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China in tension, 5 countries will show the power of war in the Indian Ocean, manoeuvres ‘La Perouse’ starting from March 13 This exercise will be very important in giving advice to the Chinese Army on its activities in the Indian Ocean. The third edition of the multilateral exercise ‘La Perouse’ involving India is being conducted from 13 to 14 March 2023 in the Indian Ocean region. Image Source:…

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मोटापे और मास्टरबेशन के कारण चीनी युवा फेल हो रहे हैं आर्मी के टेस्ट में

मोटापे और मास्टरबेशन के कारण चीनी युवा फेल हो रहे हैं आर्मी के टेस्ट में

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लद्दाख की गलवान घाटी (Galwan Valley Face off) में एक सप्ताह पहले भारत और चीन के सैनिकों के बीच हुई हिंसक झड़प (India-China Dispute) के बाद से तनाव बढ़ रहा है. चीन इस दौरान अपना सैनिक बेस और मजबूत करने में जुटा हुआ है. वैसे जिस चीन को अपने सैनिक बल पर इतना भरोसा है, उसे खड़ा करने में चीन को भारी मशक्कत करनी पड़ती है. दरअसल इस देश के जवान सेना में आना तो चाहते हैं लेकिन अपनी फिजिकल फिटनेस की…

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attended to his letters; a course of reducing exercises

  or did you hear commentaries [     ] over the radio? I don’t have the time to do it. You don’t have time to do it.       1 and that, of course, you don’t have time to was taught the game       2   increasing the feed for / my dope, but you don’t have time       3 You don’t have time to investigate them fully yourself? No       4   It was hard work?   — Yes, sir. You have to be fast and do the best you can. You don’t have time       5 for nearly everything; you don’t have time       6   You don’t have time to bother about your neighbors, and you don’t       7 enjoy our own com . pany , as we never have any chance to see friends around home, for you don’t have time after and before       8   And in some cases wastefully?   — Not wastefully. Does not one involve the other?   — I don’t see it in that light. A man applies for relief. You don’t have time to see that man.       9 you don’t have time to spend one hour in thinking every day to see your business in a bigger, better, and cleaner way than it is today. [     ] desk covered with papers, unfinished business, no time to see       10   the “ticket” for large swamps. You don’t have time       11 You see, when you’re on the news end of a thing like this you don’t have time to get worked up.       12   “Well,” she said, “I suppose you are so busy at the office you don’t have time.       13 you are so terribly busy that I suppose you don’t have time to feel lonesome. Why can’t girls do something like that, too?       14   “How did you like it down there?” he asked. “Well” — she paused thoughtfully — “down there you can keep busy. There’s something to do all the time; you can keep so occupied that you don’t have time to stop and think and feel.”       15 you don’t have time to think of danger” But one foggy morning not long after...       16   today. always say you don’t have time to read. ward, like a girl       17 By the time he had days. When you’re busy you don’t have time to attended to his letters.       18   a course of reducing exercises, you don’t have time to think of that. I don’t believe I’m abnormal, perhaps I am, but       19 Well, I use two formulas; saying you “don’t have time” is part of the world of citation. Saying you “have time” is part of the world of translation. I think that the questioning typical of translation has always been absent in the plastic arts.       20  

sources   ( “you don’t have time,” all but two pre-1923 )

1 ex reporters’ transcript, April 20, 1959, The People of the State of California, Plaintiff, vs. Louis Estrada Moya, et al., Defendent, being part of the Transcript of Record, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1960, No. 186, Luis Estrada Moya, Petitioner, vs. California on write of certiori to the Supreme Court of the State of California (petition filed June 9, 1960; granted June 27, 1960) : 200 aside — Google misdated this 1832; 1960 was outside of my search range. A well-known case (I was too young at the time to know it). Some sources : ◾ “A mother-in-law’s murder for hire scheme results in death penalty for all three participants” at vcdistrictattorney, in which this : “What made the case unique? The hired killers testified against Mrs. Duncan without commitment [that] the District Attorney would not seek the death penalty in exchange for their testimony... In fact, all three received the death penalty and were executed. Of course, today’s appellate courts would likely reverse a case in which a defense attorney failed to seek sentencing concessions in exchange for testimony.”   ◾ Arlene Martinez, “Love, scandal and murder: Ventura County case drew national attention,” VC Star (June 29, 2013)   ◾ Alice de Sturler review of Jim Barrett his definitive Ma Duncan at Defrosting Cold Cases (October 17, 2020)   ◾ Cecelia Rasmussen, “A Mother’s Love Was the Death of Her Daughter-in-Law,” Los Angeles Times (January 20, 2002; paywall)   ◾ Joan Renner, “Dead Woman Walking: Elizabeth Ann ‘Ma’ Duncan,” parts 1-4 (2013) at Deranged LA Crimes (True 20th Century tales of murder, mayhem, political corruption, and celebrity scandal) and, finally,   ◾ wikipedia 2 OCR cross-column misread, at Annie Eliot, “John Emerson Gaines’s Love Affairs,” The Manhattan 2:5 (November 1883) : 467-475 (468) snippet view only, opens to hathitrust. Annie Eliot Trumbull (1857–1949), author of novels, short stories, and plays; associated with Hartford, Connecticut’s “Golden Age”. wikipedia 3 OCR cross-column misread at H. E. Browing on “Pig Tails,” at The Swine World (Google titles it Poland China World) 5:2 (September 1917) : 11 4 ex Statement of William E. Johnson, chief special officer, United States Indian Affairs, before Committee on Indian Affairs, re: Senate Resolution No. 263 (Washington, 1910) : 367-400 (392) an intense exchange, on sale of alcohol on reservations. William E. “Pussyfoot” Johnson (1862-1945) was an energetic and resourceful prohibitionist and law enforcement officer. (wikipedia) 5 here, Julius Baum, examined by J. R. Lamar (January 29, 1896), in Contested Election Case of Thomas E. Watson Vs. J.C.C. Black, from the Tenth Congressional District of the State of Georgia, and published in/by the U.S. Congress, Committee on Elections (Washington, 1896) : 535 aside — an episode in the dismantling of Reconstruction institutions and Black suffrage.   ◾ Thomas E(dward). Watson (1856-1922) (wikipedia).   ◾ Watson is discussed in Jo Ann Whatley, her remarkable MA thesis Pike County Blacks : the spirit of populist revolt and White tolerance (1891-1896) as depicted in the Pike County Journal and other related sources (Atlanta University, 1984), available here   ◾ Watson was succeeded by James C(onquest). C(ross). Black (1842-1928) (wikipedia). “Black was declared the winner of the election but Watson charged that the vote was fraudulent. Black agreed to resign his seat just after the opening of the 54th Congress so that a new election could be held. In the October 1895 special election, Black prevailed over Watson again, and thus took his seat back to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation.” J.C. C. Black entry, at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 6 ex Investigation of Hazing at U. S. Military Academy, being “Testimony taken by the Select Committee of the House of Representatives appointed to investigate and report on the alleged hazing and resulting death of Oscar L. Booz, late a cadet at the Military Academy, and upon the subject of the practice of hazing at the said academy.” (1901) : 776 7 another contested election, here Mrs. Louise Roller under cross-examination by Mr. Goldsmith, in Scholl, Charles L. Vs. Bell, Henry A. Jefferson Circuit Court (Louisville, Kentucky), Chancery Branch: First Division, Chas. L. Scholl, Plaintiff Vs. Henry A. Bell, Defendant. No. 41519. / Second Division, Arthur Peter, Plaintiff Vs. Chas. A. Wilson, Defendant, No. 41524. : “Contested election cases heard together,” Transcript of Record, Volume 8 (10 volumes in 9) : 39 (snippet only, but in full at hathitrust) 8 ex report from Washington Division (by Cert. 9730), 23:5 (May 1906) [number/month uncertain, could be June] : 712 (opens to hathitrust; found via google snippet view) 9 ex the “Poplar Inquiry,” here an examination of Mr. P. G. Miles, Relieving Officer, in Transcript of Shorthand Notes taken at the Public Inquiry held by J. S. Davy, C.B., Chief General Inspector of the Local Government Board, “into the general conditions of the Poplar Union, its pauperism, and the admnistration of the guardians and their officers.” Presented to both Houses of Parliament... (London, 1906) : 141 On the Poplar workhouse, see workhouses.org.uk (scroll down (near bottom) to “The Poplar Union Scandal and Inquiry”).   ◾ Poplar is a district in East London (wikipedia) 10 ex E. Elmo Martin (Cleveland, Ohio), “How to hand the day’s work,” in National Lime Association Proceedings (Twentieth Annual Convention, Cleveland, Ohio; June 13-16, 1922) : 68-76 (73) (snippet view; full view at hathitrust) 11 ex H. Stimmons (Stark Co., Ohio), “More about coon hounds,” Hunter-trader-trapper 25:3 (December 1912) : 87-89 (88) (snippet view at Google, but full view at hathitrust, NW second paragraph) 12 ex Wayland Wells Williams (“author and artist,” 1888-1945), The Whirligig of Time (Frederick A. Stokes, 1916) : 335 Wayland Wells Williams papers at Yale YCAL MSS 551 13 ex T.I.M., “Dimpleton Stays at Home : A Story with a Real Moral,” in Life (July 25, 1907) : 155-158 (156) 14 snippet view only, at The Cactus (Austin, Texas; 1908) : 275 A journal “published by and for the students of the University of Texas”; 1907 and 1909 (but not 1908 alas) at hathitrust. 15 “down there” being Chicago, ex Henry Oyen (1883-1921), chapter 36 of “Big Flat,” in The Country Gentleman 84: (March 8, 1919) : 20, 22, 57-59 The novel was published in 1919, same passage at p 204 (NYPL copy)   ◾ Haven't located much information about Oyen; his published work is listed at his Online Books page 16 Homer Randall. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy (New York: George Sully & Company, 1918) : 199 Six “Army Boys” titles were produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate 1918-1920, all under the pseudonym Homer Randall : Army Boys in France, Army Boys in the French Trenches, Army Boys on the Firing Line, Army Boys in the Big Drive, Army Boys Marching into Germany, and Army Boys on German Soil (stratemeyer.org)   ◾ The Stratemeyer Syndicate records (1832-1984; bulk 1905-1984) are at NYPL  ◾ See also Stratemeyer pseudonyms and series books : an annotated checklist of Stratemeyer and Stratemeyer Syndicate publications / compiled and edited by Deidre Johnson (1982); Deidre Johnson, Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate (Twayne Publishers, 1993); and wikipedia 17 OCR cross-column misread at Harriet Winton Davis, “With the Children : Don’s Knitting,” in The Congregationalist and Advance (August 29, 1918) : 241 Other (not this) issues at hathitrust 18 OCR cross-column misread (extended here), ex H. D. Morgan, Ph. C., “The Kid,” in the section Original and Selected : From the best writers, and the leading drug, medical, chemical and scientific publications of the world, in Practical Druggist and Pharmaceutical Review of Reviews (November 1908) : 529-534 19 Frank R. Adams (1883-1963), “The Heart Pirate,” (illustrations by Charles D. Mitchell), in The Cosmopolitan 72:3 (March 1922) : 43-48, 117-118 (44) — snippet view, but opens at hathitrust More — “... yell for a diet and start doing a course of reducing exercises, you don’t have time to think of that. I don’t believe I’m abnormal, perhaps I am, but just since this afternoon I have come to the conclusion that if you want to put down crime you’ve got to suppress more than just alcohol — you’ve got to suppress the modern flapper. They’re so damnably desirable...” (It gets worse...). See wikipedia; author’s papers at Oregon 20 ex Giuseppe Caccavale : in giardino, a buon fresco (content by Laura Cherubini, Giuseppe Caccavale, Chiara Bertola and Claudia Gian Ferrari; Charta, 2009) : 77

Needed another line, and thought Samuel Beckett might provide. Search yielded no Beckett, but the above passage, fitting in its way and no more nor less ambiguous than anything else here. something recent — Giuseppe Caccavale « Projet Paul Celan », Residence Concordia, Parigi gennaio-ottobre 2020; testo e foto dell’artista. (1 February 2021)  

method

A friend reminded me, recently, that I don’t have time (for what is irrelevant here). Have been ruminating on (avoiding the consequences of) this, since. And thinking too about the place dimension of time, as discussed by Veronica O’Keane in her The Rag and Bone Shop : How we make memories and memories make us (2021) — “One’s sense of time is inseparable from events, but this is a sense of time. Might time have something to do with place cells?” (107) and “The whole concept of time is generally unhelpful in understanding science, be it physics or neuroscience... From the perspective of recording events, the present is consciousness. In a seemingly ironic twist, I myself think that the only place that time does not exist is in the moment of consciousness...” (113)

The encountered lines — all included above from my search in pre-1923 sources — have found their respective though non-chronological places in a kind of rocking, panning motion, in which sediments settle into their respective ripples / couplets.

Would, could, does this — sequence — work (whatever “work” means) without the anchorings / tetherings / bibliographic wastefull(ness; line 9 above) that follow it? They were needed in the making, anyway, and for there to be sufficient distraction for the making to sustain.

all subject to change.  

[handweavers]

okay, you wrote a post about the difference between invasion/colonising and that was so fascinating and I had never really thought about that. My next question is if you have any thoughts about the terms "occupation" in regards to the colonisation vs invading debate? Like the Japanese occupation of Malaysia or such?

i think it all depends on the situation and what's going on there. invasion is the act of a country's military moving into another country, so to use your example the japanese army invaded malaya in 1941. "the japanese occupation of malaya" means they stayed, they managed to gain a semi-permanent foothold and "occupied" the region. if i were to say "the japanese colonisation of malaya" i think it would be incorrect, as the japanese army didn't want to colonise malaya as much as they wanted to occupy it. colonisation implies they brought over hundreds of thousands of japanese civilians to live in malaya, considered malaya to be a part of the nation of japan, claimed it from indigenous peoples, etc which they did in some ways but not others. they wanted to force the region under their economic control bc their primary reason for invasion in the first place was for resources - oil, mostly - and they never built a solid enough infrastructure to create a japanese state within malaya, it was always under martial law and the currency used there wasn't even the same currency used in japan itself.

i think colonisation is so very strongly associated with the subjugation and exploitation of indigenous peoples, which to continue the example was already done in malaya prior to the japanese occupation by the portuguese, the dutch, and the english. the japanese army also claimed that they were trying to liberate malays from colonizing influence, whether european, chinese, indian, it didn't matter. it's why they were most brutal with the chinese, who they saw as colonial influences on their own nation. the malays were treated better than any other ethnic group during the occupation, so much so that after the occupation when malaya was fighting for independence from the brits they teamed up w the japanese gov, which sponsored the malay nationalist movement and the revival of bahasa malaysia. it's why the malaysian gov has good relations w japan and doesn't put pressure on japan to recognize the occupation or pay reparations unlike china. it's why so many japanese students come to malaysia and singapore on school field trips to this day, to learn about their country's military history, and the local governments allow them to do so.

compare that entire situation with israel or canada or australia, all of which i would call colonization. all of those situations include mass migration and suppression n exploitation of indigenous peoples, whereas malaya was always solely military occupied and didn't really include either of those things. all of them are morally wrong but the language used i think depends on context rather than being solely an issue of racialized language. the expat vs immigrant / colonisation vs invasion issue is similar but i think there's more complexity to the language usage in this situation.

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1. J&K leaders arrive in Delhi to attend PM’s all-party meeting. 14 leaders, including 4 ex-chief ministers of J&K, invited for an all-party meeting with PM Modi on the Union Territory on June 24.

2. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Punjab Govt & party revitalisation by July 8-10, AICC general secretary in-charge of the state Harish Rawat said.

3. Assets worth Rs 9,371 crore belonging to fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi have been transferred to state-run banks, who suffered losses, on account of the fraud committed against them. Total assets worth Rs 18,170.02 crore has been seized by the Enforcement Directorate so far, 80% of which is the the total bank loss.

4. Union Cabinet on 23 June approved allocation of additional foodgrain under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, Phase IV for another period of five months from July to Nov 2021. Under it, 5 Kg foodgrains per person per month free of cost will be given to the beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act .

5. National COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 29.46 crore mark; Recovery rate reaches 96.56%

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7. In Bihar RJD Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav asked LJP leader & Jamui MP Chirag Paswan to join him, reminding him how Lalu Prasad had helped Ram Vilas Paswan get nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2010 when LJP had no MP or MLAs.

8. Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia said that the Central govt in a letter said it has “rejected” a “proposal” for doorstep delivery of ration in the city and attacked PM Modi for it.

9. The weather forecast for today says, the National Capital Delhi is likely to have strong surface winds during daytime. The temperature will hover between 28 & 40 degrees Celsius.

10. The Karnataka govt on 23 June set in motion the process to conduct the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination or the 10th standard examination in third week of July by releasing the standard operating procedure (SOP) for teachers.

11. Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, popularly known as Sion Hospital has thanked Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for providing critical infrastructure worth almost Rs 1.75 crore, including class 1 ventilators

12. An unidentified terrorist gunned down in encounter between terrorists and security forces at Shirmal area of Shopian in J&K

13. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to back in action.

Defence sources said that new missile, a variant of Agni-I, will be flight tested from a defence facility off Odisha coast between June 28 - 29. Initially christened as 'Agni Prime', the missile will have a strike range of 1000 km to 1500 km.

14. Four theatre commands likely to be raised by year-end. The four commands planned are air defence command, maritime theatre command, integrated eastern theatre command and integrated western theatre command. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat held extensive deliberations with the Vice Chiefs of the three services and senior officials of the defence ministry to iron out differences on setting up of theatre commands.

15. It was expected that PM Modi would make an announcement on the creation of the commands, which would be the biggest reorganisation of the Indian armed forces since Independence, and the commands were likely to be raised by year-end.

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1. The Indian Navy will get three MH-60 Romeo helicopters in July this year, out of 24 MH-60 “Romeo” multi-mission heavy-duty helicopters, these are equipped with multi-mode radars & night-vision devices as well as armed with Hellfire missiles, MK-54 torpedoes and precision-kill rockets, it was the Rs 15,157 crore

contract inked with the United States.

2. Indian Navy and Indian Air Force (IAF) are participating in a Passage Exercise with US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Ronald Reagan which is transiting through Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from June 23-24, 2021.

3. India is pushing for a comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan amid a massive spike in violence in that country and reports of its contact with the Taliban for the first time in the backdrop of a renewed push for the Afghan peace process.

4. Russia is offering the Indian Army a comprehensive upgrade of the Dragunov sniper rifle in service with almost all frontline battalions, with a demonstration planned next month.

5. Last week, the Border Security Force arrested a Chinese national identified as Hun Junwei close to the Bangladesh border in Malda.Investigations so far have revealed that he was involved in cyber fraud and alleged acts threatening national security. He also said that several agencies of China are trying to hack various websites of the Indian govt including those under the Ministry of Defence. He was possessing an Indian identity card and Aadhaar card with him.

6. Pakistan continues to “provide pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists” and host them in its territory, India said at the United Nations. The remarks were made by Pawankumar Badhe, first Secretary, Indian Permanent Mission in Geneva at the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC).

7. Air France to commence Paris-Chennai weekly flight from June 26 under air bubble pact.

8. India reaffirmed its commitment towards eliminating educational inequalities at G20 Education Ministers meeting held in Italy virtually. Addressing the meeting, Minister of State in the Education Ministry Sanjay Dhotre reiterated the country’s commitment towards reducing and eventually eliminating educational poverty, inequalities and early school leaving.

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1. The Communist Party of China will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding this July. The Communist Party of China was founded in 1921 by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, with the help of the Far Eastern Bureau of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), who seized power in Russia after the 1917 October Revolution, and the Far Eastern Secretariat of the Communist International.

2. A Russian military ship fired warning shots at a British Royal Navy destroyer after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea. The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast of the disputed territory of Crimea.

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4. The US military could slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the gains made by the Taliban insurgents.The situation in Afghanistan changes as the Taliban continue to conduct these attacks and to raid district centres as well as the violence.

5. Face masks to no longer be compulsory in Italy from 28 June: Health Minister Roberto Speranza said. By June 28, experts predict all of Italy will be classified a "white" zone.

6. Bangladesh railway has suspended all trains operating to and from Dhaka in view of the current COVID situation in the country.

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1. WTC Final: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets to win inaugural World Test Championship.

IND vs NZ Cricket

Final test, The Rose Bowl, Southampton,

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2ND INN. 170 /10

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1ST INN

249/10. (99.2) RR 2.51

2ND INN. 140 /2

2. Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri qualifies for Tokyo Olympics. Lahiri, a former Asia No. 1 and two-time winner on the European Tour, will be representing the country in Olympics for the second time.

3. The Indian Davis Cupper,

Ramkumar, who slipped out of the top-200 for lack of good results, is just win away from his maiden Grand Slam appearance after progressing to the final round of the Wimbledon qualifying tournament with a straight-set victory over Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry, in London, on 23 June (won 6-3, 6-4.). India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ankita Raina exited from qualifier earlier.

4. England Beats Sri Lanka By 8 Wickets To Open Twenty20 Series in Cardiff. England reached its target of 130 with 17 balls to spare. Sri Lanka was limited to 129/7.

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*Omkarnath Thakur* (24 June 1897 – 29 December 1967), was an Indian music teacher, musicologist and Hindustani classical singer.

A disciple of classical singer Vishnu Digambar Paluskar of Gwalior gharana, he became the principal of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Lahore, and later went on become the first dean of the music faculty at Banaras Hindu University.

🛕 *VEDIK GNAN*

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According to Indian philosophy, the chakras are considered the centres of spiritual power and energy within our bodies.

The word chakra literally means "wheel" in Sanskrit and symbolises the flow of energy in our body. The 7 chakras present in your body are actually energy centres and are known to regulate emotions.

Fundamentally, any spiritual path can be described as a journey from the base chakra, called the "Mooladhara," which is located at the base of the spine, to the "Sahasrar," which located at the top of the head. This journey of movement from the Mooladhara to Sahasrar is from one dimension to another. It may happen in many different ways, and various yogic practices can effect this movement.

*Muladhara* Chakra - Root Centre

*Svadhishthana* Chakra - Lower Abdominal Centre

*Manipura* Chakra - Navel Centre

*Anahata* Chakra - Heart Centre

*Vishuddhi* Chakra - Throat Centre

*Agya* Chakra - Eyebrow Centre

*Sahasrara* Chakra - Crown Centre

The vibration and energy flow of the Chakras influence our consciousness and also our physical health. Incorrect food, bad company and negative thoughts reduce or block the energy of the Chakras, which may lead to disorders of consciousness and illness of the body.

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We can remember name of these chakras by words (Not in order)

*MAV MASS*

Its spells just like Nav mass(9 months); it is only a trick to remember all chakras. Accordingly we can use other tricks..

🧬 *HEALTH CARE:© HOME REMEDIES*🩺

( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)

Eucalyptus leaves/oil are a great source of antioxidants, particularly flavonoids, which protect your body from oxidative stress and free radical damage. Eucalyptus contains a compound called eucalyptol, which has been found to decrease nasal congestion, cough frequency, and cold-related headaches. It may also improve asthma symptoms, although more research is needed.

Chewing eucalyptus leafs decrease plaque buildup on teeth and signs of gum disease.

*Regards*

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1. PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting today with leaders of various political parties of Jammu and Kashmir. Detailed discussions were done on strengthening democracy in Jammu & Kashmir.

2. The former Rajya Sabha MP Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the Congress has placed five demands before the Centre. Azad, who was aided by his Congress companions Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Tara Chand, said that the meeting took place in a conducive environment and that there was no hostility. Azad also revealed that there were no restrictions in the meeting & representatives were allowed to bring up any issue speak freely without any time constraint.

3. Ghulam Nabi Azad said that

(a) Restoration of statehood is first & foremost.

(b) Conduct elections to the legislative assembly as the environment is now conducive, considering the ceasefire at LoC and the smooth conduct of DDC polls.

(c) The third demand, he said, was to restore domicile laws held by citizens of JK.

(d) Fourth is that the Centre should assist the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley, who have been in exile for over 30 years now.

(e) The fifth Congress demand is that political prisoners detained in the aftermath of abrogation of Article 370 should be released.

4. PM Modi said he wanted to end 'Dilli ki duri' as well as 'Dil ki duri' with J&K which has been witnessing prolonged spell of militancy and unrest.

5. Karnataka High Court granted interim relief to Twitter India's Managing Director Manish Maheshwari, directed Ghaziabad Police not to take any coercive steps against him till June 29. Twitter India's Head Manish Maheshwari, who was summoned by the Ghaziabad Police in connection with a probe related to the assault of an elderly Muslim man there recently, did not appear before them as the Karnataka high court restrained police from initiating coercive action against him.

6. The Ghaziabad Police on June 15 booked, Twitter Communications India, news website The Wire, journalists Mohammed Zubair and Rana Ayyub, besides Congress leaders Salman Nizami, Maskoor Usmani, Shama Mohamed and writer Saba Naqvi. They were booked over the circulation of a fake video in which the elderly man, Abdul Shamad Saifi, claims he was allegedly thrashed by some young men who also asked him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' on June 5. The police said the video was shared to cause communal unrest and to create disturbance.

7. The Govt of India, Govt of Mizoram & the World Bank have signed a USD 32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram. The project will strengthen the governance & the management structure of the Department of Health + Family Welfare and its subsidiaries.

8. Pratham Pooja of Shri Amarnathji Shrine was performed on 24 June by Shri Nitishwar Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, he said that since the Yatra this year has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Shrine Board however is committed to carry out all religious rituals as per past practice.

9. The weather forecast says, the National Capital Delhi is likely to have thunderstorms with rain. The temperature will hover between 29 and 37 degree Celsius.

10. *What Is The Delta Plus Variant?* The Delta variant of COVID-19 or the B1.617.2 highly transmissible variant of concern (VOC). Later, the highly transmissible variant of Sars-CoV-2 mutated further into Delta Plus of AY.1 lineage. The new strain Delta Plus contains a K417N mutation in its spike protein, which has been formally designated B.1.617.2.1

11. Andhra Pradesh Inter, SSC exams 2021 cancelled, results to be based on internal assessment. The decision will impact nearly 15 lakh students who registered for AP Board Exams.

12. The Delhi Police has arrested 4 college students from Kargil in connection with a low-intensity blast that took place near the Israel embassy on January 29 no injuries were reported.

13. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will be virtually interacting with students at 4 pm on Friday on evaluation of CBSE board examinations.

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Monthly Review June 2020

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Monthly Review June 2020

Europe

France vs. Turkey and Russia

On June 22, French President Emmanuelle Macron declared at a joint press conference with Tunisian President Kais Said that “Turkey plays a dangerous game in Libya”. Later Macron also accused Russia of interference in the Libyan conflict. On June 29, French President said he was concerned about the presence of PMC Wagner in the region.

Earlier, the French Ministry of Defense reported that a Turkish warship off the coast of Libya refused to carry out an order to inspect the cargo from a French ship participating in the NATO operation. The French military suspected that the ship was transporting weapons to Libya. In response, the Turkish ship took aim of the French ship using a missile guidance radar system, which Paris assessed as “extremely aggressive”.

Franco-Turkish conflict as a symptom of NATO’s death

France supports Khalifa Haftar in Libya. However, it is now actively opposing both Turkey (which supports the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, or GNA) and Russia, which is also more sympathetic to Haftar, and Paris. Obviously, the French leader is concerned about the growing influence  of both countries in Libya and hopes to drive them out of the region altogether. However, Turkey is still the main target, as Paris and Ankara have a variety of problems with one another, including France’s ousting Turkey from the Eastern Mediterranean and Paris’ support for the PKK.

Alliance of contradictions: Turkey has no place in NATO

Prosecution of the President of Kosovo

On June 24, the Kosovo War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague accused the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, of war crimes, including one hundred murders and numerous instances of torture, kidnappings and rape. In addition, nine of his former fighters were indicted.

Hashim Thaçi is the founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which fought for independence from Serbia. In early 2016, he became president of the partially recognised Republic of Kosovo. As a result of the prosecution, a summit in Washington involving Thaçi and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was disrupted. Negotiations and a possible agreement between Thaçi and Vucic could have opened the doors to Serbia to the EU and NATO, but the process is currently at an impasse.

Withdrawal of American troops from Germany

The number of American military personnel in Germany will be reduced to 25,000, US President Donald Trump said on Monday. According to him, the decision was made because Germany has not fulfilled its obligations on financing NATO. He specified that about 52,000 US servicemen are currently in Germany.

On June 24, during a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Trump said that some troops from Germany will be redeployed to Poland.

The issue of the American troops in Germany demonstrates the duality of the Trump administration’s policy. On the one hand, it operates within the paradigm of American isolationism demanded by its electorate, reducing military presence in Germany, believing that the US is not obliged to ensure the security of Germany.

On the other hand, troops will likely just be moved to other zones around the world, including Poland, closer to Russia’s borders. It is not excluded that part of the troops will be in the Middle East or the Pacific region. This means that the US is only restructuring its hegemony, but will not abandon it completely.

Eurasia

Armenia: Repression and Soros

On June 16, the Parliament of Armenia granted the Prosecutor General’s petition to deprive the head of the largest opposition party “Prosperous Armenia” Gagik Tsarukyan of parliamentary immunity and to initiate criminal proceedings against him on charges of bribery in the 2017 parliamentary elections.

The parliamentary session was held against the background of mass actions in support of Tsarukyan organized by his supporters in Yerevan, despite the state of emergency operating due to the coronavirus. During these actions, at least 154 people were detained in the Armenian capital. Gagik Tsarukyan considers the initiation of a criminal case against him political persecution. On June 5, the politician announced the necessity of resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his cabinet.

Most opposition parties accused Pashinyan’s regime of political repression. At the same time, it is indicative that Pashinyan, who before coming to power on a wave of street protests in 2018 as a pro-Western activist, is oriented to support George Soros. On June 23, “Open Society Foundations-Armenia” organization founded by George Soros called Pashinyan for political purges in Armenia against supporters of the former authorities.

Middle East

Syria: war between HTS and Hurras ad-Din

In Syrian Idlib, clashes broke out in June between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, Huras al-Din. Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham successfully stormed the headquarters of Huras al-Din and arrested a number of fighters and captured three of the group’s strongholds.

It has also been reported that Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham is using tnks against its rivals in Syria. The reason for the clashes is that the terrorists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham want to whitewash the organization to make themselves appear as the country’s “moderate opposition” in the eyes of the international community.

Iraq: pro-American tilt

Iraqi security forces arrested thirteen members of Kataib Hezbollah (45th Brigade) from predominantly Shiite “Popular Mobilization Force” (��Hashd al-Shaabi”), on the night of June 26. They are accused of launching missile strikes against the American military in the Arab Republic.

The actions of Iraqi security forces can be correlated with the pro-American bias in the country’s overall politics. Counterterrorism Service commander Abdulwahab al-Saadi was appointed to the post last month by Iraq’s newly elected Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi. Under the new head of government, Iraq and the US began a “strategic dialogue” on a number of bilateral and regional issues. The arrests can be seen as the beginning of a new phase of the US-Iranian hybrid war in Iraq.

“Claw-Eagle” and “Claw-Tiger”

On June 15, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the launch of Operation Claw-Tiger against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Northern Iraq. On the first day, according to official data, the Turkish Air Force in Northern Iraq destroyed more than 80 objects belonging to the formations of the Kurdistan Workers Party.

On June 17, the Turkish military deployed the second operation in northern Iraq in recent years. According to the Ministry of Defense of Turkey, the land campaign called “Claw-Tiger ” is being conducted to eliminate the facilities of the Kurdistan Workers Party. Air Force, artillery and SAMs have been used for this purpose.

The Government of Iraq has raised formal objections. However, both Iraq and Turkey are interested in fighting the Kurdish separatists.

Asia

Sino-Indian conflict

20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops in a disputed section of the border between the two countries. The conflict took place on the night of June 16 in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas. None of the soldiers used firearms – only rocks and metal rods. This is the first clash on the India-China border in 45 years that has resulted in casualties.

Blood in the Himalayas: how to stop rising tensions between India and China

After the clash, there were massive anti-Chinese demonstrations in India and calls for a boycott of Chinese goods. The aggravation of India-China relations is likely to be used by the US to undermine the multipolar world and further weaken BRICS and SCO.

Japan is giving up on US missile defense

On June 15, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono announced that Tokyo is stopping a bid to purchase two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems from the US, which were supposed to be deployed in the north and southwest of the country. They were to cover the entire territory of Japan from a ballistic missile strike.

The closest US ally in the Pacific region for the first time denied Washington the placement of military facilities on its territory. Formally, this was explained by the desire to protect residential areas from the possible fall of parts of anti-missile units. However, possible reasons could be: the ineffectiveness of American weapons against Chinese and Russian systems, fears of deterioration of relations with China and Russia, and finally – fatigue of the local population from the American military presence.

North Korea blows up liaison office

On June 15, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong. The explosion took place a few hours after the DPRK military announced plans to return to the demilitarized zone.

Why did North Korea blow up its joint liaisons office with the South?

In June, the North Korean leadership repeatedly criticized the South Korean authorities, promising to cut ties completely. They were motivated by the actions of South Korean ultra-right organizations that send propaganda leaflets to DPRK in balloons insulting members of Kim Jong-un’s family. However, there are other reasons for DPRK to act decisively. The main thing is the lack of progress in relations with the US and South Korea and the denial of sanctions against the DPRK, despite the coronavirus. At the same time, the DPRK renounced nuclear tests and even destroyed part of the infrastructure for conducting such tests.

North America

BLM protests in the USA

The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 triggered mass protests in the United States. While the protests originally started as peaceful protests against police violence and racism, many turned into clashes with police and the National Guard, as well as arson and shoplifting under the slogans Black Lives Matter (BLM).

The Deep State and Regime Change in the USA

Health experts warn that riots can accelerate the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19. US President Donald Trump spoke out harshly against the protesters. In Seattle, a part of the city was occupied by protesters and declared “Autonomous Zone of Capitol Hill”. The leadership of the Democratic Party, on the contrary, is using the protests in every possible way to increase Joe Biden’s chances to defeat Trump in the presidential elections in November 2020. One of the results of the protests was a sharp drop in Donald Trump’s rating.

Bolton vs. Trump.

Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton published a book in June which criticized the president’s approach to foreign policy. Immediately after that, Bolton became a guest of the liberal media such as CNN. The White House tried to discourage the publication of the book by claiming that Bolton was revealing classified information, but the court took Bolton’s side. Simultaneously with Bolton’s attack, there were questions in the American media about Trump’s weakness in relations with China, Russia and Turkey. This was all part of a coordinated attack on Trump, where liberals joined forces with neocons.

Latin America.

Sovereignty over the Malvinas (Falklands)

On June 10, Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced that three bills that referred to Argentina’s sovereignty claim over South Atlantic islands and adjoining maritime spaces would be sent to Congress.

The event was planned for June 10 because it is the Affirmation Day of Argentina’s Rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the adjoining maritime spaces. The Argentine Foreign Ministry expressed its intention to seek the return of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands by peaceful means using as a tool contradictions between the UK and EU on Brexit .

Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan GERD negotiations

In June, talks resumed between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. However, Egypt and Ethiopia have interpreted its results differently:

As a result of the Ethiopia-Egypt-Sudan Summit held on June 26, 2020, the countries agreed to establish a technical committee to work out a final document on the GES Renaissance Dam;

Ethiopia has pledged not to begin filling the post-discharge GERD dam, despite its earlier announcement this month that filling would begin despite the existence of any agreement.

In its statement, Ethiopia stated that while the parties have agreed not to take unilateral action, construction of the GERD dam will continue; Ethiopia expects to reach an agreement within 2 weeks, after which the country will start filling the dam.

Is war between Ethiopia and Egypt inevitable?

On June 29 Egypt called on the UN Security Council to oblige Ethiopia to refuse from filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) until a solution is found for these disputable issues. Egypt, which receives 90% of the Nile River’s water reserves, is very concerned about the construction of the HPP in Ethiopia, as it is located downstream of the Nile River and fears drought as a result of the project. The lack of compromise has led Egypt to seek other solutions, including military ones.

Libyan crisis: Egypt is threatening an invasion

On June 6, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar and head of the eastern Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Akila Saleh in Cairo. As a result, the head of Egypt announced the “Cairo initiative”, which includes a ceasefire throughout Libya since June 8 and the terms of a political settlement. The initiative was supported by the US, Russia and a number of Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, while the GNA and Turkey opposed it. The statement was made after the forces of the UN recognized government had broken the LNA with the support of Turkey and came to the city of Sirte, the center of the main oil region of Libya.

Egyptian sea power and relations with Turkey

At the same time, on June 21, the Egyptian President addressed the army, saying that Egypt could legally carry out an invasion of Libya. The House of Representatives of Libya approved the entry of Egyptian troops, if there is sufficient reason to do so. The situation in Libya leads to the danger of a clash between Egypt and Turkey, which could become a trap for Ankara.

The trap being set for Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

Oceania

A number of political, governmental and private organizations in Australia have allegedly been subjected to cyberattacks by a “state-based cyber actor”. This was reported by Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a press conference in Canberra on Friday, June 19.

China is considered by the country’s authorities as the main suspect, sources close to the Australian government say. Hackers have been hunting for COVID-19 related files, among other things.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 27, 2019 http://bit.ly/2X4r17M

U.S. deploys 1,500 troops to 'bolster defenses against Iran'. Pictured: An F/A-18E Super Hornet flying above the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. AFP

Reuters: U.S. military in region is 'weakest' in history: Iran deputy Guards chief (Reuters) - The U.S. military presence in the Middle East is at its “weakest in history”, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards was on Sunday quoted by the semi-official news agency Fars as saying. U.S. President Donald Trump has tightened economic sanctions against Iran, and his administration says it has built up the U.S. military presence in the region. It accuses Iran of threats to U.S. troops and interests. Tehran has described U.S. moves as “psychological warfare” and a “political game”. Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 27, 2019

Iran can sink US ships with ‘new secret weapons’, senior military official warns -- RT About 1,000 US troops will head to Mideast as tensions with Iran grow -- Military Times U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated) -- Warzone/The Drive How many troops to the Mideast? Media’s got it wrong says acting SecDef -- Military Times U.S. Sends Three Warships Back Into Persian Gulf After Clearing Them Out Earlier This Month -- USNI News Trump invokes emergency provision to OK Saudi, UAE arms sales -- UPI Despite Congress, Trump pushes through weapon sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan -- Defense News Russia Warns Potential US Military Surge in Mideast to Create New Risks -- Sputnik Navy's Zumalt destroyers to join drone ships in new experimental squadron -- UPI The US military was allegedly duped into buying $20 million in Chinese counterfeits -- Quartz WATCH US Army Cadets Ride 'Made in USSR' Tank in Central Asia -- Sputnik The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming -- Warzone/The Drive Senate’s Pentagon budget bill would obstruct Trump from leaving NATO -- Defense News Senate authorizers approve Space Force but switch up its organizational structure -- Defense News GOP senator: Trump needs to be 'very careful' on pardons of soldiers charged with war crimes -- The Hill Trump defense pick expected to face tense confirmation -- The Hill Sen. Martha McSally takes on mission to change how US military handles sexual assault -- ABC News US Military to Trawl Through 350 Billion Social Media Messages -- Bloomberg US Army's Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service -- New York Times Video: Military Times Honor the Fallen 2019 Memorial Day Video -- Military Times China and the United States face off in Djibouti as the world powers fight for influence in Africa -- CNN Saab CEO sees ‘huge interest’ in T-X trainer aircraft following US Air Force deal -- Defense News Russian Army Introduces New Military Rank -- Moscow Times Russia to send military specialists to Congo Republic: Kremlin -- Reuters Russia Upgrading Soviet-Era Grad Multiple Launch Rocket Systems - Manufacturer -- Sputnik China’s long battle to build a better soldier for a modern fighting force -- SCMP China’s navy is being forced to rethink its spending plans as cost of trade war rises -- SCMP Australian ships tailed by Chinese military in South China Sea -- ABC News Online Two U.S. Navy ships pass through Taiwan Strait as tensions with China rise -- UPI Beijing protests American warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait (again) -- AP F-35s and Aircraft Carriers: Making Great Britain’s Military Great Again? -- David Axe, National Interest Taiwan military holds biggest exercises in five years -- UPI Taiwan begins mass production of home-grown missile corvettes, minelayers -- SCMP South Korea, Japan take part in U.S.-led Pacific naval exercise -- UPI South Korea's Military Has Gone Into Beast Mode -- National Interest Pakistan military says it test-fired ballistic missile Shaheen-II -- Al Jazeera Indian Army Unit Looking After China Border Test-Fires BrahMos Missile -- Sputnik Aircraft Carriers vs. China's Missiles: The Military Contest of Our Time -- National Interest from War News Updates http://bit.ly/2XhyEaU via IFTTT

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India Keeps An Eye On The PLA Movement In Ladakh Theatre

India Keeps An Eye On The PLA Movement In Ladakh Theatre

The two armed Ladakh forces have 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers each in the Ladakh theater and the organizations have not diminished after the withdrawal in the Pangong Tso area. India is watching Chinese military moves, including area and air drills, in the Ladakh-Tibet theater even as the different sides are arranging an unpredictable withdrawal cycle to pull back their bleeding-edge troops and…

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భారత్ vs చైనా: ఎవరి దగ్గర ఎన్ని ఆయుధాలు ఉన్నాయంటే..?

భారత్ vs చైనా: ఎవరి దగ్గర ఎన్ని ఆయుధాలు ఉన్నాయంటే..?

భారత్ చైనాల మధ్య వాతావరణం వేడెక్కుతోంది. యుద్ధానికైనా సిద్ధం అనే ప్రకటనలు ఇరువైపులా నుంచి వెలువడుతున్నాయి. మనకి చైనా తో 3488 కిమీ ల సరిహద్దు ఉంది. అరుణాచల్ ప్రదేశ్ విషయంలో చైనాకి మనకి తీవ్ర విబేధాలు ఉన్నాయి. అరుణాచల్ ప్రదేశ్ ను భారత్ లో అంతర్భాగంగా గుర్తించేందుకు చైనా నిరాకరిస్తోంది. మరోవైపు చైనా ముత్యాల సరం పేరుతో భారత్ చుట్టూ ఉన్న దేశాలలో తన నౌకా స్థావరాలని ఏర్పాటు చేసుకుంటోంది. పాకిస్తాన్ కు…

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2018-03-13 15 NEWS now

NEWS

Associated Press

US Defense Secretary Mattis arrives in Afghan capital

Military reviews rules for helmet cams after Niger attack

Nepal crash seemingly followed confusion over plane's path

Under spotlight, special Pa. House race goes to voters

House panel's initial report says no collusion with Russia

BBC News

Nepal airport crash: 'It tilted and hit its wings'

Vladimir Putin: What does the world think of Russian president?

The country where more than 70% of people are obese

Australia fights drug addiction with plane flying lessons

Sugar tax: The Norwegians travelling to Sweden for sweets

Chicago Tribune

Man with medical condition missing in Schaumburg

Autistic woman missing from West Side

Man shot during South Side robbery

Teen charged with bringing gun to Lakeview high school

Vernon Hills coach charged with sex assault fired; police say they are speaking with more students

LA Times

ICE spokesman resigns over falsehoods he said were spread by Trump administration after raids

NBA: Rockets’ James Harden is back, takes control

Blues beat the Ducks, 4-2

Pasadena police chief announces retirement amid controversy

UCLA ready to play, ready to get down to business vs. American

NPR News

Daniel Kahneman On Misery, Memory, And Our Understanding Of The Mind

President Trump Blocks Broadcom's Takeover Of Qualcomm, Citing National Security

GOP Members Of House Intel Panel Conclude There Was No Collusion With Russia

'National Geographic' Reckons With Its Past: 'For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist'

Republicans On House Intel Panel Conclude There Was No Collusion With Russia

New York Times

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: A #MeToo Moment for Egypt? Maybe

Europe Edition: Russia, Syria, Slovakia: Your Tuesday Briefing

Charles Manson’s Remains Will Go to Purported Grandson, Judge Rules

Conceding to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Brief Gun Control Promise

Editorial: Vladimir Putin’s Toxic Reach

ProPublica

The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Weaken Civil Service Ramps Up at the VA

Injured Nuclear Workers Finally Had Support. The Trump Administration Has Mothballed It.

We’ve Updated Our Campaign Widget to Better Help You Follow the Money

ProPublica Wins Five SABEW Awards for Business Journalism

The Trump Appointee Behind the Move to Add a Citizenship Question to the Census

Reddit News

Video of Oklahoman bail agent fatally shooting client released by the DA after jurors return non guilty verdict.

U.S. Posts Biggest Budget Deficit Since 2012

Russian spy attack: White House says use of lethal nerve agent is an ‘outrage’ and US will support UK Government

Brisbane father blames barriers to cannabis oil for daughter's death

Science teacher feeds puppy to turtle in front of students; investigation underway | KSL.com

Reuters

Republicans struggle to salvage congressional seat in Pennsylvania

With immigration on his mind, Trump heads to California

New Boeing jet to accelerate services shake-up

Flight data recorder retrieved from wreckage of Nepal plane crash

China to merge regulators, create new ministries in biggest revamp in years

Reveal News

Nation’s largest janitorial company faces new allegations of rape

A group of janitors started a movement to stop sexual abuse

The Hate Report: How white supremacists recruit online

New documents about Jehovah’s Witnesses’ sex abuse begin to leak out

California is preparing to defend its waters from Trump order

The Altantic

West Virginia's Teachers Are Not Satisfied

This Average Joe Is the Most Quoted Man in News

The Unsinkable Benjamin Netanyahu?

Eric Garcetti Isn't Expecting Much From Washington

The Particular Horror of Church Shootings

The Guardian

Muslim Cyber Army: a 'fake news' operation designed to derail Indonesia's leader

China unveils shakeup of bank regulation to rein in credit spree

Venus Williams upstages Serena in third-round blockbuster at Indian Wells

New Zealand Labour rocked by youth camp sexual assault allegations

Myanmar: UN blames Facebook for spreading hatred of Rohingya

The Independent

Russia investigation: Republicans on House Intelligence Committee shut down probe into 2016 election

Stronger, fitter, faster: Tiger Woods really is back competing with the best in the world again

The Indy Football Podcast: Manchester United vs Liverpool, statistics, and Thatcher's war against football

University strikes could be called off after breakthrough in talks over pensions dispute

Indian forest fire kills nine after trapping nearly 40 trekkers

The Intercept

Democrats Offer Last-Minute, Pretend Defense of Fair Lending Laws, as They Prepare to Weaken Them

Former Spy Was Poisoned With “Military-Grade Nerve Agent Developed by Russia,” U.K. Says

The Democratic Establishment Is Moving Closer and Closer to Single Payer, but Activists Want the Real Thing

From North Dakota to Puerto Rico, Controversial Security Firm Profits From Oil Protests and Climate Disasters

“An Ordinary Muslim” and the Clichés of Culture Clash on Stage

The Quartz

IKEA gets a new boss in India as it prepares to open its first store here

Trump just blocked what would have been the largest tech acquisition ever—because China

India’s largest airline can’t seem to fix its Airbus A320neo fleet problem

Like in India, the Chinese are taking over Bangladesh’s phone market, too

NASA says a design error is behind the failure of a 2015 SpaceX mission

Wall Street Journal

HNA in Talks to Sell Hilton Stake a Year After Investing

China Unveils Overhaul of Government Bureaucracy

U.K.'s May: Moscow 'Highly Likely' Behind Skripal Poisoning

U.S. Trading Partners Weigh Tariff Responses

Syrian Regime Gains Ground in Opposition Enclave

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Events 11.23

534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. 1174 – Saladin enters Damascus, and adds it to his domain. 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. 1499 – Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England. 1510 – First campaign of the Ottoman Empire against the Kingdom of Imereti (modern western Georgia). Ottoman armies sack the capital Kutaisi and burn Gelati Monastery. 1531 – The Second War of Kappel results in the dissolution of the Protestant alliance in Switzerland. 1644 – John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship. 1733 – The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies. 1808 – French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela. 1810 – Sarah Booth debuts at the Royal Opera House. 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops. 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody. 1876 – Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain. 1889 – The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. 1890 – King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him. 1910 – Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden. 1914 – Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair. 1918 – Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1924 – Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times. 1934 – An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis. 1936 – Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success. 1939 – World War II: HMS Rawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. 1940 – World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. 1943 – World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin. 1943 – World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces. 1946 – French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians. 1953 – Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior. 1955 – The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia. 1959 – French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals". 1963 – The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first episode of the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama. 1968 – 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game: Harvard Crimson rallies to tie Yale Bulldogs 29–29 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. 1971 – Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time. 1972 – The Soviet Union makes its final attempt at successfully launching the N1 rocket. 1974 – Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government. 1976 – Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment. 1978 – Cyclone kills about 1000 people in eastern Sri Lanka. 1978 – The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies. 1980 – The 6.9 Mw  Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934. 1981 – Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. 1985 – Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid. 1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1993 – Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year. 1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125. 2001 – The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary. 2003 – Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections. 2004 – The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated. 2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country. 2006 – A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. 2007 – MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There are no fatalities. 2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines. 2010 – Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. 2011 – Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity. 2015 – Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.

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In 2003 An Horrific Accident Cost the Lives of the Entire Crew of This Chinese Submarine

Military commissioner and former president Jiang Zemin acknowledged the tragic incident on May 2, 2003, in a statement honoring the sacrifice of Chinese sailors lives and vaguely characterizing the cause as “mechanical failure.”On April 25, 2003 the crew of a Chinese fishing boat noticed a strange sight—a periscope drifting listlessly above the surface of the water. The fishermen notified the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) which promptly dispatched two vessels to investigate.(This first appeared several years ago.)At first the PLAN believed the contact to be an intruding submarine from South Korea or Japan. But when Chinese personnel finally recovered the apparent derelict they realized it was one of their own diesel-electric submarines, the Ming-class 361.When they boarded on April 26, they found all seventy personnel slumped dead at their stations.Military commissioner and former president Jiang Zemin acknowledged the tragic incident on May 2, 2003, in a statement honoring the sacrifice of Chinese sailors lives and vaguely characterizing the cause as “mechanical failure.”A month later, an inquiry by his commission resulted in the dismissal of both the commander and commissar of the North Sea Fleet, and the demotion or dismissal of six or eight more officers for “improper command and control.” Jiang and President Hu Jintao later reportedly visited the recovered submarine and met with the families of the deceased.Recommended: Stealth vs. North Korea’s Air Defenses: Who Wins?Recommended: America’s Battleships Went to War Against North KoreaRecommended: 5 Places World War III Could Start in 2018The Chinese government is not disposed to transparency regarding its military accidents. For example, it does not release the results of its investigations into jet fighter crashes and it never publicly acknowledged earlier submarine accidents. At the time, some commentators expressed surprise that Beijing acknowledged the incident at all, and speculated it was obliquely related to contemporaneous criticism of Beijing’s attempts to downplay the SARS epidemic.The Type 035 Ming-class submarine was an outdated second-generation design evolved from the lineage of the Soviet Romeo-class, in turn a Soviet development of the German Type XXI “Electric U-Boat” from World War II. The first two Type 035s were built in 1975 but remained easy to detect compared to contemporary American or Russian designs. Though China operated numerous diesel submarines, due to concerns over seaworthiness, they rarely ventured far beyond coastal waters in that era.Nonetheless, Chinese shipyards continued to build updated Ming-class boats well into the 1990s. Submarine 361 was one of the later Type 035G Ming III models, which introduced the capability to engage opposing submerged submarines with guided torpedoes. Entering service in 1995, she and three sister ships numbered 359 through 362 formed the North Sea Fleet’s 12th Submarine Brigade based in Liaoning province. You can see them together in this photo.361 had been deployed on a naval exercise in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea gulf east of Beijing and Tianjing. Unusually, a senior naval officer, Commodore Cheng Fuming was aboard. In its last ship’s log on April 16, the submarine was practicing silent running while off the Changshang island, heading back to a base in Weihai, Shandong Province.Because it was maintaining radio silence, the PLAN didn’t realize anything was amiss until ten days later. The method by which 361 was recovered after its presence was reported remains unclear. Several accounts imply the ship was submerged, but the fact that it was promptly towed back to port implies that it had surfaced.The lack of clear official explanation has led to various theories over the years. The typical complement of a Type 035 submarine is fifty-five to fifty-seven personnel, but 361 had seventy on board. Officially these were trainers, but conditions would have been quite cramped. The presence of the additional personnel and the high-ranking Commodore Cheng leads to the general conclusion that 361 was not on a routine mission.Indeed, some commentators speculated that the additional crew were observing tests of an experimental Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system which would have offered greater stealth and underwater endurance. As it happens, another Type 035G submarine, 308, was used to test an AIP drive, and Stirling AIP drives would soon equip the prolific Type 041 Yuan-class submarines which prowl the seas today.Another theory is that leaks allowed seawater to mix with battery acid, forming deadly chlorine gas that poisoned the crew. The Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily claimed the submarine had embarked on a “dangerous” antisubmarine training, and that “human error” led it to nose-down uncontrollably, causing it to get stuck on the seafloor.However, the most widely accepted explanation today was first published by the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, a pro-Beijing newspaper: the crew was suffocated by the sub’s diesel engine.A conventional diesel electric submarine uses an air-breathing diesel engine to charge up its batteries for underwater propulsion. This is usually done while surfaced—but a submarine attempting to remain undetected can also cruise submerged just below the surface and use a snorkel to sip air. The snorkel is designed to automatically seal up if the water level gets too high.According to Wen Wei Po, 361 was running its diesel while snorkeling when high water caused the air intake valve to close—or the valve failed to open properly due to a malfunction. However, its diesel engine did not shut down as it should have in response. You can find what appears to be a translated version of the article here.Apparently, the motor consumed most of the submarine’s air supply in just two minutes. The crew might have felt light headed and short of breath during the first minute, and would have begun losing consciousness in the second. The negative air pressure also made it impossible to open the hatches. A 2013 article by Reuters repeats this theory as well as mentioning the possibility that was exhaust was improperly vented back into the hull to fatal effect.Any of these explanations would reflect serious failings in both crew training and mechanical performance.The recent tragic loss of the Argentine submarine San Juan, the fire raging amongst moored Russian Kilo-class submarines at Vladivostok (a drill, Moscow claims), and the fortunately nonfatal but highly expensive flooding of the Indian nuclear-powered submarine Arihant highlight that despite being arguably the most fearsome weapon system on the planet, submarines remain dangerous to operate even when not engaged in a war. Even brief breakdowns in crew discipline or mechanical reliability can rapidly turn the stealthy underwater marauders into watery coffins.Only high standards of maintenance, manufacturing and crew training can avert lethal peacetime disasters—standards which are difficult for many nations to afford, but which the PLA Navy likely aspires to it as it continues to expand and professionalize its forces at an extraordinary rate.Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.Image: Reuters.

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Military commissioner and former president Jiang Zemin acknowledged the tragic incident on May 2, 2003, in a statement honoring the sacrifice of Chinese sailors lives and vaguely characterizing the cause as “mechanical failure.”On April 25, 2003 the crew of a Chinese fishing boat noticed a strange sight—a periscope drifting listlessly above the surface of the water. The fishermen notified the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) which promptly dispatched two vessels to investigate.(This first appeared several years ago.)At first the PLAN believed the contact to be an intruding submarine from South Korea or Japan. But when Chinese personnel finally recovered the apparent derelict they realized it was one of their own diesel-electric submarines, the Ming-class 361.When they boarded on April 26, they found all seventy personnel slumped dead at their stations.Military commissioner and former president Jiang Zemin acknowledged the tragic incident on May 2, 2003, in a statement honoring the sacrifice of Chinese sailors lives and vaguely characterizing the cause as “mechanical failure.”A month later, an inquiry by his commission resulted in the dismissal of both the commander and commissar of the North Sea Fleet, and the demotion or dismissal of six or eight more officers for “improper command and control.” Jiang and President Hu Jintao later reportedly visited the recovered submarine and met with the families of the deceased.Recommended: Stealth vs. North Korea’s Air Defenses: Who Wins?Recommended: America’s Battleships Went to War Against North KoreaRecommended: 5 Places World War III Could Start in 2018The Chinese government is not disposed to transparency regarding its military accidents. For example, it does not release the results of its investigations into jet fighter crashes and it never publicly acknowledged earlier submarine accidents. At the time, some commentators expressed surprise that Beijing acknowledged the incident at all, and speculated it was obliquely related to contemporaneous criticism of Beijing’s attempts to downplay the SARS epidemic.The Type 035 Ming-class submarine was an outdated second-generation design evolved from the lineage of the Soviet Romeo-class, in turn a Soviet development of the German Type XXI “Electric U-Boat” from World War II. The first two Type 035s were built in 1975 but remained easy to detect compared to contemporary American or Russian designs. Though China operated numerous diesel submarines, due to concerns over seaworthiness, they rarely ventured far beyond coastal waters in that era.Nonetheless, Chinese shipyards continued to build updated Ming-class boats well into the 1990s. Submarine 361 was one of the later Type 035G Ming III models, which introduced the capability to engage opposing submerged submarines with guided torpedoes. Entering service in 1995, she and three sister ships numbered 359 through 362 formed the North Sea Fleet’s 12th Submarine Brigade based in Liaoning province. You can see them together in this photo.361 had been deployed on a naval exercise in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea gulf east of Beijing and Tianjing. Unusually, a senior naval officer, Commodore Cheng Fuming was aboard. In its last ship’s log on April 16, the submarine was practicing silent running while off the Changshang island, heading back to a base in Weihai, Shandong Province.Because it was maintaining radio silence, the PLAN didn’t realize anything was amiss until ten days later. The method by which 361 was recovered after its presence was reported remains unclear. Several accounts imply the ship was submerged, but the fact that it was promptly towed back to port implies that it had surfaced.The lack of clear official explanation has led to various theories over the years. The typical complement of a Type 035 submarine is fifty-five to fifty-seven personnel, but 361 had seventy on board. Officially these were trainers, but conditions would have been quite cramped. The presence of the additional personnel and the high-ranking Commodore Cheng leads to the general conclusion that 361 was not on a routine mission.Indeed, some commentators speculated that the additional crew were observing tests of an experimental Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system which would have offered greater stealth and underwater endurance. As it happens, another Type 035G submarine, 308, was used to test an AIP drive, and Stirling AIP drives would soon equip the prolific Type 041 Yuan-class submarines which prowl the seas today.Another theory is that leaks allowed seawater to mix with battery acid, forming deadly chlorine gas that poisoned the crew. The Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily claimed the submarine had embarked on a “dangerous” antisubmarine training, and that “human error” led it to nose-down uncontrollably, causing it to get stuck on the seafloor.However, the most widely accepted explanation today was first published by the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, a pro-Beijing newspaper: the crew was suffocated by the sub’s diesel engine.A conventional diesel electric submarine uses an air-breathing diesel engine to charge up its batteries for underwater propulsion. This is usually done while surfaced—but a submarine attempting to remain undetected can also cruise submerged just below the surface and use a snorkel to sip air. The snorkel is designed to automatically seal up if the water level gets too high.According to Wen Wei Po, 361 was running its diesel while snorkeling when high water caused the air intake valve to close—or the valve failed to open properly due to a malfunction. However, its diesel engine did not shut down as it should have in response. You can find what appears to be a translated version of the article here.Apparently, the motor consumed most of the submarine’s air supply in just two minutes. The crew might have felt light headed and short of breath during the first minute, and would have begun losing consciousness in the second. The negative air pressure also made it impossible to open the hatches. A 2013 article by Reuters repeats this theory as well as mentioning the possibility that was exhaust was improperly vented back into the hull to fatal effect.Any of these explanations would reflect serious failings in both crew training and mechanical performance.The recent tragic loss of the Argentine submarine San Juan, the fire raging amongst moored Russian Kilo-class submarines at Vladivostok (a drill, Moscow claims), and the fortunately nonfatal but highly expensive flooding of the Indian nuclear-powered submarine Arihant highlight that despite being arguably the most fearsome weapon system on the planet, submarines remain dangerous to operate even when not engaged in a war. Even brief breakdowns in crew discipline or mechanical reliability can rapidly turn the stealthy underwater marauders into watery coffins.Only high standards of maintenance, manufacturing and crew training can avert lethal peacetime disasters—standards which are difficult for many nations to afford, but which the PLA Navy likely aspires to it as it continues to expand and professionalize its forces at an extraordinary rate.Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.Image: Reuters.

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