
First and foremost, I would like to extend my heartfelt best wishes to all for 2021! Safe to say, most of us were content to see the back of 2020 — a year to forget but also remember. Typically, as we herald in the new year, we do so with a sense of optimism and renewed hope for the year ahead.
This time around, I fear the spirit may be ever so slightly dampened with a sense of caution: News of effective vaccinations springs hope, although we may be looking at September before the EU has sufficient immunity. As is tradition with the opening notes in January, we try to dust off the crystal ball and look to predictions of what lies in store for the world of data protection; I may have been slightly off last year as we were surpassed and engulfed by all things COVID-19. Although, to my mind, some of those predictions are still "de rigueur," and maybe it's a question of a "reboot" here and there.
Frankly speaking, looking back at how the COVID-19 pandemic upended the entirety of the year past, it was certainly not a quiet year for data protection and privacy, amplified by the explosive handing down of the "Schrems II" ruling. International data transfers took central stage and will continue to dominate the digital and data protection debate well into 2021. Data (protection) globalization will become increasingly politicized as companies and governments look to navigate the pressures of international business and privacy frameworks. Add to the equation the Brexit complexity and the U.K.'s role across international jurisdictions, companies will have their work cut out for them assessing jurisdictional equivalency with EU law and regulatory risk in the function of transfer mechanisms. Will the U.K. obtain an EU adequacy decision? It's hard to envisage anything other than an adequacy decision to facilitate trade and business flows; data localization is the anti-thesis of global digitalization.
If companies have their work cut out for them, so will the European regulators. In 2020 enforcement policy decision-making might not have been as fluid across the single market as one might have hoped, the one-stop-shop mechanism also exposed a certain level of challenge and continued fragmentation for the EU27. Moreover, several national DPAs sought to pursue enforcement objectives under their national law provisions (pre-dating GDPR), as well as under GDPR even in cases where it was not the lead authority. There will be pressure for regulators to be more "harmonized" and efficient with cross-border complaints and their enforcement decision-making. In fairness, the GDPR remains a relatively new regime, and importantly, Europe is not an island; it takes time for consistency to trend.
In looking ahead, it is sometimes best to look in the rear-view mirror. Last year, the pandemic brought about some hefty transformations in societal behavior, with citizens the world over having to adjust their lives to the "new normal." In practice, we all went digital migrating and blending large parts of our personal and professional lives online. Remote working, online shopping, even the occasional happy hour with colleagues or friends were all spent in front of one device or another. In short, 2020 was a bonanza year for tech firms writ large, with greater amounts of (personal) data being created, collected and processed so that we could carry on. The EU, in turn, also sought to reinforce its digital vision, releasing its data strategy in February of last year. The IAPP put together an infographic of ongoing legislative developments in the EU. The broad range of policy measures geared toward Europe's digital ambition that touches data protection and privacy, as well as cybersecurity is staggering — and relevant — as we journey through 2021.
Finally, consumer skepticism truly reached the mainstream: Consumers will be in the driver's seat, demanding more control of their personal data, and importantly how it is processed and shared. Legislators, regulators and organizations alike will need to be attentive, razor-sharp and innovative to address the growing demands of tomorrow's digital generation.
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Greetings from Kittery, Maine! As we make our way to 2021 and reflect on a tumultuous 2020, a year filled with unforeseen challenges, it's notable how big a role privacy continued to play across the board. No, the pandemic did not make privacy less relevant but rather more significant. Contact trac...
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Guten Morgen aus München, A crazy year comes to an end, and it's time to look back. While I don't want to bore you with the ubiquitous noise around a certain CJEU ruling handed down this summer, I would rather like to draw your attention to some developments here in Germany that might be relevant f...
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Hello from York, Maine! Remember the movie "Groundhog Day" in which Bill Murray's character is destined to repeat the same day over and over until he has a life-changing epiphany? I feel like we have been cast as supporting characters as we've written "what a week" in some variation at the beginn...
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Date of Birth: 26th Feb 1996 (24 years old)
Club: Cambridge University Women's BC
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Imogen made her senior GB Rowing Team debut at the first World Cup of the year in 2018, going on to become World U23 champion the same year
Having learned to row at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 2014, Grant has had a meteoric rise to the top, getting her first taste of international success in the Cambridge University Women's BC eight that took gold at the 2015 European Universities Rowing Championships.
In 2016, Grant rowed in the CUWBC lightweight eight and reserve boat before moving up to the Blue Boat for both the 2017 and 2018 Women's Boat Races, won by Cambridge. In 2017 she also competed in the lightweight women's quad at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, finishing fifth.
Later in 2018, alongside training to be a doctor, Grant was selected to row the lightweight single scull at the first World Cup of the year in Belgrade, finishing an impressive fourth place. She went on to row in the same boat class at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Poznan, taking a dominant gold by nearly two lengths.
Grant partnered Ellie Piggott in the lightweight double sculls at the 2019 European Championships and second World Cup, finishing 4th and 8th respectively. She won another superb gold medal in the lightweight single sculls at the third World Cup of the season, before claiming World Championships bronze with Emily Craig in the lightweight double.
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Poznan, POL 2 (FB Final) LW2x
2019 European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI 4 LW2x
Plovdiv, BUL LW1x
2018 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL BLW1x
2018 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB 4 LW1x
Plovdiv, BUL 5 BLW4x
World Rowing ChampionshipsLinz Ottensheim, AUT
Boat:
LW2x
World Rowing Cup IIIRotterdam, NED
World Rowing Cup IIPoznan, POL
2 (FB Final)
European Rowing ChampionshipsLucerne, SUI
World Rowing ChampionshipsPlovdiv, BUL
World Rowing Under 23 ChampionshipsPoznan, POL
BLW1x
World Rowing Cup IBelgrade, SRB
World Rowing Under 23 ChampionshipsPlovdiv, BUL


Python variables are like pointers.
You can see this pointer with id().
The is operator tests for object sameness.
This is a stronger condition than being equal!
What do you think the following prints?
How could this lead to bugs?
To help manage this risk, Python provides immutable types.
Immutable types cannot be changed in-place, only by creating a new object.
A tuple is an immutable list.
Let's try to change that tuple.
Bonus question: How do you spell a single-element tuple?
Can you represent that graphically?


Cori and Matt exchanged vows along the sand bordering the Chesapeake Bay during their First Landing State Park wedding. Like many couples before them, they won the illustrious rain lottery, and enjoyed a few drops as the ceremony began. (It's good luck, right!?) But a few raindrops certainly didn't detract from the emotion of the day, or the fun that was in store for the reception that evening.
Having picked grey as one of their colors, Cori and Matt were better prepared than most couples for the unexpectedly grey skies. The overcast tones fell perfectly in line with the rest of the day's decorations, and all the accompanying bright corals and blues did wonders to brighten the day.
After the ceremony, the couple treated their guests to DJ Roger Cruz, who is consistently one of the best DJs in the state. Roger was masterful at keeping the guests entertained, and the resulting party went late into the evening.
Thanks to Jill Brown and Sunkissed Events for making the day a piece of [cup]cake!


Even though the Lunar New Year event is still going strong, we can't deny that love is in the air. Especially now that the Overwatch developers have released a new assault-style map (a.k.a. 2 CP map) named 'Paris' on the Public Test Region.
The map is our first glimpse at the sprawling narrow streets of Paris, and features landmarks that are certain to become reference points in later lore. These locations include the Pâtisserie Galand, Maison Marat, and most interestingly, the Cabaret Luna.
Featured prominently in the 'Paris' promotional material, Luna is presumably the blonde-haired star act at the Cabaret Luna. However, she seems to have another, more omnic-looking form that has players wondering whether she could be the next hero on the way.
While only time will tell for Luna, it is a safer bet that the new map will be available on the live game before Valentine's Day, as Blizzard typically tests their maps on the PTR a few weeks prior to the live date.
The 'Paris' map is now available to play on the Overwatch PTR.
Should Pokémon games be more difficult?


Amityville schools continue to be good places for young musicians to cultivate their talents. For the sixth time in the past seven years, the district has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
The program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the curriculum. Designations are made to districts and schools across the nation that demonstrate an exceptionally high commitment and access to music education.
"It's rewarding because the teachers and the students in our district work very hard at what they do and it's nice to be acknowledged for that dedication," said Dr. Frances Fernandez, the district's director of fine arts, who oversees a staff of 10 music teachers.
The district offers general music instruction beginning in kindergarten and students learn to play the recorder in third grade. A comprehensive instrumental program is offered in fourth grade and up. Upon entering Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School, children can select an instrument to play in the band or orchestra, and also join the chorus. Park Avenue, Edmund W. Miles Middle School and Amityville Memorial High School hold winter and spring concerts.
Jazz ensembles are available at the middle school and high school, and elective courses include piano and music theory. Every year, several students are selected to participate in music festivals hosted by the Suffolk County Music Educators Association and Long Island String Festival Association.


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Shabbat Toledot: A Full Bellied Blessing
Some stories are rich with visual imagery, while others resound with song. But it is fragrance, specifically the smell of savory food, which infuses Parashat Toledot. Food plays an essential role in several pivotal scenes. It is with a pot of lentil stew that Jacob purchases Esau's birthright, and it is with a steak dinner that he secures the senior blessing from his father. The first story is simple—Esau is famished and ready to trade away anything for a bowl of soup. But the second story is enormously complex.
Isaac's announcement that he requires Esau to hunt an animal and feed his father from the kill before blessing him is baffling. As a literary device, this delay in the action creates narrative space for the collusion between Rebecca and Jacob to transpire. While Esau is out hunting they will quickly kill two goats from the herd and feed Isaac. Rebecca and Jacob take advantage of Isaac's blindness in order to trick him into making a false blessing. True, Rebecca had received a divine oracle saying that Jacob was destined for primacy, and Jacob had after all purchased the birthright. However, it seems that old Isaac had not been filled in on these details, so he is literally and figuratively in the dark. And he is hungry, waiting for his boy to bring him dinner.
But why does Isaac need to eat meat before blessing Esau? Why can't he simply call his son in for his blessing, just as other biblical characters do? Indeed, we bless our children on Friday night before dinner, not after enjoying our meal. What is different about Isaac?
In fact, a great deal is different about Isaac. When you think of Isaac, can you imagine him smiling? Although he was named for laughter (Yitzhak="he will laugh"), few biblical characters lead a sadder life. Rivaled by his brother, nearly killed by his father, and left bereft at the death of his mother, Isaac never has it easy. He loves Rebecca, but her initial barrenness causes them sorrow, and starting with her pregnancy there is constant strife in their home. Isaac ends up alone, betrayed by his wife, despised by his elder son ("may the days of mourning my father come soon"), and abandoned by Jacob, who takes his blessings and flees for his life. Even before the dreadful deception plays out, Isaac is not in a good state to give out blessings, and so he needs some assistance. Isaac requires a luxurious dinner of meat and wine before he can act the patriarch and transmit the blessings of Abraham.
Rabbinic literature discusses the importance of feeling sated and happy before summoning the spiritual energies needed to bless another person. A person who is hungry may not have the ability to focus intention upon the recipient and to phrase the blessing appropriately. In the Talmud (BT Bava Batra 12b) Rav Avdimi from Haifa plays on a verse from Job (11:12), which discusses the "heart" (or perhaps "hearts") of a "hollow man." Rav Avdimi explains that before a person eats and drinks, his or her heart is divided, but once they have eaten, they become able to focus.
While we recite blessings before eating, this is considered to be a form of permission-taking before enjoying God's bounty. The greater obligation is to bless God after we have eaten in fulfillment of the verse, "you shall eat, be satisfied, and then bless the Lord. . ." (Deut. 8:10). The experience of satiety is essential to the activity of offering blessing.
The great halakhist Rabbi Yosef Karo says, "It is appropriate for one who offers blessing to be in a state of joy, as we find with Isaac." (Beit Yosef to Orah Hayim 128). After recalling our story, Rabbi Karo gives a second biblical example from 1 Kings chapter 8. There King Solomon feeds the people, who "returned to their tents, happy and in good spirits, and they blessed the king." There is nothing like a feast to put people in a good mood, and there is nothing like a good mood to elicit a beautiful blessing.
Looking ahead, when Joseph presents his father Jacob to Pharaoh, the king asks the patriarch for his age. Jacob gives a bitter answer: "Few and hard have been the years of my life," and it is in this sad state that he blesses Pharaoh. (Gen 47:7-10) Remember that it was only a severe famine that brought Jacob's sons and then the aged patriarch himself down to Egypt. I sense that even a sumptuous Egyptian feast would not have inspired him to give Pharaoh an enthusiastic blessing.
I was asked recently whether a person who has suffered the loss of a parent may offer a Shabbat blessing to his own child before the funeral. Jewish law considers a person in this painful moment to be an onen—exempt from all positive commandments. But may an onen offer such a blessing nonetheless? I did not find a prohibition, but based on the texts above I concluded that he should not do so. A blessing should come from a place of abundance and joy, not from sorrow.
Why then do parents bless their children before eating on Friday night? Shouldn't we wait until the meal is over, or at least underway? I can answer only from personal experience. The moment when family and friends are gathered around a table to sing and feast together is a moment of exceptional joy. At the Shabbat table it feels like the divine presence is shining, causing us to well up with a spiritual satisfaction that far exceeds the pleasure of a full stomach. And so we offer blessings from the heart, right at the start of the meal.
Reading the story of Isaac and Rebecca with their divided home and hearts, it is hard not to sense the anxiety and sorrow that hang over these blessings. Indeed, the blessings are not received in a spirit of gratitude and tranquility, but of anxiety and fear. A full stomach is necessary to elicit Isaac's blessings, but it is not adequate to ensure a blessed outcome.
When we have the privilege of offering a blessing to another person, it is our obligation to prepare ourselves to be in a state of joy at that sacred moment. Recognizing the great blessings that have nestled in our own lives, we reach out our hands and open our hearts, allowing the flow of well-being to spill out and connect us to the recipient. May all of our blessings come from a place of joy and be received with love.
בראשית פרק כז, ב–ד
(ב) וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה נָא זָקַנְתִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי יוֹם מוֹתִי: (ג) וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא כֵלֶיךָ תֶּלְיְךָ וְקַשְׁתֶּךָ וְצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְצוּדָה לִּי צידה צָיִד: (ד) וַעֲשֵׂה לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי וְהָבִיאָה לִּי וְאֹכֵלָה בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי בְּטֶרֶם אָמוּת:
תלמוד בבלי מסכת בבא בתרא דף יב עמוד ב
א"ר אבדימי דמן חיפה: קודם שיאכל אדם וישתה יש לו שתי לבבות, לאחר שאוכל ושותה – אין לו אלא לב אחד, שנאמר: איש נבוב ילבב, וכתיב: נבוב לוחות, ומתרגמינן: חליל לוחין.
איוב פרק יא פסוק יב
וְאִישׁ נָבוּב יִלָּבֵב וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא אָדָם יִוָּלֵד:
שמות פרק כז פסוק ח
נְבוּב לֻחֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָה אֹתְךָ בָּהָר כֵּן יַעֲשׂוּ:
בית יוסף אורח חיים סימן קכח
וראוי למברך שיהיה שרוי בשמחה כמו שמצינו ביצחק אחר שאכל כתיב (בראשית כז ז) ואברכך וכן מצינו (מלכים א ח סו) שמחים וטובי לב וכתיב ויברכו את המלך
מלכים א פרק ח, סו
(סו) בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי שִׁלַּח אֶת הָעָם וַיְבָרֲכוּ אֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֵּלְכוּ לְאָהֳלֵיהֶם שְׂמֵחִים וְטוֹבֵי לֵב עַל כָּל הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְקֹוָק לְדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ:
בראשית פרק מז, ז–י
(ז) וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת יַעֲקֹב אָבִיו וַיַּעֲמִדֵהוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְבָרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב אֶת פַּרְעֹה: (ח) וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל יַעֲקֹב כַּמָּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֶּיךָ: (ט) וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל פַּרְעֹה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי מְגוּרַי שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה מְעַט וְרָעִים הָיוּ יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיַּי וְלֹא הִשִּׂיגוּ אֶת יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי אֲבֹתַי בִּימֵי מְגוּרֵיהֶם: (י) וַיְבָרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב אֶת פַּרְעֹה וַיֵּצֵא מִלִּפְנֵי פַרְעֹה:
This entry was posted in Divrei Torah and tagged blessing, Esau, Food Insecurity, Isaac, Jacob, Toledot on November 11, 2015 by Rabbi Danny Nevins.
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2022: A Year of Opportunities for…
It has been two years on since Covid-19 first cast a blanket of havoc globally. What I thought would merely take several months to settle (ala SARS), has now trudged on drearily with no cause for rejoicing in sight. Like the game of Snakes 'N' Ladders, the recent emergence of the Omicron variant – now the most dominant in several countries, reminds us that it is not a smooth-sailing linear path out of the pandemic just yet.
With 2022 likely to continue to be haunted by Covid-19, it is even more evident now that we are forced to accept endemic Covid-19 as a fact of life.
Is it naïve in being too optimistic to see the silver lining in this?
The unpredictability of 2020 & 2021 has shown that for economies to thrive, businesses need to be able to innovate and adapt at scale and speed. This has been highly evident in Singapore, with the effects of Covid-19 pushing businesses through a phase of constant transformation over the past year due to cities going into lockdowns, restricted air and sea travels, and declines in supply-demand – which led to disruptions in the flow of goods and talent into and out of Singapore.
For the first time in over a decade, the foreign pass holder population in Singapore dipped, along with annual quotas on Singapore Permanent Residence, and Singapore Citizenship application approvals – casting a void in the talent required to maintain Singapore's business hub moniker.
With high vaccination rates, easing of border measures, and working from home likely the default for 2022 in Singapore, we take away some positives as inbound immigration professionals in a post-pandemic world.
The Great Resignation and Talent Retention
A phenomenon called the "Great Resignation" has emerged. More than ever before, people are voluntarily leaving their jobs. Analysts in Singapore have predicted to expect a wave of resignations (and new opportunities) within the first quarter of the new year.
Covid-19 has unlocked a new talent pool that could benefit the global technology sector in particular, which is experiencing significant skills shortages. The ABCD's of Tech (Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Data Science) represents core skill-sets in demand. To put things in perspective, Tech talent was already a major challenge, one that has since been magnified by pandemic-driven advancements in technology adoption. The additional strategies companies are using to meet their tech talent needs align with broader talent initiatives, such as upskilling existing employees, hiring contingent or freelance work, and improving the hiring process.
An active approach in widening the talent pool will be crucial for organizations amid structural shifts.
Digital Innovation and Rapid Digitisation
We have seen ten years of digital innovation in roughly three months and e-commerce across the globe has increased by two to five times from the levels prior to the pandemic. That will have a profound impact on a number of sectors.
Singapore will continue its journey as a Smart Nation – where people are empowered to live meaningful and fulfilled lives, offering opportunities for all through digital transformation. Technology is integral to Singapore's next phase of smart nation-building. It has been acknowledged that for Singapore to continue to prosper and stay relevant, it needs to embrace digitalisation.
Many government initiatives have mushroomed over the last few years, supporting the transforming of Singapore through technology to improve the lives of citizens and businesses and to make Singapore an outstanding city where people can live, work and play. As with all countries, Singapore is short of engineering talent and the demand is going to grow even more. The number of fresh graduates each year would not be sufficient to fill this gap. Hence, the nation has to upskill the workforce so that more people can contribute to the digitalization efforts, including in modern technologies such as AI and Cybersecurity.
On a national scale, key trade agreements and pacts support this drive, as evident by the recent conclusion of the UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (UKSDEA) and Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA).
The Consolidation of Wealth through Family Offices
Since 2017, the number of billionaires in the Asia-Pacific continued to grow. This has been exacerbated by the pandemic with Singapore's favorable tax exemptions providing a haven for the selected few. With family businesses playing a big part in the region's wealth creation, around US$15.4 trillion in family wealth is expected to be passed down from one generation to the next by 2030. Of this, about 12% or US$1.9 trillion will be transferred to Asian heirs.
Green is the New Gold: Sustainability and COP26
2021 saw heightened environmental awareness and growing interest in sustainable/green investment products. In response, banks and financial institutions jostled to roll out green-themed offerings to meet demand. The growing green movement comes on the back of strong government support, evidenced by the Singapore Green Plan 2030 – where Singapore pledged to phase out the use of coal and turn instead to alternative or renewable energy such as natural gas, solar, regional power grids and low-carbon alternatives.
This focus on sustainability drives demand for talent within Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). Interest is growing in sustainability, but the sector still has a shortage of expertise. By 2030, it is estimated that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment category will hit US$1 trillion.
"Green is definitely the new gold," said Mr Steve Stine, senior client partner at consulting firm Korn Ferry. "We've got another 10 or 15 years of transformation happening. It is essential right now to get the best talent in place because the clock is ticking."
What does this mean for foreigners looking to cement a place in Singapore?
Despite the gloom that is Covid-19, there is no way but up for Singapore. Dependent on the injection of foreign investments and a gateway to Asia, trust in Singapore's infrastructure and the government remains high. Taking a snapshot of client profiles we have helped across the finish line, the majority represents profiles congruent to the research and insights derived from actual market sentiments.
Granted, competition for Singapore Permanent Residence and Citizenship will remain high, we see 2022 as an opportunistic year for those with the relevant talent.
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package org.webcurator.core.util;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * A set of useful date methods.
 * @author bbeaumont
 */
public final class DateUtils {
    /**
     * Determine the earliest date of the two provided.
     * @param aDate1 The first date
     * @param aDate2 The second date
     * @return The earliest date.
     */
    public static Date earliestDate(Date aDate1, Date aDate2) {
    	return aDate1.after(aDate2) ? aDate2 : aDate1;
    }

    /**
     * Determine the latest date of the two provided.
     * @param aDate1 The first date
     * @param aDate2 The second date
     * @return The earliest date.
     */
    public static Date latestDate(Date aDate1, Date aDate2) {
    	return aDate1.after(aDate2) ? aDate1 : aDate2;
    }

    /**
     * Return the Date part (nil out the time).
     * @param aDate
     * @return The date with the time part reset.
     **/
    public static Date getDatePart(Date aDate) {
    	Calendar baseCal = Calendar.getInstance();
    	Calendar retCal = Calendar.getInstance();

    	baseCal.setTime(aDate);

    	retCal.clear();
    	retCal.set(baseCal.get(Calendar.YEAR), baseCal.get(Calendar.MONTH), baseCal.get(Calendar.DATE));

    	return retCal.getTime();
    }
}

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Last post on : December 26, 2013
Robbers wreaking havoc in rural towns
Published On December 26, 2013 » 2923 Views» By Hildah Lumba » Features
By POTIPHER TEMBO –
IN THE recent past, Eastern and Central provinces have been in the limelight not because of the serenity they are known to be enjoying for some time, but because of the escalating aggravated crime waves taking place there.
Although aggravated robberies have been common in many provinces of Zambia over the years, armed bandits have in recent times concentrated in terrorising the quite areas of Eastern Province, particularly Chipata District and Kabwe and Serenje districts where people have known to enjoy their peace.
The armed robbers are apparently taking advantage and targeting these provinces because of the quite atmosphere experienced in these areas and the laxity in security details.
In Chipata in the past few months, armed robberies have taken centre stage since the beginning of this year and committing unprecedented armed robberies.
On January 31, this year, thieves broke into Stanbic Bank Chipata Branch with the aim of stealing cash.
Eastern Province Police Commissioner, Grace Chipalila and Stanbic Bank head of public relations, Kamiza Chikula, who confirmed the raid, said the robbers hauled K418,609 in the operation which caused panic among customers after management temporarily suspended operations.
In March, five men robbed a Chipata resident of K4,720 cash.
The robbers attacked Rabson Ngoma of Nasser Street in the second class trading area popularly known as Down Shops, in Kapata Township.
Eastern Province Police chief, Alfred Nawa said the thieves used stones to attack Mr Ngoma in the night.
Two months later in May, bandits staged another robbery and snatched K330,000 cash from a business executive, Dauti Mwanza.
Ms Chipalila said three men armed with a pistol attacked Mr Mwanza whom they called at night pretending that they wanted to exchange money from him.
Mr Mwanza who was involved in foreign exchange business, was led to Chipata-Chadiza Road where the bandits tied his hands, beat him up and stole the money and also got away with his Toyota Corolla.
Police recovered the vehicle though the thieves were still on the run.
In August, a Dunavant shed manager in Lundazi District, was shot and wounded by a lone robber who fled after a mask he wore dropped off his face.
Ms Chipalila said the incident took place along Emusa Road and identified the injured man as Daniel Phiri, who was admitted to Lundazi Hospital.
She said the incident happened when the victim and a cashier identified as Harrison Chiwowa were going to Emusa around 08:00 hours.
"This incident occurred when the two were on a motor-bike and this gunman placed a wire across the road which entangled them and fell from the moving motorbike," Ms Chipalila said.
But just after firing the weapon, the mask which the gunman was wearing to conceal his face came off and he immediately ran away for fear of being identified.
The gunman was said to be a well- known person in the area who would not be difficult to find.
But a classic form of robbery which took place in Chipata was that involving a police officer.
It was in July when three armed bandits snatched K195,000 cash and a K55,419 cheque leaf from Zambian Breweries Plc. cashier in broad daylight.
The bandits grabbed the money from the cashier, Wilson Ngulube, who was on a taxi enroute to Barclays Bank Chipata Branch to deposit the cash and the cheque.
After stopping the taxi, the bandits ordered Mr Ngulube and the driver, Samuel Moyo, out of the car and grabbed the booty the cashier was carrying before tying the two to a tree and made off in the car heading towards Mwami border.
This happened around 13.00 hours, a few meters away from Chipata Central Police Station, near Hillside Girls High School on Umodzi Highway.
Mr Nawa said after the robbery that police had launched a manhunt for the criminals who were not suspected to be locals because they did not cover their faces during the commission of the crime.
However, a few days after the reap off, a police officer was linked to the robbery.
Police sources in Chipata revealed that one of the men who were involved in the crime was a police officer in the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
"Most of the police officers are unhappy that the report given to you on the robbery was not actually correct. It was actually a police officer in the CID section who snatched money from the Zambian Breweries Plc," said the police source who decided to remain anonymous.
The officers said the named officer nearly shot himself after being linked to the robbery, but after second thoughts opted to run away.
A week later after being exposed, the 36-year-old officer was arrested for allegedly being involved in the robbery.
The officer, who was identified as Detective Sergeant Thomas Mutota, from the CID section at Chipata Central Police Station,who was nabbed in Chipata after being on the run for more than a week.
"Yes, we have finally arrested this police officer who is expected to be in court for committing a suspected robbery involving K195,000 belonging to the Breweries," said Mr Nawa.
In January in Kabwe, Central Province, bandits posing as customers dramatically robbed a shop of K1.7 million in Makululu Township.
Three men armed with an AK 47 rifle, entered the shop at about 19.25 hours pretending to be customers but suddenly produced the gun and demanded cash from the owner of the shop.
The robbers fired in the air to scare away people who were near the shop before they got away with the cash.
Last month, five gunmen stole K10,000 from Liteta District Hospital in Chibombo, Central Province, after duping a security guard into believing that they had taken a patient to the medical institution for medical tests.
At the beginning of this month, four men caused havoc in Kabwe when they staged a daylight robbery in which they got away with K100,000 cash.
The masked thieves armed with two shot-guns and an axe caused panic as they fired in the air and sent on-lookers including a police officer on foot patrol scampering for cover.
The ordeal took place shortly after 11:00 hours as a local business executive from Big Bite Bus Station was transferring money to a local bank.
Within the same month and just about a week later, three criminals, armed with a pistol stole K28,000 cash from Cactus Financial Services, the agents for Western Union in Kabwe District.
Central Province Police Commissioner, Standwell Lungu said the escapade occurred around 17:00 hours at the business premises situated in the town centre.
Mr Lungu said the three men snatched the money from a cashier and later locked her up inside the office before they vanished.
The aggravated robberies were still happening in Central Province and in May this year, robbers invaded the quite district of Serenje where they wreaked havoc.
In this part of the Central Province, six men armed with an AK 47 rifle and iron bars, broke into Finance Bank and got away with more than K70 million old currencies after blowing the safe.
The criminals brutally pummeled a security guard and left him for dead after he attempted to raise alarm.
Mr Lungu said the criminals jumped over the boundary fence and blew the safe in a strong room containing K79,493,000 while about K16 million was found scattered within the premises.
In Mkushi, Central Province last month, a Lusaka-based road contractor, John Chiwala Banda, had a shock of his life when a lone gunman stormed his room at a lodge and snatched K 30,000 cash and more money in foreign currency.
Mr Banda was held hostage for about an hour by the attacker who threatened to kill him as he demanded money from him.
The robber was armed with a pistol and fled immediately after the incident.
This month, and only three months after the Mkushi incident, a lone gunman, most likely the one who raided a Mkushi lodge, was on rampage and this time around shot dead a Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) officer in Serenje.
The gunman who broke into five rooms at two lodges, got away with K 3,059 cash and a camera from an American Peace Corp volunteer before he stormed a pastor's room where he collected K2,000 cash.
The daring raid in which a ZAWA officer was slain in cold blood and the American, Barbra Smith was robbed of her money took place in the early hours of that day.
These are just a few known aggravated robberies which have intermittently taken place in the recent months in Eastern and Central provinces.
The trend has been going on in many other provinces such as the Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces where the activities seem to be normal.
During the festive period and particularly this time of the year and month when money flows like a tidal wave; when Christmas bonuses are given by appreciating companies to their workers and festivities are the order of the day throughout, aggravated robberies are expected to occur anywhere anytime and it would be prudent for the police and individuals to be alert and avoid being caught napping.


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"An excerpt taken from What is Qatum (Melanin) Physics? - The Master Key Series Nun Tablet (Book) #19.... pgs. 170-182"
There are an Infinite number of Planes throughout existence, on this side of Hydrogen (H1) there are a total of Nine, for each of the "Nine Energy Seats of Consciousness"(Chakras, Arushaat, Wheels of Life) found in the African Physical make up known as "Seats of Awareness". As each energy seat of conscious awareness opens up, you begin to perceive on higher Quantum levels. You perception begins to shift more and more to a more positive life frequency.
63. Question: What are Planes?
Answer: The most common mistake is imagining planes as layers of Strata or fine matter lying one above the other in Space. Planes are distinct and intricate Moods Of Vibration, interwoven into one another so uniquely that one is not able to determine where one plane begins and the other ends. Nothing in creation rests, Everything you Hear, Taste or Feel Vibrates .This is a well known fact now known to Modern day Quantum Physicists, and was always known to our Ancient TaMa-Rean (Egyptian) Ancestors, as the Grand Hierophant Tehuti taught us in his doctrine of the Kybalion also known in this day and time as the Sacred Wisdom of Tehuti. The natural mood of vibration ranges from very high and fast to very low and slow , There Are Nine Planes Or what the religious Theologians are calling Heavens, The Lowest And The Slowest Is The Material Or Physical Plane, While The Fastest And Highest Is The Plane Where One Is In Total Union And Bliss the infinite Cosmos.
64. Question: When these Religious Theologians where speaking of Heavens, did they really mean Planes?
Answer: Yes, when they were speaking of the Heavens, because of their limited perception of the laws of Nature and Quantum Physics, what they where referring to was the Mental Plane and all the Planes above the Mental.
65. Question: What do you mean the Mental; can you describe all of the Nine Planes for me?
The Material Plane of the Physical Plane is the plane that Human Beings dwell on. The Material Plane is governed by the law of Gravitation which is Desire. The Material Plane is partly made up of Solids, Liquids, and Gases. If you feel in your Mind that nothing else exist outside of the Material Plane you are wrong, there is more to life and this vast Universe then you realize. There is still more to this Plane then most People realize. The Western Science world today limit themselves things that only substances residing on the Material Plane is Solid, Liquid and Gas when in reality there is more.
The Plane of Force (Forces Plane) is perfectly woven into all Matter on the Material Plane. The Basis or Mother of Matter is "Nature" and Nature is resulted from the Plane of Force. The Plane of Force is governed by a very "Positive" Force called Attraction (A Law in Nature). The Plane of Force and the Material Plane (Physical Plane) work together in perfect Harmony. If this were not true, the "Cycles of Nature" would not be completed so perfectly and faithfully each year. The Plane of Force, also called the "Energy Plane" consists of ordinary forms of energy like Heat, Light, Attraction, Magnetism, Electricity, etc. As well as the forms of Energy which are finer, that gives Human Beings and Nature vitality and the ability to grow and reproduce.
Refer to: The Plane of Force & Magnetic Attraction for more info!
This Vital Life Force, which sets life on the Physical into motion and is responsible for growth and reproduction, is called "Nafas" in Ashuric / Syric Arabic, also known as "Prana" to Hindus, and in Ancient TaMa-Re (Egypt) it is named "Sekhem", meaning Power and In Hebrew the word Nafesh mean "Breath". Because the Plane of Force consists of Etheric duplicates of things on the Material Plane (Physical Plane) or counter parts, the Plane of Force and Material plane (Physical Plane) work together in perfect "Harmony". The things you are seeking to Manipulate on the Material Plane (Physical Plane) contain the same Ethereal Substance or Material as that, is on The Plane of Force. The "vehicle" of this Plane of Force in Humans is the Subconscious Mind.
Refer to: What is Sekhemic Energy for more info!
The Plane of Force is all around us, and is as much a part of our makeup as the Material Plane (Physical Plane). There are Forces on the Plane of Force many have yet to uncover and comprehend; these are the Forces that control the Forces that result in what we call "Nature". The Lower Forces consists of ordinary forms of Energy like Heat, Light, Attraction, Magnetism and Electricity, etc… But the Higher Forces are those forms of Energy which are finer, they give Humans and Nature vitality and the ability to grow and reproduce.
The Basis or Mother of Matter is Nature and Nature is a result from the Plane of Force. The Plane of Force which is energy in all living things, or inside all living things. The Plane of Force access point is through the "Subconscious Levels of Awareness." Your Mind feeds off the Mental Reservoir (Universal Consciousness or Super Consciousness) of Outellect. Mind is the individual part of you that feeds off the Mental Reservoir (Universal Consciousness or Super Consciousness), the thought patterns of the Soul or Spirit.
The Plane of Emotional Energy or Energy in Motion, also coming from the word Spirit meaning "Breath, life" as in Life forces Vigor, and Ether, or Etheric State, this is the Plane that also resides within you and your Emotional Energy is the governor of this Plane. Spirit Beings as some may call it, or Etheric Energies Vibrate at different Density Levels, and Vibrational Rates. In order to know what type of Spirit Forces you are attracting into your life, just check you're Emotions. Spirit or Etheric Forces that vibrate at lower Vibrations, tend to be attracted and feed off very depressed and repressed feelings. Feelings like Hate, Lust, Greed, Envy, and Jealousy. On the Spiritual Plane Human Beings do have a set of Sense just like the your 5 physical senses with this one difference, your Spiritual senses are capable of remembering your Physical experiences as well as your Spiritual experiences on higher Abodes. It is on this Plane that you are able to direct your Mind Power to Contact Ancestors who have passed from a Physical State on to the Etheric Worlds. Through the Powers of your Sub-Mental also known as you're "Subconscious Minds" you are in connection with your passed ancestors and can call upon their Etheric Powers, to aid and guide you. Call on them, they await your call only when you learn to Mental align with the "Positive" 9ether forces in this day and time.
This is the Plane within Human Beings that you are calling your "MIND" as in the word "Mine" and "MIND" sound phonetically the same, for it is your Mind that feeds off what is called the Universal Mind, or Universal Consciousness, Mental Reservoir of Outellect and even known as the Super-Consciousness. Like the old saying goes "There is Nothing Nu (NEW) under the Sun (PAA RE)." So this is where your thoughts of inspiration comes from, and depending on a person's DNA quality and Genetic makeup determines the Quality of thoughts a person will have and what part of the Mental Reservoir of Outellect they will be channeling from.
We as Qatum (Melaninite) Beings, have access to ALL, infinite and boundless. We have the ability to channel all of our Ancestral Forces, and bring them forth in this day and time, thus the rebirth of the GODDESS, and GODS, it is only up to the individual to realize your infinite potential. This is one of the many reasons of even Scribing a book like "What is Qatum (Melanin) Physics?" To get your minds ready and introduce the Infinite Possibilities of who and what you are by Nature (Neter). Your Mind Power linked to the MENTAL PLANE is your GOD power, and your ruling power, now is the time to learn to use your Mind Power purposefully, or for a Divine and Noble purpose. Use your Mind Power to pull yourself and all others around you out of the rut, the Muck and mire on to Deity ship, use your Mind Power to Visualize the Supreme Beings you are here and right NOW!
Where Truth begins to Manifest itself to you, were you begin to become Conscious and Aware of about the truths of life and it's many divisions, parts, and pieces. So the Plane of Truth within one self is what you are calling "ME", I exist, what I am, what I think, I am, what I want people to think I am, My Persona or Personality etc… that's the Truth, but then you move on to reality, "what are you really?" and this Answer only manifests to you and you alone, because you can't lie to yourself. Once you get to this point in your SOUL'S growth and Elevation then you move on to the Plane of Reality!
Where then you move on to the next Conscious realization, of what you thought was "TRUE" was accepted as truth at one time but not necessary a reality. An example of this, was that it was taught in old Europe that the world was flat and accepted as a truth at one time in Europe, but the reality was in Ancient TaMa-Re (Egypt), we had pictures of the Planet (PTAH-NUN) Earth drawn as a Circle long before any other Cultures came into Egypt seeking to learn. So we did not accept this "TRUTH" as Facts which is confirmed "REALITY". It was also accepted as "TRUTH" amongst the Science world that Atoms was the Lightest Element when in reality they have now figured out that this is not true, the reality is Atoms are made up of smaller more minute particles called Quarks, then on to Zeles, then on to Biaps or Mesons. So yes at one time you "consciously" dealt with truths until your Soul begin to Elevate and you started seeking facts and realities about who and what you are, and your soul purpose during this incarnation as a Qatum (Melaninite) Whole Light Being. Now you have moved up to the Conscious realization of GODLYNESS! You are now at the Bosom of GODSHIP, taking control of your Life! The place where no lies come in because everything becomes a reality to you.
GODDESS SHIP, GOD SHIP, DEITY, you become your own Best Master, and Judge! Now you put on the Mask of GOD and you turn around as a Evolved Soul and you look back, and what do you see? You see "less" then yourself, because you are now at the seat of GOD, meaning you are at a conscious reality, that there are People on the Planet Earth (PTAH-NUN), or SOULS and Spirits less evolved or elevated then yourself.
Once you have Elevated your Conscious realization to the point where you now know the reality of who and what you are, and you are now wearing the Mask of God, as a "Responsible" Human being, meaning having the ability to respond to the needs of others, then another realization comes into your conscious perception and reality. The "Reality of Change", that change is the only real constant thing in the Multiverse. That what you where perceiving as death, and life, and growth is really change. So the reality of what they are calling infinity symbolized as the number 8 is really "CHANGE".
The plane of perfect cycle, completion, where all realities meet. You are now a total complete being, knowing who and what you are, and when divine purpose manifest itself to you as "Naught". That which you "NAUGHT" to do, and that which you "AUGHT" to do. You move fully by the will of Nature from within, you can do nothing for or against yourself. Aught = Is, Naught = Aren't. Once you turn with the Mask of God on in your life and look back you begin to see the Illusion of what People, Places and Things "Aren't".
The Other side of H1 (Hydrogen) - The Subatomic World!
Anti matter, the Plane of Non-existence, because once you complete the perfect cycle, the Cycle starts all over again but in reverse, so now your Conscious Awareness, turns to relating to persons, places and things of how you can improve upon that Cycle in your life from which you came from. This is when Reality, starts when you have not got passed "Naught" and the illusions of the World, and the way you consciously perceived persons, places and things. On the side of Matter there is Anti-Matter, on the Side of GOOD SPIRIT, there is EVIL SPIRIT. A PUSHING AND PULLING, an Ebb and Flow, and a Expansion and Contraction.
The realization of how persons, places, and things the seen and unseen are all inter-related by necessity, meaning they have a purpose, or it would not be so, the Balancement of ALL.
66. Question: Wow, this is a lot of Information; you keep saying these planes are in Us, How?
Answer: Great question and we knew you were going to ask that. Well when you begin to do a study of your Anatomy as a Qatum (Melaninite) Being, you will find what the Ancients are calling "Energy Seats", Chakras, Arushaat, or Wheels of Life, is another way of what Modern day Scientist call the "Endocrine System". Your Endocrine System comprises of Glands that are intune with Each Plane of Existence and have an effect on your Consciousness or Mental State of Being.
Depending on which Glands in your body are most active and vibrating the fastest, determines which Plane of Existence or Consciousness you are intune with, thus your perception on life.
67. Question: What are Glands?
Answer: A gland is a group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off, chemicals known as "Hormones".