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Casablanca – largest city in Morocco
The largest city in Morocco, Casablanca is a city set against a sweeping coastline overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Port of Casablanca is one of the busiest in the country with a marina for cruisers and elegant yachts and a terminal for large liners, cruise ships and commercial shipping. The Corniche is a district beside the ocean and with bars, restaurants and stalls it is a popular place with tourists. Ain Diab is an idyllic beachside area of Casablanca; unwind on the sand or take a dip in the sea. Besides its great location and year-round sunshine Casablanca is a city full of architectural treasures. The French period New Town offers a blend of Art Deco, Colonial and Hispano-Mauresque buildings. Tour the Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur, Hassan II Mosque and the Clock Tower of the Old Medina. Relax with a visit to a hammam or enjoy an afternoon in the Parc de la Ligue Arabe.
Why Go?
Casablanca is Morocco's largest city and main port. Stroll along the pier to take in the vibrant harbour scene; trawlers, liners and small fishing vessels line the docks. Browse the fish stalls for the catch of the day. Explore the Old Medina and marvel over the variety of architectural styles.
When to Go?
The Atlantic Ocean plays a significant role in Casablanca's climate which brings strong winds and cool breezes throughout the year. The city experiences a semi-arid Mediterranean climate meaning dry summers and cold often wet winter months. Temperatures can reach 27°C in the peak months of July and August and drop to 17°C in December and January. Late summer or early spring is considered the best time to visit Casablanca as average temperatures are pleasant and dry.
Casablanca is served by Mohammed V International Airport, Morocco's busiest airport located 30km (approximately 18 miles) southeast of the city centre. Domestic routes to Marrakech, Rabat, Agadir and Tangier fly daily. Direct flights are available to the UK and other European destinations. A rail link leaves the airport for Casablanca every hour; alternatively passengers can take the local bus service into the city centre. Flights from the UK to Casablanca take just over 3 hours.
Travel to Casablanca to taste traditional Moroccan cuisine, hear the French language and to admire a city of different cultures both in religion and architecture. The Shrine of Sidi Abderrahman is a holy site where Muslim pilgrims pray, watch the crowds come to pay their respects. A trip to Casablanca must include a day at a hammam. Solidarite Feminine is a Turkish bathhouse which promotes physical and mental wellbeing to marginalised groups; at this hammam women gather to converse, relax and feel empowered.
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This non-alcoholic drink is tasty, family friendly and festive! Great for any holiday including Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving or even game day! Add your favorite vodka, sparkling wine or champagne for a delicious adult beverage!
December is sure flying by for our family!
We've been so busy with my daughter's activities. She just finished knowledge bowl, and is in choir and also basketball!
In addition to that, the non-profit I serve at as an Americorps VISTA has TONS of evening programming and activities this month, and of course all of the holiday parties and festivities!
Last month was crazy too! I had a mini vacation in Maryland and DC for a friend's birthday and spent some time in Mankato, MN for Thanksgiving at my sister's house! Tons of fun and excitement!
It makes me wonder how and when I have time for food blogging and essential oil classes. Business building is no joke! I manage to do it all somehow! Haha!
Today's recipe is quite fantastic!
It's been awhile since I've made and posted a drink recipe, but this one is well worth the wait.
This punch is filled with tons of citrus and cranberry goodness with a touch of almond flavor!
Who else loves almond flavor as much as I do?
I swear I love when almond extract is added to sugar cookies or quick breads. Sometimes I use it instead of vanilla extract for something unique and different. Give it a try sometime, seriously amazing.
This recipe is non-alcoholic, but it would be delicious with a sparkling moscato or champagne! To keep it kid friendly, make the recipe as listed, but spike individual glasses with your alcohol of choice.
It's also very versatile. I used leftover cranberry sauce, but you can also used canned depending on what you have on hand. I used ginger ale, but you could also use lemon lime soda!
Any variation you make, it's going to be delicious, gorgeous and fun!
My daughter helped in every step of the recipe process for this punch and she loved drinking it when it was ready! I just love these moments in the kitchen with her!
If you liked this drink, give these non-alcoholic beverages a try: Blackberry Coke, Sparkling Sorbet Floats, Watermelon Mint Lemonade, Sparkling Apple Cider Float or Snow Flake Hot Cocoa!
Looking for more cranberry recipes? Try these: Turkey and Cranberry Thanksgiving Quesadillas, Raspberry Cranberry Sauce, BBQ Cranberry Meatballs, Creamy Wild Rice Cranberry Soup or Creamy Cranberry Salad!
Blend cranberry sauce in a blender until smooth.
Add cranberry puree, water, orange juice, lemon juice and almond extract in a pitcher. Stir well. Add ginger ale and stir well just before serving.
When serving, pour into four glasses and garnish with cranberries and a lemon slice on the rim.


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Burkers & Bodysnatchers : Murky Medical Misdoings In Aberdeen
Gruesome goings-on inspired by the deeds of the "burkers" of Aberdeen are shared on this city-centre route...
Learn of the murky medical doings of the surgeons, students and professional resurrectionists in the city from the 1800s to the passing of the Anatomy Act in 1832 which put an end to the theft of bodies from cemeteries and legalised the supply of corpses to medical research. Featuring: the great riot of Hospital Row, when Dr Andrew Moir's anatomy theatre was torn to the ground by angry citizens; the tale of the half-anatomised man who didn't quite live to tell his side of the story; the tale of Twice-Buried Mary, the bride who wasn't quite the corpse! Learn about Satan Sangster, the graverobber of Spital Kirkyard who doubled as a nightwatchman at the Gallowgate Port - find out why he had such a nasty nickname! This and other gruesome goings-on inspired by the deeds of the "burkers" of Aberdeen are shared on this city-centre route. (Please note this is no longer a "ghost tour" as there are no actors involved)
Starts: Marischal College by Bruce's Statue
Ends: Littlejohn Street, opposite Six Degrees North (craft beer pub)

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I miss attitudeney
By Guest riccus,
December 12, 2017 in Britney Spears
Guest riccus
"am i speaking to you ? No" I wish it wouldn't cause 2007 era but we still could able to see her walking down the street and soing stuff.
I think she still has some kind of attitude
like when she "gave ************* something to talk about"
slaveneytbh
I dont think she's like that anymore these days..... These days it's all " cool, you know.... pokemon go "
really really cool guy
59 minutes ago, slaveneytbh said:
That's how she acts like in public. When no one outside her inner circle is watching she's still funny, a mom, your friend, Britney Jean
Her boundaries were not respected like at all, not only the paparazzo, but that random chick on the street just grabbed her like it was something normal towards stranger.
40 minutes ago, falka said:
I know right!? I was like wtf man , stop harrassing Britney


As I have told many clients over the years, "We don't attract what we want, we attract what we are." That being said, there are a few other things which you can do to attract the kind of mate you want.
1. Visualize: Take 15 minutes a day to sit and just daydream about your future mate. Close your eyes, open your heart and imagine every scenario you would enjoy with your new partner. If you like concerts, see yourself there with your intended other. If you like traveling, see that and the countries you would visit. If you like certain features like hair color, height, weight or if you prefer a certain career or particular interests like photography etc., then add those into your visualization.
2. Pray: Prayer is a wish you project into the universe where angels are waiting to help make it so. Negating or negative thinking will dissolve that wish so be optimistic and patient. You get back the same measure you put out, if you don't put any energy into creating what you want, don't expect the angels to do it for you. It's your life and it's up to you to create the life you want.
3. Journal: WRITE IT DOWN and BE SPECIFIC! Every single thing you want in a mate: Honest, reliable, kind, compassionate, handsome/beautiful (inside and out), tall, short, hair/bald/color, approximate age, successful, financially stable, humble, confident, emotionally and mentally stable, those with no addictions, someone who has self-respect and self- worth, (you'd be surprised how important that is) those who are healthy, etc.
5. Be still: Stop chasing love because you are chasing it away. Be still and trust that there is a perfect mate for you. Exercise a little faith and allow enough of a void to be filled. When you create a void by taking your mind off of trying to find someone, the universe seeks to fill that empty space. If you want more clothes, give some away. If you want more love, give yours to others. Get busy volunteering or helping someone else feel loved and get your mind off of you. When you are least or not looking at all is when love truly finds you. Stop looking.
6. Be flexible: The mate you want my not fit all the things you have dreamed of having but be sure and be flexible. Everyone has met the funny one or the intellectual one or the serious one and dismissed them because they were not exactly what was expected. But some of the greatest relationships out there are those which are polar opposites.
7. Be the kind of mate you want: Again, heal yourself, wounds, fears, jealousy, insecurity, etc. You will attract what you are if you don't fix it first. Are you the kind of person YOU would want to date? It not, then you have some work to do first.
When you really set your mind on anything there is nothing you can't do.
If you would like to know more about attracting that perfect mate get in touch with me, I have helped countless people in my 23 year career find and gain the love they deserve.


Hip-hop heavyweight Rick Ross knows how to spend his hood billions wisely, keeping his SEO up with regular music videos. Up next, he's shared a clip for album cut "Phone Tap."
The video's a truly international caper, which sees Rozay being tailed throughout Europe. There are fancy cars, lush backdrops and a plot with plenty of suspense. It's like Rick Ross' very own Bond film.
Speaking with The FADER, who premiered the vid, Ross said, "The 'Phone Tap' record is one of my favourites on my latest album Hood Billionaire. We shot it in Geneva, Switzerland, and it embodies everything I wanted it to. It came out perfect. I have to salute the genius [director Ryan Snyder] for his vision on this video."
Watch the video for "Phone Tap" below.


Five recent bachelor's degree recipients from Manhattan College's class of 2014 — Anthony DiCesare, Tegan Nelson, Carlos Orbe, Ivy Seraphin and Kathleen White — have been accepted to volunteer with a variety of organizations. The graduates will spend the next year serving the following organizations: Lasallian Volunteers (LVs), Rostro de Cristo, Jesuit Volunteers Corps (JVC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps.
All four organizations have a similar purpose to help and aid people in the U.S. and abroad. LVs work to help educate some of the poorest neighborhoods in the U.S. for one to three years, while Rostro de Cristo provides an immersion experience in Durán and Guayaquil, Ecuador, and JVC places volunteers in schools, nonprofits and other sites around the world. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security's FEMA and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) have partnered to establish a FEMA-devoted unit of 1,600 service corps members within AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), solely devoted to disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
Anthony DiCesare, a resident of West Long Branch, N.J., graduated with a B.S. in psychology, and was a research assistant for Maria Maust-Mohl, assistant professor of psychology, at the Bronx Zoo. As a research assistant, he observed and collected data on the communication and social behavior of captive giraffes. DiCesare will leave for Mississippi in July for 10 months to work with the natural disaster unit of the AmeriCorp NCCC-FEMA program.
Tegan Nelson, a resident of Middletown, R.I., graduated with a B.A. in international studies with a Spanish minor, and was involved with the College's Campus Ministry and Social Action department during her time at Manhattan. She also was a board member of the Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E.), a Catholic Relief Services Campus Ambassador, and a representative of the Model United Nations Club. Nelson will spend the next year working with Rostro de Cristo.
Carlos Orbe, a resident of Beallsville, Md., graduated with a B.A. in communication and a minor in public relations. He was involved with Lasallian Collegians, the student chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, debate team, and Entrepreneurship, Advertising and Green clubs during his time at Manhattan. He also was a member of the Thomas More Law Society and played Division I Soccer. Orbe will be joining LVs in Tulsa, Okla., this summer to help with public relations work, teach all junior high grades, assist high school students in applying to college, and coach soccer.
Ivy Seraphin, a resident of Towson, Md., graduated with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in women and gender studies. During her time at Manhattan College, she worked for the Business office, participated in the College's Singers, served as secretary of the Players' executive board and director of the Players' Cabarets, and was a research assistant to two professors. Seraphin will work with the LVs in Racine, Wis., for the next year or two.
Kathleen White, a resident of Keansburg, N.J., graduated with a B.A. in peace studies and history. She was active in the student organization JustPeace while at Manhattan, was a recipient of the Jasper Summer Research Scholars program last summer, and worked with the College's Campus Ministry and Social Action department, the Center for Academic Success, and the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center. White will work with the JVC as an outreach coordinator at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth in Washington, D.C.


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HGV1 Driver position is vacant.
Due to a member of our team relocating to a new area, we have a vacancy for an HGV1 driver.
For more information and to submit your CV please contact our Transport Manager (Mark Newman).
We are currently experiencing a growth surge in our I-Beam department and as a consequence are looking to employ an additional administrative position as well as a new designer of I-Beams.
If you are interested in either position please contact our MD (Daniel Broyd) for more details and to submit a CV.


Italian Serie A side AC Milan will have to face a disciplinary hearing as UEFA have rejected their Financial Fair Play settlement proposal.
The San Siro side were awaiting a decision from European football's governing body for some time and they received it on Tuesday, with UEFA refusing to accept their offer to settle their FFP irregularities.
The club's accounts will have to be put under the microscope and they could face heavy fines, a transfer ban, and could possibly find themselves booted from the Europa League as well.
"The Investigatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) has decided to refer Italian club AC Milan to the Adjudicatory Chamber of the CFCB for breach of the Financial Fair Play regulations, in particular the break-even requirement," UEFA posted on their official website on Tuesday.
"After careful examination of all the documentation and explanations provided by the club, the CFCB Investigatory Chamber considers that the circumstances of the case do not allow the conclusion of a settlement agreement.
"In particular, the CFCB Investigatory Chamber is of the opinion that, among other factors, there remains uncertainties in relation to the refinancing of the loan and the notes to be paid back in October 2018.
"The Adjudicatory Chamber will make a decision on this case in due course.
"The CFCB Investigatory Chamber will further communicate in June its other decisions in relation to the monitoring of the clubs under investigation or under settlement agreement."
Milan had a proposal rejected in December and presented fresh documents in a 150-page dossier thereafter, yet that has been snubbed as well.
It is now unclear how owner Yonghong Li will cough up a repayment on the €380m loan from hedge fund Elliott Management - including interest - which is due in October.


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Operation Stop It seizes abandoned cars
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has seized 18 abandoned vehicles and issued 49 parking tickets during its recent Operation Stop It in Thamesmead.
Operation Stop It is a partnership between Royal Greenwich and the Metropolitan Police, as well as other key partners, to deal with vehicle related crimes like fly-tipping in the borough.
On Thursday 18 April council officials along with the Metropolitan Police, Drivers Vehicle Standard Agency, Immigration, London Fire Brigade, the Environment Agency and Redcorn all came together to hit out at irresponsible vehicle owners.
Abandoned vehicle removed during Operation Stop It
Councillor Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Councillor Jackie Smith, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Integrated Enforcement also attended the operation.
Operation Stop It's latest mission focused on known hotspots for abandoned vehicles and dumped waste in Thamesmead.
Councillor Danny Thorpe said: "We continue to receive a large number of complaints about cars being illegally parked in Thamesmead. And we've identified that some of the vehicles parked here either have no registration plates or are the reason why waste is being illegally dumped in this area.
"These cars are a dangerous obstruction and make our roads unsafe. They're also causing anti-social behaviour and environmental crimes, as some of them are being stripped down for parts and unwanted parts are being dumped on our roads, which is completely unacceptable."
Dumped waste was also removed during Operation Stop It
Jackie Smith said: "We inspected all of the vehicles parked on Boughton Road, Kellner Road and Nathan Way, and took action against anyone we've found to be breaking the law.
"We've seized 18 abandoned vehicles, issued 49 tickets for illegal parking and we hope this will be a deterrent to others. Do not abandon your vehicles or dump waste in our borough, because there will be consequences."
If you see or suspect an abandoned or un-taxed vehicle or someone dumping waste report this by calling 0208 921 4661 or visit www.fix.royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
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Press release: OGEF invests USD $80,000 in solar distributor Palmis Eneji to increase energy access in Haiti
Bamboo Capital Partners
Palmis Enèji distributes quality solar products that provide access to clean, modern, affordable and reliable energy in Haiti, including its most remote areas. • Products distributed by Palmis Enèji replace the use of candles and kerosene lamps with better quality products. • Palmis Enèji also participates in OGEF's results-based-financing grant program for companies distributing quality solar products in Haiti. Port-au-Prince, 16 March 2021 – The Off Grid Electricity Fund ('OGEF' or 'the Fund'), the renewable energy access fund for Haiti supported by the World Bank, announces it has made a working capital loan of USD $80,000 to Palmis Enèji. Palmis Enèji was launched at the end of 2012 as a project program of the NGO "Entrepreneurs du Monde". Since then, the distributor network has grown to 89 dealers in the Port-au-Prince region alone. With such early success, Palmis Enèji has gone from a pilot project to a corporation with a strong governance structure. The Board of Directors is composed of representatives from three social shareholders: Entrepreneurs du Monde, Microfinance Solidaire, and Fondation Caseli. Palmis Enèji has also set up a Social Business Charter which defines the company's social mission, its objectives and the means implemented to achieve them. At the end of 2016, 180 distributors were active in three regions in Haiti and more than 40,000 products had been sold by Palmis Enèji, reaching more than 34,000 Haitian households, which far exceeded their objective. The financing provided by OGEF marks the beginning of a long-term partnership and allows Palmis Enèji to import more quality solar products into the Haitian market. OGEF was launched by the Haitian Government in 2019 with the aim to electrify 200,000 households in Haiti within 10 years. At present, less than one in three Haitian households have access to electricity, which is often unreliable. In rural areas, electrification rates are as low as 5%. The Fund, managed jointly by Bamboo Capital Partners and Fonds de Développement Industriel, invests debt and equity in companies that provide renewable off grid energy access solutions to people in Haiti, ranging from mini grids to pay-as-you-go solar products. Christian Schattenmann, Fund Manager at Bamboo Capital Partners commented: "OGEF is delighted to work with Palmis Eneji because the company has sales throughout Haiti. Palmis Enèji is a well-run business with a commercial approach to ensure long term viability. We look forward to a long-term partnership with Palmis that will allow the company to expand its business and provide solar products to people in Haiti without access to electricity". Laurent Dalencour, Senior Investment Manager at Fonds de Développement Industriel (FDI) added: "We are pleased to invest in a company that is committed to providing electrification solutions to the entire population, including the most vulnerable and isolated groups. Since the very beginning, Palmis decided to sell certified quality products and to make them accessible to everyone in Haiti. I am convinced that with OGEF's support, Palmis will reach its sales targets much faster and even exceed them." Jean-Farreau Guerrier, CEO of Palmis Eneji commented "Palmis is excited to receive a working capital loan from OGEF which will help develop our business and we are happy with the responsiveness and support we have gained from OGEF". OGEF recently launched a results-based financing ('RBF') grant program for solar distributors. The RBF grant provides help for distributors of quality solar products to develop their activities in Haiti. Bamboo Capital Partners, the specialist impact investor in emerging and frontier markets, is the international fund manager of OGEF, alongside the Haitian Development Finance Institution: Fonds de Développement Industriel ('FDI'). The partnership combines FDI's local knowledge on the ground with Bamboo's experience of managing international funds that invest in energy access solutions. -ENDSMedia Contacts For Bamboo Capital Partners : Lewis Hill +44 78 3767 4600 bamboo@instinctif.com Notes to Editors About Bamboo Capital Partners: Bamboo Capital Partners ("Bamboo") is a specialist impact investor in emerging and frontier markets. Bamboo works with development agencies and financial institutions to develop innovative financing solutions that deliver lasting impact at scale through its range of catalytic, commercial and blended impact funds. Founded in 2007 by Jean-Philippe de Schrevel, Bamboo creates growth opportunities for the world's most marginalised communities, while delivering risk-adjusted financial returns. To date, Bamboo has raised USD$400m and invested in 80 companies worldwide. Bamboo's investments have positively impacted the lives of 184 million people and supported 45,000 jobs, including 16,000 jobs for women. The Bamboo team comprises of 30 professionals active across Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Bamboo also acts as the Asset Management arm of global impact firm Palladium, which operates in over 90 countries, following a strategic partnership in 2020. For more information, please visit www.bamboocp.com or follow @bamboocp. About OGEF: OGEF was launched in 2019 with the aim to electrify 200,000 households in Haiti within 10 years. The fund invests debt and equity in companies that provide renewable off grid energy access solutions to people in Haiti, ranging from mini grids to pay-as-you-go solar products. Established by the Haitian Government, OGEF is supported by World Bank and funded by the Clean Technology Fund and the Scaling up Renewable Energy Program in low-income countries ('SREP'), which accelerate climate action by empowering transformations in clean technology, energy access, climate resilience, and sustainable forests in developing and middle-income countries. OGEF is jointly managed by Bamboo Capital Partners as the international fund manager together with the Haitian Development Finance Institution: Fonds de Développement Industriel (FDI). For more information, please visit www.ogefhaiti.com. For further information contact OGEF at: +509 2811-0623 / +509 2811-0624 / +509 3367-1494 / +509 3367-1496 / contact@ogefhaiti.com About Palmis Enèji : Palmis Eneji is part of the international Entrepreneurs du Monde network. It is Haiti's leading supplier of VeraSol certified quality solar products and clean cooking stoves. See www.palmiseneji.com
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Did you know that gunpowder can spruce up your palate indulgence? Well, it is so at Dempsey Hill. The Prime Society restaurant has a 150-seater dining capacity. With crimson brick pillars extending to the high ceiling, its ambience offers you a sense of grandeur filled with the thick aroma of pan-Asian spices and, maybe, a tinge of gunpowder.
Australian chef Mr. Damon Amos sizzles with passion as he shares his extensive knowledge on the various cuts of steak on offer, the different cattle-rearing methods and how these methods lend each cut of steak a unique flavor.
"In short, we (The Prime Society) are all about diversity," says Damon, who affably introduces himself as Dee. This belief is evident in their assortment of steak selections available on their menu. The gunpowder steak is one that captures attention.
Gunpowder is essentially made up of elements such as potassium and magnesium, which are required parts of a balanced diet. The gunpowder that is used goes through stringent checks to ensure that there are no traces of sulphur in its content before serving. The question is, where do they get the gunpowder? "I concoct it myself," Dee reveals. For those game enough for novelty, this is one dish you'll have to try.
Watch how food engages not just our taste buds but entices our visionary and creative senses as well. Gourmet artistry is what The Tippling Club is all about. A blend of aesthetics and science, it is a wonder to see food in an unconventional presentation, yet still taste remarkably good. To enjoy the overall experience, the golden spot is at the bar where guests get to witness the owners in action. Award-winning mixologist Matthew Bax and Chef Ryan brought their expertise from down under Australia, and are now capturing the hearts of the local market with their degage concept tinged with élan.


Yves Saint Laurent's yearly bash in Hong Kong last week did not disappoint with all its glamour and glitz, but its 'beauty hotel' theme this year was quite the game changer in both the realms of pop-up stores and brand events. Hong Kong was the fourth market for the L'Oréal-owned French beauty house to throw the party and set up the YSL Beauty Hotel following Paris, Madrid, and Seoul.
The overwhelming response led YSL to the scheme of a giant pop-up store erected in the form of a 'beauty hotel' which retained some elements of exclusivity and yet was more accessible, said Lo. About 6,000 passes, or "check-in cards" were given out to customers who sent their photos with YSL products to the brand's Facebook chatbot. The main party remained an invitation-only event for celebrities and YSL's loyal customers.
Meanwhile, the 'hotel' guests were treated to a spectacle of black and pink replete with plush furniture for photo ops and games to collect points for YSL products. The brand had again collaborated with digital production startup Sekgamdong to set up this event that took almost six months of planning and execution. The party was broadcasted live by about 10 publications and on YSL's Facebook page with Mindshare as its media agency.
Lo declined to reveal sales targets for the three-day event but said the experiential nature of the 'hotel' setting and the party was mainly aimed at elevating brand affinity. "YSL is very young, very edgy, we do want to convey the whole message through this event," said Lo.
This story by Soon Chen Kang and Rick Boost originally appeared on our content partner Campaign Asia.


Gold Standard Reports Infill Drilling Success at the Dark Star Oxide Gold Deposit, Carlin Trend, Nevada | Gold Standard Ventures Corp.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (TSX:GSV) (NYSE AMERICAN:GSV) ("Gold Standard" or the "Company) today reported on the status of the 2018 infill drilling program at the Dark Star and Pinion oxide gold deposits on its 100%-owned/controlled Railroad-Pinion Project in Nevada's Carlin Trend. Two reverse-circulation (RC) and two core rigs have completed 4,605m of infill drilling in 28 infill holes in the northern portion of Dark Star (refer to Dark Star plan map at the following link - https://goldstandardv.com/lp/ds-apr11-2018-drill-maps/ ). These four rigs have now moved to the Pinion deposit where 5,450m of infill drilling has been completed in 62 holes. Results from 25 Dark Star holes are summarized below.
Infill and development drilling at the Dark Star and Pinion oxide gold deposits to reduce drill spacing to approximately 30m; convert Inferred resources to the Measured and Indicated categories; and define the limits of the gold zones, some of which could be expanded by the program.
Exploration drilling at Jasperoid Wash to test new high-priority targets, and to reduce drill spacings and provide requisite data for a maiden resource estimate by the end of 2018. It's important to note that from Gold Standard's first 2017 Jasperoid Wash drill hole to a maiden resource estimate, this process will be completed in approximately 14 months.
Drilling to test new high-value targets at Dixie, the Dark Star Corridor, Ski Track and elsewhere within the Railroad District.
On the western side of Dark Star, DR18-06 intersected 53.4m of 0.92 g Au/t, including 6.1 of 2.47 g Au/t; and 77.7m of 1.57 g Au/t, including 9.1m of 4.74 g Au/t. DR18-07 intersected 132.6m of 0.63 g Au/t, including 16.8m of 1.58 g Au/t. These results, along with results in DR18-04 and DR18-05, outperform what was predicted in the resource block model by extending gold mineralization below the current resource model and to the west of the Ridgeline fault.
DR18-19 intersected 126.5m of 1.18 g Au/t, including 25.9m of 2.43 g Au/t. This intercept is thicker than predicted by the resource block model.
DR18-08 intersected 80.8m of 1.56 g Au/t, including 27.4m of 3.03 g Au/t. This intercept is higher grade than predicted by the resource block model.
In March, the Company bought down a strategic net smelter royalty (NSR) from 5% to 2%. The NSR covers portions of the Dark Star and Pinion gold deposits.
*Results from the lower half of DS17-36 returned additional zones of mineralization beneath the original intercept of 73.0m of 1.60 g Au/t, including 25.8m of 3.25 g Au/t (see January 23, 2018 news release). DS17-36 is approximately 165m south of DS17-37 (141.8m of 3.32 g Au/t, including 25.9m of 8.63 g Au/t - - see January 23, 2018 news release). These results confirm the resource block model.
DR18-01 and DR18-02 to the north, and DR18-03, DR18-11 through DR18-14, encountered no significant mineralization and confirm the known limit of the gold zone on the northeast and east sides of the deposit. These results were as expected based on the current resource model.
All sampling was conducted under the supervision of the Company's project geologists and the chain of custody from the project to the sample preparation facility was continuously monitored. A blank or certified reference material was inserted approximately every tenth sample. The samples were delivered to Bureau Veritas Mineral Laboratories preparation facility in Elko, NV where they were crushed and pulverized. Resulting sample pulps were shipped to Bureau Veritas certified laboratory in Sparks, NV or Vancouver, BC. Pulps were digested and analyzed for gold using fire assay fusion and an atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) finish on a 30-gram split. All other elements were determined by ICP analysis. Data verification of the analytical results included a statistical analysis of the standards and blanks that must pass certain parameters for acceptance to insure accurate and verifiable results.
ABOUT GOLD STANDARD VENTURES – Gold Standard is an advanced stage gold exploration company focused on district scale discoveries on its Railroad Gold Project, located within the prolific Carlin Trend. The 2014 Pinion and Dark Star gold deposit acquisitions offer Gold Standard a potential near-term development option and further consolidates the Company's premier land package on the Carlin Trend. The Pinion deposit has a resource estimate prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 consisting of an Indicated Mineral Resource of 31.61 million tonnes grading 0.62 g/t Au, totaling 630,300 ounces of gold and an Inferred Resource of 61.08 million tonnes grading 0.55 g/t Au, totaling 1,081,300 ounces of gold, using a cut-off grade of 0.14 g/t Au. The Dark Star deposit, 2.1 km to the east of Pinion, has a resource estimate prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 consisting of an Indicated Mineral Resource of 15.38 million tonnes grading 0.54 g/t Au, totaling 265,100 ounces of gold and an Inferred Resource of 17.05 million tonnes grading 1.31 g/t Au, totaling 715,800 ounces of gold, using a cut-off grade of 0.2 g Au/t. The North Bullion deposit, 7 km to the north of Pinion, has a resource estimate prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 consisting of an Indicated Mineral Resource of 2.92 million tonnes grading 0.96 g/t Au, totaling 90,100 ounces of gold and an Inferred Resource of 10.97 million tonnes grading 2.28 g/t Au, totaling 805,800 ounces of gold, using a cut-off grade of 0.14 g Au/t for near surface oxide and 1.25 to 2.25 g Au/t for near surface sulfide and underground sulfide respectively.


The mirroring within society, of personal growth, is to be seen as changing social values. These changes are cyclical and evolutionary, or even revolutionary. They express as style, as belief and so on, and it is almost always youth that confronts the conservative, older social leaders demanding change. And change in the end always comes, since nothing is permanent - not even our sense of right and wrong.
The dynamic of life is provided by the constructive tension between opposites as they interact with friction. The old woman and young girl are always in contrast to each other, and yet their very competition is somehow cooperative. Each is somewhat defined by the other.
Conventionality and initiative are a continual stimulus to each other, as we see all around us in every aspect of everyday life, and all the roles in our society. The old woman tends to overemphasise her individual traits; the younger has a degree of psychological reticence, under-statement of self. The one holds alive and protects contributions of the past, the other administers the promise of the future.
As we see, it is the actual contrast between two contrary forces that brings with it greater awareness, and the resultant perfecting of wisdom into our ordinary lives.
Personal achievement is optimised through a creative appreciation and adaptation of the values established previously by others. The young girl's timid personality is made stronger by adapting to her current circumstances the understandings she inherits from the older woman. Each of us somehow has to accept the best of its wisdom even as we rebel against the status quo.
Projecting our own aspirations, we find ourselves simultaneously both emulating and rejecting our parents' values.
At a higher level of symbolism, we see that the soul and the ego are themselves a pair of contrasting polarised forces. The soul's eternal knowledge is both inspiring and threatening to the ego's need – to accommodate its lust for immediacy and pleasure, while pursuing some deeper meaning within life's mystery.
This is how we learn the dance of struggle and surrender – changing only what can be changed, and accepting all else.


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Iran to help rebuild Syria, restore stability to country: Rouhani
Monday, 25 February 2019 6:55 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 25 February 2019 7:28 PM ]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad meet in Tehran on February 25, 2019. (Photo by president.ir)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is ready to help Syria with its reconstruction plans and restore stability to the war-ravaged country.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran, just like in the past, will stand by the Syrian nation and government," Rouhani said in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran on Monday.
He added that Tehran will also help Damascus with the repatriation of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
Pointing to "highly valuable and important" achievements gained by the Syrian government and army in their battle against terrorists, Rouhani said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran has always stood by the Syrian nation and government in the fight against terrorism in Syria and has spared no efforts in this regard."
He emphasized that multilateral cooperation among regional countries has led to the promotion of security across the region.
The Iranian president also noted that during a recent meeting in Russia's resort city of Sochi, Iran, Russia and Turkey stressed the importance of protecting Syria's territorial integrity and condemned the continued presence of US and foreign forces in the Arab country without Damascus' permission.
Speaking at a tripartite meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi on February 14, Rouhani said terrorists must not feel safe in Syria or any other part of the world.
PressTV-'Terrorists mustn't feel safe anywhere in world'
President Rouhani tells a tripartite Syria summit that terrorists must not feel safe in Syria or any other part of the world.
"Terrorists must not feel safe in this country or any other part of the world and their supporters should not assume that they can play the terrorism card to their benefit in domestic, regional, or international equations," the Iranian president said.
The Sochi summit, hosted by Putin, was aimed at solidifying the three countries' cooperation towards returning peace and stability to Syria.
Over the past years, Iran and Russia have been respectively lending military advisory support and aerial backup to the Syrian military in its battle against militants and Takfiri terrorists. The foreign-backed groups started a campaign of bloodshed and destruction against the Arab country in 2011.
Iran, Russia and Turkey, known as the guarantor states of a ceasefire regime in Syria, have been mediating peace negotiations between representatives from the Damascus government and opposition groups in a series of talks held in the Kazakh capital of Astana and other places since January 2017.
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Assad, for his part, said the Syrian government and nation are always thankful for Iran's support for Damascus in the campaign against terrorists while lauding Tehran's efforts to restore security to Syria and the entire Middle East region.
The Syrian president added that Iran and Syria enjoy close cooperation at regional and international levels, particularly at the United Nations.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) shakes hands with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Tehran on February 25, 2019. (Photo by president.ir)
He emphasized that the political process in Syria should safeguard the Arab country's territorial integrity and independence and respect the demands of the nation.
Also on Monday, the Syrian president met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
The Leader said the Islamic Republic is honored to support Syria and considers it as equal to supporting the entire resistance front.
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Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran is proud of supporting Syria and considers it as equal to supporting the anti-Israel resistance.
The Leader mentioned resistance of Syrian president and people as the main reason behind the defeat of the United States and its regional mercenaries, noting, "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers supporting the Syrian government and people as helping the resistance movement and current, and takes pride in it from the bottom of its heart."
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Record penalty of $660,020 imposed against employer
The Workplace Employment Lawyers
Australia August 10 2017
The Federal Circuit Court has sent a clear message to employers about the importance of award compliance and proper record keeping. The court recently imposed a record penalty of $644,000 on a Melbourne fruit market for various award contraventions, and a further penalty of $16,020 on the owner for his involvement in those contraventions.
In that case, the employee was an Afghani refugee with a limited understanding of English and Australian workplace laws. The court found that the employee was:
paid nothing for a number of weeks and then a flat rate of $10 an hour to a maximum of $120 per day, despite working very long days;
not paid overtime, penalty rates, superannuation or accrued annual leave on termination; and
not provided with meal breaks as required by the applicable award.
In addition, the employer failed to provide pay slips or keep employee records as required by the Fair Work Regulations 2009. Judge Burchardt said the evidence pointed to the "business being conducted on a very ad hoc and undocumented basis. The style of the employer records is incomplete and chaotic. No payslips were ever provided. This was not a properly and lawfully run business. It was conducted in plain breach of a number of workplace regulations".
In addition to imposing record penalties, Judge Burchardt issued an injunction requiring that the owner not engage in any further contraventions of the award or National Employment Standards, and ordered that he be jointly and severally liable for rectifying the underpayments to the employee. This means that the owner will be personally liable to pay the underpayments if the employer fails to do so.
In its media release about this case, the Fair Work Ombudsman, Ms Natalie James said "the record penalties should serve as a warning to employers that those who exploit workers face major financial consequences."
Given the magnitude of this and other penalties imposed on employers for contraventions of workplace laws, we recommend that employers take the time to review applicable awards, record keeping practices and payment arrangements to verify compliance with applicable laws. Readers who require further information about record keeping obligations should review our previous blog on this issue, which can be found here.
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dat would b really hard!!!!!!!!!!
I currently am and in all honesty, if you meet a great person, totally different, new person, who has nothing to do with your ex, but unfortunately happens to have the same name, how silly and irrational it is to refuse seeing him? Its just a name. I date people based on their personality. What if you miss the love of your life just because of a name?
so true! It's really all up to you on how comfortable you were with the break up and if you can move forward without any memories being attached to the name, but it really is just a name.
My ex of 6 months (we ended two months ago) is with another girl with my name….that's weird right?
Like I don't think I could do that so soon. After maybe 4 years I could be with another guy with his name… depending on if we still had some sort of friendship or not. But that's pretty soon right, I'm freaked out about it.
It's definitely something I would have a hard time getting past, like how are you not reminded of your ex when you say their name? Maybe it makes it easier, less names to confuse haha but I don't think I'd be able to do it.
Could just be a coincidence? …But I had an ex tell me once that he was dating his next gf because she laughed like me… so you never know what is going through their head when they meet the next girl..
I'm dealing with a similar thing right now. My ex has the same name (and name variation) as a really great guy I'm currently talking to. It's been a while since that relationship and I feel healed from the experience, but it still strikes me as strange. I'll have to give it a chance cause he seems awesome, but we'll see.
I am going through this right now. I was in a very intense relationship of two and a half years and I ended it with the guy very much against his wishes; it ended quite badly and I was actually worried about his state of mind. I no sooner had time to breathe that I found out he took up with a new woman who has my same exact name spelled the same exact way. And it's not a common name. I don't know what to make of it. He never came out and told me about it either, I found out on social media lol. Needless to say, I'm over here scratching my head. Can it really be a coincidence?
I'm currently dating a girl with the same name of my ex GF with whom I've been together for four years. At the beginning, I felt awkward. Same tone, modulations of the voice when I called her and it was, to me, like a jump in the past. With friends and family I always referred to the girl I'm dating like "the NEW one" and my ex like "the previous one". But we are dating for two months and she's so great to me and kind, and our relationaship goes too well and "whatever her name is…", she's been good to me.


OHHHH the sweet Bostics! How I adore them!! I can't believe how fortunate I have been to photograph them for soo many years…it's like a fall tradition for us to be together and I love it!! They could NOT be any cuter or well dressed or awesome to work with!! We literally spend the entire time being silly and having fun and telling jokes…and the kids are major troopers through it all! The day before our shoot, their parents SURPRISED them with at trip to DISNEY LAND over their fall break and they were leaving the morning after our shoot…so that was a nice bonus for me too because they were happy as can be for our shoot! I would have been too!! I told them I was totally jumping in their suitcase…but then I remembered how many nice people are waiting on blog posts and photo shoots…and I realized I had to be a grown up and work! BUMMER! 😉 Being a kid is pretty great!! THANKS, Bostics for an awesome shoot! You guys ROCK!!!


If you have curly hair, you know the trauma you experienced as a kid when you sat in between your mother's legs while she she brushed out every single knot and tangle. Your mama probably used Mirta De Perales cream (the original frizz fighter!) to smooth out your greñas. Thankfully, today we have leave-in conditioners, organic stylers, and more that work to smooth kids rizos, making the day-to-day styling process manageable and tear—and scream—free!
1. Don't wash her hair every day. The natural oils in hair help fight frizz. By over-washing hair, you strip those oils out.
2. Use a hydrating product to keep her ringlets shiny and soft. Jacqueline Hernandez, a mom in Queens, NY, likes SoCozy Cinch 2 in 1 Shampoo + Body Wash and Super Hydrating Conditioner. "I apply a good amount of conditioner to coat every strand, from root to ends, and let it sit for at least five minutes to really soften her curls," she says.
3. Apply a leave-in conditioner before you comb the tangles out. "The conditioner helps soften the tangles, and makes it less painful to brush out," says Idalia Nunez of New Milford, NJ. The mom of three says she works on three-inch sections of hair at a time, starting at the bottom and working her way up to minimize breakage.
4. Don't style her hair in tight ponytails. Curly hair is naturally dry and weak, so tugging and pulling during styling can cause it to break.
5. Braid hair the night before to avoid AM knots. Because, really, who has time to deal with knots before school?


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Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien has launched a scathing attack on Coles and Woolworths over their implementation of the milk drought levy, and their purchasing tactics. Renee Albrecht
'Bastardised' milk levy spurs MP to open war on supermarkets
by scott kovacevic
18th Oct 2018 12:03 AM | Updated: 6:29 AM
THE "predatory purchasing practices" of supermarkets has been slammed in a scathing speech by Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien, who has again flagged the need for a public inquiry into the milk wars.
In a parliamentary speech last night, Mr O'Brien slammed Coles and Woolworths over their behaviour and said "evidence was mounting" for a Royal Commission.
He was especially critical of their answer to the Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation's proposed 10c drought levy on milk, which he said they "bastardised".
The Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation said consumers shouldn't be fooled the big retailer's milk levy. Molly Glassey
"When the supermarket giants, which have a $62.2 billion share of the $90.3 billion grocery market, initially agreed to the 10 cent per litre drought levy I said it was a welcome first step.
"But instead they have quarantined the levy, only applying it to some of their private label milk, which now devalues the worth of branded milk."
He said Coles and Woolworths "deserved condemnation for their tricky and cynical move", noting it was not the first time Coles had been caught.
The company was fined $10 million in 2014 for misconduct towards suppliers.
Cedar Pocket dairy farmer Rod Thefs is one of the region's farmers who is in favour of a milk drought levy. Scott Kovacevic
"In the same way we're having a Royal Commission into misconduct by the banks, the evidence is mounting for a Royal Commission into the predatory purchasing practices and pricing policies by the supermarket giants that are destroying farmers.
"Indeed, my experience with the dairy industry has shown me that those who deal with the supermarkets are fearful speaking out about unfair practices, and a Royal Commission would change this oppressive culture.
"With all of Coles and Woolworths self-serving promotion and fanfare, saying look at us, we're looking after farmers - the reality is they're not.
Dairy farmers are caught in the middle of the milk wars. Contributed
"Their slick marketing campaigns causing private label milk to fly out of their fridges is making the plight of dairy farmers worse."
He said their "refusal to play fair" only draws more attention to the need for government intervention, and labeled the Coles Dairy Drought Relief Fund a "farce".
"It may look good and it may sound like Coles is doing something to help farmers, but the farcical fund undermines the effort to ensure dairy farmers receive a fair price for their product," he said.
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My son is still unwell and so do I. I have been having a sore throat for the past few days. I knew it will develop into a nasty cough in the next couple of days. Though he is no longer having a high fever, my son is still a bit unwell and lethargic. I don't get to do any art today other than to draw this ugly monster face in my sketchbook.
I don't know. I guess it represents the most common thing that holds people back from achieving something - fear.
I hate fear but it is a constant friend. The friend that I don't want to keep. Yet she is always like a shadow, ever loyal to be with me wherever I go and in whatever state I am in. I can't seem to shake her off. Not entirely.
I wish God doesn't create fear but God does and does not do things without purpose. Fear is essential for basic survival. Without fear, we all would lead a stupid and dangerous life like driving at full speed towards a cliff. Well, a suicidal or insane person would probably do that but not normal people.
But excessive fear is harmful because it often produces unnecessary worries that do nothing other than keeping you awake at night or raise your blood pressure.
That is very true, doesn't it? What can fear and worry of today do other than empties today of its strength? There are things we can control in life but there are also things we can't control. If it's something you can't control, what can you do about it?
What is the monster (or monsters) that you are afraid of today?
Get well soon @coloringiship, both you and your son.
Your monster drawing has so many watchful eyes, its upper teeth included. It's as though they are germs/viruses that snoop and latch themselves on you, slowing down your recovery process.
Thank you @redtomato. We are feeling better today though.
You are right about the fear of impermenance. I think all of us have it. I know I do.
Ya memang ramai yg sakit. Kelas anak saya almost half tidak turun sekolah this week pasal sakit demam berjangkit2 sampailah kami anak beranak.


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Sen. McConnell Exposes Democrats for 'Double Standard' in Banning Gatherings
By Kipp Jones June 9, 2020 at 5:20pm
In remarks from the Senate floor Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointed out the Democrats' double standard when it comes to public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kentucky Republican took Democrats to task for their duplicity in banning religious gatherings and forcing citizens to remain locked away indoors while politicians support and even participate in mass gatherings in response to the death of George Floyd.
McConnell stated he has "no criticism" for the peaceful demonstrators exercising their right to speak freely. What is "baffling," he explained, is the inconsistency of leaders who have spent months hectoring Christians and other law-abiding Americans for attempting to gather to exercise other aspects of their First Amendment rights, including their right to religious liberty.
McConnell excoriated Democratic leaders and the media for forcing citizens to put their lives "totally on ice," and questioned the dangerous precedent set by Democrats when it comes to their selective enforcement of the First Amendment.
To the Democrats who have taken it upon themselves to tell citizens how to behave, when to work and where to congregate, the Senate GOP leader proclaimed, "our national life during this pandemic has slid toward a double standard."
.@senatemajldr Mitch McConnell calls out the double standard on public officials' attitudes toward protests and religious gatherings:
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"Many Americans feel they've just seen those fastidious regulations and that puritanical zeal disappear in an instant because a new cause has emerged that powerful people agree with," McConnell said.
"A month ago, small protest demonstrations were widely condemned as reckless and selfish. Now, massive rallies that fill entire cities are not just praised, but in fact, are called especially brave because of the exact same health risks that brought condemnation when the cause was different," he continued.
Do you think Americans will ever allow their rights to be so grievously violated again?
Yes: 20% (1147 Votes)
No: 80% (4547 Votes)
Indeed, mere weeks ago, some Americans who demanded their lives back saw their constitutional rights violated, and were threatened, fined and even jailed.
Democrats and their media allies shamed those who dared to question or protest against the official line that the only way to prevent spreading sickness and death was to partake in economic suicide.
But after the death of George Floyd while he was in police custody in Minneapolis, the narrative flipped, and going out to protest, loot and burn buildings — often without recommended personal protective equipment — suddenly became supposedly virtuous activities.
The media and Democrats praised the protests, which saw tens of thousands of people crammed together and many waiting until after nightfall each day to begin wreaking havoc on American cities.
The continued praise of these riots, protests and large gatherings, of course, came as many Americans were essentially criminalized by political leaders and their communities for wanting to go to church.
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McConnell struck specifically at Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for playing with the rights of their cities' citizens.
"The rights of free speech, free assembly, and the free exercise of religion are all First Amendment rights," McConnell said.
"They have the same constitutional pedigree. But apparently, while protests are now permissible, prayer is still too dangerous. Politicians are now picking and choosing within the First Amendment itself."
McConnell vowed that overzealous Democrats would no longer "impose" their selective concern on people of faith.
"It is hard to see any rational set of rules by which mass protests should continue to be applauded but small, careful religious services should continue to be banned," McConnell said.
"These prominent Democrats are free to let social protest outrank religion in their own consciences, if they choose. But they do not get to impose their ranking on everyone else."
McConnell's comments highlight just how grievously Democrats have betrayed the trust of American citizens.
Their lockdown orders tanked the economy, put people in dire financial situations and stifled the right of citizens to practice their faith freely — all, supposedly, in the name of keeping citizens safe and healthy. But the second a cause that better fit their agenda came along, Democrats' concern for their citizens was forgotten.
"These governments are acting like the coronavirus discriminates based on the content of people's speech," McConnell explained. "But alas, it's only the leaders themselves who are doing that.
"It is now impossible to avoid the conclusion that local and state leaders are using their power to encourage constitutionally-protected conduct which they personally appreciate, while continuing to ban constitutionally-protected conduct which they personally feel is less important."
The betrayal of trusted public officials amid the country's health crisis should never be forgotten, as they have highlighted just how important it is for citizens to defend their fundamental liberties.
While most Americans attempted to follow health guidelines, even to their own economic, spiritual and constitutional detriment, their sacrifices were apparently in vain.
The moment the Democrats found something they cared about more than violating citizens' rights, the paranoia about spreading the coronavirus was shelved.
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4th Annual Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports
February 7, 2023 at 10am MST
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Hinduism and Divorce
Hindu civil code permits divorce on certain grounds. But the religion as such does not approve divorce, because the concept is alien to Hinduism. According to the tenets of Hinduism, marriage is a sacred relationship, a divine covenant and a sacrament. Marriage is meant for procreation and continuation of family lineage, not for sexual pleasure. It is an obligatory duty, part of Hindu dharma, which, once accepted, should be upheld by both the parties throughout their lives. Marriage is therefore a sacred bond, which cannot be dissolved through divorce on some personal or selfish grounds.
The Historical Context
In ancient times, women in Hindu society had limited freedom. Women were bought and sold, abducted, forcibly married and forced into slavery or prostitution. There was nothing like the modern concept of a divorce or a legal separation in Hindu society. Once a woman left her parent's home, she was completely at the mercy of her husband or his parents and if he found her incompatible or unattractive and abandoned her, there was little that she could do. She had no right to divorce, no right to remarry and no right to leave the house and approach any one without her husband's permission. Part of the problem was that Manu1, the famous law maker, viewed women with suspicion and would not trust them with freedom. He believed that they needed to be kept under the protection and watch of men all the time, so that they would not have the opportunity to cause the confusion of castes.
In case of men the situation was different. Men had many rights and privileges, which went with their status as upholders of Dharma, and which they exercised in the name of religion, family or expediency. The suffering of Sita in the epic Ramayana, after she was abandoned by her husband in the name of dharma, is a case point. Lord Rama, a paragon of virtue, duty and sense of morality, abandoned his wife, whom he loved so dearly, on the mere allegations of possible infidelity on her part. He had no proof, but as an upholder of Dharma, he reacted promptly and banished her into the forests, ignoring the fact that she was pregnant and innocent.
The plight of Sita amply reflects the attitude of ancient Hindu society towards women. Men had the right in ancient India to abandon their women on mere suspicion of infidelity or adultery. There were no courts that would argue the cases for women or legalize their separation. There was no concept as gender equality. According to the Hindu law books women were born to serve. Women were born to tempt men into vice. Women were born to be kept under control. The action of Rama is widely debated by scholars of today in the context of the moral and marriage standards of present day Hindu society. However few centuries ago, it was hardly a debatable issue, because apart from its moral, social and symbolic implications, Rama's action was neither unusual nor strange, but in conformity with the Hindu law books and the practices of those times. If we rationalize his action today, it is by ignoring the wider social context in which it happened and the fact that Rama as the king and upholder of Dharma was duty bound and had no choice, unless he wanted to present himself as a person with double standards.
Even the great Buddha, founder of Buddhism, who is known for his compassion and wisdom, felt women were inferior to men and a spiritual hazard. When his disciple Ananda approached him with a request to admit them in to the Buddhist Sangha, he said to have remarked, "Just as when the disease called crimson falls upon a field of sugarcane, that field will not last long, even so Ananda in that doctrine and discipline in which women receive the going forth from a house to houseless life, the religious life will not last long." Eventually, when he relented and admitted Buddhist nuns into his Sangha, it was by introducing a strict code of conduct. Buddha's approach was not much different from that of the vedic scholars and his words amply reflect the condition of women and the attitude of even enlightened men towards them.
Woman, The Temptress and the Goddess
However it would be erroneous on our part to draw any hasty conclusions about the plight of women in ancient India, based purely on incidents such as the above and the stand taken by the Hindu law books. The information is inconclusive and contradictory. This was true, especially, in case of the Hindu Dharmashastras, whose influence and authority remained mostly confined to certain pockets of Hindu society, among people, who had access to them, knew them and for whom dharma or religion, as laid down in the scriptures, mattered. It is is difficult to estimate how strongly they were enforced in a society in which atheists, materialists and skeptics lived without fear, voicing their beliefs against the caster system and excessive ritualism of vedic religion.
The attitude of ancient Hindus towards women was rather ambiguous. On the one hand, we have the Hindu law books which proclaim women to be untrustworthy and subservient to men, having no claim to liberty and independence. They declare a woman to be a possession, owned by her father before marriage, her husband after marriage and her children after her husband's death. They do advise men to treat women honorably and keep them happy in order to beget progeny and continue their lineage, but the emphasis is not on conjugal love but promulgation of Dharma. They warn the consequences that befall unchaste women, who neglect their families and their duties.
On the other hand, the scriptures equate women with Mother Goddess and call upon men to treat them with respect and dignity. They warn that a house in which women are unhappy would never prosper. A housewife is a goddess in her own right. She is Lakshmi of the house. Without her, her husband is incomplete. She brings her part of the karma to the marriage and by assisting him in his duties fulfills his destiny. She shares his joys and sorrows and his duties. She is his companion in the observation of dharma. Her presence is important in the performance of rituals and the samskaras, because she is a partner, a soul mate, not only for this life but for several. The duties and responsibilities of varnasharama dharma, performance of sacrifices and samskaras were not prescribed for women, but they were expected to assist their husbands in performing them.
Although they were not enjoined to pursue studies or take up responsibilities in public life, we have evidence to believe that in ancient India women played an important role in Hindu polity and society. Women were employed in the army, in the administration and in the royal court as soldiers, body guards, courtesans, servants, cooks, doctors, dancers and spies. Women in the rural areas worked in the fields, carried weights and helped their husbands in their family occupation. There were women who were adept in art and literature and scriptural knowledge. They participated in religious debates and composed verses. We had women saints who exemplified the virtues of devotion and surrender to God through their actions and lives. The Kunti, Draupadi, Hidimbi, Subhadra and Gandhari of the Mahabharat were not helpless and passive women, but women with a mind of their own, who married whom they wanted to marry, shared the ambition and vision of their husbands, gave them counsel, questioned their wisdom and were heard. No one would believe that Yashoda, the foster mother of Lord Krishna was a subservient member of her family. She was perhaps a more vocal member of the family than her husband and exercised greater influence upon Lord Krishna when he was a child. Thus declares Manusmriti:
The teacher (acharya) is ten times more venerable than a sub-teacher (upadhyaya), the father a hundred times more than the teacher, but the mother a thousand times more than the father (2.145).
So while we are not sure how Hindu women were treated exactly in the past or how the marriage laws worked for them, based on the fact that Hindu society has always been a pluralistic society that cannot be characterized into a particular stereotype, which some elite sections however tend to portray for its shock value, we have to assume with some caution that the social and religious laws that governed the behavior of men and women and the beliefs and practices governing the institutions of marriage and family life and the status of women in ancient India should have varied from place to place, time to time, caste to caste and religion to religion.
Marriage As a Sacrament
If we have to understand the problems and issues concerning Hindu marriages and divorce, we have to understand the concepts and the beliefs that are attached to them. Traditionally speaking, in Hinduism there is no concept of divorce. Especially, women cannot seek separation from their husbands. Marriage is a sacrament, sanctified in the presence of gods. During marriage a couple vow to stay together for ever and uphold traditional family values in accordance with Dharma. The bride is given to the bridegroom as a gift from the gods, whom he can never abandon, without incurring the sin of violating the marriage vows. Marriage is a sacred relationship between two people, which is predestined because of their deep connection and joint karma in their previous lives. It is a commitment that extends beyond this life, up to several generations. A couple marry not because they have chosen to, but because they are destined to. Hence any notion of separation is a sacrilege, with terrible consequences awaiting both the parties in their future lives. Whatever difficulties the couple may have, society and the scriptures expect them to take them in their stride, as a part of their karma, and continue their journey together. In exceptional cases, they may live separately, but cannot throw away their marriage relationship without incurring negative karmic consequences for themselves and their children. Hindu scriptures do not recognize a woman's right to leave her husband under any circumstances. Her duty is to serve her husband and remain loyal to him for the rest of her life. But men have been provided with a choice under some special circumstances. The scriptures allow a married man to leave his wife or marry another on the grounds of infidelity, childlessness, an incurable disease such as leprosy or insanity, or ever mere suspicion of adultery or infidelity. Divorce is a modern practice introduced into Hindu society through civil laws to protect the rights of both men and women that are guaranteed in the Indian constitution.
Legal Position
The Hindu Marriage Act 1955, applies not just to Hindus in the ordinary sense, but any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, domiciled in India and who is not a "Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion." The Act expressively prohibits polygamy by stipulating that a Hindu marriage can be solemnized between two Hindus if neither party has a living spouse at the time of marriage and that if they are not of unsound mind or not suffering from severe bouts of epilepsy. It prohibits child marriages by stating that bridegroom should have "completed the age of twenty one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage." Certain types of marriages are explicitly prohibited in the Act, under the definition of prohibited marriages. A marriage may be solemnized through customary rites and ceremonies or by taking seven steps around the sacred fire or through a simple process of registration. Registration of marriage is however not compulsory. According to the Act, both parties to marriage have the right to claim their conjugal rights or seek judicial separation based on certain conditions. The Act also defines when marriages are voidable, such as when there was no consent of the guardian, impotency, pregnancy by another person before marriage etc.
According to the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 (India), divorce can be sought on certain grounds, namely, adultery, cruelty, desertion for two years, religious conversion, mental abnormality, venereal disease, leprosy, renunciation of the world, physical separation and absence of communication for more than seven years and so on. Following is an excerpt from the Act regarding these stipulations.2.
"Any marriage solemnized, whether before or after the commencement of the Act, may, on a petition presented by either the husband or the wife, be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party-
(i) has, after the solemnization of the marriage had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse; or
(ia) has, after the solemnization of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty; or
(ib) has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or
(ii) has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion ; or
(iii) has been incurably of unsound mind, or has suffering continuously or intermittently from mental disorder of such a kind and to such an extent that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.
(1-A) Either party to a marriage, whether solemnized before or after the commencement of this Act, may also present a petition for the dissolution of the marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground-
(i) that there has been no resumption of cohabitation as between the parties to the marriage for a period of one year or upwards after the passing of a decree for judicial separation in a proceeding to which they were parties; or
(ii) that there has been no restitution of conjugal rights as between the parties to the marriage for a period of one year or upward after the passing of a decree of restitution of conjugal rights in a proceeding to which they were parties.
2) A wife may also present a petition for the dissolution of her marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground-
(i) in the case of any marriage solemnized before the commencement of this Act, that the husband had married again before the commencement or that any other wife of the husband married before such commencement was alive at the time of the solemnization of the marriage of the petitioner:
Provided that in either case the other wife is alive at the time of the presentation of the petition;
(ii) that the husband has, since the solemnization of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality; or
(iii) that in a suit under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, (78 of 1956), or in a proceeding under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (Act 2 of 1974) or under corresponding Section 488 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, (5 of 1898), a decree or order, as the case may be, has been passed against the husband awarding maintenance to the wife notwithstanding that she was living apart and that since the passing of such decree or order, cohabitation between the parties has not been resumed for one year or upwards;or
(iv) that her marriage (whether consummated or not) was solemnized before she attained the age of fifteen years and she has repudiated the marriage after attaining that age but before attaining the age of eighteen years."
According to the Act, both parties to a marriage may seek legal separation by mutual consent on the ground that "they have been living separately for a period of one year or more, that they have not been able to live together and that they have mutually agreed that the marriage should be dissolved." Newly married couple cannot file a petition for divorce within one year of marriage. Divorced couple can remarry if the divorced proceedings are complete and there is no right of appeal against the court decree. Bigamy is a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code. An aggrieved party in a divorce petition may seek permanent alimony and maintenance from the other party while filing a petition for divorce and if convinced, the court may grant gross sum on monthly or periodical basis for a term not exceeding the life of the applicant.
Hindu marriage as an institution of family and society has undergone quite a number of changes in recent times. The position of women changed and she is not as dependent or subservient as her ancestors were. Still for many Hindus, divorce is the last desperate resort. The stigma associated with divorce is the biggest deterrent. It not only effects the couple involved, but their families and children also. Divorced people find it difficult to be accepted among their friends and family and find new partners. The problem is more acute in case of divorced women. The families involved on either side also suffer, especially if there are children of marriageable age. Dowry and interference of in-laws are two important causes of divorce. Many put up with the injustices, but a few take action. There are many couples, who live together, though they have serious issues of compatibility, for fear of public humiliation and social disapproval or the love of children. Some women turn to religion to cope with the pressures of a difficult marriage or a difficult husband. Some live apart, under the pretext of working abroad or in some far away place.
Despite the progress achieved in recent times and the freedom Hindu women enjoy to make their own decisions, marriage is still a sacred relationship in Hinduism. The Hindu law books have now given way to the principles of democracy and belief in the equality of genders. Compared to the marriages in the western world, Hindu marriages have a greater stability. A great majority take the responsibility of marriage seriously and do their part in promoting social and family values through their adherence to ancient traditions and commitment to their children's welfare. The balancing act calls for great patience. For the Indian judiciary, dealing with the cases of divorce is a big challenge because of the social and economic issues involved and the need to render social justice through timely dispensation of court cases, so that people can return to normalcy and leave behind their past, in a country where usually nothing is so easily forgotten, especially if it is something as important as marriage.
While Hindus who live in India have recourse to the Marriage Act and similar legislation passed in the aftermath of India's independence, those living in other parts of the world may have to deal with their divorce issues through local courts, according to the laws prevailing in their countries. So far, most of the social issues related to Hinduism are being studied and interpreted from the Indian perspective. Perhaps it is time we begin to look at them from a global perspective and understand how each Hindu community in various parts of the world are coping with their social and religious lives and how the institutions of family and marriage are evolving there. Because Hindus are now in every country of the world, we need to know how they have been living and practicing their religion in the context of the local challenges, traditions and prevailing laws. Let us hope some day we will initiate a study of such issues on a global scale.
God and Self in Hinduism
Goddesses of Hinduism, Their Symbolism and Significance
Purusharthas in Hinduism
The History, Antiquity and Chronology of Hinduism
Ashrama Dharma in Hinduism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Death and Afterlife in Hinduism
Hinduism and Adultery
Hinduism, Food and Fasting
The Future of Hinduism
Good and Evil in Hinduism
The Hindu Marriage, Past and Present
What is Maya in Hinduism?
The Origin and Definition of Hindu
Hinduism and Polygamy
Hinduism and polytheism
Hinduism and Premarital Relationships
God and Soul, Atma and Paramatma, in Hinduism
About Suicides in Hinduism
Religious Tolerance in Hinduism
Violence and Abuse in Hinduism
Traditional Status of Women in Hinduism
Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali
About Hanuman or Anjaneya
Hinduism and Same-sex Marriage
Perspectives on What Karma Means
Hinduism - The Role of Shakti in Creation
Significance of Happiness in Hinduism
Hindu God Lord Shiva (Siva) - the Destroyer
1. Following are some of the excerpts from the Manusmriti regarding the duties of a chaste wife. (Chapter 5)
147. By a girl, by a young woman, or even by an aged one, nothing must be done independently, even in her own house.
148. In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord is dead to her sons; a woman must never be independent.
149. She must not seek to separate herself from her father, husband, or sons; by leaving them she would make both (her own and her husband's) families contemptible.
150. She must always be cheerful, clever in (the management of her) household affairs, careful in cleaning her utensils, and economical in expenditure.
151. Him to whom her father may give her, or her brother with the father's permission, she shall obey as long as he lives, and when he is dead, she must not insult (his memory).
152. For the sake of procuring good fortune to (brides), the recitation of benedictory texts (svastyayana), and the sacrifice to the Lord of creatures (Pragapati) are used at weddings; (but) the betrothal (by the father or guardian) is the cause of (the husband's) dominion (over his wife).
153. The husband who wedded her with sacred texts, always gives happiness to his wife, both in season and out of season, in this world and in the next.
154. Though destitute of virtue, or seeking pleasure (elsewhere), or devoid of good qualities, (yet) a husband must be constantly worshipped as a god by a faithful wife.
155. No sacrifice, no vow, no fast must be performed by women apart (from their husbands); if a wife obeys her husband, she will for that (reason alone) be exalted in heaven.
156. A faithful wife, who desires to dwell (after death) with her husband, must never do anything that might displease him who took her hand, whether he be alive or dead.
157. At her pleasure let her emaciate her body by (living on) pure flowers, roots, and fruit; but she must never even mention the name of another man after her husband has died.
158. Until death let her be patient (of hardships), self-controlled, and chaste, and strive (to fulfil) that most excellent duty which (is prescribed) for wives who have one husband only.
159. Many thousands of Brahmanas who were chaste from their youth, have gone to heaven without continuing their race.
160. A virtuous wife who after the death of her husband constantly remains chaste, reaches heaven, though she have no son, just like those chaste men.
161. But a woman who from a desire to have offspring violates her duty towards her (deceased) husband, brings on herself disgrace in this world, and loses her place with her husband (in heaven).
162. Offspring begotten by another man is here not (considered lawful), nor (does offspring begotten) on another man's wife (belong to the begetter), nor is a second husband anywhere prescribed for virtuous women.
163. She who cohabits with a man of higher caste, forsaking her own husband who belongs to a lower one, will become contemptible in this world, and is called a remarried woman (parapurva).
164. By violating her duty towards her husband, a wife is disgraced in this world, (after death) she enters the womb of a jackal, and is tormented by diseases (the punishment of) her sin.
165. She who, controlling her thoughts, words, and deeds, never slights her lord, resides (after death) with her husband (in heaven), and is called a virtuous (wife).
2. Disclaimer: Please note that while we have taken precaution to reproduce the Act accurately, we cannot guarantee its accuracy or validity. Please check a copy of the Act before drawing any conclusions or taking any action. The wording of this article or portions thereof should not be quoted in any court of law and used as the basis for any litigation.